Pontotoc County Junior Livestock Show Promises State Best
The Pontotoc County Junior Livestock Show runs February 15 to 17 at the fairgrounds arena with 134 steers weighed in plus 30 heifers 25 market hogs and 15 gifts. Judges include Dr. Robert Totusek and Joe Rauniker as livestock evaluators.
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Pontotoc County
Fairgrounds
North Broadway
Pontotoc County Cattlemen’s Association
John Netherton
Robert Totusek
Oklahoma State University
Joe Rauniker
State Vocational Department
Totusek
Chicago
Netherton
Ada
Fairgrounds Extension Center
FFA
Linda Golden
Vaness
Robert Golden
Pontotoc
Arkla Plans Costly Pipeline to New Anadarko Wells
Arkla plans a 650 million dollar pipeline project to extend its main system to new gas sources in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. W R Stephens said construction could start soon once regulatory approvals are received, with about 300 miles of pipe and segments of 30 and 24 inch lines envisaged to reach the Anadarko Basin's potential 50 trillion cubic feet of gas.
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Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Arkla
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
W. R. Stephens
Arkansas Public Service Commission
Anadarko
Stephens
Custer County
Hunton
Hemphill County
Tex
Hemphill
Wilburton
Clinton
Arapaho
Lawton
Custer
Roger Mills
Arkoma
Louisiana Gulf Coast
Arkansas
HUD Joins Oklahoma City In Housing Probe
HUD launches federal probe into alleged irregularities in Oklahoma City Housing Authority allocations after Daily Oklahoman reports claim ineligible families live in low rent quarters and authority houses subsidized by the agency. Officials from HUD confirm the investigation following the newspaper series.
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HUD
Oklahoma City
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing Authority
Altus Schools Return Misused Federal Funds
Altus School District returned over 27252 dollars to Title 1 funds after discovering funds were used to pay teachers and aides in ineligible schools. State superintendent Dr. Scott Tuxhorn cited a nationwide issue sparked by a Columbia University report. Local assistant superintendent Jerry Doyle said funds were restored before state investigations, noting no deliberate misuse and broader Oklahoma usage.
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Oklahoma City
Altus
United States
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Scott Tuxhorn
HEW
Tuxhorn
Doyle
Oklahoma
Legal Aid Council
Howard D. Childers
Sheriff Charges County Couple With Rustling
A county man and wife were charged in District Court Tuesday with five counts of larceny of domestic animals. James and Alice Craig pleaded, bond set at 3000 dollars while Mrs Craig was released on her own recognizance. Calves stolen from five owners were recovered after sheriff and deputy identified the animals.
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James
Alice Craig
Craig
County Two-Way Radio Club Meets at Wintersmith Lodge
Pontotoc County radio club held a Thursday meeting at Wintersmith Lodge with several new members joining. Door prizes went to Steve Ray Berry White and Walter Mayer. Refreshments were served to Ada residents and others from Connerville Shawnee Stonewall and more. Next meeting set for March 5.
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Pontotoc County
Wintersmith Lodge
Steve Ray
Berry White
Walter Mayer
Clifford Green
Jack Cobb
James Davis
John Ryan
Litt Fowler
Steve Cofer
Jim Thompson
Jim Green
Wendell Adair
Big Henry
David Surgnier
Jeanee Green
Larry Bailey
Ada
Charles Martin
Connerville
K. E. Weiche
Shawnee
Ronnie Smith
Francis
Bill Mathis
Stonewall
State Rejects Ada Parking Plan Change
The Oklahoma Department of Highways rejected Ada's proposal to switch from 45 to 30 degree angle parking. The department cited narrow eight and a half foot lanes and insufficient traffic benefits, insisting Ada implement parallel parking on Main and Broadway Streets instead. The ruling followed in-district court action over an ordinance installing angle parking last summer.
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State of Oklahoma Department of Highways
Ada
Jim Cook
Truman Branscom
Stillwater
City of Ada
Main
Broadway
Los Angeles Schools Seek Reversal of Integration Order
Los Angeles officials plan to appeal a California Court of Appeals ruling that mandates full school integration by September 1971. Superintendent Robert E. Kelly warns the plan would trigger massive busing, soaring costs, and severe budget cuts amid a district already facing multi‑million shortfalls.
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Los Angeles
California Court of Appeals
Robert E. Kelly
Superior Court
Alfred Gitelson
New York City
Kelly
Gitelson
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Young Americans Headed to Cuban Sugar Harvest Brigade
A Cuban freighter arrived in Saint John to take 216 youths back from Cuba and to transport 600 more, forming the Vene:remos Brigade. Bruce Jacobs said the mission was solidarity with Castro’s revolution. The travelers faced sleet and cold as they moved through Maine toward the border.
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Saint John
N.B
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Bruce Jacobs
New York
Luis Marcos Bergnes
Maine-New Bruns
Wick
St. Stephen
Seattle
San Francisco
Boston
Maine
Castro
Venceremos
U.S
State Department
Washington
Supreme Court
Jacobs
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Daily
Oklahoman
Douglas Brewster
Fort Worth
Tass Waterson
Regional Investigations Department
Murray State College
Steve Murphy
Linda Williams
Robert Gregory
Myria Cannon
Carol King
Bill Kinnion
Janice LaCrone
Rodney Hall
Altus Schools
Board of Education
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