Wheat program adds December payment to 1972 parity
Final figures show a December payment of 6 cents per bushel, boosting total disbursements to about 3.3 billion dollars for 1972. This complements a July payment of 691 million and ensures program participants receive 1 percent parity on the portion of wheat used for domestic food. The 6 cent delta reflects the difference between the certificate face value of 1.34 and the July 1 parity price, with certificates tied to the gap between 3.02 and 1.68 dollars per bushel for July–November.
Neil Diamond Goes on Sabbatical From Stage
Neil Diamond begins a sabbatical from live performing after a late summer Greek Theatre engagement. He plans writing, recording under a Columbia deal, a TV special, possibly a film, and says the music dictates the direction rather than his plans. He reflects on past work including Holly Holy and Sweet Caroline and notes the African Trilogy as a major learning process.
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Mary Campbell
AP Newsfeatures
Neil Diamond
Los Angeles
Winter Garden Theater
Broadway
Diamond
Ant Records
Holly Holy
Sweet Caroline
Brother Love
Columbia Records
Columbia
Jap Root
Soolaimon
Truman Remains On Critical List Condition Improved
Former President Harry S. Truman, at 88, stayed on the critical list at Research Hospital and Medical Center with congested lungs and a weakened heart. Doctors reported improved signs yet warned of potential sudden changes, noting fluctuating temperature and a rapid heart rate during a lung and heart episode.
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Truman
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital
John Dreves
Wilson Miller
Wal‘Jace Graham
Clifton Daniel
Bess
Daniel
Oklahoma Governor taps relative for School Land post
State Auditor Joe Baley Cobb denounces Gov. Hall for naming Edsel F Eldson, husband of Hall’s social secretary, as secretary of the School Land Commission amid opposition from Cobb and Supt. Leslie Fisher. Eldson’s appointment struggles to clear a majority. Hall defends bid process as review of land allegations proceeds. Oklahoma City's Quail Creek 480 acre tract valued near 1.96 million faces lease fees of 2024 annually. Cobb questions fit and push to remove politics from the department.
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Oklahoma City
Joe Baley Cobb
David Hall
School Land Commission
Cobb
Leslie Fisher
Edsel F. Eldson
Rodgers
Billy Ray Gowdy
State Board of Agriculture
Bidson
A. W
Dub ™ Scott
Ada
Nothern
Oklahoma County
Hall
Cobb and Fisher
Eidson
Commission
Elizabeth
Ada Receives First Funds For Two New Parks
HUD granted $84,343 for two open area parks in Ada covering about 4 acres near the airport and 83 acres north of AIDC. The 125-acre trio, totaling about $200,000, will be funded 50 50 by HUD and the city with a Hammond Heights site expected later. The airport site aims to host sports including softball to extend the runway future jet service. The wilderness area will serve campers and scouts with minimal changes and a small lake. Speaker Carl Albert's office welcomed the HUD grant.
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Ada
Department of Housing and Urm Development
HUD
AIDC
Hammond Heights
Carl Albert
Sino
Wholesale price rise dampens anti inflation hopes
Washington AP Officials reported a sharp November rise in the wholesale price index by six tenths of a percent, the largest since July. Increases were seen in vegetables dairy products eggs cars furniture lumber leather textiles coal natural gas and hides. The gain complicates Nixon administration aims to cut inflation to 3 percent by year end as rising wholesale costs often translate into higher retail prices.
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Washington
Labor Department
Reau
Labor Statistics
Nixon
Apollo 17 liftoff inspires cancer survivor Kevin Steen
In Cave Creek Arizona 12 year old Kevin Steen who beat cancer after multiple Mayo Clinic operations watched the Apollo 17 liftoff. He will ride aboard the USS Ticonderoga to meet the returning astronauts after their Pacific splashdown. Kevin aims to become an astronaut despite prognosis. He has met astronauts, written to 50, and will travel to Hawaii December 15 to board a Navy flight to Samoa with the ship.
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Cave Creek
Ariz
Kevin Steen
Ticonderoga
Pacific
Kevin
Flery
Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Mayo Clinic
Young Steen
Orion Steen Jr
Navy
JL. Butts
Earth
Hawaii
Samoa
Tome
Punishment Rules for Theft Based on Goods Value
The text outlines penalties for larceny with varying outcomes. For goods under $20, first conviction carries up to 30 days in county jail and a $10 to $100 fine. municipal court max $50. If multiple items, up to 30 days and $50 to $100. Second offense under $20 ranges 30 days to a year in jail with fines up to $1,000. Three or more prior convictions under $20 raise to two to five years. Goods $20 or more trigger penitentiary terms from one to five years.
Apollo 17 Rockets Toward Moon After Computer Delay
Apollo 17 blasted from Cape Kennedy toward the moon in a dramatic night launch that replaced a stalled countdown with a rapid plan. Commander Eugene Cernan, Dr. Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans praised the liftoff as the first night flight and poised to reach lunar soil despite earlier latch alarms and a ghosted controlling computer.
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Cape Kennedy
Jack Schmitt
Earth
Moon
Cernan
Mission Control
Lunar
Pit
Marshall Spaceflight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Atlantic
Sur
Cold Firemen Hot Work at Ada Residence
Smoke and flames engulfed Ruby Franklin’s home at 2912 N Townsend in Ada around 1 45 pm Wednesday. Firefighters contained the blaze before total loss. damage listed at 7000 dollars. William Franklin was among those affected.
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Ruby Franklin
N. Townsend
Ada
William Franklin
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