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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1975
Page
6
The Lawton Constitution lists staff roles including editor and publisher Bill F. Bentley and others. It provides office location at 3rd and A Avenue Lawton Oklahoma and phone number 353-0620. It notes affiliations with state and national press associations and AP cooperation.
Thomas A. Murphy told the Detroit Club that GM hopes to begin recalling 121,000 workers on indefinite layoff and end temporary layoffs of 13,305 by next month. He forecast a spring pickup in auto sales and a quicker recovery than the President’s report.
Oil dollars, debated up to eleven to seventeen billion, boost Treasury markets and fund government and business needs. Analysts say Arab investment eases balance of payments and reduces oil supply fears, though total funding remains uncertain.
Many marginal service stations closed as operators went out of business or oil companies abandoned them. Now scattered nationwide former stations host banks stores and offices proving buildings can be recycled even as aluminum cans and used newsprint.
Excerpt recalls Moses announcing the new year and a ritual lamb offering. On the tenth day each family must choose a year old defect free male sheep or goat. On the evening of the fourteenth day the lambs are killed and blood marked on door frames and lintel as instructed in Exodus 12:1-7.
A Senate focus on CIA covert actions questions whether U.S. policy should allow such operations. References to Chile, Allende, Bay of Pigs, and past money given to Chilean candidates highlight concerns over transparency and executive direction from Johnson era.
Secretary Kissinger hints at force to counter Arab economic pressure while Congress withholds war powers. Ford could deploy naval forces as commander in chief, provoking a pivotal diplomatic moment. Historical naval demonstrations blur line to imminent use of force, unlike targeted actions such as Corfu incident.
A discussion contrasts nonconformity with stubbornness in language use and personal conviction. It links juvenile logic to broader civic attitudes and critiques Secretary Kissinger and President Ford over wartime policy and constitutional limits on military action. The piece references Roosevelt, Wilson, Pancho Villa, and naval force moves, noting unpreparedness for war.
A compilation of sayings from Oliver Wendell Holmes Roger Babson Charles Steinmetz Will Rogers and Thomas Macaulay on self focus curiosity folly and political impact. The lines critique ego, ambition, inquiry, leadership and public life with a wry historical voice.
Opinion argues the Azores are crucial to NATO and U S naval power. It warns that a Communist victory in Portugal could eject the U S from the Azores and tests how Washington should respond with NATO intact or dissolved.
Yesteryears items show Mrs Kenneth Rauch becoming Schubert Music Club secretary at Leta Mae Smith home. Connie Blanton named Cache Eagle Park Round-Up Club queen. Mrs W R Cooter attends an Oklahoma City conference on youth in Red Cross work. Sam Jabour buys 415 419 FE business property with plans to demolish the brick ice plant. Rev M W Johnson reelected president of the Negro Chamber of Commerce at Greater Galilee Baptist Church luncheon. Mrs Ezra Baker leads Sweet Pea Garden Club lesson. Also 30 years ago Gypsy Rose Lee and Dinah Shore star in Belle of the Yukon at the Dome Theater. Carl Spangler of Altus guest at Lawton Real Estate Board banquet. Jesse Ferrell promoted from technical sergeant to second lieutenant while stationed in Europe.
A zodiac based forecast lists Aries through Pisces with daily guidance on money, planning, restraint, and personal growth. Notable figures born include Nicholas Copernicus Adeline Patti David Garrick and Lee Marvin.
A collection of remarks attributed to Will Rogers and others cites Rogers claim he never met a man he disliked, notes his brief time in Washington D C, and includes lines from Foxtail Johnson Alfred Armand Monta nert about facing difficulties and the path of great men through adversity.
In Oklahoma the public asks their congressmen for opinions on spending and policy. The piece notes Governor Boren enjoys criticizing President Ford, while discussing a misplaced state airplane and the public appetite for scrutiny of officials.
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