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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1978
Page
8
President Carter urged a moral equivalent of war on the energy crisis and submitted the National Energy Act as his top domestic priority. Congress delayed, with critics arguing for free market oil pricing and taxes on excess profits, hoping to curb government price controls.
Alberto Gainza Paz, long associated with Argentina's La Prensa, died at 78. He resisted Peronist censorship when the government seized the paper in 1951, fled into exile, and helped revive La Prensa after Peron's departure. He later led efforts with the Inter-American Press Association, championing press freedom.
The piece argues Soviet panic over the neutron bomb, framing it as a strategic ploy to maintain tank superiority. It links NATO defense gains from neutron weapons to pressure on SALT II talks and suggests a trade off: NATO gains neutron capability if the USSR relinquishes half its 40,000 tanks.
Leading newspapers say the dollar fell on Carter's choice of G William Miller to replace Arthur Burns at the Federal Reserve Board. The piece criticizes Burns for inflationary policy and secrecy, arguing the press inflated his aura while urging a tougher, more transparent leadership from Miller and the Fed.
Nicholas von Hoffman critiques the fed’s independence and argues Congress holds money printing and debt powers. He questions whether Gordon Miller, former Textron head, will pursue public economic planning or private, measured laissez faire, and urges transparent policy under congressional accountability.
In Oklahoma, Molly Boren grapples with politics as wife of Senator David Boren. She claims no prior political activity yet leans Democratic and faces scrutiny from her marriage vows. The piece playfully warns of potential friction if political duties intrude on home life.
In Chicago commentary reflects on President Carter's overseas trip, noting power shifts and broader global dynamics. It argues the administration faces amateurism and a lack of urgency, as energy policy remains stalled and the nation adapts to dispersed power in a changing world. It likens this era to Teddy Roosevelt's River of Doubt journey and urges a clearer view of global reality.
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