Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky (2024)

October 2, 1974

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Lexington Herald-Leaderi

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Lexington, Kentucky

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Wednesday, October 2, 1974

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22

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nr 22 The Levin gt on Lfilr Iralnflan Kv- WedafiJiT Oct 2 1974 Council 51 Scott Kiwcinis Club To Aid DEATHS Store detailed obituaries are ob Page 11 of today's Leader Community Center "I 4- i jsjl Chairman Robert Snyder and attorney David Knox of the Georgetown Scott County Planning and Zoning Commission advised the court that one of the stipulation that the court had earlier added to the commission supplement to the physical development plan wai legally shaky Reference was made to the -stipulation that limits lot size in the county to five acres but allows a parent to ell or give to a child a lot of just ona acye Fearing that the entire plan might be invalidated by a successful challenge to this one part Knox suggested that the matter be settled by the court and the commission filing a declaratory judgment action in Scott Circuit Court Fiscal court agreed Warned by County Court Clerk John Cottrell that there was only $10000 budgeted to a juvenile detention facility in the county jail the court neverthelesi messed ahead with its plan The commissioner! said they realized that the court will be legally liable if something happened to a detainee under the present arrangement It called to the presentation of Frances Morton is looking for sunshine today Francis attends Cassidy Elementary Weather Forecast For Lexington Frost warning tonight Sunny and cod this afternoon Clear and cold with chance of scattered frost tonight Partly cloudy and slightly warmer Thursday High this afternoon upper 50s low tonight fow 30s high Thursday low 60s Winds northerly 8 to 14 mph this afternoon diminishing tonight Outlook: Partly cloudy and warmer Friday Tuesday's Readings Temperature: Highest 61 at 3:30 pm fewest 35 at 6:30 am average 48 normal 64 highest tMs date in previous years 89 in 1952: fewest 24 in 1947 Excess 21 degrees PredpUatfen: For 24 hours none Accumulated total since Jan 1 5076 Inches' Excess since Jan 1 15 jo forties Readings Ta Nora Temperature: Highest 48 at noon lowest a it 7 am Highest this date in previous years a in 1953: fewest 35 in 1935 Precipitation: None Humidity: 93 per cent at am 50 per cent at noon Daylight: Sun sets today at 6:20 pm rises Thursday at 6:36 am By FRANK ELLERS Leader Cenespoadent GEORGETOWN Ky Three member of the Kiwani Club appeared before Seott Fiscal Coart to an-nouncc that the chib had found a- way to give monetary assistance in the early phases construction of the Community Center on the Cincinnati Road Gene Lucas Marvin Yocum and Bob Henderson told the court that the dub had voted furnish $10000 when Phase of the project is completed and $15000 when the contract the Community Center building is let The reiterated that the dub took its stand because its desire to see the park development completed in Its entirety 'Last week the court asked Xiwanis if the money could be made available earlier than the letting of the contract for the Community Center building which was original oiler Firefighters (CmNmnS Pm Ptft Ona) ive and the fear of reprisals if a firefighter expressed his problems as examples of the system A means of dunging the 'system is through collective bargaining he said There is some question whether the ordinance actually provides collective bargaining to the bargaining degree requested by firefighters The firefighters have been demanding that the council recognize their union as their collective bargaining agent The 'substantive of the strike must -be resolved "In some before the firefighters return to work Lass said The union membership has to vote to end the strike are hopeful we ean return the community bade to full (fire) protection aa soon as Lass said Union members were scheduled in three sections to meet this afternoon with attorney John Stewart of Louisville to discuss appearance in court The firefighters have been ordered to ahow cause why they are not in contempt of court to violating a restraining order prohibiting striking Wire Ingide Pizza Injures Moutli PHILADELPHIA (UPI) A Philadelphia man filed a $20000 damage suit against a frozen pizza manufacturer Tuesday charging that he injured his mouth teeth 'and gums when he bit Into a pizza containing a piece of wire The complaint brought fat US District Court by Richard Goldstein and Ms wife Judi claimed that Ellio's Pizza of Long Island City NY and its parent firm Purex Carp of Lakeland Calif were negligent in manufacturing the pizza Mrs Goldstein joined her husband in the suit on the grounds that his injury in August 1973 deprived her of his and- Tempers Flare Over Berea Building In Jessamine Payroll fTl I lllT Dismissed By MARY BUCKNER Leader State Editor NICHOLASVILLE Ky A auit challenging the legality of the new Nicholasville payroll' tax has beat dismissed The suit was filed in Jessamine Circuit Court claiming that before a payroll tax can be imposed by the city it must be placed before the public to a vote The dismissal came Tuesday after a mutual agreement between the plaintiff' James Harrison and the defendants Mayor Shelby Combs and the Nicholasville Board of Commissioners -On June 18 Harrison presented to the board- of commissioners a petition signed by 227 people asking that the payroll question be put up to a vote The tax is 114 per cent When the board took no action Harrison filed suit Mayor Shelby Combs said that no action was taken to place the question on the ballot because City Attorney William Arvin had advised' the commission that there may be some irregularities in the petition When depositions were filed Aug -30 Harrison testified that a notary public he did not witness or verify in person all signatures he had notarised on the petitions The payroll tax originally was enacted by the old Nicholasville City Council in "December 1973 to be effective Jan 1974 The new city commission did away with the tax and considered 1 several alternatives before reinstating it -However it reduced the tax by one-half per cent from two per cent real step" for the firefighters Joe Jasper councilman to firefighters' request for union recognition said the ordinance was "a major of past government policy and it the door for all public employes if they so choose" "For all practical purposes" it means recognition of the firefighters union Jasper added Vice Mayor Scotty Baesler termed the ordinance a major from the council and told a group of firefighters it was not a Whether file firefighters accept the ordinance and return to work will be determined by a union vote Lass aald Publicity tioning that took up most of the five-hour court day One man acknowledged that hia mother worked to a candidate in the 1972 presidential campaign and also had been arrested during an anti-war protest at the Pentagon Another man a former FBI agent- acknowledged that Parkinson had handled his divorce ease The 65 who survived the first general probing win hear more questions from the judge in a private session Thursday With defense and prosecution lawyers present the potential jurors will be asked still more questions in an attempt to find the most Impartial panel possible Meanwhile Sirica was to poll another 175 persons today on their availability for the trial The survivors from the second pool also will face additional questions Thursday Even after that prosecution and defense lawyers will be afforded a as-yet-to-be-determined number of challenges based on nothing beyond their feeling or whim that one prospective juror or imther ia unlikely to help their case In comparison with other Watergate trials congressional hearings the cover up trial drew few spec tators on its opening day By 9:30 am EDT when Sirica opened the trial only about 40 of the curious had peared Sirica has set iputors pearly half his own courtroom where the trial wiU be moved once jury selection is complete With reports from California that Nixon may be unable to travel to some weeks Sirica was awaiting a formal description of the former health from his lawyers The judge has indicated hell wait to the report due Thursday before making any formal deeiiion on availability as Witness Both the prosecutors and Ehrlichman have subpoenaed Nixon I (CmHmnS Fran rasa Oms 4-5 Simpson also wiU start Way To Reason Tfcere will be two foreign drivers in the race Hans Fromming of West Germany who is the leading' harness race driver with almost 5500 victories wiU be behind My Super Pride while Hakan Wanner of Sweden will direct Buckeye Count (Associated Press Wire- Building an architect's sketch and plant at next week's meeting Ten residents of the Zion Hill area in southwestern Scott County asked to the repair of a one-mile stretch of road there The court agreed calling to the section to be upgraded by oiling chipping and scaling aa soon as the materials become available Warehouse (CmIM Past Oat) the current firefighters strike Deputy Fire Chief Gene Glass said that striking firemen appeared at the scene and asked if they could help fight the Maze Glass said the strikers were refused permission to man a fire engine They got there after we were in position and all of the lines were Glass laid "There was no more water available to another Glass uid the strikeri were disgruntled that they were not allowed to help supervisory personnel battle the flames Uaj George Stubbier said that three engine units a ladder unit and a first aid unit answered the 11:38 pm calL Three more engine units and an aerial water tower were dispatched to the scene at 11:42 pm Approximately 10 members of the Lexington Metro Volunteer Association also were used to fight the fire They reportedly were asked to come to the scene by the non-striking firemen Deputy Chief Glass said that the building apparently boosed hogsheads and several racks of redried tobacco The loss has not been determined but is expected to be considerable Glass said that two units remained at the scene through the night One unit is expected to continue to pour water onto the smouldering ashes most of today- Glass said that about '25 men or half of the sent peraonnel on duty ight the fire In the initial boon He said the rest of the city was not in danger during the blase sure we could have handled another he said Four felse alarms were reported in the next few hours after the warehouse fire was reported -Ah arson Investigator Mid the cause or amount of damage may not be: determined for days Pin Reminds Smokers About Air CHICAGO (UPI) The American Cancer Illinois Division has eome up with a way for nonsmokera to remind smokers that others have a right to breathe smoke-free air The society is offering a mall black and gold pin or-tie tack available for 50 cents with the initials When acquaintances ask what it means' the nonsmoker ean tell them: binder in Chaska Minn photo) i Drive died today Services Friday at Thomson Brothers Funeral Home Minneapolis Minn Milward Mortuary in charge of local arrangements Regional A Berry FLEMIXGSBUBG A (Pete) Berry 78 husband of Mrs Elizabeth Clary Berry died Tuesday Service 2 pm Thursday at Boone Funeral Home Burial in Fleming County Cemetery Visitation after 5 pm today Memphis Ritchie CAHtjsle Memphis Ritchie 81 husband of Mrs Effie Maye Snapp Ritchie Barterville died Tuesday Services 2 pm Thursday at Mathers Shearer ChapeL Burial in BarterviDa Cemetery Visitation after 4 pm today Stanley Berry MAYS LICK Stanley Berry 63 husband of Mr Anna Dodson Berry Mays lick Route 2 died Monday Services 2 pm Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home Burial in Shannon Cemetery Visitation from 5 to 9 pm today' Mrs Maggie Shepherd HcKEE Mrs Maggie Shepherd 65 Hamilton Ohio formerly of Jackson County died Sunday Services 11 am Thursday at Harry Justice Funeral Home Burial in Spurlock Cemetery Tyner Visitation after 1 pm today Mrs Bertha Hamilton FLEMINGSBURG Mrs Bertha Pearl Hamilton 53 Hillsboro Route 1 died Tuesday Body at Boone Funeral Home- Mrs Lucy Bernard LAWRENCEBURG Mrs' Lucy Williams Bernard 83 died Sunday Services 2 pm today at Gordon Funeral Home Burial in Fox Creek Cemetery Body at chapeL Mrs Vlnnie Moore McKEE Mrs Vinnie Moore 80 Conners ville Ind formerly of McKee died Monday Services 1 pm today at Lakes and Baker Funeral Home Burial in Steele Cemetery Foxtown Miss Jeau Fisher BERRY Miss mus Jean Fisher 47 of Berry Route 1 died Tuesday Service! 3:30 died Tuesday Services 3:30 pm Thursday at Woodhead and Son Funeral Home Burial in Pythian Grove Cemetery Visitation from 5 to 9 pm today George Gadge FALMOUTH George Gadge 81 of 622 Maple Avenue died Monday Services 2 pm Thursday at Funeral Home Burial in Butler Cemetery Friends may call from 4 to 9 pm today Canie Hall HINDMAN Canie Hall 90 Kite husband of Mrs Sofa Hall died Sunday Service! 10 am today at residence Burial in Levi Pi Cemetery Kite Case! Hoskins and Cox Funeral Home in charge of arrange- ments Mines Patrick MARTIN Mines Patrick 65 Lebrun died Monday Services 1 pm today at Robert Campbell residence fat Lebrun Burial In- Patrick Cemetery Vest Mrs Richard Kirtley VERSAILLES Mrs Alice Kirtley 74 wife of Richard Kirtley fled Tuesday Services 11 am Thursday at First Baptist Church' Burial in Steele Cemetery Body at Hobbs Funeral Home where friends may call after 5 pm today Mrs Rachel Peters DANVILLE Services for -Mrs Rachel Sleet Peters 92 who died Sunday 1:30 pm Thursday at First Baptist Church Perryville Burial in Perryville Cemetery Body to' Smith-Jackson Funeral Home where friends may can until 5 pm today Mrswniie Thompson JACKSON Mrs Georgia Turner Thompson 61 wife of Willie Thompson of Juan Breathitt County died Monday Services 2 pm today in Shoulder Blade Bptigt churd Burial in pnnKa rnnaim Combs Cemetery Juan Body at Breathitt Funeral Home here Mrs Keller Martin OWINGSVILLE Mrs Lillie Bishop Martin 72t wife of Keller Martin died Tuesday Services 2 pm Thursday at Richardson Funeral Home Burial in Owingsville Cemetery Visitation after 1 pm today Mrs Otis Brandenburg IRVINE Mrs Pauline Rhodes Brandenburg 74 wife of Otis Brandenburg fled Monday Services 2 pm Thursday in Pine Hill Bap-1 tint Church Burial in Campbell Cemetery Visitation at Lewis Funeral Home of to I for of not the Fayette County Harry A Children Harry A Childress 71 formerly of Lexington and hnsband of Mrs Carolyn a Childress died Monday is Vest Palm Beach Fla Services 1:30 pm Thursday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home Burial la Lexington Cemetery Friends may call after pm today at funeral home Mrs Lemma Cowart Mrs Lemma Cowart 76 of 1910 Old Paris Pike died today Friends may call from 7 to pm today at Whitehall Funeral Chapel Body to be taken Thursday to Horace A Ward Inc Glemvood Chapel Decatur Ga for services and buriaL Goebel (Hike) Forwood Goebel Bryan (Hike) Forwood 74 of 1039 Marcellus Drive died Tuesday Body to Milward Mortuary Southland Thomas Hanky Thomas Hanley 78L of 1875 Alexandria Drive husband of Mrs Josephine Carter Hanley died today Aaron Smith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements Dr Lester Bampley Lester Claude Rampley 53 of 870 Wolf Run Drive husband of Mrs Mildred Jarvis Rampley died Tuesday (See story on this page) Contributions may he sent to the Fund Lexington Theological Seminary Scotty Rayburn Scotty Rayburn two-month-old son of Terry and Mrs Rita Byrd Rayburn 816 Campbell Lane died today Services 3 pm Friday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home Burial in Hill-crest Memorial Park Friends may call after 6 pm today at funeral hone' Mrs Emma Sundblad Mrs Emma Sophia Sund-'Wad 84 of 114 Loch Lomond Heart Attack -i-r A rn IP tun At vr C- Dr Lester Bampley a minister-teacher at the 'Lexington Theological Seminary died Tuesday Dr Rampley 53 of 970 Wolf Run -Road succumbed in his office to an apparent heart attack native of West Point 111 Rampley 'the late James Edward and -Dr was a son of Mrs Sarah Safio Rampley During World War he v'served three years in the Air -Corps as a non--Commissioned- administrative officer held the A degree from Carthage College Carthage HL the MRE from the College of the Bible aid the BD and ThD from the Pacific School of Religion Berkeley Calif He also did post-doctoral studies at the University of Vienna: special work in music at Transylvania University and work in education at the University of California at Berkeley at Indiana University at Bloomington Dr Rampley had served as a director and minister of Christian education at churches in Kentucky Ohio Iowa and California Jn 1959 he was named an assistant professor of Christian education at Drake University Divinity School in Des Moines Iowa In 1961 he was appointed professor of religious education at the IDoUege of the Bible here Dr -Rampley also had served as visiting instructor hi religious education at the1 School of Religion and had recently returned from Birmingham: England where he was a visiting lecturer In the Westhili College of Education He -wai a contributor to the -Westminster Dictionary of Christian Education published 1963' and author of several articles Dr Rampley also had 'served director and teacher in youth campi and i conferences in Iowa and 'Northern California and as i of laboratory training school to youth and children workers in those itwo states K-H had been a 'member of tthw General Commission on Education of the National Council of Churches and of the1 Church-wide Leadership Development of "the Kentucky Association of Churches He wm a member of the -Breakfast Ontinvst Cfob and the Crestwood Christian Church include his wife -Mrs Mildred Jarvis Ram- gey a brother Walter arapley West Point HI: a (is ter Mrs Edna Dion i Carthage HI a nephew and -a niece -The Milward Mortuary Southland -la in -charge of arrangements 6 I it was carried to remove the matter from the agenda In a brief meeting' with newt media after the session ndl had Farmer saiid the council been called a -council and this is good He aid the plan to the' annex building has been in progress for two years and that for a year and a half the project has been halted over a technicality The building is deteriorating Farmer said He said he originally made the motion that $2000 be spent to pouring the floor but the plan was rejected over lack of clarification want a ha aid The council also approved the school rate The regular school tax rate la 387 cents and the special voted building tax is 474 cents per M00 of -assessed property value He Hid tiie lung clot occurred shout two weeks before- his hospitalization when he wm seen (by Lungren) in Palm Springs to a flareup of Ms phlebitis battery of diagnostic tests 1 continuing as we attempt to find the basic cause for Ms original nontraumatic Lungren said earlier that the final decision on what action Nixon takes' in answer to this Watergate trial sub-poenaes i np to Nixon But Lungren said his medical advice was that Nixon should not answer even 'written questions or give a deposition to at least three weeks Following that there' should be a lengthy convalescence in which Nixon should not travel nor spend long periods sitting up the physidan skid Sen Sam Ervin D-NC former chairman of the Watergate Committee- Mid in Philadelphia Tuesday that UJ5 District Court Judge John Sirica presiding over (he Watergate trial should appoint Ms own doctor to examine Nixon If it1 i contended that the former President is too sick to testify Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski anticipating such a' move hai also urged Sirica to have court-appointed physicians examine Nixon Zandate Chopping Center By JEAN ENGLE Leader Correspondent BEREA Ky Tempers flared Tuesday night at Berea City Council over the controversial Old Annex Building and the pouring of a concrete floor The building is to be used by the kindergarten The pouring of the floor was approved by the council at last joint meeting with the Berea School Board The board was given authority to approve the plumbing plan Councilman Ervin Connelly said the council should be aware of how it is spending its revenue-sharing money either in the category of recreation or as a capital exppenditure for education Jack Farmer of the finance committee moved that the matter of pouring the floor be removed from the agenda after declaring that the project had been By a vote of 42 the motfen Clot On LONG BEACH Calif (UPI) The blood dot in Richard right hing is shrinking improving his health but apparently without changing the recommended long convalescence that ia keeping him off tiie witness stand at tiie Watergate cover-up trial Tim former doctor said Tuesday that a lung scan revealed a or reduction in size of tiie dot in lung and showed that no more clots are forming Nixon has been in Long BMch Memorial Hospital to nine days receiving an- ticoagulant drug to combat blood clotting caused by a phlebitis condition that began When he wm in office Hia physician Dr 1 John Lungren aaid Monday that although Nixon' would probably be released from tiie hospitsl later this week a convalescence" will rule out any travel to at feast a month possibly as long as three months Five of former top aides went on trial Tuesday in Washington on Watergate charges Nixon has been subpoenaed by both prosecution and defense attorneys and his appearance on the witness stand was expected to be a high point of tiie trial The clot had traveled through the bloodstream from left leg to his right lung where it lodged and caused a dime-sized embolism an ares of blocked circulation Lungren said there was of partial resolution of the clot In the right lung" and evidence of any additional fresh emboli in the Prefers Horse Power John Eden 68 says his team of registered Belgian horses is1 as any tractor and twice as Eden was using the horses to pull a corn 1 1 4.

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