The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee (2024)

May 18, 1994

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The Commercial Appeali

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Memphis, Tennessee

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Wednesday, May 18, 1994

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14

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B2 THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL MEMPHIS WEDNESDAY MAY 18 1994 imSMIH BDIEFS Davis to serve again in Senate corrections orkers named sin drug charges Seven corrections employees have been indicted on federal drug charges following a lengthy undercover operation authorities said Tuesday All were charged with attempting to possess and distribute Dilaudid a controlled substance and a highly addictive painkiller Those arrested Included five corrections officers and a civil- f' tractor inspector with the stata filed Tuesday as a Democratic candidate for the House District 87 seat now held by Dixon She joins Lonnie Thompson in a primary matchup for the position General Assembly incumbents who have filed for re-election also include Democratic Reps Larry Turner Rufus Jones Larry Miller Carol Chumney Henri Brooks and Republican Reps Joe Kent Joyce Hassell Tim Joyce and David Shirley Turner faces Mina Payne in the primary in District 85 while Rufus Jones will meet Gregory Carraway Stokes in the District 86 primary Miller Brooks and Chumney do not yet have primary opposition but former Democratic state representative Pam Gaia has filed as a Republi-1 can candidate for the District 89 seat held by Chumney Kent is the first to file in District 83 Hassell faces fellow Republican Andy McClelland in District 96 while Shirley faces Jim Hertter in the GOP primary in District 94 Former Democrat-' ic representative Chris Turner has filed to face Joyce in the District 97 Republican primary In other state legislative activity Calvin Anderson 37 field director for Democratic US Sen Jim Sasser said Tuesday he has decided against a bid for the By Terry Keeter The Commercial Appeal State Sen Ed Davis has joined state Reps Dan Byrd Lois DeBerry- Ulysses Jones and Mike Keroell as Democratic members of the Shelby County legislative delegation seeking re-election Davis 58 who suffered a stroke in 1992 said Tuesday he feels enough to serve quite during the next session He filed a petition to join Democratic state Rep Roscoe Dixon Harold Collins and Larry Hill in the Aug 4 primary in Senate District 33 Filing activity at the Shelby County Election Commission has Increased during the final days before the noon Thursday qualifying deadline for state and federal offices Byrd 50 who lives in Bartlett filed for re-election in District 99 and is the first to qualify for that seat Jones 42 filed for re-election to a fifth term in District 98 and is the first to qualify for that seat DeBerry 49 state House Speaker pro tern is the first to file in House District 91 Keroell 42 is the first Democrat to file In District 93 Randy Morris filed Tuesday as a Republican candidate for the seat joining Bill Underwood in the GOP primary for the right to represent the party in the Nov 8 general election Kathryn Bowers 51 former chairman of Shelby County Election Commission and now a con- House District 90 seat Anderson said the position put too much demand on time and me away from my family" Barbara Cooper and Toby Rush have filed as Democrat Jn District 90 Republican state Rep Karen Williams is not seeking re-dtoo-tion to the position made heavily Democratic by redistricting and is considering a Public Sdr-vice Commission bid Republican state Rep Ed-Ha-ley of Millington is expected to seek re-election In District but has not filed Brian Moore' has filed in the GOP primary I Davis when asked about tyis health said that far as lean tell it seems to be OK I think' itm doing fine have inconvenienced a fqw people but that's about all some who would like for mb to say I am endorsing them qvy Asked if he felt strong enoufeh to serve without missing kpy Senate votes Davis replied: miss nearly as miifch as my opponents are creditihg me with My opponents are pretty generous in saying what I missed and what terrible shape in But I feel strong enough to serve quite Filing Tuesday for Republican state executive committee wcjre John Ryder and Glenda Crawford Filing for Democratic stote executive committee were Gladys Linton Leggett Sandra Richards Dyral Withers and Peggy Pearson RepQuilleii will seek ji 17th term in Congress! Cohen throws hat in the Democrats gubernatorial ring $507 million compared to a budgeted $34 million in revenue and $46 million in expenses for this year and an actual $32 million in revenue and $41 million in expenses last year Ford said a new fee for civil process servers has not yet been included in revenue estimates for next year Also he said he will review personnel costs to see if savings can be achieved Jimmie Covington Memphis teacher wins VP job at TEA Cypress Junior High School teacher Velma Lois Jones has been elected vice president of the 43000-member Tennessee Education Association Her two-year term begins July 1 She was elected Saturday during the annual TEA Assembly in Nashville defeating outgoing TEA president David Jones of Jefferson Count As vice president Velma Lois Jones will push the organize-' tion's proposed legislative programs and help decide on new initiatives to tackle The vice presidency puts her in line to become president of the association -Jones a former president of the local arm of the education association has been a dty schoolteacher for 41 years She will continue teaching at Cypress while serving as TEA vice president Kathy Woodall a Metro Nashville teaching counselor was elected TEA president Christion Hooks retires as pastor in Detroit Dr Benjamin Hooks who retired in 1993 after 16 years as national executive director of the NAACP is giving up another of his crosscountry duties so he can spend more time in his hometown of Memphis Hooks 69 is stepping down as pastor of Greater New Mt Moriah Baptist Church in Detroit His last service as pastor there will be May 29 Hooks has led the 69-year-old congregation for 30 years The move will allow him to devote full time to his job here at Greater Middle Baptist Church 2455 Lamar where he has been pastor for 38 years For 30 years Hooks has divided his Sundays between the two churches keep up that schedule as as he did shows how tough said Johnny Woodard who has been a deacon at the 2000-member Detroit church for SO years Beifuss President will nominate Fry kin WASHINGTON President Clinton has announced he intends to nominate Patricia Fry Godley daughter of retired Memphis businessman Fry as Assistant Secretary of Energy for fossil energy Once routine background checks are completed Clinton will send the nomination to the Senate and the Senate Energy Committee will schedule a confirmation hearing An Illinois native Godley received a master fe degree in English from Memphis State University in 1973 after graduating from Trinity University in Texas She went on to receive a law degree from the University of Texas in 1979 and has practiced energy law for 14 years here and in Houston If confirmed by the Senate Godley will supervise research nesses in question The operation averaged $2 million a year in gross income he said used the profits in part to finance a lavish lifestyle living in luxury homes in California Nashville and near Alma Ark where he had a 14000-square-foot home used Music Square as a nominee to hide his Belcher said The first witness called by the government William Levy testified that though he was vice president of Music Square he had no real power in the organizations had no power at all" Levy said was like a facade a The case the first criminal charge against Alamo by the IRS was indicted here because the IRS Service Center is in Memphis and the returns would have been processsed here If convicted Alamo could face up to three years on charge of understating and one year each on the failure to file charges Testimony is to continue today and development of programs for natural gas oil and coaL Brosnan Van helps Shriners give kids free ride The A1 Chymia Shrine operation puts more than 100000 miles per year on its hospital vans providing free multistate transportation to children in need of free medical care Thanks to the Variety Club Children's Charity this year some of those miles will be put on a 1994 Ford 15-passenger van Billy Hicks a spokesman for Variety Club Charity donated the van including insurance coverage and upkeep to the Shriners Tuesday morning at A1 Chymia Shrine Temple at 5770 Shelby Oaks Drive More than 400 Memphis children are active Shriner Hospital ton Texas on a daily basis Hicks said every year two Ford vans are donated to his organization which gives them away (Shriners) have to ake long trips to different parts of the country every day for children in need of medical attention" Hicks said A Dickens Smith to attend Harvard program Memphis Fire Director Charles Smith has been selected to attend a prestigious program for senior state and local government officials at Harvard Kennedy School of Government Smith is one of six fire service leaders selected from a pool of more than 100 applicants nationwide Twelve finalists were interviewed last month at the National Emergency Training Center by representatives of Harvard US Fire Administration and National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg Md Smith who became director of the Fire Services division on Jan 1 1992 will participate in the three-week program July 10 -Staff try Nonconnah View Cove will hold a dedication ceremony followed by an guided tour and luncheon beginning at 11 am Friday Supt Gerry House is scheduled to attend Collierville High School will be presented a Prom Promise grand champion award during a ceremony at 7:30 am today at the school 146 College in Collierville Prom Promise is a program that asks high school students to sign pledges saying they will not dnnk or use drugs especially on prom night More than 50 Memphis area schools are participating The schools compete for cash prizes based on the level of student participation and activities The top prize is $3000 for three grand champion schools throughout the state TODAY GETTING THERE: Work crews block portions of 25 Camilla 40 Famwood 3796 Sewanee 3685 American Way 2701 Union 1445 Patteraon 939 Lake Miguel 876 Dolan 5156 Airways 2144 Young 2158 Caraea 4329 Sewanee 1670 Kirkwood 3537 Brantley 1011 Haled ala (Ongoing street blockages are shown on a map in The Commercial Appeal every Monday) Tha Commercial Appeal Hats li on If leant evairta and public activities to naip you plan your day or simply be batter Informed Listings are subject to editorial discretion Sand written Kama one weak In advanca to TODAY Tha Commercial Appeal Box sm Memphis M101 or leave a recorded maaaaga at 529-N10 From Page B1 Shoot actually gunfire Three women rushed into the business "They were screaming: been shot! Call the Moon said Seconds later a bystander helped a bloodied man into the ice cream store and sat him on the floor against a glass wall Moon wet a rag which was pressed onto the man's wounds' to try to halt the flow of blood The man was shot in a hand and in the back Moon said The other Injured man apparently collapsed at the carwash He get up The car still was missing early today Ashe said the car was registered as being blue over gold but a witness told police it was and had tinted windows Authorities have complete descriptions on the robbers One was about S-foot-7 and 115 pounds He was wearing a bandana and a baseball cap By Paula Wade TIm Commercial Appeal Nashville I NASHVILLE State Sen Steve Cohen of Memphis formally entered the race for governor Tuesday saying he probably win but wants to focus the campaign debate on ethics issues a statewide lottery and tax reform He became the fourth candidate to file for the Democratic nomina- tion Four others have announced their intentions to run in the Democratic primary and Thursday is the fil-deadline ing dead now it definitely looks like (Nashville Mayor) Phil Brels going to win but that hasnt kept other people from running and talking about the issues that are important to Cohen said if people want to show that these issues are Important to them too have the opportunity to express he added people look at the candidates1 records then I Race draws NASHVILLE (AP) John Hooker a flamboyant Nashville businessman and Perot supporter has filed qualifying papers with the state to run for Jim Sasser's US Senate seat Hooker a 63-year-old Nashville lawyer known for his white Homburgs and flashy lan kitchen employee from the Shelby County Correction Center and a corrections officer from the nearby state Mark Lut-trell Reception Center said sheriffs spokesman Kay Black County corrections director Ron Bishop said the employees have been suspended without pay The county officers include James Gorman 29 Michael Love 29 Paul Williams 34 Edward Dabney 25 and Reginald Butler 29 The kitchen employe ee was Harold Rogers 31 The reception center officer sntified as was iden' Jr 36 1 as Edward Lester Buser Neville Brothers head to Mud Island It's a tardy Mardi Gras in Memphis this year as the first family of New Orleans rhythm and blues the Neville Brothers featuring Aaron Neville plays Mud Island Am- sh*theatre on' unel6 Tickets are $1850 (plus $1 Mud Island fee and Ticketmas-ter service charges) on sale at 10 am Saturday at area Ticket-master outlets and by phone: 525-1515 Keep- ing in the family-night theme A Croce son of the late singer-songwriter Jim Croce opens the 8 pm show Larry Nager Cops nab 10 of 18 in cocaine probe 1 Authorities Tuesday began founding up the first of 18 people in Millington charged with trafficking in cocaine At least 10 people were taken into custody early Tuesday following a six-month investigation that focused on the north end of the city said sheriffs Spokesman Kay Black She said those charged in state indictments include two civilian employees from the Millington Naval Air Station but no servicemen Those arrested Tuesday include Aaron Vaughn 22 Gentry Hines 28 Jewel Miles 36 Brian Petty 26 Gregory Brown 24 Ronnie Pettis 20 Benjamin Bray 19 Randy Lewis 30 Danny Thomas 25 And Brian Williamson 19 Eight others were at large Buser Ford to work on cutting budget gap General Sessions Court Clerk John Ford said Tuesday he will -seek to reduce a projected $18 7 mill ion gap between revenue and expenses in the office next year During a budget hearing Tuesday County Commission budget committee members asked Ford to make a further review and try to make the reduction Commit 'tee members noted that budgeted expenses in the office have increased about $900000 over the past two years while fee revenues have stayed about the same Ford said office expenditures have increased from county ap- iroved pay raises and other terns while a reduction in criminal cases have resulted in reduced fee revenues Ford's initial budget request shows revenue of $324 million for next year and expenses of From Page B1 Alamo He is best known for his Nashville shop the Alamo where he sold hand-painted designer jackets Dickstein attacked the credibility of former organization members who will testify for the government boils down to this: Either you believe you have a nasty Individual who ought to be convicted or we have a person who is the leader of a church a nasty story going to make Pastor Alamo look bad if you believe Dickstein who told jurors going to be a fun said lAlamo had a good faith belief that he was not' required to pay income taxes Belcher said the government's witnesses will testify that Alamo described himself as the greatest businessman" Who admitted privately that he owned and controlled the busi should win" Cohen supports a statewide referendum on the ban on lotteries allowing Memphians to vote on casinos if the lottery ban is removed changing ethics rules to reduce the influence of lobbyists and big-money campaign donors and removing the state sales tax from food Cohen 45 is a longtime advocate of all those causes and a 12- veteran of the Tennessee Before that he was a county judge and a member of the Shelby County Commission Cohen said he has about $100000 in his campaign fund most of which is money raised but unused during previous Sen-ate campaigns don't intend to deplete all of that It just depends on how fund-raising he said add-: ing that he is voluntarily llmlt- ing the amounts of campaign money he'll accept from any single source $1000 for lndivld- uals $5000 for PACs the same1 limits prescribed in the campaign limits bill killed by the General Assembly in its closing tv of the sales tax from food would cost state coffers at least $175 million in revenue each year an amount Cohen says could be supplanted with revenue from a state lottery and Memphis casinos Hooker 63 business deals lost the 1976 Democratic nomination to Sasser He is running as an inde- pendent this time around "I have to make this attack on a collateral basis" Hooker said Tuesday I ran for the Democratic nomination he would beat me idea calls for writing checks to registered voters Taxes could not be rebated directly to taxpayers because the largest revenue source the sales tax is paid more or less anony- Frank Cochran mously by consumers If the rebate had been in effect when the legislature adjourned its 1994 session last month each of Tennessee's 2605808 registered voters would have received between $1065 and $1924 depending on how the surplus is figured The legislature added $278 million in grants and funds for local projects to the $1265 bil- ed another $224 million Those additions were to the fiscal year and are out i revenues Day Fund a reserve account for fiscal emergencies that now totals about $150 million would be excluded from the rebates By Richard Powelson Scrlpps Howard Nawa Service- WASHINGTON Rep Jiifrhy Quillen (R-Tenn) who earlier gave foundations $800000 of bis campaign funds and prompted talk that he was preparing to Retire announced Tuesday he will seek another two-year term Quillen 78 a Kingsport Republican said he hopes to be- reelected in November to a 17th term The senior member in Congress he first was elected lin 1962 is plenty of work to do in helping to turn this counfry Quillen said I will continue to do whatever it takes to make a better nation and a better life for the peoplfe' Quillen's district stretches northward from Sevier County and part of Knox County through the northeastern counties of Johnson Sullivan and Hawkins No well-known candidate -yet is challenging re-election the filing deadline' i iS Thursday 'L Although he gave $80000pof unspent campaign funds in recent months to educational medical social services and historical foundations in Tennessee Quillen has said he 3ias enough remaining funds abqut $475000 for a very active' re-election campaign and cadld raise more money if needed In his current term Quillen has weathered a five-bypass heart operation in March 1993 and set a Tennessee record $is year for having the longest continuous service of any ofthe US House members in the 205-year history of Congress Richard Powelson is the Washington correspondent for "the Knoxville News Sentinel i Campaign aides said the e-could be as bates high as $25 to i and surpluses are high While that may ifot $35 in some years and surpluses ligh wi seem luce much to some taxpay- ers it could mean a night out for most Tennessee families 61 a down payment on a needed household appliance Cochran is also crime and job training on Jili tour which began last Thursday in West Tennessee The -bus stopped for handshaking tohrs and short speeches on the tovjrn squares in Lawerenceburg Pulaski Lewlsburg and Shelby fllle Tuesday before heading ito East Tennessee Cochran said criminals raiist be made to the 'fbr the crimes they commit and that part of the problem is they now He called for buildihg work camps for adult criminals and military-style boot camps for juvenile offenders teach them respect got to take back our streets our neighborhoods and our Cochran said Jn Lewlsburg -1 The candidate also called fbr more job training and job' te-training programs and for a restructuring of state government to cull programs that ho longer needed Cochran wants Tenn to give back any tax leftovers to citizens of state By Richard Locker Tha Commercial Appeal Nashville Bureau Chlet LEWISBURG Tenn Democratic gubernatorial candidate Frank Cochran has proposed rebating surplus state revenue to ending the annual budgeting of surpluses by the state legislature years Tennessee collects more in taxes than is re- pork-barrel budg quired to run the government what happens to that money? The legislature puts the i ne legislature puts the money I "i into a big trough for a pork feed-' ing said Cochran standing atop a two-foot-high tree stump unloaded from the bus at every campaign stop "Remember when your mother sent you to the store to buy groceries When she gave you extra money she expected that money back I want to give you back your he said Cochran who is the chairman of the Public Service Commission is pitching the rebate plan on his nine-day 52-town statewide bus tour which rolled into four southern Middle Tennessee counties Tuesday The Cochran campaign said it is still exploring how a rebate plan could work but said one 1.

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