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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1977
Page
4
When everyone else fails us God will be our strength and friend. The verse notes the poor rely on God and he assists the fatherless, offering comfort and divine support.
The piece argues that rising minimum wage provokes joblessness and harms unskilled urban youth. It cites Milton Friedman and Terence Kelly to claim the wage floor mostly benefits students and raises costs, with limited poverty relief.
Architect George M White argues Congress could gain 135000 square feet of new offices with a 55 million rebuild of the West Front. The American Institute of Architects objects saying the forward projection harms architectural integrity. AIA says restoration could cost half and keep the current look. The piece urges a cap on Congress office space to curb sprawling annexes.
Letters cite confusion over adopting a metric system and question its benefits. A respondent defends Mensa and IQ elitism, while the columnist jokes about school reform and educational control.
The author recalls a UT Austin lecture about his Texan grandfather John Buckley, a 1904 sheriff and staunch Democrat. The piece recounts 1948 LBJ election rumors, alleged vote fraud, and quotes Lyndon Johnson, George Parr, and Lady Bird Johnson. It invokes political humor and Chesterton on tradition before ending with pride in family civic duty.
In Oklahoma a note of humor and politics blends with sport and work news. Barry Switzer expects a solid OU season while Henry Likes seeks re election amid a right to work debate. J C Kennedy declines a Carter admin post as residents remark on new hat styles atop wigs and hair.
The piece questions Bert Lance and others like David Rockefeller and Harry Gray, arguing debt, conflicts of interest, and the quality of public service merit real accomplishments. It notes Lance's $4–5 million debt, delays on selling stock, and compares praise of business leaders to actual social value and competence.
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