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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1973
Page
5
Nashville AP writes Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen blend hippie, country, rock, gospel, jazz and more. Frontman George Frayne says the band aims for funkier live shows, mixes stage acts with rock, and seeks broader gigs beyond soft country.
April in Latta Oklahoma City features Mrs. Lounda Henson and family visiting veterans hospital as others travel from Ada to Edmond Norman and Stonewall. Debra Gray Jamie Lancaster and many others plan dorms schools trips while fishing trips and far trips to Canada Minnesota and Winnipeg mark summer plans.
In Vienna the socialist government faced swift criticism over a three year old policy giving free books to schoolchildren. Opponents blamed delays, questioned 60 million shillings in funding, and accused officials of misusing funds. Teachers demanded compensation for extra work converting vouchers to books.
Houston AP report outlines the elusive profile of a 27-victim killer linked to Dean Arnold Corll born December 24, 1939 in Fort Wayne. Investigators Henley and Brooks, teenagers, led officers to the graves and face indictments for another crime as details emerge from a sprawling 1970s case.
Enrollment for kindergarten through sixth grade will be Monday August 20 and Tuesday August 21 from 9 to 12 a.m. and 4 p.m. Classes begin Monday August 27. Junior high and senior high start August 27 with staggered start times. Buses run for grades one through six, lunch served day one, and new enrollees must present immunization certificates.
Beirut based Middle East Airlines confirms a Libyan to Lebanon flight was hijacked today and diverted to Lod Airport in Israel. The airline spokesman provided details as the incident unfolded.
Washington reports that eight years of US bombing did not yield the peace sought. In Cambodia heavy raids bolstered government forces but failed to induce a cease-fire. Midnight halt came under Nixon Congress accord. Laos shows uneasy truce with Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese influence dominating much of the country.
Wilbur McDonald, freed on a $20 000 personal recognizance bond after three years in prison for a 1970 Chicago killing, may be released fully as State's Atty. Bernard Carey will recommend. Ex-con Lester Harrison reportedly confessed to the Agnes Lehmann slaying and related park killings, and McDonald faces a Sept. 23 court appearance. McDonald greeted by family, insisted on innocence and expressed hope for eventual exoneration.
Harvey A. Dennenberg founder and national commander of the American Indo-China Veterans Legion cites a generation gap between Vietnam veterans and older groups. The new group, based in Washington, D.C., seeks jobs and educational benefits, arguing Vietnam vets face tougher reintegration than earlier generations. Dennenberg, a former Naval Officer and Aetna supervisor, says the Legion has grown to about 4,200 members in 25 states and plans district commanders to recruit and secure funding for staff.
Washington AP reports two primary causes behind soaring wheat prices. Strong export demand, backed by a record 1,185 billion bushels sold last year and 947 million committed early this year, plus a string of supply shocks from global producers. The sequence includes Soviet pact buys, poor Asian crops, and renewed bidding as markets adjust to changing demand.
KMEX-TV in Los Angeles expands to an all day news block after surpassing KNBC with a two hour weekday news strain. The program runs from 6 30 AM to 3 PM with four anchors delivering live film and videotape content in a radio style all news format. Station VP Danny Villanueva notes the six week old effort targets a Mexican American audience.
Several companies study a 48 inch natural gas pipeline from Empress Alberta to Leidy Pennsylvania. The Northern Border Pipeline Co consortium plans a 10 state route carrying 3 billion cubic feet daily. Cost is about 1.4 million dollars per mile.
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