Pickets March At Kerr-McGee For Coal Miners
Thirteen pickets represented 50 striking miners from Kerr-McGee Choctaw mine near Stigler in Oklahoma. They protested safety concerns and demanded a United Mine Workers contract to enforce federal and state standards. Protesters cited hazardous gas buildup and dangerous roof conditions with injuries from falling rocks.
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Kerr-McGee
Choctaw
Stigler
Ralph Gable
Gable
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Martin
Cancer Ridden Convict Paroled From Ala Prison
Bartlesville reports Alabama authorities agreed to release Mitchell LeRoy Hailey to Oklahoma after his parole is processed. Hailey, 33, is serving seven years in Alabama for burglary and faces a second seven-year term in Oklahoma for burglary and grand larceny. Oklahoma parole officials may mirror Alabama due to his cancer.
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Ala
Bartlesville
Alabama
Oklahoma
B.C. Goins
Mitchell LeRoy Hailey
J. E. Bennett
Alabama Medical and Diagnostic Prison
Hailey
Slabama
Langston University President to Receive Remaining Wages
Oklahoma Regents must pay Dr. William H. Hale 11 250 dollars for July 1 to December 31 1969 after firing him for cause. Judge Myers ruled evidence failed to show grounds for dismissal and set a November hearing to determine if Hale could have found other work reducing damages.
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Oklahoma
A&m
Langston University
Regents
William H. Hale
Myers
Hale
Dr. Hale
Commissioner Owes $7,800 Loan From Founders Revealed
Bernard G. Ille testified that Joe B. Hunt and Anna Maude Hunt borrowed $7,800 from United Founders Corp. on January 8, 1964, with no known payments made. The hearing focused on modifications to the court order allowing United Founders to continue business as the commission seeks receivership amid claims of serious impairment.
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Oklahoma City
Joe B. Hunt
Bernard G. Ille
United Founders Life Insurance Co
Hunt
Anna Maude Hunt
United Founders Corp
United Founders
Weeky Wants Recipes for Thanksgiving in Kuntry Korner
Ada WEEKLY News seeks reader Thanksgiving recipes for its Kuntry Korner feature from Oct 29 to Nov 25. Submissions should include title ingredients and directions, be typed or inked with the contributor’s name and town, and arrive by Oct 19 for publication.
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Ada Weekly News
Ada
Oklahoma
Accident Grips October Totals and Court Fines
One road incident Wednesday raised October’s total to 12 with 13 cases in the prior year. Lawanda Jean Nelson of East Central State College collided on the Mississippi by pass at Broadway and forfeited a $10 bond for following too closely. Municipal Court saw guilty pleas for public drunkenness and drunken disturbance at $20 each, plus several bonds forfeited for speeding, driving intoxicated, improper lane use, running red lights, careless driving, and stop-sign violations. District Court: Donald W. Staden waived preliminary hearing on marijuana possession with 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 Wilson
Arthur J. Chester
Jerry Louis Dooley
Imogene Lynn Duncan
Joe Ray Houtz
Myrtle Marie Jorden
Herbert Lee Ring
Paul M. Thompson
Nelda M. Winchester
Donald W. Staden
Equal Rights Measure Dies In U S Senate
In Washington the equal rights amendment and its 47 year struggle appear dead as key Senate supporters abandon it for a new proposal. Senator Birch Bayh and others back a substitute applying the 14th Amendment equal protection clause to sex to protect women while allowing flexible standards. Sen Sam Ervin says the substitute retains protective laws for women.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Marlow W. Cook
R-Ky
United States
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Cottonwood trees eyed to boost Oklahoma forest industry
Oklahoma researchers at the Agricultural Experiment Station and Oklahoma State University say male and female cottonwood trees enable controlled breeding of superior trees for veneer core stock plywood and paper. They plan greenhouse crosses to produce seeds quickly and note cottonwood seeds germinate within hours, aiding rapid propagation and intensive forestry programs.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma_ Agricultural Experiment Station
Forestry Department
Oklahoma State University
Roy Stonecypher
OSA Forest
Stonecypher
U. S
Colorado
Arkansas
OSU
Red River
Norman
Division of Forestry
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Angela Davis jail bid and extradition fight
Angela Davis, 26, was held without bail in New York after FBI arrest for alleged involvement in a courthouse shootout that killed four. She faces extradition to California for kidnapping and murder charges, with a Nov. 9 hearing and an initial federal unlawful flight to avoid prosecution charge later dropped.
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New York
Angela Davis
California
Miss Davis
FBI
Manhattan
Ada Students Return For Outdoor School At Camp Goddard
Ada school system and the National Park Service NEED program launch a pilot eighth grade outdoor school at Camp Goddard November 9 13. About 150 of 200 eighth graders are expected to participate with 21 teachers and college counselors aiding in field classes and activities. The project builds on a prior sixth grade session and aims to foster environmental awareness understanding problems and initial problem solving.
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Ada
Goddard
National Park Service
NEED
The
Park Service
Camp Goddard
Sulphur
Lake of the Arbuckles
Vernon Harmon
Ada Jun
Ior
Harmon
East Central State College
Wayne Edgar
Leon Landrith
Frank Nichols
Treva Gurley
Lynda Wande
Adam
Frank Bunch
Jim Massey
Platt Park
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Kerr-McGee Corp
Bill Martin
Osage County
George Wayman
Langston
University
State Capitol
U.S. Senate
Angela
Fitzhugh
Fitzhugh Extension Homemakers Club
Ruby Young
Helen Burrows
Lucille Young
Rer
Jewell Coleman
Trent Briggs
Eddie Wood
Ada High School
John Strickland
Jimmy Salyer
Irving
Jean Stonecipher
Carolyn Riggs
Fannye Stalcup
Hayes
James Moody
Jerry Cook
Barbara Bottoms
Sydney Bergsnes
Sharon Osborn
Linda Majors
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