Birmingham Post-Herald from Birmingham, Alabama • 6

A6 Birmingham Pit-Hfald day January 17 1995 Welcome From page A1 Twelve-year-old Taylor Davis an Auburn fan from Albertville said be wanted to see James but not for a political reason lead Auburn in rushing for two yean in a Tay- an old musician and I just came out to see and hear these fine James From page A1 James had sought those processes in his first administration 1979-83 but wu rebuffed by the state Legislature Be also pledged to correct voting irregularities that have thrown the Nov 8 election results intestate and federal courts will not tolerate stealing votes ballot boxes by intimlda- -or trickery at polling places or by judicial chicanery that changes lawful and established rules lor counting votes post James told the applauding crowd Reforming the state court system and ethics and campaign finance laws were also on fist will propose legislation to ensure that no citizen plaintiff or defendant need ever be concerned any political contribution might im-influence on any officer Karl A StoUebPoat-Herald Alabama Gov Fob James right greets former Gov Guy Hunt They met before the inaugural ceremonies yesterday at the Capitol In Montgomery Hunt the first Republican elected governor In 112 years was removed for an ethics violation Karl A StolWaPwt-HeraM enthusiastic greeting afforded Gov Fob James reacts to the by 4-year-old Breuna Hid back along the inaugural parade route faula also a Democrat door is -open to you always Let us never toil to keep our lines of communication wide open" The inaugural ceremony differed from most to recent history with a -heavy emphasis on religion and pray- ers and scripture readings partially in Hebrew which were not trans- lated to the crowd It also included the blowing of a -shotor the horn blown during some Jewish holidays James his hand resting on a Bible held by his were so excited about getting to do this They wrote a letter to Fob and told him they liked him and they believe everything they had seen about him on Glenda Stone teacher at South Butler Academy in Greenville "They were so excited about get? him they liked him and they ting to do Mrs Stone said believe everything they had seen "They wrote a letter to Fob and told about him on television" He pledged a more frugal state government and asked state employees you see wrongdoing waste and mismanagement report it We owe no less to the taxpayers" James became the second Republican governor id Alabama to 120 years He ran as a Democrat when he won his first term in 1978 James and Democratic LL Gov Don Siegelman dramatically pledged their cooperation to each other After taking the oath of office from James Siegelman promised unity and In turn' James told Siegelman and House Speaker Jimmy Clark D-Eu- Warehouse Brices! UA District Judge Brevard of Mobile said Joe Boyer former band at Stillman College in Tus- director caloosa LtCbl Lawrence Mwambola of Tanzania said be was in Montgomery attending classes at Maxwell Air Focce Base and wanted to see the in-' auguratkm is very he said 1 expect all this for just a state ceremony It be like thiatomy Chad Vaughn of Mobile said be to Montgomery to celebrate is the first time in 40 years there been a Wallace oraFol- som on the payroll" Vaughn said re- ferring to the Govs Jim Folsom Jr and Jim Folsom Sr Govs George and Lurleefl Wallace and State Treasurer George Wallace Jr And for first-grade students' in Glenda class at South Butler Academy in Greenville it was an ex- perience of a lifetime The- class which the 'grandson Tim James attends was chosen to ride in a portable class- Gunman From page A1 you saw (Demetrius) you saw Moses" laid Garvin Morer 30 who worked with them were always there for each Morer said makes me fed better that one of the boys died with the were close" said older sister Towanda Taylor 23 he went Moses was there We always knew where to find him -at Both Taylor and Roberson had dropped out of West End High School earning their General Educa-rtional Development credentials over the past few years They both loved cars Roberson dreamed of becoming amechanic They were both starting families -t Roberson became a father 10 days -ago first child is on the wayj i brother always tried to avoid said 24-year-old sister LaKeysha was just at the wrong place at the wrong 'Roberson lived with his aging grandmother just around the corner "from the gas station where he was i killed He recently moved to there to take care of her "-'LaKeysha Roberson said her had been gone only a few totoutes when she got a call about the shooting She ran down and saw i the bodies of two boys did-! want to believe it but it was she said had just walked out of the ntfilWhen Roberson talked about the fikture he apparently had two things joplhia mind the car he wi i 'jo buy and his newborn baby Grants "Iprtmpage A1 to camera Jamei was waiting yesterday in GET THE CREDIT YOU DESERVE! Or you'd Ika lo opm an aooounMor your pmonal uu apply lor Sw Office Oapol Fmonal CradK Cm Tha Tadmaloay Cart wUti a mnimum $299 puichaM Fuithar dMSi a Kona TbaraX nawr an annual ends ears Im Wi aho aocapi moat major mst cann of the court" he said of his 34-minute speech Much however' used to attack govern- ment in general and the federal government in particular saying Americans in unison against an oppressive government ana started a revolution in American with the Nov 8 general election James emoted Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln George Washing- ton and Thomas Paine to showing a loss of and in government this were not so our children's future would not be mort gaged to a federal debt and would not be the high-rent district of Alabama" be saUL WAREHOUSE-SIZE STORES OPEN Hoover 1841 MontgomeiyHwy (US 31) (205)985-7828 Eastwood Festival Ctr 7001 Crestwood Btvd Miss Roberson said her brother had just received his tax forms and was making plans tor every penny of bis tax refund was talking about getting himself a she said was to his mind Something nice and simple for him to drive Nothing too big nothing too small-He used to drive (Deme-triusT car all the time" Taylor had recently changed his whole outlook on fife With word of his pregnancy he started to mature was going to move out on his Miss Taylor said knew he was going to be a daddy He started acting his age He started taking everything Friends and family said the pair stayed out of major trouble and had not been mixed up with drugs But they also said Taylor was not one to shy away from a confrontation especially if someone threatened his prized car going to fight his orer said not' going to run from anything the way he was brought Morer said he thought Sunday's i the result of a botched Miss Taylor said she thinks her brother knew his killer But all they have to go on now are hunches Funerai for Roberson will be at the Bushelon Funeral Home chapel at 11 am Saturday with burial to Elmwood Cemetery Arrington Funeral Home will handle service but arrangements have not been completed are still calling for Miss Roberson said know and some people just bust out crying (when told death) been getting a lot of Mdses" SctjJ of Uadi This year hundreds of federal programs could be folded into supergrants For example the Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed collapsing 60 of its programs into three block grants which would eliminate the jobs of thousands of federal employees overseeing those programs and hand off much of the agency's power House Republicans to their with propose merging 10 federal nutrition programs including food stamps and free school lunches into a block grant to the states A group of Republican governors led by John Engler wants to go even further The governors have asked Congress to convert 338 federal assistance programs including the largest cash welfare program into a handful of block grants This would be a dramatic change Currently Aid to Families with Dependent Children and food stamps are entitlement programs which means federal money is there to pay for anyone who qualifies (States help decide who is eligible for AFDC and pay about 45 percent of the cost) For any block grant the i ultimately comes down to better run the programs to question states and cities or the UA government you think it through there are some logical things the federal government ought to do and some things it ought not said Charles Schultze a senior fellow at Brookings Institution The trick is deciding which is which of I Governors and block grants: jo sort of a love-hate relationship grants also pose risks for the 'fqderal government because they Mali giving up much of its control how UA tax dollars are used (Nevertheless block grants are Mip to all sorts of proposals to federal bureaucracy from to House Speaker 4ffewt Block grants a new idea The first two came during the John-rson administration at the urging of governors President Nixon aimed three more But it was President Reagan who embraced their poten-' tial as budget-cutting tools Reagan folded 77 programs into nine block grants Cutting spending on a block grant in a single fell swoop is easier than 1000 Series Task Chair Pneumatic lift height adjustment contoured seatback Manual adjustment of back height Easy assembly Scotchgard' fabric Gray 8K-009 Blue 801-761 List 12300 6749 i Steelworks 2-Drawer Metal File Cabinet 28" 15 18" Letter size with lock Almond 398-685 List 9900 2499 waging a one-at-a-time fight to cut individual programs each with its own lobbyists and supporters in Con- I Now with the Republicans in con-trpl of Congress and a renewed emphasis on balancing the budget there Is a rush to try block grants to ways unheard of to the past to accomplish much deeper spending cuts Block grants Included money to help the homeless provide child care and Job training for the poor clean up neighborhoods and build roads TO THE PUBLIC NO MEMBERSHIP FEES Hlllcrest Shopping Center 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