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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1966
Page
4
A combined Ada Oklahoma editorial page discusses youth driving fear as a tool to curb accidents and reflects on rights of ownership amid urbanization. It contrasts rural freedoms with city restrictions, noting hedge heights and nuisance limits vary by density and site.
Ada sailors from Company 628 at the U S Naval Training Center in San Diego were recognized for leadership and academics. Walton won the honorman award, Kirby the academic achievement prize, and Cantrell placed second in both honors. Walton and Kirby pursue training in San Francisco and San Diego, while Cantrell studies at Lakehurst NJ. A 1919 book by Robert H Goddard on reaching extreme altitudes is noted, and Oklahoma plans a statewide March drive against drinking drivers.
Ada 4 H Club held a model meeting March 14 in the Ada Junior High School home economics department. President Jenny Harbin led the session with secretary Brenda Ebrite reading minutes. Reports covered electrification, home improvement, clothing and reading, entertainment, and food. A flower arranging demonstration by Louise Hilburn and a talk by Marilyn Perkins titled Born Rich were given. A hike to Wintersmith Park was planned for May 2.
A preacher contrasts Christian devotion with a college piccolo player's fixation, arguing true commitment centers on loyalty to Jesus Christ, not a vocation or hobby. It stresses lifelong, unvacationed loyalty guiding every situation, with Christ as the ultimate authority and focus.
Editor notes a rewarding period for the paper and the lively "story department" focusing on local people in humorous circumstances. The writer thanks readers for their support and promises more lighthearted pieces to keep Segal paper concise.
An East Central psychology club meeting features Dr. Jim Tate demonstrating a polygraph and other tricks. The room is tense as the device shows little, then Tate explains galvanic skin response and prints a straight line on graph paper. He then performs word recall tests and discusses repression, leaving the narrator dubious about the science and unable to recall the host's name.
Washington AP outlines how the new graduated withholding rates starting May 1 affect typical salaries for single persons and other filing statuses. It summarizes expected changes in take home pay and larger tax brackets.
Oklahoma Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Charles Nesbitt urged Tuesday a state wide reorganization to form a "little FBI" style agency. He cited crime costs totaling 326 billion yearly and 500 dollars per US family, calling for professional standards matching the FBI. Other candidates campaigned on issues like turnpikes liquor stores and public policy.
Pontotoc County Sheriff Burl Griffin and County Commissioner District 2 candidates S H Sandy Ayres Samps McCown and F O Bud Jones are listed as contenders in the upcoming local election. Page text notes a slate of county positions and names among the ballot listings.
A reflective piece explores the personal sensation of spring in Oklahoma. The author links green growth, blossoming trees, and a hazy sun with an inner excitement beyond scientific explanation. He cites Shelley and Richelioucauld on heart versus intellect, musing on spring’s elusive essence and its ties to life and attraction.
A collage of sayings and jokes on personal responsibility in church life and daily manners. It blends a sermon style exhortation with humor about self improvement, humility, and social mores, concluding with a quip about life and TV.
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