Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 88, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 22, 1977 Page: 4 of 22
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: The Oklahoma City Times and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
MALL
• -35 at 1-240
BUS LINE #20
Council adopts
new
Edmond boundary
State teacher pay rated 44th
Raise called key to
T* A
Suspect arrested
shotgun killing
in
Fine liearinjx set
Livestock
Ask About the ENDOWWNI GUARANTEE TRUST FUND
F
Sell it... in the dessifiedt!
■?
TKS IS Htrnttl AN O»»t« TO MU NO* A SOUCRAHON Of AN O»T«
TO euv TKM MCUMTWS OtW IS MAM 0*1 SV MOSAKTUS WHKH
IN AU CAMS MUST ACCOMAANT O* MtCf M TH* OMjr
School panel
review due
6% INTEREST ON REfiUUR SAVIKS ACCOMTS
8% INTEREST OR S YEM DEBENTURES
NIGH SAVINGS IS NEITHER A BANK NOR A
SAVINGS AND LOAN. YOU’LL LIKE THE DIFFERENCE.
sion to discuss the em-
ployment of persontjel.
FOR FULL INFORMATION VISIT OUR OFFICE AT
1107 S.W. 44 TH, OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA.
434 I. BROADWAY-CHID, OKLA.
Service*
Sunday
SAM
10 AM
4 PM
Wed
730 PM
The city council today set a final hearing (or
March 1 on a proposal to make it a multiple
crime to park overtime on all Oklahoma City
parking meters.
The proposal would amend the existing ordi-
nance to make each hour a new and separate of-
fense when a car is parked overtime at any me-
ter.
The new ordinance would affect all parking me-
ters throughout the downtown area and where
ever they are located in lesser commercial dis-
tricts.
The fine for overtime parking at a meter would
become $2 per hour with the penalty going to $10
if the fine is unpaid after 15 days.
is legal for financially
healthy newspapers to
make joint operating
arrange n^nts.
ISaluVt JEvitR
"A New Way of Life"
427-4845
4IM4 (WM$r du an 731U
you think about what is '
implied, it ta a terrible
PUT YOUR LAWN IN
TH! MANOS OS THI
pRormiONAis.
Coll for o guorontwd weod
control ond lertilitotion *t ti-
met* todoy. fhui OMurmg
you o kith ond lovely town
oil spring ond summer long.
H you know your lot mt wo
con g<v« on opproaimot*
cost over the telephone,______
Maj>fairChurcb
of Christ
2340 NW 50th
OKLAHOMA CITY
V
'f
dents know they will have higher
water bills if they go to Edmond, but
they believe the cost is worth it. He
said residents there moved to the
area in the first place to take advan-
tage of the Edmond school system.
City Manager Jim Cook said there
is a distinction between Leavitt's Ad-
dition. in that it had always been In
the Edmond city limits and Fox-
briar, which has been developed
within Oklahoma City.
Balkan said the addition could he
transferred to Edmond provided that
city is willing to take over the Okla-
homa City obligation to repay the
developer for water mains.
Killing stands
WASHINGTON (AP)
— The Supreme Court
today'let stand a lower
court's decision that it
encouraged by some in-
surance industry offi-
cials to reappoint Card.
However, gubernato-
r I a 1 news secretary
Rob Pyron says the
governor has not yet
decided what to do and
is giving the subject
careful consideration.
A recent Times study
showed that Card and
Insurance Commission-
er Gerald Grimes have
rarely voted against
rate increases request-
ed by the industry.
Card and Grimes
have voted together on
27 separate occasions
to approve a series of
major Increases on all
types of insurance
rates, adding up to
more than $75 million
during the past two
years — with each of
these increases op-
posed only by the other
member of the board.
Willard Wegner.
Sources close to the
governor say he is con-
cerned about the voting
pattern on the board
"and if he decides not
to reappoint Mr. Card,
it will be because he
(7W
Other issues expected
to enter discussion are
procedures on discip-
line. the t e a c h e r's
length of day, assign-
ments and teacher
transfer.
"About 90 per cent of
our contract does not
involve pay raises,"
Mary Hepp said. "It
seems people think
that's about all we're
interested in. It's just
part of negotiations."
She said she expected
talks to go faster this
year, adding she felt
both sides were better
prepared.
Negotiations begin at
4 p.m. Wednesday at
the schools' administra-
tive building, 900 N
Klein.
ranking
If the sum is agreed by
the state legislature,
Oklahoma may stay in
its new national rank-
ing of 44th among all
states.
It had been ranked
48th
Drew said.
Oklahoma City teach-
ers meet the board of
education Wednesday
to resume negotiations
Alfred Eugene Stone, 45, of 1423
NE 25; Selma Joe McIntosh, 40. of
3240 Delmar Road, and Carl Stanley
Jones, 25, of 3128 SW 17, were
booked into the Oklahoma City jail
as material witnesses in the case,
officers said.
Witnesses told police Washington
had walked to a car that had pulled
to a curb in front of the residence
and after a short argument, a shot
rang out and the victim fell back
into a driveway.
A .410 gauge shotgun was believed
used in the shooting and police said
the assailant sped off in a 1975 Chev-
rolet
Washington named Jenkins as his
assailant before he died, police said.
3
Oklahoma City Council members
unanimously adopted a new bounda-
ry today dividing the city from Ed-
mond.
The new boundary straightens a
formerly irregular limit and will set-
tle a 15-year dispute over wide areas
that both cities had at one time an-
nexed.
Today's settlement came after
months of amicable negotiations.
The line goes like this — the joint
boundary follows Hiwasse Road
south to the Turner Turnpike, fol-
lows the turnpike to 1-35, goes north
to Memorial Road and along Memo-
rial to Thompson then north to Smil-
ing Hills Blvd, to Bryant then along
Bryant to NE 150 and from there to
Santa Fe.
It follows Santa Fe to 164th to a
point half way between Santa Fe and
Western. From that point it follows
the existing line.
All of Oklahoma Christian College
remains inside Oklahoma City lim-
its. At the point where the boundary
follows Memorial Road. Oklahoma
City owns all of Memorial to the
north right-of-way line.
The agreement leaves Leavitt's
Capitol View Addition inside the Ed-
mond city lines, making the only ir-
regular break in the line.
John Holliman, representing resi-
dents of Foxbriar Addition, attended
» an informal meeting of Edmond and
NIGH SAVINGS ms
A 55-year-old man today was ar-
rested on a first-degree murder
complaint in the shotgun slaying
Monday of a Denton, Tex., minister
outside a northeast Oklahoma City
residence.
The murder complaint was lodged
against Elzie Jenkins at mid-morn-
ing following the death about 10:30
p.m. Monday of Oscar B. Washing-
ton. 72, outside a residence at 2801 N
Success.
Washington was dead on arrival at
University Hospital of a shotgun
wound in the left tide of his back in-
flicted during a brief argument,
‘ which police say witnesses claim
may have stemmed from a "hex"
placed on Jenkins earlier by the vic-
tim.
; Oklahoma Qty officials today to say
residents of that area still want to be
in Edmond.
He and others from Foxbriar were
advised to bring a petition they have
circulated to the city council for for-
mal action in the future.
Nea) Balkan, Ward 3, chairman of
«• the council planning committee, said
the difficulty in deannexing Foxbriar
is that Oklahoma City already has
installed water and sewer lines and
has a 10 year payback agreement
with the developer to repay $85,000
for the water main investment.
He said only $2,000 had been paid
back. Holliman said Edmond offi-
cials are willing to annex the hous-
ing area, but not until Oklahoma
City has initiated such action.
The spokesman said Foxbriar resi-
The grand jury was called into session after a
petition drive secured sufficient signatures to call
for an investigation of allegations of attempted
bribery of city hall officials.
Although the allegation by the Zahns was not
announced as a reason for the circulating of the
grand jury petition, Coats today confirmed that
the Jury may be asked by the Zahns to consider
the possibility that he was offered a bribe.
The possible grand jury action, however, wasn't
brought up during the civil lawsuit by Zahn i
against the builder and developer which is being
conducted by Dist. Judge Jack R. Parr.
Are You Bored?
"So 1 hated life, be- |
cause what is done under I
the sun was grievous to '
me, for all is vanity and ;
striving after words."
(Eccl. 2:17) Boredom has
even caused murder.
"Killing time" is a com-
mon expression but when
Insurance panel member
wondering about future
The State Board for
Property and Casualty
Rates today voted SO
to reject a requested
$4.8 million increase in
commercial building
insurance rates re-
quested by the more
than 200 committees
represented by Insur-
ance Services Office of
Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma City
School Board's semi-
annual meeting to eval-
uate the superintendent
of schools begins at 7
p.m. today.
Dr. Tom Smith, su-
perintendent, will be
evaluated in the Audi-
torium, Administration
Building, Oklahoma
City Public Schools. 900
N Klein.
A spokesman said the
session will be closed to
the public. The board
claims the right to
meet in executive ses-
them limits on class
size, teacher absence
and a fully paid insur-
ance package.
She said $1,200 is
sought from the legisla-
ture. Local school
boards could be asked
for additional funds to
create a substantial in-
crease in salary next
year, Mary Hepp said.
Salary and the pay
scale will probably be
discussed last, she pre-
dieted. Discussion
items have been pre-
pared for months by
the ACT and its rival
organization. American
Federation of Teach-
ers.
•'I've been very
pleased with the inter-
est and concern shown
by the AFT," Mary
Hepp said. The ACT is
considered the princi-
pal bargaining agent |
for 2.500 Oklahoma City |
school teachers.
Beside the ACT pro-
posal of a base pay
raise of $1,200. Oklaho-
ma Education Associa-
tion and the state de-
partment of education
have suggested $1,200,
AFT has suggested
$1,500.
Gov. David Boren
has set aside a $900 an-
nual pay raise for
1 teachers in his budget-
package.
Robert H. Card. State
Board for Property and
Casualty Insurance
Rates secretary, was
unsure whether he was
coming or going today
as the three-member
panel began final con-
sideration of a $4.8 mil-
lion requested increase
for fire and a variety of
other coverages for
commercial buildings.
Card, whose six-year
term on the board ex-
pires next week, said
prior to the meeting he
had not yet received in-
dication w h e t h e r he
would be reappointed
or retired from the
board by Gov. David
Boren.
"This may be my last
meeting, but I don't
know." Card said.
Appointed to the
board In 1971, Card has
let it be known he
would welcome another
term.
And It is known that
Gov, Boren has been
Classy Ads
wants someone who
will take a more 'mid-
dle ground' approach in
the decisions," as one
source put it.
The board passes
judgment on all insur-
ance company rate re-
quests, as well as lan-
guage and provisions of
insurance policies.
The board still was
considering at noon to-
day the request by In-
surance Services Office
of Oklahoma for a 27.3
per cent rate hike for
commercial buildings
"extended coverage"
and an 8.6 per cent in-
crease in commercial
buildings' fire coverage
rates.
The current request
comes on the heels of a
$6.5 million increase
for the more than 200
companies represented
by ISO in October, 1975.
A raise of $1,200 per
teacher would put
Oklahoma on par with
its neighbor states, an
Oklahoma City teacher
union spokesman said
today
Joyce Drew of the
Association of Class-
room Teachers (ACT)
said $1,200 is a target
figure in this year's
contract negotiations.
thought
OVERCOMING
BOREDOM: Life cannot
be interesting to anyone 1
who is not interested. 1
"He regarded the world
not as a mirror in which
to gaze at his own face,
but as a window through
which to see God."
Growing is necessary
to defeat boredom. If
what you did yesterday
still looks big to you, you
haven’t done much today.
"I have a cure for bore-
dom that will never fail.
It is made up of 10 rules:
Go out among the people
and perform one kind act
10 time*.” An earnest
purpose either finda
time or makes it.
for a next year's con-
tract. Last year, talks
lasted three months,
said ACT bargaining
agent Mary Hepp.
The issue of an
_______ across-the-board pay
in taRcher pay, hike is important, she
added, but not the only
item expected to draw
debate. Teachers have
prepared 17 articles for
talks this year, among
ACINITOX
Professional
Lown Cara
M1-SS1I NOW an.airi
In Ovr 3OH» Yaar
PINK OR GREEN
LAWN
WEED CONTROL
s
SAT.
FEB. 24-27
COME LOOK AT
o
w
T
I
OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES
Zahn suit
Arson suspect sought
for flood
loss starts
n
Artist's sketch of suspected arsonist.
A
15-year dispute ends
"From what we have been able to determine so
far. our arsonist is probably an ex-employee of a
supermarket in the shopping center who was mad
about something." Thomason said.
Police said they believe the suspect lives in the
MidWest City or Del City area and has likely been
unemployed for the past several months.
Thomason said the man usually dresses in cas-
—j TIMES |-------
CITY ARCO
News
n
By Mike Ward
Midwest City police today asked public help in
capturing a a former supermarket employee who
they believe set a $300,000 fire which gutted a
shopping center on Sunday.
Lt. Eddie Thomason. Midwest City detective,
said authorities are searching for a man de-
scribed in his late 20s, of medium build and hav-
ing medium length hair and a short beard. • ual-type clothing and may be driving a late-model
sports car. similar to one seen leaving the fire at
the Glenwood Plaza shopping center.
Police this morning released a composite draw-
ma City area "with any possible information" on
the man's whereabouts to contact them.
A half dozen persons who were in the grocery
______________ store when the blaze broke out about 5 p.m. Sun-
James complained day gave police information used in compiling the
drawing. Thomason said.
Officials indicated the man likely returned to
the store several times Sunday trying to set the
fire, which was apparently started with matches
and lighter fluid.
Airline service report coining
City Councilman Merle ing of the suspect, asking residents of the Oklaho-
McCollum, said today.
The negotiations
were called for after
Ward 7 Councilman Go-
ree
at last Tuesday's coun-
cil session about Bran-
iff's lack of sky cap
service for its passen-
gers.
I
A report is expee'ed
• in the "near future"
from John Solomon.
Will Rogers World Air-
port director, on nego-
tiations with Braniff
Airlines aimed at mak-
ing arrangements to
improve the airlines'
customer s e r v i c e at
Will Rogers. Ward 8
An Oklahoma County District Court jury today
was seated to begin hearing testimony in a dam-
age suit for more than $500,000 by former Oklaho-
ma City Councilman Tony Zahn from the builder
of his flood-damaged home.
Zahn and his wife, Gwendolyn, filed suit for
$514,288 against Landco, Inc., Quail Creek South
Limited and two surveyors and engineers for
damage they sustained to their home during two
floods in 1974.
Alleging negligence, they have asked for
$187,788 In personal and real property damage,
$76,500 In personal injury and loss of consortium,
and exemplary damages of $250,000.
The suit alleges that an old back injury suffered
by Mrs. Zahn before the floods was aggravated as
a result of the flooding.
The Zahns said their home was severely dam-
aged in flooding June 8, 1974, and again Nov. 2,
1974.
Shortly after the first flood, Mrs. Zahn publicly
declared that John W. Johnston, president of
Landco, and Paul Johnston, vice-president, had
attempted to influence her husband to abandon
his efforts on behalf of flooded homeowners.
The accusation has been repeated to Dist. Atty.
Andrew M. Coats by both Zahn and his wife and is
expected to be the subject of an investigation by
the Oklahoma Cbunty Grand Jury, which also was [
impaneled today.
r4. Tuesday, February 22. 1977
Conservation
up in smoke?
The base switched to 90 per
cent fuel oil for heating last
week, in response to a Depart-
ment of Defense directive to all
military installations, he said.
The move to release natural
gas for other uses will continue
for 60 days.
The official said the black
smoke belches temporarily
when boilers are fired up. as
they were this morning when
workers returned after the long
holiday weekend.
Tinker Air Force Base's con-
tribution to the natural gas con-
servation effort became visible
abruptly today, as black smoke
generated by fuel oil poured
from the stacks of five central
steam plants.
A Tinker spokesman said
smoke churning from the steam
plant in Building 3001 caused
someone to turn in a fire
alarm, and base firemen re-
sponded with a routine check.
He denied reports that the
building was briefly evacuated.
Cow for Mil1 Being unem
ployed, ctn no longer afford
to feed my cow. Elm. st
I'm out of hsy. How much
sm I offered lor Elm. the
boardin' cow? Dul 20577.
U» O > o JB U» U» O JB «
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View one place within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Bennett, Charles L. Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 88, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 22, 1977, newspaper, February 22, 1977; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1797668/m1/4/?q=%22led+zeppelin%22: accessed June 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.