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3 1 1 I CAROLYN WOOD A Starts job at Shwab i Page 6B Briefs 2B Deaths 7B Weather 8B LOCAL NEWS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1995 Moderates9 voice sought Henry Foster honored at Planned Parenthood dinner By CARRIE FERGUSON Staff Writer Moderates people who fall somewhere between the Dan Quayles and Woody Aliens of this world need to be heard talking about values and family and preventing abortions, all too often the topics of conservatives, a nationally syndicated columnist said last night "I am convinced that to give up the language of values is to leave a powerful vocabulary to others, whether we agree with their definitions and their views or not," said Ellen Goodman, a columnist for the Boston Globe, "We have to stand. on the common ground as well that says teen-age pregnancy and motherhood is not another equal reproductive choice but a prescription for Foster gained national recognition for his "I Have A Future" program, which is aimed at reducing and preventing teen-age pregnancy. The effort got a Point of Light Award from President Bush. But Foster, questioned in hearings by politicians about how many abortions he had performed during his career, was not confirmed. Political observers believe the defeat added steam to anti-abortionists and anti-abortion legislation.

Last night, he received the first Evelyn Ames Davis for his long service and commitment to the local community. Elena Love, executive director of Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee, said Foster was not being honored for the national nomiiiation but rather "because it is about time we honor Hank Foster." poverty born of a lack of real choices," she added. "In our desire not to be punitive toward young pregnant girls, we can be misunderstood by a public deeply worried about children who have children. "There is a line between stigmatizing pregnancy and promoting it And we have to draw lines, too," she said. Goodman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author whose work appears in the Tennessean, spoke last night at a Planned Parenthood tribute dinner for Dr.

Henry Foster the Meharry Medical College obstetrics and gynecology profes1 sor who this year was nominated by President Clinton to be U.S. surgeon general. Moderates, Goodman said, must be heard saying that, in the words of Foster, abortion should be "safe, legal and rare." FREEMAN RAMSEY STAFF Dr. Frank Boehm, left, chairman of the dinner, columnist Ellen Goodman and Dr. Henry Foster talk before the Planned Parenthood awards ceremony that honored Foster.

fit a- Faitji brings churches together Daylong service seeks to violence By RAY WADDLE Religion Editor An unusual group of churches is calling on God to do what people i i STZ 7 Bredesen cited wife's top project yu plays 4role in center By LISA BENAVIDES Staff Writer It's one of more than four dozen programs involving Vanderbilt University in Metro public schools. But when Mayor Phil Bredesen cited Caldwell Early Childhood Center as an example of where Vanderbilt could step up its community involvement, the program became ensnarled in a public tiff between the mayor and the city's largest private employer. Why? The program for at-risk youngsters at the East Nashville school is a personal project can't seem to do on their own end local violence and fear. At least 13 churches from Anti- will hold a kind of tag-team ri prayer service all day tomorrow. They hope to find solace and solu tions to the violence that claimed two youngsters from the area in October.

"If we bring it before God, it'll I make us more cooperative," said li the Rev. Loyd Mabry, pastor of 1 1 Hamilton United Methodist Church. "I think It will yield dividends." fif The service will be 8 a.m.-8 p.m at Una Baptist Church, 1931 Mur-jl'v freesboro Road. Each church Is sponsible for leading one Hour? It it! features Scripture readings, hymns vi uic uiajrui wilt, miuica Conte, who has volunteered there for about three years. "She puts a tremendous amount of time into that project and we see her out there a lot," said Dr.

Thom- as Catron, assistant professor of psychiatry and director of "outpatient services at Van-derbilt's Medical Center, who directs the program. "She's really spearheaded i 1 1 quiet prayer time, but no ser- it CONTE EDITORIAL a tremendous community effort and has been very supportive of our program." In comments' made this I Echo of re Episcopalians, Church of Christ members, Pentecostals, Methodists and others have agreed to be a part of it, making for an odd mix of Christian faiths that normally don't meet under one roof. But they have something in common, one organizer said. marks, on 12A. Celebrating week to The Tennessean, Bredesen said Conte "has had experiences with-Vanderbilt that she was very unhappy with in! terms of their willingness to step up and help" on projects she had in Caldwell School." "I know that the people coming at the Opry Above: Jesse McRrynolds of Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys chats backstage with Grandpa Jones during last night's taping of the Grand Ole Opry's anniversary show, to be ft Turn to PAGE 8B, Column 3 broadcast in January on CBS.

Right: George Jones and Dolly Parton belt out the show's opening song. During the taping, singer Martina McBride was inducted into the Opry as its 72nd member. Others appearing on the show included Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Clint Blade, Little Jimmy Dickens, Don Gibson, Hal Ketchum, Patty Loveless, Loretta Lynn, Bill Monroe, Lorrie Morgan, Ricky Skaggs, Connie Smith, Mike Snider and Marty Stuart. i Work under way to widen ramp to 1-440 from 1-40 By GAIL KERR Staff Writer Heading downtown from west side of Nashville? Better stay off the interstate except for rush hour if you can. Construction work has begun to widen the entrance ramp to 1-440 from 1-40, and that means motorists are being crammed, into one lane, slowing things considerably near the White Bridge Road exit.

The construction is part of the incentive package passed by the legislature last year to bring the ColumbiaHCA Healthcare Corp. headquarters to Nashville. "It Was something that obviously needed to BILL STEBER STAFF 1 tj 1111 1 believe that God answers prayers," said the Rev. Phil Dillingham, minister of Priest Lake Christian Fellowship who also works as a state probation officer. "We're crying out to God for our children.

Maybe people will walk out of the church with a different viewpoint on things." In October, two area children were slain in separate shooting incidents Adriane Dickerson, 12, and Kevin Noravong, 14. The shootings stirred community anxiety and prompted a town meeting last month in which residents talked about their fears and possible solutions. Antioch area ministers also decided to take action, and Saturday's event is one answer the ministers proposed. The ministers will assemble again Tuesday to talk about future steps. One hope is that social programs and creative ministries will emerge from the meditative time at Una Baptist "We're not 'merely' praying," said the Rev.

Mikey Jones, pastor of Lakewood Assembly of God. "Prayer Is that window we open on ourselves. We need to reflect on the part we play in neglect or ignorance that adds to these social problems. Prayer is a beginning step leading to transformed hearts and concrete action." New scanner traces cancer's path More precise biopsies mean fewer surgeries By TAMMIE SMITH Dr. R.

Daniel Beauchamp, a surgeon at the Vanderbilt Cancer Center. "We inject that into the skin, and we can use a hand-held gamma camera to take a picture pf the drainage pattern." They also inject a blue dye around the lymph nodes are removed without knowing if cancer cells have spread to them or not "If the sentinel lymph node is negative, essentially 100 of the remaining lymph, nodes are negative," said Dr. Steven D. Leach, who with Beauchamp is introducing the relatively new technique at Vanderbilt "When the sentinel lymph node is positive, it is often the only positive node. But if it is positive, the other nodes are at risk.

Staff Writer The medical procedure sounds like tumor site, a second way of identifying the be dorie, but it, was one of the things we agreed to do as sooh as we could because of the ColumbiaHCA offices," said Luanne Grandi-netti, spokesman for the Tennessee Department pf Transportation. "The $1.76 million project will be complete by jSummer. Until then, lanes will be closed from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. "There will also be some excavation re- something out of the new Star Trefe, where Our policy is to go in and remove most likely route fluids would drain and cancer cells would spread. With that information in hand, doctors can surgically biopsy or selectively remove a tissue sample to test for cancer cells only those specific lymph nodes.

It can save time and money over the traditional treatment, a more radical sur-, gery in which whole groups of suspect The lymphatic system is a network of ouired. which means there will be some blast- Dr. Crusher runs a detector over the patient's body to scan for illness. Only, this is real life at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where doctors are using a diagnostic procedure, sentinel lymph node mapping, to treat patients with melanoma, a type of skin cancer. "We use a radioactive tracer," explained vessels that carry fluid around the body.

ing," Grandinetti said. "When they do that, they. The vessels pass through "nodes' will close portions of the interstate there." Traffic will be moved to the shoulder road. ft Turn to PAGE 2B, Column 2 DUt there will still be access to 1-440, she said. RUTHERFORD HAMILTON 01 DAVIDSON The Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee will conduct a meeting at 3 p.m.

Saturday In Room 241 at the Kennedy Center at Vanderbilt University. Speaking at the meeting will be Roger Blue, state director of the association, and Scott Finney, a young man with Down syndrome who works with the Association of Retarded Citizens. For more information about the meeting or the Down Syndrome Association, contact Sheila Moore at 377-3286. TRAVIS HNRY WILLIAMSON It's a barn, a church, an old-fashioned drugstore, an antique mall and nine historic homes. What is It? The Carter House Candlelight benefit tour of Franklin homes, 5-9 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. Included are St Paul's Episcopal Church and the Marllnsdale Barn, home of Midnight Sun, the first repeat national champion Tennessee Walking Horse. Tickets cost $15 In advance or $18 at the door of any tour site. For information, call 791-J861. ANN BETTS The Tennessee Valley Authority yesterday restarted one of Its reactors at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant In Soddy-Daisy, after two setbacks.

The reactor was shut down In September for a routine refueling, spokeswoman Kay Whlttenburg said, but TVA has encountered problems twice while bringing the unit back into operation. Whlttenburg said that neither Incident posed a threat to public safety. She said TVA expected to have the reactor at full power by this afternoon. ASSOCIATED PRESS Delta Sigma Theta sorority inc. Is presenting its annual Christmas Fashion.

Show luncheon tomorrow at the Stones River Country Club. The luncheon Is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tickets are $15. They may be purchased from any member of the sorority. Proceeds from the show will benefit the Dorothy L.

Stevens Memorial Scholarship. Models will be provided by David Swain, formerly of D. Swain Clothiers, and other local personalities. For Information, call 896-0240. JENNIFER GOODE SECTION EDITORS i City editor.

Tommy GokJtmith, 259-8095, Regional editor Day- Bid Choyke, 259-8095; Frank Gibson, 726-5907; Lisa Green (database i editor), 259-8095; Robert Sherborne, 259-8080; Margaret Slzemore, 726-5941; Richard Stevens, 259-8083; Denise Williams; 259-8091. Fas 259-8093. Nightweekend: Dwtght Lewts, 726-5928; John Richards, 259-8090; George Zepp, 259-8091. E-mail newt Upc newstlpstennes9eancom..