Lincoln Gettysburg address echoes patriotism across ages
A reflective piece on patriotism 192 years after the Declaration of Independence cites Lincoln at Gettysburg and echoes past leaders like Patrick Henry Jefferson Adams and Holmes. It argues American identity grows from diverse origins and enduring ideals amid world tensions and national power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Vietnam
Middle East
America
Marseilles
Henry Steele Commager
Concord
New England
Irving
Cooper
Bryant
Longfellow
Hawthorne
Whittier
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Paul Revere
Lincoln
United States
Patrick Henry
Constitutional Congress
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Woodrow Wilson
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Fort Worth SCS uses IBM 1130 to plan flood control
The Fort Worth office of the Soil Conservation Service uses an IBM 1130 computer to design flood prevention projects across the southern states. It aids planning for the Big Sandy watershed from Bowie to Fort Worth, routing flood water through 50 retarding dams and into the Trinity River within ten days after storms.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U. S. Department of Agriculcomputer
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Soil Conservation Service
IBM
Big Sandy
Bowie
Trinity River
Congress
The
South
Texas
North Carolina
Jack W. Adair
Adair
Ecleto
San Marcus
Lime Creek
Mississippi
Sweetwater
Oklahoma
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
South Carolna
Tennessee
Local NRA Member Speaks Of Proposed Gun Controls
Vernon Archer of 925 Susan defends the NRA against claims of a gun control crackdown. He notes the group’s members include doctors and police, cites 900000 members, and argues laws should block criminals from guns without disarming law abiding citizens. He supports some limits on handguns but opposes police approval and gun registration.
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W. L. Knickmeyer
National Rifle Association
Vernon Archer
Susan
NRA
Archer
Association
Thomas J. Dodd
Planning Zoning Agenda Dominates City Council Meeting
City council action centered on MAPCZ referrals. Approval granted for home beauty shops for Mrs Lorene Trusler and Mrs Eva Roberts. Zoning change for Art Hudson at 26 N Oak approved switching from two family dwelling to neighborhood commercial and paving along the front to the curb line. Page Two continues.
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Lorene Trusler
N. Country Club Road
Eva Roberts
W. 12Th
Council
Bers
Art Hudson
N. Oak
Hudson
Oklahoma gun control opinion worries wary readers
Oklahoma residents express concern over federal gun control proposals in a survey of state papers. Highway patrol Lt. Dan Combs criticizes coverage as a snow job and argues new laws would only aid criminals and erode citizen safety.
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Oklahoma City
Status Reports On Eight Community Action Programs
Eight programs of the Pontotoc County Community Action Foundation were reviewed at the annual meeting. Details cover Child Day Care Center refinanced for a year with a $30 212 budget and raises for staff. Summer Head Start with a $25 282 budget serving Irving, Glenwood, and Latta. Family Planning Center budget at $28 208. County Head Start seven centers including dental work oversight. Mainstream program employing 12 with job placement and backlogs. Senior Citizens centers planned for Allen Ada and Stonewall with Ada advisory evaluation and visiting services proposed.
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Pontotoc County
Irving
Glenwood
Latta
Paul Landrith
County Health Department
Jess Teague
Ahloso
Allen
Byng, Francis
McLish
Pickett
Roff
Ann Jones
Ada
Stonewall
Woodrow Gibson
Allen Center
Granny Price Dies Here in Ada at 87
Mrs. Jessie Ann Price known as Granny Price died at her Ada home 401 S Rennie early Friday. She was born April 26 1881 in Recaka Georgia and moved to Garza Texas with her family. She married Claude D Price in Gainesville Texas December 22 1896. he died in Ada in 1937. The couple moved to Ada February 1901. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church.
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Jessie Ann Price
S. Rennie
Granny” Price
Recaka
Garza
Tex
Claude D. Price
Gainesville
Ada
Ada Evening News
Price
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. M. Willard
Don Cook
Jack Brazell
Larry Kirkland
Bob Barker
George Gurley
Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning Commission
Washington
Lanny Bates
Byng
Tephenie McCullar
Vaness
Lois Ae
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