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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1952
Page
4
The Ada Weekly News established 1901 reflects its consolidation history with the Ada Weekly Democrat Pontotoc County Enterprise and Ada Star-Democrat The Ada Evening News era is noted with pricing for carrier and mail editions detailing regional publication arrangements.
The piece argues the spread between agricultural prices and consumer costs will grow as manufacturing costs rise. It cites E. P. Ingalls of S. D. Warren Co. on wage, fringe benefit, and insurance increases and warns fiscal 1952 welfare and old age costs in Oklahoma drive tax pressure higher.
The text discusses whether presidential candidates should reveal income sources and use of funds. It argues honesty and disclosure matter, but notes that requiring full disclosure invades privacy while advocating revealing more than less if it informs the public.
The Tulsa World cites a warning against drinking and driving as a universal safety rule. The piece notes corporations fund private research centers in Kansas City that sustain themselves via grants and provide benefits to the public through improved goods and lower prices.
The Daily Express notes unusually large registration in many cities and strong voter interest. It suggests the United States may rival other nations in turnout this year as voters weigh arguments before casting ballots on November 4.
A local Ada citizen announced a U S marked highway, while officials note detour signs on U S highway 75 between Coalgate and Calvin during repairs. The town plans to pursue a full U S designation despite ongoing sign adjustments and traffic considerations.
Readers debate whether the word optimist in a Tulsa World editorial is a typographical error or a newly formed word on the apt stem. The sentence remains a strong line whether read as optimis or optimist.
The article notes ongoing academic debate about whether the southern states that seceded and formed their own government were ever truly out of the Union. It adds the writer finds it a convenient topic for discussion when other subjects run dry.
The United Nations marks its seventh birthday with expansive observances led by Thomas J. Hargrave. Polls show strong US support for membership while the UN expands into global efforts from land reform to crime reduction and health, amid reforms and a new Assembly home.
New York Times reports Korean President Syngman Rhee insists the South remains too weak to confront Communist forces alone. He foresees eventual self defense, but says the time is not now and stresses the war is the free world’s fight. He pledges to train Korean troops quickly.
New York The government cut space use saving about 17 million dollars annually says Jess Larson General Services administrator in a speech prepared for Office Magazine luncheon. He notes the 160 year gap before July 1 1949 without a centralized agency for federal building design construction repair and space operations. He says the aim is to contract the use of space to reduce waste amid expanding services.
Turner improved his condition with a technical knockout of Johnny Cunningham in Allentown, stopping the fight at 1:35 of the fifth round. The welterweight from Philadelphia weighed 148 3/4 pounds while Cunningham weighed 145 1/2. Turner and Bobby Dykes are set for a rematch in Philadelphia late next month.
Chiang Kai-shek urged a joint East West front to combat communism and Soviet imperialism. He warned the East, defined as the Far and Middle East, that breaking ties with the West would invite Soviet domination. He urged Western statesmen to address Eastern aspirations, especially on economic matters, to gain Eastern cooperation.
Hollywood singer Ginny Simms and oilman Bob Calhoun have separated again and plan a quick quiet divorce. Simms cites emotional upsets and cares for her two children David six and Conrad two from her prior marriage. Calhoun says they love each other but cannot get along after a Las Vegas June wedding, a September separation, and a reconciliation earlier this month.
Jonco Aircraft Corp reached a one year contract with the International Association of Machinists for its 650 employees in Shawnee Oklahoma. The agreement guarantees a 40 hour week six holidays and two weeks paid vacation with hourly base pay from 1.22 to 2.50 depending on 10 labor grades.
Sheriff Aubrey Tatro said a 5-year-old Boston ex convict admitted he abducted Medford city marshal I. B. Milam and Waynoka bread truck driver Billy Bode. Milam identified the suspect and roadblocks plus patrol units with an airplane searched Woods Garfield and Alfalfa Counties after a manhunt near Cherokee Oklahoma.
Louis Edmond Blair, 37, of Chester California, freed after two lie detector tests, says being jailed on suspicion of killing a father and three children was "worse than a nightmare." Dist Atty Jack Streeter says tests were inconclusive and Blair was not formally charged. Sheriff and prosecutors continue investigation with Blair insisting on his innocence. Also released was Martin Russell Ryan, 30, of Crescent Mills after two days in jail.
The Japanese government will send 100600 dollars in relief goods to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund this year. Kyodo News Agency said the goods will be distributed to children in Southeast Asia.
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