LPG Fuel Allocations Sought in Winter Supply Debate
Congressman Carl Albert heads a special energy council urging Gov. Joan Love to adopt Oklahoma Energy Advisory Council recommendations for LPG allocations this coming winter. The concern centers on protecting small users while ensuring adequate fuel amid rising demand and tighter coal supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Albert
Joan Love
Special Energy Council
Nixon
Albert
Oklahoma
Holmes
Undue influence in wills judged by courts
A widow left most of her estate to her housekeeper amid family complaints. Courts upheld the will, distinguishing mere pressure from undue influence. Other cases involved romantic pressure on a secretary and a dying patient, with courts noting weakened mental state and “unnatural” terms as possible signs of undue influence.
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Green
Rave
McLeod Honor Farm Escapees Recaptured
Guards at McLeod Honor Farm used dogs to locate and recapture two escapees near Atoka Oklahoma. Jimmy Lee Kimbo, 47, serving 25 years for armed robbery, and David Wilbur Stokes, 24, serving 11 years for robbery with firearms, were found southeast of Atoka after abandoning their ambulance escape.
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Atoka
Okla
McLeod Honor Farm
Darwin
Jimmy Lee Kimbo
Garvin County
David Wilbur Stokes
The Art of Conversation Across Times
The essay argues conversation should mix lighter topics with weighty matters learned over eras. It notes taboos on politics and religion clash with life’s realities and stresses training in wit and gentleness to keep gatherings lively. It recalls wartime civic clubs and the enduring value of being entertaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ture
Labout
Community Notes From Center Waltz Through Busy Week
A long list of visits and gatherings marks a busy Center week. Mr. and Mrs. Massey and friends visited the Bellers in Center and Oklahoma City doctors, with multiple family members stopping by and traveling for church, singing events, nursing home outings, and social visits. Fellowship at Free Will Baptist Camp Great Church and Canadian Valley singing gatherings are noted, along with family visits from Oklahoma City and Ada. Local families attend church, celebrate birthdays, and prepare for upcoming fairs with 4H and county exhibits, while residents receive care, travel for shopping, and cite recent features in regional publications.
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D. M. Massey
Garrett Beller
Oklahoma City
Larry Weatherman
Lester Biggs
C.T.S
Free Will Baptist Camp Great Church
Rofs
Lightning Ridge
Ricketts
Indaw
Leon
Garrett
Sandy
Houghy Chilcoat
Leon Garrett
Modena Garrett
Dy Ricketts
Ted Cox
Gaar Corner
Rae Garrett
Stratford Nursing Home
Comner
ER. L. Black
Midge McDonald
Johnie Wallace
Rue Garrett
Pentecostal Holiness
Pred Gray
Dinger
Edith Blevins
Terri Gray
Pauls Valley
Alma Halmeton
Rufus Jones
Jones
Pug Garrett
Gene Garner
Jack Vanderyer
Becca
Oil Center
Nora Reed
Ray Magar
Susan
van Ray Reed
Helen Morris
Donna Reed
Johnie Grove
Bill Reed
J. D. Norman
Elzie Priest
Fitzhugh
John Charles Winegard
Ray Walker
Ahoma City
Woodrow Scott
Woodrow
Wesley Brantley
The
Jersey Journal
American Jersey Cattle Club
Jersey
Brantley Dairy Farm
Union Hill
Berniece Hartson
Scottsville
Harold Haines
Gertie Summers
Hart
Haines
Latta Social news recalls visits at local Fair
Mrs and Mrs Edward Brashier attended the Fair Friday night. Various neighbors including Kit Thomas and Paul, Edd Henson and Celia Kay, Joy Smith, Marie Brashier, and Dewayne Potts joined visits over the weekend. Trips stretched to Oklahoma City Tulsa and Chickasha with many calls on neighbors in Ada and Holdenville.
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Edward Brashier
Tommy Blackwell
Kit Thomas
Kit
Paul
Edd Henson
Celia Kay
Kit Biki Paul
Joy Smith
Pau
Thomas
Marie Brashier
Lou Ada Hetson
Bile
Joe Potts
Orval
Henry Landis
Dewayne Potts
Jerry Bynum
Karen Noberson
Don Bynum
Emily
Euless
Tex
John Noberson
Austin
Jana Wilkerson
Ada
Karen
Oklahoma City
Ann Lancaster
Verlie Turner
Clarice Smith
Maxine Welch
Holdenvile
Tulsa
Laroyce Brown
Wayne Gray
Tommy Smoot
Bul Stovel
Family
Bul Smoot
James Green
Michael
Ronald
McAlester
Sidney ‘Green
Phyllis
Nell Stanley
Mary Rave
Joylee Green
Shirley Sherrell
Frent
Sidney Green
Ronnie Sherrell
Trent
Pearl Reeves
Jewell Walls
Carman Scott
Moore
Karen Travis
Sharon Millican
Bobby Millican
Gerald Knighten
Charles Brady I
Elmore City
Mrs. C. E
Brady
Wasteful on human life and the call to redemption
The piece contrasts a cartoon about waste with the need to conserve human life. It argues for valuing every person, avoiding judgment, and viewing people as potential, like coaching underachievers who gain confidence and skill. It urges Christians to act as ambassadors of reconciliation rather than discard those seen as failures.
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Christ
Autumn Antics at East Central Variety Show
East Central hosts Autumn Antics in Science Hall auditorium tonight. Electric Hoot Owls return with EC faculty and groups like Wednesday Afternoon Music Club Ebony Gospeletts East Central cheerleaders Black Student Union Alpha Gamma Delta Chi Omega and the Jazz assemble. Individual acts include Greg Swyden Michaelle Gordoni Kathy ODonnel and Jim Sampson with Nancy Hill.
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East Central
Science Hall
Robert Payne
Ebony Gospeletts
East Central Cheerleaders
Black Student Union
Alpha Gamma Delta
Chi Omega
Jazz
Greg Swyden
Michaelle Gordoni
Kathy O'Donnel
Jim:ampson
Nancy Hill
Stonewall Church Attendance and Local Visits
Stonewall notes show Sunday attendance by church: Church of Christ 70, Baptist 73, Methodist 39, Nazarene 26, Free Will Baptist 52, Assembly of God 36, Owl Creek 58, Union Valley 28. Visitors include Floyd Cooper vacationing at Fort Supply and Rev. Wilson moving to Bethany. A Friday Methodist service drew a large crowd with David Rucker of Dallas as speaker.
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Bennet
Lollig Mann
Stonewall
Church of Christ
Baptist
Methodist
Nazarene
Free Will Baptist
Assemby of God
Owl Creek
Unio Valley
Floyd Cooper
Fort Supply
Harle
Minnie Malay
Ada
Bud Keeney
David Rucker
Dallas
Rest Haven
Wilson
Bethany
Luke Moran
Alvie Moran
Luené Herron
Farm milk price supports and tobacco export gains noted
Congress orders high milk price supports with a temporary September boost while USDA data show dairy floors yet to affect farmer prices. Separately, US leaf tobacco exports rose in quantity and value for 1972-73 with Hong Kong as top cigarette customer, as grain shipped overseas nears target with August listings.
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Congress
USDA
National Feedeérs Union
They
U.S
Washington
Agriculture Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Hong Kong
United States
Judge Reduces Inmate Charges in McAlester Case
A McAlester judge has reduced first degree murder charges against seven prison inmates amid a recant prison riot. The move comes as authorities reassess the killings inside the facility and adjust legal proceedings for the inmates named.
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Mcalester
Okla
Egypt faces high unemployment and low workforce participation
A 1970 census based Central Agency survey shows 8.9 million in Egypt’s workforce of nearly 24 million, with half of employed people being under 1 or over 65. The report cites high unemployment, illiteracy, and weak management, urging reforms like delaying marriage, boosting female labor, and birth-rate controls for long term gains.
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Cairo Wapi
TIEN
Central Agency For Public Mobilization and Statistics
Egypt
Ayda Ako Hayel
Plarnning
Maddy Soliman
Anwar Sadat
Phase 4 Strikes Again Bagel Prices Rising
Washington report on Phase 4 rising bagel costs after Nixon wheat sale and removal of price controls. Rep. Podell cites 12 to 15 cent bagels up 20 to 80 percent, blaming President Nixon and Agriculture Secretary Earl Lutz. He urges national priority redirection beyond the wealthy.
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Washington
Ealing
Bertram Padell
D-N.y
New York City
Podell
Podel
Nixon
Earl) Lutz
Pedell
John Kenneth Galbraith
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