Oklahoma Turnpike traffic falls on passengers but rises overall
Oklahoma City report shows July vehicle count near two million but passenger traffic dips slightly across five turnpikes while commercial traffic increases. Turnpike Chief Engineer-Manager W D Hoback notes seasonal travel and gas shortages influence trends with 24 hour refueling and 10 gallon limits per car at all stations.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Turnpike
W.D. Hoback
Turnpike
Hoback
Turner
Will Rogers
Muskogee, Indian Nation
H.&. Bailey
T Hoback
The Big Meat Boycott: What Did It Accomplish
Washington report analyzes Agriculture Department data on the spring beef boycott. Government and industry downplay immediate effects, while noting a 10 percent fall in red meat consumption this spring, the lowest since 1966. Analysts say the boycott shifted the decline's depth, not its existence, amid price controls and tighter supplies.
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Washington
Phase 4 key to economics
The Agriculture Department Outlook and Situation Board warned that Phase 4 will decide if Americans face a January recession or see a temporary aberration. They forecast grocery prices up 20 percent for 1973 versus 1972, record crops with steady demand, and overall high prices in the food sector. inflation rose to 6.8 percent in April-June, while real growth fell to 2.6 percent. Continued on Page 2.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
State Fair Arena ticket sales and events lineup
Tickets go on sale at the State Fair Arena Ticket Office with Sandy Saunders announcing extended hours through Sept 1 and seven days a week from Sept 2. Downtown Civic Center and Fullerton Agency offices offer additional sales. Ice Capades Sept 21–28 with two daily showtimes, a nine‑performance rodeo Sept 27–30, and Nat Racing Festival box seats via Mar‑Car with general admission on race day.
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State Fair Arena
Sandy Saunders
State Fair
Fullerton
Civic Center
Music Hall
Oklahoma City
Boots Randolph
Danny Davis
Nashville Brass
Monty Montana
Mar-Car
Sportsmen rally behind wildlife commission in Oklahoma
Oklahoma lawmakers and about 20 hunters backed the state wildlife agency at a meeting in Oklahoma City. They expressed support for the commission and Director I H Standefer after a controversy over firing three biologists at OSU. Rep Townsend praised habitat improvements for 650000 acres to ease private land hunting pressure and boost deer populations across 77 counties. Senator Taliaferro urged professional biologists while noting jealousy with enforcers must end. The panel approved a fall season change removing Salt Plains primitive deer hunt and extending fall turkey dates to November 30 through December 4.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
Commission
Department of Wildlife
I. H. Standefer
Wildlife Research Center
Oklahoma State University
Lyndol Fry
Hugo
Mervin
Seiling
Warren Franks
Tulsa
OSU
Franks
Jim Townsend
Shawhee
Department
Oklahoma
Townsend
Jim Valiaferro
Clawton
Taliaferro
Sanders
D-Oky
Kenneth Converse
Tishomingo
Converse
Salt Plains Refuge
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Economic Research Service
Fair Arena
Wildlife Commission
Clem Pattillo
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Ottawa
Delaware
Sam Harris
Miami
Kansas
My. Harris
Patio
Harris
Pattillo
Pastille
Dallas Jeffery
Iva Quick
Irma Jackson
Kenneth Allen
Delmar Daniels
Wyandatte
Ottawa County
Kenneth Triplett
Harold Griffith
Sagketball Ae
Tom's Snooker
Roff, Okla
Don Cook
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