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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1977

Page

8

Checks and Balances Missing

The piece argues that while Congress has curbed executive overreach, courts are increasingly wielding legislative and administrative power. It cites Boston, Mobile, and California cases where judges shape policy on school integration, city government, prisons, and school finance. It warns that excessive judicial power reflects failures in other branches to address reform.

Boston Mobile Ala

Coffee Boycott Seeks Lower Prices Across Nation

Consumers urged to boycott coffee as a tactic to ease high prices, though impact remains uncertain amid global factors. Brazil’s 1975 freeze, Colombian weather, Angola unrest, and rising Western European and Japanese demand drive costs. With over 55 million bags exported, relief may be slow. meanwhile Americans shift to cold drinks and report declining coffee use as prices rise toward three dollars per pound.

Brazil Colombia Angola Europe Japan Ing United States

There Was Conspiracy To Kill King

The account describes James Earl Ray near the Lorraine Motel in Memphis as he plotted an assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Details include a planned escape route to Birmingham and Canada, a target sight line of 225 feet, and a sequence of money and travel plans indicating intent and coordination. Ray rented a Rooming house on Main and prepared for the crime with a back room, paying $8.50 for a week.

Memphis James Ear Ray Martin Luther King Jr Lorraine King’s Quarters Ray Main Street King Smiler Arkansas-Riverside Drive Memphis-Arkansas Bridge Birmingham State of Mississippi Canada London Lisbon Rhodesia U.S York Arms Company Beale Street Main The Billy Kyles Andrew Young Jesse Jackson Dr. King Ben Branch Jackson James Lane FBI James Earl Ray Willy Anchues Anchues

King assassination described with Ray and Beale Street buildup

The narrative follows James Earl Ray preparing with binoculars and a rifle near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel on April 4. Eyewitnesses recount the murder scene, the flight of King’s party, and FBI shadowing by James Lane. Conspiracy questions linger as witnesses recall the fatal shot.

King Chicago Lord Bernard Lee Dr. King Smiler Ben Kyles Jesse Jackson Doc

What Is Brzezinski Like In Public Debate

The Paris Herald Tribune and The New Republic scrutinize Zbigniew Brzezinski’s persona and ideological evolution. The piece traces his rise from Policy Planning Counselor under LBJ to a key adviser amid Carter’s era, noting shifts from anti communism to egalitarian, global realignment and highlighting a recurring debate over his intellectual voice and policy influence.

Zbigniew Brzezinski Paris Herald Tribune Foreign Policy Magazine Carter New Republic Suetonius Brzezinski Henry Kissinger Georgia John Greenway University of Colorado America Aspen Colorado LBJ Townsend Hoopes New York Columbia Research Institute U.S Research Institute On

Experts' Thinking Not Last Word on Swine Flu Fiasco

Washington argues the swine flu program failed due to medical ego and bureaucratic zeal rather than drug company pushback. It cites Fort Dix illness, questionable virus links, Sencer's vaccination push, and later doubts about epidemic risk, urging Congress to heed limits of expert consensus.

Washington Fort Dix New Jersey David Sencer Center For Disease Control America Jonas Salks Albert Sabins Albert Sabin J. Anthony Morris Food and Drug Administration Morris M.D National Commission For the Protection of Human Subjects Public Health Service Ford Congress

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