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Low rent year A drop in interest rates and the economy is affecting the apartment market Business 1 wwwtulsaworldcom TUESDflV January 14 2003 Bedlam By George fl haHla done it OdliHC George Clooney makes the leap Oi Oklahoma Stale holds olT from acting to dieeling WjM Oklahoma 48 46 and suretves ILTmW vA I ArtsD'3 Sports 1 SK Tony Allen Ti it 1 ULSJfWO'RLD iiiiiiii 50C Since 1905 Henry: Education is key Hpfel '9 Wrr it 4 31 ilBi? IHi firn XAs zOtiVy yilv XWHWfclMMffiVYy'ar19 42 wv 'W mBBMbsswmsmBI Aiir a jJMMI jAM Mill hb 1 1 A CUERVOTulsa World Brad Henry Is sworn Into office by his cousin US Judge Robert Henry of the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals Brad Henry is 26th governor Budget crisis noted in inaugural address By Paul English World Capitol Bureau OKLAHOMA CITY Democrat Brad Henry was sworn in as gover nor Monday and said Oklahoma must in as the state faces one of the worst budget crisis in its history us be bold Let us be brave Let us be together as he said An estimated 1000 people braved cold winds on a cloudy day to see the inaugural ceremony on the south steps of the state Capitol US Judge Robert Henry of the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals swore his cousin into office at high noon irst lady Kim Henry and the three daughters were at his side as he took the oath of of fice 'Hie governor took the oath with one hand on his late Bible In his 25 minute speech Henry repeatedly pointed out the impor tance of education and praised teachers by nurturing the minds and strengthening the values of our children can we give them an portunity to be full productive citi zens to reach their God given po tential and to have good jobs right here in said "I will encourage our best and brightest to become teachers and as your governor 1 will work in good times and bad to give our teachers the tools and resources they need to do their Henry said Oklahoma already loads the 1 statc Southern region in ACT scores and is in the top nine states in nationally board certi fied teachers when we invest in edu cation and research it pays us back many times over Even with inade quate revenues we have achieved he said more than ever we must invest in education Our very future depends on it" Homy a former state senator said his comments were made with full awareness of the state's budget SEE HENRY A 6 Bipartisanship pitch applauded By Marie Price and Barbara Hoberock World Capitol Bureau OKIAHOMA CITY Gov Brad inaugural address was posi tive and uplifting despite the gloomy budget future facing Okla homa state leaders said Monday are very thrilled to hear Gov Henry be so enthusiastic about teachers teaching and educa said State Superintendent Sandy Garrett who also was sworn into office in the state Capitol cere mony She said Henry gave educators an optimistic and positive outlook are thrilled with the fact that he cited the accomplishments we have made in education in the last Garrett said inaugural address gave Carolyn Crowder Oklahoma Educa tion Association hope these trying times in this worst crisis we have looked at in the history we need some one to give us hope" she said SEE ADDRESS A 6 Glam and glitz Lmvc IML JWi ByjHR fji hshl yjM bMLXaBWk JOHN Cl ANTONTulsa World Brad Henry and his wife Kim are shown at the Inaugural Ball at the Mayo Hotel In Tulsa on riday night or more inaugural ball attendees were dazzling in elegant Hollywood style attire 0 1 Oklahoma City ball concludes activities A 6 Laortune helps launch national tax filing program The effort is to assist low income working families in tax preparation and to keep their refunds intact By Jim Myers World Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Tulsa Mayor Bill Ixtortune on Monday helped launch a national campaign to assist low income working families in filing their federal tax forms and keep them away from costly refund loans is a program that not only attacks poverty but also builds stron ger communities neighborhoods and Laortune said Headed up by the Annie Casey oundation the campaign is de signed to make more families aware of federal tax credits they for and also keep their refunds from be ing diverted into the hands of cash lending A study by the Brookings Institu tion showed that in some areas of the country more than half of the Earned Income Tax Credit recipients end up purchasing quick and easy loans that can carry interest of up to 800 percent Steven Dow executive director of Community Action Project of Tulsa said the national campaign is mod eled after one initiated in Tulsa in the mid 1990s Dow said his agency's local pro gram will be re launched early next month Kicked off with federal grant mon SEE AID A 3 Tribe seeks to boost benefits The Cherokee council votes to set aside 25 percent of gaming money By Rob Martindale World Senior Writer TAHLEQUAH The Cherokee Na tion Tribal Council voted Monday night to set aside a minimum of 25 percent of its gaming revenues for tribal programs that include health care education and housing for the poor ueled by the introduction of new electronic games that are similar to Dis Vegas slot ma chines net reve nues at the three bingo halls soared to nearly $25 million last year Councilwom an Barbara Starr Scott said However Scott said the tribe re ceived only 17 per cent or $43 million of the bonanza 'lic gaming operations are run by Cherokee Nation Enterprises which has been using the profit to ex pand the bingo hall operations Scott said The tribe has gaming operations at Catoosa Roland and West Siloam Springs Scott a member of the Cherokee Nation inance Committee said a ma jor project at Catoosa could cost up to $80 million and that some officials want the amount to be paid off within SEE TRIBE A 3 Naval buildup continues Another seven ship armada carrying up to 7000 Marines is headed to the Persian Gulf By Robert Burns Associated Press WASHINGTON Building up for a possible war against Iraq the Navy is deploying a seven ship armada with up to 7000 Marines from California matching a force already under way from the East Coast The new amphibious task force w'ould mirror a seven ship deployment of Marines that headed out over the weekend from bases on the Virginia coast Navy officials said Monday speaking on condition of anonymity Together the task forces will pre sent Gen Tommy ranks the com mander who would run a war against Iraq with the option of amphibious assaults from the northern Persian Gulf the officials said The Marines also could go ashore in Kuwait to be part of an Army led land attack into southern Iraq Trained to operate in austere envi ronments the Marines also could SEE IRAQ A 7 The tribe has gaming operations at Catoosa Roland and West Siloam Springs I I I I I 1.