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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1977
Page
6
Oklahoma officials credit progress in reducing prison crowding as the federal court order to relieve overcrowding faces a measured response. McAlester Prison population at 1151 aims for 800 with 2000 new cells underway, reducing need for federal intervention and signaling a shift toward penal reform to benefit law abiding citizens.
The House and Senate reached a tentative agreement on a four year refugee aid program for Indochinese refugees with 100 percent federal funding in the current year and a six year cap for continued aid. After four to six years the refugees would qualify for welfare like citizens and resident aliens with costs shared by local governments under prevailing formulas. Cuban refugees receive 100 percent federal aid after 15 years, a policy this compromise criticizes as too long.
The writer claims the United States has no friends and fires off sharp views on Japan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, India, and Lebanon. He condemns Western culture in Lebanon and notes global hypocrisy and hunger as he critiques power, wealth, and influence around the world.
Jim Bishop surveys global power, wealth gaps, and public mood. He critiques Israel’s leverage, Egypt’s two-class system, Greece’s alliance after Cyprus, Italy’s drift toward communism, Germany’s postwar burden, Britain’s decline, and American prosperity amid social unrest led by King and political trials.
The Los Angeles Times column defends fairy tales as essential for child development, praising Bruno Bettelheim's view that stories like Cinderella foster growth. It critiques modern editors for discarding such tales as escapist and sexist, and contrasts counterculture life with the need to preserve imaginative narratives for children.
Dr Samuel Johnson says it is better to suffer wrong than to do it and to trust even when cheated. John Dewey notes failure is instructive and learns as much from losses as wins. W D Hoard shows happiness comes from attitude toward possessions.
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