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TU LSA (AP) One of two brothers accused in theJanuary shooting deaths of four women at a crime-plagued Tulsa apartment complexpleaded not guilty Friday to first-degree murder and armed robberycharges.Special Judge Charles Hogsheadentered the plea on behalf of 39-year-old Cedric Poore and set his prelimi-nary hearing for A pril 2, the same daywhen his 32-year-old brother J amesPoore will appear in court. JamesPoore has also pleaded not guilty.Cedric Poore appeared at Friday's brief arraignmentvia closed-circuit television f rom the Tulsa jail .The brothers have been held without bond sincethey were arrested last month in connection with theJ an. 7 killi ngs of 23-year-old twins Rebeika Powell andKayetie Melchor, 33-year-old Misty Nunley and 55-year-old Julie Jackson.Both men have prior felony convictions for robbery,according to court records. Prosecutors have yet todecide whether they will seek the death penalty.Cedric Poore's defense attorney did not immediate-ly return a message seeking comment Friday. JamesPoore's attorney had no comment.Police said the Poores were staying in the sameapartment complex as their four victims, who were dis-covered bound and shot in the head. A uthorities believethe brothers robbed the women, and then killed thembecause they feared they would be identified.A 3-year-ol d boy was found unharmed in the apart-ment and was taken into protective custody.The slayings, which investigators think happenedduring the day, brought attention to the troubled neigh-borhood and raised concerns about whether residentswere afraid to call in crime tips. Pol ice said there weretwo slayings at the complex last year.

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M onsanto, T immsdonate $5,000 to4-H , F F A programsB y J a m e s N e a lS ta f f W r i t er

Monsanto teamed up with a local family Fri dayto donate $5,000 to local 4-H and FFA programs.J ason Lawles, Monsanto district sales manager,presented Deena and Rodney Timm with twochecks for $2,500 during a break in the hog show atthe Garfield County Spring Li vestock Show.The Timms passed the money on to supportcounty 4-H and FFA programs.The $5,000 was made possible through theMonsanto Fund America's Farmers GrowCommunities program, which allows farmers to"enter to win a $2,500 donation for their favoritecommunity nonprofit organization."Suggested donation recipients include "4-H,FFA, schools, fire departments and other civicgroups."In counties designated as disaster areas due todrought, Monsanto allows winning farmers toreceive a second $2,500 donation to pass on to theirfavorite nonprofit.Lawles said Garfield County is one of six coun-ties in the state currently eligible for the $5,000 indonations through the Monsanto Fund.Lawles said the donations are a way forMonsanto to "invest back into the local communi-ties."Rodney T imm said he and Deena chose to donatethe $5,000 to the county's 4-H and FFA programsthrough the spring livestock show, so the fundscould be equally spread between participating stu-dents. One of the checks was designated for GarfieldCounty Sirloin Club, the second for G arfield CountyBooster Club."We've been involved in livestock shows withour kids, and now our grandkids are getting started,so this was a way for us to give back to 4-H andFF A ," R odney said. "This way each of the programsin the county will receive a little bit more in theirpremium checks."Deena said she was glad to be able to give back

to the county livestock programs."We've been involved in livestock shows ourentire lives," she said, "and we'll do anything wecan to support 4-H and FFA ."

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SLAUGHTERVILLE(AP) Authorities saidthe bassist for countrymusic star Toby Keith waskilled in a two-car crash inOklahoma.Cleveland CountySheriff's Office said 54-year-old Carl "Chuck"Goff J r. was killed in thecrash Wednesday night inrural Cleveland County,about 35 mles south ofOklahoma City.

Keith said in a state-ment he's "deeply sad-dened" by Goff's death.Goff was a close friendfor more than 25 years,serving as band leader andbass player.Goff shared writingcredits on "U pstairsDowntown" and "Y ouAin't Much Fun" onKeith's 1994 album"Boomtown."The two-vehicle crashremains under investiga-tion.A uthorities said the

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report, almost one-third of nationwidewrongful convictions in the past twodecades involved false confessions,which can be given under pressure frominvestigators or out of fear or exhaus-tion.One of the report's major recommen-dations is to videotape interrogationsand confessions to allow investigators,juries and judges to see for themselves."I t's something that's done a lot herealready, but it's not done by every lawenforcement agency," Citty said. "Itadds a lot of credibility to investigationsand some accountability when it goes tocourt."The report recommends adjusting

photo and physical lineups to preventwitnesses from thinking investigatorswant them to pick a particular person.I t also calls on the state to adequate-ly fund training for all crimnal justiceprofessionals and post-release servicesfor those wrongfully convicted.The commission also suggestedallowing DNA evidence to be availablefor investigations even after someone'sconviction so an innocent person canpush for a retrial.A ccording to the report, Oklahoma isthe only state that doesn't allow post-conviction DNA testing."There's going to be a pathway forthese inmates that are incarcerated oreven someone that may have passed on,a famly member that wants to clearsomeone's name when they're actuallyinnocent of a crime to have access tothis new technology," said commissionmember Rep. Lee Denney, R -Cushing.Her bill to allow the testing haspassed the House and is under consider-ation by the state Senate.

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