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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1972
Page
4
Rural landowners grow resentful as more quail hunting days are approved and predator control chemicals are banned. Prairie dog control, lake access funded by public money, and litter issues fuel friction between ranchers and sportsmen. Threats of stricter access rules loom, risking a broader shutdown of hunting fishing and recreation.
The article explains common law marriage as an agreement to be a married couple, often by holding themselves out as such, with lasting legal effect once formed. It warns of complications in proving a union existed and notes potential consequences for alimony social security and inheritance, arguing against choosing common law marriage today.
Tr Stanley Jones recounts three Foochow graves with the same surname where two daughters of an Australian widow were slain while serving as Christian missionaries. The widow, at 62, sold all, learned the language, and taught school for Christ. Her life and others reflect the costly call to spread the gospel.
City and county officials signed a contract with Pitts Ambulance Service to provide city and county ambulance service. Jim Cook said the McAlester firm aims to open a base in Ada and be in operation between May 1 and May 10.
An administration source says the plan for Henry Kissinger's secret Moscow visit originated with the Soviet leadership. Nixon favored pre-summit talks with Brezhnev to prep for the late May summit, aiming to cover major items to be raised in the meeting.
The Community Council of Greater New York reports a four person family required $11,090 annually to maintain a moderate standard of living in New York City last October. The figure marks an increase over October 1970 in both dollars and percentage terms.
Connie Nelson compiles a miscellany of sharp wits and social quips. The piece mocks blame shifting across ages and classes, with satirical vignettes about politics, media, religion, and everyday life. It blends humor with pointed social commentary.
Stonewall and Fitts residents face another postponement in efforts for better telephone service. Mid-America Telephone Co. cannot present a revised one or four party plan at a commission meeting in Oklahoma City. Ward says REA financing tied to system design. residents will be polled and informed by mail before a 7:30 p.m. meeting in Stonewall auditorium. Gene Hood urges all local residents to attend for updates and questions.
In a closely watched Bundestag showdown Willy Brandt defeated an opposition bid to oust him as chancellor by two votes. The 247 to 249 result preserves Brandt and paves the way for ratification of notaggression treaties with Moscow and Warsaw.
A veteran city employee, Paul Ryan, will retire effective May 1 after 18 years as second assistant chief of the Ada Fire Department. He joined the department on November 1, 1953, and was promoted to captain in 1958, later becoming second assistant chief in 1964.
After eight weeks the Senate Judiciary Committee weighs endorsing Richard G. Kleindienst for attorney general. The panel recalls him as a witness to address inconsistencies in testimony and weighs a written report to Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield. The vote hinges on concerns about his ties to ITT and the San Diego convention funding.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hood Randall and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Prater Moore joined relatives visiting in Oklahoma City and at Tiger Mountain for a Ladies Auxiliary Convention near Henryetta. Many neighbors and kin were listed visiting homes, hospitals, and nursing facilities across Ada and surrounding towns.
Antique silver collectors in Racine gain familiarity with hallmarks on old tea pots trays and candlesticks. James Thornton of Goddard's Silver Museum notes the stamps began around 1300 in England when gold and silver wares were tested weighed and stamped before sale. The first stamp was the King's mark shaped as a leopard's head.
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