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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1977
Page
6
The editorial warns President Carter risks relying on abandoning plutonium reprocessing and breeder reactors to stretch uranium until fusion. It notes global reprocessing growth, risks of weapons with plutonium, and Europe’s energy needs, arguing a united halt is unlikely and weakens US energy leverage.
Next month ten would be astronauts will be confined to bed for nine days to study the effects of weightlessness on the female body. NASA aims to counter criticism that it has failed to train women for space flight. The report notes weightlessness is more akin to sleep than to dieting.
Big John dresses sharp for a dinner with his lonely wife Maggie. They recall war years, play Chinese checkers, and share memories at Banjo Bar and Grille over corned beef and gin drinks. The night winds down with reflections on life and friends who have passed.
A bartender in a grimy bar learns Maggie has lost a thousand-dollar bridge teeth after a confrontation. Big John vows help then rallies digs to recover the teeth, leaving the place in wreckage. The tale ends with a weary reflection on women and teeth.
A Wall Street Journal report and industry critics say major oil firms used service stations to subsidize drilling profits. The piece argues divestiture is needed as 37,000 stations closed in five years and future stations may become debt-free, service-free boxes.
An analysis questions the Carter administration and U N Ambassador Andrew Young on a changing Africa policy. It notes Young’s stance on Angola stability claims and U S stance toward Zaire and Katanga, arguing fear of Soviet influence is overstated while acknowledging historic Marxist influences in Angola Mozambique and other nations.
Max Lerner argues the idea of stability masks a lethal endgame as death. Andrew Young and Carter are urged to share hard African facts beyond a purely economic view, criticizing disengagement and warning against a hands-off policy that neglects Africa and American ideals. The piece questions Young's public lessons and fears costly political education.
A collection of witty and paradoxical lines from Lin Yutang D O Flynn Seneca and Will Cressy. The quotes cover honesty secrecy restraint and humor about journeys and the Mayflower.
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