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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1975
Page
8
Houston AP reports decontrol of oil prices could trigger about a $5 per barrel rise affecting roughly 5 million barrels. The piece traces historical price shifts through 1970 to 1972, notes Ford and Nixon actions, and explains the two tier system dividing crude into old, new, stripper and released categories with price implications.
A Circuit Court judge moved the trial of Michael Kenyon from Champaign to Cook County, citing fairness concerns. Kenyon, a former University of Illinois student, is charged with the May 3 armed robbery of several coeds and was linked to similar attacks near the Champaign Urbana campus since 1967. He is jailed in DuPage County on $10,000 bond awaiting a tentative December 1 start in Cook County.
Paula Unruh, Tulsa born Republican Party chair, says she did not approve of Mrs Gerald Ford discussing personal family matters on television. She wrote to First Lady Ford after the August 10 interview urging against public discussion of private matters. Unruh contends public officials should not feel obligated to answer every media question.
OSU in Stillwater reports rising demand for football tickets with 8 500 season tickets sold, 2 000 more than last year, and 16 000 seats available for home games as sales spike and a prior sale halt occurred when the OU OSU game sold out.
Pittsburgh AP profile of I W Abel longtime USWA president. Overview of his rise from shop floor to leadership, ENA pact, productivity and discrimination actions, funding and strike history, and criticism from Edward Sadlowski as retirement nears.
Ada attorney Cal Hoover filed a $17 500 lawsuit against Atoka outdoor concert promoters for 48 Hours in Atoka alleging breach of oral agreement. Plaintiff Shore seeks injunctive relief to halt payout of funds and unused tickets while disputing crowd estimates and incentive pay on tickets sold.
Atoka residents approve a one cent city sales tax 499 to 198 to fund a new park with a swimming pool tennis courts and picnic facilities. The measure lasts 26 months before further voter action is required.
Tokyo reports that police seized 823 model pistols converted to fire bullets in 1974 and 292 in early 1975, as gangsters train gun smiths to produce weapons from toy guns. Despite strict gun control, criminals pursue converted firearms amid few gun crimes overall.
Sen. Charles H. Percy urges the Federal Trade Commission to strike down 36 states laws forbidding advertising eyeglass prices. He says artificial price controls push costs 25 to 100 percent higher, harming the poor and elderly who must wear outdated or broken lenses.
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