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OCA CALL US Yeltsin surgery will test nation When Russian President Boris Yeltsin undergoes heart surgery, the future of the fledgling democracy will be at stake. Page 8A Questions, comments? Please call: MetroRegion Editor Christine Rook, Assistant City Editor Gregg Parker, Madison County, 1-800-372-3922. address is jaxsunusit.net MORE Across West Tennessee 4A Election 6A Deaths 8A World 8A 425-9668. 425-9760. Outside E-mail Monday, November 4, 1996 PAGE 3A to ussiyies IF YOU GO The 1996 election forum will be from p.m.

today at Blasingame Academic Complex in Room 43 at Union University. Pickering: It's deja vu all over again Except that I had to work late Halloween night, I had planned to scare the daylights out of Madison County commissioners. I was going to dress up as a tax increase and cheerfully skip up to each one's house hollering "trick or treat!" Yes, I had visions of dark, unwelcoming porches, doors creaking slowly open, trembling, bony fingers pointing at me and low, scratchy voices calling out; munications Arts instructor Janice Wood, who is organizing the event, said a university setting for such a forum is perfect because experts on each topic can be found in one place. "It's not considered a debate at all," she said. "We're not out to really change anybody." Although Wood acknowledged the forum may give participants a new perspective on the election, she said she thinks most people who will be attending already know which candidate for whom they'll vote.

Wood said she believes the speakers will be able to cut through campaign rhetoric and explain the facts surrounding most issues. "You hear one side explain things, and it makes sense, and then you hear the other side," she said. "It's hard to know what's in there." Economics professor Walton Padelford will speak about 10 minutes about the economic issues facing the nation and what each candidate may be expected to do if elected. Part of University forum is designed to educate and not 'to really change organizer says. By LORA HINES The Jackson Sun Still undecided about your choice for president? Union University's Communication Arts Department is hosting a 1996 election forum at 3 p.m.

today to give partici- pants information and a chance to ask questions about issues surrounding the Tuesday's presidential election. Five university professors and instructors will discuss issues, including economic policy, foreign relations, media coverage, welfare reform and Christian interests. Com his discussion also will include the budget deficit, he said. "I'll basically talk why it seems to be an issue at this time," he said. "It's going to be fun." WBBJ-TV's new 5 p.m.

newscast to start today "Go away! Go awaaaay!" But I missed my chance. You can't talk about "scary" and Madison County without also talking about rs saw Tom BOHS if I Channel 7 also plans to unveil a new Saturday news broadcast starting this weekend. The Jackson Sun Five o'clock means more than just quitting time for many West Tennesseans starting today. It also marks the first day of WBBJ-TVs new 5 p.m. newscast.

Pamela Marshall and Brad Douglass will co-anchor the early weekday broadcast on Channel 7, which will precede the regular 6 p.m. newscast, anchored by Tom Britt. The earlier newscast will include national, local and state Marshall Zamata MML Pickens Britt news, in addition to a weather report from Gary Pi kens, according to the station. Douglass, who has primarily handled the sta- tinn'c u-nn ln news when they need it and when they want it," Douglass said. WBBJ will also unveil a new Saturday newscast starting this week.

Up to now the station only had a weekend report on Sunday. Vicki Zamata will anchor the Saturday newscast Douglass said he's excited about making the move behind the anchor's desk. "It's an opportunity for me," Douglass said. "I have enjoyed doing the weather, but this is an opportunity for me and I'm looking forward to it." AjlL DANA JOHNSONThe Jackson Sun Amber Treadwell, left, Bonny Holt, center, and Brook Whitehead, right, comfort each other during a concert for Cayce McDaniel at the Double Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Milan on Sunday. The girls are close friends of the missing 14-year-old who authorities think ran away.

Hundreds gather to remember missing teen weather report, Dou9lass said he will move permanently to the anchor desk. He said WBBJ viewer surveys indicate the 5 p.m. newscast will fill a much needed time slot. "We'll be offering them the the Pickering Report on Madison schools. This frightening turn of events has sent commissioners into a more-or-less permanent state of depression and denial.

First three years ago it was the Doyle Report Then two years ago it was the Foster Report. Now, Pickering! What's a commissioner to do? What they really would like to see is a report that says our school system is OK A few pages pointing out that previous reports were bunk would do just fine. Then they could get back to the business of not raising taxes and getting re-elected. When a Madison commissioner hears the word "Pickering," he or she envisions a throng of angry voters with protest signs outside a commission meeting chanting: "No way, we won't pay! No way, we won't pay!" That image quickly is followed by one where someone else is being sworn-in to his or her seat on the commission. It's enough to send any elected official into a purple funk.

But don't underestimate commissioners. They are a wily bunch capable of astonishing feats. In fact, they already have quietly begun dealing with the Pickering Report A small news brief in last Thursday's paper gave away their game. Same old trick The brief announced that a Nov. 8 and 9 county commission-school board planning workshop to discuss the Pickering Report had been put off until, oh, December, maybe January.

The clincher was a statement that postponing the meeting didn't signal a problem with the report. Yeah, and I've got a Martian living in my backyard. For those who care to remember, this is exactly the technique used to sink the Doyle Report Put it off until the dust settles, people will forget Work behind the scenes to cull out a few items that can be accomplished without controversy and get back to not raising taxes. Problem solved. Tom Bohs is The Sun's editorial page editor.

Call him at 425-9686 or toll-free 1-800-372-3922. HOW TO HELP We remember them Concert is held to remind the public of missing children. Treadwell, 14, wiped tears from her eyes as she spoke of her friend. "I'm trying to keep feeling that she'll be back," Treadwell said. "Somedays it gets hard." The Rev.

Terry Hansen, pastor of Double Springs Cumberland Presbyterian If you have seen Cayce McDaniel, call Milan Police at 686-3309. For more information about McDaniel's case, look on the World Wide Web at http: www.iswt.comcayce. Church, where Cayce attended, said parishioners decided to hold the concert "to keep before the public that kids are still missing." By LORA HINES The Jackson Sun Hundreds gathered Sunday at Milan Cumberland Presbyterian Church to hear music and messages of hope for Cayce McDaniel and other missing children. During an intermission in the three-hour event, parishioners walked out of the chapel. Some cried and wiped away tears as others were guided by consoling arms wrapped around them.

Many spoke of Cayce, 14, for whom the concert was held. She disappeared more than two months ago from her Milan home. "She'd come back and laugh at us for making such a big deal about her," said Amber Treadwell, who describes herself as Cayce's best friend. McDaniel The circumstances don't matter, Hansen said. "We have to find this child," he said.

"It might not be tomorrow. It could be 10 years from now." Bruce Niven doesn't know Cayce, but said he and his family attended Sunday's concert because his daughter and Cayce were classmates. "It's an opportunity to show some support," he said. Hansen said its important for people like Niven to remember missing children. "We want this to be a thorn in the side of the community," Hansen said.

"There's so much anesthesia in our society," he said. "We hope the community at large will recognize this epidemic." Milan police have said they suspect Cayce ran away from home. Others believe she was kidnapped after she was dropped off at home from a church party. DANA JOHNSONThe Jackson Sun Brenda Moyers, left, RN, and Shirley Morgan, a certified nursing assistant, light a candle in remembrance of cancer victims during a memorial service Sunday afternoon held in the Walter Barnes Conference Center at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. The service was sponsored by the Hospice of West Tennessee.

Bruce to appear in court for sentencing SUN LINE life imprisonment without parole plus 10 years. The Bruces mother, Mary 37077; or 711 Sum-merfield Drive, Hendersonville, Bruce Ryion, was convicted of perjury and obstructing justice and sentenced to 97 months in prison. Police characterized Bruce as the mastermind behind the murders of Vine and Thornton at Vine's residence. Forecasters: Week to warm up gradually Keep that coat for now. Forecasters say that Mother Nature slowly should start relaxing her chilly weekend grip on West Tennessee, with high temperatures moving into the lower 60s today.

But this morning's low temperature isn't expected to rise out of the low 40s. On Sunday night, Bemis weather watcher William Brantley already had recorded a low in the 30s. The record low temperature for today was 19 degrees, set in 1991, according to Brantley. The gradual warming trend should continue throughout the week. Q.

I'd like an address for Dolly Par-ton, Johnny Cash and Brooks and Dunn. C.G., Jackson A. You have three shots at reaching Dolly Parton. Write her at P.O. Box 150307 Nashville Tenn.

37215; 700 Dollywood Lane, Pigeon Fork, 37863; or Crockett Road No. 1, Brentwood, 37027. You get only two shots, however, at reaching Johnny Cash. Write him at P.O. Box 508, Hendersonville, Convicted murderer Charles Gary Bruce is scheduled to appear at 9:15 a.m.

today in U.S. District Court for sentencing. Bruce, 40, who was convicted in August in connection with the January 1991 murders of Benton County residents Danny Vine and Delia Thornton, faces life imprisonment without parole. He is the last of five suspects to be sentenced. Brace's brothers, Jerry and Robert Bruce, and friend David Riales were convicted in April 1995 of murder, robbery and arson and each sentenced to 37075.

And only one shot at Brooks and Dunn. Write the duo at P.O. Box 150245, Nashville 37215. Call Sun Line, 425-9656, or write to Sun Line, P.O. Box 1059, Jackson, Tenn.

38302, for action and information. Include your name, phone number and address; they will be confidential. Consumer questions also may be asked of the State Consumer Affairs Division at (800) 342-8385. Bruce After the killings, the residence was destroyed by fire and a truckload of mussel shells worth about $2,500 was stolen..