New East Central ROTC Women Break Ground in New Roles
East Central State College expands ROTC to include women for the first time. Cadets Jane Walters Agnes Crabtree and Terry Hensley join Introduction to Military Science amid questions about earrings and drills. Women report equal treatment and plan to pursue weapons training and scholarships.
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ROTC
Jane Walters
Agnes Crabtree
East Central State College
East Central
Bobby Davis
Military Science Department
Davis
Seminole, Junior College
Terry Hensley
Shirley Rose
Hast Central
Col. Davis
Ms. Rose
The
Patriottes
Ms. Hensley
Ms. Walters
Latta Queens Sweep 44H Fair Honors in Pageant
Latta school swept the 44H Queen contests at the Ada fair with both senior and junior divisions. Left shows Bobbie Byers, senior queen, daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin Byers at 1928 W 28th, and right shows Darla Jamar, junior queen, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alvin Jamar Route 1 Ada. The crowning occurred Friday evening.
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Latta
Bobbie Byers
Marvin Byers
Darla Jamar
Alvin Jamar
Ada
Milk program cuts shrink school milk use across nation
Washington AP reports a 12 percent drop in milk consumption due to a 75 million cutback in the federal milk program. The Agriculture Department estimates about 5.5 billion half pints will be served in 1973-74, down from 6.5 billion last year. The special milk program faces renewed funding battles as officials note rising food costs and reduced subsidies.
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Clayton Yeutter
Department
Food and Nutrition Service
Washington
Agriculture Department
Ajculture Department
Congress
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
U.S
Australian Beef Output Down
U S Agriculture Department data show July Australian beef imports to the United States fell to 52.0 million pounds from 88.7 million last July, with the year-to-date import total down 3 percent through July 1973. Officials cite reduced Australian supplies while other countries boosted shipments.
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Washington
Australia
United States
Agriculture Department
Nixon
Coun
Drop In Food Prices Expected
Consumers watched supermarket prices as beef price controls ended, with experts forecasting prices settling by supply and demand. Officials cited potential year end food costs lower than mid year and noted scattered declines and limited price changes on beef cuts as the market adapts.
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Earl L. Butz
U.S. News & World Report
Ginia
Big Bear
Ohio
Oklahoma starts statewide school accountability program
A state wide program to audit tax dollar use in public education begins with schools assessing student needs and setting goals. Luther Cooper said the initiative will shape accreditation and annual evaluations, with on site reviews every five years starting 1976 77 and full implementation by 1975 76.
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Oklahoma
Department of Education
Cooper
Harvey Tedford
Diamond Capital Shifts to Israel's Tel Aviv Suburb
In Ram at Gan near Tel Aviv a 28 story diamond center rises as Israel becomes the top polished diamond exporter. Through the Israel Diamond Exchange a booming trade with 12,004 workers in 470 plants drives earnings, with June 1972 exports reaching 54 million dollars, an 82 percent rise from a year earlier. The industry began in a Petah Tikva cowshed 25 years earlier and grew under Moshe Schnitzer, who emphasizes gradual progress and aggressive cultivation of markets.
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Ramat Gan
Israel
Tel Aviv
Israel Diamond Exchange
Antwerp
Belgium
Netanya
Moshe Schnitzer
Diamond Exchange
Zvi Rosenberg
Petah Tikva
Belgum
Holland
Schnitzer
Hebrew University
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Peru
Associated Press
Terry Ward
Milwaukee, Wis
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Safeway
Washington, D.C
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Oklahoma Department of Education
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Jack Taylor
Luther Cooper
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Wendell Altmiller
Ast Central
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