The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 2

A2 The Knoxville News-Sentinel Tuesday September 13 1988 FROM PAGE ONE Knox Briefs The two companies asked the FCC on Friday to grant the license to the new partnership Quick approval is expected Channel 8 could be on the air sometime in October according to Bagwell Channel 8 will operate out of present offices and except for some top management positions WTVK workers will work at the new station (to be) no wholesale slaughter of people or anything like En-gelbrecht said Eight other applicants for the license have asked that their bids be dismissed did a monetary settlement with those eight" said Bagwell who said he will leave TV A Originally 13 groups sought the license but three dropped out earlier There have been on-and-off talks over the years of negotiating a settlement among the station applicants This latest round began in April The hang up was money said Engelbrecht whose company fought for more than 15 years to switch from the UHF frequency to the VHF frequency UHF signals do not reach as far as VHF signals in what is called the While WTVK is No 2 in the three-county metro market it is No 3 in the larger Knoxville area television viewing market because of its weaker signal Engelbrecht said going to be competing on a level playing field for the first time since Engelbrecht said Being positioned on the television dial between existing Channels 6 and 10 gives Channel 8 excellent opportunity to be No 1 in the he said Jim Hart general manager of market leader WBIR said going to try to do what we do well and let everyone worry about what they While no discussions have been held with the CBS network owners of the new station anticipate being a CBS affiliate Given a choice networks nearly always tend to chose to affiliate with the stronger-signal VHF stations With WTVK giving up its license Channel 26 becomes available for a possible new station but it is likely several years of regulatory hurdles face those who want the license South Central Communications is based in Evansville Ind and owns four radio stations including WEZK in Knoxville several Muzak franchises including and South Central Paging a telephone beeper service which also has service in Knoxville The company has owned WTVK since 1953 General partners of Channel 8 Limited Partnership are Bagwell Cosby Engelbrecht former Olympic star Ralph Boston Earl Taylor (who will be Channel 8 sales manager) and Sue Carr Walker How do the new owners feel about the end of their struggle? the greatest feeling in the Bagwell said WTVK Continued from page A1 reported a tentative agreement had been reached between the two companies The partnership is a situation for both sides said En-gelbrecht The announcement has nationwide significance in the television industry will be the last full-power VHF license to be granted in a major said Don Bagwell a TV A official and president of Tennessee Telecorp It was one of four so-called channels created by the Federal Communications Commission in 1980 Licenses have been granted in the other three markets leaving Knoxville as the last No new VHF channels are expected to be created is considered the of television said Lewis Cosby an accountant who will be general manager of the new station Compromise reached in church dispute After being locked out of their church for two months members of the First Church of God in Christ on Maria Street once again held services in the building Sunday Their return was part of an agreement reached recently by members of the church governing body to stop further court action on the matter was not doing the church any good and the church itself was suffering from said Knoxville lawyer John Harber who represents the pastor of the church was glad to see The Rev DL Derrickson pastor of the church for the past 22 years took Bishop Jenkins Bell to court after the bishop fired him and changed the locks on the church doors Derrickson says he and Bell had had disagreements over the years on how Derrickson ran the church A chancellor was to hear the case Monday but a compromise was reached Harber said the matter will likely be discussed in November at a national church meeting which he anticipates resulting in amended bylaws to prevent a jurisdictional bishop from removing a pastor in the future About 75 people were on hand during Sunday morning service to celebrate the return to the building A fellowship dinner followed church service Taylor campaign names finance council Neal Culver and Warren Payne have been named cocoordinators of a 30-member finance council for 2nd District Democratic congressional candidate Dudley Taylor campaign manager Steve Metcalf said Monday Culver is president of Consulting Services Group Inc Payne is president of Kenesaw Financial Services Metcalf said the council members cross party lines a question of partisanship a question of Culver said is a fiscal conservative with outstanding business and governmental experience He is an appealing candidate for the business The 28 others named to the finance council are: Bob Worthington Mike Chase John Fiser Jim Carroll Jack Flaherty Jim Petrone Bill Pugh Sam McCamy Tony Farmer Frankie Wade Patricia Ball Kitty Grubb Jim Parris Dale Allen Wade Till Emmett Edwards Glen McCown Oliver Smith Bob Sterchi Ron Dearolf Glen Nicely Jeff Novinger Jess Campbell Paul Coleman George Handley Sarah Sheppeard George Kershaw and Frank Hildreth Market accused of selling beer to minor Sheriffs officials say they will seek to have the beer license at a West Knox County market reviewed after its operator was cited recently on charges of selling beer to a minor Knox County Deputy Larry Hunter stopped a car driven by an 18-year-old man on Clinton Highway late Saturday and found a 12-pack of beer in the car said Sheriffs Beverage Control Officer David Hunter The man told the deputy he bought the beer at Market on Clinton Highway David Hunter said Deputies charged Bernice Nance 42 of Powell who holds the beer license for the store with selling beer to a minor The buyer of the beer was cited with unlawful possession of an alcoholic beverage More than 120 to become US citizens More than 120 persons are scheduled to become US citizens Wednesday at the semi-annual naturalization ceremonies at the US District Court in Knoxville Gerald Garcia editor of The Knoxville Journal will be the featured speaker and Federal Judge Thomas Hull will preside About 20 of those to be naturalized are children John A Walker Jr president of the Knoxville Bar Association and Alice PL Schwartz the bar chairwoman of the ceremony also will participate Suicide Continued from page A1 Also Carroll was given a drug Haldol to quiet him despite a note on his medical record from his parents that said he was allergic to most drugs and that some drugs could worsen his behavior Carroll was admitted after being arrested for prowling and exposing himself according to the medical report On admission he was found to be a substance and alcohol abuser his medical record said A report written by a Lake-shore in-house review team following death questions whether admissions wards were sufficiently staffed whether the staff was properly trained regarding suicide symptoms and whether more frequent patient checks should have been made Records show that Carroll came to Knoxville from North Carolina two weeks before his Although he received a commercial license at age 19 his leg was amputated he do said Delbert Carroll used to say if he fly he want to do said the father On Monday Dawson had planned to show video testimony of Dr Zalman Magid an expert witness from California who testified to several of the points made by Dawson However Magid is from California and Claims Commissioner Mike Robertson postponed the trial until an expert witness from Tennessee or a nearby state could be found Under state law an expert witness must be found in Tennessee or a neighboring southeastern state or a wholehearted attempt to do so must be shown Robertson was not convinced that an attempt to find someone locally had been exhausted He therefore granted Dawson more time to try again Jack KirklandNews-Sentinel staff Mildred and Delbert Carroll death The Carrolls say their problems started eight years before his death when he developed bone cancer and had to have a leg amputated the hospital he got addicted to prescription said Mildred Carroll The records show their son had a history of alcohol and substance abuse following the amputation (the metal) pass in 72 she said told me to bring her back A decision on whether to perform surgery will be made Wednesday if the metal does not pass she said Elizabeth had some abrasions in her mouth from the bits Hayes said Hayes said she told the Mayn-ardville store of the problem (store workers) just went crazy when I told she said had sold a lot of it by the time I got back A worker at Food Center who would not give his al Food and Drug Administration ought to be notified had no other complaints on the product and we run 3 million jars a day Obviously we want to take a look at sealed Hayes said she has received several calls from Gerber officials asking her to turn in the unopened jar for inspection not going to do she said going to keep it until I see that my daughter is Charles Hayes father says the family has sought legal advice name declined to elaborate on whether jars had been pulled from the shelves a Gerber problem not a he said Steve Poole a spokesman for Fremont Mich offices said the company has asked the store to remove its products from its shelves The serial number on the turkey jar indicates the jars were distributed primarily in the Southeast he said will send sealed jars bearing the same codes to our he said something is found really a situation where the feder Food Continued from page Ai which caused the mother to ex-anaine the jar food was dark and I notice Hayes said thought I was just feeding her too big of a After doctors took X-rays of Elizabeth and of the unopened baby food jar Hayes was told to take the infant home Metal fragments were seen both in the infant and the jar Radon Continued from page Al sion 305 Springdale Ave NW Dempster Building Knoxville 37917 or by calling 673-6035 Radon is causing an estimated 20000 lung cancer deaths each year said Dr Vernon Houk the assistant surgeon general of the US Public Health Service at a Corrections Amplifications virtually More specifically Thomas said tests should be done at detached homes including trailers with permanent foundations townhouses or rowhouses and basement first- or second-floor apartments Those who get a measurement of 4 picocuries or higher should consider doing a more comprehensive test or increasing ventilation in the affected area EPA officials said Homes with much press conference Monday with Thomas While Thomas and Houk emphasized the need for testing they said they were not suggesting federal legislation to require radon tests when homes are sold Some local areas are considering mandatory tests on their own Thomas said have a problem that is national in he said important that everyone consider testing their home for radon higher radon levels may require repairs costing up to $1000 they said Thomas said he was not recommending at this point that low-income families receive federal grants or other assistance to lower radon levels in their homes Sen Albert Gore Jr D-Tenn is among some members of Congress favoring tax deductions for buying and installing radon-reducing equipment if its cost totals 5 percent or more of a adjusted gross income The Mid-Autumn Festival sponsored by the East Tennessee Chapter of the Organization of Chinese -Americans will be from 1 1 am to 4 pm Saturday in the Shep Lauter Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center The day was incorrectly stated in Showtime Painting in an art exhibit organized by the State Museum in Nashville will be on display Thursday through Nov 11 at the East Tennessee Historical Society at the corner of Market Street and Clinch Avenue The address was listed incorrectly in Showtime If you find a mistake in The News-Sentinel call Associate Editor Harold Harlow 521-1849 so we can correct the error weather The News-Sentinel 521-6300 Temperature forecast Recorded by EZ97-FM Cincinnati-8161 sh knoxville four-day forecast 24-hour forecast high and low) Today Wednesday Tonight Thursday Friday sunshine Some cloudiness possible Low 68 Mixed clouds and High 82 Low 64 Partial sunshine High 84 Low 64 with showers Clouds and some sunshine with the chance of a shower High 84 Low 66 Clouds and sunshine with shower or thundershower in few spots High 86 around the nation eo wmm region 90 (T-STORMS temperatures end forecast for 6 pm today Warm ww Cold-eH statistics lake stages TENNESSEE: Today will bring mixed clouds and sunshine with a couple of showers and even a thunderstorm Highs 84-90 Tonight will be partly cloudy in the west with showers in the east Lows 63-69 Wednesday will bring clouds and sunshine- a shower still cannot be ruled out in the east Highs 81-87 KENTUCKY: Variable cloudiness will occur today with a few showers and even a thunderstorm Highs 82-88 Tonight will be partly cloudy with a shower in the east Lows 58-64 Wednesday will be breezy and cooler with a mixture of clouds and sunshine Highs 79-85 VIRGINIA: Variable cloudiness and humid conditions will rule today and tonight with a couple of showers and even a thunderstorm or two Highs today from 78 in the northwest to 90 in the south Lows tonight 58-68 Wednesday will be breezy and cooler with some sunshine Highs from 76 in the mountains to 85 in the southeast NORTH CAROLINA: Clouds and some sunshine will be interspersed today with showers and a couple of thunderstorms Highs 84-92 A few showers and a thunderstorm or two will occur tonight with some cloudiness Lows 63-73 Wednesday will bring clouds and sunshine with a possible thunderstorm or shower Highs 82-90 Sun sets 7:47 pm today rises 7:17 am Wednesday Temperatures: Monday high 82 low 68 mean 75 normal 75 Records for Sept 12: 94 (1931) 45(1940) Precipitation: 00 Month 159 year 2324 deficiency (or year 1116 Relative humidity: 7 pm 82 percent Barometer: 7 pm 3013 falling Highest wind: 18 mph southwest 3:49 pm Today's wind forecast: southwest 5-10 mph Station Holston hw Watauga hw Boone hw Fort Henry Cherokee Douglas Fontana hw Santeetlah hw Norris hw Melton Hill hw Hiwassee hw Great Falls hw Fort Loudoun hw Watts Bar hw Elevation in feet east tennessee above sea level moon phases pollen spore count Pollen: 135 per cu meter (low) Primary source: ragweed Mold: 6727 per cu meter (very high) (Source: ET Pollen and Mold Station Dr Marek Pienkowski allergist) i 3rd Quarter Oct 2 1st Quarter Sept 19 Full Sept 25 I New fept 11.