Rubella Sunday Immunization Drive in Oklahoma
Nearly 200000 Oklahoma youngsters were immunized on Rubella Sunday February 1 between noon and 12 p m. The effort vaccinated about 31 percent of children ages 1 through 11, aiming to prevent a potential epidemic and protect unborn children from congenital rubella. The campaign cost nearly a quarter of a million dollars with support from the Oklahoma State Medical Association and the State Health Department.
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Oklahoma
Kown
Bella Syndroné
Oklahoma State Medical Association
Oklahoma State Health Department
Sen
Congress
REAP replaces ACP for county farmers environmental plan
County farmers will join the Rural Environmental Assistance Program REAP replacing ACP with emphasis on pollution abatement water conservation and wildlife. Cost sharing remains equal between farmers and the Federal Government. Applications start after REAP funds are allocated with county ASCS office approvals and farmer selections guided by the farmer elected committee.
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Gene Maloy
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Washington
Searsat of
Clifford Hardin
Maloy
Hardin
ACP
ASCS
Ensu Ag
Native Pontotoc County man named conservation board director
Leonard A. Solomon, a Pontotoc County native and former Jackson County extension director, was named Director of the Stabe 3oil Conservation Board replacing Maryin C. Emerson. Board Chairman J. Claude Brannan said conserving natural resources should be top priority for the decade.
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Leonard A. Solomon
J. Claude Brannan
Marietta
Solomon
Maryin C. Emerson
Brect
Larry Derryberry
Eta
Servation Board
Soloman
Fackson County
Pontotoc County
Vaness High School
Ada
Oklahoma State University
Brannen
Coust
Harris bill would create Ada water resources library
U S Senator Fred Harris of Oklahoma introduces a bill to establish the Ephert S Kerr National Water Resources Library in Ada. The measure seeks to fund research and conservation knowledge and honor the late Sen Robert S Kerr, with Ada already hosting a national water research lab and East Central State College as infrastructure.
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Fred Harris
U.S
Oklahoma
Kerr Water Research Center
Harris
Senate
S. Kerr National
Robert S. Kerr
Ada
East Central State College
1971 farm program lets growers choose crops after set aside
Gene Mason of the ASC explains the 1971 grain set aside plan allows farmers to set aside a portion of cropland and then plant the rest to crops of choice except quota crops. The goal is to concentrate production where crops grow most efficiently, boosting overall productivity and lowering costs while reducing past program constraints.
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Gene Mason
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Maloy
Corn Belt
Great Plains
Gor
4-H Share the Fun Held Monday at Latta
The 1971 Pontotoc County 4-H Share the Fun talent show took place Monday at the Latta Club and the McLish Twenty-nine 4-H acts performed before about 100 people. Top two group acts and the top individual were chosen to represent Pontotoc County at the Fun Festival on Feb 13 at Tishomingo. The Stonewall Club performed The Stonewall act with members Jim Woolly Susie Pickens Rachell Langley Glena King Bill Cannion Rodney Reed Sherry Woolly David Elkins and GaryeT. Tae MeLisi’s medley act featured Janet Hunter Karen Timmons Sherry Griffin Twila Whittingston Melissa Green Cindy Uhlich and Vicky Stanford. The top individual act was Georgia Walker of the Stonewall 447 Club with a medley of songs.
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Penicloc County
Treland
Stonewall
Latta Club
Darling Dear School
McLish
Repsresent
Pontoloc County
Tisho
Jim Woolly
Susie Pickens
Rachell Langley
Qlena King
Bill Cannion
Rodney Reed
Sherry, Woolly
David Elkins
Gary
Tae MeLisi
Jat9ne Hunter
Karen Timmons
Sherry Griffin
Twila Whittingston
Melissa Green
Cindy Uhlich
Vicky Stanford
Georgia Walker
Stonewalk 447 Club
Pontotoc County Veterans Listed in Oklahoma Totals
Veterans in Pontotoc County and Oklahoma show large shares by conflict era. World War II veterans from Pontotoc number 1,700 and 175,000 statewide. Korean Conflict veterans total 600 in Pontotoc and 7,000 in Oklahoma. Vietnam era counts 450 Pontotoc and 56,000 Oklahoma. Spanish American War veterans total 4 from Pontotoc of 4,060 in Oklahoma. Contact VA office in Muskogee for benefits questions.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Pontowe County
Pontotec County
America
Second and
Court Streets
Muskogee
Oklahoma honey crop falls 18 percent in 1970
The Oklahoma Crop and Livestock Reporting Service reports 1970 honey production at 1,620,006 pounds, down 18 percent from 1969. Despite 60,000 colonies, reduced yields and a hot dry summer lowered output, with more hives needing supplemental feeding this fall. Value dropped to 520,000 dollars and average price 31 cents per pound versus 40 cents in 1969.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Oklshome
Farm Labor Increases In Oklahoma In 1970
Oklahoma City reports the Oklahoma Crop and Livestock Reporting Service says the state's farm labor force rose by 1,000 in 1970 from 1969, ending a recent downward trend. The monthly average reached 125,000 workers, including 107,000 farm family members and 18,000 others, with total monthly labor at 196 percent of normal, 4,000 below 1967's 129,000.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
EPA chief calls for tougher penalties on polluters
In an interview, William Ruckelshaus argues current fines are trivial for large firms and urges higher penalties and court injunctions to deter pollution. He notes the 1899 Refuse Act fines of about 2500 a day and cites Chevron's 1 million penalty after a Gulf spill, pressing for stiffer enforcement and daily fines up to higher amounts.
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Washington
Chevron Oil Co
Gulf of Mexico
Ruckeli
Shaus
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Stoneybroke
County Native Heads Conservation Board
Leonard Solomon
Ada Water Resources Library
Robert 5. Kerr Research Center
Latta
Pontotac County
Veteras
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