Lawton Constitution Publisher and policy notes
The Lawton Constitution lists Ned Shepler as publisher with a long staff including Bill F. Bentley as editor and publisher and Shirley Shepler Bentley as president. It notes society affiliations and AP membership, advertising policies, prepayment requirement for ads, and a promise to correct misstatements on notification to management.
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Bill F. Bentley
Shirley Shepler Bentley
May B. Shepler
Donald S. Bentley
Stephen F. Bentley
Ted Ralston
World Council of Churches criticized as anti detente force
AWestern columnist accuses the World Council of Churches and its Dutch official Dr. Baldwin Sjollema of promoting revolutionary, racist agendas in Africa. The piece cites alleged by line abuse in Mozambique reports and funding to groups aiming to destroy the Kunene River Dam. It argues these actions threaten peaceful change and illuminate ecumenical hypocrisy.
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U. S
Israel
U. N
Laos
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Northern Ireland
World Council of Churches
Roman Catholic Church
WCC
James Burnham
National Review
College of the Ascension
Birmingham
England
London Times
Mozambique
Father Hastings
BBC
Times
Portugal
Marcello Caetano
Frelimo
South Africa
Rhodesia
Dr. Sjollema
Uganda
United Democrats of Congress form as caucus shifts power
In Washington a new group calling itself United Democrats of Congress forms centered between liberals and southern conservatives. Led by Rep. B F Sisk and Speedy Long with key figures Dan Rostenkowski Edith Green and Joe Gaydos the faction aims to influence policy and protect incumbents against the Democratic Study Group while building a bloc representing labor ethnic groups and middle class voters.
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Washington
House
United Democrats of Congress
Democratic Study Group
Democratic Party
New United Democrats of Congress
B. F. Sisk
California
Speedy C. Long
Louisiana
Dan Rostenkowski
Illinois
Edith Green
Oregon
Joe Gaydos
Pennsylvania
Robert Giaimo
Connecticut
Joe Minish
New Jersey
Ted Kennedy
D.mass
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
New Center
Nixon Targeted by Indictment of Press and Politicians
The piece reviews Chancellor Wallis of the University of Rochester accusing journalists and politicians of corrupt reaction to Watergate. Patrick Buchanan’s critique argues media bias and trial by headline while noting public belief Nixon had prior knowledge. It cites liberal "atrocities" and urges undoing Nixon’s electoral support.
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W. Allen Wallis
University of Rochester
Patrick J. Buchanan
Wallis
United States
Buchanan
Army- McCarthy
Congressional Investigating Committee
Richard Nixon
Liddy & Hunt
New York Times
Jeb Magruder
F. D. Roosevelt
Robert Kennedy
FBI
Martin Luther King Jr
John Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Ervin and Company
Supreme Court gains in esteem since Burger era
Gallup Poll shows the court rated excellent or good up from 33 percent in 1969. Public support varied by rulings on desegregation abortion and school prayers. Law enforcement notes mixed impact on crime and crime deterrence since the death penalty abolition. The court is seen as interpreting law for society as a whole.
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Supreme Court
Gallup
Warren Court
Warren E. Burger
Earl Warren
Burger Court
Thoughts For Today Reflect on faith and mortality
A devotional excerpt contrasts biblical imagery with a call to live life gravely and faithfully. It cites John 3 14 15 and quotes Henry Van Dyke urging love for life and cheerful seriousness in preparation for mortality.
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Moses
John
Henry van Dyke
Shirttails Cy Predicts Eatless Weeks If Meatless Days Persist
Shirttails Cy warns that if meatless days continue, the trend could grow into eatless weeks, signaling a broader shift in dietary practices and public supply.
Mirror of the Mind in Family Dynamics
The piece discusses how fears in adults stem from ignorance and insecurity. It notes a wife’s wish for her husband to engage with her and participate in group activities, public discussions, and local matters to model cooperative behavior for their children.
Notable Quotes About Living and Connection
A pair of reflective lines contrasts life duties with living fully. John Miller urges balance between urgent tasks and meaningful living while John Donne notes no person is self contained, every individual ties to others as part of a larger whole.
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John Donne
Grim war drift in Indochina ends for U S policy
Washington warns that Cambodia and Laos are becoming strongholds for communist forces and threaten South Vietnam. The piece argues that U S military aid is collapsing under Congress pressure to halt bombing by August 15 and contemplates the resulting defeat and reputational damage to the United States.
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Washington
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Watergate
Indochina
Laos
Saigon
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
China
Congress
United States
Richard Nixon
Oklahoma Democrats question David Hall political missteps
Oklahoma Democrats debate Hall missteps as the IRS audits his income while he remains off the White House enemies list. A Wagoner station aired Christmas songs on July Fourth provoking discussion and SANE opposes a new bingo law amid anti sin group critique. Tulsa school board ponders two superintendent finalists with mutual objections.
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David Hall
IRS
White House
Star basketball player on verge of flunking out
Faculty meeting quotes reveal a star player viewed as great yet at risk academically. A teacher notes he can do anything with a basketball except autograph it, reflecting a paradox in his potential and discipline. Seagull quip contrasts with a Waterloo Courier aside on reciprocal kindness.
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Ilayer
True Magazine
Willing Workers Club Elects Walter Stroud President
Mrs. Walter Stroud is elected president of the Willing Workers Home Demonstration Club. Mrs. Ronald Ramming leads the devotional as the Dorcas Class of St John’s Lutheran Church entertains husbands with a spaghetti supper. Mrs. Paul Hanna directs games at Beal Heights Presbyterian Friendly Fellowship lawn party. Bethel Methodist marks 50th anniversary. I. W. Manley leaves for Ponca City Highway Patrol training. Walter honored with a birthday party.
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Walter Stroud
Willing Workers Home Demonstration Club
Ronald Ramming
Dorcas
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Earl Inman
Kentucky
Paul Hanna
Beal Heights Presbyterian Friendly Fellowship
del Ward
Herwanna Bernard
University of Oklahoma
Bethel Methodist Church
I. W. Manley
Ponca City
Highway Patrol
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Mary Lois Faubert
Rudolph Walter
Horoscope for August 1973 readers born under Aries to Pisces
Thursday August 1973 horoscope outlines daily guidance for each sign with cautions and suggestions. It notes strengths like planning, prudence, foresight, and caution against over or under evaluation of new propositions. It highlights independence, imagination, and artistic potential for those born today.
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Aries
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Third and A Avenue
Oklahoma
Ned Shepler
Wm. H. Sullivan
W. D. Hargraves
Alfred Wallace
The
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Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Associated Press
Big Offender
Ernest Cuneo
House Demos Combat Left
Ringside
Nixon
John Conwell
Dennis the Menace
John Miller
William S. White
Congress of the United States
Wagoner Radio
SANE
Tulsa
Waterloo
Yesteryears
Constitution
By Frances Drake
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
Aquarius
Doy
Jack Walton
John Dryden
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