Highway Dept Hires Archaeologist To Save Oklahoma Heritage
The Oklahoma Highway Department adds full time archaeologist David Lopez of Norman to protect artifacts and sites along road projects. Lopez, with anthropology and history degrees, will assess proposed routes, document finds, and help prepare environmental impact statements to minimize historic loss.
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Highway Department
Oklahoma Heritage
Oklahoma Highway Department
Muskogee
Arbuckles
David Lopez
Norman
Lopez
The
Oklahoma Arch
Oklahoma City
Act
Mexico Education Faces Crisis in Crisis Riddled System
In Mexico City, educators describe a nationwide crisis with low salaries, overworked teachers, and insufficient classrooms. Many students drop out or never enroll as 6th grade completion remains mandatory but enforcement falters, rural-urban access gaps persist, and private schooling fills staffing shortfalls amid a $843.2 million education budget.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
U.S
Jose Guadalupe Perez
Ecto
Ramon G. Bonfil
Education Ministry
Bonfil
Hein
One-Man Show Keeps Small Town Theater Alight
In Eau Claire Wisconsin David Lynnes runs a tiny West Side Theater seating 88 as owner usher and projector operator. He screens family films from the 1920s and other bygone eras using a 16 millimeter projector. He remodeled an ice cream parlor styled lobby and vows not to compete with large theaters choosing oldies and past hits. He rejects pornography and crime as market factors claiming the old time atmosphere draws paying customers.
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Eau Claire
Wis
David Lynnes
West Side Theater
Lyones
Musseums
Take Your Time Take Your Time
A reflective piece extols leisurely newspaper reading with no hurry or clock. It highlights personal choice in article order and the ability to pause and resume, noting readers value control and advertisers share that sentiment.
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Fred
Ada Council Approves Budget Amid Dissent
Ada city council approved a new budget with 4 percent more take home pay for employees as the city covers full Blue Cross and Blue Shield costs. Mayor Parsons and four council members voted yes while J L Putman opposed. An amended salary ordinance faced opposition. Putman and Evans disagreed on the change. The session also heard bids on two trailers, passed zoning ordinances, and considered a streetlight petition on 14th Place.
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George Gubley
Ada
Joe Parsons
Don Evans
Jim Kingery
Guy Shipe
J. L. Putman
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Jim Cook
Putman
Evans
Parsons
Eagle Machinery
Ardmore
Belshe Co
Tecumseh
E. 2Nd c
W. 12Th
8Th Street
Rosedale Road
14Th Place
Morrison
Les Younger
Younger
Ada approves record budget boost on sales tax gains
Ada council on Monday night approved a record budget for 1972 73 totaling 1 700 995 up from 1 657 150 the past year Revenue gains come mainly from higher general fund collections led by sales tax now the largest single funding source surpassing water department receipts Major capital outlays include police cars for the police department and street paving equipment among other items The proposed budget lists department totals and key capital items across city services including fire park recreation library cemetery airport and general government notes from 1971 72 show sales tax revenues around 448 000 and water department receipts about 154 412 000.
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Ada
Water Department
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Don Wyckoff
Perez
Othon Salazar
Bontil
Ant
Byng
Eee City
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Recreation Department
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