The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky (2024)

Page From )State Editions 4 THE COURIER JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1992 Jefferson sheriff now unsure about re- By SHELDON SHAFER Staff Writer Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Greene reaffirmed yesterday that he intends to serve out his term but, taking a new stance, declined to speculate on running for a fourth four-year term next year. Previously, Greene had clung to plans to run for re-election. But yesterday, in the wake of damaging disclosures of tapes containing extensive vulgarities and insensitive remarks about blacks and women, Greene said he now is "not thinking at all" about his political plans for next year. "I may be dead by then. It's too far in the future," he said.

"I need to get input" from elected officials and leaders of the black community. Greene began in earnest yesterday to sample the thoughts of top local Democrats. He met separately with Mayor Jerry Abramson, County Judge-Executive Dave Armstrong and County Commissioner Darryl Owens. All declined substantive comment on the meetings. But Owens described Greene as "hurt" and said Greene was "very sorry" for the derogatory comments taped by former Deputy Randy Wells and released last week.

Greene said he will not make a formal public statement until he talks with an unspecified number of elected officials and leaders of the black community. "It may be two or three weeks," he said. "They've all got their ir own agendas." In a telephone interview, Greene said, "Certainly, I will serve out my term," which runs through 1993. Greene said his political focus is on Tuesday's Democratic primary and, after that, will be on getting Democrats elected in November. Greene said he has had what he considers "considerable support" from many quarters.

"I've had phone calls of support from people I haven't seen in 30 years," he said. Greene has been beset by bad publicity during the past few weeks. Last week he was fined $21,600 by the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance for more than 200 campaign-finance violations, and the news media divulged the conversation recorded by his former campaign treasurer, Wells. Earlier this month, The Courier- Journal reported that Greene's office has been plagued by allegations of frequent sexual harassment. And during the past two years, the paper reported that he has loaded his payroll with friends and relatives, and has bought huge quantities of ammunition ho at inflated prices from a dealer who was a high-ranking deputy.

Greene expressed frustration with the flood of recent media coverage. "My family is being harassed," he said, citing television camera lights shining in the windows of his home and newspeople being "camped out in front of my house." After an initial handful of Democrats called for Greene to resign, many have since donned kid gloves in dealing with his situation. Asked yesterday whether he had asked Greene to resign or not to run for re-election, Abramson said, "Often there are more effective ways to work through an issue than to debate i it in the newspaper, and I've chosen to work through this issue with the sheriff one on one." Armstrong said that because he would name a new sheriff if the office became vacant, he thought he should not give Greene any political advice. Armstrong said Greene "wants to talk with as many community leaders as possible. I respect that.

We had a very candid conversation. I assured him that it would be confidential." Owens said he shared his thoughts on the situation with Greene, and "I had some suggestions on what I might do." A notice posted yesterday near Greene's office announced that he will hold meetings with employees tomorrow. It gave no reason for the meetings at the Hall of Justice at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Meanwhile, Ron Crimm, the unopposed Republican candidate for A District county commissioner, held a news conference to call for Greene to resign.

"We are living in a time when women's rights should be protected and minority-bashing (should) not be tolerated," Crimm said. "Vulgarity by elected officials cannot and should not be acceptable under any circ*mstance." Information for this story was also gathered by staff writer Mary O'Doherty. Scottsville officer indicted following domestic dispute. By CYNTHIA CROSSLEY Staff Writer SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. A Scottsville police officer was indicted yesterday.

on misdemeanor charges stemming from a February domestic dispute that occurred while he was off-duty. Mike Wimpee, 35, whom city officials suspended without pay on March 3, faces charges of seconddegree wanton endangerment and fourth-degree assault. An Allen County grand jury accused him of threatening Susan Crow Young with a gun on Feb. 25 and with choking and beating her, causing her unspecified injuries. The gun involved was Wimpee's personal snub-nosed revolver.

Wimpee was arrested March 3 on a felony charge of first-degree endangerment and misdemeanor charges of terroristic threatening and fourth-degree assault. The grand jury agreed with the assault charge, declined to indict on the terroristic threatening charge and reduced the endangerment charge to a misdemeanor. The misdemeanor charges each carry a maximum sentence of a year in jail and a $500 fine. After the grand jury issued the indictments, Allen County Circuit Judge William R. Harris released Wimpee on a signature bond and returned the case to Allen District Court for trial.

Wimpee's attorney, David Goin, has said that Wimpee and Young had been seeing each other prior to Feb. 25, but that Wimpee had decided to try to re-establish a relationship with his ex-wife, Barbara Gaddis. The incident happened at Gaddis' rural Allen County home. Young and her family have declined to elaborate beyond the court records. According to the indictments, Wimpee did not testify before the grand jury, but Young, Gaddis and Allen County Deputy Sheriff Samuel Bray did.

Two weeks ago, Wimpee asked Allen Circuit Court in a lawsuit to direct the city of Scottsville to reinstate him to his full-time position as a police officer, with back pay and benefits. The lawsuit claimed the Scottsville Civil Service Commission had missed a 60-day hearing deadline. It also asked for a temporary injunction, which would have immediately ended Wimpee's suspension from the police department. The civil service commission charged Wimpee on March 6 with misconduct and conduct "unbecoming to a police officer." Wimpee also has asked Allen Circuit Court to dismiss those charges. City officials said they delayed the civil service hearing until the grand jury acted on the allegations.

Harris has declined to issue an injunction, saying he believed Wimpee had waived his "absolute right" to a hearing within 60 days because he had failed to request a hearing within that period. Harris did not rule on the request to dismiss the charges, or on a separate request by the city to dismiss Wimpee's suit. During a May 8 hearing, Harris also noted that Young had asked him to disqualify himself. Harris said that he had decided disqualification was "not warranted." 2 killed, at least 10 injured in pileup near Lexington From AP and Staff Dispatches LEXINGTON, Ky. Two people were killed and at least 10 were injured three critically yesterday after nine vehicles collided on rainslickened Interstate 75 just north of Lexington about 2:30 p.m.

Police didn't release the names of any of the victims. The northbound lanes of I-75 near the I-64 interchange were closed for about hours, creating massive traffic tie-ups. The crash involved four tractortrailers, a mini-van, three cars and a Pike County ambulance, Lt. Drexel Neal said. "We don't really know who hit KENTUCKY DEATHS ALBANY Georgia Gibson, 76, died here Monday.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Talbott Funeral Home. Visitation after 2 p.m. Wednesday. BARBOURVILLE Malissie Angela Bond, 85, died here Tuesday.

Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday, Hopper Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m. Wednesday. BENTON Pauline Thompson McGregor, 80, died Monday in Paducah.

Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday, Filbeck Cann Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Wednesday. BOWLING GREEN Joseph J.

Divincenzo, 79, died here Tuesday. His wife, Josephine, survives. Funeral, 10 a.m. Friday, Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Visitation at Johnson-Vaughn Funeral Home after 1 p.m.

Thursday. BOWLING GREEN Andrew Satterfield, 86, died here Sunday. His wife, Susie, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m. Friday, Eleventh Street Baptist Church.

Visitation at Gatewood Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Wednesday. BREMEN James Courtland Phillips, 70, died here Monday. His wife, Doris, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Thursday, Tucker Memorial Chapel, Sacramento. Visitation after 5 p.m. Wednesday. CADIZ Elfrances Wilson Curlin, 51, died Monday in Indianapolis. Her husband, Tommy, survives.

Gamble Funeral Home, Hopkinsville, is handling arrangements. CADIZ Hester Mae Oliver, 60, died Monday in Nashville, Tenn. Funeral, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Goodwin Funeral Home. CENTRAL CITY Homer "Tobe" Brown, 82, Route 3, Central City, died Tuesday in Madisonville.

His wife, Edith, survives. Tucker Funeral Home is handling arrangements. COLUMBIA Sherry Lynn Dial, 30, died Monday in Louisville after an illness. Her husband, Larry, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m.

Thursday, Grissom Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Wednesday. CORBIN Ella Lee Manthey, 56, Las Vegas, formerly of Corbin, died Monday in Freeman, Ind. Her husband, Lynn, survives.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Oak Grove Baptist Church. Visitation at Hart Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Thursday. CROFTON Lucille Gladdish, 84, died Monday in Hopkinsville.

Her husband, W. survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Hughart Beard Crofton Funeral CUMBERLAND Maxine Farley Foutch, 61, Covington, died there Sunday. Her husband, Vernon, survives.

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Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Northcutt Son Home for Funerals. Visitation after 2 p.m. Thursday. MORGANTOWN Wayne Forbes, 54, died Monday in Bowling Green.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Smith Funeral Home. LOUISVILLE AREA FUNERALS Taylorsville. Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday, Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Road.

Visitation: after 4 p.m. Wednesday and after 10 a.m. Thursday. Denesha Ann- Lof-lin, 18, Shepherdsville. Funeral: 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Schoppenhorst-Neurath Brooks Funeral Home, Preston Highway and Hebron Lane. Ruben C. McFarland, 78, of 1345 S. 20th a native of Owensboro. Funeral: p.m.

Wednesday, A. D. Porter Sons Funeral Home, 1300 W. Chestnut St. Robert W.

Owens, 66, Anchorage. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Pewee Valley. Barrett Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Mary Catherine Jones Pearl, 90. The funeral was Friday at McAuliffe Funeral Home, Lawrence, Mass. W. G. Hardy Shively Funeral Home handled local arrangements.

Irene Nunnelly Price, 90, of 425 N. 41st St. Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday, W. P.

Porter Mortuary, 2611 Virginia Ave. Visitation: after 2 p.m. Wednesday. MURRAY Novil N. Pendergrass, 89, died here Monday.

Funeral, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Coldwater Church of Christ. Visitation at Blalock-Coleman Funeral Home after 8 a.m. Wednesday, and at the church after 2 p.m. Wednesday.

MYRA Bertha Smallwood, 83, died Monday in Jenkins. Her husband, Boyd, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m. Thursday, Dorton Regular Baptist Church. Visitation at the church after 1 p.m.

Wednesday. Jones Funeral Home, Virgie, is handing arrangements. NEW CASTLE Doyle Hay, 37, died here Monday. His wife, Connie, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Thursday, Prewitt Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Wednesday. OWENSBORO Augusta B. Hager, 93, died here Tuesday.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Glenn Funeral Home. Visitation after 4 p.m. Wednesday. PADUCAH Willard Gibson, 78, died here Monday.

His wife, Eula, survives. Funeral, 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Lindsey Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Wednesday.

PADUCAH Myrtle Saxson, 83, service, died 10:30 here a.m. Tuesday. Wednesday, Graveside side plelawn Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Roth Chapel is handling arrangements.

PADUCAH Conard Slayden, 68, died here Monday. His wife, Virginia, survives. Graveside service, 2 p.m. Thursday, Maplelawn Cemetery. Visitation at Roth Funeral Chapel after 11 a.m.

Thursday. PRINCETON Estle Ladd, 82, died here Tuesday. His wife, Lillie, survives. Funeral, 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Morgan's Funeral Home.

Visitation after 4 p.m. Wednesday. PRINCETON James Elliott Pruett, 79, died here Monday. His wife, Peggy, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m.

Thursday, Morgan's Funeral Home. Visitation after 4 p.m. Wednesday. RICHMOND Harold Hill, 82, died Monday in Lexington. Funeral, 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, Oldham, Robert Powell Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m. Wednesday. RICHMOND Earl Nelson Puckett, 68, died here Tuesday. His wife, Mary, survives.

Funeral, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oldham-Roberts Powell Funeral Home. RUSSELLVILLE Eva Sharp, 82, died here Tuesday. Funeral, 1 p.m. Thursday, Sanders Funeral Home.

Visitation after 10 a.m. Thursday. SHELBYVILLE Delma Catherine Rudd, 67, formerly of Shelbyville, died Sunday in Clearwater, Fla. Graveside service, 11 a.m. Thursday, Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville.

Visitation at Shannon Funeral Home after 9 a.m. Thursday. SOMERSET Rex T. Sharpe 96, died here Monday. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Thursday, Somerset Undertaking Co. Visitation after 10 a.m. Thursday. SPRINGFIELD Winnie Darland, 80, Route 1, Mackville, died Monday in Harrodsburg. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Thursday, Carey Son Funeral Home. Visitation after 11 a.m. Wednesday. TAYLORSVILLE Julia Mae Price Norton, 81, died Monday in Lebanon. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Thursday, First Assembly of God Church. Visitation at Greenwell Funeral Home after 11 a.m. Wednesday. VANCEBURG Oleta F. Haigler, 87, Cleveland, died Monday in Lakewood, Ohio.

Funeral, 2 ity p.m. Wednesday, Gaydos Funeral Home. Visitation after 8 a.m. Wednesday. WEST LIBERTY Carl Burton, 86, died here Monday.

His wife, Madella, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Herald Halsey Funeral Home. Visitation after 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Frank J. Rush, 83. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Ratterman's, 3711 Lexington Road. Ron J.

Satterly, 38, formerly of 6318 Oak Valley Drive. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday, Joseph E. Ratterman Son South End Funeral Home, 7330 Southside Drive. Visitation: after 10 a.m.

Wednesday. Christopher Allen Thacker, 16. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, McAfee Funeral Home, 4501 Bardstown Road. Visitation after 3 p.m.

Wednesday. Matthew Charles Wacker, 15. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, McAfee Funeral Home, 4501 Bardstown Road. Visitation: after 3 p.m.

Wednesday. Golda "Katie" Wiley, 86, 1059 S. 32nd a native of Morgantown. Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday, New Zion Baptist Church, 3330 Southern Ave.

Graveside service: 1:30 p.m. CDT Thursday, Bell Street Cemetery, Morgantown. Visitation: Rodgers-Awkard Funeral Home, 951 S. Preston after noon Wednesday, and at the church, after 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Louisville, MOUNT STERLING Auto-parts plant to bring 175 jobs to Mt. Sterling By RICHARD WILSON Staff Writer MOUNT STERLING, Ky. Mount Sterling got an economic shot in the arm yesterday when Michigan-based automotive-parts company announced it will build plant there and hire about 175 ple over the next three years. "This is a day we've been waiting for for a long, long time," J. Clifton Stilz, chairman of Mount Sterling-Montgomery County Industrial Authority.

The local economy has been bounding from a loss of 700 manufacturing jobs in mid-1990 when KitchenAid Division of Whirlpool closed. About the same time, A. Smith Electrical Products Co. began eliminating about 200 jobs. The Donnelly Corp.

of Holland, will begin work soon on first phase of the $10 million plant on 15 acres in Woodland Industrial Park. The factory should be open July 1993, with the last two phases of the project set for completion 1995, said John Donnelly, a company vice president. The plant produce windows for automotive manufacturers in the lower west. Donnelly's sales of such windows exceed $100 million a year. Gov.

Brereton Jones and Lt. Gov. Paul Patton, who participated yesterday's announcement, said Donnelly factory is the first landed by the Jones administration. Jones and Patton, who is also state's economic-development secretary, commended local officials for their role in helping to entice Donnelly to Mount Sterling. "I want to say to the public that we're getting a thoroughbred company to come into the thoroughbred capital of the world," Jones said.

Speaking to about 100 local officials and others at a news conference, Mayor Bert May said, "I think you'll see we're well on our way recovery, and we're going to pull out of this economy well before the rest of the nation does." Donnelly said his company also makes interior and exterior mirrors and interior lighting. Besides General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, the company's customers include Japanese-owned car factories in the United States, and European and Asian car manufacturers. Donnelly said the company asked Kentucky economic-development officials late last year to help it find possible locations for the plant. "They showed us a number of communities, and we ended up feeling most comfortable about Mount Sterling," he said. Donnelly acknowledged that an incentive package was a factor in the company's decision.

The incentives include $9.5 million in Kentucky rural Economic Development Authority bonds. Additional state assistance might include a $30,000 economic-development-bond loan to Mount Sterling, a $250,000 Kentucky Development Finance Authorloan and $20,000 in Bluegrass State Skills Corp. training money. Watt Young Police seek help in hit-and-run that injured 2 Louisville police yesterday identified a man and woman injured by a hit-and-run driver in Iroquois Park Monday night as Mark Edward Young, 24, and Marla E. Watt, 29.

Both were in serious condition last night at Humana Hospital-University of Louisville, a hospital spokeswoman said. No one has been arrested, and police had little to go on yesterday, said Lt. Martin McDermott, city police spokesman. Young, of the 7400 block of Star Lane in southern Jefferson County, and Watt, whose home was listed as Bowling Green, were hit as they walked along Park Road around 9 p.m., police said. Police have no witnesses to the accident other than the victims and no description of the car, McDermott said.

Anyone with information can call police dispatch at 588-3411 or the traffic office at 588-2445. a a peo- said the rethe O. also the by by will Mid- in the one the to Cassandra Marie Bertrand, of 1835 Carl Court. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday, St.

Louis Bertrand Catholic Church, 1104 S. Sixth St. Visitation: Perryman's Mortuary, 3237 W. Broadway, after noon Wednesday. what yet," said Bob Larimore, of the Lexington police's accident reconstruction unit.

He said police would take paint samples from the vehicles today. He added, however, that three witnesses saw a red Toyota weaving in and out of traffic; they think that may have caused the mini-van to veer and lose control, beginning the chain reaction. A Lexington fire official said diesel fuel from an accident that happened minutes earlier may have played a role in the second series of collisions. Nearly 40 police units were called out to handle the accident and the resulting traffic problems. Jared M.

Borders, infant son of Michael T. and Carol M. Borders. There will be a private funeral. O.

D. White Sons Funeral Home is handling arrangements. William Harrison Coley, 64, Portland. Funeral: 1 p.m. Wednesday, St.

Cecilia Catholic Church, 338 N. 25th St. Visitation: Schoppenhorst Underwood Funeral Home, 19th and Market streets, after 11 a.m. Wednesday. Maggie E.

Dixon, 78, of 1712 W. Breckinridge a native of Bowling Green. Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday, A. D.

Porter Sons Funeral Home, 1300 W. Chestnut St. Visitation: after 1 p.m. Wednesday. Martin L.

Eckmann, 94. The funeral was Tuesday at Ratterman'sLexington Road. Emmett Goodwin, 84, Atlanta, formerly of Louisville, a native of.

The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky (2024)

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