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Loca 1 News Thursday, May 21, 199? 2-A Mike Got a question? Call the Longview Answer Line I pi fF i I I sk 7 TTT1 at 758-4527. And watch for Answer Line Thursdays on KETK-TV Region 56. Tax stamp needed f-k I keep hearing about arrests being made by people caught with marijuana and cocaine and they say they hold no drug stamp. What does that mean? A A couple of years ago, the Texas Legislature passed what is commonly called an "Al By lila UVrwritaH ptiotographw Capone" law, after the famous criminal who fi-n a 1 1 was con-victed for tax McDonald, Adams join channel 56 By Van Craddock Entertainment Editor The battle lines were drawn late last year when KETK, channel 56, moved its main studios from Jacksonville to Tyler to go head to head against longtime ratings leader KLTV, channel 7. Now, KETK has hired away two newscast veterans from its cross-town rival, KLTV news anchor Chuck McDonald and chief meteorologist John Adams.

The appointments of McDonald and Adams were announced Wednesday by KETK News Director Deborah York. McDonald has been KLTV news anchor while Adams has beer with the Tyler station for 10 years. Although the appointments are effective immediately, KETK spokesman Carolyn Waters said Wednesday that the specific on-air responsibilities of McDonald, and Adams will be finalized some time this week. Also to be decided are duties of other KETK personnel who may be affected by the additions of McDonald and Adams. Bryan Houston and Leslie Roberts have been anchoring channel 56's night-time newscasts with Mark Rowlett handling weather "duties.

Houston, who joined channel 56 in October 1991, also is a -former KLTV employee. Phil Hurley, KETK general manager and president of Lone Star -Broadcasting the NBC station's parent company, said in a statement released Wednesday 'that the additions of McDonald land Adams "are specific examples of our continuing commitment to -bring East Texas viewers the best land most comprehensive local Jnews coverage in the market." McDonald's broadcast credentials include news-anchor positions in Houston, Shreveport, Minneapolis, Tulsa, and lOmaha, prior to joining an ABC affiliate. He is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State MARIHUANA iifWBUMwn lL.X X.X X-J Joe Crenshaw, left, Marilyn Berry and Johnny afternoon which will be at local stores and post Ebank sort out the Buddy Poppyi.es Wednesday offices this weekend. VFW Post 4002 to honor fallen peers with Buddy Poppy sales needy veteran families some- morial Gardens.

times to purchase groceries, fuel or utilities. fluctuate because, like other advertising customers, there, are discounts based on the number of "inches" bought 3 each month. The city buys a variety of ads for holiday schedules, surveys, Parks and Leisure Services programs, and other activities. To my way of thinking, such ads are a serviceto residents and are an appropriate use of the city's legislative budget. The Mayor's Breakfast Meetings, which are growing in popularity and attendance, are an excellent forum for, residents to talk about their concerns and for the city to, tell citizens what their city government is doing, rrecom-mend that you attend one to see first-hand the efforts May-; or Whitehead, the City Council, and the city staff are making to communicate with residents.

Names must have OK 1. Why are the father's names, grandparents, etc. not listed in some birth announcements from local hospitals? It seems to me there should be equal billing for all parents. 2. 1 recently had a baby and being a very proud parent hurriedly sent a birth announcement to the newspaper to have it printed in the birth announcement section.

It says no births over one month will be published but my baby will, be three weeks old this week and my announcement is yet to be in the paper. Why can't all the announcements that are sent in be put in the paper as soon as they are received? A The two local hospitals provide forms for new parents through which the parents give us the information they want listed. Besides information about the haby, the forms include parents' names, living grandparents, great-grandparents and siblings. If the parents don't list By Jeorge Zarazua Staff Writer The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4002will; honor their fallen peers by selling Buddy Poppies this Fridayand Saturday at the Downtown fst office and area stores in Longyiew. The artificial flowers are assembled by disabled veterans nationwide with national and local benefits going to aid veterans and their dependents.

The funds go directly to local and national VFW relief efforts," said Joe Crenshaw, chairman of memorial services. "This is our only fund-raising for this event throughout the year." Another activity planned by Post 4002 is a service on Memorial Day in conjunction with the sell of Buddy Poppies. Crenshaw said that money from the flower sale is used for' the, various needs of disabled or at's strictly for the purpose of Memorial Day. There will be no politicians talking and no speakers, Just veterans from various organizations for the purpose of Memorial Day to pay tribute to deceased veterans," Chren-shaw said. On Saturday morning, the veterans welcome any volunteers to meet at the VFW Post 4002, at FM 1845 at U.S.

31 at 8 a.m., Chren-shaw said. "We will disperse from there and place flags out by each veterans grave marker in the entire cemetery in Lakeview, and we will place some in Memory Park (cemetery)," he said. Chrenshaw said it will take about an hour to place all of the flags. Afterward, the veterans will provide a free breakfast to all volunteers. "We ask for no certain donation it could be a nickel, dime, or dollar or whatever.

It is strictly up to the individual. We request no certainty at all," he said. The symbolic flowers have been sold since 1922 and produced about $1,200 in benefits last year, $1,000 of which were used for local relief in Longview, Crenshaw said. Poppies can be purchased all day Friday and Saturday in Long-view at Wal-Mart's loop location, K-Mart, Kroger, Skinners, and the downtown post office in Longview. In honor of Memorial the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its fourth annual memorial service 2 p.m.

Monday at -the Field of Honor in Lakeview Me Liver transplant recipient Jerry Decena feels twice blessed evasion. This law puts a tax on illegal drugs and requires that you obtain a tax stamp from the State Comptroller. The cost of the stamp depends on the amount of drugs you have. If you don't have the tax stamp, then you can be charged with tax evasion. Congress can override About a presidential veto: Congress passes a bill and the president vetoes it, why doesn't Congress have the power then to override that veto? I'm not sure whether you are talking about the authority contained in Article 1, Section 7 of the U.S.

Constitution that requires two-thirds of the House and Senate to override a presidential veto, of or modern power politics. President Bush has vetoed more than a dozen bills and the Democratic-controlled Congress has not been able to get the two-thirds majority to override his veto. Much of that is partisan politics; some of it is because the bills when held up to daylight, don't look so good. Some constitutional scholars claim the president has a "line-item" veto power that would permit only the objectionable portions of bills to be vetoed. However, that alleged power has not been tested in the past decade.

Picture not factor How much does it cost the Vfcffj ot Longview to put the notice about the mayor's breakfast with the "glamour" shot of Mrs. Whitehead? Would a simple printed notice without the picture do as well? A We've discussed this before, and frankly, I'm a little turned off by the snide way you phrased the question. Would you rather that they ran a picture of our unpaid volunteer mayor in hair curlers? It's nice that our mayor is photogenic. And frankly, we didn't hear people question former Mayor Lou Galosy when city ads ran with his photograph. The main reason for using photographs in ads: It draws attention to the advertisement.

And once more: The picture does not make a difference in the cost. The actual cost of these ads By Angela Martin Staff Writer Jerry Decena is twice blessed. The 26-year-old Gregg County probation officer was diagnosed in grandparents, we can't list-them. Because of legal consid-' erations, we must have the signature of BOTH parents, before we can list both par-' ents in any birth announcement. If a father, for whatever reason, does not sign the announcement, we don't name the father.

We know January with chronic liver disease. Doctors at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas said he needed a liver transplant within three months time. Decena, his that in the euphoria of a new. suppress my immune system, so they want to keep an eye on me the first three months because those can be the most detrimental for most transplant patients," Decena said. This weekend, Decena plans to come home and spend time with his wife and daughter, who will be eight months old Saturday.

"The doctors will let me come home to visit for three days and I'm looking forward to coming home, but my body could just reject this liver at any time," he said. "But they say after 3-6 months I shouldn't worry about rejection." Decena will have to remain on anti-rejection medication for the rest of his life, which was estimated to cost about $5,000 per year. A fund to help defray the costs of the medical expenses not covered by the couple's insurance has been set up. Donations can be made to Spring Hill State Bank, Jerry Decena Medical Fund, 3700 Gilmer Highway, P.O. Box 9580, Longview, 75608.

Get-well cards or other correspondence can be sent to Decena in care of Pine Tree Church of Christ, 2800 Pine Tree Rd, 75604. Finding the match was difficult because of Decena's size and blood type. "I'm a small person so it's usually harder for individuals my size to find a liver," he said. "That's why it took so long." he said. The family of a deceased 14-year-old donor gave consent for the liver transplant.

Decena said he would like to thank them for saving his life, but didn't get to meet them because it was a time of sorrow for that family. "He was 14, and that is all I know," Decena said. "They leave that gap, and didn't tell me how he died because they think I might get an emotional trauma. I would like to get to know them, but for now it's too close." Twice blessed, the liver transplant took without any signs of rejection, and now Decena is staying near the hospital so he can be monitored. Decena's probation period will last about three months, while doctors at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas keep on eye open for any signs of rejection through biweekly checkups.

"What they have done is to birth, sometimes parents sim: ply overlook the signing of. the form. When we receive an announcement that isn't signed by a parent who is named on the announcement, we make every effort to con-; tact the parent to get a signa-; ture. The Longview News-Journal is committed to wife Katrina Decena and new daughter began the wait of a lifetime. The first blessing came in April when? the pager Decena wore in the event that a donor was found finally sounded.

"It was a great thing for me, and I'm" very thankful for that, but it is a tragedy that someone had to die for me to live," Decena said. April 30, Decena underwent transplant surgery in Dallas. Although doctors predicted his stay in intensive care would be at least three days, he was transfered out of ICU in one. providing our readers the service of having their child's birth announced in print, and we make every effort to accommodate the parents. Adams, a Henderson native and graduate of Texas University, previously worked at Austin's KTW before coming to KLTV in 1982 as a weatherman.

KLTV, which has been on the air since October 1954, consistently been the ratings leader among 'East Texas television stations. However, the TV market has 'become increasingly crowded in recent years with Longview's KFXK, a Fox affiliate, coming on "the air in September 1984 and KETK going on line in February U987. Lone Star Broadcasting, which KETK, also operates KLSB, 'channel 19, a Nacogdoches NBC that went on the air months ago. jLongview man iwounded during jhigh-speed chase LITTLE ROCK (AP) A car -chase through downtown Little Rock ended with a shooting and crash near an Interstate 30 exit ramp, police said Wednesday. The man, who said he was from Long view, was shot by a Secret jService agent, police said.

James Lee Kimbley, 29, was in 'serious condition Tuesday evening at University Hospital with a gun-shot wound to his chest, according 'to a hospital spokeswoman. North Little Rock Police Sgt. Steve Canady said the chase began Jwhen a woman said she was assaulted in Little Rock's River-I front Park as she ate her lunch. 'Canady gave this account of what followed: The woman ran back to her office building, which also houses a Secret Service office, and asked some agents to help her. They took woman to the Little Rock police, where she gave a report As they drove back their office, they spotted the suspect in a car and began a chase.

In the meantime, there had been a second report in Little Rock of an assault on a woman, whose car was then stolen. The stolen car I was the one the suspect was I driving during the chase. The chase lasted about 10-15 I minutes and ended when the suspect was shot and his car crashed into a car containing the I Secret Service agents. Kimbley told authorities that his address was the Salvation Army's transient lodge in Little Rock. Holladay said Kimbley told the woman at the park that he was from Longview and the police spokesman said he could find no I record of Kimbley in Little Rock.

The shots were fired by Daniel C. Rogers a Secret Service agent assigned to Little Rock. 2. It's impossible for us to trace your birth announcement without having your name. If it wasn't printed, please call features editor Belinda McCoy at 237-7746 so" 'Bee' for Literacy putting Longview reputations on line that we can offer you some assistance.

By DaAnn Smith 8tett Writer With reputations on the line, local professionals are hitting the books in preparation for the "Bee" (USPS 319-000) Vol. 61 No. 142 Business Retail ad billing 237- Accounts payable billing A Cox Newspaper Dial us direct To subscribe, 237-7777 or delivery questions Retail advertising 237-7736 Classified advertising for Literacy. By the highly competitive statements offered by spelling bee in support of the East Texas Literacy Council should be a hard-fought Editorial Answer Line Entertainment 237 reminding me to study." The toughest word so far for Tapley was the word for clear broth, usually beef. The idea of spelling out loud for the first time since high school has Belinda McCoy "a little apprehensive." Her six-year-old nephew David is already drilling McCoy.

As features editof of the Long-view News-Journal, McCoy is on the team of which the most or least is expected. Tapley said she was looking forward to reading this article so she could spot the misspelled words. Despite their zeal for victory, competitors admit the contest is for a great cause. "We want to have fun and contribute to the community at the same time," said Jerry Harris, a local attorney. "It's good way for the lawyers to be part of something that is innovative and new to the community." seven others will compete for a traveling trophy.

The Literacy Council hopes to make the spelling bee an fund-raiser, said Freda Peppard. The contest will be held in the Michelob Room, 1302 E. Whaley at 11:30 a.m. June 10. Tickets are $10 per person and include lunch.

Literacy is very important to not only the newspaper industry, but economic development, said Mike Hvezdos, editorial page editor for the Longview News-Journals. "If I miss a word, I am going to be humiliated," said Holman. "I want people to harass me if I miss words." The teams will confer before spelling the word. Bert Tapley, a vice president and executive assistant to Rogers Pope, the chairman of the board of Longview Bank and Trust, said she and her boss have been tossing words out at each other. "He throws me one every now and then when I least expect it," she said.

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