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Tupelo, Mississippi, Wednesday Morning, July 26, 1978
S. Green St., East of Hospital
Vol. 105 No. 99
Embargo Lifted Senate Delivers President Carter Victory
SNAKE CHARMERS - Big Sid, a 20-foot python . that has been slithering around Walker, Mich. , since June 23, was captured Tuesday, apparently none the worse for· his
WASHINGTON (UPI) - ·lifting the embargo would Delivering President set a " dangerous prece. '- Carter a hard-fought vie- dent" by allowing Turkey tory, the Senate voted 57-42 to get a way with violating Tuesday to lift the 3lh - · restrictions on use of year-old embargo on arms A ni er i can - supplied sales to Turkey - but only weapons. so long as there is progress The Turks were caught toward ending the Greek- using weapons bought Turkish dispute over from the United·States in a 1974 invasion of Cyprus, Cyprus. "The · president is although those weapons gratified," White House were designated for use on. press secretary Jody ly in self-defense. Powell told reporters Tuesday's vote came shortly after the vote. after a day of sometimes "This is a constructive im passioned debate, on and statesmanlike action whether expediency . for that will strengthen the achieving a Cyprus solu_ UPI Telephoto . security of the United tion and preserving the and the solidarity of strength of a NATO ally ordeal. It took half a dozen men, including States. the NATO alliance." outweighed the moral conWa lker Police Officers Dave Mankel (left) Foes of the compromise siderations that Turkey and Steve Wildey (right) fo wrestle the 140- amendment, introduced by had violated American Senate Democratic Leader law. pound serpent into a special box. Sen. John Chafee, RRobert Byrd, argued that
R.I., co-sponsor of the administration-backed comprom ise, said the embargo was " absolutely poisoning relations with our ally_Turkey and doing nothing for a Cyprus settlem en t . S o I e t ' s try something different." Carter and Secretary of Sta te Cyrus Vance have argued that .since .the embargo,the Turkish military has seriously deteriorated, weakening the southern flank of NATO, and " no progress " has been made in resolving the Cyprus dispute . · Administration officials also said that unless the arms sales are resumed soon, the Turks may turn to the Soviet Union for aid. The Greek lobby strongly objected to lifting t he
embargo, and a move to d so was defeated 8-4 on Ma -12 in the Senate Foreig Relations Committee. Sen. George McGoveri D-S.D., also a co-sponsor c the compromise, said would not lift the em barg until the administratio stated· a "single,. clear! articulated U.S .· policy toward Cyprus. Then the embargo woul be lifted for 60-day period subject to a report by th president after each twc month segment on whi progress was being mad on a solution to the Cypru situation, where som 25,000 Turkish troops· sti control 40 percent of th island . /· Powell, expressin Continued on Page 14
World's .First Test-Tube Baby Born In England
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OLDHAM, England (UPI) - The both in "excellent" condition after the world's first test-tube baby - a 5 . delivery shortly before midnight (7 pound, 12-ounce girl - was born T·ues- p.m . EDT), officials of .the Oldham day in "excellent" health to Mrs. Regional Health Authority said. Lesley Brown , marking a milestone in The baby's condition at birth was the science of human development. "normal," a doctor at t he hospital said. The infant was born by Caesarian The infant was the first in the world section at Oldham General Hospital, ,born after being conceived outside t he where Mrs. Brown has been anxiously worn b in a technique .developed by. awaiting the birth for several weeks. gynecologist Patrick Steptoe aimed at Mrs. Brown, 32, and the baby were helping woinen u_n able to conceive nor-
On Area Committeemen It was another develop-
ment in a long-running feud Richardson has had with officials and civic leaders of the five counties ever since he'took office in 1976. At that time, Richardson announced he would change the previously approved new route for Corridor· 45, instead paralleling U.S. 45-A with two lanes, which he contended would save money . Four years earlier, EMC and the vario us towns and municipalities up and down U.S. 45 and U.S. 45-A had agreed during a public hearing held in West Point on a compromise route for the four- lan e Corridor paralleling both roads, but approximately halfway between them from Shanl\on south to Brooksville. Du r i ng T ue sd a y ' s m eeting , Aberdeen City Attorney David Houston III called Richardson 's attention to the highway .com missioner's letter to the Columbus, West Point and Starkville Ch a m hers of Commerce, req uestin g them to " se l ect one member of your Highway Committee to a·ssist the official State Highway D e p a rt m e n t L.o c a ti o n
Committee" ... "to assure that all pertinent data is carefully considered by all positions on this issue. Hou s t on to 1 d the Highway Commission representatives from the Aberdeen, Amory and Okolona Chambers of Commerce had not been invited to be on the Location Committee and he requested that they be included. Richardson said those towns were welcome at the West Point meeting, but made no commitment to include representatives on the Location Committee; and later indicated to reporters that he would not do so . " The others were not asked because information I have was that only the Golden Triangle area would be the ones to be affected," said Richardson. "We will not have anybody from Aberdeen, Amory or Okolona on the committee. Ric h a rd son s aid : ''Amory will not be affected by the highway regardless of which vvay it goes and Okolona would not be affected regardless · of which wayit goes." What about Aberdeen? Continued on Page 14
By KAREN DOYLE Staff Writer First of a series IUKA - Life is slow here. A group of older men sit on a bench at Front Street, watching their world go by. The midst of the business district is quiet enough to enable passersby to hear the birds singing. · No native son can walk from his office to. the bank wit hout meeting one of his friends._ Everyone knows everything about everyone else. Strangers, and that includes just about anyone who did not attend Juka High School, are easy to spot. In many ways, Iuka is a classic example of a ·small ~ rurai town. But, in many ways, it is not. 1 Several miles away a huge bridge dwarfs the :.,.~,.....;._.-,,_ men in hardhats. Other { men are hurrying down a crowded county road to Photos by Karen Doyle spend a day building a A TOWN IN TRANSITION - Although Iuka nuclear power plant. still appears to be a typical small Southern Iuka is a ·small town in town, it is underg-0ing many changes. The im- transition. Its people, who pact of several huge construction projects, in- have spen.t unhurried years living comfortably cluding the proposed Yellow Creek N uclear within its boundaries, are · Power Plant, is b eginning to unsettle Iuka confront in g drastic residents' lives, generating some anger a nd changes. Some of them are unhappy with what they resentment.
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Quick Bridge Settlement Sought
By JOE RUTHERFORD 1 Area Editor 1 Highway Commissione r Bobby Richardson is seeking a quick, n egotiated· settlement with Community Development Foundation on construction of a railroad bridge or underpass in the foundation-owned Lee Industrial Park South, the Daily Journal has.learned. Richardson, sources said, agrees with r ecom mendations from key staf( members that a dditional eminent domain court action against
Richardson and CDF executi ve vice president Harry Martin have met to discuss the d etails of a settlement, with Richardson assuring ilfartin h e will not furth er oppose the bridge, sources said. li;Jf&W~mt~it~-"t~~~1,tntti
CDF and Illinois Central Gulf Railroad should be avoided in a right of way dispute involving land for Corridor Highway 45. The s ources said Richardson wants the issue settled so that a contract for the Shannon to Verona segment of the corridor can be let in September. · · Judge Fred Wicker lasf Wednesday ordered the State Highway Department to provide a structure for the railroad crossing of the highwi y in the p ark, denying a department mo-
tion to "force ICG to provide at least half the cost of an overpass. Wicker in March had ruled the department had eminent domain authority over the railroad property only so long as the lead lines service was not materially affected . CDF and ICG in court last Wednesday pledged to donate needed prope rty and forego dam ages if the railroad structure is built by the Highway Department. Richardson and CDF executive vice president Harry Martin have met to discuss the details of a settlement, with Richardson assuring Martin he will not further oppose the bridge, sources said. Worki.ng out an agreement acceptable to the department, foundation and railroad should be "no problem" CDF president Jim High told the Journal "since we have offered to forego all -payment and damages" in exchange for the bridge . Any agreement must be approved b y the d e partment's· right of way division in Jackson, a Northern District spokesman said. The -CDF board of directors, High said, is required to approve a ll-transactions involving foundation properties. Construction of the bridge structure for ICG is expected to assure location on of a Stockham Valve s of Birming h am facility on the eastern side of the park. CDF officials say the railr o a d will also help attract other new indu strie s and ma int a in prope rty v a lues o n the eastern side of tqe park. '1
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Iuka Faces Big Changes
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laboratory dish with sperm from ht husband last Nove m ber. He then implanted the fertilized eg in Mrs. Brown 's womb, a process th ; bypassed the faulty Fallopian tubes. The baby apparently developed no mally in Mrs. Brown's womb althoug she was taken into t he maternity war severa l weeks ahead oi te.rm as
Rural Transition
Richardson TUrns Back By NORMA FIELDS Journal Capital Correspondent JACKSON - Northern District Highway Commissioner Bobby Richardson , told a deleg ation of people from Monroe, Clay, Lowndes· and · Chickasaw Counties here Tuesday that he does not want anyone , from Amory·, Aberdeen or Okolon a on an official location co mmi ttee for Highwa y 45 because those towns "will not be af-· fected " by the relocation of 1 the controve rsia 1 Corridor. Richa r dson's comments, ,\ which he reiterated and ::; enlarged upon for news reporters afterwards, cam e 'during· a meeting of • bout 50 East Mississippi ouncil members and (t presenta tives of those e · counties with the ·ghway Commission o~sday afternoon . _ MC had requested the (,' eting with the Highway io mission last month, 'E E xecutive Director Bruce Hanson said, before Ric:h ardson "put out a news r elease" that he wo\lld hold a p.ublic mee ting on the Highway 45 Corridor lo c ation next Monday night.
mally. The successful conception crowned · 12 years research by Steptoe. Mrs. Brown, mother of what the British press called the " miracle baby," suffers from blocked Fallopian tubes that prevent her from conceiving naturally. To get around the problem , Steptoe removed an egg from Mrs. Brown's ovary and fertilized it in a ~lass
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see; others welcome the ch anges, the inevitable thing called progress. More than 2,200 people live in Tishomingo Co.unty's seat of government. The county is poor, with a per capita income falling more than $500 short of Mississippi's average. An average county resident attended school for 9.4 years , far less.than the national average of 12years. Most of . the county's manufacturing jobs are in low-wage industries, and there are not enough · of these jobs for everyone. More than one-sixth of the working people in the county have had to leave Tishomingo to find jobs . Yet, this county now has greate'st potential for economic growth in Northeast Mississippi. Federal monles, in the form of huge projects, are pouring into the county. The Te nn es see Tombigbee Waterway, the nearby Pickwick lock project, industrial development around Yell'Ow Creek Port - all these projects will have profound impact on Tishomingo County and Iuka. But, none will touch Iuka and its people more than
the $2.2 billion proposed Yellow Creek Nuclea r Power Plant, · located on Yellow Creek embayment just 'n orth of the town. · The TVA project, now awaiting a N uclear Regulatory Commission full construction permit, will, at peak, employ 4,300 workers, bringing a multi· million dollar payroll i11to its impact area . · The project will not bring thousands of new residents into Iuka. Neither will dozens of new busines ses spring into existenc e because of the plant construction. . Although 40 percent of the .project's employees will move into the area , most of them seeking homes within 20 miles of the plant, lack 'of rental housing in Iuka will forc e most of them to live elsewhere. TV A's Yellow Creek projects coordin ator John Hendrix said many of the newcomers will move to Corinth. But, it is unlikely that Corinth residents, living in a city accustomed to change, will be as affected by the newcomers as Iuka will be with its share of the Continued on Page 18
investigation urged
Nort heast Mississippi -:- Partly cloudy wit h a chance of thunderstorms. Highs, low 90 ; low s, low 70s.
The Mississippi Senate should ·initiate an investigation into allegations that Sen. William Burg in shared $430,000 in state and federal welfare funds for helping a Tennessee firm obtain · a contract with the welfare department, 11.ccording to a · Greenville legislator. Turn to page 21 for more details.
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The 95 limit imposed by the NCAA has caused some problem s for Ole Miss. Pete Rose got the one he was looking for Tuesday night. For the se and other stories pleas!: turn t o our Sports Section beginning today on p age 17. /
directions The ope ning performance of "Carousel" begins at 8 p.m. Friday and !JC-Tupelo has released a high school equivalenc.y test schedule. T urn to page 10 for details .
··almighty buck' fall~ The onc e "al m ighty b u ck" fell to a new post-w ar low a g a inst t he Japanese yen Tuesd a y b ut s t a g ed a modest comeback in E uro pe. T r ea sury Secretary Michael B lumen thal said the fa ll of the dollar would help the U.S. economy . To find out how and why, turn to page 14.
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