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ijjy it METRO EDITION, 58 PAGES COPYRIGHT 1989, THE COURIER-JOURNAL. LOUISVILLE. A GANNETT NEWSPAPER WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 1989. 35 CENTS Qaibome calls it tpit as UK football coach Kentucky schools ata crossroads i What chan Art ce I i in' ii "Hilar By SCOTT FOWLER Staff Writer Pilot programs fly high, students and teachers say 'fr LEXINGTON, Ky.

Saying he "just didn't have the heart" for coaching anymore, 61-year-old Jerry Claiborne retired yesterday after eight years as the University of Kentucky's head football coach. It was a decision made solely by Claiborne "on his time and on his terms," as UK athletics director CM. Newton put it Claiborne still had four years remaining on his contract, which was extended last year. The coach will stay at UK in some administrative capacity, according to UK President David Roselle, but the new job hasn't been determined. Claiborne will leave behind a legacy of academic excellence and on-the-field mediocrity.

UK won a national championship for its football graduation rate during Claiborne's tenure and led the See CLAIBORNE Back page, col. 1, this section If. By PATRICK HOWINGTON Staff Writer "Friday, Oct. 27, 1989, 10:30 am. Humpty Dumpty went to the Belfry City Park.

He was playing with all the children in the park. "He finally started sitting and walking on the crumbling old city park wall. He came to a place in the wall that was broken off. He fell off backwards and was badly broken. 1 called for an ambulance at that time.

"11:05 a.m The ambulance arrived at the scene. Humpty Dumpty was crying in agony. The ambulance left about 11:10 a.m." BELFRY, Ky. Heather Gannon finished reading aloud the police report she had composed on the Humpty Dumpty incident Then her ninth-grade classmates and teacher at Belfry High School began their critique. "Is there anything in there that is not a fact?" queried teacher Diana Crawford.

A student correctly spotted an opinion lurking in the report that Humpty had cried "in agony." The exercise continued as students gathered in small groups to edit condolence notes to Humpty's parents, or letters to the local newspaper or City Council about the upkeep of the park wall. Despite its surface appearance, the writing exercise was not just another day in English I at Belfry High. In fact, this wasn't an English class at all. The class, taught to all freshmen, is called "Learning Skills." The day before, Crawford's stu- See BENEFICIARIES PAGE 8, coL 1, this section 1 ,1 IN SPORTS Columnist Rick Bozich on Claiborne's hard decision. UK beats Ohio U.

76-73 in opener of basketball season. Stories, Page t. STAFF PHOTO BY STEWART BOWMAN Jerry Claiborne waved goodbye yesterday after announcing his retirement as UK football coach. Athletics director C. M.

Newton, left, and President David Roselle attended the. news conference. Fiscal Court orders Hunnington to pay overdue bills on project i A. A By SHELDON SHAFER Staff Writer Jefferson Fiscal Court yesterday issued an ultimatum to Hunnington Group Inc. to pay the $496,374 that the county says Hunnington owes for work on the construction of the new Hurstbourne Parkway between Taylors-ville and Bardstown roads.

Afterward, County Commissioner Chris Gorman strongly criticized Judge-Executive Harvey Sloane and his administration for not advising the commissioners that Hunnington was past due on such a large bill." During an executive session, Sloane and the three commissioners agreed that the county will file suit in Circuit Court if the bill isn't paid by Dec. 22. The deadline gives Hunnington 30 days from last Wednesday, the Gorman may call public hearing on proposed adult-materials ordinance. Story, Page B2. day county officials presented Hunnington executives with its most recent bill.

Jeffrey Lagow, Hunnington's president, said yesterday that he will pay the county what Hunnington owes. But he said he believes the amount owed is actually closer to $400,000. "I am going to pay every nickel I owe them," Lagow said. "But I will not agree to pay unless I owe it. I am not here to be run over by the county, via the newspa- See FISCAL Back page, col, 1, this section STAFF PHOTO BY STEWART BOWMAN Brenda Lambert, an English teacher, helped Mike Sowers prepare to audition for a role in the play "Inherit the Wind" as part of a humanities class in Berea.

Story, Page A 8. 2-way TV helps small schools do big things despite isolation Survivors, coroner recount horrors of bus-crash scene poor, rural schools that in contrast to bigger schools, don't have enough teachers to offer an array of high-level courses. And Kentucky recently launched a satellite system as a pilot project Already, the "Star Channels" system is enabling small schools like Wolfe County High in Eastern Kentucky to offer courses in physics and in statistics and probability. "For us up here in the mountains, that's what we need exposure said Wolfe County principal Charles Tapley. The pilot project was funded by the Corporation See 2-WAY PAGE 9, coL 1, this section By GIL LAWSON Staff Writer LEXINGTON, Ky.

Modern technology offers a way to send specialized courses, from advanced French to physics, to virtually every school in Kentucky, no matter how small or remote. The use of television in the classroom isn't new. But now, using satellites and other devices, not only can a teacher's lecture be beamed to distant classrooms, but students can also communicate back. Educators say that teaching by te two-way systems can be highly effective, If the programs are carefully developed and monitored. The systems hold particular promise for many their experiences that Saturday night on Interstate 71.

Before each began testifying. Assistant Attorney General Paul Richwalsky special prosecutor in the case, had them identify a picture of themselves. A 60-inch by 40-inch diagram of the bus with a seating chart stood next to the witness stand, and each color photograph was placed in the spot marking where the child sat that night Some survivors were asked to identify See SURVIVORS Back page, coL 1, this section By BILL WERONKA Staff Writer CARROLLTON, Ky. The burned-out remains of the Radcliff First Assembly of God church bus are locked in an old warehouse in Carrollton. But yesterday, using painful memories and the faces of the young passengers, the prosecution in Larry Mahoney's bus-crash murder trial began rebuilding that bus in Carroll Circuit Court.

Eighteen young survivors of the May 14, 1988, crash that claimed 27 lives took the stand and emotionally recounted DUNN: "I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I got out and closed the door. I thought it was a nightmare." I III tUI Kohl envisions Germany reunited by 10-step plan 1 )WilMW CRANE TOPPLES, KILLS 5, HURTS 21 Construction workers in San Francisco tried to free motorists trapped beneath a crane that plummeted from an office high-rise under construction yesterday morning. At least five people were killed, 21 injured and five missing in the twisted steel and broken concrete. City officials said the accident occurred when workers were raising the crane while the crane itself was lifting three large I-beams.

Representatives of the construction firm said the crane was being jacked up from the 16th floor to allow workers to top off the 20-story building. Story, Page A 6. ASSOCIATED PRESS By FERDINAND PROTZMAN New York Times News Service BONN, West Germany Chancellor Helmut Kohl presented a far-reaching plan to parliament yesterday for creating a German federation that would eventually lead to the reunification of the two German states. Promising that a single Germany "will never be a threat" but would rather help unite all of Europe, Kohl spelled out steps leading from economic assistance to a vague confederation and finally to a single nation a goal stated in the preamble to the West German constitution. "How a reunited Germany would ultimately look, no one today knows," Kohl said.

"That unity will come if the people in Germany want it of that I am certain." The plan Kohl presented, which contains 10 points, is predicated on free See PLAN Back page, coL 4, this section EAST DLOC Defense Secretary pick Cheney pledged yesterday that the United States won't withdraw troops from Europe without consulting the allies. Faced with an opposition ultimatum, Czechoslovakian Premier Ladislav Adamec promised yesterday to form a coalition government by Sunday that includes non-communists. Stories, Page A 3. 1 INSIDE Business. Comics 10, 1VV 7, Section EV' A Kentuckians So fur, so good Louisville area Mostly sunny and cold.

High about 38. Clear and cold tonight. Low of 22. Tomorrow, sunny, breezy and warmer. High near 50.

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