Ada City Manager Backs Neighborhood Development Plan
Ada City Manager Jim Cook promotes a Neighborhood Development Program to residents voting Feb 1 under urban renewal. He argues it reduces operating costs funds capital improvements including parks streets water and sewer, with no local tax increase. He notes potential downsides including eminent domain and added city staff, lasting about four or five years.
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Government to cut DDT use with new pest control push
Washington AP The Agriculture Department EPA and the National Science Foundation launch a multimillion dollar pest management program to reduce DDT and other chemicals. Secretary Earl L Butz says the plan combines chemical biological and cultural methods to lower pesticide use starting this year, focusing on cotton and boll weevil control while safeguarding health and environment.
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First Hong Kong flu case confirmed in Oklahoma
The Associated Press reports Oklahoma health officials confirm the first Hong Kong flu case in Grady County as part of a growing epidemic. With 15 deaths statewide, 30 of 77 counties are at epidemic level and 23 schools have closed. Hospitals report high absenteeism and several counties face severe flu conditions.
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Maurice Payne
League sues over Oklahoma school financing method
The Oklahoma League of Women Voters plans to file a federal suit challenging the states ad valorem school financing system. Helen Arnold says the suit, modeled on Alabama and Texas rulings, could affect counties and municipalities reliant on property taxes.
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Weekend Wreck Kills Two Men in Jefferson County
Two young men died in a weekend one car wreck on U.S. 81 north of Ryan Jefferson County. Victims were W. C. Craft 16 of Ryan and James Darrell Cotton 21 of Espanola New Mexico. Car skidded out of control and struck a culvert.
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Richardville: The Boomtown Built From Creek Nation Land
In Checotah Oklahoma near a lone red barn lies Richardville once founded by oilman Eastman Richard. Richard rose from a poor Creek family to wealth by creating a town where he owned the bank, cotton gin, drug store, meat market, hotel and store. He defied a Congress act in the 1930s and used an allotment near the Cushing oil field to fund his venture.
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Tax Booklet On Sale At Post Office Ada
Postmaster Hicks A. Smith Jr announces "Your Federal Income Tax" from the Internal Revenue Service is on sale at the Ada Post Office. The 160 page, 75 cent booklet includes a sample Form 1040 and page references for each entry. Also available is the 75 cent "Tax Guide for Small Business" with guidance for federal income questions.
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Special Election Checks Available for Pontotoc County Workers
Pontotoc County precinct workers who helped conduct the December 7 special election may pick up their checks at the office of County Clerk Don Thompson in the Courthouse.
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Don Thompson
Jealous husband wrecks Baton Rouge supermarket
Glenn Davis, 26, smashed windows and tore merchandise after catching his wife kissing the store manager. Police arrested him outside the Baton Rouge store. motive tied to the incident.
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Glenn Davis
Crossword Across Clues and Down Fragments From a Puzzle
A readable crossword puzzle fragment lists across clues from 4 region 8 to 48 Be indebted and includes down clues Malt drink Meadow Not heavy and a corrupted Glendulor entry. The text mixes numbered clues with hints and partial answers for a period newspaper puzzle page.
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