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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1970
Page
12
Oklahoma Floods Stir Memories of Widespread Damage
Rural communities faced severe losses as heavy rains and floods surged across creeks and rivers. Bridges failed cutting off rural areas, fences were washed away, and cattle losses mounted with reports of 50 to 100 head per ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Francis
Blue River
Courts Limit Will Clauses That Punish Personal Habits
A reader learns that Uncle Dan’s will required Freddie to quit smoking to receive a large sum, which the court upheld as a valid condition on the gift. Earlier cases show courts blocking restraints that party cannot fulfill and favoring heirs when the demand is beyond their control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie
Uncle Dan
Dan
Watchmaking Path Longer Than US College Degree
A six year training program outlines the extensive path to qualify as a Swiss watchmaker, according to The Watchmakers of Switzerland. The apprenticeship requirement surpasses a typical American college degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Watchmakers
Switzerland
Lord teach us to pray like Jesus taught
A reflection on Jesus prayer variety and the Lord s Prayer as a model. It urges learners to see prayer as communion with God, encompassing adoration submission petition repentance and commitment rather than a ritual to be repeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
God
Weekend fatigue and interest in football spikes
The item notes tiredness from weekends and a preference to participate versus watch. It observes a renewed urge to follow football when the sport is in season, signaling shifting attention toward games and ongoing competition.
Ada Teens Plan 1970 Youth Week Activities
Ada high school youth in Ada planned a week of Youth Week activities from Oct 25 to Nov 1 1970. Events include a football game and wenner roast at Wintersmith Park 3 p.m. Sunday and a film at First Methodist Church Tuesday followed by a progressive supper at St. Luke's Episcopal First Presbyterian and St. Joseph Catholic churches. The schedule features a coffeehouse prayer breakfast canned goods collection and a canvass for the Salvation Army with all high school youth invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
United States
John F. Kennedy
Wintersmith Park
First Methodist Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian
First Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Salvation Army
Hows Your News I Q Try A Quiz
Editor notes this weekly quiz tests readers memory of the world news. It asks ten multiple choice questions on Vietnam troop withdrawals, campaign finance, UN trade aims, China relations, Angela Davis, North Vietnam peace talks, car safety warnings, nuclear detonations, Nobel Prize field, and GNP changes.
Denver man held without bond in slaying of Helen Richards
Culver Jay Murray, 33, an ex convict, is jailed in Denver on charges tied to the March 24 killing of Helen Marie Richards 39 former McAlester Oklahoma secretary in the University of Denver psychology department and daughter of Emmett and Mrs Nelson. He is being questioned about six other similar slayings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
McAlester
Okla
Helen Marie Richards
Culver Jay Murray
Murray
UNM Enables Tuition Payments by Credit Cards
The University of New Mexico will allow cardholders to charge tuition books housing athletic events concert hall and golf course fees for the 1970 71 school year. Vice president John Perovich says the plan should reduce the universitys receivable accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Credit Albuquerque
N.M
University of New Mexico
UNM
John Perovich
Te University
Jail Pipe Bursts Highlight Pontotoc County Jail Shortcomings
State inspector Everett Agee surveyed the Pontotoc County jail with county officials noting severe plumbing failings and overcrowding. A steam pipe burst during the inspection illustrating the facility's dire condition and the need for a new jail to be funded by a five mill levy on the November 3 ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Jim Cook
Agee
West
State Health Department
Griffin
Raymond Gary Stumping Tour Includes Ada and Ada
Former Gov Raymond Gary launches a southern Oklahoma stumping tour to back the Democratic ticket in November. He will speak for state superintendent candidate Leslie Fisher and attorney general candidate Larry Derryberry and campaign for others including David Hall Leo Winters Jim Cook as he travels 13 southeastern counties beginning in Madill and continuing to Durant Hugo Idabel Talihina and other towns. The effort aims to highlight secondary candidates alongside top races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madill
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
Gary
Leslie Fisher
Larry Derryberry
David Hall
Leo Winters
Charities and Corrections
Jim Cook
Durant
Hugo
Idabel
Talihina
Poteau
Red Oak
Wilburton
McAlester
Atoka
Coalgate
Ada
American Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Norman Borlaug, American agricultural expert and Rockefeler Foundation director, won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for leading international research on high yielding grains. He heads a 17-nation team at the Rockefeller Agricultural Institute in Mexico, with the prize totaling 80,000 dollars and a gold medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
Norman Ernest Borlaug
Borlaug
University of Minnesota
Mexico City
Cresco
Iowa
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Agricultural Institute
Mexico
Martin Luther King Jr
George C. Marshall
Ralph J. Bunche
Linus Pauling
International Labor Organization
Geneva
Nobel Committee
Storting
Burglars Hit Taff Residence on Tuesday
Daylight burglary at the James Taff residence 1511 E 4th occurred between 8 20 a m and 4 25 p m. Entry was by an unlocked door and items stolen included a radio a 16 gauge automatic shotgun a ten dollar bill three silver dollars a Spanish centavo and a Canadian dime totaling 259 10 in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Taff
Ada City Council approves radar unit purchase for police use
Ada City Council voted to buy a radar unit for police use at a cost of 1150 dollars. City Manager Jim Cook said clocking methods were inadequate on key approaches and the unit should arrive within 60 days. The council also extended white way lighting on E Arlington and noted storm damage around 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Jim Cook
Cook
E. Arlington
Country Club
Broadrick
Main Street
Banner Baptists Hold Dialogue on Curriculum in Ada
Ada's First Baptist Church hosts a Banner Baptist Association dialogue on Sunday School and church training materials for the 1970s. The event, part of 37 Oklahoma gatherings in 12 days, features leaders from the Baptist Sunday School Board and state religious education officials guiding implementation and use of new curricula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada’s
First Baptist Church
Banner Baptist Association
Southern Baptist Convention
Lyle Garlow
Department of Religious Education
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
Baptist Sunday School Board
Nashville
C. B. Hogue
Ada
Tupelo Man Suffers Minor Wreck Injuries
A 67 year old Tupelo man, Fred Arnold Brown, sustained minor injuries Monday in a two car collision at the Ahleson. He was treated at Valley View Hospital and released. Roscoe Roy Hall, 70, of Stonewall, was stopped for a school bus when Brown rear ended his car traveling toward Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tupelo
Ahleson
Fred Arnold Brown
Valley View Hospital
Highway Patrol
Spike Mitchell
Brown
Ada
Roscoe Roy Hall
Stonewall
Hall
Albert to be featured at housing dedication
Formal dedication for public housing projects in northwest Ada is set for Sunday at 2 p.m. Congressman Carl Albert will speak at the Stockton and Wind corner ceremony, with indoor plans if weather holds. Two 20 acre-site projects offer 140 units, including 80 elderly units and 60 general units, completed at a cost of 1.738 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Northwest
Ada
Carl Albert
Stockton
Wind
W.est
N. Stockton
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