The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 209, Ed. 1 Monday, May 25, 1981 Page: 1 of 18
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THE LAWTON CONTETTTTTTTON
VOLUME 79— NO. 209
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OKLA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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join the Ecuadorean people in mourn-
ing this terrible loss.”
When news of Roidos' death was an-
nounced in the capita) of Quito, hun-
dreds of people gathered outside the
presidential palace in a drizzling rain.
Many were in tears.
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summer visitors — and like visitors at any
Oklahoma lake, not all are desirable.
“It's a good business. You can make about
$54,000 a year. But it's not worth it," Carl, 53,
said. “The womenfolk stay scared to death"
and the sons are "knotted up” because of the
stress, he said.
"I’ve never owned a firearm in my life —
until I came here,” he said, noting he and his
family now keep seven handy for protection.
Troublemakers, he said, are both locals
and outsiders. Carl said he has lost about
wife, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Marco Subia
moved Martinez. Please accept our deepest
condolences and our sympathy as we
threatened, seen his store burn down and his
property pilfered. His wife and daughter
have been subjected to embarrassment and
harassment by belligerent customers.
Carl said he has decided the boat, bait and
beer business is not for him — he's selling
out.
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$3,600 worth of goods, including a trailer and
boat motors, to theft. He said he spent about
$1,500 last year on security guards to prevent
more losses.
Carl said he had been shot a year ago as he
left a mobile home to investigate an apparent
burglary at the store. Three years ago, he
said, a fire caused $65,000 damage to the
store.
Authorities, though, say they believe the
gunshot wound was accidentally self-inflicted
and that the cause of the fire was accidental
— not criminal.
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point by point with Carl on the alleged
lawlessness of the Fort Cobb Reservoir area,
but they acknowledge the relatively small
southwestern Oklahoma lake attracts many
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FORT COBB STATE PARK (AP) - Most
of the 12,000 or so people who visit the lake
here for the Memorial Day holiday see the
trip as fun — but the people running the store
serving the visitors say the holiday marks the
beginning of a four-month nightmare.
Milo Carl, who owns the Boat House gro-
cery and marina here, had returned to his
native Oklahoma after 26 years in California
to open the store.
In the four years since he went into busi-
ness here, Carl said, he's been shot, bruised,
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By VICKIE AUSTIN
Of the Constitution staff
Lawton Civil Defense patrols wen
on patrol Sunday evening after a
tornado watch was issued foi
counties in southwest Oklahoma
including Comanche, Cotton and
Stephens Counties, but no tornadoes
were spotted, according to Johr
Sanders, director of civil defense.
“We saw lots of wall clouds and
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suspended regular programs and
appealed to Ecuadoreans to “remain
calm, stay in hour homes... during this
difficult hour of testing for our nation.”
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Carl's wife, Lydia, says the main problem
is visitors who “seem to think they have to
act like some kinds of animals to have a good
time. ..They have no respect whatsoever for
other people's property or morals."
Authorities say two state park rangers and
a lake patrolman are assigned to watch the
area.
Sheriff Ron Taylor said he. his undersheriff
and four deputies have 96 square miles to
patrol and "we can’t be wherever some
poeple think we ought to be sometimes.”
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water included a convenience store, a issued a statement saying the Cabinet
large grocery store and a music store, and leaders of the House of Represen-
tatives met in emergency session, with
NO DAMAGE estimate was immedi- Hurtado named to assume the presi-
ately available, authorities said dency. House President Raul Baca
Walker said only one of the victims Carbo was to replace Hurtado as vice
was identified immediately. He was president, it said. Eight days of nation-
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peace and freedom for which AmeH Mourners who went to decorate the Conrad N. Walker, Fort Sill chaplain, grateful and that we shall not forget The approaches to several bridges fire.Land patrols are headed for the
cans died in oast wars h h A graves of fallen Confederate soldiers began the ceremony with an invoca- their sacrifices for our nation,” along Shoal Creek were washed away site of the tragedy, the communique
past wars. noticed the bare graves of the Union tion. Lindstrom said. and debris including yard furniture added.
The Fort Sill commander, speaking soldiers who died far away from home, Following the 9 a.m. Fort Sill cere- Wreaths were laid at the two and automobiles, lined the creek bank. c Ra dio reports from the town of
at a 9 a.m. Memorial Day ceremony at and decorated their graves as well, an mony. services were scheduled at 10 cemeteries bv auxiliaries of the veter- Water rose up to 3 feet deep in some Guachanama near the crash site
Fort Sill Post Cemetery, had two ques- act of kindness which drew nationwide a.m. at Highland Cemetery and at 11 ans groups homes valued in the $100 000 range rePortedSundayn|gh,thatthewreck-
tions for his listeners-did the honored publicity, Dinges said. a.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fort Sill's annual Memorial Day cer- along Shoal Creek. Most of the homes agesandsbodieS had been found, but the
dead die in vain, and what can we do to The Post Cemetery services were Both were sponsored by Veterans of emony was scheduled to be held at would normally have been 50-75 feet bodieswere burned beyond reconition.
honorthem? sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Foreign Wars Post 1193. 11:40 a.m. in front of McNair Hall It from the creek. Hundreds of homes They said the plane being piloted by
The answer to the first question, Post 5263. Dinges and Ron Shields, At the 10 a.m. service, speaker Jack was to include a 21-gun salute fired by suffered at least some flood damage. airforcesofficers.was flying through a
Dinges said, 'is a resounding no — senior vice commander of the post, laid Lindstrom hailed a decision by the U.S. members of Battery B 1st Battalion authorities said rainstorm and there was dense fog
they did not die in vain.” The answer to a wreath at the base of the cemetery Congress last year to authorize con- 2nd Field Artillery An emergency shelter was setup at when it smashed into the mountains
the second question is that "we contin- monument. struction of a national memorial in ‘ Austin Municipal Auditorium for per- andexploded.
ue their struggle for peace, freedom Flowers were placed at the monu- Washington, D.C., dedicated to Viet- ane led Artillery Band played pa- sons whose homes were damaged. Only Roidos’election two years ago ended
and justice.” ment by Raymond Sadowski, the junior nam veterans. triotic music before and after the sa- a few persons had appeared there by a decade of dictatorships in this South
"Our peace is an uneasy one,” vice commander; by Glen Hoyt, the “It is appropriate that after past lute. early today, authorities said. American country about the size of
Dinges said. He said the military must officer of the day; and by Flora wars, this country has shown its appre- Dinges was scheduled to speak Colorado and with a population of 8
be ready to respond quickly to threats. Rathert, president of the VFW post’s ciation to those citizens who served in See Memorial. Page 2 NUMEROUS streets were closed be- million.
cause of flooding and water damage. State Department spokesman David
P I I _ | Huge tree limbs littered Lamar Boule- Nall announced in Washington that
Pawnshop aw drodosed heAmen $
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By the Constitution staff tors at the Benjamin O. Davis Highrise The three-day period is designed to nnere were isolated reports of dent and Mrs. Jaime Roidos Aguilera
Citypawnbrokerawould be requir ed anhesanavaievauplegconsder its gimethengotice department sutticien arts&edPorfoting:twopersonswere and the minister or derense and
tnsdectrn"berorepureingazemoonosise decisionnngeliminatgtherisand Cameron University seeks closure of e ‘ ^storms that
t L • , , Humanities Department. a street easement for A Avenue be-
if a new ordinance is passed Tuesday " A 4 .,, . „.
night bv the Lawton Citv Council The proposed new pawnshop ordi- tween 27th Street and University Drive.
mgm oy me Lawton — oi nance, proposed by Police Chief Robert In a letter to Mayor Wayne Gilley.
The council, scheduled to hold its Gillian, would require pawnbrokers to Cameron University President Don
there were possibilities foi
something to happen, but nothing
developed,” Sanders said.
The National Severe Storms fore
cast center had issued a tornado
watch for portions of western anc
north central Texas and parts o
southwest Oklahoma from 4:30 p.m
until 9:00 p.m. Sunday.
Rainfall in Lawton measured .11
of an inch in the downtown area am
.22 at Fire Station No. 5 in wes
Lawton. Rainfall at Lake Lawtonka
measured .22 of an inch, and the
lake measured 3.65 feet down fron
the top of the flood gates.
Surrounding area towns recorded
up to two and a half inches south o
Chattanooga and as little as a trace
in Apache.
Meers recorded .20 of an inch
Frederick .55 and Grandfield 1.70
See Rain, Page 2
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Passengers When passengers realized only two It had earlier reported the surrender of paper to allow the passengers to start The gunmen had demanded the re-
aboard a hijacked Turkish airliner hijackers remained, they attacked the hijackers. writing their farewell letters, the Bul- lease of 47 prisoners from Turkish jails
diverted to Burgas attacked their cap- them, BTA said, wresting a pistol away The wounded were rushed by ambu- garian news agency said. Ninety-five — which authorities in Turkey refused
tors today, and in a burst of gunfire from one of the gunmen, who then lance to a hospital. BTA said: "At first had, BTA said, and the notes were to consider, and a $500,000 ransom, the
freed themselves from 30 hours of be- jumped from the plane and was report, the lives of every one of the delivered to authorities. Bulgarian news service said. The Turk,
ing held hostage under threat of death, arrested. wounded is out of danger. One of the Later, a group of captives was re- ish Airlines jetliner was hijacked 20
the Bulgarian news agency BTA The remaining air pirate opened fire hijackersis seriously wounded." leased, bringing the total number of minutes after take-off from Istanbul's
reported. Five Americans were among "at random, wounding an unspecified The hijackers had been threatening passengers allowed out or escaped Yesinkyoi Airport on a flight to Ankara
the captives but it was not known if number of passengers BTA said The to kill the Americans and blow up the since the hijacking Sunday morning to and landed here after the hijackers
they were among the passengers casualties’ identities were not immedi- DC-9 Turkish Airlines jetliner, hijacked 27, the agency said, were told it had no fuel for a longer
wounded, noneseriously, BTA said., u ately reported but BTA said they were Sunday and diverted to Burgas. The U.S. Embassy here said two of flight, Turkish authorities said earlier.
BTA said Bulgarian officials had not seriously hurt and included one of Ninety-one people were reported the 27 captives out of the plane before Exact flight demands of the hijackers
enticed two of the original four hijack- the hijackers aboard just before the ordeal ended at the surrender had escaped. No details, were not reported.
ers from the plane on the pretense that this Black Sea coastal town. other than one man was injured Five American bankers were aboard
they would meet with reporters. The The hijackers are seized and Hours earlier, the hijackers had jumping from the plane Sunday, were all employed by the New York-based
pair “assmmediately arrested. rendered^ harmless," the agency said, asked for 200 envelopes and sheets of available. Citibank. {
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regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at hold all goods they purchase in a sepa- Davis explained the university seeks to
city hall, 4th and B. will also consider rate place for three days before mixing close the street in order to build a
closing a street at Cameron University them withsothergoods already in stock, parking lot for the Louise D. McMahon
and awarding a construction contract ccordi & to 1 ian.t epresen po i- Fine Arts Center.
to give Ferris Avenue a facelift cy of allowing pawnbrokers to pur- Frascon Inc. is the apparent low bid-
chase merchandise and sell it immedi- der at $173,218 for a project to lay
Also on the agenda are proposals to ately does not allow time for the police asphalt on seven city streets. Streets to
build a sidewalk for students at Lincoln department to check and see if it was
Want Ads .353-0620
Circul 353-0626
Editorial 353-0620
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A line of through Austin late Sunday and early
55583 heavy thunderstorms spurred flash today were part of a strong storm
• E flooding 20 to 30 feet deep early today, system that moved across much of
Mr killing at least seven people and South Central Texas, prompting the
En causing heavy property damage in National Weather Service to issue nu-
downtown Austin, police said. merous flash flood watches and warn-
Authorities believed there were peo- ings.
pie missing, but they were unsure how Heavy thunderstorms were reported
many, according to Austin Police Sgt. from north of Austin southward into the
% Larry Walker, who confirmed that sev- Lower Rio Grande Valley.
- en bodies had been found.
"We are trying to check the creeks
and low places to search for casualties
2,20 and persons believed to be missing."
- Walker said.
-He Rains of up to 7 inches sent Shoal
Creek, normally a placid small stream
that runs from north to south through
the middle of Austin, out of its banks
and into hundreds of homes and dozens
of businesses.
.. Damage was widespread in a busi-
pd ness district along Lamar Boulevard in
4#52 the west end of Austin’s business dis- QUITO. Ecuador (AP) — President
Maj. Gen. Edward A. Dinges and VFW Post 5263 Senior Vice a ceremony held today at
Commander Ron Shields carry a wreath honoring war dead at
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trict. Several businesses suffered dam- Jaime Roidos, his wife and seven other
age from high water and the roaring people were killed Sunday when their
flood water heavily damaged several air force plane crashed and burst into
(Staff photo) automobile dealerships. Automobiles Hames in the Andes mountains near
in the car lots were pushed together Ecuador's southern border with Peru,
and damaged by the fast-rising water, the presidential palace announced.
Other businesses damaged by high Vice President Osvaldo Hurtado
Editorials......4 Sports..............6
Classified.....12 Family............8
Hospitals.......5 Comics...........10
Arts.............11 Crossword......10
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