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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1988 3- gfr Atlanta journal AND CONSTITUTION DQDGL70 WHAT'S MAKING NEWS IN YOUR TOWN Eight Cars Broken Into; Police on Alert 5 i if nil" board member Gene Kimbro is pitted against first-tim4 candidate Richard Bullock. The other school board race has Rymon WilbQnj running unopposed in his bid for a fourth term on the school board. In the uncontested City Commission race, Phillip- Beard seeks a three-year term. Mr.

Beard has served 14 years on the Buford City Commission. Shopping Center Zoning Hearing Set LAWRENCEVILLE A developer's request to rezotie i 8.4 acres on Old Norcross Road near Interstate 85 So that he can build a shopping center is expected to draw: a crowd of protesters to Tuesday's county Planning-' Commission meeting, an official said Monday. The county Planning and Development Department' has recommended that developer James H. Pardue's re- quest be denied, said Planning Commission Chairman Robert T. Holbrook.

"Whenever denial has been recommended, you can expect a crowd," Mr. Holbrook said. 1 The commission will also consider Amherst Devel- I opers' application to rezone more than five acres at the intersection of Tab Roberts Road and Lawrenceviflew; Suwanee Road to build an office complex and two care centers. -i Mr. Holbrook said the planning department has rec.

ommended that the commission deny permission fof except one day-care center. He said he also expected homeowners to turn complain about a request to allow Burger King build a restaurant at the intersection of and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. Atlanta Continental will also be asking to rezone 117 acres on Collins Hill Road near Lauren- ceville to build a business park for offices and houses, Mr. Holbrook said. BILLY DOWNSStaff DULUTH City police were looking Monday for those responsible for breaking into eight cars parked at Duluth High School over the weekend and stealing stereo equipment and other items.

The burglars gained entry by breaking a window in each car while they were parked in the football field and school parking lots at 3737 Brock Road between 4:30 p.m. and midnight Friday and Saturday said Duluth police Maj. Brian B. Carney. Tape players, radios, equalizers and wristwatches were among items taken from the cars, he said.

Fire at Business Under Investigation LAWRENCEVILLE Fire destroyed a Lawrenceville business late Sunday night, causing about $1 million in damage and forcing the evacuation of a nearby trailer. Gwinnett County police arson detectives and investigators with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are looking into the 11:22 p.m. fire at Materials Inc. at 2716 Oak Road, said Gwinnett County Fire Department Lt Wayne R.

Harper. The fire, which he termed as "suspicious," consumed the one-story 100-foot by 200-foot metal building housing masonry and metal building materials and a truck. It took 35 firefighters IVi hours to control the blaze. Three people were evacuated temporarily from a nearby trailer, but no injuries were reported and no damage was done to the mobile home, Lieutenant Harper said. Lawrenceville Due to OK Sewer Pact LAWRENCEVILLE The Lawrenceville City Council is expected to approve a contract for the sale of the city's sewer system to Gwinnett County at a special meeting Tuesday.

The contract transfers control of the system, including all sewage lines and the city's 50 percent capacity in the Yellow River-Sweetwater Sewage Treatment Plant from city to county control. The value of the entire package has been estimated at more than $20 million. After the council approved the original contract in May, attorneys for both the city and county met repeatedly to hammer out the final details of the sale. The only major item left undecided is whether the city will continue to bill customers and, if so, how much it will receive, Mayor H. Rhodes Jordan said Monday.

The special meeting starts at 6 p.m. and will be held at City Hall. Although the final version of the contract, which was distributed to city officials Friday, is still without a date, the transfer will probably take place about 30 days after both sides ratify the contract, Mayor Jordan said. In return for gaining control of the system, the county will take over $4.7 million in bonded debt still owed by the city. Lawrenceville also gets to keep $750,000 that it put in an escrow fund to secure the loan to buy capacity in the Yellow River-Sweetwater plant.

Buford to Vote on 3 Posts Saturday BUFORD Buford city elections Saturday will decide two positions on the school board and one on the City Commission. In the only race with opposition, incumbent school Kelly Crossan (left), a sophomore at Park- ters to Resident Saddam Hussein as view, and Tanya Prowell, a junior, write let- part of an i. ty International project. From 'Yuppie' Parkview High School, Students Demand Amnesty for Others Blaze Damages Two Apartment NORCROSS Gwinnett County Fire officials are investigating the cause of a Monday 'night blaze that damaged two units of the Overlook Village Apartments in Norcross, said Lt Wayne R. Harper, a fire department spokesman.

i The fire did not appear to have been started, Lieutenant Harper said. There were no injuries, but four of the resident were unable to return to their apartments, he said. The apartment complex management moved them to vacant units until their apartments are repaired. 2 The fire appears to have started in the kitchen area of the first-floor apartment and spread to the floor unit and attic, he said. In addition to the apartments that were burned, two, nearby units suffered smoke and water damage, Lied-tenant Harper said.

"The fire didn't spread much at all," he said. "Fdr the most part we were able to contain it to the kitchen area." Firefighters from seven units responded to the'-'' blaze at about 6:45 p.m. and brought it under control 'by 7:12 p.m., he said. apartment complex is located near the 'inter" section of Peachtree Industrial and Jimmy Carter bdur levards. Staff writers Kathy Scruggs, Daryl Kirby, Deborah Scroggins and Howard Buskirk contributed to this.re POlt The document specifies that every individual should be allowed freedoms of conscience, association and religion, freedom from arbitrary arrest and imprisonment and freedom from cruel and degrading treatment Metro Atlanta has reflected that growth, with chapters forming at Norcross, North Fulton and Tucker high schools.

Another Gwinnett chapter is being formed at Central Gwinnett High School, said student coordinator David Becker, a junior at Central. And it is not always an easy1 task to form a high school group, especially in an affluent corner of the world such as Gwinnett, said Dawn Potesta. A Parkview junior, Dawn started the school's group last February. "We dove deep into a shallow PoJ said. "This 1s a yuppie school where people are more worried about the color of their car.

But there are people here who worry about other people being tortured, stoned to death and having their arms and legs blown off with butterfly bombs that look like toys to children." Derek Howard, a junior, said the Parkview group attracts students from all social and econom ic classes. "There are liberals and conservatives here," he said. "I'm not a member, but I come because it lets me have my say in things that happen in the world." In explaining their reasons' for joining the Amnesty International campaign, several students pulled out brochures that told of the organization's success in helping to free over 1,000 political prisoners last year. "I want to stop the social injustice," said Teresa Bryson, a charter member and Parkview senior who hopes to become a journalist Some of the letters written Monday were surprisingly plain, relying on simplicity rather than flourish to convey the writer's opinion. The entire text of one letter to Mr.

Hussein read: "Your Excellency: As a member of Amnesty International, I am aware that these Kurdish civilians are being killed. This killing should be stopped, Amnesty International feels that this is wrong. It is a violation of human rights. "All I ask is that you find out who is doing this killing, and stop it Sincerely, a member of Amnesty International." By David Pendered StaffWriter About 34 Parkview High School students devoted an hour of their Monday afternoon to writing Iraq President Saddam Hussein, demanding that his government end bombing raids on civilians in northern provinces. The letters from members of Parkview's student chapter of Amnesty International asked Mr.

Hussein to stop the bombing of villages where Kurdish civilians reside. They also requested the Iraqi leader to prosecute those responsible for the raids on civilians. "Every letter counts," said Nicole Allison, a Parkview junior. "I believe that if my letter can save a person's life, it's worth writing." The Parkview studentship, among a growing number of high school students across the nation joining Amnesty International. The apolitical organization with about 700,00 members worldwide about 1,100 in metro Atlanta is dedicated to letter-writing campaigns that focus attention on governments that abuse civil rights as outlined in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT Mama says Papa's going to work hard to keep Gwinnett a good place to live when he's elected commissioner. I hope everybody in V. District 1 knows that! Trouble Spots ON GWINNETT ROADS tsuvvanee fimmm pi I' Vi I ililpilife i SELECT '1 rv nil Places where potential traffic bottlenecks may delay you 2 Men Sought After Shots Miss Deputy By Derrick Hinmon StaffWriter Gwinnett and Rockdale counties authorities are searching for two men, one who allegedly shot at a Rockdale deputy sheriff during aa brief vehicle chase through the two counties Monday afternoon. The incident started around 3 p.m. when a neighbor reported being suspicious of a van parked in the driveway of a home on Pleasant Hill Road, said Lt Tommy Eaton of the Rockdale Sheriffs Department Authorities called off the search at about 7:30 p.m.

Monday. A full-scale search will not continue, but patrols will comb the area, Rockdale Lt Jeff Wingington said. The suspects were driving a white van that was reported stolen in DeKalb County last week, Lieutenant Eaton said. When Rockdale Deputy Sheriff Bo Giles arrived at the scene to check out the van, Lieutenant Eaton said it took off and led him on a 10-to 15-minute chase into Gwinnett where one of the suspects fired shots at the officer. Lieutenant Eaton said the shots missed and Deputy Sheriff Giles was not injured.

The chase ended when the two suspects jumped out of the van and ran into a wooded area off Mink Livsey Road, authorities said. A search dog and about 50 officers from the Rockdale and Gwinnett sheriffs departments, in addition to Gwinnett police combed the 4700 block of Mink Livsey Road in the southern tip of Gwinnett near Rockdale and DeKalb counties before they called off the full-scale search, said Lawrence M. Walton, Gwinnett Police spokesman. Both suspects are described as white, between the ages of 19 and 21, about 5 10 inches tall, Mr. Walton said.

BE SURE GWINNETT COUNTY REMAINS GREAT! ELECT A MAN WHO HAS A BIG STAKE IN TODAY'S GWINNETT AND ITS FUTURE. Elect 1 distmjct i cotmmmtm Paid For By the Committee to Elect Wayne Hill line. 6 South Norcross-Tucker Road is under construction between Pleasantdale Road and Jimmy Carter Boulevard. 7 Interstate 83 is being widened from two lanes in each direction to four lanes between Boggs Road and 1-985. The inside northbound lane will be closed from 7 p.m.

to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday. Traffic will be slow. 8 Hillcrest Road in Lilburn will be closed for bridge repairs until no later than Nov. 7.

Write a Letter to Traffic Tips Do you have questions or comments about traffic in Gwinnett dangerous intersections, when road construction projects will be finished, complaints about traffic patterns? If so, please write to Traffic Tips, 6455 Best Friend Road, Norcross 30071. 1 Highway 20 is being widened from two to five lanes for two miles from Pike Street in Lawrenceville to Park Place just outside Lawrenceville. 2 Shackelford Road is being widened from two to five lanes. Construction will be under way through late 1988. The detour from Woodington Circle to Franklin Road is open.

The project also includes the widening of Club Drive from Pleasant Hill to Sweetwater Creek Road from two to Ave lanes. 3 Satellite Boulevard is being widened from two to five lanes from Beaver Ruin Road to Pleasant Hill. 4 U.S. Highway 29 is being widened to five lanes from Sweetwater Creek Bridge in Lil-burn to Culver Street in Lawrenceville. 8 Pleasant Hill Road is under construction between Buford Highway and the Fulton County Ijc Mania Journal THE ATLANTA CONSmUTION mi ii it.