Government study outlines wild horse protection act rules
Officials say the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act will cause small overall pasture damage but may hit some ranchers hard. Ranchers may not shoo away horses, and owners must call federal help if hay stacks are eaten. The rule, part of Nixon era protections, notes fewer than 20,000 horses and about 11,000 burros remain across western ranges.
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Washington
Burras
Tles
Departments of Agriculture and Interior
Ister
Bureau of Land Manage
Interior
Nixon
Canada
Mexico
U. S. Forest Service
Anaplasmosis Symposium Planned for Ada County
A county cattlemen oriented event is set for Ada on January 18. The Anaplasmosis symposium is sponsored by American Cyanamid Co Oklahoma Extension Service and the Oklahoma Feed Manufacturers Association. It runs from 7 p.m. at the Extension Center on Broadway with a four member panel and audience Q A. Experts from OSU USDA and area groups will discuss transmission incidence and control. Frank Bates moderates.
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Ada
American Cyanamid Co
Oklahoma Extension Service
Oklahoma Feed Manufacturers Association
OFMA
Broadway
W. W. Collins
Amerigai Cyanamid Co
Fort Worth
Predicting Oklahoma Weather by Old Christmas Tale
An Elzie Taylor column questions the old superstition linking the 12 days of Christmas weather to each coming month. It reviews historical readings, noting mixed temps and precipitation, and ends by doubting the forecast, cautioning that folklore may mislead readers about future weather.
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Elzie Taylor
Oklahoma
Senator Talmadge vows quick hearings on farm cutbacks
Senator Herman E. Talmadge of the Senate Agriculture Committee blasted Nixon administration cutbacks in farm and rural programs. He pledged early hearings to let lawmakers and affected people voice opinions, while criticizing the Office of Management and Budget for deeming farm programs expendable. REAP and the Water Bank were slated for termination, with emergency disaster loan cuts and shifts in Rural Electrification Administration funding noted.
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Washington
APY
Nixon
Herman E. ‘Talmadge
Senate Agriculture Committee
Talmadge
America
Office of Management and Budget
Rare Environmental Assistance Program
Walter Bank
Rural Electrification Administration
Virgil Williams Dies at 54 Veteran Oklahoma Ranger
Virgil Williams of Roff aged 54 and a longtime ranger with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation died Tuesday at Ada hospital. A respected officer, he served since 1962 and was active with youth and conservation groups. Services were held this afternoon at Dalberg Church.
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Virgil Williams
Roff
Oklahoma Departent of Wildlife Conservation
Ada Hospital
Williams
Dalberg Church
Firekeeper says Pauls Valley blaze could have been worse
A major downtown fire in Pauls Valley destroyed the Western Auto Store on Chickasaw Street. Firefighters from neighboring towns including Ada battled the flames before 6 pm. Firewalls limited spread to nearby businesses, while J. C. Penney faced smoke and water damage. Estimated loss ranges from 50 000 to 400 000 dollars. investigators to begin tomorrow to determine cause.
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Pauls Valley
Chickasaw Street
Landrum
J. C. Penney
New Door
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Animal Health Division
USDA
Hyattsville, Md
C. C. Pearson
Veterinary Research Institute Field Laboratory
Osu
Pawhuska
Frank Bates
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Secretary of Agriculture
Phil Campbell
OMB
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Oklahoma City
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