Lawton Constitution History of Staff and Policies
The Lawton Constitution lists staff roles and contact details for 1919 1967 including Ned Shepler publisher Bill F Bentley editor Shirley Shepler Bentley president May B Shepler vice president Donald S Bentley treasurer Stephen F Bentley secretary Ted Ralston managing editor Wm H Sullivan advertising director W D Hargraves mechanical superintendent Alfred Wallace circulation manager and notes association memberships. It states advertising rules require advance payment or written authorization and promises corrections on notice of error.
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Bill F. Bentley
Shirley Shepler Bentley
May B. Shepler
Donald S. Bentley
Stephen F. Bentley
Ted Ralston
Wm. H. Sullivan
W. D. Hargraves
Alfred Wallace
Energy policy orders coal use to heat homes
John A Love director of the Energy Policy Office has ordered utilities and factories to switch from oil to coal to save oil for a tight fall and winter. The move, first use of Congress authority for mandatory oil allocation, prioritizes heating homes and institutions while promising strong scrubbing of sulfur and particulates in coal emissions.
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John A. Love
Energy Policy Office
Love
Congress
Energy Supply Office
Colorado
Carnegie report urges broader college prep reforms for K-12
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education released a 165 page study urging open admission to four year colleges for adults, veterans, transfers and even 10th and 11th graders to counter slumping freshman enrollment. It calls for closer integration of high school and college programs and earlier maturation of students from age four, while warning against excessive acceleration.
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Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
Clark Kerr
Commission
Nuclear tests and peace talks skewed by Soviet signals
Seismic readings from northern Kazakh Desert point to a range of 20 to 200 nuclear detonations, fueling fears in China and the United States that USSR peace talk is a cover for war preparations. President Nixon should be freed to defuse these signs.
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Soviet Union
China
U.S
Ussr
Nixon
Solzhenitsyn Attacks Soviet Residence Curbs
Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn condemns the Soviet internal passport system as demeaning and notes it limits personal residence choice in Moscow. He argues communism denies freedom of movement despite serfdom ending over a century ago.
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Alexsander I. Solzhenitsyn
Moscow
Russia
Thoughts For Today Exhortation On Living Quietly And Working
A devotional exhortation urges bold engagement with life while praising quiet living and self reliance. It cites Johann and a biblical passage from I Thessalonians urging brethren to pursue quiet lives and productive labor to earn respect and independence.
Dems Urged to Curb Zealots in Politics Colosseum Metaphor
Opinion column compares Democratic and Republican leaders, noting cross party friendships and calls for ethical conduct. Warns that aggressive zealotry erodes tradition and undermines fair election practices amid accusations of campaign contributions by airlines.
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Senate
Democratic Senate
American Airlines
Page Boys
American
Bauman's Senate Bid Signals Conservative Rise in Maryland
In a Maryland special election, Robert Bauman, former Young Americans for Freedom leader and ACU founder, defeats Frederick Markus to win a U.S. House seat. Bauman's victory, amid Watergate talk, suggests a resilient conservative base in the South and West. Agnew campaigned for Markus but aided Bauman, while Bauman's background is cited as proof of turning from fringe to national politics.
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Young Americans For Freedom
American Conservative Union
Maryland
Robert Bauman
Frederick C. Markus
U.S
William O. Mills
Finance Committee
Bauman
Baltimore
Markus
Baltimore Sun
ACU
Battle Line
Yesteryear
Agnew
Virginia
Washington
South
West
Bob Bauman
Fate Of Organized Labor In The United States
The piece analyzes AFL CIO leader George Meany and labor unions facing waning influence. It notes a shift from heavy manufacturing to white collar and government jobs, rising right to work laws, and a split between activist and conservative unions threatening unity and power by the late 1970s. The author warns of a likely decline in organized labor's political and economic effectiveness.
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Washington
Labor Day
Aflcio
George Meany
White House
Mr. Meany
Committee On Political Education
Democratic Party
U.S
Daniel Bell
Cost of Living Council
John Dunlop
International Industrial Relations Association
CIO
Jerry Wurf
American Federation of Government
Joseph Beirne
The
Communications Workers
Cesar Chavez
United Farmworkers
Leonard Woodcock
United Autoworkers
Democratic Reform Commission
Sweden
Structural Iron and
George McGovern
Richard Nixon
Local Society Notes And City Briefs From Lawton
Yesteryears item lists Mrs. Lloyd Meadors as arrangements chairman for the district meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union at First Baptist Church. Johnny Curtsinger is surprised with a birthday party at the Chattanooga home of his parents, Homer and Mrs. Curtsinger. A fire burns tons of loose garbage at Lawton's southeast corner, temporarily solving a local problem. Scott Brown Charlene Price and Tony Russell become new officers of Lawton High School's sophomore class. Mrs. Lorma Zachary and daughter Otekia visit friends in Oklahoma City. Betty Jane Christian is installed as worthy advisor and Betty Ann Chambers as worthy associate advisor of the Rainbow for Girls. Leading brand coffee rises to 29 cents per pound.
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Lloyd Meadors
Woman’s Missionary Union
First Baptist Church
Johnny Curtsinger
Chattanooga
Homer Curtsinger
Lawton
Scott Brown
Charlene Price
Tony Russell
Lawton High School
Lorma Zachary
Otekia
Oklahoma City
Betty Jane Christian
Betty Ann Chambers
Order of Rainbow
Oklahoma Politics and Pondering Re Election
Oklahoma Governor Hall weighs a re election bid amid shifting political talk. Local chatter jokes about Rex Brinlee and McAlester while Democrats grow confident. A Tulsa graduate shines on national TV as fans question names and Nixon era ties color commentary.
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Seve Rogers
Tulsa A
Montreal
Oklahoma
Will
Mirror of the Mind by John Conwell
A reflective essay discusses love as a genuine relationship beyond play acting and masks. It explores how greed in a rich child stems from lack of love and the mental cycle of tension, recommending self awareness or professional help to break the vicious circle.
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John Conwell
World’s largest hotel and fastest lawn mower facts
The Hotel Rossiya in Moscow accommodates 6,000 guests across 3,200 rooms. In 1968 England hosted the Lawn Mower Grand Prix where the winning mower reached 10.88 miles per hour.
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Hotel Rossiya
Moscow
England
Horoscope by Frances Drake for Tuesday September 11 1973
The column lists sun signs with brief guidance for each and notes Born Today: a sociable, witty, knowledge hungry writerly type who could excel as a writer, lawyer, or statesman. The piece ends mid thought about career paths for Virgo but hints at a detour from business.
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Frances Drake
Aries
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Scituate
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Demo Party
Mike Mansfield
George Aiken
Vermont
Lyndon Johnson
Everett Dirksen
Big Jim Farley
Herbert Hoover
Dwight Eisenhower
Sam Rayburn
Joe Martin
Colosseum
Hiram Johnson
California
William Borah
Idaho
New York
Whitman and
Dewey
John Chamberlain
Brazil
Kevin P. Phillips
AFL
Yesteryears
Constitution
Governor Hall
Rex Brinlee
McAlester
Henry Bellman
Henry
Howard Phillips
Duncan
Capitol
Dennis the Menace
By Frances Drake
Taurus
Leo
Apelin
Scorpio
Capricorn
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