Beekeeper indemnity rules revised for 1972 payments
The U S Department of Agriculture announced changes to the 1972 indemnity payment program for beekeepers whose bees die from pesticide exposure near colonies. Key revisions include annual statements of hive counts by July 15, filing deadlines by April 1, and new payment rates from 15 to 5 dollars per destroyed or damaged colony or queen nucleus, with inspections by approved officials and proof of loss tied to pesticide proximity.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
ASC
County Health Board Approves Budget for County Agencies
The county Board of Health approved the fiscal year budgets totaling 149 817 for the Pontotoc County Health Department with 57 402 from state funds and 112 414 from local sources including 94 329 in taxes and 18 083 from Home Health Care fees. Region III Guidance Center based in Ada, serving ten counties, was set at 112 670 with 59 140 from state funds and 53 530 from local funds. Family Planning services were budgeted at 50 738 all from state and federal Office of Economic Opportunity funds. Board reports covered sanitarian, pollution control, nursing, and Guidance Center work. a proposed rename to State Department of Health and Environmental Services was discussed. Board officers elected Morrison as chairman, Dr Daly as vice chairman, and Harris as secretary.
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County Board of Health
Pontotoc County
Health Department
Office of Economic Opportunity
Health Department Serves County In Many Ways
The Pontotoc City-County Health Department provides diverse services beyond care, including family planning counseling and clinics, immunizations, screenings for glaucoma diabetes and vision, home health care, tuberculosis and disease control, school health, and licensing checks for beauty shops. The program partners with physicians and serves about 1,200 county residents in weekly family planning clinics and various monthly and on-demand services across nursing, screening and clinics categories.
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Carl Wiseman
Hisle
Ada SCS Director Kenneth Yoakum Retires
Kenneth Yoakum 82, director of the Ada Soil Conservation Service since 1958, retires effective June 30 after a 1933 start in Stillwater. His career spanned Stillwater Creek and Pryor projects, hubbed in Hammon and Purcell, introducing hairy vetch and earning national awards. He plans fishing trips, visits to Kansas and Colorado, and may return to Ada to pursue seeds or private vegetation work.
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Kenneth Yoakum
Ada Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Stillwater Creek
Department of Interior
Yoakum
Ft. Sill
Purcell
Washita
McClain County
Durant
Ada
Kansas
Colorado
Dam on Glover hits snag again
Tulsa AP report says the Lukfata Dam on the Glover River lacks funding to complete the environmental impact reassessment. The Corps suspended drafting of a new environmental statement after missing May 24 deadline. Conservationists oppose the dam while farmers seek flood control.
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Tulsa
Okla
Glover River
Army Corps of Engineers
Lukfata Dam
Corps
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Broken Bow
1972 Oklahoma Dairy Princess Contest at Tulsa Fair
Dairy maids from across Oklahoma gather at the Tulsa State Fair for the 1972 Oklahoma Dairy Princess contest. Preliminary judging starts Friday September 29 with the winner named Sunday October 7 and a $750 scholarship plus runner-up prizes.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Howard 0. Meyerdick
Okla
DDT Ban Sparks Oklahoma Ag Price Fears
Oklahoma Farm Bureau president Lewis H. Munn warned the federal ban on DDT could raise consumer prices due to lower quality ag products and insect damage. The EPA ruling, effective December 31 1972, allows DDT only for public health, export, and storage of peppers onions and sweet potatoes, with no suitable substitutes yet proven.
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Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Lewis H. Munn
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
American Farm Bureau Federation
EPA
Oklahoma
Munn
Pork Commission renews term of District No 4 rep
Dick Moron of Hennepint was chosen for a third term as District No 4 representative on the Oklahoma Pork Commission at a producer meeting at the extension center in Ada on June 15. John Kirkhoff of Wickham Packing Co Ada gave a report on price differences between USDA No 1 hogs and No 9 hogs and noted consumer price swings. Dr J H Brashear state veterinarian answered questions about a potential swine brucellosis program in Oklahoma.
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Dick Moron
Hennepint
Oklahoma Pork Commission
Extension Center
Ada
John Kirkhoff
Wickham Packing Company
J. H. Brashear
Oklahoma
Wheat Plentiful Food On August List Says AP
The Agriculture Department lists wheat products among plentiful foods for August, with a 1.0 billion bushel wheat carryover the largest in nine years. Fresh vegetables and peanuts also seen plentiful. turkey and eggs prices expected attractive. Butter, vegetables, and orange juice stocks rose in May while total freezer stocks edged up for the month.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
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County Health Board
Stanley Pepper
Dixie Gosnell
Pardee Hisse
Denver Finners
Don Miller
Roy Doty
Clyde Hasking
J. E. Teague
Rex Morrison
Burl Harris
Flowers
Miller
Agency For Pollution Control
State Department of Health
State Department of Health and Environmental Services
Dr. Pepper
Guidance Center
Morrison
Dr. Daly
Harris
Pontotoc City-County
Social Services Center
N. Beverly
Paralee Hisle
The
Hisle Says
East Central State College
Harbet
Glover
Snag
Parsons
Newton W. Flora
Oklahoma State University Extension
Flora
Rovertengat
Oklahoma State University
Pork Commission
Morton
Park Commission
Commission
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