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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1973
Page
6
Publication details show even ing notices published Monday through Friday at Third and A Avenue Lawton Oklahoma. Listed staff include Ned Shepler publisher and Stephen F Bentley editor with a roster of Bentley and Shepler family members. Association memberships include Oklahoma Press and AP with Dial service and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
The piece notes U S and Soviet pressure to halt fighting while supplying arms to Egypt Syria and Israel. Moscow reportedly sends Sam 6 missiles and planes large enough to carry them. U S and Israeli marked arms are alleged aboard a Boeing 707 seen near Oceana. Nixon and Kissinger briefed 19 congressmen for peace with Brezhnev urging Arab negotiations as Egypt pushes Sinai advances and Israel rejects Suez canal as defense.
Rep. John Buchan says about 5.2 million was spent at Johnson Texas homes and offices with Defense security costs bringing total near 10 million. The Government Activities subcommittee heard partisan exchanges with Rep. Jack Brooks and Controller General Elmer Staats unable to provide reliable figures for earlier presidents.
Westwood former DNC chair announces bid for retiring Senator Wallace Bennett seat. She expects support from Senator George McGovern who will seek re election in South Dakota.
More than 225 newspapers nationwide and abroad will present college courses in their pages. Readers may earn college credits or read for enjoyment. The effort comes amid a newsprint shortage, a challenge many small papers cannot meet.
A devotional note cites Ephesians 3 20 21 praising the power at work within believers and a benediction to the church. It adds a Beecher quote about life as a school where men practice church teachings attributed to Henry Ward Beecher.
The article argues the United States will triple energy use by 2000 and argues nuclear power as the main future source. It highlights uranium reserves, AEC projections toward 45 to 60 percent of power from reactors, and fast breeder reactors. It notes Struthers Wells’ role in heat exchangers and addresses safety with cooling systems and a California study favoring nuclear as comparably safe to oil plants.
A collection of brief reader quips from Iz readers and small papers. Witty contrasts on income labor capital and leisure cite Red Blanchard Stacyville Monitor and Salt Lake Tribune remarks. A Rotary Bulletin note mentions a stamp for IRS centennial with macabre blood-drop line.
Washington observes Barry Goldwater thrust back into leadership within the conservative wing of the Republican party after Vice President Agnew's resignation. The party, sensing a need for moral steadiness, pulls Goldwater from the Senate into a pivotal role, not for personal power but to defend conservative principles amid Watergate fallout.
A column links Lord Diplock's ruling on prostitution with a Mississippi judge's decision to hire two illegitimate mothers as teachers. The piece argues public institutions reward immorality and questions the ethics of using misconduct as example for children.
The McAlester riot is summarized in a color slide report by Governor Hall, distinct from Chamber of Commerce talks. Meanwhile Granite prisoners complain about the reformatory's public relations lag amid ongoing McAlester news coverage. The Sooner Cynic praises Oklahoma fossil fuels as assets but avoids bragging about them.
Approximately one billion jars of jelly jams and preserves are produced in the United States each year. The first atomic bomb exploded in 1945 in New Mexico. The Yanomamo of Venezuela say a chant can curb war quickly. The Dallas Fort Worth airport is described as larger than Manhattan Island.
Diane Karene Smith weighs 35 ounces at Memorial Hospital and turns one year old. Mike Fargo and Penny Vaughn star in Lawton High School junior play The Family That Nobody Wanted. Tom the cat is found after 72 hours in a locked refrigerator and recovers after a meal. Gene Lanman tops Geronimo High School honor roll. Former Cameron students Lt Orban Sanders and Ensign Joe Mitchell meet in the New Hebrides. Sheriffs locate a barrel of illicit Choc beer buried under a house, pour out the contents, and fill the barrel with coal oil.
Aries through Pisces details mark daily outlooks with insights on creativity, caution, finances and personal traits. Noting you born today, Robert Lansing and Rita Hayworth are cited among notable figures, with traits of intellect, sociability, justice and artistic talent.
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