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-News Moreh 1 jn4 1 Two indicted Kevin Fletcher Preston McBride Aker 22, was also indicted by the Grand Jury, records Indicate. 'Akers Jn -charged with four counts of-passing worthless checks and with the felonious use of a credit card, inaddition to being wanted in more than 20 other states, a Sheriffs Office spokesman said. Akers also is scheduled for arraignment March 13. Chancellor Whitney SteagalL in his closing remarks, said the 12 jurors toured the county workhouse and found conditions to be satisfactory, while a tour it the county jail reyealed a for more space. The 12 jurors also decided the courthouse should be kept cleaner with the number of workers available.

Funeral services for Kevin Fletcher, 4-year-old sob of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fletcher, 2208 Haven Drive, who died Feb. 24 at Rutherford Hospital, will be held noon, March 3, Mt Gileard Missionary Baptist Church, Nashville, with burial in vf Alaska tJf i ff -Pipeline -r J2L onU. CANADA By Nick Glover -News Journal Staff Writer An MTSU psychology professor and an alleged con artist wanted in some 20 states were both indicted by the February term' of the ford Grand Jury, court records -MTSU professor Robert W.

Scollon, charged with intenl to commit murder in connection with the Nov. shooting of his son-in-law, Mohammed El-Malah, was indicted and is scheduled for arraignment March 13. The purpose of an arraignment is to get the defendant's pleadings. Alleged con artist Gregory Christiana Cemetery. The Rev.

-Foster G. Young will officiate. Other survivors include three sisters, Carol, Wanda and Felicia Fletcher. Visitation with the family will be from 7 to 8 p.m. March 2 at Scales Funeral Home.

Benny Lee Pruitt Funeral services for Mr. Benny Lee Pruitt, 21, who was killed in a two-car wreck Feb. 25 in Tuilaboma, were held Feb. 27. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Mr.

and Mrs. Wallace Snell of Lynchburg; father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Pruitt of-Mur-freesboro; wife, Mrs. Debra Carroll Pruitt; son.

Christopher Pruitt of Tullahoma; brother, Jeff Pruitt of Tullahoma; half- brother, Lamy Pruitt of Mur-freesboro; four half-sisters, Lone, Sandra and Kim Snell, all of Lynchburg; Pam Pruitt of Murfreesboro; grandfather, Ira Benson of Altamont along with Mr and Mrs. Malcom Pruitt of Murfreesboro. He was a native of Rutherford County and a junior at Term. Tech in Cookville. Courtesy of Murfreesboro Funeral Chapel.

Aviation request on board agenda Funeral arrangements are incomplete for the following: James Earl Bailey By Nick Glover News Journal Staff Writer An aviation easement contract proposal from the-Metro Airport Authority is slated for discussion tonight at a County School Board meeting at 7, Superintendent Elam Carlton, said. The proposal, to be presented by county Economic Develop- The board will also discuss, sin owner-architect contract agreement with architect Howard Morton, who will design the new school in Smyrna, Carlton said. Other business to be considered includes special leave certification for several teachers, use of school facilities by non-school related groups and action, Carlton said. 'DUTCH HARBOR Funeral services for Mr! Hospital. Shelbwille arp ink, us James Earl Bailey, 68, Bell complete and will be announcedXI Ducnep-wiw area eBr-9-ai uter oy Scales Funeral Home Bedford County General Earthq uake rocks area -menHMreetor-Bob Batey, alls for an aviation easement of 43 to 100 feet of clear air space above county property to be used A mapr earthquake rocked a sparsely populated section of southeastern Alaska and Canada Wednesday.

There were no TaSStrfTiT ld0mT- THe qu0ke- measured a 7 5 8 the Richter s'oale! waTabout 200 les southeast of Valdez. the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline. The epicenter of the quake whs 50 miles inland, not far from 10.000-foot Mount St. Elios. 50 The highest rank in the United States Navy is fleet admiral.

for a new school on Sam Davis Road in Smyrna-. Area stock listing's continued joking on television drop are always a big problem about marijuana makes it seemoathe higlLschool leveL more acceptable. Buckner said there have been uemraj Miooie cnooF pnn rwercaseslruwerdoses at cipal Thomas Tennennv said his 15ag Shoney'sl2-4 raverdale this school vear. Tennessee Vail Bankcorp 8 .7 llv4-4 United Cities OAs 11V 124 Robber (Continued From Page 1) Road stated he returned to his Dodge van to discover a vent window broken and a 23-channel C.B. radio, a 200-watt linear, a tool chest with approximately $1,900 in tools, 24 8-track tapes and two C.B.

antennas missing, for a total value of $2,200 the report stated. James F. ttorngan in of Lakewood Circle reported a passenger window broken out of his car and an Electronic Music Lab (synthesizer) missing, valued at $1,500. Corrigan reported the theft at 10:30 p.m. and Nichols after midnight.

James D. Travis of Stewarts Creek Road reported the theft of a chime clock and two stereo speakers from his home. The items were valued at $250 and there were no signs of forced entry, a Sheriffs report stated. Mrs. John Carter of Rocky Springs Road reported the theft of two shotguns, valued at $400.

Entrance was gained by forcing the back door, causing $150 damage, a Sheriff's Office report stated. A purse was reported stolen from an auto at 114 North Bilbro Wednesday night. Police Detective Capt. Walter Gooch said. The purse, valued at $162, was stolen from Gwendolyn M.

Calk of Smyrna, while she Wf's visiting on Bilbro Avenue, Gooch said. The reports of a "peeping were phoned in to Murfreesboro Police, records indicate. The first report was at 1302 North Maple at approximately 8:40 p.m., and the man was described as a white male in his thirties wearing glasses and driving a 1970 green Chevrolet. The second report of a "peeping Tom" came at 9:12 p.m. on Naylor Drive, records indicate.

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"They are the ones who make the decisions; we hope we've reinforced the deciding mark. We're trying to guide them in decision-making while at the same time not encouraging the use of marijuana." Bellwood Principal Thomas Hartley'said the drug problem is a problerp of society and not a problem isolated in the schools Hartley said it is difficult to guide society. "If marijuana is socially acceptable, there is not much we can do. We can guide students into thinking it is not socially acceptable and; keep their peer groups thinking it is not acceptable." Hartley said Warnaco9i Murray of 0p15H Emerson Electric 6'i-7 Standard Register 23-24 Butler 264- 27 Investment Co. of America 14.57-16.92 WasWngton Mutual Inv.

Ml Templeton Growth 16.31 17.83 IDJNupl.56 NYUV 7.990.000 IDJA 810.38 school has not had many problems with marijuana. Tenpenny said most of the problems have been from a couple of "joints" rather than a large amount of marijuana. Tenpenny agreed the students were at an exploratory age, but said drug problems seem to be decreasing. "Most problems are not necessarily with marijuana," Tenpenny said. The use of prescription medicine is a current problem, Drug education on the seventh and eighth grade levels is handled in physical education and science classes, Tenpenny said.

Emphasizing that other requiring emergency hospitalization. Some pills are abused Riyerdale, but Buckner said 75 to 80 percent of the problem is with marijuana use. However, Buckner said alcohol is becoming a much bigger problem, especially miniature bottles that are easy to conceal. Prescription drugs such as Valium and Darvon are obtained from-parents and also from homes, where students visit, Buckner said. Drug education at Riverdale is a part of health classes, Buckner said.

"I'm not sure how much they can accomplish waiting until high school, it becomes Service Merchandise 14' Drug-- (Continued From Page 1) section on marijuana, relating reasons for its use with reasons given for smoking tobacco and drinking. Ms. Morris said her fifth graders have not been readily exposed to drugs, but recently more than half of one fifth grade class said they knew where marijuana is available. are beginning to. see they have to make decisions.

Fifth graders are becoming aware of what older people are doing," said. Cigarette smoking in the fifth grade, is not a big problem, but Ms. Morris said some students have been experimenting. As a part of their health studies, students interviewed parents who smoke cigarettes and asked them questions such as would they smoke again if given' the chance to start over. Ms.

Morris said her class had also been discussing prescription drugs because of their availability in the home. "If the parents have done-their job, and if the teachers and community enforce this, I don't think our young people will have any problems," Castleman said. Ms. Morris said she has encouraged an open-forum approach to drug discussions. "I let them tell me what they want STOCKS COURJfSY OF Edward a Janta Co EARL H.

HULL Broker principals may not be as open 'Horrible about drug problems at their obvious to me that so many kids schools, Carl Buckner of using drugs start long before Riverdale High School said they come to high school 105 North Spring, Suit 105, Mbrl rttsboro, Tnn. J7130 615890-5122 to the Waverly propane explosion. "The car sat there 42 hours before it blew up," he said, "I don't know what else we could have done to prevent it." Hooper said the Waverly explosion was not caused by a rail defect, but by' a "metallic scar" in the tank that expanded while the care was stationary. This type accident, he said, is almost unprevehtable. "The general rule is," he said, "if it doesn't blow up when you (Continued From Page l) safety record.

"Politicians find us a very fertile field," he said. "We're easy to criticize. He said television reporters had also overplayed some incidents "because they only have about 90 seconds to generate some Hooper said some of the AAEN'jiSALE S5J. -J problems that hampered rail service or drew criticism in 1978 stop it. if won't at all were the propane explosion at Hooper said railroads haul 92 ads haul 92 percent of all g-t SS Wean up materials while 93 percent work set hazardous material accidents occur on highways and river barges.

He said the railroad, in an effort to prevent accidents with hazardous materials, has developed a new car coupler that joins tank cars with lessening. Such precautions, he said, can reduce, but not eliminate accidents. 1 "As long as we carry the things we do," he said, "there are going to be accidents." Hooper said the recent move by citizens and elected officials to instigate outside inspection of rails "and equipment is "okay with us." i "What we're concerned hjs said, "is over-inspectkm" by too many agencies; not inspection itself. "It doesn't-' matter if the' Tennessee Public Service Waverly in February; heavy snow that closed tracks from Chicago to Evans vi lie; track sabotage in Kentucky and Indiana; March floods in Eastern Kentucky; personnel problems; collision of a locomotive and two cars carrying phosphate in Franklin; and a sulfuric acid spill in East Tennessee. Hooper said last year was one of the worst in history for derailments and other accidents.

As a result of the' accidents, particularly the Waverly explosion, many citizens and government, officials have been calling for curtailment of hazardous material shipments and stricter inspection the company's equipment and rails. "I would hesitate to call his overreaction'," he said, but added that there has been considerable misunderstanding about the causes of some of the accidents. He said the has taken every precaution possible prior By Kathe Archdeacon News Journal Staff Writer Work to" clean up county canisters, dumping areas and rights of way will soon be under way, under a Public Service Employment Program project that recently received state approval County PSEP Administrator Max Weaver said today his office received word that two of 13 programs proposed under PSEP's Project Six have been approved, and will employ 19 persons. The Rutherford County community action program will employ 11 persons to clean up canisters and dumping, sites, The rural recreation program will employ eight persons, to wnrk Uith tho nmint.t rii Commission wants to inspect. a professional 8x10 color portrait I not 10 a DOSltion tO Sav Which Sfirvatinn Rrvai-H nn a rt k.

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