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1983
Uhe Uhirkazha Baily Exprr
VOL.92—NO.107
FOURTEEN PAGES
CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1983
United Press International
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Advocates, led by Rigga,
Lexington,
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A 56-year-old Oklahoma
“Gatorade, salt tablets and shoes were never received by
Willows.
advertising items and signs in
as hundreds of people — were 60 years old.
property and 66 million to
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to reenter their offices and
damaged homes.
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uninhabitable.
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Ersland Named
Barbershopper
Of The Year
OC Man Is Held
On Fraud Charge
Downtown Association
Picnic Plans Underway
Natural gas service to
homes remained off and
residents were advised to
continue boiling water to
avoid contamination. Phone
the victims.
According to police, it was
learned Malicoat had also
Mis Your Piper?
Chickasha subscribers who
miss service may get their Ex
press by calling the Circula-
tion Department, 224-2600,
between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m
Monday through Friday, or 8 00
a m to 9:30 a m Sunday
In return, Republicans possibly limiting the duration
agree todrop consideration of of the freeze was not crucial.
John Gardner
President
"The record is clear," a
beaming Markey said at a
“You have your work cut
out for you," Wright said.
"You can forget about the
Christmas Parade, Founders
Day. That's only a part of the
Chamber’s work, he said.
Wright is executive vice
president of the Chamber.
He reminded the workers of
the mortgage still on the
clean up the debris in a
supermarket so the store
could reopen.
discriminated against young
people.
Fresno County Sheriff's shops to assess the damage
deputies Mid the aftershock but sheriffs deputies said it
was measured at 4.3 on the was not yet safe to let the
Richter scale and occurred at merchants in.
contact the CofC office for
strategy.
Brooks aleo said that
KICK OFF BREAKFAST: Leon Poag, Windel Shockey, Curtis Brooks and Ernie Philpott
dscuss plans for the Chamber of Commerce membership drive kicked off with a continental
breakfast this morning at Best Western.
CofC Playing Conditions
Cited For Membership Drive
Rep. Cleta Deatherage, D- thwarted by efforts to keep
Norman, another foe, apolo- the bill in committee
Sunny Skies,
Gusty Winds
In Forecast
national
Light rain drifted acroes
the northern part of the state
early today, but the Notional
Weather Service was ex-
pecting the showers to end by
mid morning and give way to
sunny skies and gusty south
winds.
The showers formed in the
north central part of the state
and shortly before dawn had
moved into the northeastern
part of the stte. Skies
elsewhere this morning
ranged from clear to partly
cloudy.
Pat Brooks, (membership
drive chairman) set the
playing field conditions this
morning for the kickoff of the
annual membership drive of
the Chamber of Commerce.
He called on "coach” Bob
(Lombardi) Wright to discuss
the strategy for the next two
days by the team.
To the Washita Theater to see
RETURN OF THE
BLACK STALLION
Junior Ersland
Barbershopper of the Year
“Oklahoma's Most, Interesting—And Most Readable—Daily Newspaper"
The Chickasha Express
Invites
ELWOOD HOPKINS
A strong aftershock woke hauling away the brick and Services in Sacramento said
residents of earthquake- wood rubble of the old the quake caused 625.1
ruined Coalings early today buildings, some of which million in damage to private
Undersheriff R.D. Cottrell.
The checks are ficticious as
well as the signatures, said
Cottrell.
The firm’s account has
been closed since 1976, he
added.
Any business which has
received such checks should
contact Cottrell at the
sheriffs office.
Chamber of Commerce
building, salaries of the staff,
work of the various com-
mittees.
Wright pointed out that
Chickasha has a good
economic base and the
Chamber of Commerce has
had a big part in helping to
establish that base.
He Mid it will take at least
90 new members to keep the
CofC on an even keel.
"You'll find a few who got
mad at the Chamber a few
years ago,” he said. “That is
past This is the present.”
"We have to work together
for tomorrow," Mid Wright.
“You guys are paying for
nature of
resolution.”
the nuclear up at 5 p.m. Friday at The apparently been selling
demned” because of ex-
tensive damage. Monday’s
quake caused 631 million in
damage.
“It just woke a lot of ner- water lines. State officials
vous people up,” a sheriff's said 563 homes were
PRICE
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Highs this afternoon ware
"Keep It Barbershop" is the theme for the annual spring expected to be mostly in the
show of the Chickasha Singing Ambassadors, members of the 80s, with lows tonight from
Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of the mid 50s in the Panhandle
Barbershop Quartet Singing in America. to the mid 90s in the
The 15th annual show will be at 8 p.m Saturday in the southeast. South winds
Administration Building Auditorium at the University of gusting to 23 mph also were
Science and Arts of Oklahoma. being fwcut.
Featured as masters of ceremonies will be the McCain There is a chance for
brothers, Butch and Ben, from KTVY-Channel 4, Oklahoma scattered thunderstorms
aty said Dr. John Gardner, president Friday, when higha again
The McCain brothers will emcee the show and the After Glow should be in the 80s
to be held in the USAO Student Union Ballroom. The evtwvfed forecast calls
Net proceeds from the show go to the Jane Brooks School for for partly cloudy with mild
the Deaf, the Chickasha Opportunity Workshop, the USAO days and cool nights Saturday
scholarship fund, and the Barbershopper’s national project, the and Sunday with scattered
School for Logopedics in Wichita, Kan. showers ending in the east
Headliner quartet for this year’s show is the Vocal Saturday It should be fair
Orchestration Corporation of Lawton, the 1982 Southwest and warmer Monday
District champions. The quartet presents an excellent variety Lows should be from the
of quartet singing and mixes in a lot of comedy routines. UDDer 40s in t. nortwatt
Also appearing on the show will be two local quartets, the theuppereos in the .>
Ramblin Notes and the Acapella Cacophony. Saturday, dropping
Junior Ersland has been honored this year as and 50s Sunday and Monday
Barbershopper of the Year The honor is accorded one member Highs Saturday and Sunday
who other members believe has done an outstanding job of shuld be from th e0
promoting the organization and its projects. to the mid70s, warmingto the
oumm mmumummmum upper 70s by Monday.
post-vote news conference, smelling salts" will be
"We have not in any way seen available for the workers and
a dilution of the essential the new members they sign
Meridian Alumni
Reunion Saturday
The Meridian Alumni
Reunion will be held Saturday
in the First Lutheran Church,
Ninth and Minnesota.
Registration will begin at 6
p.m. and the meal will be
served at 7 p.m.
All former students,
teachers and parents are
invited to attend. Everyone is *
asked to bring sandwiches,
chips and dip. Homemade ice
cream and cake, drinks,
silverware and plates will be
furnished. Ample parking
will be available north of the
church.
For more information call
Alice Seebeck, 453-7024, or
Howard Brinkley, 2246080.
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spokesman Mid.
The continuing aftershocks
had convinced about 900 resi-
dents of the farm community
to sleep in tents. About 560
homes had been "con-
sponsors, mainly Democrats, opponents. membership so they can
lost a key point Republicans “Several weeks ago it continue to profit and reap
succeeded in attaching an looked like we were going to more profits,” he added,
amendment that would allow be rolled, "he Mid. The freeze Brooks Mid that as the
arms-control negotiators to supporters “can claim drive enters the fourth
set a time limit on how long a anything they want," he quarter and facing the goal
negotiated freeze would added, but "we weren't line stand (opposition to
remain in effect without arms rolled." membership) the member
reductions. Sponsors Mid the language should cai time out and
fearful of further tremors — Some businessmen com- public property
slept in tents outside their plained they were not allowed
DISTRICT WEATHER
Clear to partly cloudy and
mild tonight. Partly cloudy
and warm Friday with a 30
percent chance of thun-
derstorms. Local tem-
peratures: 12 noon today 76,
Wednesday high 90, overnight
low 90.
3:15 a.m. PDT. They Mid it Many homes were declared service and electricity were
did not cause any new unsafe because of structural restored to many parts of
damage or Injuries. damage or leaks in gas and townandeo volunteers helped
Members of the Chickasha
Police Department's
Criminal Investigation
Division became involved in
the case, which led to
Malicoat's arrest, after
several citizens complained
about a Mason Shoe
Salesman who had taken
orders for shoes, collected
either a deposit or the full
amount of the order, and the
This coupon good for two
tickets to see the above
picture.
We Saw
Tina Jenkins, talking about
the Meridian Alumni Reunion
to be held Saturday...Sandy
Ford, running an errand at
the Daily Express...Fran
Saccente, greeting guests at
the second birthday
celebration for Women’s
Service Center... Jim Sheerer,
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Nigh To Sign Beer Bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) Effective date will be 90 ichading Mothers Against Mid raising the age limit she Mid might believe she
— Gov. George Nigh Mid days after adjournment of the Drank Driving, stood and would dramatically reduce had maneuvered against the
today he will sign the bill Legislature, expected in late dapped without challenge on the traffic accident toll from bill in committee.
boosting the minimum age to June. The bill carries a costly the first two votes, a demon- drunken driving. "I believe people are adults
2! for buying beer penalty. It provides that any stration not normally per- Riggs Mid It also would when they are 16," she Mid.
The House in a rebuff of beer dealer violating the act mitted under the rales. reduce alcoholism by “We have derided we are
Speaker Dan Draper voted 93- shall be subject to revocation Beer lobbyist Sandy delaying the age when people going to keep extending child-
7 for the bill Wednesday. The of his or her license. Schaeffer sat glumly in the start drinking. hood... Weare not going to let
current minimum is 18. A coalition of Democrats gallery with her chin resting Draper denied allegations them grew up."
That sent the bill to the and Republicans, led by Rep. against a clinched hand, that he had threatened House Rep. Rom Duckett, D-Mue-
governor, who has five days David Riggs, D-Tulaa, won during debate. She left before members if they voted tang. Mid states which had
to approve or veto it. three decisive votes that the final vote. against the bin or that he had raised the age had shown a
Nigh, who for several permitted advocates to para Draper, who had sue- kept other beer bills from significant drop in accidents
months has refused to take a the new age limit on the floor cessfully bottled up other coming out of committee in this age group.
position on age 21, disclosed after repeated defeats in versions of the bill in com- "I somewhat resent Im- "In the 11 years I have been
for the first time today that committee. mittee,hadledamovetoload plications that I have done in the House," he Mid, “I
that he would approve a bill Draper, who recently was down the latest bill in com- everything I could to kill the have never seen a measure
that went higher than age 19. charged with drunken mittee with a series of bill," Draper Mid. where the people were more
“I’ve long agreed that the driving, was among a handful amendments designed to He said he permitted united. This is an historici
age should be raised, the who spoke against the bill make it impossible to pass, several amendments to be moment"
minimumbeing 19," Nigh Wednesday. One of them would have affixed to the substituted bill Rep. Charlie Morgan, D-
U ... While am not sure . He called t it a banned beer sales in taverns in order for all of the issues to Prague, said the will of the
that21 is the magical age, it is "hyprocritical law that and grocery stores. Another be considered. Houne had previoualy been
better than 18 and I will sign cannot be enforced.” would have banned ~
the bill." The first test was on a refrigeration.
Nigh, who was in Raleigh, motion to suspend the rules
N.C., attending a meeting of after Draper held a Riggs
the Education Commission of substitute motion was out of
the States, stated his position order. That carried 91-19.
through his Capitol office. Riggs then won a 92-7 vote in
In refusing earlier to en- favor of a floor substitute,
dorse a 21-year minimum, The motion restored the bill
Nigh Mid he had yet to be to the exact language ap-
convinced that this would proved earlier by the Senate
reduce auto fatalities and made it possible for the
In his news release today, bill to go to the governor
he Mid “Oklahoma has been without returning to the
one of the leading states in Senate,
recent years in the enactment The third victorious vote
of programs and legislation was for final passage,
which restrict drinking and House members as well as
driving.” spectators in the gallery,
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the same manner.
Malicoat had been staying
in a local motel, where he was
arrested at 11 p.m. Wed-
nesday, since April 3. He was
taken to the Grady County
Jail where he is being held for
Canadian County officers.
Chickasha officers are
preparing information to
present the Grady County
District Attorney’s office for
possible filing of charges of
obtaining money by false
pretense in the Chickasha
area.
Anyone who has ordered
any item from Malicoat,
particularly advertising
items such as business cards,
calendars, signs, or Mason
shoes are urged to contact the
Criminal Investigation
Division at 222-2100,
Extension 232, as soon as
possible
Further plans for a donated by members June 12, taking care of business at the
membership drive family continuation of the Downtown Daily Express. ..Lorene
picnic were discussed during Beautification Project and Kniss, with a friendly
A team of six architects, Wednesday’s meeting of the possible improvements that greeting...Dawn Dye, on her
specialists in earthquake- Downtown Association. could be made for Founders way to a special event.
proof construction, surveyed The picnic 18 scheduled for Day. Treva Parrish, taking care
the niire of the commercial 1 p m. Sunday, June5, on the Also discussed was of some publicity...Edith
gized to any House members “I can gurantee you,” he
Mid, “that any poll taken on
integrity would rank mem-
bers of the House below
bankers and used car
dealers”
Rep. Cal Hobson, D-
area, where 214 businesses east side of Shannon Springs delinquent accounts among Windle, taking care of a chib
were destroyed or damaged. Park. Among the activities association members. The job...Erin Brooke Ledford,
They concluded the entire planned include canoe rides, group agreed to carry the visiting her grandmother,
downtown area of the farm Further discussion about the account for 120 days then Floye Elston... Ann Erwin,
and oil community of 7,300 project will take place during drop the member from the making music... Roland and
people should be razed, then next week’s meeting. association if the account is Judy Fox, enjoying a night
rebuilt Mayor Keith Scrivner Other business brought not paid up. Plus, committees out.Mrs. Troy Capps, taking
also told about 70 merchants before the association in- will be assigned to plan Crazy care of details. . .Carol Lister, PAT BROOKS, drive chairman talks about the playing
all but a few of the buildings eluded a Sidewalk Safe for Daysslatedfor July 14,15 and winning at Lawton...Mike conditions for the Chamber of Commerce membership drive
would be demolished. White Elephant items 16. Heilman, waving to a friend, now underway.
Mid It
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more than 30 pending
amendments.
Resolution author Edward
Markey, D-Mass., called the
approval “a historic vote... to
repudiate a sitting
president’s negotiating
position with the Soviet
Union” at the Strategic Arms
Reduction Talks in Geneva.
“It is the position of the
House of Representatives, as
voiced through an over-
whelming vote here this
evening, the American people
want a freeze now in the
nuclear-arms race between
the United States, and the
Soviet Union, and then
.substantial reductions to
follow that nuclear freeze,"
he Mid.
“This is a major victory for
the people of this country at
the grass roots."
The resolution, which now
goes to the Senate where its
chances of passage are dim,
calls on the United States and
the Soviet Union to negotiate
an "immediate mutual and
verifiable freeze” on
production, development and
deployment of nuclear
weapons, then reduce their
nuclear arsenals.
President Reagan, who re-
peatedly warned its passnge
would tie the hands of U.S.
arms negotiators and send
the wrong message to the
Soviets, had no immediate
comment on the vote.
Rep. William Broomfield,
R-Mich., who led the freeze
opposition as ranking
what is being done today,” he City man was arrested
continued. “They (the Wednesday night by
prospects) are riding along Chickasha police on a
on your shirt tails.” "Every warrant from Canadian
business which makes a County charging Virgil W
profit should invest in a Malicoat with obtaining
Chamber of Commerce money by false pretense
Strong Aftershock Rocks Being Passed
। W । . At least two bogus checks
Quake-Ruined Coalinga EnEomosavectsnenem
• over to the Grady County
COALINGA, Calif. (UPI) - Heavy equipment has been The Office of Emergency Sheriff’s Office, said
Arms Freeze
Passes House
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Republican on the House
Joyous sponsors of a nuclear Foreign Affaire Committee,
freeze resolution that penned Mid the adoption of more
the House overwhelmingly than 10 amendments during
claimed a "great victory" for six days of debate “really
Americans and a repudiation pointed out the imperfection"
of President Reagan’s arms of the original resolution,
control policies. Broomfield Mid the final
But the 270-140 approval result was much better than
came after resolution expected by the resolution
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