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2-A 4 -4, "Thursday January 10T t991 Gregg County doesn't enforce city ordinance MIKE lrJzi4HVEZDOS ANSWER 9 I. INF. Firm takes over control of KLMG-TV Lester Kamin, president of Kamin Broadcasting announced Wednesday the completion of the transfer of control of television station KLMG-TV, Longview, from Jason R. Searcy, bankruptcy trustee, to Kamin Broadcasting Company Longview Limited Partnership. Kamin identified the immediate goals of the station as "building the most effective, efficient and reliable broadcast advertising medium in East Texas." Kamin also announced the appointment of Brent Skinner to the position of general manager of the station effective immediately.

Skinner comes to the post from the position of general sales manager of KVEO-TV, Brownsville, an NBC Television affiliate. Kamin said Skinner "is ideally suited to manage such development as he has a substantial retailing background, is a thorough TV professional and a native Texan." -a EAST TEXAS Inaugural Express available from here Round-trip transportation to Ann Richard's inauguration in Austin next week is available on the Inaugural Express, a chartered" bus. Cost is $25 per person. The bus will leave Longview at 5 a.m. on Tuesday for Austin and return 10 p.m.

For more Information call coordinator Ted Tressler at 759-3647. City Council will meet tonight at 6 The Longview City Council will meet for a regularly scheduled meeting at 6 today. Action will be taken on the following: Authorizing bids for traffic signal controllers and equipment for the traffic light synchronization program at 21 intersections on Mobberly, High and Judson streets. Appointing City Engineer Andy Johnston to the position of director of public works. A request from Jimmie Lock-hart to remove three trees from Tyler Street.

Action on a Building Stan-. dards Commission violation at 137 E. Tyler Street. A 60-day time extension for the Fire Coverage project Phase VI-. A zoning request from Sharon Stegall to create one lot on the northeast corner of Gregg Tex Road and Fountain Lane.

Appointments to the Women's Commission, Library Advisory Board, Fire Code of Appeals Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment and Building Standards Commission. Continuing education classes set at KC flsw in the paper today that fthe7 were going to enforce the bo smoking law at the Gregg County airport What can we do to enforce that law here in the, city of Longview in the stores? A The tone of your question leads me toHelieve- there is some confusion here. The Gregg County Commissioners Court designated the airport as a nonsmoking facility, except for designated areas. That has nothing to do with the City of Longview ordinance, previously addressed in this column which encourages private business establishments to set their own policies concerning smoking. In other Texas cities, such as Austin, which have strict no-smoking laws that extend to private businesses, there are no "Smoke Buster" law enforcement agencies that patrol looking for smoking violators.

Enforcement generally is left up to the discretion of the store manager who may or may not be willing to file a formal complaint against a smoking ordinance violation. 1 read the article the other about uses for leaves. Is there some way to recycle pine needles or do something with them? A Pine needles can be ground up for use as mulch for azaleas and roses and other flower beds check with your local nursery on this for the specific type plant first and they are great for filling those huge orange trash bags that look like Jack-o-las terns during Halloween. I use them to insulate 9 Lake Cherokee a couple of times this year. As to why, rm stumped.

Maybe they want a change in their salty diet, or maybe the several Gulf of Mexico oil spills last year fouled their feeding grounds. Anyway, they are a delight to watch. How come the big city of Longview cannot unstop the drain at the corner of Lancer Drive and North Lane Wells? It is getting people's sewer lines stopped up, even in their bouses. A A city crew was dispatched to the location and no stoppage was found; the lines were clear. City personnel also spoke to residents of the street and further investigation of job tickets revealed only one stoppage during the past 18 months.

Citizens should call the emergency watersewer number 236-3030 to report such prob- In introductory remarks to KLMG staff members Wednesday morning, Skinner emphasized his enthusiasm for the opportunity that the market and the community provide for "fun, development and localism in programming By Aden Hwnlaystaff photographer Dedicated jogger Despite Wednesday's cold, rain and general gloom Dirk Williams jogs through Cargill Long Park. Williams said he chose to run Wednesday because he expects the weather to get worse. outside water faucets di lems. winter. If anyone knows other uses, call them in on Answer Families of Desert Shield GIs will gather Saturday Why is Channel 12 reception cable so bad in the evening? It has lasted tor weeks.

A It was a technical equipment problem that took some time to find and solve. Longview Cable TV Company manager Sam Shirley says you should now be receiving a clear signal. On Dec. 17, 1 saw a five-man vcrew in a truck with a City of Longview logo on the side patch ing a hole in the concrete at Pegues Hurst on Spur 63. The patch work was being done about 30 feet inside the lot from the street, so I doubt that it was Line and I'll be glad to pass them on.

Why dont they do something V6ouf the traffic on Cheryl Street in Spring Hill? The speed limit sign says 30 mph, but they go through here faster than that. A Longview police officials rxrespond that Cheryl Street is one' of the regularly worked streets for speed but that they will increase enforcement1 as a' result of your complaint They say the problem with Cheryl Street is similar to the other long residential streets that connect between two major roads; people use them for shortcuts to avoid traffic on the major roads, but forget to reduce their speeds for a residential zone. Why were pelicans "touring" our area on New Year's Day at Lake Cherokee? Is this normal or did cold weather reroute them in some way? A "No comment" was the response I got from the first five pelicans I interviewed, but a Texas Parks and Wildlife worker told me that it is not. unusual to see pelicans on East Texas lakes. In fact, I'm told they've been on city right-of-way.

By what arrangement can city crews do work tor private businesses on city time? It seems to me there is more than enough patching to do tion for peace and the safe return of all American service personnel in the Middle East The public may attend Saturday's gathering, said Freeman, adding that a special invitation is extended to those who are not yet part of the support group but who have family or friends in the Persian Gulf area now or who are on their way overseas. Freeman said the support group will send out its next "care packages" to East Texas servicemen and women Monday at the Red Cross Chapter. She said donations of cookies, sweet breads, writing tablets.envelopes or money to help with postage are needed. Anyone interested in attending the Saturday meeting, donating items or volunteering to help package items for mailing may call the Red Cross office at 753-2091. is in response to suggestions by support group members.

"It was the only logical thing to do," said Freeman, whose son John Stone is in the Air Force and is stationed in Saudi Arabia. "For most of us, New Year's celebrations this year took on a much more apprehensive tone. We're carrying around a lot more worry on our shoulders than we did this time last year. The disappointing conclusion of the talks in Geneva heighten our anxieties that much more." Freeman said support group members will meet and serve a covered dish meal and share letters from their loved ones. Paul Cook, who is a member of the council of military chaplains, will give the latest report on religious activity and general moral of the troops.

The group plans to close the meeting by lighting candles for a time of prayer and silent medita By Jim Bardwell East Texas Editor Families of East Texas servicemen and women serving in Operation Desert Shield will gather Saturday night to share their concerns and lend mutual support as the Tuesday deadline for Iraq to move out of Kuwait nears. Talks between Secretary of State James Baker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz failed Wednesday to produce any plans for peace. The local gathering is one of the services being provided by the local American Red Cross through the East Texas Military Families Support Group. A pot-luck supper will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Red Cross building on Texas 31 and Loop 281 in Longview.

Charlene Freeman, chairman and founder of the local support group, said the meeting Saturday already on city streets. A Cross-country drainage lines that run under the Pegues Hurst parking lot are the responsibility of the city to main tain. The city crews were doing repairs to those lines, not patching the lot Watch for Answer Line every Monday night at 6 p.m. on KETK Region 56, cable channel 9, and every Monday and Thursday in the Longview News-Journal.) We want your remembrances mon Sense." In his call for American independence from England, Paine wrote, "Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation." On this date: KILGORE Twenty-four con-; tinuing education classes ranging from food preparation to mechan-' ics are to begin the week of Jan. 14-18 at Kilgore College.

Sixteen classes are on the main campus and eight at the Longview Center. The classes vary from one eve-; ning to 21 weeks. Most meet once a week. Beginning Monday in Kilgore CPR Basic Life Support for InfantChild, Medication Adminis-; (ration, Basic Machine Shop, Inter- mediate Machine Shop, Advanced Machine Shop, Advanced Welding, PJpe Welding, The World's Reli-; gtons, Survey of the Old Testament and Defensive Driving. Beginning the same evening at 1 Jhe Longview Center will be three courses in diesel mechanics, Emergency Medical Technician and Nursing Assistant.

Tuesday offerings in Kilgore include Advanced Quantity Food 'Production, Beginning Welding, I The Life and Teachings of Christ land Art Acrylic. Emergency Medi- Technician will begin Jan. 15 at the Longview Center. A Counseling I class starts Jan. 16 in Kilgore and History of the Bible and Carpentry begins Jan.

17 at the Longview Center. To register for these or future non-credit classes, contact the Continuing Education Office, 9039834661 in Kilgore or 9834281 in Longview. Health seminars set for those over 55 4 A four-session health seminar for health-conscious individuals who are 55 and older will be Offered by Longview Bank and Trust starting Wednesday. "Focus on Health" is an exclu-; sive seminar developed and pre- sented by Dr. John Greifenkamp, F.A.C.P.

Topics include physical changes with aging, common diseases and syndromes, financial costs of health care, the complete exam and preparation of living wills. The seminar will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on four consecutive Wednesdays: Jan. 16, 23, 30 and Feb. 6, in the Community Room of Longview Bank and Trust Seminar fee is S10 and registra-i tion deadline is Tuesday.

Phone registrations may be made calling the bank's marketing de-I partment at 237-5586. Macedonia VFD sets I blood drive Jan. 22 The Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor a blood Idrive for the Stewart Blood Center Jan. 22 at Its station on Smelley Road, off FM 2208. The drive begins at 6:30 p.m.

and continues until 9. Call Ron Tevebaugh at 236-7868 or Barry Williams at i 757-9672 for more information. Ricky Walker TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Jan. 10, the 10th day of 1991. There are 355 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 10, 1776, American revolutionary Thomas Paine published his influential pamphlet, "Com In 1861, Florida seceded from the Union. In 1870, John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard OIL LXfm What were you doing the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

died? Is King's dream of equality still alive in East Texas? Would you like to share your remembrances and views with us? The Longview News-Journal is taking a special look at King and the Civil Rights movement in East Texas for Black History Month In February. We would like your remembrances of the Civil Rights movement of the Army Spc. E3 Ricky Walker is the son of Felix and Annie Walker and the grandson of Doshia Walker of Long- Longview News-Journal (USPS 319-0001 A Cox Newspaper Vol. 60 No. 10 Diol us direct 1960s.

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He has two brothers, Felix Walker Jr. and Walter. Sharp, both of Longview. He Is a 1978 graduate of Classified advertising Fax To subscribe, delivery questions Retaij advertising 237-7736 Lonaview Hiah School and. Business Accounts payable 237-7705 Classified billing 237-7709 Retail ad billing 237-7704 completed his basic training for the Army at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

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Box 1792, Longview 75606. A. I.V.tUV. Ia! v-': if. PUCOKsrule on RV electricity AUSTIN (AP) The Public Utility Commission adopted an emergency rule it said would help recreational vehicle park owners charge occupants a fair amount for electricity.

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Cox Newt Service, New York Timet Newt Service, Scrippt Howard Newt Service. ike laittai a I ft II a Sales start Friday Kelly Womack, council cookie llason, and daughter Leslee gear up for the annual Girl Scout cookie drive which starts Friday. Girl Scouts begin taking orders for cookies on Friday. The cookies will not be delivered until February but all orders must be In by Jan. 27.

On Jan. 17, free boxes of Girl Scout cookies will be given away at Longview Mall while supplies last. The cookie give-away will determine Longvlew's favorite Girl Scout cookie. Orders may be placed by calling the Scout office at 903-753-6962. Price1 Is $2.50 per box.

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