The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 55, No. 202, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1979 Page: 1 of 18
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Special Month Conviction
Said Tragic
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Superintendents from 33
Oklahoma communities with
migrant education programs
were in attendance this morn-
ing for an overview briefing of
the records to be kept and the
importance of the various
facets of information needed.
Remaining for the workshop
which continued through the
afternoon and will be resumed
at 9 a.m. Friday are migrant
teachers, aides, directors of
special projects, nurses, and
other personnel involved in
RALEIGH, N.C. (UPI) -
Prosecutors and defenders
alike agreed the conviction of
Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald for the
9-year-old murders of his wife
and daughters was tragic.
The jury of seven men and
five women took less than
seven hours to find Mac-
Donald guilty in the 33rd day
of the trial Wednesday, and
U.S. District Court Judge
F ranklin Dupree sentenced
him to life in prison for each of
the three murders — with the
sentences to run consecutive-
ly
MacDonald’s lawyers said
they would begin filing appeal
documents today in U.S.
District Court in Raleigh.
The one-time Green Beret
physician was convicted of
first-degree murder in the
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We hear EARI, BOOKER tries a new dessert. Belated bir-
thday to ROBIN HUTCHISON. JANET WRIGHT is keeping
track of bugs! JANE CLARK learns a lot about
necklaces... BARBARA LONG says she’s not fooled
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BEC AUSE Of I HE OPENING of school, the base hospital
, allergy clinic will remain open from 3 to 4:10 p.m., Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays.
This was done to prevent children from being taken out of
.: classes early.
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Education
Workshop
Continues
Altus vicinity-Fair with hot afternoons through Friday,
. South winds 8 to 16 mph through tonight increasing to 12 to 22
mph F riday. High today and Friday mid-90s. Low tonight low
• 70s. Outlook for Labor Day weekend: fair to partly cloudy
and warm. A slight chance of thunderstorms Sunday and
Monday.
Weather readings-High Wednesday 90. Overnight low 70.
Noon today 83.
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An All-American City With a Future to Share-Home of David Clements
The Altus Times-Democrat
August 30, 1979 Pudished Daily feicedt Saturday) and Sunday alAitusNewcpapo,, me
newest Commerce. AHu\ Okla 7352)
^Commerce St. Journal-
There is a man who has been determine what kind of night
our biggest teacher and he they had and by the time we
taught this writer well. In fact answer the phone and tell
we believe in his philosophy to young friends what’s wrong
the letter. with the Astros-the morning
He says, "Many friends is shot.”
keep asking us why we get to See you any afternoon,
work so late each day and The CSJ is brought to you by
there is a simple answer,” the friendly folks at Borden’s
"By the time we call our Milk and Ice Cream, Jack
older friends,” he adds, "and Barnes, distributor.-RKG.
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Company Buys
2 Newspapers
Bob Gilmore, president of Altus Newspapers Inc., today an-
nounced the purchase of two area newspapers, The Blair Enter-
prise and The Granite Enterprise, effective Sept. 1,1979
The Granite Enterprise is owned by W. H. Wingo, while The
Blair Enterprise is owned by Roland and Nelda Lankford.
It was also announced that the Granite newspaper will be im-
mediately converted to the offset method of printing and moved
into a new location at 311 N. Main St.
Gilmore said the Blair newspaper will be composed at the
same location in Blair with all services to be continued with the
same staff.
He added that Nelda Lankford would continue to write a week-
ly column for the newspaper.
"Both newspapers have an excellent tradition,” Gilmore said.
And we intend to continue in the same manner, while adding
the latest equipment and technology.”
Both newspapers will remain local in every respect, except
the final printing will be done in Altus, in the same manner that
a number of area newspapers are now being printed,” Gilmore
added.
During the past year Altus Newspapers Inc., has purchased
I he Duke Tunes and Kiowa County Democrat.
Bobby Oden, a veteran employe at The Times-Democrat will
become the editor and publisher of the Blair newspaper, while
Mike Garmon, reporter-photographer for the Altus paper will
become editor and publisher in Granite.
Oden was bom in Altus and later moved to Duke where he
graduated from Duke High School.
He began working at The Times-Democrat about six years
ago in the pressroom and was later promoted to the position of
display advertising salesman.
Oden left the newspaper for a brief period in the retail clothing
field but returned in July to work in the pressroom.
He has attended a number of seminars and completed the
Oklahoma Press Association advertising short course.
Oden and his wife, Glenda, live near Blair on Racetrack Road
and they are members of the First Baptist Church of Martha.
Gannon, a photographer-reporter for The Times-Democrat
ai the newspaper",m prior
He served in the Navy for four years aboard the USS Mt.
Whitney, a communications’ ship, and was also stationed at
MIGRANT STUDENT record transmittal from 33 school districts in
andapomawasexpla1 ned this morning by Ed McKinney, area coordinator
gndbuck Buchanan regional coordinator, from Little Rock, Ark. Others
from left are Don Lemke, superintendent of Burns Flat; Earl Herron
migrant,edupcationcoordina tor for Oklahoma; Don Ward, middle school
Pncpa ’ Hobart; Keith Stone, migrant education administrator
CamneromauSnhatrdepartment or Edlucation and Dr. Don owen, president of
approached. heeded the warn- "When one takes time to look at the composition of the na-
ing and went on a buying spree Won’s defense structure and realizes the dependence which is
for survival items and board- placed on the National Guard in the event of a future mobiliza-
(See DAVID Page 10) tonpeiwbscomesalear that every little bit of support helps,"
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Box seat tickets for The chairman of the rodeo. mis. on
Great Pams Stampede, the Box emphasized, however. Tickets may be obtained at
firstt rodeo to be held in that tickets are still available the Altus Chamber of Com-
Jackson1 County in a number for the grand stand and merce, B-W Western Store
o years, are sold out, accor- general admission. He said Altus Western Wear Modern
ding to.Bil Box who along prices are $3.50 for grand Impliment "Cmpanodrd
with Corky larker is co- stand and $2.50 for general ad- Pioneer Fann Center.'
DAVID BROWN, HEAD football coach at Altus High
School, will be the featured speaker at the Friday meeting of
the Kiwanis Club. Also on the program will be Jeff Pierce,
Southeast head coach, and Bruce May, head coach at Nor-
theast. The three men will preview the upcoming football
" season in Altus.
3 They will be introduced by Kiwanian John Buck. The
3 meeting will be held at 12 noon at the Friendship Inn
B Restaurant.
Vol. 55 No. 202
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In Murder of Lord
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I .The men, identified as Francis McGirl and Thomas Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, donning a camouflage
I ‘ i CMahon, were arrested last Monday even before the bomb ex- flak jacket and a military beret, flew by helicopter into the heart
Pioded on Mountbatten’s yacht, killing the cousin of Queen of Northern Ireland's "bandit country" Wednesday in a show of
I -abeth and three members of his boating party. defiance to the IRA which considers the border region its own
teenhacrasyathatsktled Mountbatten, one of his grandsons, a While she was in Belfast the Vatican said Pope John Paul II
। daughL’.^n other-in-law theDowager LadyBrabourne, his had dropped Northern Ireland from his Irish visi because of the
. eltherbyatnmebombornxpbslvesedttoddtanatbeencaused newaupsurge of violence there.
I accelerated. Mrs. Thatcher, who has taken personal charge of Britain's
| The Irish government has deffered an unprecedented $200 000 counterrmeasures following Mountbatten’s death and the killing
reward for the killers of Mountbatten, but there was no indica ° < troops in an IRA ambush at Warrenpoint a few hours later,
’ tion whether more suspects were wanted made the surprise, eight-hour trip to boost the morale of the
. A Royal Air Force jet was .scheduled to fly the bodies of 13rm0oBritishtroopsinthe province.
Mountbatten 79, his 14-year-old grandson, Nicholas, and the She visited five injured survivors of the ambush at Musgrave
Dowager Udy Brabourne home to England late Thursday. hospital in Belfast, conferred with police and army com-
aksucKingham Palace spokesman said the Duke of Edinburgh manders and told a meeting of city fathers, "The men of
and the Prince of Wales would meet the plane carrying the cof- violence will never win."
home, wher tAlsTheibodiesweretobetakentoMountbatten’s At the hospital, Mrs. Thatcher was given a present of a
funeral at Westminster Abbey wee s ceremonial shillelagh an Irish walking stick — by a civilian patient,
" hobert Dillon, 62.
. Homeless
WESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE College Community Ser- B V 3 VI rf
vices announces that in response to demand for the first * —"-M
eight -week class of 1071 Beginning Swimming, which meets c. , ,
at 12 noon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, additional SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
openings have been made available. I-M “ Mighty Hurricane
Students will be accepted on a first come, first served David, which lashed the
basis. Enrollment will be accepted as late as Friday at noon esser Antilles and left
thousands homeless, threaten-
DURING THE WEEK of Sept. 6 through 12, the Western ed the tourist meccas of Puer-
Oklahoma State College Student Store will be buying back to Rico and the Virgin Islands
books from students who have changed classes or whose today with 150-mph winds, tor-
classes were cancelled. Only current editions will be pur- rential rain, heavy seas and
chased, except in the case of books purchased for classes that possible tornadoes,
were cancelled The next book buy-back period will be at the The US. possessions were
endof the fall semester, expected to escape a direct e . . . .
I he Student Store will have new opening and closing hours. hit, with the storm passing ASePtembe1 has been officially designated National Employer
Beginning on Sept. 6, the store will be open from 7:30 a.m. to about 60 to 70 miles to the Appreciatron Month by the National Committee for Employer
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The evening hours of south, but the hurricane was Support of the National Guard. The purpose is to recognize the
operation are being discontinued. expected to pass dose enough ettorts of more than 350,000 employers who have pledged their
to Puerto Rico to cause suppor to their employees who are members of the military
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of Retired People will damage. Weather forecasters reserye
meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Rotary Center for a said the storm could intensify. he importance of employer support is keenly felt by our
watermelon feed. A film on diabetes will also be shown. Hurricane-force winds are th" members, said Capt. James. F Warner, commander of
possible overtheSutlldsa the Altus National Guard Armory. "The job performance of
QUARTZ MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF Sweet Adelines will .sections of Puerto R co "id guardsmen is very often determined by the pressure or support
meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday at the Friendship Inn Restaurant, a hurricane advisory issued at they, receive at home and at their civilian jobs.
The meeting was changed from Monday night because of the 6am EDT "Straw midv r -for example, they feel their participation in the National
Labor Day holiday. winds m quails are like Guardis harming their chances for promotions in their civilian
over th remainder i f pS jobs,they can’t function as soldiers without some reluctance.
RicoandthevZinl Lds Employers who voluntarily lend their support to these people
' ana mt ein islands, are lifting a great weight from them, and it shows in theirat-
rhe advisory also warned of titudes toward their military jobs."
"heavy flood-producing rain- Since the formation of the National Committee in 1972 some
ail and perhaps even "a few 350.000 employers representing more than 60 percent of the work
tornadoes and warned resi- force have signed voluntary pledges of support.
dents to take cover. By so doing, they agree not to reduce or limit job or career op-
The 3.3 million Puerto portunities of employees who are members of the Guard, grant
Ricans, in near panic as one of leaves of absence for military training without sacrifice of vaca-
the worst Eastern Caribbean tion time, and make the company’s policy known regarding its
hurricanes this century support.
Migrant education records
mndip and methods for transmitting
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The rodeo will be held night- tion. Thus, a number of big
ly during the Jackson County name cowboys are expected to
F ree F air, on Sept. 6,7 and 8, participate. Parker said the
Approval has been obtained local rodeo is sandwiched in
by both the Professional between those at Elk City and
Rodeo Cowboys Association
and the Girls Rodeo Associa- (See RODEO Page 10)
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