Atoka Tries to Unlock Industrial Park Impasse
City Manager Fred McKaskle outlines Atoka’s stalled effort to build an industrial park tied to Sequoyah Industries. Bonds, land, and federal grants hinge on Sequoyah’s return, while local projects fund water and sewage upgrades to lure industry. Pending EDA and EPA grants, the plan awaits a decisive commitment.
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Steve Knickmeyer
Fred McKaskle
Atoka
Sequoyah Industries Inc
Sequoyah
Atoka County
Sequoyah Industries
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
McKaskle
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Environmental Protection Agency
Ozarks Regional Commission
Lake Atoka
Oklahoma City
Virginian Appointed Blue Bell Manager in Ada
David Lovern, 24, is named manager at the Blue Bell plant in Ada Oklahoma he previously trained at Luray Virginia and is a George Mason College graduate who joined Blue Bell in March 1970. He succeeded Boston Scroggins who moved to the Okemah plant. Lovern and his wife Susan and their 10 month old son Matthew live at 2827 Woodland Drive Ada. He finds Oklahoma similar to Virginia and plans to see the prison rodeo and rattlesnake roundup two local events he had heard about.
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Lovern
George Mason College
Fairfax
Virginia
Blue Bell
Boston Scroggins
Okemah
Susan
Matthew
Woodland Drive
Oklahoma
Ada
Health Project Launched By Guardsmen
Tulsa Oklahoma news item describes the Oklahoma National Guard 146th Headquarters Company Medical Platoon offering free basic health screenings to about 40 applicants over two days. Tests indicate potential conditions, with follow up by mail to connect patients with doctors for further evaluation during monthly weekend sessions.
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Tulsa
Okla
146Th Headquarters Company
Oklahoma National Guard
Public Health Services Program
Model Cities
H. G. Seigel
Variety Clinic
Bottle reply from Azores mystifies Sudbury girl
Heather McGraw 14 of Sudbury Mass received a two year old note from Plymouth Mass in a bottle. The reply came from Claremundo P Amaral of Ponta Faya Grande Azores stunning the girl who thought the bottle would not reach Cape Cod. Bonnie DeMaris in Smithfield RI snagged Tom Jones tickets as Warwick Musical Theater opened its box office with a long line. About 1000 waited at 10am, 5000 by 3pm, selling 15000 tickets.
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Heather McGraw
Sudbury
Mass
Plymouth
Claremundo P. Amaral
Ponta Faya Grande
Azores
Heather
Cape Cod
Bonnie DeMaris
Smithfield
R.I
Tom Jones
Warwick Musical Theater
Warwick
Bonnie
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David Lovern
Blue Bell, Inc
Richmond, Va
Luray, Va
Arbuckle Mountains
Buck Irwin Spring
Plat National Park
McDougall Palmer
Sid Hathaway
Cros
Mongrel
By Arnold
Atmost
U.S
Hes
Waysay
Santa Claus
Art Beeman
By Warren Sattler
Sonny South
By Courtney Alderson
By al Smith
M'Boy
Santa
BY Kern Pederson
Pops
George Wolfe
By Tom Oka
By Brad Anderson
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