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enrolled in a Graphic Design
or Art Class. Contestants were
able to enter original artwork
in two different areas: Com-
puter Graphics and Graphic
Design. All winning entries
were put on display in the
University of Tulsa’s Phillips
Hall and Allen Chapman
Activity Center.
Susana Rubio won a Gold
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meeting to be held
Financial Peace Univer-
sity onentation will be
held on Feb. 13, 7 p.m., at
the Canadian Valley Vo-
Tech.
This is open to the pub-
lic. For more information,
call 222-5328.
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Labor officials surprised
by Senator Taylor’s actions
From Staff and
CNHI News Reports_______________
OKLAHOMA CITY - Labor officials were caught off
guard when Sen. Pro Tempore Stratton Taylor, D-Clare-
more. moved a right to work bill from the labor friendly
Senate Business and Labor Committee.
On Tuesday, Taylor issued a press release that said the
plan to submit the right to work proposal to a statewide vote
would be heard in the Senate General Government Commit-
tee.
"It surprised us a little,” said Jim Curry, president of the
state AFL-CIO.
"Sen. Taylor told me after he made the decision. There
wasn’t really any explanation why,” Curry said.
Sen. Keith Leftwich, D-Oklahoma City, chairman of the
Senate Business and Labor Committee, said the move sur-
____________________Sea Labor, page 2____________________
White House shooting
raises security concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police are trying to determine
why a former Internal Revenue Service employee with a
history of mental illness fired several shots outside the
White House in a midday drama that is raising questions
about security at the president’s home.
The suspect, identified by law enforcement sources as
Robert W. Pickett, 47, of Evansville, Ind., was shot in the leg
Wednesday by a member of the Secret Service uniformed
division after waving his gun at police and terrified tourists
just outside the wrought-iron fence that borders the scenic
South Lawn. He also put the weapon in his mouth. U.S. Park
Police spokesman Roh MacLean said.
One police official said Pickett may have been trying to
force officers to shoot.
“From my experience, this was a suicide-by-cop
attempt,” Derrick Johnson, a District of Columbia police
negotiator who had tried to calm Pickett, told The Washing-
ton Post.
Pickett, an accountant, was fired by the IRS in the mid-
1980s, and neighbors said he resented the agency. He lived
by himself, and acknowledged in court records that he suf-
fered from mental illness and tried to commit suicide after
his dismissal.
Just last week, Pickett sent an angry letter to the IRS
commissioner, contending the U.S. government had
destroyed his life and suggesting he expected to die soon.
"My death is on your hands,” the letter said. “I have been a
victim of corrupt government.”
President Bush was listed among those copied in on the
letter, which was sent to The Cincinnati Enquirer and The
Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press. It was not known whether
the president received it.
Authorities said Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney
were inside the White House at the time of the shooting just
before noon Wednesday, but never were in danger. First lady
Laura Bush was in Texas.
While Pickett was being treated at a Washington hospital,
authorities weighed whether to charge him with violating
the city’s ban on handguns, or a more serious federal count
of assaulting a federal officer. A five-shot, .38-caliber hand-
gun and shell casings were recovered at the scene, a Secret
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Express-Star photo by Jenese Epperson
Smoke billowed across Hwy. 62 Friday morning as firefight-
ers battled a grass fire near the Washita River bndge. Drivers
traveling to and from Chickasha were forced to drive through
the smoke.
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announce meeting
Kappa Kappa lota will
meet on Monday, Feb. 12.
at Sevier's Eagle Room, 7
p.m. Hostesses will be
Betty Auld and Janice Day.
The program will be
"Showcase Antiques with
Jean Jones.”
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Two students in CVTC’s
Graphics & Imaging Design
program recently won awards
in a statewide art contest.
Susana Rubio, a Chickasha
junior, and Jennifer Berry, a
Ninnekah junior, submitted
entries in the Scholastic Art
Awards Exhibition, which
was sponsored by the Univer-
sity of Tulsa. In all, over 500
students from throughout
Oklahoma entered the compe-
tition.
The contest was open to
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Delta Kappa Gamma
Mu Chapter will meet Sat-
urday, Feb. 10 at 9:45 a.m.
at the First National Bank
Trust Community Room.
The program will be Dr.
Ann Nalley talking about
women in science.
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Jason Miller turning
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Michael Caddo with a
coaches’ smile; Kiova Dee
Shaw staying busy; Wayne
Glasgow, Jr. moving and
looking for furniture; Van
and Jimmy Nottingham
having a day out; Billy and
Pam Kemp talking about
their new business; Dylan
Flugge turning 4 yesterday;
and Randell Doughty turn-
ing 31. today.
Writing contest
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ing quality design work”. prepare students for careers as Public Relations, Communi-
This is the first year that graphic designers, and also cation or Marketing fields.
CVTC has offered a Graphics provides a solid background The program is open to both
& Imaging Technology pro- for anyone wishing to enter high school and adult stu-
grain The class is intended to the Advertising, Journalism, dents.
Thursday night: Cloudy
with snow showers likely.
Areas of fog. Additional
snow accumulations two to
four inches. Lows around
15. Chance of snow 70
percent.
Friday: A chance of
snow early otherwise
decreasing clouds. Highs
in the mid 20s. Chance of
snow 30 percent.
Friday night: Partly
cloudy with lows 15 to 20.
Extended forecast:
Saturday: Partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 40s.
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Nash Library
receives
grant to boost
collection
The psychology collec-
tion at the University of
Science and Arts of Okla-
homa's Nash Library will
receive a shot in the arm,
thanks to a grant awarded
by the Ralph L. Smith
Foundation in November
The $2,500 grant will
be used to purchase a five-
year subscription to the
"Journal of Mind and
Behavior," a psychology
periodical
Library director Mark
Vargas says that the jour-
nal will be a "welcome
addition" to the library's
growing collection of psy-
chology journals.
The psychology col-
lection has been the
focus of development
during the past year.
"Psychology students are
among the heaviest users
of the library's periodical
collection," says Vargas.
With assistance and rec-
ommendations from fac-
ulty and students, the
library has weeded out
older, outdated volumes
and acquired a large
number of books on such
topics as abnormal psy-
chology, eating disor-
ders, language and learn-
ing, legal issues, and
self-esteem.
Plans are currently
underway io acquire a full-
text version of Psycinfo. a
database of leading psy-
chology journals.
The full-text version
would allow access to
electronic versions of jour-
nals - a less expensive
alternative to ordering
printed copies.
The psychology collec-
tion is not the only collec-
tion slated for improve-
ment. Part of the library's
modernization effort,"
says Vargas, "is to develop
a high-quality, balanced
collection of materials to
meet instructional, curric-
ular, and research needs of
each US AO major."
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Express-Star photo by Jenese Epperson
More than 20 headstones were knocked over or broken after vandals hit Rose Hill Cemetery Wednesday night.
Cemetery vandalized Wednesday
By SHANNON PRECHTL Officer Traye Alexander responded to case or any other felony crime can call
Staff Writer the cemetery this morning after the dam- Crime Stoppers at 224-TIPS or the toll
Citv workers tried to clean up the mess age was discovered. The cemetery is free number 1 -800-696-6477. Thanks to
at Rose Hill Cemetery this moming after locked at night and police believe the per- Cellular One and Dobson Cellular Sys-
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. . . 8 . St । .. fence to gain access to the area. with information and will not be charged
day night. According to Det. Leroy May- The damage was reportedly in the with the call.
hugh, more than 20 headstones had been Catholic section of the cemetery and just All calls to Crime Stoppers are kept
pushed over. A few of the older stones to the west. confidential. Callers do not have to give
were broken. Anyone with information about this their name or go to court.
Western Sizzlin’ are spon-
soring a writing contest on
African-American
achievements for all CJHS
students. The winning
author will be able to take
his/her entire family out to
dinner.
Focus will be on
"dreams can be fulfilled."
Parents are encouraged to
help students with the
research.
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