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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1977
Page
6
A devotional excerpt emphasizes God’s mighty nature and loving kindness revealed to thousands. It reflects on the LORD of hosts as a defining identity and source of divine love, noting God’s fearless proclamation of who He is.
An opinion arguing that price controls by the Federal Power Commission restrict natural gas, stifle production, and worsen shortages. The author calls for deregulation to spur investment in deep gas fields and to bridge until alternative energy sources emerge.
Departing Ford administration officials offer candid views on slower government processes and the transition to President Carter. Rumsfeld says 18 months to speed up. Mathews criticizes the HEW’s excess. Bush regrets miscommunications. Hills defends a slow but functional system.
A columnist argues Gilmore became a criticized icon after his death. The piece contrasts his notoriety with Jesse James and questions capital punishment, asserting it is cruel and suggests life imprisonment as a preferable alternative. It notes Gilmore manipulated media and unsettled views on the death penalty.
Andrew Tully argues capital punishment is appropriate for murder, rejecting life imprisonment as cruel and claiming killers have no right to continue living. He says society punishes a grave crime by taking a life, while deterring may be secondary to the primary aim of retribution. He cautions against blaming society for individual acts and urges a decisive penalty.
The piece argues that 1950s price controls starved gas profits, spurred demand, and left a 1970s famine risk as drillings rose only modestly. It cites Texas experience showing higher prices boosted local gas drilling and urges more offshore production with safer spill controls amid policy shifts under Carter.
In Oklahoma Carl Albert enjoyed the State of the Union nap unseen by 50 million viewers while the legislature remains in session amid snow's aftereffects. Republicans, with no offices to contest, clash over party chairmanship as the season continues.
The New Republic claws at W Michael Blumenthal the Treasury head under Carter a Bendix former chief and Princeton PhD. The piece questions his ethics citing plant moves to Mexico and argues for a toothless federal watchdog board to curb corporate conduct while preserving growth.
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