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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1977
Page
6
A devotional note highlights Paul’s greeting grace to you and peace from God and the Lord Jesus Christ. It urges Christians to revive letter writing to share God’s goodness and express love to family and friends.
The new French philosophers like Glucksmann and Levy, formed from 1968 protesters, reject Marxist and authoritarian systems while embracing practical reform. They denounce grand ideologies, seek modest political action, and echo American pragmatism and pluralism in opposing centralized control.
An editorial argues that CIA research into human behavior raises ethics and legality questions. It notes limits on domestic surveillance, cites sleep and drug-induced studies as not purely spying, and credits Carter and Congress for tightening oversight while acknowledging some CIA actions were vital to national security.
A hotel guest recalls an overnight stay by cartoonist Bill Mauldin and a breakfast bill of 14.97 amid claims inflation is a red herring. The note rails at widespread price hikes as opportunistic rip-offs, argues against both Marxist and laissez faire extremes, and contends business self-regulation will not protect consumers.
Sydney J. Harris argues that the root problem is moral decay not economics. He asserts both business and government can erode ethics, compares capitalism and communism, and warns against turning competition into a ruthless scramble with no community.
A year after paying 1.1 billion dollars into the U S Treasury for Baltimore Canyon lease rights no drilling rigs have been deployed due to environmentalist lawsuits over the environmental impact statement. The stalled process risks delaying U S oil supplies for years, with the British North Sea example showing a long lead time to production.
John Chamberlain argues that Congress created James Schlesinger’s Department of Energy with a projected budget over 10 billion dollars and 20 000 bureaucrats. He warns the cost dwarfs the profits of major oil companies and questions the need for such a bureaucracy when it limits exploration and drilling. He cites Alyeska's 7.5 billion pipeline as a contrast. He laments tax dollars funding a system he says blocks oil production and delays Baltimore Canyon lease payments.
Oklahoma figures drift through policy and public life as David Boren tours towns and voters. Federal roadblocks on oil leases mix with local parole news at McAlester Penitentiary while debates over energy policy and the Panama Canal stir cautious prompt.
President Carter's energy team proposes legislation to cut the 12 year licensing and construction cycle for nuclear plants to about five years. They would push standardized designs and early site reviews while creating site banks. A federal role would store spent fuel at disposal sites, funded by utilities, pending Congress approval.
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