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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1971

Page

7

Eighth Graders To Continue Camp Program

Eighth graders will return to Camp Goddard near Sulphur November 8 to 12 for another Ada school system outdoor school session. In cooperation with the National Park Service, the program aims to raise environmental awareness through lectures and field work led by Vernon Harmon and staff. The project includes a teachers workshop October 10 to 12 and invites teachers from about 20 Oklahoma districts. The week runs $25 per student.

Camp Goddard Sulphur Ada School System Ada System National Park Service Vernon Harmon Harmon Learning Disabilities Center Ada School System The Park Service

Stratford Sewer Grant Adds to Town Water Project

Stratford receives a $44 310 EPA grant for sewer improvements while a $300 000 bond and FHA and EPA grants totaling $250 000 back a larger plan. Town officials warn FHA funds may delay progress, risking reversal if funds do not arrive. Ada civil engineer Ralph Delaney notes planned outfall line and water system upgrades.

Stratford Environmental Protection Agency Farmers Home Administration EPA Phillips Mercantile District Ralph Delaney Ada

East Central Completes Plans For 1971 Homecoming Festivities

East Central State College outlines Homecoming 1971 events October 8-9 with a Storybook Land theme. Activities include a parade through Ada, luncheons, a pre game dedication, band performances, receptions, a theater show, and a campus dance, featuring BC Tigers vs Southeastern State Savages.

East Central East Central State College Tigers of BC Savages Southeastern State College of Main Street Ada Don Gant Wynne Wood Healdton Elmore City Weleetka Pauls Valley Sulphur Poteau Atoka Marietta Konawa Davis Commanche Maud Holdenville Capitol Hill Tecumseh Calvin Coalgate Paoli Alley Seminole East Central Band East Central Band Room Student Union Norris Stadium Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Pelagi’s Gold Room United Christian Student Center South Francis Craddock Road Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity New West

New Tulsa Open Space Classroom At Sandburg School

In Tulsa at Sandburg Elementary a vast open space classroom serves 125 pupils under teachers aides and interns. The H shaped room hosts math on one side, communications skills on the other, and a central science and resource bar with mobile desks and earphone listening stations. The building also houses gym, cafeteria, and arts spaces. The 225 student school supports a staff of 16 teachers and six aides, with summer training shaping a new curriculum.

Tulsa Okla Sandburg Howard Fink

Tulsa Attorney Warns on New Prison Leader

Tulsa attorney Pat Malloy, former Corrections Board chair, says Gov. Hall may appoint a warden at Oklahoma State Penitentiary likely to maintain a hard line on parole. He warns McAlester prison is overcrowded and unstable, comparing conditions to Attica and predicting potential riots.

Tulsa Okla David Hall Oklahoma State Penitentiary Pat Malloy State Corrections Board Ray Page Page McAlester Attica State New York Oklahoma

Flagpole Sitter Sets Oklahoma Record Then Falls

A 69 year old man, Dixie Blandy, had just set a new Oklahoma flagpole sitting record of 220 hours when he lost grip and fell while descending. He suffered scalp lacerations and a possible spinal injury and was listed in satisfactory condition at an Oklahoma City hospital. His assistant, William Moore, tried to break the fall but could not catch him.

Oklahoma Dixie Blandy Oklahoma City Blandy William ‘Moore

Britain Exports Medicines Up 21 Percent in Six Months

Britain exported more than 196.8 million pounds worth of medicines in the first half of the year, an increase of 21 percent from the same period last year, according to AP reporting from London.

BIG Medicine Exfort London Britain

Ford builds new armor plated presidential limousine

Ford Motor Co plans a $200000 armored limo to replace the car in which Kennedy was assassinated under the White House program. One new limousine is provided every four years and kept for eight. the last car went to Johnson in 1968 and stays until 1976.

Ford Motor Co Pres John F. Kennedy White House Johnson

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