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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1972
Page
8
Front matter lists Ned Shepler as publisher and credits multiple editors and officers. It states address Third and A Avenue Lawton Oklahoma and notes association memberships and AP exclusive rights. It also outlines advertising policy and correction policy for errors.
Facing the worst southern Florida drought since 1970, officials launched NOAA led cloud seeding. Over 57 days 16 missions seeded 14 days with 2066 silver iodide flares and 10 days of heavy rainfall aiding Everglades fire suppression. By late May the drought eased as seeding proved effective on a limited scale.
The Northwestern National Life Family Economics Bureau finds that although costs and spending grow, share of income spent on essentials has fallen. Families spend more on shelter, medical care, transportation, personal care, recreation, education, and savings, while luxuries become necessities.
Rep. William B. Cotter suggests spending 1 billion dollars of gasoline tax revenue on mass transit research and development nationwide instead of directing 4 billion to highways. The idea aims to reduce road traffic and benefit both motorists and the public. A Stanford course Human Biology 10 drew 1,400 students as sex education gains attention amid rising venereal disease rates.
An 87-acre area in Paterson New Jersey including early 19th century factories is proposed as a national historic park. It encompasses the Nation’s remaining substantial collection of historic industrial structures. In old age a factory can become a thing of beauty.
A compact reflection pairs Ecclesiastes and Chesterton on effort and agency. The first quote urges doing with strength since death offers no work or insight, while the second asserts fate awaits those who do not act.
The piece assesses the Chinese People’s Liberation Army as highly morale in Korea but poorly mobile and primitive in drill. It notes China’s large peacetime manpower, militia support, and limited conventional power against Russia or Japan, while recognizing nuclear capabilities and regional threats. It suggests the United States has acted as an inadvertent protector of Red China and contemplates future nuclear dynamics in Asia.
The Office of Economic Opportunity warns that private performance contracts in reading instruction failed in public schools. Rand Corporation finds gains in Gary, Grand Rapids, and other districts, with Gary’s Banneker Elementary praised. The piece argues local decision making yields better results than federal mandates.
The column argues that a bride may stay calm and organized without losing enthusiasm for marriage. It counsels mothers to let children face social wounds to build resilience. It also critiques blunt guests who mistake honesty for ruthless candor.
The officer who held the title of General of the Confederate Army for only two months before formally surrendering was Robert E. Lee.
Andrew Tully analyzes the looming convention chaos as new participatory rules threaten credential fights. Larry O'Brien, as party chairman, must decide whether to run the show or risk months of contested credentials and a fractured Democratic delegation in Miami Beach.
The note claims the pope secured his title from pagan priests whose rites pleased the River Tiber by being spanned.
Governor Hall touts backers of Freeway 77 and criticizes opposition for sending the measure to voters. He calls the defeat a minor disappointment comparing it to a short fall in an elevator shaft. Observers note six counties supported the project as Oklahoma undertakes a vast six county road program.
Ten years ago John Frink Danny Wizington and Paul Baker named non commissioned officers in the Cameron College ROTC program The Debuteens Club met at Miss Kindra Gillespies home Mrs L G Vowell installed as president and Mrs Lonnie Morrison as outside guardian of Rebekah Lodge 87 Clearing skies signal the opening of Operation Cleanup as housewives cleaned after a major dust storm El gods Dale Coody shows best barrow at the Comanche County Junior Livestock Show Sgt Ervin R Cullins and Set Eugene Pierson return from Korea Also notes Royie Beemer and Iverson Little return from Wichita business trip and Joe Sam Montgomery of Sterling leaves for Washington DC
Tuesday, March 14 1972 astrology outlook covers Aries to Pisces with cautions on judgment Taurus patience frictions Gemini discretion Cancer focus on important opportunities Leo steady effort may yield gains Virgo avoid extremes Libra chase for status and possible great decision Scorpio seek hidden opportunities Sagittarius patience required Capricorn weigh propositions Saturn influences Aquarius help others to balance work Pisces versatile, potential fields open with training and talent
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