Ada City Council weighs simulated riot drill downtown
National Guard and Army Reserve plan a mock riot in Ada next Sunday, approved despite opposition. Capt. Bobby Gray notes training is needed for riot control in large cities. the exercise involves military personnel with Ada fire and police only. The Rev. Ware argues for unity and to prevent insurrections amid local welfare concerns.
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Ernest Thompson National Guard
Army Reserve
Ada
Bobby Gray
Gray
Oklahoma
Ware
Floyd Haynes
Kenneth Lynch
Border Patrol
Immigration
Lynch
Ada Police Dept
Oxford
Miss
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
James Danley
J. B. Davidson
Duard Willoughby
Ada Cab
Yellow Cab
Willoughby
Oklahoma Legislature eyes late April adjournment after new education funding amendment
A new constitutional amendment adds eight million dollars to boost higher education funding as Oklahoma lawmakers plan to adjourn sine die by late April or by April 30. Governor Bartlett praised voter support, while leaders expect to allocate six million to colleges, two million to other agencies, and extend the budget balance plan.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Senate
Clemme- Spadden
House
Rex Privett
State Equalization Board
McSpadden
Camporee at Wintersmith Park Opens Friday
The Harry Miller District Boy Scout Camporee starts after school Friday at Wintersmith Park and runs until 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Clarence Shiplett says many troops from the district will join. Activities include a Friday 8:30 p.m. campfire with Indian dancing and skits, plus contests Saturday in water boiling chariot race antelope race knot tying rescue and compass. Awards at 5 p.m. Saturday.
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Harry Miller
Wintersmith Park
Clarence Shiplett
Mike Cook
Luke B. Dodds
Johnny Boring
Explorer Post 88
John Plumlee
Charles Todd
Shipman
Dennis Williams
New Writer Joins Ada WEEKLY News Ranks
The Ada WEEKLY News welcomes Wilmorene Golden of Route 4 Ada as a new writer for the Homer community. The staff urges Homer residents to cooperate with Mrs. Golden in her reporting efforts.
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Ada Weekly News
Wilmorene Golen
Route 4
Ada
Accident Toll Rises in April Reported Here
An April total reaches 12 after a Wednesday accident on W 13th Street where Mary Turpin lost control and hit a culvert. Several others face fines and bond forfeitures for traffic and drunkenness charges across Municipal, County, and Justice courts.
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Mary Maxine Turpin
W. 13Th
Boby Woodrow Miller
Jerry Wayne Bateman
Don Austin Neal
Gary Loyd Ivie
Justice of the Peace Court
James M. McMillan
James Eugene McDonald
Clifton Forest Morrow
Bruce W. Gooding
Sammie J. Jenkins
Kerr-McGee Rise Highlighted At Ada Chamber Banquet
F C Love backs Kerr-McGee ascent from Ada roots as 500 attend banquet. He outlines early partnership with Kerr and Bob Anderson, offshore rig progress, stock growth, and the company’s shift toward uranium while stressing Ada origins and local industry impact.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
F. C. Love
Kerr-McGee Corporation
Ada
J. A. Richardson
George A. Miller
Lonnie L. Abbott
Kerr
Bob Anderson
Dean A. McGee
Senator Kerr
Gulf of Mexico
Kerr-McGee
Gulf
Japan
North Sea
Love
Wynnewood
Deep Rock
Kerr- McGee
Oklahoma
Vanoss Alumni Association Sets 1968 Reunion
The Vanoss Alumni Association schedules its 1968 reunion for June 29 after a planning session. Officers include Karl Tilley president Horace Golden vice president Bessie Bradley secretary Glenda Briggs treasurer and Lavona Jones reporter.
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Vanoss
Karl Tiliey
Horace Golden
Bessie Bradley
Glenda Briggs
Lavona Jones
J. T. Murphy
Ada
E. Gardenia
Troy Pinley
N. Cherry
Myra Nell Garrett
Roxie Golden
Helen Bradley
Loraine Jones
Edna Webb
Cleamon Stone
Ed Coffey
Bud Jones
Robert Golden
Harold Haines
Karl Tilley
Pat Coffey
Geneva McCullar
Lela Wall
Bill Briggs
Charles Hisaw
Pigs and Pacts Shape New Farm Action Trend
Washington report notes farmers killing pigs to protest prices and shifts toward direct action and collective bargaining in Congress. It highlights the aging farm program framework, rising urban migration, and the push for new price tools as farm programs near expiration.
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Washington
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Department
House
Senate
London Bridge Sails to Arizona as Granite Bridge Sold
London announces sale of the Thames bridge to McCulloch Corp of Phoenix for about 2.4 million dollars. Lake Havasu City plans to reassemble the 10,000 tons of granite and span a channel on the peninsula, with extra shipping costs estimated at around 240 thousand dollars.
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London
London Bridge
City of London Corporation
McCulloch Corp
Phoenix
Ariz
Lake Havasu City
Colorado River
Frederick Schmacher
Lake Havasu
Thames
Arizona
Schmacher
Buckingham Palace
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Hammond Heights
Rev. Ware
Danley
Phillips Petroleum Co
Arlington and Francis
Chickasaw Hills
S. Broadway
Ada Public Works Authority
Vaness
Jerry Collier
Byng
Atoka
Latta
Don Cook
Vanoss Alums
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