Pat O'Riley Passes Century Milestone
An 101 year old Irishman Pat O'Riley recalls dodging Queen Victoria's call to join the army and sneaking to America with Uncle Mike aboard a freighter. Now living at Lawn View Nursing Home in Tishomingo, he remains lucid about his past while reflecting on his long life.
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Pat O'Riley
Pat
Queen Victoria
Britannia
Mike
America
New York
Lawn View
Tishomingo
Uncle Mike
Beef Experts Predict Expanded Production
Washington AP Agri culture Department economists forecast a steady expansion in cattle and hog production through 1970 amid strong demand for red meat and tight supplies. They note higher feeder cattle, a growing calf crop, and a 1969 herd increase, with prices likely to stay firm then ease slightly next fall while remaining above several recent years.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Accidents Raise March Total to Twelve in Ada
Two accidents occurred Wednesday in Ada raising March totals to 12. Betty Krauter forfeited $10 for improper backing after a collision on W 18th. Edward Lowry and Joe Lane faced $10 bonds for failure to yield and no license respectively. Several others pled guilty or forfeited bonds in municipal court. District Court saw Richard Hayes sentenced to six years for robbery with firearms and related charges.
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Betty Marie Krauter
Box 763
Ada
W. 18Th
Garcy G. Newby
Betty Krauter
Edward L. Lowry
Turner
Joe Lewis Lane
Lowry
Lane
Sammy D. Kilcrease
Joyce B. Pegg
Floyd Lee Kilcrease
Jack Turner
Robert L. Williams
Lonnie A. Bartmess
David W. Burnett
Josie Lee Hanks
Aureliand Martinez
Judy L. Shulanberger
N. M. Hines Jr
John C. Hopper
Ruel R. Hopper
Lorraine A. Shelby
Ezekial Watts
Mary Ann Witherspoon
Richard M. Hayes
Hayes
Area Patrol Cadets Begin Seven-Week Training Class
Thirty five Oklahoma Highway Patrol cadets including Joe Cantrell of 901 East 10th and Stephen J Jantz of Latta Trailer Park attend seven weeks of intensive training in Oklahoma City. Courses cover the Oklahoma Traffic Code accident investigation reporting courtroom procedure first aid firearms public speaking and physical conditioning. Cadets learn to operate VASCAR the new speed device. Graduation is April 18 with commissions as troopers and patrol assignments. Cadets were chosen from over 450 applicants.
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Joe E. Cantrell
East 10Th
Stephen J. Jantz
Latta
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma City
National Guard
36Th
North Eastern
Cantrell
Jantz
Highway Patrol
Department of Public Safety
Grain Growing Farmers Not Flocking To Sign For Acreage Program
Farmers who grow corn and feed grains were slower to enroll in the government feed grains program by February 27, with 704 866 farms signed up, about 14 percent below the prior year. Enrollment faces a March 20 deadline as the Nixon policy of canceling advance payments weighs on decisions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Clifford Hardin
Hardin
Drugs Reach Ada Oklahoma Teenagers Inquiries Reveal Myriad Unknowns
The Ada junior and senior high schools face youth drug experimentation with LSD pills pot use and marijuana. Principal Darrell Hill reports four confirmed admissions with police and parents noting no legal action. About 20 more names appear in rumors while total 24 rumored involved youths show varied patterns. Officials stress counseling over punishment and recognize this is not purely a school problem.
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Naomi Knickmeyer
Amerca
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Norman
Stillwater
Pontotoc County
Ada
State Crime Bureau
Darrell Hill
Ada Senior High
Hill
Max Skelton
Skelton
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Troy Blevins
Bogus Check
Alan Lamb
Jerry Whittle
Area Patrol
North Broadway
Mississippi Bypass
Pro
San Francisco
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