The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 7

THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN Frida. May 10, 1991 50 Jailed Left-Out Counties Told to Cool It Ann Landers Tornado Disaster Declaration Could Be Expanded, Federal Official Says By Drug Task Forte "First and foremost, you can help DEAR ANN: I hope it's not too late tc respond to "Southern California Mom" whose 17-year-old son is being pressured by girls to have sex. In the state of California, it is against the law for a 17-year-old boy to engage in sexual relations with a minor. He can be prosecuted under Penal Code No. 261.5, which prohibits "unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor female under 18." If the girl is under 14, he can also be charged with a felony "performing a lewd act By Michael McNutt Enid Bureau WOODWARD An investigation of illegal coordinating officer for disaster relief, said only 13 Oklahoma counties were declared disasters during last -year's floods, but 20 counties were added to the list after FEMA had set up its field operations.

Some FEMA officials privately said Washington and Garfield counties could be added to the declaration as early as today. But Ray said residents in those counties would have to apply for aid with FEMA. Even though they will be told their county is not covered, he said FEMA officials would consider the number of applications in deciding whether the county should be declared a disaster area. "I would encourage local leaders to turn their efforts away from Wasting the system into getting their citizens to register to get assistance," said Brad Harris, FEMA's regional director in Denton, Texas. In both cases the boy can be a minor and still be prosecuted, but NOT the female, even if she is a willing participant and the aggressor.

The maximum penalty is three years in jail on the first Mayor Diane Zonko of Copan, where one person died in the tornado, said it was an "outrage" that Washington County was net on the list. "They suffered a terrible loss and now they're knocked down again," she said. Ray said FEMA surveys indicated only 14 homes in Copan and 2 homes in Garfield County were damaged or destroyed, a number he called "marginal" for a presidential declaration. But he said more damage could be found later and more counties can be added to the list, a decision that does not require the president's signature. "If we feel we need to do it, we can do it," he said.

He and other FEMA officials cited recent examples in Louisiana and Texas where counties were added to the disaster declaration after first being omitted. Albert Ashwood, the state TULSA (AP) Two Oklahoma counties passed over in President Bush's disaster declaration stiU could be added to the list if their leaders will quit griping and start helping, federal officials said Thursday. "Blasting the system won't get them anywhere," said Alton Ray the Federal Emergency Management Agency's coordinating officer for Oklahoma. Noble, Pawnee, Osage and Rogers counties were declared disaster areas Wednesday. Oklahoma officials had asked that Garfield and Washington counties, two other areas hit by April 26 tornadoes, also be declared disasters.

Sen. Don Nickles, R-Ponca City, asked the Small Business Administration for disaster loan eligibility for Garfield and Washington counties. One FEMA official said that was premature on Nickles' part. uy cijuui aging pcujjic iu uau -xuu register," he said. "I'm optimistic.

Washington County will be added." Nickles, who invited FEMA; Director Wallace Stickney to tour tornado damage in Rogers, Osage and Pawnee counties last said in a letter 1o the SBA it was; "imperative" that Garfield and Washington counties be approved for SBA loan disaster eligibility as soon as possible. Ashwood called the letter premature. He said while Nickles' efforts won't hurt the cause, it would be better to wait a few days to see if the two counties are added to the presidential declaration, which offers better benefits. Also, he said the SBA requires, that 25 homes have at least 40' percent damage before residents would be eligible for loans. He said that criteria was stiffer than: FEMA's.

count and eight on the second. My son is sitting in Juvenile Hall as I wrrte this letter. I believe most parents and teens are unaware that this law exists. It is the responsibility of all parents to make sure their teen-age children know about this law and are informed on contraception, sexually transmitted diseases (especially AIDS) and safe sex. When this incident occurred, my son was 15, and the girl was one month short of 14.

She waited five or six weeks before filing the complaint. We feel certain that she filed because he started to date another girl and she was seeking revenge. I hope you will print this letter, Ann. I wish our son had seen one like it two years ago. No name, please.

Concerned Parents DEAR CONCERNED: We checked with the Alameda County district attorney's office and learned that those laws were designed to protect children from adult or teen-age molesters. Generally when the sex was agreed upon the boy is not charged, but since the girl in this case was under 14, she was considered too young to make an informed decision. Chances are that your son will not be sent to jail but will receive counseling and be required to do volunteer work. I'm glad you wrote. Your letter and my response will let the teen-agers of California know what the law says.

DEAR ANN: Your latest zipper story made me laugh out loud. It also reminded me of another zipper story that I would like to share. This happened' to a friend of mine in Chicago. While riding the bus to work, my friend glanced at the man seated opposite her. He was reading a newspaper.

Suddenly she noticed the man's zipper was open and the gap was most embarrassing. She managed to get his attention when he turned a page. Using gestures, she directed his attention to the problem. The man was horrified and set about to close the gap at once. The very moment he yanked up his zipper, the bus lurched and the woman seated next to him flipped the tail of her fox fur over her shoulder.

The fur got stuck in the man's zipper and they were hopelessly entangled. The woman, furious and not at all accepting of the man's apologies, suddenly yelled, "This is my stop!" She got up to leave and of course, the man had to get off the bus with her. The last my friend saw of this ill-fated couple was the two of them on the street corner, struggling to get free from one another. Vera R. Hemet, California DEAR VERA: Thanks for a hilarious story.

That's enough to make a man want to go back to buttons. drug activity in five counties has resulted in the arrest of more than four dozen people in northwest Oklahoma, authorities said Thursday. More than $300,000 in illegal drugs was seized by law officers taking part in a narcotics task force covering Woodward, Major, Alfalfa, Dewey and Woods counties, said Lt. Butch Hutchens of the Woodward County Sheriffs Office. Hutchens, who headed up the project, said the arrests began earlier this week.

Charges ranging from cultivation of marijuana to unlawful delivery of a controlled and dangerous substance have been filed against 60 people ages 17 to 49, he said. By Thursday evening, 50 were in custody and had made initial court appearances, Hutchens said. At least two, in Woods County, have pleaded guilty, he said. Hutchens said the arrests will "knock the wind out" of illegal drug activity in the area for awhile. "You get rid of these folks, there'll be somebody else to take their place," he said.

The arrests were made by using informants to buy drugs from suspects, Hutchens said. "Greed always gets them," Hutchens said. "They just can't stay away from it. If they got it, they've got to sell it. "It's not unusual that probably half a dozen of these that we got this time were some of the very same ones that were busted on the last narcotics deal and just got out of jail or have been out maybe only a couple of months and get right back in it." Officers participating were members of each of the county sheriff offices and members of the Woodward and Cherokee police departments, he said.

Officers seized 234 growing marijuana plants, 150 pounds of processed marijuana, 64 opium plants, 460 grams of methamphet-amines, and 250 prescription pills, Hutchens said. Some weapons were found and officers might confiscate vehicles and at least two houses because they were reportedly used in drug transactions, he said. The task force was formed last fall after receiving a $100,000 U.S. Justice Department grant. The funds, to be used over a 15-month period, were administered through ttie District Attorney Training Council.

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