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THE DAILY OKLAHOM ANTIMES Nancy Gets Tree And Santa 's Bringing a Pickup Jruck News Quiz VanderWeide also provided an 8-foot blue spruce for use in the second-floor living quarters of the White House. That one was grown by Harvey Koop of Hamilton, Mich. old retiree from Lake City, who wanted to donate it to the president. "He (Hammond) just said, 'It's a bipartisan tree, and have fun with VanderWeide said. driveway on a horse-drawn cart decked with red and green bows.

Mrs. Reagan stood outside in the 36-degree weather to enjoy the music and receive the tree, which she promised would be trimmed with old-fashioned decorations, as always. The 27-year-old tree was presented by Ste- ly," she said. "You have to have a truck. It's just what every girl wants, right?" Mrs.

Reagan, chatting with reporters about her Christmas giving plans as she received the tree, said she and President Reagan would give each other the truck for use at their California ranch as a combination Christmas, anniversary and birthday present. She didn't say what kind oi truck they were getting. Handbell ringers, outfitted 5n red and black, chimed carols on the White House front sSeps as the 20-foot-tall fir from northern Michigan was carried up the WASHINGTON (AP) The White House Christmas tree, a blue spruce for the Blue Room, was presented to Nancy Reagan with festive flair Thursday as the first lady revealed the present she and the president are giving themserves a pickup truck. "It's needed very bad 7w 70 Od SivtU HAPPY TIMES Compiled by Chock Davis Haw well-informed are you? The following nnesiions cover some of the major events of tie past week. If yon get two-thirds or more ccr-xect, yoa can be considered well-informed.

Hie stamper is a bonus question. Answers will be in -Monday's The State i 1. "The National Finals Rodeo is being held at the State Fairgrounds, b) Myriad. i 2. Damage to the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center building caused by a roof fire will cost in excess of to repair, engineers estimate.

3. A death sentence handed to reputed organized crime figure for the 1980 slaying of three men by the swimming pool of an Oklahoma City motel is upheld. 4. UJ5. Sen predicts proposed tax changes would cripple the petroleum industry and possibly create oil shortages.

I 5. Oklahoma growers ask the federal government to begin a program to pay half the interest on their farm loans. Teen Gets Life for Murdering Student phen VanderWeide, 36, of Manton, who won the right to such honors when he was named National Grand Champion Christmas Tree Grower last August. VanderWeide's wife Debra and their four children also were on hand for the ceremony- "We're very excited, VanderWeide declared, "We love our country. We hope our tree brings a lot of enjoyment to everyone who comes through the White House." VanderWeide added, however, that the tree didn't come from his farm because he specializes in smaller firs.

"I have to admit it's not my tree," he don't grow 20-foot trees on our farm." VanderWeide said the tree was grown in the front yard of Russell Hammond, an 87-year- MIXED GRAIN SUNFLOWER SEEDS "ATTRACTS MORE BIRDS THAN ANY OTHER GRAIN" SUMFlOMSSfflKHflO) 25 Lb! 8m I 4.S mony. Seven teen-agers testified during the trial that Douma approached them in the parking lot of a Tulsa pool hall on the night of the murder and told them he planned to "waste a queer." Douma then shewed them the gun as proof of his plans, the teen-agers testified. Douma, McManus and Breitbart were arrested hy authorities in Gainesville, Texas, more than a week after the shooting. The gun used in the shooting was thrown into the Arkansas River, according to testimony. al advances during the party, held at a remote area east of Tulsa.

Douma testified he left the murder weapon with Matthew McManus, 19, and told him to watch Ledford while Douma went to retrieve his car. Douma said McManus emptied the gun into Ledford, reloaded the weapon and shot Ledford five more times. In conflicting testimony, McManus and Alex Breit-bart, 16, both testified Douma shot Ledford 10 times in rapid succession, reloading after the first five shots. McManus and Breitbart were granted immunity for their testi By Randall lark TULSA A jury Thursday convicted a 17-year-old youth of first-degree murder in the the April 27 slaying of an Oklahoma State University honor student. After 90 minutes of deliberation, the jury set a penalty of life in prison for Davin Jake Douma.

Formal sentencing is scheduled for Dec. L8. Douma was accused of shooting Mark Ledford, 21, 10 times at a beer party they attended with two other youths. Testifying in his own defense, Douma said he shot Ledford once in the shoulder after the -victim made homosexu 50Lb.Baf 100 50 Lb. Bw 17.50 100LhBij 15.50 100Lb.Bj 31.50 lotblS; foLkl The Nation and other senior 1.

CIA Director officials are linked tt the decision to hire an adviser on psychological warfare. 2. The nation suffers a $9.2 billion foreign trade deficit in October, pushing the yearly total past for the first time ever. 3. Sen loses his left leg to jcancer.

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thoritiessaid. Jurors gave the death penalty to Davis, but it was commuted to life when the U.S. Supreme Court declared the state's death penalty law unconstitutional. Cowley said Davis had been at Dunn Correctional Center since August. Davis was convicted in 1974 in the death of Raymond Martin, 66, an Oklahoma City rooming house manager who was stabbed 81 times, au- Prices not post paid HORN SEED CO.

(post, says there is "no problem between the i president and myself now or ever." 1 5. A search for 20 missing hunters stranded by a snowstorm in is called off. Classen Blvd. al M.W. Eipressway The World 1.

Israel gets positive signals from the talks on Middle East peace between Jordan's King and Egypt's President 2." The Soviet Union wants arms control talks because the NATO alliance is strong, Secretary of State says. 3. The slayings of four American churchwom-; en are commemorated in a pilgrimage of 34 U.S. women to 4. Militant Melanesians seeking independ- ence for install their provisional government.

5. The Soviets issue a strong warning they may boycott the 1988 Olympics scheduled for TAFT (AP) Authorities at Jess Dunn Correctional Center said Thursday there have been no sightings of two convicted killers who away from the minimum-security prison on Monday. Warden Jack Cowley said Michael Wayne Brown, 28, and William Dale Davis, 30, escaped from the center at Taft. "We assume they had a car waiting for them," he said. "We do have some leads on them." Brown was 18 when he was convicted of the May 14, 1975, shooting death of Richard E.

Sullivan in Sullivan's Tulsa insurance office. According to trial testimony, Brown was burglarizing the office and was surprised by Sullivan. Brown allegedly shot Sulli-van after ordering him to face a wall. Cowley said Brown, who is serving a life sentence, was transferred to the Taft facility Nov. 20.

The sentence had been commuted from death by the state Court of Criminal Appeals. The Sports Scene 1. Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino breaks an NFL record, throwing his 37th touch- down pass of the season. Who held the old record of 36? 2. With just two weeks left in the regular sea- son, which three teams are tied for first place in the NFL's National Conference Eastern Divi-; sion? 3.

Top-ranked East Central falls to No. 2 22-20, in the first round of the NAIA football playoffs. 4. Quarterback of wins Man Charged In Stabbing IDABEL A rural the 1984 Heisman Trophy. 5.

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