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Hini Flsascl n-27 isaaclal 2S VurtAda M1I Camlcs 17 Carsos Brewer Obituaries 87 KnoxvMe Tenn 37901 Thuraday Evening March 16 1978 hit 21 Israelis Reported Moving New Troops Into Lebanon 4 Sea to the Mount Harmon foothills in tha east untfi an agreement is reached prohibiting raoccupation of the region by tha Palestinians brash ambassador' to the United Stats Simcha Dinitz opened diacui-sions with the State Department on such an arrangement It was learned that one wiggewinn under consideration was the stationing of United Nations forces on the Lebanese side of the border -WE ARE UNHUNG for an arrangement that would not allow the Palestinian terrorists to return to this belt" Dinitz said He said Israel had no intention of keeping its forces in Lebanon permanently and that Begin would take the matter up with President Carter during Ids visit to Washington next week Israel already occupies parts of three other Arab nations Egypt Jordan and Syria which it captured In the 1967 Middle East war The decision by Bogin's 10-month-oid government not to withdraw from the rocky and hilly strip of Lebanese terrain was certain too provoke calls on Israel to pull out of the territory The United States appears sympathetic however fighting broke out today between invading Israeli forces and Palestinian guerillas in a six-mile-wids strip of Lateness soil and ths Palestinians said Israeli reinforcement were pouring Into the battle tone Israeli Prims Minister Mcnachem Begin yesterday said Us country 17-hour punitive raid had endsd and Israeli forces would stay put until an agreement is reached to prevent terrorists from returning to the border region A Palestinian military communique in Beirut today arid guerillas fought off repeated lined air and ground strikes in South Lebanon and reported fresh hebcopter-borne Israeli troop arrivals in the border regions "Since daybreak Israeli warplanes have raided several of our South Lebanon positions and border village east of (the Lebanese rightist-held town of) Maijayoun" a Palestinian military communique said PALESTINIAN OFFICIALS edged guerillas had made some -strategic withdrawals" from some positions An earlier communique said tha guerillas fought night-long battles with invading Israeli troops and tanks and checked frash Israeli advances on the ground In Tel Aviv the armed forces radio conformed that new clashes erupted today in the central sector of a M-mile- today in the central sector of a M-mfle- 1 Grand Reopening Knoxvilliara stood in long lines last right to take will become a showcase for classic American films part in me grand reopening of the Tennessee and other entertainment The opening featured Theater the last of Knoxville's downtown movie "Grand Hotel" a 1932 film starring Grata Garbo houses The Tennessee which had closed Nov 3 The theater will offer "Ben Hur" tonight Tennessee Reopens With Pageantry -It has been dear for some time that the presence of tha (Palestinian) military units in Southern Lebanon has posed a threat to Israel's security" State Department spokesman Hodding Carter said -These units have not only declared their hostility to Israel but they have launched terrorist attacks on Israel most recently last he said -Both privately and publicly we are urging that the violence not be allowed to interrupt the peace By JAW MAXWELLJtVENT The chandelier of the Tameeme Theater were relighted last night Illuminating the great lobby which once again thronged with people coining to loco themaetve in a fantaay world where dreams come true' if only for a few hours -Grand Hotel" a 1932 classic film brought a full house to the grand reopening of the theater dosed Nov 3 by ABC Southeastern Theaters Inc Showpiace as reopened last night by a group of Knoxvillians Tenr Theater Classics Inc The great mirrors in the lobby reflected the pageantry of more than 1900 Knoxvillians coming out more than 300 ware turned away in support of a graca and magnificence that is dying out in theater Keystone Kopa clowned around fat directing pedestrian traffic and entertaining round-eyed youngster Mayor Randy Tyree and his wifo officiated at the ribbon-cutting ceremony and the audience was treated to a performance on tha Wuriitser pipe organ before the film and during intermission Theater guests also were entertained by Maggie Green a professional mime who has studied under Marcel Marceau She alao aided the Kopa provided by Cook's Peat Control Inc with thair antics City school students helped create a nostalgic atmosphere by providing a series of drawings using themes such as streetcars and vintage cars The 1959 film "Ben Hut will be shown tonight through Monday night Division of Firm Which Had a a A Tyree Account Wins Contract ville with mobile equipment capable of shooting on location He said three other firms were contacted but could not meet specifications The city's procurement code permits contracts to be awarded by noncompetitive negotiation! when only one firm meets the specifications Mr Webber said Frank Erickson deputy city -law director said Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials approved the contract with Cinetel on a sole-source County Board Losing Patience Over After-Construction Variance Requests The city has awarded a S15JM0 contract to a division of a company which handled Mayor Randy Tyree's publicity and advertising during his 1975 campaign Ths city's Community Development Office awarded the contract to Cinetel Productions Inc a division of Bagwell Communications Inc John Webber community development director said the company will produce videotapes of his activities which will be used as public service announcements on local television Mr Webber said the contract was swarded to Cinetel without bidding because it is the only company in Knox fighting The right-wing Phalangist Voice of Lebanon radio station said the Israelis captured the South Lebanon village of Rrahaya el Fukhar early today -and blew up two bridges in South One Palestinian official disputed Israeli reports the invading force had captured aU the guerilla targets and eras mopping op tha holdouts MILITARY SOURCES said the Israeli troops overran 15 terrorist bases yesterday in the strip of Lebanese territory used to stage raids into Israel lika the bus attack north of Tel Aviv Saturday which killed 34 Israeli civilians PLO officials also reported new Israeli bombing attacks Israeli warplanes yesterday conducted two air raids on the outskirts of Beirut and diplomatic sources said there were hundreds of casualties including women and children An Israeli army spokesman announced 11 Israeli soldiers were killed and 57 injured in the fighting The armed forces radio said more than 100 terrorists were killed and many captured Begin yesterday said Israeli forces will remain in the captured territory extending 94 miles from the Mediterranean Bagwell Advertising another division of Bagwell Communications Inc received more than $76J)00 for Mayor publicity work in 1975 right-of-way width on an extension of Park West Blvd from 70 to 50 foot Mike Parrish representing the Moore firm said a psychiatry clinic is planned on the boulevard and the 70-foot right-of-way is not necessary Tha matter was referred to Metropolitan Planning Commission These variance! in zoning regulations were granted Wm Hi Fmrtiri Dr Rwd Hoopor ter tmtor flrart ywrM attack from SI to tost hi requests for front aide or rear setback variances because the builder miscalculated distances from right-of-ways and construction had begun or eras completed These setback requirements vary according to subdivision and other regulations Regarding building permits it was revealed recently that up to 300 houses could have been built in the county last year without the builder obtaining a building permit The Board of Adjustments at its last meeting granted permission for the Department of Code Administration and Inspection to swear out warrants for such offenses: Since then sale of building permits has increased 200 per cent The board deferred a request of Moon and Associates for a waiver of The County Board of Adjustments and Enforcement said yesterday it is losing patience with builders who erect houses too doae to property fines and then seek variances when it is too late to correct the errors 1 The board also said it will back enthusiastically the effort by the Department of Code Administration and Inspection to see that building permits are obtained for all structures erected in the county "I think builders should be advised that they had better have their surveys correct before they start laying said Billy Tindell acting chairman Mrs Mary Dial Goodman and Alfred Bell other members present agreed Many agendas of the board include 2 Cosmonauts Return After Record 96 Days in Space nag wotei vrsm wr borw ns ww Ferry WNn Terry Crlip Hr wafcar af frml town to tost wwi iMt ttfbadi torn 1 el tost aw Mitov Drto In IroodMm SmMMWm Cwrto Pewan to ptoct imMto tamp lat wMi MR Mtotog first linkup of three separate orbiting spacecraft forming an elongated "space sausage" the first space refueling mission using the "Progress robot supply ship and the first launching into space of a cosmonaut from any country NfWBIH Kg OTr MfiffiT RVIs MBIDI WOT 19 29 toal mi 24 toat tow Mb ot Rtvto way Drtot to State Drops Proposal To Extend Seventeenth St MOSCOW (AP) Cosmonauts Yuri Romanenko and Georgy Grechko returned safety to earth today after 99 days completing the longest manned space flight in history Tass announced The Soviet news agency said Romanenko the 33-year-old flight commander and Grechko the 46-year -old engineer landed in the Soyuz 27 spacecraft at 1:19 p-m Moscow time ajn ES-T) in Kazakhstan in Soviet Central Asia Both men were reported in good condition On March 4 they broke the 84-day -record for continuous time in space art four years ago by US astronauts Gerald Carr Edward Gibaon and William Pogue aboard Skytab 4 The new record is 96 days and 10 hours Before leaving the Salyut 6 space station where the cosmonauts spent most of their time they put it on remote-control status Other Soviet cosmonauts are expected to go aloft later in the year taking East German and Polish cosmonauts with them and they may also use the station The Romanenko-Grechko flight set a series of space firsts They included the other than the Soviet Union or the United States Tower Atop Farragut Is Being Removed Construction crews yesterday began removing the radio tower atop the old Farragut Hotel which also served as sky-high advertising for the hotel The Farragut on the comer of Gay SL and Clinch Ave is being renovated and will become the First Tennessee Building a luxury office building housing First Tennessee Bank and other businesses The tower was built in 1932 to serve radio station WROL which was in the hoteL Workmen have dosed Clinch Ave betweeen State and Gay Sts while completing the job Old heating and air conditioning equipment also is being removed from the top of the building ments expected to be completed hi time for Expo 82 Mr Carpenter told the audience not doing this because of Expo but because of Expo we are speeding up some of the He explained how' Malfunction Junction through the use of temporary lanes would function during Expo He also explained the DOT proposal to include a new Gay SL ramp to exit onto Magnolia Ave bid arid the only entrances available during construction would be from the Downtown Loop or Henley St MR GOODWIN emphasized the need to continue with both the I-4QI-75 improvements and the 1-940 construction at the same time because no way to begin delaying these projects without losing Interstate He said the DOT had techniques to handle traffic flow during construction Mr Carpenter said one section of the west leg of 1-940 was already under construction another section should go out for bids by April and the remaining segment put out for bids in August The entire west leg from Sharps Gap to 1-40 is expected to be open to traffic by December of He said the completed section of I-640 from Sharps Gap east to Broadway is the only section that wont have six lanes by 1982 to reinstate the project as a local traffic improvement The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) supports the extension City Traffic Engineering Director Darcy Sullivan has previously said elimination of the project srill cause traffic problems in the Mechanicsville area But the Mechanicsville residents suggested as an alternative widening of Western Ave from Seventeenth to University and construction of a turn lane to accommodate tha traffic flow They contended the extension of Seventeenth win disrupt a residential neighborhood which has historical significance CITY COUNCILMAN Casey Jones who called a public hearing on the matter so residents could express their position to the DOT said yesterday he was "elated" at the decision not to include the extension "We were not anti-Interstate improvements" Councilman Jones said "We feel the improvements are needed but I think anytime you have a whole community against a specific proposal the plan ought to be He said he hoped the city did not pursue the project now that tha stats has dropped ft In going over tha planned improve ing of 1-40 west of Paper Mill Rd to six lanes Mr Carpenter said a "final field on the eastern section of 1-940 is act for next month with right-of-way procedures scheduled to begin by May Construction on the six-lane highway from Broadway to 1-40 east of Rutledge Pike is scheduled to begin in the spring of next year with completion by December of 1981 he said "The way it looks now we win get 90-10 funding (90 per cent Federal and 10 per cent state) on that section of I-401-75 (from Paper Mill west to Loudon Mr Goodwin said "We can put thoae two lanes in the median without much HE SAID the DOT would look at some layouts next month on the proposed project It would be spring of next year before the DOT knows if the project is eligible for Interstate funding and probably the mid-1980s before the project would be completed according to Mr Carpenter Mr Carpenter said obtaining a more detailed environmental Impact statement on the proposed Seventeenth St extension to University Ave would delay the over-afi project and therefore wa dropped Ha said it would be up to the city By JOHN MOULTON IIMFIirBhI IM WIMP Mechanicsville residents apparently have won their battle to prevent extension of Seventeenth SL through their neighborhood as part of the planned improvements to I-4QI-75 at least for tha time being The proposed extension has been dropped from the Interstate improvements project officials of the state Department of Ttansportation (DOT) said yesterday Speaking at an Interstate update meeting sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce William Goodwin DOT deputy commissioner said Federal requirements for a more detailed environmental impact statement on that portion of the project prompted the move Mr Goodwin mid Hugh Carpenter regional scheduling engineer for the DOT gave the approximately 150 chamber members and other interested persons attending the meeting an update on the status of an the planned $100 million in Interstate improvement IN ADDITION to the Seventeenth SL extension derision Mr Goodwin also announced unofficial approval of the environmental impact statement for the oast leg of 1-940 and DOT plana to seek Federal funding next foil for the widen Knoxville Man Killed in Wreck A Knoxville man was killed near Dandridge this morning when his wrecker plunged over a bridge on 1-40 and crashed onto a rural road beneath The victim was tentatively identified as Bobby Bunch an employe of the Chestnut Street Garage 2012 Euclid Ave His age and address were not im mediately known The accident occurred shortly after 8 ajn about a mile and one-half east of the 1-40-81 interchange Jefferson County deputies said A spokesman at the Chestnut Street Garage said the driver was pulling a tractor rig State Senate Bogs Down Debating Amendments to Appropriations Bill Sv swin In mot Ur Im Sol turns SWs BuMtas Csmm Inlaw aSacs about $20 million to the recommendations made in Gov Ray Blanton's 1978-79 budget request THE SENATE devoted its entire session yesterday to the bin but made little Bans tsHst set smasusns immi sutsrt sss sss nsM ImsI ssswmsU Is hv mWmUr WM WW IOTwOT MOT (PIMMIMOT OT MVte a nggsgn sax ma mm usJotmms Sh- rwmpp OTU) BN OTr MMOT SM WOT MVOTOT me mewe ea wy sbui sww ue Bra MOTfNB MW BlflffiSBM MMSOTOHs Mf 111111111 nil botiototwvotm Kwm DM AWy Cm Mm Watotor wm MiwmMM ALLOW Mot ftoto cmaarvwNm to taw awtoet iwMrm pvmMB to cawtomito mtnmm ratomai pretolMi af ttw mw Mirtotfrtoiiitot rittin mrt wt infl to tw llinq rmral Ihotb MM9N4iJtotoiDMMMlvNNMkl NUMMkrlltoNNMI MITMOMZI ftoto wtoaraMn to Ma Mhw touiMta xfrw SI toy to tfetor WNn wntf W1 otMHm to feawfe tote to totlr towel tiOTcfcltotoN Hwe fl-l rr tort tor Nnto to SMtoto BXCLUDC rewftoi wtot Debate sraa centered on a package of amendments earlier accepted by the Senate Finance Ways and Means Committee srhen Sen Ray Baird (D-Rock-srood) objected to an amendment srhich srould reduce cost-of-living pension increases for teachers By MARK McNEELT NASHVILLE The moving Senate began consideratioa of the $118 billion appropriations bill yesterday but became bagged down on the issue of teacher pension supplements and win resume debate on more than 50 pending amendments today The House approved and sent several measures to the Governor induifing one to provide the State Human Development Commission with powers over rivfl rights violations Both houses hrtd morning and many legislator! then traveled to Lynchburg to attend afternoon fiineral services for former Sen Reagor Motiow (D-Lynchburg) who died Sunday night They srill conclude their 10th sreek of action today The House passed the appropriations hil hat sreek srith amendments adding 45 per owl wm tow to-t ALLOW ftoto and equal treatment of aH individuals THE NEW BILL approved by the Senate last year expands the authority of the commission to include hiring hearing examiners and to receive initiate investigate and conciliate discriminatory hiring practices for employers labor organizations and employment agencies It had failed to pin a constitutional majority twice last year but had not been rejected Rep Benny Stafford (R-Lenoir City) tried to delay a vote but his motion failed Rep Paid (Buddy) Scruggs of Knoxville disagreed srith House Speaker Ned McWherterk ruling that the bill could be voted upon again but his motion to reject the bill was tabled Knox Reps Tom Jensen Ted Ray Miller Bill Nolan and Jim Richards voted in favor of the bill while Rep Loy Smith voted and Reps Steve Hall and Scruggs abstained There seen reports yesterday that Stafford had tried to delay passage of the ha until another bill redrawing legislative districts represented by himself and Rep Peabody Ledford (D-Rockwood) was reported out of the Senate committee chaired by Sen Avon Williams (D-Nashville) who served Senate sponsor of the antidiscrimination bin last year Abo sent to the Governor from the House yesterday were measures toe The appropriation as passed by the House provides $861000 for 5 per cent increases for teachers drawing leas $9000 in annual pension benefits from the system Originally srould have provided across-the-board Inc re arte for aH eiigi- Me pensioners and the first-year cost srould have totaled $12 million Bairdk to MM rtto ttUL In other actions the House: I tor MtortoM itOML amendment eventually accepted 20-11 restored the costlier provision It generated about 45 minutes of debate hi srhich opponents suggested that the provision srould take the statek unfunded liability for the program past the breaking point Sen Leonard Dunavant (R-MilHng-ton) finance committee vice chairman asked the senators not to vote for the measure "because of political expediency" HE SAID PENSION benefits in Tennessee already rank in the top 10 in America and said approval of the Baird amendment srould add $30 million to the long-term liability over the next 20 years The issue is sure to be one to be decided by the joint conference committee srhich srin be appointed after the Senate approves the budget Earlier the Senate had rejected an amendment by Sen Victor Ashe srhich srould have added SUMMM0 to the new program proposed in legktatwn to require that efforts be made to preserve the fife of infants born alive during attempted abortions The vote was 9-14 Another one by Sen Doug Henry (D-NasfaviUe) to provide $19 million for police pay supplements srithout dividing the budgeted fends brtsreen pokes and firemen also failed 7-11 The House pawed 60-11 and sent to the Governor the hill by Rep Clarence Robinson (D-Chattanooga) beefing up the duties of the Human Development Blanton To Seek Advice on Porn Bill Bill Filed To Fill Vacancies by Election NASHVILLE (AP) Gov Ray Blanton says he is going to seek legal advice before deciding whether to cign antipornography legislation which appears headed toward his desk from the Tennessee Legiriature 1 am not prone to signing unconstitutional legislation just beouse ft is popular" the Governor said yesterday Blanton said he wd ask Atty Gem Brooks McLemore for an opinion on the conctitutionaljty of the measure should II pern the General Amemhy as expect-eL The Governor said he alee srill ask his lawyer Eddie Sisk to examine the bilL constitutional language allosrs voters in the district to elect a succssaor if more than one year remains in the term The bin srould require the Governor to art a date for primary elections between 55 and 99 days after ordering the special election and to set a general election date tetsreen 100 and 107 days alter the order It srould allow local legislative bodies to appoint interim succiaaori until the special election Sponsors are Sena Victor Atee of Knoxville and Ed Blank The Howe pamed the MB Tuesday 99-2 and an hour later ft was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee It could come up in the Senate next week The MU imposes harsh penalties for aeffing obscene materials One provision apparently srould allow a single jury decision to outlaw a publication affecting the sale of the material throughout the state Some lawmakers have said privately that they fee! the bill win be judged unconstitutional but my they cannot risk the political coweqjiences of voting agamrtft NASHVILLE Legislation requiring the Governor to order a special election to III a vacancy left by the death or tuaignstioa of legislator eras introduced in the Senate yesterday The hiB srhich must be approved by the Senetek Delayed BOa Committee sraa drafted to codify changes In the method of filling legislative vacancies srhich store ratified last sreek in the 'form of a constitutional amendment Currently the local legislative body (county court) of a lawmaker1 but the At present the IS-meaber is charged only srith promoting fair I.