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34
VOL.93—NO.33
CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1904
miles a second, Bruce,” said like Florida. It is Florida! It
is the Cape,” he said,
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titiously had taped phone bail to dangerous defendants,
discussions with a number of calling for uniform sen- ment, sponsored by Rep. Rod
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Senate Approval On Tax Bill Near
Verden News
Andy Rooney
With The Comics On Page Seven
“Scar Face”
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Jet Backpack Flights
Are Termed Successful
The Sky's No Limit'
Studies Women Astronauts
"We thought for sure we
were going to freeze to
death,” Henley said Monday
protect the rights of the
newborn and handicapped.
The House defeated the
Chandler amendment 231-182.
Reps. Mike Synar, Wes
Watkins and Dave McCurdy,
voted for the amendment,
while Reps. Jim Jones and
Glenn English, both D-Okla.,
and Mickey Edwards, R-
Okla., voted against it.
the wake of disclosures that
President Reagan’s head of
the U.S. Information Agency,
Charles Z. Wick, surrep-
ASTROGRAPH
Bernice Bede Osol
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$500 million damage to Flori-
da's citrus crop and experts
feared the predicted second
freeze would even kill some of
the trees But forecaster
Ralph Pendleton said the
freeze missed the citrus
region
Had the freeze hit, many
citrus growers would have
been forced to cut damaged
trees to a stump, and would
have to wait 8 to 10 years for
them to produce enough fruit
to be profitable again.
Winds calmed across East
Texas Monday after two days
of range, timber and grass
fires blackened more than
6,000 acres.
Warm air surged into the
western Plains Monday after-
noon, sending temperatures
into the 50s and 60s.
Never before in the 23 tiny gas jets for any length of
spacewalks conducted by the time.
defeated an amendment that
would have deleted it from
the bill.
Supporters of the amend-
in The Sports Pages,
Maloney
Picks
OU
In Today's
Express
Mour
Birthday
Line Item
Veto Defeated
A group of House con-
servatives failed to win ap-
proval of what they termed
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an experiment involving the
With Coming Events On Page Three controversial line item veto.
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The Chickasha Express
invites
Bud Sanders
To the Washita Theater to see
amendment, the Senate
passed the crime bill 91-1. It
includes provisions denying
District Weather
Mostly clear tonight, in-
creasing cloudiness and mild
Wednesday. Local tem-
peratures: noon today M,
Monday high 54, overnight
low 38
roads, closing schools and
breaking or tying a dozen low
temperature records across
the Gulf states.
“The snowstorm came up
all of a sudden,” said Herman
Henley, a dirt biker trapped
in a storm Tennessee's Carter
Mountain. He survived
because he and his son-in-law
George Harrison,
carried a small flight bag.
Paul McCartney, 21, stood
side by side with John Len-
non, 23. Ringo Starr, 23,
wearing a bulky scarf around
his neck, was last off the
plane
They were the Beatles —
the sons of working-class
English families who were
creating a sensation in
Europe. They had fans in
Germany and fans in
England, and now they had
fans in America
people.
Sponsoring Sens. Dale
Bumpers, D-Ark., and
Howard Metzenbaum, D-
Ohio, attempted to tack the
provision as an amendment
to a comprehensive crime
control bill the Senate
debated — and eventually
passed overwhelmingly —
during the week.
Bumpers and Metzenbaum
argued the telephone-taping
authority to reject specific By HARRY CULVER increases on beer, cigarettes, gasoline and whisky. York said
projects - the so-called “line OKLAHOMA CITY (UPD — The Senate Finance Committee tie governor assured them he was supporting all of those
See Page Two item veto" the president placed al-centsalestax bill on itsagenda today in another step original proposals and "He also indicated he would be for
requested this year - in a toward its expected passage this week, removal of any other sales tax exemptions the House and
routine library funding bill. The committee was expected to forward the bill to the Senate Senate could agree on.”
After defeating the Baby Doe section and.
fencing, increasing penalties Chandler, R-Wash., argued
for drug offenders and the provision amounted to
strengthening child por- unwarranted government
nography laws. intrusion into a most personal
Boren and Nickles voted for decision involving
the bill. traumatized parents faced
"Baby Doe” Debated with a life-or-death decision.
The House adopted Critics chose to frame the
legislation expanding federal debate as a "right-to-life"
child abuse laws to include issue in which the govern-
the nontreatment of severely ment has the responsibility to
aoa
This coupon good for two
tickets to see the above
picture. *
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. football field length. On stunning twin failure of two
(UPI) — Spacewalker Bruce NASA television monitors, he communications satellites
McCandless severed his link looked like a white ghostly worth $150 million that were
with the mother ship and figure hanging in space. launched from the shuttle
soared on his own thousands After McCandless returned Monday and last Friday,
of miles across space today, to the safety of Challenger, The dual manned
using a "Buck Rogers” jet fellow spacewalker Robert maneuvering unit flights set
backpack to become the first Stewart, 41, latched a second the stage for the next shuttle
17,500-mph human satellite. 49-inch tall jetpack to the mission when George Nelson
The 46-year-oldgray-haired back of his spacesuit will fly over to a crippled sun-
astronaut, with nothing breathing apparatus and watching satellite called
between him and the bluish- went off flying. Solar Max to retrieve it for
white planet 175 miles below, Stewart stopped 304 feet repairs.
orbited along with the shuttle from the winged space Another five-hour
Challenger, keeping it in sight freighter before heading spacewalk is scheduled for
at all times during the back. He said the approach to Thursday when the
historic space excursion. Challenger was a “little astronauts again will fly the
"That may have been one different” from the helicopter manned maneuvering units.
small step for Neil but it’s a landings he made in Vietnam. The astronauts return to an
heck of a big leap for me,” McCandless, meanwhile, unprecedented landing at
McCandless said, referring to climbed onto a special work Cape Canaveral Saturday.
Neil Armstrong's first words platform on the end of the Commander Vance Brand,
when he stepped on the moon ship's 50-foot mechanical copilot Robert “Hoot” Gibson
in 1989. McCandless spent 10 arm. Ronald McNair, wat- and mission specialist
years preparing to test the ching from inside the cabin, McNair were prepared to
manned maneuvering unit, maneuvered the spacewalker move the shuttle over to
He moved cautiously at over to an instrument rescue the spacewalkers if
first with the boxy, $10 million package to simulate the something went wrong with
jetpack, controlling its move- satellite repair job planned in the jetpacks, but the two
ment with joy sticks. April. spacewalkers had no dif-
He then turned on the gas it all was a spectacular ficulty.
and soared out to 150 feet, demonstration of America’s "You may get the name of
returned and then flew 320 expanded spacefaring the world's fastest human
feet away — more than a capability and followed the being, going along there at 4
handicapped newborn.
The so-called "Baby Doe”
The 24 nitrogen gas jets in referring to the Cape
the backpack, which had the Canaveral launch site they
American flag emblazoned on left Friday. “It’s really a
its right side, had the beautiful panorama.” • -
capability of propelling McCandless had nothing
McCandless up to 1.5 mph in but praise for the backpack,
relation to the shuttle. Both although he did note it
were traveling at the 17,500- "shutters, rattles and |
stumbled onto a hunter's
cabin.
Gingrich argued that if loor immedately. In addition to beer and cigarettes, the Senate is considering
Congress was serious about Senate President Pro Tempore Marvin York, D-Oklahoma proposals to extend the sales tax to several other items
cutting the federal deficit, it Gty, said the full Senate will take up the bill Wedneaday. “It was a pretty good idea having the governor in,” York
should be willing to ex- "lam confident we have the votes to pass the bill and the said. "There was some pretty good dialogue between the
periment” with the line item emergency dause," York said. governor and various senators.”
veto on noncontroversial The House passed the tax bill and emergency section last York discounted rumors that some senators had enough
legislation. Wednesday. It takes only a simple majority to pass the bill, but support to block votes on the emergenc y clause unless the bill
He was outvoted after the Constitution requires two-thirds of the 48-member Senate to contained a rider repealing the prevailing wage law on state
critics accused him of playing enact the emergency. Without it, the bill could not take effect construction projects. He said he would strongly oppose such an
fast and loose with what they until 90 days after adjournment. attempt and predicted it would fail.
considered to be a touchy If the Senate approves it without amendments and with the 'Theprevailingwageisoneissueandthesalestaxisanother
constitutional topic that emergency Wednesday, the bill will become law the moment issue," York Mid. "They are not related.”
needs more careful Gov. George Nigh signs it. York repeated theSenate will move to the gasoline tax bill as
examination by Congress. Nigh spent more than an hour Monday with Senate soon as the sales tax passes
Jones, Synar, Watkins, Democrate who met for two hours to discuss tax billa. Nigh York said he is supporting the increase of 3.42 cents per
English and Edwards voted could be seen through the glass walls of the meeting room, galon proposed by Nigh but indicated the Senate may haveto
against the Gingrich gesturing frequently as he spoke with his coat off. settle for less.
amendment. McCurdy did not York said Democrats were anxious to determine Nigh's "There is a lot more support for 2 42 cents than 3 42 ” he Mid
vote. postion on rumors that he was abandoning his proposed tax - If I had to try it today, I don’t think I could pass 3 42 cents »
Pace Eiaht kill an amendment by Rep.
- - Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., to give
President Reagan the
Senators Split Vote
Telephone Tap Issue
Express law was needed to discourage provision — named after
Washington Bureau further instances of “of- recent medical cases in-
WASHINGTON - Sen. fensive” secret recording, volving parents who chose to
David Boren, D-Okla., voted They were met with a induce death by withholding
last week for legislation barrage of criticism from the treatment from their han-
making it a crime for federal Justice Department and dicapped newborn — were
officials to secretly record other law enforcement included in an otherwise
telephone conversations. Sen. agencies who complained the routine child abuse funding
Don Nickles, R-Okla., voted bill would severely weaken bill that passed over-
against the legislation. their investigations and open whelmingly.
The Senate voted 51-41 to them up to a host of court Before final passage,
kill the legislation, offered in challenges. congressmen debated the
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United States and Soviet "We sure have a nice flying
Union has a man ventured machine here,” he Mid.
outside his ship without a
safety line. . A. A
McCandless was over the We SOW
dark Pacific when he first
started his free flight, crossed Carmen Austin, with a
the United States in daylight friendly, greeting...Arvella
and was over Africa when he Tabor,, in a telephone con-
began returning to the versation..Gail Mackey,
shuttle. attending a
"This is neat,” he ex- gathering. .Wayne andA Judy
claimed, looking at the world Carter, watchinga basketball
below his booted feet. “Looks game. Francis Rotrammel,
taking care of a duty...Tom
o — , Williams, working...Red Ivy,
Keco very l ries at the post office.. .Joe Curtis,
T — , stopping by the Daily
To Continue Express.
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) Sue Charlson and Mary
- Crews were to make Perry: commenting on a
another attemp today to basketball game...Tonya
recover the bodies of six Sites, celebrating her 18th
Oklahoma men killed in a birthday.. Boyd MeGhyhy,
plane crash in Mexico and working hard Sunday af-
transport the remains of the ternoon.Chickasha Amb-
five businessmen and a pilot ••••dors, making an ap-
back to the state. pearance at an Olympic flag
An aide for Sen. Don raising.C.H. Wyatt, Cary
Nickles in Washington naid DeHart, Dr. Joe Tun, at-
today attempts to recover the ‘tending • meeting Monday OTMPICFLAG RAISING: Many local dignitaries were onhandat ou.m. today for the raising
bodies from the rugged and evening at USAO...Ann of the Olympic Flag at McDonald's. The flag raising was to coordinate with the ignition of the
snow-covered site of the Hooper, talking about Qympic flame in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, where the 1984 Winter Games are being held. Shown
crash near Chihuahua MacDowell Music Club’s here preparing to raise the flag are members of Girl Scout Troop 154. McDomld 's plan to keep
Mexico, Monday apparently Saturday meeting. toeflag waving until after the Summer Olympics in Ln Angeles in July,
were unsuccessful.
mamam; Deadly Freeze Misses Florida
in a blinding showstorm Jan. United Press International frosted North Carolina
31. Arctic cold that killed at Monday.
Meanwhile, an El Reno least 48 people struck deep Freezing temperatures
oilman said he was a into Dixie today. Nearly a today covered all the nation
passenger in an airplane that dozen southern cities set east of a line from Louisiana
crash-landed last week in the temperature records, but the to Montana,
same area near Chihuahua, freeze spared lucky citrus The mercury hit a record
Mexico, where the other growers who feared a cold tying 26 at Jacksonsville,
plane went down. snap would ruin their trees as Fla., and minus 23 at Inter-
Bob Wells of C and D Well well as their crops. national Falls, Minn. Rock-
Servicing Mid all eight men Sub-zero temperatures ford, Ill., reported 4 below
aboard the plane in which he gripped the upper Midwest Nearly a dozen southern
was riding survived. He Mid and light snow stretched from cities set low temperature
the plane crash-landed Jan. Indiana to New England, records and readings dipped
30 on a plateau during the Snow ended further south, into the 20s along the Gulf
same snowstorm that downed where 7 inches of snow Coast. Charles Horton, 80.
the six victims' plane, and The death toll from the Meridian, Miss., did freeze to
villagers helped the . bitter cold, high winds and death. He apparently turned
passengers get to town. MAinistericl accompanying snows that off the heat in his house
Paul Lee, a spokesman for ""9rl‘u- began Saturday night in during a warm spell Sunday
Oklahoma Sen. Don Nickles, All* North Dakota was highest in and failed to turn it back on
whose office helped gain Allionce Minnesota—16 victims, all of when the overnight tern-
permission from Mexican au- whom froze to death on the perature fell to 18 degrees
thorities for the search, said NAAc+ine road. A Christmas freeze caused
the twin-turboprop eight-seat •---‘9 •Fl Nine people died in North .
airplane carrying the six The Chickasha Ministerial Dakota, four in Alabama, Qer+me A r^n^sv erwr* •
victims crashed on approach Alliance will meet Wed- three each in Tennessee and DUUIIV> /AI II IIVOI >UI V
to the airport. nesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Wisconsin, two each innn | — ■ •
The victims have been First Presbyterian Church, Illinois, Indiana and Maine, le ( clenrrter | Alen,
identified as oilman Vernon 428 South Sixth Street, and one each in Iowa, •• •VI-NIMI-• I •WMY
Pellow Jr., real estate deve- Following a short business Mississippi, Nebraska, North NEW YORK (UPI) - It
lopmer Howard Slusky, attor- meeting, Rev. Wayne Crull Carolina and Ohio. was 20 years ago today and in
ney Stephen Murray, oilman will present the program on The cold, snow and high their suits, ties and wide grins
Warren Oliver and oilman funeral practices and winds that kicked up ground they looked like traveling
Edward L. Huey, all of customs. blizzards in the northern school boys as they stepped
Oklahoma City. Also killed in All area pastors and any Plains Saturday night also off Pan American Flight 101
the crash was Chris Allen, of interested persons are invited struck hard in Dixie, piling up at Kennedy International
Anadarko, pilot of the plane, to attend. 4 to 7 inches of snow, icing Airport
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