Lawton Constitution Masthead and Contacts
The Lawton Constitution lists publication details for 1919 with Ned Shepler as Publisher and Bill F. Bentley as Editor and Publisher. It also notes May B. Shepler as Vice President Shirley Shepler Bentley Secretary Donald S. Bentley Ted Ralston Wm. H. Sullivan Advertising Director Alfred Wallace Circulation Manager W. D. Hargraves Mechanical Superintendent Managing Editor and officers. It states association memberships and AP affiliation, plus ad payment policy and correction policy.
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Bill F. Bentley
May B. Shepler
Shirley Shepler Bentley
Donald S. Bentley
Ted Ralston
Wm. H. Sullivan
Alfred Wallace
W. D. Hargraves
Wallace likely to win Indiana Democratic primary on May 2
Wallace concentrates on Indiana while Humphrey and Muskie shift to other areas. Indiana delegates are awarded by district 57 and at large 19, with potential 76 delegate sweep boosting Wallace. No party registration is required to vote, cross over possible, and Wallace may pursue either a Democratic ticket or an independent run.
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Indiana
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
George McGovern
Hoosier
Wallace
Gordon St. Angelo
Windfall Profits Targeted by Price Commission
The Price Commission under chairman C Jackson Grayson Jr orders rollback of windfall profits by firms that raised prices before the August wage price freeze. The move seeks price reductions equal to the pre freeze increases and covers contractors who gain from labor cost cuts. Enforcing the reductions remains in doubt.
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Pay
The
Price Commission
Commission
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Pay Board
FAA Crackdown on Airlines Over Hijacking Threats
The FAA argues airlines are responsible if hijackers board. A New York appeals court ruled preboarding searches illegal without probable cause or statutory authority. The agency cites identification checks magnetometer screening and possible searches by air marshals or police to deter attempts.
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Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
New York State
Thoughts for Today on Faith and Revelation
A concise reflection cites Abraham’s test and Isaac’s promise from Hebrews and quotes Arthur H. Compton on discovery. The two quotes link faith to action, urging belief followed by proof via diligent inquiry.
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Abraham
Isaac
Kennedy May Lean On McGovern To Stop A Kennedy Draft
Washington writes that Edward M Kennedy could boost George McGovern to derail a July Kennedy convention draft. McGovern’s momentum by June might force EMK to decide whether to aid or withdraw, with Chappaquiddick and the 1972 convention timing shaping the risk to a Kennedy run in 1976.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
George McGovern
South Dakota
Kennedy
EMK
McGovern
Massachusetts
Chappaquiddick
Greyhound
Dyke Bridge
White House
Nixon
Virginia
Mississippi
Ed Muskie
Andrew Tully Spy Shop Rules Different
Washington reports gossip that the CIA condones SDECE drug trafficking to fund operations. Col. Paul Fournier allegedly implicated in heroin schemes as de Louette testifies, but Paris has not extradited him. CIA officials defend non interference policy and secrecy amid embassy row speculation.
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Washington
Newark
N. J
Embassy Row
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Paul Fournier
Paul Ferrer
Service de Documentation Et de Centre Espionnage
SDECE
Fournier
Roger de Louette
U.S
France
DE Louette
Fournier - Ferrer
United States
Mirror ideas on confidence and jealousy in chess talk
The piece notes how regained self notion can rise after continuous criticism. It contrasts patience with broken arms and jealous children needing guidance, then cites Dr. Reuben Fine on chess being a male dominated pastime especially in Russia.
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Reuben Fine
Dover
Russia
Fine
Q A Knowledge Quiz on Congress and Government
Q A Are bills ever enacted into legislation at a joint session of Congress. A No legislation can be enacted at a joint session. Q Who was the first woman to be elected to the U S Congress. A Jeannette Rankin a Republican who served from 1917 to 1919 as congressman at large from Montana. Q How many justices are on the U S Supreme Court. A Nine. Q Under which executive department does the Internal Revenue Service operate. A The Department of the Treasury.
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U.S
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
U.S. Supreme Court
Internal Revenue Service
Department of the Treasury
North Vietnamese Offensive Described as Renewed All-Out Push
Brigadier General S L A Marshall notes a fresh North Vietnamese offensive mirrors the 1968 surge. He cites heavy pressure in I Corps with Camp Eagle Camp Evans and Da Nang hit by mortars rockets and a massive ammo dump blast. He says thousands of replacements were killed and about 400 Americans died weekly, with the attack likely ending by fall if uninterrupted.
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Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
U.S. Army
I Corps
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S
Camp Eagle
U.S. 61St
Camp Evans
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
da Nang
Camp Carroll
Khe Sanh
NVA
Hanoi
United States
Local notes and opinions from Lawton figures and clashes over Vietnam
Various Lawton society notes list meetings and visits including Cap Richard W Brantley as Noon Optimist Club president Maj Gen Griffing dedicating Summerall Hall Fort Sill Hugh Corwin reporting tourist reservations and teachers' coffee while a column critiques premature anti Nixon Vietnamization claims noting initial ARVN losses and evolving U S air support and Soviet and Chinese aims The piece argues for patience and continued U S involvement through spring weather.
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Richard W. Brantley
Noon Optimist Club
L. S. Griffing
Summerall Hall
Transportation Department
Fort Sill
Hugh Corwin
Comanche
Caddo
Our favorite lady locks in stores over missing GNP
A humorous note quips that a favorite lady cannot find the so called gross national product proclaimed by the government, while claiming she has locked in every shop in town. The playful line mocks economic rhetoric and public discourse.
Horoscope roundup for Friday April 28 1972 Aries to Pisces
Daily signs forecast with general guidance for each zodiac group. Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces cover moods challenges work love and personal aims. Patterns urge patience persistence and measured action to achieve practical gains.
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Third and A Avenue
Oklahoma
Ned Shepler
Oklahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Associated Press
Wallace and
Arthur H. Compton
Physicist
Washington Report
Pennsylvania Avenue
Andrew Tully
U.S. Intelligence Agency
Indochina
Laos
Burma
Pathet Lao
Europe
Asia
Italy
West Germany
Greece
Turkey
Sweden
John Conwell
Dennis the Menace
LA Times
Washington Post Service
Yesteryears
Constitution
W. C. Belcher
Missionary Guild of the
First Christian Church
Hayden Berryhill
Blaine Parrish
Otto Hilbert
Wagon Wheel Square
Jo Ann Terrell
Victoria
Tex
Harry Chappell
Orville Chappell
Chattanooga
Apache
Henry Jesse
San Antonio
Glenn Hoover
Fay Ralston
Clovis
N.M
ARVN
Johnson
W. C. Westmoreland
Phillips Brooks
By Frances Drake
Aries
Dey
Taurus
Leo
Will
Aquarius
Com Outlook
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