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2A The Paducah Sun Monday, September 7, 1992 Owensboro's new RiverPark Center to open Saturday 4 4 stnulrWt KallmrA onmof'hinfJ nf that! -C-- in vn8- 'z i ire LJ 1 pi SSH3CH! ASSOCIATED PRESS OWENSBORO, Ky. When Owensboro's new $15 million River-Park Center opens thi? Saturday, it will represent "a quantum leap" in the city's cultural life, Mayor David Adkisson said. Outsiders also have impressed. "It's a major, staW-of-the-arT concert venue," said 1 Colorado-based Pete Wernick, a former member of the popular bTuegrass band Hot Rize, who will perform in the all-star band during a benefit gala on Saturday. Wernick got a glimpse of the center's interior in July, when he was in town on business as president of the International Bluegrass Music Association.

The opening-night extravaganza will feature John Denver and Florence Henderson and will include performances by local arts groups, a band of bluegrass all-stars, the Kentucky Opera and the Kentucky State University Concert Choir. The center includes a main hall, 300-seat experimental theater, bluegrass music museum, cafe, backstage workshop, catering kitchen and meeting space. "As a lifelong resident of Owens-boro, I have always been one of the naysayers," wrote Dan Spalding in a letter to the Messenger-Inquirer newspaper. "Now I must admit I have never been more excited to be an Owensboro resident. I been President Bush and his wife, Barbara, put cans of food into' a President Bush, accompanied by four Secret Service agents, a container for Kentucky Harvest as the price of admission to a doctor and a nurse, takes an early-morning jog on the Male High Louisville Redbirds baseball game.

School track in Lousville Sunday. A political whirlwind Louisville church given little time to prepare for Bush visit Everlys draw 20,000 to fifth homecoming Associated Press The former San Diego Chicken drew 18,339 fans April 10. The largest crowd of the year was 27,789 July 3 when a fireworks display followed the game. "I told his (the president's) brother when I found out he was coming that he had a big challenge to outdraw the Chicken," Ulmer added. But the president prevailed over the Famous Chicken as the official attendance was put at 21,113.

Bush stayed for one inning, watching each team score a run and witnessing a near rhubarb when Louisville pitcher Paul Kilgus hit Indianapolis third baseman Arci Cianfrocco with a pitch. The benches emptied and both teams met near the pitchers mound for a short time before the umpires restored order. But the real show was the success of the Kentucky Harvest promotion. Bush was invited to Louisville by Kentucky Harvest, which was celebrating its fifth anniversary at Sunday's game. "There's no greater force for good than an army of volunteers," said Stan Curtis, founder of Kentucky Harvest as he spoke to the crowd.

Those who attended the game -gavennore than 50,000 pounds of food for the relief effort, Curtis said. arrived that he's met and had. his picture taken with Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan and was hopeful to add Bush to that list. Reese said he would get the president to autograph a baseball. "It might be.

worth something someday," Reese said. "I don't want it personalized, I just want his name on it." Bush threw out the first ball to Redbirds' catcher Tim Redman and the throw apparently nipped the comer of the plate for a strike, bringing a roar from the crowd. "I understand he (Bush) was a pretty good ball player himself," Redman said. "It was more exciting than catching Mister Peanut who I caught when he threw out the first ball earlier this year." Sam Stallings, 87, has season tickets to the Redbirds but gave up his seat and the one used by his wife, Edna, to the president and Jady The Louisville baseball fan of 60 years said he was given two other seats nearby his son, Bob, one of the team's'owners. Stallings is a Democrat but added that he "votes Republican." "It's wonderful to have the president come to a minor league ball park," said Redbirds board Chairman Dan Ulmer.

There was some concern that the president might not attract a crowd as large as the Famous Chicken. S.VA,- 1 I XT i it 5 xh KENTUCKY Associated Press "We are a large, very conservative Southern Baptist church that is becoming more politically active in our community," said Jim Carrell, a deacon. The president went to church after jogging about two miles at the Male Traditional School track in downtown Louisville. After church, he and the first lady dropped three cans of food into a container as they walked onto the Cardinal Stadium field to take part in a Kentucky Harvest collection for the victims of Hurricane Andrew. Kentucky Harvest is a non-profit program that distributes food to the needy.

The food donated by the Bushes represented the price of admission to the Louisville-Indianapolis American Association baseball game. The president was greeted by basketball xoach Denny Crum coach Howard Schnellen-berger of the University of Louisville, former Brooklyn Dodgers great Harold "Pee Wee" Reese and ex-Green Bay Packer star Paul Hornung. He recognized each and congratulated Schnellenberger, although Louisville lost to Ohio State 20-19 the day before. "Somebody-once-told me that playing a tie ball game is like kissing your sister," Bush said of Louisville's decision to go for a two-point conversion and a victory rather than a tie. "I want to tell you this, the coach did the right thing yesterday." Crum said before the president the nation's existing Export Enhancement Program which allows Bush to increase U.S.

subsidies if he determines that foreign governments are unfairly subsidizing their products. Some of the export subsidies announced by Bush on Wednesday, in fact, were continuations of ones that had been announced separately by the Agriculture Department annually for the past seven years, she said. Roger Runnigen, Agriculture Department spokesman, said that the export subsidies announced by Bush are "revenue in other words, offset in other programs and not costing any new tax dollars. In general, aolniinistration officials said that the export subsidies would allow wheat farmers to get higher prices for their crops thus reducing the need for federal price-support subsidies at home. Being able to sell more of their wheat will also mean lower storage costs, the officials said.

"I don't think that troubles farmers. I think farmers would ultimately rather get their from the market than from Uncle Sam," said a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The government currently subsidizes the difference between what a farmer gets when he sells his commodity and a "target" price set by the government quality was being built in Owens boro." RiverPark employees working around the clock to prepare for the benefit show tell of seeing people looking in and strolling along the mam walkway as late as midnight. "We've had to order blinds," "marveled marketing director Jim Payne, who has a first-floor office window and has been unnerved by a couple of observers. When planning started 10 years ago, the idea was to create a center that would meet four goals, niver- Park Chairman Terry Woodward said.

Civic leaders wanted a facil ity that would be a catalyst for downtown development, attract tourists, provide top facilities for community arts groups, "and probably more than anything, we wanted to create a community image and generate some commu nity pride Woodward said. An extensive schedule of musi cals, concerts and lectures follows the Saturday night opening gala. The London stage version of the musical "Phantom of the Opera" will be presented on Oct. 1. On Oct.

15, Gavin MacLeod and Michael Learned will appear in "Love Letters." In the next few weeks there will be a performance by a pantomime group, talks by motivational speaker Zig Ziglar and consumer advocate Ralph Nader, "a vaude ville show, and concerts, concerts, concerts by local groups. Beaver Dam said it was his first year at the concert. Though Mat-tingly missed the Everlys' heyday, he said he often hears their music at home. Despite rain Saturday morning, which made for a muddy outdoor theater, organizers estimated the crowd to be dose to last year's turnout of about 20,000. "With the rain and everything else that's happened this year, we're really pleased with this turnout," said Bill Greenwood, board member of the Everly Brothers Foundation.

Also performing Saturday night were Brown, John Prine and The Kentucky HeadHunters. Money raised from the event will go toward a museum and music complex the Everly Brothers Foundation hopes to build in Central City. Phil Everly said he also would like to see the concert continue to benefit Muhlenberg County through programs such as the scholarship local students receive from the foundation. (bank account) which reflects over 160,000 rand ($59,259) drawn over a period for you." The writer warns that a family lawyer is investigating the account and that someone referred to as Ntombi has been gossiping about their use of ANC funds. A woman named Ntombi Mat-shoba worked in the ANC's social welfare department when Winnie Mandela headed it with Mpofu as her deputy.

"I tell you, Ntombi is gossiping about the checks we, used to ask her to cash in the name of the and how I gave you all that money," it says. News reports in May said" the ANC was investigating possible misuse of funds from the social welfare department, but the ANC refused to confirm the reports. During Winnie Mandela's 1991 trial, prosecutors said she wanted to punish the youths for allegedly having homosexual relations with a white clergyman. Since the trial, two of her co-defendants have claimed they lied in court to protect her and that she led the assaults. In March, newspapers quoted witnesses as saying Winnie Mandela ordered the slaying of a Soweto doctor who was killed shortly after examining the assault victims.

Police are investigating the case. Weeks later, she resigned as head of the social welfare department and Nelson Mandela announced they were separating. Letter cites Winnie Mandela affair BY THOMAS S. WATSON ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Rev.

William L. Hancock of Highview Baptist Church didn't write a special sermon for President Bush and his wife, Barbara, Sunday because there wasn't time. That's the kind of whirlwind schedule the Bushes kept during their Labor Day weekend visit to Louisville. Bush is Episcopalian and reporters thought he'd be attending a church of that faith, but a quick decision was made to do otherwise. "We actually knew at eight o'clock this morning that it was official that he was coming," Hancock said.

"They called and asked if the security people could come in and check out the building." Hancock said the president was glad no special preparations were made. "He conveyed his appreciation for us not magnifying his presence any more than we did," Hancock said. The minister made no reference to the president in his sermon or that he was in the church until the end of his sermon when he recognized him as "a guest who is the president and leader of our nation," rather than as a candidate. The congregation gave the Bushes a long round of applause. "I think our church had a lot to do with his coming here because of our involvement in the Desert Storm operation," said parishioner Eddie Greenwell.

He said many relatives of the church were involved in the Gulf War. BUSH Continued from page 1 "One neighbor helping another that is the American spirit, the American way," he said. Bush was also attending a Polish festival in Chicago before winding up his campaign day Sunday in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The New York Times reported Sunday that wheat farmers who were promised the federal largesse last week by Bush will find that sum more than offset when the higher prices they should receive for wheat in turn reduce government payments to farmers under domestic programs.

When he announced the $1 billion grant in South Dakota last Wednesday, Bush did not mention that the farmers it would benefit might lose federal benefits in other areas. Instead, he characterized the package as the largest-ever sale of U.S. subsidized wheat -and firesented it as a boon to Ui. aimers in meeting competition abroad from heavily subsidized European wheat Torie Clarke, Bush campaign spokesman, said Sunday that Bush's action in announcing the $1 billion package was "a matter of timing. We're perfectly justified." She said that jthe administration had never presented the program as anything other than acting under ASSOCIATED PRESS CENTRAL CITY, Ky.

Fans came from as far away as the Netherlands and Germany to see Kentucky music stars Don and Phil Everly at the annual Everly Brothers Homecoming that had its finale over the weekend. Bert DeJonge and his wife, Lillian, traveled all the way from Amsterdam for a 14-day excursion in the United States. "We always wanted a reason to come to the states," DeJonge said. He added that because he's a member of the Everlys international fan club, Homecoming was the perfect opportunity. DeJonge, 46, recalled first hearing the Everly Brothers as a 12-year-old in Ermelo, Netherlands.

The DeJonges watched Saturday as Maceo native Marty Brown signed autographs for a horde of people around his fan club booth. But other fans were from closer to home. Wearing a Skid Row T-shirt, I4- year-old Ralph Mattingly of Winnie Mandela's Soweto home were not answered, and Mpofu's home number was not listed. The ANC has consistently refused comment on the Mandelas' personal affairs and had no official comment Sunday. The often-rambling letter lashes out at Mpofu for allegedly having other lovers and says the Mandela marriage collapsed this year largely because of the writer's love for Mpofu.

The letter also says: "You think you can just wish away certain things, Dali. I tell you, I'm in trouble with the Simmonds Street i BY TINA SUSMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Newspapers on Sunday published a letter allegedly written by Winnie Mandela to a former lover incriminating them in the possible misuse of African National Congress funds. The Sunday Times and Sunday Star of Johannesburg each said a copy of the lengthy, bitter letter was delivered anonymously to their offices. It was not signed, but both papers said investigations proved the handwriting was that of Winnie Mandela, wife of ANC President Nelson Mandela. The letter is sure to further damage her reputation and diminish her chances of a political comeback.

ANC leaders were to discuss on Monday recent protests demanding her reinstatement as head of the ANC's social welfare department, a position she left in April. Winnie Mandela once was known as "Mother of the Nation," but she has lost much of her standing since she was convicted in May 1991 of kidnapping and being an accessory to the assault of four young black men. She was sentenced to six years in prison and is free pending appeal The Mandelas separated last spring after 34 years of marriage. Mandela was imprisoned for political activism for 27 of those years, and his wife became one of the most dynamic opponents of the white government during his detention. She Mandela remains popular with militant ANC supporters.

Associated Press' Nelson and Winnie Mandela arrive at a South African court la this 1991 file photo. Johannesburg newspapers Sunday published a letter allegedly written by Mrs. Mandela to a former lover, Dali Mpofu, seen at center in the background. She has accused political enemies of making false accusations against her and consistently vowed to maintain her political activism, despite her personal and legal problems. Media reports have long linked Winnie Mandela, 58, romantically to lawyer Dali Mpofu, 30, to whom the letter was written.

She and Mpofu, who served on her defense team during the 1991 trial, have denied having an affair. The newspapers said both declined opportunities to comment on the letter, which was written in March. Telephone calls Sunday to.