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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1968
Page
1
Byng Installs six driving simulators to cut behind the wheel time and reduce per student instruction costs. Superintendent Marvin Stokes notes one instructor can train six students at once boosting efficiency and payback in a few years. Moore Public Schools have used similar simulators in the area.
The Senior Citizens Activity Center at Allen will host an open house and dedication Friday at 7 30 p m. The program is directed by Mrs Marion Gibson and the center is sponsored by the Pontotoc County Community Action Foundation Inc financed through the Unit on Aging of the State Department of Public Welfare.
The article describes simulator units with control switches and a display panel to monitor student driving responses. A digital recorder powers from the instructor console to categorize and total reactions to automatic and manual programs. Karl Tilley and Buddy Kessinger will teach the system.
A 15 year old girl, Cindy Sue Grove, was saved from drowning Monday evening by her father in Ada. She was playing near her home while her parents worked on the lawn. Continued on Page Two.
The Ada Board of Education approves a tentative 1968 69 budget totaling 1 207 001 74 dollars. About 777 325 00 goes to teacher salaries and district evaluation totals 15 163 044, up 500 000 from last year. The district may borrow 110 000 more, may build a new Hayes school earlier, and transfers Homer district assets and liabilities to Byng with Ada receiving 120 000 in value and no liabilities. A one day Title 1 workshop at East Central State College Aug 22 is funded 700 by the state department of education.
Lance Corporal Bruce Click, 21, of Ada was wounded July 17 near Thua Thien. He is hospitalized at Dong Ha with the 34th Medical Battalion in good condition. Click, an Ada High School All-State football star, served with the Third Combined Action Group and entered the Marines in July 1967.
The Senate approved a bill to extend the current farm act until 1973 by a 58 to 18 vote after rejecting amendments to cap payments to individuals. The measure, backed by Sen. Allen Ellender, now moves to the House where a one year extension for 1970 is under consideration.
The Ada I R A Championship Rodeo starts Tuesday and runs five days at the Ken Lance Sports Arena seven miles southeast of Ada on SH 3. All performances are evening shows and begin promptly at 8 30 p m. Four different country acts are scheduled.
Oklahoma donors for McCarthy announce a statewide petition push aimed at the 58 Democratic National convention delegates. Dr. David Kemp reports nearly 2,000 signatures in less than a week as organizers seek to show McCarthy strength. Aimed at delegates, the effort runs amid a national McCarthy month with rallies set for Aug. 15.
Two Boy Scouts hike ends in a pun as one jokes about being trustworthy loyal and the other notes he has lost. The exchange playful in tone reflects troop camaraderie and youth humor.
Ada police, the district attorney and Southwestern Bell cooperate to stop obscene calls after five youths were held on indecent phone charges in the past year. Lawmakers advanced felony penalties up to 10 years and fines, with reporting advised to police.
Duard C Willoughby spoke to the Ada Kiwanis about a statewide court restructuring. The change ends justice of the peace and county courts in Pontotoc and many counties, creating one district court per county with an associate judge and a special district judge in Pontotoc.
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