City Employees Exceed Chest Drive Quota
Ada city employees surpassed their 1970 Community Chest quota by 40 percent, reporting $23,572.22 by Friday noon. The drive aims for $85,000 this year with the Red Cross added as a chest agency, and coordinator Dr. Stanley Wagner urged continued effort and regular check-ins at the Oklahoma State Bank Drive-In on Monday Wednesday and Friday to report progress ahead of the October 16 target date.
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Stanley Wagner
American Red Cross
Ada City
Wagher
Jim Cook
City Employes Group
Wagner
Central Oklahoma hit by Savage Storms with widespread damage
Severe storms drenched central Oklahoma causing heavy rainfall and road closures from Coalgate westward along US 75. Ada and Coal County faced power outages, water pumping disruptions, and a major 2 inch line break. Rural schools canceled or delayed while others resumed with delays as repairs continued into morning.
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Coalgate
Coal County
Ahloso
Ada
Southwestern Bell
Peoples Electric Lines
Pete Joomis
Water Department
Kerr Lab
Diverce Granted for Mary Ann Laughter and Claude Laughter
BLOEMHORP SAAP reports Gertie van Zyl celebrated his 100th birthday by returning his driver's license after four decades of driving. He retired from the roads after passing his first driving test 40 years earlier.
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Bloemhor
South Africa
Gertie van Zyl
van Zyl
First Grade School Meeting At Ada Sees Small Attendance
At Irving School Monday the Ada Board of Education held a wide ranging session with a small crowd due to competing televison and rain. Topics included the track litigation, a discovery based kindergarten and first grade science program, potential computer record keeping, learning disability centers, and plans for in service teacher programs.
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Naomi Knickmeyer
Board of Education
Irving School
Ada
Washington School
Washington
Adz
Irving
Ada Senior High
Don Stafford
Don Kellogg
East Central State College
East Central
Locke, Wright and Foster
Oklahoma City
Vibra Whirl
Texas
Vibra-Whirl
Johnson
School Board
Harmon Construction Co
U. S. District Court
Muskogee
Skelton
State Department of Education
Southwest Center For Human Relations
Norman
Willard
Wilard
Rex C. Morrion
Don Hood
Morrison
Hood
Joe Don
Ada Council Lowers Sewer Project Cost From Estimate
Ada City Council accepted the engineer report placing sewer district cost at 40110.56 versus a nearly 60000 estimate. Average 50 foot lot assessments will be about 145.19, with variation by area. Public hearing set for Nov 2 to hear objections and mail notices. A bi monthly water billing system was adopted without rate increase and deposits raised for two months. Bids on two pickups were approved pending specs. Post Office vehicles may stop in red curb zones for deliveries. Planning consultant Bob Goins to be retained another year. A federal prisoner deposit contract at 1.25 per day approved, plus airport fund supplemental 762.60.
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Ada City Council
Hammond Heights
Chevrolet
Meaders International Truck Co
Bob Goins
U. S
Vernon
Zamudio
O. J. Collins
East Central State College
Charles Jensen
Electrical Commission
Journeyman
Chuck Drummond Jr
Bill Smith
Jim Cook
President Dedicates Sea Research Center
President Nixon visits the Georgia coast for a dedication at the Oceanography center on Skidaway Island and pledges new dumping controls via a forthcoming Environmental Protection Agency. The project ties to Georgia’s Ocean Science Center plans, with a broader push to limit ocean waste and empower Coast Guard enforcement. Gov. Lester Maddox navigates political sensitivities around the visit. Chester Enstrom, a 47-year-old state legislator, receives a Palmer High School diploma years after leaving.
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Savannah
Nixon
Georgia
Marine Extension Resources
Skidaway
University System of Georgia
Congress
Environmental Protection Agency
Tocsan
Coast Guard
Ian
Hunter ‘Army Air Field
Key Biscayne
Fla
Lester Maddox
Maddox
Hal Suit
Colorado Springs
Colo
Palmer High School
Chester Enstrom
Grand Junction
Nstrom
College To Serve Goals Of Locale
Fern dale Washington AP report details a new two year community college in Whatcom County operating without a fixed campus or fixed curriculum. The district will rent or borrow classrooms in churches and schools and seek space from business and industry. Classes will be targeted to specific local goals and may be free or low cost with funding from grants. The first course is volunteer ambulance driver training prompted by a nearby fatal accident.
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Ferndale
Wash
Whatcom County
Sam Kelly
Washington State Community College District 21
Kelly
Western Washington State College
Bellingham
Washington
Tee
Police Report One Accident Here Wednesday
One accident was reported in Ada Wednesday morning, bringing the October total to seven. Don Alan Keeling, 908 Howard, failed to yield at a left turn from Constant onto Main and collided with J. E. Quinton, Route 2, Ada. Keeling pleaded innocent in Municipal Court with trial set for Oct. 16. Bonds forfeited in Municipal Court included several for stop sign violations and improper turns. In District Court, Lloyd Brecheen and C. L. Dunn were ordered held for trial on robbery with a dangerous weapon. Danny Batchler was allowed to change a plea to innocent. Others pleaded guilty or were dismissed or fined for speeding, yield violations, and no driver’s license.
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Ada
Don Alan Keeling
Howard
Constant
Main
J. E. Quinton
Keeling
Mildred Blackwood
George Randy Cowden
Patrick J. Wilkerson
Jeanie Hadley
Robetoy Speer
Betty June Young
Lloyd Otto Brecheen
C. L. Dunn
Danny P. Batchler
Donald Wayne Carter
Prentiss Horton
Wendell Keith Adair
Jerry Flowers
Harl Carter
Lavern Barry Boyett
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Bonar
Central
Okla
Homer
Francis
Byng
Roff
Stonewall
Tupelo
Valloss
Pickett Center
Latta
Lester Sexton
Floyd
12Th
Mary Ann
Claude W
Max Skelton
Imcade
Ken Johnson
Bene
Council
Sea Research Center
Fred
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