Ada stores report brisk holiday sales across city
Ada merchants say holiday business hit records with strong demand in toys small appliances and bicycles. Stores from TG Y to Oklahoma Tire and Supply cited weather ice storms and new shopping centers shaping December results and several retailers noted outsize demand and occasional stockouts.
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Ada
Ada News
Jack Cox
Tg&y
New Arlington
Cox
Pittsburg
McAlester
Hughies
Holdenville
Oklahoma Tire and Supply
Schaid
Montgomery Ward
Pat Morris
Morris
Dallas
Bryan
Duke & Ayres
Ind
Darrell Stallings
Wage Discrimination Probe Expands Under New Act
Oklahoma workers face back pay under the expanded federal wage and hour law. The Labor Department reports underpayments ranging from $900 to $16 million so far, with education the largest group affected. The amendment extends equal pay rules to executive, administrative, and professional positions, including teachers and nurses, across state and local government as well as private employers.
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Oklahoma City
U.S. Department of Labor
Oklahoma
Shirley C. Thorne
Labor Department
Thorne
Warner School Razed By Fire In Oklahoma
A 350000 fire destroyed the Warner High School building in Warner Oklahoma on Sunday. The loss extends the community’s holiday for two days while officials seek space with nearby churches to restart classes by Thursday. Fire origin undetermined. one volunteer firefighter sprained an ankle during efforts.
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Warner
Holiday
Warner, Okla
Warner High School
Muskogee County
Archie Collins
Collins
Coalgate Refuses EDA grant for downtown project
Coalgate City Council voted 32 to reject a 194600 EDA grant for a downtown beautification plan citing red tape and relocation act complications. Officials from EDA and OCA discussed options, with plans to assist in resolving issues while preserving the project’s potential.
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Steve Knickmeyer
Coalgate
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Ada
Ray James
James
Office of
Hunter, Kemmet
Bobby Corsini
John Piazzi
Billy Hudson
George Charon
Bill Pasquali
Marvin Loftin
Corsini
Hunter “Emmel
Oklahoma City
Kemmet
Public Pressure Drives Insurance Regulator Reforms
The Associated Press reports state insurance commissioners increasingly act as consumer advocates. From Florida to Washington, regulators challenge misleading ads, require clearer benefits, and issue buyer guidance. Notable moves include premium cuts, policy cancellations, and licensing crackdowns to protect buyers.
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Associated’ Press
Pennsylvania
Herbert
Dennenberg
Denenberg
End of REA direct loans under Nixon plan shocks cooperatives
The Rural Electrification Administration will end direct federal loans and convert to private financing for electricity and telephone programs. Loans will be funded by government securities sold to private investors, sparking concern among rural electric cooperatives who fear possible future rate hikes. Industry leaders say the shift could force adjustments. a key state meeting is set for January 8 11.
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America
Nixon
Congress
Agriculture Department
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Bill Burpo
People’s Electric Cooperative
Ada
Burpo
Washington
Robert D. Partridge
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Burpe
Partridge
Young motorist dies in Friday crash near Byng
A one year old Allen boy, Danny J. Reynolds, died after a Friday night crash north of Ada. His car missed a small bridge near Byng on a county road and overturned. He apparently died from gasoline fumes while authorities search for why he could not exit the vehicle. The body was found Saturday morning.
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Hugh Warren
Chevrolet
O'Malley
County Board of Commissioners
Credit Iife
Byng
Allen Boy
Ada
Danny J. Reynolds
Route 1
Allen
Highway Patrol
Spike Mitchell
Reynolds
Oakman
Mitchell
Farm Groups Begin To Criticize Nixon
Washington AP Farm groups oppose White House budget cuts to Agriculture Department programs. Since Dec 11, cuts have shaved nearly 1.5 billion dollars from rural programs, affecting feed grain payments, cotton aid, FHA emergency loans, REAP, Waters Bank, and storage and drying loans, with potential hundreds of millions in lost aid to farmers and debate shaping up as Congress reconvenes.
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Washington
Nixon
Agriculture Department
Congress
Earl L. Butz
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Department
Rural Environmental Assistance Program
New Water Bank
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Post Office Adopts Nova Scotia Label on Cards
Halifax AP report states the post office will replace N.S. with Nova Scotia on all stamped postal cards showing provincial scenes. The change follows criticism from a local paper which warned the abbreviation could read as no soap to some readers.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
N.S
Methadone Crackdown Aims to Curb Epidemic Across States
Federal restrictions target methadone distribution to curb abuse and diversion amid rising heroin problems in Oregon Indiana and elsewhere. Officials warn of a new generation of methadone addicts as clinics face looser controls and heroin deaths remain a concern. The FDA moves to tighten take home doses and limit dispensing to approved programs.
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Associated Press
Oregon
Indiana
Detroit
Werner U. Spitz
Wayne County
Mich
New Jersey
Richard J. Coumbis
Sirypky
Indianapolis
Marion Courtly
David Nicholas
William Brady
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Jerome Jaffe
White House
Special Action Office For Drug Abuse Prevention
New Orleans
Per Engen
Los Angeles County
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Kelley
Gibsons
Tye
Joe Bryan
Corner Drug
Florian" Smith
J. Kent Smith Jewelers
Smith
Jad
E. Y. Moore
Moore
Kermet
Kemmel
Main Street
George Hill
George Hil
Coalgate Record Register
Hill
Coslgate
Office of Community Affairs
Office For Community Affairs
Noel Mann
SQDA
Tom O'Malley
Florida
West Virginia
Samuel H. Weese
Physicians Mutual Insurance Co
Ohio
Kenneth E. DeShelter
Karl Herrmans
Insurance Company
Trade Association
Harold Akins
Ada High
Latta
U.S
Philadelphia
Joseph Kraher
George Wilson
Michigan
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