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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1977
Page
6
Psalm 51 10 frames David’s prayer as a starting point for anyone seeking a right relationship with God. It invites renewal of heart and spirit through devotion and humility.
The Carter administration moves from tone to specifics as it revises Ford’s budget. It proposes spending up by 19.8 billion, raises health and welfare funds by 2.3 billion, trims defense by 350 million this year and 2.7 billion in future years, and shifts toward energy and social programs while evaluating stimulus and arms plans amid pending talks with Congress.
A collage of editor quotes notes contrasts in newsroom culture. The lines lampoon youth versus experience and sharpened caution about critics and bold claims.
A Brooklyn like tale centers on Big John known as Uncle Willy who ran numbers on Jackson Avenue at Bayview. Family tension rises as police pressure and city politics collide with Willy’s street scheme, ending with his retreat to Murtagh's saloon and a wary truce with local power.
Jim Bishop describes a scheme where a welder and Uncle Willy join undamaged front ends to crushed rear halves, buying wrecks for 40 and selling for 350. Police pursuit follows as cars fail on the highway and a Grand Street incident ends in a high speed escape.
The essay argues spying is essential for national survival and not inherently unethical. It cites historical examples from Washington to Kennedy, recalls Carter’s defense of the CIA, and urges keeping covert actions depoliticized and tightly secret to preserve security in a hostile world.
Washington column rails at temperature extremes in offices and homes from Carter era heat to chilly air conditioning. It mocks officials for living in comfort while urging plain living and notes a columnist finds a friend who stays comfortable year round with flexible clothing.
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. jokes that in the legislature a fire can be started by rubbing two gas bills together. Sen. Al Terrill accuses ONG officials of keeping reserves underground and mocks the storage idea. Rep. David Riggs proposes changing girls basketball to five players to match the boys but risks benches full of players.
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