Rocky Mount Telegram from Rocky Mount, North Carolina • 1

On Holiday meals Put an accent on taste for Easter The big leagues American League champs lose opener Vowme 86, No. 164 Wednesday, April 3, 1996 75 cents 7 'f DWI charged in Nash traffic death 7 impaired, driving while license revoked, speeding, driving left of the center line and felony death by motor vehicle. He was taken from Nash General to Pitt Memorial Hospital, where he is listed in serious condition, a spokeswoman in the Greenville hospital said. Lewis' Chevrolet was travel Lewis' car, was wearing his seat belt. But 17-year-old Nathan Evans, who was riding in the back seat, was not The younger Evans was treated and released from Nash General, while Juan Evans is listed in stable condition there, a hospital spokeswoman said.

in the accident that occurred about 12:25 a.m. today on S.R. 1417, three miles north of Nashville, the N.C Highway Patrol reported. The driver and two passengers in die other vehicle were taken to Nash General Hospital Milton Leon Lewis, 34, has been charged with driving while By J. Eric Eckard Assistant news editor A Nashville man suspected of drinking and driving has been charged with killing a Castalia motorist after two cars hit head-on early mis morning near Nashville.

Samuel Hedgepeth, 23, died ing south on S.R. 1417 at a high rate of speed when the accident occurred, a highway patrol spokeswoman said. The car struck Hedgepeth's 1985 Nissan head-on on the driver's side, the spokeswoman said. Juan Evans, 19, of Nashville, the front seat passenger in om ft latoirs Spring washing rffitelhiigMy Nash "On that particular committee, you deal with a vari-e issues, not just one issue, like on some he said. Cooper cited his ability to bring a fair and coherent argument before 1 Cooper his fellow Arnold legislators, supported with strong research.

"They see that I've done my research on the issue, and mat helps," he said. During the 1995 session, Cooper, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, sponsored a bill to punish kids who bring guns to school, legislation to make public records accessible to citizens, and authored a bill to give the governor veto power. All three passed both chambers, though the governor's veto bill will ultimately be decided by voters on the November ballot Though he shims the importance of the effectiveness report, Arnold feels it bodes well. "It puts us in Nash County in a good position at least in terms of having our ideas heard in the General Assembly," he said. TalegranrVChuck Becfcley to a window at a service Church Street.

Temperatures in the 70s Thursday. With the arrival of spring weather, if time for spring cleaning, or in this case. Spring window washing. Jerry Williams applies the RM public radio back 01) airways A fter a few technical difficulties on the afternoon of its debut, WRQM-FM is back on the air. Really.

Two hours after Rocky Mount's new public radio station hit die airwaves Monday; WRQM went silent, the victim of a mechanical problem Bill Fairley, general manager of WRQM, said the part that generates the signal for the station died shbrtlyafter the station signed on. It worked during test runs over die weekend, he said, but failed on April Fool's Day, a not-so-funny coincidence. Fairley immediately ordered a replacement piece and remedied the problem The station came back on the air Tuesday. Lions honor top public servants 1: The Rocky Mount Luncheon Lions Qub on Tuesday honored Ti- mothy Braddy of the Rocky Mount Po- i lice Depart-; ment's Uni-; form Operations rvivicirn go Policeman Bly of the Year and Capt David English as Rocky Mount's Fireman of the Year. Carolina, 2A Castalia raises water tap-on fee The town of Castalia is trying to recoup losses in its water bill collection program by raising the deposit fees.

T' Carolina, 2A Bishops suffer rare losing string With a loss to previously winless Stranton, N.C We-sleyan's baseball team finds itself on the end of a rare losing streak. Sports, IB Business Classified ILifo Television Weather 6B 2A 4A THURSDAY Warm High 76 Low 48 VIRGINIA LOTTO: Day Drawing: Night Drawing: ptcx PICK 4: 1-6-2-7 PICK 4-W PlCK4il-S-2-7 By C. Michelle Taylor Staff writer Nash County legislators Sen. Roy Cooper, D-lOth, and Rep. Gene Arnold, R-72nd, among the most effective lawmakers in the state, according to an annual survey of legislators, lobbyists and journalists.

The N.C. Center for Public Poljcy Research ranked, Arnold 12th out of 120 house members, and Cooper fourth out of 50 senators. The effectiveness rankings report, released every other year, is based on surveys taken by legislators, registered lobbyists and by capital news correspondents who cover the Legislature on a regular basis. Respondents were asked to base their ratings on several including the legislators' skills at guiding bills through debate, the respect they command from peers and their participation in committee work. Cooper said he felt "humbled" by the report, and Arnold said he was.

"greatly honored," though neither legislator wanted to put heavy stock in their own rankings. "I think you have to be careful in how much you put into the rankings because a lot of it is how popular a person is at that moment," Arnold said. Arnold said his work on the House Finance Committee gar- ners him extra attention by his peers, and that may have been a factor in his ranking. A 1 i sets vote merger bill in time for consideration during the short session, beginning in May. If the bill passes the General Assembly, it will return to the voters; if voters favor such a move, the Rocky Mount City Council and Battleboro Board of -Commissioners wilLvote to decide the issue.

Andrews said the resolution approved Tuesday night, is the fust in a series of legal movements toward a marriage of the two municipalities. Board member Nellie Carmi- Breakfast Optimists Qub. Atlanta may be the last chance for spectators to see the Olympics in a U.S. city for some time, he said. "It may be a while before the Games return to the United States," he said.

The Olympics are bid by cities, not countries. In the year 2000, the Games will be held in Sydney, Australia, Of the 26 Olympic sports in the summer of 1996, 20 will take place within an stadium built in conjunction with the Atlanta Braves." More than half a billion dollars in venue construction is under way or about to begin in Atlanta. NBC paid $575 million for the rights to broadcast the Games. The network paid a record $715 million for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. i soap and water station on South are predicted Battleboro By Kelly Gollobin Snff writer BATTLEBORO Voters in Battleboro may go to the polls as early as June 4 to decide whether their town should merge with Rocky Mount Town commissioners on Tuesday unanimously voted to set the referendum date, pending approval by the N.C Assembly.

Mayor Curtis Andrews said the N.C House and Senate would need a draft of a town Summer Olympics promise some expensive excitement on merger chael asked if Rocky Mount officials would return to Battleboro to discuss the merger before the question goes before voters. "Yes," Andrews said. "We want to make sure everybody understands' and has a chance to voice what they think about the The board did not specify a date for such a meeting. In other news related to the possible merger, the board voted to extend the town's cable service contract with Multimedia Cable until June 30. A time to play Springtime has come to Renee Nims, 4, enjoys a Longview, Wash.

the IBP ordered to reimburse back wages WASHINGTON (AP) Meat processor TBP Inc. has been ordered to pay more than $7 million in back wages to .23,500 employees in what the Labor Department described as one of the largest cases involving unpaid overtime. The department said Tuesday that U.S. District Judge. Earl O'Connor issued the order in Kansas City after finding the fin no By Tom Murphy Business editor Bring a wallet Atlanta's showcasing of the Summer Olympics will be worthwhile but expensive, according to Al Buehler, former manager of the U.S.

Olympic track and field team. Try $630 for opening ceremonies, men $20 to $150 for tickets to the Games themselves, depending on the event The cheapest tickets are for preliminary competition in less popular sports, Buehler said Tuesday. Tickets for basketball, track and field will go for as much as $250 per event The Games begin July 19 and continue through Aug. 4. Buehler, head coach of track and field at Duke University and chairman of the university's physical education department spoke to the Rocky Mount for jobs performed before and after their regular shifts during a two-year period from 1986 to 1988.

I The court issued a permanent injunction against future violations and ordered IBP which is considering building a pork processing plant in Edgecombe County to pay interest on the fv wages owed. AP photo state of Washington. Here, spring leap on a playground in il.