County Awarded Grant For Baseball Parks
The State Department of Tourism and Recreation approved a 27500 grant to build double diamond Little League parks at Pontotoc County Fairgrounds in Ada. Ada Kiwanis Club must match the funds. AIDC bought Kiwanis Park land and Ada hosted the Midget Division state tournament this summer.
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State Department of Tourism and Recreation
Pontotoc County Fairgrounds
Chris Delaporte
Division of Parks and Recreation
Pontotoc County
Ada
Delaporte
Ada Kiwanis Club
Bard Todd
Ada Little League Board
Todd
Sapulpa Men Plead Innocent in 2nd Degree Murder
Two Sapulpa men Joe Hawkes 30 and Barney Thresher Jr 35 pleaded innocent to 2nd degree murder in the shooting death of Fred J. Tucker 48 Saturday night. Both held on 10000 bond awaiting a Nov 19 preliminary hearing after arraignment before District Court Judge Clyde Patrick. Tucker a native of Englewood California had lived in Sapulpa about 18 months.
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Sapulpa, Okla
Sapulpa
Fred J. Tucker
Joe Hawkes
Barney Thresher Jr
Clyde Pat
Rick
Tucker
Englewood
Calif
Industrial Output Skies Rise as Economy Shows Momentum
The Federal Reserve reports industrial output up 1.3 percent in August, the best month in three years, with manufacturing and business equipment sectors driving gains. Revised data show May as the start of the upturn, while inventories declined by 569 million to 263.9 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
James L. Pate
Commerce Department
U.S
NAACP backs suit over Idabel officer firing
The NAACP Kentucky? Oklahoma chapter joined a planned lawsuit challenging the dismissal of Idabel police officer Charles Bailey. Tulsa attorney Jim Goodwin will file the suit alleging racial discrimination, tied to Bailey’s firing Aug 19 amid probation.
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Bailey
Jim Goodwin
Tulsa
Idabel
NAACP
Clarence Lane
Jim Lane
D-idabel
Lane
Young Lane
Razak Inspires Rebel Forces In Tripoli Lebanon
Abdul Razak, 30, leader of an insurgent group code named She Bear, drives a commandeered city ambulance through Tripoli wielding an AK47 and a .45 pistol. The 11 day uprising targets government authority, with heavy casualties and widespread damage, reflecting Lebanon's sectarian and social divide between Muslims and Christians.
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Tripoli
Lebanon
Abdul Razak
She-Bear
Razak
Zagharta
Night Watch damaged by knife attack at Rijksmuseum
A 38 year old former teacher from a village near Amsterdam slashed Rembrandt's The Night Watch with a serrated bread knife. The canvas is badly torn and will require four months or longer to repair.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt
P. J. van Thiel
Wilhelmus de Rijk
Night Watch
Absentee Ballots Planned For Chickasaw Runoff
Emil Farve, administrator to Chickasaw Gov Overton James, says absentee ballots will be issued for the September 27 runoff. All who signed up in the primary will receive ballots, with a return deadline of September 26. James faces Ardmore attorney Charles Tate in the runoff.
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Emil Farve
Chickasaw
Overton James
Chikasaw
Farve
James
Ardmore
Charles Tate
Church Priest May Face Trial
The Rev. Dalton D. Downs of Emmanuel Church Episcopal could face a church trial for defying bishop orders by allowing six women to take communion. The women’s ordination is deemed invalid by Episcopal bishops, and bishops refused to sanction their participation. Downs warned the action jeopardized an $11,000 annual diocese grant used to aid the inner city community.
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Cleveland
Dalton D. Downs
Emmanel Church Episcopal
Episcopal Church
Suzanne Hiatt
Downs
Health Department Provides Free Student Examinations
The Pontotoc County Health Department continues offering free physical examinations for school sports participants. Six county schools have scheduled clinics with Dr. Carl Wiseman leading the exams assisted by staff. About 98 Byng students were examined last week, with 60 to 100 students per school typical. The service saves families from private physician costs and referrals are made if any issues arise. Clinics run through September and October for participating schools.
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Pontotoc County
Dixie Gosnell
Byng
Gosnell
Carl Wiseman
Health Department
Wiseman
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Don Cook
University of Oklahoma
Sooners
Norman
Albert Ross
Tony Floyd
Lonnie Manuel
Kiwanis
Charles Yahola
Ada Industrial Development Coration
AIDC
Kiwanis Park
Arlington
Mississippi
Sara Boswell
East Central University
S. C. Boswell
Stanley Wagner
East Central
Oliver Parker
First National Bank
Oscar Parker
East Central Foundation
Beirut
Suleiman Franjieh
Rashid Karami
Antonios Khreish
Farouk Mokaddem
Rijk
Peice
Michelangelo
Pieta
Pablo Picasso
Guernica
First National
1St National
Truat Company
Main & Broadway
F.D.I.C
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