Lawton Constitution Contact and Staff Details
The Lawton Constitution is published weekdays in Lawton Oklahoma at Third and A Avenue. Ned Shepler is publisher 1919 1967 with staff including Bill Bentley Shirley Shepler Bentley May B Shepler Donald S Bentley Stephen F Bentley Ted Ralston Wm H Sullivan W D Hargraves Alfred Wallace editor and publisher. The paper lists affiliations with AP Audit Bureau of Circulations and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association and requires advance payment for ads.
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Bill F. Bentley
Shirley Shepler
Bentley May B. Shepler
Donald S. Bentley
Stephen F. Bentley
Ted Ralston
August Showdown and Nixon’s Watergate Gamble
The August 1964 and August 1939 references frame a pivotal moment as Nixon faces a critical August speech to address the Watergate tapes. Polls show cautious support while GOP leaders weigh information on espionage and wiretapping and consider a counterattack to preserve the president's grip on power.
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Washington
Hitler
Poland
Nixon
Ervin Committee
Gallup
John Dean
Philadelphia
Albert Sindlinger
Sens
Hugh Scott
Barry Goldwater
Watergate Committee
GOP
Ervin
Nixon Tanaka toast eyes future U S Japan ties
President Nixon and Premier Kakuei Tanaka toasted renewed friendship and discussed future visits by Emperor Hirohito and Nixon to Japan. They spoke on ties amid Cold War tensions, economic frictions, and joint gas development in Siberia, with talks touching Indochina aid and Korea.
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Nixon
Kakuei Tanaka
Japan
Tanaka
United States
United States-Japan
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Washington
Brezhnev
White House
Hirohito
Pacific
Moscow
Siberia
Indochina
Korean Peninsula
House Defends Overseas Troop Commitments and Budget
The House rejected multiple amendments seeking troop cuts and limits on overseas forces. Votes ranged 242 163 against 100,000 troop reductions, 282 130 against barring stations in low defense spenders, and 337 67 against halving overseas forces. Western Europe opposition to overseas reductions is noted amid call for strict Soviet mutual restraint.
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House of Representatives
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
House
Britain halts live livestock exports after cruelty inquiry
Britain stops exporting live cattle and pigs following a ban on sheep, lambs, and calves under 110 pounds. An independent inquiry found cruel treatment of the animals. Protection measures are needed before further shipments abroad.
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Britain
Spassky Seeks World Championship Rematch in London
Spassky arrives in London for the European chess championship and says his defeat to Fisher still rankles after ten months. He requests a world title rematch, while the American asserts willingness if the venue and purse meet his terms.
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Boris Spassky
London
Bobby Fisher
Agnew says he is not hungry for the presidency
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew tells Newsweek he has no hunger for the presidency at present and will not run if he is not hungry three years from now. Stewart Alsop notes Agnew keeping options open.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Stewart Alsop
Newsweek
Diplomatic secrecy at risk as Senate hearings uncover open disclosures
Washington faces a storm as Senate hearings on MacArthur and other actions reveal open discussions of U.S. diplomacy. Ambassador de Roulet testified on Jamaica and bauxite, prompting Jamaica to seek recall. The piece argues that such disclosures erode state secrecy and hurt American interests abroad.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Douglas MacArthur
Chiefs of Staff
U.S
America
Lester Pearson
Ton
Senate
Jamaica
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
de Roulet
Manley
Mirror of the Mind on Gossip and Computers in Dating
The piece discusses how computers may help people meet and reduce loneliness while emphasizing that after initial dates couples decide if they will continue. It questions gossip's malice and notes how some use gossip to avoid rejection, ending with a reflection on a father's pride and desire for his children to choose independent lives.
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Washington
Nixon
John Dean
The
Washington Post
Pop
Buckley on Senate zeal and presidential power
A reflection on political crisis, civil liberties, and historic actions. The piece questions the legitimacy of emergency measures by presidents and recalls Roosevelt and wartime actions while contrasting McCarthy era tactics with Ervin hearings. It notes public memory and media representation shaping opinion.
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Nixon
Daniel Ellsberg
Fire Department
Coast Guard
Roosevelt
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Pioneer Day Parade Revered Figures and Local Events
A series of Small town notes report community happenings including Mrs. Leonard Moore unveiling a historical marker at 415 Summit, a Pioneer Day parade with Smiley Burnett greeting youths, and local leaders like Volney E. Hamm elected head of Lawton Amateur Artists. Also mentions Norman visitors, USO tater fry planning, and youth awards at Quanah Parker Lake events.
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Leonard Moore
Mattie Bear
Summit
Otto Bussanmas
Indiahoma
Quanah Parker Lake
Louis Power
Walter Crosby
LO Ranch
Volney E. Hamm
Lawton
Amateur Artists Association of America, Inc
Smiley Burnett
Grace Harkey
Norman
Mat Koehler
James True
USO
Tater Fry
Jean Rhodes
Bill Newman
Oklahoma Plans, AIM Rules Highlight State Briefs
Governor Hall tours in a new 250000 highway patrol plane while urging fuel cuts. The American Indian Movement prepares for White Oak convention stressing tribal rule order. AIM faces similar issues as the Daughters of the American Revolution with some doors marked MEN. Oklahoma banks lure with higher rates but borrowing and saving remains unprofitable.
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Governor Hall
Oklahoma
White Oak
AIM
Daughters of the American Revolution
Horoscope Outlook by Birthday in the Stars
Aries to Pisces section presents daily guidance for every sign with cautions against impulsiveness for Aries and notes on unique opportunities for Taurus and Aquarius. It also lists a birthdate note for Ralph Bunche, highlighting his intellect and versatile talents as a model.
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