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i 4 Friday May 10 1991 The Knoxville News-Sentinel AS 8 high By Stan DaLozbr ing but attorneys for both sides agreed the decision most likely would be the final word Each side submitted a friend-of-the-court brief from parties who agree with their position A brief supporting Davis was ed custody of them to Stowe Davis took the matter to the Court of Appeals which awarded joint custody and Stowe then appealed to the high court Ehrlenbach argued to the Supreme Court that the embryos are life" and the law Savan frown embryos that hava attracted worldwide attention aa the centerpiece of a Blount County coupler divorce may no longer have the potential to be come human Ufa a lawyer told the Tenneaaee Supreme Court pendent children and laws concerning prenatal care MaiyviDe lawyer Charles Clifford said allowing Stowe the right to produce a child violates Davis' constitutional right to privacy by forcing him to become a parent against Us win "They only reason he cares about the Clifford said because they represent potential children of his If the court allows them to be donated he becomes nothing more than a sperm donor" The court did not indicate when it would hand down its rul been in cold storage for 30 months and may no longer be viable Testimony in the lower courts indicated the science of freezing embryoa is relatively new and that no embryos have been successfully implanted after having been frozen for longer than two years However other earlier tes timony indicated the embryos theoretically could remain useable for many years Blount Comity Circuit Judge Dale Young ruled in September 1989 that the embryos are in vitro" and deserved the state's protection He award The embryos Stowe's eggs fertilized with Davis' sperm were frozen in December 1988 with the ex pectation they would be later embryo used to dtO" CMU UX3M for th then- BATTLE married cou- pie Two months later however Davis filed for divorce and asked the court to disallow uw of the embryos without his consent Stowe's attorney Kurt Ehr-lenbach said the eggs have now down on the side of He said Stowe wants to have the right to donate the embryoa ortohavethei provided by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of 21 atate and national organizations ranging from the American Fertility Society to the Women in Crisis Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetta Stowe's friend-of-the -court brief ia from the American Society of Medical Ethics The nue of what to do with the embryoa is the only one left in the divorce caw of Mary Davie Stowe who has since remarried and Uvea in Florida and Junior Lewis Davie of Blount County ibach argued state has a general policy of protecting life and gave as examples legislation providing aid to de Knox! Senate OKs tough law for tough-pet owners door to someone who has a wolf a til ihrmsm ibbmi diiw NASHVILLE Owners of exotic animals would come under tougher regulations and pay higher fees to keep leopards poisonous snakes and other creatures under a Mil passed Thursday by the Senate The House has passed a somewhat less stringent version of the bill but will now consider the Senate measure R-Chatta-has been working to get more control over potentially dangerous animals for several years "There have been too many Albright said "Ten-haa become a breeding ground and a haven for these type of The Knox County Commission has been developing an ordinance to regulate exotic animals After being unable to come up with a compromise the commission appointed a committee of University of Tennessee veterinarians and other animal experts to study the matter To bolster his case Albright cited the death of 2-year-old Nikka Jo Savage killed by a leop-her father in 1988 in ard owned ll fi tiger or a poisonous i The Albright MU psssed Senate 25-7 Sens Ben Atchley Bud Gilbert and Cart Koella all Republicans voted The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency would regulate exotic animals The Mil would: Establish classifications for animals with Class 1 being the most dangerous for primates carnivores including big cats and EXOTIC wolves ele- Amivtat 1 phants hippo-potamuses RULES rhinoceroses poisonous snakes and poisonous amphibians Class 1 animals could not be sold in Tennessee Raise fees for permits to keep the animals and add two new fees a $10 transfer of ownership fee and a $1000 commer-dalpropagator fee Require fencing doors on cages and other safety measures Require availability of weapons or anti-venom drugs Require a $50M)00 liaMlity insurance policy Require the owner to provide proper food and a dean environment for the animals Subject violators to a maximum $1000 fine and up to a year injail The House version calls for lower fees and allows Class 1 exotic animals to be sold the Nash' area Joe Savage Man reportedly shot in leg in Knoxville College dorm A man was shot in the leg Thursday night inside a dormitory at Knoxville College authorities said Knoxville police were sent to the college about 11:30 pm after two men report fired weapons inside a dormitory aut 1 said The injured man was found on the eighth flow of Martin Luther King Tower by police about 11:45 pm The man was able to walk downstairs to an ambulance police said Officers searched all floors of the Martin Luther King Tower dormitory after students told them two men one with a 22-caliber pistol and the other with a shotgun shot at people inside the dormitory The tower houses female students The call to E-911 said two people were injured however police had found only one victim" Knoxville police asked for a college administrator to come to the campus -s Law group backs London The East Tennessee Lawyers Association fur Women in Knoxville has voted to recommend Knoxville attorney James London for the US District Court vacancy in ftiattannnga About 80 percent of the 102 members voted to recommend London as qualified for the lifetime presidential appointment He is one of three candidates recommended to President Bush for the post The group did not vote on the other two candidates 1 Street named tor Summit! Temple Street is now officially Pat Head Summitt Street and the Downtown Business Loop is now James White Parkway Both new designations were approved Thursday by the Metropolitan Planning Commission However the commissioners stopped Short of extending the name James White Parkway to the as-yet-unfinished South Knoxville Boulevard to avoid confusion The Parkway named as part of the Bicentennial celebration now extends from 1-40 to the Hill Avenue viaduct Bondsman admits to theft The co-owner of Unchained Bonding pleaded guilty to a theft charge and was placed on diversion according to City Sessions Court records Timothy Beshea 49 was ordered Wednesday to pay $64 in court costs and complete 30 days on a diversion program If Beshea does not run afoul of the law within the next 30 days his record will be cleared Pediea of Corryton was cited April 21 tor shoplifting at Home Depot on Centerline Drive Robbery suspects nabbed A 21-year-old University of Tennessee student was robbed of $100 on campus Wednesday night but two suspects were arrested within minutes by UT police Charles Bentley 24 and Sandra Maples 25 were charged with especially aggravated robbery by UT Police Officer Warren McNutt owned five leopards at the time and also had- been lobbying gainst a bill being considered then to regulate exotic animals "Her head was crushed like a ripe plum" Albright said "You ought not to have to live next Knox lawmakers at odds over legislation 3 If -V 1 3 17 ii I I ii i 3 I 4 by lovn numpnray a lUMWOWRaMi IWHINM 1 bureau The conflict over the amendment sends the MU back to the Senate where Senate Minority Leader Ben Atchley of Knoxville has vowed to oppose it If the Senate refuses to change its position as is expected the measure will return to the House The House sponsor Knoxville Rep Charles Severance predicted a House-Senate conference committee will resolve the difference Both Severance and Atchley predicted the legislation ultimately will be approved without the sheriff's amendment Severance chairman of the Knox County delegation voted against the amendment Thursday but did not speak against it "We decided we weren't going to get into a Mg fight up on the floor" Severance said afterward Severance said he feels voters should decide who will be their chief law enforcement officer but the decision to put the question on the ballot should be decided in Knoxville rather than Nashville NASHVILLE The House and Senate were officially put at loggerheads Thursday over whether voters should choose their "top cop" at the same time they vote on whether to consolidate Knox County and Knoxville governments Without debate the House unanimously approved legislation setting up a referendum on city-county unification in Knox Coun- The Senate had earlier passed ebiU However the House version carries an amendment written by Rep Jimmy Kyle Davis R-Strawberry Plains that puts to voters the question of whether the sherifT should be the chief law enforcement officer in a consolidated government Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison lobbied for the amendment Knoxville Police Chief Phil Keith opposed the measure In memory of those who gave lives Knoxville Fire Chief Bruce Cureton left and CapL Paul Dunn honor fallen firefighters during memorial services Thursday at the Firefighters Memorial Park The services honor firefighters 17 in Knoxville who have died in the line of duty Mayor Victor Ashe and other city officials attended the services UT staffer 48 says route to own graduation was By Eric Vreetand daughter Trad "Traci and Jerry especially were incredibly she said "They were willing to do without Mommy while Mommy didherthing "Everybody should be encouraged to grow If that means a college degree UT is a perfect place to do it If it means just taking classes for fen good Bills said the Evening School is a good place for returning adults to start either for referral to counseling or daytime classes or for night courses Anyone interested in UTs Evening School should phone 974-5361 "Many older students are hesitant to come back but we can help ease their fears and get them started in the right place" Bills said Bills head of UTs Evening School Bills estimates that one in three students at UT statewide are more than 23 years old and 60 percent of those older students are women Lively meanwhile now is assistant to the director at UTs Learning Research Center But for nine years she was probably best known as secretary to Chancellor Jack Reese who left -that post and returned to the classroom in 1989 a good role model because she always had the confidence to get her Reese said "There are a lot of dead-end careers usually dead-ended by lack of a Lively credits her family husband Jerry a mechanical engineer with Martin Marietta her 28-year-old son James Leonard and her 9-yqv-oid interesting neat people some re-entry students like me but also young people who looked up At 9 am today Lively will graduate from UTs College of Liberal Arts her study emphasis inhuman services She plans to start CANDIDATES FORUT degreefrom DEGREES the College of Education Sen Jim Sasser D-Tenn will speak to the more than 2700 candidates for graduate and undergraduate degrees The commencement is at Thompson-Boling Arena People like Lively women who drop out of school to raise children then return years later are becoming more and more common at UT accordiy- to Sam Bette Lively a 26-year fixture in the University of Tennessee administration is a tenacious learner At age 48 she also fits the stereotype of a "re-entry student" in that stretched out earning her degree from UT over a couple of decades several jobs and mothering two children "At first I was nervous coming back to said Lively who completed three Sirs toward an English degree ore dropping out to raise her family Td look around and think Oh I could be your or Oh the age of my son "But after my second class I never felt fike an old person It was fun I met so many reajjv a gg Bette Lively a 26-year fixture in the University of Tennessee administration will graduate today from UTa College of Liberal Arts.