Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 10

2B Kingsport Times-News Tuesday March 12 1991 Robb: Lost budget seat due to fiscal restraint No cure at hand county health ailments Associated Press said that he my unhappiness with the whole to Sasser afterward Robb said Sunday that he told Sasser that we come to this again next year I will not be able to vote for a (budget) resolution that does not require meaningful deficit reduction I knew from then that the chairman felt it would be easier to work without on the committee Larry Stein staff director of the Budget Committee said Robb was removed not because of policy differences with other Democrats but because the Budget Committee has become unwieldy Stein said the committee will be reduced from 23 to 21 members by cutting one Democratic and one Republican seat The Republicans have one vacancy on the panel Stein said so no current GOP member is affected Robb who was elected to the Senate in 1988 is being removed because he is the Democrat with the least seniority has become extraordinarily difficult to deal with the committee in its current Stein said a feeling throughout the Senate that the budget process goes very slowly almost easier to get something through the full Senate than through the Budget Robb acknowledged that hfe had lost his seat on the Budget Committee during an appearance Sunday on the He made his removal public when asked whether the move was designed to punish him for supporting the Persian Gulf War Robb was among the few Senate Democrats who favored using force against Iraq but he said he believes the issues are not connected Robb acknowledged that there is lot of anxiety between those (Democrats) who did vote for the war and those who and that are a little tender right But he insisted that his removal nothing to do with the Persian Gulf Robb said he did not initially publicize his removal from the committee because he wants to be team with his fellow Democrats WASHINGTON Sen Charles Robb D-Va says he was removed from the Senate Budget Committee because senior Democrats were unhappy with his insistence on fiscal restraint Robb said the Democratic Steering Committee which determines committee assignments informed him last week that he would lose his seat on the committee The committee sets broad guidelines that govern federal spending An aide to Sen Jim Sasser D-Tenn chairman of the Budget Committee said removal was not a slap at him but part of an effort to reduce the size of the panel Robb has attempted to balance the federal budget by pushing for deeper spending cuts than favored by several Budget Committee Democrats including Sasser Although Robb supported last budget summit agreement between Congress and President Bush he Ray also noted leasing additional space is only a band-aid solution you start leasing more space spread- ing people out more and more If you have four offices you have to have more people four clerks four janitors We need one central location in Blountville the only 1 The overall caseload at the department jumped by almost 5000 patients in one year alone from 45393 in 1989 to 50205 in 1990 according to health department statistics 7 Inadequate facilities coupled with limited manpower are blamed for the problems the department is experiencing Ray said Services offered at the health department range from infant and child care to family planning to dental work to general immunizations and blood pressure checks Continued from page IB trying to construct a new building It certainly is a serious problem and one that needs immediate said Fortune executive committee vice chairman Most commissioners agree that a new facility to house not only the health department but other county offices from schools to maintenance should be feasible in two to four years In response to the comments Ray said leasing an additional space will be right as long as we move into a new building in two already cutting services and looking at more like providing physicals for EMS (the paid ambulance Ray said going to have to do the things we think can allow us to see more Court battles clog sewer pacts a $550 monthly charge for being able' to use the system and for infiltration costs But the position has differed little since last spring with the addition of the $550 monthly fee the only change in position The last offer was a flat rate a $2500 tap-ori fee and the $550 monthly charge While declining' comment on the potential of a court battle Bristol Mayor John Gaines said the fly essential bottom line is the not going to pay to subsidize sewers for the county If the hangup is the tap fee then have to recover it in the monthly bill If the monthly bill then have to recover it in the tap fee you get something for nothing and name calling accusations of bad faith and the like are not going to cut the mayor said Charges were reiterated at the meeting that Bristol is reneging on its agreement is finagling the true cost figures and is asking residents to pay beyond the cost of the service The city counters the agreement is not valid the so-called agreement includes provisions for the rate hike and the so-called agreement was poorly drawn up in the first place and heavily weighted in the favor Continued from page IB projects We certainly have to maintain a steady cash flow and commit to a massive project and keep user fees in Wright said While Kingsport-county sewer agreement appears to be on the point of conflict the one with Bristol has remained in dispute since last spring they break the policy going to have to go to court to do Utilities Board Chairman Jim Myers warned Monday Ammons said want them to honor the policy We need to know it in writing no more quibbling tired of this damn Ammons also threatened allowing Johnson City to extend the service although debatable whether the Sullivan County Commission or the Johnson City Commission would go for it However the board actually voted to extend one last offer to Bristol to service three subdivisions or in other words back to Mr as City Manager Frank Clifton was characterized by Ammons Commissioner Terry Jones told the board that residents impacted by the dispute are in dire straits with failing septic systems about to be a health Jones said The offer is $290 flat rate first 1000 gallons $2000 tap-on fee and Sequatchie County case President Bush faces a skeptical Anthony Henderson a third-grader at the Henderson HallBarcroft Elementary School in Arlington Va Monday The president reached in his wallet and pulled out his creek it card to show him some ID Bush named volunteers at the school as the 400th Point of Board snubs land deal goes for the cash Now the niece is missing Associated Press 6 It is two separate investigations and at this time we have no evidence to indicate that the two cases are related Bill Barbrow TBI special agent antee from the manufacturer of the roof is part of the contract he told the board leaky roof was the subject of a lawsuit in which the school board received an out-of-court settlement In other business Fugate said a $26000 check from asbestos manufacturer Johns Manville Corp arrived Monday making a total of $149000 received thus far from a trust fund set up to help repay school systems for removing Continued from page IB swapping it for one certain item say us the money and decide what to do with Board members Evelyn Bales and Larry Harris voted against motion with Harris saying it might be beneficial for the board to have an easement on the property In other action the board approved $31000 in contingency funds for 45 drains to be installed on the new roof at South Architect Lar ry Poole said puddles of water have already started gathering on the roof think you want to have this water sitting on the roof tear the roof up when it Poole said A couple of things have caused the problems he said One is that the steel beams of the building were deflected in some places Poole said there was no way to correct the problems before the new roof was installed A 20-year guar MARCH SALE DUNLAP Tenn The weeklong search for a missing Sequatchie County douple has taken a new turn with the disappearance of the niece investigators said Monday The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been searching for Cheryl Holland Wooten 26 of Rossville Ga since her abandoned pickup truck was fbund Friday at a truck stop in Greene County Mrs Wooten is the niece of Clarence Harvey 57 and his wife Mattie Harvey of Lewis Chapel Mountain who have been missing since March 4 Bill Barbrow TBI special agent in Charge of southeast Tennessee said investigators had found nothing to connect the incidents is two separate investigations dnd at this time we have no evidence to indicate that the two cases are Barbrow said Monday from his Chattanooga office Mrs Wooten a native of Sequatchie County apparently disappeared March while returning from a trip to Newport News Va She called her mother $iat night from a truck stop on Interstate 81 at Baileyton Family members worried when she did not return home began looking for her and found her pickup at the truck Stop Her keys and purse were still inside said Sequatchie County Sheriff Joe May Local and state authorities conducted an air and ground search of the drea over the weekend but found no Cobra A Pinsceiccr Ltctstaroods ISS? 55SC5 sign of Mrs Wooten are searching for her And TBI has been in contact with us working very hard to see if there might be a link to this other May said Investigators also have found no clues to the disappearance of the Harveys who operated a convenience store next door to their house When the store did not open on the morning on March 4 relatives called police who found that the inside of the house had been gutted by fire District Attorney General William Pope said the fire obviously had been set deliberately May said it was likely the Harveys who were known to keep money from the store at their home had been abducted Since then rescue workers have used four-wheel drive and all-terrain vehicles as well as helicopters to search the mountain Divers have also searched a pond near the home just doing everything we can but we still have no idea where the car is or maybe the May said a rough case right i with purchase of kg i 1 1 ut 1 1 i I I i A across fbm Monomery Ward Floral fund-raiser helps health care Continued from page IB iatric sick care Pierson said is expensive expensive and it will just all be used to meet the needs of children who come to us for The Regional Center at Holston Valley is the only location in the region where children can receive trauma care Carnations can be ordered by order form by calling (615) 246-8506 in the Kingsport area or by calling toll-free at (800) 800-8506 Orders can also be placed by FAX at (615) 378-7600 Orders of five or more carnations per location placed by Tuesday March 19 will be delivered on March 20 GOLFCRAFTERS 247-8090 417 Stone Drive Arrest sparks clerical debate on confession ethics Associated Press PUBLIC HEARING ALLOCATION OF CONSTRUCTION FUNDS 1991-92 YEAR BRISTOL DISTRICT A public hearing will be held by the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Commonwealth Transportation Board concerning the 1991-92 fiscal year allocation of construction funds for Interstate Primary and Urban highway systems as well as Public Transit for the Bristol district The hearing will begin at 10 am on Monday March 18 at the Virginia Highlands Community College on Route 372 just off Route 140 in Abingdon Speakers from the counties and cities will be heard in the following order: 10:45 am to 11 :45 am Speakers from the counties of Buchanan Dickenson Russell and Tazewell and the towns of Bluefield Richlands and Tazewell 11:45 am to 12:45 pm Speakers from the counties of Bland Grayson Smyth Washington and Wythe the city of Bristol and the towns of Abingdon Marion and Wytheville 12:45 pm to 1:45 PM Speakers from the counties of Lee Scott and Wise the city of Norton and the towns of Big Stone Gap and Wise Projects on the secondary road system are considered in separate hearings held jointly by the county boards of supervisors and the resident engineers Individuals requiring special assistance to attend and participate in this meeting should contact the Bristol district office at (703) 669-6151 or the Highway Helpline at 1-800-367-ROAD (V TDD) Virginia Department of Transportation who had just told me already killed one priest I know what The issue arose with the Feb 24 arrest of Kenneth Robert Daniels 31 in Vermont He is charged with murdering the Rev Mario Robert Ross of St Louis while the priest was visiting Knoxville in July Authorities were led to Daniels by Richard Cantrell a leader in the Community Church in Island Pond Vt Cantrell told Knoxville police that Daniels confided to him about the shooting death Daniels was returned to Knoxville over the weekend af ter waiving extradition from Vermont He told a Knoxville newspaper innocent but knows who committed the murder The issue of confidentiality is complicated by religious law the context in which the confidence is imparted and the potential threat to society of the one making the confession local church officials said established the whole story a fabrication or a hallucination encourage the person to go to the police and share their information on a voluntary said Rabbi Howard Simon of Temple Beth El Simon said he would act himself if the person making such a confession sacredness of life cuts to the very essence of Jewish thinking It would not be a violation of Jewish law for me to go to the he said Pastor Kelly Smith Jr of Mount Olive Baptist Church said he would have to decide whether moral or ethical considerations outweighed state law a pastor I believe always better for individuals to come forward and deal with sin and the level I would primarily push he said KNOXVILLE An alleged confession to a Vermont church leader that led to an arrest in the slaying of a Catholic priest has raised an ethical debate among local clergy are no circumstances under which anything that is said in confession can be said the Rev Tom Tovella of the Church of the Immaculate Conception situations in which someone might confide they had committed a crime are he said I was sitting across from someone 1 r-.