Rural areas to share in Resource Conservation program
Judy Elswick reports that the 10 county Fun Country area including Pontotoc County joins the federal Resource Conservation and Development program. The plan, run by the U S Department of Agriculture, will fund projects from soil conservation to lakeside recreation and relies on citizen recommendations to guide county planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Elswick
Pontotoc County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lakeside
Dwain Phillips
Seakaanland
Ardmore
Ance
I.H
Matt) Standefer
Commission
Senate
Oklahoma Senate presses bill to raise hunting fishing licenses
The Oklahoma Senate shows guarded optimism for HB 1275 raising licenses to 5 dollars for hunting and fishing and 9 dollars for a combined hunt fish license. Supporters say votes are there and the measure would move to the House for concurrence after committee revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Senate
Lee Cate
D Norman
Leon Field
D-Texhoma
Senate Wildlife Committee
House
Illinois River
Blue River
E.C
Sandy) Sanders
Oklahoma Wheat Faces Nitrogen Deficiency Ahead of Harvest
Oklahoma State University agronomist Billy Tucker warns that a large area of nitrogen deficient wheat could cut yields in the coming season. He notes moisture and past fertilizer shortages left fields with insufficient nitrogen, making this year critical and suggesting total nitrogen be applied at planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Billy Tucker
Oklahoma State University Extension Agronomist
Tucker
Arctic Gas Hearings Set to Shape Oklahoma Energy Future
Hearings in Washington begin Tuesday May 6 before the Federal Power Commission to decide between the Arctic Gas pipeline and the El Paso Alaska LNG project. Oklahoma faces a gas shortfall as industries rely on North American supplies and pipelines. The Arctic plan promises pure U S pipeline delivery with lower costs while the LNG option emphasizes an all U S route but requires tanker transport and LNG infrastructure.
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Washington
Alaska
Federal Power Commission
Oklahoma
Upper Midwest
U.S
Arctic
U.s.-Canadian
Northeastern
Midwestern
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
el Paso Alaska Project
California
Arctic Gas Project
Fortign
Commissioner election set for District 4 in Shawnee Okla
May 19 election for District No. 4 Oklahoma Park Commission will be held at the OSU Extension Center in Shawnee at 7 30 p m with an educational program by Dr Bill Luce on Reducing Feed Cost for Swine Producers in Atoka Bryan Cleveland Choctaw Coal Garvin Haskell Hughes Johnston Latimer Le Flore Marshall McClain McCurtain McIntosh Murray Pittsburg Pontotoc Pottawatomie Pushmataha Seminole Sequoyah and other hog producers invited.
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Dick Morton
Hennepin
Okla
Oklahoma Park Commission
OSU
N. Kickapoo
W. Independence
Shawnee
Oklo
Bill Luce
U.S.A
Luce
Atoka
Bryan
Cleveland
Choctaw
Coal
Garvin
Haskel
Hughs
Johnston
Latimer
le Flore
Marshall
McClain
McCurtain
McIntosh
Murray
Pittsburg
Pontotoc
Pot
No Oklahoma Coal Available For Oklahomans
Oklahoma faces a coal paradox as eastern reserves total 7.2 billion tons yet state plants cannot burn it due to high sulfur content. New federal air rules from July 1 require costly adaptations, keeping Oklahoma utilities from using local coal while production rises. In 1974 the state mined 2,374,685 tons, with 72 mines last year dropping to 20. five new permits were issued recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
State Department of Mines
Rain Delays Planting Pushes Corn Crop Concerns
Washington AP reports subnormal temperatures and soaking rains delay spring planting of corn and other crops. By May 4 only 13 percent of corn was planted nationally, far below last year and the 21 percent average. Experts warn four weeks ahead are crucial for crop prospects.
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Washington
Great Plains
Midwestern
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
USDA
Washington (Ap
North Carolina State University
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Phillips
Fun Country
Southen Oklahoma Development Association
SODA
Carter
Love
Rc&d Eerogram
Cherokee Hills
Appoval
Quachita
Association of South Central
Ok- Oklahoma
ASCOG
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
Holdenville
LeFlore
Vietnam
Ft. Smith
Don Cook
Tulsa
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