Cowboy Pink Relocation Plan Outlined for Atoka County
Oklahoma City veteran Cowboy Pink Williams, ex lieutenant governor and state treasurer, proposed a tongue in cheek Atoka County redevelopment scheme. He would cut 5,286 feet of Muddy Boggy riverfront into 528 plots to sell to relief families and workers, with steps and fishing bait crafted from commodity meat and cornbread, funded by government small business scans.
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Oklahoma City
Catado County
Cowboy Pink Williams
Atoka County
Daily Oklahoman
Williams
Dr Hall
Arkansas
Mississippi
Court reverses priest's contempt conviction in Wisconsin
The U S Supreme Court reversed the 1989 contempt conviction of Rev. James Groppi by the Wisconsin legislature in a 7 to 0 ruling. Chief Justice Burger said punishing without a hearing violated due process, noting Groppi was held after the incident and given no defense. The protestors, over 1,000 strong, blocked the chamber during a welfare demonstration that aimed to protest budget cuts, causing about 26,600 in damage to furnishings.
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Groppi
Wisconsin Assembly
Oppi
Dane County
Anl
Burger
Filing Opens For Multiple School Board Elections
Voters eye four of five new area vocational technical school board seats as filings continue today for Byng Lotta Stonewall zones. Elections are set Jan 25 from 7 am to 7 pm with Pontotoc County Election Board in charge. Names filed include Byng Vernon Leroy Laston and Lalla Doyle W. Hanks among others, with several zone appointments and at large posts listed.
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New Area Vocational Technical School Board
Byng
Lotta
Stonewall
Pontotoc County Election Board
Sarah McDaniels
Vernon Leroy Laston
Riley Young
Lalla
Doyle W.hanks
Wayne Biggs
John W. Bryan
Franklin D. Allen
Jerry McDaniel
cDaniels
Vo-Tech
Earier
Don & Summers Rt
Ada
Jack L. Allen
Tom
Lamson
Collings
Bob Thompson
Wayne Lollar
Max R. Floyd
Wewoka
Roy & Hanson
E. Mth
Hayden G. Haynes
Vo-Tedh
Hnghes County
Nixon outlines further pullback of U.S. troops from Vietnam
President Nixon announced new steps to withdraw American forces from South Vietnam bringing troop levels down to 69,000 by May 1. The plan follows previous reductions and aims to shape the U.S. military posture as the war continues.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
Man Identified as Adan Is Mystery Here
An Associated Press report from Amarillo says Ridgley Williams Jr. 25, of Ada, was named as one of eight men arrested after a Monday Baton Rouge gunfight that left four dead. Ada police and district attorney offices could not confirm the residence or details. An Amarillo deputy sheriff linked the name to a December campus incident at Canyon involving Muslim literature and donations. A Baton Rouge AP report listed eight arrestees including Williams who did not disclose age or hometown.
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Amarillo
Baton Rouge
Ada
East Central State College
Hammond Heights
Aca
Ridgley Williams Jr
West Texas State University
Canyon
Oklahoma House votes to install electronic roll call
Oklahoma City AP reports the House approved an electronic roll-call device to speed voting and curb ghost voting. The measure by Rep. David Boren passed 38 to 34 with installation likely next interim. Senate activity included bills and a redistricting conference plan as the chamber returned to work.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma House of Representatives
David Boren Uf Seminole
Rex Privett
Senate
House
Governor's Office
Clem McSpadden
Chelsea
Wind Interrupts Ada Electricity
A high wind blew a tree limb onto an OG&E line on East Arlington at 3 a.m. cutting power to about one tenth of Ada. Areas east of Mississippi to Orchard and south to East Central State College lost electricity for about 40 minutes. The outage disrupted alarm clocks and left several people nearly an hour late for work.
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Og&e
East Arlington
Mississippi
Orchard
East
Stonewall Church Guests and Local Visits
Edith McNutt reports a busy Stonewall week with church attendance at 72 for the Church of Christ, 44 at the Church of the Nazarene, and several visits. Bettys roams include Ada locals visiting in Arkansas and Oklahoma City, nursing home activities at Resthaven, and multiple Ada residents calling on family and friends over the weekend.
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Church of Christ
Rogers
Oklahoma City
Jim Barham
Ada
Arkansas
Barham
Bill Ballard
iChair
Church of the Nazarene
Sam Newberry
Resthaven Nursing Home
Rose Wilson
Kim
Joe Ed. Batchelor
Batchelor
Cogburn
Phillip Moore
Joyce Newberry
Elmo Nickell
Leon Nickell
W. C
Wayne Bullard
Bill Calloway
Allen
Cecil Bullard
Dora Bullard
Willie McMinn
Agnes Patton
Leon McMinn
Coalgate
Walter Elkins
Centraloman
Mensay
Elkins
Bill Elkins
Stonewall
First Baptist Church
Jack E. McNutt
Jack D. McNutt
Jack
Criswell Funeral Home
Jayee Snow
Dale Snow
Dollie Flowers
Edna Johnston
Lula
Norma Underhill
Jaycee Snow
Death notices from Ada and surrounding areas list multiple obituaries
Maude E Schmidt aged 8 Ada resident died Jan 6 Criswell Funeral Home. William Arthur Beam 16 Ada resident died Jan 6 Criswell Funeral Home. Raymond L Matthews 51 Francis resident died Jan ? Smith Funeral Home. Matt Harney 82 Coalgate resident died Jan 10 Slater. Randolph Eddie Whitaker 23 Ada resident died Jan 10 Criswell Funeral Home. George Monroe Grove 75 Ada resident died Jan 12 Criswell Funeral Home. Fielding A Thomas 76 Clarita resident died Jan 4 Slater Funeral Home. Roscoe C C Stonecipher 76 Coalgate resident died Jan ? Slater Funeral Home. Lenora Mae Johnston 63 Ref resident died Jan 12 Criswell Funeral Home. Mary Bernice Way 83 Stratford resident died Jan 12 Pickard Funeral Home.
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William Arthur Beam
Ada
Criswell
Raymond L. Matthews
Francis
Smith Funeral Home
Matt Harney
Coalgate
Slater Funeral Home
Randolph Eddie Whitaker
Criswell Funeral Home
George Monroe Grove
Fielding A. Thomas
Clarita
Roscoe CC
Stonecipher
Lenora Mae Johnston
Mary Bernice Way
Stratford Dent
Pickard Funeral Home
Filing Begins Today For School Elections Jan 25
Filing opens today across Pontotoc County for school elections on January 25 and a vote to fill five board seats for the new area vocational technical school. All districts seek millage: 5 mills building, 10 mills local support, and 5 mills emergency. The Pontotoc County Election Board will conduct all elections under a new law. Readying candidates include Ada Richard Cowart and others across districts, with a three day filing period ending Friday at 5 p.m. for all school elections.
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Pontotoc County
Area Vocational-Technical School
Bard
Jack L. Allen
Ada
Frank R. Crabtree
Stonewall
Bob Thompson
Constant Dr
Hayden G. Haynes
Scenic Dr
Ada Woman Pleads Innocent In Marijuana Case
Ada resident Diamond Estes, 19, pleads innocent to smuggling and conspiracy charges tied to more than two tons of marijuana. Her husband William Estes, 25, is charged as a leader in the operation smuggling from Mexico between April and mid September 1971. Eleven others face charges including Dr Willis Hallingswan of Savannah and two Indianapolis men who pleaded guilty in the same case. Separate notes cover vo tech board elections and polling sites in Ada and Pontotoc County with voting 7 am to 7 pm on January 25.
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Dmimond Estes
Ada
Okla
William F. Estes
Mexico
United States
Estes
Norman
Oxla
Willis Hallingswan
Savannah
Indianapolis. Ind
Charles Phillip Homburg
Ruliff Allen Bratton
Gerald TS. Homburg
Indianapolis
Sayawrek
Tax Help Arrives At Oklahoma City Post Office
Clyde L. Bickerstaff of the Internal Revenue Service announced a schedule of state offices offering tax questions answers and return preparation help. Ada area hours span 8:00 to 4:30 at the Post Office Building. telephone 332-2130. Taxpayers needing filing help may call the nearest IRS office for assistance.
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Oklahoma City
Clyde L. Bickerstaff
Internal Revenue Service District
Driie
Oklahoma
Adaix Thurso
Bickerstaff
Fi:ing
Internal Revenue Service
Taxpayer Service
Inicome
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