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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1970
Page
8
A new type of asphalt roofing uses fungus resistant white mineral granules baked into the surface to keep roofs white and bright. Granules extend shingle life, resist discoloration from fungus, and support home value at resale. Installation over existing roofs is straightforward with heavyweight self sealing tabs for wind protection.
The Concerned Parents Organization in McAlester launches a petition drive to block the school board plan to bus kindergarten and first grade pupils next year. About 300 young children would be affected, with kindergartners and first graders from three of the seven elementary schools to attend L’Ouverture School, which was previously an all Negro school before integration two years ago.
State agriculture inspectors in Kentucky reported that 40 percent of 26 000 retail packaged items were shortweighted during store and supermarket checks. The plan calls for regular inspections and court action against second offenders.
Eight of ten cars fail to meet safe windshield wiper standards per a major oil company survey. Wiper blades degrade in six months from sun wind and road film, causing streaks and dangerous night visibility. Replacing blades and testing wiper arm pressure improves contact, while checking and refilling windshield washer fluid prevents outages in need.
The Mekong River, 2,600 miles long, irrigates Indochina’s vast rice lands and serves as a major regional route in both peace and war. Rising in the Tibetan Plateau, it threads through Tibet and China for 1,100 miles, then 1,500 miles through Laos, Cambodia, and South Vietnam to the South China Sea.
The article argues that a house’s exterior must fit its environment to be appealing. It contrasts traditional, contemporary, and modernist styles, warns against removing mature trees, and advises careful site planning and a architect’s guidance for custom homes to preserve landscape harmony.
Hutchinson Kansas AP The Hutchinson School Board asks dismissal of a suit by two former high school students Jim Chavin and Ray Musso who sought to ban the high school dress code. The board argues the plaintiffs have graduated and are not proper parties and that Unified District 308 was not named. The motion cites alleged hair regulation enforcement and locker searches and sets June 12 for argument before Judge William Gossage.
About 250 laborers cleared sand dunes from the Aus to Luderitz line where drifting sand partly derailed a passenger train highlighting unique desert railway challenges in South West Africa.
The Agriculture Department warns tractor noise can cause permanent hearing damage, with 80 to 110 decibels typical and 85 decibels as the danger threshold. Manufacturers seek mufflers and soundproof cabs. ear protection is advised. Separately, six major producing states show a two percent rise in cattle on feed as of June 1, with Iowa and California among larger shifts. The report notes 6,650,000 head overall, Iowa over two million.
May beef held in cold storage fell slightly and totaled 107 million pounds more than a year earlier. On June 1 reserves stood at 342.3 million pounds, up from 235 million a year earlier and 182.3 million in 1968, stirring producer concern over imports and quotas amid price pressures. Scientists at Michigan State Univ will pursue a three year, 35000 grant study to control cereal leaf beetles threatening crops in the Midwest.
Agriculture Department analysis ties most of last year's $291 million fall in U.S. farm exports to a sharp cutback in Food for Peace shipments. ERS report notes 1969 calendar year totals and contrasts with 1968 and 1966 peaks, while foreseeing 6.5 billion in exports for the current year ending June 30.
A warning about brake wear from frequent driving and stopping. The note urges regular checks to ensure brakes can withstand repeated energy heat buildup and prevent failure.
Dr. Harvey Price schedules a noon dispersal sale on June 27 at Ada Livestock Auction. He offers 91 lots from his herd including Real Silver cattle and Real Silver Anxiety crossbreds. He will focus on straight Anxiety while continuing as a Hereford breeder. The lineup includes 18 month bulls, about 70 cows with calves at side, and a small group of heifers.
The Agriculture Department notes rapid growth in catfish farming in the South as a potential income boost. Arkansas and Mississippi show widening reservoir use from under 1,600 acres in 1963 to over 29,000 acres by 1969 with average investment of 256 dollars per acre in construction and development.
Joe Brown a British mountaineer has departed for Lima Peru to lead an eight man expedition aiming to scale El Toro a 19400 foot peak in the Andes mountains
An official AP report counts about 56 000 Tibetan refugees in India Sikkim and Bhutan of whom 23 000 have been settled on land or secured jobs in handicraft centers and small scale industries.
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