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BUSINESSB7 I If COMICSB4 I I II LI I MOVIESB6 Ijl II Hlj 5 TELEVISIONB6 VZ AXJ 2 Thursday January 18 1996 Bosnia operation getting high marks Visiting general in charge of 16 Army posts says Benning is setting the example for future deployments By Clint Claybrook Staff Writer The way ort Benning is preparing soldiers sailors air men and Marines for duty in Bosnia then shipping them out serve as a blueprint for the in future emergencies Gen William Hartzog said Wednesday the blueprint for this business because they know how to do it and done it before and who I called on because I knew that they know how to do this said the four star general and former deputy commander of ort Benning He is head of the Hartzog Training and Doctrine Command at ort Monroe Va which oversees 16 Army train ing posts in cluding ort Benning The gener al is to attend the official opening of a new regional per sonnel center at Benning today and was the featured speaker at an Association of the United States Army meeting Wednes day night The personnel center will employ 125 people initially but that could grow to 800 as the ort Benning center takes over many of the civilian personnel activities at Army and Corps of Engineer posts in six Southeast ern states officials said Most of the original employees earlier held similar jobs at the local post ort Benning soldiers with the help of an Army Reserve battal ion have pushed out some 2000 active duty Reserve and Na tional Guard soldiers headed for duty in Germany or Bosnia since early December and that figure could rise to more than 4000 before the peace keeping INSIDE Soldiers withdrawing from Bosnia battle lines on schedule B1O force in Bosnia grows to full strength Army officials have said Hartzog said operation of the the mobilization site and the individual deployment site on post could help rush troops overseas in future emergencies His tour of Benning on Wednesday included seeing bar racks in the Harmony Church area where small Reserve and National Guard units and indi vidual active duty soldiers des tined for Bosnia are housed during several days of training Hartzog said the out processing and the "soldier readiness prep a series of legal medical and service record book checks running smoothly" The operations at the post are essential to the Bosnian opera tion he said this particular place here the operation is running he said monitored He said the general in charge of operations in Europe told him last week that he find a See BENNING Help for Olympic visitors Phenix Shelby Guest left and Betsy Simmons staff the first satellite visitors bureau in a portable building next to the Spectrum store on Whitesville Road at Bradley Park Drive Wednesday afternoon JavIu! WWMaKIEIlB JR rfaWWPW Wcggl 7 Wow iffll uii rfflir vl rw 1 yiOCW wWML Richard Thomason Ledger Enquirer Visitors bureau opens Olympic satellite Bureau plans to open up four small offices around city to assist an expected 25000 30000 visitors this summer officials say By Jim Molls Staff Writer More than one Columbus Convention COLUMBUS THE OLYMPICS the onslaught of tourists this summer At least three satellite offices will open at Spectrum convenience stores across the city in time for the Olympics The first one opened Wednesday at Whitesville Road and Bradley Park Drive An estimated 25000 to 30000 visitors daily will be in Columbus during the July 21 30 Olympic fast pitch softball competition information is going to be at a said Peter Bowden deputy director of the Columbus Convention Visitors Bureau People will be looking for maps souvenirs information about the area and where to eat and sightsee More freestanding buildings will open outside Spectrum stores on Manchester Expressway and Beaver Run Road Another may open across from Golden Park on ourth Street Each office will be about 15 feet long by 9 feet wide with a front porch and a rocking chair foreign visitors want to People will be looking for maps souvenirs and where to eat and sightsee come to the South to experience that Southern heritage that Southern Bowden said "What better way to invite people to come by and talk and sit down than putting a rocking chair out The satellite office on Whitesville Road drew a dozen or so visitors during its first day on Wednesday Automobile tags with the Columbus logo were among the early favorites for souvenir sales said Betsy Simmons volunteer organizer coordinator Offices will be staffed by members of non profit organizations with a portion of the proceeds going to the organizations Operating hours have not been determined Organizers say the first test will come when Columbus hosts the NCAA Division I softball tournament from March 14 to April 1 orum on race relations to precede manager may be out of job Contract expired for city manager this week but so far city leaders taken action mayor says something should happen in days By Patsy Thomas StaffWriter Phenix City Manager Grady contract with the city expired earlier this week and so far city leaders have not of fered to renew or extend it Whether McCalmon will con tinue in the job which he has held since 1990 will be deter mined soon expect things will come to a head in the next few Mayor Sammy How ard said Wednesday needs to know go ing McCalmon said he wants to continue as city manager He also said he knows of no health age or other reasons to prevent him from overseeing the daily opera tions of the town His only comment on whether he will remain city manager was worry about In 1993 city leaders gave McCalmon a $10000 raise bring ing his salary to $76248 to keep him from leaving and accepting a similar job in Acworth Ga job is one of four positions city council members 3 i I 1 McCalmon are responsible for hiring The others are city attorney munici pal court judge and city clerk are rumors going around that hired Bobby Gaylor to replace How ard said nothing to that But not saying it hap Gaylor who is a former vice president and general manager of United Cities Gas Co Inc was un available for comment He has long been active in public life in Phenix City and once headed the Public Utilities Depart ment Evaluations are nothing new to Phenix City Howard said? evaluating going in the city within each depart Howard said looking at the structure of our de partments and the organization in As of Wednesday an evaluation of performance as city manager had not been done Howard said Howard said he will soon call a meeting with McCalmon and council members probably be hind closed doors to discuss the issue But there is one vacancy the city council must fill Phenix City Attorney Charles loyd Jr re signed Tuesday loyd who is a personal injury attorney said he resigned be cause he has several cases com ing up in court and needed to de vote more time to his practice loyd served as city attorney from 1972 76 and from 1989 through Tuesday Howard said the city is consid ering whether a full time city at torney is needed TV 16 under new ownership McClure Broadcasting buys local low power station company CEO plans to put channel on all cable systems here By Mick Walh Staff Writer assistant While the sale awaits ederal Communications Commission approval usually granted within 90 days Bishop is going ahead with plans to close the TV 16 studio on Hamilton Road and build a new structure behind the studios of WKCNWCGQWRCG on 13th Avenue also changing the call letters (from W16A) to WCGT RACE RELATIONS ORUM See TV 18 B3 See ORUM B3 4 The setting for the play is the south side of Chicago in 1959 an all black neighborhood Sponsored by the Springer Opera House and the Metro Columbus Urban League the forum is meant to provide an open discussion about diversity we deal with the way we live together will determine how we thrive and prosper in this community in the coming years as our city becomes more said Paul Pierce artis tic director for the Springer In the play written by Lor raine Hansberry Lena Younger is a working class black woman What: Public orum on Race Relations Sponsors: The Metro Columbus Urban League and the Springer Opera House When: 6 7:30 pm riday Where: Springer Opera House 103 10th St Cost: ree McClure Broadcasting Inc owner of three Columbus radio stations is getting into televi sion The company which also owns radio stations in Atlanta Canton and Macon has pur chased low power station TV 16 from Hollis Broadcasting Inc Neither party released a sales price hope to be up and going by late said Wayne Bishop new chief executive offi cer of McClure Broadcasting getting out of the television said Kenny Hopkins administrative Before Raisin in the opens riday night at the Springer Opera House groups will hold an open discussion on diversity and we intend to become a player in the Columbus televi sion said Bishop going to make a major investment in equipment and programming irst and fore most we want to get the station on all the local cable While TV 16 is carried on the American Cable and TCI Ca blevision lineups it is not car ried by the largest cable provider TeleCable also intend to move antenna to tower which will really improve its over the who places a down payment on a home for her family in a suburban white neighborhood The president of the neighbor hood association tells the family it would be willing to buy the home if the family chose not to live there Mr Lindner is saying is people are happier and take more of a common interest in one another when they share a common said Pierce who plays the role of the association president Could this or has this hap By Jaronda Little Staff Writer The stage set for Raisin in the opening riday at the Springer Opera House will be the backdrop for a public forum on race relations at 6 pm an hour before the show.