The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 44, No. 152, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 30, 1970 Page: 2 of 12
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2 The Altus Times-Democrat Tuesday, June 30, 1970
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Second class postage paid at
Altus, Oklahoma, 73521.
Senate, forging a postal reorg-
anization bill in step-by-step.
$1.80
$5.40
$9.60
$13.00
$18.00
Every four weeks
Every twelve weeks
$4.80
$9.00
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strike.
The act now under considera-
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The antipornography amend-
ment sets fines of up to $10,000
and jail sentences of up to 10
years.
HOLIIS Spl.) W.A. Pete)
Cunningham, Hannon county
sheriff hr Die past 10 years,
announced that he would be a
candidate for county sheriff in
the Democrat primary election,
Aug 25.
It might surprise many of our local residents to learn that Altus was at
one time located two-and-a-half miles west of our present location and
was named Frazer."
Frazer was founded in 1885 by Peter H. Holt and J.B. Walker who had
moved their families from Grayson County, Texas. to settle in Oklahoma
to build .Altus now abandoned predecessor.
In 1888 Holt obtained a patent to the site of Frazer and built a 12x14 foot
house. He also applied for appointment as postmaster to serw the rapidly
developing farming area.
Frazer was located on the Frazer River Early records reveal that in
June, 1889. the river flooded and washed the town away. Its inhabitants
moved to the higher land to the east and there named their new town
.Altus, a Latin word meaning altitude.
Later as we have already revealed the name was changed to Leger
then back to Altus the final change being made on May 14,1904
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Vacation, swimming and just
plain summer fun is much more
fun with a spare hairdo in your
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prices start at
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latitude available to juries in
imposing the ultimate sentence.
Cases from Ohio and California
bring up questions unsettled this
term.
The new justice's vote may be
critical, too, when the court
picks up where it left off on
whether young men are entitled
to exemptions if they have sin-
cere scruples against the Viet-
nam conflict but do not claim to
be opposed to warfare general-
ly
Significantly, perhaps. Black-
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and Betty Lampkin, Peggy the death penalty becomes vital
Mashaney vs .Ann Hawkins Van when the court reconsiders the
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felt the court had gone far
enough.
For next term the court ac-
cepted a case from Texas that
challenges jail sentences for
traffic violators who cannot pay
their fines.
Similarly, Blackmun’s vote
could resolve whether 11 New
York City blacks may be prose-
cuted for allegedly plotting to
overthrow the state government
and whether California may
prosecute a radical for pam-
phleteering outside a police in-
quest into the fatal shooting of a
Negro.
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mun joined Burger and Justices swing vote on whether it is con-
Byron R. White and Potter stitutional to jail a defendant
Stewart in dissenting Monday as simply because he cannot afford
the Supreme Court upset a draft to pay a fine.
evasion conviction. The eight other justices were
The ruling was an outgrowth unanimous Monday in ruling
of the 5-3 decision earlier this that the answer is “no" when
month that sincere opponents of the jailing extends the man’s
warfare generally may be clas- prison term beyond the maxi-
sified as conscientious objec- mum set for the crime,
tors. Blackmun’s dissent sug- Four justices—William O
gests he may take a hard line Douglas, William J. Brennan
on future draft cases. As a new Jr., Thurgood Marshall and
man he did not participate in White—wanted to go further and
the earlier decision prohibit converting a fine to a
Disputes over the pace of sentence solely because the de-
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Earlier, by rejecting an
amendment offered by Sen.
Henry Bellmon, R-Okla., to ac-
cept the House bill, the Senate
made inevitable a series of
votes on specific provisions of
the massive and historic postal
reorganization act The rejec-
tion also set the stage for a pos-
sible donnybrook over a bid to
ban attempts at setting up a un-
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WASHINGTON (AP) -
Freshman Justice Harry A.
Blackmun’s pivotal role looms
even larger as the Supreme
Court begins a three-months
summer recess today with
many major legal problems un-
solved.
Capital punishment obsceni-
ty, the Vietnam war and the
draft and the pace of school in-
tegration are among the unset-
tled areas as the 1969-70 term
ends.
Mum as the court is, the pub-
lic is in the dark about what
may be hanging the justices up.
One safe guess, however, is that
on some issues there is a 4-4
deadlock that only the new man
can break.
For more than a year, the
court has operated with eight
justices, which leads to tie votes
on many of the knotty problems
the court must cope with.
Blackmun’s assumption of the
long-open seat could be the key
to a highly active, and impor-
tant. 1970-71 term.
The positions he will take are
still mostly unknown But he in-
dicated Monday he will line up
with his old friend Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger, and with
John M. Harlan, another con-
servative, on obscenity cases. In
his first opinion, Blackmun dis-
sented from the summary rev-
ersal of the convictions of two
St Paul booksellers.
This suggests that Blackmun,
like Burger and Harlan, would
allow more room for the states
to set their own obscenity stand-
ards He also obviously believes
the court should re-examine its
generally liberal view of sexy
literature.
All this will take on import
next term when the justices re-
consider two holdover cases: A
ban in Boston on the popular
Swedish film "I Am Curious
(Yellow)" and suppression in
Dallas of an underground news-
paper.
What Blackmun thinks about
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postal commission and a rate- sion, the union shop. But it
setting board which would be- would bar strikes.
tween them run the mails, ne- _ ,
gotiate with employes and set Sen. Paul Fannin, R-Ariz., is
postage rates seeking passage of a so-called
Mail workers would get an 8 right-to-work amendment
per cent pay hike under both which in this case, would allow
bills as part of a settlement the postal service s 250,000 em-
made by the postal unions and Poes who presently belong to
the government last April foL no. union freedom from ever
lowing the postal service's first being compelled to join one.
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ask about our Mid-
Summer Sell-Out on Wigs,
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sure strict pornography curbs
will be part of any reform pack-
age.
And, in a 48-41 vote Monday
night, it resisted a strong bid to
toss out the bill written by its
own Post Office Committee in
favor of a version already
passed by the House.
The antipornography meas-
ure, identical to language in the
House bill, was introduced by
Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz.,
Six cases will be heard in d-b-a Mason’s Nursery. Station vs. Learly Patterson,
District Courtroom Two by the In the case involving Mary Ray Hammett d-b-a Bargain
Special District Judge for Montes vs. Civile Turner, a City Furniture Co. vs. Sammuel
Jackson County on July 1.1970 at request for replevin will bei"
10;30. submitted. Mashaney vs. .Ann Hawkins Van
irst on the docket is the case A pre-hearing of the case of Dam. and Lee Paul d-b-a
of Universal C I T Credit Corp. State of Oklahoma vs David Shamrock Station vs. Frank
vs. Tommy L Talley concerning Kirby is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Murphy.
past due paxments. Wednesday. Kirby is charged Payment for auto damage and
Money judgement is asked in with burglary second degree a motion to make petition more
the cases of J A. Day d-b-a Matters pertaining to small definite and certain are involved
Russell Mercantil vs. Mr. and daimsare docketed for July 2 at in the case of Hazel Baker vs.
Mrs Guadalupe G. Charles and 10:30. James Pike.
McCrory/-Otasco Inc. vs. Robert Money judgement is asked in Judgement on a note is asked
E; Lee. the cases of Kent Saunders vs. in the case of Carl Hatton d-b-a
Damages are asked in the case Raymond L. Ott. Kent Saunders Carl Hatton Butane Company
of Mrs R B Bibb vs. Lee Mason d-b-a Saunders Shamrock vs Billy E Satterfield
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The endorsed by both the Democrat- As they stand, both versions working conditions and benefits
may help solve the tribe's un- down Monday, the Navajos are when details are worked out to
employment problems. , credited with what one commis- compensate them on the basis emDoarour thosannoy.and
The Indian Claims Commis- sion official said could be about of 1868 land values, when you eat laugh or tAlk Then
sion ruled in Washington Mon- 30 million acres—about the size The tribe has valued the land Resi VepSwderoyour pentureAd:
day that the tribe occupied a of Ohio. The ruling means the at $1 an acre, but this would to-use.FASTEErH holds xour den-
much wider area of Arizona, Indians should have been com- have to be decided by the Indian easlerFAsTEEfksafkalinns
New Mexico, Utah and Colorado pensated in 1868 for that acre- Claims Commission.’ Said Har- gunmysogroeyndperstdenturesnNo
than was included in an 8 mil- age. old Mott the tribe's general sures that nt are essential tohealth
ion-acre reservation when a The Indians won't get the ad- counsel. ‘ esy-Eo-use PASTEerfHtly atGat
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Land Gain To Aid Navajos
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz iAP treaty was signed in 1868. ditional land which is lightly po-
— A federal financial settlement The reservation now covers pulated and suitable only for
for millions of acres of land about 16 million acres. grazing. But they may get a
claimed by the Navajo Indians In the boundary lines laid considerable dollar settlement
ic and Republican Senate lead- would create a nonpartisan —including, in the Senate ver-
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MANGUM During June, July
and August, a yard
beautification contest is being
directed by the City
Beautification Committee,
under Die sponsorship of the
Mangum Chamber of
Commerce.
Mrs Jack Givens is chairman
of the beautification committee
She is assisted by Mrs. Golden
Bratton, Mrs Phillip Kingery,
Mrs H.H Lenaburg, Jim
Dwelt, Mrs Junior Nippert, Bill
W illuite and W T Snipes
Each month, one yard in each
of the four sections of the town
will be awarded certificates as
the most outstanding yard.
Mrs Givens said yards will be
judged on attractive appearance
and neatness
Cunningham To
Seek Re-Election
school desegregation evidently fendant cannot pay.
will continue to bedevil the jus- Four justices-the chief, Hugo
bees. Monday the court swept
one of the toughest from its 6
doorstep temporarily by declin-
ing to rule immediately on the
extent of busing and racial bal-
ances that may be required in
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County,
N.C.
After lower courts pass judg-
ment on new desegregation
plans for North Carolina’s larg-
est school district the case prob-
ably will come back to the jus-
tices—perhaps before the new
session opens in early October.
Blackmun seems to hold the
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Gilmore, Robert K. & Goforth, Don. The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 44, No. 152, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 30, 1970, newspaper, June 30, 1970; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2120315/m1/2/: accessed June 12, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.