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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1973
Page
4
The piece rails against high food prices and government rules harming farmers and livestock. It warns ecologists would harm the land, mocks idealists, and laments hospital burdens, urging a practical path toward a simple hamburger and steadier times. It laments time waste, promotes finding new interests, and ridicules campus activism as detached from real need.
A reminiscence on simple hay sales where eight buyers paid promptly after taking the load, with no bills or reminders. The writer notes a local culture of trust, contrasting it with big city business and the creeping presence of contracts, accountants, and lawyers in livestock markets.
The piece argues that theft extends beyond literal stealing to fraud and deceit in business. It cites deceitful merchants, inflated expenses, price fixing, misadvertising, defective goods, and backroom deals as forms of thievery. Amos condemns these practices as violations of God’s will, urging readers to recognize widespread theft in daily life.
Afternoon gatherings featured Mr and Mrs Gene Dyer with children visiting Melvin Ohslen and Wanda Ohslen. Galvin Williams from Plymouth Michigan met Wanda and Melvin. Thad Eric Ginger and Cindy Russell called on the Ohslen home. Nina Sue Debbie and Dian Andrews visited Minnie Lewis Monday afternoon.
An examination of how common law has shifted from condemning mere inaction to imposing affirmative duties. It notes cases where hosts, stores, hotels, and railroads owe aid to patrons or passengers. It also cites hit and run statutes requiring aid despite fault or relationships, grounded in humanitarian aims.
The Army Corps of Engineers reports a rise in Arkansas River barge traffic with 65 759 tons of goods moved last month. Col Don Weinert says this marks a 250 000 ton increase over May figures, indicating a steady year over year growth.
USDA officials report record prospects for 1973 crops with corn plantings at 72.2 million acres and soybeans at 55.7 million, yielding near record totals despite earlier weather threats. Don Paarlberg emphasizes farmer resilience while noting acreage and planting advances amid cautious projections for July.
Heaviest traffic in Pontotoc County in 1972 was on SH 19 and SH 13 west of Ada with an average daily count of 100. The data, compiled by the Oklahoma Department of Highways planning division with federal input, shows summer loads far higher than winter. 1972 figures are listed for numerous SH routes around Ada, including SH 19, SH 13, SH 3, SH 12, SH 99, and others, with multiple location counts and comparisons to 1971.
Washington AP report notes Congress inquiry finds federal actions slow to curb sex discrimination. Hearing cites 40000 backlog at EEOC and HEW delays on college complaints. VA housing credit for women questioned. Martha Griffiths leads questions to Chairman Stein on enforcement and casualty equality mandate.
A Stringtown 16 year old, Kennelly Lea Ghaffin Ty, was found with a gunshot wound to the right chest at a friend’s house and died at Valley View Hospital. Sheriff Hembree said it appears self-inflicted and no note was left. An autopsy will be performed at Atoka Memorial Hospital.
Senate Republicans seek to scale down a minimum wage bill to avoid a presidential veto. A substitute bill drafts by the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee would raise nonfarm workers to 2.20 an hour after 14 months. Senator Taft Jr. warns the plan is nearly certain to be vetoed.
Overland Missouri AP reports cleanup started Saturday at the charred sixth Moor of the Military Personnel Records Center after a fire destroyed millions of veterans records. Firefighters from about 20 suburban St. Louis departments fought the blaze from Thursday into Friday, with eight to ten men in half hour shifts, and officials expect 24 to 48 more hours of activity.
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