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CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6,1990
Supreme Court Upholds County Bonds
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In a one-paragraph statement, Hargrave referred to a
1981 state law which says bonds must be contested within
30 days of their approval from a bond commissioner. The
suit against the banks and commissioners was filed De-
Bellmon noted that sales taxes are
up and said the oil and natural gas
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“I haven’t seen the brief but it proves the bonds were
OK from the commissioners standpoint. We felt all along
that we issued the bonds in good faith," he said.
validity of the bonds.
Justices Robert Lavender, Robert Sims, John Doolin
and Alma Wilson concurred. Justices Marian Opala,
Ralph Hodges, Yvonne Kauger and Hardy Summers
dissented.
at a record rate.
Asked if he expected trouble for
cember 29,1989 - more than three years after the bonds
were approved.
A Friend of the Court brief filed by Attorney General
Robert Henry also stated the bonds were incontestable.
“The bond issue is incontestable in court because it is
being challenged three years after that approval; far
beyond the 30-day statute of limitations,” the document
states.
The brief also says the Oklahoma Constitution “au-
thorizes counties to issue bonds for the purpose of securing
State University develop contacts
with foreign trade partners and raise
money to bring foreign leaders to
the school as part of a congress-
man-in-residence program.
Watkins will work at the
school's new Center for Interna-
tional Trade Development, univer-
sity spokesman Nestor Gonzales
said.
Watkins, who helped secure
money for the center, will have of-
Watkins gave up his 3rd District
seal for an unsuccessful bid for
governor. He lost to Gov.-elect
David Walters in the Democratic
primary runoff.
Gonzales said Watkins will help
the university develop contacts with
foreign trade partners, establish
congressional contacts to get more
funding for the center and raise
well.
“Beef prices, and that's our
biggest farm commodity, were at
all-time highs.
“Housing starts, the last figures
I saw, are up - the permits arc up
quite a bit, which would indicate
that we're through the worst of the
overbuilding that followed the oil
and gas boom."
He said another economic plus is
that highway construction is going
and developing industry and gives counties broad latitude
in applying proceeds of bonds.”
Attorneys for G.E. Hettel of Tuttle, who filed the
orginial lawsuit, have 20 days to file for a rehearing.
Grady County Commissioner Ealmer Klippel said he
had always fell the bonds were OK.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Okla-
homa stands to have its representa-
tives leading both the House and
Senate Intelligence committees,
since seniority places Rep. Dave
McCurdy in line for the job in the
upcoming session.
By tradition. House Speaker
Rep. Tom Foley, D-Wash., will go
by years served in choosing the
head of the Intelligence Committee.
McCurdy, a Democrat, has
served seven years on the Intelli-
gence Committee. He is now in the
second year of his second, six-year
term.
A caucus of House Democrats
on Tuesday did nothing to disturb
the process that would put Mc-
Curdy at the head of the committee.
Sen. David Boren, a Democrat,
leads the Intelligence Committee on
the other side of the Capitol.
McCurdy, first elected in 1980,
would succeed Rep. Anthony C.
Bielenson, D-Calif., when his two-
year term as committee chairman
expires in January.
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Watkins received his bachelor's and
master's degrees from Oklahoma
State.
“I think we have to do so much
more to make Oklahoma competi-
tive in the international arena,”
Watkins said.
“I've indeed got an interest in the
direction that Oklahoma goes and I
think the Center for International
Trade Development can be a driving
force in helping prepare Oklahoma
to do more,” he said.
Watkins was elected to the
House in 1976 when former House
Speaker Carl Albert retired.
McCurdy
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said.
“This does not preclude him
from seeking other business oppor-
tunities,” Gonzales said. “He will
advise OSU, help get the center go-
ing and help get money to run the
center.”
Watkins' 12-month contract is
tional recession, he said;
“Well, if you want my opinion,
I think some of our friends in the
news media arc trying to talk us
into a recession.
“When I look at the numbers as
far as GNP (gross national product)
and economic growth, I don't see
we've entered into a recession.
“Il lakes two successive quarters
with negative growth to have it be
a recession and I haven't seen one
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -
Gov. Henry Bellmon says Okla-
homa's economy is “doing quite
well” and he is dubious about re-
ports the nation is sinking into a
recession.
Bellmon said Wednesday he has
seen no evidence that a national re-
cession was in swing or imminent,
as has been speculated by some
economists.
As far as Oklahoma goes, he
said the economy looks good, con-
tinuing a period of slow growth.
Regarding the state economy,
By GEORGE PLUMMER
Express Managing Editor
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that $3.5 mil-
lion in bonds issued by Grady County Commissioners in
1986 arc incontestable and cannot be considered in a law-
suit against the commissioners and several area banks in
The New Bus Company court case.
In a 5-4 decision issued earlier this week, Chief Justice
Rudolph Hargrave prohibits any judge assigned to the
case from proceeding further in the case as it relates to the
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The project will hook up some
30 homes in the Hillsboro Heights
addition to the city’s water and
sewer line. Property owners will be
required to assist in paying for the
system, which was a requirement of
the grant.
Each grant, awarded by the state
Department of Commerce, is to
benefit low and moderate income
persons.
More than 135 communities ap-
plied and requested more than $18
million for needed projects. A com-
petitive review process was used to
determine grant recipients.
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Wes Watkins will help Oklahoma and be paid $1 a year, Gonzales
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CHICKASHA - A Community
Development Block Grant of
$175,000 has been awarded to the
City of Chickasha for sewer line
improvements in the southeast part
of the city.
The grant was one of 60 ap-
proved statewide and pan of $8 mil-
lion to be used for various commu-
nity improvements.
“We received our letter of notifi-
cation today. It will be at least 45
days before the money will be
available. I expect the earliest any
work could be done would be in
March,” said City Manager Ed
Wiseman.
scheduled to be announced Friday at money to bring foreign leaders and
the regular meeting of the Board of other dignitaries to the center.
Regents of Oklahoma Agricultural Walkins also will work with the
and Mechanical Colleges. OSU Foundation to help establish
Photo By Les Wyatt
GRASS FIRES kept area firefighters busy yesterday afternoon battling blazes started by
a southbound locomotive and accelerated by the 10-15 mph winds. Ninnekah firefighters
fought this large grass fire for about three hours before bring it under control. The fire
started about two miles south of Ninnekah and was soon near the edge of the city and sev-
eral homes. Rush Springs firefighters were battling the same type fire in their area for
about three hours.
Photo By Les Wyatt
STATE TROOPER MICHAEL THOMPSON investigated this single-vehicle injury acci-
dent nine miles east of Chickasha on U.S. Highway 39 at 2:30 a.m. today. Trooper
Thompson said Steven W. Whitworth, 22, of Lindsay, lost control of an eastbound 1990
Dodge on a sharp curve. He said the vehicle traveled 27 feet in the north bar ditch, hit an
embankment, flipped and slid on its top 160 feet coming to rest upside down in the
eastbound lane. A Chickasha EMS Unit transported Whitworth and Daryl W. Halbert, 21,
of Lindsay, to Grady Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Room where they were treated for
minor cuts and abrasions and released. Halbert, the vehicle owner, was taken to Grady
County Jail on a charge of public intoxication and Whitworth on charges of operating a
motor vehicle in a manner not reasonable and proper, operating a motor vehicle without
required security verification and driving under the influence. The state’s Breathalyzer test
indicated Whitworth’s blood alcohol level to be .10 percent. Trooper Thompson attributed
the minor injuries to the presence of an operational air bag.
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Reception Honors Bill Wallace
A reception will be held from 12 noon until 2 p.m. on Saturday,
December 8, to honor local author Bill Wallace.
The Friends of the Chicksha Public Library will host the reception
and will offer copies of his books for sale which can be autographed.
' Volunteer Meeting
The Resurrection House will hold a meeting for anyone who wants
to volunteer to help with their Christmas Meal, to be held December
22. The meeting will be held at the Resurrection House, 125 N. 9th
Street, on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Youth Fellowship
The Ecumenical Youth Fellowship group will be carolling to shut-
ins on Sunday, beginning at 5:30 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., they will hold a
toy collection for Santa’s Workshop at the Holy Name Gym.
Participating churches include: Holy Name Catholic Church,
Epworth United Methodist Church, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church,
Christ of Savior Lutheran Church, First Christian Church and the
First Presbyterian Church
Basal Ball
The Chickasha Education Foundation will be sponsoring its first
annual Basal Ball Tournament in Myers Fieldhouse on Saturday,
December 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chickasha students will
participate along with teachers, parents and representatives from
Channel 9 in Oklahoma City.
We Saw
Ashley Butler, proudly wearing earrings...Pam Harris, out
and about...Alice Stephenson, in a telephone conversa-
tion...Margaret England, talking about an upcoming meet-
ing...Janice Day, with a new photograph...Judy Parnell, in a
telephone conversation.
Carolyn Spradlin, stopping by The Daily Express..-Peggy
McMahan, running an errand...Pat King, picking up a photo-
graph...Sandra Johnson, looking for information...Linnie
Castleberry, being helpful...Frank Rodriquez, reading.
District Weather
Tonight: Partly cloudy and cold with a low of 24. Northwest wind 5
to 10 mph. Friday: Fair with a high of 51. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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County Jobless Rate
Remains Steady
Bellmon: Oklahoma Economy Good unemployment remained steady in The OESC report indicated an
• the most recent 12-month reporting average of 15,610 working each
quarter with negative growth yet. period. month throughout the period. The
He said it is true that the econ- The monthly report from the average number of people actively
omy can vary greatly in different Oklahoma Employment Security seeking work was 1,130.
regions and that the Oklahoma Commission (OESC) indicates the Grady County’s labor force ranks
economy often is different to that of jobless rate was 6.8 percent for the fourth in •’ ounty area,
the Northeast, for instance. year ending October 31. That is Cleveland, ualiche, Canadian
down from 8.7 percent in the 12- and Stephens counties each have a
But he said he was still waiting month period ending Oct. 31, 1989. higher labor force.
for numbers to convince him that “We’ve had a little pick up in re- Caddo, McClain and Garvin
“even the Northeast has entered into tail sales for Christmas but we’ve counties follow Grady County,
a recession. also had quite a few calls with While the local unemployment
. . . openings in the oilfield. There s rate remained steady, the rate in-
Bellmon said a slight risein the been some openings for roughnecks creased one-tenth of 1 percent to 5.2
state unemployment rate in October and derrick hands and people in percent in the three-month period
was not significant. those positions arc scarce. A lot of ending October 31.
. A, _ - them have gone into something
Wes Watkins To Be In Residence At OSU State Employment Service in timated at 5.4 percent in October,
the $1 million Wes Watkins Dis- ____________________________________________________
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; Daxton Walker
says there are
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' He is the son of
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