Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 13

KINGSPORT TIMES-NEWS Sunday December 30 1979 Id) Tennesseans To Get $22 Million Heating Aid NASHVILLE Gov Lamar Alexander today announced plans for distribution of more than $22 million in federal funds to help Tennessee families pay winter heating bills The proposed plan is subject to final approval of the US Department of Health and Welfare first checks will be delivered to low income families in Alexander said of the money will be spent during the winter months Alexander said the plan is devised to serve those who most need help to pay escalating heating bills plan gives priority to children the elderly the handicapped the disabled and the he said is designed to give the best possible balance in assistance through funds that have been made available by Congress" Under the plan each person on the December rolls as a Supplemental Security Income (SSI recipient will get a $58 check in January That will amount to $7475620 in Tennessee The Department of Human Services will distribute $83 million to Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients providing $75 to each family with one dependent child and $150 per household to those with two or more children The balance of the funds will be distributed through community action agencies across the state with priorities given to the elderly and to handicapped persons Maximum payments will be $400 per household To be eligible for assistance from community action agencies applicants must be below 125 percent of the poverty level The total available through community agencies in Tennessee will be $6555422 Food Stamp recipients will receive a letter advising them to contact local community action agencies to determine their eligibility for assistance Of the $22 million allocated for Tennessee approximately $93 million was available at the discretion of plans submitted by the governor Quillen Blasts NRC For Its I Handling Of Erwin Situation Police officers and deputies look over part of the more than $2000 worth of stolen property they recovered Thursday Stolen Property Recovered ported more than 20 pounds of uranium was missing at the facility The missing material is believed to be enough to produce an atomic bomb An intense air and ground search at the East Tennessee plant did not turn up the missing fuel and NRC officials say they are about what happened to the uranium William Dircks head of the office of nuclear material safety and safeguards confirmed last weekend he recommended to the commission in a closed door meeting the lifting of the plant's license Dircks said there was no indication the fuel had been stolen but said the agency did not have a satisfactory explanation of why it was missing Dircks said the commission will likely act quickly on the The plant which employs about 450 is a Getty Oil subsidiary that is the only supplier of fuel for the Navy's nuclear fleet The facility has had unexplained losses of 245 pounds of uranium since 1968 not including the latest discrepancy (Erwin) is a meaningful industry that could be closed by the slap-shot operation of the Quillen said The lawmaker said he had calle'd for a complete investigation of the NRC and its handling of the Erwin plant by a congressional committee Earlier this month Quillen was successful in gaining passage of an amendment to a House bill requiring the NRC to hire six additional employees to monitor safety features at nuclear plants and to be sure safety regulations are being closely followed Rep Jimmy Quillen accused the Nuclear Regulatory Commission yesterday of being derelict in its duty and said it was unbelievable the agency was considering revoking the license of a troubled Tennessee nuclear fuel plant Quillen said the NRC should be reorganized or "The NRC has been derelict in its duty and pushed for development without cautionary safety regulations and Quillen said He said a new commission with an independent chairman should be appointed deal with safety in all nuclear Quillen said Nuclear Fuel Services Inc near Erwin should be allowed to open again once new safety and accounting rules can be guaranteed The plant has been closed since September when NRC inspectors re already been claimed by owners The goods were recovered in several apartments and in hallways at the Barker Apartments fronting Nether-land Inn Road in Old Kingsport Three stereos three televisions a World War II Japanese bayonet and several clocks tapes radios calculators and jewelry items were recovered Investigators Warren Rimer and Dennis Kline of the Hawkins County Department and Detective Jimmy Sampson and Officers James Elam and Bud Hulsey of the Kingsport Police Department participated in the undercover investigation There have been no arrests in connection with the thefts A steady stream of burglary victims from three counties filed into the Kingsport Police Department yesterday to reclaim their lost property after a cooperative investigation involving'city police and members of the Hawkins County Sheriff's Department resulted in the recovery of more than $2000 in stolen property Thursday Detective David Klepper in charge of the investigation said the property recovered was taken in burglaries stretching over a two-and-a-half month period The joint investigation has been in progress about a month Klepper said very happy to have recovered the stolen he said adding that about half of the items have Cook Proposes Auxiliary Police For Kingsport Legislators Offer Questionnaire Court House and at 1 pm Jan 5 in the court room at Kingsport City Hall During the 1980 session of the State Legislature which will convene Jan 8 at noon Sullivan County legislators may be contacted at the following addresses: Rep Clarence Blackburn 34 Legislative Plaza Nashville 37219 or call (615) 741-3797 Rep Don Hood 209 War Memorial Building Nashville 37219 or call (615) 741-3815 Rep Ralph Yelton 110 War Memorial Building Nashville 37219 or call (615) 741-3855 Sen Carl Moore 309 War Memorial Building Nashville 37219 or call (615) 741-2062 The questionnaire follows: YES NO UNDECIDED Sullivan County legislators are appealing to citi- of the county to voice their opinions on the is- that will come before the next session of the Legislature a questionnaire Representatives Clarence Blackburn Don Hood Ralph Yelton and Sen Carl Moore have asked that residents vote on the and return the questionnaire to Senator Carl Moore Suite 309 War Memrial Building 37219 addition the legislators will make themselves available to listen to the concerns of county on Saturday Jan 5 at 9 am in the Council Chamber at the Bristol City Hall at 11 am Jan 5 the Chamber at the Blountville zens sues State In issues Nashville In residents in community demands and is entitled Deal said in a memo to Cook The council meeting Wednesday night instead of Tuesday because of the holidays will pick up where they left off at a December 10 special work session They were considering an animal control ordinance but the council ran into disagreement when Mayor Gardner Hammond said he did not support a licensing program because it would create a new city bureaucracy would be an administrative said Hammond Alderman Mary Cunningham who is on a city council committee looking in on the problem of animal control offered some additional thoughts on the merits of licensing By setting different fees for neutered and unneutered animals owners are given financial incentives for sterilizing their pet is a serious problem contributing to a large number of strays and the of unwanted she wrote It would be difficult to identify animals through a rabies tag number Mrs Cunningham insisted since records at the Health Department are not filed in numerical order and no master list is kept of the inoculation certificates sent by veterinarians vetennarians might be willing to make an additional copy of rabies certificates of city animals to be sent to the city but such a program might require nearly as much cleaical time as would a revenue-producing license she concluded The board will also consider: An ordinance to regulate parades The proposed law was approved 5-2 on first reading at the last meeting with Vice Mayor Elery Lay and Alderman Bill Garwood objecting A local attorney lambasted the proposal last week calling it a measure to inhibit rights of individuals to engage in first amendment Ordinances to prohibit loitering prowling and peeping These are up for third reading By TERRY McWILLI AMS Tlmes-News Staff Writer City Manager William Cook believes the Kingsport Police force should be enlarged Without adding full-time officers which would undoubtedly involve tremendous amounts of public money Cook and his staff have proposed to the board of mayor and aldermen that an police should be established Cook in a memo to the council outlined the advantages An auxilliary force composed of 30 part-time officers would cost the city only $11160 per year and it would provide additional manpower in times of emergency wages as you know are at bare minimum and are paid only to provide claim coverage in case of accident The auxilliary officers would be serving out a sense of community service not for the money they would receive" Cook said Police Chief Ralph Deal suupported the idea calling it very effective tool in reducing and deterring crime in our city as well as assisting in problems of major disasters such as fires and civil defense activities sports events and the like If enacted each officer would be required to work eight hours and attend a two-hour meeting per month They would receive "extensive firearms and basic law enforcement subjects Weapons would be issued after the training period All costs of weapons uniforms and other equipment will be borne by the auxilliary officer according to the proposal The auxilliary force would tentatively begin work next July coinciding with the new fiscal year is felt by screening applicants very closely and choosing only those members of the community who have a real desire to assist the city the police department can carry out the high type of police service the 1 The establishment of a commission to hear workmen's HIS compensation claims HERS 2 Increasing truckweights on highways from 73280 to HIS 80000 lbs HERS 3 A state income tax to replace other state taxes HIS HERS 4 Do you favor a refundable deposit on drink HIS containers? HERS 5 Should public employees be allowed to join HIS labor unions? HERS 6 Do you support: the plan requiring students to pass HIS proficiency tests before graduating? HERS Metro Briefs 7 Should Medicaid funds be used to pay for abortions? HIS HERS 8 Should more inmates be placed on work release programs as a means of facilitating rehabilitation HIS and relieving overcrowded prisons? 9 Do you favor eliminating the sales tax on food for senior citizens even if it meant increasing other taxes? 1 10 Do you favor a lc increase in the State Gasoline Tax to improve our highway systems? 11 Would you support legislation limiting student cars on high school campuses to seniors except for hardship cases? 12 Do you believe we now have too many laws? 13 Compulsory auto insurance for all drivers? 14 Voter registration by party? 15 Punishing possessors of small amounts of marijuana by a fine rather than a prison sentence? 16 Restricting the sale of hand guns? 17 Should the state's annexation laws be changed? 18 If so How? HIS HERS HIS HERS HIS HERS HIS HERS HIS HERS HIS HERS HIS HERS Body Of Morristown Woman Found MORRISTOWN The body of a retired third grade school teacher wrapped in two blankets a chain thrown around her waist and weighted with a 20-pound concrete block was found yesterday by rescue workers dragging the Nolichucky River Authorities said the woman had received several blows to the head and it was "definitely a Dorothy Sutton 58 of Morristown had been reported missing since last weekend Hamblen County authorities said the grandson Nicholas Sutton 18 was being held for questioning in the case but no charges had been filed Hamblen County Chief Deputy Charles Long said the woman was believed killed in her home then taken to the river and thrown off a bridge Rescue units from six counties took part in the search that began Friday The body was located about 150 feet from Hale Bridge Mrs Sutton a widow had retired last year after teaching for several years at John Hay Elementary School in Hamblen County and in Cocke County schools Authorities said the grandson told officers Dec 25 his grandmother had left their home in the company of an unidentified man Mary Lee Whitson 1516 Seward Dr Johnson City said $600 worth of wheelcovers from her Cadillac were ripped off sometime between 4:30 and 6:45 pm Friday while her car was parked at the Bank of Tennessee lot Frances Fulkerson 124 Bloomingdale told officers! that hubcaps from her Thunderbird valued at $400 were taken while her car was parked at Holston Valley Community Hospital Quick Action Saves Home From Fore Some quick action by a Cooks Valley man resulted in saving his house from destruction from a fire early yes- terday After noticing a fire in the den of his house Carson Wilson 4836 Peers St completely sealed off the room and prevented oxygen from fueling the flames according to a Warriors Path Volunteer Fire Department spokesman Both Warriors Path and Bloomingdale Volunteer fir departments were called to fight the 3:55 am blazer which started on a couch Damage was moderate anc confined to the den 0 Man Charged With Stealing TV City detectives arrested a Kingsport man yesterday and charged him with receiving and concealing stolen property Donnie Fleenor 1645 Spruce Street was arrested af ter detectives obtained a search warrant and found aij Admiral teleyision set in his residence Dectective Bob Moore said the television was allegedly stolen fronf the residence of Richard Coomer Jonesboro on December 2 Fleenor was released after he made bond which haq been set at $8000 Moore said Fleenor is presently awaiting trial on an earlier stolen property charge 19 Do you have an opinion on METRO government for Sullivan County? 20 We would like any other comments you might have about our state government Man Shirt Pants Stolen A Kingsport man lost his shirt and pants to thieves early yesterday Thomas Payne 125 Park St reported to Kingsport Police that his car had been burglarized and someone had stolen three shirts and a pair of trousers while the vehicle was parked in front of his house The estimated loss was $60 In other reported thefts two women told police that the hubcaps from their cars were stolen.