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The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 4

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A4 The KnoxvIHe News-Sentinel Wednesday June 26 1991 FROM PAGE ONE Nude clubs targets of annexation closing Man leaves bad check motor home leaves lot A man who said he was Joe a bus" Cook said "is loaded Brown from California was with a microwave looking for a top-of-the-Une stove bed refrigerator stereo motornome Saturday when he and other amenities went to Buddy Gregg's Motor The man picked out the mo- Homes Inc in West Knox tor home Saturday and left a County check for the fell amount He left with one Sunday which Gregg employees said valued at $271534 would have to clear the bank The problem is he never before they could release the paid for it Knox County De-3 motor home tective Joey Cook said Tues- On Sunday about pm day a Gregg employee saw the mo- Cook has other problems tor home westbound on Inter- He is not sure the man's state 40 name is Joe Brown The check The lot is closed on Sunday he used to pay for the motor and Cook said authorities do home was written on a closed not know how the suspect account Gregg employees gained entrance found out Monday And the A rental car used by the address on the check does not suspect was left locked on exist lot but the keys could a very unusual case" not be found Cook said got a possible lead The 1987 Provost Angola on when going" Code motor home looks like said By Cynthia Cummins yean NaM-SaniMttifwiMr Nude dancing however waa not the only hot isaua before The Pink Puttie Kat a chib council Tuesday night featuring nude dancing in the Just before council approved county is likely to be annexed spending $95000 on the city's wa-into the city soon terfront project Tuesday Scott If that happens the Clinton 'Evans blasted the project as a Highway future may be waste of city taxpayer's money short-lived Evans who has said he is run- "I think you can say that ning for mayor and is circulating tie cats and are on the en- a petition told Mayor Victor dangered species list" Dick Gris- Ashe that the waterfront project som deputy law is a failure and that it is time to director told City Council Tues- "slow down and pass" He also day night questioned the $45539 spent on Grissom waa also referring to lighting the Henley Bridge the the Mouse's Ear lounges other first waterfront phase when nude dancing establishments in schools badly needed computers Knox County Both Mouse's Ear "You chose to spend $45539 locations south and west are in to light the Henley Bridge a areas the city has been annexing bridge that wu already beautiful-Knox County has been consid- ly lit that was only going to pro-ering an ordinance to ban nude mote you and that waterfront dancing since the US Supreme Evans said Court ruled Friday that muitid- Councilman Bill Pavlis de-palities can limit the activity in fended the project saying the wa-establishments where alcohol is terfront redevelopment would ul-served Knoxville has had a strict timately bring in developers who ordinance on nude dancing for would in turn give the city econo my a boost design plans on the First Creek Council woman Jean Teague redevelopment area bringing asked about the $13 million in the price for plans up to $325341 state money that would have paid About two dozen residents for the second phase of the pro- showed to express their opposi-Ject the First Creek redevelop- Ucfri to "the city1 annexations ment When she was told the They told council the annexations money was not there she ex- were "not and the pressed some reservations piecemeal annexations were "un- you have any indication of because it makes it tougher any private developers that are for property owners to fight the corning in? If anyone could have acquisitions made it happen it was (former In other action council ap-Mayor) Kyle (Testerman) Do proved: you all have some magic formu- 15 annexations and plans of la?" services Policy Development Director renaming the Business Loop Betty Child said her department to the James White Parkway is still getting calls from develop- increasing the con-ers interested in the project but tract for work on the Main Ave-beyond that had no answers nue project by $41083 bringing have put half a million the contract up to Just over dollars into the $1 million Teague said hope there will be issuing $15 million in reve- some fruition from that so that we nue bonds for KUB to improve can get that money the gas system and Despite her concerns council spending no more than approved $50000 for public rela- $18 million for street and related tions to promote the waterfront improvements to the FJve Points project and $44965 to complete redevelopment project point Well be carrying the frill one of its airings The 9 am weekend schedule on Saturday broadcast is to be canceled but and Sunday" he said since the same stow airs again at The switch to one shift at the 330 pm kids will still be able Cm timed from page A1 twin stations will allow employ- tune in then to see what they ees to work off vacation and com- missed the 24 full-time and four part- pensatory time that has accrued And might be time workers and cut educational in the last year It will also enable resurrected in a post-3 pm time programming Until then at least Curtis not to have to pay over- slot for the summer Curtis added on weekends everything remains time to workers who would have because of its popularity the same been keeping the station staffed WSJK turns 25 next March "Hopefully we wont disturb two shifts to said WKOP went on the air last Au- the weekend schedule at this will lose only gust Funds CMtimed fma page A1 March 1993 with occupancy by January 19911 Fleming said But Sasser said to is hopeful GSA will be able to accelerate to play as large a role in that as Sasser said The Senator previously secured $341 millipn for site selection and preliminary design work on the new facility the long run this will save the government money" Sasser said that schedule since all the fluids necessary for construction will by in place next year this building is to said old post office is a pretty antiquated structure and needs substantial rebuilding building win to very helpful to revitalizing downtown Knoxville and we all need to try HOW? CONVENIENT AFFORD ABIE? Rain YES THE MOBILE SCREENING Fine by educating you with the bus information about cancer the caused the cures Second explaining methods of adapting your lifestyle to help WHERE 8k WHEN? Windsor Square Knoxville Tennessee July 1 and 2 1WI ftOO am to 4:00 pm To make an appointment call: (615)541-1312 UNIT travels to your community and complete screenings take around 45 minutes YES cancer bird conducting comprehensive cancer screening because 50 of all cancer deaths can he avoided through early detection $1000 $6000 $1000 Cancer Checkup Mammogram Pap Smear a professor of plant and soil science with the University of Agriculture Extension Service Ashura said most crops basically look good though the frequent rainfall has forced a kit of late planting It also has provided good conditions for brown rot on peaches and blue mold disease on tobacco The weather has been good to the Tennessee Valley Authority TVA spokesman Gil Francis said the reservoirs are above expected levels for this time of year making conditions good for recreation as well as giving the agency extra water to use in power generation three separate days Most of the time it's been little showers here and there and a little variable cloudiness" Campbell said The timing of the rain has also made an impression think what's happened is had a lot of rain on week- ends and you people who work (Monday through Friday) cant handle that To you this has been a terrible Campbell said Despite the cloudiness and the frequent scattered showers been a pretty good month for farmers and gardeners hurting the person trying to mow their lawn but helping said Dr Elmer Ashbum Cmtineed from page A1 ever is the perception that raining more for various reasons are funny that Campbell said want to go to the beach and it rains and human nature says that raining all the time) And we nave had a considerable amount of to said That considerable cloudiness hasn't translated into that much rain In feet 168 inches of the fall this month actually fell on THOMPSON CANCER SURVIVAL CENTER MOBILE SCREENING UNIT YOUR BEST PKJTICnON 6 EARLY DETECTION 1497-1897 (in department stores 2(M34) SUMMER PLAYERS Girls' carefree shortx knit lops Skirts Mix Pants desses and icrnpere from that favorite namel Knits and wbvens of pure cotton and rayon Fuchsia turquoise and melon mixes for sizes 7-14 45 off dept store pricel (elsewhere THE LITTLE BLACK KNITI Stoek Riled Bow fflmmecL A sexy Ittte nothing that's reefy something Body-conscious In cotton lycra Black of courea ML TVE IOOK-THE NAME -THE PRICE THE LOOK-TTE NAME -THE PRICE 997 (In department stores "HANDLES" FOR SUMMffi Easy-going straws in a fabulous selection of shapes Raffle to Jumbo Some natural some brights some multi-shaded tor 2497-3497 (elsewhere 3658) POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS Women's damatic black white geometricaly patterned knits in pure cool cotton Jacket stackx skirt starts and Mop Summer's busiest business and pleasure partnerx women's sizes V3X your multi-faceted Ida lnJfu(Ttaik TEE IDOKTVE NAME -THE PRICE THE IOOK-THE NAME -TEE PRICE 8429 Kingston Pike69Wlll Mon-Sat 10-9 Sun 1-6.

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