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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1975
Page
6
The Lawton Constitution lists its daily publication schedule and staff. Editors include Bill F. Bentley and Shirley Shepler Bentley with Donald S. Bentley and Stephen F. Bentley in leadership roles. Ted Ralston and W. H. Sullivan manage operations. Alfred Wallace serves as president and W. D. Hargraves as treasurer. The paper invites corrections for any errors in character or facts brought to management.
The House approved a $10 million operating fund boost for ten committees, a 79 percent rise from 1974, favoring chairs replaced to allow aggressive oversight. Agriculture gets $200,000 for food stamp probes, Veterans' Affairs rises to $460,000 with 16 more staff, and Ways and Means adds six subcommittees. Critics warn of ballooning bureaucracy and favors.
A Boston project tracing John Adams era ideas continues as Lyman Butterfield hands the Adams Papers editorship to Robert J. Taylor of Tufts University. A March 18 monument to John Adams will rise at the Massachusetts state house on Beacon Hill.
The College Placement Council estimates a 4 percent drop in job offers for June 1975 graduates with cuts of 3 percent for bachelor degrees, 2 percent for masters, and 17 percent for doctorates. Employers lead the hiring.
A devotional excerpt quotes Lamentations 3 27 32 praising discipline as discipline leads to silence before the Lord and eventual hope. It urges turning the other cheek, enduring insults, and trusting God will not abandon or withhold compassion despite grief.
Ralph Nader and liberal labor allies push for a new federal consumer advocacy agency as President Ford shifts signals. Senate and White House positions shift, with Ribicoff and lawmakers moving toward approval. Cranston sees a 60 vote path but warns of added bureaucracy. AFL CIO unions and labor groups back the measure while business groups oppose extending federal oversight.
A collection of witty saying rights featuring Roy Clark on sleep and poverty, Franklin P. Jones on inflation, and G. T. Hewitt on friendship loyalty and love not needing coupons. The items echo humorous insights on money value and life’s best gifts.
John Chamberlain argues the United States must restore a functional CIA to influence global oil cartel dynamics Iran Portugal and Western democracies. He warns that political restraint and public moralism have immobilized covert tools and urges renewed quiet American diplomacy to prevent upheaval.
Ernest Cuneo argues Portugal faces a Communist takeover aided by the army and labor unions. He warns that control over the Azores and Atlantic routes would imperil U S defense and Israel airlift capabilities, blaming the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Henry Kissinger for failure to reveal and counter the threat.
Gene Hancock announces Lawton High School Students of the Month for the period, naming Sherrie Singleton Benny Wiggins Penny Vaughn and Mike Fargo as the honorees.
A reflective piece by John Conwell on grandparents as key baby sitters and gift givers who help children understand their parents. It also surveys cash versus credit psychology amid inflation and a trend toward varied male hair lengths with few young men adopting extreme short styles.
Russell Lash may be the luckiest escapee from Oklahoma’s penal system as he signs to win release. Governor Boren pushes state travel cuts but approves toll road funding, aiming to raise revenue while saving other state funds. Mrs. Boren may attend the upcoming meet the people event to speak with him.
The page presents zodiac forecasts for Aries through Pisces with cautions about timing and energy. It notes strength for Aries, carefulness for Taurus, and urges constructive focus for Cancer while advising gentleness in Gemini and varied guidance for each sign. It also highlights born Today Pisces Aries cusp talents and potential careers in writing teaching or art.
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