The Lawton Constitution from Lawton, Oklahoma • Page 2

2 THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION, Tuesday, March 30, 1976 Talks Race Nearing Truck Strike CB Picked ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, 111 The contract have. reached what Labor Secretary Usery calls'" 'a -critical' 'in: the race against a Teamsters strike threat enedfor. Wednesday Usery and James acting di rector' of Federal' Conciliation Service, met all" day 'Mon- day.with labor -andv-management-ne- gotiators and planned another session today. Usery, said a- strike be; bad lor the industry; union and the. said; late'Monday that the talks.

were "at a.very, critical stage" but. refused to elaborate on their progress. The- Teamsters, 1 earn- to 17.33 an hour a week under the National Master. Freight Agreement, originally sought a S2.50 hourly hike-arid $36 more in benefits over-three- years. They have cut their to $1.75 an hour and $17 a week.

-But the'union, cost-of-uving allowance without a ceiling on adjustments, arguing that mem- were penalized 50 cents hourly in 1974-75 wages because of the current 11-cent ceiling Last weekend, union members overwhelmingly authorized a stnke, which would-be the Teamsters' first nationwide walkout They rejected a contract offer from Trucking Employers Inc which represents 16,000 trucking concerns in the bargaining The offer, rejected by 10-1, would have added 85, and' $11' a week fringe benefits over; a 39-month'period. Ford administration-fears that a 1 stnke idling the nation's trucks and with- thehr the-movement of food, goods land heavy freight would severely 'the. progress: being 'made in the nation's, economic recovery. Haupt, national director of, ths transportation'-and Ford 'Motor 7 estimated Monday'in Teamsters---strike Moscow Embassy Threatened? MOSCOW (AP) The American Embassy had its second bomb scare in six days today, and it also was a false alarm. Embassy sources reported.

The sources said a Soviet Foreign Ministry official, informed that an anonymous, telephone caller told the Interior Ministry that a bomb would go off in an hour at the Embassy. The Embassy, staff was ordered out of the building, and the building searched. Nothing suspicious found, and there was no explosion. No bomb was found after an anonymous telephone warning direct to the, Embassy last Thursday. The bomb scares and a series, of threatening.phone calls a i mernbers'bf- the Embassy staff; are-re-- as by Jewish militants.in New York on Soviet government personnel and offices.

The. nocturnal -telephone threats ta-: pered off last. 1 week' after an official protest :by.the ambassador but. resumed over the; American protest: said -calls appeared to. have -encouragement; and support iof.

the Soviet.government, but the government denied any involvement: Contractor Hits Utilities OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A Norman electrical contractor told a Senate investigating committee Monday--he lost $116,000 in business several years ago because Oklahoma Gas" Co. provided service free for a.mobile, home park operator, Mike Behringer, an independent contractor, complained that public utility companies frequently provide free services to large customers, then force their other customers to pick up the The practice, he said, hurts independent contractors and the general public. said the National Electrical Contractors of which he is a member, has complained to the. Oklahoma Corporation Commission, about utilities free services to large customers. But he said the commission said it is permissible for a utility to cross property lines and install service at no expense to a then figure the free into the.

rate base which have to pay. said several ago he estimated the cose of installing electrical service to a mobile home park so the-owrier could secure a development loan. He said he estimated installation costs at $116,0010. said the mobile home park. owner later told him-OGAE would do.

the work for. nothing arid pay him a $32,000 bonus. illegal or out. 'side, the rules." he. CorpQration vCornmissio'n has entered an order it legal.

He said public charging': their-customers millions of pay-for special services performed free for large customers. Area Funeral Services lewis A. Runnels Lewis Allen Runnels, 64. 1719 Maple, died early today at an homa City hospital after a lengthy are pending with Becker Funeral Home. Mr.

Runnels was born Sept. 6, 1911, in Pauls Valley. He moved to Cache in .1933 Pauls Valley a a moved to Lawton in 1951 from Cache. Mr. Runnels retired from civil service in 1973 after 30 years with the Fort Sill.

engineers. He was a veteran of World War H. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Betty Trest of Altus; two sons: Johnnie Bob of Jimmie of Dal'-. las; four siters: Mrs.

Francis Bell, and Midge Walker, both of Paris, Mrs. Jewell Williams of Ardmore, and Mrs. Edna Mae Bell of Dallas; five brothers: Willis of Stockton, Odis and J. E. Runnels both of Cache, Jackie of Lawton, and Robert of Clinton; and 11 grandchildren.

Yesteryears (Frttn the CMstiUtiM Files) 10 Years'Ago ee Pamplin is elected, vice president 'of the Acacia fraternity at. Central State College Heath is chairman of the National Boys program at: a meeting of. the Sheridari- Klwanis club Claren Marie Bott visits her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bott; east of Lawton.

20 Years Ago Bob Wills; and his Texas Playboys play an engagement at the Southern Club, 108 Lee Easter hams cost consumers thirty-five cents per pound Rev. Wcldon Rightmer gives an message at a meeting of the Northwest Club Randy Collier narrates a Central Junior High School assembly program skit. Ago (Whh) Ozier Jr. opens 'The Record Shop 1 at '325 S. Bar-.

bara Ross and. Patricia Oerke make straight A averages for the first nine weeks of the second semester at. Cam- eron. College Herbert. Thomas takes office as exalted ruler of the Lawton Elks lodge.

Long was elected governor of in 1928 and was. assassinated, Joel B. (J. Sanders Joel B. Sanders; 80, of.

703 Euclid, died Sunday in a local.hospital after a. lengthy, illness. Masonic graveside rites will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Highland. Cemetery with Rev.

John Price, of the Centenary Methodist Church, officiating. Lawton. RjUer-Dalton. Funeral "'Home is in charge of Mr. Sanders was married to Mat' tyewill Scott on 1925, in Vernon.

He came to-the Lawton area with his parents when he was about two years old. Joses Suess Word'has been received-here of the death of-Joses Suess, i 'Germany, brother of Eleonore 405 -NW Compass Drive. Services were'held'in Munich. Michael P. DoiKette Graveside services for MichaerPaul Doucette, infant son and Mrs: Raymond 427 be at 11 a.m..

at. Highland 'Cemetery N. N. Antorison, of Ttinity.Baptist Ch'urch, officiating. The infant died at-birth Monday morning at a.local hospital.

Becker Fu-. ilneral Home is in charge of Students Horored Eisenhower High School'stu- dents have placed in the, Oklahoma In-. terscholastic. Press 'Association's and photography competition for February-March. The students are Tom.

Strickland III, first placey. photography; Lee Nichols, sports-' column; general. column; and 'runner-up, feature story; and Lori Hoefert, runner genaral column. Eisenhower students will compete finals -competition 'OIPA conference in Norman Friday Forty Eisenriower students will attend that 'meeting. The Vicksburg National Military Park acres on which the siege of Vicksburg was fought; tablets commemorate details of the battle halt" Fords US and Canadian car and-truck production within a week Usery said, are not making any preparation at this time seek a Taft- Hartley anjunction We're seeking to negotiate an agreement' But he added that "after Wednesday the President and the" administration will certainly have Jo protect the health and safely of the Some'200 atizen band radio buffs attended a meeting'recently at the first Baptist by the Ground Plane Social Club New officers elected include Bill Lemon spokesman Jerry Johnson vice spokesman, Betty" Palmer, secre tary, and worth," treasurer The club for CB'ers is sponsored by the Baptist Church-and the Poor, Boys Radio Shop 1 Or VmtoN Amett Dr.

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