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Vol. 62 No. 84
Shuttle streaks to
An editorial
Terry Lenz
Girl Scout cookies great condition
a new space record
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Around town
Altus,” Creed concluded. “I hope that jury occurred at 8:18 a.m. Wednesday
everyone will have a chance to take
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hold a dinner Thursday at the Of-
ficers' Club with Gen. (Ret.) Russell
E. Dougherty as guest speaker.
Social hour will be at 6:30 and the
dinner at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are
available at the Altus Chamber of
Commerce and the Public Affairs
Office, Altus Air Force Base.
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The next meeting of the Altus
Rotary Club will be held on Tues-
day at a noon luncheon at Jackson
County Memorial Hospital where
members will be given a guided
tour of the expanded hospital
facility.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPI) - rockets 2 minutes after the fiery
Challenger and its crew of five streak- blastoff, shut down its three hydrogen
ed a shuttle record 290 miles into engines 6 minutes later and then drop-
space today to intercept, capture and ped its spent fuel tank to fall into the
fix a stricken solar observatory for- Pacific Ocean.
of The Altus Times this Sunday will
detail some of the activities scheduled
for the week.
Events at the Altus Public Library,
such as the genealogical workshop on
Tuesday and the American Associa-
tion of University Women’s book fair
this weekend, will be highlighted in
The Altus Times.
After a great deal of time and work,
the grand opening for the new addi-
tion at Jackson County Memorial
Hospital will be held April 15. This
Sunday’s edition of The Altus Times
will contain a special section to mark
the occasion of this event.
National Library Week will begin
this Sunday, and the lifeTimes section
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Nine members of the Jackson Coun-
ty Republican Party will be attending
the fourth district convention at
Chickasha today and Saturday.
Delegates for both the district and
state conventions were selected at the
county convention held two weeks
ago. The state convention will be April
28 in Oklahoma City.
Delegates who will be attending the
district and state convention include
Jessie McGaughey, Jon Kidwell, Ray-
mond Fox, Ann Braddock, David
Hale, Melita Meli, Wayne Bullington
and Roger and Jane Teigen.
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Don Nickles of
Ponca City will be the featured
speaker at a dinner tonight and con-
vention committee meetings will
follow.
Election of delegates to the state
and national Conventions will be held
Saturday. The convention will be held
at the University of Arts and Science
ii Chickasha.
(See ’Police back page)
GOP members
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convention
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“Half of those who die from cancer
could and should be saved,” said
Janet Wright, president of the
Jackson County Unit of the American
Cancer Society.
Wright recently announced plans
for the 1984 educational and fund rais-
ing cancer crusade.
“Our goal is to save as many lives
as possible by telling people what they
can do about cancer prevention and
early detection,” Wright stated.
More than 500 volunteers are
preparing to bring life-saving infor-
Groves, 17, 101312 N. Lee, collided
with a vehicle driven by Jefrey Har-
rison, 36, 1509 N. Crain, at the in-
tersection of the two streets.
Seven-month-old Greg Carter,
10134 N. Lee, a passenger in the
Groves vehicle, received head in-
juries and was taken to Jackson Coun-
ty Memorial Hospital.
Groves was cited for having no
drivers license in her posession and
disobeying a stop sign. The accident
was investigated by Patrolman
Jackie Thomas.
In other news, Robert Gribble, Ada,
reported to the police a burglary from
an auto which occurred sometime
Thursday night. A metal detector was
removed from Gribble’s vehicle while
it was parked at the residence at 1400
York.
Dudley McMains, cook at the Senior
Citizens’ Center, 1120 E. Commerce,
reported a burglary at 7:37 a.m. to-
day. Entry was gained by kicking
open the south door of the building.
Approximately 120 pounds of ham-
burger patties were taken.
In other news, Prestige Realty, 2001
N. Main, reported on Thursday a
grand larceny and vandalism which
Y ou might ask JEEP JOHNSON
if he always takes a shower from a
bucket...happy birthday wishes to-
day to NORM WEBER, MARGARET
ETHERTON, JOHN WINGFIELD,
LAURA ROBINSON, ONETTA
WILLIS, ERNIE JAMES, WAYNE
ALLEN, DANNY LOTT, WOODY
SPRADLIN...anniversary wishes to
HERMAN and JOSIE MEDLOCK...
Altus, Oklahoma, an All-American city with a future to share, home of Lisa Lee
OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIEry h
It is not always easy to com-
prehend what is in the minds of
some deep thinkers, so we leave
the following thoughts, as submit-
ted by a local philosopher, to
each to view in his own inimitable
manner.
The IP says, "The contemplation
of celestial things will make a man
both speak and think more
sublimely and magnificently when
he comes down to local human
affairs."-RKG.
Cancer Risks for Lung, Colon and this important test and give generous-
Rectum” will be given to all residents ly to this year’s crusade."
Coming Sunday...
deadly forms of cancers."
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not lose heart Help me to
direct my life above
discouragement and live in ac-
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Your purpose for my life
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Western Oklahoma State
College PionAir Flying Club will
hold a hangar/garage sale from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday at Altus
Municipal Airport. Proceeds will
be used for travel expenses to the
National Intercollegiate Flying
Competition at Colorado Springs,
Colo., on April 24.
11,500 miles behind, over Indonesia,
when the shuttle began the ‘round the
world space chase. If all goes as plan-
ned, the ship will move alongside the
satellite Sunday after having covered
828,345 miles in its pursuit.
Although the overhaul of the sun-
watching satellite is the mission’s No.
1 objective, Challenger also carried
an 11-ton, truck-sized passive satellite
loaded with 57 experiments to be
retrieved by another shuttle crew
next year.
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration estimated the
flight itself was costing about $200
million. In addition, NASA is spending
between $45 million and $55 million for
the Solar Max repair work. The
satellite would cost $235 million to
replace.
Solar Max is the most advanced
solar observatory in the world. It once
was the source of a wealth of informa-
tion about solar flares - great explo-
sions on the sun that shower Earth’s
environment with intense radiation.
Resulting magnetic storms can knock
out radio communications and even
damage power stations and transmis-
sion lines.
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Regardless of what anyone one other incident, were pro- said serious
might say or think, the Girl ven to be hoaxes.
Scout cookies we have eaten District attorney Steve Sut- Foundation working
are great, and they can be pur- tle and Mayor Leo Houck have a round the clock
chased from any member of both reported to The Altusnre
scouts in our area. Times about the incidents as u> ,0(aie -on--
But, it is sad to report that reported to them by parents of Pittsburgh Penn (UPI) - Of-
some people are not great. Girl Scouts, and they both
ficials at Presbyterian University
Some local people have want to help in any way possi- Hospital here say Terry Lenz is in tuitously designed for repair in orbit. Crippen spotted the descending fuel
ordered Girl Scout cookies, ble. serious condition. The young Laverne, Skipper Robert Crippen said the ex- tank 41 minutes after launch, a first in
but when the SCOUtS came by r A mmintg Okla., mother made the trip to Pitt- tra height required to catch the Solar the three-year shuttle program,
to make the sale some people , e A-ui341158 wants to sburgh recently to be near facilities Max satellite gave his crew a “mighty A minute later, he fired
have refused to buy them, hep.to,.and thebest.wazWe when a heart-lung donor is found. prettypicture"as they passed over Challenger’s twin orbital ma-
I nn-.fora’ know to help is to call on the A spokeswoman at the hospital said the launch site after circling the globe neuvering engines to raise the low
some nave even go es good people Of Altus to buy Lenz “is on oxygen and being in an hour and a half. point of the orbit to at least 132 miles
to slam the door in tne lace Ot those Girl Scout cookies monitored in a special care unit for Crippen, co-pilot Dick Scobee, and high.
Girl Scouts, while others have . cardiac patients.”, mission specialists Terry Hart, The astronauts were unusually
just gone back on their word in oo, come on gooa ciuzens, The Transplant Foundation of James van Hoften and George Nelson quiet during the initial stages of the
not buying what they have buzthoseirscoutcooKies western Pennsylvania is working got a “go” to remain in orbit and flight but after things settled down,
agreed to buy in the first or take those you have ordered round the clock to find a donor, she began preparations to test the robot Crippen noted, “The view from here is
। } and you will still be helping a said. arm that will be used to grab Solar as fantastic as ever.”
Pvt 4L-, havp hppn great group, the Girl Scouts of Mrs. Lenz, a 23-year-old mother of MaxSunday. The shuttle’s main engines fired 3
-el, -16 udM c 15 America a groun that has three, suffers from primary The winged rocket ship took off on seconds longer than usual at launch to
reports in Other parts Of the 5 LAnBim •ir Xu +0 grov pulmonary hypertension, which at- time at 8:58 a.m. EST in pursuit of the climb to an orbital peak of 290 miles -
United States about Girl Scout " 8 , 15. ; ». tacks the heart and lung. She needs a 309-mile-high sun-watching satellite, 76 miles higher than the highest mark
cookies being tampered with, in. successful ades for heart-lung transplant in the next few It was partially blinded by control previously achieved by a shuttle. This
but none in the Altus area, many years past, and on into months. system failure less than a year after extra boost was required to catch the
And Yes there have been the future. A total of $300,000 was raised to pay its Valentine’s Day launching four Solar Max satellite.
M- 4,, 1,6,1 CI;, Thp conkies wp have paten for the operation. Mrs. Lenz is on the yearsago. The five shuttle crewmen raised to
reports on the local radio sta- -hescoKeswese eaten donor-waitinglistatthe hospital. The flight was the 11thshuttle mb- n the total number of men in space,
tion and in ine -als 4151, c—- t b- - The organs to be transplanted must sion and the boldest American mann- Russia’s Salyut 7 space station is
Oklahoman about one pin in and help the Girl bcouts Keep be recovered at Presbyterian because ed spaceflight since men last landed manned by five Russians and one in-
one cookie, but those reports on doing their fine work for the viability of donated lungs after on the moon in 1972. dian. The previous record was a total
have all been corrected when girls in Southwestern they have been recovered from the Challenger performed flawlessly to of eight in orbit last February.
the incident in question, plus Oklahoma and all of America, donor is only one hour. get into orbit. It shed its twin booster Challenger’s Solar Max target was
Altus vicinity-Partly cloudy
and mild tonight with a 20 percent
chance of thunderstorms. A low in
the upper 50s. Southerly winds 10
to 20 mph.
Weather readings-High Thurs-
day 68. Overnight low 43. Noon
today 72.
Commerce
Scheduled June 2-17
Group readies arts institute
Bv KIM McCONNELL Frederick, June 6; Eldorado, June 8; has been offered to most students race and 2 mile fun run through
Local organizers for the Oklahoma Hobart, June 13; Altus and Altus Air from 1 to 3 p.m. This year, this time Nichols Hills (Oklahoma City). The
Summer Arts Institute, held annually Force Base, June 15,16. will be used for lectures, seminars run will begin at 1 p.m. at Waterford,
at Quartz Mountain State Lodge, met According to Taft, southwest and films to give, students a N.W •63rd Street and Pennsylvania
Thursday at First State Bank to begin Oklahoma will have good representa- background in their field of study. Avenue, 00 through MichoS Hills
preparations for the 1984 institute, tion at the institute. Three students Meacham and Frates noted the in- and end at the Nichols Hills Plaza,
scheduled June 2-17, from Altus, two from Frederick and stitute office is working with the -moy-git-mmm
Institute director Mary Frates, one from Hobart will studyat Quartz Oklahoma Department of Recreation to 12:30 p.m. at the starting area. Em
assistant director Mary Gordon Taft Mountain. She also notedsm an to expan dth e two-week summ er se - tryfeeisio,whichincludesaRedbud
and development officer April former students are returning as sion into a(year-round culturalevent Classic T-Shirt. Entry classifications
Meacham addressed representatives counselors. The first step was taken this fall when include male and female: 10 and
from Altus, Altus Air Force Base, “It says a great deal about the an adult session, a three-day coimter- under, 11-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34,
Blair, Hobart and Frederick. Equip- camp-they want to return and pass on part to the institute, "48 ored.a 35-39, 40-44, 45-50, 50 and over.
ment and volunteers were discussed what they learned,” Taft said of the Quartz Mountain. Frates said the
and the representatives were remind- counselors. classes wereanoverwhelming su Prizes will be awarded, including
ed of Sunday’s Redbud Classic, a fund Frates noted that new classes have cess ana Pemee" me prog am commemorative medals to the top
raising event for the institute. been added to the institute cur- expan three male and female finishers in
ytre will i» nLt to heln riculum: orchestra conductor T.J. While steps are being taken within each age category for both races. In
Volunteerswil b6 t and Anderson will hold a session in music the program to better it, supporters the 10 kilometer race, the first, second
"it,re8 in innp 17 and to onerate composition, while acting, mime and on the outside are doing their part by and third place male and female run-
the camp rtoJe two hours IdXe poetry students will take a week-long offering financial aid. ners will receive $300. $200 and $100
days a week Host towns were chosen class in voice. One major fundraiser for the in- prizes in merchandise. In the 2 mile
for the receptions which follow stu- The students’ day has also be stitute is the second annual Redbud fun run, prizes are $100, $75 and $50
dent performances. They are restructured; in past years free time Classic, a 10 kilometer (6.2 miles) prizes in merchandise.
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Henry Owens, 23, 1007 Katy Drive,
was arrested at 8:20 a.m. Thursday on
a complaint of grand larceny, accor-
ding to Altus Police Department
reports.
Owens was arrested by Lt. Ron
Myers and Lt. Mike Howeth at his
residence in connection with the theft
of a bicycle which was reported
Wednesday. The bicycle has since
■ been recovered
Seeking volunteers for the Cancer Crusade residential drive Tuesday and Wednesday are, At presstime. Owens was in-
from left, Maurice and Dale Willis and Weaver Creed. carcerated in the city jail.
In other news, Anthony Ray Flet-
A A l g cher,24,2308N. Park Lane, lot 15, was
Cancer Crusade on tan
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" Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
mation to Altus and Jackson County during a door-to-door campaign. reports.
residents during the American “Everyone has some built-in Fletcher was recently arrested
Cancer Society’s annual campaign risks...personal and family medical following an investigation by the
which takes place during April, the history, age, lifestyle and health care detective division of the police depart-
month set aside as Cancer Control behavior,” Creed stated. “By taking ment and the Office of Special In-
Month, this test, people can find out how these vestigation on Altus Air Force Base.
Weaver Creed, 1984 crusade chair- risks apply to them. Bond has been set at $15,000 for
man, said, “This year, trained Fletcher. As of this morning, he was
volunteers will be distributing infor- “Tuesday and Wednesday, incarcerated in the county jail,
mation on the two most common and volunteers will be ringing doorbells in In other news, an accident with in-
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