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P. 6, Perry Daily Journal Friday, Feb. 26, 1993
&
Economy Grew
4th Quarter
Fastest Rate
In 5 Years
Suicide Victim
May Have Tried
To Back Out
AT A CENTENNIAL BALL COMMITTEE meeting are left to right. Bill Haynes, LaVaughn Lawson, Dolly Brown,
Lloyd Brown, Marvie Rotter and Bill Rotter. In the background a couple of people are getting a preview of the large
murals being painted especially for the centennial ball, featuring local persons and historical buildings. The centen-
nial ball committee is working hard to make this event a very special, memorable event. This will be the first in a
series of events celebrating the Cherokee Strip Land Run Centennial. The ball will be held March 27 at the National
Guard Armory.
By DAVE SKIDMORE lories also was revised up.
Associated Press Writer Other fourth-quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — bright spots included a gain
American consumers open- at a 26.1 percent rate in
rd their pocketbooks in the housing construction and a
October-December quarter, 14.4 percent rate advance in
pushing economic growth business investment in new
upward at a 4.8 percent an- equipment.
nual rate, the best in five Detracting from growth
years, the government said were a 1.1 percent decline at
today. an annual rate in commer-
The advance in the gross cial construction and a 2.1
domestic product, the sum percent rate drop in govern-
of all goods and services ment spending.
produced in the United The various changes
States, was even better than brought GDP to a seasonal-
the Commerce Depart- ly adjusted $4.99 trillion,
ment s initial estimate a Carol S. Carson, director
month ago of 3.8 percent. of the department's Bureau
It was the fastest growth of Economic Analysis, said
since the fourth quarter of rebuilding following hurri-
1987 and, ironically, came canes Andrew and Iniki add-
during the same quarter ed to growth during the
that economic dissatisfac- quarter. She said it was dif-
tio: motivated voters to re- ficult to say exactly how
ject George Bush's bid for a much but said the effect was
second term in the White "probably small.”
House. Despite the robust growth
Analysts, who had anti- at the end of 1992, the re-
cipated the upward revision, covery from the recession
are cautioning that the still must be considered sub
growth rate should subside par, Carson said. During the
somewhat during the first seven quarters since the
half of this year. Still, none economy hit bottom in the
anticipate a relapse into first quarter of 1991, output
recession, has grown 4.1 percent.
"Progress is being made That’s only a little more
but it's going to be slow. I than half the 7.9 percent
don’t think you're going to average for the same period
see a strong ebullient econ- of other recent recoveries,
omicperformance anytime This year, according to
soon," said Norman Robert- Robertson, a number of fac
son, a private economist in tors should continue to
Pittsburgh, moderate growth. Among
For all of 1992, the GDP them: a continuing reces-
grew an unrevised 2.1 per- sion in California, continued
cent, the best since 1989. layoffs by some companies.
This year, private econo- reduction of federal defense
mists, as surveyed by the spending and weak coin-
Blue Chip Economic Indi- mercial real estate
RESTROOMS IT the ARMOR v have been remodeled to accommodate those attending the Centennial ball to be held
March 27 at the National Guard Armory Charles Wise, left, and Lyle Jerome put 2x4s in place to make stalls. This
is only a minute part of changes being made in the building for the grand upcoming event. These are only two of many
workers making themselves available each Wednesday evening, volunteering their services to renovate the building
cators of Sedona, Ariz., are
expecting 3.1 percent
growth.
The Commerce Depart-
ment attributed its fourth
quarter revision to better-
than-expected exports,
which advanced at a 9.8per-
cent annual rate instead of
3.7 percent, and an improve
ment in consumer spending,
which rose at a 4.8 percent
annual rate instead of 4.3
percent. Growth in inven-
markets.
Also, because tax with-
holding was reduced last
year, many taxpayers will
be disappointed with the size
of their refunds this year.
By SHARON THEIMER expected next week, after
Associated Press Writer police have taken state-
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - ments from Kevorkian and
Prosecutors weighed mur- others, Marlinga said,
der charges against Dr. Gale, the 13th person to
Jack Kevorkian after learn- die in Kevorkian’s presence,
ing that one of the 15 people was suffering from emphy-
who have died with help sema and congestive heart
from the self-styled suicide disease. He died Feb. 15 al
doctor may have tried to his Roseville home in Ma-
back out at the last moment, comb County after breath-
A document that a right- ing gas through a mask at
to-life advocate claimed to tached to a canister,
have found in a Kevorkian On Wednesday, Lynn
associate’s garbage reports Mills, a member of Opera-
that 70-year-old Hugh Gale tion Rescue and the Chris
panicked after a carbon tian Defense Coalition, gave
monoxide mask was placed prosecutors what they said
over his face and cried, appears to be the minutes
"Take it off!” taken from Gale’s death.
"The fact that this docu- The document, which
ment... with him asking the bears the apparent sigua-
mask be taken off and the ture of Kevorkian and three
mask was continued, takes witnesses, said that about 45
it out of the realm of as- seconds after Gale turned on
sisted suicide and puts it in- the flow of gas, "the patient
to the realm of attempted became flushed, agitated,
homicide,” Oakland County breathing deeply, saying
Prosecutor Richard Thomp- ‘Take it off!’”
son said Thursday at a news The mask was removed,
conference held with Ma- and Gale calmed down and
comb County Prosecutor wanted to continue, accor-
Carl Marlinga, ding to the document. After
Kevorkian's attorney dis- about 20 minutes, "the mask
missed the possibility that was replaced over his nose
the 64-year-old doctor ig- and mouth and he again
nored Gale’s plea to abort pulled the clip off the
the suicide, crimped tubing.”
"A bunch of right-wing Again, Gale became agi-
Christian nuts again called tated, the report said, "and
Dr. Kevorkian a murderer, immediately after saying
It’s laughable," Geoffrey 'Take it off!' once again, he
Fieger said. fell into unconsciousness.
Earlier in the day, Gov. The mask was then left in
John Engler signed a law place.”
putting a ban on assisted Kevorkian’s lawver said
suicides into effect im- that Gale had full use of his
mediately, a month earlier hands and could have taken
than planned. Kevorkian the mask off himself if he
foeshad feared desperately had wanted to. "How could
ill people were rushing to Dr. Kevorkian murder any.
beat the March 30 deadline, body who could put a mask
Minutes after the signing, on himself and then take it
in an apparently unrelated off?” Fieger said,
move, law enforcement Thompson said investi-
authorities converged on gators found in Kevorkian's
Kevorkian's Royal Oak apartment another report
apartment and searched it, on Gale's death in which
Thompson said investi- “the language that has the
Still, private analysts gators found a second, cor- phrase Take it off’ has been
aren’t quite as cautious as roborating report on Gale’s whited out and they have
Federal Reserve Chairman death. concocted language to fit in-
Alan Greenspan, who told Kevorkian was not pre- to that space.”
Congress earlier this week, sent during the search. Fieger said Kevorkian
"It’s too soon to say we are Repeated calls to his house mistakenly wrote "Take it
moving forward in a self- Thursday and early today off!" twice while typing up
perpetuating recovery," went unanswered, the report and that's why
A decision on charges is there were corrections
Search Continues
For Woman
Missing 10 Years
Ky VALLE COVERT
The Lawton Constitution
FLETCHER, Okla. (AP)
Ten years ago today,
Mary Ann Etter was seen
Woman’s
Condition
Serious
RAILING FOR I HE NEW ST AGE area of the National Guard Armory, where the Centennial Ball will be held March
27, is being sanded and prepared by left to right, Kathy Rice, Carolyn Thompson and Dennis Thompson. The armory
is being totally renovated by volunteers and through contributions and help from local people and businesses M any
numerous hours have been spent working on the project each Wednesday evening. Marilee Macias is chairman of the
bail committee.
Religion Briefs
MT RANIER, Md. (AP)
— Catholics Speak Out, a
national coalition of liberal
Catholics, has launched a
campaign urging the Vati-
call to withdraw its nuncio
— or ambassador — and
diplomatic recognition from
Haiti.
Noting the recognition
was accorded only after a
military coup had ousted
democratically elected
President Jean-Bertrand
Aristide, the coalition’s co-
coordinator, the Rev.
William Callahan, said:
“The Vatican has com-
milled a scandal of interna-
tional proportions by be-
coming the only govern-
ment in the world to re-
cognize the bloody coup
d'etat regime in Haiti."
THIS WEEK
AT THE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)
— Baptisms by Southern
Baptists declined in 1992 for
the first time in five years,
but increases were regis-
tered in the number of chur-
ches, Sunday school enroll-
ment and denominational
membership.
Membership reached
15,365,486, up 127,203.
mation by the 3.8 million-
member denomination.
The task force was set up
in 1988 in response to num-
erous petitions expressing
concern about unrest in the
church over some social pol-
icy statements and insisting
there should be more input
from the ranks.
Changes would provide
that regional and local units
be notified of pending social-
policy inquiries, be offered
a chance to make sugges-
tions at the start and then
provide feedback on final
drafts before assembly
action.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)
A proposal readied for the
Rh governing assembly in June
it 1i i of the Presbyterian Church
REGULAR SCHEDULE (U.S.A.) would make
Friday, hb. 26 — 6-6:45 a.m., Bench Aerobics: sweeping changes in the
8:309: 30a.m Bench Beat (Step Aerobics): 10-10:45 a.m., way it develops positions on
Arthritis Aquatic Exercise: 11-11:45 a.m., Skippers Swim social policies.
Lessons ■ 3 30-5 p.m. Swim Team: 3:30-5 p.m . Kid Connec- As drafted by a task force,
tion, 5:15-6 p.m., Wet Workout: 5:30-6:30 p.m., Step On It a new rule would provide for
(Sttp Aerobics/; 6:40-7:40 p.m., Bench Blast (Step much more input by the
Aerobics? membership-at-large, both
Saturday, Feb. 27—9:15a.m., Youth Basketball Games at the beginning and con-
begin. eluding stages of policy for-
Classified ads get results.
Say
Something
Good
About
Perry Today!
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) -
Authorities say an assault
that left an elderly retire-
ment home resident hospit-
alized in serious condition
apparently was the second
attack on her in as many
days.
Hesparia Bradford, 93,
was beaten with a bedpost in
her apartment Tuesday,
police said. She is in Ed-
mond Regional Medical
Center where she is being
treated for broken hands
and severe head and leg
cuts.
Capt. Ron Cavin said Ms.
Bradford's daughter told
police her mother sustained
a black eye and bruises in
an attack Monday. Hospital
spokeswoman Julie Clark
said Ms. Bradford was
treated and released at the
hospital emergency room.
She said she could not
release other information.
Cavin said police were
sent to the hospital to take a
report alleging elderly
abuse of Ms. Bradford, but
no report was taken. He said
he didn’t know why.
An 81-year-old man was
turned over to sheriff’s
deputies after Tuesday's at-
tack and taken to a crisis in-
tervention center for psy-
chological evaluation.
Rodney Edwards, chief
executive officer of Country
Club Square, said the center
was investigating the
attack.
walking up a sidewalk to her
house after celebrating her
birthday with friends — pos-
sibly the last steps she ever
took.
She had been to a skating
rink in Lawton to celebrate
her 24th birthday, said Com-
anche County Sheriff's De-
partment Investigator Cor-
ky Chadwick. When the
friends took her to her Flet-
cher house between 11 p.m.
and midnight that Saturday
night, they watched her
walk toward the front door,
he said.
The lights in the house
were not on, but as she walk-
ed closer, a light came on.
Apparently thinking every-
thing was fine, the friends
left and that is the last time
anyone saw the petite blond
who left behind a 2-year-old
son.
The child was at a rela-
tive's house the night his
mother celebrated her last
birthday, Chadwick said. A
missing person report was
filed about two weeks later
by Etter's father, Irvin
Copeland.
If Etter is still alive, she
turned 34 Wednesday. Chad-
wick happened upon the
case just a few years ago
when he received a teletype
from another state asking
for Etter's dental records,
he said. A young woman's
body had been discovered,
and law enforcement of-
ficials needed the records to
determine if it was Etter. It
wasn’t.
Chadwick started sear-
ching for reports of the
disappearance, but could
not find any. A new missing
person report was filed in
March 1990, and Chadwick
has been searching ever
since.
Melvin Etter, who was
_____________________made.
married to Mary Etter ats
the time of her disappear- Rotarians
ance, still lives in the house
in the 400 block of North I O UISCUss
Drive with the son she left production
behind. He has since TOqucuon
remarried. At Monday
On Thursday, his wife •
said they declined comment Luncheon
until they could discuss the
matter with their attorney. Tom Carpenter, president
"Her (Mary's) brother of the Perry Rotary club,
and sister, Elizabeth and has arranged for discussion
James Copeland, said they of a production known as
went to the house on Feb. 27, DANGER ZONE which is a
1983, found blood and clean- stage show dealing with sav-
ed it off the front porch,” ing children from drinking
Chadwick said, and driving, during the
They notified law enforce- Monday noon luncheon at
ment officials of their find, the Cherokee Strip Restau-
he said, rant.
"A few days later, some 'DANGER ZONE’ was
clothing was found in a originated by the Tulsa
dumpster in Fletcher," he Rotary club and offered for
said. presentation elsewhere. The .
I he clothing is being held show includes student par-
as possible evidence in the ticipants, community emer-
case. genty crews, dynamic.
Assistant District Attor- speakers, music and video
ney Keith Aycock said that which gets hold of the audi-
the investigation is ongoing ence’s attention
and any assistance from the Carpenter said he will
public in solving the riddle give Perry Rotarians an op
is welcomed, portunity to hear about the
Anyone who may have production and the club will
information about her disap- be asked to vote whether or
pearance, activity around not to bring it to Perry
the house during the several
days following, or her ac- PAID OFF MORTGAGE
lions on the night she disap- SIMI VALLEY, Calif,
peared should contact In- (AP) - Four years after
vestigator Chadwick,” Ay- President Reagan left of-
cock said, fice, a private foundation
“Investigator Chadwick is has paid off the mortgage on
still attempting to locate his nearly $60 million presi-
certain witnesses" who may dential library.
be able to assist in the in- The final $2 million pay-
vestigation, Aycock said. ment on the hilltop complex
In May 1991, a search was made earlier this
warrant was executed on month, said John J. Midg-
the house by Wynn Hor- ley, executive director of the
mann of the Oklahoma State Ronald Reagan Presidential
Bureau of Investigation, Foundation.
Aycock, Fletcher Police ----------
Chief Allen Ziembovich and through a hallway into the
Chadwick, living room,” he said.
A technique had been The trail of blood stains
developed that can il- stopped at the back of the
luminate even old blood house
stains. A chemical called “There had been no in-
Luminal was sprayed dication of any financial
throughout the house, Chad- problems. There had been
wick said, no indication any personal
“There was blood from items were missing," he
the front door to the porch, said.
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