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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1973
Page
8
Ada Peoples Electric Coop will remodel and expand its Ada service facilities at a cost over 250000 with work set from September to January. Ray James and Associates design the project adding a 4850 square foot increase and new sub stations, while Burpo notes rapid growth and a future rate rise to fund the expansion.
The Konawa city council voted 3-1 to dismiss J. T. Brower after he served one year as city manager. Berry, Newman, and Starkey voted for dismissal while Ollie Smith opposed. Berry then appointed mayor and cast the tiebreaker. Brower had previously run a Konawa grocery and served on council 1955-64. He cited a need for an administrative trained manager.
City officials discuss chasing federal grants for water and sewer upgrades while acknowledging a funding shortfall. Brower notes one federal grant obtained for the police station and cites unmet matching funds as a barrier. A planning study was also funded locally, with council planning a future for growth and appointing Arthur Philpot to a vacancy.
President Nixon calls on Congress to form a bipartisan commission to study wholesale changes in presidential election campaign rules, spurred by Watergate disclosures. The proposal aims to reshape funding, oversight, and conduct of national campaigns.
The Vanoss Extension Home makers met at Mrs. Ed Coffey’s home for a regular gathering and officer elections. New officers elected include Mrs. Sam Fender as president and Mrs. A J McCullar as vice president.
Enrollment for the Ada Summer Arts Program begins Friday with 5 to 8 p m signup and 9 a m to 1 p m sessions on Saturday. The elementary workshop series runs 1 to 3 p m Monday through Friday, with classes at St Josephs School.
Atoka unveiled a new water and sewage treatment plant costing over 1 million dollars with a capacity of over four million gallons daily drawn from Atoka Lake. City Manager Bob French announced 45,000 dollars for street resurfacing and discussed a possible park and swimming pool funded by outside grants. Construction on streets begins in June, aiming for completion by September, while current city water use runs around 500,000 gallons per day.
Byng Vocational-Technical students learn data processing on an IBM 129 key punch in a trailer housed setup. Eleven girls in the program, guided by Mrs Roz An Fraser, train with nine standard key punch machines provided by the Department of Vocational Education after a year of requests. The program aims to open new job directions and offers a financially rewarding path starting around $500 monthly for entry-level work.
IBM computer engineer Richard Wilmer testified he turned down a $200000 offer in January 1970 to build Telex Corp accessory units in Tulsa. He and Forrest Wade said they faced lucrative bonuses but declined promises of stock options and higher pay to switch from IBM amid a trade secrets dispute.
Several area men received 25 year awards at the Trailblazers banquet of OG&E Southern Division Arbuckle Generating Station. E W Harper of Oklahoma City spoke. Recipients from the area include Ralph Moreu Ada 30 years M A Holland Sulphur 30 years R G Leveridge E P Hefner and K C Orr Sulphur M E Helms Mill Creek and Tommy Bacom Davis 25 years.
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