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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1976
Page
6
An editorial uses a wartime photo of opposing Palestine factions to argue that death is inevitable but taxes and war are not. It claims wars and taxation survive only through public sanction and obedience to leaders, urging readers to withdraw consent to end conflict in Lebanon and the broader Middle East.
The Supreme Court ruling overturns state laws barring pharmacists from advertising prescription prices, potentially erasing bans on price ads for drugs and eyeglasses. Dissent warns broader impact could affect cigarette and liquor ads and other regulated professions.
In 1948 Italian Americans helped influence Italy’s election by urging letters to relatives to vote against the Communist Popular Front. Now former Texas Governor Connally leads the Citizens Alliance for Mediterranean Freedom urging 25 million Italian Americans to advocate anti Communist votes ahead of June 20 and 21 elections.
The piece argues that John Connally’s stance avoids biographical bias and urges protection of Italy from Communist influence. It cites Clare Boothe Luce’s analysis of Italy, the Soviet Union, and NATO, warning that a Communist Italy would threaten Western security and oil interests in the Middle East and Europe. Connally is praised for dedicating effort to safeguarding Italy from Communist control.
The piece argues Barry Goldwater denounces Ronald Reagan over Kissinger's canal gambit with Panama, asserting Goldwater opposed ceding Canal Zone sovereignty in 1962 and warned against anti-colonial moves that risk Soviet influence, while noting Reagan has echoed Goldwater's past foreign policy ideas.
John Chamberlain discusses government expansion of franchise with minority rights secured. Barry Goldwater critiques UN strategy, noting Communists’ covert influence and a bloc of neutral nations bolstering Soviet policy, while leaders Tito Nehru Sukarno Nasser shift to a phony centrist stance.
A Washington Post report on Rep Wayne Hays and Elizabeth Ray resurfaces debates over privacy versus public duty. The piece compares Washington’s sex amid power to similar cases in Britain and elsewhere, noting double standards and urges caution for politicians.
The Oklahoma legislature observed Memorial Day by sounding Taps at the workers' compensation reform resting place. The piece notes the legislature's accomplishments are few and questions whether the gains resemble a fielder's glove or a first baseman's, highlighting skepticism about progress.
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