Budget Fight Over REAP Cuts Faces Congress
The Nixon administration proposes a 1973 REAP budget of 140 million dollars, down 55.5 million from 1972, while Congress often restores some funding. Meanwhile cattle scabies outbreaks in Texas Oklahoma prompt quar antines and 157 trained inspectors to curb spread affecting 185000 cattle in quarantined zones. US officials assess possible 25 percent boosts in grain price supports with hearings set and standby plans.
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Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas-Oklahoma
USDA
New Mexico
Agriculture Department
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
How to Report Capital Gains and Losses
The Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants explains capital gains and losses apply to all property sales not just securities. Long and short term rules, offsets against gains or ordinary income, and annual deduction limits are outlined with guidance to seek a qualified tax adviser.
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Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants
Cpas
Jobless Rate Slips In State Oklahoma December
Oklahoma unemployment fell to 4.5 percent in December as farm jobs declined by 12 000, lowering total employment to 995 700. Government, service, and trade gains offset declines in farms manufacturing and construction with government adding 7 100 new jobs.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Labor Vows To Battle Strike Law
Washington AP reports organized labor vows to fight President Nixon’s proposed compulsory arbitration law to end the West Coast dock strike. AFL-CIO, with 13.6 million members, fears passage though privately worried it may pass. ILWU walkout halted by Taft-Hartley cooling-off, resumes after Jan 17 extensions as unions mobilize opposition.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Nixon
Afl-Cio
Bill
Congress
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Labor Federation
Harry Bridges
ILWU
Big
Protesting Students Told To Help Formulate Plans
Tulsa students who walked out over metro learning center plans are invited to respond to officials. Dr. Bruce Howell urged forming committees to offer reasonable judgments on buses schedules and grading system. The group objects to a trading system and seeks student senate control.
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Metro
Washington High School
Official blasts Capital Humane Society Chapter
An official of the Humane Society of the United States criticizes the Oklahoma City unit as secretive. City officials plan to meet with Phyllis Wright to discuss a new contract for the city animal shelter and consider creating an animal control board to set standards.
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Oklahoma City
The
Humane Society of the United States
Oklahoma City Humane Society
Phyllis Wright
Oklahoma City Animal Shelter
Miss Wright
Madame Ching the Pirate Widow Commands Vast Fleet
The widow of pirate Ching commanded a large fleet during the 1800s, harassing Chinese coasts with impunity. At her peak she led 500 junks with thousands of sailors and later earned a pardon before turning to smuggling.
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Ching
China
Madame Ching
Free 18 hour CD shelter management course starts Feb 1
Civil Defense offers a free 18 hour shelter management course beginning February 1. Registration opens at 7 15 p m today in the basement of the Lawton Police Station.
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Civil Defense
Lawton
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Blasts Capital Humane Society
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Sys
Ralph W. Currell
Jack Brittain
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Gibson’s Discount Center
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