Walters Pleased with New York Trip

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By Lou Anne Wolfe Pleased with the outcome of a weekend trip to New York City, Gov. David Walters said Monday he would like to see a consortium of Oklahoma natural gas producers reach an agreement to supply compressed natural gas for New York City vehicles.

Walters also said he has made an offer to an out-of-state candidate to become the director of Oklahoma's Department of Commerce at an annual salary of $89,000, to which the candidate has agreed.

Walters said he has to make sure the Oklahoma Legislature is willing to appropriate a salary that size, which would be about a $20,000 increase from the …