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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1972
Page
12
The State Fire Marshal urges families to rehearse exit routes and designate a meeting place during Fire Prevention Week October 8 to 14. Emphasis on home inspections, wiring, cooking and heating risks, and rural fire readiness with early alarm response and ready extinguishers to save lives.
The piece discusses the role of dissent in Supreme Court rulings, noting dissenting opinions since 1806 shape future law yet rarely become law themselves. It argues dissents reveal deep questions, influence over time, and affect public understanding while cautioning against excessive dissent.
AP reports the noisiest subway stations lie on Manhattan's west side where the A trains run express between 69th and 125th streets. Martin Huss of Brooklyn's Polytechnic Institute notes the noise can feel like a tornado overhead in a storm cellar and cites Montreal's rubber wheel system as quieter.
An exploration of how limited attention guides human judgment and why passion can mislead. It recalls Noah and the flood, Will Rogers’ common sense, and the River country observer who notes that roads, towns, dams, and wildlife alter the landscape over time while life remains rich and engaging.
The passage contrasts a current sexual revolution with New Testament views. It notes Paul’s celibacy and his belief that sex is neither inherently good nor evil. It argues the moral quality depends on its use, with marriage as sanctifying when practiced rightly.
The Rev Dennis Tate of Ahlo Baptist Church will lead a 10 day Holy Land and Rome trip departing December 26. Cost is $720 from New York with Nov 20 deadline. Includes hotel meals two per day guides and air travel visiting Jerusalem Bethlehem Jericho Calvary Garden of Gethsemane Vatican City underground catacombs and other historic sites. For details call 332-6495.
Several local residents are reported dead with dates in October. MRS MALISSA JOHNSON 76 of Stonewall died Oct 3 Funeral Home listed. OWEN THOMAS KEYS 69 of Ada died Oct 5 Funeral Home listed. ANDREW J LARGE 63 of Ada died Oct 8 Funeral Home listed. JAMES FRANKLIN LOVE 70 of Coalgate died Oct 8 Funeral Home listed. VERNIE L LUPER 72, former Ada resident, died Oct 9. HENRY M OAKES 50 of Ada died Oct 11. ARCHIE DUNCAN 73 of Tupelo died Oct 10 Funeral Home listed.
In Wellington New Zealand a baby girl named Deidre Hemingway born to a European father and Maori mother was formally registered as a half-caste European after Maori grandfather Tom Waiwai insisted on changing the label. The registrar accepted the entry despite no provision for half-caste European on the form.
Ada Public Library will reopen today or tomorrow after a weeklong closure for safety. City Manager Jim Cook led officials and board members to inspect the building where cracks expand along the southeast corner. Workers install metal support beams in the basement and reference room to shore up the east side per a structural engineer Warren Sullivan of Oklahoma City.
Rescue teams in Saltillo report 204 confirmed dead and 1,098 injured in Mexico’s second worst rail disaster. Officials say eight of 24 cars derailed at speeds over 70 mph after allegedly drinking by crew members. investigators dispute brake failure.
In Tulsa Oklahoma a fire department captain's son died from injuries after a boating accident on Saturday. Roger Neal Steed grandson of U.S. Rep. Tom Steed was in fair to satisfactory condition in a Tulsa hospital. Four other youths at a University of Oklahoma fraternity pledge party escaped harm.
Henry Kissinger, President Nixon's national security adviser, winds up five days of private discussions in Paris with North Vietnamese negotiators Le Duong Tho and Xuan Thuy about halting the Vietnam war. Paris reported no leaks on the talks.
County Clerk Don Thompson reports many election workers have not claimed their checks for either the primary or runoff. He has publicized the readiness of the checks across media and may resort to mailing if pickup remains low.
Rangers at Haleakala National Park have been instructed to shoot on sight any dogs or cats found loose in the crater of the extinct Haleakala Volcano. The policy aims to protect ground nesting birds and the nene, a rare Hawaiian goose, by reducing pet interference in breeding cycles.
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