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Library Panel Backs
Lifting Of Cuba
Building Fund Freeze
News In Brief
NEW YORK (AP) — Police today were seeking two men and
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$2,975 Million In Bonds
Embargo Asked
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Butz' remarks were made
against a background of eas-
ing world food supplies and
greater competition in export
markets Especially with re
spect to wheat. It appears that
the United States is beginning
to lose some overseas custom-
ers as a result af lower price
quotes from Australia and
other suppliers whose crops
increased sharply in the past
year
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Police have charged a 31 year
old Navy man with three counts ol murder after the bodies of
three missing girls were pund in beach graves Richard Ray
mond Valenti was also charged with six counts of assauk
Wednesday night in connection with attacks on girls at this
beach community near Charleston over the last year, police De
tective D L Sanders said
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tural products the secretary
of agriculture is obliged to or-
der land out of production
through set-asides
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Nixon told the Daughters
of the American Revoution today America's great goal must
be to create "a legacy of peace for all mankind " Nixon, speak
ing to an appreciative audience that filled Constitution Hall
said that to avoid the fate of vanished civilizations, the country
needs “a renewal of America’s sense of mission, sense of patri
otism and sense of destiny."
MADISON, WIs (AP) — Antiwar activist Karleton Arm
strong was sentenced in federal court today to 10 years in pris
on for the bombing of a University of Wisconsin building in
1970. U.S. District Court Judge James Doyle passed sentence
after Armstrong and his attorney had pleaded that the federal
government not add a sentence to the 23 year term he is
serving under a stale conviction in the case
Due To Linger
Fair to partly cloudy skies
and mild temperatures are ex-
pected in Lawton and South-
western Oklahoma through
Friday
High this afternoon and
Friday should be in the mid-
80s. A low near 50 is expected
tonight High Wednesday was
75. low 54
Winds should be southerly
10 to 18 miles per hour
tonight
stockpile purchases
Some feel that once again
the United States will back
stop the world’s food supply
while nations go elsewhere
shopping for bargain prices —
happy in the thought that the
U S granaries will take care
of any serious shortage that
arises," Butz said
Part of my mission here is
to say as fully and as politely
as I can — as a friend of Ja-
pan - that it’s not going to
work that way The United
States is not going to build
unneeded government sur-
pluses once again at great
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ported Cuba embargo
it also was reported that the
Mexican foreign minister will
propose that Cuba be invited
to the next meeting of foreign
ministers, tentatively set for
Argentina in October.
President Nixon served as
host for a White House dinner
for the ministers Wednesday
night and pledged efforts to
lower U.S. trade barriers with
Latin America.
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NEW YORK IAP) - For-
mer Commerce Secretary
Maurice H Stans flatly denied
to a jury today that he was
guilty of conspiracy, obstruct
ion of justice or perjury
Like codefendant John N.
Mitchell, the former attorney
general, Stans denied ever
trying to fix a fraud in-
vestigation of financier Robert
L Vesco in return for a secret
$200,000 contribution to Presi-
dent Nixon's 1972 campaign
Question Asked
"Are you guilty or not of
these charges’’” asked Stans'
lawyer, Walter Bonner, at the
end of a two-day direct exam
ination
"I am not guilty of any of
these charges, believe me."
Stans said, looking directly at
the jury.
“Did you conspire with John
Mitchell to defraud the Gener-
al Accounting Office or the
Securities and Exchange Com-
mission?"
"I did not conspire with
John Mitchell or anyone else,"
Stans replied
The indictment charges that
Stans and Mitchell defrauded
the GAO by failing to report
Vesco s contribution, which
Stans received on April 10.
1972, three days after the ef
fective dale of a law requiring
disclosure
They are accused of imped-
ing the SEC investigation of
Vesco in return for the money
Tells of Wile
Judge Lee Gagliardi per-
mitted Stans to testify briefly
about his wife's critical illness
in late 1972 and early 1973
The defense maintains that
Stans was so distraught over
his wife's illness that he could
not recall dates and details
about his conversations re-
garding the Vesco case during
that period
Two of the perjury counts
against Stans allege he lied
when he said he had not
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THE BOARD is studying the
possible purchase of a new
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By JERRY WEBER
rTHE fate of a pilot criminal
I rehabilitation and coun-
seling program for jail in-
mates begun here almost a
year ago could hinge on the
decision of a committee of the
Oklahoma Crime Commission
holding a meeting in Law ton
this afternoon, the Con-
stitution learned today
Funding for continuation of
the program — the first of its
kind in the state — has been
approved by the commission.
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but endorsements of the proj-
ect by local officials involved
is also being required
Members of the Corrections
Committee of the crime com-
mission scheduled a noon
luncheon meeting and after-
noon tour of the courthouse
today to "take a look at the
program," according to Bob
Harley, director of the Co-
manche County Jails Treat-
ment Program
Hartley and his counseling
staff work closely with the
NEW FIRST AID COURSE. Western Hills Elementary school is the First in the
Lawton system to offer first ad classes to students 1 1 years old and up. Mrs.
Helen Murphy, sixth grade teacher and certified Red Cross instructor, super-
vises as Pam Brown, 1 1, ties a head bandage on Janie Williams, 1 1. Pam is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brown, 5312 N. Elm. Jame is the
daughter of Mrs. Margaret Williams, 5333 Cherry. Students receive a first
aid card and a patch on completion of the course.
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — ( ommerce Secretary Frederick
B Dent said today that the Nixon administration remained
committed to European unity. "Our policy is unchanged." be
said “We wish (European governments) rontinulag success in
moving toward the long term goals they established for them
setves."
lending United Nations ses-
sions The Egyptian diplomat
has been one of Kissinger’s
key contacts in the U.S effort
to arrange Middle East peace.
Meanwhile, Israeli planes
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By JACK BAILEY
THE LAWTON Library
Board voted Wednesday to
recommend to the City Coun-
cil that payments totaling
about 355,000 be withheld
from contractor J J Cook un-
til the new building is com-
pleted
The board also considered
expanding the library sys-
tem’s scope, thereby making
it eligible for 1.5 mills in ad
valorem tax levy support
Dr Charles Green, board
ii Q0 noon
chairman, asked architect
Perry Horacek for a report on
the status of the construction
project
Horacek said the city is pro-
tected by a performance bond
should the contractor fail to
complete the job He said the
library building is also cov-
ered by a two-year mainte-
nance bond
He said Cook is waiting un-
til all materials arrive before
completing the job.
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heating and air conditioning
adjustments, replacing bricks
on fountains, a new folding
door and new carpet in the
meeting room
"Until the city accepts the
job as completed, no addition-
al funds will be released," the
board agreed
Charles Grasmick, library
director, told the board the
county commissioners are in
favor of continued cooperation
with the city in the joint oper
ation of a bookmobile
"However, the present bro-
ken-down bookmobile is not
worth the cost of repairs, ac-
cording to the commission-
ers," Grasmick said
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"TOKYO (AP) — Agriculture
A Secretatry Eart L Butz
said today he has “politely"
warned Japan’s leaders nol to
go bargain hunting around the
world for food if they want as-
sured supplies from the
United States in times of
shortage
Addressing a joint luncheon
meeting of the America-Japan
Society and the American
Chamber of Commerce in .la
pan. Butz said he told his
Japanese counterparts future
US farm production will only
be sustained by market forces
and not by U.S. government
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fighting heightened Middle
East tensions
The meeting in Nixon’s Oval
Office was announced less
than an hour before it began.
High U S officials described
the meeting as part of the
process of informing Egypt of
continuing f S efforts seek-
ing disengagement of Israeli
and Syrian forces
The informants said the ses-
sion was not related to Egyp-
tian President Anwar Sadat’s
disclosure today that the So-
Met Union has hesitated for
the past six months in filling
Egyptian arms requests and
that his military forces were
now seeking arms elsewhere
The officials also said there
was no link to Sadat’s recent
implied warning that Egypt
would be forced to renew the
war if Israel attacked Lebanon
or Syria
But the1 urgency of the ses-
sion was underscored by the
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FISH-EATING HAWK. An Osprey hawk dives for a fish at Lake Lawtonka re
cently The bird, not native to this area, can be seen in small numbers in the
spring and foil while migrating through Southwest Oklahoma. The large hawks
dive from the air into the water to capture prey, said Dr. Jack Tyler, associate
professor of biology at Cameron College. Dr. Tyler, a member of the
Lawton Fort Sill Bird Club, is a member and past president of the Oklahoma
Ornithological Society. (Staff Photo by Jef Dixon)
public expense ”
Butz called on the Japanese
to nuke accurate projections
of their future needs of Amer
man farm products and to
place their orders with Amen
can exporters in plenty of
time to allow for sufficient
production.
"If U.S. farmers cannot
market 'heir farm products
overseas, then these incentive
oriented farmers will reduce
their production," he said
At a separate press confer-
ence, Butz said if it appears
that the United States will
again overproduce agricul-
By DAVE BRITTAIN
Sale of nearly 33 million in
industrial development bonds
for the construction of a new
Leviton Manufacturing Com-
pany Inc , plant here has
been approved by Comanche
County commissioners
Approval of $2,975,000 in
general obligation bonds com
pleted negotiations between
Leviton and the county and
paved the way for the firm to
begin operations in a tempo-
rary location here by around
May 1, J T Neal, president
Lawton Industrial Foundation,
said today
County commissioners met
in special session Wednesday
and gave unanimous approval
to the bond sale The bonds
will be offered for sale May 9
Payment Cited
Leviton will be required to
pay off the bonded in
debtedness within a 30-year
period
The bonds represent the
county's portion for const ruc-
tion of the firm's new facility
in the Lawton Industrial Park,
west of the city, and for a por-
tion of the cost of equipment
Total cost of the firm's new
plant, Neal said, will be about
34 million Of this the county
is supplying more than 32 mil
lion for construction costs and
about a half million for equip-
ment costs, he said
Neal said all contracts be-
tween Leviton and the Co-
manche County Industrial De-
velopment Authority were fl
nalized last Wednesday, and
approval of the bonds by coun
ty commissioners was the fi-
nal step in negotiations.
Contracts OK'd
Neal said he had received
word from the firm's Little
Neck, N Y., headquarters
that all contracts were accept-
able and that the contracts
were now en route back to
Lawion from New York
The firm plans to begin op-
erations in the old Dollarwise
Furniture Store, Lee and
Sheridan, while the per-
manent plant is being con-
struct I'd
The new Lawton subsidiary
of Leviton will be called the
Great Plains Manufacturing
Co., Inc Leviton is one of the
world's leading manufacturers
of electrical devices
Employment Listed
The temporary plant is ex-
pected to initially employ 20
to 400 persons, Neal said. ad
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¥ Robert W Austin of Carthage said when he ;
: called the White House and asked for the Pres- ¥:
3 ident, his call was transferred to a presidential ¥
3 assistant. Austin said the unidentified assistant
¥ referred him to a Gen Lincoln, director of the :¥
¥ Office of Emergency Preparedness
Austin said the aide told him Lincoln "was 3
¥ very close to the President.” 3
.Austin said that on a follow-up call to the 3
¥ President's office, he was told that the Office 3
8 of Emergency Preparedness was dissolved two 3
¥ years ago and Lincoln has since retired
3 "If a man so close to the President and an 3
$ entire department can disappear for two years %
§ and not be missed by presidential assistants, 3
¥ then the rest of us are in a whole lot of 3
3 trouble.” Austin said g
$ Austin, a geologist with a zinc company, said
¥ he was finally referred by a secretary in the ¥:
3 President’s office to the Department of Hous- ¥
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two women who tried to rut through a steel partition to heip ding they (Leviton) have
three alleged Black Liberation Army members escape from great expansion plans "
prison. Their plot failed, however, when their acetylene torch Leviton s first year payroll
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sheriff's office, court officials,
county commissioners and
welfare agencies in a project
designed to reduce the rates
of criminal recidivism (re-
peated criminal offenses)
The county received a
155,800 grant from the crime
commission last year to in
itiate the pilot program,
which is based on successful
rehabilitation programs in
three other states
Goals of the program in-
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VASHINGTON (A P) — fact that Kissinger hurried to
V V President Nixon and the White House at a time he
Secretary of State Henry Kis- was to be concluding talks
singer held a surprise meet with Latin American foreign
ing with Egyptian Foreign ministers.
Minister Ismail Fahmy today Fahmy came from New
as the continued Israeli-Syrian York, where he has been at-
talked to former White House gentina formally requested
counsel John Dean III and G today that the Organization of
Brradford Cook, former chief American States lift the corn
counsel and later chairman of mercial and diplomatic em
the SEC, about the Vesco case bargo imposed 10 years ago
in the fall of 1972 against Cuba, according to
Stans testified Wednesday diplomatic sources
that he had talked to both The proposal reportedly was
Dean and Cook about Vesco in made before a closed-door
that period gathering of 25 Western
Bonner asked if he thought Hemisphere foreign ministers
he was telling the grand jury who met al the State Depart
the truth when he testified in ment for a second day of talks
March and April of 1973 on hemisphere trade, financial
"I testified to all the facts and political problems
as I then recalled them in the The Cuba issue was raised
light of my state of mind by Argentine Foreign Minister
Stans said Alberto Vignes, whose govern
"Did you willfully and ment is one of six OAS mem-
knowing give false testimony ber states which has unilate-
to the grand jury?” asked rally violated the U S.-sup-
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Wife Collapsed
Stans said that his wife col-
lapsed at home on Aug 9.
1972, and he took her to Wal-
ter Reed Hospital, where it
was determined she had a
rare and very serious blood
disease
She remained in the hospital
until mid -December and Stans
visited her two or three hours
every night and spent most of
the weekends with her
He said that in November
she was near death, under
chemotherapy and was suffer-
ing from depression
Stans said he told his doctor
he was "utterly fatigued" and
asked if he could go on a
goose-hunt in Texas at the in
vitation of Cook on Nov 13
He said the doctor encour-
aged him to go it was on the
goose hunt that Cook and he
talked about Vesco, both have
testified
He said that when he re-
turned from the hunt, his
wife's condition deteriorated
rapidly, until Thanksgiving,
but on that day she began to
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