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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1977
Page
12
An Associated Press market basket survey shows coffee prices fell in October while other items rose, keeping overall bills slightly down. The report covers 15 items across 13 cities with varied October shifts and cautions against direct price comparisons between cities.
A federal judge ruled unconstitutional the 1977 Public Works Act requirement that 10 percent of funded work go to minority owned firms. He allowed current funds of 4 billion to remain but issued a permanent injunction against future allocations with racial quotas.
A dense scan of a television guide lists programs by time and channel from 6:00 to 9:00 plus late-night blocks. Entries include news summaries, dramas, comedies, and documentaries featuring shows like Muppet Show Brady Bunch Hogan's Heroes Adam 12 Gomer Pyle Three's Company MASH and The Tonight programing notes mention international topics and public affairs specials.
Readable OCR pieces show a Wednesday daytime and evening lineup with multiple networks and programs. Notable entries include Carol Burnett and Friends on CBS Late Movie, The Fighting 47th on Silver Cinema, and Sesame Street and Mister Rogers at various children’s slots. the guide lists news shows, soaps, game shows, and feature films across CBS ABC and local stations.
In Hermiston Oregon seamstress Sherrie Goodnight crafts a bikini for a Holstein cow and outfits for a Tennessee walker horse and owner. Holly the cow and Brandy the horse won comic entries at the county fair parade. In Darien Connecticut Greenwhich and Darien students finished a 100-foot banana split in 86 seconds seeking a world record.
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