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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1971

Page

8

Reserve Power Outlook for Winter Utilities

The Federal Power Commission says about one third of U S utility systems will fall below normal reserve levels this winter though overall power should meet demand. 186 major systems were surveyed covering 98 percent of load. Reserve below 20 percent affecting 56 systems and under 10 percent for 18. Regional differences show Southeast at 18.6 percent and West at 49.2 percent with others above 20 percent. Total generating capacity and peak demand indicate overall 27 percent reserve.

Washington Federal Power Commission Alaska Hawaii South Central West Central East Central

Nixon May Stop In Japan For Meeting

Mainichi reports Prime Minister Eisaku Sato will meet President Nixon during his Pacific trip before a potential Red China visit next year. Japanese officials had denied CBS News reports of a Nixon Sato meeting late next month or January, while cabinet secretary Noboru Takeshita and foreign minister Takeo Fukuda prepared to hold news conferences on Sunday.

Tokyo Mainichi Eisaku Sato Nixon Red China CBS News New York Sato Pacific Hawaii Noburu Takeshita Takeo Fukuda Nixon-Sato

Hunters Near Jay Find Man's Body

A badly decomposed man was found about six miles southwest of Jay Oklahoma by hunters. District Attorney Frank Grayson said the man was shot in the head with a .4 caliber handgun found nearby and the corpse likely lay for about a month. Officials lacked positive identification but noted an automobile registration found in the area a month ago matched papers on the man.

Jay, Okla Here Dist Frank Grayson Grayson

Subway planned under harbor of Hong Kong

Hong Kong will gain a mile long underwater tunnel linking Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, a project costing about 54 million dollars. The vehicle only route will reduce ferry traffic and rush hour delays, while threatening the traditional ferries that carry 240 million annual passengers.

Subway Harbor of Hong Kong China Kowloon Southeast Star U.S Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Co

Convict Dies In Stabbing At Oklahoma Penitentiary

In McAlester Oklahoma a 27 year old inmate Michael L Pruitt serving 99 years for shooting a Moore police officer was stabbed to death Sunday afternoon with a 12 inch homemade knife. Prison authorities held two inmates Ronald Lloyd Gilbert and Robert Lee Green for questioning about the stabbing as it occurred minutes after cell doors opened for dinner. Guards rushed Pruitt to the prison hospital but he died en route.

Mcalester Okla Oklahoma City Moore Michael L. Pruitt Park Anderson Ronald Lloyd Gilbert Robert Lee Green Aust. Dist. Atty Bill Beasley Anderson Beasley Sai Pruitt Anderson

Oklahoma juror threats tied to Rex Brinlee case

An Oklahoma assistant attorney general disclosed that a juror in the Rex Brinlee Jr bomb murder trial received a threat to his wife as the trial began. Brinlee was convicted of murder with the jury recommending life imprisonment after the state sought the death penalty. The judge limited juror information amid reports the call may have been a prank.

Tulsa Oklahoma Rex Brinlee Raymond Naifeh Brinlee Donald Bolding Bristow St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Okmulgee Jess Miracle Miracle

Assistance Plan For Workers Aimed At Job Loss Areas

Washington AP Labor Department to launch a mass layoff assistance pilot with EPA in regions facing pollution control enforcement. Plan seeks to cushion economic impact on workers whose jobs may be affected by federal, state, and local clean air and water actions. Authorities emphasize balancing environmental protection with worker support.

Washington Labor Department Department Environmental Protection Agency

Senator Seeks Tax Rate Equalization Bill

State Sen. Joe R. McGraw of Tulsa County proposes a bill to shift property tax assessor selection from elected to appointed. The plan mirrors Maryland law, with the Tax Commission choosing from five nominees by county commissioners to curb inequities in valuation across counties.

Tulsa Okla Joe R. McGraw Oklahoma McGraw Tulsa County Maryland Oklahoma Tax Commission

Phase 1 1 Action Price Agency Approves Hikes

Phase 2 of the Nixon program prompts price increases by Heblehera Steel and National Steel, with General Motors and Chrysler planning higher automaker prices. The Justice Department orders 45,000 Longshoremen back to work as dock strikes ease. Reading Railroad files for bankruptcy protection after rail and steel shipment declines.

New York Justice Department East Gulf Coast Reading Railroad The Price Commission Heblehera Steel Corp National Steel Corp Continental Can Co American Can National Can U.S. Steel Corp General Motors Corp Chrysler Corp Reading Co

Cardinal Doepiner to Visit Poland in 1972

Julius Cardinal Doepiner archbishop of Munich and Freising accepted an invitation to visit Poland in 1972. He heads the German Bishops Conference and was invited by Polish bishops at the Rome ceremony where Pope Paul VI blessed Padre Maximilian Kolbe, the Polish priest who died in Auschwitz.

Poland Munich Julius Cardinal Doepiner Freising German Bishops Conference Rome Paul VI Maximilian Kolbe Auschwitz

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