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The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 13

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THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL 1 Memphis Tenn Saturday March 29 1980 Page 13 Flow Of Compliments Traffic Marks Opening Of 1-240 Link Bid To Wade Creek Takes Life By WILLIAM FULLER Aldyeooid North Memphis boy yesterday while attempting to taka cat home acrsa a rabewolla a CAmCM kins aa cHm af tha Intersection SeouMr-Whlte Station Intersection with additional exchangu for acceu at Salth Thomas Watkins Hollywood Jackson and Covington Pike (Going north autoriota can got off at Chatau and on at Salth and going sooth they can exit at Salth and enter at Chetas) A planned Warlord Interchange is expect- note bet none are now expected to develop Crawford A few Raleigh resldentowbo will be taking the north eection of the loop to and boa work liked thab try-out of the new roadway yesterday Lynn Clanton of 3239 VelaagL leasing Sr at Madison Cadillac uld he It would cot his commuting time In It doesn't get too crowded it's going to be a great help" Barbara Hutchinson of 3242 Velmagl travels with a car pool to her downtown job county coamlmlon chalraan Cbarlu Bor kins' aecretary She pronounced tha trip home yesterday a traffic on Austin Peey jut off UHL ad to bo open this snau CapL Crawford of tha police Inter state traffic aqpad aaid last night that traffic on tha north aegmenfs Inaugural day had moved with no bottlenecks at tha afternoon run hoar As sore people eu the new part of the and the aty1! traffic pattern can toll aon abort possible troul Officials Will Discuss Fate Of Adams amort- ofWM- aatto from tha Fire aid Sharlfft Department recovered tha body of Lewis Maxwell Jr of 1119 North Was-kins IN yards ooath of tha Chaiiaa Avenue bridge onr Cyprea Cnak at SUD pja a llttla aon than two hoart altar ha ma die- ataoad baa clootaa at Traasvant Junta i Wilson 12 of 1352 Soath Lsxfng-Iob Circle told ha aad Maxwell got off a achool baa aboat MO at tha intersection of Chaiiaa aad Speed tad daddad to taho a i Creek bottom to got hoaa instead of I sidewalks ThetwoaBppeli and rolled tp their panta lap altar reaching mk Wllaoa oakL Ha tall tha who waa ia tha seventh grade handed klmagroa eyeshade cap andasrt of radio haadphonto and that MaxwaU carried both pain ofohoaa Wilton oaid he aad Man-veil waUadont about IS yard! in the watar wen walking out in tho water about thin deep'' Wilton laid pointing to the Biddle of hu call waa I oat boa hie body to hoop then ha jut dipped down and tha don atarted to float away caaa aa In tha water swinging hia arms and I salil lewis coaa harerand ho add Tb Than ha went back andar and didn't com back npL Wllaon add he ran barefoot ocroat tha thorortudded creek bottoa bock to Chstaa to go to Maxwell's hoau for help bat that ca on hia fcet prevented hia boa rannlaf bn took a low Lawia MaxwaU aaid he harried to tha bridge after hearing about the accident He said Ms son who wa the oldest of Ms seven children coaid awia and often went to awiBBlni poola daring summa BonthL should have bean abb to sake it acroa there unlem ha had tha rtdar Maxwell aaid atandlng beaida the croak with one of hie eon Mne jogging ohou in hia hand 1 never knew hia to com down hen before I never let ay klda play no kind of way near a bayou like thla rt loan not ifl knew abort tr But WUsea that live la the neighborhood add they often By SHIRLEY DOWNING and county officials are scheduled to bursday to discus whether Foster Ad-bm should be reoovad a executive director of the CooBUrtty Action Agency and If CAA ratbeoart and unrance contracts should be rescinded Steve Cohen a oeaber of tha county Board of CoBBluionaru and a aeober of tha lnterla governmental committee set up to overuM the CAA said yesterday have talked to a few cnaBlatonan and there la tha definite feeling that Mr Adams needs to rerign for the good of the cobh unity and If hodoaa not resign ho will be member of the lnterla commtitesaid "My concern In and It really ia aa obeerva-tkw on mj part In light of the paM history of tbs CAA tbs deaand for hia removal Bay be Sanford atao said It auy net only be time to replace Adams tlms to replace tha mole thing (the CAA) Cohen who called for Th thing (the CAA) who called for Thursday's is am In Roob 607 of tha Shelby County Building said the committee agendu of the CAA are seeking funding to allow thea to continue of the special Watches Search For Body Fravser Greets Governor With List Of Ailments By WILLIAM DAWSON With dma rolla and tanfona boa the Central High School band and tha snipping of a ribbon by Gov Laaar Alexander the kmfnwaitod north hgof Interotate MS wu officially opened to trMBcmortly after noon yeoterday FoUticlart police journalists aad lnter-oated cltlau willed abort on tha MOO over PM between ChelM aad Solth when a portable plrtform bedecked with tod wMB and Mu Muting aervad tha setting for oom brief oratory Alexander joked that he wu enabia to of anything aon unbecoming" than i any responsibility for the which took oany yean to plan and after serving only about irrliE'SS tha puMMlitlu for fndeatrlal devrt-opuert of Shelby Coorty Maya Wyeth Chandrtr aaid the new Inter state link la "a greet oaaot to tha dty citing tha laportanu of the connection batween Preyser Raleigh and Bartlett and the central businoa district East and westbound trucks can now aon sure easily through tha city he aaid County Mayor BUI Morrla aaid laughingly that the new thoroeghfarewoeld give Chandler opportunity toMalot of new aad wu for the people of Mea- Couaty of Shelby Lt Gov John Wilder said the opening of the north part of W4S nearly to coo-pietfoa the lnterststa of the atate He sold the Tsnnian General Asseo-My pleased Ifl had pert In the procees' A atateaant issued at the opening cereao nia by the Mats cent bus the fsderalfovenimert and 10 per cert bua the Mate As beginning contract for grading wu let in April 1974 The opening of the reaalnder of the interstate loop around Meaphia la expected to alleviate traffic snarls for travelers in bus and within tha north northeaM sad aaM parts of the Metropolitan area Tha connection of the new north leg with tha existing south leg of the 1240 loop atao providu acceu for aotorisB on tha new segment to 140 weM toward Little Rock and eaM toward Nashville and L5S north toward SL Louia and aouth toward Jackson Mias The new section rau boa Chebu to the Fowlnkle who accompanied the governor said the Frayser ana will bo part of a envlronoental of Memphis being planned by the Envlronmental Proteo-tioo Agency Tb not sure that this ha been doM before on the scale that talking his rslat- ho said describing Meaphl for a broad study of chemically i ad health problsai The hsevy concentration of chemical industrials Meatyfaie the oedical aad scientific reeourcu available here aad intenu lnterart bring generated by coaplrirts in Frayser have turned the dty into a prfou candidate for a dtywlda environ mental study Fowlnkle said "And if blood Madia need to be done psopie here will stick their arms out and let you draw blood all be Alexander arrived rt H30 sjl meeting briefly with nsidents and newuwn in the foontyardof Mrs Poundf naxtdoor neighbor Albert Simpson of 3600 Storit Simpson a mamba of the Republican State Executive Committee then ushered tha governor in-aids where Mrs Founds and two otha Steele Street reridents Mrs Ruby Kitchens and Mrs Lila Mm Silk briefly described their complaints Mrs Pounds said ha Syaarold son Tony had' "beggedtostuy hoM from toarit why Alexanda had not answered two Istten that he had written "telling how ha hurt aad how Ms little brotha had to be wrapped (In tea packs) bacaua ha wa in pain1' tram rasha and swelling in Ms limbs 1 anew a all my the gonna aaid tolling Mrs Pounds ths letten must han been miiplacsd and proalring to reply to ha son lbs Peuutf daughmr Sahrlas A art aa Muf Tlnkaftoys aad occaiionalty Whan Sabrina wa 3 months old sha quit breathing om afternoon and had to bo rushad to a doctor Mrs Pounds told the MrsSllkSAwhosaidshohMhadsix operatioos for canca since she wa 49 introduced herself by telling slept ia tha bed you Mopt in one time whan you walked acroa Mrs Kitchens 4A who had a hysterectomy for a benign tusur 11 years ago aad whom forma husband ha had two lung canca operations removed a sock to show Alexanda fungu on ba left fool Ha doctor ha bean unable to get rid of tha Angus ia five years At said Alexanda aad Fowlnkle said that despite tha rarii of complaints than ha been no coodurive evidence that any chemicals are buried ia tha neighborhood The two officials atao mat with residents outside Pro-vlaeY Grocery rt Steels and Coming (Picture aa Pago Al) ticket your or would not have baa towad He arid your or was towed bacaua you no effort to rasolva ths inspsetion sticka violatian when your ca watickstod County residents who receive ths tickets foe no Inspection stickers should send the traffic Violations Bureau ths ticket sad a photocopy of their ca reglstratioa driver's UcaoaaBtillty bill showing that thair rest-dcace is outside the city limits The matter is then reviewed by the city prosecutor to determine whstha the tickst will be dropped If the ticket Is not dropped notification is seat to ths ticket redptert No notification is sent if ths matter is dosed hs said When he relayed ths bad news you said you had not received the original tickets aad By MICHAEL LOLLAR very frustrating to keep poking around and not finding anything Gov Lamar Alexander told Fnyser ana residents yesterday ptoadsing that the state will coo-tinea searching for cauu of unexplainad illneuu there Tve stayed sbreaM of tha Mtuatkm and triad to put oyself In your he told Mrs Ivonda Founds the woman who Initiat-ad complaiMB abort choalcal cnntamlna tlou In the Steele Street area of Fnyser four years agoi Alexander's first visit to tha North Memphis neighborhood coincided with ribbon-cutting cenaaniu for the northern leg of Interstate MR aad hia brief atonovar did Untie to soothe tha feelings of about 69 resi City By LEROY WILLIAMS JR Planned taenthood say have to stop providing abortions or set upasepanto corporation to handle tha semes if it expects dty fonding in ths next fiscal year dty officials Robert Atkins director of human services said the dty never planned to fend the agency's abortion operation but ho said routine monitoring Indicated part of the S66JM ths group received for fiscal i960 aided the servlcs a result of monitoring then is a poaal-bUlty Audi Bight ba spent on abortions If they asy It is not they may be speaking froa a medical standpoinL From personnel ths peopla that perform thea are bring paid by dty dollars'' Atkins said The CAA formerly contracted with eight delegate private nonprofit social sendee agenda to provide aervicu to tha poor The federal government ordered the CAA restructured urt foil and five of the delegate agenda agreed to becoM a pert of tha CAA The thru agenda which choa to remain Independent of the CAA and which were very vocal In their criticism of Adam are seeking tha special funding Cohen uld there also la a possibility that a proposal will be considered at Thursday's meeting to restructure tha CAA in a way which have tha dty and county opt out of the (current CAA) program" and the establishment of mother "community-based Coken said the question of "whether wa can or should rescind" contracts which Adams entered Into for the CAAU Insurance and retirement plana will be diacuud Adams hu been a subject of controversy at tha CAA for more than a year More recently questions have com to light regarding the CAR's procedural for soliciting bids and contracting for Insurance and retirement plans In January Adams contracted with wads-lngton National Insurance Co through Its agent Roecoe Overtoo to provide an Individual Retirement Account plan for abort 240 CAA and Head Start employes Overton wu executive director of the CAA boa 1971 to 1976 during which tlM Adams wa Ms deputy director Overton aid he expects to realize a first-year commlsMon of sbout 340000 on the CAA business Borney Seilers and Bruce Cummings couldn't resist the temptation to hand walh on a soccer goal in Audubon Park Dismissed to tha eater I have talked to rtpresenta-tivM ef Leag aad Yaan with no ssttafeo-tioa I would tike a full refund of the 6162 While we havenl hoard bum Long's directly you called to say a satisfactory condu-sioo to your complaint wa reached when tha firm contacted you tho day our letter arrived offering you full credit wcm bank were tha boys entered tha water but that tha water reached depths of UMte than 10 foet In placu nsar tha center of the creek Flrema said the body wu discovered within a few feet of where Wllaon told thea last saw Maxwell go under will tour Frayser beginning rt 11 am today preparation for hearings In Washington Wednesday on Ftayur complaints Mr Head wa among IS residents arrested one oonth ago during a vain" rt Alexander Meaphia office In aa unsuccessful effort to force tha tour her neighborhood Greene also aaong thoeo month wu not present at the Frayser meeting yesterday but met Alexander it the 1-240 rtbboncutting to ask that ha also tour neighborhoods near the old Hollywood dump Alexander old Ms schedule would not permit it but said the Hollywood dump area will be Included In a planned environmental survey of the dty the governor to 'Brother ia arrested last Bate Health Dr Eugene Abortions lvu and dlmalnatioo of Information Thirdly If thaM operatioos are not palatable that Planned Parenthood not bo recommended for arid Morris Sterling Scruggs sxacuUve director of tha agency said tha dtyh options would be relayed to the board of directors wool take the Ant or third options We've looked Into it lseparats corporation) and it depends on what the com would be and whether with a division of servlcaws would bo able to justify Scruggs said abortions Is not an option doing our beM with our other aervica to Blniabe ths need But a long a there is a need we're not going to stop providing for total reproductive ha said Sunny Cats tha agency auodate diroo-jrsridtl the abortion operation wu under a separata accounting Auction which had art tha tests of several groups Including the Department of Heuth Education and Weuan The City Council appropriated alaoM SI In addition to Planned Parenthood agenda and their requests to the human semca division for fiscal 1911 funds Include Grace House Sis 000 Mental Health Council S140746 Easter Seal Society 646335 Runaway Houss SKMXX) Needy school Children program 6151000 Memphis Interfrith Association 63R970 Youth Service in Memphis 627500! Children In Crises S4I La Pessea Centa Poi son Csnta 63S750 WeM Tunesea Csnca Clinic 657000 MuupMs Speech A Hearing Cantor (ISAM Memphis Voluntea Placa-ment 622000 Memphis Utoacy CoundL Transitional Center 61Sj0OO Serenity Houss 622AN Community Day Cara 6114J00 aad Harba Houss S14JM No Information wa available on the Chx-muMty Action Agencyb requeri for funding Action Please Lewis Maxwell Holding Son's wade acrou the cnak during sbbbct Booths when tha water is no non than deep Bacaua of recent heavy rain the section of Cypress Cnak near Watklu and ChelM has overflowed its narrow banks and spreed to a width of SO yards in place Flreaen said tha creek wu 1m than a foot deep near the dents who conbootad Mb on Stale Street with storia of buried chemicals and health complaints ranging boa rasha to cancer have to gM a plane with a ribbon an to get Ma said Mrs Billie Rochevot aMMphls police offlca and president of the Fnyser Health Safety Committee She said Alexander repeated all of the pmoiM we've already been given The only dma he vlMts Is for concerts and ribbon cuttings I'b mi real glased rt Mrs Jans HenuL former president of tha Fnyser Health Safety Coamittee old It la that Alexander's visit pnesda a Manned virtt by Repi Albert Goto Jr (D-Tenn) by only ooe day Gore acting chair man of tha Hour Commerce Committee's oversight and Investigations subcouMittaa Fund Agency The dty hs said is bdng severe budget restraints which make it Imperative to look claoer all agenda funded by the division (stopping or separating thesbortion function) tat going to save aUllions of dollars "Ifl enough to cauu us to bo concerned when tha dtiiens of Memphis say using taxpayers' dollars to perfora abortions" Atkins said Hobart Morris deputy director of human services told Planned Parenthood offi- prellBinaty budget hearings on the i S72J4S raqoM for fiscal 19S1 going to pnma that we do ooe of thrae things First Planned Parenthood get rtheabortionl out of the abortion burinM a a condition to recrivo aooey Secondly that tha abortion Auction ba distinct and from Although the mailing went smooth: sooo reridents auy han experienced dlfl culty yesterday trying to reach ths census bureau for hup at 1-S0M3M06L seem to ba having a said Mrs EmJlyo Williams district office man-aga for ths US Csnsu Bureau han times you dial and get tha census ofllcs But appamtly sometima peopla dial and get aonethlng else I cant understand what it Is Wen been told that some peopla han bees getting soau woman rt a burinea office Ex-Policeman Gets Probationary Term Larry Vos a forma Germantown poUce Uoutanant who pleaded guilty tart month to charga of crimtod trespass wariacsd on taking tape re- Germantown Hvwyssn probation yesterday by Criminal Court Judge William WUliaau Vos 29 wa sentenced lart axmth to 11 months aad 29 days in tho Shelby County Fnal Farm Hs admitted cortia and calculator Aram law offlca last August while on pstroL Ho luaignsd boa ths department in SeptesAa Shoe he In ww lir ti Census Forms With Ease Service separato apart Handles Postal Tha delivery of ths 1910 census forms went a hitch" yesterday said Harold Fortna public information offlca for tha Memphis Port Office "We had each station monitond and there wen problems rt alL Tha forms came to us sortsd for the carria routa and ths only I we had to do wu dellvu Everybody I han thslrs today (Friday) i largot rinai Service history There were abort 27SJM0 forms dellversd lu Memphis la addition to our regular maiL This is the peak time of the Spring Play don't know when ft Is But both our numbers are at tha Census Bunau hors We han been talking to tha GSA (General ServicM Administration) peopla and It but we (torn Is" tia teach-14003326667 for ilp with me census reports Also yesterday Maxine Smith execntln secretary of tha Memphis branch NAACP uermantown LDSOEC said ths orgsnlxatioo Is mobilizing forca to Stats Rse Barry Starling hulntroduori a help dtixens who may hsn prohlems ln wip Hu uiii uwiMMi completing and submitting tha Mrs Smith aid the NAACP will distribute leaflets abort ths importance of ths census through local churcna Sunday month for delivery becaue ifl the end of the month which fa whan burinaaa are thair statements Wa got out without a rt our busiert time so we an roal of Tha forms are to ba mailed back Toeeday Proposed Bill Offers In tha General Assembly calling for a referendum to rive tho Germantown msya vote In all dtp matters Staling add ns submitted tho propoeed ad to ths Houm clerk when tt will somewnen 1 1 mailing Mich proud bill a private remain until April 11 when legislators ro-convene aftar a twowesk recess It has awe say been 'dropped In' and is lying on ths dak's Marling said Thursday 1 could have moved to suspend City Says Towing Proper Though Charge Mho dtp Memphis MrvWa- frea a parking place iadewai for throe unpaid Inspartlen violation pieced on the i paid tha you had not been notified that there were thrae outstanding inspection violation tick? ets issued against your or Yesterday wu such a beautiful spring day that Cindy Ballard (left) Brandon Lampley Jackie Oakes Glenn Ruaeell Lao Holt assistant TVBsunsga said the law only requins one notification the is-safogef tha ticket No Atrtha notification Is mads on inspection a parking tidtats since than an so many I ordered a Vasa hart radio Bum Lang's Ktoctrantas in Birmingham Ala an Pec 15 aad it arrived an Dsn 22 ms returned to Langt aa Jan 11 da to a detective switch a 9dn warranty Lange canid not repair tho null and it wa sent to Yaan Ssrvtoe Department In Cincinnati OM wa ntunad to ma COD rt a cart of gains wha than should have baa no sharp did not aparaM wha wa ro-tunad a I sent back to Laugl Now I am told that tha warranty wa voided wha tions On March II I went to eaun aad tha dismissed the charga bacaua I had ad werkad in BartfoH at the ttateb thw making ma net Uabie for tha charges Tho Traffic Vlrietleai Banes refunded my 11191 had peeled to get my sea placed aa the esart docket but tbs dark refused to refund tha gjg taring foe wMchl had paid to gat my cut of tho penal Mum thocharga dismissed a invalid why rtauld I haw i invalid why rtauM I have to hew tho cert ef aa unjustified tewing? Pleaa help ms rscsva my 536 Boa the -REK Unfortunately you weal be getting your towing refund Tha city considers ths towing i today reading but I didn't want tot I wanted to give tha rsodenti two wrnks to voice their opinions I am asking reridents board sambos everyone to call ms a writs and 1st know how they fed I am going to go to ths (Got mantowa) board masting Monday andlhopo we ran disease it than1 Sterling's amendment would have to bs approvsdln ths IsgiriatUN by majority before it could bo prt on the ballot oi next gsnsrri election 1 and have It road on Brut vote Action Pfosa fnvfia written gusstians and compUaa tt all kinds As naan ad-dnm aad tefopbaoe numtar et oscb earn ssaodbnf mart bs known to IBs Commercial Appeal bat frill be kept conAtentia epoa request Addrm all fonsie to Action Pleeae la cere ef tie Commercial Appeal fiSafc Msnjrfllf snai ms uaaam mAAai ahomo wraww oi your cir froptr Docfuii won WVTi throe outstanding tickets Dexter Tutor di- A a.

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