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The Ada Weekly News announces publication details and pricing for its weekly, evening, and mailed editions. It notes consolidation with The Ada Weekly Democrat and other papers, carrier and mail rates, and access via Ada, Oklahoma.
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Announcer Warns of Vast Explosive Power From Washington
The AP Military Affairs report by Elton C. Fay claims the United States has weapons with explosive power equal to all prior wars combined. It suggests tests at Eniwetok aimed to measure impact and signal resolve to Russia. Authors express hope the power is used only for mankind’s good.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Eniwetok
Russia
Rollbacks in price controls face congressional opposition
Congress shows mixed views on rolling back price controls with a Senate Banking Committee vote aimed at limiting further cattle price rollbacks. Supporters seek stabilization of prices around current levels to curb dollar volatility, while passage depends on future senate and house actions and potential presidential approval.
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Senate Banking Committee
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Simpler Method and Regulation Language Confusion
A government note criticizes Ceiling Price Regulation 34 for opaque wording that baffles ordinary businessmen. It cites a sample clause on price determination from base period data and questions why Texans would invite General MacArthur, asking why worthwhile ideas must originate elsewhere.
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U. S
General MacArthur
Chickens Big Business in Poultry Industry discussed
CHICKENS BIG BUSINESS Cy Hailey, county agent, attended the national Chicken of Tomorrow show in Fayetteville Arkansas and reports enthusiasm for a meat focused bird. The piece traces growth of broiler and egg production, notes rising investments and efficiency, and cautions on knowing the business before expanding nationally.
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Cy Hailey
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Springdale
Rogers
Oklahoma
Maryland
New England
No, This City Cannot Afford A Sales Tax Hike
A letter from Steve Stahl of the Oklahoma Expenditures Council warns Ada readers that a proposed 50 percent sales tax increase could raise the annual state tax burden by about 199,092 dollars for the local community. He cites April 1951 tax collections of 33,181 dollars versus 49,772 dollars if the increase had been in effect.
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Steve Stahl
Oklahoma Expenditures Council
Ada
Oklahoma
Tax Commission
Neither Party Is War Party Says Reader
A reader argues that neither major party is inherently warlike and that both have led or supported wars at times. He notes Republicans led during one war since the Civil War and Democrats during two, citing Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 slogan and subsequent entry into war. He concludes party labels should not define a nation’s propensity for conflict.
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Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Not Trusting Communists Abroad Says Speaker
A speaker argues against aligning with Communist movements in France, Yugoslavia, China, or Russia. He says Russia aims to spread Communism globally and dictate its operation, making such groups untrustworthy. The piece mentions DiSalle and objections from cattlemen toward OPS naming.
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France
Yugoslavia
China
Russia
DiSalle
Defense Dept Seeks Justification of Large Civilian Workforce
The Defense Department faces scrutiny over its 1.5 million civilian employees with 622000 in the Navy and 583000 in the Air Force. Officials cite complex support roles from supply and maintenance to hospitals and payroll, while critics push for privatization to save taxpayer money. Government policymakers propose reforms to reduce civilian hires, arguing privatization may raise costs due to specialized military skills and long-term training needs.
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Citizens' Committee
Hoover
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Armed Services
Trains Crash At Durant Injures Three Crew Members
Durant Oklahoma June 25 three trainmen were hurt but survived after a diesel freight collided with a second freight. Engineers Arlie Warren J T Jones and brakeman B P Adair all of Muskogee worked for the Kansas Oklahoma and Gulf railroad. The diesel was demolished and the second freight derailed from the tracks. Crews hoped to clear wreckage to restore service.
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Durant
Okla
Arlie Warren
J.T. Jones
Brekeman
B. P. Adair
Muskogee
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Flight Veteran Declines Jet Carried From Korea to Japan
Lt Clarence R. Osborne Jr of Glasgow Kentucky, after completing 103 missions in a light plane in Korea, was offered a plush army jet in Japan. He declined the jet and instead requested a different gift. Osborne then flew a fourth mission with the 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing as a Shooting Star jet pilot in close support strikes against enemy forces.
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Toryo
Clarence R. Osborne, Jr
Glasgow
Japan
Reds
Korea
Osborne
49Th
Konawa Names New Fire Chief Earl Gasaway
SASAKWA fire department in Konawa names Earl Gasaway as chief per city manager Jasper Freeman. Gasaway assumed duties immediately, succeeding Leroy Aldridge who resigned last month to enter private business. Jim Allgood had served as chief in the interim.
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Sasakwa
Konawa
Earl Gasaway
Jasper Freeman
Jim Allgood
Leroy Aldridge
Meonth
Oklahoma Soldier Killed in Action in Korea
Defense department reports Pfc. George S. Short of Oklahoma City killed in action in Korea. Nineteen others wounded, three missing, one prisoner. Listed names include Lt. Clarence Armstrong Jr of Bartlesville and Sgt. Thomas Gustafson of Tulsa among the wounded. others from Oklahoma City, Midwest City, Shawnee, Tulsa, and more.
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Washington
Defense Department
George S. Short
Thelme Copling
Oklahoma City
Clarence C. Armstrong
Bartlesville
Foster E. Belcher
Okemah
Lee B. Blair
Marion C. Bomesberger
Sam Bush
Vian
Edward B. Campton
Midwest City
Eddie G. Cowley
Kendrick
Clyde W. Faiter
Gozebo
Paul P. Gotowicki
Watts
Thomas Gustafson
Tulsa
Pie Merlin L. Hodges
Eddie A. Jenkins
Lietenant Madison
Coyle
Roosevelt Newton
Lawton
Walter Ik
Roberts
Shawnee
Dudley A. Fits
Seminole
Boyd D. Rogers
Charles F. Pittman
Denver
First GI Killed In Korea Is Back
The first American foot soldier killed in the Korean conflict, Kenneth Shadrick, 19, of Beckley West Virginia, lay in a fresh grave as his body arrived by train in Prince West Virginia. Sgt John Wentz of Pittsburgh was the official escort. A military funeral followed with attendance by his parents and nine siblings. His plot sits beside World War I casualty Ottavio Grosso.
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Beckley
W. Va
Korea
Kenneth Shadrick
Skin Fork
Sojong
Army
Prince
John Wentz
Pittsburgh
Fienneth
Theodoe Shadrick
American Legion
Voters Split Over Truman Prospects In Ada Survey
Ada residents surveyed show shifting support since 1948 with only a minority likely to back Truman now. Results indicate 11 of 100 backed Truman in 1948, 3 would vote for him today, and 8 undecided. When matched against Dewey Taft or MacArthur, Truman’s support remains below a clear majority across West Sixth Street and East Eighth areas, with many undecided or expressing no preference.
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Opal Teel
Broadway
Main Street
Teel Fund
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Taft
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Dewey
Roberts
Kerr
West Sixteenth Street
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East Sixteenth
West Main
Miss Tee
Pugh Freed on Bond of $10,000
Tulsa June 23 47 Burl J Pugh 41 of Bixby freed on 10000 bond after arraignment before U S commissioner on counterfeiting charges. He is charged with conspiracy possession and passing counterfeit ten dollar notes. His brother Troy free on 10000 bond. Third man Frank Durkee 35 jailed on selling counterfeit notes. RAPID GROWTH Woodward Ohio founded 1893 population 5000 at its 61st day.
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Tulsa
Okla
Burl J. Pugh
Bixby
E. Lawton Bragg
Tom Hanson
Secret Service
Oklahoma
Pugh
Federal Reserve
Troy
Frank Durkee
Segregation Upheld For Schools in South by Ruling
A three judge federal court upheld segregation in the south’s public schools while ordering equal facilities for Negro students. The ruling, 2 to 1, says segregation is a matter for states, with local self government protected. In Clarendon County South Carolina the NAACP vows to appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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Charleston
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Clarendon
South Carolina
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
South
John J. Parker
George Bell Timmerman
New York
Walter White
NAACP
Association
United States Supreme Court
Bed Check Charley Knocked from Sky in Korea
SEGAL June 23 Bed Check Charley is dead after being shot down over Korea by Captain Richard M. Heyman of Stillwater Oklahoma. Heyman, veteran night flyer, was guided into a Russian PO-2 by radar about 25 miles northeast of Seoul at 1:15 a.m. He destroyed the single engine biplane with a burst from his forward guns. Charley was two men, the pilot and a back-seat gunner.
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Heyman
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Korea
Charley
Two Killed in Clinton Plane Crash
A small plane crashed and burned at Clinton Airport near Clinton, Oklahoma. Two occupants died, identified as A. F. Buck, president of Rio Grande Steel Products Co., of Albuquerque, N. M., and his wife. Witnesses said the plane stalled while landing, struck the runway, and burst into flames. The man was trapped in wreckage. the woman was killed instantly.
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Clinton
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Albuquerque
N. MI
Rio Grande Steel Products Co
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Woodward
Ohio
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