WASHINGTON (UPI) – Former White House aide G. Gordon Liddy was sentenced today to six years, eight months in the penitentiary for his role in the Watergate political espionage case.

Liddy, the first of seven convicted men to be sentence by Judge John J. Sirica, also was fined $40,000.

The former official of President Nixon’s re-election campaign committee stood mute as Sirica described his participation in the bugging break-in of Democratic National Headquarters as “sordid, despicable and reprehensible.” -oOo A Spring Arts Festival, claimed a first for Seminole, is in the advanced planning stages and will be held on the 400 block of Main Street April 7, announced Mrs. Willa Mae Townes, overall chairman.

The 400 block of Main, in front of the Municipal Building, will be roped off for the festivities with arts, crafts, bands, dancers and many more entertainment featured taking the spotlight. This is a first for this type of event in Seminole and if acceptance and participation is good, it may become and annual event, festival officials said today.

Art pieces, both professional and amateur, will be on display inside the Municipal Building. Many different forms of crafts will be on display outside the building and some 12 different groups will be providing the entertainment throughout the day.

Different high school bands, square dancers, Indian dancers, fiddlers, and many others will be providing the entertainment, Mrs. Townes said.

The festivities will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 7 and will continue on a schedule throughout the day. Plans are to kickoff the big day Saturday with some sort of event the preceding Friday night, but those plans are not yet complete, officials said. AN announcement for the Friday night events will be made later.

The art portion of the festival will consist of canvas and paper paintings, sculptures, and graphic drawings while the crafts will include just about everything, pottery, silver, ceramics, and others.

Cash prizes will be awarded in each division for both professional and amateur works and prizes will also be awarded for the best high school exhibit and best grade school exhibit.

Many of the art and craft exhibits will also be for sale. In the event of rain, the activities will be moved inside the Municipal and American Legion buildings, officials noted.

The festival is sponsored by the Seminole Arts Council, the Cultural Betterment-Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and the local groups will be assisted by the Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council. -oOo Cluttered Corner Buckley Wins His Right To Work By Milt Phillips PERSONAL FREEDOM WAS UPHELD once again recently when a federal district judge upheld the right of a newsman to write, or speak on electronic media, without belonging to a labor union. William F Buckley, editor of National Review and the loquacious host of Firing Line, on Public Television challenged AFTRA, the actor’s union, which had attempted to keep him from broadcasting his views on national issues during a strike of television workers. The strikers attempted to keep Buckley from crossing their picket lines. The federal court upheld Buckley. The case will probably go to the U.S. Supreme Court. Chet Huntley, a national news and commentator broadcaster lost a similar suit in a New York state court last year. The federal court said the union attempt to stop Buckley violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – freedom of speech. AFTRA leaders fear, they told the federal court, that many actors will now plead the First Amendment violation and won’t pay dues. Most unions keep many dues payers within their toils because the federal courts have been too timid to give individuals a Right to Work, whether they belong to a union or refuse to pay union dues. The AFTRA leaders fear they cannot keep their big membership except by force of law. A lot of unions wouldn’t collect nearly as much dues if all citizens had a right to work whether union or not. That would sure cut down on the plush jobs, expense accounts and gravy trains of a lot of labor union big wigs. -oOo L. J. Gregg staying with lucky number 5… Earl Bodkin telling about all of Maud’s improvements… Lola Thea and Lodie Stockard supporting a church’s napkin project… John McCarthy telling about Frank Hall’s water skiing experience… Members of Chapter C.L.P.E.O. reminded of the 12:30 p.m. business session Friday at the David Boren home and tea hour will be from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. by invitation.