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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1972
Page
6
The Lawton Constitution states it is published weekdays with full staff credits and contact. It cites AP affiliation and policy restricting advertising from promoters without local business guaranty and written authorization. Corrections will be made upon management notice.
A Tax Foundation study traces government payroll growth to 110 billion in 1970 with an 88 percent rise since the decade's start. About 4 million workers belonged to unions or employee associations, led by municipal workers and New York teachers, amid 412 strikes nationwide in 1970.
Transportation statistics show 58 452 deaths last year with motor vehicles responsible for the vast majority 50 949. Volpe notes improvement in rates since 1966 but calls for universal driver training alongside existing courses as driving remains near universal.
Cities adopt TIP Turn in a Pusher bounty schemes to arrest drug pushers, paying $100 to $500 for tips. Originating in Tampa two years ago, the program spreads to Atlanta Orlando Syracuse and Staten Island where informants call a number and stay anonymous. Rewards are cash and used by trained staff to aid law enforcement. Also notes state lotteries expanding westward and Nevada’s Las Vegas as gambling capital.
A compact devotional noting that generosity enriches the liberal, kindness returns to the giver, and true measure is what one gives. It cites Proverbs 11 25 26 and Robert South on giving as the test of character.
John Chamberlain analyzes a three way detente as Red China and Soviet Russia accept concessions with the U S Nixon Kissinger policy. He notes continued Soviet navy expansion and missile growth while Washington trusts SALT to avert immediate atomic clash and keeps the seas under U S control.
Washington observers report President Nixon has largely abandoned the 2400 per household Family Assistance Plan and plans a fresh welfare philosophy for 1973. The shift follows Speenhamland lessons and internal debates among White House aides and scholars, with Martin Anderson reworking welfare planks for the 1972 Republican platform.
The piece depicts a factional battle within the McGovern wing of the Democratic Party. Key figures such as Basil Paterson and Mrs Westwood push to seize party machinery while critics warn of unorthodox tactics and internal purges threatening McGovern’s control. The fight centers on influence over the national party and electoral strategy.
Yesteryears S P Smith receives a greeting from President Kennedy and blows out the candles on his 100th birthday celebration cake. Elected officials and local figures appear in a roundup: T Lauderdale reports Cache School building repainting and repairs completed. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Chris OConnor in San Antonio and South Texas. Russell Chaldwell flags Apache school enrollment day. Miss Noma Shanks and Miss Lillian Beavers from Chattanooga visit homes before returning to work in Wichita Kansas. Henry L Snider and Lewis Morse named to the Lawton police force. D L Chastain enlists in the Navy and Stanley J Turk commissioned second lieutenant in the Army.
A rapid Q and A covers topics from celestial eclipses to topiary trees. It notes Woodrow Wilson as buried in Washington DC at the National Cathedral and Frances Perkins as the first female U.S. Cabinet member in 1933. Pitcairn Island remains inhabited by about 100 residents descended from mutineers.
The piece questions if tyrant bosses deserve admiration and whether rebound love is real while noting workers may mask anger. It discusses genuine feelings in defense of a harsh boss and examines parental involvement in children’s newspaper routes beyond necessity.
Horoscope text offers Sun sign guidance for Taurus through Pisces focusing on finances work and personal boundaries. It notes energy ambition love of arts and warns against arrogance and distractions while urging disciplined planning and stable budgets. It also hints at executive potential for those who manage ego and relationships well.
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