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Your Hometown Newspaper S i n c e 1 8 8 1 T h e Cadiz Record VOL. 110/NO.27 2 SECTIONS WEDNESDAY, JULY 3,1991 CADIZ, KENTUCKY 30 PAGES 50 CENTS Knoth going to Disney World courtesy of Dream Factory This marks third ’dream’ granted by local group By Cindy Camper Epcot Center and MGM Stu will greet the family with a Factory does grant one dream Qt Cadiz Record Editor dios. They will also spend a huge banner saying per terminally ill child. "The day at Sea World with "Welcome Bill." Dream could be a trip, a Five-year-old Bill Knoth Shamu. The family will also be stereo, VCR, computer or never dreamed he would be Since the family i$ the staying at the Holiday Inn whatever," Francis said. leaving for Disney World guests of the Dream Factory, Kid's Village in Orlando "It was a shock for us to find today. But the Cadiz Dream there will be no standing in which is strictly for ill chil out we were going to Disney Factory has arranged for line in the hot, humid Florida dren and their families. World," said Knoth's father, Knoth's family to travel to the sun. Physicians and nurses are Charlie. "Bill said a month is Magic Kingdom for a six-day The family will be issued a on call 24 hours a day at the too long to wait." adventure. special badge that will give village. There also are fam Bill has been a patient at St. Jude's since April of 1988. He Knoth, who is diagnosed as them VIP privileges through ily and parent support group receives weekly chemother * having ALL (Acute Lympho out the visit. meetings at the hotel. apy at a local doctor’s office Leukemia) has wanted to go to According to David Fran One of the most exciting when his blood counts al Disney World since the day cis, president of the Cadiz events for the children is in St. Jude’s Children's Dream Factory, this is the "Breakfast with Mickey lowed, but other times had to Hospital when "he was in the third "dream" granted by the Mouse." At one point during travel to Memphis. Bill is now down to a 12- medicine room and two Diney local organization. the child's stay, all of the Dis characters came to visit. ney characters visit the hotel week schedule and "if the "We're granting this for breakfast and personally bone marrow is okay in "When Mickey and Minnie dream in conjunction with the greet the children. September, he will be free (of jk. Mouse came through, he de- "Give the Kids the World," an the disease)," Brenda said ™ cided he wanted to go see their organization that deals with The Knoth family was re proudly. home," said Knoth’s mother, Disney World. ferred to the Dream Factory by "St. Jude's has been great Brenda. When the Knoth family ar a friend approximately one for us," she said. "They have In addition to visiting the rive at the Orlando airport, a month ago. already given us the name of The Knoth family leaves today for Disney World. Pictured Magic Kingdom, the Knoth group of senior citizens, Though it does not offer a doctor to contact in Florida above are (left to right) Kala, 7, Bill, 4, and parents Brenda family will visit the site of the known as the "Sixty-niners" monetary support, the Dream if anything goes wrong." and Charlie Knoth. Ford honored by locals on new Senate position By Cindy Camper going to be a half hour later Senator said Saturday at a re Area leaders served as hosts Cadiz Record Editor now. ception at Kentucky Dam for the reception. Since taking over as Senate Village in his honor. As part of Ford’s new duties, "Things that Kentucky is GILBERTSVILLE - Sen. Majority Whip this year, Ford said he was "just tick he must meet weekly with the Wendell Ford is getting up et's taking a little more time led that people think so much leadership of the House of interested in, Fve got the one half hour earlier and that l had anticipated," the of me to have this reception." Representatives and Senate "developing the legislative opportunity to m ove it a UttU agenda. It's given me an op faster..." portunity now that my voice is in those meetings. "Things that Kentucky is - Sen. Wendell Ford interested in, I've now got the opportunity to move it a little faster and if it's something will select the system and that needs to be slowed down, I anced effort." can do that, too," Ford said. As part of the compromise: software for a National In There has been much con • 90 days after enactment, a stant Check system for ineli gible firearms purchasers. troversy in recent months waiting period of five busi over the proposed Brady Bill ness days (business days are Once the instant check sys that would govern the sale of defined as days of normal tem is in place, the federally handguns. state governmental opera imposed five day waiting pe riod is repealed. The Senate approved a com tions) prior to the purchase of promise on Thursday that any handgun will be re The system will be used by licensed dealers to check the mandates a five-day waiting quired. eligibility of all firearms. period for the purchase of During this period, local handguns. police will be required to use $100 million in federal "I think the NRA won in available resources to ascer grants to states to upgrade criminal records and im this battle," Ford said in an tain whether a prospective prove accessibility to the na interview Saturday. "I’ve handgun buyer is ineligible to tional system and for the costs been painted as being against purchase a fireafm. of conducting checks until the Several Trigg County residents were on hand Saturday to welcome the Senator "back home." the NRA, but I worked very • Within six months of en From left to right, Chet Maxfield, Judge/Executive Zelner Cossey, Sen. Ford, and Bill Burke. hard to ensure we had a bal- actment, the Attorney General Please see FORD/A-12 Governor's task force makes marijuana plant strikes School Board to wait on With summer now tenden, Hopkins, Liv number of plants eradicated Director ot the Governor s officially underway, the ingston, Lyon, Muhlenberg, so early in the season is an Office for A Drug-Free approving administrative Governor's Marijuana and Todd counties, a total of encouraging sign," said Kentucky and chairman of salaries for next school year Strike Force is heading into 982 plants have been de Gary Faulkner, Executive Please see FLANT/A-14 the new season with an im stroyed, but no arrests pressive start. resulting. "We decided not to As of June 26, the 13 partic "I am pleased by this Fun times are planned Cadiz Record Reporter approve the schedule until ipating Strike Force agen splendid start," Governor we’ve received all the cies have reported 86,851 W allace G. W ilkinson The Trigg County School information we had marijuana plants destroyed said. for Cadiz Fourth of July Board has decided to wait requested," said Board in Kentucky since Jan. 1. The Cadiz Fourth of July mounted parade will begin "The Strike Force is send and take action later on a Chairman Jimmy Carr. tomorrow at 10 a.m. in downtown Cadiz. The trucks the Fifty-six growers have ing a message growers can't proposed administrative The Board also rejected a veterans will be riding on are courtesy of Averitt Lumber been arrested. ignore. We want everyone to salary for the 1991-92 school bid from a contractor to In Trigg County, 38 plants understand that drugs have Company. year. renovate the central office. have been destroyed this no place in Kentucky. I At the Trigg County Recreation Complex, a host of events The Board cited that the bid year. No arrests have yet re think the Strike Force is do will be going on all day. From 1 to 6 p.m. a U.S. Savings In a meeting July 1 the was too high for the job the sulted in those incidents. ing a good job of putting the Bond will be given away on the hour. Trigg School Board put on board was asking to be In the Penny.rile area, people who grow and sell The Savings Bonds are courtesy of the Cadiz Rotary Club, hold the proposal to allow the which includes Trigg, marijuana out of business." the Bank of Cadiz, Cadiz Church of Christ, the Cadiz schedule to be worked on. Please see BOARD/A-14 Caldwell, Christian, Crit Having such a large Women's Club, the VFW and the American Legion. DAR welcomes members A-3 PEDAL PUSHER: Larry Terrell will Averitt has annual picnicA-4 have his collection o f toy tractors on display tomorrow. See A-14. BPW makes donations A-5 $ I Just The Other Day July 4th is time to honor troops By Billy Rawls There were hints of things to come as: workers manicured and ask about are future wars public facilities; sales and many other special events This July 4, we will feel Louisiana and Florida. At a Methodist Youth Chili were being advertised; while good about America. The men Supper back in 1979, the con people scurried to do in ad and women from the 101st Notice the next corn field versation turned to neat house vance the things normally put will be here.