Decline in U S Farm Population Sparks Congress Debate
Senate debate on June 10 voiced alarm over shrinking farmer numbers and rising subsidies. Senator Herman Talmadge criticized urban press coverage and warned up to 20 years might see virtually no farmers left. House discussions highlighted a 50 percent drop in farm units over 20 years and urban frustration with agricultural policy.
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Washington
Congress
US S
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate
Talmadge
Jamie L. Whitten
D-Miss
Don Paarlberg
Agriculture Department
USDAN
Mark Andrews
R-N.d
Whitten
Paarlberg
Secretaries of Agriculture
Andrews
Oklahoma deer history shows rise from near extinction to abundance
The article traces deer hunting in Oklahoma from pre statehood when herds were plentiful to near decimation and the 20th century revival. It notes early explorers reporting abundant game, 1917 to 1933 seasons, the 1942 Kenwood transplant, refuge creation, and a growth to over 50,000 deer under the Game and Fish Department through postwar efforts.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Territory
Cimarron County
Stephen H. Long
Long
Washington Irving
Charles J. Latrobe
Arkansas
Bixby
Creek
Pawnee
Payne
Game and Fish Department
McCurtain
Pittsburg
Atoka
Pushmataha
Ft. Sill and
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Game Division
Delaware County
Kenwood Indian Reservation
Spavinaw Hills
Nixon makes secret Vietnam study available to Congress
President Nixon released the top secret Pentagon study on Vietnam to Congress with orders to keep it locked and away from copies. House leaders seek a personal copy for hearings while pledges of no leakage were not promised. The Gulf of Tonkin 1965 report was also released under strict access and room restrictions.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Congress
John E. Moss
D-Calif
House
Senate
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Mike Mansfield
White House
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Congressional
Carl Albert
Armed Services Committee
Ada Police Probe Burglary and Robbery at Local Sites
Ada police investigated a strong arm robbery at Consumers Oil Station on 10th and Mississippi where Kenneth D. Padon reported a head injury and $147 stolen. A separate early morning burglary was reported at Lewis Brothers Auto Sales on 230 E 10th with a three quarter ton air conditioner a tape recorder a table radio and two new tires taken.
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Kenneth D. Padon
Consumers Oil Station
10Th
Mississippi
Padon
Ada
Doyle Crawford
Lewis Brothers Auto Sales
Oklahoma 45th Division seeks historical military items
Oklahoma's 45th Division Association asks Sooners to dig out old weapons apparel maps books documents and medals linked to the Oklahoma Army National Guard and the 45th Infantry Division for a planned state military museum in Oklahoma City. Donors will be credited with name tags and historical sketches.
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Oklahoma
45Th Division Association
Sooners
U. S
Fred
Daugherty
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Army National Guard
45Th Infantry Division
Oklahoma Military Department
N. E. 36
Sh-35
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Ada Times-Democrat
Francis
Okla
Don Cook
Ada Police
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