Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 217, Ed. 1 Monday, November 1, 1976 Page: 1 of 56
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Our government depends on you
City material used on farm,
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Pat Liebert
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election-eve drives
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ployee retirement system to invest
funds in the Guaranteed Investors
than the national popular vote that
will determine who “Wcupies the
White House starting next Jan. 20.
The electoral votes for each state
are equal to the state's representa-
tion in Congress, the two senators
plus the number of House members.
And the candidate who carries the
ersfield, the friend who speculated
that Haggard had decided to take a
vacation, said, "I know Merle's dis-
position."
The singer-composer's manager
had told a concert promoter Sunday
that the last time he saw Haggard
was Friday afternoon, when he re-
portedly told the manager he was
going out to buy a violin.
Henry Hilton, the sponsor of the
Salt Lake City concert, said Hag-
gard's failure to show was believed
to be the first time he ever missed a
performance.
Haggard's best known song Is
(See MERLE—Page 2)
Pat Liebert borne east of Tuttle, is marked by name
sign on the mailbox post. Trenches around pine tree*.
dug with city equipment, are visible in background.
(Th-nes staff photo by Jim Argo) _______
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their sentences, a high court spokes-
man said.
The Supreme Court acted by refus-
Bj Alton Blakeslee
- and Jeremiah Stamler. MD
Millions of Americans have set out
to win a stunning victory for health.
.. They are acting to prevent heart
attacks. And they are possibly suc-
ceeding now, for the upward rush of
the nation's greatest L— .— *
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i Even better, the death rate has
come down steadily since 1968 in this
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Carter battle to the
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killer has halt- land it isn't possible to pinpoint the
causes exactly.
Literally millions of Americans in
" j lor of the 10th Circuit Court decision,
former Oklahoma That decision upheld the 1975 convic-
tion in the U.S. District Court of
Western Oklahoma of Hall and Tay-
lor.
They were convicted of conspriacy
— A city-owned auger, powered by M
gasoline, has been at Liebert's house M
for a month, after it was removed ■
from the city shop. Liebert admitted ■
_ this. He said it was on the same ■
72 employees, and is responsible for truck he used to haul the trencher to I
Tuttle. H
"I took it oft the truck and forgot M
to put it back." Liebert denied he ■
had used the auger, which requires ■
two men to operate.
— Six empty paint drums, with a ■
salvage value of $4 to $10, were load- |
ed onto a city truck at Liebert's
direction, and were driven away
from the shop by the traffic director.
Liebert admitted taking the drums
(See OFFICIALr-Page 2)
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VOL. LXXXVII, NO. 217
installing and maintaining the entire
system of traffic control devices
throughout the city.
Contacted at his city hall office to-
day, Liebert admitted some of the
allegations are true, and denied oth-
er reports of use of city vehicles and
equipment.
"I try to be as honest as possible. I
admit some of it and I rationalize
the rest," Liebert said. "I guess it's
my week to be in the barrel." he
said, referring to recent personnel
investigations.
Among the acts attributed to Lie-
bert by informed sources, and his re- t
sponse to them, are:
—The director took a city-owned
trencher to his home the weekend of
Oct. 3 and 4 to dig ditches around a
stand of pine trees in his front yard.
He returned it to the traffic depart-
men shop the afternoon of Sunday, ‘
Oct. 4.
"That's right. I admit it," Liebert
said.
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polls Tuesday. Meanwhile, two Fifth
District congressional candidates
started whirlwind visits all over the
county meeting and greeting voters.
In addition to the national and
statewide races Tuesday, voters will
decide six State Senate contests with
three of them in Oklahoma County
and 38 house races, 15 in Oklahoma
County.
Voters will also decide five state
questions including the controversial
Liquor-by-the-drink issue which will
(See STATE—Page 2)
was in Ohio and planned to go on to
Michigan for a closing rally in his
hometown of Grand Rapids.
His Democratic challenger cam-
paigned in California and then
planned to wind up his two-year
quest for the presidency with a rally
in Flint, Mich., before flying to his
Georgia home.
The Michigan stop was inserted in
Carter's schedule at the last minute,
an indication the candidate believes
he still has a chance to carry Ford's
home state with its 21 electoral
votes.
Of uncertain impact was an inci-
(See CAMPAIGN—Page 2)
wearheR
Local: Sunny through Tuesday.
Overnight lows low 40s; highs
Tuesday around 70. (Details,
Page 15.)
"5 Associated Press
d Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter
Wind up their campaigns tonight
barely 100 miles apart in the Presi-
dent's home state of Michigan. And
if the poll takers are right, the can-
didates are approaching Election
Day in a virtual dead heat.
rJlToo close to call is the forecast
Both parties pushing
za pushing ill people over the brink.
You can join the parade of those
acting to prevent premature heart
attacks, rather than waiting to be
felled by one, fatally or with a long
road to recovery or perhaps only
partial health again.
Simply put. these are the principal
facts:
—The villain or killer in heart at-
tacks is severe atherosclerosis, a
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* B> Jim Young
* Democrats and Republicans
launched last-minute get-out-the-vote
drives today on the eve of the gener-
al election in which Oklahoma will
vote for president, decide six con-
gressional races, a corporation com-
r ~ Election details, Page 6, 9.
mission contest and local and legis-
lative elections.
Polls will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
Both political parties reported
they will be manning telephone
banks for the next two days as they
call voters urging them to go to the
long and cruel heart epidemic. This
means the saving of at- least 30,000
lives a year now of people in their
prime, and far more if the epidemic
becomes controlled further.
There are several possible scientif-
ic explanations for the downturn.
machinery, materials and manpow-
er for Hs ’ personal use during the
past 22 months, an investigation by
The Oklahoma City Times confirms.
Liebert used the city-owned equip-
ment at his country home east of
Tuttle, general sources within city
government said.
As traffic director, Liebert is the
highest executive in a department of
RENO, Nev. (AP) — After his fail-
ure to show up for two weekend ap-
pearances prompted police to search
for him, country-western singer
Merle Haggard contacted a hotel-ca-
sino here — to cancel an engage-
ment beginning tonight.
"I think the pressure got a little
too much and he decided to take off
a few days," said a friend and for-
mer member of Haggard's band.
A spokesman for Harrah's Club
said Haggard contacted the hotel
late Sunday to cancel a 10-day en-
gagement.
Spokesman Mark Curtis said Hag-
gard told the hotel he was breaking
the date for personal reasons. Curtis
wouldn't say where Haggard called
from or whether he explained his
disappearance.
Haggard did not appear at a Sat-
urday concert in Denver or a Sunday
concert in Salt Lake City. The Utah
Highway Patrol issued a message to
other police agencies that officers
were attempting to locate him.
Neither Haggard's manager nor
his family in Bakersfield, Calif.,
could be reached. Bill Woods of Bak-
Vote tomorrow!
coming from most quarters in the
hours before Americans go to the
polls in the nation's bicentennial
presidential election.
One major national poll gaye Car-
ter a one point lead. Another gave
Ford a one point lead.
But it's the electoral vote rather state gets all the electoral votes.
It takes 270 electoral votes to win
the election and few surveys show
either candidate with a firm lead in
enough states to make him feel cer-
tain of victory.
In his final day of campaigning for pay for the material after the city
the office he now holds through ap- receives bids on its salvage, at the
pointment, the Republican President rate of the highest bid.
"Nothing has been stolen," Liebert
said.
—Liebert had workers in the city
sign shop use city-owned material
and equipment to construct a metal
bracket to hold his mail box at the
Tuttle house.
The director denied this. He said
the mail box holder was made pri-
vately for him by an employee in the
shop, using material owned by the
worker, whom he identified as John
Peden. Peden said he made the box
holder at his home using city-owned
scrap material.
—That a'nameplate on the mail-
—The city truck that pulled the
ditching machine to Uebert's Tuttle
home was loaded with cement, sand
and gravel that also was taxpayer
property.
"I used some of the gravel; not the
cement," Liebert said today. He esti-
mated he used five gallons of gravel.
—The director drove a city-owned
Dodge pickup to Wichita, Kan., one
recent weekend and hauled a motor-
cycle belonging to his son back to
Oklahoma City.
Liebert denied allegations he had
hauled two motorcycles on the truck,
and said the main purpose of the trip
was to check out the signal and
parking system of Wichita and to in-
terview a prospect for the job of city
engineer. The man was later hired.
"I drove a pickup because I want-
ed to drive a pickup and to carry the
Suzuki back if you want to interpret
it that way," Liebert said.
—Liebert hauled several dozen
lengths of metal posts, like those
used for road signs, to his Tuttle
home on Aug. 27, 1976. Estimates
vary from 35 to 80 posts.
The director admitted taking the
posts, and said they were salvage
which the department would sell as
scrap. He said he fully intends to
By Mary Jo Nelson box, made in the likeness of a city
Oklahoma City traffic director Pat street marker, was made in the city
Liebert has appropriated city-owned sign shop.
Liebert denied thw. He said he
made the name plate when he was in
Fort Collins, Colo., and that It was
given to him as a gift when he left
there.
Risk factor9 control decreases heart attacks
against and controlling known "risk za pushing ill people over the brink, disease piycess in which vital arter-
factors" — the aspects of life style . You can join the parade of those ies become narrowed and clogged
that set people up for premature acting to prevent premature heart with fatty deposits, first and fore-
=—_______ attacks, rather than waiting to be most cholesterol. This prevents life-
Flrat article la a 19-part seriea by one. fatally or with a long sustaining oxygen from reaching
heart attacks hitting far too early in road |0 recovery or perhaps only heart muscle tissue, the brain, or
life. partial health again. other organs and tissues.
Also, there has been better medi- simply put. these are the principal —There is no single cause of ath-
cal care of those afflicted with heart fac(g; erosclerosis. There is no "bug" or
trouble — coronary care units and ‘ germ involved. There is no one thing
............................ pacemakers, for example, and lesser —The villain or killer in heart at-
the last 20 years have begun acting Impact from pneumonia and influen- tacks is severe atherosclerosis, a (See HEART Fage )
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president, secretary and treasurer.
Involved was the demand of Hall,
who was then governor of Oklaho-
ma, that he be paid $50,000 which he
would share with Secretary of State
John Rogers, in return for making
the decision.
Hail and Taylor could petition the
high court to reconsider its decision,
but such rehearings are almost nev-
er granted.
Hall had based his appeal on his
(See HALL—Page 2)
dead heat as Ford,
By Vivian Vahlberg
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The Supreme
Court of the United States today ing to hear appeals by Hhll and Tay-
ppheld the extortion and bribery
. convictions of former Oklahoma
jSov. David Hall and financier W. W.
\ JfDoc" Taylor.
The high court macta no comment
4 In announcing Its decision to close _
- the last avenue of appeal available to exert influence on the Board of
to Hall and Taylor. The 10th Circuit Trustees of Oklahoma's public em-
Court of Appeals, which had af-
firmed the convictions last May, will
now be responsible for carrying out^Corporation, of which Taylor was -
a healthy heart-Part I
Ths Fifth District Congressional election hes turned into a real
horse race.
Over $220,000 has been given to Mr. Edwards, which is normally
more than enough to win any Congressional district in Oklahoma.
Besides plenty of eastern campaign funds, Edwards received Colo-
redo beer money.
Tom Dunlap received about half this amount of money and most
of his contributions were raised locally. Ho turned down large
amounts of eastern union funds. Tom Dunlap is more conservative
than most voters realize and he is not controlled by foreign money
interests, Jimmy Carter or anyone.
Dunlap will help bring new industry and new jobs here and he
will worn harder to represent all the people in the district. Tom
Dunlap has the emotional stability and common sense to be a good
Congressman.
A better bet tomorrow is Dunlap in the Fifth.
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