The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 70, No. 99, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1971 Page: 27 of 44
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Three former state officials
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Kerner, a 63-year-old Demo-
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The Tulsa judge said his late
filing was caused by delays in
processing his divorce papers
Mayor Anton Cermak, who was
killed by an assassin’s bullet
meant for President Franklin
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peals court.
His father, also named Otto,
served on the same court and
was a former Illinois attorney
general. Kerner, who served
with infantry and artillery units
in both the Mediterranean and
Pacific theatres during World
War II, is married to the for-
mer Helena Cermak. She is the
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Wednesday at 26.5 feet, one and of cattle drowned in the flood
one-half feet lower than the La- areas. Officials fear pollution
bor Day mark. Jenks will ex- from the decaying animals.
GROCER. We redeem this non-transfer:
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handling only if you obtained it from
customer buying this item. Invoices prov-
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coupons redeemed must be shown upon
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stems from a lengthy investiga-
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in a federal grand jury in- Government officials said the
dictment returned Wednesday investigation into Kerner’s race
of allegedly sharing in the prof- track stock began nearly two
its of $350,000 worth of racing years ago.
stock allegedly purchased for A year ago, with the death of
870,000. He asked for and was former Secretary of Sate Paul
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judges the Internal Revenue
Service recently said had not
filed tax returns for one or
I n t e r n a 1 Revenue Service
agents.
Isaacs was charged with tax
evasion and filing a false re-
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Former Illinois Governor Indicted After Lengthy Stock Dealings Investigation
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Commerce was to flood, light to ported Wednesday that the
stream, where flood stage is 28
feet the river was to crest to-
day at 29 feet.
—The Illinois River was to
flood through Friday at Watts
and Tahlequah.
—The Neosho River near
perience some flooding today Farmers also worried about more of the past three years,
as the Polecat crest swells stray cattle. An estimated 1,200 But East denied that
downstream. miles of fence were washed
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flooding Friday near Copan, heaviest blow was revealed
Flood stage there is 21 feet and when the Oklahoma Security
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Kerner, a 63-year-old Demo- The grand jury charged that
crat who headed the National the racing shares were made
Advisory Commission on Civil available to Kerner and others
erators and a number of one- i960 to 1968 and a Chicago busi-
time state officials.
Oklahoma were expected to , . . .
crest today and Friday after Lenapah Was also to flood. The commission estimated
Tuesday’s night’s fury of rain — And, the Cimarron River that unemployment insurance
and wind 6 near Guthrie and Perkins was costs to the state would total
The brunt of the storm lashed to flood. , I 8420.000 while disaster unem-
northeastern Oklahoma this Tulsa residents along Mingo). Payment insurancepayments
lune. Southeastern Oklahoma Joe and Flat Rock Creeks, had would reach about $650,000...
was lut hard last week, causing reason to be happy Wednesday Highways, Dam construction
the drowning of an estimated Those, streams were back in workers, saw mill, sand and
2,200 cattle. At least 2,525 per- their banks. No serious damage grave and logging crews will
sons - primarily in McCurtain was reported although police he eligible for the payments.
County - were unemployed as reported 15,, families evacuated the commission said.
a result of the $25 million Hood along Flat Rock Creek Tuesday MeCurtain. County was hard-
last week night. est hit with 1,960 persons out of
i W,6 nuo, aia , . . More than $100,000 damage work. The rainsand flooding
averaging about one inch Tues- was caused to nine mobile also caused an estimated .10
4g hnt une. wu es homes at the Pixie Wood Re- persons to be out of work in
da butthe northeast was hit sort area on Lake Eufaula. Atoka County, 30 in Bryan
„ '. ' ™ n Eight of the nine were new. County, 325 in Choctaw county,
Spokesmen at the Tulsa Riv- The resort is located on Long 10 in Haskell County, 10 in Lati-
er Forecast Centersaid mostof Town creek Bay on Oklahoma mer County, 36 in LeFlore
the creeks were at or near the 9 between Enterprise and Eu- County, 10 in Pittsburg County
levels of a Labor Day storm faula. ' Pushmataha County,
which swamped the Arkansas- The high wind which did the --------------
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Bird Creek, which erupted Knight. Returns Not Filed
from its banks in Tulsa late Knight used a recently ac-
Tuesday night and early quired $18,000 community rela- TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Spe-
Wednesday, measuring 26.5 feet tions van to serve as a disaster cial Judge Kenneth East con-
in Sperry Wednesday night. headquarters. Pittsburg County finned Wednesday he didn't file
That’s 5.5 feet above flood commissioners had dispatched his personal income tax returns
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promote bribery and con-
spiracy. A $10,000 recognizance
bond was set for each.
U.S. Dist. Ally. James R.
Thompson said the trial will lie
held in Chicago after arraign-
ment sometime in January.
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one of filing a
stage and it was expected to a tractor and several dump for 1969 and 1970 on time.
climb another three feet this trucks to the scene to help East said the reports were
morning. Downstream, near clear the debris, filed last week, and added he
Owasso, the creek was to crest The army was using helicop- expects to get refunds on both
Friday at 33.5 feet, eight and ters in McCurtain County at the although they would “not be
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Powell, county, state and feder- Neistein was accused of fail- director of the state Banking shares of Chicago Harness Rac- counts of the indictment, in-
al investigations examined race ing to disclose his ownership of Department from 1962 to 1968. ing, Inc., stock for $11,200, the c.m., .
track stock holdings of state of- racing shares held in his wife's The indictments charged that indictment charges. The stock tax evasion,
ficials. Powell, a Democrat who maiden name. Miller persuaded Marje Ever- was valuer! at $56,000 and the false income-tax return and one
had about $800,000 in cash tuck- Peters did not disclose his ett, former principal stock- profit allegedly was used to re- of making false statements to
ed away in shoe boxes, left an ownership of stock in several holder in Chicago Thorough- pay Mrs. McInturf.
estate valued at approximately racing groups, court papers bred Enterprises, to make
$2.5 million, including about claim. available to Kerner and Isaacs The grand jury said Kerner
$600,000 worth of racing stock. Other state political figures— 50 shares of CTE valued * at and Isaacs later sold their rac-
State Sen. Bernard S. Nels- including Secretary of State $300,000 for $59,958, ing shares for $300,000, which
tein of Chicago, one of Mayor John Lewis, a Republican; U.S. they divided. Kerner and
Richard J. Daley’s inner circle, Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, a Chi- ie government charges that Isaacs were charged with evad-
and former state Sen. Everett cago Democrat, and George S. Mrs. McInturf. through Knight, ing 1966 income taxes by omitt-
Peters, a Republican from St. Dunne, president of the Cook oaned $40,000 to Isaacs and ing taxable income of $147,400
Joseph, were indicted Dec. 9 by County Chicago Board of Com- Kerner to buy ’he stock. and $147,200 respectively,
a grand jury in Springfield, the missioners—admitted to owning Miller later arranged for Ker-
state capital, on charges of offi- race track stock, ner and Isaacs to obtain 28,000 Kerner was named in 17
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the state ethics law, figure here and close confidant
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moderately, through Friday. flooding had left 2,525 persons
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By GEORGE GEDDA The peace of mind of com- are 1,400 autonomous agencies
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — In pany officials has not been which drain off about half the daughter of
its 149 years of independence helped by anti-Americanism national budget. Efforts by the
Ecuador has never had an eco- here resulting from U.S. refusal executive leadership to bring
nomic windfall quite like the to accept Ecuador's claim to a them under central government
one which is expected to double 200-mile maritime limit. About control have for the most part D. Roosevelt in 1933.
exports bv 1973 increase the 50 American fishing vessels been unavailing.
nationil budget bv 50 tier cent have been seized in tuna wa- Officials also admit that lack Indicted with Kerner were
and add 10 ner cent to the ters. Ecuador claims sover- of coordination among minis- Theodore J. Isaacs. 61, Illinois
gross"nationai Krodlct eignty over them but the State tries is a grave problem. This state revenue director from
’ . Department regards them as was illustrated last May when 1961 t° 1963; William S. Miller,
-hese prospects are antici- international territory. the Education Ministry pro- 70, chairman of the Illinois
pated as a joint Texaco-Gulf Oil posed to tax gross corporate in- Racing Board from 1961 to
venture develops oil reserves Thus far the voices protesting come 1 per cent for use in pub- 1967; Faith McInturf, 58, Mil-
located under the jungles of the $300 ' million U.S. oil in- lic education. Delighted with ler s former personal secretary',
eastern Ecuador vestment have been relatively the idea. President Jose Maria' and 60-year-old Joseph Knight,
' J ... isolated. With this nation's in- Velasco Ibarra signed the plan
Revenues are expected to tractable economic problems, into law. Afterward Finance
start pouring in late next year many Ecuadoreans seem to Ministry officials told Velasco
following completion of a pipe- feel that the lure of an extra there was no way they could
line to the port city of Esme- $100 million in the national administer it. They raised such
raldas. The initial production treasury outweighs the negative a fuss that Velasco rescinded
target is 250,000 barrels a day, connotations of turning over a the decree.
Company officials are eying oil- valuable natural resource to Velasco a gaunt 78-year old
short Peru and Chile as well as Yankee businessmen. magician elected president five
the United States as inviting At present Ecuador is barely times, has ruled by decree
markets, able to make a dent in its my- since June 1970. At that time,
Eeladors rakeorr under a riad social problems. The $200- with the full backing of the mil-
complicated tax plan Should million federal budget is small- itary he'dissolved Congress,
reach $100 million bv 1973. er than the yearly outlay of the suspended the 967 constitution
Various interests are lining up Washington, D.C., public school and began to take emergency
for a share of the spoils. The system. The treasury is 5o measures to bad the country
military, for example, has as- short of cash that many teach- out of a financial crisis,
surance' of an S11 millinn ers haven’t received a pay-
surances of an $11 million months His present term is due to
annual allocation, part of which cne K m ' end next and he has as
will be earmarked for jet More than a fourth of Ecua- end next August, /nd he has as
will oe eamare lor j« million neonip live serted he will not serve one day
planes to replace Korean War-dors six million people live elected tenure Xo
vintage fighters and bombers outside the money economy. A peyond eece enure, 0
Vntage nemen and nomners. ..... . .. 0970 one seems sure what will hap-
American, British and French third the nation's ner eanita in pen afterward. Free elections
jet salesmen been active year, the nation, sPer £ in under a return to constitutional
in the bidding. some»among theonow»• rule are one possibility. A Ve-
Company officials concede ’. pmerir arc 8n dan- lasco-picked successor is anoth-
there is a risk m making an in- changey sr Sj Siiiom ant er. And there are suggestions
vestment in Ecuadorean oil at 8 eroun exports are a mere $200 that Velasco may be prevailed
a time when American busi- annua • P - upon to remain “in the inter-
nessmen elsewhere in Latin " ests of the fatherland.”
America are feeling the sting of Oil will add to government Any president senes at the
rising economic nationalism. . ... sufferance of the military. No
nvop,, nos Ahr. 11 e revenues, but even high govern- , ” ‘ ‘ •
Over the past three years, U.S. ' 0 0 one knows that better than Ve-
firms have been taken over in ment officials are skeptical how lasco, thrice ousted by military
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Bentley, Bill F. The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 70, No. 99, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1971, newspaper, December 16, 1971; Lawton, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2037197/m1/27/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.