Paducah Sun Friday, December 19, 1997 MOM JOURNAT 4000 Associated Press Aren Almon Kok stands in front of a painting of her slain daughter, Baylee, that hangs near the entrance 1 to her new deli. Deli holds memory of bombing victim ASSOCIATED PRESS OKLAHOMA CITY The mother of Baylee Almon, the toddler who came to symbolize the Oklahoma City bombing when her lifeless body was photographed in a firefighter's arms, is keeping the child's memory alive through a new business. With its six small tables, Miss Baylee's Deli and General Store opened Thursday and bears the nickname of the year-old daughter of Aren Almon Kok. "We always called her Miss Baylee," Kok said. "Sometimes I can talk about it and be OK.
Sometimes, I just cry." Kok, 25, is expecting a child in February, a daughter she and her new husband, Senior Airman Stan Kok, plan to name Bella. "She'll always know that Baylee is her sister," Kok said. "Baylee is a very, very big part of my life still. She always will be." The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of Baylee on April 19, 1995, was captured by an amateur photographer. Kok, who now lives in suburban Midwest City, had lived with Baylee in the downtown apartment building where she and her mother, Debbie Almon, opened the deli.
It is just a block from where the federal building once stood. Kok said she used private donations. It's the first job she's had since the bombing that killed Baylee and 167 other people. The deli has a painting on one wall that shows Baylee in a pink dress and angel's wings. Publications from bombing memorials are displayed and she sells an assortment of made-in-Oklahoma products.
"I don't feel like I'm starting over. I'm moving forward," Kok said. "I'm moving on. That's one of the main things to getting better. I'm happy Third day comes to end without Nichols verdict ASSOCIATED PRESS if necessary.
DENVER Jurors in the trial of Oklahoma City bombing defendant Terry Nichols deliberated for a third day without a verdict Thursday. The jury made no communication of any kind after asking for a list of witnesses Wednesday. The panelists appeared tired as they went home for the night after about 20 hours of deliberations so far. U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch gave them the option of working a half day today, which has been the normal schedule during the trial.
His office has indicated to reporters that the panel would deliberate over the weekend "We know you've been given a lot of evidence. It's been a long trial," Matsch told them. "We certainly expect you'll take whatever time it takes to come to a rational As deliberations dragged on, about 40 survivors and victims' relatives waited in an isolated room at a nearby hotel playing games, watching television and writing Christmas cards. "I guess I'm doing pretty good," said Roy Sells, 64, whose wife of 37 years, Leora Lee, was killed. "It's just a waiting game.
The expectations are high. We really need for it to come to an A.M. BRIEFING NATION HUMAN FACTORS CAUSED FREIGHTER CRASH: GUARD NEW ORLEANS Crew members on a freighter that crashed into a riverside shopping mall a year ago had failed to maintain the engine properly and then lied under oath about the accident, the Coast Guard said Thursday. A clogged oil filter and low oil pressure caused the engine to shut down, sending the ship barreling out of control into the crowded Riverwalk mall, the report said. But it was the failure of the freighter's owners and crew to maintain and test equipment and fix longstanding engine problems that ultimately caused the accident, the lead investigator said.
"What really caused this casualty was human factors," said Coast Guard Capt. Tony Regalbuto, chairman of the marine board investigating the accident. 12-YEAR SENTENCE TO MAFIA 'ODDFATHER' NEW YORK Vincent "Chin" Gigante, the Mafia who escaped prosecution for years by wandering the streets in a ratty bathrobe like a madman, was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Jack B.
Weinstein rejected pleas that the ailing 69-year-old mob boss be allowed to spend "his final days" under house detention with his family. Gigante, the longtime boss of New York's powerful Genovese crime family, was also fined $1.2 million. "He's incompetent. Ten years? He could be dead in about three," said his brother, the Rev. Louis Gigante.
Gigante was convicted in July of murder conspiracy, racketeering and extortion. OREGON CONGRESSMAN TO RETIRE, AGAIN MEDFORD, Ore. Rep. Bob Smith, who returned to Congress in 1996 after fellow Republican Wes Cooley left in disgrace, said Thursday he will go back into retirement when his term is up next year. At a news conference, the 66-year-old Smith held up his twin, year -old granddaughters and said: "They and I agree that we want to see more of each other." Smith served 12 years in Congress before he decided not to seek re-election in 1994.
He was succeeded by Cooley, who decided not to run again after being accused of lying about his marriage and his war record. Iraqis set off-limits sites: official BY ROBERT H. REID ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS The chief U.N. weapons inspector told the Security Council on Thursday that Iraq refuses to provide new information on banned weapons and will never let inspectors inside presidential palaces. U.S.
'Ambassador Bill Richardson called the report by Richard Butler "There's been a step back, some retrenchment here," he said. "We now have Iraq officially stating that some sites are off-limits." But the 15-member Security Council appears no more prepared to authorize military action against Iraq than it was last month. Russian Ambassador Sergey Lavrov argued that long-term monitoring of Iraqi industry is more important than punishing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with force. "We don't want the use of force because this will keep the United Nations from knowing the situation in Iraq," Lavrov said. Mindful of the lack of support for a military strike, Richardson said the United States would seek only a joint statement affirming U.N.
demands for access to all sites a point all members agree. Butler briefed the council on his talks this week with Iraqi officials, refusing to discuss what he told members. But in a written report submitted Wednesday, Butler said Iraqi officials insisted they would not "under any circ*mstances" allow inspections of presidential and other sites it calls symbols of its national sovereignty. He said the Iraqis, including Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, insisted they no longer had weapons of mass destruction. Iraqi officials offered to discuss differences over interpretation of scientific data gathered by inspectors, but said they "would not volunteer any new information" about proscribed weapons, Butler's report said.
As long as Iraq continues to deny full access, the inspectors cannot verify that Baghdad has destroyed its illegal weapons the main condition for lifting sanctions imposed in 1990 after Saddam's troops invaded Kuwait. Richardson said a draft statement on access would be circulated among council members. Such statements require unanimous approval. National Security Adviser Sandy Berger said Washington wanted a "very clear statement from the Security Council that access means But French Ambassador Alain Dejammet said France has not agreed to support it. He said Butler should continue negotiating.
"Contrary to some, we believe it is not as discouraging as has been discussed," Dejammet added. Lavrov, the Russian ambassador, also found some positive signs in Butler's report: that the inspectors had found no evidence that Iraq resumed making illegal weapons last month when all inspectors were withdrawn. Iraq's ambassador, Nizar Hamdoon, accused Butler of misrepresenting Iraq's position. He said Iraqi was not unequivocally refusing to disclose information "but at the moment it has no new information. In Iraq, U.N.
weapons inspectors led by an American conducted a surprise search Thursday of a tourist resort outside Baghdad where Saddam is known to sometimes stay. An Iraqi official, Hussam Mohammed Amin, said the inspectors found nothing and accused them of stepping out of line. Watergate scandal 'bagman' dies at 79 thony Ulasewicz, who admitted distributing a quarter-million dollars in hush money to the Watergate burglars, has died. He was 79. Ulasewicz died Wednesday at Glens Falls Hospital.
A retired New York City police detective, Ulasewicz was a private investigator for the Nixon White House from 1969 to 1972 and admitted investigating the social life of prominent Democrats. In his testimony at the Senate Watergate hearings, Ulasewicz acknowledged delivering $219,000 to G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt. He said he thought it was for family expenses a and attorney fees.
After realizing that something was not "kosher" about the money, Ulasewicz said he told Nixon's lawyer Herbert Kalmbach that he no longer wanted to be a part of the delivery. Ulasewicz said he had been approached with an offer to help break into the Democratic National Headquarters in 1972, but refused. ASSOCIATED PRESS GLENS FALLS, N.Y. DEATHS Mary Graves MURRAY, Ky. Graveside services for Mary Beth Graves, 64, of Murray will be at 1 p.m.
Saturday at Murray City Cemetery. Phillip Rogers and Art Heinz will officiate. Ms. Graves died at 8:12 a.m. Thursday at Murray-Calloway County Hospital.
A native of Bardwell, Ms. Graves was the retired executive director of the Murray Housing Authority and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Murray. Surviving are two daughters, Susan Kay Wrye and Molly Lynn Rogers, both of Murray; one sister, Eva Lou Petrie of Cunningham; one brother, Tom Graves of Memphis, three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. Her parents were Ralph W.
Graves and Eva Lillian Roper Graves. Friends may call at J.H. Churchill Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. today. Joseph Christopher CADIZ, Ky.
Joseph B. Christopher, 62, of Cadiz died at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday at his home. Mr. Christopher was a retired computer operator for Unitech Computers.
Surviving are his wife, Anna Jean Christopher; one son, Joseph Wayne Christopher of Orange, one daughter, Diana Christopher of Denver, two stepsons, David Allen Schoettlin of Michigan City, and Michael Wayne Schoettlin of Dale, two stepdaughters, LuAnn Acree and Susie Tramel, both of Cadiz; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mr. Christopher was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Christopher and Florence Oiler Christopher LeBate; his stepfather, Tony LeBate; and a brother. There will be no funeral services. Goodwin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
K.C. airport crippled by power surge ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. Human error may be to blame for a power surge Thursday at an air traffic control center that caused "total pandemonium" and forced dozens of flight cancellations and delays here and at other airports across the country. The surge caused a power failure about 9 a.m., affecting computers, radar and voice radio systems and interrupting radar tracking and communications with aircraft, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Fraser Jones. Electrical power was restored within four minutes, and emergency voice communications shortly thereafter.
By 9:20 a.m., backup was tracking planes, he said. "The cause is still under investigation, but preliminary indications show that it was human error during annual preventive maintenance work." Jones said. The Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center in suburban Olathe, controls air traffic over 195,000 square miles across the country's midsection, including Kansas, Missouri and parts of Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma and Illinois. When the system fails, flights routed through that airspace are either grounded or diverted. It was not immediately clear how many airports or flights were affected.
Jones said the Olathe center is the ninth-busiest of the FAA's 21 air-route traffic control centers. It handles 5,700 flights a day. "It was really scary," said Rick Sauer, an air-traffic controller and the union representative for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association at the Olathe center. "Controllers were hollering and asking what do with (the planes)," Sauer said. "Supervisors them to 'spin them' (place them in holding patterns), but controllers shouted back that they couldn't even talk to them.
It was extremely Sauer said at least 300 planes were in the center's airspace when communications and radar contact were lost. "It was total pandemonium," he said. In the 1996 incident, a computer failure shut down radar for several minutes and caused flight delays at Kansas City and airports nationwide. The system was running on backup eight minutes after that outage, and flights were diverted out of the airspace covered by the system for about an hour. Ruby Dean, 102 MARION, Ky.
Services for Ruby Dean, 102, of Marion, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sugar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Stan Gerrard will officiate. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Miss Dean died at 12:23 p.m. Wednesday at Crittenden County Convalescent Center. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association and Sugar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Surviving are two sisters, Lucy D. Cobb of Reston, and Sara Waddell of Marion; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Gilbert Funeral Home in Marion from 4 to 9 p.m. today. Irvin Weatherly Sr. MAYFIELD, Ky. Services for Irvin W.
"I.W." Weatherly 93, of Mayfield will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Byrn Funeral Home here. The Rev. James Tharp and the Rev. Al Cobb will officiate.
Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery. Mr. Weatherly died at 9:35 p.m. Wednesday at Columbia PineLake Regional Hospital. He was a member of High Point Baptist Church and Mayfield Masonic Lodge No.
369. Mr. Weatherly was a retired substation operator for the T'ennessee Valley Authority. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Weatherly; one son, Irvin "Butch" Weatherly Jr. of Mayfield; three daughters, Juanita McGee of Mount Clemens, Carolyn Furton of Palm Beach Gardens, and Laveeta Jackson of Loda, two stepdaughters, Peggy Rhodes of Mayfield, and Jen Herndon of Newburgh, one brother, Wilbert Weatherly of Camden, 11 grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren; one great-greatgrandchild; and six stepgrandchildren.
His parents were Wilson and Leora Wiseman Weatherly. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today, with Masonic rites conducted at 7 this evening. Lillie Henderson BENTON, Ky. Services for Lillie W.
Henderson, 90, of Dwight, formerly of Marshall County, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at ColJoe Geary and Dr. Jack Hinton will lier Funeral Home a in Benton. Dr. officiate.
Burial will be in Maple Spring Cemetery. Mrs. Henderson died Monday at her home. Mrs. Henderson was a retired schoolteacher with more than 44 years of service.
She was a teacher and former principal and basketball coach in the Marshall County School System for 24 years, having taught at the Old Maple Spring, Aurora, Salem Chapel and Birmingham schools. She then went on to teach in Paducah, Matthews, and Villa Park, Ill. Surviving are one daughter, Frances Melanie Henderson of Dwight; one granddaughter, Melanie Elizabeth Andreasen of Dwight; and one great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Duron Edward Henderson. Her parents were Phillip Terry Wallace and Mary Elizabeth Smith Wallace.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Saturday. Lovell Pickens BENTON, Ky. Graveside services for Lovell Edward Pickens, 68, of Benton, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Marshall County Memory Gardens.
The Rev. Roy Gibson will officiate. Mr. Pickens died at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah.
He attended Zion's Cause Baptist Church. Surviving are one stepson, Kenneth Colson of Palma; his mother, Anna J. Pickens of Ravenswood, W.Va.; two sisters, Gladys Bennett of Collegeville, W.Va., and Ann Benson of Ripley, W.Va.; three brothers, James L. Pickens of Ravenswood, Carl Wayne Pickens of Sherman, W.Va., and George F. Pickens of Florida; and one grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Pickens; one son, Michael Pickens; and his father, Lovell Pickens. Friends may call at Filbeck and Cann Funeral Home from. 5 to 9 p.m. today. Laneva Payne MAYFIELD, Ky.
Laneva Rogers Payne, 87, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Mayfield, died Thursday morning at Region Care Center in San Antonio. Arrangements were incomplete at Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield. Sylvia Hinman, 100 BARLOW, Ky. Sylvia Vera Hinman, 100, of Barlow, died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah.
Mrs. Hinman was born in Brookport, Ill. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Barlow and the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary. Surviving are two sons, John R. Hinman of Mound City, and Hubert T.
Hinman of Pueblo, two sisters, Janie Miller and Frances Meriedeth, both of Barlow; 13 grandchildren; great-grandchildren and several great great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Hinman; one son, Lowell T. Hinman; three brothers; three sisters; and one stepsister. Her parents were John Warran and Bessie Florance Lynn Bussey.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home. The Rev. Don Phelps will officiate, and burial will be in Barlow Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m.
today at the funeral home. Frances Kirkham CAIRO, Ill. Graveside services for Frances Downs Kirkham, 68, of Corpus Christi, Texas, formerly of Cairo, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Olive Branch Cemetery in Olive Branch. The Rev.
Ron Goad will officiate. Mrs. Kirkham, a native of Newark, N.J., died at 2:05 a.m. Wednesday at Lynn Haven Nursing Center in Corpus Christi. She was a retired registered nurse and a member of the Missouri Baptist Hospital Nursing Association in St.
Louis, Mo. Mrs. Kirkham was of the Christian faith. Surviving are her husband, Don T. Kirkham; two sons, William H.
Brown of Canyon City, and Richard L. Brown of St. Louis; her stepdaughter, Sharon Denise Little of Oklahoma City, her brother, Roy Downs of Cairo; her sister, Amy Davis of Ashtabula, Ohio; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Her parents were William and Ruth Dunlap Downs. Friends may call at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo from 11 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. Saturday: Mattie McKinney PRYORSBURG, Ky. Services for Mattie Murle McKinney, 64, of Pryorsburg will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield. Frank Renard will officiate.
Burial will be in Pryorsburg Cemetery. Mrs. McKinney died at 11:43 p.m. Wednesday at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah. She was a retired employee of Curlee Clothing Co.
and was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses of Mayfield. She is survived by two sons, Larry McKinney and Randy McKinney, both of Pryorsburg; one daughter, Melinda Brewer of Mayfield; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Lee McKinney; one sister; and one brother. Her parents were Gilbert and Murtice Sanders Collier. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m.
today. Gwen Healey MURRAY, Ky. Memorial services for Gwen Healey, 84, of Murray will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Episcopal Church in Murray.
Mrs. Healey died Dec. 5 at McKenzie Health Care Center in McKenzie, Tenn. A native of Cloud Chief, Mrs. Healey was a former court clerk for the California Superior Court and was a member of St.
John's Episcopal Church. She is survived by one niece, Laurilyn Burson of Escondido, Calif. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Robert Healey. Her parents were Carl Fred and Anna Radford Wood. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St.
John's Episcopal Church Flower Fund, 1620 West Main Murray, Ky. 42071. Blalock-Coleman Funeral Home in Murray is in charge of arrangements. Rudy L. Farmer SYMSONIA, Ky.
Rudy L. Farmer, 84, of Symsonia, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Trace Creek Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Symsonia Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Filbeck and Cann Funeral Home..
