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PAGE TWO—Sapulpa (Okla.) Herald, Friday, January 19, 1990
News Digest__
Grand jury completes turnpike probe
TULSA (AP) — A Tulsa County grand jury sympathized with homeowners
who will lose their property to construction of the Creek Turnpike, but found
no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by state and local officials.
The jury disbanded Thursday after seven days of testimony and issued its
final report clearing 27 officials, including Gov. Henry Bellmon, state Trans-
portation Director Neal McCaleb and members of the Oklahoma Turnpike
Authority.
“While the grand jury is sympathetic to those individuals whose property
will be taken or adversely affected by the construction of the Creek Turnpike,
the grand jury found no evidence to support any of the allegations," the
panel’s report said.
“Further, the grand jury finds no need for these allegations to be investi-
gated again.''
Turnpike opponent Gary Medlin of Jcnks had filed the grand jury petition
Nov. 6, complaining of “possible violations” of the state Open Meetings Act
and conflict-of-interest and conspiracy laws.
More than 1,400 registered voters signed the petition asking for the
investigation.
"The $93.6 million Creek Turnpike through southern Tulsa is a 6.9-mile
bypass that will connect U.S. 75 and the Mingo Valley Expressway via the
96th Street corridor. Estimated completion date is Dec. 31,1991.
A federal lawsuit seeking to block construction of the turnpike is pending in
the U.S. District Court here.
$35 million to be issued for mortgages
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency
plans to issue up to $35 million in single-family mortgage revenue bonds this
yicar with the interest rate on the mortgage loans not allowed to exceed 9.25
percent.
- The OHFA announced its decision Thursday, but said details of the prop-
osed bond issues remain to be worked out.
1 Proceeds from the bonds would be used to help qualifying homebuyers buy
foreclosed or distressed properties from institutions such as the Federal Hous-
ing Administration and the Resolution Trust Corp.
The loans would be mostly for first-time homebuyers with low to moderate
incomes.
Tyler has busy first year in office
By STEVEN JAMES
Herald Staff Writer
It’s been a busy first year in office
for State Rep. Mike “Landslide"
Tyler.
The freshman legislator picked up
the nickname when he was elected by
just 18 votes in a special election last
March.
“Being a legislator is one of the
most exciting things I’ve ever done,”
he said. “It makes me feel good to
know I’m helping the state grow and
develop, and also to know I’m helping
individuals in the community.”
He recently received a crash course
in chairing a committee meeting.
When the chairman of the house
Transportation Committee was late to
a meeting with executives from sever-
al major corporations, Tyler was
tapped to chair the meeting.
“It was quite an experience,” he
said, “but it’s something you have to
leant pretty quick in situations like
that.”
He said the hardest part of his job so
far has been “getting the right phone
numbers to people in order to help
them.”
“It’s really amazing how easily you
can help somebody if you just have the
right phone number,” he said.
For example, a single phone call
recently helped him get state assis-
tance for an elderly area woman with a
leaky roof, he said.
He said if he could make a magic
phone call to do whatever he wanted
for the community, he’d “put Sapulpa
working together like a family.”
“It seems like we’ve grown more
during the last five years than we have
in the 25 years before,” he said. “We
need to work more like a family.”
Education is the most important
priority facing Oklahoma today, he
said.
“I see education as an extremely
important factor in today’s economic
market,” he said. “When a business
looks to move, one of the first things
they look at is education. To turn Okla-
homa’s economy around we’re going
to have to improve education.”
He has also been active looking for
alternative fuels for vehicles such as
natural gas.
He will soon be presenting a bill to
the legislature to convert all school
cmziay)Fj[EgK
buses statewide to running on natural
gas rather than gasoline.
He said in addition to being cheaper
and burning cleaner, natural gas
ignites less easily than gasoline, so
even if there were a leak in a vehicle
the danger of ignition would be less.
Tyler is a familiar face to most
Sapulpans. He’s been working at the
family business for 29 years.
When he’s not at the store or in the
state House, Tyler can often be seen
running through the community. He
said he runs about two or three times a
week, covering from six to eight miles
a run
“It’s a real stress reliever for me,” he
said. “I think everybody needs some
kind of stress-relieving activity.”
Tyler has run in both the Tulsa Run
and the Sapulpa Run the last several
years.
He has also served the community
as an auxiliary police officer for the
past 20 years, has been active in the
Kiwanis Club and is a former member
Rep. Mike Tyler
of the Camp Fire and Creek County
Foster Care Review boards.
Deaths
Public Records
POLICE REPORTS
Tag returned—
License plate OL-9560 was turned in at the
Sapulpa Police Department at 5 p.m.
Thursday.
Forgery reported—
Citizens Bank, 400 N. Mission, reported
two forged checks worth $700 were cashed
Jan. 12. The report was filed Thursday.
Stolen vehicle recovered—
" Police recovered a stolen vehicle in the
Homeland parking lot, 712 S. Main, at 11 p.m.
Thursday. A juvenile was later arrested in
connection with the theft.
Beer taken—
Love’s Country Store, 224 N. Mission,
reported a 12-pack of beer stolen at 11 p.m.
Thursday.
Citations issued—
Vehicles driven by Charles A. Collins, 21,
1501 N. 9th; Douglas W. Engles, 24, 912 S.
Park; and Paula Jean lay, 24,411 N. 5th, were
involved in an accident at Main and Line at
3:45 p.m. Thursday. Collins was cited for
operating a defective vehicle. Lay was cited
for violation of driver's license restriction #9
and failure to provide proof of insurance.
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Opening lead 4 (J
Borderline
hand
By James Jacoby
The opening weak two-bid is a popu-
lar treatment It is usually defined as
showing a six-card suit with 6-11 high
card points. The general intent is for
most of the strength to be concentrat-
ed in the suit that is bid When proper-
ly used, the bid can be most effective.
But don't ever let the weak two-bid re-
place the opening one-bid. Many hands
with a six-card suit and only 11 high-
card points should be opened with one
of the suit. Today's deal is a good
example.
When West opened two diamonds.
North had a problem. The king of dia-
monds was well placed, and the good
heart suit made the hand too good to
simply overcall two hearts. So North
doubled for takeout, intending to bid
hearts over whatever South respond-
ed. When South surprisingly bid
hearts. North jumped right to four,
reasoning that as little as any four
hearts and the queen of spades would
be enough to give South a good play
for game Unfortunately South held
the wrong black queen. The defenders
took two spade tricks, the ace of dia-
monds and a club to defeat the con-
tract by a trick. This was still an ex-
cellent result for North-South, since
East-West can make four spades
We can argue that perhaps East
should have bid two spades over
North's takeout double, but the real
fault lies with the poorly conceived
opening by West. Opening two dia-
monds with a hand that might play
very well if East had five spades re-
sulted in West's pre-empting his own
partner rather than the opponents.
Etta Sellers
Etta Sellers
Services for Mrs. Whitey (Etta)
Sellers will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at
Smith Funeral Chapel with the Revs.
W.C. Hamilton and Jonas Partridge
officiating.
Burial will be at Green Hills
Memorial Gardens.
Casket bearers will be Scott Butler,
John Billingsley, J.C. Broughton,
Danny Raines, Kenneth Ruth and Bud
Kechn. Honorary bearers will be Scott
Hudgins, Wes Hudgins, Tommy
Hudgins, George Beck, Dewayne
Hellard and C.K. Wagner.
She died Wednesday at Bartlett
Memorial Medical Center.
Lula Belle Cooper
DEPEW — Lula Belle “Joe” Coop-
er, 49, of Depcw died Wednesday at
Stroud Municipal Hospital after a long
illness.
Services are scheduled for 10 a.m.
Saturday at the Bristow Free Holiness
Church with the Revs. Wayne
Gemmill and Melvin Duke officiating.
Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery,
Depew, under the direction of
Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home,
Bristow.
Casket bearers will be Rick Robert-
son, Chris Cooper, Roger Inman,
Doug Henshaw, Thomas Hoover and
Gary Hoover.
She was bom July 27, 1940, in
Plainview, Ark., and graduated from
Tulsa East Central High School in
1958. She married Kenneth Cooper on
Dec. 4, 1959, in Tulsa and moved to
Depew from Tulsa in 1970.
Mrs. Cooper was employed as a
convenience store manager and
attended the Free Holiness Church.
Survivors include husband
Kenneth; mother Flora Tedder of
Tulsa; sons Ronald Cooper of Bris-
tow, Donald and Mike Cooper, both of
Depew, and Stacy Cooper of Semi-
nole; sisters Lena Hawkins, Barbara
Woods and Linda Wilson, all of Tulsa;
Toll-free help is priceless
and nine grandchildren.
Mark Hanna
Services for Mark A. Hanna were
today at First Christian Church with
Russell Casey and Gerald Rcndcl
officiating.
Burial was at South Heights Cemet-
ery under the direction of Smith
Funeral Home.
Casket bearers were Arthur
Becslcy, Otto Dickens, H.C. Speed,
CarToll Boyd, R.D. Ragsdale and
Buck Hupman. Honorary bearers were
Hugh Dawson, Jim Brown and Lee
Roy Hudson.
Hanna died Wednesday at Bartlett
Memorial Medical Center.
Newlywed shot
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A
man who was shot and wounded in an
argument with his wife two days after
their marriage has died, police say.
LaRay McHenry, 38, died late
Wednesday at Baptist Medical
Center. He was shot Monday.
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DEAR ABBY: We are celebrating
"Nader’s Raiders” 20th anniversary
by issuing the Consumer’s Guide to
Toll-Free Hotlines.
This directory contains the tolj-
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free information concerning cancer
treatment, Alzheimer’s disease, ar-
thritis, alcoholism, headaches, dia-
betes and asthma, as well as prob-
lems concerning housing, meat and
poultry handling, home product
safety, automobile defects, pesti-
cides, workplace safety and veter-
ans benefits.
Abby, this 28-page booklet of toll-
free numbers will be sent to anyone
who requests it. The cost of publish-
ing and mailing this collection of
telephone numbers is $1.
Please let your readers know that
these booklets are available. Believe
it or not, the government agencies
need help in letting the public know
how to obtain these toll-free tele-
phone numbers. Can you please help
get the word out?
RALPH NADER,
WASHINGTON. DC.
DEAR RALPH: I’ll try: Read-
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toll-free telephone numbers to
call for free information concern-
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Alzheimer’s disease through
consumer protection agencies,
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that she suggested he see a psychiatrist
as late as last March.
Washington’s former girlfriend also
testified that she had seen Washing-
ton’s behavior change on a few occa-
sions and that he sometimes did not act
normal.
Dear Abby
cents postage), plus a $1 check
or money order to: Hotlines, P.O.
Box 19405, Washington, D.C.
20036.
DEAR ABBY: In a recent column,
“Wondering in Oak Park, 111.” said,
“I have tried to persuade my hus-
band to get a vasectomy, but he was
chicken.”
Abby, why did you let her get
away with that stupid statement
without challenging her? Unless
there was more to her letter than
you printed, we have heard only her
side of the story.
Where is it written that a man
must get a vasectomy because his
wife wants him to? Many letters in
your column seem to indicate that
since it’s easier for a man to get a
vasectomy than it is for his wife to
get a tubal ligation, he should have
the operation. Baloney! Neither tubal
ligations nor vasectomies are 100
percent reversible. What if the mar-
riage is dissolved — or the spouse
dies and the remaining mate wants
to have children with another mate?
Calling one’s partner “chicken”
because he doesn’t want to have a
vasectomy is not an indication of a
happy marriage. It reminds me of
the old joke about Lady Astor and
Winston Churchill. She is reputed to
have said, “Sir, if you were my hus-
band I would put poison in your tea.”
He replied, “And if you were my wife,
I would drink it."
PINK PINKERTON,
PICO RIVERA, CALIF.
DEAR PINK: To answer your
question, “What if the marriage
is dissolved, or the spouse dies
and the remaining spouse wants
to have children with another
mate?” — the husband could
easily ensure having more chil-
dren by storing his sperm in a
sperm bank. According to the
Repository for Germinal Choice
in Escondido, Calif., semen that
has been frozen in liquid nitro-
gen has a half-life of more than
1,000 years.
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CONFIDENTIAL TO YOU:
“The ultimate in bad manners is
to look at your watch while
someone is talking.” (Forbes
magazine)
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Allen Mitchell, local attorney, testi-
fied that he talked with the defendant
and that Washington did not seem to
comprehend the charges or the punish-
ment and would not be able to adequ-
ately assist in his own defense.
McClain called Washington to
testify, but he refused to answer any
questions.
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Information Furnished by Edward D. Jones &
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CINEMARK THEATRES
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General Mercantile
112 East Hobson Sapulpa
Oil (Motor) Qt.......................................................79‘
Lima Beans.......................................3 Cans s1.00
Dog Food. Vets................................5 Cans $1.00
Hunt's Tomato Sauce............3 15-oz. Cans s1.00
Apple Juice, Qt.....................................................79
Miracle Whip. 8-oz.............49c 32-oz...........#1.39
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Wesson Oil. 32-oz............................................ 1.39
Lemon Or Lime Concentrate.................................49
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Nestle Chips. 12-oz..................................
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