Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 86, No. 217, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1975 Page: 4 of 44
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Rogers, former secretary of state, is all set to open restaurant
American Revolution" in Penn Square.
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Promising "a better hamburger
and hot dog" in every plate, former
Oklahoma Secretary of State John
Rogers today is on the eve of launch-
ing his own American Revolution.
Rogers, who decided the heat was
too hot in the political kitchen ear-
lier this year, plans to open a small
restaurant called the American Rev-
olution in Penn Square Shopping
Center Saturday "if all the equip-
ment gets here in time."
"I've done a little political survey-
ing in my time," Rogers explained,
"and we surveyed and found that
what people like better than any-
thing else for a quick snack or lunch
is a good hamburger, a good Coney
Island hot dog, and, in this area,
a lot of people like the split frank
on a round bun, generally with chili
and cheese.
"So that's what we're going to try
to give them — a better hamburger
and hot dog," said Rogers, who used
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"What's more American than hot
dogs and hamburgers, and the tim-
ing ties In with the Bicentennial, so I
thought the name American Revolu-
tion would be good," Rogers said.
"And-be»ides," he quipped, "we al-
ready have a French Revolution in
town, so I thought we should have an
American Revolution, too."
Rogers said he initially planned to
get a franchise with an existing na-
tional chain, "but I decided no one
was offering the kind of hamburger
to promise more mundane things the start of a chain of such enter-
like economy and efficiency in gov- . prises.
emment when he ran for secretary
of state and once for the UJS. Senate.
Has he thought about returning to
politics? *
"Yes," he conceded , "I've thought
about it.
"And all my thinking has been
that I don't ever want to get back in.
"The only controversy I want is
whether people like my hamburg-
ers," said Rogers, who hopes the
small restaurant in Penn Square is
WF' W people reallv want, so 1 would dn it
myself."
Rogers resigned, after nine years
as secretary of state June 27, a week
before he was to face trial in the
State Senate on impeachment
charges voted against him by the
Oklahoma House.
The impeachment had been in-
spired by Rogers' testimony in the
federal court trial which led to con-
viction of former Gov. David Hall
on bribery conspiracy charges.
Rogers had charged Hall had of-
fered him a bribe, and Rogers coop-
erated with the FBI in obtaining se-
cret tape recordings of conversa-
tions with Hall which were instru-
mental in the conviction.
The tables were turned on Rogers,
however, as he was Impeached on
several allegations, including one
that he solicited promises of cam-
paign contributions from liquor in-
dustry interests in connection with a
liquor by the drink petition which
needed action by the secretary of
state.
Rogers denied wrongdoing but re-
signed, he said, because of legal ex-
penses which would have been in-
volved in the trial, and because he
did not want to add to the strain of
his wife Jeannie, who was having
difficulties with a pregnancy.
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calls that day, Nix said the after-
noon burglary was investigated first
by the highway patrol and then by
sheriff's deputies and now by the re-
turned police force. But the stolen
set still is missing, he said.
"I guess we'll just wait and see,"
the administrator said, admitting
there is little hope the $450 color tele-
vision will be recovered. It was not
insured against theft. It was so new,
he said, he had not even sent in the
warranty card on it.
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By Teresa C. Pitt*
Oklahoma City University "is in
good shape" financially compared to
some other private educational insti-
tutions, an official with United Metb-
• odist schools said today.
Dr. Fred Harris, associate general
secretary for the Board of Higher
Education and Ministry for United
I Methodist Churches, made the ob-
servation at the board’s annual con-
ference which ends today on the
OCU campus.
The board this week endorsed a
proposal for a $2 million fund to help
stave off bankruptcy for cash-
strapped United Methodist-supported
institutions.
Although most of the 120 or so
United Methodist schools in the na-
. tion are running in the black, seven
institutions "are running at a high
risk" Harris said.
"But at this campus (OCU), the fi-
nances are not in critical shape at
all," Harris said. "It's in good shape,
and is a real service to the public
here."
The fund is included in a $20 mil-
lion package the board voted to send
before the church's general confer-
ence next April.
Also in the package is a $2 million
appropriation to support educational
programs and scholarships for His-
panic, Asian and Native American
dios and some clothing also were
stolen.
' The clothing loss, Nix said, "was
not substantial. Evidently, they just
saw a few things they wouldn't mind
having."
Several juveniles have been impli-
cated in the burglary, the adminis-
trator reported, including a boy ap-
prehended on the grounds of the chil-
dren's home Monday. The boy used
to live there. Nix turned him over to
the police youth bureau.
But doing that did not bring back
any of the stolen belongings, Nix
said.
cent loan credit, under another pro- suggestions
posal • • approved by the board.
Board members also formulated
By Ron Wolfe
The 17 boys and girls living in St.
. Joseph's Children's Home, 3301 N
Eastern, had looked forward to
watching their favorite television
.shows on a new color set which had
been anonymously donated.
But the set was stolen from them
while they were gone from the home
to attend a circus sponsored by the
Fraternal Order of Police, home ad-
’s ministrator DeWitt Nix said.
The burglary happened Sunday,
} Nix reported, while the FOP was
• leading a police walkout to demand
higher salaries for police officers in
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students.
Of all the proposals, this item got
the closest vote, with some board
members arguing the amount was
only "tokenism "
These two proposals represent the
only "new monev" the 39,000 United
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ning between the boys' and girls' liv-
ing quarters is off. The idea had
been that whichever group did the 1
best in school and behaved the best,
got to have the 21-inch screen color j
television for a week.
Nix said he was just about to start
the weekly contest, when the grand
prize was stolen.
Missing their television are six
girls and 11 boys of ages 6 to 14.
They mostly are children from bro-
ken homes, whose parents have de-
serted them or have been declared
in court unfit to keep children, Nix
said.
School called 'in good shape^ fjnancudly
Methodist officials end parlay at OCU
for recruiting more
black students for the Methodist
ministry, McAnally said.
only "new money
Methodist churches in the nation will
be asked to contribute, said Tom
McAnally, spokesman for the board.
Other budget items included a $10
million appropriation for ministerial
education and $6 million to support
black colleges.
About 100 board members attend-
ed the conference, designed to for-
mulate policy and propose a four-
year operational budget for United
Methodist churches and educational
institutions. With an estimated 10
million members, the United Metho-
dist Church is the second largest
U.S. denomination
Board members approved the cre-
ation of a holding corporation to take
over control of financially-troubled
institutions on the verge of bankrupt-
cy.
This would keep such institutions
from converting to state control as a
remedy for their financial ills, Har-
ris explained.
Students attending college on Unit-
ed Methodist loans who later decide
to go into service professions, such
as teaching , social work or the min-
istry, would be eligible for a 10 per
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Bennett, Charles L. Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 86, No. 217, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1975, newspaper, October 31, 1975; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1796984/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.