Plan to plan or risk others stepping in says conservation director
Leonard Solomon Oklahoma City executive director of the State Soil Conservation Board urged Ada Lions Club listeners to embrace land use planning. He described a state role via the Office of Community Affairs and possible county or intergovernmental land use commissions. He warned without planning the state or federal governments will act, highlighting bills in Washington and growing needs for pollution control and resource stewardship. He noted new tools like soil sensors and computer systems will aid future planning while stressing planning is essential to meet rapid change.
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George Gurley
Ada Lions Club
Leonard Solomon
Oklahoma City
State Soil Conversation Board
Solomon
Vanoss
Ment
Office of Community Affairs
Soil Conservation Service
Ada teachers adopt preprinted narrative progress reports
Ada educators introduce a preprinted narrative form for elementary conferences, clarifying that it supplements rather than replaces the existing progress reporting system. Teachers mark a child’s development across 11 areas, including spelling, writing, arithmetic, and science, while parent conferences remain central for addressing concerns.
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Ada
Mex Skelton
Skelton
Norphy
Ag department watches Soviet wheat build-up in world market
Agriculture Department trade experts monitor a sharp rise in Soviet wheat stocks amid forecasts of increased exports. The 1970 Soviet harvest reached an estimated 80 million metric tons, boosting domestic use and reserves and signaling potential competition for U S exporters in Western Europe and beyond.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Canada
United States
Foreign Agricultural Service
FAS
PAS
Europe
Great Britain
West Germany
Australia
Rence
Argentina
U.S
Oklahoma fishing forecast shows strong season ahead
Oklahoma biologists report excellent fishing prospects as water warms to 50 to 56 degrees. White bass spawn in tributaries feeding major reservoirs, with peak runs late March to early April. best action on the Illinois River above Tenkiller. Black bass expected to peak in April to early May across Broken Bow Pine Creek and Texoma, with northeast options like Eucha and Tenkiller. Crappie, catfish, and smallmouth begin spawning as coves and creeks warm, promising top catches across southeastern streams and Mountain Fork area in Broken Bow.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Ilinois
Tenkiller Reservoir
Broken Baw
Pine Creek
Texoma
South
Eufaula
Eucha
Tenkiller
Port Gib Son
Broken Bow
Mountain Fork
Glover
Illinois River
State auditor loses ranch to wildlife
State Auditor Joe Bailey Cobb will lose his 932 acre ranch when the U S Army Corps of Engineers lease expires early next year. The land in Lake Texoma area will become part of the Corps Acres for Wildlife program. Cobb faces a preliminary hearing later this month on an assault with a dangerous weapon charge after allegedly threatening two Ravia city councilmen over a disputed water bill.
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Ravia
Joe Bailey Cobb
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Lake Texoma
Vernon Pinkey
Tulsa
Corp
Cobb
First Chickasaw governor election seeks historic milestone
The Chickasaw Nation plans its first elected governor under a 1970 act. Eligible voters enrolled on the Dawes Roll and descendants must be 21 by election day and register by May 15, 1971. Registrations available in Ada Ardmore Pauls Valley Tishomingo and at Sardis site with hours Saturdays.
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Congress
Dawes Commissio
Chickasaw Tribal Election Committee
Federal Building
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Ada
Pauls Valley
Tishomingo
Pauls Velley
Srdmage
Douglas H. Johinston
Overton James
Department moves to enforce farm minimum wage rules
The U S Labor Department warns many farmers fail to pay the 1 90 an hour minimum wage for agricultural workers. Regional director William J Rogers cites ignorance and fear of job loss as reasons for underpayment and underreporting. Investigators tallied over one million dollars in underpayments to thousands of workers in recent years.
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U. S. Department of la
Hor
William J. Rogers
Dallas
Department of Labor
All Dane
Funding sought for rural juvenile counseling program
Oklahoma Crime Commission discussed a proposed 35000 dollar demonstration project to provide professional and voluntary counseling for pre delinquent and delinquent children across a three area plan in Ada Durant and Ardmore regions. The aim is to create youth shelters and offer an alternative to local jail incarceration supervised by regional boards.
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Southern Oklahoma Development Association
SODA
Oklahoma Crime Commission
State Capitol
Oklahoma City
Ada
Pontotoc
Garvin
Murray
Coal
Durant
Bryan
Atoka
Ardmore
Carter
Love
Marshall
Johnston
Parks spruce up state system with new facilities
Oklahoma state parks finish winter upgrades for spring and summer use. New swimming pools at Alabaster Robbers Cave and Boiling Springs. fishing docks at Fort Cobb Sallisaw areas. marinas at Sequoyah Quartz Mountain Lake Murray Fort Cobb. Lake Murray gains three docks. Playground equipment added at multiple recreation areas and state parks. Over 400 picnic tables 500 charcoal grills 24 shelters and more park pads installed.
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Oklahoma
Alabaster
Robbers Cave
Boiling Springs
Fort Cobb
Sallisaw
Arrowhead
Beavers Bend
Little River
Sequoyah
Lite River
Lake Murray
Greenleaf
Osage Hills
Tenkiller
Lake Wister
Bogey Depot
Clayton
Fort
Cobb, Salina and
Sequoyah Bay
Fountainhead
Will Rogers
Pawnee Bill Museum
Quartz Mountain
Red Rock Canyon
Lake Texoma
Lake Murray State Park
Latta boards seeks new school superintendent
Latta School board began the search for a replacement for Lester C. Sexton at a regular meeting. Sexton’s contract renewal was tabled at the January session. No action on his successor has been taken amid routine applications. Sexton, who has served since 1966 after leading Deer Creek and Ryan, may stay in the Ada area in another role or leave school administration.
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Board of Education
Latta
Supt. of
Lester C. Sexton
Sexton
Deer Creek
Edmond
Ryan
Jack Bond
Elmer Gerth
Danny Slater
Hughes
East Central
Phil Stephens
Jean Gregory
Ada
Tema
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Favers
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