Museums plead for federal funds to fix aging venues
Congressional sponsors push bills to fund museum maintenance as tax reform complicates grants. Executives cite closures, security costs, and space limits while advocates stress public function and the need for brick and mortar support through Pell and related acts.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
George Rosborough Jr
Detroit Institute
Pasadena Art Museum
City Art Museum of
Delaware
Sen
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
John Brademas
D-Ind
Daniel Rostenkowski
Court voids 1969 Sonic Boom claim lawsuits
The 16th U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver overturned 53 Oklahoma City Sonic Boom claims after ruling they were filed after the two year statute of limitations. The earlier Oklahoma City district court decision had allowed them. The tests dated to 1964 with filings in 1969.
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Denver
Colo
Dnon
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oklahoma City
U.S. District Court
Stephen Chandler
Bar Association Gifts $50,000 for Tulsa Law Building
Tulsa Oklahoma bar foundation trustees donate 50000 toward a new University of Tulsa law school building and offer a 100000 no interest loan to the university. Foundation includes all members of the Oklahoma Bar Association.
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Bar Association
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma Bar Foundation
University of Tulsa
William H. Bell
Bar Press- Foundation
University
The
Oklahoma Bar Association
Teachers Get Salary Hike In Muskogee OK
Muskogee school teachers receive a 55 percent retroactive raise to November 15 as the board of education unanimously approves the increase for certified and noncertified staff. The action preserves a prior promise for a $500 across the board raise, delayed by the wage price freeze.
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Muskogef
Court Upholds Drunk Test Law in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals upheld a 1970 law requiring a sobriety test or a six month license suspension for drivers suspected of DUI. The ruling, written by Judge Tom Brett, states that a driver’s refusal cannot be used against him at trial, though suspension can occur on refusal.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
Tulsa County
Tom Brett
Ballymurphy Raid Grips Belfast as 19 Suspects Arrested
British troops rounded up 19 suspects in Ballymurphy during predawn raids, part of a broader emergency powers crackdown that has seen about 1,200 arrests since August. About 600 freed, the rest held for interrogation or internment, while patrols faced sporadic sniper fire. nearby Strabane saw a crowd set a customs post ablaze before troops used rubber bullets.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irsh Republican Army
Ballymurphy
Irish Republic
Strabane
Londonderry
Coats Slits For Horsemen Used To Spread Coattails
A historical note explains that slits in men's jackets or coats were designed to allow riders to spread their coats while on horseback. The feature accommodated mobility and display for riders and remains a curiosity in garment design.
Governor Honors Sheppard Chief at Capitol
Oklahoma City AP Gov David Hall commends Gen Jerry Page commander of the Technical Training Center at Sheppard Air Force Base for environmental safety work. The governor presented Page with a citation during ceremony at the capitol.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Jerry Page
Sheppard Air Force Base
Tex
Page
Capitol
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IRA
Sheppard
M. & D. Finance CO
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Dakes
ABC
Wide World of Sports
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Tom Shaw
Jaymar
Allstate
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
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Gore Lawton
Oklahoma
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