Pickets March At Kerr-McGee For Coal Miners
Thirteen pickets representing 50 coal miners protested in front of Kerr McGee Corp Oklahoma City headquarters. Speakers cited safety concerns and dangerous conditions at the Choctaw mine near Stigler. They urged signing a contract with the United Mine Workers of America to enforce safety standards.
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Kerr-McGee
Oklahoma City
Kerr Metee Corp
Git
Ralph Gable
Gable
Pe Eetreme Egreta Area
Sanger Racet
Kerr-McGre
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Martin
Cancer-Ridden Convict Paroled From Ala. Prison
A Bartlesville woman wins a battle for her cancer-stricken son to be released from an Alabama prison. Mitchell LeRoy Hailey, 33, has been paroled by Alabama authorities and is to be transferred to Oklahoma. He faces a potential year in Oklahoma custody as he also carries a seven-year Oklahoma sentence for burglary and grand larceny. Oklahoma parole officials may follow Alabama’s lead on Hailey’s cancer.
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Bartlesville
Alabama
Oklahoma
B.C. Goins
Mitchell LeRoy Hailey
J. E. Bennett
Alabama Medical and Diagnostic Prison
Hailey
Langston University president may collect remaining wages
Oklahoma County judge ruled Regents must pay Dr. William H Hale the final 13,250 dollars of his 1969-70 salary after firing him for cause. The judge said the Regents relied on vague rumors, required further evidence to prove improper conduct, and set November 17 as a hearing date to assess whether Hale could have found other employment.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
A&m
Langston University
Regents
William H Hale
Hale
Cand
T the University
State Capitol
Myers
Tenners
Dr. Hale
Insurance Commissioner Owes $7,800 on Founders loan
Oklahoma City AP report says Insurance Commissioner Joe B. Hunt owes 7,800 from a 1964 loan from United Founders Corp. Bernard G. Te, president of United Founders Life, testified Hunt and Anna Maude Hunt borrowed the money on January 9, 1964. Mrs. Hunt said the loan was repaid and linked to a real estate deal. The hearing focused on modified court orders seeking further actions as Hunt seeks to keep United Founders operating in the wake of a request to place it in receivership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Joe B. Hunt
Bernard G. Te
United Founders Life Insurance Co
Hunt
Anna Maude Hunt
United Founders Corp
Hant
Berry
Dist
Charles L. Owens
United Founders
Owens
Insurance
Weekly Wants Recipes For Thanksgiving
The Ada WEEKLY News invites readers to submit personal Thanksgiving recipes for the Kuntry Korner section between Oct 29 and Nov 25. Include a title, ingredients, and directions, reflecting the writer’s personal touch on traditional dishes. Send typed or inked recipes with name and community to Ada WEEKLY News by Oct 19 for publication.
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Ada Weekly News
Ada
Oklahoma
One Wednesday Accident Raises October Total to 12
An October total rises to 12 after a Wednesday accident on the Mississippi by pass near Broadway. Lawanda Nelson of East Central State College rear ended Gary Wilcox’s car, prompting a $10 bond forfeiture for following too close. Several others pled guilty in Municipal Court to offenses including drunkenness, disobedience, and traffic violations with fines ranging from $5 to $20. Donald Staden waived preliminary hearing in District Court on marijuana possession. arraignment set for Oct 21.
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Lawanda Jean Nelson
East Central State College
Mississippi
Broadway
Gary Don Wilcox
Lawanda Nelson
J.D. Arbuckle
Frank Lee
Nelda M. Winchester
Donald W. Staden
Equal Rights Measure Dies In U S Senate
Washington AP report says the Equal Rights Amendment, pursued for 47 years, appears dead in the Senate as supporters shift to a new proposal to prohibit sex discrimination. Senate opponents back a substitute clause extending equal protection against sex while preserving flexible standards.
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U.S. Senate
Washington
Argunal Congress
Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
Inc
Birch Bayh
D-né
Bayh
Marilow W. Cook
R-Ky
Cottonwood Trees Poised to Transform Oklahoma Forest Industry
Oklahoma forest geneticists at the research station seek outstanding cottonwoods to develop superior trees for veneer, core stock, boxes, and paper. They plan greenhouse crosses between male and female trees to produce seed in a jar of water, with seeds germinating within hours. The program aims to accelerate cottonwood propagation, improve yields on moist and dry sites, and support intensified forestry as the population grows.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Forestry Department
Oklahoma State University
Roy Stonecypher
OSA
Stonecypher
Staneeyphner
Stontecypher
U. S
Colorado
Arkansas
GSU Forest Geneliseists
Red River
Norman
Division of Forestry
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Bes Stonecypher
Angela Held Without Bail Extradition Bound for California
Angela Davis, 26, a Marxist black militant, is jailed in New York without bail awaiting a November 9 extradition hearing to face kidnapping and murder charges. An FBI arrest followed a Manhattan capture after a courthouse shootout left four dead. She was arraigned on a federal unlawful flight to avoid prosecution charge and held on 250000 dollars.
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New York
Angela Davis
California
Miss Davis
FBI
Manhattan
Outdoor School at Camp Goddard Opens for Ada Students
Ada sixth graders who became eighth graders will return to Camp Goddard for a weeklong outdoor school pilot project run by the Ada school system and the National Park Service NEED program. The event aims to raise environmental awareness and problem solving as students study the natural environment through classes, field trips, and activities led by Ada teachers and college counselors.
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Naomi Knickmeyer
Ada
Goddard
National Park — Service
NEED
NEEB
National Environmental Education Development
The
Park Service
Camp
Goildard
Vernon Harmon
Ada Jus
Camp Goddard
Harmon
Ver
Jewell Coleman
Trent Briggs
Eddie Wood
Ada High School
John Strickland
Washington
Jimmy Satyer
Irving
Jean Stonecipher
Carolyn Riggs
Fannye Stalcup
Hayes
James Mandy
Jerry Cook
Barbara Bottems
Sydney Bergsnes
Sharon Osborn
Linda Majors
Frank Bunch
Jim Massey
Platt Park
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Gaple
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Osage County
George Wayman
Langston
United States
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D-N.g
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Fitzhugh
Fitzhugh Extension Homemakers Club
Jett
Ruby Young
Helen Burrows
Lucille Young
Haliman
Wayne Edgar
Leon Landrith
Frank Nichols
Treva Gurley
Lynda Wande
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