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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1971

Page

10

POW Families Testify On Quizzing By FBI Agents

Families of U S prisoners of war testified to a House subcommittee about FBI questioning regarding contact with the Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam. An Internal Security source said investigators looked into the liaison group during hearings on POW affairs last year. Mrs. Gerald A. Gartley of Dunedin Florida said an agent asked if the group had coerced or propagandized and if it solicited contributions, questions she called odd given Pentagon knowledge.

Washington U.S House Committee FBI North Vietnam House Internal Security Committee Committee of Liaison House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Pentagon

Oklahoma Outcry Over Calley Verdict and Pardon Pleas

Oklahoma protesters condemn Lt. William Calley verdict with telegrams, sign waves, and fund drives for appeal. Legislature seeks presidential pardon. public surveys show strong disapproval and calls for Nixon to grant clemency. Local groups urge support, while PUSH discusses preventing court action against soldiers. Memorial Park vigil grows as supporters urge Calley’s release.

Associated Press Ciates, Inc Nixon Calley Oklahoma American Legion Parents Uphold Servicemen’s Honor PUSH U.S Jack B Wade Memorial Park Oklahoma City Larry Vernon

Police Court Notes and March Fine Totals

Police reported no statewide accidents on Wednesday while March totals show 31 incidents. Municipal Court fines included Jane B. Bryan speeding $10 and Tyra R. Love wrong way $10, among others. District Court saw Langford sentence two years for grand larceny and property removal.

Jane B. Bryan Robert Olan House Tyra R. Love Ara G. Smith Jessie Jack Wilmoth J. B. Chapman Thomas Dean Langford Mary Sharber Jackie Lynn Key Janice Raper

First Chickasaw governor election set for July 10

Registration to vote in the first popular governor election opens Saturday in Ada from 1 to 4 p.m. and will continue each Saturday through May 15. Governor Overton James announced procedures approved by the Interior Secretary. To be eligible a voter must be 18 by July 9 and either enrolled on the Dawes Commission Roll or prove Chickasaw blood by lineage.

Ada Overton James Secretary of the Interior Congress Dawes Commission

Oklahoma Cold Front Triggers Gusty Winds and Friday Freeze

A cold front moving east through Oklahoma brings below normal temperatures through Friday. Gusty winds and lake wind warnings cover the state with a northwestern two-thirds freeze warning tonight. Highs reach 40 to 70, with lows 20 to 40. Wednesday highs range from 91 at Guymon to 75 at McAlester and night lows from 32 to 55. Extreme fire danger remains through Friday.

Associated Press Oklahoma Panhandle Guymon McAlester

Eunice Gardener Rites due in Konawa

Funeral services for Eunice Gardener 79 of Konawa will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in Watts Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Robert Healey officiating. She died Wednesday in an Ada hospital. Born May 1, 1891 in Tennessee, she had lived in Konawa since 1939. Survived by Brown of Seminole and Mrs. Denzil Pride of Alva, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Eunice Gardener Konawa Robert Healey Watts Funeral Home Gardener Ada Tennessee Will Gardener Gardner Brown, Seminole Denzil Pride Alva

Funeral services for Amelia Louise Murphy on Monday

Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia Louise Murphy of Desert Center California will be at 2 30 p m Monday in the chapel of the First Baptist Church of Durant She died Monday at her home aged 78 Born October 17 1892 in Boggy Depot Oklahoma she lived in Ada before moving to California She was a Baptist Survivors include three daughters Eva Hudson San Angelo Texas Ada Couch Sioux City Iowa Mae Young Durant two sons Parker H Murphy Desert City California Billy Murphy Vancouver Washington three sisters Ibbie H Clark Coalgate Metta Paullas Spokane Wash Adah Lyles Boise Idaho 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren Dr J M Gaskin will officiate with Rev Robert DeMoss Interment at Calvary Cemetery Denison Texas

Durant Amelia Louise Murphy First Baptist Church of Ada Couch Sioux City Iowa Mae Young Parker H. Murphy Desert City Calif Billy Murphy Vancouver Wash Ibbie H. Clark Coalgate Metta Paullas Spokane Adah Lyles Boise Idaho J. M. Gaskin Robert DeMoss Calvary Cemetery Denison, Tex

Funeral services held for Darrell Runyan 14

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church for Darrell Keith Runyan born October 17 1956 in Wynnewood who died Tuesday in Pauls Valley. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Runyan and one brother Ronald of the home. Burial followed at Drake Cemetery with Dunn Funeral Home in charge.

Darrell Keith Runyan First Baptist Church Victor Morlan Darrell Wynnewood Pauls Valley Kenneth Runyan Ronald Drake Cemetery Dunn Funeral Home

Funeral services set for E. M. Byrd in Ada

E. M. Byrd 78 of 508 W 18th dies in a Tulsa hospital. Funeral 10 am Friday at Smith Funeral Home Ada. Survived by Bertha Mae wife a daughter Darrell Clark Tulsa a brother Alfred Byrd Konawa a sister Mrs Randolph Phillips Hesperia Calif three grandchildren six great grandchildren. Interment in Valliant Cemetery. Casketbearers include Ronald Byrd Bob Shook Carl Richardson Billy B Crouch Lonnie J Crouch and William D Starks.

E. M. Byrd Smith Funeral Home Mr. Byrd Tulsa Henry Sarah Callie Byrd Arkansas Oak Avenue William D. Starks Ada Odd Fellows Lodge

Lake Wind Warning and Weekend Outlook

A lake wind warning today calls for northerly winds around 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. The outlook remains cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy this afternoon and clear tonight and Friday with colder conditions. Highs near 79 today, overnight low near 40, and Friday highs in the mid 60s.

Lake

Ada Readings Record Mild Temps and Low Precipitation

The high reached 77 and the low 43 with a 7 am reading of 43 on Thursday. No precipitation was recorded, totaling 2.91 inches for the year and 5.46 inches for the same date last year.

ADA

Ada Evening News Public Notice of Subscription Rates

The Ada Evening News lists subscription options for Oklahoma and other states with monthly and yearly rates. Notices include address for circulation changes and undeliverable copies and a contact telephone in Ada Oklahoma.

ADA Evening News Ada Oklahoma 4Da

Delmar Mardis Dies in Ross at Home

Funeral services for Delmar Mardis a well known Ross resident will be announced by Criswell Funeral Home. He died at his home Thursday morning and is survived by his wife Othella and other relatives.

Delmar Mardis Ross Criswell Funeral Home Othella

Henry N. Davis Dies at 75 in Ada

Henry N. Davis 75 of Route 4 Ada died at a local hospital Wednesday night. Services will be announced by the Criswell Funeral Home. Alice, of the home and other survivors are mentioned.

Henry N. Davis Route 4 Ada Criswell Funeral Home Alice

Stock Market Stalls In Lateral Trading Amid Quiet News

New York stocks steadied with the noon Dow dipping 1.69 to 902.68 as advances slightly outpaced declines on the NYSE. Investors awaited economic catalysts while utilities held near flat and mixed moves dominated by gains in electronics and steels. The Associated Press 60 stock average rose 0.6 to 315.2 as the Amex saw Offshore Co trade a 565,600 share block at 30 percent amid history making volume.

New York New York Stock Exchange Offshore Co American Stock Exchange Amex Associated Press Rheingold Holiday Inn Lockheed Federal National Mortages Mattel Whittaker International Controls Crestmont Offshore Beverly Enterprises Christiana Cos

Duty Paid in Cape Town on Imported TV Sets

South Africa continues to bar public telecasting while Finance Minister Nicholaas Diederichs reports 1966 customs duties totaling 70,078.84 dollars have been paid on imported television sets.

Cape Town South Africa Nicholaas Diederichs

Dollar Coin Comes To Life

San Francisco AP reports the U.S. Mint begins producing the Ike dollar with Eisenhower’s profile and a moon landing eagle design. Mary T. Brooks presses start on the press. initial recipients include Mamie Eisenhower and David Eisenhower, with Nixon to receive a coin as well. Over four years 130 million uncirculated Ike dollars and 20 million proof coins are produced, with general circulation coins minted in Philadelphia and Denver. Collector coins go to bidders from July, with deliveries starting August. Coins mix 40 percent silver for collectors and base copper-nickel for general use. the reverse shows an eagle with an olive branch.

San Francisco U.S Dwight D. Eisenhower Mary T. Brooks U.S. Mint Mamie Eisenhower David Nixon Philadelphia Denver Frank Gasparro

Fiber glass belt tires dominate U S vehicle market

More than one third of about 1,000 passenger tire brands produced in America use fiber glass belts. The note highlights the prevalence of fiberglass reinforced tires among major manufacturers and signaling industry trend.

America

New York Stock Exchange Listings Update

New York Stock Exchange selected afternoon prices show sales in shares with high, low, last and dis. figures for the day. The brief market round up notes price movements and activity across listings on the exchange.

New York Stock Exchange New York Nw York Stock Exchange

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