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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1977
Page
6
The Santa Ana Register notes four states ban pay toilets amid myths of need and public funding. It highlights Nik-O-Lok token locks as a private solution allowing coins to be replaced by cashier tokens for weary travelers.
New York reviews the uproar as Alex Haley faces scrutiny over Roots with critics arguing about myth making honesty and fame. The piece notes media scrutiny and the book's turn into a televised media event while a Sunday Times writer questions fictive as well as factual elements in Haley's work.
The piece weighs Haley’s use of an oral griot as lineage source, weighing historical accuracy against myth. It argues a truthful roots narrative is preferable and that myths outgrow authorial control, urging clear treatment of facts while letting the broader myth evolve.
Columnist William F Buckley Jr responds to Edward N Fitzpatrick letter criticizing his defense of Edgar Smith. He asserts legal outcomes and court rulings, noting Smith confessed to the Zielinski murder and faced further crimes. Buckley cites risks of infallible verdicts and defends his journalism.
The Sooner Cynic notes a heartwarming yet odd plan by a president to cut temperatures while giving $50 to each person for winter wear. Ve tech folks push a simple philosophy: the common people should receive as much as they can.
Opinion piece explores nuclear arms, disarmament, and political resistance. It argues Americans fear atomic warfare, critiques senators like Scoop Jackson, and questions faith in disarmament as utopian. Includes cultural references by Cloris Leachman and George Bernard Shaw.
A Cornell sponsored study notes chickadees aggressively mob predators during breeding, driving away owls and hawks to protect their territory. Similar behavior appears in robins, crows and starlings, suggesting self sacrifice aids species survival and raises questions about society’s courage in conflict.
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