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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1975
Page
6
The item lists the Lawton Constitution masthead with editor and publisher names, officers, and staff roles. It notes the paper is published evenings Monday through Friday and provides contact and correction policy language.
The General Services Administration proposes a 48 million program to build a 225-student executive school on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville. The 18 classroom facility with a 400-seat auditorium library pool and gym would be leased to the government at 12.24 dollars per square foot, a high cost even by New York and San Francisco standards. Senator Robert Morgan calls the plan elaborate and luxurious and questions whether it trains better budgeting or merely creates a country club for officials.
A 22 year study of 6351 San Francisco Bay area longshoremen finds the coronary death rate in high activity jobs is half that of low activity jobs. Of 598 deaths, 66 were in heavy work, 107 in moderate, and 425 in light work. Researchers note benefits from short but strenuous effort but cite no clear exercise duration. They say hard work may increase cardiac efficiency and stabilize heart rhythm.
The Quincy busing confrontation shows anti Kennedy sentiment spreading beyond his native Massachusetts. Kennedy defended mandatory busing but faced a hostile crowd and police escorts, prompting questions about his presidential prospects and the potential for a national draft at the Democratic convention.
The piece outlines Democratic leaders from Michigan New Mexico North Carolina Florida Maryland and New Hampshire considering changes to primaries or moving dates to influence delegate selection. It notes worries about George Wallace impacts and hints at broader aims affecting black voters and party conventions.
By Ernest Cuneo, the piece argues Portugal’s April 25 elections remain a flashpoint as Kremlin-backed generals threaten seizure. NATO must keep elections open, using force if needed, to prevent a leftist take over Iberia, minimizing a broader Spain crisis and preserving the alliance amid a fragile Western bloc.
Stephen Dunphy living on a houseboat in Seattle converted a wrecked raft into a garden using just over 100 dollars for repair materials soil peat moss and manure to grow crops that thrived except cucumbers. He demonstrates to other houseboat owners how to join the back to the soil movement while remaining afloat.
An estimated thousand distinct languages spoken by black Africans create a wide communications gap. The situation evokes the Babel story, where confusion of languages blocked the tower's construction.
A devotional passage quotes John 14 12 17 asking believers to trust Jesus for miracles and guidance. It emphasizes asking in Jesus name for aid and the Father sending a Comforter the Holy Spirit to lead into all truth.
A column explores how house plants respond to care rather than happiness in the home, and notes a growing debate over smokers and non-smokers. It also considers whether physical height affects social and professional success, suggesting tall people may command more respect as others must "look up" to them.
Ten years ago Audrey Tosee of Sterling sought Comanche princess at Anadarko Exposition. Kermit W. Smith arrived to lead Goodwill Industries of Southwest Oklahoma. Lawton Wolverines defeated Duncan Demons in baseball doubleheader. Twenty years ago Noma Mae Shanks and Captain Karl Peters wed at First Presbyterian. Community labor funded a Roseland rural school kitchen with a community social.
Irvine Ungerman announces he will remain chairman of the Corrections Board. The Senate approves a bill setting liquor store closing time at 8 pm, reflecting a shift from the 10 pm standard.
The page offers sun sign guidance with Aries to Pisces advice for Saturday. It highlights careful planning for Aries and Taurus stability, Gemini seeking new avenues, Cancer caution, Leo self initiative, Virgo domestic care, Libra career recognition, Scorpio project completion, Sagittarius restraint, Capricorn foresight, Aquarius enthusiasm, and Pisces assertive gains. It notes the reader born today possesses eloquence suited to law, statesmanship, literature, or theater, but warns of over optimism and aggressiveness. Core birthdate references Henry Clay.
The column lists daily outlooks by zodiac sign with guidance on mindset and behavior for Aries through Pisces, urging logic, balance, and social awareness. It notes you are a born leader with potential as a lawyer or teacher and mentions Thomas Jefferson and Lily Pons as birthdate references.
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