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wwwposthi idcom 1-5 POST -HERALD Wednesday July 26 2000 Metro editor Steve Bell 325-2344 tibcllpo8thcraldcom 'r Deaths E2 Classifieds E4 RUTH Iron warns teens aM smoking tour sianLand in Bessemer Thursday afternoon Ruby Tuesday's in Five Points South Thursday night and the Birmingham-Jeffenan Convention Complex on Friday For Williams the battle against tobacco is personal grandfather died before I even got to meet Williams said got ling cancer from smoking so much smoke because totally their decision he said a lot more informational a proknowledge At the VisknLand event which will be from 10 am to 5 pm teens will be encouraged to rip tobacco advertising out of magazines The truth campaign is funded by the American Legacy Foundation a group created out of the 1998 lawsuit settlement between 46 states and the major tobacco companies Please turn to GROUP page E2 9 pm Thursday the truth truck wl be near Ruby Tuesday's and the team wi hand out information Bkmingham-Jefferaon Convention Complex 10 am to 3 pm Friday a seminar on anti-tobacco activism wi be held for pre-registered teens Website wwwthetruthoom SoucKMhtw But Williams tries not to be preachy when talking to other don't tell people not to board discusses pay A nationwide anMobaooo caravan arrives ftmrtyam tis week to try to persuade teens to reject smoting The campaign to funded by the American Legacy t-aramon rare are rar stops: VtoionLand 10 am to 5 pm Thursday the "truth team wl lead teens in ripping tobacco ada out of magazines Five Points South 5 pm to left during budget discussions raises in its next budget termine how quickly our local delegation will move this But Council woman Sandra little said legislators already were aware of sentiments toward an elected school board think it would be going a little too far for us to go into the concerns of the state she said think people ought to call their state legislators and let them know UPDATE BIRMINGHAM i Accident kite cyclist A motorcycle driver was killed this morning in a traffic acd- with a garbage truck and possibly another vehicle The accident occurred on UK 78 near Layfayette Street in west I Birmingham just before 6 am I Birmingham police Officer CK Christian said The driver of one of the vehicles involved left the scene of the accident but Bir- mingham police soon found the i driver and took the driver into custody he said The driver could face felony hit-and-run charges Christian said Charlotte McIntosh Media consultant Mullinax will make up to $35000 a yean The Birmingham City Council Tuesday hired a former campaign consultant to City Council President William Bell as its media consultant Kenneth Mullinax got the Job at a cost of up to $35000 a year Mullinax who was a spokesman and media consultant in unsuccessful mayoral campaign last year originally was to be paid up to $55000 a year but Bell amended the contract before the vote The council also has a public information officer Sharon Childs Long who handles media relations She makes $58000 a year Voting to hire Mullinax were Bell and council members Pat Alexander Le-Roy Bandy Aldrich Gunn and Sandra little Voting against his hiring were council members Jimmy Blake Lee Wendell Loder and Don MacDer- mott Patrick Rupinski Shooting victim in critical condition as police seek answers: Birmingham police are still interviewing witnesses and searching for suspects in a Tuesday afternoon shooting Damien Henderson 20 was shot hi the heed about 330 pm at 1504 Lincoln St Sgt Sar-I tain said The shooting occurred I on the parch and a neighbor called police after hearing a shot he said The drcum- stances surrounding the shoot-- ing Including a motive are unknown Sartain said Henderson was listed in critical condition at UAB Hospital this morning said Hank Black a hospital spokesman -JebPhflBps SHELBY COUNTY Fugitive sentenced: A Westover man convicted of murder was sentenced to life in prison an Tuesday even though authorities camot find him Jerry Lee Bowen 52 disappeared before an original sentencing hearing Jime 21 at the Shelby County Courthouse Or-I cuit Court Judge Oliver Head rescheduled the hearing for Tuesday morning and sentenced him after a short presentation by attorneys District Attorney Bobby Owens said Bowen was convicted April 28 in the death of his wife Brenda Bowen Brenda Bowen disappeared Jan 28 1997 and her body was found two months later on a bank of the Coosa River wrapped in chains Jerry Lee Bowen is on mostwanted list and is listed on other state andnational crime computers Owens said -JebPtMps PELIIAM Chicken parts spill from 1 truck block Interstate 65: A truck hauling chicken parts spilled part of its load an Inter-state 65 North near exit 242 in Pelham around 7:45 am today a Pelham Police dispatcher said The truck was not involved in a traffic accident i but the spilled contents blocked all northbound lanes of 1-65 for at least 30 minutes this morn- fog Police did not know what i caused the spill a mess" I the dispatcher sail The truck was transporting the chicken parts to a dog food plant Charlotte McIntosh BOAZ i Deputy police chief resigns amid investigation: A top Boaz police officer has resigned but Mayor Charles Smith is refusing to say if the action is connected with an investigation into the Police Department that is now in its third week Deputy Chief Tim Hooks' resignation was ac cepted by the City Council Three other officers have resigned and four others have been suspended without pay 1 1 styce the investigation by the Alabama Bureau of Investiga tion began By EVAN WOODBERY BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD Colorado resident Seth Williams will roll into Birmingham Thursday to spread his gospel of Williams 18 a Bibie-bang-ing missionary he's a crusader of a different sort: an anti-tobacco crusader Williams and the truth team will arrive with the goal of focusing the energies of Birmingham teenagers agaimttobacca The group will stop at VL BIRMINGHAM School Budget vote is scheduled for Aug 8 meeting By CINDY FISHER BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD Amid continuing teacher protests and threats of a possible strike the Birmingham Board of Education unveiled its next budget that fat-dudes raises and incentives for some teachers and support staff members Several hundred cafeteria workers and bus driven could get a 13 percent raise in 2001 9 percent from the city schools and 4 percent from the state and veteran teachers could get a one-time $500 bonus if the school board approves 200rs budget Tuesday the board discussed the budget for the first time It will not vote on the changes until its Aug 8 meeting There will be two mare discussions on the budget: at 530 pm Thursday and Aug 3 both in the school administration building officials) (fid this to quiet the teachers said Virginia Volker board member Teachers staged a twoday walkout in November to protest a $30000 a year raise for Superintendent Johmy Brown which the board later rescinded Another raise for Brown this time for $22500 a year given earlier this month has prompted more protests from teachers Representatives of the Birmingham Education Association met with Alabama Education Association officials in Montgomery Tuesday but have not decided to hold another strike said Michael Todd a BEA official The BEA labeled a union by some school officials would prefer holding mare discussions with board members he uid Hearing that raises are included in the Birmingham school budget is good news Todd said appreciate the efforts made in that area Todd said was a long time coming but glad here" To end the November strike Birmingham school administrators agreed to meet with teachers in committees to discuss salaries and other topics Many of the budget turn to BOARD page E3 YESTAV1A IIILLS McCallum promises eadership By WILLIAM SINGLETON HI BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD Charles McCallum kicked off his bid for mayor of Ves-tavia Hills Tuesday by promising to provide the same leadership for the city as he did as president of the University of Alabama at Binning- ham First among his goals if elected mayor on Aug 22 is to develop a long-range plan for the city to di- rect its growth McCallum told about 100 cheering supporters at Wald Park think we need a long-range he said "Every organization that Tve been involved with needs pirn of where you're going a vision And not a decision made by one two er three people But It community involvement that has to develop that McCallum who served as UABt president from April 1987 to December 1992 has thrown his hat Birmingham Board of Education member Mary Moore talks to protesters outside the school board meeting after Moore raises Christine Jaeobstat-Henld The board Is discussing pay how they feel on this just like they Loder proposal failed to to be adopted dying in a 4-4 vote Joining Loder in voting for the joint meeting were council members Jimmy Blake Don MacDer-mott and William Bel Opposed were Little Pat Alexander LeRoy Bandy and Aldrich Gum Patrick Rupinski reached for comment Tuesday night Lehman would only say the candidates were from firms throughout the area The decision to hire an attorney for the City Council stems burn state legislation that de-amezed 1715 acres of land from the city unbeknownst to city officials The land borders Hoover along Alabama 150 not far from the River-chase Galleria Sea EB McClain D-Brighton sponsored the legislation after he was approached by Tom Coker a lobbyist representing developer Charles Givianpour Givumpour developed the Lake Cyrus community near the de-amexed land McClain said he plans to work next legislative session to have the land reannexed into Bessemer Although attorney Calvin Biggen is working to recover the land for the city Lehman said another attorney is needed to keep the council abreast of the situation and to offer a second opinion on matters Jnte Make can be chad M3XH122 Of PdBiflpQllHNldAQffl Council push for elected panel The Birmingham City Council Tuesday night killed a move that proponents claimed would put an elected school board on the fast track Councilman Lee Wendell Loder the council to support his plan to set up a meeting with the mayor council members and local legislators to push for legislation al CITY COUNCIL Bessemer seeks council attorney Davis in running lowing Birmingham voters to elect their school beard Voters overwhelmingly endorsed the idea in an advisory referendum a lot of talk out in the community that the elected school board issue will be held up for four to five through political maneuvering in the Legislature Loder said officials will de Adam RiHtPDst-HeraU date growth However Reynolds said he led the move to aiuiex the affluent Liberty Park development into the Vestavia Hills city limits Reynolds also appointed a long-range committee in May although some say he was responding to criticism raised by a new political group Vestavia Voters with Vision which listed the lack of a long-range plan as one of its concerns The group encouraged McCallum to run for mayor and has thrown its support behind him and Please turn to MAYOR page E2 Charles McCaNum canter greets Mike Perry right and Mike Graffeo at the Wald Park Lodge Tuesday before officially announcing his bid for mayor By JAMIE KIZZIRE BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD The search continues for an attorney for the Bessemer City Council with council members mentioning high-profile names such as Artur Darts a recent candidate for US representative The council opted at Tuesday night's meeting to wait another week before selecting an attorney Seven resumes already have ben received and the council plansto accept applications until 10 am Thursday Councilman Herman Lehman said A decision could be made as eariy as Tuesday Although officials defined to name the candidates applying for the position Councilwoman Dorothy Davidson mentioned during a preKsxmcil meeting that Davis a Birmingham attorney had contacted her about the job Davis gained notice earlier this year when he made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination for the 7th Congressional District seal He was defeated by incumbent UK Rep Earl Hilliard D-Birmingham Darts could not be into the Vestavia Hills mayor's race and poses a formidable challenge to three-term incumbent Pat Reynolds Reynolds said his kickoff rally is scheduled for 7 pm Monday at Ranch House Club 1105 Mayland Lane Vestavia Hills During that rally Reynolds said he would lay out his goals as mayor Hie has said he wants to see the southern Jefferson County city of more than 21000 residents complete a $40 million redevelopment of its dl Vestavia Centers Mall Critics hdfe chastised Reynolds for not developing a plan to accommo.