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THE COURIER-JOURNAL SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2001 B7 LOUISVILLE-AREA DEATHS Find the obituaries at www.courler-Journal.com Columnist, CNN host" Rowland Evans dies CORRECTED OBITUARIES William Clyde "Willie" McCloud, 56, formerly of Louisville, died Wednesday at his home in Webster. He was a native of West Virginia, a retired mason for Findley Concrete and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors: his wife, Patricia McCloud; daughters Roberta Brown and Jocelyn Long; stepdaughters Teresa Woodson, Ladonna Seay and Missy Bohannon; his stepfather, Bud Randolph; stepbrothers Mike and Jerry Randolph; stepsisters Nancy Jaggers and Becky Patterson; and nine grandchildren. Funeral: 5 p.m. Saturday, Hager Funeral Home, Brandenburg.

His body will be cremated. Visitation: after 1 p.m. Saturday. Susan J. Wheatley, 21, died Wednesday at her home.

She was a native of Lebanon and a manager for Arby's Roast Beef Restaurant. Survivors: sons Matthew Wheatley and Joshua Tryon; her father and stepmother, William and Valerie Wheatley; her mother and stepfather, Tracey and Earl Simms; brothers Steven Wheatley, Kevin Kempf and Earl Simms and grandmothers Patricia Wheatley and Jane Kempf. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday, St. Rita Catholic Church, 8709 Preston Highway.

Burial: Evergreen. Visitation: Arch L. Heady Okolona, 8519 Preston Highway, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday. Memorial gifts: American Cancer Society.

By CHRISTOPHER NEWTON Associated Press WASHINGTON Rowland Evans, a syndicated columnist and longtime CNN host known for a courtly but direct manner that sometimes caught his guests off guard, died yesterday of cancer. He was 79. Evans, who had been in poor health for several years, died at Georgetown University Hospital. He was one half of the print and television duo that included Robert Novak, another columnist and longtime CNN host. The two were hosts of a political interview show on CNN called "Evans Novak" for nearly 20 years.

In June 1998, The Wall Street Journal's Al Hunt and syndicated columnist Mark Shields joined the program. The show was then renamed "Evans, Novak, Hunt Shields." "Rowland has been a part of the CNN family from its beginning," said CNN News Group chairman Tom Johnson. "He and Bob Novak have been an integral part of what we have done here from the very beginning. He developed great friendships ranging from President Kennedy to President Johnson and others, but he also worked them as sources." Evans was born in White Marsh, Pa. He graduated from Yale in 1941 and joined the Marines during World War II, serving in the Solomon Islands.

His first job as a reporter was with the old Philadelphia Bulletin. In 1957, he left to cover Washington and the Senate for The Associated Press. AFL-CIO sues former treasurer, accountant Hazel B. Bash, 85, died Thursday at The Forum at Brookside. She was the former Hazel Bernice Bracelin, a native of Bird City, and a member of Order of Eastern Star, South Fork Circle and First Baptist Church, all in St.

Francis, Kan. Survivors: a son, Don Bash; and three grandchildren. Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday, her church. Burial: Benkelman (Neb.) Cemetery.

Visitation: Knodel Funeral Home, St. Francis, 4-8 p.m. Monday. Local arrangements: Pearson-Ratter-man Bros. Memorial gifts: American Cancer Society.

William C. demons, 86, of Burlington, formerly of Louisville, died Thursday at Village Care Center in Erlanger. He was a former truck driver for Plumbers Supply Co. Survivors: stepsons John A. and Don C.

Mattingly; five granddaughters; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Resthaven Memorial chapel. Entombment: Rest-haven Memorial. Visitation: the chapel, after 11 a.m.

Tuesday. Arrangements: Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Memorial gifts: American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite A-2, Florence, Ky. 41042. Janet L.

Collins, 64, died Thursday at Baptist Hospital East. She was the former Janet Holzap-fel, a medical technologist and a member of Louisville Dulcimer Society and Buechel United Methodist Church. Survivors: her husband, Lyle J. Collins; sons Lyle J. II and Gary Collins; a daughter, Terri O'Leary; and five grandchildren.

Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday, her church, 2817 Hikes Lane. Burial: Rest-haven Memorial. Visitation: Highlands, 3331 Taylorsville Road, 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday.

Memorial gifts: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or American Cancer Society. Robert L. Dewees, 51, died Thursday at Mount Holly Nursing Center. He was a self-employed welder and a member of St. Rita Catholic Church.

Survivors: a daughter, Barbara Dewees; his mother, Margaret Lambert; a brother, John J. Dewees; a sister, Joyce Pulley; and three grandchildren. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, his church, 8709 Preston Highway. Burial: Highland Memory Gardens, Mount Washington.

Visitation: Owen, 5317 Dixie Highway, 4-9 p.m. Saturday, 1-9 p.m. Sunday and after 8:30 a.m.,Monday. Snford Howard Dye, 69, died Friday at Hospice Palliative Care of Louisville's inpatient unit at Morton Audubon Hospital. a He was a native of Hart County and 'a retired assembly-line worker for the old American-Standard Co.

Survivors: his wife, Jannie Dye; a son Timothy Dye; a daughter, Rhofjda Dye; stepsons Glen, Danny and Bill Coffey; stepdaughters Rosemary Zancha and Tiny Thompson; a brother, James A. Dye; 17 and seven great-grandchildren. Filneral: 1 p.m. Monday, W.G. Hardy Shively, 4101 Dixie Highway.

Entombment: Louisville Memorial Gardens West. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Saturday nd 2-8 p.m. Sunday. Claude "June El" Ellis 72, of 3104; Pioneer Road, died Tuesday at Hospice Palliative Care of Louisville's inpatient unit at Norton Healthcare Pavilion.

He was a retired employee of American Synthetic Rubber Co. and of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a Navy and Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War, and a member of Elks Lodge and Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors: his wife, Julia R. Ellis; daughters Janell M. Ellis, Angela Keyes, Marilyn Clark and Carolyn Higgins; sons Claude III and Charles E.

Ellis; his mother, Mary Reeves; brothers Norman C. Ellis and Charles Reeves; a sisterJean Parham; and nine grandchildren. Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday, his church, 2600 Virginia Ave. Burial: Louisville Cemetery.

Visitation: W.P. Porter, 2611 Virginia 2-4 p.m. Sunday, and at the church, 6-9 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday.

Jean Louise Ferg, 72, died Thursday at Caritas Medical Center. She was the former Jean Zwigard and a member of Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Survivors: sons Joseph Michael L. and John S. Ferg; and a sister, Shirley Luckett.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, her church, 3509 Taylor Blvd. Burial: Evergreen. Visitation: Joseph E. Ratter-man Son-South End, 7330 South-side Drive, 3-9 p.m.

Saturday and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Gertrue C. Gordon, 81, of 1014 S. Second died Monday at Frazier Rehab Institute.

She was a native of Shelby County. Survivors: a daughter, Bobbie Williams; a stepson, Walter S. Gordon sisters Valois Retter and Clerona Downs; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, G.C.

Williams, 1935 W. Broadway. Burial: Lebanon (Ky.) National Cemetery. Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Sunday.

Jessica L. Hawkins, 24, died Thursday at University of Louisville Hospital after being shot. Survivors: a son, Zachery Hawkins; her mother, Wanda K. Harris; her father, Jesse L. Hawkins; a brother, Danny Ashcraft; and grandparents Ki-kue Ledbetter and Evaline Hawkins.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, Arch L. Heady Son, 7710 Dixie Highway. Private entombment. Bethany Memorial.

Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: the family, co the funeral home. Glen Rogers, 67, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired warehouse employee for General Electric an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church.

Survivors: sisters Erma Childs and Janice Adkins. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, Evergreen, 4623 Preston Highway. Entombment: Evergreen. Visitation: 2-7 p.m.

Sunday. Memorial gifts: his church or Hospice Palliative Care of Louisville. William Maynard Schwaberow, 68, died Friday at his home. He was a native of Shelby, Ohio, a self-employed cattle buyer, a former groundskeeper for The Forum at Brookside and former owner of the old Bill's Middletown Shoe Store. Survivors: his wife, the former Miriam Wilson; daughters Linda Roh-bacher, Gloria Meyer and Jill Hege-mier; stepdaughters Carol Reis, Kay Woods and Connie Krinn; a stepson, Timothy Woods; his mother, Velma Schwaberow; a brother, Chester Schwaberow; a sister, Dorothy Kutz; half brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dobsch; half sisters Mary Oberg and Betty Boffa; and 15 grandchildren.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday, Pearson-Ratterman 12900 Shelbyville Road. Private burial: Shawnee Cemetery, Lima, Ohio. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Sunday and after 1 p.m.

Monday. Memorial gifts: Hospice Palliative Care of Louisville. Delma Short, 68, died Friday at Franciscan Health Care Center. She was the former Delma Price, a native of Clay County, and a former member of Rockford Lane Church of Christ. Survivors: her husband, Gene Short; a daughter, Debbie Schreiner; a son, James Short; sisters Mildred Smith, Opal Head, Olyne Lawson and Gearldine Cherry; a brother, James Price; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation: Keenan's, 4724 Dixie Highway, 5-9 p.m. Saturday and 1-9 p.m. Sunday. The funeral and burial will be handled by Upton Funeral Home in Celina, Tenn. Theima Marie Fox Walker, 82, died Thursday at her home.

She was a native of Jeffersonville, Ind. Survivors: a son, William D. Walker; daughters Rita Copping and Peggy Williams; a brother, William Fox; nine grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, St.

The-rese Catholic Church, 1010 Schiller Ave. Burial: Highland Memory Gardens, Mount Washington. Visitation: Bosse, Barret and Ellison avenues, 2-8 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: Mass of the Air or Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Doris Marie Weir, 59, died Thursday at Hospice Palliative Care of Louisville's inpatient unit at Norton Healthcare Pavilion. She was the former Doris Coomer and a retired driver for Bee Line Courier Service. Survivors: her mother, Nora Coomer; sisters Emily Jean Dennison, Betty Jackson and Linda Bailey; and a brother, James Coomer. 2 p.m. Sunday, Arch L.

Heady Okolona, 8519 Preston Highway. Burial: Pennsylvania Run Cemetery. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Saturday. Memorial gifts: Hospice Palliative Care of Louisville.

James B. Wheatley, 71, died Thursday at Friendship House. He was a retired purchasing agent for DuPont and a member of Incarnation Catholic Church. Survivors: his wife, the former Rose Marie Hutti; daughters Donna M. Slaughter and Mary Helen Stewart; sons James Edwin Lawrence R.

and Mark T. Wheatley; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, his church, 2229 Lower Hunters Trace. Burial: St.

Andrew Cemetery. Visitation: Keenan's, 4724 Dixie Highway, 1-9 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday. Memorial gifts: charity.

Imogene O. Williams, 78, died Friday at Hospice Palliative Care of Louisville's inpatient unit at Norton Healthcare Pavilion. She was tl former Imogene native Evansville, and a former employee of Paradise Gift Shop and of Kmart Stores. Survivors: sons lohn E. Jolley and Earl W.

Williams? daughters Clyda Collard, Mary Roby and Betty Sonn-tag; 14 grandchildren; and 19 greatgrandchildren. Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday, Joseph E. Ratterman Son-South End, 7330 Southside Drive. Entombment: Evergreen.

Visitation: 3-9 p.m. Saturday, 1-9 p.m. Sunday and after 10 a.m. Monday. Edna Faye Combast Young died Friday at Hospice Palliative Care of Louisville's inpatient unit at Norton Healthcare Pavilion.

She was a native of Adair County, a retired employee of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. and a member of Harvest Baptist Church. Survivors: her husband, Azro L.

Young; a daughter, Deborah K. Young-Pait; sons James C. and Wayne T. Young; sisters Mary Hammond and Ina Proffitt; and five grandchildren. Funeral: 1 a.m.

Monday, Owen, 5317 Dixie Highway. Burial: Louisville Memorial Gardens West. Visitation: noon-9 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: Hospice Palliative Care of Louisville.

LOUISVILLE Hazel B. Bash, 85 Joel Blevlns, 28 (Story, Page 6) VVilliam C. Clemons, 86 Janet L. Collins, 64 Robert L. Dewees, 51 Sanford Howard Dye, 69 Claude "June El" Ellis 72 Jean Louise Ferg, 72 Gertrue C.

Gordon, 81 Jessica L. Hawkins, 24 (Story, Page 6) Nancy A. Hendrix, 75 Nell Hill-Korfhage, 65 Norma Jean Jaggers, 41 Juanita B. Lanham, 80 Edward Lee Mason, 78 James H. Miller, 82 Glen Rogers, 67 William Maynard Schwaberow, 68 1 Delma Short, 68 Thelma Marie Fox Walker, 82 Doris Marie Weir, 59 James B.

Wheatley, 71 Imogene O. Williams, 78 Edna Faye Combast Young CORRECTED OBITUARIES William Clyde "Willie" McCloud, 56 Susan J. Wheatley, 21 Nancy A. Hendrix, 75, died Friday at Jewish Hospital. She was the former Nancy A.

Lu-cey, a retired electro-diagnostic supervisor for Norton Audubon Hospital, where she worked 35 years, and a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Survivors: sons Charles E. and P. Kim Hendrix; a daughter, Pamela J.

Hibbs; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral: noon Monday, St. Boniface Catholic Church, 531 E. Liberty St. Burial: St.

Louis Cemetery. Visitation: Joseph E. Ratterman Son-South End, 7330 Southside Drive, 6-9 p.m. Saturday and 3-9 p.m. Sunday.

Memorial gifts: St. John Center. Nell Hill-Korfhage, 65, died Friday at Norton Hospital. She was a native of Spencer County, former president and owner of Hilko Office Supply Co. and former owner of Hill Electrolysis.

Survivors: her husband, Jack Korf-hage; a sister, Jessie Sweasy; and brothers Lewis and Bobby Crowe. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, Pearson-Ratterman 12900 Shelbyville Road. Burial: Cave Hill. Visitation: 2-8 p.m.

Sunday. Memorial gifts: American Heart Association. Norma Jean Jaggers, 41, died Thursday at her home. She was the former Norma Jean Phillips, a retired cashier for Super-America and a member 'of St. Luke Catholic Church.

Survivors: her husband, Jim Jaggers; a son, James Jaggers; daughters Racheal Smith and Samantha Jaggers; her father and stepmother, Robert and Dee Phillips; her mother, Norma Jean Merritt; and brothers David and Bobby Phillips. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, her church, 4211 Jim Hawkins Drive. Burial: Evergreen. Visitation: Arch L.

Heady Okolona, 8519 Preston Highway, 1-8 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: Hospice Palliative Care of Louisville or James Graham Brown Cancer Center. Juanita B. Lanham, 80, died Thursday at Transitional Health Services of Clark County in Jeffersonville.

She was the former Juanita Beau-champ and a native of Owensboro. Survivors: daughters Jackie Wright, Elizabeth Dickerson, Rachel Hampton and Carlotta Allen; sons Adrian H. and Wilson H. Griffin, Raymond Lanham Jr. and Glen Roby; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday, Schoppen-horst Underwood, 1832 W. Market St. Burial: Portland Cemetery. Visitation: 2-9 p.m.

Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday. Edward Lee Mason, 78, died Friday at Caritas Medical Center. He is a native of Indiana, a self-employed contractor for Mason Masonry, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of South Jefferson Baptist Church. Survivors: his wife, the former Thelda Thompson; daughters Sharon Whitworth and Kathy Swinnigan; a son, Garry Mason; brothers Jakie and Billy Mason; sisters Betty Hardy and Mabel Miller; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, W.G. Hardy Valley, 10907 Dixie Highway. Entombment: Louisville Memorial Gardens West. Visitation: noon-8 p.m.

Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday. Memorial gifts: American Lung Association. James H. Miller, 82, died Friday at Caritas Medical Center.

He was a native of Grayson County and a retired employee of the old American-Standard Co. Survivors: a son, James Miller; daughters Brenda Moore and Barbara Powers; sisters Margaret Diesing, Mary Eura Hodge and Sarah E. Buckner; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, Rogers Funeral Home, Clarkson.

Burial: St. Anthony Cemetery, Clarkson. Visitation: after 10 a.m. Sunday. Evans' next job was with the New York Her-n aid Tribune, cov-.

ering U.S. poli-'J tics from across' the globe. The Evans-No-. vak pitted two as good-na-'1 tured but inde-" pendent-minded conservatives Evans who didn't al--ways agree, began in 1963 with a 1 joint political column entitled "Inside Report." At the time, Novak was a congressional correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. At the peak of its pop-, ularity, the column appeared in 300 newspapers throughout the country.

(1 The two made a career of playing off of their differences. Evans smoked daily; Novak quit 30 years ago. Evans liked to play sports; Novak just liked to watch. Their common ground was making politicians squirm. "Evans had a knack for giving gracious, curious look across that table and saying, 'Isn't it true that your tax package is said CNN Washington bureau chief Frank-Sesno.

In 1993, Evans retired from the column but continued to write occasion-" ally. The duo co-wrote several books, including "Lyndon B. Johnson: The Exercise of Power" and "The Reagan" Revolution." Evans is survived by his wife, Katherine, and a son and daughter. specified acts of negligence, inten'y tional misconduct, conspiracy, fraud-h ulent misconduct, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. The then-bookkeeper of the AFL-: CIO, Donna Bayless, disappeared" during the investigation and was later found dead of a single gunshot" wound at her Anderson County family Her death was ruled a suicide.

The suit claims Cyrus conspired give the union "deficient financial statements" and intentionally violated his duties. Cyrus, along with Bryant, conspired to "wrongfully misrepresent'-, the financial status of the group, the I suit claims. Bryant had a contract; with the AFL-CIO to provide financial statements for fiscal years 1994 through 1998, according to the suit. Bryant's financial statements failed to give a clear picture of the group's nances and he "intentionally and wrongfully" misrepresented the sta-; tus of the finances, the suit claims. The accounting firm previously filed suit against the AFL-CIO for what it claims is an unpaid bill for services.

Claims made in filing a lawsuit give only one side of the case. ends peacefully called, but Kramer said she walked out safely. Kramer didn't elaborate. At 5:30 p.m., the man, whom authorities said appeared intoxicated, walked out of his house and was taken to University of Louisville Hospital for psychiatric evaluation, Kramer said. No neighboring homes were evacuated, but some people arriving home from work weren't allowed to enter houses near the scene.

Sixth Street was closed from Oak Street to Ormsby Avenue while police investigated. Kramer said she didn't know what weapons the man had and did not say if police recovered any. NANZ KRAFT (502)897-6551 Guaranteed Satisfaction Since 1850 www.nanzkraft.com A.D. Porter Sons Inc. Funeral Home Family Owned Since 1907 Your Family Deserves The Best 6 Chestnut BBB at 13th Street (502) 587-9678 or Fax 02)581-1869 MemberGrcater Louisville KENTUCKY DEATHS BARBOURVILLE Debra Lynn Gambrel Knuckles, 43; Flem D.

West, 85 BARDSTOWN Barbara Ann Livers Mattingly, 59; Benedict Joseph Wathen, 77 BOSTON Sheridan "Bill" Sheroon, 86 BOWLING GREEN Alvin Borders, 79; Jose Martinez, 63; Cora Virginia McPeak, 90 CADIZ Nila Grace Daugherty, 63 CALHOUN Anthony Jackson, 52 CARROLLTON Dorothy Turner Hartman, 78 CLARKSON William Delbert Dennis, 58 CORBIN J.L Philpot, 79; Lillie Rose Robinson Wagoner, 93 DANVILLE Betty L. Brown, 87; Carol Gip-son, 66 ELIZABETHTOWN Marion "Wes" Bell, 69 GLASGOW William B. Laichas, 76 GREENVILLE Dawn Earle Edwards, 39 HAZARD Perry Grigsby, 60; Cindy Wooton, 38 HENDERSON John Clayton Carter, 62 HOPKINSVILLE Mike C. Haddock, 66; Zen-Ma "Zeny" S. Nierva, 56 HORSE CAVE Steve Burd, 55 MANCHESTER Boyd Nolan, 68; Hobert Smith, 83 MARTIN Moses "Pete" Moore, 61 MAYFIELD Patsy Joy Courtney OWENSBORO Sister Mary Damien Abell, 90; Madeline Rose Harl, infant daughter of Chad and Julie Marl PINE KNOT Ernie Lee Cassada, 41 RICHMOND Valinda Jenkins, 89 SHELBYVILLE James L.

"Jaybird" Hedges, 64 UPTON William Stanley Ward, 85 VERONA Catherine "Sweet" Worthington," 99 WARSAW Hallie Ervin, 75 INDIANA DEATHS NEW ALBANY Lillie B. Vetter, 82, died Thursday. Survivors: sons Kenneth Alvin, Charles and Larry Vetter; a daughter, Debra Temple; a brother, George Keith; a sister, Anna Austin; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oak Street Chapel of Seabrook Dieckmann Naville.

Visitation: noon-8 p.m. Sunday and after 10 a.m. Monday. OTISCO Arthur Goble Moore, 80, died Wednesday. He was a retired farmer and a retired employee of the old ICI Americas in Charlestown.

Survivors: his wife, the former Lula Fouse; a son, Ralph Moore; a stepson, Larry Fouse; a stepdaughter, Lana Herndon; and six grandchildren. Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday, Grayson, Charlestown. Visitation: 4-9 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m.

Saturday. SCOTTSBURG Florence Mae Cochran, 96, died Thursday. She was a retired salesperson for Gladstein Clothing Store, where she worked over 50 years. Survivors: several nieces and nephews, including Annabelle McNeely, who cared for her. Funeral: 2 p.m.

Stewart. Visitation: 4-9 p.m. Saturday and after 9 a.m. Sunday. Doctor's license suspended by medical board Continued from Page 1 about the area of substance abuse." The board's order said that the drugs Ringel prescribed to the patient included Valium, Xanax for anxiety, Zoloft for depression and Percocet for pain.

At one point in 1997, the order said, Ringel noted that the patient "had taken 90 pills in 23 days." After the consultant's report, the board expanded its investigation, alleging that it found evidence of Ringers "inappropriate prescribing of controlled substances" to 20 other patients. Because of all the possible legal steps Ringel can take, it's not clear how long the emergency suspension order will remain in effect. If Ringel requests a hearing on the emergency order, the board is obligated to conduct one within 10 working days. Within five more days, the hearing office is required to issue an order. If it finds for Ringel, he would be able to resume practicing medicine until the board finally decides his case after the July hearing.

If the office finds for the board, Ringel can appeal to Jefferson Circuit Court, seeking an injunction so he can resume his practice. After the July hearing, the hearing officer has 60 days to issue a recommendation to the board, which then will make its final ruling in the case. That determination can also be appealed to circuit court. Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. The Kentucky AFL-CIO has sued its former executive secretary and its accountant, accusing them of fraud, negligence, misconduct and breach of duty.

Former state Rep. Ron Cyrus, who also spent more than a decade as the head of the state's largest union, was suspended from his post as executive secretary and treasurer in 1998 amid claims of possible "financial irregularities" that turned up after a fire at the union's Frankfort headquarters. Other defendants in the lawsuit are an individual accountant, Samuel Bryant, and the accounting firm of Butler Associates. Union lawyer Oliver Barber Jr. said it appears Bryant and the Butler firm may have merged with another Frankfort accounting firm, Helton Bass and Kiviniemi.

Telephone calls seeking comment from those companies and individuals were not returned yesterday. A call to Cyrus' lawyer, John R. McGinnis of Greenup, also was not returned. The suit filed in Franklin Circuit Court seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages for un Hostage situation By MATT BATCHELDOR The Courier-Journal Nobody was hurt in what police said was a hostage situation in Old Louisville yesterday afternoon. Police said a 77-year-old man at 1235 S.

Sixth St. called a Louisville police dispatcher shortly after 3 p.m., saying he was "distraught" and "has possession of weapons," said Kim Kraeszig, a police spokeswoman. His name was not released. Helene Kramer, another spokeswoman, said the man remained on the phone with a dispatcher for 2'2 hours while a SWAT team and a hostage negotiator stood nearby. The man's wife was in the house when he 4-aIarm fire erupts at La Grange firm The Courier-Journal A La Grange architectural firm was the scene or a four-alarm fire last night.

Dispatchers said the ScottKlausing and Co. building at 205 Parker St. was reported on fire at 8:08 p.m., and the Ballardsville, La Grange, South Oldham and Simpsonville departments responded. The fire was under control by 10:30 but was still burning, dispatchers said. Authorities said they had no information on whether anyone was injured.

Authorities said the fire was confined to the rear of the building, but the extent of damage was not available. Oldham County police spokesman John Meadors said last night that an arson investigator was on the scene after police received calls that some children were trying to set fires. No further details were available. It's where you live chh wu 2211 i aoo-sea aaii.