Tulsa: October 2007 Archives

OSCN Found Document: HOLWAY v. WORLD PUBL. CO.

Interesting: In 1935, the engineer who oversaw the Spavinaw water project for the City of Tulsa (W. R. Holway, MIT '15) was harshly criticized by the World for cost overruns and unjustified expenses. Holway sued the World for libel but was unsuccessful, and the Supreme Court rejected his appeal. The attacks weren't libelous because they didn't falsely impute a crime to Holway, a public official.

krmg.com: Inside krmg.com KRMG Talk Programs - Now Heard Earlier!

Another loss for local news content: KRMG cancels its long-running Midday Oklahoma noon news hour. Paul Harvey shifts earlier to 11:45, and Neil Boortz will run from 8:30 to 11:45.

CNN.com: S.E. Hinton and the groundbreaking 'Outsiders'

An interview with the Tulsa author on the 40th anniversary of the classic teen novel. (Via Karol of Alarming News who says it was her favorite childhood book.)