University of Central Oklahoma
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THURSDAY February 13, 1992
Among the guests at the Nigh Institute's "Salute to Congress" were, from left, Mike Synar, Glenn English, Dave McCurdy, Mickey Edwards and Don Nickles. (Photo by Mark Zimmerman)
No high school, no driver's license OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A bill to require teen-agers to remain in school or lose their driver's licenses has cleared its first hurdle in the Oklahoma Legislature. The bill, which has been endorsed by Gov. David Walters, passed the Senate Education Committee on a 91 vote Monday and now goes to the full Senate for consideration. Sen. Keith Leftwich, D-Oklahoma City, said his proposal was an effort to combat the high school dropout problem. Leftwich said similar legislation has been enacted in 12 other states and has proven to be "a very valuable motivational tool to reach young people."
UCO senate rejects cCongr essmen new parking garage collegegcamo pus By Sam Powell Staff Writer The University of Central Oklahoma's Student Senate rejected a proposal calling for the construction of a multi-level parking garage on Monday. The proposal failed by a vote of 6-7. Speaker Carole Crawley cast the deciding vote. The bill was sent back to committee, Crawley said, to be rewritten and submitted to the senate again. She said the authors had included a parking permit price of $30 before they had researched the construction. "The price shouldn't be set by the stu-
dents, it should be done administratively," she said. One student senator said he objected to having to pay for any increase in parking fees. "Now we will have to pay for a license to hunt," he said. A proposal to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a closed campus holiday, passed by a voice vote with only one objection. Senate President Peter Regan said he had talked to the regents and they will contact him soon concerning their position on the proposal. See Senate, page 4
Fowl filcher owns up after 15 years RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The city has received an anonymous letter and $80 to replace a pelican riding toy stolen from a playground 15 years ago. "I am striving to straighten up my life with God," the letter says. "At the time I took the toy, I did not think of it as stealing. B ut as years have passed, it has bothered me that I failed to get permission from whoever was in charge of the playground before I removed the toy. See World Wrap, back page
By Penny Owen Staff Writer Oklahoma's delegates addressed a myriad of issues including the 1992 presidential campaign, bickering among political parties, health care and education at the University of Central Oklahoma Friday, during the "Salute to Congress" banquet. Sponsored by the Nigh Institute of State Government, the evening offered a chance to rub shoulders with U.S. Sens. David Boren and Don Nickles, and U.S. Reps. Mike Synar, Dave McCurdy, Mickey Edwards and Glenn English. Also present were Gov. David Walters, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Carl Albert, UCO President Bill Lillard, Edmond Mayor Randel Shadid, Speaker of the House Glen Johnson, state Sens. Mark Snyder and Ben Brown and state Rep. Ray Vaughn. Hosting the event was former Gov. and current UCO presidential candidate George Nigh, who said the event, which served a sit-down dinner to 670 people at $25 per plate, was sold out by Jan. 10. After dinner, UCO students Sham Garbacz and Kim Hines performed the Invocation by singing and acting out the prayer "Our Father." First to speak was Edwards, who condemned the bickering among party members in Congress, citing it as the reason there is so much obstruction in getting things done. Edwards said that often the sole motivation for passing a bill in Congress is simply to hurt an opposing party member's reputation with their voters.
See Congressmen, page 4 Gov. David Walters listens intently to various speakers at Friday's "Salute to Congress" banquet. (Photo by Mark Zimmerman)