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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1972
Page
15
Senate vote 29 to 25 supports allowing men and women to retire at 60 and widows to claim at 55 under a Byrd amendment to the Social Security Welfare bill. The plan lowers benefits to match lifetime totals as if waited to age 65, amid doubt it will survive House conference.
The Foreign Agricultural Service notes Australian beef production rose over 10 percent to a record 1,145,000 tons as producers shift from sheep to cattle. A larger supply and expanding foundation herds may lift Australia’s share of the U S import market, while Japan and other buyers could shift demand away from U S producers. In a separate note, Farm Index projects a surge in country living demand with 180,000 US city families yearly buying second homes by 1980 and a need for 70 million recreational acres by 2000 within driving distance.
Senator George McGovern leads Democrats accusing the Nixon White House of corruption. Eleanor McGovern and Sargent Shriver amplify the charge as McGovern calls for a public debate. Notices of campaign finance issues and alleged leaks accompany White House pushback on spending and tax plans.
The Carter County Chickasaw Tribal Council will hold its regular quarterly business meeting Saturday at 2 p.m. in the courtroom on the third floor of Ardmore City Hall. All Chickasaws are urged to attend and Choctaws are invited.
Northwest Airlines pilots reach a settlement announced by vice president Roy Erickson after a Sunday night to Monday morning negotiation session led by Labor official William Usery Jr. The deal seeks a 29.5 percent average wage increase from July and will go to the Pay Board for review. Normal service to 50 plus cities should resume in five to seven days.
Stanley Gray of Shell International Petroleum notes a shift in the global energy map after 1985. He argues Middle East and North Africa reserves, currently two thirds of non Soviet world oil, may decline in dominance as exploration directs attention worldwide, with Iran cited as an example of tougher future drilling conditions and higher costs.
Veterans honorably discharged with no more than 14 years of schooling may apply within a year of separation or hospital discharge. The U S Naval Ammunition Depot near McAlester is hiring at GS5 WG5 levels with starting pay above $3 an hour for ordnance workers helpers electricians plumbers and warehousemen.
City engineers warn building stress may cause collapse prompting closing portions of the Ada library. Officials discuss a possible new library costing about 225000 without tax increase and moving Camp Fire Girls to City Hall while plans for the old building are considered.
The National Teacher Exam will be administered on November 11 at East Central State College designated as a test center. Dr. Gerald Boggs says college seniors preparing to teach and teachers seeking positions may take the tests. Information bulletins and sample questions are available from East Central or Educational Testing Service Box 1 Princeton NJ 08540.
Statewide and region specific hunting seasons listed for Oklahoma for 1972 73. Includes dates bag limits and shooting hours for teal rabbit prairie chicken wild turkey quail pheasant deer antelope raccoon squirrel skunk badger fox raccoon muskrat beaver and other species with area notes and regulatory references.
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