Pontotoc County Scrambles Over Dream Jail Budget
Pontotoc County faces a shrinking jail project as funds fall short for the planned dream facility. The committee trimmed the plan to fit about 120000, rerouting levy money to courthouse remodels and preserving expansion for the future. The jail's capacity drops from 44 to 42, and officials aim to meet current needs while awaiting more funds.
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Haskell Olive
Norman
Olive
Dave Gray
Rae Thompson
Cannion
Thompson
Gray
Cannon
Antion
Ares
Olivo
Pontotoc Coun
Pontotoc County
Raymond Gary opposes $250 million highway bond issue
Former Governor Raymond Gary says he will oppose Gov. Hall's $250 million highway bond plan. He argues the program is unnecessary and could invite corruption. Gary favors improving highways via existing taxes and growth revenue, not new bond proceeds.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
David Hall
Highway Commission
Madill
Hall
Madiil
Gary
Highway Department
Jury Finds Man Not Guilty In Rape Trial
Ada resident Stucker faced trial in a district court with a jury reaching a verdict in about an hour and a half. The defense contended misidentification by the victim, while the state argued beard evidence and late work appearances framed the case. Stucker testified he shaved his beard after the incident and blamed livestock trouble for lateness at work.
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Howald L. Sticker
Oklahoma City
Stucker
Route 1
Ada
Francis
Barney Ward
Ken Johnson
Stucker- Stucker
Francly
Starker
Cabihany
Lee West
Walter
Stoker
Stocker
Buel Griffin
Deply Welch Pelgsi
Hen Asker
Carl Wiseman
Valley View
Znniler
Dor
Lcott
Ads
Oil Aid
Scott
Swo
L Ng
Numerous Ada area obituaries list Feb to March deaths
Death notices for Carl W. McGinnis, 75 Ada. Mrs Seqna Fox, 41 Stonewall. Everett Clash, 81 Allen. Ollie Ray, 78 Coalgate. Bertha Luttrell, Ada. Arthur Lawson, 79 Roff. Mae Tinsley, 68 Sunshine. Roscorey Yandell, 72 Coalgate. Martin Fishel, 82. Tone Daris McCoy, 61 Ada. Maudie Bertha Jones, 88 Ada. all died Feb 20 to Mar 1. Funeral homes Criswell, Slater, Leonard, Wedftvel.
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Tone Daris McCoy
Ada
Criswell Funeral Home
Maudie Bertha, Jones
Optimists Set April Date For Miss Ada Event
Ada Optimist Club sponsors the Miss Ada Pageant on April 22 in the EC auditorium. Eligibility requires ages 18 to 28, unmarried, within 21 miles of Ada, and at least a high school graduate by Labor Day 1971. Contestants compete in talent, swimwear, and evening dress with proceeds supporting scholarships or Ada Boys Club.
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Ada
Ada Optimist Club
Paul Overton
Taey
Arla
Ada Boys Club
Gary Gunder
Ken Vogt
Jimmy Tipton
Army bands to swap animal skins for nylon aprons
British army bandsmen will replace tiger and leopard skin aprons with nylon fabric in all 75 bands to protect wildlife and save money. A military spokesman warned that continued use of skins could wipe out the species within 20 years.
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London
British Angered By Jail Term Given Young Boy
In Istanbul a Turkish court sentenced 14 year old Timothy Da vey to six years and three months for trafficking hashish. British MPs urged mercy while editors warned Turkey’s image could suffer. The trial also involved two 20 year olds and a 17 year old, with defense planning an appeal.
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London
Timothy Davey
Ge Wes Leying
Turkey
Vimothyalee
Istanbul
Jean Clauda Morisol
Patrice Buonotti
Friedrich Stohl
Harold Roady Waives Preliminary Hearing in Marijuana Charge
Harold Roady, Murray County sheriff, waived a preliminary hearing Thursday in Sulphur on a charge of selling marijuana. He is free on $25,000 bond. Federal magistrate Flaine G. Allman presided. no trial date set.
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Harold Roady
Murray County
Roady
Flaine G. Allman
Byng Residents Move Toward Incorporation Plan
Byng residents met at Wayne school to discuss incorporating the Byng area into a town. About 75 attended as Marvin Stakes outlined a four square mile zone around Byng school and petitions with 87 names pressed county officials for an incorporated election likely by mid April.
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Byng
Weyne School
Marvin Stakes
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Steve Knickmeyer
Clyde Haskins
Lee R. West
Calvert L. Cannon
Clyde Hassims
Proposer
Carl W. McGinnis
Smihh Funeral Home
Seqna H. Fox
Stonewall
Smith Funeral Home
Everett Jethross Clash
Allen
Ollie M. Ray
Coalgate
Leonard Funeral Home
Bertha Mary L Luttrell
Wedftvel
Arthur Isaac Lawson
Roff
Mae Tinsley
Sunshine
Roscor Yandell
Slater Funeral Home
Martin E. Fishel
The
Daily Mail
Haluk Bayulken
Roderick Savell
Britain
Donald Seaman
Daily Express
Tom Driberg
Paul Rose
Times of London
Harold Roady Waives
Wanting Out
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Byng School
Handa
Stokes
Coun
Pentoloc County
Noe
Joes
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