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2 JOHNSON CITY PRESS, Tuesday, April 2, 1996 Deaths HORACE M. HOWEY MACON, Ga. Horace M. Howey, died 86, formerly Sunday, of March Louisville, here 1996, a local nursing home. He retired from civil service at Fort Knox, Ky.

Mr. Howey was a World War IJ Army veteran. He was a Methodist. Survivors include one son, Mike Howey, Charleston, S.C.; one stepson, Mark Frank, Macon; one daughter, Phyllis Brown, Johnson City, four sisters, Mickey Bishop, Louisville, and Bertha Leasor, Getrude Kelsey and Evelyn Collins, all of Elizabethtown, three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral services are Thursday in Louisville.

W.G. Hardy Valley Chapel, Louisville, Ky. (502-937-6400) MRS. LELA P. BACON Mrs.

Lela Polly "Tom" Bacon, 81, 251 West. Side Road, Jonesborough; died Saturday, March 30, 1996, at Johnson City Medical Center after a lengthy Mrs. Bacon was a Washington County native and a daughter of the late Bovell and Lula Gray Hartman. She was a homemaker. Mrs.

Bacon was a member of Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alva Clarence Bacon, and one brother. Survivors include one son, Stanley Bacon, Jonesborough; one sister, Lula Pearl Dove, Jonesborough; one granddaughter, Cheryl Morris, Crestview, two great-grandchildren, Alana and Evan Morris, Crestview; and several nieces and nephews. Dillow-Taylor, Jonesborough (753-0514) HARRY W. THOMAS Harry W.

Thomas, 79, 107 Medical Center. He was a Unicoi County native and a son of the late Grady and Pollie Ollis Thomas. Mr. Thomas retired from the Navy and civil service. He was a Mr.

Thomas was preceded in death by one sister. Survivors include two daughters, Stephanie Thomas, Florida, and Cathy Rice, Warner Robbins, one brother, Bill Boone, Erwin; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday at Restland Memorial Park Funeral Home, 9120 Restland Drive, Dallas. Valley, Erwin (743-9187) Banner Erwin, died Sunday March 31, 1996, at Johnson City MRS. PARALEE C.

CURTIS Paralee Copas Curtis, 91, Anderson Health Care Center, Gray, formerly of 608 Stanley Johnson City, died Monday, April 1, 1996, at Johnson City Medical Center. She was a lifelong Washington County resident and a daughter of the late Earnest and Julia Ford Copas. Mrs. Curtis was a charter member of Grace Brethren Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew M.

Curtis, five children and three brothers. Survivors include six sons, Howard Curtis, Johnson City, Carl Curtis, Gray, John Curtis and Maynard Curtis, both of Jonesborough, Bill Curtis, Spring Hill, and Kenneth Curtis, Tucson, three daughters, Ruth Brant, Johnson City, Marie Smith, Las Cruces, N.M., and Rachel Godsey, Gray; three sisters, Ada Weems and Cora Lee Ward, both of Johnson City and Edith Combs, Atlanta; one brother, James Copas, Johnson City; 23 grandchildren; and 27 greatgrandchildren. Morris- Baker (282-1521) CORRECTIONS Eighteen men and two women were chosen as reserve deputies from more than 200 applications to the Washington County Sheriff's Department. The Johnson City Press strives for accuracy in all its reports. Readers who notice factual errors in the newspaper should contact City Editor Brad Jolly, Night Editor Robert Pierce or Managing Sports Editor Kelly Hodge.

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She was a homemaker. Miss Mitchell was a member of New Salem Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school and Bible teacher and a member of the Women's Missionary Union. Survivors include five sisters, Ruth- Dunbar, Sue Callahan and Delores Saults, all of Limestone, Dianna Arrowood, Telford, and Barbara Tester, Jonesborough; three brothers, Ronald Mitchell, Donald Mitchell and Ivan Mitchell, all of Jonesborough; and several nieces and nephews. Dillow- Taylor, Jonesborough (753-0514) CHARLES R. HENSLEY Charles R.

until service time. Valley Funeral Home, 1085 N. Main Erwin, Is in charge of the arrangements. MORRIS-BAKER FUNERAL HOME Paralee Copas Curtis Funeral services for Paralee Copas Curtis, 91, Anderson Health Care Center, formerly of 608 Stanley Johnson City, who died Monday, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 1996, from the Morris Baker Funeral Home South Chapel.

The Rev. Roland Whittemore, the Rev. Kenneth Curtis and the Rev. Leonard Smith will officiate. Burial will follow graveside services at 10 a.m.

Thursday at Boones Creek Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Curtis' grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Family and friends will meet at cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m.

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High court steers clear of child-support appeal By Richard Carelli thrown four out but the last state's October. highest court ruled for the women Associated Press Writer The state court said someone can sue "to enforce WASHINGTON Tennessee may be the first of. the state's direct obligations to him or her" under states facing increased claims for child-sup- the AFDC law even if a state is deemed to be in many port enforcement after the Supreme Court refused substantial compliance overall. to hear an appeal on Monday. In other words, the ruling said Tennessee could The court, without comment, rejected an appeal be sued for not meeting its duty in each individual by Tennessee officials in the case of four Tennessee case.

mothers who sued after having trouble getting In the appeal acted on Monday, Tennessee offichild-support money from their children's fathers. cials said the state court ruling "confers new federState and federal courts are split on whether a al entitlements on each and every AFDC recipient right to sue in such cases exists. Tennessee and 20. and non-AFDC recipient who requests (child-supother states urged the justices to bar such law- port) services." suits, saying they pose a grave threat to state trea- The appeal added that "each such individual" suries. can sue "to force the state to provide her with" all The justices just last week gave states greater applicable child-support enforcement services, in protection from being sued in federal courts.

But full and strict compliance with (the federal law's) the case acted on Monday involves a lawsuit filed provisions and regulations." in state court. "Such an interpretation imposes massive and "We're disappointed that the court chose not to largely indeterminate obligations on the states," review. this case," said Tennessee Attorney Gener- the appeal contended. al Charles Burson. The Aid to Families with Dependent Children Four Nashville women Davis, Ella program for needy families is run by state agencies Larita Lillard, Patricia Northcutt and Marietta with federal money.

States that participate must, Turner sued the Tennessee Department of among other things, help custodial parents collect Human Services in 1992, alleging that it had failed the support payments they are owed by absent parto live up to its child-support enforcement obliga- ents. tions: Enforcement services are to include establishing The state court lawsuit invoked a federal civil paternity, and going after deadbeats who do not rights law and accused state officials of depriving comply with court orders to contribute to the cost of them of their rights under the AFDC program. bringing up their children. Joyce McClaran, director of Tennessee's child Tennessee's appeal was supported in a friend-ofsupport services, sought to have the lawsuit the -court brief submitted by 20 other states. LEWISTOWN, Mont.

A rally called to show support. for the Montana Freemen drew eight people Monday instead of the hundreds predicted by organizers, who insisted their ranks would grow as the week progressed. The Freemen supporters, outnumbered 4 to 1 by reporters and TV camera crews, held court at a paint-chipped picnic table in a snow-covered campground west of town. The rally was held about 120 miles west of the remote Garfield County farm where the militants are holed up and surrounded by more than 100. FBI agents.

Participants said they would remain as long as the standoff continues, and pitched two small tents at the campground. Organizer Ed LeStage predicted attendance would increase as supporters around the country see news of the encampment. "The word is going out," said LeStage, a spokesman for the Freemen Patriots of the Northwest, based in Kamiah, Idaho, and despite its name unaffiliated with the Montana Freemen. "We're here for the duration," he said. "We'll be staying until the FBI leaves Jordan." Another rally organizer, Chad held in Lewistown because it is far enough away from the standoff that law enforcement officials won't be unduly concerned.

FBI agents have twice stopped a pair of sympathizers trying to reach the compound. The Freemen, who have named their 960-acre compound "Justus Township," deny the legitimacy of the government and have set up their own laws and their own courts. Neighbors said the group has built bunkers and openly stockpiled food, fuel and weapons possibly including military armaments. A mouthful Kay Rosaie, member of the Murat Shrine Circus Sunday, The circus ran Friday through Sunday. troupe, puts her head in the mouth of Munchie (AP Photo) the tiger during a performance in Indianapolis Freeman rally draws only 8 supporters The Associated Press more than 100.

FBI agents. Erickson, said the gathering was Cat risks life to The Associated Press NEW YORK In a motherly show of courage, a cat raced into a burning building to rescue her five kittens, one by one. And then, with her eyes blistered shut and her paws burned, she made a head count of her young ones, touching each one with her nose to make sure they were all safe. The heroics of the cat nicknamed Scarlet have turned the once-homeless feline and her brood into the most coveted kitties in an animal shelter. While they recover from their wounds Sunday, more than 700 people have called seeking to adopt them.

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Johnson City 928-5771 Tempers flare over comp bill By Karin Miller Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE Tempers erupted last week as legislation changing the state's $1 billion workers' compensation system began jolting through the General Assembly. One lawmaker even grabbed a lobbyist by the shirt collar and yelled at him for spreading rumors that he would benefit personally from the bill. There are a lot of angry words, turf battles and arm twists to go, but it's likely that before legislators head home this month, they'll approve most of the 76- page bill that a study committee spent months working on. One reason: Gov. Don Sundquist, House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh and Lt.

Gov. John Wilder have begun closing ranks against efforts to change the bill. A House subcommittee approved the legislation last week but angered the business community by adding amendments supported by lobbyists for attorneys, labor unions and doctors. For example, they removed limits on attorney fees and required more cases to remain in courts, increased the time injured workers receive temporary benefits and let doctors bill employers if insurance doesn't cover medical services. Business lobbyist Dave Goetz said the changes "gut the bill and we cannot support it in this form." The study committee chairmen and bill sponsors, Republican Sen.

Bud Gilbert of Knoxville and Democratic Rep. Matt Kisber of Jackson, say they can't either. "They would have a very positive result for attorneys, but very negative results for employeesand employers," Gilbert said. He said injured workers would have to spend more time in court and continue paying their attorneys at least 20 percent of their benefits. But John Summers, who represents trial lawyers, said workers need attorneys when employers try to keep them from getting the benefits they are due.

And he said the business community got most of what it wanted in the original bill, but no one paid attention to the concerns of workers and their attorneys. "We finally stood up and said these are unfair and need to be addressed," Summers said. Gilbert said the concerns of all parties were considered by the study committee, which tried to: a balance between businesses and their employees. The legislation does seek to improve workplace safety, collect fines from employers and concentrate on fraud. Johnson City Press ISSN 67-283 Vol.

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Subscription per year by mail within 100 miles, $166; outside 100 miles $190. Member of Audit Bureau We use recycled of Circulations newsprint save five kittens inquiries," said Marilyn DeToro, an employee at the North Shore Animal League. "Our main concern is getting them the best possible home." The story of Scarlet, so named for the patches of red that can can be seen through her singed fur, began early, Friday when firefighter Giannelli found the feline family during a fire in the borough of Brooklyn. He found two kittens a few feet from the side of the burning building and three more across the street. Veterinarians say Scarlet opened her eyes slightly Sunday and they believe she will recover her sight.

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