Freeway 77 plan eyed to boost Oklahoma roads
Oklahoma's highway agency promoter outlines Freeway 77 a 25 year proposal funded by a 250 million bond issue to expand the 1800 mile state system and county primary roads while maintaining current revenue and federal aid levels. It aims to relieve funding gaps speed construction and avoid tax increases.
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Hall
Oklahoma
Highway Commissions
General Revenue Fund
Federal Highway Trust
Highway Department
Nva
Brooks
Don Hayes Olds-Cadillac Nears Completion New Facility
Don Hayes Olds-Cadillac moves to a new auto complex on the north city edge, spanning two buildings totaling 21 000 square feet. The site includes a body shop, large service area, showroom, parts department, lounge with coffee bar, and office spaces. The project began October 5 with occupancy planned soon. Sales and service hours remain 7:10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. six days a week.
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General Aid
Pau
Oklahoma
Hayes
Hayes 0
Ada
Norman
Broadway
Saleas
Service Department
State Agency Reports On 1971 Job Placements
Edward E. Redpath announces Ada Oklahoma State Employment Service 1971 placements total 2561 non agricultural jobs with 1046 veteran placements. Comparisons show years 1970 2602 and earlier totals 1856 2113 1980 1344 1967 2158 1088 2285 1969 2222. Counseling interviews 562. tests 316. applications 2870. JOBS MDTA OJT STEP training totals 33 17 13.
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Edward E. Redpath
Oklahoma State Metployment Service
Ada
Ineal
al' ‘Tinugh Don
Oklahoma Hiring Is Discriminatory
Oklahoma City AP reports racial and economic discrimination has shifted from street corners to protected files of job applicants in state and local offices. Officials say tests used by government and private employers screen out minorities, with state government cited as the greatest offender.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
William Y. Rose
Rose
Drug Problem With Servicemen Has Decreased
Washington AP The heroin epidemic among U S troops in Vietnam has been all but wiped out says Defense Department assistant secretary Dr Richard Wilbur He notes drug related deaths dropped from a 1970 peak of 15 in November to zero in September and October 1973 and that heroin use among GIs leaving Vietnam fell to 3 5 percent from a high of 4 percent last summer The Army has reduced addicts from about 600 a month in July 1971 to a little more than 2 in October Wilbur credits a worldwide drug education program random urinalyses and rehabilitation rather than troop level decline for the reversal He adds about 200 men each month are referred to rehabilitation centers in the war zone for nonaddictive heroin treatment
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Defense Department
Richard $. Wilbur
Secretary of Defense Forhealth
Wilbur
Big Green Machine
Army
Kidneys Size and Weight Facts
A historical reference notes that kidneys measure four to five inches in length and weigh more than four ounces, reflecting anatomical measurements used in period medical writings.
BIA to Study Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma
The Bureau of Indian Affairs will open studies of its boarding schools starting with Chilocco in Oklahoma. James Hawkins says declining enrollment and plant capacity threaten Chilocco’s future as a standard secondary school for students from the Navaho, Alaska, and other areas. The analysis, likely by the National Indian Training Center in Phoenix, will begin soon. Hawkins cites needs for vocational training, pre college courses, and better options for dropouts and exceptional students.
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Chilocco
Okla
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Oklahoma
James Hawkins
BIA
Iwi
Chijlocce
Alaska
Bureau
Chilocce
Hawkins
Chilocen
Navals
National Indian Training Center
Phoenix
Ariz
Chiloceo
UNC Reports Aerial View of Teaching Program Spread
Thirty five University of Northern Colorado undergraduate programs contribute to the teaching profession.
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University — of Northern Colorado
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