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OKLAHOMA CITY OK
73105
Cawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma
Tuesday, March 12, 1985 Vol. 75 No. 50
Price 25%
GOP leader claims
to Blame
for State woes
BLACK EYE FOR MOTHER NATURE - These scene is on the old High
way 60, west of town, known as “beer-can-alley”, where locals have chosen
to dump all their beer cans. Tom Javellas, owner of The Greeks Cafe and
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) —
The ship of state is sinking and
Democratic Gov. George Nigh
is to blame because he has it
running backwards, a Republi-
can lawmaker said today.
“Look at the state of
Oklahoma as a ship without a
captain,” said Rep. Freckles
Little of Tulsa. “Captain Nigh
has the ship going backwards.”
Little said in a news release
that Nigh should resign and let
Lt. Gov. Spencer Bernard
become captain of the ship and
appoint Nigh to run the state’s
proposed office in Japan.
“Our present Royal Family
would look great in their silk
kimonos,” Little said.
“We could even let George
and (his wife) Donna take their
mansion fund and a state
airplane with them,” he added.
Little suggested that Nigh ask
to have all of his reform bills
local farmer said, "It's terrible what people do to my beautiful bottomland, assigned to the House Rules
dumping their trash, making it all ugly and nasty." There are substantial Committee and have them all
fines for dumping trash on county roads. (J C Photo by Nelson Carter.) killed.
“That would leave him and
Donna time to go on a nice
vacation trip so he would not
have to worry about having a
ship sink under him,” Little
said.
“He could even ask for a
recess for three weeks to a
month and take some lessons
somewhere in how to steer a
ship on a steady course.”
Little also said Nigh should
not be upset at the failure of
President Reagan to respond to
his letters opposing the
proposed removal of the energy
industry’s tax breaks.
“He should not feel too bad
as I wrote Governor George
Nigh a letter in March 1983 and
another in March 1984 and have
yet to receive
Little said.
Little recalled
an answer,”
that Nigh’s
wife once wrote to him after he
had been particularly critical of
her husband.
“Maybe Donna has lost her
pen,’ Little said.
Farm hill vetoed
Congressional vote update
Oklahoma Briefs
BY DAVID KOENIG
Of the Donrey Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON -- Agriculture
grabbed the spotlight again on
Capitol Hill last week, as President
Reagan vetoed an emergency farm
credit bill while hundreds of farmers
were in town to lobby their
congressmen.
All of Oklahoma’s delegation -
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) -
Hospital officials said today
former House Speaker Carl
Albert, recovering from heart
surgery, was “doing fine” and
his condition was upgraded to
fair.
Teresa Pitts, a spokeswoman
at Presbyterian Hospital, said
Albert’s condition was upgrad-
ed from serious to fair and he
was expected to be moved out
of the intensive care unit this
afternoon.
“He’s doing fine,” she said.
Albert left his hospital bed
briefly Monday and was
removed from a respirator. He
got out of bed and sat in a
chair.
Albert, 76, underwent triple
bypass surgery Saturday night.
Berry's World
Rep. Jim Jones, Glenn English,
Mike Synard, David McCurdy and
West Watkins, all D-Okla., and
Mickey Edwards, R-Okla., - voted
for the package, which included $100
million to subsidize lower interest
rates on farm loans, add $1.85 billion
to the federal loan guarantee
program, and let farmers get ad-
vance payments on crop price
support loans.
Albert recovering
Gov. George Nigh said
Monday he had talked with
Albert’s wife, Mary, and son,
Dr. David Albert, and told
them “the whole state is pulling
for him. He’s a tough fighter.”
Albert, who served as House
Speaker from 1971 until 1977,
the last six years of his 30-year
career in the House, was
stricken with chest pains
Saturday morning at his home
in the eastern Oklahoma town
of McAlester.
His son took him to a
McAlester hospital and, after
conferring heart specialists,
Albert was flown via helicopter
to Oklahoma City for the
surgery, which took about 312
hours.
He has been in the hospital’s
By a 255-1668 vote, the House
approved the legislation, which was
attached to a bill providing $175
million in aid for famine-stricken
Africa.
Supporters, mostly Democrats,
said the bill was needed to help
farmers through a credit crunch at
spring planting time. Opponents,
mostly Republicans, said the bill
was unnecessary and too costly.
intensive care unit and breath-
ing with a respirator since the
surgery, a procedure called
routine by his doctors.
Albert’s son, Dr. David
Albert, said he is “cautiously
optimistic” about his father’s
chances for recovery.
Briefs
TAG OFFICE CLOSED - The
Pawhuska Tag Office will be closed
Thursday and Friday, March 14th
and 15th, according to Margie
Murnan, tag agent.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY - The
Pawhuska Hospital Auxiliary will
hoold its general meeting Thursday,
March 14 at 9:30 a.m. in the home of
President Anna Heskett, Dial Hill.
Mrs. Gerry Craun, school
psychologist, will be guest speaker.
DAR - The Pawhuska Chapter of the
DAR will meet at 7 p.m., Wed-
nesday, March 13, at the home of
Mrs. Lloyd Smith, 300 E. 18th. Mrs.
Louis DeNoya will give the
program.
They called it an attempt by
Democrats to embarrass the
president by forcing him to veto the
measure, which he did.
The House voted on a Senate-
passed bill, so the Senate did not cast
another vote on farm credit.
Race Still Disputed
By one vote, House Republicans
missed scoring a big upset in the
continuing dispute over a
congressional election in Indiana.
By 168-167, the House derailed a
Republican proposal to
provisionally seat the Republican
candidate, Richard McIntyre, who
was certified the winner by Indiana
election officials. The issue was
referred to the House Ad-
ministration Committee.
Republicans and some Democrats
said seating McIntyre is the only fair
thing to do. Many Democrats, in-
cluding their Indiana candidate Rep.
Frank McCloskey, said irregular
vote-counting practices invalidated
thousands of ballots in Democratic
precincts. They charged Rep-
blicans wth calling the vote when
many congressmen were out of
town.
Edwards, in effect, voted to seat
McIntyre, English, McCurdy, Synar
and Watkins voted, in effect, not to
seat the Republican. Jones did not
vote.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Bi-hourly temperatures courtesy
of City Light Plant.
Monday: Noon 73; 2 p.m. 74; 4
p.m.64; 6p.m. 57; 8p.m. 54; 10p.m.
51; Midnight 45.
Tuesday - 2 a.m. 43; 4 a.m. 42; 6
a.m. 42; 8 a.m. 41; 10 a.m. 42.
ARDMORE, Okla. (UPI) —
An auto ran off a Carter County
road and crashed, killing an 18-
year-old Ponca City man, the
Highway Patrol reported Tues-
day.
Officials said the auto, driven
by Scott Mullanex, 20, of Ponca
City, ran off a county road
south of Ardmore at about 7:20
p.m. Monday. The car struck a
bridge and a tree.
Kurt W. Martin, a passenger,
was killed.
Danny R. Martin, 20, of
Ardmore, was in fair condition
at an Ardmore hospita. Mul-
lanex was in fair condition.
Another passenger was treated
and released.
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) -
A man accused of killng an
Oklahoma City store clerk will
be the first defendant to benefit
from a U.S. Supreme Court
ruling requiring the state to
pay for a psychiatrist’s evaula-
tion, officials said.
Oklahoma County District
Judge David M. Cook on
Monday appointed a psychia-
trist to examine Henry Wesley
Smith at public expense.
Smith is accused of the June
17 shooting death of Garry
Wayne Palone at a convenience
store. Smith has claimed
insanity in his defense.
The Supreme Court has ruled
in another Oklahoma case that
a man convicted of murder
should have been provided a
psychiatric evaluation at state
expense.
DUNCAN, Okla. (UPI) - A
pickup crashed on a Stephens
County road, killing a 44-year-
old Marlow man.
Jimmy D. Burton was pro-
nounced dead at the scene 2
miles east of Duncan after the
accident at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Authorities said the pickup
Burton was driving hit a
culvert, flipped 2V2 times and
came to reast on its top. Burton
was ejected from the truck.
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI)
Drilling for oil and gas in
Oklahoma has dropped to its
lowest level in more than seven
years.
The International Association
of Drilling Contractors reported
Monday the number of drilling
rigs operating in the state has
dropped to 228. IADC uses
figures supplied by Hughes Tool
Co.
The contrctors group says the
number of active rigs has not
been that low since 1977, when
the number dropped below 200.
Meanwhile, an oil expert told
an audience in Oklahoma City
Monday the U.S. is heading for
an energy crisis in the next five
years.
Henry Keplinger, head of the
Houston-based petroleum engi-
neering and analysis firm
Keplinger and Associates, pre-
dicted a natural gas shortage in
the next two years.
Miss Your Paper?
Pawhuska subscribers who miss
service may get their Journal-
Capital by calling the Circulation
Department, 287-1590. between 5:30 -
6:30pm Tuesday through Friday; or
9:00 am to 10:00 am Sunday.
RETIREDTEACHERS-The Osage
County Retired Teachers
Association will meet Thursday,
March 14, at noon at the Country
Roads Restaurant. All retired
teachers are welcome.
ELK'S TAKE DOWN CLUB - The
Pawhuska Elk’s Lodge No. 2542, will
hold the Take Down Club Awards
dinner Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the
Lodge Hall, 119 E. Main. All club
members and their families are
invited to attend.
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MASONS - There will be a regular
meeting of the Masons Tuesday at
7:30 p.m. at the lodge hall. Dinner
will be served at 6:30 p.m. All
Masons are invited to attend.
©1985 by NE A. Inc
"Well, I guess things could be worse! We could
be farmers!"
ROUNDUP CLUB - The Pawhuska
Round-up Club will hold a meeting
Tuesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at the
National Bank of Commerce Con-
ference room. The club will elect
voting delegates for the upcoming
March Cavalcade meeting and will
also discuss upcoming events.
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KEPAIK WORK - Jack Nightengale and Paul Vassar, cage in preparation for the coming baseball season. (J
school maintenance, work away at repairing the batting C Photo by Nelson Carter.)
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