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The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee • Page 4

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The Tennesseani
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Nashville, Tennessee
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i An Sr THURSDAY Jan. 13, 1983 Page 13 'wmmMtKck $m4 I Fr) 7 fJI riff JbB3EJ i ffet-lv if." 4 if A I Police Reach 3rd Person In f. Hostage Case: By JERRY GRAY MEMPHIS (AP) Police 'negotiai tors talked briefly yesterday with-a second person at a house where a patrolman was being held prisoner by A mental patient, who had predicted' the world would end Monday. i y. The short telephone conversation was the first contact negotiators had; had with anyone other than LlndbergJ Sanders, 49, an unemployed construe tion worker, or patrolman Hester, since the siege began Tuesday night.

a BOB GRAHAM, AN aide to' Police Director John Hplsai tion was fncoiidusiyiea4'blt( said Sanders was calmer than he. had been Tuesday a night Vyesteroay! "morning. -Sanders had refused to talk; to negc- tiators throughout most of he day; police kept, the ''predominantly' black; Iowincome neighborhood blockaded, Authorities sa id Pie wouhding'. two officers and the capture of Hester, during a scuffle at. the.

small, frame: house may have been planned by Sand- ers and a small group pf religious symt some indication that they, feel police officers, are anti-Chrisy anti-religion or the devil Holt told re-j porters. -1 A GRAHAM SAID LATE yesterday af- terftoon that police had obtained some. information about: Sanders and vthe; people who" were barricaded, house with the hostage patrotinan. 'We ha ve a pretty good idea who wet think they are," Graham said. But he refused to identify anyone Inside other thanSanders.

"It's a religious group, that's all we can say right Graham said, i Police surrounded the house and set tip a command post in Shannon Ele-' mentary 1 School across "the street shqrtly after 9 p.mi Tuesdav 'after 6, fusillade of shots sent several carloads of policemen scurrying for cpvtyr. 1 naer mau Aiexa gyration To Be Leaner Bv ED GREGORY 1. Gov. Lamar Alexander's second In- ander. on the inaugural platform, as auguration will be less elaborate but will other dignitaries, including Re-more festive this weekend than the publican members of the Tennessee public ceremonies that followed his congressional delegation.

An Alexan-hurried swearing-in four years ago. der spokesman said Democrats in The weekend will be given up to Congress declined invitations this ceremonies and receptions, parades year. and parties, marching bands and Carole Sargent, co-chairman of the grand balls. Inaugural Committee, said construe- r.RAY sktrs and a cold, hesitant tion of the ceremonial platform will t' rain four years ago seemed to mirror the atmosphere of the 1979 oath-tak- ing that, hundreds of observers knew, was merely a public repetition of the rushed ceremony that pushed contro- versial former Gov. Ray Blanton out 2nd Time BAKER WILL BE seated near Ale be the "only cost to the state" of this year's inaugural.

And we're spending about $5,000 Ms year, about half what was spent the irst she said. Other things have changed as well. Hotel and at the Hyatt Regency Sat- nMn gura (Turn to Page 17. Column l) state of of ice three days early. i 1 Rain or even snow threatens again I FOR EXAMPLE, THE parade route this year, according to weather fore- wW.

circle the state Capitol rather casters, but the atmosphere is likely than move straight down Charlotte to be different. For one thing, the his- Avenue. Thc Inaugural toric significance this time around also decided to have only twp inaugu-will be that Alexander is the first ral balls this time, deleting a disco for Tennessee governor to be popularly tern at the National Guard Armory elected to a second four-year term. on Wco. Drive which featured Ronnie In 1979, speculation ran through the Mlfcap in 1979.

watching crowd about whether, Alex- wasn't that well-attended," Sar-ander would be a better governor gent said of the dicso ball. "We feel than Blanton. -U that with the two balls at Opryland Staff photo by Pat Casey Daley platform, which must be ready by Saturday morning. In the background is the Capitol. On Aggravated Kidnapping Charges The alleged kidnapping vvictim, Kenny Mash, testified yesterday that Fobinski, Feyers and Jenny Nash broke into his home on the evening of Dec.

20 and held him hostage for about three hours. jenny Nash is the ex-wife of Kenny Nash's uncle, S.T. Nash. Kenny Nash testified he was beaten and threatened with death during the. Feyers, Robenski's girlfriend, was bound -to the grand jury on two assault charges and a kidnapping charge.

A THIRD defendant, Jenny Nash, faces an aggravated kidnapping charge. A second charge against Nash of aggravated assault was dropped by General Sessions Judge Bill Griffith for "insufficient proof." ordeal. He recalled how both Robinski and Feyers told him they Were going to "blow my damn head DEFENSE ATTORNEYS tried to show that, the attack on Kenny Nash was provoked because the defend ants believed Nash had raped Feyers on Dec. 18. Nash has denied the accusation, i- Memorial AsMCing fpz f-M if 'lZA tni .1 By REED Tennessean Religion News Editor The late Dr.

Martin Luther King civil rights leader and Nobel prize winner, will be honored at memorial services here this weekend. Mayor Richard Fulton, in the presence of ministerial leaders and human rights groups, is HOLT SAID THE confrontation gan when Hester and patrolman Schwill responded to ah anonymous telephone Graham said the original domplafhi' concerned a purse snatcher had; been seen running into the Sanders home Tuesday He said officers were unable to find the fugitive! He said that several hours other call was made to the polite dispatcher and Hester, and Sdrwill were sent to the housed 'f- "Immediatelv Unon entering house, they were attacked by a num- I ber of persons inslderGharri saldt'A: backup unit was summoned aAd shots I were fired inside the house. he sakL, SCHWILL, A NINE-YEAR polio veteran, was wounded in the face and arm and patrolman Tom Turner, answered the call for help, was struck on the head. Schwill managed to; get outside, but Hester, a Dbliceman for lu years, was captured along with Ws pis--. toland police Services Slated director, Metro Human, Rela V' tions commission.

1tt. Kelly Miller SinitftasV -tor, First Baptist Church, Caplt Dr. Amos Jones, presidents elects Nashville NAACP. Walter Searcy, NAACP presi dent. 'K': v' A convocation in honor of King's life and works will be ana va- At 11 a.m.

an annual convoca-, tion honoring King's birth date, will be held at the Harold West building on the Meharryr Medical College campus. Ruthie Jemison, winner of the 1982 Martin Luther King Jr. Award at Meharry, will be the sneaker. A SPECIAL service honoring King, sponsored by the Interdenominational Ministers Fellow ship, will be held at 7:30 p.m. to morrow at Lee Chapel AME.

Church, 1732 Scovel St. The Rev. Ed Sanders of the Southern Prison Ministry will be the speaker. Fisk University honored King at the university's 82nd Com mencement in May 1956 with ft citation for distinguished ser vice in the field of human rela- nresl tions. and an honorarium.

In Min July. 1965, King spoke at the 13th annual Institute of Race Relations at Fisk and visited Fisk University in the spring of 1957 to participate in the Annual Arts Festival. Beg sh lip: Thie vr th cnMMiiaHon mlirht be IlSwStf StSS. reprtediy isMpar- ing to vacate in two years. 3 Bound Over By DONALD FARMER Tennessean State Correspondent COOKEVILLE, Tenn.

Three persons were bound to the grand jury yesterday on aggravated kidnapping charges in connection with a Dec. 20 incident at a trailer in rural Putnam County. Doug Robenski faces charges of kidnapping and assault." Rachal Student Aid ication BySAUNDRAKEYES An estimated $15 billion inl public and private financial aid for college students will be avail able next fall and those hoping I for a share of it should apply! now. That's the message, financial aid specialists are stressing now that application forms required for the assistance nave been dis tributed, two months later than usual, to local colleges and high schools. "ANYBODY who's thinking of getting financial aid this fall ought to be working on the applfc cation right now," said Winston Wrenn.

director of student aid at Middle Tennessee State Universh I ty. "Financial am is getting sol complicated that it can take an' hour to explain to one student what options are available." Wrenn said the complexity of financial aid procedures means! some families are unaware of crucial opportunities, such as the "special condition form" which can increase a student's aid if a parent is laid off work. "THAT'S A very, very important procedure that's often overlooked," Wrenn said, urging students to consult their high school or college counselors. 1 "It really is still true that fV nancial aid is available for students to go to college, but the ap- Appl Filing Urged wl I I sued a proclamation yesterday designating the period ending held at 10 a.m.-tomorrow In the'' Saturday as "Dr, Martin Luther administration building of Ten- King Jr. Week" in Nashville.

nessee State University 6n Cen FULTON CALLED upon "all tennial Boulevard. Dr. Bobby Nashvillians to work together faculty will; I to Duua a truiy just, open, equitable society for persons of every race, religion, sex and national origin." "The 15 years that have passed -since Dr. King's death have added steadily to his stature as a great American," Fulton said. "His vision of a nation committed to brotherhood and sisterhood gains; greater relevance with every passing year." King was slain April 4, 1968 at: the Lorraine Motel in Memphis where he went to sup port striking sanitation work ers.

PRESENT FOR the signing ceremony were; Cedric Gibbs, chairman, social action committee of First a. Baptist Church; Capitol Hill. Rev. Marcel Kellar. dent, Interdenominational isters Fellowship.

AP Loserphoto ATLANTA The Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.l listen at a press conference which was part off and Coretta King, widow of Martin Luther King) "Come to Atlanta for King Week '83." Rev. Bill Barnes, president, Nashville Association of Rabbis, Priests and Ministers. Rev. Fred Cloud, executive (Turn to Page 18.

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