This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1975
Page
12
The Lawton Constitution lists Bill F Bentley as editor and publisher with Shirley Shepler Bentley Donald S Bentley Stephen F Bentley and Ted Ralston among key staff. It notes affiliations with press associations and AP partnership and provides dial and office directives for corrections.
The piece cites rising smoking rates among youths 12 to 18 from 1968 to 1974 and a modest gain among boys. It notes increased lung cancer in women as decades pass, critiques antismoking campaigns, and calls for tar and nicotine limits or stricter legislation. It argues for better public alerting beyond old film clips.
The piece notes Mariner 10’s Venus flyby and Mercury close approach, detailing its nine minute data transmission over 100 million miles, and the editor’s snark about public attention. It also mentions CBS paying for Haldeman, Barbra Streisand’s Queen Elizabeth moment, and Aristotle Onassis’s death before seeing the Olympic Tower.
The leftist regime seizes control, nationalizes virtually all banks, and arrests leading industrialists and bankers in Portugal. The Confederation of Portuguese Industries headquarters is raided, equipment removed, as the regime tightens its grip and reshapes government and economy amid rising repression.
An Italian wine maker drops the straw-draped bottle to cut costs as straw prices rose from 8 to 55 cents between 1968 and 1973. The move comes as the straw industry pressed for another price increase, prompting a change in presentation.
In I Chronicles 23:1-5 David, now old, steps down and names Solomon king. He gathers Israel's leaders for the coronation and has a Levi census, totaling 38,000 engaged in temple service supervised by 24,000 workers, 6,000 bailiffs and judges, 4,000 guards, and 4,000 to praise the Lord with music.
A community page collects satirical verse and reader opinions on Women's Lib, education reform, and language usage. Dorothy Kujawski’s succinct quip critiques gender roles while readers debate progressives in education and the term knowledgeable. The exchange includes comments on Vladivostok, Tito, and political views.
Senate Finance Chair Russell Long dominates fiscal policy as President Ford approves a sweeping tax reduction after resisting a veto. The package ends the oil depletion allowance for giants while preserving a 15 percent rate for smaller firms, and adds a 10 percent work income tax credit and a $50 Social Security bonus. Ford fears a larger deficit but yields to legislative pressure.
A rummage sale planned at a Rho Kappa Gamma sorority meeting at Linda Hernandez's home. Oklahoma State Tech student Ard Peterson in a class for automotive radiator repair. Lee Ridgeway featured in an Norman organ recital. 20 Years Ago items include egg donations for I O A ranch home and Vernon Miller named Apache board president. 36 Years Ago wartime headlines and veterans honors noted.
The column discusses fathers tossing babies for thrill and the risks of rough handling. It then questions public savvy about economic ideas and how dieters react to dining elegance. It cites Russell C. Erb noting scent can heighten appetite, with World syndication in 1976.
A humorous regional column notes regret over voting for Wilbur Wright as state labor commissioner and jokes about his brother Orville. It mentions corrections director Russell Lash considering OU basketball coaching, and observes over 1200 bills in this legislative session with varied importance.
Quote from Markham and cartoonish exchange trace concern that capable leaders choose ordinary jobs like driving cabs or cutting hair while others run the country. American Opinion note underscores confusion about travel to Majorca and the vagueness of the exchange.
Aries to Pisces forecasts outline daily guidance for career relations travel and personal traits. The column highlights leadership, planning, optimism and persistence with notes on notable births Charles Evans Hughes and Edward Everett.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.