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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1977
Page
8
The article notes a global push from FAO and IFAD to stabilize prices and boost production in poor countries while urging responsible aid with conditions. It highlights a need for export growth, population control, and self sufficiency to avert mass starvation, with leaders pressing rich nations to share responsibility.
A columnist criticizes the Buckley Amendment as a damaging shift that gives students instant access to their school records. The piece argues it cripples cumulative records used to track a student’s development, noting teachers refrain from candid notes due to fear of disclosure.
The author argues the Buckley Amendment imposes significant costs on institutions and fails to meet its aims. It bans confidential teacher appraisals and anecdotal notes, hindering frank opinions and risking harmful consequences for students. The piece urges Congress to repeal the act quickly.
The piece blends a Senate Small Business Committee hearing on a multi million dollar alleged price gouge by major drug companies with a vivid obituary style vignette about Capt. Charles A. Seale who tended to President Lincoln after he was shot. It links Kennedy FDA questions on brand name versus generic pricing to the inquiry. The article closes with Seale describing his act of friendship at Ford's Theatre.
The column laments OU Nebraska scheduling, December politics, and upcoming governor and senator campaigns. It notes drug price discrimination with penicillin priced at 3.50 versus 5.50 after SK added, and critiques FDA and lobby power against generic substitutions. The piece closes with a sarcastic warning to the reader’s family.
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