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8B Juesday, April 2Q03 The Paducah Sun I'HflliB Supreme Court: Ruby Hall LEXINQTON, Ky. Services for Ruby Baldwin Hall, 77, of Lexington, sister of William Draflcn CALVERT CITY, Ky. A memorial service for William Roy Draff en, 81, of Calvert VVilburn Ray Wilburn Leslie Ray, 78, of Paducah, formerly of Calvert City, died at 12:01 a.m. Monday at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilita Cross burning isn't free speech we don't like you. The message is we are going to do you harm' Kilgore said.

States that have anti-cross burning laws include California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia. Thomas grew up in then-segregated Georgia. During arguments in the case, he spoke of a century of violence and terror at the hands of the Klan and other white supremacy groups. "The cross was a symbol of that reign of terror," Thomas said, breaking his customary silence during arguments. In the ruling, the justices seemed to carve out just a small exception for protected burnings.

"While a burning cross does not inevitably convey a message of intimidation, often the cross burner intends that the recipients of the message fear for their lives," O'Connor wrote. O'Connor was joined by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices John Paul Stevens, Anto-nin Scalia and Stephen Breyer. Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, David Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissented on free-speech grounds.

"The symbolic act of burning a cross, without more, is consistent with both intent to intimidate and intent to make an ideological statement free of any aim to threaten," Souter wrote. He said the Virginia law does not draw enough of a distinction. Thomas agreed that cross burning is abhorrent but said the court didn't even have to consider the First Amendment implicatioils because the state had a right to bar conduct it considered "particularly vicious." "Just as one cannot burn down someone's house to make a political point and then seek refuge In the First Amendment, those who hate cannot terrorize and intimidate to make their point," he wrote. By (Una Holland Associated Prssi WASHINGTON The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can punish Ku Klux Klansmen and others who set crosses afire, finding that a burning cross is an instrument of racial terror so threatening that it overshadows free speech concerns. The court voted 6-3 to uphold states' power to punish those who burn crosses as an act of intimidation.

A lower court had ruled that a Virginia law muzzled free speech. Four justices said part of that law was unconstitutional on separate grounds, because jurors could nave been told that cross-burning alone is evidence of an intent to intimidate. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, writing for the majority, said the protections afforded by the First Amendment "are not absolute" and do not necessarily shield cross burners. Justice Clarence Thomas, the court's only black member and a law-and-order conservative who frequently departs from civil rights orthodoxy, wrote separately that "those who hate cannot terrorize and intimidate to make their point." The ruling seemed at odds with past Supreme Court decisions that protected the constitutional speech rights of unsavory or unpopular groups and causes, including flag burners, nomographers and strippers, and people who use swastikas or crosses in demonstrations. "This is an emotional topic for everyone," said New York free speech lawyer Floyd Abrams, noting the cross-burning ties to racist violence.

"The ruling is nonetheless a defeat for First Amendment principles." Virginia Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore predicted the decision would prompt more states to outlaw cross burning. "A burning cross is a symbol like no other. It doesn't just say Bessie Finch SOUTH FULTON, Tnn. Bessie Finch, 86, of South Fulton died Monday afternoon at Parkway Regional Hospital in Fulton, Ky.

A native of Virginia, she was a homemakcr, and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are five daughters, Donna Finch and Betty Byrd, both of South Fulton, Mary Taylor of Murray, Margaret Shaw of Jonesboro, and Fairra Monk of Lynchburg, one son, David Finch of Martin; one sister, Ruth Dieter of Abilene, nine grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Mrs. Finch was preceded in death by her husband, Beecher O. Finch; one grandchild; two sisters; and one brother.

Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Oak Grove Cemetery in South Fulton. Jim Shaw and Dwain Taylor will, officiate. Friends may call between noon and 2 p.m. Thursday at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton, which is in charge of arrangements.

Linda Riley CATLETTSBURQ, Ky. Services for Linda J. French Riley, 60, of Catlettsburg will be at 8 this evening at Kilgore Collier Funeral Home in Catlettsburg. The Revs. Encil T.

Edmonds and Glen Walker will officiate. Burial will be Thursday at Clark's River Cemetery in Graves County. Mrs. Riley died Sunday at her home. A native of Henry County, she was a homemaker and member of Gospel Temple Church.

Surviving are her husband, Larry Riley; one son, Larry E. Riley of KUlen, one daughter, Shawn Hamm of Catlettsburg; three brothers, Drexel French, Ronny French, and Pat Cain, all of Paducah; two sisters, Wilma Cain and Charlotte French, both of Paducah; and three grandchildren. Mrs. Riley's parents were Eugene and Verlon Price French. Friends may call from 6 to 8 this evening at the funeral home; from 6 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday at Gospel Assembly Church in Paducah; and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the church. Funeral begins at 1 p.m. Thursday.

Lindsey Funeral Home in Paducah is in charge of local arrangements. Ruby Erwin WICKUFFE, Ky. Ruby Ellen Erwin, 84, of Wick-liffe died at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Countryside Health Care in Bardwell. Arrangements were incomplete at Milner Orr Funeral Home of Wickliffe.

James Sullenger James Edward Sullenger, 82, formerly of Paducah died Monday morning at Chateau Girardeau Nursing Home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Arrangements were incomplete at Milner Orr Funeral Home of Paducah. Cecelia Prater ANNA, III. Cecelia Prater, 43, of Anna died at 8:29 a.m. Monday at Union County Hospital.

Arrangements were incomplete at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home of Metropolis. Du Quoin hotel ordered to close Associated Press DU QUOIN, III. Years ago, businessmen passing through this southern Illinois city would get off the train and step right into the St. Nicholas Hotel, a three-story brick landmark that has stood near the center of town for nearly 100 years. Today the landmark is empty after a Perry County judge ordered the St.

Nicholas closed permanently for safety reasons and the people renting rooms there were kicked out. The building, which looked like it came from the Hollywood set of an Old West movie, had fallen into disrepair recently. "The court finds that there is immediate impending danger of a fire hazard and it is necessary to secure the building immediately," Judge James Campanella wrote in his decision, which came in response to a lawsuit filed last year by the State Fire Marshal's office, City will be conducted at noon Thursday at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Johnny Phillips will officiate.

A private committal service at Cal vert City Cemetery will precede the memorial service. Mr. Draffcn died at 11:47 a.m. Sunday at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. A U.S.

Navy veteran of World War II, he owned and operated Draffen's Department Store in Calvert City for 50 years, and worked until his retirement for the state of Kentucky as an employment counselor for veterans. He purchased the original Calvert home, Oak Hill, in 1948 and later recounted the history of Calvert City in a book he authored by the same name. He was a charter member of Calvert City Lions Club. A member of First Baptist Church, Mr. Draffen had served as church organist since age 12.

Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Attie Mae Little Draffen; one daughter, Jane Franks of Franklin, one son, Bill Draffen of Nolensville, one sister, Sara Russell of Nashville, four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. His parents were Mert J. Draffen and Jennie Vannerson Draffen. Visitation and a dinner will follow the memorial service at the church. Filbeck-Cann 4 King Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to First Baptist Church Organ Fund, 34 Ash Calvert City, KY 42029. Herman Edwards CUBA, Ky. Services for Herman Lee Edwards, 88, of Cuba will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Byrn Funeral Home of Mayfield with Will McSweeney officiating. Burial will be in Cuba Cemetery.

Mr. Edwards died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Cuba Church of Christ. Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Ernestine McPherson Edwards; one son, Terry Edwards of Mayfield; one daughter, Judy Howard of Cuba; one brother, Hubert Edwards of Union City, one sister, Hilda Tanner of Lake' Wales, two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers. His parents were Guthrie and Carrie Enoch Edwards. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Roy Casper DONQOLA, III.

Services for Roy Casper, 66, of Dongola will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home here with the Rev. Enloe demons officiating. Burial will be in Meisen-heimer Mr. Casper died Sunday morning at his home.

A native of Perks, he owned and operated Casper Trucking and was a former foreman for Johnson County Asphalt in Red-bud. He was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church of Perks. Surviving are his wife, Carol Casper; two sons, Alan Casper of Jonesboro and and Jeff Casper of Ullin; six grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and several 1 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one daughter; one grandson; two sisters and one brother. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m.

today at the funeral home, Jenny Fair NEW CONCORD, Ky. Jenny Fair, 73, of New Concord died at 7:35 a.m. Monday at Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Arrangements were incomplete at Blalock-Coleman York Funeral Home of Murray. George Moss KEVIL, Ky.

George L. Moss, 87, of Kevil died at 6:19 p.m. Sunday at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Paducah, Arrangements were incomplete at Jones Funeral Home of Kevil. u- A Mary Opal Moore of Paducah, will be at 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday at i I a Funeral Home of Lexington with the Rev.

Larry Day offi ciating. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery. Mrs. Hall died at 2 a.m. Sunday at Saint Joseph Hospital East in Lexington.

Besides her sister, local survivors include two nephews and two nieces. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to any charity. David Klinger WAUKESHA, Wis.

David A. Klinger, 37, of Waukesha, grandson of Guthrie and Stella Mitchusson of Paducah, died Friday. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. today at St. William's Catholic Church in Waukesha with the Rev.

Leonard Barbian officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery in Wales. Friends may call after 9 a.m. today at the church. Cesarz, Charapata Zinnekar Funeral Home of Waukesha is in charge of arrangements.

Annie Crump PRINCETON, Ky. Annie Mary Crump, 90, of Princeton died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday at Princeton Health Care Manor. Mrs. Crump was a self-employed housekeeper and a member of Shepherd Street Baptist church.

There are no immediate survivors. She was preceded in death by her husband, Handford Crump; one son, Burnice Gray; one daughter, Rebie Mae Gray; five brothers and one sister. Her parents were Otis and Edna East Gray. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Morgan's Funeral Home of Princeton with the Rev.

Samuel Scott officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Millie Johnson NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla.

Services for Millie Ann Johnson, 89, of New Smyrna Beach, grandmother of Sandy Burchard of Melber, will be at 11:30 a.m. today at Pearson's Funeral Home of Louisville. Burial will be in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. Mrs. Johnson died- Sunday in New Smyrna Beach.

Other local survivors include two great-grandchildrenBrittany Reynolds and Clay Reynolds, both of Melber. Visitation is after 10 a.m. today at the funeral homeExpressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hospice of VolusiaFlagler Counties, 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, FL 32129; or Kosair Charities, P.O. Box 37370, Louisville, KY 40233. Sueretha Petty Services for Sueretha L.

Petty, 40, of Paducah will be at noon Wednesday at Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles W. Russell officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Ms.

Petty died at 3:16 p.m. March 31 at Western Baptist Hospital. She was employed by Caring People Services and was a former employee of the Cracker Barrel and Bob Evans restaurants. She was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are two sons, Cornell Petty, stationed with the U.S.

Marine Corps in Kuwait, and DeMario Brown of Erie, two daughters, Alisha Petty of Greensboro, N.C., and Kimberly Petty of Erie; four sisters, Margaret Thomas and Jacqueline Petty, both of Erie, Sally Petty of Charleston, and Valerie Petty of Ripley, Tenn. three brothers, Willie Petty of Charleston and Jerry Petty and Cornell Petty, both of Erie; four grandchildren; one aunt; one uncle; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home of, Paducah is in charge of arrangements.

tion tenter. A native of El Paso, Texas, Mr. Ray served with the U.S. Army in Italy and Africa during World War II. He was a retired carpenter, and was a Loyal Order of hi member of the Moose for more than 50 years.

Surviving are one daughter, Doris Poat of Paducah; one son, Wilburn E. Ray of Waco, Texas; three sisters, Pearl Coad of Clever, Margarett Peggy Fogelsonger of Northville, and Bonnie Williams of Wynne, three brothers, Samuel Spiegel of Sandusky, Lloyd Spiegel of Swartz Creek, and Bill Spiegel of Linden, six grandchildren; and one great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Castor Ray; five brothers; and five sisters. His parents were Ervin Thomas and Charlottie Spiegel Ray. Services will be at 10 a.m.

Thursday at Milner Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with the Rev. Larry Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Calvert. City Cemetery in Marshall County. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Moose HeartMoose Haven, Loyal Order of Moose, P.O. Box 987, Paducah, KY 42001. Lowell Davis COLLEGE STATION, Taxas Lowell E. Davis, 87, of College Station, formerly of Princeton, died Friday at College Station Medical Center.

A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Davis was a retired printer for The Evansville Courier. He was a member of First Christian Church of College Station, Masonic Lodge No. 82, life member of Elks Lodge No.

1115, life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5595 and a member of the printers union. Surviving are his wife, Eva Davis; one son, Charles Davis; one sister, Martha McCollum; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Cedar Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Cliff Jones officiating.

There will be no visitation. Morgan's Funeral Home of Princeton is in charge of arrangements. Annie Richardson DICKSON, Tenn. Services for Annie Meatrice Stovall Richardson, 87, of Dickson, formerly of Bardwell, were Monday at Taylor Funeral Home of Dickson with the Rev. Ray Woodall officiating.

Burial was in St. Patrick's Cemetery in McEwen. Mrs. Richardson died Friday at her home. She was a retired meat cutter for Swift and Company in East St.

Louis, 111. She was of the Roman Catholic faith. Surviving are two daughters, Mary D. Parker of Collinsville, 111., and Emma Burgess of Dickson; one son, Ivan "Gene" Richardson of Belleville, 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ivan D.

Richardson. Her parents were Frederick Clay and Annie Stovall Richardson. Doug Joiner CADIZ, Ky. Doug Joiner, 72, of Cadiz died at 5:45 p.m. Sunday at Trigg County Hospital.

A U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Joiner was the retired owner of West Cadiz Gulf and was retired from Lake Bark-ley State Resort Park. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Taylor Joiner; one daughter, Sherry Joiner of Cadiz; one sister, Shirley Galvin of Frankfort, and two brothers, Bill Joiner and Dennis Joiner, both of Frankfort.

His parents were Sanford Lackey Joiner and Irene Joiner. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Goodwin Funeral Home of Cadiz with the Rev. Don Moore officiating. Burial will be in East End Cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Rule keeping pension swaps equal scrapped switchover to provide certain workers with pension options, such as how they would want to accrue future benefits or whether they would want to be grandfathered under the traditional pension plan. "The proposed nondiscrimination regulations would have had the unintended effect of making more difficult for employers (o provide workers with transition relief in cash balance conversions," said Pam Olson, Treasury's assistant secretary for tax policy. The government said it intends to rework the provision.

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Plan conversions to 'cash balance' usually mean workers close to retirement will get less money. Associated Press WASHINGTON The Bush administration said Monday that it would scrap for now a proposed rule that sought to ensure that highly paid workers aren't unduly favored when companies switch to a new type of retirement plan. The provision was contained in a broader proposal that companies would follow when they convert traditional pension plans to "cash balance" plans. Critics say cash balance plans hurt older workers. The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said the broader proposal, which among other things advises companies how to avoid age-discrimination lawsuits when switching to cash balance plans, would not be affected by Monday's action.

Plan conversions typically mean less money for workers close to retirement and have been the subject of a rash of lawsuits. The provision jettisoned Monday said companies, in setting up cash-balance plans, "may not provide disproportionate benefits to highly compensated employees; Treasury said that the proposal would have made it hard for companies wanting to make the We got left out of your Yellow Pages! UP FPEE CONSULTATION Residential or Small Business Security Systems ttfCO Daiigherty, Consultant ADT Srvlcst 1 -800-238-981 0 OfflM! C70-92S-2564 G7 Mil 170-81 -ITS Sun TO.