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Reclamation to show the yield per acre of various crops grown Stillwater as guest speaker at
Burglary Suspects Held
in the irrigation district.
the annual Spring Retreat
Collins said that that report will be completed in four to five Friday night and Saturday
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one of the state’s promising
The irrigation district also signed a contract with Southside young actors.
Bond Proposal
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Excise Board Holds Meet
Career Seminars Tonight
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Around Town
Ballew Takes Fifth' Over 40 Times
Berry said Ballew received tions after once taking the Fifth
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A tions Committee.
for the Senate and said he ex- phony invoice scheme.
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COUNTY CLERK - transfer of $480 from City Auditorium April 8 and 9. Tickets are now on
maintenance and operations over to salary for sale at the AJC business office. Reserve tickets are
He added that he was sorry
that only residents along Lee
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morning at Lugert Lake South-
west Baptist Assembly Camp.
Also featured on the program
will be two outstanding young
MINUS THE CANS an alley along North Hudson
and Lee streets was used in a recent demonstration
of a new containerized trash collection system. The
Firemen were called to one grass fire Wednesday with that
fire resulting in no reported damage.
The call was around 6:35 p.m. to 1114 Sycamore with
firemen returning to the station some 10 minutes later.
$2.50 and general admission tickets bought at the
door will be $1.50.
At an afternoon meeting held at the Altus-Lugert Irrigation
District office Wednesday, the governing board authorized the
taking of a crop census.
The census, according to John Collins, irrigation district
manager, is required each year by the U.S. Bureau of
School for a y ear's contract on a rental house.
(See CENSUS Page 2)
Happy 21st wishes extended to DEBBY JONES today. .
.GEORGE WHITLOW says he doesn’t like the idea of rates
going up.. .MARCINE MILES indicates she will take a rest
after this week. . .
Congratulations forwarded to GLENN JACKSON, JOE
HANKINS and CARL STOUT, members of the fire depart-
ment who recently completed training at OSU and are now
certified instructors. . .
Cast members of the "Wizard of Oz," Northeast Junior
Highs major spring production, will give three per-
formances within a period of 24 hours.
This afternoon the "Wizard" was presented at Northeast
auditorium for Will Rogers students in a traditional matinee
performance.
Tonight at 7:30 the scenery and cast move to Eula B.
Peterson Auditorium on the high school campus for the
public presentation. Adult tickets are 75 cents; junior high
tickets are 35 cents and elementary student tickets 25 cents.
Friday afternoon the show goes on the road again. There
will be a matinee performance at Washington school. Ad-
mission for this is 25 cents.
Tonight at 9 p.m. immediately after the "Wizard of Oz"
performance, the winning acts for the Altus High School
Talent Show will have a dress rehearsal.
After a preliminary hearing held Wednesday afternoon, an
Altus man was bound over for trial on third degree arson
charges. Charged with the offense ana placed on a 21,500
bond is Ray Dell Henderson, 608 E. Liveoak.
Testimony included statements from Oklahoma Highway
Patrol Trooper Brad Smallwood and arson investigator
Kenneth Willie from Oklahoma City.
Henderson is charged with the burning of his auto on
January 28 along a roadside one mile west and three and half
miles north of Martha
Grass Fire Reported
The Eldorado Historical Society Branch will have a silver
tea and art show at the Eldorado Community Building
Sunday from 2:30 to 5 p.m.
Proceeds from the tea will go to the Museum of the Western
Prairie in Altus Also, the Eldorado display as shown during
the grand opening ceremonies of the museum, will be
reconstructed and displayed at that time.
days.
In addition, the district purchased two pickup trucks after
bid opening.
Winner of the bids was Jim Click Chevrolet which submitted
Friday Meet
Baptist Student Union of
Altus Junior College has
scheduled Willard Dallas of
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m reverting back to the old trash former home had  the con- collection. Mrs. Smith said that try the system.
W  can method  of  rubbish  tainerized systems and that he she doesn't mind the present He said that with the new
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E5 During the demonstration form of trash collection. for it."                       populations is “definitely
period, residents along the Mrs. Clark Smith, 1311 N. Ray Thrush, 1200 N. Lee, was down."
Christianity.” Gregg, a former
A proposed 213 million revenue bond issue to improve the AJC student, will lead the
Oklahoma Park System was shelved for at least a year Wed- musical program, and Davis is
nesday by the state parks director.                            scheduled for a “rap session.
Chris Delaporte said one of the main reasons for abandoning Caravans will leave the AJC
the proposal which he had made to the Tourism and Recreation campus at 6:30 and at 7 p.m.
Commission was the passage of a Senate resolution relating to a Friday evening for the Retreat
statewide plan.                                                 area. The program will begin at
Delaporte in February had proposed a bond issue to the 7:30 with dinner scheduled for
commission, which was to have heard a detailed plan of the 745 o'clock.
proposal this month.                                             Dallas will speak at 8 p.m.
Delaporte had said the bond issue could be paid off in 15 years, with the musical program and
The legislature presently appropriates money to the parks the discussion with Davis to
by a line item method.                                         follow. The group will remain
Delaporte had said in February that the line item process has overnight at the camp and
several weaknesses, the mam being that there is no direct resume activities with break-
relationship between the amount of money appropriated and the fast at 8 am- and a second
development needs of a particular park of recreation area. appearance by Dallas at 9 a.m.
noon.                           for 56 million workers in a workers would receive pay
Sen. Jacob K. Javits, R-N.Y., series of steps. The first step hikes by the time all of the
chief Republican sponsor of the would be on May 1,            steps take effect.
bill, told his colleagues the Congress last raised the min- Sponsors of the bill said its
White House had advised it imum wage in 1966.
would be signed.                 The bill would bring domes- (See WAGE Page 2)
Items Recovered
The "Career Decison Clinic" at Altus Junior College
tonight will begin at 7 o'clock in the auditorium of the Ad-
ministration building. Seminars in seven career fields, to be
presented by panels of professional men and women, will be
in session until 9:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Altus Junior College faculty and the
Student Activities Council for high school seniors and college
students, the Clinic is also open to all persons interested in
career information and guidance-counseling.
satisfactory bid of 22,791 for a six-cylinder truck with automatic college men from Altus-Kyle
transmission.                                                Davis, Oklahoma University
The bid was the second lowest with the lowest bid by Paul student and athlete, and Danny
Corbin Motors for a GMC truck being thrown out because bid- Gregg, O.U. music major and
Senate committee was pre-   Sen. Ed Berrong, D-Weath-  pects it to be ready “early next    Ballew told the Oklahoma  no immunity for his testimony without forfeiting his con-
paring its report on alleged ir-  erford, committee chairman,  week" He declined to say what  County grand jury last Decem-  before the federal panel in stitutional right to avoid self in-
regularities on state contracts said he saw no possibility of a recommendations he expects to  ber that Gov. Hall owed him  January. He also said U. S. crimination
today following a non-produc- contempt citation against Bal- be made in the report. He said  more than 2200,000 and he said  Atty. William R Burkett in-   Berrong said the committee
tive appearance Wednesday by  lew because “he was just fol- he does not anticipate any  Hall was involved in a dis-  structed Ballew not to discuss had hoped Ballew could resolve
a former key fund raiser for  lowing the advice of his attor- more witnesses will be subpoe-  cussion of plans to use fake in-  the matters he testified about conflicts between testimony
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All Altus and area high school
seniors are invited by the AJC
interdenominational Christian
group to attend the Retreat
which is open to all college
students.
Willard Dallas, who makes
numerous appearances before
youth groups has been
described by BSU leaders as a
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Two men were arrested by police last night in Altus.
on what appears to be several burglary The men were arrested around 4:30 a.m.
charges.                                        near Terri's Clothing Store by Altus police
The men —who are expected to be arraigned  officers Sgt. Eddie Becerra, Detective Bill
late Thursday or Friday — are believed to be Akins and Captain Sonny Bannister.
involved in some seven burglaries of schools Also. police officers Captain Elmer Williams
and small businesses in Altus.                  and Sgt. Josh Telford arrested two juvenile
Also, according to Detective Captain Guy shoplifters believed to be involved in lifting
Eley of the Altus Police Department, several items from at least five Altus stores.
items were recovered from the men which The juveniles are expected to be remanded
were identified as belonging to several schools over to juvenile court for further handling.
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At an excise board meeting held today, COUNTY HIGHWAY SPECIAL (blacktop
money was accounted for, transferred and roads along school bus and mail routes) —
dispersed,                                         gasoline, one cent, 212,942.90; special fuel, one
Gasoline tax monies received include:         cent, 21,638.21; total, 214,581.11.
COUNTY HIGHWAY CASH (maintenance in addition, funds from several accounts
and operations) — gasoline, four cent tax, were shifted to other areas including:
"aendEedee alley between North Hudson Hudson, says the new system enthusiastic about the new About the 22 per month rate,
2,". 21 288852355253 and North lee streets between "is just fine with me" system.                       Thrush said he likes the charge
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" 838-       2kf452E55 streets were using a con- system there are "no dogs to that Altus has ever had, he (See CONTAINERS Page 2)
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three cubic yard containers shown here numbered nE"Theytrm wonderful,” says WASHINGTON (A P The The bill also would bring an tics under the wages and hours
38 down the alleyway spaced at the interval of Walter Crossman, 1428 N. Lee. SenatntodaYPaSsedtheubilin additional7million.wo rkersun- law for the first time, repeal
about one for every four residences. (Stafi Photo)
P            definite word that President The President vetoed a some- tighten present law on child la-
Nixon would sign it.             what similar bill last year but bor on farms, and extend the
The 71-19 vote sent the com- the word at the Capitol is that scope of the law aimed at dis-
promise measure to the House he would sign the new version, crimination against elderly per-
which was scheduled to for- The increase would raise the sons in employment.
ward it on to Nixon this after- present 21.60 wage floor to 22.30 An estimated 4.5 million
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road crews) — gasoline, one-half cent,
27,143.37; special fuel, one-half cent, 2922.61;
total, $8,065.98.
Gov. David Hall.                ney."                          naed.                           voices on state contracts to re- before the grand jury. from two earlier witnesses, ar-
Altus vic inity—Fair to partly cloudy and warm with a The fund raiser, Oklahoma Ballew's attorney, James W. Ballew began invoking the pay the governors debt.          Several members of the Sen- chitect Jack Graves and steel
slight chance of a thunderstorm today. Fair and cooler City paint manufacturer Carl Bill Berry, told the senators Fifth Amendment when con- Berry explained to the com- ate panel asked seemingly contractor Allen Coles,
tonight and Friday. Southwesterly winds 14 to 24 mph,   Ballew, invoked  the Fifth  Ballew will be a witness in  mittee members began asking  mittee that Ballew was granted  harmless questions after Bal-   Graves the architect on the
shifting to northwest this afternoon and diminishing tonight.   Amendment’s   guarantee  "pending cases" and "will an-  him about state contracts. He  immunity for his testimony, but  lew began invoking the Fifth state library building, told the
High today upper 80s. Low tonight low 40s. High Friday low  against possible   self in- swer everybody’s questions in answered five   background he noted that Ballew also testi-  Amendment, but Berry said Senate investigators he made a
70s.                                                          crimination more than 40 times  open court."                    questions before the questions fied before the federal grand  there was a legal question re- 215,000 payment in 2100 bills to
Weather readings—High Wednesday 86. Overnight low 58. during an hour-long appearance Berrong said the committee turned to state contracts and jury that is investigating Gov. garding whether a witness
Noon today 75.                                            before the Senate Appropria- will begin preparing its report his involvement in an alleged Hall.                          could resume answering ques- (See PROBE Page 2)
The annual March For
Hunger, sponsored nationally
by CROP, will be held in Altus
on Sunday beginning at 2 p.m
at the base chapel and ending
i at 5:30 p.m. and 10 miles later
\ at the courthouse square.
Co-chairmen for the event
, are Capt. Henry Edelenbos of
the base and the Rev. Charles
cg Watson, pastor of the Highland
I Heights United Methodist
92 Church.
According to Watson, ap-
I proximately 55 pledges have
F been received by those persons
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Jr money for each mile walked by
4 the person they sponsor.
CROP is the Community
Hunger Appeal of the Church
T World Service, and annually
g sponsors various marches
■ throughout the country to feed
■ the hungry in other nations of
■ the world.