Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 144, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1976 Page: 4 of 42
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High water was reported in sever-
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closed.
Rainfall in Norman was measured
at 1.76 inches. At the National Se-
vere Storms Laboratory winds were
clocked at 50 miles per hour about
7:30 p.m. and gusts up to 55 miles
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however, showed that pita!, left last Saturday
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not listed among the
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enough money in his
pocket to make bond.
She cited a 1970 law
which provides tor in-
terpreters for de<J per-
sons, which she- said
police have ignoofl.
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was unable to be ad-
vised of his rights or
make bond because an
2:30 p.m. today to hear interpreter
arguments.
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The Judge said he had decided to
reveal the trial date because it had
already leaked out anyway.
Asked whether the same doesn't
apply to the name of the accused
child, the judge replied, "I'm hoping
people will forget."
151st anniversary
Rafael Elais, Bolivian consul stationed In Oklahoma City, celebrates his
nation's 151st anniversary of independence from Spain by raising a Bolivi-
an flag today at the Oklahoma Clity consulate, located at 7300 NW 23. Bo-
livian guests watch the ceremony. The Bolivian minister of education was
also scheduled to tour the local consulate today. (Times staff photo by
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Oklahoma Electric Cooperative of- Ing a report that lightningjtruck the
ficials said service to about 100 cus-
tomers north and east of Norman
was off for up to four hours.
Norman Cable Television's man-
ager, Lynn Harrison, said service to
about 350 subscribers was knocked
out for about 90 minutes beginning
about 8:45 p.m. Again, southwest
Norman was the hardest hit area, he
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ed in The Oklahoman. These publl- preme Court on the subject,
cations all took place before Judge
Halley issued his gag order. There-
fore, the knowledge he seeks to sup
press already is known to the public.
"These newspapers published the
name and picture only after careful
consideration of all aspects of that
decision. In these times of increas-
ing violence and lawlessness, we feel
the public has every right to know
all the details about who is involved
in crime, the circumstances of in-
stances of violence, and, especially,
what the courts do or don't do to car-
ry out their responsibilities. Restric-
tions such as Judge Halley is at-
tempting to Impose in this case sim-
ply impedes public access to inform-
tion citizens are entitled to have.
"It is the intention of these newi-
papers to take all possible legal ac-
tion to overturn Judge Halley's or-
der. The issue goes far beyond the
particular case in point; the judge is
attempting to exercise prior re-
straint on publications which is
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searching for kin
By Jim Bradshaw sons list this morning, cian at University Hos-
An Oklahoma City
Baptist minister was to
arrive in Loveland,
Colo., today, searching
for his daughter, son-
in-law and their two
children who he fears
might have been vic-
tims of the massive
flood there last week-
end.
The Rev. Billy F.
Pettit, pastor of the
Jordan Baptist Church,
2728 S Portland, left
Thursday for Loveland
in search of his daugh-
ter, Linda Kay Flow-
ers; her husband, Ger-
ald; and their two chil-
dren, Carrie, 7, and
Jennel, 3.
A check
Family not on list
Minister in Colorado to be closed Monday
SPENCER — City hall will be day night,
closed Monday because of the death C---——-
morning for a vacation
in Colorado, said Dr. C.
R. McClain, an Oklaho-
ma City dentist and
morgue . revealed close friend of Rev.
the Flowers family not “
to be among the 38
dead which have been
identified as of 9:15
a m. today.
Forty-two other bod-
ies remain to be identi-
fied. n spokesman for
the morgue said.
Bill Cass, manager of
the Oklahoma City Red
Cross, said Rev. Pettit
had arranged with the
Loveland sheriff by tel-
ephone to view bodies
at the morgue when he
arrived in Loveland.
Flowers, an electri-
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Judge softening stand?
Litigation promised on gag
By James Johnson
Special Judge Charles E. Halley
today appeared to be Inching away
from his adamant stand that he
would hold a closed second-degree
murder trial for an 11-year-old boy
accused of the July 26 slaying of a
Katy railroad switchman.
Halley, who confirmed that the
trial will be at 9 a.m. Sept. 23, said
that he still intends to close the jury
trial to the public but for the first
time began to talk of the possibility
of changing his mind.
The judge, discussing the coming
trial with a reporter, said that he
wouldn't ban newsmen from inter-
viewing witnesses in the hallways
after they testify, "if I hold a closed
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Asked whether he was changing
his position, Halley explained. "At
this time I plan to have a closed
trial.
"If I chang my mind or if I hear
jK an expression from a higher court on
the matter, then that might make a
S- difference."
Rs The judge declined to reveal what
other factors might make him
change his mind.
Halley was informed of a newspa-
per executive's statement decrying
‘ the judge's order forbidding newspa-
pers to publish the name or picture
of the black child accused of firing
the fatal bullet into the neck of
James Quale, 38. as he went about
his duties on a switch engine.
Charles L. Bennett, executive edi-
tor of The Oklahoman and Times, .u.— —
said legal action is contemplated to clearly unconstitutional,
overturn the gag order.
"We believe Judge Halley's order
prohibiting the press from mention-
ing the name, or publishing the pic- clared.
ture, of the boy accused of fatally
shooting a railroad worker is ill-ad-
vised, illegal and against the public
interest," Bennett said.
"It is also a futile, meaningless
gesture of personal pique since the
name already has been published in
He said he wants to consider-the
balance between the protection of
the accused and the public Interest
in future orders. .
The judge said he feels that he has
backed away from hl» prtvious
stand in revealing the trial date
which previously was held secret.
He said that he thinks reporters
should cover a closed trial in the
same manner that they cover a
grand jury proceeding, from which
to litigate the matter. I will be hap- the public also Is excluded.
IO uugaic . Asked whether he feels that the in-
terest of accurate reporting will be
served by compelling reporters to
get information about the trial sec-
, ond-hand. Halley smiled, "That's
\ qulred to preserve his legal rights, your business."
He also said he feels compelled to '"J
protect the accusedboy’s anonymi-
ty.
"The statutes as written obviously
don't adequately protect the ano-
nymity of the juvenile," the judge
conceded.
Deaf suit on police due airing
Association of the Deaf, charged with |
Cannon Thursday re-
fused to issue a tempo-
rary restraining order
which could compel but set a hearing^ for
Oklahoma City police
to provide sign inter-
preters for deaf per-
sona.
The suit, asking for
$1 million in damages,
argues that police for
more than six years
have refused to provide George Kiddy,
interpreters at the
Deaf,
t Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. of-
of’city councilman Earl Painter, the ficials said power was knocked out
city manager said today. for up to four hours in several homes
Painter, an at-large representative scattered over Norman. The failure
to the council, died Thursday morn- was heaviest in the southwest part of
Ing in his home. Services will be 2 town where wind-blown tree limbs
p.m. Monday at the Spencer Road and lightning hit power lines.
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