Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky • 1

Last night: One homerun and a double in a double-header vs Pittsburgh i DEIfllLS? SPORTSi St Louis fen wants cash for McGwire's 63rd D1 12 yearlings break million-dollar mark at Keeneland sale Reunion for Class of 73 strengthens friendships Wednesday September 16 1998 wwwkentuckyconnectcom iBluegrass Edition 50 OBEtBBBe A na Odyssey Homers Sammy Sosa 10 games remaining IBS Last night: O-for-2 in first two at-bats against San Diego INVESTIGATING THE PRESIDENT mmm Starr report evidence could be made public on Friday begin as early as November On A3 Closoup: Public isn't Join- ing call for Clinton to I I resign 7 On A8 Clinton 1 names new team to fight Impeachment As the Judiciary Committee Republicans moved to unleash the remaining evidence Republican leaders served notice that an official censure of the president was no alternative to impeachment There is no Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott R- See CUNTON A8 tape of Clinton's grand jury testimony could be released Friday 10 days earlier than originally scheduled Members of the House Judiciary Committee are expected to meet in executive session Thursday to decide how much of supporting documents to release Committee staffers said the material could be released quickly more than likely the following day The entire Starr report had been set for release Sept 28 but the new schedule underscores committee Chairman Henry Hyde's vow to move the process toward impeachment hearings quickly If the House approves By Angle Cannon and Ron Hutcheson KNIGHT RIOOtR WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON The remainder of independent counsel Kenneth report on President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky 17 boxes of evidence 2000 pages of documents and a potentially embarrassing video SCOn AFP1XWHTTC ASSOCIATED press President Clinton Defense Secretary William Cohen and Gen Henry Shelton Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman left a conference yesterday A $25000 award wairants a group hug Berry takes stand says innocent Activist says allegations of sex with boys are false By John Cheves HERAUHEADER STAFF WRITER Ron Berry a popular Lexington community activist accused last year of sodomizing adolescent boys spoke out yesterday for the first time since his arrest last November On the witness stand capping the final day of his trial in Fayette Circuit Court Berry heartened his supporters in the courtroom about three dozen strong by the end of the day by insisting on his innocence "Did you have sexual relations as they relayed it with any of these people (accusing asked defense attorney William Johnson "Absolutely Berry said later repeating: not guilty of this act Berry 54 founder of the youth organization known as Micro-City Government is accused of having sexual contact with seven boys younger than 16 the legal age of consent during the 1970s and '80s His trial lasted five days The jury was still deliberating last evening Berry is charged with 14 fekmies: two counts of immoral or indecent practices and 12 counts of third-degree sodomy Speaking in his own defense Berry said he was surprised when his accusers began filing criminal complaints against him last fall Berry testified that he has known many of the alleged victims since they were young children and none of them ever expressed hostility toward him until the sodomy case began "I remember four years ago I ran into (one accuser) on the Berry said "He introduced me to his girlfriend and I think his little The Herald-Leader usually dews not identify the See BERRY All Owners: Time to put WLEX-TV on market Family-held station expecting good price By Jamie Butters HERAUHEADER BUSINESS WRITER After 43 years with essentially the same owners NBC affiliate WLEX-TV will soon become new to somebody The last family-owned television station in Lexington one of the few left in the country is going up for sale said John Duvall president and general manager for the NBC affiliate Channel 18 "We're one of the few stations never been he said yesterday But facing a TV bull market and with no heirs actively involved in the station's management this looks like a good time to selL Stations are priced on the amount of cash generated each year The sales price is that amount times some number called a In the multiples have been going up Multiples are up 25 percent to 40 percent since the early said Wayne Martin regional vice president for Gray Communications Systems The driving farce he said is the loosening of restrictions on ownership of multiple stations This has led to higher prices in two ways With more eligible buyers demand and prices go up And when an ownership group puts several stations under one management team it can increase profits by eliminating redundant jobs 1 This is what Gray has done with three CBS affiliates: Martin runs WKYT (Channel 27) in Lexington WYMT in Hazard and WVLT in Knoxville Another motivation for some sellers Martin said is a federal requirement that stations become folly digital within five to 10 years Digital broadcasting allows far high-definition images and other quality improvements Duvall said For many owners that requirement translates into about SeeWLEX All PHOTOS BY FRANK ANKRSONSTAFF Gwen Ferguson a teacher at Hattie Warner Elementary School in Nicholasville was told yesterday that she will receive $25000 in recognition of her abilities She has been a teacher for 12 years Dedication pays off in cash for two Kentucky educators By Greg Kocher HERAUHEADER STAFF WRITER No one has to tell 6-year-old Kris Howell he has a good teacher in Gwen Ferguson He already knows So Howell said it was that Ferguson won $25000 yesterday from the Milken Family Foundation for being one of outstanding teachers And he was thie first of 25 primary students at Hattie Warner Elementary School in Nicholasville to hug On Pago B1 Fayette Teachers of the Yean Patricia Clark Betty Larson Kimberly Parker-Brown Ferguson after state Education Commissioner Wilmer Cody announced the prize "You are Ferguson told Cody as he made the surprise announcement in her classroom See MILKEN A6 am absolutely said winner Cathy Bell principal at Veterans Park New program to lend welfare recipients cars to get to work of directors includes members of the business and academic communities social workers and welfare recipients The agency will consolidate services for welfare recipients and those who want to employ them It has control of more than $2 LexLinc which is modeled in part on a Kansas City Mo program has more autonomy in determining how welfare benefits will be distributed than any other community agency in Kentucky LexLinc's 20-member board million in federal grants and private donations in addition to the federal programs it is overseeing locally Though LexLinc is establishing and coordinating programs it is not running them Iexington's See LEXUNC A7 veiled yesterday LexLinc a new non-profit agency has received state authority to oversee many of the welfare programs in Fayette County as part of the national effort to move welfare recipients into the work force By Geoff MulvBiill and Sarah Webster HERAUHEADER STAFF WRITERS People leaving welfare rolls in Lexington will be able to borrow cars to get to work as one of the more unusual parts of a new wide-ranging social program un rrrAh'i: Mi Atffew Communities HI Tomorrow in Sports: 231-3237 or (888) 222-7026 (after 5 pm) Circulation: 253-1314 or (800) 999-8881 Classified: 233-7878 or (800) 933-7355 Dow 7904 802439 a News: 231-3200 nr (800) 95045397 Features: 231-3-146 Business: 231-3202 Partly sunny a Business Section City Region Section Classifieds Section Obituaries B2 Opinion A12 Spurts Section Raising boys draws more attention YOU I Market Day Page C3 Chance of precipitation less than 20 Details Page A14 Volume 16 Number 257 1998 Lexington Ky a i A A.