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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1972
Page
4
This piece outlines Fire Prevention Week Oct 8 14 and the EDITH plan Exit Drills In The Home. It stresses family rehearsals and a designated meeting place outside for quick safe escapes, plus thorough home inspections to fix electrical and heating faults and reduce fire risks in rural homes.
The piece explores why dissenting opinions arise on the U S Supreme Court and their role in shaping future law. It notes critiques that dissents can confuse the public yet highlights their historical influence and the frequent occasions for disagreement on important questions.
A noise surveyor ranks Manhattan west side stations from 59th to 125th streets as extremely loud. Martin F Huss of Brooklyn Polytechnic says the noise is like a tornado overhead and notes Montreal’s rubber wheel system as quieter. The report cites a contact line for information.
The piece reflects on human attention, bias, and the danger of overestimating trends. It cites Noah and a Will Rogers quote to illustrate how passion and perception can mislead, while stressing that self understanding and responsible creation shape wiser judgment.
The article discusses a sexual revolution in America, contrasting modern attitudes with New Testament guidance. It explains Paul’s celibacy, his views on marriage as sanctifying, and the balance between sex as a gift and potential vice depending on its use. Also notes changes seen in river country life and nature.
Death notices list MRS MALISSA JOHNSON 76 Stonewall resident died Oct. from Smith Funeral Home QWEN THOMAS KEYS 69 Ada resident died Oct 5 Criswell Funeral Home ANDREW J LARGE 88 Ada resident died Oct 8 Criswell Funeral Home VERNIE L LUPER 72 former Ada resident died Oct 4 HENRY M OAKES 50 Ada resident died Oct 11 Smith Funeral Home ARCHIE DUNCAN 73 Tupelo resident died Oct 10 Guardian Funeral Home
The Reverend Dennis Tate of a Baptist church will host a 10 day tour to the Holy Land and Rome departing December 26. Priced at 720 dollars from New York, reservations must be made by November 9. The package includes hotel meals two daily, guides and airfare. Stops cover Jerusalem Bethlehem Jericho Calvary Garden of Gethsemane and in Rome Vatican City underground catacombs among other historic sites.
Wellington New Zealand AP reports a baby girl with a European father and Maori mother achieving attention after being formally registered as half-caste European. Maori grandfather Tom Waiwal insisted on the move saying he was fed up with the term half-caste Maori. He noted that mixed blood people who do wrong are always described as part Maori. Deidre Hemingway's parents agreed to the move. The official form had no provision for half-caste European, but the registrar accepted the entry.
Ada Oklahoma city officials plan a temporary reopening of the Ada Public Library after shutting it a week for safety. They will shore east and south walls with beams and test soil, as engineers warn the 1939 building risks collapse. a new library project is delayed by bonds and debt considerations.
George Patrick King aged 18, son of Fire Dept. Captain G W King and stepson of Tulsa political figure E Grant Hastings Jr., died in a Tulsa hospital from injuries after an accident.
Four other youths attending a University of Oklahoma fraternity pledge party escaped injury. Officers reported the gathering was underway when the incident occurred, with no serious harm to those present and no additional details released.
Paris AP Henry A Kissinger, President Nixon's adviser for national security affairs, left Paris for Washington after five days of private talks with North Vietnamese negotiators Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy about a halt in the Vietnamese war. No details leaked from the discussions during the stay in Paris.
County Clerk Don Thompson reports election workers have not claimed their pay checks. Checks are ready for the runoff and primary. many workers have yet to pick them up despite announcements. He may mail them if pickups remain low, though workers prefer in-person collection at the courthouse.
In Saltillo Mexico rescue teams finished at the site of the disaster raising the confirmed dead to 204 and the injured to 1098. Police say the engineer and crew face homicide charges after blood tests indicated drinking before the derailment. Officials contest brake failure claims and six crew members are in custody with one sought.
Rangers at Haleakala National Park have orders to shoot on sight any dogs or cats found loose in the crater of the extinct Haleakala Volcano. Park Superintendent Russ Cahill says pets disrupt breeding of ground nesting birds and threaten the nene, the rare Hawaiian goose.
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