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Bristol Herald Courier Haysi drug A record number Top field is coming ring trial continues of people on job to Arby Classic PAGE 4A PAGE 7A PAGE 1B Bristol Virginia Tennessean 44 Bristol Virginia Tennessee Tuesday Novembers i985 20 Pages jy Virginia voters cast ballots for state offices Second District voters will decide between Democratic in cumbent James Robinson of Pound and Republican challenger Glenn Tankersley a Big Stone Gap lawyer Voters in the 1st District will choose between Democratic in cumbent ord Quillen of Gate City who has held down 16 years in the General Assembly and Re publican challenger Gary Wad dell In Bristol Democratic incum bent Sheriff Marshall Honaker faces a challenge from Bristol Vir ginia Police Officer Kevin Cor bett while Democrat Emma Mul ler a 16 year veteran as city treasurer is opposed by Republi can Huberta Crane Three board of supervisors seats are up for grabs in Washing ton County They include: Jefferson Dis trict Democratic incumbent James Litton seeking his third term against Republican Joe Mitchell Wilson District Inde pendent incumbent Charles Rain ero against Republican Doris Wai Dlaseo coo VOT Page 10A ruptcy court so nobody cab buy it fomia bankruptcy judge after Cal ifornian Warner Hodgdon filed a Chapter 11 action on behalf of Na tional Raceways Inc under which Hodgdon held title to the complex he can do at this time is join the long list of people who would like to buy explained Carrier "Since a trustee of 'a A A A Pleasesee TRACK Page 10A right said Carrier when asked to comment on a rumor cir culating at the rain delayed Winston Bracket World inals at Bristol International Dragway that the drag strip had been sold to Ruth know that Jim has ex pressed an interest in it and other drag said Carrier who was appointed general manager of the facility in ebruary by a Cali Staff reports Virginia voters will go to the polls today to decide who they want to head state government for the next four years while voters across Southwest Virginia may face wet weather as they choose four state legislators and supervi sors and constitutional officers to govern and protect them locally Voters in the region will likely encounter cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of rain according to the National Weather Service Polls open at 6 am and close at 7 pm across Virginia The Democratic ticket of Ger ald Baliles for governor Doug las Wilder for lieutenant governor and Mary Sue Terry for attorney general and the Republican ticket of Wyatt Durrette for governor John Chichester for lieutenant governor and WR for attorney general spent the last weekend of the campaign season in the Mountain Empire looking to persuade undecided voters to their respective sides Ranont nnlU show the Demo cratic candidates have the edge publican who farms and has never over their Republican opponents held elective office Staff photoMark Harris Larry Carrier general manager of Bristol International Raceway Manager denies racetrack rumors COY BAYS Sports Writer Larry Carrier general man ager of Bristol International Race way said Monday that a rumor involving the sale of a portion of the racing complex to Kentucky businessman and drag racer Jim Ruth is without basis still tied up in bank after the Democratic campaign season began with doubts from moderate and conservative whites that a female candidate in Ms Terry and a black candidate in Wilder could be drawbacks to the party sweeping the top three state offices for the second consecutive statewide election In areawide races 6th Dis trict voters will choose between Republican incumbent John Brown a teacher and coach at Virginia High School in Bristol and Democrat Larry Harley an Abingdon lawyer Voters in the 7th District will choose between Democratic in cumbent GC Jennings vying for his third term in the House of Del egates and Archie Bailey a Re held elective office I I 11 1 JO Staff and wire reports first day of Santa Pa Program 29 children chosen on Please see INMATES PagelOA The 1985 Santa Pal Program of Bristol Newspapers began on a solid note Monday with personal Santa Pals assuring 29 children they be forgotten by Santa Claus on Christmas Eve In addition the Santa Pal und received its traditional of $50 in memory of Mr and Mrs Robert Boswell The contribution was made by their grandchildren or many years prior to his death Boswell was the initial con tributor each year to the Santa caped flooding but cold drizzle and rain pelted the area Monday and a flash flood watch was is sued early Monday for sections of Southwest Virginia and Upper East Tennessee That watch how ever was called off by late af ternoon when the rain began to taper off The region largely escaped flooding because dry weather this fall left streams creeks and rivers at levels lower than normal said county and city highway officials and emergency services coordina tors in the area Several areas in higher eleva tions reported snow flurries mixed with rain and about two inches of snow was reported on Holston A group of state prison in mates from Sullivan County say they have become the victims of discrimination because of Crimi nal Court Judge Edgar order banning alleged illegal early inmate releases The group of 17 inmates ledby Bristolian Mark Hicks hastold US District Judge ThomasHiggins in a recent letter that theTennessee Board of Paroles consider their applications for early releases simply because they are residentsof Sullivan County Hicks says this is a of discrimination and an ex plicit infringement of civil rightsfor a state agency to prejudice a 1 certain segment of citizens solely of their Calhoun had no comment Monday on the letter But his border that the state Parole Board halt the early release of prisoners in his jurisdiction has been brought before the state Court of and a ruling by the three judge appeals panel likely could come soon because of gravity of the case and the possible ram says Assistant Dis trict Attorney Greeley Wells Calhoun stayed his order pending the appeal but Higgins issued a federal court order two weeks ago barring the admission program for Bristol Newspapers as she has for many years She can be reached at the newspaper office on Morrison Boulevard from 9 am to noon and from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm Monday through riday The tele phone number is 669 2181 Contributions large and small may be delivered to Mrs rancis at the newspaper office or mailed to: Santa Pal und Bristol Newspapers PO Box 609 Bris tol Va 24203 Checks and money orders should be made payable to the Santa Pal und Bristol Newspapers will also conduct its annual Christmas Basket und which provides spe cial baskets of food for needy el derly individuals and couples Contributions may be deliv ered to Mrs rancis or mailed to: Christmas Basket und Bristol Newspapers PO Box 609 Bris tol Va 24203 Checks and money orders should be made payable to the Christmas Basket und Rain swollen streams swirled out of their banks Monday and flooded numerous secondary roads in a wide area of central and western Virginia closing schools in more than a dozen localities Gov Charles Robb declared a state of emergency in the affected areas A tornado spawned by the heavy rain touched down near Virginia in eastern North Caro lina In southside Virginia the town of Lawrenceville was vir tually cut off by flooded streams And in the Roanoke area of west ern Virginia cars floated like rafts along flooded roads The Mountain Empire es Mountain said a spokesman for the National Weather Service at Tri City Regional Airport At 9 pm 163 inches of rain had fallen at the airport on Mon day and the rain was begining to taper off according to the spokes man never seen flooding like this in 13 said Joe Cun ningham a Salem Rescue Squad member West of the city cars floated along US 460 and a boat was evacuating residents from the Wil low River Apartments off Virginia 419 Roanoke County officials de clared a state of emergency said Paul Mahoney the acting county administrator und which is used to provide a shopping service for children not selected by personal Santa Pals The practice has been continued by his family Personal Santa Pals recorded by the program on Monday in cluded the aith inders Class of Trinity United Church Bristol Virginia which selected 25 chil dren Elizabeth Chapel United Methodist Church Women Bluff City two children the Ladies Love Circle Seventh Day Baptist Church Blountville one child and the Weaver Pike Sewing Club Bristol Tennessee one child Laura rancis will direct the Inmates say Sullivan ties jinx releases HANK HAYES Sullivan County Bureau AP Laserphoto A speedboat is used to evacuate residents of a Roanoke apartment complex that were trapped by the rapidly rising Roanoke River Mountain Empire largely escapes severe flooding that hits Virginia jtfh a Goodmornirig! Outside Inside Sports Nation Business Chuckle likely to are pre World Columnists Local 4 Cloudy today with a slight chance of occasional rain Highs near 50 Partly cloudy tonight and chilly Lows low 30s 10A Harrison Salisbury a Pulit zer Prize winning journalist will lecture Wednesday night at Vir ginia Intermont College 4 A The Bristol College Bull dogs will be opening their 1985 86 basketball season on the road at Alice Lloyd tonight IB A high level Soviet KGB claimed that he had been drugged and kidnapped by the CIA 3A In a full page of type the newspaper Izvestia published Monday an interview with Presi dent Reagan by Soviet journal ists 8B Stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange closed slightly lower Monday but a rally in the last 30 minutes reversed some of the profit taking that came earlier in the session 6A When politicians change their views they say seen the light when usually only felt the heat inance Columnist Erma Bombeck says thanks to personalized mail ings she feels reponsible for whether an advertiser lives or dies 7B Interest rates hold steady at current levels in the weeks ahead economists dieted Monday 7 A I fell i Business 6A7A Calendar 6B Classified 8 Bz 1 0B Comics 5B Deaths 2A Erma Bombeck 7B LocalStates 4A5A Movies 7B NationWorld 3A8B Opinion 8A Sports 1 B4B it.