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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1973
Page
5
The American Indian Movement cancels its national convention set for Pawnee Oklahoma and delays the gathering until about July 1. Four Corners AIM director Hank Howell says the Pawnee Tribal Council asked for the postponement.
Texan James C. Davis of Huntsville was charged with first degree manslaughter for a April 19 head on collision at a stop sign near Ahloso that killed Nem Wafford. A July 1 tentative date was set, with expected Oklahoma venue in Pawnee for the trial.
Glass company launches a special project for KAB Day as Keeping America Beautiful dedicates April 28 as a nationwide call to action. Local groups join in the effort to combat litter with ongoing activities and community participation.
The article discusses handling incorrigible students through education and alternatives to punishment. It compares youth attitudes to forced sports and explores apprenticeships and joint efforts by courts parents and schools to craft solutions. Brockway Glass notes 4 202 000 pounds recycled in two and a half years and offers KAB Day materials and environmental awards.
Mrs Betty Eaves and others hosted a Monday night wedding shower for Mr and Mrs Gailen Terry at the Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church. Attendees included many local couples and friends, with cake and punch served and a lace adorned refreshment table. The note also mentions tribal election context and Realrider backing AIM to postpone a convention on tribal land.
The Kiwanis Little Olympics were postponed because Ada High practice field is soggy. The running events, originally set for 7 p.m., are rescheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. location unchanged.
In Grand Rapids, Mich. a man who shed 85 pounds offers insight into weight loss. David G. Waite argues many overeat due to internal needs rather than just external pounds. He cites women seeking 50 pound loss as missing root causes.
Department biologist Jack Miller notes rain and cool weather spread Rio Grande gobblers across a broad area. Tom turkeys defend territories while younger birds seek hens. Nesting begins as hens lay about 15 eggs with incubation in spring. Open hunting sees peak pressure on opening weekend, but second week offers similar bag chances.
Officials report 10.4 million acres flooded across seven states with crop and business losses around 193 million dollars. Missouri rainwaters breached 92 levees including a St Louis area breach that evacuated 600 mobile home residents at Bosh etown. Thousands of families from the Gulf to the Great Lakes are affected by the flood emergency.
Floodwaters force residents from homes and threaten livelihoods across Missouri Illinois Louisiana Arkansas and Tennessee. The death toll rose to at least 10 with two more victims found in Missouri and Illinois. Louisiana and Arkansas face 6.8 million acres of floodwater as levee breaks and heavy rain halt oil production and threaten crops.
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