Rocky Mount Telegram from Rocky Mount, North Carolina • 1

I mkm On the sidelines Prep football action Robbins reflects Journey of the Israelites Knights shine Edge rival Tarboro Vbwme 88, iVo. 344 Friday, September 25, 1998 50 cents Turnout tiny for meeting on police probe them specific items from area department stores, such as clothing, hats and briefcases. Michael Browder, James Brown, Ray Dunston, Robert Treadaway, Darius Hudgins, Daniel Scott, all former officers, and former Magistrate Willie Moody are slated to appear in court in the coming months. Brown said because the cases are still in the court system, he is limited on what he can say about the cases. But he did say he didn't believe any new suspects would be charged, although more charges against the seven suspects could be filed.

"We're trying to make sure this doesn't happen again," Brown said. By J. Eric Eckard Assistant news editor Fewer than 20 people showed up Thursday night for the second community meeting focusing on a scandal with law enforcement officers accused of accepting stolen property. But organizers called the event a success. "What we wanted to do was bring some closure to this (issue)," said Linwood J.

Williams, a member of the Inner City Concern Citizens Coalition. "And we've done that. "I believe the whole initiative has been very successful." Speakers at the group's first meeting in July played to a packed house at First Calvary I TelegramDavid KidweH Chief Joe Brown talks at Thursday night gathering ill JOB MflM Baptist Estimates put the crowd at 70 people. But just a smattering of citizens, police officers and meeting organizers showed up Thursday at the North End Baptist Church. "Publicity may have had something to do with it," Williams said of the poor turnout.

"And area churches had other events going on this week." Police Chief Joe Brown again updated the citizens on the investigation that led to the arrest and subsequent firing of six police officers as well as a magistrate in Rocky Mount. The seven suspects have been charged with threatening a woman with the arrests of family members unless she brought ELECTION v.A LA Hurricane leaves 250 dead in wake KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) Hurricane Georges lashed the Flor- -ida Keys today as the core of the menacing storm moved closer after killing at least 250 people in the Caribbean. By 8 a.m sustained hurricane-force winds of at least 74 mph were reported in the lower and middle Keys. Morning traffic was light on Duval Street, usually the hub of Key West's tourist activity, and waves crashed onto the pavement at the town's South Beach waterfront.

Five million people in eight Florida counties were under a hurricane warning, meaning winds of at least 74 mph were possible within hours. A million living along 300 miles of coastline around the southern end of the peninsula were ordered out of low-lying areas and mobile homes. But many, including thousands in the vulnerable Keys, stayed behind. "We order them to leave and if they decide to stay they're on their own," said Becky Herrin, Keys emergency management spokeswoman. "There's nothing we can do for them if they stay." Georges was centered about 50 miles southeast of Key West at 8 a.m., with sustained winds of See Georges, 2A Woman howls at inheritance iL OS ANGELES (AP) A woman is suing to overturn the will of her feemDanion.

who died and left ws Beverly Hills home to fj Samantha, his 13-year-old cocker spaniel. Marie Dana, 32, lived with wealthy bathroom fixture man- fufacturer Sidney Altman, who died in 1996 at age 61. In his four-page handwritten Iwill dated 1994, Altman left his vnome ana qoou.uuu 10 aaman-tha, identified as his "loving companion," said Cary Goldstein, Ms. Dana's attorney. The will asked Ms.

Dana, his gooa mena, to De iaman-ttha's guardian for $60,000 a year. She wants $2.7 million. 51 But once Samantha dies, the Jarrangement with Ms. Dana is Jf canceled, with the house and Restate going to charity. A judge has urged both sides to settle jut of court.

Walker opens J. lit; 1VXC11V11 Rocky Mount's representa tion will be significant at 'I 'The March fComing Together to jConquer IJ Cancer" this weekend in Washington, p.C. The I.T.. TTU Walker qWalkerwill- oe the opening speaker at tonight's candlelight ceremony. Carolina, 2A Settlement sought tn ciiun is uuucr way iu evive settlement talks in the aul Jones sexual harassment awsuit aeainst President IPmton.

Nation, 6A jeader condemns I VATO threats 1 Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic says NATO threats bnly feed the illusions of Kosovo's Albanian rebels. World, 1 0A Carolina 2A Classified 7-14B i Comics 6B 1 Nation 6-8A Obituaries 10A Ml Opinion 4A Sports 1-4B 3 Television 12A Weather 10A SATURDAY Sunny High: 80 Low: 61 VIRGINIA LOTTO: I Day Drawing: Night Drawing: Pick 3 --4 Kck 4: 8-4-7-6 Pic 4: 0-7-04 Casfl 5-0-14-15-19 3 i Any storm of Category 3 or more is considered major Category 1 Minimal i- 74-95mphf $. J' Category 2 Moderate OK.1irt mnh winas or i Category 3 Extensive 1 itXT i Catc22ry4 Extreme A- i 1131-155 mph vwinds i i Category I Catastrophic winasover Source: National Weather Service for the new $6.6 million library in March or April of 1999. The library's board of directors hopes to be able to construct a oot facility. The pew library will be constructed in the block bounded by Grace, Franklin, Peachtree streets and Falls Road: According to Steve Raper, Rocky Mount's city manager, rAiint on1 Mtu rtnvornmflTitp will provide $5 million to build the new library (Nash County and Rocky Mount, approximately 44 percent each, Edge-cbmbe 12 percent).

Organizers had hoped originally to raise $1 million from the private sector. Turney said the project has been in ihc'rilanninCT ctaoo ciiw lOOC aim I 7 CflO I thraru OA Ron Magill moves flamingos at Miami's Metro Zoo to Hawkins targets budget, turnover in sheriff's race More contributions needed for library VLi AP photo an indoor bathroom area David Hawkins Democratic challenger has increased 55 percent-since Grimes took office, according to figures he received from the county business manager's office an increase he said was due to mismanagement and extravagant expenses. Grimes was elected to the sheriffs office in 1994 by defeating Democrat James Powell, who had scored an upset primary victory over incumbent Sheriff Frank Brown. By Gene Metrick Staff writer Democratic Nash County Sheriff candidate David Hawkins assailed incumbent Sheriff Jimmy Grimes for having a "top-heavy administration" during a campaign reception Thursday. "Even with the budget increase, we still only average four deputies on the road at night and that's not enough," he told a group of about 30 supporters at the Rocky Mount Holiday Inn.

"In the drug investigations division, he's got a lieutenant, a sergeant and only two investigators that's too much supervision." Hawkins said the two issues he- will focus on are the budget and turnover rate in the Sheriff Department under Grimes' leadership. Of the 40 deputies working at the department when Grimes By Tom Murphy Business editor Thomas Hackney Braswell Memorial Library is receiving strong community support for construction of its new facility, which will funded by three local governments and private contributions. But, more money is needed, according to Martha Turney, Braswell Memorial's director, who spoke Thursday before, the Rocky Mount Kiwanis Club. "Surprisingly, the community's response to the fund-raiser has been good," she said. "We have $1.3 million in solid pledges from the private sector.

But we need to extend that goal to $1.6 million. The truth of the matter is we need "more money to complete the project Ground is expected to be broken took office, only four remain on the job today, he said. "Seven lost their jobs on the first day, and it's wrong to treat people like that," the Rocky Mount police detective said. "You've got some good folks in the sheriffs department, but they're young and inexperienced and he's promoting them to supervisory positions they're not ready for." Hawkins said if elected, he will re-appoint all current deputies and re-organize the department so that more of them are "working rather than supervising." He said the department's budget v. 4 Tuno in to completO.