Ada Council Approves Lease for Irving School Center
The Ada city council voted Monday night to lease Irving School as a one year recreation center with possible renewal. They approved the revenue sharing budget and tentative city budget for the next year while delaying a parking trust move to manage downtown lots. An employee salary ordinance adds degree stipends and raises. Water rates were raised to cover bond debt on a new line. The council approved vehicle bids and won bids for containers and a mower. Rental costs for Wintersmith Lodge were kept at current rates.
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Ada
Irving School
City Hall
SEC Probes Top Defense Contractors
The SEC investigates the 25 largest defense contractors for possible improper payments at home and abroad. SEC Chairman Ray Garrett Jr. orders added staff for the probe. The investigation follows a request from Senator William Proxmire, chair of the Senate Banking Committee.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Ray Garrett Jr
Division of Corporation Finance
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate Banking Committee
Turkey threatens to expel U.S. forces over arms embargo
Ankara demands 30 day talks with Washington on Turkish base status after four month arms embargo lift vote. NSC proposes gradual shutdown of 20 bases including Incirlik amid Cyprus tensions as Senate leans toward lifting the embargo.
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Ankara
Turkey
United States
U.S
Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil
Demirel
Security Council
Incirlik
Washington
House of Representatives
Cypus
Cyprus
Consoli
U.S. Senate
Henry A. Kissinger
Wisconsin lowers drinking age and youth crash alcohol link
The Wisconsin study shows lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 did not raise youth traffic fatality rates. In six years 60 percent of tested 18 20 year old driver fatalities showed alcohol, a share that fluctuated but remained lower than in some earlier years when the age was 21.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Journal of Safety Research
National Safety Council
Ellen M. Naor
Raymond D. Nashold
Bureau of Health Statistics
Miss Naor
Nashold
Minor wreck reported at Townsend and 13th in Ada
William V. Moore and Loyd Dennis Harris were drivers in a collision at Townsend and 13th in Ada this morning at 7:58. Moore, traveling west on 13th, and Harris, traveling south on Townsend, were involved and Moore was cited for failure to yield right of way.
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William V. Moore
Rt. 4
Loyd Dennis Harris
Rt. 3
Francis
Townsend
13Th
Moore
Harris
Oklahoma Wheat Harvest Falls Behind Schedule Amid Drought and Storms
Oklahoma wheat harvest runs 10 to 15 days late, dashing hopes for a record crop. Don Dudley of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission laments widespread bad luck as fields stay waterlogged. Harry Fox of Alva co op notes hail damage southwest of town and machines still getting stuck on set days.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Wheat Commission
Don Dudley
The
Commission
Alva Co-Op
Harry Fox
Here
Fox
Sites Considered For Coalgate's New City Hall
City manager Huey P. Long says two sites are under review for a new city hall with one on city property in central Coalgate. The project aims to replace an aging 1906 building, cost about 200000, with possible federal aid covering materials and labor.
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Coalgate
Huey P. Long
Coal County
Long
Economic Development Administration
Emperor Maximilian Executed After French Support Ends
Maximilian I of Mexico was executed on June 19 1867 by order of Benito Juarez following Napoleon III withdrawal of French backing for the empire.
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Maximilian
Emperor of
Mexico
Benito Juarez
Napoleon II of France
Mexican Empire
Revenue Sharing Budget Approved By City Council
The city council approved a revenue sharing budget of 289196 dollars, allocating 20 to 25 percent for operating expenses amid expected lower income next year. Major line items include street resurfacing 40000 and storm sewer work 36589, plus 156069 for streets and 397.882 for recreation.
Gas firms ordered to surrender reserve records
Seven major natural gas producers must hand over confidential reserve data to a congressional panel. The House Commerce Committee subcommittee investigates whether industry under-reported U S gas reserves to secure higher prices from the Federal Power Commission. FTC efforts to obtain the records date to 1970. Moss expects delivery by July 22 after a staff report showed a 24 percent gap between American Gas Association figures and company records.
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Washington
Congressional
Federal Trade Commission
U.S
Federal Power Commission
The
Trade Commission
John E. Moss
Dcalif
House Commerce Committee
Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations
American Gas Association
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Chevrolet
Davidson Implement Co
Bill Wright Equipment Co
Oklahoma City
Park Board
Wintersmith Lodge
National Security Council
Suleyman Demirel
Tommy Miller
Ada Middle School
Wintersmith Park
Konawa
Og&e
Big Seminole
F.D.I.C
Okinoma Rate Bank
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