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Altus Times • 3
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26,2012
Police Briefs
Lotto Results
2:56 a.m. - Loud unusual noise,
2101 E. Broadway
6:02 a.m. - Intoxicated driver, Sycamore
3:48 a.m. - Embezzlement, 509 S.
1412 Allyson
Andfrew Farrell Freeman, 22, Falcon Road
Scripture
Storm
Pets of the Week
Health
Bond
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day: 9-1-5
day: 1-3-4-7
night: 4-6-2
night: 7-1-3-5
Pick 3
Daily 4
TEXAS LOTTO RESULTS
Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012
7:56 a.m. - Burglary, 900 N. Main Main
8:52 a.m. - Injury accident, High-
“For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonder-
ful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." — Isaiah 9:6
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From Page 1
choir room, included in the
original plans, have been
removed. Restroom facili-
ties are designed, however,
to be large enough to serve
as dressing rooms if needed
for that purpose.
NOTE: Safe Room con-
struction of the music fa-
cility and two elementary
classrooms will provide
enough tornado shelter to
house all of the students
at both Prather Brown and
Frederick Middle School.
Prather Brown Ele-
mentary Improvements.
Prather Brown will still
get a new standing seam
metal roof structure, drop
ceilings, and new lighting.
The original plans called for
new windows and cosmetic
Cash 5: 7-8-18-19-23
Mega Millions: 2-13-18-34-48 MB: 36x4
way 283
12:53 p.m. - Dead animal, 300
block North Hudson
2:05 p.m. - Disturbing the peace
6:24 p.m. - Disturbance
7:48 p.m. - Disturbance, 2101 N.
Park Lane
11:45 p.m. - Intoxicated driver,
100 block North Main
11:51 p.m. - Property damage,
1220 Asa Lee
Arrests
2:41 p.m. - Stolen property, 900
N. Grady
5:41 p.m. - Hit and run accident,
1009 Canterbury
Arrests
Troy Allen Sorsby, 50, driving un-
der suspension
9:25 a.m. - Business alarm, 500 N.
Park Avenue
9:49 a.m. - Alarm, 900 S. Carver
3:02 p.m. - Non injury accident,
700 block N. Main
7:21 p.m. - Reckless driving, 2500
N. Main
10:51 p.m. - Disturbance, 201 N.
Veterans Drive
Arrests
No arrests reported
Tuesday
Incidents
7:34 a.m. Alarm, 3501 N.
pear or failure to pay
Monday
Incidents
3:01 a.m. - Domestic disturbance,
3020 Garrison
9:01 a.m. - Disturbance,. 2213
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Arrests
Jose Luis Alfaro, 41, driving un-
der the influence
Geneva Barrera, 50, driving un-
der the influence Mainl:14 p.m. - Non injury acci-
Jimmy Dale Roe, 44, failure to ap- dent, Thomas and Falcon
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tect's original plans have Elementary and the newly
been adjusted to less ex- constructed facilities. This
pensive options while still will provide vast energy
maintaining high quality, utility savings in the future.
This includes high-premi- The final part of the con-
um flooring, countertops, struction has not been let
and other decorative items out for bid, but school of- B
that were not essential to ficials are optimistic that ■
the function of the building, the bids come in at or very E
Junior High Boiler near budget for the project. E
Room. A new boiler Currently the dirt work for -
building for the junior the Multi-Purpose Gym has •
high, included in the been completed. Next is set- w
original bond plans, has ting the piers for the foun- 5
been completed. A new dation. Markers have been J
boiler has been installed located and set for drilling 5
and is up and running, the wells that will be used H
The school will take for the ground source heat H
control of the boiler as and air. a
OKLAHOMA LOTTO RESULTS
Pick 3
Sat., Dec. 22,2012:8-1-5
Sun., Dec. 23,2012:7-0-7
Mon., Dec. 24,2012:4-2-5
Tues., Dec. 25,2012: 3-8-4
Pick 4
Sat., Dec. 22,2012: 6-7-7-1
Sun., Dec. 23,2012:8-3-5-4
Mon., Dec. 24,2012:7-7-7-9
Tues., Dec. 25,2012:5-6-6-3
Cash 5
Sat., Dec. 22,2012:16-24-28-31-36
Sun., Dec. 23,2012: 5-12-20-27-33
Mon., Dec. 24,2012:4-8-14-27-29
Tues., Dec. 25,2012:8-11-24-25-32
Powerball
Sat., Dec. 22,2012: 1-18-35-39-44 PB: 11
Hot Lotto
Sat., Dec. 22,2012:3-15-19-23-39 HB: 10x3
Last year many animals found new noon on Saturday. For info, call Ani-
homes or were reclaimed by their mal Control at 481-2285 or call us at
owners. Sadly, the need continues. 482-8945, evenings.
Can you help? Look at www.swoan. SW OK Animal Network is a pub-
org/altus or go to the Altus Animal lic animal rescue organization that
Control Shelter. Hours are 9 a.m.- teams with the Altu: Times to produce
4:30 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. until this article.
From Pagel into the government's general tute, provides in-depth analy
Ivsts a nonpartisan publisher fund, which does pay the li- ses on tax issues.
tax informationP on’s share of Medicare outpa- They also foreshadow the
It’s hard to how lawmak tient and prescription costs, current debate about raising
but also covers most other taxes on people with high in-
erscan avoid touching things the government does. comes. "These were an exam
insurance hex want The new tax is a 3.8 per pie of the president winning,
tail deductions so as to raise cent levy on investment and raising taxes on upper-
revenue and lower tax rates income that applies to indi- income people,” said Marron,
revenue a orobablv wouldn’t viduals making more than "They are going to happen."
Congress pro ab y $200,000 or married couples Other health care law tax
do away, with the health care above $250,000. Projected to increases taking effect Jan. 1:
tax breaks itcinsome raise 5123 billion from 2013- - A 2.3 percent sales tax
forma Suchi ts, could ice 2019, it comes on top of other on medical devices used by
keyed the cost of a taxes on investment income, hospitals and doctors. In-
larhead th insurance plan, the While it does apply to profits dustry is trying to delay or
income level of taxpayers or a from home sales, the vast ma- repeal the tax, saying it will
Manv economists think jority of sellers will not have lead to a loss of jobs. Several
Many ecTo would be to worry since another law al- economists say manufactur-
some kind of limit would id lows individuals to shield up ers should be able to pass on
a good thing because it would t0 $250,000 in gains on their most of the cost.
force consumer could atch home from taxation. (Mar- — A limit on the amount
costsand that soendingin ried couples can exclude up to employees can contribute to
keenhealth care am $500,000 in home sale gains.) tax-free flexible spending ac-
check. Obamas shea Investors have already been counts for medical expenses,
tooka tentative stra toward taking steps to avoid the tax. It’s set at $2,500 for 2013, and
limits imposing insurance selling assets this year Lefore indexed thereafter for inflation,
high-value health insurance it takes effect. The impact of
plans. But that doesn’t start the investment tax will be
until 2018. a Rd compounded if Obama and
Next spring will be three Republicans can't stave off
years since Congress passed the automatic tax increases
the health care overhaul but, rn newt wear * them’s no
because of a long phase-in,
many of the taxes to finance1 face
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started to take effect but they income above $200,000 10r
also are staggered. The law s an individual or $250,000 for
Mob On ELACX peOpE Wm RE Th one do ma go to
take a little longer. It doesn't hold MANTO direc-
start until Jan. 1.2014 from tor of the nonpartisan Tax
work around the windows, soon as it is inspected. mystery to it The legislation medium-sized by historical
These have been removed Ground Source Heat calls it a Medicare contribu- standards. The center, a joint
from the project, and Air. One item that has tion," but none of the revenue project of the Brookings In-
Finishes Adjusted. To been kept unchanged in the will go to the Medicare trust stitution and the Urban Insti-
reduce costs, some pre- plan is ground source heat fund. Instead, its funn
mium finishes in the archi- and air for Prather Brown
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From Page 1 during the outbreak Tuesday, ing conditions from freezing
. T J the National Weather Service ram and blizzard conditions
in the Evansville, Ind., area said. from the same fast moving
and white-out conditions on Mobile was the big- storms. In Arkansas, high-
Interstate 64 in Indiana with gest city hit by numerous way department officials said
wind gusts around 30 mph twisters. Along with bru- the state was fortunate the
. The storm system headed tal, straight-line winds, the snowstorm hit on Christmas
from the Gulf Coast to New storms knocked down count- Day when many travelers
England has been blamed less trees, blew the roofs off were already at their destina-
for three deaths and several homes and left many Christ- tions.
inturies, though no one was mas celebrations in the dark. Texas, meanwhile, dealt
killed outright in the torna- Torrential rains drenched the with high winds and slick-
does. In snowy Arkansas, the region and several places saw ened highways.
storm left more than 189,000 flash flooding. The snowstorm that
customers without electricity More than 325 flights caused numerous accidents
Wednesday, utility Entergy around the U.S. were can- pushed out of Oklahoma late
Arkansas said . celed as of Wednesday Tuesday, carrying with it
Severe thunderstorms morning, according to the blizzard warnings for parts
were forecast for the Caro- flight backer Flight Aware, of northeast Arkansas, where
linas while a line of blizzard com. The cancelations were 10 inches of snow was fore-
and winter storm warnings mostly spread around air- cast. Freezing rain clung to
stretched from Arkansas up Ports that had been or soon trees and utility lines in Ar-
the Ohio River to New York would be in the path of the kansas and winds gusts up
and on to Maine. storm. to 30 mph whipped them
Thirty-four tornadoes were Holiday travelers in the around, causing about 71,000
reported in Texas, Louisiana, nation’s much colder midsec- customers to lose electricity
Mississippi and Alabama tion battled treacherous driv- for a time.
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Miserables Daily: 410,750,18:80
(PG-13)
The Guilt Trip St - Sun: 200
Mr TSI IM#
The Hobbit: An 2
Unexpected Journey 20
The Hobbit: An (PG-13)
Unexpected Joummay 20 war
Saturday driving under the influence, driving
Incidents under suspension
12:47 a.m. - Disturbing the peace,
818 N. Blain Sunday
12:59 a.m. - Damage to police Incidents
unit, 500 S. Lee 2:15 a.m. - Larceny, 1050 Chest-
1:49 a.m. - Hit and run accident, nut
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Bush, Michael. The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 149, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 26, 2012, newspaper, December 26, 2012; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2184897/m1/3/: accessed July 9, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.