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Birmingham Post-Herald July 12 1996 Metro state Deaths B3 A OKI pom Shelby County must wait before it can fluoridate i rr uled to vote on putting fluoride in its water at its July 22 meeting Jim Hilber a county administrator said Fluoride was introduced into US drinking water in 1946 in Grand Rapids Mich Dr Rahemtulia said is the best agent we have right now to reduce the number of she said putting fluoride in drinking water it reaches all people and you do not need to go to the dentist to get the Startup money Is there for the two coun- Shelby County public works services Graystone the US 280 corridor Sterret-Vandiver Westover portions of Pelham and portion of Alabaster Hughu said The northern part of the county along with puts of Pelham and Alabaster receive Its water from Birmingham Fluoride is element long thought responsible for strengthening tooth enamel and decreasing the chance of cavities especially in children and younger adults Fluoride reduces cavities by up to SO percent said Britta Rabemtuila and By Amy Baldwin FU-HmM Itapartw Cavities being fought in Shelby County like they are in Jefferson County Not yet anyhow Shelby County pump fluoride into butitsf its water I facility near Childersburg public works director for the county Shelby County which shares its water facility with Talladega County is waiting for the Talladega County Commission to approve adding fluoride to its water Hughes said Because the two counties share facilities it would be cheaper for both if the fluoride and water were mixed in a well be said -Motorcyclist dies White 17 of Birmingham -'died last night in a motorcycle accident be attempted to enter Interstate 69 South from Interstate JO59 North The motorcycle wu the only vehicle involved in the accident said a Birmingham police officer who would not give his name The officer said he did not have more information -White wu pronounced dead at the scene about 5:45 pm Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Stan Pitts said David Griner i Television appearance "Jefferson County Circuit Judge Tony Pothren will be featured today an the television show which ain at noon on WBMG-42 in Birmingham Cothran who hu been blind since childhood wu appointed in April to a vacant judgeship in Jefferson County's Bessemer division a daily newsmagazine show produced by the Courtroom Television Network will feature an interview in which Cothran 47 discusses the obstacles he overcame to become a ties Hughes said The state Health Depart-chairwonum of the department of pediatric ment he said has put un $5000 for the two-denttatry at the University of Alabama 3y fluoride 4 Adticrete ii Birmfogham be picked up by the county agencies at no cost to res' Carraway Medteal Center emergency room physkian Dr George Joe examines a patient in the ER Joe is responsible for coordinating medtoal just waiting for to put fluoride the water1 cur said Putting fluoride in the water costs about cent per 1090 gallons pumped Last iped 12 billion gal-said which would one cent per 1000 gallons rear Shelby County pumped lions of water Hughes said have cost about $12000 In other terms putting fluoride into water costs about $50 per person per year Dr Ra-hemtulla said Sine got that statistic from jthe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention inAtlanta The Birmingham Water Works Board pas been putting fluoride into its water which serves most of Jefferson County since If 81 said Ron Mims the general manager Karl StoilriiPoat-HeralO at legion Held Airing the eight dayq I -1 Village emergency treatments with more serioug problems sent to one of six hospitals that nave agreed to provide care for Olympians Carraway University Hospital Binning' ham Baptist Medical Goiter HealthSoutb Medical Center SL Hospital and Brook wood Medical Center have agreed tq supply volunteers to work and to rotate fan -patient care if needed I Many doctors nurses and other health care workers are volunteering their time for the events Joe said He estimated 50d to 600 people will be assisting with medif cal or related care during the two-week event Please tarn to VILLAGE page B2 I- goal of the network and its owqer Rupert Murdoch is mainstream Ametv Every network Zeigler uid' some shows that include sexual am vi-i olent content And ABC the network currently being aired at Channel the envelope harder than any--one in network television had before' with the networks gap-: utar Emmy-winning program -Zeigler also uid lie had to 10-year-old daughter out of the room! when he and his family first uw Dam Carvey Show" on ABC In Ihe show he recalled Carvey impergon-: ated President Clinton and began talk-: tag about having stinky J- live in a time when we hare to monitor what our children Zeigler said To attack the moralit Fox programming is ludicrous" The complaint filed by Spam also claimed that since be did not contract with Fox he wu not I to that corporation hare a contract with Jameir hare honored that contract and we ex- Sit him to do the uid rpenter news director at WBRC hare been delighted with his Olympic medicine for aenrioee at the BSC Otymplo VWage of Olympic soooer Cubnan monks prove that spiritual and physioal worida nan oo-exisL Story page A1 In addition to emergency medical care also available will be physical therapists massage therapists chiropractors trainers and a dentist Joe said event there is a need for more in-depth evaluation and treatment arrangements will be made to have that done he said Care at the village located at Birmingham-Southern College will be limited to stw Johnson Mrs Hall re-elected MONTGOMERY The state Board of Education hu re-elected Ethel Hall of Fairfield to a third one-year term its vice president The vice president presides in the absence of the governor who is automatically board president Gov Fob James did not attend the meeting earlier this week board members reelected Mrs Hall with no dissenting votes Associated Press JJ Hospital donation Huntsville Hospital will donate $125 million toward acquiring new offices for the Madison County Health Department which plans a move from "cramped quarters Dr Lany Robey who beads the health department hiu tried to obtain funds for the move far IS years Dr Joseph Dowdle recently elected chairman of Huntsville Hospital's governing board announced the donation realised Monday night at our board meeting that if we didn't give them any money no one he said Robey said the will help find a new building or construct one within the next two years One possible location is the Madison Academy building In addition to the $125 million from the hospital the Health Department hu $11 million in its building fund The department is still about $400000 short of the $27 million purchase price of the academy Associated Press A Records cite iliness MOBILE A 33-year-old man fatally shot by a Mobile police officer had been treated for mental illness Including i schizophrenic disorder Court records indicate Michael Spraggins had an IQ of 45 and struggled to discern right from wrong a psychologist uid after evaluating him in September 1994 according to a court document Officer David Kater killed Spraggins shortly after I pm Tuesday Police uid Spraggins had threatened Kater with a butcher knife and ignored orders to halt and to drop his weapon Two years ago a Judge ordered mental ezam after Spraggins pleaded innocent by reason of insanity to theft and robbery charges Spraggins wu cleared of the 1994 charges on insanity grounds and Committed to the local mental health center in March 1995 for treatment court records show Press Death ruled suicide 'MOBILE Andrew Robert Gomegys Vice president and general manager of WPMI-15 died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound In the head a corooer uid yesterday body wu found Wednesday in rural Baldwin County at the NBC affiliate's transmitting tower on County 64 Conner Huey Mack Sr said the death certificate statu the death from a pistol shot wu a suicide Gomegys 41 of Daphne wu reportedly last seen about 5:30 pm Monday and his jHuppearance wu announced at a staff meeting about 4 pm Wednesday The body wu found by Daphne police detective Jamu Mathews The detective said a WPMI engineer had seen Comegy's vehicle at the tower Mathews uid the weapon used wu a '45-caliber automatic which wu found at the scene Gomegys who wu divorced had two children who were it his Lake Forest home with a baby litter Mathews said adding that no gulcide note wu found Press 31 will have a polyclinic several service areas provid-WreST tag care for athletes or their families all i provided free at the said Dr George Joe medical director of Olympic Village and medical director of emergency medicine at Medical Center When not present a doctor will be on-call for the village Joe said kg 5 A(lan(al996 Caraway Methodist cgti Spann gets hot TV future cloudy ByJohaStaed Repot I Birmingham'! Olympic Village may the safest place to be for the next two weeks if a medical emergency arises The village for Olympic soccer athletes their families and those connected with the games is staffed with an emergency medicine physician for most of the day One or more registered nurses will be on duty 24 hours and there will be round-the-clock staffing by two Birmingham Fire and Rescue Sendee paramedics and an ambulance The village medical clinic opens at 8 am tomorrow and will dose at noon July on the food just ketchup By Nick Patterson MZnMReatar A Shelter County jury yesterday ruled that Maureen biscuit and Svy breakfast from the Hardees in umblana came with something she order human blood And they ordered the company to pay her $250000 because of the blood on the biscuit that today costs $109 plus tax Jurors in Circuit Judge Mike courtroom deliberated about four hours before awarding the money In a lawsuit Mrs Davis filed against the restaurant after the Nov 20 1993 breakfast "I think justice wu Mrs Davis uid yesterday She would not say how she felt about what wu served to her the morning she bought her breakfast at Hardees Her attorney Gary Hooper however sued Hardees allepng Mrs Davis suffered mental anguish after the incident (got) very Hooper said Please tare to BLOOD page JI2 By Steve Joyit Pnt-Hanld Reporter Birmingham TV meteorologist Jamu Spann hu filed suit against his station claiming that he should be released from his contract because the station is about to switch to programming he feels is Immoral Spann's station WBRC-6 will switch from -ABC network programming to Fox programming onSept 1 The station wu purchased by Fox in April 1995 programming by Fox is not watched by the Spam family and Spam does not approve of the shows they read the complaint filed Wednesday hu an 11-year-old son who he does not allow to watch any programs on the Fox network diupproval of the Fox format is one of the main reasons he chooses to be relieved of his duties under his current contract To work for a company that promotes shows of such a nature goes against moral and religious John Zeigler WBRCs marketing director vehemently disagreed with Stuart assessment of the programs on "Fox hu some of the best programming in America today" Zeigler said -Eli Julia HunterFost Herald Young mat fans Four-yoar-old 'shannon Denny gives Courtesy Haskln 6 Both girts a Center for Urban Missions Metro Camp The cwnpifs ivowym wmang vraicn vcmis Metropolitan Gardena yesterday from the Universal Championship Federation Pleap turn to SPANN page B2 nrr- 4 w-.