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The Daily News-Journal from Murfreesboro, Tennessee • 3

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Sunday, Jan. 17, 1993 Murfreesboro, Tenn. THE DAILY NEWS JOURNAL 3 A Ex-M Run takes with Last Clinton ISU star this writer when starting to work for the Daily News Journal more ernment agencies I contacted in Nashville so which is it?" It's La Vergne, but folks who live there also answer to Lavergne. man nve years ago. A drive through.

the ritv tW By DAN WHITTLE News Journal Staff Writer Former MTSU basketball star Fred Allen of Little Rock was on what was billed on CNN Friday morning as "The Last Run in Arkansas before jogging enthusiast Bill-Clinton is sworn in this week as president. Allen, a staff member with U.S. Sen. David Pryor, gave priority to running with the president-elect over keeping first day on the, job showed La Vergne spelled three different ways on blinking signs, businesses and on City Hall, which had it Lavergne back in 1986. A SENSIBLE APPROACH TO WEIGHT LOSS THROUGH LIFESTYLE CHANGE Led by Dlanne Davis RDLDN Registered Licensed Dietician Allen, who has been asked to submit a resume by Clinton's transition team, recalled his days as a Blue Raider.

I have a great deal of respect for coach Jimmy Earle's coaching ability, but I have more respect for his discipline and hard-work ethic," Allen said. "In order to succeed in life, coach Earle taught you have to play by the rules and -work hard, and it has paid off for me it got me ready for the game of life." Allen, said he would give regards from the writer of Roamirf to his ol' jogging buddy Bill the next time the President-elect is in Little Rock. Chelsea's school Phone rang Tuesday afternoon. "Did you know that Chelsea (Clinton) is not coming to Oakland High School?" caller asked. "No, I didn't know that;" caller was "Why is Chelsea not coming to Oakland High School?" caller was asked.

"Because President-elect Clinton was afraid the Secret Service would be out-gunned." Another phone call "Have you heard that Eagleville residents are asking their City Council to change the "town's name?" Wednesday caller asked. "What new name are they wanting?" caller was asked. "To Shirley so Rutherford County can boast of having the real-life version of the La Vergne and Shirley Show," caller replied. Speaking of La Vergne Roamin' readerinquiring mindMurfreesboro resident Pam Murphy wants to know if the La Vergne spelling of the city of La Vergne is the correct spelling of La Vergne. "I thought they had a vote a few years ago to spell it Lavergne and not the old-styled French version" spelling of La Vergne," Murphy said.

"IVe asked city officials and they, along with town historian Shirley Chaney, say it is supposed to be spelled La Vergne." Actually, the question of La Vergne's correct spelling was one of the first Roamin's produced by A subsequent check by city of- ficials found that the correct way to spell La Vergne is as if two '--words and city officials had to change the lettering on City Hall and on city stationary. "I City Hall and wa told the correct spelling was La Vergne because that is how it on city stationary," Murphy saidl "The Election Commission, however, lists the official spelling, as Lavergne as do other gov- Darrell Walker, from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m.," Allen Baid. "The guy (Clinton) is in good shape. Allen had to cancel another interview Thursday. "I had to go to a farewell luncheon for Bill Thursday," explained Allen.

"It is kind of sad for us to be losing Bill, who now belongs to all of America." Allen obviously believes in Clinton. I "He is a hard worker and a good Allen said. "I did volunteer campaigning for him by speaking at 40 to 50 churches during the campaign." Allen, who was offered a financial reward for his efforts to help elect the new President, asked that the money to be donated to charity; "I did my speaking mostly on weekends took some vacation time to tell the people Bill would be a better president that Mr. Bush," Allen said. "George Bush was not a bad president, but he was not a good president" FREE ORIENTATION appointed interviews this week.

Allen, who was an accurately gunning Blue Raider guard from 1973-1976, explained why he could not do a 7:30 a.m. Friday scheduled interview. "One of Bill's (note first name basis) assistants called me late Thursday saying the President-elect wanted me to make the last run with him early Friday Allen said. "I got up at 5:30 a.m. to be at the golf course at 6:30 a.m., but Bill was late." "The Secret Service invited us in out of the cold, of course." Allen 6 P.M.

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"We ran; along with UT trustees miss deadline Vigilspeakers to mark birthday of Martin King Roy Edwards, Director investments, loans, employment and directorships. Trustees also must divulge any professional activities or services they or their immediate family provide to any person or entity doing business with or competing against the university. KNOXVILLE (AP) The first annua deadline for disclosing potential conflicts of interest -arrived, and the -entire University of Tennessee board forgot. Disclosure statements were due Friday under a policy adopted in February after a series of embarrassing revelations from dining at former president Lamar Alexander's wife's retreat to drinking nutritional milkshake mix supplied by athletic director Doug Dickey. "The board recognizes that honesty, integrity, accountability, responsibility, openness and disclosure of financial relationships and interests are absolutely iA candlelight vigil, a movie, panel discussion and speakers will mark the celebration of Dr.

Martin Luther King birthday at MTSU. The celebration is designed to commemorate Dr. King's work and to lead people into Black History Month and get them excited about iti" minority affairs director Ralph Metcalf said. A candlelight vigil will take Elace Monday at 7 p.m. in the leathley University Center Theatre.

Tony Muhammad of the Nation of Islam will be the keynote speaker. The program is free and open to the public and is sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the African-American-Students' Association and the Office of Minority Affairs. The Black Taffeta and Burlap Ensemble will present "A Cry in the Light" at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, in Tucker Theatre. The performance is free and open to the public. Beginning January 19 through February 2 At Middle Tennessee Electric Meeting Room 415 N.

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KING JR. essential the policy preamble said. "Recognizing that the board should provide, leadership by example, it is the purpose of this policy to ensure objectivity and integrity on the part of the The film "The. FBI's War on Black Americans" will begin Wednesday at 7 p.m in the Mass Communication huilding, Room 104, and will be followed by a panel discussion led by MTSU psychology department instructor Al Wilkerson. There is no admission charge for the movie.

trustees by identifying and avoiding conflicts of interest, both real and perceived." The forms ask trustees to list their primary sources of income (though not dollar amounts), Scholarships honor slain student To 0 a i (llilLflj firifliT? I XJ JL protection because the suspect is still at large, and Rolfs must move from place to place. However, Rolfs contacts people in the local community periodically by telephone and is en- couraging people to donate to Jthe scholarships, in his 'fiancee's name. As soon as Uffelman's MTSU friends and professors heard about her death, they named an existing WMOT scholarship in her honor, High said. "We're not one of the large scholarship amounts yet," High said. "But it's working." MTSU's Development office oversees the scholarships.

About 300 endowed nd annual scholarships are administered by the Development office. morial Scholarship is in the process of being formed now, and it may be open to a student in any major, High said. Uffelman's. family and her fiance, Jeremy Rolfs, are involved "with the memorial scholarship. The recipient of the WMOT scholarship will be selected within the next several days, but the winner's name won't be made public until an award ceremony sometime this spring, High said.

The recipient will be someone involved with said. Uffelman was known as "Rox-anne" on the air at WMOT at the time of her death. She had gone to Georgia with Rolfs, who survived the attack by the unknown assailant. Rolfs must live under law enforcement By ANGELA CANNON News Journal Staff Writer MTSU will now offer two scholarships in the name the late Heather Uffelman, the director of one of the scholarships said. Uffelman is the MTSU student and WMOT-FM disc jockey who killed by an unknown assailant iii a Georgia motel room in October.

The WMOT-Heather Uffelman Scholarship will be awarded this spring to a student affiliated with iMTSU's WMOT radio, WMOT (general manager and WMOT scholarship director John High said. The scholarship will range from $2,000 to $3,000, enough to cover a year's tuition, books and fees, High said. I The Heather Uffelman Me i. i I i CLEARANCE LHP 1 WEEK SALE Great Savings Going On Now! EVERYTHIKg YOU NEEDv.EVERY DAY. 4 SEALY SERTA SIMMONS 10 WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE SALE Greathoppingtl -rfZm Tr ie Nation's 4th Lamest Redding Specialists Guarantee Lowest' Prices Anytime.

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