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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1977
Page
6
The Carter administration signals that cutting the White House staff significantly is unlikely. Editorial urges confronting Congress, vetoing unwanted programs, and resisting entrenched agency power to fulfill campaign vows for a leaner federal government.
Three convicts in Wales were admitted to the prison hospital after attempting to slash their wrists in a Mor morse incident. Authorities described the act as a gesture of despair following excessive alcohol intake in the prison kitchen.
A humorous piece lampoons golf culture with punchy definitions and quips. It traces golf’s origins to drunken Scots, then catalogs terms like GIMME, SHANK, and MULLIGAN with playful, ribald commentary on players and habits.
A New York Times opinion piece debates deprogramming in San Francisco and the Moon sect. It traces a trend from parental attempts to reclaim adult children through conservatorship to court rulings and psychological debates on coercive persuasion. It argues for parental self-scrutiny while recognizing the need for meaningful belief systems in a family centered society.
The piece jests that the federal government cannot force rain and asks about starting a new bureau. It quips that Jim Carter avoids a $50 tax rebate and skips a $10,000 gas guzziers purchase while noting Oklahoma’s turnpike relies on a pay-as-you-pollute system and concerns about engine pollution.
Washington editors debate pay TV as a solution to rising costs and censorship. The piece argues pay TV could centralize funding, expand choices, and restore parental control, while noting legal, economic, and societal implications for broadcasters and audiences. It cites quotes from Mark Twain and W. Somerset Maugham.
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