October 7, 1996

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Suspending young children from school for kissing a classmate is inappropriate punishment, a University of Tennessee professor of child and family studies said Monday.  Dr. Jan Allen said encouraging children to communicate in the classroom is a more effective way to teach children appropriate behavior.  Two boys, both under age 7, recently

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — There won’t be many spare apples around Tennessee this fall, University of Tennessee fruit specialists said Monday.  Dr. Robert Jenkins, a UT agricultural economist, said a smaller than normal crop — especially in East Tennessee — and greater demand make a surplus of extra apples in Tennessee unlikely.  “In early spring, frost