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Storm Eases Grip On Midwest
Electronic Problem May Ruin
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Freeze Vs. Defense
The Echoing Nuclear Debate For Flood Relief
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CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1983
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To the W ashita Theater to see
As the Line Creek project
nears Phase II, the City of
Chickasha would like to hear
any possible alternatives to
flood relief along the area.
City Manager Chester Simons
reported Monday
In late summer, the city
completed Phase 1 of the Line
Creek project, which included
clearing timber for channel
excavation Phase II involves
improving approximately
European Space Agency,
which built Spacelab, said
engineers were trying to
determine if there was a way
to work around the faulty
unit, but there was a
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PROCEhod trom’the Junior Social Workers annual Spaghetti Day go to the Care-N-Share
poram from the ministerial alliance of Chickasha. Rev Jerry Kirkpatrick d the First
Qirisban Church, is receiving a check for $200 from Junior Social Workers Carol Griffin and
Carmen Lamar.
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attend the meeting
The Chickasha Express
Invites
followed by two 30-minute
sessions where the students
can visit with the school of
their first and second choice
In addition to the list of
colleges mentioned in Sun-
day's edition of The Daily
Express, Langston
University will also be rep
sented tonight
Parents, junior and senior
crew of
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The attacks on the Marines
began with a single rocket-
propelled grenade Sunday
night, followed by two ar-
tillery rounds at dawn
Monday that hit inside the
U.S compound near Beirut
airport
At noon, a series of shells
crashed along the coast at the
other end of Beirut from the
port to about a half mile from
the U.S. Embassy The army
said four people were hurt but
Christian Phalange radio said
one person was killed
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college
“Many of us are running
out of money,” said
Trailways passenger Steve
Ockman. 23, of Cleveland.
Ohio, who was stranded in
Nebraska on Saturday.
Nebraska residents hauled
groceries home Monday on
sleds, a bar in Mankato,
Minn , offered an all-day
happy hour with cut-rate
drinks and 25-cent ham-
burgers, and snowed-in
residents of Kansas towns
found life boring.
"Everything’s at a stand-
still,'' said Wilma Anthony,
who works at the Cheyenne
Cafe in Bird City, Kan. "You
can t get out, you can’t get in.”
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In The Sports Section On Page Six:
I NEW YORK (UPI) — Coaches ratings announced
surviving its scariest today and is virtually guaran-
moments of the season, teed to end the regular season
Nebraska maintained its where it started — ranked No.
wide lead in the latest UPI 1 I
Nigh Makes Greatest
Speech Of His Career
With A Shuttle View On Page Two
Four Spacelab Experiments
SPACE CENTER. Houston Veteran commander John
i UPI) — Columbia's busy Young and his “red team” of
astronauts ran a series of Robert Parker and West
tests today to determine how German physicist Ulf Mer-
space travel affects the bold and co-pilot Brewster
human body, but a problem Shaw and his "blue team”
around the clock on two shifts
to gather data on the most
ambitious shuttle flight ever
The one problem of possible
major significance to
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI)
- Gov George Nigh huddled
with legislative leaders today
on whether to hang on to his
entire $654 million tax
package in the face of
anuncertain uphill fight or to
modify his proposals
Nigh and his staff met with
with House and Senate
leaders and their staffs at a
mansion breakfast.
One question under
discussion was whether to go
after the tax on an all-or-
nothing basis or to seek a
smaller package as well as to
propose further costcutting
measures
"You have a terrible choice
to make. I’ve made mine,”
Nigh told the convening
special session of the
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This coupon good for two
tickets to see the above
picture
in many areas In Min- City, hit by 13 inches of snow
neapolis, the 11.8 inches of The Kansas victims in-
snow Monday raised the eluded two Air Force
monthly total to 28 2 inches. Academy cadets, Brian
breaking a 40-year-old Bullard and Dianne L
record. Duluth had nearly 10 Williams, who died of carbon
inches of new snow, for a monoxide poisoning when
monthly total of 35.6 inches their car was stuck in 6 feet of
The death toll since Friday drifted snow on Interstate 70
included six people each in Authorities found a diary
Nebraska, Georgia, Kansas. Bullard kept describing their
Minnesota and Iowa, five in struggle to stay alive
Arizona and Colorado, four in The Nebraska state patrol
Indiana, two in Wyoming and said icy roads and wind-
one in Texas. whipped snow kept three
Six Minnesota men died of buses stranded today in
heart attacks after shoveling McCook, in the southwestern
snow Iowa recorded five corner of the state
deaths due to heart attacks or Passengers were housed in
exposure while removing two churches and the gym
snow, and four died in Sioux nasium of the community
students are encouraged to
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with an electronic data
collector threatened to ruin
four Spacelab experiments
Despite the problem, scien-
tists and engineers said they
were pleased with the first
day of operation of the
European-built Spacelab in
the veteran space shuttle
Most of the today's experi-
ments in the scientific
laboratory nestled in
Columbia’s big cargo bay
were aimed at exploring the
human body’s natural
balancing system
press
United Press International
A blizzard eased its grip on
the Midwest today as the
storm drifted into Canada,
leaving behind a blanket of
snow stretching from
Colorado to Illinois. Dozens of
deaths were blamed on the
six-day storm
At least 47 people died on
snow-slick highways, in plane
crashes and as they shoveled
out the heavy snows.
A 74-year-old woman died
of exposure in Tribune. Kan.,
authorities said Monday The
woman apparently fell out-
side her home Sunday and
could not move to shelter.
Drifts in Goodland, Kan.,
stood 10-feet tall in some
sections, police said
Blowing snow continued to
strand truckers in Iowa and
travelers in scattered spots
across the Plains today And
a new, smaller storm
threatened to dump 4 to 8
inches of snow across parts of
Utah, Wyoming and
Colorado.
Winter storm warnings
continued over northeast
Minnesota, northwest
Wisconsin and Upper
Michigan, as residents
braced for up to 6 inches of
new snow
The snowstorm’s tail left
overnight snowfalls of 9 in-
ches at Eau Claire, Wis., and
7 inches at Wausau, Wis The
snow tapered off to flurries
over most of Michigan today,
hut snow showers were ex-
pected in the north, with
accumulations up to 4 inches
likely.
The heavy snows, which
closed hundreds of Minnesota
schools and offices Monday,
hit record highs for the month
thechoitcrwasomdar.teosai Ia inerense meansasaying bo th legislators.and visitors He said't also means voting
no to progress or yes to a tax over the state, “no” to quality insthdgaleryrThe applause against revenue increases for
increase education and "no” to II , , then the city streets, county roads and
Nigh, whose tax program gress Pro legislators and visitors stood country bridges
has come under attack by the Nigh, who is noted for his cheering P5n e Senate President Pro Tern-
Daily Oklahoman, told humor and gentle ways, “Mv regret » Nih con. pore Marvin York, D-
egislators the critical at became dead serious as he tinued “is that his n-r at Oklahoma City, praised Nigh
tacksnareGaylord turned his fire against me* for stating needs and ex
does not own him Gaylord who has been you because of his inability to plaining what the alter
House I lemocrats planned printing a series of editorials defeat me at the polls ’ ' natives would be
anothercaucusthisafternoon in th Daily Oklahoman at- Nigh, Who is asking for tax just don’t think we can
the tax D ickace 8s n tacking Nigh and legislators increases to raise $654 million ‘urn our backs on the
There was more eloom than for their tax.p lans. over the next 19 months, progress we have made.
otnerew in egl i a ho igh said he was proud of emphasized again that his York said
optimism i in both houses being governor and proud of proposals call for no salary . ,
Monday .as to prospects for being re-elected. increases for teachers r As for Nigh s remarks
passage of the entire tax "But I think the proudest others but only to maintain concerning Gaylord. York
program., particularly the momer in my life” Nigh progress” said, know how he feels
second cent of a 2-cent sales said, "are those times that I He said to vote against it We have that in common '
axsb0osl, n . read the editorials of The means voting for two steps "If the choice was to do
joint W 0 rm e e ore a Daily Oklahoman and backward what is pleasing to that
ointsesssinnftheHouseand become more and more He said a "no" vote means particular newspaper or to do
Sena tem the House chamber, convinced that the people saying "no” to expressways what is right, York said,
when h longs an ing ovation know that Eddie Gaylord in Oklahoma City and Tulsa 111 do what is right every
own said Gay lord d'dn does not own George Nighto the "Northwest Passge time and 1 know the governor
Nigh's omnibus tax bill was t>nuS ""He has," Nigh Z to work on U S highways 81 feels the same way '
introduced in the House And he never will ” * 2170,69and others, and saying Nigh proposed to increase
Monday. Speaker Jim Nigh's remarks sat ge no "to progress in mental the state sales tax to 4 cents.
Barker, D-Muskogee, and cheeringgandaappingetrrom healthueeducation, law en from ’ - to raise excise
former House Speaker Bill P 8 rorcement taxes on liquor
Willis, D-Tahlequah, are
principal authors. While
declining to call the program
doomed. Barker conceded it
will be tough to win passage
of a 2-cent sales tax increase
He s.aid there had been
suppo rt earlier for 1 cent.
House Minority Leader
Frank .Davis, R-Guthrie, BEIRUT. Lebanon (UPI) Syrian-backed Druze
moved the House adjourn the u.s Marines remained on Moslems
session and go home Monday their highest state of alert I . ,
after Nigh's speech Barker today following a series of The sound of artillery
declined to consider the new shelling attacks on them battles between the Lebanese
motion, and there was no positions around Beirut army and Druze Moslem
protest. International Airport rebe s on the ridge
N gh said to say “no” to a An unidentified Marine who overlooking Beirut rolled
suffered a concussion from across the capital into the
one of five heavy artillery early morning hours today
rounds that slammed into the A Lebanese army
compound after dark Monday spokesman, speaking after
was listed as the first several abortive attempts to
casualty for the new 22nd establish a ceasefire, said
Marine Amphibious Unit that heavy fighting had
arrived in Beirut two weeks repeatedly tapered off, only
ago. to erupt again in the Shouf
dome painted with dots of The bombardment, in mountain region
various colors and sizes salvos of two rounds and then With the Mannes under e ~
Although a camera that three rounds, hit along the attack and heavy artillery now rlurries
was to snan nictures of eve eastern perimeter of Manne exchanges continuing bet- E . I -r . i
movements proved lines around the airport, said ween the Lebanese army and Expected Tonight
inoperable, mission control Maj. Dennis Brooks, a the Druze, representatives of United Press International
instructed the spacemen to go Marinespokesman. Lebanon s warring factions A high pressure system
possibilty that data from a head with the experiment yThe she lling forced, the assembled in Rome to try brought clear sk.es and crisp
those four experiments would and verbally record them Ma inesin to their foxho les again to solidify a cease-fire temperatures to Oklahoma
be lost for the entire mission experience. . ' “Is ‘ ,a , ndi ton 1 President Amin Gemayel this morning but the
Despite the problem flight The twoalso nortian , a- m‛ 1 u 8 6s 1 e 0 went to Rome seeking con- National Weather Service
directr chuck Lewis said he a"Qermanlsoepprmpatedin wadines-Bvearlyttday.the tinued Italian support before wasnexpecting, skies to
major systems of Columbia which they wore a special maximum alert going on to Washington become partly cloudy later
awaiting and Spacelab were working helmet cnin4nspe “msa ™ la i Wednesday for talks that today and a few snow flurries
Spacelabs results was the well minlattrgtontaining The Mannes would say only Lebanese officials consider in the northwest tonight,
failure of an electronic unit The crew was just as busy front of one ionscreenin hat the fire was from an crucial to head f Highs today were predicted
that serves as a link between today as during the r firstday television one.eye a nd a unknown, origin" but fighting 10 range from the upper 40s to
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r "" "* I * Monday morning, when the Payne, Randy Surga Lyn wounded 20s to the upper 30s by
theives broke open doors and PIttenridge, Jack Walker Saturday
ransacked the buildings exchanging humorous stones g
Eugene Putman of the together Monday night. ( mrAm Ni;cj
( ollege Heights Baptist Nancy Schroeder, with a \ ( | | IN I C n T
A | Church at 1202 Grand Ave friendly greeting Jeanne 8
AImpga 1 *, 4_I reported police at 7:18 Mather, grocery shop-
Along Line Creek Toniaht At CHS
gn o g unknown persoms) forced Minn., in 28 inches of snow F ' 1 ’ U 1 1 1 • 1 • I I •
8,000 feet of channel a nd open a door at the church and Fnia u 1 I _ •
stabilizing channel banks once inside broke open three work Jhn Ma'rtin in H Career N ight at Chickasha
Phase II is funded by a other doors The subject then "jroim Martin, in a High School is slated to get
federal grant preceded t rirleSthrough desk telephonesonversation..Ann underway at 7 o’clock tonight
"The city is interested in drawers and upon finding a Irmtiondsscpssing sales representatives from
discussing alternatives to the bank bag emptied its contents getting someth n0 various colleges, trade
project, securing public on the floor The suspect took new i.m something schools and branches of the
perceptions of possible ad a Radio Shack calculator conversation Johnson, in.a military services scheduled
verse impacts that would from the pastor's office and busy at work Hanrv i v present ,
result from the project and left the building with a cheerv nryJones, Financial Aid Director
possible minimization Monday around 6:30 p.m ning 1 ‛ heery mor from the University of
measures," city officials the Free Will Bantist Church ofh.«^ n . Science and Arts of
ed in their public release at 2402 South 16th reported an trying to mke Donne Cofer, Oklahoma, Gail Thorsen will
Simons said the notice was a unknown personisentered pLi maxeasae Ernest begin the evening with a
requirement of the grant. thechurchbybreakingotrred Teowratomplaining about workshop on how fo receive
“If somebody's got a gripe door knob locks A Realistic financial aid for college and
about something or doesn't Brand Cassette Player and ), tadeschools
know how it’ll work. we want two large speakers'with a ' After the workshop, every
to hear about it," Simons total value of $450 were taken A 20 percent chance of a qneswi have an opportunity
commented TheChurchof Christ at 1601 shower r snow rhancegoa tvisitthe represt n tat ives
The city requests written South 16th Street stated to tonight Mostly sunn and and recei veapplica tions for
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Drew, Charles C. The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 92, No. 285, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 29, 1983, newspaper, November 29, 1983; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1870236/m1/1/?q=1980.005.121: accessed July 3, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.