Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 92, No. 119, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 2, 1992 Page: 3 of 20
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Altus (OK) Times, Sunday, August 2, 1992 3
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Names in the news
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: contract was ever signed, the Jackson appealed on his hotel
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: Serving Youth of Altus & Surrounding
: communities with Projects such as:
: Just Say No
: Youth Clubs
: Oratorical Contest
: Essay
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: For more in information contact:
: Butch White 482-1049
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The Altus Evening Optimist Club
Membership Open to Men & Women
Friday, August 7th, 7 P.M. Holiday Inn
* lawsuit said.
20th Century Fox later ac
; knowledged the 1991 release
: ‘For the Boys" was inspired by
' Miss Raye’s life story, the law
: suit claims.
Dennis Petroskey, a Fox
; spokesman, declined to com-
: ment on behalf of either the
: company or Miss Midler.
: MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Jack
: Ely, former lead singer of the
; 1960s group The Kingsmen, is
: going on tour — and yes, he
: plans to sing the group's one
: huge hit, the party tune "Loule
: Louie."
: Ely's tour began Friday night
' at the Gladwin County Fair in
: central Michigan. Other appear
; seeks a total of $5 million.
; The Superior Court lawsuit
I claims Miss Raye offered to sell
. her life story to Miss Midler sev
: eral years ago for $1 million.
‘ Miss Midler "expressed great
J interest in the project," but no
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The 28 year old man perched
on a parapet across from
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Man saved by wearing seat belt forms new club Applicants sought
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A second unit of the Optimist
■ . Club is being formed in Altus,
• according to Marshall Justice of
the Lawton chapter.
Local people have asked to
start an Altus evening Optimists
’ Club, Justice said, and now
Q recruitment of members is
fl underway.
• A meeting will be held Friday
T at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn. All
interested persons are urged to
B attend.
Justice said 25 new members
are needed in order for the club
to receive a charter.
The club is open to both men
u and women. All applications will
fl be accepted. Justice said.
Optimist Clubs participate in
A various programs, mostly youth
I oriented. However, Justice said
* most clubs base their activities
- around needs in the community.
G The charter membership fee
1 is $30, most of which stays in
the comunity, said Optimist Lt.
Governor Forrest Baucum.
Money raised in fundraising
projects all stays here, he said.
Persons interested in joining
the Optimist Club, or those who
have questions, can contact
Butch White, 482-1049.
: uncommanded sharp turn to the
J rights, sending the car into a
sideward skid into the oncoming
; lane, barely missing another
1 car. The front end of the car
1 struck a ditch and started
rolling end over end.
Three rolls later, he found
: himself suspended in his seat,
; securely held in place by his
: seatbelt. His friend, who had
; seen the accident through his
“ rearview mirror, pulled over and
Tan to help.
Ed Short, a routine seatbelt user,
■ unfastened his belt and stood
on the passenger door. The
33vehicle had come to rest on the
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There are a lot of myths as to
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away from an accident that a
could have been fatal - Airman P
Aaron D. Short, 443rd
Equipment Maintenance
: Squadron who suffered just a
few abrasions.
About three months after
buying his car, Short said he
began to notice it creaked when A
, it turned. He thought it might be
a problem with the constant
velocity joint.
The 19-year-old airman
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uncle, a mechanic who lives in
- Sherman, Texas, in Installing
the newCVjoint
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. Amn. Jason Hensel, also of
: 443rd EMS, to Hooks, Texas, on g
I July 2. At about 6:30 pm. Short t
: was attempting a right turn
: when he heard a loud snap. His ■
! front wheel made an ■
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Bill Thomas, president of the scholarships, for those who
Rotary Club of Altus has have been engaged as full-time
announced that the club is teachers of the mentally,
seeking candidates for Rotary physically or educationally
Foundation scholarships for handicapped for at least two
5 The Geneva Conventions are four
i international treaties designed for the
A protection of civilians in time of war.
the treatment of prisoners of war, and
the care of the wounded and sick in
the armed forces. The first conven-
Amn. Aaron D. Short buckles up before driving tion was »n 1864, the second in 1906,
. .the third in 1929, and the fourth was
home. He survived an automobile accident signed at Geneva, Switzerland, on
near Sherman, Texas, on July 2 thanks to the Aug. 12,1949.
use of his seat belt. (USAF photo by SSgt. Ed #
Martinez) %
right side with the driver's side paramedics and then she 2
door on top. He pulled himself rendered medical aid herself. 2
out and looked around. Short's injuries consisted of %
A passing motorist, a female two abrasions to the back of the 2
nurse, used her car phone to call head and five stitches, "thanks £
the highway patrol, fire rescue, to my seat belt," he said. %
1 Twinkle Toes is 13!
% HAPPY BIRTHDAY
% LORI PIERCE
‘ Love, Mom, Dad & Kevin
% {-*************
22. LOS ANGELES (AP) — ances are planned across the agency.
f linger-actress Martha Raye United States and Canada. Police contacted Jackson,
claims Bette Midler ripped off The Kingsmen’s 1963 and he appeared on his
her life story to make the film recording of "Louie Louie" is fa Dorchester Hotel balcony for
? “For the Boys." mous for Its unintelligible lyrics, about Iwo minutes, waving to
: Miss Raye sued Miss Midler, Ely said he had to shout them the man and to fans gathered
: 20th Century Fox and the into a microphone suspended below, police said.
Z movie's director and producer 12 feet over his head in the
: Friday, claiming breach of con- group's primitive recording •
: tract and fraud. The lawsuit studio.
The Rotary Foundation seeks and are the ages of 21 through
to promote understanding and 50: journalism scholarships,
friendly relations between which require a minimum of two
peoples of different nations years' experience as a
through scholarships for a year professional journalist and the
of study in another country. A ages of 21 through 50.
scholarship recipient is Men and women who meet
expected to maintain high the qualifications, may apply for
standards of academic scholarships. Applicants may
achievement while serving as an be married except for those
unofficial "ambassador of applying for undergraduate
goodwill" between the peoples of scholarships. Each scholarship
the sponsoring and host includes round-trip
countries. transportation, educational and
The foundation offers five living expenses for one
types of scholarships: graduate academic year.
scholarships, for those who will Since 1947, the Foundation
have a bachelor's degree and are has awarded almost 23,000
the ages of 18 through 30; scholarships at a total cost in
undergraduate scholarships, for excess of $200,000,000.
those with a minimum of two Further information about
years of college and are the ages Rotary Foundation
of 18 through 24; vocational Scholarships may be obtained
scholarships which require high from Cecil R . Chesser,
school graduation, a minimum chairman of the Rotary
of two years' work experience Foundation Committee of the
and the ages of 21 through 50: Rotary Club of Altus. The
teacher of the handicapped application deadline is Aug. 15.
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