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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1976
Page
6
A tax commission report suggests a 2.7 percent state sales tax could replace most ad valorem funding for Oklahoma public schools, with exemptions for food and drugs. It notes cities already levy sales taxes and warns the move would face strong support and opposition while risking local revenue needs.
Local support is essential as Lawton voters decide on three levies to fund operations and building needs across more than 40 schools. Five mill emergency, 10 mill local support, and five mill building levies hinge on approval to maintain funding for the district and retire debt. Dr. Morford seeks reelection to the Lawton board. Great Plains Area Vocational-Technical vacancy remains uncontested.
Senate panel approves a 28 million income tax rebate and sends it to the floor, a move seen as counterweight to spending pressure on the 80 million surplus freed by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Critics warn of possible future tax hikes if rebates fail and prison needs may force use of surplus.
The piece compares the Ford Reagan contest to Theodore Roosevelt and Taft battles in 1912, noting how intra party strife shaped outcomes. It discusses potential paths for a compromise candidate, possible third party moves, and the lasting precedent of a sitting president facing a serious primary challenge.
Governor Wallace rejects Federal court orders to fund prison modernization, arguing taxation is a legislative issue. The piece contrasts Johnson's ruling with Wallace's anti federal intervention stance, notes related crime events, and cites Ernest van den Haag on capital punishment.
An Optimist Bulletin column riffs on Dr. Robert McAfee Brown's anti American stance at Nairobi and contrasts Western guilt with Peter Bauer's defense of Western economic impact. It argues that Western contact spurred global progress, not ruin, and mocks anti American sentiment seen at the World Council of Churches meeting.
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