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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1972
Page
8
Morgan City Louisiana AP profile of Red Adair, famed blowout master, detailing his 1938 start hungry for work, offshore challenges, and plan to build Red One, a self propelled offshore rig with 29 000 gallon per minute water spray, to cap blowouts and protect crews and equipment.
In Saigon two months after napalm hit 9 year old Phan Thi Kim Phuc, she nears recovery at Barsky Center where grafts cover her burns. The center treats over 100 patients monthly, aided by Children’s Medical Relief International and U.S. funding, with Proxmire urging $550,000 for burn victims.
Oklahoma bans attaching signs to utility poles under Title 21 statutes with up to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine. The state warns signs pose safety risks to linemen climbing poles with steel spikes. Public trust employees are not eligible for the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System per AG ruling.
Increasing numbers of men seek plastic surgery with nose alterations implants and facelifts doubling in five years. Experts note 15 to 20 percent of patients are male as youth obsession and job and relationship competition drive interest. Proxmire’s Senate bandages boosted male interest in hair transplants.
A six pound female trout may lay about 4000 eggs in certain New York streams. In the South African Army jargon, recreation is termed leisure utilization. Numerous so called sandpapers exist, none of which actually contain sand.
The Oklahoma State Employment Service Ada office filled 211 non agricultural jobs in July, up slightly from June. Manufacturing, construction, and private household work fell 7 percent, while service sectors rose. Applications for work numbered 225, down 10 percent from last July. Thirty eight veterans filed applications, down 25 percent from last July and 21 percent from June. The Ada office conducted 44 counseling interviews and administered 31 tests.
Oklahoma City Ada dentist Dr. James A. Thomas was among five dentists honored at the Oklahoma State Dental Association board meeting. The citation praised his exemplary service to the profession, family, community, state, and country, and noted it enhances the profession’s image and serves as a model for peers.
A mysterious Chinese trader named Lo Hsing Han, based in Tachilek near the Golden Triangle, tops Asia’s opium ring. He commands a private army and coordinates regional trafficking, while Thai and U.S. agents press operations against key drug hauls. He is believed to exploit the Burma China border zone, with no photos or verified age.
Ada's Youth Placement Coordinator Miss Barbara McKinzie reports 82 non agricultural job placements during July, down 5 percent from last year and 19 percent from June. Eighty six youths filed applications, half the June total and equal to last July. Workers held roles from furniture moving to nurse aide. McKinzie urges owners and businesses to call for youth labor and notes contact at the Social Services Center OS Employment Service with phone 392-1533.
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