The Selma Times-Journal from Selma, Alabama • 3

THE SELMA TIMES- JOURNAL, I WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 19 Britain hit with fifth night of street violence LONDON (AP) Britain had its from the police now we're giving it fifth successive night of street back," a 14-year-old West Indian youth violence, with a third city affected, as who would not give his name told a 500 youths rampaged through a North reporter for Independent Radio News. London suburb and rioters set fires to 'I've been arrested every week, stores and stoned fire engines in man. Stop, search, stop, search. Now Manchester. I'm getting my own back.

I don't care, The mob in the Wood Green district I don't care about anything. I threw a of London "went absolutely mad" couple of bricks, hit a couple of Tuesday night, said cafe owner Saul policemen. Just getting my revenge Liasi. "It was not racial, just pure back." hooliganism. Undoubtedly, they want Jeff Crawford, a West Indian excitement and they want to destroy community relations officer in the things they are not short of money.

area, said most of the mob was black, "All it is, we've been taking stick but a "significant" number of young FCC grants WSLA tall tower status The Federal Communications Com- construction of the tower near mission has granted Selma television Gordonsville in Lowndes could begin in 50 station WSLA, Channel 8, permission to days, the time limit for appeals to be filed. constructa tall tower which is expected to Singleton estimated cost of the tall triple its coverage area, according to tower will be between million and Singleton, $3 $4 George station manager. million but added that will inadministrative Federal crease from eight counties to 24, which Singleton said Edward Kuhlmann, coverage law judge for the Communications Commission in would in a "big" change for the station, including a much larger news Washington, D.C., recently made the and newscasts. Watafter a five-year battle mounted by more department tage would be increased from 53,700 to ruling two stations in Montgomery. WCOV, Channel 32, op- 316,000.

Channel 20, and WKAB, posed the petition, claiming WSLA's Singleton said the ruling was the "main increased coverage area would cause. hurdle" and "we have every reason to economic harm to their businesses. expect we'll be allowed to build it (the tall Singleton said he expects the stations to tower). It will be a big boost to Selma and appeal the ruling. But if they do not, West Alabama." whites took part, "white lads and a number of Cypriots." Scotland Yard reported 50 youths were arrested and 40 shops were broken into before the violence subsided at 1 a.m.

today. The London Ambulance Service said it took four people to a hospital, including a man with a slashed throat and another man with a stab wound. No police injuries were reported. Wood Green is a densely populated working class area, with many West Indians, Asians, Cypriots, Greeks and Turks, six miles north of central free-for-all. If you want to know why streets about 3 a.m.

today. Police said London. I'm doing it, I won't give you any of they torched stores and smashed Crawford said he thought the out- this rubbish about being oppressed. windows in one district, then hurled break was a "childish to in it for money. I'll sell all this rocks at the fire engines that rushed to imitate what don't attempt has been happening in think this riot was the fires.

Liverpool," the northwest port city planned. I'm happened to be here at the Witnesses said they saw fives stores I where mobs of black and white youths time, so cashing in on it." burning and crews of 11 fire engines attacked police, set fire to buildings A woman said the fighting fighting the flames. There were no resident and looted stores Saturday, Sunday started "with almost army-like immediate reports of injuries or and Monday nights. precision." A police officer involved arrests. said the youths smashed windows "as The current outreak of violence A reporter for the Daily Telegraph if they were goading the started last Friday night in West said an 18-year-old white taking In Manchester, the big Midlands London's Southall district, where camera equipment from a shattered industrial center 180 miles northwest young Asian residents battled white shopfront told him: "It's just a great of London, gangs of youths hit the hooligans.

Air Force to provide Craig funding The U.S. Air Force will provide funding for fire protection and base security at Craig Industrial Park for at least two more months, according to Richard Roberts, Craig Airport and options to extend for two Industrial Authority more one-month periods. executive director. In addition, he said the Roberts said the Air Force amount of funding per month has granted a two-month has been increased by 7 extension of the contract with percent, from $22,500 to Miller joins DA staff Former Marion police "I expect Ed to be a patrolman Edward R. Miller tremendous asset to our has joined the staff of District office, considering, his Attorney Roy Johnson as a familiarity with different law special enforcement agencies in my Miller will be responsible jurisdiction," said Johnson.

for criminal investigation in Miller will remain in the five county jurisdiction of Marion, headquartered in the the 4th Judicial Circuit. DA's office in the Perry Johnson said he chose Miller County Courthouse. because of his background in Miller has worked with the law enforcement. Miller worked with the Marion Police Department for five Tennessee years. Mayor for oil exploration (Continued from Page Al) Smitherman admitted privately Selma's problem could have been worked out with less flamboyance.

But that wasn't his style.) Observers attribute at least part of the changes in Smitherman to the changes in the city political scene. The new City Council sworn in with the mayor last October is a different breed from the councils which served in previous Smitherman administrations. Only four veteran council members had returned to office; the remaining seven were, new to city government. vi The council's first sessions proved that it would not be a "rubber stamp" for Smitherman proposals. It rejected two of the mayor's nominees to head city departments, and its members began "learning the ropes" by investigating city finances and operations.

But the council has been hampered by internal conflicts. Bill Porter, elected president after serving one term on the council, resigned in January, leaving J.B. Peeke to step up from his post as president pro tempore. Then legal questions about Peeke's status were raised, with City Attorney McLean Pitts advising that Peeke is only president "de facto," and does not legally hold the office since he was elected president pro tempore in October on a vote later found this administration, and he's been a inadequate under state law. little more accountable this time than Since Peeke assumed the in the past," Peeke said.

presidency, the council has been "In previous administrations, he had to elect councilman to fill the a lot more control, or exercised a lot Ward 2 North seat vacated by Peeke, more control than he has in this one," elect a new president pro tempore or Peeke said. "His actions have been vote to confirm Peeke as president. questioned more by the council. He has Those conflicts remain unresolved, also given this council an opportunity with efforts to solve them inevitably to get into the act more. It's just a little split 5-5 along black-white lines.

different this The unstable council has seen a Peeke noted remarks by Smitherdifferent Smitherman, one who sits man that the present council has been more quietly through council more informed and more active than meetings, often confining his remarks any previous council. to the "Mayor's Report" on the official "He has welcomed this, up to a council agenda instead of commenting' certain point. But when it started and advising on each item before the infringing over into the administrative body. area, he said it was time to call a halt," this Peeke said. "He doesn't have the support in Councilman Cecil administration as he had in other Williamson, often administrations," said Lorenzo council the city's tight financial situation 1 outspoken against Smitherman, said has Harrison, who has been a influenced the first of since 1972.

"Only two or three year Smithermember understand man's fifth term. of us city government, councilmen are "For the first time in 16 years, he simply because all the has not had millions of dollars to new. It seems like they don't want to spend necessities of the or a rubber stamp City Council. This fall in line with the and that will take cooperation appears to have frustrated him. council." "Consequently, he has not city, between the mayor and given the city the positive leadership it "I don't see any changes in the desperately needs," Williamson said.

mayor himself," Harrison said. "This year has not produced the Peeke said Smitherman has had to positive leadership promised in his adjust to the new council, affecting the campaign. The less money at his mayor's style somewhat. disposal has, I believe, the potential of "He hasn't had as free a hand with making him a better mayor." Anti-aborton movement feels betrayed by O'Connor nomination WASHINGTON (AP) Leaders of the anti-abortion movement say President Reagan ignored his friends, his promises and his platform when he nominated Sandra D. O'Connor to the Supreme Court.

But those on the other side of the issue groups that support a woman's right to Mrs. O'Connor's position on "issues that are of concern to us" abortions and the proposed Equal Rights Amendment tu the Constitution. Eleanor Smeal, president of the National Organization for Women, calls the nomination "a victory for the women's have an abortion are not Marguerite Beck-Rex, a quite willing to consider Mrs. spokeswoman for the O'Connor as one of their own. National Abortion Rights Nevertheless, Cindy Action League, is more Maybeck, spokeswoman for cautious.

says Mrs. the National Women's "never dealt with Political Caucus, said her the abortion issue from the group is "satisfied" with bench. She may have felt one Irish Continued from Page A1 Maze, died at 0511 this Seven more men in the morning (12:11 a.m. EDT). prison outside Belfast were He took his own life by fasting and an eighth was refusing food and medical expected to join the strike in attention for 61 days." McDonnell's place today or His wife, Goretti, was at his Thursday.

Sinn Fein, the side in the hospital wing of outlawed IRA's political the prison. front, said more than 100 of McDonnell was serving a the 600 guerrillas of the IRA 14-year sentence for and its splinter groups in the possession of a handgun. He Maze have volunteered to was arrested in 1976 with take the places of those who Bobby Sands, who launched die. the hunger strike March 1 McConnell's death was and was the first to' die. announced by the British McDonnell, joined the strike government's Northern when Sands died.

Ireland Office with the same The IRA was expected to brief statement it used for his give him the same military four predecessors. It said: hero's burial it gave Sands Francis and the other three who died McDonnell, a prisoner in the in May. $24,075, to cover increased costs. The contract, which became effective when the former Air Force base closed three years ago, covers wages to employees who provide 24-hour-a-day guard at the main gate, nine firemen and operation of fire equipment, said Roberts. In the past, the contract has been renewed every three months, but now that sale of the base property to the Airport Authority appears in sight within a few months, Roberts said, the Air Force will discontinue the contract.

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(AP) Major oil companies are expressing, more interest in Appalachian oil and natural gas exploration because of discoveries made in the Rocky Mountains, officials say. A Texas-based oil and natural gas exploration firm has becc.ne the latest energy company to prepare for some prospecting in Tennessee, some of the industry's better known names. SONAT Exploration Co. of 'Houston, a subsidiary of Southern Natural Resources Inc. based in Birmingham, has leased for 10 years the oil and gas exploration of rights for 175,000 acres of land owned by Bowater North America Corp.

Most of the Bowater land is located in eastern Tennessee between Chattanooga and Knoxville, with some of it also in northern 1 Georgia and Alabama. "We're enthusiastic about it and so are a lot of the major oil W. Michael Kern, an assistant vice president of Southern Natural Resources, said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "All of the areas look good, but really you don't know what you're going to find until you. go down and do the testing and the drilling." Kern said SONAT obtained permission to do seismic testing and drilling on the Bowater holdings, and will dig its first well this year.

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"We have estimated there's at least five and a half million acres under lease for exploration 'in Tennessee," Hershey said. Last year, the state issued a record 927 permits for drilling and it is ahead of that pace this year, he said. The Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama areas, included within the range of the Appalachian Mountains, are part of what the oil industry considers the Eastern overthrust belt. The oil companies are interested in the area because of recent fuel discoveries in the Western overturust belt in the Rocky Mountains region. Smaller independent operators, most of them working on the Cumberland Plateau in East have produced most of the state's nil and natural gas in recent years.

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