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Medical examiner says bodies were medical cadavers
1 OKLAHOMA CITY IAP) — The site medical struction crew tostoling a sewer tie m the
: couamer’s office said Thursday that two bed-Heritage His neighborhood. They were about
: les unearthed in a historic Okehoma City 3 feet below ground at the home of retired state
: neighborhood were medical cadavers more Appellate Judge Stewart Hunter. The skeletal
I,than S0 years old. remains are being stored at the county morgue
1. The bones were discovered Ag. 3 by a con- pondingdrpenal.
Dance Team clinic tomorrow
The Altus Soccer Club is very interested Calendar
in expanding their under-14 age level teams ------------------------------------------------
to play in Altus. Interested soccer players eh fees are 815 per :
born between Aug. 1, 1986 and Aug. 1, Sept. 15. Registration Ns andPET 1
1988, are urged to call 477-4508 for details wrestler. There will a $5 fee accessed for late
as soon as possible sign-ups. The program is for boys 4808 5
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Scout Leaders Meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. _ . _
Monday at the Southside Baptist Church, The Altus AFB’s Ofeens’"Ires S “ 3
P hold their monthly luncheon on Sept. 14:
with social hour beginning at 11:30 a.m. at
Tickets for the 2000 the Officer’s Club. Reservations can be made !
Pageant are on sale. They are $3 for adults by noon Sept. 8 by calling Jeri Ann Lowry at
and $2 for children 12 and under. They may 482-1334.
purchased from any contestant or at the . . .______. /
door. The pageant is scheduled for 7 p.m. A retirement reception honoring June .
Sept. 16 at the Altus City Auditorium. For Bafley of Southwest Community Action will
be held from 1 until 4 p.m. Sept. 15 at the
aM CAN % 2003. Altus Community Center. R.S.V.P. by Mon-:
The Veteran of Foreign Wars and its day by calling482-5040.
Ladies Auxiliary Voice of Democracy m
Scholarship Contest is now underway. Altus High School’s Dance Team will hold
Area students have the opportunity to com- a clinic from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday at :
pete in the 54th annual essay contest and the high school gym for girls K through sixth
win scholarships and other awards. The grade. Participants will receive a t-shirt and
deadline for entry is Nov. 1. For more infor- will perform at halftime of the Sept. 1 5 foot-
mation call the VFW. ball game. They will also be given free admit-.
tance to the game. For more information and
Enrollment for the City of Altus wrestling enrollment costs, call Gabrielle Vernon at ,
program is underway. It will continue until 477-1833.
Feshicopter working to douse that fire, he she 2. The previous record was so anys from Dec.
- looking to ensure smooth hrefighimg Mt- 18, 1985, through Feb. 1.1006.
fort to Oklahoma, Gov. Frank Keating has The remleup streak in Tipton a
topped the National Weather Service to help ern Oklahoma reached N days W
“re-officials monitor the weather situation mPurpura said an aversion
the state. central and southern Oklahoma has prevent-
On Friday, two NWS meteorologists are to r ed precipitation there, while the Panhandle
be stationed at the state emergency bunker has been receiving its scant precipitation
h the state Capitol complex. They will through systems coming out of Arizona and
t weather information such as wind" New Mexico. Q
temperatures and humidity levels to a "If we look across the northern tier of coun- . .
Tority Services representative directing Are- tres, they‘re dry but not nearly as bad as the CRIME
wohling efforts, southern counties," Purpura said.
From Saturday through Monday, one NWS Seven southern Oklahoma counties have D CDAD -
sncteorologist at a time Will be at the bunker. been approved for disaster declarations be- ACTYI 1
Pheaiching could continue past that A the sit cause of the drought conditions, but Purpura ---------------------------
uation dictates it, said Jim Purpure, acting said help from above could soon be on the way. Local law enforcement offi- .
Thiof meteorologist at the Norman NWS office. He said the second or third week of Septem- cials report a quiet night. i
Purpura said the extra duties won’t take ber usually brings the season’s first good cold Only two arrests were re-
away from the agency’s day to-day forecasting front to Oklahoma, and may t ing ram as well. ported. They are: :
willties. “Everybody seems to say t at by state fair • Rojelio Estraca, 39, on a i
“The governor’s office has given us enough time we always get prectpitatic 1. That’s not an Texas warrant for resisting of- I
lead time to juggle our staffing to make it accident," Purpura said. The S ate Fair of Ok-ficers.
work," Purpura said. lahoma opens Sept. 15. • Tammie Black Thornton,
‘Meanwhile, a record 40th straight ramless He also said there was a che ice for ram in 32, Eldorado, on a Tulsa
day set a record in Oklahoma City en Thurs- eastern and central parts of the state going mn- County warrant for obtaining 1
day. to the weekend. merchandise by bogus check.
: Sennued tom poge! _______________LOTTERY
: " were getting five to six calls an hour. “Those allegations are NOT TRUE," the let- -------------------------
: maybe more," Supreme Court Clerk Jim Pat- ter said. "Governor Keating supports the right AUSTIN (AP) — The winning
h terson said. "They’re wblong the court to put i of the public to vote on this measure. More t- Cash Five n umbers d rawn
on the November ballot.” portantly, the Governor does not have any le- Thursday by the Texas Lot-
. Besides making English the state’s official gal authority to intervene m the midiative peti- tery: 1-2-14-16-29,.. .
: language, the proposal also directs that all ton process." AUSTIN (AP) — The win-
: state money appropriated for use m conduct- The anti-cockfighting proposal would make ning Pick 3 numbers drawn
5 ing business in a language other than English cockfighting and related activities illegal, car- Thursday by the Texas Lot-
7 be returned to the general revenue fund. it rying a prison term of up to 10 years and a fine tery, in order: 0-6-9
; could be used for English-language programs. of up to $25,000 upon conviction. =====
: Keating’s office sent letters to callers, telling “The October trial date really put a hitch in ------------
: them the governor supports the concept of our plans to be on the November ballot,” said R Camatee
: English as the official language but has prob- Janet Halliburton, lender of the petition. 1 ST--
: lems with other aspects of the proposal. Opponents have challenged the constitu- • w.ECs
5 “Many immigrants are being included in the tonality of the proposal as well as the signa- • Fall & Winter Leagues
§ mainstream of our state s economy,” the letter tures on the miuative petition. Now Forming!
: said. “As such, they are taxpaying citieens like Oklahoma, Louisiana and New Mexico are meta
: the rest of us. It is wrong to deny the same gov- the only states that permit cockfighting. MS-Ad
: ernment services that are provided to us just Halliburton said the anti-cockfighting pro-
: because they can’t apeak English adequately, posal could get on the November ballot w it
: or can’t read a government form provided only clears all legol hurdles soon. Ward said he has
: in the English language." a different option.
: The letter also answered allegations from “Well take the position the statute is clear,
: some that the governor was trying to delay a and we cornet accept a resolution after that
: vote on the Englsh-only proposal. unless directed by a court,” Ward said.
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