The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 2

A2 The Knoxville News-Sentinel Wednesday January 15 1986 from page one 1 national briefs jfefcjaa-gi-ASft: iwa vhiafltf Jug al'ih r'! s' v-fcf si ijn-' -'i iSs-if-u Roads continued (ram pate one Bean Station Morristown 1 A 5-mile bypass around Bristol Tenn 2 A 10-mile widening of US 11E from Limestone to Jonesborough 3 An 88-mile project on US 27 from New River to Oneida 4 A 51-mile widening of US 25E from Morristown to Bean Station 5 Improvement of a 94-mlle stretch of US 64 through Ocoee Gorge In Polk County 6 A 193-mile span from 1-40 In west Knox County to US 321 at Alcoa designated Interstate 140 7 A 15-mile four-lane highway from Erwin to the North Carolina border that would be known as Interstate 181 Officer shoots lawyer during hearing AURORA Cola An off-duty police officer drew a 38-caliber revolver and shot his estranged lawyer four times during a divorce hearing Gerald Lee Utesch 44 shot Jeanne Elliott in the chest abdomen face and leg as court officials and others in the crowded courtroom dived for cover Elliott 37 was listed in serious condition at a local hospital Sources said Elliott a rights activist had been the target of hostility since August Utesch was being held in jail on a charge of attempted first-degree murder Drive launched to quarantine AIDS victims LOS ANGELES A drive is under way to put an initiative on the ballot to force California to declare AIDS a communicable disease so people carrying the deadly virus can be charged with a crime if they try to spread the disease Khushro Ghandhi chairman of the Prevent AIDS Now Initiative Committee and a coordinator for ultra-rightist presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche said he has launched a drive to dace the initiative on the state ballot in November Two planes have close encounter WICHITA Kan A single-engine plane flew about 200 feet beneath a TWA Boeing 727 preparing to land Tuesday at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport the Federal Aviation Administration said The pilot of the Trans World Airlines Flight 437 was making its approach about three miles south of the airport at 436 pjn when a Cessna 172 passed below it an FAA spokesman said Man indicted on espionage charges WASHINGTON A federal grand Jury has indicted Randy Miles Jeffries an employee of a stenography firm on charges of trying to sen transcripts of classified congressional testimony to the Soviet Union The indictment was handed up Tuesday nearly four weeks after Jeffries was arrested by FBI agents Michigan prisoners holding three guards YPSILANTT Mich Inmates at the maximum-security Huron Valley Facility took three guards hostage today officials said The prison was placed under There were no immediate reports of any injuries state police and corrections officials said US holds secret nuke tests group says WASHINGTON A private research group says the United States conducted between 12 and 19 unannounced nuclear weapons tests in the Nevada desert from 1982 through 1984 The Washington Post reported today The Natural Resources Defense Council based its calculations on seismic data and other official sources Some of the explosions cited by the group were also reported by the U3L Geological Survey or Hagfon Observatory the Post said however that the program was "salable" He said he will probably sponsor the measure He said it would be a major boon for Knox County Alexander will tour the state Thursday and Friday for news conferences on his plan including a 4:15 pan stop Friday at McGhee Tyson Airport The biggest single parkway project is a 77-mile $351 million Inter state 840 in Middle Tennessee that would run from 140 near Dickson south to near Columbia then curve north to 1-40 near Lebanon West Tennessee would get a $195 million Interstate 155 from Dyersburg to I-40 near Jackson and a new $40 mil lion four-lane road in Memphis Alexander said the objectives of Bicentennial Parkway Trust -Ftond are to relieve traffic jams in larger cities and spread new jobs to rural areas by encouraging new industry It will end a "backlog of needed jjrojects" in highway construction the governor said Without the program many projects could be delayed 25 years or more he said i This program win advance almost every other project in the "state by six to eight Alexander said The present state gasoline tax is 12 cents per gallon which includes the 3 -cent increase enacted last year Each penny increase in the tax produces about $28 million per year in new revenue Under the governor's plan two cents of the new tax increase would go into the Bicen- Danlai tol Teno costing $25 million A 10-mile $25 million widening of US 11E born Limestone to Jonesborough An 8J-mile $25 million project on US 27 from New River to Oneida A LI -mile $15 million widening of US 25E from Morristown to Bran Station Improvement of a 94-mile stretch tit UJL 64 through Ocoee Gorge in Polk County A 93-mile $20 million improvement of Highway 111 from Sparta to Cookeville tennial Parkway Trust Fund for the exander dted four "revenue con-priority projects The state would to justify the plan: issue bonds as soon as possible to Only two states in the nation take advantage of this year's low have lower overall taxes than Ten-interest rates then pay off those nessee bonds over a 30-year period with State debt is down 25 percent trust fond assets over the past seven years allowing The remaining penny of the tax the state to take on new bond debt increase would be allocated to most without jeopardising its high credit of the existing state fuel levies ratings which would mean about $12 mil- The price of gasoline is dedin- lion per year for local governments fog making a tax increase less and $16 million for the state painful The tax increase and trust fond The cost of borrowing is de-would take effect July 1 under the cUning so bonds will be relatively governor's proposaL inexpensive While another 3-cent increase Among the 15 would push Tennessee taxes higher improvements: than those in bordering states Al- BA 5-mile bypass around Bris highway plan draws applause world briefs by ROGER HARRIS NVMMWnwill nin wfnwf I Mayor Kyle Testerman said that in light of cuts in federal aid the state must increase its mass transit subsidy or the city may be forced to get out of the bus business Dulaney said chances for the approval may be better this year because the Legislature is aware of what federal budget cuts wfll have on local governments Even if the gasoline tax proposal passes K-Trans the city bus system win have money troubles in the next budget if federal mass transit aid is eliminated Dairen Akins president of the Greater Knoxville Chamber of Commerce said the chamber take an official position until it has time to study the proposaL "Naturally the improvement of the transportation system and highways is important to us" he said Extending Pellissippi Parkway win help attract high-tech businesses to the Technology Corridor hesafaL How much Knoxville would get for mass transit from plan is unknown but estimates range from $900000 to $1 million Alexander's plan would raise the gasoline tax by three cents with two-thirds to be spent for highway construction and one-third to local government where it be used for mass transit The governor says $1517 million would be used on Pellissippi Parkway Dave Patterson president of the Tennessee Technology Foundation said extending Pellissippi Parkway to near the McGhee Tyson airport in Blount County would eventually pay for itself with tax dollars generated by new corridor businesses Gov Lamar Alexander's plan to raise taxes for roads and mass transit could help local governments cope with federal budget cuts and might help complete a key highway project city and business leaden say The proposal would resolve "the very real problems we have in mass transit and also the cutbacks on the federal level in funding for highway city Finance Director Rick Dulaney said Items taken from accused slayer of agent MEXICO CITY Televisions stereos and jewels were taken from the accused killer of a U3 drug agent because he was not allowed to have them in his cell officials said Tuesday Rafael Caro Quintero the man accused of killing the agent last year charges that he was robbed by his jailers Quintero was arrested in April 1985 in Costa Rica for the murder of U3 drug agent Enrique Camarena and a Mexican pilot Gunmen shoot kill supporter of Aquino MANILA Philippines Gunmen today shot dead a local politician who had endorsed opposition candidate Corazon Aquino police and opposition officials said It was the first foiling reportedly linked to the presidential election campaign An opposition leader identified the victim as Jeremias de Jesus and said de Jesus was shot to death while aboard a jeep in Capas municipality US Soviets resume nuclear talks i GENEVA US and Soviet arms negotiators have returned to Geneva with the Soviets continuing to link a reduction in superpower nuclear arsenals to scrapping of the Star Wars defense plan U3 negotiator Max Kampelman said the United States intends to continue the space-based missile defense program dubbed Star Wars and urged Moscow to change its position The talks will be the fourth since March 1985 Lexington eeatlaaed from page I i corrections amplifications will take a long time for the Festival Market to make money he said The investors like Webb however "already have considerable investments downtown and anything that happens for the good of downtown enhances the value of their he said "It will come back indirectly over time You've got to have patient money in these deals people who are willing to defer returns for a few With the attraction of Victorian Square and the Festival Market emphasis is befog placed mi drawing more people downtown to live About 600 units of apartments should be under construction within months Baesler said One apartment project is a part of a spiff-up program started for the basketball championships through creation of a park in a former eyesore area A library also is planned for the park area Baesler said his next goal is to encourage development of loft apartments in the downtown area city loaned the partnership another $2 million from an urban development grant and spent another $33 million to build a parking garage to provide parking for Victorian Square Then the fun began Architect Steve Sherman of Sherman Carter Barnhart started trying to figure out what to do with the 16 buildings most about 30 feet wide and 100 feet deep with differing floor levels roofs rotted through walls two to three crumbling bricks thick Since the carrot for the private investors was the 25 percent investment tax credit they could take for historic preservation investments the work had to meet preservation guidelines Two buildings collapsed during the renovation There was an outcry from preservationists that not enough care was being taken Webb said the idea was to create a kind of department store in which Victorian Square is the store and specialty shops and restaurants are the departments The architects created an arcade concept in the interior of the block using existing brickwork windows and original pressed-tin ceilings Ornamental iron scrollwork and period floor tiling were added to retain the Victorian look Although the intent was for a festival market-type concept the project "turned out to be too beautiful became a much more serious retailing experience" Webb said when we decided to do the Festival Market across the street to augment Victorian Kentucky Central Life Insurance is a partner in the Festival Market which is still under construction The city also is participating through urban-development loans and construction of a parking garage Victorian Square is about 50 percent occupied Webb said he is pleased with the progress of the project Tenants are being carefully selected to fit in with the character and intent of the project Webb said the Victorian Square partners win probably never get their money back It A number of callers have complained that the toll-free Kodak telephone number listed in a stay Friday is wrong The number 1-800-792-3000 is correct Kodak has been flooded with calls from customers wanting to exchange instant cameras for Kodak merchandise or stock The advice: Keep trying My Sisters 125 St Andrews Drive is a craft store and not a sport-fog-goods store as reported in the listing of business licenses in the Jam 5 News-SentineL The incorrect business description appeared on a computer printout supplied by the Knox County office weather knoxville five-day forecast Cincinnati 2952) 1 Friday Thursday Saturday Sunday WEE Clear and cold Low: 22 Partly sunny Low: 28 High: 50 Mostly sunny and warmer High: 53 Cooler with a morning shower possible Lour 35 High: 48 Increasing cloudiness and mild with scattered showers developing Low: 35 High: 56 region Gansrasy to Vaough Thursday louta tonight mid la lower 10a laulhwwt Myho Thursday Low temperatures forecast 50' for 7 am 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