The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 69, No. 181, Ed. 1 Monday, April 12, 1971 Page: 1 of 20
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Easter Pageant Draws Largest Crowd Since 1965
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THIRD AND A AVE., LAWTON, OKLA., MONDAY, ARIL 12, 1971
VOLUME 69—NO. 181
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Some Cities To Gef Next-Day Service
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SIGN OF SPRING. Junior Moody, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Moody, 1709
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easier by motorists.
Upon arrival at the hospital,
U.S. Viet Troop Strength Youths Arrested
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to 11 cents when temporary
not seem to feaze them near years, the U.S. Command an-
the disturbance for failure to
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see a single stop sign when east change in north Lawton was dis-coded air mail deposited by 4
p.m. on week days would tie de-
reached a maximum of 543,500 helicopter 90 miles south of Da
in April 1969.
Nang Sunday, then ambushed
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the bill and the House leader- earners.
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can pass the House.
A press release from the gov- he could not pass the three-year
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Civil Aeronautics Board gave
the scheduled airlines permis-
troop strength in South Vietnam
has dropped below 300,000 for
the first time in more than 4%
such as blinking lights, a lang- The price of an air mail
er stop sign and metal “wash- i stamp, now a dime, will go up
he brought his medication and
needles with him. His last in-
jection was taken sometime
the hospital. Ingram’s unit
was equipped with a penetrat-
pageant. He asked for assist-
ance from Traffic Officer Jim
Ingram to escort his unit to
man, suggested the city request project could possibly be fund-
an audience during a future ed 90 per cent federal and 10
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- million low-income veterans of
dent Nixon announced today a the Vietnam era are eligible for
$1 million program to draw, benefits under the expanded GI
Saturday. Although he needed
insulin again soon, he was still
CITY OFFICIALS today dis-
closed plans to seek an over-
next day to major cities within
a 600-mile radius.
Outlining what he termed the
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tacted the police department
about 6 a.m. Sunday about the
emergency. Sgt. Butler met
the communications car near
Medicine Park and transfer- i
red the boy into his patrol
unit which is equipped with
red light and siren.
Sgt. Butler said traffic was I
extremely heavy from the
House and is presently in Sen-
ate Committee.
ALSO at the City Hall meet- plans that we have on the draw-
ing today with Payne, attended ing board for comprehensive
by several city councilman, service improvements.”
meeting with Charles Payne,
chairman of the State Highway
Commission.
Payne, a Lawton business-
monthly meeting with the high-
way commission.
The intersection has caused
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ernor explained the stallout as a
request from the subcommittee
to revise the bill to give tax re-
lief to more persons.
“Our original legislation and
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panded GI Bill. veterans in all are eligible for
“We owe these men a debt of benefits under the bill signed by service will begin a program
more , the Presid nt said. “We be conducted by former GIs
owe them an extra measure of from poor and minority back-
help in making the difficult I grounds attending school under
transition back to civilian life.” the GI Bill in ten low - income
temperatures should be in the to 284,000 by the end of this mand said 11 Americans were
The House Rules Committee tend this relief to greater num-
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The overpass work could pos-1 postage rate increases become
sibly be added to the present effective in mid-May. The postal
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to take insulin every 24 hours, —
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Kinyon, caught this gar in tiny Liberty Lake in Lawton over the weekend. He
used minnows for bait. (Staff Photo)
O)KLAHOMA CITY (AP)-Gov.
• David Hall reportedly has | has voted a $14 million limit on bers of middle income wage
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The area is not lighted and ex- lie Service Co. here, said the, in the 600-mile radius within one %9
tremely dangerous at night, over 300 street lights planned day. It would lie delivered with-
traffic officers say. for the area would cost $153,000. in two days to most major cities
Funding, Nabers said, would in the continental United States.
standards and seating standards plan to eliminate the federal in-
in the calculation of fares. come tax deduction and read-
The board said the nine per just Oklahoma’s tax rates to
cent fare increase is based on a I prevent the impact from being
finding that the average load is tremendous.
52.5 per cent of capacity. A House member who has!
The CAB noted that 'this load worked with the bill said today
the boy told the emergency
room nurse exactly what and
how much medication he re-
quired.
The nurse asked him who |
gives the shot and the boy
said he gives his own shots in
the leg,” Butler said. The boy
administered the shot after
the nurse got clearance from
a Lawton physician.
Fowler had his 14-year-old
brother with him. But, the ex-
citement of the emergency did
PRESIDENT Nixon has order- an infantry force trying to reach
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sion today to raise domestic
granted recently, the coach fare concern since the recent open-
will be cut back from $26 to $24. ing of a new section of U.S. 62.
By KATHY PHILLIPS
OFFICIAL Wildlife Refuge
figures showed more peo-
ple watched Sunday’s Wichita
Mountains Easter Sunrise
Service than have since 1965.
According to Refuge statis-
tics, there were 3.378 vehicles
near the pageant grounds at
3 a.m. Based on a median of
3.96 persons per car, about
13,500 spectators watched the
dramatic presentation of the
Life of Christ.
Pageant spectators number-
ed 14.014 in 1965, according to
the Refuge officials’ car
counters. In 1963, the crowd
was estimated at 16.498; and
in 1960 and 1962, viewers were
estimated at more than 20,-
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Easter at 2 a.m. in the Holy
City grounds. The script for
the 3%-hour presentation var-
ies little from year to year.
Theme of this year's pag-
eant was “Mine Eyes Have
Seen the Glory," the opening
line of the Battle Hymn of
the Republic.
Founder of the local sun-
rise service is the late Rev.
A. M.' -etored
. will remain after May 1 in his Twenty four youths were tie-
Boy, that was some lide to mander disclosed new tactics to area, Saigon and the 11 sur-ing booked in connection with
the hospital,” they told the compensate for the further cut- rounding provinces,
officer. i e i
the weather forecast for Law-
ton and Southwest Oklahoma.
Temperatures should be near
the 90-degree mark this after-
noon.
Tonight’s lows are predicted
for the mid-50s. Sunday’s high
was 85, and the overnight low
was 58. Slightly cooler readings
are expected Tuesday when
WASHINGTON (AP) — The more disadvantaged Vietnam Bill but many are not taking ad-
The trouble apparently began Indianapolis and Washington, to
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snow and sleet made a dent
in last year’s attendance. Fig-
ures for 1970 showed that 1.-
700 viewed the Easter Service
then.
The pageant director said
this year s pageant was one
of the most successful in quite
some time. "For the first
time in the memory of any-
one, people stood up and ap-
plauded at the end. It was so
very rewarding to the cast
and people who worked so
hard.”
Members of the Elks Lodge
Indications were, however.
The immediate increase of six NIXON made the announce- HE SAID they will also be
per cent cannot be added on top ment at a White House meeting trained to help disadvantaged
Among the actors were
groups from Wichita Falls,
Fort Worth, Burkburnett and
Cleiborne, Tex. The man who
read the words of Christ, Er-
nie Oldshield, commuted to
rehearsals each week from
Horton, Kan.
Miller said he couldn't ex-
press his thankfulness enough
to all those on stage and to
the hundreds who worked
"backstage" for their contri-
billions lhat made the Easier
pageant the "success it was.”
hovered around 80
Hall named Donahue
By HARRY WILLIAMSON
A LAWTON drug rehabilita-
A tion center, established
in a bill signed into law by
Gov. David Hall last week,
should be in operation by this
fall, it was reported today.
Dr. Hayden Donahue, state
mental health director, said
the Lawton center has been
given priority over similar
centers planned for Tulsa and
Oklahoma City.
The rehabilitation program
calls for $300,000 tn state funds
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planned by Hall.
In signing the measure last
Thursday, Hall said the cen-
ters will develop a state plan
“which will assist us in ac-
quiring federal funds.”
The bill, designated HB
1101, also sets up a Drug
Treatment and Rehabilitation
Authority and a Therapeutic
Council to develop rehabilita-
tive programs. A companion
bill, which would set stiffer
penalties for illegal drug
sales, has been passed by the
CITY Administrator Henry hopefully be 50 per cent federal The improved air mail service
Nabers said he will request the and 50 per cent local, with a would apply initially to approxi-
State Highway Department portion of the city’s cost paid mately 500 cities and towns that
make immediate improvements,! by Public Service. (See AIR MAIL, Pade 4, Col. 1
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our efforts in the past weeks now.”
have generally given relief to AU indications are now that a
56 per cent of the Oklahoma single-year income tax increase
taxpayers,” the release said, plan to raise $14 million, give
“We now are determined to ex- (See HALL, Page a, Col, 1
usual crowd, Wes Miller, pag-
eant director, said.
The notorious nighttime
drop in temperature, accom-
be studying the extent of drug
abuse and determining what
types of drugs are being mis-
used. A program would then
be designed to combat specific
problems revealed by the sur-
vey factor droppedin actual "opera"! that the biggest remaining road-
If Lawton s problems are tions from 57.2 per cent in 1967 block to formal acceptance of
primarily with the non-addict- to 50 per cent in 1969 and 48 per the measure is total new money
(Set CAB, Pate 4, col, s I to be raised.
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On the Boston-New York
route, where increases were
panied by bitter winds in the
huge rock-hewn amphitheatre
never materialized Sunday
morning. The low tempera-
ture was recorded in the 50s.
Nearly 45,000 visitors to the
Refuge were recorded over
the weekend by the electronic
car counters. The meters were
turned on about 7 p.m. Fri-
day, and the official estimate
of 44.853 was made after the
meters were shut off at 9
a.m. today.
Powerful northerly winds,
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collected $3,000 less $3.24” at
the Holy City gates. Proceeds
from the refreshment stands
operated by the Lawton Jay-
cees and Jaynes have not as
yet been counted.
Towards closing time, the
snack stands "ran out of
nearly everything,” Miller
said. All profits will be do-
nated to the Easter Service
Association.
Last year donations made at
the entrances to the pageant
grounds totaled just under $1,-
A 13-YEAR-OLD Irving, Tex.,
boy in need of insulin
was rushed to Comanche Coun-
ty Memorial Hospital early
Sunday morning from t h e
Wichita Mountains Easter
Sunrise Service by Lawton Po-
lice.
Danny Fowler. 13, had come
to Lawton with a Texas
church group to see the pag-
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back of American forces. | These troops, he said, “will obey a lawful police order and
A we,iy summary said a to- form a highly mobile and pow-l unlawful assembly.
.A W ekly.summary - erful reaction force capable of > _ .
tin’ poAmericanamerviast moving anywhere, anytime at gat the Spring Lake Amuse.
Thursday, a drop of 5.400 during mnmen notie ana countermant ment Park after a youth feli
the week. The total included ene tthea, ni.s from a ride. The park was
A 20 per cent chance of rain 223,100 Army, 40,500 Air Force, , • c closed as fights broke out and
through Tuesday is included in 18,000 Marines, 14,800 Navy and "We will continue to provide the youths spilled into the sur-
100 Coast Guard, training, logistical and air mo- rounding area.
. . I. bile support to the Vietnamese,
This was the smallest force added
since Aug. 13, 1966, when a total ’
of 296,000 American troops were Meanwhile, North Vietnamese
in the country. U.S. strength troops shot down an American
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to establish the three regional
centers.
Lawton’s share is $70,000.
Most of this, Donahue said, is
to hire a drug treatment team
composed of a psychiatrist,
two psychologists, a social
worker and a social worker
assistant.
No new construction is now
planned. The program will
start in an existing building
here.
Legislators said the pro-
gram depends on the availa-
bility of state funds, especial-
we also owe them something The $1 million program will letters would be delivered the
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head of the authority. The board also proposed for $30 million increase in income ship has insisted that is all that
Donahue said the first step the first time to establish load taxes and decided to go with a
in the Lawton program would
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fares as much as six per cent
early next month.
The board also p yposed tiai
within 50 days, if no exceptions
are filed, the airlines be permit-
ted coach fare increases up to -——".----------. . , ,.n
nine per cent I He said the $1,016,375 Office of and blue collar neighborhoods of first national service goal of the Y l
„ , ! Economic Opportunity pilot pro- ten cities and states. reorganized postal system, ,
ti Eip iinc U in ject to recruit low-income veter- The cadres of ex-GIs now at- Blount said the promise to
, e th ruing, came a t e ans for the education, job and, tending college or taking train- speed up air mail delivery
end o th first stage of a mas-other benefits available is part l ing under the GI Bill “will con- makes "the first time the postal y
sive are inves iga ion. Remain- of the administration’s efforts to I duct their outreach work in the service has stuck its neck out "
ing stages having to do with dis- improve services for all return- ghettos slums and barrios.”
count fares and general fare ing veterans. . Carlucci said,
structure will be decided later.
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Participation of people of all
creeds and races is encour-
aged.
Sunday morning, visitors
from as far away as Con-
necticut. West Virginia and
Ohio were counted among
those in the audience.
About 350 actors and actres-
ses - including more than 50
children — pantomimed the
roles of Biblical characters.
' 1? men and women read
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Secondary Goal
A secondary goal is to achieve u.
second-day delivery of all air •
mail letters between most ma-
in good condition.
However, during the night
someone took the boy’s insu-
lin and needles and other
group belongings from the
bus he was staying in.
According to Police Sgt.
Jerry C. Butler, a city traffic
and communications car con-
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work orders on the present service has not officially desig-
U.S. 62 construction project, ac-nated a date, but Blount and
cording to Traffic Engineer Ar-1 others have spoken in terms of 4.
chie Fleming. Fleming said the higher rate, by May 16. "T
First Of Several
Blount said the new goals for
air mail delivery are "the first <
of several major, definitive 2
oncoming Cache Road traffic. Floyd Zook, head of the Pub- livered to designated cities with-
veterans into jobs and education vantage of them.
and other benefits under the ex- He said about seven million
000 In 1969, $1,793.53 was col-
lected.
No serious problems were
reported to refuge personnel
and there were no major
fires.
Among minor traffic acci-
dents was one reporled by
George M. Billings of Lawton
who apprently struck a buf-
falo in the Mount Scott Can-
yon. Damage to his vehicle
was estimated at between
$200 and $300.
The pageant begins each
CAB Chairman Secor D. Officials fear motorists may not lighting of the three-level inter- Under the new program, zip-
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(AP) — American' week that another 190.000 would ing were trying to determine i Up To Airlines
be withdrawn by Dec. 1. what set off a Sunday night dis- Where previous increases ex-
Lt. Gen. Michael S. Davison, turbance that saw several hun- ceed six per cent but are lesS
commander of the U.S. 2nd dred youths take to northside than nine per cent, the airlinesjpass at the new intersection of board» strins
Field Force, said a total of streets throwing rocks and bot- may retaini such fares in effect. | PAS eJ ariXhe
about 7 500 i s combat troons 41.5 The CAB decision thus per- U: , a u -acme mod, just
about 7.500 U.S. combat troops tles mits a $2.00 increase in the east of 52nd Street, during a
coach fare between Atlanta and
Memphis, from $32 to $34, in-
cluding tax; a $5 increase be-
tween Detroit and Miami, to
$86; and a $1 increase between
of recent selective increases j with leaders of government and; Vietnam veterans enroll in oth- jor cities in the continental Unit-
granted by the board to various (veterans organizations, plus l er services and opportunities ed states Blount said
airlines in congested markets, some private citizens and some beyond the GI Bill and will a ’ ’ . , .. a
The airlines will be permitted young Vietnam veterans. know, for example, how to help lh|,"nwelebestnaimplerentng
mass more
Pom-dsnneacns-----crating experience under this
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creases exceed nine per cent |V •Ve5 V/VCrOd55 ' least 95 per cent to be achieved
over the fares that were in ef- " J "I** "-** by July," Blount said.
feet last October 15, the fares , . A
He told a news conference •
that .next-day delivery is now
achieve for only 24 per cent of
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as much as the police ride. nounced today, and a field com-
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At least 100 policemen and Browne said the six per cent in-
two canine units converged on crease might add $115 million to bound on ,62 and drive into cussed,
the scene. Spokesmen for the $400 million to the industry’s
department said there were nu- revenues depending upon the
merous fights and rocks and degree of change in traffic vol-
bottles were being thrown, ume and economic conditions.
. . , , , , and actions by the airlines
A brick smashed the rear themselves.
ed the American force reduced the survivors. The U.S. Com- window of Police Chief Wayne No Estimate
Lawson’s car as he drove No estimates were available
month, and he announced last (See troop strength, Poge 4, Col. 1) 1 (See youth, Page 4, Col. 7) as to the added revenue that
would be produced by a nine per ,
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■ ““ pected to add $300 million to
their revenues. The recent tem-
porary increases on congested
routes added an estimated $108
as million to their revenues, backed away from a three-year,
plan in the House.
“He’s going back to plan 8z," h
said a disgruntled House mem- •
ber. “The members have had
loo many plans thrown at them
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