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Pge A The Annifloo Sur. Sunday. May IS, IW Nuclear plant at 30 percent power tests today as well, Ms Akers said. Robin DeMonia Sur Staff Writer WTiere's all the mud slinging? CHATTANOOGA. Tenn lAPi -The Sequoyah Nuclear Plant was producing electricity Saturday at 30 percent power during the first full day of regeneration after 2'-i years of shutdown, Tennessee Valley Authority officials said The Unit 2 reactor was reconnected to the TV A power transmission grid at 9:09 p.m.

EDT Friday, TV A spokeswoman Becki Akers said Saturday. Sequoyah Will gradually increase operability," TVA Nuclear Chief Steven A. White said "However, there may be components that will require adjustments, particularly on the secondary or non-nuclear side of the plant. He also said "it is not uncommon for a unit to automatically shut down during power ascension. If that occurs, we will thoroughly evaluate the situation and make the necessary adjustments The plant was undergoing further Circuit Court EXPERIENCE 15 Years Deputy 24 Years Elected Re-Elect Teens independent living program needs more room to grow If you vote for me June 7 Nov.

8, I will return the favor by continuing to be a good court clerk. (Pd. Pol. Adv. by R.

F. Dobbins, Anniston, Al.) 1 "The Antique Centre OfThe South" Who says Calhoun County candidates can run a good, clean race1 Here it is. less than a month away from the primaries, and there hasn been one good smut-slinging whack If it weren't for a couple of forums and all those signs decorating the sides of the highway, every way you turn, you might forget about the election altogether It just isn't right These people want to be the county shakers for the next four to six years Based on the candidates' current spunk, we could be embarking on a Dead Zone era of local politics and government. First you've got your Democratic circuit clerk race, between Register Barbara Swift and current Clerk Forrest Dobbins, centered on are you ready for this1 office modernization OK, so it's important But it's not the kind of hair-pulling, name-calling fight that makes an election memorable. Really, who would have thought that, at this point in the election process, the most juicy tidbit would have come from the state Supreme Court race, of all things? YES, IT WAS entertaining when the traditionally serene and judicious court battle was interrupted by Montgomery Circuit Judge Mark Kennedy's tale of a $100,000 offer from the Alabama Business Council, allegedly in return for quitting his race against Anniston attorney A W.

Bolt. He said he didn't accept, and the business council said it never offered. But that's not the point. What matters here is that loads of potential are being wasted, and time is running out. Take the Arthur MurrayDonald Holmes contest for the Democratic nomination for probate Judge.

Being incumbent, Murray is sticking to a low-key "I was here first" campaign. He has, however, opened campaign headquarters on 16th Street. And his "keep me" signs, you may have noticed, are scattered here and there, usually within spitting distance of the simple-command signs of his opponent, the state senator. But is that it? Holmes is even worse. His campaign is not even making a ripple.

His subtle signs instructing voters, THINGS The $2 billion plant Degan commercial operation on the Tennessee River outside Chattanooga in July 1981. The shutdown came five months after TVA ordered its Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens, closed down because of questions about the safety of its operation. The power agency hopes to have Sequoyah Unit 1 back on line In August. Clerk Clerk Clerk i OXFORD. AlA.

3620J OS99 fr 1 I mm the power until reaching 100 percent during the next two weeks, officials said. TV A voluntarily shut down Sequoyah on Aug 21. 1985, after a consulting company found no documentation to prove the plant's equipment would work safely when exposed to temperatures, pressure and radiation caused by an accident. "I must emphasize that we have kept many plant systems in service during the shutdown to assure their to support teen-agers, end when a teen-ager becomes 18. The independent living program is designed to make the transition to a productive life.

"It is intended to make the child strong enough not to fall back into the welfare trap," she said. Ms. Shanahan said the federally-imposed age and economic restrictions have limited the program to 151 teen-agers in Alabama, leaving out others who are either younger or are from families not receiving Aid to Dependent Children. "That is so sad. There is so much that we could do with this money," she said.

Mike Gibson, a spokesman for the Alabama Department of Human Resources, said the state has $15.9 million invested in foster care this year, with about 2,000 children in foster homes and another 2,500 scattered through 30 group homes and other state institutions. Ms. Shanahan, who started her career as Department of Human Resources case worker in Tallapoosa County, said many of the 151 participants eligible for the program have received services ranging from academic tutoring and vocational training to instruction on managing their personal affairs. Trade tools have been purchased for some of the teen-agers and others are being paid to attend some classes. Some money has also been used to set up experimental independent living homes.

The federal money has been used to begin hiring program coordinators in six regions of Alabama and to start joint programs with county offices. Energy Problems? Taking GGC with Bee Pollen has given people see Super Energy. Naturally. The Herb Shop 1601 Noble St. Anniston 237-1550 TW ADC AT THE OLDE MLL AN rWUE MALI FltA-MhtT FREE COKES SATURDAY 4 SUNDAY "Elect me," might as well say.

"Wake me up after I'm elected And that's just the Democratic side of things The Republican candidates for the office. Ken Griffith and J.C. Holmes, remain virtually unknown In many county circles even among some local GOP stalwarts. Their road signs aren't even very big. IT MAY BE THAT we'll have to wait for city elections in August to get some action.

But heck, qualifying starts in a month, and still only a handful have committed to play. But there's always hope for optimists. Maybe this time it's even reasonable to expect some action. Even as we speak, incumbent Bill Robison is running around trying to douse the mayoral fires that apparently bum in the hearts of some who would block his re-election bid. The indicators look good for Robison so far: Joe Zicarelli, a downtown property owner once considered a likely candidate for mayor, is said to be having second thoughts, and jeweler Gene Stedham reportedly has no municipal ambitions this time around.

However, former County Commission Chairman Gerald Wllkerson is apparently dipping a hesitant toe into the waters. Bui he might not jump in either. In other races, some opposition is taking shape. Neal Kilgore, a ceramics shop operator, is asking for Jerre Fords seat Walter Young, who operates a convenience store, is challenging incumbent Pink Junior Wood. THEN OF COURSE, there is the Sam Stewart bid for Bob Etnire's east Anniston ward.

This could be an interesting contest. Or maybe not. The thing is, you can never tell about Golden Springs, a community which has such a discriminating eye that it can tell the difference between 70-odd apartments, which the residents blocked because it would lead to "school overcrowding," and 170 nice subdivision houses planned for Edgefield Farm, which apparently will present no problem and have not been opposed. Maybe it was just a sign of the times for Golden Springs. And at least it was not on the side of the road.

night with them at their home near Guntersville. Wanda agreed, on the condition that she be awakened early. She wanted to return to her apartment before going to work at Redstone Arsenal. Wanda's disappearance has baffled authorities. The case has been presented twice in the past year on a national television program, "Unsolved Mysteries." The case remains unsolved but active, said Marshall County Sheriff's Department investigator Ed Teal.

Investigators determined several months ago that Wanda left the room through a broken window. Authorities received a report that a young woman dressed in oversized clothing was seen walking from a road near the Dorman home to Alabama 69 near Guntersville Lake the morning of Wanda's disappearance. Both Jim and Dot Mays believe their daughter may have awakened free Bommi) By BILL POOVEY Associated Press Writer MONTGOMERY The director of a fledgling program aimed at preparing teen-agers in state foster care for Independent living said her biggest problem is trying to dole out 1667,000 this year to too few teenagers. "We have too much money" for what we are allowed to do, said Caro Shanahan, who has worked as coordinator of the federally-subsidized Independent Living Initiative Program since its inception in Alabama last fall. She said hundreds of teen-agers being forced out of state foster care in the next two years will be shoved into society with an inadequate education, no work skills and in many cases, no family.

Because of federal restrictions, the new program cannot help them, she said. "Basically we've never done anything to prepare them for when they leave foster care," she said. Ms. Shanahan said all teen-agers in state foster care need the benefits offered by the independent living program. But she said the federally-subsidized program is so restrictive that she cannot possibly dole out the first year appropriation of $667,000.

The program is limited to teenagers, either in state institutions, community group centers and private foster homes, who are 16 and 17 years old and entered the state's guardianship from families receiving welfare. "Moat of these (foster) children came from chaotic households," she said, which has impeded their emotional and mental maturity. Foster care payments, which range to a maximum $181 a month with amnesia, become frightened and wandered off. Blood stains were found at the broken window, on a gown left on the Dormans' pier and in a boat found floating nearby. Intensive searches of the lake and ground near the lake turned up no additional clues.

"We know for a fact that Wanda did not leave because she wanted to leave," Jim Mays told The Huntsville Times last week. "It had to be either a mental breakdown or amnesia or a combination." He said he and his wife are convinced their daughter was suffering from a chemical imbalance because of dieting. "She meant well but that kind of peace I can do without," Mrs. Mays said. "I don't want to find Wanda's body.

I want to find Wanda." A $10,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to her recovery. Persons with information should call the Marshall County1 Sheriff Department. NOW Tl liyFORHW THRU (JU DEALERS WHILE SPACES LAST HRRY-FOR-CHOICEPOT OLDE MILL ANTIQUE MALL Search continues for Arab woman missing for 2 years ARAB (AP) Dot Mays waited through the second anniversary of her youngest child's mysterious disappearance for good news. It never came. But all the days since May 12, 1986, have been tough for Mrs.

Mays and her husband, Jim. On that day two years ago Mrs. Mays received a telephone call from her sister, Betty Dorman, who frantically said she could not awaken her niece. In a second telephone call, Mrs. Dorman said her family broke down the door to their guest bedroom and Wanda Mays, 26, was gone.

Mr and Mrs. Mays last saw Wanda the night before, when they had dinner together at an Albertville restaurant. The couple left for their Arab area home thinking their daughter was returning to her apartment in Huntsville. But along the way the Dormans had Invited Wanda to spend the Our medical Team Provides QuieEt Easy weight loss! 100 Mill ST. PHONE 205I3S ANNISTON 237-2010 and Centers.

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