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2 THE COURIER-JOURNAL, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1980 ON ALL FACTORY INSTALLED OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT When you buy any gasoline powered New 1980 Oldsmobile from our stock Now through the end of May "We're just down the road from higher prices. OLDS FERN VALLEY AND OLD SHEP. ROADS PH 966-2181 OPEN Weekdays Til 9 Sat. Til 6 1 ALP ra I 1 Be Cool and Hurry! There's only 4 days left 7jBin the 2323n Pre-season Rebate. Call now get Up t0 $80 Rebate! Financing Available free Estimates 368-5848)) 1456 Berry Blvd.

Today, You Need A Great Bank Behind Yni" Staff Photo by Stowort Bowman On the defensive With as little as Lee Sparks had his work cut out for him as he hammered together a Berea. The farm is owned by Lester Oliver, and he raises show ponies flew section of fence on a farm near his home off U.S. 25 north of and other animals on it. Probe of U.S. marshal is still unresolved 500 Continued from Page 1 youcanearn Hon that be gave up when be became marshal.

Wright, who is in bis mid-50s, also has a re-recapping business in Elizabeth-town called E'town Recapping Co. J. v. 0oS0oo which yields 1) ULLLO, Sometime later, according to Huddleston, Civiletti stopped by the senator's office and discussed the matter. Huddleston said he believed Civiletti made his visit shortly after becoming attorney general in August.

Huddleston said he passed on to the attorney general Wright's complaint that he had never been confronted with any specific criticism or given a chance to respond. Huddleston said last week that be hadn't realized that FBI agents did interview Wright last summer. According to Huddleston, the attorney general promised that he would personally talk to Wright and "hear his side of it" before any action was taken. Huddleston said that's the last contact he has had with the Justice Department and that, as far as he knows, Civiletti never talked to Wright. Huddleston said that the attorney general did schedule a meeting but that it never took place.

According to Huddleston, Civiletti told the senator that he hadn't studied investigative material on the Wright case but that he had "glanced" at it. Civiletti, according to Huddleston, said that he hadn't seen "anything major enough by itself to cause Wright problems but that perhaps there was an accumulation of small matters. The senator said that Civiletti indicated there was nothing in the file to warrant court action against Wright but that there "might be some kind of (disciplinary) action that would be justified short replacement" such as a probationary period or reprimand. Huddleston said he did not ask Civiletti or anyone else in the Justice Department to go easy on Wright and doesn't believe his interest in the matter would have that effect. "I'm not aware of any connection," he said.

Huddleston, according to aide Ed Graves, did tell Civiletti at the start of their discussion about his family connection with Wright. Graves said the senator did that not to try to influence Civiletti, but because he "didn't want to mislead" him. Huddleston suggested in the interview that Wright may be the victim of back-stabbing by people in his office who want his job or who are unhappy with changes he has made. "He may have rocked the boat too much," the senator said. Wright said his only contact with the Justice Department was a meeting he had in Washington with Michael Sha-heen of the Office of Professional Responsibility.

Wright said Shaheen refused to tell him who initiated the investigation or what, if he had done wrong. After the newspaper stories appeared last summer, Wright was frequently absent from his office in the federal building in Louisville. In fact, his absence became a subject of courthouse jokes. Wright said last week that he was absent frequently during a 30-day period in which his wife had two serious operations. However, Huddleston said that when he saw Wright at Christmastime, the marshal indicated he was spending a lot of time out of the Louisville office and "on the road" serving court papers.

Huddleston said he got the impression that Wright thought the situation would "cool off if he stayed away from the office. Huddleston said he believed the opposite was true and advised Wright "to be in that office every day. Assert himself." guaranteed Wright's staff, which includes 13 deputies, is responsible for the Louisville-based district that covers roughly the state's western half. In 1978 complaints were made about some of Wright's practices as marshal, and, as a result, an official of the Marshals Service conducted an Investigation. Among the findings known to have been reported to the Marshals Service headquarters was that Wright bad solicited cases of liquor from a Bardstown official and transported them to Louisville in a government vehicle.

fhe Marshals Service wont officially say what action, if any, was ever taken as a result of that inquiry. The service willay only that there was an investigation and that it's now closed. the Courier-Journal reported in July that Wright was again being this time by the FBL Among the reported allegations was that Wright had given favored treatment to Ronald Lee Zamboria while Zamboria was a federal prjjoner under the marshal's supervision in the Hardin County Jail. lit: May 1979 Zamboria made headlines when he escaped from the jail and leOaw-enforcement authorities on an interstate hunt that ended with his recapture two months later in Ohio. Zamboria told reporters after his capture that Wright had provided him with food and cigarettes for his jail canteen business as well as a television set and a spaM heater for his cell.

He said he also soRCWright a watch. 4ast week Wright repeated what he for' 214 to 10 years, Current St.ft Photo by Din Dry Robert L. Wright Marshal in Western Kentucky has said before: "If being good to someone is a crime, then I'm guilty." He said that it's his nature to do favors for prisoners. Huddleston, in the interview last week, said be believes that Civiletti told him during their meeting that the Zam-boria-related allegations were part of the department's investigation. And, although Huddleston said he didn't know any specifics, the senator said the Investigation also involved a complaint about some of Wright's record-keeping.

Explaining how his meeting with the attorney general took place, Huddleston said that, at Wright's request, he asked the Justice Department what the investigation "was all about." rate. May 1 ddyville art program lifts inmates' self-respect No bank can pay you more interest on this money market certificate. Interest is computed for the highest possible yield on this $500 minimum deposit. Rate subject to change at renewal. Substantial interest penalty for early withdrawal.

Citizens Fidelity Bank Exhibits are planned this summer at the Paducah Summer Festival and the Fulton International Banana Festival. Bevil said Walker has painted portraits of Gov. John Y. Brown Jr. and his wife, Phyllis George Brown.

"We hope to arrange it so he can go to Frankfort and present them to the Browns," Bevil said. Bevil, who moved to Paducah after visiting the Western Kentucky city during one of its annual summer festivals, receives no pay but is reimbursed for some expenses. "I have already seen the men's attitudes change a lot. At first the men did not trust me, and I didn't know whether to trust them. But now we are one happy family, and that is my paycheck," Bevil said.

Bevil has put 200 limited-edition prints of a barn he drew on sale for $20 each. Proceeds go to the prison program. Don Hayes, director of the City-County Art Council, said that the council helped with the earlier art program at the prison but that it' failed because prisoners then were not permitted under state law to sell their work. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT RETAIN JUDGE ROBERT G. BREETZ Court of Appeals of Kentucky NON-PARTISAN JUDICIAL BALLOT, LEVER 23B Continued from Page 1 that he finishes every day as quickly as possible so he can return to his Cell to paint or draw.

Walker, who has been In prison five years, could not recall when his interest in art was rekindled, I be said Bevil has given him determination to "make parole as soon as I can and try to make it as an artist." "My art work takes some of the 1 boredom out of prison life; it gives tpe a chance to express myself and proud of what I do. Most of all, forking under Mr. Van has given me respect for myself, and, believe me, (hat is necessary to get back on the greets in the right way." Walker goes before the parole board in 1981. Bevil said he intends to- appear before the board to urge fiat Walker be released. "Crews, 29, serving a 24-year sentence for armed robbery in Jefferson County, goes before the parole board in September.

He said he has already been denied parole three times. "I never did straighten out my thinking until Mr. Bevil started com-fog here about six weeks ago. Now I Seel that I'm accomplishing something," he said. For Crews, art "is just a hobby." He is near completion of vocational training, in which he is specializing in air conditioning.

Beard, 27, who is serving life for kidnapping and rape, was transferred from the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City. He has to serve 10 years and then receive clemency from the governor of Indiana before being eligible for parole in September 1983. He asked for the transfer to be near bis family, including a young son and his parents, in Evansville. Beard said that, because of Bevil's encouragement, he wants to try a career as a cartoonist. He said that he began sketching people when he was 12 but that the art program is giving him his first professional training.

"I have time I must spend in prison to develop my full potential, and I Intend to do all I can to do just that," Beard said. Most of the prisoners say that the art program, first of all, is an opportunity for self-help. "The program could be contagious here. It could do something for everybody who really wants a chance," Crews said. He said the artists are demonstrating that a "convict can look up to himself." An earlier art program was dropped before Sowders became warden in January 1979 partly because of a shortage of money to buy supplies.

And supplies are a problem now, although some prisoners receive aid from relatives. But Assistant Warden Evitts said financial support for the program is on the way. Under a plan approved by Sowders, artists will be allowed to sell their paintings at exhibits or at gift shops. Half of the proceeds will go to the inmate, 40 percent will go back into the art program and 10 percent will go to a fund for indigent prisoners. MAY 27 PRIMARY ELECTION Bob-University of Louisville, J.D., 1962 Dalarna Spalding College, B.S., 1960, Currently Working on Masters Degree.

Greg-Central High School, 1980 Beth-Central High School Julie Waggener High School Matt-St. Matthews Elementary Chris-St. Matthews Elementary jj" 'j lore young doctors shun Group will study future, education Continued from Page 1 sonville, a United Mine Workers official. Joe Graves of Lexington, a former state senator; Joy Hembree, a Lexington civic leader; Morton Holbrook, an Owensboro attorney; Helen Hughes of Frankfort, executive director of the state Commission on Women; and Pat Kafoglis of Bowling Green. Phillip Lanier of Louisville, vice president of the Louisville Nashville Railroad Pam Miller, a former member of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council; Wade Mountz, president of Norton-Children's Hospitals In Louisville; and Pamela Papke of Lexington, a member of the Fayette County school system's arts advisory council.

Other members are Dot Ridings and Joe Rodes, both of Louisville; Robert Slone and Jim Wenneker, both of Lexington; former state legislator John Swinford of Cynthiana; and Lois Weinberg of Hindman. HE STANDS OUT Incumbent Specialized medical fields I CHICAGO (AP) More young physi-djjns are choosing to go into primary oap8 such as family practice and pediatrics rather than specialties, according to the Journal of American Medical Association. plearly half of the nation's 375,000 active physicians provide primary care, dJQhcrease of 29.7 percent since 1963, according to figures published in the current issue of the journal. 18 Years Experience as a Practicing Attorney In the Kentucky Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Circuit Courts of Kentucky. Former Member of Committee for Professional Responsibility of Louisville Bar Association.

Admitted to Practive before Supreme Court of the United States of America. Appointed to Bench after Approval by Statewide, Nonpartisan Nominating Commission, Composed of Lawyer and Laymen. Only Candidate with Experience on the Court of Appeals. Lecturer for Continuing Legal Education Seminars. Judge Breetz is committed to the principle that Justice must be administered firmly, fairly, swiftly and equally to all.

Judge Breetz gave up a successful law practice in order to fulfill this commitment. The Judicial Nominating Commission has done Its part. It's time now for you to do yours. Please vote to retain Judge Robert G. Breetz.

Pull LEVER 23B. Paid for by Committee to Retain Judge Breetz, Lloyd Cardwell, Treasurer, 3400 First National Tower, Louisville, Ky. 40202. The magazine said 51 percent of the physicians now in training are in programs in primary care..

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