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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
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STATE BRIEFS
Three states are
working out details
to share water
ATLANTA (AP) - Officials
for Georgia, Florida and
Alabama have told a fed
eral judge they are work
ing out details about how
to share water from the
Chattahoochee River in
light of a new ruling.
Carol Couch, director of
the Georgia Environmental
Protection Division, said
the officials are trying
to determine how much
water to send down the
Chattahoochee River to
protect freshwater mussels
in a Florida river but leave
enough water upstream in
Georgia’s lakes for use by
humans.
Officials from the three
states held a conference call
Monday afternoon with U.S.
District Court Judge Karon
Bowdre of the Northern
District of Alabama.
They were expected to
hold another teleconference
at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Couch
said a longer-term water
sharing agreement could be
reached.
The three states
all use water out of the
Chattahoochee. They have
been fighting over how to
divide it since 1990.
After Monday’s call,
the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers - which operates
Lake Lanier and three other
lakes on the Chattahoochee
- began sending roughly
foqr percent less water to
Florida.
Bowdre ordered the corps
to send about 4.4 billion
gallons of water per day
into the Apalachicola River
instead of 4.5 billion gal
lons. That’s 20 percent more
water than Florida was get
ting before last week when
Bowdre ordered the corps to
send more water down the
river to save thousands of
dying mussels.
In a separate action,
Georgia sued the corps last
week in federal court in
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Albany 96 71 mst sunny
Athens 92 65 sunny
Atlanta 89 66 sunny
Augusta 91 70 sunny
Balnbridge 97 73 pi sunny
Brunswick 87 77 t-storm
Carlersville 92 65 mst sunny
Chattanooga,TN 85 62 t-storm
Columbus 94 70 sunny
Cordele 96 71 mst sunny
National Cities
Boston 79 69 t-storm
Chicago 76 59 pt sunny
Dallas 93 74 mst sunny
Denver 88 60 mst sunny
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Atlanta. Georgia officials
want to force the federal
agency to stop sending so
much water to Florida now
that the state has declared
a drought.
Officials say despite rain
over the weekend, streams
and rivers across Georgia
are flowing at levels well
below normal for this time
of year.
Macon's cherry
trees aging, dying
MACON (AP) - The big
gest tourism draw to Macon
is dying.
The more than 300,000
Yoshino cherry trees that
line streets and dot yards in
the city are nearing the end
of their life spans.
City forester Mike
Huffman said he is con
ducting a survey of the
trees along the popu
lar spring tour route for
the International Cherry
Blossom Festival to create
a replacement plan. But the
planting must begin soon if
Macon is to remain the city
with the largest concentra
tion of the Japanese trees,
he said.
“If there are no replace
ments, we’ll end up with
no cherries in the next five
years,” Huffman said. “And
this year, I’m really con
cerned because I think the
current drought is going to
really be a problem.”
He has proposed a stag
gered five-year replacement
schedule so that all the trees
won’t be the same age. Such
a project could be expensive
_ a tree past seedling stage
costs about SBO _ and it is
unclear who would foot the
bill.
The tree population began
by mistake 50 years ago
when a landscaping compa
ny planted Yoshinos in Bill
Fickling’s yard. He began
giving away cuttings of the
trees because they were dif
ficult to find in nurseries.
Each December, Keep
Macon-Bibb Beautiful and
the Cherry Blossom Festival
Meteorologists
Derek Kinkade
and
Jerry Mathewson
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in the low 90s and
lows in the low 70s
Sunrise Sunset
6:31 AM 846 PM
Fri
6/30
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96/69
Abundant sunshine
Highs in the mid 90s
and lows in the up
per 60s
Sunrise Sunset
6:3IAM 8:46 PM
Dalton 91 64 pt sunny
Dillard 84 57 mst sunny
Dublin 96 68 mst sunny
Duluth 89 65 sunny
Gainesville 88 66 sunny
Helen 86 60 mst sunny
Lagrange 92 65 sunny
Macon 94 68 sunny
Marietta 91 68 sunny
Milledgeville 97 71 sunny
Houston 92 71 pt sunny
Los Angeles 75 65 pt sunny
Miami 89 79 t-storm
Minneapolis 81 65 sunny
New York 85 70 t-storm
give away about 6,000 seed
lings and sell cherry trees
during the 10-day festival
in March. But no one tracks
where they are planted or
how many grow to matu
rity.
“I don’t care if we have
tigers and entertainers at
the festival - people want
to see blooms,” festival vol
unteer Betty Ragland said.
“We need PR work on how
important this tree is to the
community.”
Emory official
accused of racial
discrimination
ATLANTA (AP) - A for
mer employee at the Emory
University law school has
filed a lawsuit alleging she
was the victim of racial dis
crimination by her boss.
The suit, filed Monday
in U.S. District Court in
Atlanta, alleges that
Barbara S. Whitner, 57, who
is black, was harassed by the
school’s white finance direc
tor, Brooks Seay, for refus
ing to fire a black employee
in January 2004.
The situation eventually
led to Whitner’s resigna
tion as human resources
manager in September 2004
after she began suffering
from migraines, depression
and sleeplessness, accord
ing to the suit. A year later,
the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
ruled that “it is more like
ly than not that” Whitner
was the victim of racial and
retaliatory discrimination.
Emory spokesman Ron
Sauder called the lawsuit
“frivolous” and “without
merit.”
Whitner is suing to get
her job back, to receive back
pay and for damages of an
unspecified amount.
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STATE AND REGION
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Partly cloudy Highs
in the mid 90s and
lows in the low 70s.
Sunrise Sunset
6:32 AM 846 PM
Moon Phases
New
Jun 25
Full
Jul 11
UV Index
Thu 6/29 11 Extreme
Fri 6/30 11 Extreme
Sat 7/1 11 Extreme
Sun 7/2 11 Extreme
Mon 7/3 11 Extreme
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number scale, with a higher UV Index
showing the need lor greater skin pro
tection 0 ::M9NH|II
Perry 95 69 sunny
Rome 97 66 mst sunny
Savannah 91 73 t-storm
St. Simons Islandß7 77 t storm
Statesboro 95 74 mst sunny
Thomasville 95 72 pt sunny
Valdosta 93 70 pt sunny
Warner Robins 95 68 sunny
Waycross 92 69 t-storm
Phoenix 103 86 t-storm
San Francisco 63 55 pt sunny
Seattle 76 57 pt sunny
St. Louis 87 68 t-storm
Washington, DC 89 68 t-storm
Campbell files
notice of appeal
over sentence
ATLANTA (AP)
Attorneys for former Atlanta
Mayor Bill Campbell have
filed a notice of appeal of his
30-month federal sentence
for tax evasion.
The deadline for Campbell
to give notice of appeal to
the 11th U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals was Tuesday.
Mawuli Davis, an attor
ney for Campbell, said
Monday that Campbell’s
defense team will file the
full, detailed appeal within
a few weeks. Campbell was
sentenced June 13 in fed
eral court after being con
victed of three counts of
tax evasion. He was also
fined $6,300 and must pay
$62,823 in back taxes.
The two-time former
mayor was convicted in
March. The jury verdict also
cleared Campbell of charges
he lined his pockets with
payoffs from city contrac
tors as he guided Atlanta
during the 19905. Campbell
was ordered to surrender to
authorities at a later date.
He said after his sentencing
hearing that he will also peti
tion a judge to remain free
on bond while he appeals.
The government spent mil
lions on a seven-year inves
tigation into corruption at
Atlanta City Hall, which
also led to the conviction
of 10 of Campbell’s subor
dinates. During the trial,
prosecutors tried to prove
that Campbell had taken
more than $160,000 in ille
gal campaign contributions,
cash payments, junkets and
home improvements from
city contractors while he
was mayor from 1994 to
2002.
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OBITUARIES
THEODORE LERQY “ TED" HANSON. SR.
Theodore Leßoy (Ted) Hanson, Sr., 90, peacefully passed
away Saturday, June 24 at Summerhill Elder Home in Perry.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 61 years,
Sarah Hanson.
Hanson was born December 4, 1915 in Bangor, Maine to
the late Ida and Byron Hanson. He began his military ser
vice career in 1940 which took him to New Guinea and sev
eral locations throughout the southeast United States. One
of which was Savannah in 1944 where he met and married
the love of his life, Sarah. In .1953, he located his family to
Lake City, Fla., where he spent many happy years working,
raising his family and making life-lasting friends. In 1969 he
and Sarah relocated to Pensacola, Fla., where they remained
until moving in March 2004 to Perry.
He is survived by his son and daughter in law, Ted and
Betsy Hanson of Niceville, Florida; his daughter Carolyn
Hanson Shuler of Norfolk, Va.; and daughter and son in law,
Janet and Steve Carter of Perry. Surviving grand and great
grandchildren include: Chip Shuler and his wife Shannon of
Charleston, S.C.; Sarah Ruth Shuler of St. Petersburg, Fla.;
Jessica and husband Mike Devenny and great grandsons
Jacob and Parker all of Dallas, Texas; Ty Hanson and wife
Laura and grandson Nathan all of Niceville, Fla.; Lauren
Carter, Rebecca Carter and great granddaughter Kailey all
of Perry. He is survived by two sisters, Jackie Palimas of
Troy, N.Y., and Barbara Stracner of Dallas, Texas.
He served with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World
War II and was a decorated veteran prior to his honorable
discharge. He began his civilian career with Metal Products,
Inc later working with King Sales, Inc. from which he
retired. He enjoyed his retired years playing golf; traveling
to visit his family living in various southeast locations; and
serving as a volunteer instructor with U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service by conducting Hunter Safety Classes.
He will always be remembered for his incredible zest for
life, his love of country, his love of and devotion to family,
participation in all types of sports, countless hours of vol
unteer service, and his voracious appetite for reading and
search for knowledge. His legacy and endearing qualities are
his indelible mark of calm self-confidence, infinite amount
of patience, committed and loyal work ethic, infectious posi
tive attitude and outlook and his ultimate hope for success
in all things.
A private memorial service will he held by the family
when they travel to Savannah and Bangor, Maine. In lieu
of flowers, the family requests that those wishing to send
a remembrance, make donations in his name to American
Heart Association, 3312 Northside Drive, Suite 140 A,
Macon, Georgia 31210. Please sign the online register at
watsonhunt.com.
RUBY C. MCWHORTER
WARNER ROBINS - Ruby C. McWhorter, 85, passed away
on Monday, June 26. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at First Presbyterian Church
with interment following in Magnolia Park
Cemetery. Memorials may be given to First
Presbyterian Church. 1139 Watson Blvd.,
Warner Robins, Georgia 31093.
McWhorter was born on March 6, 1921
in Ruffin, N.C. She was a member of First
Presbyterian Church since 1949 where she
was involved in many facets of ministry, ■
especially the Women’s Ministry and the
Children’s Ministry. She was a preschool
teacher and a devoted homemaker. Her
greatest joys came from serving her church MCWHORTER
family and her own family as a loving wife,
mother, and grandmother. Her husband, Robert “Mac” L.
McWhorter; parents, Walter A. and Mattie Pruitt; siblings,
Edna Pryor; Ella Curtis; Virgie Moore; Hattie Hancock; and
Monroe Pruitt, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughter, Lynn Shepherd (Gerald),
Bonaire; son, Robert L. McWhorter, Jr. (Carrie), Lilburn;
grandchildren, Todd Shepherd (Amy), Warner Robins;
Shannon McNeal (Michael), Warner Robins; Ben McWhorter,
Lilburn; Tricia McWhorter, Athens; great-grandchildren,
Anna Lynn McNeal, Mac McNeal, Ella McNeal, Chandler
Shepherd, and Hayley Shepherd, all of Warner Robins; sis
ter, Jessie Lunsford, Reidsville, N.C.
Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry
for the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
Man drowns after
saving his son
AC WORTH (AP) - A father
drowned after he saved his 4-
year-old son while they were
on a fishing trip, authorities
said.
Felimon Garcia Munoz of
Acworth took his two sons,
ages 4 and 6, fishing Monday
morning on Lake Acworth,
Acworth Police Department
spokesman Sgt. Wayne
Dennard said. The lake is an
inlet of Lake Allatoona.
When the 4-year-old
fell into the water, Munoz
jumped in to rescue him,
Dennard said.
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Munoz, who was in his
early 50s, pushed the child
onto the bank before he
went back under and did
not emerge again, Dennard
said.
Police found the two boys
by the lake at 2:15 p.m.
“They were very dis
traught,” Dennard said. “It
was terrible.”
Rescue workers found
Munoz’ body in about 9 feet
of water, not far from where
the boys saw him go under.
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