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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1977

Page

6

Bible Thought For Today Faith Fight And Eternal Life

A devotional note cites I Timothy 6 12 urging believers as Christ s soldiers to fight the good fight of faith and cling to eternal life with the reward assured through faith.

Free Trade Policy Faces Senate and White House Clash

Labor leaders meet President Carter to urge tariffs and import quotas while Japanese businessmen press for restraint. The dispute centers on free trade versus protectionism as ITC-backed shoe protections are rejected. The piece notes Congress can override ITC outcomes under the 1974 Trade Act and warns of political pressure on Capitol Hill ahead of global talks.

U.S Carter International Trade Commission Robert Strauss United States Japan Mr. Carter ITC London White House Congress Capitol Hill

Educators Challenge Test Scores

A 1976 Salt Lake Tribune clipping critiques back to basics in education. The author notes educators and researchers dispute declines in reading and writing scores and questions the emphasis on grammar. The piece cites salt lake City experts and college professors debating exam preparation impacts.

Salt Lake Tribune Diane Cole Salt Lake City

Rafferty elected National Education Association president

The writer critiques Max Rafferty and University of Utah professor Phil Sullivan and Professor Raymond Rodrigues arguments on reading writing teaching methods. He defends traditional basics and mocks the idea of students creating their own dictionaries and rules while defending mass memory and standard curricula.

National Education Assn University of Utah Phil Sullivan Max Rafferty Raymond Rodrigues U. of U Prof. Rodrigues Jane

Tax Strike Resonates as Inflationary Pressures Rise

The piece argues for a principled tax strike amid rising inflation and tax policy clashes. It cites polling showing union members shifting away from Big Labor, resistance to Hatch Act repeal, and warnings that new spending could fuel inflation. It notes Carter’s proposed $50 rebates facing Senate hurdles and suggests honest money and accounting as remedies.

Jimmy Carter Senate Congress Jeanne Dixon America

Solar clothes dryer pitched in Davis store display

An imaginative entrepreneur in Davis offers a solar clothes dryer for 3.50 dollars. Patrick McCormick presents a hexagonal box with a sunburst, five feet of rope and fifteen clothes pins and hints at clear instructions to use.

Davis Calif Patrick McCormick

Anita Loos on ERA Fight and Florida Vote

Anita Loos at eighty criticizes women’s liberation activists. The Florida Senate last week rejected the Equal Rights Amendment, leaving it with little chance to reach the required three state approvals for passage by March 1979.

Washington Anita Loos Florida Senate New York Times ERA Florida

Only In Oklahoma and Florida News Bits

Senator Dewey Bartlett faces a crowded Democrat field as potential rivals surface ahead of his re election while Governor Boren questions the FBI probe into Oklahoma prison affairs. In Florida pro ERA advocate Betty Friedan campaigns amid male opposition and regional gender norms.

Dewey Bartlett Bush Florida Betty Friedan

ERA debate and law views stir partisan tension

The piece surveys ERA arguments in the South and nationwide, noting fears of mandatory draft, unisex toilets, and new taxes alongside pro access claims. It cites Sam Ervin’s call for enforcing existing anti discrimination laws and questions about the amendment’s vague language and potential court interpretations.

Ervin Congress Anita Loos Betty Friedans Miss Loos Lorelei Lee Notre Dame

Quotes by Smith Hurst Graham Marx Shaw on self and cynicism

The compilation presents sayings by Kate Smith Fannie Hurst Billy Graham Groucho Marx and George Bernard Shaw. It highlights wit cynicism humor and reflections on self and others.

Satan Christ Billy Graham Groucho Marx

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