30 May 1974
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1974
Page
1
Arkansas man’s wife recalls a pet buck turning dangerous after maturing from a family favorite to a full adult deer. Officials warn fawns often need to remain wild, and humans should avoid handling or relocating young wildlife while promoting safe viewing.
The article describes compact urban gardening with oval raised beds using plastic edging and broom handles. It outlines sizing, layering soil, and step by step construction to maximize space while maintaining quality, noting costs are mitigated in the first year.
Nabors, acting head of Pontotoc County ASCS, says the world population will rise to about seven billion by 2000 and urges better land management. She notes USDA now runs two cost sharing programs RECP and REAP to fund conservation work farmers cannot afford and invites all eligible farmers to sign up.
Cattlemen report profits shrinking as market slips from a summer peak with losses around 1.25 billion dollars. Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association president John Dunn cites reduced feeder calf purchasing power and a flood of cheap imported beef as dampening the industry. He also notes land use legislation could give federal bureaus control over private land with potential eminent domain concerns.
Washington AP The Agriculture Department has not acted on a request for a public hearing about a proposed minimum price floor for milk under federal marketing orders. The National Federation of Milk Producers filed the proposal on May 10 seeking an $8.15 per 100 pounds floor to guide Class I milk minimums, based on a two-month-old M-W price average.
Chickasaw Housing Authority moves to a new Ada headquarters consisting of two joined buildings on North Country Club Road near Colonial Estates. The project, designed by Ray James and Associates, costs about 250000 dollars and should finish by January 1 1975. The site provides space for future expansion and includes a 39 car visitor lot and a 34 space employee lot.
Domestic use of feed grains totaled a record 104 million tons for October 1973 through March Isd. Bert Cooper, chairman of the Pontotec County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservator Service, cites a two percent rise from a year earlier and notes heavy feeding and export of corn. Carryover is seen at about 22 million tons, a third below last year, with exports up 23 million tons.
Former Congressman Ed Edmondson will headline a Saturday workshop for educators in southeastern Oklahoma at the Holiday Inn in McAlester. Speakers include Ada Democratic chair Louw Watkins at 11, State Rep. Bill Ervin at 11 20, Sen. Gene Stipe at noon, and Governor Hall aide BIN Powers at 1 30. Betty Roper presides. events continue in Woodward and Lawton with Norman Lanth Clarence Warner Gary Green Fred Boettcher Terrill and Don Davis among participants.
Tulsa AP report states federal court upheld the Interior Secretary’s finding that Aust Realrider is legally president of the Pawnee Indian Business Council of Oklahoma. Earlier, Thomas Chapman had been elected in 1871 and later removed. the dispute began after Realrider’s installment and Chapman's appeal.
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