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Express-Star photo by Jenese Snow
Four city councilors and the mayor were out bright
and early Monday morning, Feb ?. to file for re-elec-
tion in this spring's City of Chickasha municipal elec-
_ tion. (From left) Ward 4 Councilor Guy Huggins,
Ward 1 Councilor Margaret Davis, Ward 3 Councilor
- Gary Kuykendall, Ward 2 Councilor Doug Plummer,
and Mayor J.E. Parker tackle their filing paperwork.
Filing will take place at City Hall until 5 p m. on
Wednesday. Feb. 4.
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Wrestling Senior
Night is Tuesday
Senior Night activities
for the Chickasha High
School Wrestling team will
be held Tuesday. Feb. 3, al
Myers Fieldhouse.
The junior high match
begins al 6 p.m.. w ith the
high school and Senior
Night act is ities to follow.
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___________CNHI Capitol Bureau
OKLAHOMA CITY The legislative table
is set for lawmakers who return to the State
Capitol on Monday, and among the entrees are
gambling. tori reform, health care and taxes.
Legislative leaders have spent the last few
weeks unveiling some of their priorities for the
upcoming session, and Gov. Brad Henry has
been pulling the final touches on his executive
budget for fiscal year 2005. Henry will present
his budget to lawmakers Monday when he
delivers his State of the Slate address.
"I truly believe that 2004 is a transitional
year for ( klahoma." Henry said "I think it's a
year that we can really springboard onto a
track of greatness or not and I want us to move
forward. I want this to be the greatest state in
the nation."
Among Henry's top proposals is a cigarette
lax to help fund several health-care initiatives,
including expanded health insurance coverage,
creation ol a cancer research center and devel-
opment of a statewide trauma system.
In recent weeks, Henry has also laid out a
plan Io improve teacher salaries in Oklahoma,
starling this year with a $64 million proposal lo
pay for health insurance coverage for teachers.
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evening in the west. Highs in the
30s and 40s.
National Forecast: Another
winter storm will be moving from
the Rockies into the central
plains.
Weather Trivia: Death Valley
went 393 days without precipita
tion from 1928 to 1930. Com-
pare that to Iquique, Chile, that
went 14 years without a drop of
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"I believe I have a unique voice in
this race and I inlend to stay in it," he
said.
Before leaving the boat show.
Lieberman made time to watch a per-
formance by the show's star. Twiggy
the water-skiing squirrel.
"That was unbelievable." Lieber-
The trooper said he j
clocked the car at 88
miles per hour in a 75 '
mile an hour zone. i
Cherlin said he had set
the car's cruise control
for 83 miles per hour.
Cherlin and the dri-
vers of the two other I
cars in the caravan were
given $150 speeding
tickets.
McAlester to Oklahoma
City shortly after mid-
night Sunday when tl
was pulled over by a
slate trooper.
The trooper cited
Clark staffer Reid Cher-
lin - who was driving
the lead vehicle carry-
ing Clark and foreign
policy adviser Jamie
Rubin - for speeding.
Date Book
Monday.
Feb. 2, 2004
Today is the
33rd day of 2004 and
the 43rd day of winter.
TODAY'S HISTORY:
In 1626, Charles I was
crowned king of England.
In 1848, the war
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Chickasha and area forecast: Tuesday, Felb. 3
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City accepting grant
applications until
The City of Chickasha
is now accepting applica-
tions for a federal grant
program lor home repairs.
Those who are qualified as
low-income and own their
own homes may be eligi-
ble. Applications are avail-
able at the Community
Development Office in
City Hall. I 17 N. Fourth
Street in Chickasha. For
more information, call
Steve Chapman, commu-
nity development director,
at ’(405) 222-6013. Dead-
line for applications is 5
p.m. on Feb. IO, 2004.
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Firefighters investigate
explosion in Middleberg
By JENESE SNOW ~
Staff Writer
The phones lit up at county dispatch last night as Mid-
dleberg residents called in to report the sound of an
explosion.
Naples Fire Department was dispatched to the scene, and
Blanchard Fire Department was called in to assist.
According to Grady County Emergency Management
Director Dale Thompson, a woman was trying to light either
the stove or a healer in a fifth-wheel travel trailer. The trail
er was parked behind another wooden-structure home,
Thompson said, in Middleberg.
Her first attempt to light the appliance tailed. She tried
again.
"Enough gas had built up. that when she tried again, (here
was a flash explosion," Thompson explained.
The explosion produced a concussion. but few flames.
"We had numerous calls from people that heard it."
Thompson said.
Firefighters secured the scene for safety. and
Grady/McClain EMS transported with woman to Norman
Regional Hospital.
Her condition is not known at this time. The trailer was
heavily damaged.
Punxsutawney Phil
observes his shadow.
TODAY'S QUOTE A
man of genius makes no
mistakes. His errors are
volitional and are the por
tals of discovery.
James Joyce
TODAYS NUMBER
33.426 - The population
of Alaska in the first cen-
sus taken there (1880)
We Saw
Brad Smith getting a big
cookie on his 19th birthday
Joey Kenneth House, 1
ing a great day: Norma and
Kenneth Nichols tur
another year older; Ty
Thompson having his pic
ture made: and sisters
Angie Nixon and Christy
Claphan having lots of visi-
tors at their booth
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"I think we need to build up our educati
al system and pay our teachers more II '
said. "I think we need lo address thesc pi
lems in our health care system. I think we v
got to address our tort system. our civil justict
system and a whole host of other thin i 11
I've proposed."
House and Senate Republicans have । , ,
reforming the state's civ il justice and workei
compensation systems a top priority ll ust
Minority Leader Todd Hiett R K el yvi .said
out-of-control lawsuits are forcing businesses
to pay skyrocketing insurance premiums m d
creating an inhospitable environment for busi
ness and industry.
“In the Republican caucus, we plan lo w l
hard at bringing lawsuit reform and curb il .
lawsuit abuse that has gone on for years, Hu n
said. "T his is all with a focus of providing a
better foundation for ( klahomi 1‘ economy to
grow and provide good paying jobs for our u
izens."
Among the highlights of the (i( >1’ proposal
would be a cap on attorneys fees and non eco
nomic damages, commonly referre d to . p.m:
and suffering. If a case is determined by the
court to be frivolous, the plaintiff would be
required to pay the defendant’s attorney to
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man said after Twiggy’s performance
"Who would have guessed!"
In Oklahoma City, the senator
attended a Super Bowl Parly al St.
John's Missionary Baptist Church,
which has a predominantly black con-
gregation.
Lieberman shook more hands and
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Eat pancakes to help
Community Center
First Baptist Men's
Brotherhood is sponsoring
a community wide pan-
cake breakfast to benefit
our Community Center.
The all-you-can-eat break-
fast will be served from 7
a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Feb. 7. at the Community
Center. Admission is a
donation.
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JOM meeting
set for Feb. 3
Chickasha Public
Schools will have a John
son O'Malley Meeting on
Feb. 3, at the Administra-
tion Building, 900 W
Choctaw Avenue. All par
cuts of Chickasha Johnson
O'Malley students are
encouraged to attend the
meeting, which starts at 6
p.m.
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Time to plan
for Little League
The annual Little
l eague planning meeting
will be held at 7 p.m. on
Wednesday. Feb. 4. at 120
Flanders Drive. Please call
224-8555 for more infor-
mation
(AP) Neither rain. nor speeding
tickets or the Super Bowl could keep
Democratic presidential candidates
from visiting Oklahoma before lues
day's primary.
Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman
and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark
of Arkansas stopped in the state on
Sunday and were expected to return
Monday and T uesday.
In eastern Oklahoma, state Attorney
General Drew Edmondson joined
Lieberman on the campaign trail,
which included stops at the Tulsa
Boat. Sport and Travel Show to shake
hands with prospective voters and kiss
a few babies.
"Fell your mom and dad to go out
and vote for I ieberman," he told a lit
tie girl at the event.
While Clark. North Carolina Sen.
John Edwards and Massachusetts Sen
John Kerry have been leading in
statewide polls. Lieberman reiterated
his intention to continue his campaign
posed lor photographs while me
people to vote on l uesd iv
Arizona. Delaware. Missouri an
South Carolina also are holding pri
manes and New Mexico ind North
Dakota ire holding caucuse Ol Ft
day.
At stake are 269 pledged delegate:
to the Democratic convention, mon
than 12 percent of the 2.162 needed
win the party's presidential nomis I-
tion.
It vv as a long dav La Clark, wh
started oil with a speeding ticket 0
McAlester.
Clark's three-car caravan was head
ed back from a campaign appeal an
there shortly after midnight wher
was pulled over by a state trooper
The trooper cited (lark staffer R
Cherlin - who was driving the h ■
vehicle carry mg Clark and foreign pi l
icy adviser Jamie Rubin lor drivi
88 mph in a 75-mph zone
See Candidates. Page 2
WVCAC
observing
Burn Injun'
Awareness
Week Feb. 2-6
Washita Valley Commu
nity Action Council Head
Start Program will be
observing National Burn
Injury Awareness Week
| Feb. 2-6. As a program
which serves young chil
dren and their families, we
encourage parents and
caregivers to become
aw are of ! he causes of
burns, and to do every thing
possible to prevent burn
injuries.
Burns are among the
| most painful and devastat
ing injuries a person can
1 sustain and survive. Burns
| often require long period
; of rehabilitation, multiple
___See WVCAC. Page 2
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between the United States
and Mexico ended with the
signing of the Treaty of.
Guadalupe Hidalgo.
In 1971, Idi Amin took
power in Uganda
TODAY'S BIRTH-
DAYS: James Joyce
(1882-1941), author;
George Halas (1895-
1983). football coach,
owner; Stan Getz (1927-
1991), jazz musician;
Farrah Fawcett (1947-),
actress, is 57; Christie
Brinkley (1954-). model,
is 50.
TODAY'S SPORTS
In 1936. the first voting
was held for baseball's
Hall of Fame. Ty Cobb
got the most votes
TODAY'S FACT:
Since the release of the
popular movie "Ground-
hog Day" (1993), crowds
of up to 30000 have visit-
ed Gobbler's Knob in
Pennsylvania each year
on Feb 2, to see whether
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(AP) Polls show'
Democratic presidential
candidate Wesley Clark
doing well as he fights
for Oklahoma's 40 dele-
gates. but I he state has-
n't been entirely friend-
ly territory him.
Clark's three-car car-
avan was headed back
from a campaign
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Crossword.......8
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