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NASA launch commentator That work, which would take at
News Supreme Soviet seeks impeachment
briefs
(See ‘Impeach back page)
French voters move toward right
(See "Briefs back page)
(See ‘French back page)
Senate trying to capture pot of gold for 1017
5 focus
(See ‘Senate back page)
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Honor Society adds members
Shuttle flight halted
just before liftoff
MOSCOW (AP) — The 5,000
anti-Yeltsin demonstrators
outside the Russian parliament
were not satisfied when law-
makers took the first step to-
ward impeaching the man they
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Bulldogs drop twinbill
vowed to see his mandate to its
end in 1995. and could encour-
age divisions in the conservative
alliance.
Outside their opposition to
the Socialists, the Rally for the
Republic and the Union for
French Democracy have little in
common.
Both their leaders, former
Premier Jacques Chirac of the
Rally, and former President
Valery Giscard d'Estaing of the
Union, already are vying for the
presidency.
Significant policy differences
divide the two partners, too.
PARIS (AP) — Fed up with
scandals and unemployment.
French voters handed the right a
huge victory in first-round elec-
tions for parliament and left
President Francois Mitterrand's
ruling Socialists in tatters.
The voting Sunday marked a
fears of education forces.
They note that the $118 mil-
lion funding requirement of HB
1017 drops dramatically in the
fifth year, offsetting concerns
about capturing what would be-
come carryover funds.
On the other side, if draining
the fund causes a revenue
shortfall in April, there could be
some upset agency heads.
Agencies already face cuts
averaging 9 percent next year
under Gov. David Walters' pro-
posed $3.5 billion state budget
They had been urged early by
Walters to soften that blow by
making any cost-savings they
(See ‘Shuttle back page)
White House
would consider
moving summit
Helpful hand
Two girls help a friend pick up papers she dropped while waiting
for a bus this morning at Washington Elementary School. Pictured
from left are Meghan Grue, Michelle Phillips and Kati Ketter.
(Staff photo by Brandi Allen)
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Blair want to lot Blslr
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
White House said today it would
consider moving President
Clinton's summit with Boris
Yeltsin to Moscow if the embat-
tled Russian leader requests a
change.
However, White House Press
Secretary Dee Dee Myers said
Yeltsin has not asked for a
change, and plans are moving
forward to hold the meeting in
the western Canadian city of
Vancouver on April 3 and 4.
•If Yeltsin suggests moving it
to Moscow, we'll certainly con-
sider that,’ she said. "At this
point, there's no reason to re-
consider."
■We're making plans to go
forward with it and there's
nothing that we've seen so far to
discourage us from that,’ she
added. Myers said Clinton sent a
message to Yeltsin on Saturday
similar to his public statement
of support for the Russian
president.
Yeltsin is locked in a power
struggle with hardliners in the
Russian parliament. He claimed
emergency powers on Saturday,
and the parliament on Sunday
began the first steps toward Im-
peaching him.
The idea of moving the
summit to Moscow was raised
Sunday by Senate Minority
Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., who
questioned whether It was safe
for Yeltsin to leave home in view
of the political crisis.
U.N. Ambassador Madeleine
K. Albright said Sunday the
United States stands behind the
(See ‘Summit back page)
Emotions Anonymous will
meet every Mondsy and
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OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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OKLAHOMA CITY OK 7-1
Issgus will be hsvlng sn
organlzstlonsl mooting of 7
p.m., Tuesday, at the Rotary historic catastrophe for the left.
Center. exceeding all predictions.
Ecologists failed to attract vot-
ers who rejected the Socialists,
and the governing party's total
fell below 20 percent.
The sanction has fallen: It
reflects the wear-and-tear of
time, of unemployment, of dis-
appointment. This punishment
has been harsh," Socialist party
bo guest opoakor. Social
hour will be from 11 a.m. to
12:15 p.m. and lunch will be
served at 12:30 p.m. Coot is
$10 per person, paid In
advance. For more
information call J.
McGaughey, 482-6752. It le
open to the public.
residents know that they are believe destroyed the Soviet
not taking water samples Union.
Inside homes or selling water "The Supreme Soviet has just
softeners. Anyone calling, passed a cowardly and hollow
aaking residents to let them resolution which doesn't con-
do this is not legitimate, tain a single word on immediate
Official notice by the town dismissal of the president,* one
will be given if water hard-liner announced over the
samples are needed or public address system.
requested. They may never be satisfied,
. as aides to President Boris
I he Jackson County Yeltsin have said he will override
Republican Party will host the lawmakers's decisions,
the fourth district meeting at Yeltsin rebuffed an invitation
the Best Western Motel, from Supreme Soviet speaker
formerly the Holiday Inn, Ruslan Khasbulatov, his main
March 27. Terry Neese will
Pause to Pray
Father, your word says
you are the potter and we,
your clay. Make mo ooft,
pliable, moldable clay that
you may shape Into the
vessel you desire me to be.
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Around town
Happy birthday wishes to
CINDY POPE and BILL
MEELER JR. ... belated
birthday wishes to RUSTY
RIALS ...
Weather
Altus vicinity — Tonight:
Clear and cooler. Low in the
mid 30a. Light north wind.
Tuesday: Sunny. High in the
upper 60a. Southeast wind 5
to 10 mph.
Weather readings - High
Sunday 61. Overnight low
50.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Mitch Varnes said all three least a few weeks, could be done
— Space shuttle Columbia's engines were up and running in at the pad, she said,
engines shut down and the flight the final seconds of the count- NASA planned to drain the
was aborted a heart-stopping down for the scheduled 9:51 a.m. tank of more than a half million
three seconds before this launch. gallons of fuel later today,
morning's launch with seven ’It’s far too early to know The mission was delayed re-
astronauts on a research mis- what went wrong exactly," peatedly over the past six weeks
sion. Varnes said. to replace engine pumps and
The three main engines had The launch team immediately hydraulic hoses.
ignited and white smoke and secured the 2.000-ton shuttle on Researchers had been wait-
vapor engulfed the pad as usual the launch pad. Engineers said ing five years for this Spacelab
before the shutdown occurred, they saw no leaks around the mission, the second to be spon-
NASA said early indications main engines, Varnes said, sored by Germany in 12 years of
were that an engine valve prob- It was only the third time that U.S. shuttle flights. The 1986
lem prompted onboard comput- an engine shutdown occurred in Challenger explosion delayed
era to turn off the engines. 12 years of shuttle flying. The the project.
The five Americans and two other two were in 1984 when The scientific portion of the
Germans were in no danger. Discovery shut down four sec- mission was to be handled by a
NASA said. They left the shuttle onds before liftoff, and in 1985 German control center near
cockpit about 45 minutes later when a flight by Challenger was Munich. NASAs Mission Control
with looks of disgust on their aborted three seconds before in Houston was to handle flight
faces. liftoff. Both problems were operations.
As the first astronaut, blamed on engine valves. MX first reaction was disbe-
German physicist Ulrich Walter. There was no telling when to- lief 1 didn1 understand the full
crawled out the hatch. Rudolf day's flight might be resched- effect, Teuwsen said after the
Teuwsen, a spokesman for uled. NASA spokeswoman Lisa night was aborted.
Germany's space agency, noted: Malone said that the engines * ” German parclat
■I've never seen him that de- will have to be reinspected be- mission, on Challenger in 1985.
collections next month may That's questionable, says
come up $8 million short, even if Hamilton, who warns that under
reserve funds are left in the the best of scenarios, the move
cash-flow account. would short-change the 1994
"If you take the $27 million Legislature of carryover funds.
out of the funding stream, it’s "I'm not sure that the
By RON JENKINS trying to get the budget process
Associated Press Writer off high center.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The "This is our plan." Cullison
state House and Senate may be said last week. The House may
headed for an early showdown come up with a better plan. I'll
over money, with the fate of respect what they have to offer."
House Bill 1017 funding hang- Appropriating cash from the
ing in the balance. reserve fund is nothing new. In
Senate leaders are advocat- fact, lawmakers took more than
ing a plan to tap the cash-flow $50 million out of the account a
reserve fund for $27.6 million to year ago.
set aside funds to help pay for But the problem this year is
the fourth year of the education that fund is so low that draining
reform act. It will set the stage for a one-
.. month revenue shortfall, cutting
The House is frowning on the appropriations t0 state agen-
proposal, but as of yet has not appropriauons io6
offered an alternative. dies in ADI
Senate President Pro House Appropriations
Tempore Bob Cullison, D- Chairman Jim Hamilton, D-
Skiatook, said the Senate was Poteau, warns that state revenue
leader Laurent Fabius said. Socialists trailing at 17.59 per-
Once run-offs are completed cent.
next week, projections show, the of the 80 assembly seats de-
rightist alliance of the conser- cided outright Sunday, 78 were
vative Rally for the Republic and won by the conservative coali-
center-right Union for French tion, and the other two by other
Democracy could have 440 to conservatives. Socialists were
480 seats in the 577-member leading in only 28 of the 497
National Assembly. runoff races.
The Socialists, who have With a huge rightist bloc
controlled the National shaping up, this nation, which
Assembly for 10 of the past 12 hashes out policy through end-
years, could end up with 70 to less political tussles among a
100 seats, down from 273. multitude of parties, theoreti-
With all 577 assembly dis- cally would be able to pass laws
tricts counted Monday, the effortlessly.
Interior Ministry reported that But dangers lurk for the right,
the conservatives won 39.47 among them the threat posed by
percent of the vote, with the Mitterrand. The president has
rival, to attend Sunday’s session. In a 125-16 vote, to asking out main, basic principles of the
The power struggle is likely to Russia's highest court to review constitution.
cause months of angry demon- whether Yeltsin had acted un- The next step would be for the
strations by Yeltsin critics and constitutionally Saturday night Supreme Soviet to vote to con-
supporters and to produce a in declaring a "special order vene the larger 1,033-member
standoff known to Russians as or emergency rule — pending an Congress of People s Deputies,
"dual power," with the president April 25 referendum on whether which by a majority vote can
and lawmakers ignoring each the people trust him or lawmak- approve the court's findings and
other's decrees, ers to rule Russia, complete the impeachment pro-
The situation could hardly be Yeltsin says the referendum cess. No date has been sched-
murkter althou h in le par terms would be a first step toward a uled for a session of Congress.
murkier aimnouen . a new constitution and new elec- But Yeltsin has made clear
t tions for » bicameral parliament that he will not heed the deci-
impeachmentewithinserekerthe to replace the current sions of the Congress, whichhe
g ater s on o Communist-dominated body. accused of trying to restore
247-member Supreme Soviet onCommunist Party rule, and that
Sunday night, hard-liners made The outcome of the high court he will remain in office at least
it clear they wanted to invoke an review seemed clear, because he wise remainCan as
article from Russia's constantly Constitutional Court chairman thromelithe wonceseaers
changing constitution that Valery Zorkin told lawmakers Teraciucandueeine Sunday
would immediately strip Yeltsin that the justices, on their "own lest deputies guessing Sunday
of his powers. initiative," had decided Yeltsin’s
But they limited themselves, speech “was an attempt to cross
possible you could have a $35 Legislature can just arbitrarily
million shortfall next month," he create a shortfall," he said.
said. As is always the case with big
Supporters of the move con- are
tend agencies will not likely lose political consecrations
any total revenue because May On the one hand, supporters
collections will be enough to tout the proposal as a way to
replenish money lost through a keep the faith with voters on HB
cut in the April allocation. 1017 funding, as well as easing
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