Poachers in Oklahoma Spur Enforcement Expansion
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Enforce ment Chief Clem Pattillo ordered heightened statewide vigilance on Aug 16 to combat deer poaching and other violations after a beef shortage. He cited a more than 200 percent rise in arrests and noted retirements and funding limits stretch personnel, with possible shifts of officers to hotspot areas. Striped bass fishing remains strong at Keystone and Texoma as summer heat slows other fishing.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Clem Pattillo
Pattillo
Fisheries and Game
Oklahoma
Fisheries Division
Keystone
Texoma
Arkansas River
Ken Johnston
Lake Texoma
Department
McClellan-Kerr
Illinois River
Muskogee
Johnston
Oklahoma fishing and deer hunting licenses details for 1973 season
The notice outlines trout fishing rules in designated streams near Lake Tenkiller and striper bag limits on Keystone and the Arkansas River. It announces Sept 1 as D day for Oklahoma deer hunters and the start of 1973 deer tag licenses. It covers requirements for special hunt permits, application methods, and deadlines for archery and gun seasons across multiple refuges and sites.
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Oklahoma
Illinois
Lake Tenkiller
Keystone
Arkansas River
H. G. Williamson
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Williamson
Fort Gibson
Hulah
Cookson Hills
Spavinaw Hills
Cherokee
McAlester Naval Ammunition Depot
Is Your Son Pregnant Hog Pregnancy Device Boom
High feed costs could boost adoption of ultrasonic pregnancy analyzers for sows. The ARS notes devices detect pregnancy as early as 30 days, with typical price around 1200 dollars per unit. Sharing models and vet usage suggested to reduce costs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Research Service
Ivan L. Lindahl
ARE
GSA awards 439 contracts to minority businesses in 1973
The U S General Services Administration reports 439 contracts worth 49 831 990 were given to minority owned firms in Fiscal 1973 under the Small Business Act. June awards totaled 72 contracts worth 7 700 519, marking over 15 million more in minority assistance than Fiscal 1972. Arthur F Sampson says the move supports Nixon’s policy to grow minority firms via federal contracts.
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U. S. General Services Administration
GSA
Arthur F. Sampson
Nixon
Tax due soon on buses and trucks
Oklahoma City IRS District Director Clyde L. Bickerstaff says August 31 is the due date for highway use tax and aircraft taxes. The highway tax depends on axles and weight for trucks, tractors, and buses. aircraft tax varies by turbine or piston power and weight.
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Oklahoma City
Internal Revenue _ Service District
Clyde L. Bickerstaff
Bickerstaff
IRS
Large wheat shipments to Soviets reveal direct U S exports
Washington AP An Agriculture Department expert said Russia received about 345 million bushels of U S wheat directly last year, not counting deliveries to other Soviet bloc nations. The figure comes from a review by Dewain H Rahe in Foreign Agriculture, noting Russia’s total purchases likely total 400 to 440 million bushels for the year. Additional unpublished figures show 10.8 million bushels for Russia were unshipped as of June 29, 1972-73.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Russia
U.S
Soviet Union
Dewain H. Rahe
Ice
Rahe
Europe
State Fair of Oklahoma Hires More Livestock Judges
Expansion in the schedules for horses and livestock at the 1973 State Fair of Oklahoma led to hiring 25 judges, four more than 1972. Sandy Saunders, the managing director, said selection remains a top concern and that the chosen judges are the best for the job.
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Oklahoma
Sandy Saunders
Saunders
Angus bulls on 8 cent Rural America stamp issued in Missouri
The U S Postal Service and the American Angus Association announce an 8 cent commemorative stamp featuring Angus bulls and Longhorn cows, first issued in St Joseph Missouri on Oct 5 to mark Rural America life. The stamp honors the 100th anniversary of Angus importation and follows the World Angus Forum in Kansas City.
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St. Joseph
Lloyd D. Miller
American Angus Association
U. S. Postal Service
America
Kansas City
The
Postal Service
Arrowhead Angus’ Ranch
Ada
Arrowhead Angus Ranch
Hilliblly
Frank Murphy
Chicago
Scotland
Angus Association
United States
Victoria
Kan
George Grant
Grant
London
Frank Waslick
Joseph S. Cramer Jr
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Giori Press
Poastmaster
Conservation leader Frome to speak at Oklahoma banquet
Michael Frome, noted conservation writer and Field & Stream editor, will be keynote speaker at the Oklahoma Wildlife Federation Conservation Awards Banquet on September 8 at 7:30 p.m. The event, part of the federation’s annual meeting, is at the University of Oklahoma Biological Research Station near Madillon Lake Texoma and open to the public. Frome, praised by Walter Hickel and Senator Gaylord Nelson, is known for outspoken, fearless writing and has authored several conservation books.
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Michael Frome
Oklahoma
Frome
Field & Stream
Oklahoma Wildlife Federation
University of Oklahoma Biological Research Station
Madillon Lake
Texoma
The
Wildlife Federation
Secretary of the Interior
Walter Hickel
Mike
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
National Forests
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ARS
University of Illinois
Lindahl
Byars
Okla
Don Cook
Soviets
the Economic Research
Angus Bulls
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