The Lawton Constitution Staff Directory Message
A compact listing shows Lawton Constitution staff roles for 1919 to 1967 with Ned Shepler as publisher and multiple Bentley family executives including Ted Ralston, Bill F. Bentley, Shirley Shepler Bentley, May B. Shepler, and Donald S. Bentley, plus Stephen F. Bentley. The paper also notes Jerry Sullivan as advertising director and W D Hargraves as circulation manager with no editor on staff. It lists associations and service bureaus including Oklahoma Press Association and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
Why Beef Spiral Raises Beef Prices Through 1973
The piece traces factors behind rising beef costs including farm weather, feed costs, grain prices, and government actions. It notes 1972 supply up 2 percent, 1973 projected up 3 percent, high per capita beef use, andWeather and macro forces driving volatility. It highlights food stamps as a contributing factor and the difficulty pinpointing a single profiteer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Super Market Institute
Western Plains
Nixon
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Funding Hunger Fight Seeks Nearly Five Billion Budget
The Nixon Administration requests four billion dollars for hunger relief in fiscal 1974. The Senate Select Committee adds about 840 million, moving the total toward five billion. McGovern calls the Admin figure a stand still budget while Percy endorses the effort and notes progress in school meals and food stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Select Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
George McGovern
South Dakota
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
America
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Washington Report on Court Course Still Wayward
A Washington column blasts the Supreme Court for a 6 to 3 ruling against University of Missouri for expelling graduate student Barbara Papish over an obscene campus paper. It argues the decision misreads First Amendment limits and ignores university conduct rules shaping student behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Nixon
University of Missouri
Times
Barbara Susan Papish
Miss Papish
Weicker and Jackson Press for Adventurous U.S. Drug Policy
Senators Henry Jackson and Lowell Weicker challenge fear of innovation and FDA paralysis. They defend 100 percent safety with zero percent discovery cost, urging renewed risk taking and greater use of European drugs to spur progress. Ted Kennedy and Daddario are noted as critics of restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Technological Assessment
Congress
Wall Street Journal
Kennedy
Connecticut
Emilio Q. Daddario
CTA
Daddario
Henry Jackson
Washington
Jackson
Ted Kennedy
Lowell Weicker
Drug, Chemical and Allied Trades Association
New York
Sen. Weicker
Food and Drug Administration
Weicker
Francis A. Davis
Private Practice
Sam Peltzman
University of California At Los Angeles
Senator Weicker
FDA
Europe
West German Pharmaceutical Industry Association
U. S
America
Mirror of the Mind and the Peaceful Tug of Roles
The piece weighs teen dress codes as a form of independence and warns parents to stay engaged as a sounding board. It argues peace-makers face more conflict than fighters and contends husbands must share active partnership to prevent a rocky marriage path.
Panama Canal Dispute Highlights Imperialism Debate
An opinion piece recalls Panama's history from colonial times to the canal project, arguing Panama’s independence arose from U S imperialism and questioning U S conduct at the United Nations. It frames Panama as small and strategic, tracing figures from Balboa to De Lesseps and references to Walter Reed and earlier canal efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republic of Panama
U.S
United Nations
Panama
Balboa
Pacific
Manana
Simon Bolivar
Panama Canal
San Blas
Darien
Nuevo Granada
Republic of Colombia
Caribbean
Walter Reed
United States
California
Europe
Paris
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Panama Canal drama spans decades of power and policy
A compact roundup traces the Panama Canal saga from 19th century canal dreams to the 1914 opening under U.S. Army Engineers. It contrasts American actions with panama’s independence, treaties, and later criticisms as Panama seeks recognition before the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groucho Marx
Panama
Washington
U.S. A
United States
Colombia
Republic of Panama
U.S
Teddy
U.S. Army
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
United Nations
Your Horoscope For Thursday April Fifth In Seventies Style
For Thursday April 5 1973 the forecast covers all signs urging work toward reconciled views and project momentum Aries. careful optimism for Taurus. Gemini urged preparation. Cancer strengthens prestige with awareness Leo emphasizes constructive effort Virgo targets career gains Libra widen horizons Scorpio warns of abrupt behavior Sagittarius boosts adaptability Capricorn urges investigation Aquarius favors travel and youth activities Pisces cautions against overreach. You born today are a natural leader with star quality and talents in theater writing lecturing politics and medicine with potential fame. Birthdate mentions Jos Lister Eng surgeon A Charles Swinburne poet critic Bette Davis film star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Lister
Eng
A. Charles Swinburne
Bette Davis
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Lawton
Third and A Avenue
Oklahoma
Ned Shepler
Ted Ralston
Bill F. Bentley
Shirley Shepler Bentley
May B. Shepler
Donald S. Bentley
Stephen F. Bentley
Wm. H. Sullivan
W. D. Hargraves
Alfred Wallace
The
Oklahoma Press Association
Russia
China
India
Soviet Union
Funding
Hunger Fight
Abraham Lincoln
Warren Burger
Burger
John Calvin
John Chamberlain
Ralph Nader
Sen
Pistol Pete
Cameron
Awton Constitution
John Conwell
Dennis the Menace
Dennis
Ernest Cuneo
Yesteryears
Constitution
Charles W. Becker
Kansas State Senate
Calvin Strecker
Lawton Elks Lodge
Riley Tippens
Pecan Grove
Parent-Teachers Association
Edwin E. Glenn
Richard R. Manz
College of Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Harry Russell
Oklahoma Lumberman’s Association
Monna Muncy
Camp Fire Girls
Frenchie Worthen
Virgil Trout
Monthly Review of Lawton Boy Scouts
Glen Marie Clemons
Eff W. Birdsong Jr
First Methodist Church
Audrey Meyer, Walters
Sterling
Jiggs Meyer
Lindsay
New York City
Teddy Roosevelt
London
Berlin
Columbia
USS
Nashville
By Frances Drake
Aries
Gemini
Leo
Sagittarius
Jupiter
Aquarius
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