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Filename: B5-METRO-AJCD0713-AJCD DateTime created: Jul 12 2011 Username: SPEEDDRIVER06 Magenta Black 5B AJCD Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 METRO 5B Wednesday, July 13, 2011 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution B5 Atlanta DeKalb John Kennedy, 62, (left), and BIN Paden, 75, sit in the C-141B cargo jet Paden helped design. Kennedy flew the plane to Southeast Asia in the Vietnam War and to Israel in the Yom KippurWarof 1973. stuartHendrick Retirees help restore airplane boneyard Women of Faith tour set for Philips Arena Women of Faith will hold its 2011 "Imagine" tour Aug. 12-13 at Philips Arena. As many as 10,000 women are expected to attend the event, which is designed to help people grow in faith.

Scheduled speakers and performers include best-selling author Sheila Walsh, Natalie Grant, Mary Mary and Steve Ar-terburn, founder of Women of Faith. Arterburn is also founder and chairman of New Life Ministries and is the host of the nationally syndicated "New Life Live" daily radio program. For more information about Women of Faith, visit www.womenoffaith.com. SHELIA POOLE Radiologist guilty of defrauding hospitals An Atlanta radiologist was found guilty last week of defrauding hospitals by signing and submitting thousands of reports without reviewing the X-rays, mammograms and CT scans, the U.S. attorney's office said.

Rajashakher Reddy, 41, was convicted of 29 fraud counts and of obstructing justice. In 2007 and 2008, Reddy often let a technician review the film and prepare the reports, prosecutors said. "This physician fraudulently cut corners at the expense of the hospitals he worked for and the patients who were being treated," U.S. Attorney Sally Yates said. BILL RANKIN Free programs for kids at Atlanta Cyclorama The Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum will have free children's programs Saturday, including Civil War re-enactments, storytelling, singing, dancing, games and painting, designed to entertain and teach history.

Understanding the Civil War runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Grant Park on the Cyclorama grounds, 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E., next to Zoo Atlanta. The event is part of a four-year-long Civil War program series, leading up to the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta, organized by the museum and Atlanta's Office of Cultural Affairs.

Information: 404-658- 7625. JOHNNY EDWARDS chemistry teacher, "come out here because they love planes and want to roll up their sleeves and work." There's another benefit: Memories. Bill Paden, 75, of Marietta, was a Lockheed engineer for 41 years and helped design the big cargo jet. John Kennedy, 62, is a retired Air Force and Delta pilot who flew the C-141 to Southeast Asia during Vietnam and to Tel Aviv during Israel's 1973 conflict. "It is an honor to help fix up this old plane," he said, standing next to Paden in the huge cockpit.

Sometimes the volunteers do heavy lifting, but most days they can be seen washing planes, screwing in bolts, and "anything mechanical." Crane owner Richard Engalsbe, 73, helped reattach the cargo plane's massive wings. Bob Elliott, also a retired Lockheed manager, organizes the volunteers. Plans call for a building to house artifacts, including machine guns, uniforms and stacks of stuff that look like junk, but isn't. "We just want to get this thing off the ground," Cook said. "It may not look like much now, but give us a few years." Cook said when finished, a small admission fee will be charged to cover expenses of the nonprofit charity.

Lockheed patrols the area 24 hours a day, and it's also monitored round-the-clock. The focus of the museum will be aviation's importance to Cobb County, going back to the Bell Bomber factory that preceded Lockheed. "This is going to bring a lot of tourist dollars to Cobb County," Cook said. He said the museum hopes to team up with the Georgia National Guard "so we can have even more" from the Army. Suggest a Hometown Hero Every otherWednesday, Bill Hendrickshinesa spotlight on extraordinary and selfless acts by our friends and neighbors.

To suggest someone for this feature, email writerbillhendrick.com. Dedicated volunteers assist in museum's 'aviation wing' renewal. By Bill Hendrick FortheAJC It looks like a boneyard for old airplanes, the kind you might expect to see in a dusty, wind-blown Arizona desert. Derelict, rusting, worn-out jets rest on cracked asphalt, surrounded by a tall barbed-wire fence. Also inside the 15 acre lot, not far from Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Lockheed Martin, sits a vintage jeep that bounced over gullies in Korea.

And an old gray Huey, the signature chopper of the Vietnam War. And often, 30 or so volunteers, most retired from Lockheed or the military. There's an F-14 that flew combat missions in the first Gulf War. And a 1963 Intruder that bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Many of the boneyard's relics are crammed inside five 60-foot trailers donated by Lockheed.

The yard's centerpiece, however, is a giant, paint-chipped C-141B cargo jet, which flew to Vietnam, the Mideast and other hot spots and which didn't have wings until the volunteers reattached them. The park, the "aviation wing" of the Marietta Museum of History, has been funded by Lockheed and a few other companies on land leased from the U.S. Air Force for 50 years at $1 a year. It lies about three miles from 1-75 and 1-285. Dan Cox, founder of the museum, said in a few years it will be one of Georgia's biggest tourist draws.

"And nobody knows about us yet," he said. All sorts of military hardware, including World War I machine guns, clutters the mobile homes. A few old jets are strewn haphazardly among forklifts and crates. "We've done a lot on a zero budget," said Jim Cook, the aviation wing's director. "If it weren't for the dedicated volunteers, we wouldn't be here." He said the men, including a retired School board declines contracts on cell towers The DeKalb Board of Education turned down three contracts Monday night to lease school property for cell phone towers at Brockett Elementary, Meadowview Elementary and Medlock Elementary schools.

Meadowview drew the most comments early in the meeting, with parents concerned about potential health issues and that the towers would be eyesores. The leases could be worth at least $21,000 a year. Sites at nine other schools in DeKalb were tentatively approved for cell tower leases, but final approval must come from the county, rich mckay Board delays decision on Decatur charter school The DeKalb Board of Education delayed its decision Monday night on the future of Peachtree Hope charter school in Decatur. It was expected that the board wouldn't renew the 600-student school. But officials received additional information and need time to review.

The school's charter was canceled last month because Peachtree Hope officials didn't file a budget or other necessary documents. School board Vice chairman Paul Wo mack Jr. said that no new vote is scheduled before school starts, rich mckay Trial begins for accused robbery crew leader A DeKalb County jury is to hear opening statements today in the case against the accused leader of a home invasion robbery crew. Michael Blaine is facing 38 felony charges, including murder, racketeering, armed robbery, aggravated assault and burglary. Prosecutors say Blaine organized the invasions of homes of wealthy people and drug dealers, sometimes using a woman posing as a prostitute to get inside.

Other members of the crew have pleaded guilty to various crimes attributed to the grOUpS. RHONDA COOK Firefighters upgrade camera equipment DeKalb County firefighters soon will be using an upgraded thermal imaging camera at no cost to the county. ISG Infrasys is offering the latest model of its 21 cameras, which detect hot spots and help locate people in fires, because the county already uses on the firm's earlier designs. The upgrades are valued at $4,200. APRIL HUNT Commissioner to host Panola Road cleanup DeKalb County Commissioner Stan Watson will host a cleanup along a key corridor in south DeKalb this Saturday.

The cleanup of Panola Road begins at 9 a.m. at the Citizens Trust Bank, 2727 Panola Road. Crews will pick up litter down the road toward Farrington Road. APRIL HUNT Dunwoody approves street paving plan More than 32,000 feet of street in Dunwoody will likely be paved as part of the city's five-year capital paving plan. The council discussed the cost and a vendor during Monday night's meeting.

Streets included in this phase of the plan are: Meadow Lane Road, North Shallowford Road, North Peachtree Road, Peachford Drive, Peeler Road, Perimeter Center North, Roberts Drive, Tilly Mill Road, Fleur De Lis Court, Hensley Drive, Holliston Court, Manhasset Farm Court, Trowbridge Drive, Ralston Court, Strasburg Court and Chateau Court, michellee.shaw Southside South Fulton, Clayton, Fayette, Henry Contractors get chance at new health center Fulton County will start construction of the new $7.9 million Adamsville Regional Health Center later this month, and small businesses can hear about contracting opportunities in an informational meeting from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at the Adams-ville-Collier Heights Library, 3424 Martin Luther Kingjr. Drive, Atlanta. The county needs experts in concrete, masonry, steel, mill-work, waterproofing, glass and glazing, doors, drywall, fire protection, electrical installation and plumbing, among other areas.

Questions: emily.gossettbdrpartners.com. johnny edwards rector, full- and part-time firefightersparamedics and seasonal scorekeepers are listed. The site includes a link to other vacancies listed by the Fayette County Development Authority and the Chamber of Commerce. There is also an option to sign up for e-mail notification when other vacancies are posted. Information: www.peachtree-city.orgjobs.

JILL HOWARD CHURCH FOR THE AJC Henry County animal shelter changes hours Henry County Animal Care and Control has new Saturday hours, according to county officials. The office at 527 Hampton St. in McDonough is now open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

weekdays and closed Sunday. In 2010, the department responded to 9,992 calls for service and provided shelter and care for more than 6,200 animals. Information: www.hcacc.org. MONROE ROARK FOR THE AJC East Point's National Night Out set for Aug. 2 The East Point Police Department will have the 2011 National Night Out 5-8 p.m.

Aug. 2 at the East Point Commons downtown. This event will feature important information for students as they prepare to kick off another scholastic year. The East Point Police Department also will be donating more than 100 book bags and school supplies to children from kindergarten to high school. JOHN THOMPSON FOR THE AJC Fayetteville's second Market Day is Saturday Downtown Fayetteville's second Market Day of the season will be from 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Administrative Complex at 140 W. Stonewall Ave. Future Market Days will be Aug. 20, Sept.

17 and Oct. 29. Information: www.fayetteville-ga.gov. JILL HOWARD CHURCH FORTHEAJC Metal hanging from truck kills woman, 58 A woman walking along Tara Boulevard was struck and killed by a piece of metal hanging from a truck Monday in Clayton County. The 58-year-old woman was not in the road when she was struck, according to Officer Phong Nguyen with Clayton County police.

Investigators believe a fencing company's truck had a poorly secured pipe hanging off, and the metal struck the woman in the back of the head as the truck passed, Nguyen said. Charges are pending against the driver of the truck, Nguyen said, alexisstevens Peachtree City posts updated jobs on website Peachtree City has posted updated job openings on the city website. Positions for an aviation di Magenta Black 5B AJCD File name: B5-METRO-AJCD0713-AJCD DateTime created: Jul 12 2011 Username: SPEEDDRI VER06.