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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1972
Page
13
Actors turn into happy animals for a child friendly production by Ada students in cooperation with Ada Community Theatre. The show runs 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday with familiar forest creatures and the tale of Christopher Robin leaving for education.
Ada fire department launches an ambulance program with two units the rescue unit and the chief's station wagon able to transport four people two per unit. Only true emergencies will be handled with Cass Ambulance loaned for transfer runs. Firemen will respond to fires and emergencies, with off duty personnel at station. Wadley’s Ambulance ends contract leaving bids open until April 10 to replace service.
The Ada City Council, in a busy session, approved planning commission changes to the 1985 master plan, extended eastward road connections, and sub neighborhood parks. They rezoned Kerr Lab Rd Craddock Rd corner to R3, reduced meters time to 15 minutes, and accepted a flag from the Air Force. They rejected bids for a cemetery truck and approved funds for a defective City Hall compressor and a grant for airport radio beacon equipment.
Juan Gutierrez, the Socorro County clerk, was elected mayor of Magdalena, a west central New Mexico village, and his win marks a shift in local leadership.
Sunday social activity lists numerous Ada area residents visiting relatives and friends in nearby towns including Santa Clara Maxwell and Broken Arrow. Dotty Castoe welcomed a baby boy Larry Keith at Valley View hospital. Scheduled visits and daily assistance described for Miss Angie Wright by Ada residents and family members.
Pontotoc County District Court actions include multiple DUI pleas. George Brown Dill fined 350 dollars and jailed 40 days after pleading guilty with BAC .28. Cleo Peeples fined 250 and jailed 15 days for DUI. Debbie Ann Carson fined 35 for operating without a valid license. careless driving charge dismissed. Other guilty pleas include John Wesley Johnson 25, Melvin John Hinkle 25, Wesley Arley Lovells 150 with 10 days jail, Fred Hollingsworth 25, Sammye M. Hudson 65 with suspended 30.
The Associated Press reports Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey views Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as a leading VP possibility if Humphrey wins the Democratic nomination. California supporters note Kennedy was named at private fundraisers, with other mentions at national events. Domestically, McGovern campaigns in California and Massachusetts with Eleanor and Pierre Salinger backing, while Wallace returns to Alabama and Muskie contemplates wins in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
The Senate and House would set a flat $130 monthly welfare payment funded by the federal government, replacing state share varying costs. Recipients could retain up to $50 monthly Social Security and $50 earned income without losing benefits, with 50 percent of earnings above $50 clawed back. The panel also moved to raise minimum Social Security for long-time workers, with broader boosts expected.
A mistrial was declared in the Sammy Earl Stewart trial for the June 12 1971 holdup of the First National Bank of Coyle Oklahoma. Jurors failed to reach a verdict after delaying deliberations. bond was set at 40000 pending a new trial. Stewart faced a $12500 robbery charge.
State Rep. Victor Wickersham of Mangum faces a bank suit in Oklahoma City filed by Del State Bank Del City seeking a judgment of 16200 dollars plus eight percent interest from July 20 1967 on a 16000 loan.
A historical note describes Syria as encompassing fertile land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian desert from the Gulf of Alexandria to Sinai, referencing its broad geographic scope on early maps.
Two Ada men were elected officers at the district meeting of the Oklahoma veterans of World War I. The gathering took place at the Cinderella Motel in Shawnee. Gordon Harrel was chosen district commander and Leon Lance was elected quarter master adjutant.
Farmers and ranchers protest federal predator control rules in a Friday night meeting at the OSU Extension Center. Organizer Sid Spears expects 200 to 300 attendees from Pontotoc and neighboring counties with a goal to petition the Oklahoma delegation to restore former coyote control measures. speakers may include a representative from the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association and wildlife officials. Jack McPherridge will be there to answer questions about the new federal restrictions at 7 30 p m.
A total of 900 cattle traded at Ada Livestock Auction Inc on Tuesday. Packer cows steady on top end while canner cows and stock calves varied. heavy cattle softer by up to 1. Slaughter cows brought 21 to 27.60, slaughter bulls 28 to 32, stock steers 35 to 42, stock heifers 31 to 35, stock steer calves 38 to 60, stock heifer calves 33 to 44, stock cows 22 to 30, and cow and calf pairs from 250 to 350.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission extended the 200 per cent oil production allowable set last November through April and May after 30 crude oil purchasing firms proposed 617,632 barrels daily for April and May, up 2,438 from March requests. Dan R. Dunnett noted pipeline runs in early March averaged 609,916 barrels daily, up from February and last March's levels.
The Pontotoc County Election Board will stay open full day Friday from 8 to 12 and 1 to 5 for voter registration. Registration books close for Latta district voters for 10 days after tomorrow due to the April 18 bond election. Books reopen for Latta voters on April 19.
Tigers in India kill up to 60 000 sheep cows and goats in a year yet aid farmers by curbing crop-eating deer antelope and wild pigs, showing a complex balance between livestock loss and pest control.
AP report from Failaka Kuwait details Danish team uncovering the Temple of Savioiress dating to 325 B C and a 5000 year old Temple of Delmon amid Greek inscriptions. 400 steatite seals, water shortages, and the island's modern life contrast with ancient ruins and a looming oil-less treasure.
No accidents were reported in Ada Wednesday. The month totals stay at three, versus six last April. Through the year there have been 76 accidents, down from 87 to date last year. Municipal Court docket was brief with several fines for speeding, traffic signals violations, improper license display, open container, reckless driving and public drunkenness.
Matilda and Milton, 21 month old and 9 month old musk oxen from the San Francisco Zoo, depart for Red China in a swap brokered by President Nixon. They will fly to Peking aboard a Military Airlift Command jet from Travis Air Force Base, escorted by Dr. Theodore H. Reed, director of National Zoological Parks.
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