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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1972
Page
12
Rural landowners grow angry over predator control bans and extended hunting days. They resent public access rules for lakes funded by tax money and fear a broader shift to restrictive access, with potential closures to hunting fishing camping and picnicking across rural lands.
The article explains common law marriage as a legally binding arrangement accepted in many states if valid where formed. It warns that it can be permanent, creates legal entanglements, and risks like alimony and inheritance, arguing the practice is outdated in modern society.
E Stanley Jones recounts an Australian widow who lost two missionary daughters in Foochow and then sold all to teach Christ there. The story honors sacrifice for gospel work and notes the Holy Spirit guiding Barnabas and Paul, urging believers to pay the price of discipleship.
City and county officials signed a contract with Pitts Ambulance Service to provide ambulance service. Jim Cook said the McAlester based firm plans a location in Ada and aims to begin operation between May 1 and 10.
An administration source says the Soviet Union pushed Henry Kissinger’s secret trip to Moscow to brief Brezhnev before Nixon’s late May summit. The April 2024 meetings reportedly aimed to outline major topics for the impending talks at the Kremlin.
A four person family in New York City would need 11 099 dollars annually to maintain a moderate standard of living, according to the Community Council of Greater New York. The figure shows a 3.7 percent increase from October 1970.
A collage of satirical quips and молодежные reflections spans tales of aging greed and societal blame. The piece riffs on blame shifting from youths to elders, faiths and professions, peppered with puns about life, roads, and everyday irony. It reads as a dated humor column with multiple anecdotes and wry observations.
Stonewall residents delay action after a Oklahoma City Corporation Commission meeting. Mid-America Telephone will mail letters and offer a voting card to decide between one party and four party phone service, funded by REA. A May 3 meeting at 7 30 p.m. will address questions and explain the project. Gene Hood leads local call for better service.
In Bonn the Bundestag defeated a no confidence motion by 247 to 249 votes, keeping Willy Brandt as chancellor. The result preserves his policy of detente with Moscow and Warsaw and clears the way for ratification of nonaggression treaties with the Soviet Union and Poland. Opposition leader Rainer Barzel led the bid, while Kurt Georg Kiesinger urged rejection of the treaties.
Paul Ryan, second assistant chief of the Ada Fire Department, will retire effective May 1 after 18 years in the department and 25 years of city service. He joined on November 1 1953 and was promoted to captain in 1958. He became second assistant chief in 1964.
After eight weeks of waiting Richard G. Kleindienst learns today if the Senate Judiciary Committee will endorse his nomination to be attorney general. The panel recalls him to address inconsistencies in testimony and will submit a written report to Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield.
Mr and Mrs Bill Hood and Randall joined relatives for a day with M R Tucker and Londa. Oklahoma City shopping trips, hospital updates, nursing home visits and numerous social calls mark a busy period for families centered around Ada and nearby towns.
Antique silver collectors in Racine grow more familiar with hallmarks on teapots trays and candlesticks says James Thornton of Goddard's Silver Museum. The stamps were introduced around 1300 in England when law required testing weighing and stamping of gold and silver items with the King marker leopard's head as the first symbol.
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