Birmingham Post-Herald from Birmingham, Alabama • 32

DIO Ewwinghqm PwMtoaid Wodnas doy Jonuory 30 1991 Freedom rally a patriotic experience Bullet hits woman in arm A Birmingham woman was shot last night when the front of her home was sprayed with bullets and a car was burned A bullet fired by an unidentified gunman went through a window at 4708 73rd SL North ricocheted off a dishwasher and struck Jane Elizabeth Morgan in the left arm Relatives took her to Cooper Green Hospital where she was reported in stable condition Three more bullets were sprayed across the outside of the bouse One bullet entered the side of the house and went into a couch on which Mrs brother-in-law was sitting Hairy Morgan said he was watching President State of the Union address on television The gunman may have been firing at a car next door that belonged to Lisa Jackson 4710 73rd SL North said SgL Sorrell a Birmingham police officer Someone set fire to the trunk of Miss black Volvo about the time the shots were fired A gas can used to start the fire was sitting near the sidewalk in front of the house Bliss Jackson said she did not know why anyone would burn her car or shoot at it She said members of her family fell to the floor when they heard the shots A bullet penetrated the car near the right reaf tire By Paige Ponder Ptt-Hcnld Gorrmpaadmt Ninth-graden in Birmingham will be given a major dose of patriotism and self-esteem when the Freedom Forum rally is held at Lawson Field on Feb 14 Spirit of Freedom Inc is a non-profit education organization that travels statewide to talk about free enterprise system and opportunities and responsibilities as citizens want to encourage people to love our country believe in themselves and stay away from mugs to reach their said Bob McKee president of the organization The first rally was held last week at Auburn University when almost 2000 ninth-graders gathered to watch three speakers show rather than tell how they overcame adversity The rally now will be taken on the road with the Feb 14 rally scheduled at Lawson Field in Birmingham and another rally scheduled for Feb IS in Jasper The last speaker Gary Anthony Johnson is legally blind Rather than losing Interest at the end of a 2ft-hour forum he grabbed their attention with a rap song he wrote I get this urge" he said putting on a black leather cap and dark glasses He struck a rhythm on the podium with his thumb and forefinger and sang: "Most people doa 1 look at themselves like they should They see to be what they could Some people settle lor less What they need is confidence" Both id Johnson's parents are blind and he has been legally blind since birth He graduated in 1984 hi the top 10 percent id his class and is now executive director of Project ROPE (Reaching Our Potential Early) Pete message concerned convictions formed during the early experiences id his life in Germany" Adopted by an American soldier he became a UJL citizen at age 18 A teacher in public schools for 17 years he is now executive director id Spirit of Freedom Inc He told id the dangerous circumstances id his birth in a bunker in Berlin His earliest memories are of air raids bombings and death Often there was no food he said were born with two elements that the rest of the world would love to have freedom and opportunity forget it I hate war I hate killing but I understand also that you cannot be free without paying a he said Smith Station High School Principal Larry Bosewell called the program excellent this motivate them I know what LaTisha James a ninth-grader at Smith Station said learned today to put forth my best effort in whatever I W-D Brand USD JL Oradc All Natural Broad-Breasted Young Turkeys W-D Drand Whole Water Added Hickory SmoEied Hams W-D Drand USDJL Choice Boneless Whole 8-11 Lb Avg Sirloin Tip SSib SiriohiTip Roast 1 Crsteaks no srnesMNivp Round Steaks tt nrn UNJUV Prices Rood Wednesday Thru Saturday January Itfobreary 1991 LEEDS SHOPPING CENTER 699-3027 ROCKY RIDGE 979-4234 PINSON4496 CENTERP01NT 681-2440 THE PALISADES 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approached Channel 21 with the proposal as a solution to financial problems The BirminghamTuscaloosa independent station lost its Fox affiliation to WTTO in September (WDBB) have been undergoing financial difficulties for some time now They needed an outlet to alleviate their difficulty and we were here as the WTTO general manager Penny Haft said Efforts to reach Dubose were unsuccessful Channel 21 owned by ABRY Communications has added some of stronger programs to the WTTO lineup including "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and Ms Haft said Elvin Feltner president of Krypton Broadcasting Corp which owns what is now the only independent station in Birmingham WCAJ-68 said yesterday he has mixed feelings about the news lost a competitor We're sorry to see a station go out of business but going to be THE independent station for Birmingham all the bad news with the Persian Gulf war going to offer uplifting programming If there is a football game well have a he said Krypton Broadcasting Corp pup chased WCAJ-68 which in the next few days will change its call letters to ABM-68 in December The station will be moving from its Sam-ford University location to the top of Red Mountain With this agreement Channel 21 will reach households all across central Alabama Ms Haft said WNAL which has been transmitting WDBB in its GadsdenAnniston service area will begin airing Channel 21 today hope well be able to show Birmingham Tuscaloosa and Gadsden the best of tbe best in Ms Haft said has the potential to be beneficial for the entire local television market" Murder rate is protested By Nancy Bereckis Pot-Hcrald Reporter A dozen Birmingham residents who held tiny picket signs at yesterday morning's City Council meet-ing wanted to make a big impression Each foot-long sip had the number 128 printed on it the number of murders the group said occurred in the city last year hundred twenty-eight murders are too Joseph Boo-haker one of the protesters told City Council members here just to remind you of The men sat silently holding up their signs as Boohaker spoke Boohaker who is also president of Tax Busters a grass-roots organization which traditionally has been critical of Mayor Richard Arrington said he had been plannimg the protest for weeks But when he saw the census figures showing tioo decreasing he knew be had to do something understand how the population is decreasing but the murder rate is he said Councilman Bill Myers told the group he welcomed their support in fighting crime Council member Linda Coleman encouraged the group to take part in the crime-fighting efforts hundred twenty-eight is too many but I say to you that you should get Mrs Coleman said All Tcatpcratarc Detergent Bis 60 Caokict 99 $H1f CfoeMo food Georgia Crackers TS 99 u1W Nuggets Kt 69 Hotdogs Party Platters Harvest Fresh Broccoli Round Up Del Monte Quality At Wlnn-Dlnle Everyday Low Prices! lat-RHe Boiled HaRi K5fa 100 Aster Pure Cooking Oil Seperbraed Margarine Scotch T-1M Video Tapes Tomatoes 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