Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 92, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 28, 1992 Page: 1 of 10
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Altus
Altus, Oklahoma, home of — Christina Garrido
Storms rumble
(See ‘Storms page 2)
Russian finds success
Congress faces heavy load after break
(See ‘Congress page 2)
(See ‘Bond page 2)
Crc
heRed-
across Oklahoma
Donna Bourgeois is a custom framer at a
local business and has been for 2 1/2
years. She and her husband Noel have
one son, Noel, age 12, and have lived in
Altus for three years. She enjoys reading
and crafts. (Staff photo)
lifeTimes Page 3
Toxic states
Opinions... Page 6
From around the state
Sports... Page 4
Pioneers drop pair
Inc. will be issuing food
stamps beginning Friday, for Let’s get acquainted
Jackson County, at Lincoln 9 1
Victim impact
bill awaits
Walters' pen
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The
state Senate has sent to the
governor a bill that would let
victims of violent crimes or the
victim’s survivors testify about
how they were affected.
The Senate author of Senate
Bill 816 is Brooks Douglass, R-
Oklahoma City, whose parents
were killed by two men in 1979.
The bill, approved 47-0
Monday, would let a victim or
survivor make a written or oral
statement before sentencing
about the financial, emotional,
psychological and physical ef-
fects of a violent crime.
Douglass, then 16, and his
12-year-old sister were
wounded by the men who broke
into the family’s rural Okarche
home. The men were sentenced
to death, but the U.S. Supreme
(See ‘Bill page 2)
Center, 900 S. Carver Road,
from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday. In
Greer County, the election
board office of the county
court house will issue from
1:30 to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday. All
recipients of food stamps
must have their
identification card and valid
ATP to be eligible for
issuance of the food
stamps.
, in raising western funds
■ WASHINGTON (AP) — der the direct orders of the IMF," After spending two days
Russian President Boris the news agency quoted Yeltsin talking about Russia's economic
Yeltsin’s aide is in Washington as saying. “We do not agree problems with world financial
to tell the world's financial lead- completely with this organiza- leaders, Gaidar was holding a
ers that Russia is serious about tion's viewpoint, and we will series of meetings today with
achieving a market economy stick to our point of view." President Bush, Secretary of
after 70 years of communism. Meanwhile, Deputy Prime State James A. Baker III and
But Yeltsin also made clear to- Minister Yegor Gaidar, at an IMF leaders of Congress.
day that his government will be meeting in Washington, has Those meetings followed two
its own boss. been able to win pledges of sup- big successes. Gaidar won
The Interfax news agency in port totaling $24 billion from an backing from the world's seven
Moscow quoted Yeltsin as say- audience of skeptical world 0- richest industrial countries
ing he will not take orders from nance officials. Sunday for an $18 billion pack-
the International Monetary And he hopes to gain untold age of humanitarian aid, loans
Fund, to which Russia has Just billions more in aid in the years and loan guarantees plus an
been granted membership and ahead through Russia's new additional $6 billion to help
with it access to desperately membership in the IMF and its make the Russian currency, the
needed loans, companion organization, the
“We do not intend to work un- World Bank. (See ‘Success page 2)
Pause to pray
in your word, Lord, you
give counsel which, If
followed, will save us much
trouble. May we be wise
enough to seek and to follow
your guidance for our lives,
we pray.
Around town
Happy birthday wishes to
TROY DENNIS ...
News
briefs
Southwest Oklahoma
Community Action Group,
By The Associated Press The National Weather Service ahead of the arrival of an upper-
Strong thunderstorms pack- issued a severe thunderstorm level system and a surface cold
ing heavy rains, small hall and warning for Grant County about front.
lightning rumbled across cen- 6:30 a.m. after radar detected se- The weather service said the
tral and eastern Oklahoma to- vere storms 7 miles west of cold front would enter northwest
day. Renfrow. Oklahoma late this afternoon
No damage was immediately Later in the morning, strong and move southeastward across
reported with the storms, which storms erupted in counties ad- the state tonight.
reached severe levels in north- Jacent to the Oklahoma City and The upper-level system will
central sections, authorities Tulsa metropolitan areas. be approaching the state from
said. Brief, isolated power The probability of volatile the Rockies later this afternoon,
outages were reported in weather was expected to in- and should trigger widespread
Stillwater and BlackweU. tensify and continue throughout thunderstorms over much of the
“It was pretty intense,’ said a the day, forecasters said.
woman at Langston's city hall. The stormy weather comes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The reconvened today after a two- dispensed at federally sup- will spark more election-year Wilkey issuing subpoenas for all
spring break — if not the spring week recess. At that. House ported family planning clinics. battles. bank records — even those of
S tudents who want to cleaning — is over for Congress, members, especially, may wel- The Senate Democrats, During the break, the House members who had no overdrafts,
attend school outside the While still trying to shake its come the chance to change the meantime, plan to push through ethics committee released its fl- House Minority Leader Bob
school district in which they own dirty linen, it now faces a political checklist to something their party's vision of campaign nal list of those who wrote over- Michel, R-Ill., said Monday he
live need to apply for a heavy load of other unfinished other than their checkbooks. reform — one that Bush almost drafts at the House bank. agreed with Foley that the re-
transfer in the county business. House Democrats planned to certainly would veto. Speaker Thomas S. Foley, D- quest was too sweeping. But he
commissioner's office in the . Major fights over the budget, confront President Bush right And Bush's requests for Wash., said that should be the said a full House vote on the is-
court house. It Is necessary the nations defense posture, away with a vote this week on spending more on the Soviets, end of it. However, a Justice sue was probably needed, and it
to apply for a transfer each unemployment and abortion overturning White House re- while cutting back on what he Department probe continues,
year. The deadline for loomed for ^e lawmakers who strictions on abortion advice calls ’pork barrel' in America, with special counsel Malcolm
regular transfers for the
1992-93 school year is May Cat rday wreck leavec many hi Tr* State leaders
Pi.c.p.01 a,ph. am. Saturday wreck leaves many nurt urge support
meeti Three people were injured exit the intersection. Emergency Medical Services Three other passengers were A
h MP. J way in the and one possibly injured in a A 1988 Buick Lasaber, driven with incapacitating head, in the Thomason vehicle, Dono issue
ome o a Jonas. two car accident which occurred by Harvey Thomason, 47, Duke. Internal trunk and leg injuries. however, none were injured. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov
< Saturday morning at the was going slowly through the Two passengers in the Devoll Thomason, on the other hand, David Walters says Oklahomans
Southwest Oklahoma intersection of North Main and center of intersection. The vehicle were also injured and was advised to see a doctor fora interested in higher education
Community Action Group, East Tamarack. traffic signal was green for east taken to the hospital, possible injury. All seatbelts should let their legislators know
Inc. announces new office According to the accident and west traffic, when a 1985 Lavada Devoll. 52. Reed, were in use in the vehicle, they support a proposed $400
hours for Lincoln Center. report, a funeral procession was Mercury, driven by Edna B. received Incapacitating head The accident was million capital improvement
The agency's central office heading east on Tamarack. All Devoll, 76, Reed, approached the and external trunk injuries. investigated by Ptm. Gary bond issue. H
will be open 10:30 a.m. to traffic in all directions was intersection in the clear lane Elmer Devoll, 87, Reed, was Rollins of the Altus Police He and other state leaders
4:30 p.m., Monday through stopped. Only open lane was the from the north. As the traffic taken by private vehicle after Department. spoke during a higher education
Friday, beginning this inside south bound lane on the signal changed, the vehicle receiving non-incapacitating In other news. Altus police rally at the Capitol on Monday
Friday. north side of the intersection, proceeded through the head injuries. are currently investigating the an(j all said it was up to the
The police unit in front of the intersection and pulled in front No seatbelts were in use in following reports, public to show that the bond 1s-
A Itus Optimist Club will procession had just cleared the of the Thomason vehicle, the Devol vehicle. She was sited Richard Carner, 1106 sue was needed.
meet at noon Wednesday at west side of the intersection and Devoll was taken to the for changing lanes unsafely and House Speaker Glen Johnson
ths Friendship Inn. the second unit had started to hospital by Jackson County driver inattention. (See ‘Crime page 2) said legislators, who are trying
to find funding for the bond is-
UPI will be put up on auction block ==---=-
support this, you will support
NEW YORK (AP) — United Press International, which says it is sents UPI editorial employees and is one of UPI’s largest creditors, them," Johnson said.
almost out of money, will be put up for auction under an order welcomed the deadline. Walters first proposed a bond
signed today by a federal bankruptcy judge. "1 think that interested parties will be forced to come forward," he issue last year. He renewed the
In a letter to Judge Francis Conrad, the company asked the auc- said. request this year, and said most
tion be held before May 15 — the date the news service “will have to UPI could offer its client list, employees and technical systems, of the proceeds should go to
cease operations due to an inability to meet its payroll.’ The letter As of Jan. 31, the news service listed liabilities of $52.8 million and higher education.
was sent Friday and the judge formally agreed to the proposal this assets of $18.2 million. “Let's get this done,’ Walters
morning.said. ’We've waited long
The auction of UPI, once among the world's largest news ser- United Press was founded in 907 by E.W. Scripps as a privately enough."
vices, will be held May 12 at 3:30 p.m. owned wire service. In 1958, it merged with William Randolph Monday was higher education
Other details of the order signed by Conrad were to be made Hearst’s International News Service to become United Press day at the Capitol, and it at-
Weather public after court clerks had a chance to process the paperwork. nterna onal , , tracted educators, students and
"What the auction does is actually kind of sets an agenda for Although it lost money for years, the situation worsened through citizens. The rally to hear the
A Itus vicinity — Tonight: transacting the business that will result in a new owner of UPI." UPI the 1980s. UPI had a series of owners and lost more and more state officials was only one item
A 20 percent chance for an editor Steve Geimann said, newspaper and broadcast clients, forcing major layoffs. in a daylong agenda.
evening thunderstorm, UPI, which goes back 85 years and has won nine Pulitzer Prizes It now has about 500 employees worldwide, down from 1,850 in “Higher education is on the
otherwise partly cloudy. Low for writing and photography, filed for Chapter 11 protection from 1984 “ the year before it first filed for bankruptcy court protection, front burner for all of us this
In the low to mid 50s. North creditors in August. Its parent, Infotechnology Inc., also sought At that time, it was the second-largest U.S.-based news service, year," Education Secretary
wind 10 to 15 mph. bankruptcy protection last year. after The Associated Press. Sandy Garrett said.
Wednesday: Sunny with a “We will be looking forward to an auction in which there are sev- Union employees recently approved givebacks, including a 20 Ms. Garrett said she was
high in the lower 80s. North eral bidders,’ Gelmann said. “It will really be up to those folks, the percent salary cut convinced the people of
wind 5 to 15 mph. people who come to the auction, to determine what the future of UPI Last month Conrad gave creditors the option of submitting their Oklahoma would back the bond
Weather readings — is. own reorganization plans after UPI management missed a deadline issue despite the budget con
Monday's high 75. Overnight He did not identify the potential buyers, to file a plan to emerge from Chapter 11. At that time, he said UPI
low M- Wire Service Guild President Kevin Keane, whose union repre- was losing $100,000 a month.
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Lomenick, Rick. Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 92, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 28, 1992, newspaper, April 28, 1992; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2180555/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.