Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 109, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 25, 1968 Page: 1 of 26
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New Tower to Become
Home for Liberty Bank
By Gilbert Hill
The Liberty National Bank & Trust Co.
will occupy seven floors of Ihp new 35-story of-
fice building to be known as "Liberty Bank
Tower" at the southeast corner of Broadwwy
and Park.
The announcement came Tuesday from I
W. McLean, Liberty president, with the mail-
ing to shareholders of a notice for a special
meeting July 9 to approve sale of the bank's
present building at Park and Robinson.
II T. (iriffin. president of Griffin Knter-
ptises, Inc., announced plans for the building
May 26, to be constructed in downtown Oklaho-
ma City on the block bounder! by Broadway,
Park, Main, and Santa Fe.
At the time it was reported that the 50 to
fid percent of the building's gross area of
672,750 square feet had been leased.
McLean said that the “bank’s lease will in-
itially involve 105,000 square feet (approxi-
mately seven floors) on terms that are very-
reasonable as far as cost of occupancy is con-
cerned."
He added that the bank had "negotiated
an option to acquire the entire building later
on an attractive basis from the bank’s stand-
point." and that the “new building will be
know n as the Liberty Bank Tower
The shareholders’ meeting, July 9. is
called to get approval of the sale of the pres-
ent Liberty Bank Building to a syndicate of in-
vestors for a price of $6.4 million
The new owners have agreed to lease back
to the bank the Wt. 000-square feet of spaop now
occupied until the new building is ready in ear-
ly 1971.
(iround will be broken for 'he "Tower" on
September 3 the golden annivei »ai \ of the
founding of the bank and I can't think of a
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-Whafs Iho Commotion?*
A Massive Search?
It’s the Berries!
This lower will be fhe new home of the Liberty National Bank k Trust Co.
By H. (’. Neal
Special Correspondent
EDMOND — A 79-year-
old Edmond farm woman,
missing from her home
since Monday afternoon,
was found Tuesday morn-
ing about 31 Hi yards from
her house alter a massive
search by more than 2(HI
persons.
"My goodness, did I
cause all this commo-
tion?’’ a.-ked Mrs. M J.
Thomas as she surveyed
the throng of searchers
and vehicles around her
house.
"What are all these peo-
ple doing here?" she asked
her son. Burke Thomas of
Edmond.
He answered, "We've
been Hy ing to find you and
these people came out to
help."
The son and a small pat-
tv had searched the heavi-
ly wooded 160-acre farm
from 9 p.m. Monday until
Murder Pact Linked io Labor Probt*
Louisiana Governor’s Death Plotted
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Gov.
John Mc-Keithen has been informed that a con-
tract to murder him has been made in connec-
tion with a stale probe into labor problems, it
was disclosed Tuesday.
Mc-Keithen, contacted at the governor's
mansion, confirmed the report.
Reports of the pact "to do away with the
governor," as one highly placed stale source
pul it. have been told lo McKeilhen by slate
police, the Labor-Management Commission of
Inquiry, a slate body investigating labor diffi-
culties, and the FBI.
Extra security has been assigned to the
governor.
One report received was that McKeilhen
was to have been killed by an ex-convict of the
state penitentiary at Angola while he was vis-
iting Mobile. Ala., about three weeks ago.
The governor flew to Mobile on June 10 for
the Interstate Oil Compart Commission meet-
ing. There were no incidents reported while
Mc-Keithen w as in Alabama.
The FBI in New Orleans confirmed it had
passed on information of an assassination plot
to state authorities.
% Qm* TaStC erotvdofl Schedule Hlanied
Of Candy
Not Sweet
Disputed
McCarthy Skips State Transfers
In Court
Pounding rains and
winds gusting nearly 60
miles an hour hil eastern
Oklahoma Tuesday morn-
ing. bringing a warning of
possible flash flooding.
Forecasters said the
_ storm, which knocked out
9 power in the Tulsa weath-
er bureau for a time, was
expected to continue its
fierce activity in the
state’s eastern region
through the afternoon.
The weather bureau said
anyone living east of the
frontal line, stretching
from Miami to Tulsa to
Oklahoma City, should be
alerted to possible flash
flooding.
Joe Creek In southeast
Tulsa was reported out of
its banks at mid-morning
and Mingo Creek was
^ (See WEATHER—Page 2)
COOURffil
Sen. Eugene McCarthy hasiuling director. "However, he
canceled his plans to comel would like to come later."
to ihc Oklahoma Democratic! An office spokesman said,
state convention ihis week- "We had it on the schedule,
end. his national campaign but we had to cancel out. We
headquarters announced I feel very bad and he feels
Tuesday. Ivory bad, but he plans to
"He's just loo busy n, make every effort to come
come right now," said Nor-|*at<’r-
The spokesman said Mc-
Democral’s national sched-lCarthy would be in Iowa.
ville Reece, the Minnesotai
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Local: Partly cloudy and
mild through Wednesday
with scattered thunder-
nhowers ending Tuesday
afternoon. Overnight low-
60. High Wednesday 80.
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Need help? Write to Oklahoma City Times, P. O.
Box 25125, Oklahoma City 73125 or telephone CE 2-3311
between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday
and ask for “Action Line.”
1 have been trying since last December to get aa in-
surance company to straighten oat a matter for me.
They sent me a check for benefits made ont in my wife’s
name and I sent it book. Now I can’t get them to send
me my check. Can you help me? — B.A., Pauls Valley.
We reported this to Bob C. Lamirand, director of
claims for the state insurance commissioner, and he got
in touch with the insurance company. They say a check
has now been made payable to you and sent to you at
your home address. If you do not receive It, let us hear
from you again.
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I took my driver's test Inst January and was issued
a temporary license. 1 still have not received my perma-
nent license and need it before 1 go to Europe soon. C. H„
Alva.
We took this up with the department of public safety
(See ACTION LINE—#>ge 2)
North Dakota, Illinois and
probably Michigan this
weekend. "Something just
had to be cut out," she said.
"He can’t he everyw here at j
once."
Oklahoma Democratic of-
ficials here already had giv-
en McCarthy's state cam-
paign leaders a pledge that
he would be allow-ed lo ad-
dress the slate central com-
mittee or the state conven-
tion.
Some state officials specu-
lated that McCarthy had
canceled nut "because he
knew- he wasn’t going to do
any good here," but others
still felt there was an outside
chance McCarthy might be
planning a “surprise” ap-
pearance Friday night at the
$25-a-plate Jefferson-Jack-
son dinner here,
j "He’H be in New Mexico.”
lone official said, "and it
wouldn’t take him very long
to get here.”
Vice President Hubert
(See McCarthy—Page 2)
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The Edmond school hoard
went into district court Tues-
day in an effort to block
transfers of 27 Oklahoma
City pupils who live in the
Harding and Northeast at-
tendance areas.
Harding and Northeast are
involved in a federal court
school integration order that
pairs attendance areas of
four junior and senior high
schools.
Ranging from 6 to 17, 1he
students w'ere granted trans-
fers by the county superin-
tendent. Raymond Harvey,
for medical reasons. All ac-
companied their transfer ap-
plications with doctors' cer-
tificates.
A number of brothers and
sisters are among the stu-
dents who sought and re-
ceived the transfers, includ-
ing four members of one
family.
District Judge Fenton Ra-
mey heard arguments Tues-
day from attorneys for the
Edmond board of education,
for the county superintend-
ent, and from 1wo attorneys
who intervened in behalf of
some of the students.
I). K. Cunningham, an as
sistant district attorney who
represents Superintendent
Harvey, and James H. Har-
rod, representing his son and
daughter, asked the court to
dismiss the Edmond board's
appeal of the transfer order
Harrod argued that the
transfers were turned down
by the Edmond superintend-
ent. Hugh Bingham, and he
argued that Bingham did not
(Bee 8TEDHMT—Page 2)
2 a.m. Tuesday and ihen
asked for police assist-
ance.
"I just went down there
lo gel some blackberries,”
vhe told her si in. Burke, a f-
ter she was found.
Edmond firemen were
just beginning lo drag
grapple hooks through a
small pond oil the farm
when the woman was lo-
caled.
The sea reh i n v o I v e d
more than 21)0 persons
with others still arriving to
help when it ended. Police
units from Edmond. Okla-
homa City, Guthrie, Del
City, Choctaw. Midwest
City, Luther, Spencer and
the county sheriff's office
were involved as well as
county highway workers.
Edmond city employes
and many friends and
neighbot s.
Horseback searchers
from the Edmond Round-
Up Club had just arrived
on the scene and a Nation-
al Guard helicopter had
been ordered into the
search as of 12:30 p.m.
Mrs. Thomas was found
at 10:45 a.m.
Brought up to her farm-
home in a jeep. Mrs.
Thomas declared that she
I was hungry and wanted to
| "wash up.
Thomas said he and his
family went to the larm
1 seven miles southeast of
Edmond Monday night af-
| ter trying unsuccessfully
to calf his mother by tele-
phone.
"The house was in per-
fect order and she had put
out fre«h scraps for the cat
but she wasn't anywhere
around." he declared.
Edmond police and city
officials organized t h e
hunt. Searchers walked
nearly elbow to elbow
through the tall grass and
dense underbrush on the
Thomas farm.
One party sloshed
through the Deep lork
River for several hundred
yard* where it borders the
property on the north.
(See SEARCH—Page 2)
Unharmed and apparently suffering no ill effects
from an all night stay in a wooded area near her
home, Mrs. M. .1. Thomas. Edmond farm woman, is
■surrounded by searchers. She became lost after she
started to a blackberry thicket to pick berries. (Staff
Photo by Tony Wood)
Slight Claimed
In Capitol Hill
By Tom Boone
I Capitol Hill has been,bers appointed hy the mayor
■slighted and has not been should all reside within
represented on the Metropol- Oklahoma City, and should
itan Library Commission,
Ward 4 Councilman Bill
!Bishop charged before the
■ t ity council Tuesday
represent each of the city's
quadrants.
In this way. Bishop said,
the city would be assured
Bishop submilted a resolu- J*19’ al l03-*1 °11P the mem-
lion that he said would help hers would he ftom tapi'ol
alleviate the problem in the Hill.
future. Mrs. lotting pointed out
., , , . .... . the resolution does not guar-
Al though 1 p majoi > u a,1tPe such an appointment
the council agreed with B.sh-, an intpp {rom
op. a heated dispute broke. gou1hwMt quadrant need
out when the resolution drew ^ come from
opposition from Council- , . „.n
Patience
tion would restrict ihe may-
Bishop's resolution stated |
the six library board mem-, (See COUNCIL— Pag*2)
Election Gift Praised
Council Goes to Bat
City council members
took advantage Tuesday of
a campaign donation and
put in a few plugs for the
upcoming $112 million city
bond election.
The council formally ex-
pressed appreciation to
American Legion Post 35
for a $150 donation for use
by the city to publicize the
benefits of the bond issue.
Rowe Cooke, Ward 8
councilman, said the dona-
tion was Indicative that
“more and more of our cit-
izens are realizing that the
last election — where less
than 20 percent of the eli-
gible voters went to the
polls — was not a true
expression of how the peo-
ple of Oklahoma City f<n 1
about their future."
Cook said he knows that,
the majority of the citizens
will be willing to make a
“sacrifice for the public
good.' ’
He said people must
realize now that the city
will either move forward
or backward as a result of
the election July 16.
"You have to realize the
city will not stand still."
he said.
Ben Franklin. Ward 6
councilman, said tl>e re-
sults of the first election
"were more encouraging
than discouragaing."
On May 28. voters
turned down 12 of the 13
questions making up the
$115 million capital im-
provements program.
Franklin recalled most
of these questions were de-
feated by narrow margins
although many people ex-
pected them to be roundly
beaten.
He said he feels sure that
citizens favoring improve-
ments covered in the bond
issue would be inspired to
turn out July 16 after
seeing "how close the first
election was.” .
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