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The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 2

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Section A THE SUNDAY OKLAHOMAN County Llerks upser November 12. 197! Fumbles Just Happen tions Committee in 1979. "First, salaries go up. Secondly, additional judges are allocated. "Basically, the judges are to cut down the case load of the present judges.

But every time you create a new judicial position, you add all of the related ex penses of court reporters, bailiffs, and court- swer to provide adequate manpower to handle the new thrust of courthouse business. While her workload has tripled in recent years, she still has only one deputy paid by the county plus a temporary, part-time staffer. Many clerks, on the other hand, disagree and blame the 1968 Judicial Reform Act which abolished the justice of peace office in Oklahoma, transferring handling of traffic cases and some misdemeanor complaints to the responsibility of the court clerk. Those plus probate and civil cases, di-vnrnos and small From Page 1 rejected in her request for more help. Jerry Brown, who runs the Sulphur court clerk's office in Murray County, says he doesn't know what the future holds, but declares he may not be around to see.

"So I've ignored my elected duties recently, but you might as well know I've been busy building a dairy barn. I've got to find another business if I'm going to survive," said the 14-year poli ical veteran. Brown said his $660-a-month salary is not enough to support a family of three, and the extra hours he must put in with an in But even before this, rural judges were frequently assigned to the metro areas to help conduct court, he aaa-cd. "There's no question but that the has been short- ciohtpfl in beinK liberal in trying to accomo- the svslem, but o.wtfnl in not fi- claims cases all tend to nanHnz the extra creased, wont oau emu- mating any' possibimy put 'of a -moonlighting courtxlerk, one ofhcial 7 'charged. Jury pay also 3 Twelve other rural has been increased, but AP LMWphoto me," said Overstreet.

The guy who wound up with that recovery was monsterman Jim Pillen. If you think that's a familiar name, you're right. His older "brother gave the Sooners a lot Of trouble at Norman, making some 27 tackles as a linebacker in 1975. Pillen was selected as defensive player of the game by ABC television. He explained his role: "This was just a very intense defensive game.

You don't know how much unless you were there. 1 looked at hours and hours of film on Oklahoma and no one has hit them like this." Fumble No. 4 was by Overstreet. "It was just a good lick," said the OU running back. End Derrie Nelson recovered on the 50 and Nebraska drove from there to a 14-7 lead.

But the score was tied at 14-14 going into the fourth quarter. And Nebraska had been out-scored 80-0 by Oklahoma in the fourth quarters of their last six-games. But the quarter was less than four minutes old when Billy Todd toed the winning field goal. But there is some question whether thai was any more decisive than the two fumbles which followed. The Sooners were within 20 yards of the endzone when Sims fumbled with 8:10 his arm.

I was trying to grab all of him but he's so quick that that was all 1 could get." Turned out to be enough. Dan Pensick recovered for Nebraska and the threat ended. But Oklahoma was back knocking again. With 3:37 left, OU's victory seemed virtually in the hip pocket. Sims dashed IS yards lo the three.

He scored early on 44 and 30 yard runs, but this was perhaps his best of the day. He struggled and scrambled to the three. "1 don't know what happened." said Sims. 1 was trying to give it all I got. And I was mingling with some guys and the ball got loose." Three Huskers were trying to wrestle him down.

Andy Means got credit for the tackle. Pillen recovered the fumble at his three-yard line. "I don't know," said Pillen. "I was trying to get in on the tackle and then there was the ball and I fell on it." Switzer, later, in discoursing on fumbles, ran down a list of things that can cause them: (1) Backs running hard with the ball, (2) good hitting and (3) extra effort by defensive backs. He put that last fumble into category No.

1 "Sims was stopped two or three times when he went to the three," said the coach. "He made a great individual' nlnv to cot the in 1979, all 77 counties will pay a flat 10 percent of gross earnings into the state. iftiHal retirement counties pay less than caused some what Brown receives, to run out of omP as little as $7,600 money, such as Bryan Krom I'aRi he aftermaih to how those fum-les occured. Perhaps hat will tell us some-hlng. Oklahoma quarter-ack Thomas Loti was viihin 11 yards of a ouehdown when the irsi OU tumble bap-oned.

Listen to the guy vho caused it, Nebraska end George ndmvs: I just shot the gap ind maybe he was car-vins it mo loose but I vent lor the ball and I it with my helmet. That's what we had )een working on." The fumble was recovered by safety Jeff lansen. He was jumped up. Even an lour after game game io couldn't steady his shaking right hand. "Our defense just ilayed as hard as it Wld and tried to nil as tard as it could and ihat's what caused tumbles." said Hansen.

Our coaches told us ive could win if we hit hard, gang tackled and put the head on the ball." Hansen also recovered fumble No. 2, which came when Loit pitched out poorly to David Overstreet. "Some guy just grabbed my arm as 1 was pitching," explained Loit. Hansen outraced, or ourwrestled. Over-street for the ball.

Overstreet was involved in Fumble No. 3 just before haUtlmc. It gave Nebraska the ball on the OU 24 and set up an errant field goal. Some guy just pulled it away from County which was fund. Pontotoc County-Clerk Wayne Joplin! sent S34.000 to the fund w.

Molly Rockwell walks from church Saturdajrafter LaSt VlSlt attending the funeral service for her husband, art ist Morman Rockwell. The brief service in Rockwell's adopted hometowr i of Hungary Checks Soviets in the last quarter, while Bryant County nnn. a year. Still, take-home pay has not been the, only factor in creating widespread dissatisfaction among court clerks. -In recent years, each session of the Legislature seems to be trying to' create more forced to cancel a is fall jury term because of insufficient funds.

State Sen. Roy Boatner, D-Calera, concedes that Oklahoma court clerks are right in their thinking which has put much of. the blame on the re And we have less lhan that to operate on in Rrvan County." said Mrs. Oentrv. In 23rd Chess Olympics work for court clerks and less money to do ana less money io uu form act for todays -rw-r.

PTowineoroblom. first hoard Dlayer, for Alpksandar Matanovic to not the intent nf the act. which was to Louise Gentry State court clerks are included in a pay raise bill passed by the last Legislature, but under provisions of the measure it won't mean any additional compensation' the immediate future; The raises won't go to' clerks while they're In their present mer world champion Boris Spassky, drew more games than he won and lost a game for the first time in seven chess Olympics. provide a closer scrutiny to some degree on the expenditures of court funds," said Boatner, who will be vice chairman of the powerful Appropria- terms. rema Sims was running ball where he got it.

If hn hnlH nntrt It we'll he holds onto BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Hungary ended Soviet effort's to regain domination of team chess Saturday night by winning the 23rd Chess Olympics. The Soviets played without world champion Anaioly Kar-pov and grandmaster Mikhail Thai. The Hungarians defeated Yugoslavia 3 to 1 in the final round of the 65-nation. two-week tournament to finish a point ahead of the Soviets, who defeated Holland 2.5 to 1.5. Hungary's victory was its third Chess Olympics title and its first since 1928 long before the Soviets en-Tored the bi-annual Durant.

"There is a growing feeling among clerks that il is being aimed at eliminating the court clerk at a county-level and creating just a district clerks around the state," she says. Vera N. Parsons, who has served as court clerk for Okfuskee County at Okemah since 1961, thinks a regional clerk system may be the ultimate an- TABLE GLASS Hungary's best player, Lajos Portisch, and teammate lst'an Csom held Svetozar Gwgoric and Bora Ivkov to draws. The Hungarians won the tournament with 37 points in 14 rounds to 36 for the Soviets. The United States, which won the tournament in 1976 when the Soviets boycotted it, had 33 points with three of its (our matches against Switzerland suspended until Sunday morning.

The Soviets took the tournament lead at the halfway point but stayed on top for only three rounds before falling behind. nrl rhA richl side said Husker tackle Rod Horn. "I grabbed Services Set For Actress SANTA Calif. (AP) A memorial service is scheduled today in the Unitarian Church of Santa Monica for actress-director Adrienne Mar-den, who played the role of Mrs. Brenken-ridge on "The Waltons." Ms.

Marden. 69, died Thursday at the UCLA Medical Center a week From Storage On Sale Nov. 11th 12th 10 a.m. to 6 pjri. Fur products labeled to show country ot orisin of Imported furs.

Other labels irom some ol American finest furriers and stores win it." And now, the final tally: The six OU fumbles came as a result of three hard hits, one arm grabbing, one football raked away and the final one from trying to hard. Student Named STILLWATER To- Old Soldiers Glance Back Wc accept Visa. Master Charce, and American Express. Rand" SQ00 27" Ouontw 3 TftBCO HOSOS-ttTiCSHFIS. after- suffering a heart From Pace event a se- May Ave.

at Northwest Expressway Without two nlavens. the Soviets attackbacksMge Kaii. in Arlington Snmpmberl9l8. wreath nWsirv acron- ries of: Memorial Gardens in aw Acetpl TruSt i omy student, has been' world happ7ojshl named president of the Zottar. RibH and Ryu- Soil Conservation Soci- Sax led Hungary etv of America's Coun- through the decisive cl Student Chapters.

for 197? oomir juoojt--iu( iiiu Midwest City for a salute with playing of taps. Saturday afternoon, veterans' groups also staged a parade in Midwest City and heard ad-' dresses by Mayor Marvin Almon and by Art Jones, commander of the Mid-Del Disabled American Veterans chapter. Sleet Pelts Panhandle From Page 1 "Then 1 joined the Marine Corps during World War II, transporting prisoners in 44 states. "And I've been a member of VFW Post 1857 for the past 42 vears." But this is the biggest day of the year for us old' boys. There's only about eight million of us left.

That war killed 15 million Americans, you know." Osburn and others representing area veteran organizations joined Saturday to commemorate those who died in "the war to end all wars" and the wars which followed. During the state cap-itol event, they were reminded by the speaker, the Rev. Theodore R. Leen of Shawnee, that their patriotic example is still crucial for peace in the United States and throughout the world. Serenaded by the Del Crest Junior High School Band, officials of the veterans' groups placed poppies on a huge wreath.

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