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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1977
Page
6
A contemplative meditation on Romans 2 3 about judging others and the equal reach of God s judgment and blessing. The text emphasizes that judgment and blessing are fair and administered by God to each person.
The article notes a modest rise of the debt limit to 775 billion and contrasts this with longstanding deficits and past warnings by Sen Harry Byrd. It explains potential consequences of a debt limit breach, including halted payments, missed Social Security and defense salaries, and global financial turmoil.
The article portrays Benedict Arnold as impulsive and brave, noting his New Haven ties, drugstore background, and large family. It covers his exit from the shop, military service, and controversial promotions, including Congress promoting juniors over him and Washington’s rebuke, while detailing battles and his uneasy relationship with authority.
Jim Bishop outlines Benedict Arnold’s fall from respected colonel to infamous traitor. Arnold marries Margaret Shippen, incurs debt, faces court martial, seeks help from Clinton, betrays West Point plans to Major Andre, is captured, defects to Britain, and ends life ruined by wealth loss and shame.
The arrested youth known as Son of Sam showed signs of deep paranoia and delusional thinking. He described ongoing urges to kill and claimed possession by outside forces, while admitting prior plans to strike again in Suffolk County with a different weapon and target.
Max Lerner analyzes a case of a man who believed he was guided by a demonic medium dog to kill. He describes an ambulatory schizophrenic killer, unnoticed at work, aided by a lax police response and a tolerant society that valued freedom over vigilant care. The piece argues social neglect allowed a killer to operate for over a year, with painful consequences.
Several Oklahoma tribes want talks with the same federal negotiators who traded away the Panama Canal. The Sooner Cynic notes the U.S. pays Panama about 50 million dollars annually to shed the canal. Dust Bowl era conditions are cited as comparison, and a perennial candidate risks exposing a year on bumper stickers.
The piece traces shifting public opinion on Watergate from denouncing the scandal to recognizing a broader pattern of presidential abuses. It cites CIA involvement theories, past presidential conduct, Dreyfus parallels, and anticipated reception of Nixon’s memoir shaping future views.
A collection of short notes recalls Dad Hillis passing on CB radio echoing eight family party lines of country youth Burton Hill appears in Better Homes and Gardens. The $2 bill is noted for not harming ecology with a wry Franklin P. Jones quote. A Bits & Pieces remark highlights people unable to keep hands in pockets while giving directions.
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