Wildlife employees to attend nine month training course
Four career employees of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife will attend a nine month departmental management training course in Washington, D C. The group includes Wal ter Okamoto of Salt Lake City fishery biologist Lee Mills center director Claude H Thomas of the Treasure Lake job corps center in Oklahoma and Robert E White chief of the chemical research section at the Denver research center. The course combines George Washington University academic work with extensive practical assignments across the Bureau and Capitol Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Washington, D. C
W. O. Nelson, Jr
Department of Interior Wildlife Agency
Walter Okamoto
Salt Lake City
Lee Mills
Claude H. Thomas
Treasure Lake
Job Corp Conservation Center
Oklahoma
Robert E. White
Denver Research Center
Nelson
Department of the Interior
George Washington University
Interior Department
Capitol Hill
Corn blight to shape 1971 corn harvest outlook
The Agriculture Department nears release of the August 1971 corn production estimate. Private forecasts peg 5.4 billion bushels, potentially above the 1967 record, with blight not yet causing national damage. Estimates depend on August conditions and yield per acre, with 72 to 80 bushels per acre possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
UDA
Don Paarlberg
Department
Paarlberg
Britain
London
USDA
VA to back mobile home loans for veterans
A VA regional official announced that veterans can obtain guaranteed loans to purchase mobile homes and lots. Loans up to 10 dollars cover a mobile home alone, or up to 17,500 dollars when both lot and home are bought, with 30 percent guaranteed and rates of 10.75 percent for units and 7 percent for land and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. I
Joe W. Anderson
Muskogee
Veterans Administration
Anderson
Vegetable crop down from last year era
The Agriculture Department reports a drop in fresh vegetables and melons this summer, led by celery, sweet corn, onions and tomatoes. Total crop is about 66.6 million hundredweight, down 2 percent. Cantalope and watermelon output stands at 29 million hundredweight, down 6 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Record FHA loan total reaches 1.4 billion for rural housing
Farmers Home Administration reports a year ending June 30 loaned a record 1.4 billion to about 500000 low and moderate income rural people to build or improve homes. The agency financed these via private investors and Agriculture Department insurance, including 113,464 loans totaling around 1.37 billion for construction and improvement and 438 loans and grants totaling 28 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture Department
Accident kills Coalgate boy in tractor fall
A 10 year old Coalgate boy, Robert Darrell Courson, died in a tractor accident Tuesday on the farm of his grandfather, Willie Cometti, seven miles northwest of Coalgate. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Courson.
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Coalgate
Here
Robert Darrell Courson
Bob Courson
Willie Cometti
Pickett Center enrollment set by school officials
Pickett Center School will enroll on August 23 as announced by Principal Howard Asendorf. Lunch will not be served that day but begins August 24, the first full day of school. Mrs Betty Ayres joins the faculty. The school has been re conditioned and plans are under way for two new classrooms and four dressing rooms.
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Pickett-Center
Howard Asendorf
Roff Enrollment Rescheduled to August 18
Roff Schools shift enrollment to August 18 replacing August 11 per News Sunday. Buses will operate that day but lunch is canceled. First day of classwork will be August 23.
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Roff
Choctaws set August 14 election chief race
The Choctaw Nation will hold its first statehood era election on August 14 to elect the tri bal Chief. Incumbent Harry Belvin seeks election against David S. Jones Fritz Neal Victor Roebuck and Joe Lewis with voting at county courthouses across the 10 county area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Belvin
David S. Jones
Fritz Neal
Victor Roebuck
Joe Lewis
McLish School Announces Enrollment and Start Dates
McLish School sets enrollment for Thursday August 19 at 9 am. Buses will run regular routes and classes begin Monday August 23. The cafeteria opens, and new students must bring immunization records. Head Start classes start August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLish School
McLish
Astronauts urge extended moon bases and mission restarts
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Apollo 15 astronauts Scott Irwin and Worden called for permanent science stations on the moon and restoration of canceled Apollo 18 and 19 missions. They praised the lunar Rover and described the surface as dynamic with rich scientific potential after a 12 day expedition and 19 hours on the moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Space Center
Houston
David R. Scott
Moon
Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Irwin
Lunar
Pacific Ocean
State colleges to receive riot control funds in Oklahoma
Oklahoma colleges and universities receive federal riot control funds for 110000 this year. Of that amount 60000 goes to local police departments and 30000 to the state Public Safety Department. Grants cover radios gas masks gas grenades chemical gas sticks revolvers handcuffs and related gear. Cameron College in Lawton gets the largest grant for a new five man security team. Other awards include 3786 to Oklahoma State University 3585 to Langston University and 909 to Murray State College.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Colleges and Universities
Oklahoma Crime Commission
Oklahoma
Pat Barker
Commission
State Department of Public Safety
Cameron College
Lawton
Oklahoma State University
Langston University
Murray State College
Barker
Oklahoma to receive federal funds for job program
Oklahoma will receive about 4 million dollars in federal aid under a new emergency employment act. Gov. Hall says the share is smaller than in other states and he has protested the division of the 1 billion dollars. Grant implementation to be worked out. funds go to governments with populations of 75,000 or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
David Hall
Hall
Marine found innocent of military charges
Marine Sgt. Jon M. Sweeney was found innocent of running away in the presence of the enemy and communicating with captors in Vietnam. He told reporters he acted rightly and sought an honorable discharge after a week-long court martial in which he testified he was left behind by his unit and captured by Viet Cong scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quantico
Jon M. Sweeney
Vietnam
West Babylon
N.Y
Leatherneck
B. Raymond Perkins
Sweeney
Quang Tri
Perkins
Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Okamoto
California
University of Utah
Mills
Kansas
Thomas
Mary Manse College
Toledo
Ohio
Creighton University
Omaha
Nebraska
Ottawa Job Corps
Platt Park
Sulphur
Don Cook
G.I. Loan
FHA
James V. Smith
Smith
Betty Ayres
Carl
Edwin Huntsfeldt
Stratford
Marine
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