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The Knoxville News-Sentinel Tuesday October 13 1987 AS east tennessee news Commissioner wants schools to set own tax by ROGER HARRIS News-Sentinel stud writer County Law Director Dale Workman said state law requires the commission to set a tax rate to fund the school system adequately Workman said his office will research state law to determine if proposal is constitutional Workman said there probably is no constitutional problem However any change in the law would have to be applied statewide Cawood plans to discuss the issue today at the education committee meeting at 4 pm at the City County Building There enough time to prepare proposal for next County Commission meeting Cawood plans to have it ready for the November commission meeting If the commission approves Cawood wants to take the resolution to the Tennessee Counties Services Association a Nashville-based lobbying group "Since this would have to be statewide the TCSA could help us get this through the Knox County Commissioner Mark Cawood says he wants the Knox County School Board to set the tax rate for education The County Commission now sets one tax rate to fund all county services including education Under proposal the school board would set the tax rate for education and the commission would set a separate tax rate for all other county services On Monday Cawood won approval from the intergovernmental committee to have the law department prepare a resolution recommending changing the state law on the funding of local school systems school board always says the County Commission never gives them enough money" Cawood said think we do provide adequate funding but this would be a positive step to let the school system set its own tax Veterans march along 1-40 to take MIA message to DC Stave MellonNews-Sentlnet staff Concrete supports for the Pellissippi Parkway bridge are emerging one by one from Fort Loudoun Lake by Associated Press Pellissippi bridge columns nearing finish by TOM CHESTER News-Sentinel staff writer walking on such highways is dangerous said Highway Patrol CapL BG Arnold Arnold said state officials decided to waive that restriction for the veterans and to assign a Highway Patrol trooper to accompany them across the state Martin said authorities in Texas and Arkansas also allowed the marchers to walk along interstate highways The march began near Memphis on US Highway 70 but was allowed to shift over to 1-40 in Fayette County Arnold said MEMPHIS Former soldiers walking from Texas to Washington DC to draw attention to causes were told Monday they can march along Interstate 40 through Tennessee a Highway Patrol officer said Michael Martin of Dallas a leader of the 20 marchers said the group had been told that walking along an interstate highway in Tennessee would not be allowed Pedestrians are barred from interstates in Tennessee because ridor will begin in January in the Kingston Pike-to-Northshore Drive segment and in February in the Northshore-to-Toole Bend segment Condemnation of property in that corridor is not slated until late next summer Hopkins said Although there have been alternatives suggested in the corridor Hopkins said no changes have been made in the plan as it was approved When completed the parkway extension will run from Interstate 40 to Alcoa Highway near the McGhee Tyson Airport linking the airport to West Knox County and the Oak Ridge area the bridge) completed another one Mark Best said last week Best is a Tennessee Department of Transportation (DOT) field engineer on the project The columns Best said are 88 feet wide and extend 80 feet above the water The superstructure will be built onto the columns It will take three or four weeks to finish the last bent on the 1717-foot bridge he said Construction began in January on the four-lane bridge and is projected to be completed next August Hopkins said The Pellissippi project is on schedule Hopkins said Completion date for the parkway is set for 1991 Appraisals for property in the planned cor Work is under way on the fourth column of the Pellissippi Parkway bridge over Fort Loudoun Lake a state spokeswoman said Monday The $118 million bridge will span the lake between Northshore Drive near Toole Bend Road in Knox County and Topside Road in Blount County a key project in the 124-mile $120-million Pellissippi Parkway extension are completing the substructure work the parts that will be said DOT spokeswoman Gwen Hopkins have two bents (columns that support Center sets events for seniors Ashe Tyree vie for education backing register The Craft Exchange also will meet Wednesday at 1 pm for a program on Christmas crafts Thursday manicures and haircuts will be available from 9:30 am to 2 pm John Montgomery clinical associate and professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee will define diabetic retinopathy and discuss how the disease is treated at 1 1 am Thursday On Friday the Food Buying Club will sell fresh produce from 10 to 1 1 am A dance scheduled for the evening will kick off at 7:30 pm The Band will be Events at the John Senior Citizens Center 611 Winona St sponsored by the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee offer a variety of activities The Walking Club meets at 9:30 am today at the center for the weekly trek On Wednesday Dr Jefferson Chapman curator of archaeology for McClung Museum at the University of Tennessee will begin a series on "Archaeology and the Indians of East at 10 am Other lectures will be presented every Wednesday until Nov 4 with a visit to McClung to follow Those interested should call 524-1135 to by ROGER HARRIS News-Sentinel staff writer PACE asked each candidate what he would do to resolve the pension controversy that has clouded the merger of city and county schools Former city teachers are locked in a court battle with city and county government over the pension benefits the teachers accrued in the former city school system Tyree said the city has a obligation to ensure that the former city teachers lose any benefits although whatever the courts decide will effect what the city can do Ashe said he wants all school employees to be treated and and will base any pension decisions on the outcome of the court battle The pension issue also involves former city school employees who are not teachers PACE asked the candidates about their stand on a Though the city no longer provides direct financial support for education education can still be a factor in attracting new businesses and industries both candidates said Although the race is non-partisan Tyree a Democrat said his ability to work with Democratic leaders in Nashville and Washington is superior to my Ashe is a Republican On another topic both candidates said they would push for consolidation of city and county governments because one government would better serve education and other community needs Ashe said he would work to encourage the business community to become active participant in the support of quality education through the development of a partnership relationship with the letter signed by a majority of the City Council last year promising to in the county pension plan for the non -certificated city school employees Tyree said legal needs to be made if the letter is binding Whether it is or not Tyree said he would strive to protect the pension benefits of all former city school employees Ashe said he would use the influence of the office to work for equitable treatment for non-certificated employees pensions Both were asked if they would support a tax increase for education: Ashe said he would if he thought it was best Tyree said when he was mayor and running for governor in 1982 he asked the City Council for a tax increase to provide more money for education even though it hurt his gubernatorial bid Randy Tyree said Monday that public education in Knoxville will be well served if he is elected mayor because he has a relationship and a political with Democratic governor and US senators take me a year or two years to build bridges because already Tyree told the Knox County Political Action Committee for Education The group also heard from may-oral candidate Victor Ashe who promised to be a strong supporter of education even though the city is no longer in the school business Ashe said he have no going before the County Commission to encourage commissioners to increase support to Your child seems perfecdy normal but is there a hidden handicap Xm Dot Stu bi4 Tyree gains support from key people of primary opponents by ROGER HARRIS News-Sentinel staff writer Tonight Followed by a LIVE Town Meeting discussion at Real life stories of children and adults with undetected learning disabilities who were functionally illiterate until the problem was recognized time getting most of their votes than my Jones who finished fifth in the primary endorsed Tyree last week The other members of the steering committee are Hatcher Meeks an executive with Carrier Corp EW Clarke Sr an executive with East Tennessee Ford Mike Chase owner of Copper Cellar restaurants Emmet Edwards businessman Bob Worthington attorney Pat Ball director of information at HCA Park West Medical Center Archie Ellis consultant and finance director of Winfeld gubernatorial campaign Don Leake attorney and Knox County campaign manager for Gov Ned McWherter Other members are lawyers Myron Ely and Richard Baumgardner businessmen William Poston Bob Sterchi Richard Tumblin and Oliver Smith Jr and Dr William Holt Sr The committee will organize fund-raisers and generate ideas for the campaign Tyree said Knoxville business people and lawyers on steering committee Tyree said the support of his primary campaign workers shows his campaign is gaining ground on Victor Ashe who out-polled Tyree nearly 2-1 in last primary Voters will choose between Ashe and Tyree on Nov 3 Although Pavlis and Teague have not endorsed either candidate Tyree said the support of key means have an easier Knoxville mayoral candidate Randy Tyree picked up the support of several key people from the campaigns of primary opponents Bill Pavlis Jean Teague and Casey Jones on Monday Dr Ruben Pelot treasurer of the Teague campaign Dr Bill Rose treasurer of the Pavlis campaign and Annie Jones wife and campaign coordinator of the Casey Jones campaign join 18 other WBIR-TV CHILDREN'S HOSrilAl Battle raging over video rights to by BETSY PICKLE News-Sentinel film critic heJZlfi XJJ Anniversary of the Difference SALE ensboro Ky that services Knoxville video stores Vestron was the high bidder Kirkpatrick said Monday but HBO obtained the rights through a loophole Vestron went to court this summer to stop HBO from releasing Kirkpatrick said HBO won the case but Vestron appealed On Thursday Vestron won an injunction in the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco stopping distribution of Lois Whitman of HWH Associates a New York public relations agency that represents HBO Video confirmed Monday that Vestron won the injunction but 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