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46 THE TEHWtMCAW MnUr JANUARY 4. IWI Transportation agency gets environmental advisers Demjanjuk family seeks clear year CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) The family of John Demjanjuk hopes this will be the year they persuade prosecutors that he is not the former Nazi guard "Ivan the Terri A TDOT official said the agency welcomed the advice to come. The lawsuit was dropped "with prejudice" on the basis, Sherman said, of TDOTs agreeing to the advisory group and the following stipulations: TDOT will Investigate further whether the highway will disrupt the black bear migration and consider reasonable modification in the road design if it is warranted. TDOT will not appeal an order by its sister agency, the Department of Environment and Conservation, calling for improvements in stream protection on the project that TDOT be called on the carpet for the numerous problems thay have caused on right-of-ways. This has happened.

Also, we didn't want just a one-shot deal. "TDOT needed to get the message that they should be environmentally responsible on all of its many road and bridge projects. "The advisory group should establish a perfect forum that's non-confrontational to work with them." Barry Sulkin, who worked with the Good Earth Defense, said: "It's a great idea that needs to be done. This is a very big precedent-setting case." By ANNE PAINE and CARRIE FERGUSON Staff Writers After years of criticism for causing erosion and water pollution, the Tennessee Department of Transportation will soon have its own environmental advisory group. It's a move environmentalists are applauding as an historic step forward.

"This is the first major achievement," said Joe McCaleb, a Sierra Club member. "But it is going to require effort on our part to monitor them." Setting up the advisory group is part of a settlement in a lawsuit that the Tennessee Environmental Council and the Good Earth Defense brought against TDOT this fall. However, just how the advisory group will function and who will be involved in it is yet to be decided, McCaleb said. In filing the suit, the organizations charged that TDOT violated the National Environmental Policy Act by changing the planned route of Interstate 26 in scenic upper East Tennessee without taking public comment or considering alternatives. "We think this is a positive step forward," said John Sherman, executive director for TEC "We had two concerns," he said.

"First I ble." "We're always optimistic that in the end we will achieve our goal, but I think this will be the year we finally get some justice for our family," said John Demjanjuk Jr. Demjanjuk Jr. 27. and Ed Nish- Demjanjuk Fanciers say customizing their pickup helps part the car sea son-in-law, said nic, Demjanjuk's last week that developments in 1992 "As far as cosmetic accessories, it's really kicked in. The dealers are making money from it.

They see the market for It." 1 ROB HONEYCUTT Truck enthusiast MM JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) It sounds like a verse from a country song: "If a girl don't want to ride in my truck, then she don't need to go nowhere with me." But it's no song. It's a philosophy Rob Honeycutt developed at an early age. Like a lot of folks, Honeycutt just doesn't have much use for cars. "I like trucks, period, no matter what they are," he said.

On the other hand, he likes to drive something a little more exciting than a standard pickup. So Honeycutt has become one of the area's increasing number of drivers who customize their trucks to the hilt. More and more, truck enthusiasts are dressing up their rides with customized bodies, flashy paint jobs, low-rider suspensions and muscle-bound engines rivaling those of classic street rods. Thanks partly to laws limiting bumper height, the monster 4x4s years ago. Even Ford, generally conservative In its truck marketing, is offering a new high-performance model for 1993.

Dubbed, the F-150 Lightning, it comes with a lowered suspension, special appearance package and, according to Ford, performance that rivals that of its muscle cars. "It used to be you could get a nicer seat or a carpet, but it wasn't like now," Honeycutt said. "As far as cosmetic accessories, it's really kicked in. The dealers are making money from it They see the market for it" There definitely is money to be made, whether it goes to dealers or after-market parts suppliers. Bill Tolley, a member of Tri-Clty Low Riders, is a good example.

He estimates he has spent $7,500 customizing his 1987 Chevy S-10, with about another $2,500 to go. And that's on top of the original purchase price. Another member, Marcus Jennings, also has spent thousands fixing up his '87 Nissan mini-truck. But anyone buying a new customized pickup will soon find out it's easy to spend serious sports-car money on a high-performance truck. Which presents a question: Why not Just buy a high-performance car? One reason is showmanship.

"Camaros and Z28s, you see then all day long," Honeycutt said. "You pull up to a red light, and somebody's got one just like yours, the same color, the same wheels. That ain't no fun. You want to stand out If you turn a head, you done good. I i I- i ii -1 i i hi II In I i i i ir 4 i hi 1 1 4 ii mi i iM.

hi ti i that dominated the custom-truck world in recent years are out, and low-slung street cruisers are in. To some people, they may be tacky. But to Honeycutt, there's something more to them. "There are a lot of negative stereotypes," he said. "A lot of people say, 'I don't like those little But there's a lot of art in them." Honeycutt got interested in show trucks while living in Florida, where clubs for enthusiasts abound.

After he returned to his native Johnson City, he and his girlfriend, Jennifer Malone, started the Tri-City Low Riders Custom Truck Club. "Working in auto parts I've done that about nine years now I've seen people spend a lot of money on this," Honeycutt said. "Instead of buying a new pair of pants or a shirt, they'll put money into their trucks." It's a trend that hasn't escaped truck dealers. Pickups can now be ordered with such touches as mag wheels, sport packages, and slick paint jobs options that weren't available a few I. i i 1 gave them renewed hope.

But unless the Supreme Court of Israel agrees with their claim that Demjanjuk is a victim of mistaken identity, the former Cleveland auto-worker Is to be executed by hanging. A special master has been taking evidence here in Nashville about the Justice Department's role in the case and likely will report to the appeals court early this year. Demjanjuk, now 72, was stripped of his U.S. citizenship in 1981 on charges he lied about his Nazi past He was extradited to Israel In 1986 and convicted of crimes against humanity after a lengthy trial featuring testimony from five survivors of the Trebllnka death camp in Poland. He was sentenced to death in 1988 by a three-judge Israeli panel, but is appealing his sentence.

A guard known as Ivan the Terrible ran the gas chambers and mutilated prisoners, killing about 850,000 Jews in 1942 and 1943. Both the U.S. Justice Department and Israeli prosecutors made the case that Demjanjuk and Ivan of Treb-linka are the same man. Demjanjuk, a Ukraine native, said he was never at Treblinka and that he was a German prisoner of war. Last year, documents obtained from the former Soviet Union provided evidence that the notorious Ivan had the last name of Marchen-ko.

Israel's Supreme Court accepted the evidence but hasn't yet ruled on Demjanjuk's appeal. Nishnlc said he knows a reversal may be hard to win. He said It may seem to discredit the Treblinka survivors, and the defense has no witness who can testify in Israel about the mysterious Marchenko. "We don't want to be presumptuous that it's going to end," Nishnic said. "We will be cautiously optimistic.

At least now I think we're gaining on them." Last June, a U.S. federal appeals court in Cincinnati reopened Demjanjuk's extradition case, saying it may have been based on erroneous information. "Hopefully this entire matter will be resolved by mid-March," Nishnic said. The family speaks regularly with Demjanjuk by telephone. "He sounds very good, and he remains in good health and good spirits, although he is frustrated to still be away from his family," Demjanjuk Jr.

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REP. JM COOPER, 4th District Democrat: Tomorrow noon. House convenes for swearing-in ceremony for 103rd Congress. No other scheduled events available. REP.

BOB CLEMENT, 5th District Democrat Today In Washington for staff meetings. Tomorrow 10 a.m.. House Democratic Caucus meets to consider additional rule amendments; noon, 103rd Congress's swearing-in ceremony. Wednesday 9 am, meeting of the Democratic members of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; 9:30 a.m., meeting of the Democratic members of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation; 11:30 a.rrt. House Democratic Caucus meets to elect Budget Committee Chairman; noon.

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