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TULSA WORLD SUNDAY JULY 23 1995 NEWS 1'5 REE HEARING TEST Symptoms of Hearing Loss 301 Mnin Jcnk' 9 IS 74 2 5556 ClIUll I XlMlI Saint rancis Hospital vs By PJ Lossek World Staff Writer Do others complain you turn the TV up too loud? Do you often need to ask people to repeat? Do people sometimes sound like they mumble? Do qou know where pur child's mind is? Mi moui (ill Ml I 5757 Memorial TuLu Health Zone Saint rancis Hospital's new health and wellness center opens in January Sign up in July and receive a free shirt a month free and a chance to win a year's membership Learn how you can improve a life through exercise Call 494 1671 for more information 70000 square feet of exercise recreation and relaxation Indoor three lane banked running track 15000 square feet of cardiovascular and strength training machines Osage County Seeks Location for New Jail ollowing the beating the sus pect and his companions fled the scene but the two others later returned to the scene and talked with police Shepherd said The companions were not arrested and will not be charged he said Shepherd said Raley and the suspect were acquainted and had previous problems with one an other uneral services for Raley are pending with Shipman uneral Home in Wagoner CALL TODAY tor a REE NO obligation check up Three convenient Tulsa area chapels: Nixdf Giu)i Chaim 38 4 1 Tulsa indc uneral Directors has been providing compassionate affordable funeral sen ice for Tulsa area families for nearly (() years' or more information concerning the benefits of our Guaranteed Pre planned uneral Trust contact the Xinde family todav rest two misdemeanor drug ar rests served one felony warrant two misdemeanor warrants ar rested five drivers with a sus pended license made four DWf arrests and solved a forgery Best said also cited several people for traffic viola to construct a new jail where the old one Commissioner Virgil Williamson said jail is older than dirt and there is no room It is cheaper and safer to build a new The proposed site is one of sev en sites the firm evaluated before narrowing the selection to three Last December the commis sion backed away from the first proposal a 37 acre site at the in tersection of Oklahoma 60 and 99 after a group of residents protest ed it That site was adjacent to the Skyview housing addition and about Pz miles from the current jail About a month ago the com mission also backed away from a second plan to place the facility near the fairgrounds on land the county already owned Again commissioners heard from pro testers Larry Edmondson and Associ ates a Tulsa architect firm has proposed to build a single story facility that will house the Osage County Sheriff's Department and up to 120 jail inmates including an area for juveniles said execu tive officer Donna Edmondson PAWHUSKA Osage County Commissioners are hoping the third time will be the charm when it comes to buying land for a new $4 million county jail The commissioners are looking at land about four miles south of Pawhuska on Oklahoma 99 for the site of a new jail On Monday they will discuss and possibly take action on whether to acquire a portion of the 54 acre site A year ago county voters ap proved a 1 cent sales tax to be collected over 20 years to fund the construction of a $4 million jail facility The remaining revenue from the tax will pay for the mainte nance and operation of the jail The current multistory jail housing 55 inmates is nearly 100 years old Located next to the Osage County Courthouse in downtown Pawhuska the jail was updated once in the 1950s not economically feasible national forest road where Melis sa Witt was found in January The criminal investigators from the Arkansas State Police and area law enforcement agen cies who stopped vehicles and questioned the occupants made several unrelated arrests made one felony drug ar 3000 square feet designated for free weights Two swimming pools A warm pool for aquatic exercise classes A cool pool for lap swimming Gymnasium with basketball and volleyball courts Racquetball and wallyball courts Two aerobic studios One studio has foam padded carpet for low impact classes One has a maple hardwood floor with a spring air system Massage studio Nutrition bar itness testing lab HEALTH Ol: building hat may be the best Christmas gift you've ever given or received Men's and Women's locker rooms each have 500 lockers 15 showers 1500 gallon whirlpool Child care Active play center for kids i Cill or A ree He Obligaban Appointment 838 1000 2323 Sheridan Tales a jump du Ninde Police have a description of a man seen at the ball park the night Morgan vanished a descrip tion that also matches that of a man seen trying to abduct a 4 year old at an Alma coin laundry earlier in the day a witness told authorities Best said a faded red older model pickup truck with a short bed and a white camper shell that didn't fit well is also being sought Posters with an BI sketch of the suspect a man in his late 30s or early 40s with a beard and short hair next to a photo of a smiling Morgan Nick have been put up in convenience stores and truck stops all over the United States But the leads have virtual ly stopped coming in Best said the checkpoints were set up between 6:30 and 9 pm riday to gather leads that might lead them to Morgan's abductor Two of the checkpoints lead to the Teen Held in Beating Death A 17 year old is being held on a complaint of first degree murder in the Wagoner County Jail in the riday night beating death of a Porter man The suspect who has not been identified is accused of killing Wesley Raley 19 Wagoner Coun ty Sheriff Elmer Shepherd said investigation indicates the victim was kicked in the head by the suspect As far as we know there were no weapons involved" Shepherd said The fatal beating occurred on a county road between Coweta and Porter after Raley stopped at a farm when his car had a flat tire The suspect and two compan ions had followed Raley and when he stopped Raley was al legedly approached by the sus pect Shepherd said ALMA Ark Police devel oped several leads but none substantial after a series of highway checkpoints seeking in formation in the kidnapping of a 6 year old girl officials said Sat urday Police made 150 contacts with motorists at eight checkpoints riday night Arkansas State Po lice Lt Dale Best said The police sought information on the disappearance of Morgan Nick who disappeared June 9 and the abduction and slaying of Melissa Witt 19 a Wcstark Com munity College student whose body was found Jan 13 will follow leads until we have exhausted them Somewhere out there there is that one Best said a person knows the Best said in formation is out there if we can just reach out to the right person and get them to call" The last time Colleen Nick saw her daughter Morgan was empty ing sand from one of her shoes about 10:45 pm while playing with friends in a ballpark here ive minutes later she was gone Dog Continued from News 1 1 his bark and the way he acts in a cage we knew it was him" Christian Nienhuser 31 and his wife Lorrie 26 face an Oct 13 preliminary hearing in Washing ton County District Court on the dog abuse charges Twelve people say they saw the incident Animal rights activists came to the courthouse for the Nienhu appearance last week in the first animal abuse felony case to be tried in Bartlesville Washington County District At torney Rick Esser said that be fore the previous owners can have full custody of the dog the Nienhusers must sign an affidavit of non ownership Esser gave his approval for the SPCA to release Jeffrey to the owners although the dog is still considered evi dence Roadblocks Used to Get Kidnapping Information By Brenda Kilby World Correspondent The media surrounds us today with sights sounds and information as it never has before Some of it is good Some of it is not In this information age it is essential for us to discern what's right and what's wrong with what we hear and see It is doubly important for our children Media literacy empowers them with the skills to critically analyze what they watch hear and read A media literate child is more resilient to media messages concerning vio lence values and role models The Tulsa World is sponsoring a one day conference on Media Literacy for teachers and parents from 8 am pm July 28 at the Downtown Doubletree Hotel Dr Renee Hobbs media literacy educator and author will present information and techniques to empower young people to deal with violence and crimes as entertainment celebrities as role models and value messages The conference will include presentations on the power of images and a panel discus sion on local media decision making process es The final segment of the conference will feature break out sessions on learning through the news Pre registration is necessary and can be made by calling the Tulsa World Newspaper In Education depart ment at 581 8446 or 581 8592 Cost to attend the conference is $25 and includes meals and materials cigar ting Hearing Aid Lab Audiology Clinic I A A9 A 4 CJbz Vr Illi lift I I I fl tl VI VA7 jBR IS XlXDI Ilf I.