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Lopez prepares for final prep game —1B THE DAILY CITIZEN Tuesday,june 2, 2009 •Dalton, Georgia • www.daltondailycitizen.com • 50 Cents THINGS Dalton soldier dies in Iraq TO CHECK BY JAMIE JONES OUT [email protected] ON THE Pvt. Thomas “Tommy” Lee 3 INSIDE returned home to Dalton from his Army duty in Iraq about a month ago. While his schedule was full of activities with family and friends Cohutta man charged with during those seveN days, Lee’s sexual battery. mind stayed fixed on his brothers a world away. See page 2A “Me and him went out and went fishing one day,” his grandfather Activists launch immigration Billy Hobbs said Monday. “He reform campaign spent a lot of time with his friends and his mother and stuff, then he See page 3A was ready to go back. He wanted to go back and be with the rest of his Kobe Bryant tries to lead the buddies.” Lakers to first post-Shaq Lee, 20, was killed in Mosul, NBA title. Iraq, on Friday after an explosive device struck his vehicle. Hobbs See page 1B said military officials haven’t divulged the circumstances behind his grandson’s death, but he said he heard that five other soldiers died in the attack. AP PHOTO “I’m in the blind right now, I FROM TODAY’S really don’t know,”Hobbs said. An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt.Thomas Lee III, Saturday, Lee, who grew up in Dalton and at Dover Air Force Base,Del. According to the Department of Defense,Lee,of Dalton, was killed FORUM attended Southeast High School, is by a rocket-propelled grenade in Mosul, Iraq, while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. the fifth soldier or Marine who “A man and woman graduated high school in Whitfield (Southeast), Army Sgt. Marshall while in service with the military. son’s body. Lee leaves behind two called me and some of my County to be killed in Iraq since Edgerton (Northwest), Marine Hobbs said Lee’s mother, sisters. Hobbs said Lee’s father, friends and asked if we had Operation Iraqi Freedom begaN in Lance Cpl. James Michael Gluff Shirley, returned late Sunday night any clothes to give them. 2003. Four other local graduates — (Northwest) and Marine Lance Cpl. from Dover Air Force Base in They said a truck would be Army Spc. Michael Alleman Juan Lopez (Southeast) — died Delaware where she received her ➣ Please see SOLDIER, 3A by to pick them up. They didn’t give any identifica- tion. Who are these people? My doors will be closed.” Puppet performance Chicken “Your comment about the country being governed by the middle 50 percent with a not on common sense of the rules, the problem with that is com- mon sense is not common menu yet anymore.” See page 2A BY CHARLES OLIVER [email protected] WEATHER Forecast: Sunny They didn’t come to Dalton City Today’s High: 90 Hall Monday night to talk turkey. But several people did want to talk Tonight’s Low: 61 about chickens. Specifically,they Details, Page 10A came to talk about a INSIDE proposal MISTY WATSON/THE DAILY CITIZEN for the city Classified..............5B Left, Mason Stinnett, 3, gets excited during a puppet show at the Chatsworth-Murray County to allow Comics..................7A Library Monday morning. The puppet show, put on by Evy Wright, right, of Curious Moon some resi- Crossword..............6A Puppet Theatre,kicked off the library’s summer reading program. Registration for the sum- dents to raise laying Dear Abby..................7A mer reading program continues through Friday. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. For more information, call (706) 695-4200. hens. Horoscope.............6A Will Lottery..................3A Esters, one Movies..................6A of the peo- community ple who meeting Obituaries..............8A Local dealer sees positives brought the Opinion................4A idea to the There will be a Sports......................1-3B City community Council meeting tonight from auto bankruptcies two weeks at 6 at City Hall ago, said he understood to discuss Kirby believes the government far, Ford has prided itself on not BY JAMIE JONES some peo- various issues handled Chrysler’s situation well. taking any government funds. [email protected] ple are con- But GM is a much larger,complex Kirby does not expect GM’s of concerN cerned 7 69847 00001 6 One enters, another exits. organization. bankruptcy or the majority of to Dalton about the General Motors Corp. declared “I guess they figured they’d Chrysler’s assets being acquired by residents.The proposal. bankruptcy on Monday,aday after warm up on Chrysler,take them Italy’s Fiat to have a major impact But he said public is invited. Chrysler took a step to emerge through bankruptcy in and out real- on his business. In fact, Kirby said the ordi- from bankruptcy. Joe Kirby,owner ly quick, and when they took GM the dealership is having some of its nance he envisions would address of Edd Kirby Adventure Chevrolet in they would already have a bit of most successful sales months ever. those concerns. on Walnut Avenue, has kept a close experience,”Kirby said. “Maybe if Edd Kirby Adventure Chevrolet “The proposed ordinance eye on the developments in the they made some mistakes they has bought every used car from the excludes roosters,”he said. struggling automobile industry would know how to correct them.” Chattanooga-based Prebul Auto He said it also would not allow because he has franchise rights for Simply giving GM government Group,which declared bankruptcy chickens to roam neighborhoods by both companies. loans would not have improved the earlier this year,and is offering requiring that they be allowed out “They sent Chrysler and GM to company’s financial footing, he them at deep discounts. Kirby said of their pens only when someone is the fat farm,”Kirby said. “When said, because GM is already sad- from Friday night through late there to supervise them and only in they come out, they’re going to be dled with enormous debt. Monday afternoon, his sales force a fenced in area. monster.com lean and mean and much, much “To just loan them $30 billion had already sold 30 of 230 vehicles He also said that seveN hens, the more able to compete. GM’s got and make them pay it back just from the latest batch. He expects to and maximum that would be allowed THE DAILY CITIZEN probably more ability to really replaces one debt for another,” sell the remaining inventory within Working Together! shock people in how well they can Kirby said. two weeks. compete than maybe Chrysler or He wonders if Ford Motor Co. See GM bankruptcy story on 706-272-7707 • 706-272-7703 Ford.” may be headed for bankruptcy. So Page 8A. ➣ Please see CHICKENS, 2A If you have back or neck pain, get Back on Track with Hamilton’sback health program, June 11 at Bradley Wellness Center. To register,orfor more information, call 706.226.INFO (4636). 2A Tuesday, June 2, 2009 THE DAILY CITIZEN AREA Cohutta man charged TODAY’S FORUM ARRESTS Editor’s note: Please phrase ‘Money can’t buy keep your comments as happiness’ was a fool.” brief as possible. Get to the ■ Paul Raymond with sexual battery point! Longer comments “To the person who Campbell Jr., 23, of should be submitted as let- called in and said that the Coatesville, Pa., was ters to the editor. If you cemetery needs to have all charged Sunday by the BY MARK MILLICAN and taining “four small crystal include a name, please Dalton Police Department the junk taken off it, I agree. [email protected] started rocks,”according to the spell it. Call 706-272-7748 It used to be that there could with fugitive from justice. om hugging report. Mathis tested the ■ Randy William to reach Today’s Forum. be just two flowers per her.” rocks with a methampheta- grave and then after a cer- Hunter,48, 1169 Norton COHUTTA — A man Calfee mine test kit and said a Bridge Road, Chatsworth, “Now everybody can tain amount of time, they who admitted to deputies he said the “reaction”occurred but the thank all the CEOs of the were removed. Now it’s just was charged Sunday by the had been drinking was girl color did not match 100 per- Murray County Sheriff’s auto industry who went cluttered, cluttered, clut- arrested on Sunday for sexu- “must cent. The rocks were placed Office with disorderly con- before Congress begging for tered.” duct, reckless conduct and al battery against a 17-year- have got into evidence to be sent to all these billions of dollars manufacturing marijuana. old female in his care,offi- upset” the state crime lab. — saying that it would fix “For the person who said ■ Sharon Ann Hunter, cials said. and run Contacted at the resi- their problems. And now, Calfee Bush and Cheney were two 43, 422 Chattanooga Ave., John Henry Calfee, 51, of to a dence, a woman who identi- they’re all declaring bank- of the greatest leaders ever, Dalton, was charged Sunday 4308 Country Way, was neigh- fied herself as Calfee’s wife ruptcy and have our country were you freeze-dried or just by the Murray County charged by the Whitfield bor’s house. said, “Neither one of us have in total turmoil. They doing hard time?” Sheriff’s Office with disor- County Sheriff’s Office. He After waiving his any comments right now.” deceived the entire nation.