Johnson City Press from Johnson City, Tennessee • 1

mim' WHAT THE PEOPLE DONT KNOW WILL HURT THEM VOL 66-NO 314 JOHNSON CITY TENNESSEE 37605 Daily 25 Sunday 75 THURSDAY JUNE 19 1986 Dist0ira voted By LAWRENCE KNUTSON Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON The House unexpectedly approved on Wednesday legislation calling for withdrawal of US business investment in South throughout the South African economy All US businesses in the country would be compelled to pull up stakes and leave South Africa leading to the loss of some 85000 South African jobs And all trade all imports of South African raw jnatori'-U 1 IT 1 states ana au exports omeiuiaiiuioetw-South Africa would be halted In approving the substitute for a measure which had been crafted by the House Foreign Affairs Committee the lawmakers ignored a last-minute letter from national security adviser John Poindexter who argued that punitive sanctions would cripple US diplomacy and "strengthen the hands of exit cjijioL sanctions yet proposed against the white-minority Pretoria government The punitive steps approved by voice vote on a substitute amendment for the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 came at a time of rising indignation in Congress over apartheid in South Africa But it became clear that many lawmakers joining jr) thr rhnnio of "pvpp were concerned more about thwarting sanctions than imposing them Republicans who allowed the substitute measure to go through said they did so as a parliamentary ploy to kill prospects that sanctions will ever be imposed The way to do this they said was to report out a bill so harsh there was no way it would ever become law If adopted by the Senate and signed into law by President Reagan the measure would order all US companies out of South Africa within 180 days and impose a total trade embargo Although the enactment of the total disinvestment proposed by the Dellums substitute is problematical at best the approach it proposes if it becomes law likely would send shock waves The vote came after Rep Ronald Dellums D-Calif said the crisis in South Africa calls for the abandonment of timdity The bill approved was a Dellums amendment which substituted for language developed by members of the committee The panels bill would have imposed a measured and incremental set of sanctions The revised bill was passed when Republicans did not demand roll call votes and some lawmakers said they saw that as an attempt to ultimately prevent any sanctions from actually being imposed Strong medicine is needed "to end this mad- Myrtle Beach Sun worshipers and surf lovers covered the sands of Myrtle Beach SC week-before-last as the summer season was getting under way Schools and colleges are on summer break families are vacationing so beach crowds are going to grow (Staff Photo by Gordon Vest) Please see SANCTIONS Page 6 Related11 Residents uptight foiiowing murder Man confesses murder apparently kills himself By ED PRICE Press Staff Writer A break in the Bertha Bailey murder case could come at any time said Assistant Attorney General Bill Mooney who has been working with Washington County Sheriffs deputies and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents for the past week But for some Chuckey residents apprehension of the culprit cant come too soon As a result of the alleged torture-murder many Chuckey residents have barred themselves behind the doors of their hores "Ive never really been afraid here before said Anna Moore puty was due back Wednesday Miss Bailey who lived alone was discovered June 13 in the bedroom of her home on Bailey Bridge Road next to a bed and wrapped in quilts A neighbor William Mauk discovered her body about 3:30 pm Mauk said he had come to check on Miss Bailey because she had not been seen for several days A autopsy was performed by the Department of Pathology at Quillen-Dishner Medical School "Its our opinion that the per-pertrator actually tortured the victim before she died' England said Saturday Mooney said Washington Please see MURDER Page 6 she said "People would be drinking out here and the police wouldnt show up Or they would be gone before the police arrived Its a long way from one end of the county to the other On Wednesday Mooney arranged to have the case listed in a "Crimestoppers bulletin an advertisement asking people to call a police number (926-7777) if they have information about the case Sheriff Ron England said Tuesday one of his deputies hand-carried evidence accumulated at the crime scene to the FBI lab in Washington for analysis England said the de- "but when night comes I am afraid I wish theyd catch whoever did this Theres quite a bit of fear in Chuckey England said he has beefed up his patrols in the Chuckey area' "Even before this happened we had added more patrols because of reports of problems in the area he said Mrs Moore said there were a lot of strangers who lurked along the banks of the Nolichuckey River The river flowed alongside the dead womans house "We'd put in a call to the sheriffs department and they might come or they might not By TOM KIRKLAND Press Staff Writer ELIZABETHTON A South Carolina man apparently killed himself Wednesday evening after leaving a multipage suicide note in which he -confessed to the murder of his girlfriend Howell Dean Aiken SC was found in his truck by a couple on an outing at Watauga Point The couple had noticed the truck earlier but had not paid attention to it until they saw Deans legs sticking out of the drivers side door Dean-apparently shot himself in the chest with a 12-gauge pump 'shotgun In the suicide note Dean said he killed his ex-girlfriend then threw her body off a bridge near his home outside Aiken Carter County Sheriffs Department deputies said the womans name was Linda The note also said Dean had shot her with a high-powered rifle After dumping the body Please see SUICIDE Page 6 Grand jury indicts CH Butcher Jr Duncans son named Highway to open Parish calls story in paper vicious officially open at 12 noon He said Gov Alexander will lunch at the Elms Restaurant at 11:30 am following the walk with state and local officials Opening ceremonies for the new four-lane divided highway a part of 1-181 were tentatively scheduled for Friday some weeks ago Gov Alexander had previously told local officials he wanted to take part in the ceremonies by walking on a portion of the highway He left for a business trip to Japan before giving his approval to the date reportedly leaving state highway officials uncertain as to the plans for the opening However Parish said Pleas see HIGHWAY Pag 6 Deaths By KRISTI UMBREIT Associated Press Writer KNOXVILLE A federal rand jury on Wednesday in-icted CH Butcher Jr and two associates including the son of US Rep John Duncan on charges they allegedly schemed to hide about $325000 of the younger Duncans income The five-count indictment said the three conspired to disguise bank loans made by Butcher and the younger Duncans accountant Michael Downing 38 through a company controlled by Butcher The proceeds of the loans went to Joe Duncan to pay off his debts at United American Bank of Knoxville the indictment said Prosecutors with the Justice Departments tax division contend Duncan should have reported the money as taxable income In addition Duncan 35 whose father is a Tennessee Republican was named in two counts of filing false income tax returns for 1981 and 1982 The indictment said Downing of Seymour prepared Duncans returns and was charged with helping Duncan file false returns for those two years According to the indictment Butcher and Downing obtained a $200000 loan in the name of Desh Investment Corporation of which Downing was president and used the proceeds to pay off $200000 of Joe Duncans 1981 debt to UAB Desh Investment paid off the remainder of Duncans UAB debt in 1982 the indictment said The elder Duncan was not available for comment Wednesday said an aide to the congressman Butcher is the younger brother of Jake Butcher who is serving a 20-year sentence for bank fraud at a federal prison camp in Atlanta after the collapse of his $15 billion UAB chain Jake Butcher who organized the 1982 Worlds Fair in Knoxville ran twice for governor as a Democrat Meanwhile two Knoxville newspapers reported Wednesday that the grand iury may be considering more bankruptcy fraud charges against Butchers wife Shirley Butcher after furniture and art objects were discovered recently at her nephew's home The special grand jury heard testimony Tuesday from Mrs Butchers nephew Gary Rutherford The Knoxville Journal and The Knoxville News-Sentinel reported quoting sources neither Please tee BUTCHER Page 6 By CAROLE CRAWFORD Erwin Bureau ERWIN Gov Lamar Alexander will be on hand Friday to officially open the new highway from Johnson City to Erwin ending the recent uncertainty as to whether the opening would be delayed The Governors press secretary also blasted recent criticism concerning delaying plans to open the completed highway for Alexanders Wnefit The first report of Gov Alexanders visit came from JR Bowman campaign coordinator for Alexander in Unicoi County who said he received a call from Alexanders office Wednesday advising the Governor will be in Unicoi at 10 am Friday Gov Alexanders press secretary John Parish later confirmed the visit and said Gov Alexander will walk the section of the highway from the Unicoi interchange to the Harris Hollow Road interchange in Erwin approximately 3'2 miles at 10 am Parish said there will be no official ceremonies or ribbon-' cutting and the highway will be I JOHNSON CITY Mrs Hattie A Halt Albert I Proffitt BRISTOL Donald Brown DANDRIDGE Lee A Massey EUREKA MO Mrt Helen Marsh MOUNTAIN CITY Mrs Joann A I Two boats at Rosss Landing dock on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga are reflected in calm waters as the sun sets on a recent evening Chattanooga Times photo by Coniglio AP Laserphoto) i I.