Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 84, No. 232, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 12, 1999 Page: 1 of 36
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Vol. 84, No. 232
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SATURDAY
to John Rivett, 83; Abigail Kirk, 4;
Brand Plugge; and Rhonda Roop.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUNDAY to
Angie WiUobey, 29, and Cathy
Thompson, 42.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY to
Kimberly Writ, 1,and Elizabeth
Fortune.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SATUR-
DAY to,Oliver and Jessie B.
Voungstrom, 46 years.
If you went to with someone a
happy birthday or anniversary, call
224-6186 by 9 a.m.
INCIDENTALLY
■ The Sapulpa Creek Nalon
HeadStart is accepting applications
for children age 3 try Sept 1.4 and
5-year-olds not eligible for kinder-
garten for the 1999-2000 school term.
To obtain an application or for
information about Head Start, cel
Creek Nation Okmulgee Head Start
# 758-1420. Parents should be pre-
pared to provideiproof of income or
CDIB card applicable, birth certifa*
and immunization record.
■The Sapulpa Chieftain Booster
Club will meet at 5 p.m. June 13 at
Mr. GatTs.
Agenda wit include toe election of
officers. The public is invited.
■ The Sapulpa Aree
foundation is
project at toe gazebo in
County Courthouse Ptaza.
The first order of bricks hakim#
been placed in the southwest section
and is ready tor viewing.
Bricks are available in three sizes
- 4-by-8 inches tor 630,6-by-12
inches tor $125 and 12-by-i2 inches
for $250.
Money rased on toe project bene-
fits tot maintenance of the gazebo
and courthouse
InbMduafc who would ike to order
bricks tor the gazebo, can toe Cham-
ber of Commerce af 224-0170, or
write to the Sapulpa Chamber of
Commerce Foundation. 101 E.
Dewey, Sapulpa, OK 74086.
■ U S. Rep. Tom Cobum is seek-
ing nominations for (he U.S. Air
Force, Naval, Military and Merchant
Marine academies tor toe year.
Students who would like to pursue
a college education through the mili-
tary system must be at least 17 and
not yet 23, a U.S. citizen, resident of
Oklahoma and the Second Congres- I
sional District not married, pregnant
or have leg# obligation to support a
child or parent, in good physical con-
ation with a favorable academic
record.
Coburn is allowed to nominate 10
young men and women to each acad-
emy annueity.
, Fin# appointment is offered by Ti
toe academy after requirements have
been met , ..
To apply tor nominafion, contact
Cobum’s Muskogee office at (918)
687-2533. Deadline for #I information
to Cobum’s office « Nov. 19,1999.
House fire
By Herald Staff reports
A fire in Sapulpa Tuesday after-
noon caused an estimated $10,000
in damage, officials report.
A single story, wood frame
home at 908 W. Hodge was heavily
damaged by flames after Sapulpa
Fire Department officials were noti-
fied of the blaze at 1:33p.m.
Firefighters remained on scene
nearly three hours.
The home was reportedly occu-
pied by Don Shelton at the time of
the blaz. The owner of the house is
reported to be Garline Hardin.
No injuries were reported, and
no other details were available.
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6-year-old injured
after car hits him
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By FRANCINE GUSTAFSON
Herald Staff Writer
A 6-year-old Sapulpa boy remains
in fair condition today at St. John
Medical Center in Tulsa after he was
struck by a car Friday evening.
Justin Purcell was struck by a Ford
Explorer on Dewey Avenue shortly
before 6 p.m. Friday.
The identity of the Explorer's dri-
ver was unavailable prior to Herald
presstime Saturday, and police reports
of the accident were not available.
Phillip Mohney, 9, an eye witness
to the accident, and Purcell were com-
ing out of the Courthouse Barber Shop
on Dewey after getting their hair cut.
Mohney said he asked Purcell if he
could show him a trick with the yo-yo.
Mohney showed Purcell the trick,
and as he tried to give the yo-yo back,
the toy fell and rolled towards the
street, Mohney said.
Mohney said he yelled to Purcell to
wait and look before he went out into
the street, but the 6-year-old chased
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after the yo-yo.
The Explorer struck Purcell, and it
is possible the vehicle dragged him
several feet.
Mohney said he thought Purcell
was dragged because at one moment
he was “here” then he was several
feet further down the street.
Mohney then ran to him and held
him to see if he was alright, he said.
The boy's father and a sibling were
on the scene and covered lacerations
to the boy’s head and other cuts until
emergency personnel arrived.
Sapulpa police and fire depart-
ments and Creek County Ambulance
service personnel were on the scene.
Purcell sustained lacerations and
possible fractures from the accident.
He was transported to Bartlett
Memorial Medical Center and then
was later transferred to St. John’s
Medical Center.
In a phone interview Saturday
morning, a spokesperson for St.
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CREEK COUNTY AMBULANCE paramedics Bobby Wilson and Cindy Nickerson lift 6-year-old Justin Purcell on to aaumey
after he was struck by a car on Dewey Avenue Friday night. Purcell was transported to Bartlett Memorial Medic# Center and
later transferred to St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, where he is listed in far condition. No further information #xxit Puro#l's
injuries was available. Sapulpa Reserve Officer Jim Douglas keeps passersby out of the scene
John's said Purcell was listed in fair
condition. She said she would not
comment further on the extent of his
injuries or a possible release date.
A small crowd gathered around the
sidewalk and scene of the accident.
Some had arrived downtown for the
dedication of the Centennial Fountain.
By LORRIE J. QUINNELLY
Herald Staff Writer
Though the water's been flowing
off and on for more than a week,
Sapulpa Arts members officially dedi-
cated the Centennial Fountain in cere-
monies Friday evening at the Creek
County Courthouse Plaza.
Speaking to the group gathered at
the public dedication, fountain com-
mittee member Carol McMasters said
organizers of the project wanted to
contribute something to Sapulpa's
Centennial Celebration that would
carry an artistic appeal to sight, sound
and touch and be “enjoyed for many
years to come."
"This was about an 18-month pro-
ject, actually doing it," McMasters
said. “It was about two years ago that
the arts board decided to make some
contribution to the Centennial effort,
so this represents a lot of time and
effort.
“It represents many hours of labor
and volunteer time and effort not only
for the elements of the fountain, but in
flags sold to finance it.” she said. “It's
intended to be user friendly.
Metal sculptor Joe Brock, who
designed th fountain, turned the knob
Hofsld Ptioto by LORRIE J OUMNELLY
CENTENNIAL FOUNTAIN COMMITTEE members and supporters of the Sapulpa Arts project pause for an official photo at the
dedication of the fountain Friday night at the Creek County Courthouse Plaza The fountain was dedicated in memory of former
District Court Judge Streeter Speakman Jr. and water pioneer Heber Finch Jr.
that started the water flow a little after
6 p.m. The fountain will be on from 6
a.m. to midnight daily.
An iron bench, courtesy of Sapulpa
Main Street, will be added to the plaza
within the next few months for
passersby to sit on the fountain's patio
area, McMasters said.
Not only does the fountain com-
memorate Sapulpa's Centennial, it
honors “two outstanding Oklahomans
from Sapulpa,” McMasters said — the
late Creek County District Court
Judge Streeter Speakman Jr., and the
late Heber Finch Jr., a water pioneer.
State Sen. Ted Fisher — a grin on
his face — called the structure “the
cleanest fountain in the state," refer-
See ■ FOUNTAIN, Page 8A
U.S. take Russians’ word that troop move was mistake
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
White House and NATO today sought
to soothe public fears about a surprise
Russian military advance into Koso-
vo, with a top commander saying
“we'll be able to work this out."
Meanwhile, President Clinton and
Russian President Boris Yeltsin were
set to discuss the situation personally
during a phone called scheduled for
Sunday morning.
“We're working with them,” said
White House spokesman Jake Siewert
as the president traveled today to the
University of Chicago to deliver a
commencement address.
Also today, fewer than 100 Ameri-
can troops moved into Kosovo with
larger groups of British and French
forces, said a Pentagon official, speak-
ing on condition of anonymity. The
Americans are an advance party for
nearly 2,000 Marines who will be the
vanguard of the U.S. contingent of
about 7,000 peacekeepers. The total
NATO-led force is expected to be
about 30,000.
Administration officials were
unpleasantly surprised when Russian
troops rolled into the capital of Koso-
vo after repeated assurances from
Moscow that they would not enter the
province before a NATO-led peace-
keeping force.
But after a flurry of late-night talks
Friday, U.S. diplomats were satisfied
with Russian Foreign Minister Igor
Ivanov’s claim that the deployment
was an “unfortunate” mistake and
waited for the forces to leave Pristina.
White House press secretary Joe
Lockhart said that Deputy Secretary
of State Strobe Tklbott, who was in
Moscow, was alerted to the situation
before dawn and that Ivanov's public
pronouncement tracked with what
Russian officials said privately.
- “We reached out to our Russian
counterparts to get clarification on
this,” Lockhart said. “Ivanov said the
forces will be ordered out. and we
assume they will go out."
Talbott held a second round of
talks with Ivanov today at the Foreign
Ministry, but without conclusive
results.
In Brussels, Gen. Wesley Clark,
NATO's top commander, said today
that he didn't anticipate problems with
the Russian soldiers, whom he said
NATO troops have worked with
before in a peacekeeping mission in
Bosnia.
“I’m sure we’ll be able to work this
out in the fashion that soldiers normal-
See ■ KOSOVO, Page 8A
Traffic on Dewey was reduced to
three lanes while paramedics worked
with the boy and moved him to the
ambulance.
Lawmakers
returning for
special session
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The
vague sensation of deja vu may be
tugging at the memories of Oklahoma
lawmakers when they return to the
state Capitol on Monday.
A mere two weeks after ending the
regular legislative session, the Legis-
lature is preparing to convene a spe-
cial session for the third time since
last June.
And the subject matter will be all
too familiar to members of the House
and Senate who are still weary from
wrangling over the same issues dur-
ing the four-month legislative session.
Gov. Frank Keating's call to the
Legislature includes a bond issue far
higher education, the truth-in-sen-
tencing criminal justice reform law
and finding a way to pay for the state
trial of Oklahoma City bombing co-
conspirator Terry Nichols.
The Legislature’s agenda for the
special session is a laundry list of vex-
ing ideas that have one thing in com-
mon — money. Lawmakers were bur-
dened by a tight budget during the
regular session, and money woes still
haunt them.
“That leaves us trying to figure ou<
how to stretch our dollars for priority
issues,” said Rep. Opto Toure, D-
Oklahoma City.
Keating has proposed a $330 mil-
lion bond issue for higher education.
Lawmakers wrestled with the idea foe
weeks but never could come up with <
funding mechanism.
The proposed bond issue took on
new momentum when Superintendent
of Schools Sandy Garrett suggested
adding $200 million for common edu-
cation and vo-tech schools, for a total
of $330 million.Three state senators
— Cal Hobson, D-Lexington, Penny
Williams, D-Tulsa and Ben Robinson,
D-Muskogee — have proposed ad-
ding $130 million for common and
vo-tech schools.
“Oklahoma's common schools, like'
its colleges and universities, are in the;
lower tier in terms of funding," Gar-
rett said.
She said the additional money
could be used to build science labora-
tories and provide classroom comput-
ers.
See ■ SPECIAL SESSION, Pago 8A
Sapulpa native, respected sculptor dies in North Carolina
By LORRIE J. QUINNELLY
Herald Staff Writer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A Sapulpa native
known nationally for his sculptor has died.
Robert Howard, professor emeritus at the
University of North Carolina, died last Monday
at his home here, following a lengthy illness. He
was 77.
’’Before 1 came to North Carolina from Cali-
fornia. my wife and I visited the exhibition,
•Sculpture of the Sixties’ at the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art," said Marvin Saltzman,
a long-time friend and colleague of Howard's at
the UNC art department.
“It was the most prestigious survey of that
decade. My wife eyed one work and said, ‘I want
that.' It was by Robert Howard
"Even in an exhibition of the very best,
Robert's work stood out.” he said.
Howard, brother of a favorite Sapulpa
teacher Elizabeth Howard, was well-known in
Sapulpa. said Doris Yocham of the Sapulpa His-
torical Society. His work was featured and dis-
played at a Sapulpa Arts fund-raiser some seven
or eight yean ago, she said.
Saltzman called Howard the most-esteemed
artist on the UNC campus.
"Over the almost three decades that I worked
with Robert at the UNC Department of Art, I
witnessed a much-beloved intellect who.
through his sensitivity and what might be termed
an offbeat sense of education that was his genius,
inspire a coterie of active, involved artists who
had the pleasure of studying with him.” he said.
Noted for his brightly painted fiberglass and
steel sculptures. Howard s work is found in col-
lections of the North Carolina Museum of Amer-
ican Art. the Museum of Modem Ait the Port-
land Museum of Art, L ran brook Academy Muse-
um. the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Am u>, the
Detroit Institute of Arts, the Albnght-Knox Ait
See ■ 9CULPTOR, Page 8A
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