The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee • Page 67

THE TCNHftt'AM ThurKtoyTCBIWAItY S. IM7 Police probe vowed in slaying Campbell stockade escapee shot in arrest try i iff I' I WAYNE BAREFOOT Stale Writer CLARKSVILLE, Tena A special internal affairs board will investigate a grand Jury report citing "serious errors in judgment" during an attempted arrest which ended in the fatal shooting of a Fort Campbell stockade escapee. "I've told them to expedite the investigation," Police Chief Paul Neblett said yesterday. "It's getting top priority." Clarksville police Sgt Mike Barrett, a member of the 19th Judicial District Drug Task Force, shot Theodis Grimes, 22, during an attempted arrest Jan. 22 outside Quality Inn here.

The police slaying brought demands last week from the local chapter of the NAACP that Barrett, a white officer, be removed from the Police Department Grimes was black. "Internal Affairs will be investigat ing the accusations that have been made," Neblett said, referring to the grand jury report and NAACP complaints. Neblett said he will add two black officers Lt Ray Bowers and Detective Jimmy Howard to the existing two-member internal affairs division for the investigation. Bowers and Howard will return to their normal assignments when the probe is complete, Neblett said. The Montgomery County grand jury refused Tuesday to indict Barrett in connection with the shooting.

However, the grand jury report did cite what it said were errors in judgment during the arrest attempt which led to the shooting. Results of the internal investigation could only be used for administrative action against Barrett within the Police Department and not for criminal prosecution, since he has already been cleared by a grand jury, Neblett said. Barrett will be performing only "in-house administrative duties" until the internal affairs investigation is complete, Neblett said. "He's been removed from the task force, and placed back under the criminal investigation section," Neblett said. In another matter, three members from a special grand jury which investigated allegations that another Clarksville police officer had improperly altered a traffic accident report Involving a local businessman will meet tomorrow with the city council's Police Committee.

That grand jury found no criminal misconduct in the matter, but cited "serious improprieties" within the Clarksville Police Department and pledged to convey its findings to the Police Committee. MaS i ft Suspect charged with other robberies Tennessean file photo Cars make their way through the "Blizzard of 1951" in early February 36 years ago. Although temperatures are expected to dip by weekend, forecasters say Nashvillians need not fear a repeat of history in the immediate future. Daffodil days ending; mid-40s on the way ELLEN MARCLUES Slate Writer GALLATIN, Tenn. One of two suspects arrested earlier this week in connection with a string of armed robberies across the Midstate area was charged here yesterday with two additional robberies, officials said.

Law enforcement officials from at least six counties gathered yesterday at the Sumner County Jail for a police line-up involving suspect Jerry Lee Smith, 29, of Smyrna, who was arrested Monday and charged with two Bowling Green, robberies. After yesterday's line-up, Smith, was charged with the Jan. 16 armed robbery of Fireworks in Goodlettsville and the Jaa 18 armed of 31 Market, also in Goodlettsville, said Sumner County sheriffs Capt George Farmer. Jail overseer to give back -part of pay SHELLEY LILES State Writer ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. The con-, struction manager hired to oversee completion of Cheatham County's -new Criminal Justice Center says he will not accept $40,000 of his authorized pay of $100,000.

Under a contract with the county, Carl Batson of Ashland City was to receive 5 of $2 million, the initial-projection of what the jail complex would cost The project ran about $350,000 over budget, however, and Batson said he has decided to forgo, 1 much of his pay because "the county needs the money more than I do." "I didn't want someone saying I rart the budget up just to get some money," he said. County Executive Vernon Knight said yesterday that Batson's decision has not been announced or discussed in county commission meetings cause the county is still closing out contracts on the jail project Batson said some county commis-; sioners have criticized the cost over- runs in construction, but without con-" sidering that "we got a $3 million, -project done for $2.3 million." The ar- chitectural firm initially hired by the county to develop jail plans had, warned that to build the project would take at least $2.5 million. Batson also defended a decision by Cheatham County Sheriff Dorris" Weakley to loan an electrical subcon- tractor of the project $20,000 at 20 interest, saying the sheriff made the loan because he wanted to see the building finished. "If he hadn't loaned him the mon-; ey, I don't think this project would have gotten done," he said. At a special called meeting Tuesv.

day, commissioners were told by County Attorney Bob Perry that Weakley's loan to Reed Electric Co. Inc. of Ashland City has been cleared by an independent audit, but that the audit was sent as a matter of proce-' dure to the state attorney office. Perry said the state has not request- ed further information about the loan. Commissioner John Haines quev tioned at the meeting circumstances surrounding the loan, while other.

commissioners asked about a civil suit filed by Weakley against the county in which Weakley asks for additional' personnel to man the jalL "Taxpayers of the county need to understand this loan is all of what it should be," said Haines. "When you read it in black and white, it looks like you could imply anything you want to." The loan which Is discussed In the audit was made while Weakley served on a three-person committee" charged with accepting bids for work" on the jail, although Weakley has said; he did not actively participate in the bidding process. Regarding the suit filed by Weakley in Chancery Court, Perry said com-. missioners have no say in how many employees are hired at the jail and that state law calls for that decision to be made in court Weakley is requesting more for personnel. Columbia panel reverses civil cail Mcknight Staff Writer It may feel like daffodil weather outside, but it's only temporary as temperatures are expected to drop back into February's normal mid-40s by this weekend.

But don't despair. Compared to this same time 36 years ago, a range of 20 degrees to the 40s seems like the dog days of summer. "It will cool off a little, but not a lot," said Derrel Martin of the National Weather Service. "Where we're really lucking out is not having that snow and mess. The coldest temperature recorded for February in Nashville was 1 3 degrees below zero on Feb.

2, 1951." On this day in 1951, Nashville was beginning to thaw out from the "Big Blizzard of 1951," a 10-day winter storm which left Nashville with eight inches of snow and ice, 1 6,000 homes without electricity and millions of dollars in property damage. On Feb. 2, a Tennessean reporter wrote: lay like a stricken giant yesterday and last night, pinned down by a half-foot layer of solid ice and four inches of snow." Linemen worked around the clock. Taxicabs and city buses were not operating. Schools were shut down.

Businesses were closed and thousands of people had no heat. "We are lucky," said Nashville Electric Service Spokesperson Betty Forsythe. Farmer refused to say whether eyewitnesses identified Smith in the line-up yesterday. Farmer said Smith and his accomplice, Robert Eldridge, 45, of Nashville, may face up to 20 separate armed robbery charges in at least 10 counties. Law enforcement officials have dubbed it the case of "the interstate robberies." The holdups took place at independently owned businesses located near interstate exits.

In each case, one armed man dressed in black leather entered the store and robbed a clerk of cash while another man waited outside in a getaway car, said Robertson County sheriffs Detective Larry Green. Farmer said investigators from Williamson, Robertson, Rutherford, Dickson and Wilson counties, along cinded. Approximately 100 city employees attended the meeting in a unified show of opposition to the proposed change, which would have removed civil service protection from current employees who were demoted or transferred. The change would have also stripped away employees' right to appeal to the city's civil service board suspensions of five days or less. The councilmen agreed to take a close look at the entire city charter and make recommendations for changes at the council's regular meeting March 19.

and Match tables and chairs to 4mt with Kentucky state police, were present yesterday for Smith's line-up. He would not say whether a later line-up was planned for Eldridge. "Both men are going to be charged here with three robberies of drive-in markets in Cheatham Countyl" Cheatham County Sheriff Dorris Weakley said yesterday. "One of the robberies was on Christmas Eve." The Christmas Eve incident was apparently the first in the string of robberies in 10 Midstate counties, along with the Bowling Green robberies, law enforcement officials said. The suspects remained in Robertson County Jail last night without bond.

No court dates have yet been set Although both men told police they were employed by King Pipeline Utility Co. Inc. of Nashville, company officials would not confirm that yesterday. service plan The proposed charter changes will not be limited to the civil service section of the document, they said. In other action, the council deferred the awarding of bids on the renovation of the Columbia City Hall until its regular meeting tonight The CA Gardner Construction Co.

of Nashville submitted the apparent low bid of $1.03 million. Awarding of the bids was delayed pending an investigation into the work history of the subcontractors listed in the contract The city received six bids on the project which is to be completed late this summer. suite your decorating taste! 90 Day Sam At Caili RIVERGATE 2K.2 Kitrntatf-. mm, bWlk mmrtk ml Imr Mall, aril la I stoat S51-0600 p.m.: Sun. 12-6 p.m.

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"There were huge trees across the driveway. We couldn't get out for about 36 hours." Last week, Forsythe said, about 20,000 NES customers were inconvenienced by a temporary loss of electricity because of the ice and snow. And while the forecast for today is for a high in the mid-50s and light and variable winds, Forsythe has a message for Nashvillians to plan for the next winter weather. "Ice on the electrical lines and on tree limbs is our worst she said. "The electricity problems in 1951 and last week could have been averted if people would just call and let us trim trees and limbs.

We have a regular tree-trimming program. If a tree is growing across a line, we will take care of that It protects the NES customer and lt protects us. "It is cheaper than calling in all of our crews and contracting with tree-trimming crews. One small storm last February cost us almost $30,000, and last week's storm will probably end up costing more than that But before we count our blessings, here's one record that will elicit a bout of spring fever On Feb. 13, 1962, the record high temperature was 84 degrees.

RANDY BARIjOW State Writer COLUMBIA, Tenn. The Columbia City Council, meeting yesterday in special session, reversed its Jan. 15 decision to remove new city employees from civil service requirements through a city charter amendment "I made a motion on this subject on Jan. 15," said Councilman Flo Fleming. "At that time, I had not discussed the matter with my constituents.

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