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I Fort Worth Star-Telegram ArlingtonTexas Page 25 I Section 1 Thursday AM September 28 1989 A A A retired Fort Worth Episcopal bishop speaks against ordination of women and causes a national fuss Page 28 I Dallas council wants Congress to repeal Wright Amendment measures at the airport which is near downtown The resolution opposed by Rep Pete Geren D-Fort Worth was proposed by Councilman Jerry Bartos in response to queries by the Texas congressional delegation It asks that the Wright Amendment named for its sponsor former House Speaker Jim Wright of Fort Worth be replaced with a "perimeter rule" prohibiting scheduled non-stop flights from Love Field to or from airports more 1 BY ASHLEY CHESHIRE I Fort Worth Star-Telegram Dallas Bureau I DALLAS The City Council voted pverwhelmingly yesterday after tflonths of negotiations and hours of 'debate to ask Congress to repeal the IW right Amendment a measure passed into law a decade ago to limit commerbial airline activity at Dallas Love Ftield But the council made its endorse- ent of a repeal contingent upon the nstallation of extensive noise-control i than 650 statute miles away The Wright Amendment limits nonstop flights from Love to Texas and its four contiguous states: New Mexico Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana "I think this resolution does express our intentions and wishes to Congress" Mayor Annette Strauss said She said it also balances the council's desire for economic development with its sensitivity to the concerns of neighborhoods that surround the airport At least five carriers have expressed interest in staging flights from Love Field American Airlines is one but the Fort Worth carrier would prefer that the Wright Amendment be left in place American Chairman Robert Crandall said two weeks ago that the airline would do whatever was necessary to protect its share of the overall Fort Worth-Dallas travel market including offering up to 230 flights per day from Love Field But Bartos said the city can prevent realization of residents' worst fears the flooding of Love Field by commercial carriers simply by not opening new gates for airlines to use The resolution prohibits the addition of new gates until a Love Field master plan can be prepared The resolution stipulates that the councirs request is contingent upon the installation of the perimeter rule within 120 days after repeal of the Wright Amendment as well as upon the attainment of steps to control noise at the airport Rep John Bryant D-Dallas in whose district Love Field falls opposed repeal of the amendment Several neighborhoods of diverse economic makeup and at least five public schools are located around the airport Only Southwest Airlines flies commercially out of Love which was Dallas' principal airport until the opening of DallasFort Worth Airport The Wright Amendment was passed (More on AIRPORT on Page 28) Arrest adds to mystery Program seek better for East Side ksf i vevA44 44 ii 4e It t' 41 0 tt Aro o' Or' -'-ct 1 4 4 1 a 31 rf eirof 1 if I '10-64 I it CATILUAH V' 4 4 4 (I kAditribe ILL A pK A-e-o '11 4 A 10 e-10 4114 'V i tt -1 0-- i 1 11 --i )' risgse l' 0 lit 'S If 0 '1 (' 1 ll 5 11 Li i 10 1 7 01 i ltil fe A' i4410i 4" 4pet tarvutght4t 'A i '44 4 'I' Aiik 1 Residents say a Fort Worth area's qualities have been ignored while its faults have gotten attention Fort Worth Star-Telegram BEATRICE TERRA7AS Unidentified teen-agers walk past a common Evans Avenue sight a vaamcy sign Wax museum suspect 'relatively unknown' BY MARY DOCIAR 1 Fon Worth Star-Telegram 1 GRAND PRAIRIE The man whom police call the strongest lead in the baffling string of events involving the Wax Museum of the Southwest is himself somewhat of a mystery according to information provided by former employers Stanley Lester Poynor 23 who was arrested Tuesday in connection with a theft from the site of a September 1988 fire at the museum was described as a drifter who held various jobs for short periods before entering mortuary school two weeks ago and finding work as a janitor at a funeral home "Really he's relatively unknown" said Ben Adamcik security director for Tom Thumb-Page Supermarkets where Poynor worked on three occasions between January 1988 and July 1989 While he generally worked at jobs that required no professional training Poynor had lived in an upscale Irving apartment complex and managed to save enough money to pay $1125 in tuition at a Dallas school for funeral directors During a news conference Tuesday private investigator Bill Dear said one of the things that made him suspicious of Poynor was a dramatic change in his lifestyle that began about a year ago Poynor had been sought by police since Sept 24 1988 when Burton saw a man he suspects was Poynor take a financial ledger from the museum's charred ruins leading police to believe Poynor somehow fit into the museum mystery Poynor remained in the Grand Prairie Jail yesterday in lieu of $100000 bond as policetried to determine whether there was a link between the theft the fire and two deaths the (More on MUSEUM on Page 28) blitz but an effort to determine the East Side's most pressing problems and to begin to solve them For Davis who is on the program's steering committee too frequently the images of decay have overshadowed attempts to revitalize portions of the East Side "I think the healthiest picture for every citizen of Fort Worth is when the city is at its best including every sec tion of the city" said Davis pastor of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church for 25 years "The whole city needs to be strong and we have to work on segments of it such as the East Side" The East Side's boundaries roughly are Texas 121 on the north US 287 on the south the Fort WorthArlington border on the east and downtown on the west It includes 32 neighborhoods The stigma of crime poverty and blight has affected the whole area Perceptions have been hard to fight despite some improvements "When you say crime and the East Side then sure that is what gets the headlines" said Councilwoman Kay Granger who lives on the East Side and owns an insurance business there "But there is a lot more out there and part of the goal is to combat that image" Jerry Bawcom president of Texas Wesleyan University and chairman of Goals for East Fort Worth agrees that combatting that negative image is at the program's core "That is an underlying theme of all of this There is a concern with the perception or misperception of who (More on EAST on Page 28) BY VICTOR INZUNZA Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH From the Rev Nehemiah Davis' church on Evans Avenue the view of east Fort Worth is dotted with boarded-up homes and barren businesses In the Meadowbrook neighborhood homes have two-car garages swimming pools and price tags of $200000 or more Texas Rangers pitching ace Nolan Ryan lives there Both are in east Fort Worth a diverse area that encompasses a third of the city and defies generalities Yet the image conjured up most often of the eastern portion of town some residents and officials say is that of a community plagued by crime and deteriorating neighborhoods That image they say must change In an attempt to tackle some of the East Side's persistent problems and foster a new awareness and image of the area business and community leaders city officials and residents today will kick off Goals For East Fort Worth a grassroots effort to improve the area The program will try to focus the community on setting and accomplishing goals Organizers are quick to say that it is not merely a public relations 1 1 40 iv til1 rit oi0 irt 6 14' 5 7 4' P'1' :7 4 f'71- 7 I 11 41' 1 i 4 4 4 kk I I I I 1 f)t 1-t'! 4 I l' 4' 1 4 ti 1-1' -1 ft- 11 l-- -1t 11-: l'4: 1 'r NI )1 0 0 Wkt a'' )i5 4 0 i 1 4 0 pl tk 11 a 1' It 71-101111MPP104 at 1 4116111 i I 14 ir- 4 e-' L' 1 oligm' tir: 4111110 ''''v' t' (111' "if 0 4' 1001 04 wg4 kl--f) 1" 0 'A 4104 -ele 149-7 -1 i 1 1 doniUMMENdliffilit 0 '1 --of -----t1 mg Meadowbrook where Lauren Phillips and Brett Hanlisty live is an affluent neighbor hood Assault attempt abduction aren't related police say City wants voters to choose method ofpicidng judges 1'--- I (IJI- 'st oitiedi 4 46mA 1 e4-1 11 i I) 1-1J1334 09'' su14-- ev 'i 0figsa 1KT Ai i do AP A 1 r-1r411L AL 70g BY JON WEisT Fon Worth Star-Telegram Atti ARLINGTON Police said yesterday that composite drawings of suspects in an attempted sexual assault on the way to one elementary school last Week and an abduction near another indicate the incidents are not related Composite drawings were circulated at the schools Tuesday afternoon and fferences in the drawings make it appear unlikely they were committed by the same person police said "This should put an end to the speculation that they were related" police BY JAN JAR VIS Fort Worth Star-Telegram ARLINGTON After wrestling with the issue of whether to elect or appoint judges to a municipal court of record council members have reached a decision let the voters decide During an informal meeting with state representatives yesterday council members said they want to establish a court of record possibly as early as next spring But before residents vote on whether to appoint or elect judges the state would have to repeal a law that requires spokesman Dee Anderson said yesterday He said police hope media exposure of the drawings will pmduce leads in two investigations "We've gotten a lot of calls we just haven't had the right calls" Anderson said "We're hoping where a description of the vehicle and the people didn't work that these pictures might" Also school officials yesterday advised Speer Elementary School parents to escort their children to and from school when possible after three report-(More on SUSPECTS on Page 28) that court of record judges in Arlington must be elected City officials say nearly I million a year in lost revenue could be recovered if a court of record is established because tickets that now are often dismissed on appeal in municipal court would not be dismissed in a court of record Mayor Richard Greene said that if the law is repealed then Arlington could hold an election to determine whether its court judge is appointed or (More on JUDGES on Page 28) Suspect in abduction of 7-year-old Goodman Elementary student Suspect in assault attempt on Roquemore Elementary employee Jon McConal A4t STEPHENVILLE If it's 4 o'clock don't set your watches by the west face of the new Erath County Courthouse clock You'll be an hour wrong The new face which was part of a $2 million remodeling program finished last year reads "I II III IV" "We come to work by the east side and go home by the west side" said Susy Warren administrative assistant for County judge Bill Hailey Actually few people are aware of the error on the clock's face "We tried to get the local newspaper to do a story about it but they said it was not worth writing about" said Warren She recently gave us a tour through the courthouse which had a remodeling project completed in September 1988 The structure was dedicated in December 1891 Pecos sandstone was used in the trim of the Gothic Romanesque Victorian building Warren showed a new atrium made of native stone A beautiful wrought iron chandelier hangs in the center Other new improvements include massive wooden doors leading to offices and courtrooms "We tried to bring everything back to as near as original as possible" said Hai ley who has been judge since 1987 We looked at some of the beautiful engraved brass hinges on the doors "They talked about rebuilding the clock It was a pendulum operated with an electric motor" said Halley But the contractors abandoned those plans after deciding that they were too costly "And the old clock was full of idiosyncrasies" said Warren "Sometimes it would work Sometimes it wouldn't Sometimes every face had a different time And sometimes it would strike 13" Many old-time clock makers have since said they could have mended these faults for a much cheaper price than the new clock "Plus this new clock well it won't have a personality like all courthouse clocks are supposed to have This thing is computerized with music and electric bells Shoot" they exclaimed But plans went ahead to install a new clock Then dedication ceremonies were conducted Oct 15 1988 The several hundred people attending looked things over with a close eye They found nothing wrong So everyone settled down in their new quarters About six months later Warren was sitting at her desk A clock repair man walked in and asked "Want me to fix your courthouse clock?" To which Warren said: "I beg your pardon But that is a brand new clock" "May be" said the man "But the west face has its numbers wrong" So she and the judge strolled out and looked Sure enough it read "I II 111 IV" "That face will probably be the talk of the future" said Halley They checked but really couldn't determine how it happened They did remember that when the west face was being hoisted into position it had fallen "Maybe that's when it happened" Warren said Halley said "But we decided to leave it" Warren said "Yes this gives it personality Now it has its own idiosyncrasies like the old clock had As a matter of fact I'd bet there is not another courthouse clock like it in the state of Texas" So we left the courthouse at 3:58 pm A passer-by stopped us "Boys that thing is about to be an hour fast" he said "So if you are suppose to be somewhere at 5 pm you'd better hustle" Jon McConal's column appears Tuesday Thursday and Saturday Remember this time goes by p-RitrAati 1Aokommakilloosoallik vt --t'- L-- 'P)? 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