Bicycle Traffic Rules at Platt National Park
Platt National Park expects more bicycle traffic this year and stresses safety to reduce 1973 bike accidents. Superintendent John Higgins urges riders to stay to the far right, ride single file, pull off when stopping, and use lights and reflectors. Traffic laws apply, and trails are preferred except Bromide Hill and areas east of Travertine Nature Center.
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John C. Higgins
Higgins
Bromide Hill
Travertine Nature Center
Oklahoma crop damage from midweek freeze impacts peach and wheat
Weather and crop loss outlook from the Oklahoma Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes freezing temperatures from midweek through the weekend damaged a large portion of the peach crop and may have affected wheat. Light frost injury is possible due to limited crop development, with one fifth of wheat jointing and some leaf burn. Spring oats and barley show up to 74 percent stands, while small grains stay in good condition. Surface moisture is scarce in the western quarter. subsoil moisture remains adequate. Livestock are generally in good shape aside from scattered lice, with stocker movement nearing completion and cattle prices remaining low. Precipitation totals for the week vary by region, and temperatures were mostly below normal.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Crop and Livestock Reporting Service and Extension Service
FTC reaches landmark deal with GAC land developer
Washington AP reports the Federal Trade Commission brokered a landmark consent decree with GAC Corp in a deceptive advertising case. The agreement requires restitution credits to land buyers and bans use of the term investment in ads. Buyers get a 10 day cooling off period after signing. The FTC plans further action against large interstate land developers.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
GAC Corp
GAC
Housing and Urban Development Department
Wildlife code draws praise from statewide groups
A 12-member joint conference committee’s committee substitute for SB 144 received strong backing from seven conservation and sportsman organizations with statewide memberships. Supporters include Bowhunters Council of Oklahoma, Wolfhunters and Conhunters Associations, Outdoor Writers Association, Field Trial Clubs Association, Waterfowl Sportsman Society, Sooner Retriever Club and numerous other groups. The measure, to be voted on in both houses, would update wildlife law after more than two decades.
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Senate
Roy Beecher
Ada
Matt Standefer
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Standeter
Tha
Bowhunters Council of Oklahoma
wolfhunters and _conhunters Associations
Outdoor Writers Association
Field Trial Clubs Association, Inc. Waterfowl Sportsman Society
Sooner Retriever Club
Sportsmans Clubs
Bob Hinds
Oklahoma Rifle Association
Len Burford
Oklahoma Trapshooters Association
Burford
The
Wildlife Commission
Paul Muegge
Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Producers Association
Muegge
Joint Conference Committee
House
Oak’ Ridge, Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Byron Moser
Oklahoma de
Parakeet Boom in Waurika Oklahoma Nets Million-Dollar Theme
Oklahoma tops the nation in parakeet production led by Gary Scott of Waurika where his operation buys 6,000 to 15,000 birds weekly and sells to Tampa Livestock. About 450 area breeders exist, with albinos and harlequins fetching higher prices. A recent bird losses due to suspected aflatoxin threaten the trade, though Scott plans to buy 850,000 birds this year.
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Oklahoma
Department of Agriulture
Deuty
John Goodwin
Waurika
Goodwin
Kay L. Scott
Dallas
Gary
Scott
Tampa Livestock Company
Hartz Mountain
Perkins
Texas
Kansas
Special funds for flood victims in six Oklahoma counties
Federal tax relief is available to residents of Osage, Washington, Tulsa, Rogers, Ottawa and Kay counties. Taxpayers can deduct disaster losses on their 1973 returns or file amended returns if already filed. Fiscal year taxpayers may deduct losses on the prior year. A list of lost items, their initial cost, pre loss value, and post loss value is recommended. Photos and appraisals aid claims.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Clyde Bickerstaff
Internal Revenue Service
Monlay
Osage
Washington
Tulsa
Rogers
Ottawa
Kay
Bickerstaff
Vanoss and Byng win land and range judging titles
Vanoss FFA wins the land judging contest sponsored by Fontotoc County Conservation District. Team members Dean Stone Tony Kani Lanny Miller and Wayne Pennington led Miller as high scorer with 166 of 210. Byng FFA claims pasture and range judging with Bob Black Cliff Robbins Lynn Haines and Brent Trammell. Hudson wins a separate speech contest.
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Vanoss Ffa
Fontotoc County
Dean Stone
Tony Kani
Lanny Miller
Wayne Pennington
Miller
Latta
Richie Gray
Rocky Hudson
Jay Shortes
Gary Mickey
Hudson
PCCD
Byng Ffa
Bob ‘Black
Oklahoma House passes bill to aid farmers on ad valorem tax
The Oklahoma House of Representatives advanced SB 237 to the Senate with minor amendments. Supported by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and others, the measure envisions assessing farm land by its actual use rather than fair market value, guiding assessors to use highest and best use from the prior year and allowing tax changes only at landowner request if zoning shifts occur.
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Oklahoma House of Representatives
Senate
Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Farmers Union
Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association
The
County Assessors Association
Jim Williams
Williams
Beef buying plan may be expensive for schools
Washington sources say the government beef purchase plan to aid cattlemen could cost at least $1 per pound. The $45 million program will supply ground beef for school lunches during the 1974 to 1975 school year, with the meat provided to schools.
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Washington
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Platt
Paula Johnson
Kalihoma
Allen
Paula
Dan Cook
Panhandle
National Weather Service
Waiters
Agency
Department of Agriculture
R. D. Perkins
Duncan
Abby Werner
Janet Waters
Cindy Hampton
LaJnie Smith
Becky McClure
Dian Powell
Jennifer Garner
Judy Lee
LuAnne Weiss
East Central Auditorium
Linda Branscum
Vanoss
Byng
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