Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. [96], No. [298], Ed. 1 Monday, December 14, 1987 Page: 1 of 10
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Noon Concerts Conclude Wednesday
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A d Valorem Tax Ratios
Lowered By 40 Percent
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has directed vocal music pro
grams in the Chickasha schools
for six years. He holds a Bache
lor of Arts degree from Cameron
University and a Master of
Music degree from Midwestern
University. He has done post
graduate work in music com-
position at the University of
Oklahoma.
Phase IV ensemble members
are: Molly Brown, Shane Harris,
Jami Smith, Lance Terry, Dea
nna Weidenmaier, Matt Weller,
Charlotte Wilkins and John
Witte
Macoutes,'' comprised of former
Duvalier guards.
Assistant Secretary of State
Elliott Abrams told United Press
International in an interview
that “some Haitian army sol-
diers apparently were involved
in the shooting ’’
Investigators believe Carrie
Knight and Lockhart were killed
at Carrie Knight's home between
4:30and5:30a.m.
Knight is believed to have then
driven to his ex wife’s house,
shot her and his three children
before committing suicide.
Heath said the killings appar
ently followed a confrontation
Saturday evening between Virgil
and Deetta Knight. Deetta
Knight's brothers told officers
the couple had an argument and
Virgil Knight left, then returned
with a gun.
The Noon Advent Concert Ser
ies at Epworth United Methodist
Church will conclude Wed
nesday, December 16, with a
performance by Phase IV, select
vocal ensemble from Chickasha
High School. The concert is in the
church sanctuary at 12:05 p.m
The United Methodist Women
will serve a soup and salad lunch
in the Fellowship Hall at 12:30
p.m.
The concert is free; donations
are accepted for the meal. A
nursery is available for small
children. Everyone is invited to
attend.
A program of popular music
and Christmas selections is
planned. The concert begins with
“Surprise!,” an a cappella ar
rangement based on motives
from Haydn's “Surprise”
Symphony. "Jeepers Creepers,"
a vocal jazz piece with chor
eography, and “Lean On Me"
follow Charlotte Wilkins will
sing “Battle Hymn of the Repub
lie.” Deana Weidenmaier and
Jami Smith will perform the
duet “Grandpa.” Contemporary
Christmas selections “Come to
the Manger,” “Mary, Mary"
and “This Is Christmas" will
close the program.
Phase IV director Jim Tate
battalion, the Casernes Des
salines, was reported to have
been involved in numerous
election day attacks around the
Haitian capital of Port au
Prince The official declined to
identify the sources of the re
ports.
Paul comes from a family with
close ties to the Duvalier dynasty
that ruled the nation from 1957 to
1986.
His father, “Boss” Paul, ser
ved on the staff of Francois
Duvalier, the Haitian dictator
from 1957 to 1971. Paul’s brother.
Alexander, served as a consul in
the Bahamas and the United
States under both Duvaliers,
Haitian and congressional sour
cessaid.
Abrams, the senior depart
ment official for inter American
affairs, and other department
spokesmen declined to discuss
Paul ’s role in the attacks
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OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) - A
state board today voted to nar
row the range of acceptable ad
valorem tax ratios by 40 percent,
a move opponents said would
cause property taxes to go up
sharply.
The state Equalization Board
voted 4-3 to raise the minimum
acceptable ratio by 1 percent and
to lower the maximum by 1 per
cent. Currently, assessors must
set ratios between 10 and 15 per
cent. Today's action means as-
sessors must set that ratio
between 11 and 14 percent begin
ning in 1989
That means the variation will
be reduced from a possible 5 per
cent to 3 percent, a narrowing of
40 percent.
Opponents on the board, in-
cluding State Auditor and In-
spector Clifton Scott, said the
change would force a sharp tax
increase on property and busi-
ness owners. Supporters said the
move would simply force as-
sessors and the Legislature to
move closer to true equalization
of property tax rates
"Raising taxes and stifling in-
The Haitian embassy did not
respond to requests for
comment.
U.S. officials have in recent
weeks rebuked the Haitian army
for “not creating a secure envir
onment ” for the elections
Report Blames Haitian Army For Civilian Massacr
WASHINGTON (UPI)
The Chickasha Express
Invites
Scott Periman
Tothe Southland Twin
or Chief Drive-In
to see
Any Feature Now Showing
This coupon good for two tickets.
In discussions with con
gressional staffers in the past
two weeks, Abrams and Richard
Hol will. the senior department
official on the Caribbean, said
they believe Haitian leaders
may have acquiesced in the vio
lence, the staffers said.
They singled out Namphy and
Maj. Gen Williams Regala, the
minister of interior and defense,
the sources said.
Holwill denied making such
remarks, saying his views "have
not jelled to the point where I’m
prepared to say publicly or pri
vately who I believe to be at
fault.”
Abrams declined comment on
the roles of Namphy or Regala.
Namphy, who has run the
government since the February
1986 ouster of the Duvalier dyn
asty, has promised to transfer
control to a civilian government
and has rescheduled elections
for Jan. 17.
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Days until Christmas
Senior Haitian army officials
linked to deposed dictator
Jean-Claude Duvalier may have
instigated attacks that left 34
people dead and halted Haiti’s
first presidential election in
three decades, State Depart
ment and congressional sources
say.
A State Department official,
who asked not to be identified,
said “numerous’’ reports filed
with the department allege “the
central involvement” of Col.
Jean-Claude Paul, commander
of the Haitian army’s largest
battalion, in the Nov. 29 violence.
Department officials also have
made these reports available
privately to Congress.
Congressional aides said these
reports provide further evidence
the army dominated provisional
government of Lt. Gen. Henri
Namphy may have tried to
sabotage the nation's transition
to civilian rule.
Until now, administration
spokesmen have repeatedly
voiced the belief that the vio
lence was organized by civilian
thugs known as “Tontons
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Department officials, in pri
vate briefings, also have told
Congress that Haitian govern
ment leaders may have tacitly
approved the attacks, con
gressional aides said.
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Paul heads a semi
autonomous, 1,000 man military
unit that has been accused of tor
turing political dissidents. He
also is the target of a drug
trafficking investigation by the
U.S. attorney’s office in Miami,
department officials said
The State Department has re-
layed to the Haitian government
allegations that Paul has aided
smuggling of Colombian cocaine
into the southern United States,
the officials said. But, the
Haitians have taken no action.
“Paul appears to be too power-
ful,” one official said.
A State Department official
who asked not to be identified
said the department had
received reports that Paul “was
involved in plans” for the vio-
lence and “approved and organ-
ized” the attacks.
The official said Paul’s
dustrial development in the
name of ad valorem is certainly
unfair, "Scott said.
State Treasurer Ellis
Edwards, another board mem-
ber opposing the proposal, said
raising the ratio could hike taxes
by $50 million to $60 million a
year.
“The taxpayers of Oklahoma
have been bombarded with one
tax increase after another dur-
ing recent years,” Edwards said
in a prepared statement.
He said the board does not
have constitutional authority to
raise taxes.
State Budget Director Alexan-
der Holmes said since the
board’s action will not take
effect until January 1989, voters
will have plenty of time to adjust
their millage rates to prevent a
tax increase.
State School Superintendent
John Folks, another member of
the equalization board, said the
move might force lawmakers to
address the issue of equalization.
“If we do take this action,
maybe it will generate true ad
valorem reform,” Folkssaid.
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Shelly and Kevin were found in
the back seat of Virgil’s car he
said.
Four-Year-Old Survives Shooting Spi
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showing, on yfa,nt signs of life, in her arms and legs, but she’s that. And the custody case had
str uggled today to survive a not conscious yet. They had to him upset.”
bullet to the head fired by her repair a great deal,” Hester u „
father, who killed his ex-wife, said, adding she wasn’t sure Heath said all the victims were
two sons, two other adults and whether the bullet lodged in the shot in the head with a small
then himself in a jealous rage. child ’s head or passed through. caliber handgun. Deetta
Shelly Knight is in critical “We’re all praying things will Knight’s 18 year old twin
condition at South Community turnout. We really can’t tell anv brothers, Christopher and
Hospital, where she underwent thing yet. We re hopeful ” ’ James Dolan, escaped un
surgery Sunday afternoon hours Investigators said Knight 28 harmed when they saw Virgil
after the shooting spree by her killed hisex-wife, Deetta, 26, and Knight shooting the family early
father, Virgil Knight. He was their children, Curtis 6 and Ke- Sunday and ran to a neighbor's
divorced Dec. 7, jealous that his vin, 2. Also killed were Carrie house to phone police, author
ex wife was socializing and dis Knight, 23, who had been granted itiessaid.
taught over losing custody of a divorce last week from Virgil Heath said police were called
the.4 year.o ld and her two Knight’s brother, Rodney, and to Deetta Knight’s southwest
brothers, policesaid. her boyfriend, Allen Shayne Oklahoma City home Alout545
Hospital spokeswoman Lynn Lockhart, 24 a m and oim: m2 ea:Do Au
Hester said the girl, shot in the “They were separated for a parents inside the house Curtis
head was in intensive care, while and then divorced,” police Knight, who was still alive when
She seems to have shown Capt. Mike Heath said of Virgil officers arrived died at an
some positive signs. There were and Deetta Knight "Apparently Oklahoma City hospital
Blasts ^^ugh State
The season s firsts corm of the state, with forecasters ex-
roared into Oklahoma overnight, pecting the storm to leave as
dumping half a foot of of snow in much as a foot of snow in far
parts of the state, covering northwestern Oklahoma by
highways with snow and ice and nightfall,
prompting the National Weather By this morning, the worst
Service to issue a winter storm part of the storm was focused on
warning. the northwestern one third of the
It s not good out here, said a state, with a number of counties
Department of Public Safety receiving snow, blowing snow,
employee in Guymon, where sleet and freezing rain,
snow and bittner north wind Interstate 40 west of Oklahoma
gusts near 30 mph sent snow City was "snowpacked and slip
drifting across highways and pery,” according to Oklahoma
sparked a rash of minor acci Highway Patrol spokesman
dents". . . Ricky Robinson, who said travel
Virgil Knight’s mother, Patty A winter storm warning was was being discouraged in the
Knight, said she believes the f°r the western twothirds western twothirds of the state.
were to the maumammaamm
Black Victims Face Accused Assailants in Court
NEW YORK (UPI) — Two companions wandered into the Sandiford 37 aongg.. . .
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in Howard Beach whse a jury pJasonLadone, 17, and Michael The four defendants glanced at very, very serious way,” he said
deliberated murder and ma/ Pirone,18, were charged with him, showing no emotion, then standing at Grimes’s side.
Slaughterchargesinthencase.an ssend-degree.manslaughter in turnedbacktofacethe judge. »' criticized Mayor Edward
The jury of seven men and five jon Lester LSottK ern and and was the first time Grimes Koch for failing to attend the
women considering charges charged with th da were d Sandiford — both of whom trial, although the mayor was
againstfour white youthsinstate nhiaged with seconddegree survived the attack that left the first official last year to label
Supreme Court in Queens were m ‘ Griffith dead — faced their at the incident “a modernday
to resume a fifth day of delib Timothy Grimes, 19, one of the tackers together since the lynching.”
erations today. survivors of the Dec. 20, 1986, 13-week-oldtrialbegan. The testimony they heard re
The jury arrived for delib- attack showed up in the court- Outside the courtroom, read Sunday was given by Dr
erations about 1 p.m. Sunday room S un day 1for the first time Grimes declined to predict the Maria Toscano, a pharmacist
after several members attended dne he exploded in anger under decision of the jury, which has from Howard Beach who called
morning church services, and denense questioning and, been deliberating since Thu the police emergency number to
recessed for the day about 6 p.m sereaming curses, stormed off rsday. report that assailants were beat
without reaching a verdict tne witness stand. "I really can’t tell iookjn ing a black man, later identified
The white youths, two of whom Grimes, an admitted drug ab from here ” he said asSandiford.
face sentences of up to life in user with a long criminal record, Grimes’s lawyer C Vernon OytsiG,.,
prison if convicted, are accused walked into the courtroom as the Mason said regardless of the dav tside.the courtroom Sun
of chasing a black man, Michael jury listened to a rereading of verdict blacks in New York Citv dayrelatives of the four de
Griffith, 23, to his death in traffic testimony and quietly sat down could ciaim at least one victorv fendants and the Griffith family
ontheahighway after he andtwo near fellow survivor Cedric KS" 31 62st one "itoy Prontdejepgrately for Justice
Ninnekah Holiday Program
NINNEKAH — The kindergarten classes here will combine two
Christmas programs on Thursday, Dec. 17th, beginning at 7 p m
in the school cafetorium * •
The Night Before Christmas and a program about what Christ-
mas means to the children will be presented
The muscials will be directed by Mrs. Donna Hodge and Mrs.
Thelma Lowe, along with aides Cheryl Havens and Janice Hixon.
All parents, grandparents and friends are invited to attend.
I uttle Bridge Ceremony
Grady County District One Commissioner Troy Streber held a
rtbboncutting ceremony Dec. 9to open an 80 foot bridge northeast
It is the first large bridge completed with funds from the Fed
eral Emergency Management Agency Program. The ceremony
was also to show appreciation to area residents who were incon
vienced during the bridge’s construction. The bridge was des-
troyed in a flood in September 1986.
Among those attending were: County Commissioners'
secretary Phyllis DePriest, County Clerk Betty Ballard County
Clerk’s office employees Marilyn Herndon and Marjorie Lee
former Director of Oklahoma Civil Defense Office Norris Price,
OCD employee Judy Bowman, Representative and Mrs Ross
Duckett of Mustang, Superintendent Gwen Slaton, and Jane
Streber
Lung Association Funds
Programs designed to control and prevent lung disease may be
severely affected if Christmas Seal contributions to Oklahoma do
not at least match last year’s, warned John G. Rogers, executive
vice president of the American Lung Association of Oklahoma.
He noted that to date. Grady County has raised $3,580, only a
little over half of last year's total
Over 500,000 Oklahomans suffer from lung cancer, em-
physema, chronic bronchitis, asthma and other lung diseases
"American Lung Association of Oklahoma programs address
these needs, as well as support public education to prevent lung
disease and research to find cures, ” Rogers said
St. Luke’s Parents Nite
St Luke's Youth Group will hold its second parent’s night out
from5:30to 10:30p.m Friday
Reservations must be made by Wednesday by calling 224-9568 or
224-6233.
Verden Christmas Program
A Christmas program called "Santa’s Express” will be held at 7
p m Thursday at the Verden Elementary School auditorium.
The program is a production of kindergarten through fourth
grade classes, and admission is free.
Skate-On-Your-Can Night
A Tuesday night "Skate-On-Your-Can” has been scheduled for
all Grady County 4 Her s at OK Skateland, 2212 South Fourth St
A canned food item, along with $2, will allow any 4 Her to skate
from7p.m until9p.m
Food items received during the event will be donated to the DHS
Food Basket project
Master Mason Dinner
All Master Masons are requested to attend a dinner, in observ-
ance of St. John Day, at the Lodge Hall on Thursday, Dec. 17th
beginning at 6p.m.
The regular meeting will begin at 7:30 p m.
We Saw
Sue Carter, having a birthday today . Lori Boilman, talking
about her new niece . George Plummer, celebrating his birth-
day...John Foster, in a friendly conversation...Gilbert Kluck
stopping by the Daily Express Marci Parnell, visiting with a
friend.. Marsha Alexander, in a telephone conversation.
Helen Wiebener, talking about the Snapdragon Flower Club’s
luncheon being held Tuesday Jeremiah Johnson, shopping ..Ka-
ren and John Blanchett, in a conversation. Linnie Castleberry,
with a friendly wave . Danny Turner, having an accident while
playing football Kenneth Glazier, attending the basketball tour
nament at Tuttle.
District Weather
A winter storm warning is in effect for the western two-thirds of
the state today with snow, occasionally heavy west and central,
and rain and thunderstorms in the east Considerable blowing and
drifting of the snow in the west with accumulations of 12 to 15
inches possible in the northwest and Panhandle Snow ending in
the west and rain or rain and snow mixed decreasing in the east I
tonight Sunny west, partly cloudy east and continued cold most
sections Tuesday Highs today from the mid 20s Panhandle to I
about 40 in the southeast Lows tonight upper teens northwest to
the low 30s southeast. Highs Tuesday mostly in the 30s
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