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THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION
VOLUME 80—NO. 92
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SILL GREETINGS. Fort Sill post engineers use a cherry-picker
rig this morning to lift a Seasons Greetings sign into place
above the doorway at McNair Hall, post headquarters.
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pick up the romantic murmurings of top gov-
ernment officials and their lovers. Such useful
tidbits are believed to be transferred back to
Moscow within 24 hours of interception.
"They look for all kinds of information, both
personal and professional, be it a discussion
related to a particular project or personal
information about someone who might be of
use to them," said Theodore Gardner, special
agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s Washington field office.
Gardner said the electronic surveillance was
under the direction of the KGB, the Soviet
secret police. Agents of the KGB and other
Soviet intelligence-gathering agencies account
dent's program is now in place for all
America to judge.”
The House approved the measure,
which finances government operations
until March 31, on Thursday.
Republicans had been working to
achieve the cuts to avoid another con-
frontation such as the one last month in
Bohanon to Corrections Director Larry Meachum and
members of the state Corrections Board, a spokesman in
Bohanon's office said today.
Oklahoma's inmate population reached 4,869 on Tuesday,
56 more than the ceiling imposed by Bohanon as part of his
1974 ruling to reduce prison overcrowding.
The judge on Thursday ordered the officials to show
cause "why they should not as individuals and as agents of
the state of Oklahoma be held in criminal contempt," the
spokesman quoted from the order.
A federal court hearing has been set for Dec. 22, the
spokesman said.
The board has scheduled an emergency meeting for Dec.
17 on the prison problem.
Meachum was unavailable to reporters this morning, a
secretary in the Corrections Department said. Earlier this
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WASHINGTON — More than pigeons and
sparrows roost on the roof of the Soviet embas-
sy these days. There are spies up there, too.
Not human spies, of course, but high
frequency antennas capable of picking up
much of what is said by government officials
over telephones in the nation's capital. At
times, the harvest could be abundant.
Aimed toward the White House, the State
Department, the Pentagon and other sensitive
government agencies, these electronic "ears”
could sometimes hear news of the latest gov-
ernment projects. At other times, they might
position again
By TOM JACKSON
Of the Constitution staff
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a bomb exploded as they were heading to the city's main mosque, Tehran
Radioand a revolutionary police official said.
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week Meachum said he could not manage the problem
"and keep the prison system constitutional under the court
order unless thereare changes."
He said a recent proposal that the state be allowed to
house at least 310 inmates two to a cell would be a
temporary answer to the problem.
The Corrections Department on Wednesday filed motions
in U.S. District Court in Muskogee asking Bohanon for
permission to use 310 cells in four penal institutions to
double-cell inmates.
It asked that Bohanon allow the double-celling until the
judge could review previous orders concerning inmate
space or rule on double-celling as "a longer-standing
solution."
Bohanon's show-cause order coincided with an announce-
ment by Gov. George Nigh that the state prison system had
become the first in the nation to be fully accredited by the
American Correcitonal Association.
The ACA is a national organization that sets mainte-
nance and operation standards for state and federal pris-
ons,
cans were joined by 36 conservative Bennett said he is already working to
Democrats to dump an alternative replace Neil and bring his staff up to
Democratic proposal that would have full strength. "One of the first major
made less than $3 billion in cuts. That concerns is to get that position filled,"
critical vote was 222-194. he said.
House Republicans said Reagan Gerald Rakes will continue to serve
would sign the bill, after warning in as the other assistant city attorney, he
advance that the president would veto said.
it if Congress didn't give him the full $4 "Russell's a dedicated and well qual-
billion in additional reductions. See Bennett. Page2A
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On a voice vote, the Republican- ily resolved with passage of an emer-
controlled Senate swept aside a succes- gency bill which expires at midnight
sion of Democratic amendments and Tuesday. The new measure would ex-
sent the president a huge, stopgap bill pire on March 31, or halfway through
that contains the cuts and will keep the the 1982 fiscal year.
government from running out of money Under the plan, hundreds of domestic
on Dec. 15. programs will be cut by 4 percent, with
Before the vote. Sen. Edward M the exception of defense, government
Kennedy, D-Mass., told his colleagues benefit payments such as Social Securi-
on the Senate floor that the president’s ty and food stamps, medical care for
program “is wreaking havoc with the veterans, revenue sharing, law en-
Russell Bennett, who resigned in Sep-
which Reagan vetoed a similar emer- tember as Lawton’s city attorney and
gency bill, the government went broke has been working as a temporary mu-
of all U.S. citizens from Libya, for a half-day and the president or- nicipal judge, has been hired back as
including extradition, if they do not dered non-essential services shut down, city attorney effective Jan. 4.
leave voluntarily. The Senate had worked until nearly Bennett served as city attorney in
Deputy White House press secretary 11 p.m. Thursday in an attempt to Lawton from September 1976 to Sept. 6
Larry Speakes said today the Reagan finish the measure and send it to the this year. When Municipal Judge Philip
administration has not set a deadline president for his promised signature. Douglas was injured in a Sept. 24 auto-
for Americans to leave Libya voluntar- mobile accident, the Lawton City Coun-
ily. It would be up to the oil BUT SEVERAL Democrats said they cil hired Bennett to serve as municipal
companies,” he said. "... We would needed more time to prepare amend- judge until Douglas could return.
prefer that it be done expeditiously, ments and the Senate considered, then Bennett will be returning as city at-
consistent with the needs of the rejected them, today. torney just in time to replace Acting
companies there.' The Republican majority defeated City Attorney Gregory Neil, who is
in Tripoli, the official Libyan news nearly a dozen Democratic amend- resigning effective Jan. 4 to enter pri-
agency JANA said U.S. citizens there ments aimed at restoring money for vate practice.
live in “peace and security" and that various social programs. Neil, an assistant under Bennett,
The House approved the plan, 218- became acting city attorney when
197, after nearly unanimous Republi- Bennett quit.
the U.S. warning of danger to their
lives was an "absurd pretension."
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for about 40 percent of Russian embassy per- are believed to be unable to monitor those that did he mention that the United States
sonnel here, he said. They are able to key their travel by underground cable, which include sometimes conducts its own eavesdropping
computers into specific telephone numbers most local Washington area calls. operations abroad
belonging to United States officials, said Telephone calls to the Soviet embassy’s
Gardner, enabling them to monitor incoming press office today went unanswered. In the n an effort to keep employees from
and outgoing calls. past, spokesmen have scoffed at the idea of inadvertently spilling the beans, the govern-
To a casual stroller down 16th Street, the antennas used for surveillance. ment gives them scramblers for their tele-
cluster of antennas bristling from the embassy Since the embassy is considered a piece of phones, as well as stick-on decals that say
roof seems harmless enough. Next to the an- the Soviet Union, the FBI has no authority over This Phone Is Not Secure. The FBI also
tennas is a wooden shack that is said to house activities in the building. "We can’t stop offers a film for newcomers and conducts
more sensitive electronic equipment used for them," said Gardner. He said foreign counter- lectures urging them not to discuss classified
intelligence gathering. intelligence units of the federal government information by telephone.
While the Russians are able to intercept “do impact on them in one way or another," “There is a tendency when you’re in a room
telephone calls that travel by microwave, such as through jamming microwave recep- by yourself, to assume the phone is a private
mainly long-distance and car-phone calls, they tion, but he declined to be more specific Nor instrument. ’ said Gardner "It’s not.”
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order sought by Cameron after hearing from NAIA had participated He said Morris told him the NAIA pus would have given the impression that more -hureh........2D Obituaries
officials. would probably take further action in January, serious violations had been uncovered at Cameron.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athlet- Davis said he thought Morris had the authority to That, he testified, would have harmed the reputa-
ics disqualified Cameron Tuesday from further play- make such a decision. Under cross-examination, tion of the university, which he said depends greatly
off action for using two ineligible players during the however, he was asked to read the NAIA eligibility on football. "The general aura that surrounds dis-
regular season. The Oklahoma school filed suit rule. After reading the rule, which requires notifica- qualification in an NAIA championship is also
Wednesday in fedetal court seeking reinstatement in tion in writing to an NAIA eligibility committee, damaging." he said. -
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"THIS RESOLUTION marks the end
of a difficult year for the American
people," Kennedy said. "The presi-
WASHINGTON (AP) - President the festering dispute between Libya ering a wide range of options up to now
Reagan, who is urging Americans to and the United States, including an oil embargo.
return home from imminent danger Treasury Secretary Donald T. However, the only firm that immedi-
in Libya, said today he regards that Regan, whose department includes the ately ordered its workers out of Libya
country S radical leader Moammar Secret Service, refused to provide de- in response to the president’s request
Khadafy. as a menace to global peace tails of the government’s case against was Marathon Oil, which had just eight
The president said he hopes the Libya but said, "We think we have employees there.
estimated 1,500 Americans in Libya enough hard evidence to justify the
will leave "as quickly as possible." steps we are now taking.” Occidental Petroleum said it has told
Reagan spoke briefly with reporters interviewed on CBS-TV’s "Morning" its employees they are free to leave if
in the White House Oval Office during a program, Regan conceded the hey wish Exxon,.which announced
picture-taking session with visiting for- bility" that Khadafy might order na- last month it was withdrawing its work-
mer President Ford, who endorsed tionalization of U.s. oil properties in ers from Libya and terminating opera-
Reagan’s decision to invalidate U.S. Libya in retaliation for U.S. removal of tions there, saiditwas arranging for its
passports for travel to Libya and urge its citizens. fewer than 100 employees to leave
Americans to return home. o , . Libya if they desire.
“I have strong feelings about Mr. Fears for the safety of the Americans Other firms had no immediate com-
Khadafy,” Ford said. "I think he’s a and fresh memories of the seizure of ment.
serious menace to peace, not only in •.S. hostages in Iran effectively have State Department officials mean-
that part of the world but also on a barred the administration from consid- while told oil industry representatives
global basis." He said he supported
"any strong measures” taken by the
Reagan administration.
Reagan, asked if he agreed with
Ford’s characterization of Khadafy as
a “serious menace,” replied. “Yes, I
think we've made that plain.”
If his appeal is successful and all
Americans leave the North African na-
tion, Reagan will have averted the po-
tential for them being used as pawns in OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge has ordered
a court appearance for state corrections officials to show
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eager to end a tumultuous year of right in the eye and said, ‘Silvio, I've
slashing spending and taxes, today seen this and I'm going to sign it,” said
gave President Reagan $4 billion in Rep. Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts,
new reductions in domestic expendi- the ranking Republican on the House
tures — meeting the administration s Appropriations Committee, after the
austerity demands and avoiding a con- House vote. He was referring to a
frontation similar to the one that meeting Republican leaders had with
briefly halted much of the government Reagan at the White House on Monday.
Former President Nixon thought "blacks were genetically inferior to I
whites." toyed with the idea of nominating Spiro T Agnew to the Supreme
Court and had doubts about Chief Justice Warren Burger’s abilities, says
Nixon'stop domestic aide. Ehrlichman makes the statements in "Witness
to Power." his third book, which is scheduled for publication by Simon &
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