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NewsBeat Jluilji CTimriT sept. 10.1990 2 World Mexico boosting export efforts MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico will export this year 200 railway freight cars to Venezuela and one train to Chile as part of an expanding program to boost sales abroad of manufactured goods, a government official says. Jorge Tamayo, director of the state-owned company CONCARRIL, told the government news agency Notimex on Sunday the 200 freight cars to Venezuela are worth about $10 million and the five-car train for Santiago de Chile's subway system another $4 million. Pope John Paul II wraps up African trip YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast (AP) Pope John Paul II today blessed a massive basilica that has been praised by some as a glorious gift to God and denounced by others as a scandalous show of opulence. The pope's consecration of the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, the biggest Christian church in the world, wrapped up the last leg of his 10-day, four-nation African trip.

Tight security was in place around this city of 70,000, the home of President Houphouet- Boigny, to prevent antigovernment demonstrations by recently legalized opposition parties. Nation Budget negotiations continue at air base ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) Bush administration and congressional budget negotiators continued their stretch-drive search Saturday for about $50 billion in tax increases and spending cuts for next year, but there were no signs of major progress. The two sides swapped new offers Saturday, the second day of revived budget talks at Andrews Air Force Base just outside Washington. On Friday, each side proposed trimming about $50 billion from next year's deficit, but Republicans sought deeper cuts in domestic programs and Democrats wanted to rely more on defense reductions and revenue increases.

Democrats offered Saturday to seek only about $13 billion in defense cuts instead of the $14.9 billion they had suggested Friday, one official said. But Republicans, who want to pare military spending by just $4 billion, dismissed the offer as inadequate, the official said. Returning hostages get hero's welcome CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) More than 300 weary U.S. evacuees, including a man who id in an air-conditioning duct a week and escaped Iraq by osing as a deaf-mute Arab, got a hero's welcome after a 21-hour flight from Jordan.

Cheering well-wishers met the evacuees Sunday evening with yellow ribbons, yellow carnations, teddy bears and American flags. "I was lucky enough and smart enough to get away," said Jimmy Hawkins, an oil engineer from Dallas who worked in Kuwait and hid in a ceiling duct after the Iraqi invasion. "Americans can't go out. No way. If you don't have Arab friends, you're stuck." The 305 evacuees more than half of them children arrived at Charleston Airport aboard a chartered jet from Jordan.

British Airways said 163 more Americans arrived Sunday in London from Iraq, part of a British contingent of evacuees. The Americans were scheduled to leave for Baltimore this afternoon after spending the night in a hotel at Gatwick Airport. State Texas lawmaker Injured In plane crash DALLAS (AP) Republican state lawmaker Sam Johnson and two others remained hospitalized today after their single-engine airplane crashed and burned on a tollway. Johnson, 59, was burned over 16 percent of his body in the Sunday night accident. His condition was upgraded to fair today at Parkland Memorial Hospital, said spokeswoman Sue Mundell.

Johnson had been admitted in critical condition. Johnson's plane crashed on the Dallas North Tollway at about 9:10 p.m. after he attempted to return to nearby Addison Airport, a Texas Department of Public Safety investigator said. No one on the ground was injured, but all three of the Dallas North Toll- way's southbound lanes were closed for several hours. Johnson took off from Addison and made the crash landing about 9:10 p.m.

while trying to return, Department of Public Safety Sgt Hank Sibley said. Buyout of bus line considered by union DALLAS (AP) Union leaders of Greyhound Lines' striking bus drivers are discussing with investment bankers a possible buyout offer for the Dallas-based company, which filed for bankruptcy in June. Local presidents and officials of the Amalgamated Transit Union met Sunday in Washington with the general partner of the Blackstone Group, a New York firm with an $800 million investment fund. The Blackstone Group's affiliation with the striking union places a new twist on the ATU's effort to gain control of Greyhound from chairman Fred Currey. Fort Worth jail may change ID system FORT WORTH (AP) A jail here has promised to reconsider its system of marking homosexual inmates with colored wristbands, a policy one gay activist says is "like throwing meat to the dogs." But officials did not say when the policy might be changed.

All prisoners at Tarrant County Jail wear colored wristbands: red for felons, blue for misdemeanor offenders, orange for those awaiting transfer to federal prisons, yellow for prisoners with medical problems and gray for homosexuals. New inmates are questioned as (hey enter the jail, which houses both men and women. Those who say they are homosexual or bisexual are allowed protective custody OffBeat AWOL nag delays military air traffic LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) A trotter horse lhat escaped from a keeper galloped through a National Guard training base, where he took on military aircraft and won at least temporarily. Shayne Gregory was out with the horse, Star Cathy, for a workout Friday at Los Alamitos race track when the animal threw her and shook off the training cart, track spokesman Don Escalante said.

The horse trotted over to an adjacent golf course, then took off down a street and later a busy boulevard. After running through traffic, SUIT Cathy sped through the guard gate at Los Alarnitos Armed Forces Reserve Center and onto the base's main aircraft runway. Star Cathy's presence on the runway temporarily halted air operations at the base, where air traffic has been heavy since the U.S. deployment of troops to the Middle East began last month. Weathervane Heavy rains pelt parts of state A flash flood watch was in effect this morning for South Central Texas and a portion of the Rio Grande Plains.

Showers and thunderstorms moved east across the middle and upper Texas coast. Some of the storms were producing heavy rainfall, with nearly a half inch falling at Galveston in 15 minutes. Meanwhile, skies were fair to partly cloudy in West and North Texas. But isolated thunderstorms were moving south from New Mexico into the Trans Pecos area near the Guadalupe Mountains. Predawn temperatures were in the 50s in the mountains and in the 60s and 70s elsewhere.

The mercury ranged from a pleasant 55 degrees at Marfa to a mild 72 degrees at Childress. Winds were light and variable statewide, except for some gusts near the thunderstorms. Skies will remain cloudy in South Texas with scattered showers and thunderstorms through Tuesday. Heavy rainfall and flooding is possible across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande plains. Highs will be in the mid and upper 80s North and along the coast to the 90s.

Lows in the 70s, mid and upper 60s northwest are predicted. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast in the western Panhandle and South Plains tonight Otherwise West Texas skies will be partly cloudy. Highs will be in the upper 90s in the Big Bend Valleys to the mid 80s in the Concho Valley. Lows will be in the 60s. North Texas skies will be partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms through Tuesday.

The high temperatures both days will be in the lower 80s East to the lower 90s West Overnight lows will be in the upper 60s to lower "70s The local weather forecasts were not available at press time. Monday Terrperatures Indicate previous day's high and overnight tow to 8 a.m. EOT. HI to Pro Albuquerque Amanllo Anchorage AihevDIe Atlanta Atlantic City Austin Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Browns vflle Buffalo Burllngton.Vt. Casper Charleston.S.C.

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Wichita Wllkee-Barre WNmlngton.Del. 107 91 91 85 93 92 87 92 83 84 91 92 71 82 93 92 91 95 72 110 74 66 79 72 82 90 94 80 97 87 95 84 82 92 SB 76 72 95 88 86 64 93 96 106 97 73 99 62 71 76 72 65 69 60 74 82 65 66 60 68 71 64 72 54 66 59 72 66 85 55 59 58 70 62 53 71 60 72 .74 45 .02 .30 .10 .01 61 Ml i nft 1,08 68 55 77 56 56 52 70 51 58 53 76 68 75 74 71 66 60 67 .02 .02 .51 .22 dr dr cdy cdy cdy cdy Crfr ody 3 coy ody cdv Ifr dr "2 Hf or ody cdy £2 or dr 1 National Temperature Extremes High Sunday 115 Low Monday 31 at Borrego it Gunnlson, Springs Cob" CaJ 1. Obituaries JAMES A. ALCORN Services pending KERRVILLE Services for James Albert Alcom, 87, of Ker- rville, who died Sunday in a local hospital, are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville. MABRY ATKINS Exxon worker BANDERA Services for Mabry "Archie" Atkins, 71, of Handera, who died Friday at his home, were to be at 10 a.m.

today at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Bandera with the Rev. BJ. Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Bandera Cemetery. Born April 11, 1919, in Castroville, Mr.

Atkins had been a resident of Bandera since 1981, formerly living in Baytown. He was a retired lab technician and supervisor for the Exxon having worked for them for 34 years. He was a member of the Methodist church and the Exxon Annuity Club. He served in the United States Army as a sergeant in World War II. He married Carolyn Seago April 12,1941, in Falfurrias.

She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Jan Atkins of South Padre Island and Diane Walter of Houston; one son, Tom Atkins of Baytown; one brother, Hugh Atkins of Lampasas; and two grandchildren, Terry Row of Austin and Chanda Row of Odessa. Memorials may be made to the Heart of the Hills Hospice. Grimes Funeral Chapels in Bandera is in charge of arrangements. Hill Country Today Assault arrest KERRVILLE A 23-year-9ld man was arrested Sunday morning after police responded to a family disturbance call at the 2900 block of Maple.

The man was charged with a Class A assault and evading arrest The female victim refused treatment Burglary of a building KERRVILLE The owner of a storage shed at the 2800 block of Hunt Street reported Sunday someone had broken in the front door of his storage shed and ran an extension cord from an outlet in the shed. No arrests have been made. Shoplifter KERRVILLE A 21-year-old male was arrested Sunday at the 200 block of Sidney Baker after trying on a pair of shoes and attempting to wear them out of the store without paying for them. Then of gat KERRVILLE An unknown party allegedly stole $17.08 in gas after pumping the fuel into a lime- colored Ford LTD at the 800 block of Sidney Baker Sunday. Door damage KERRVILLE Police responded to a report of damaged property at the 100 block of Plaza Saturday evening.

A group of juveniles were engaged in activity outside the building when one of the juveniles reportedly fell against the glass door and broke the glass. No arrests were made. Tires slashed KERRVILLE An unknown party allegedly slashed two tires and scratched the side of a rented 1990 Ford Probe. The damage was reported Saturday at the 900 block of Sidney Baker. Purse stolen KERRVILLE A woman's purse was reported stolen at the 800 block of Jackson Saturday.

The purse contained $2,000 in cash and $50 in jewelry. Theft of mall KERRVILLE Police responded to a report of null theft at the 600 block of Harper Street Saturday. The mail was allegedly removed from the owner's mailbox. Car then KERRVILLE The owner of a 1986 Chevrolet Astrovan reported the vehicle missing Saturday morning from the 500 block of Robinson. The vehicle was returned the same afternoon, but no arrests had been made Monday morning.

Attempted burglary KERRVILLE A burglar was frightened by a homeowner Saturday morning as the burglar attempted to break into the home at the 400 block of Hugo. No arrests have been made. Hospital Admittances Addie Cantwell, Connie J. Martin, Rebecca L. Gillespie, Kerrville; Debra Henry, Ingram.

Births Michael J. and Rebecca L. Gillespie of Kerrville announce the birth of a boy at 1:10 a.m. Sept. 7 at Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital.

John and Connie J. Martin of Kerrville announce the birth of a girl at 8:39 a.m. Sept. 7. Marriage Licenses Ernil Scott Willmann of Bel Air, Calif, and Marcy Bindock of Bel Air, issued Sept.

6. Charles Lucke Mains II of Harper and Joyce Haves Haas of Harper, issued Sept. 6. Jeffrey Eugene Bradley and Shelley Denise Bosson both of Canoga Park, issued Sept 7. (Continued on Page 2) superpowers are united in condemning Iraq's occupation of Kuwait Gorbachev returned to Moscow after the summit, which included six hours of talks between the two leaders at the Finnish Presidential Palace followed by a joint hour-long press conference.

About half the meeting time was spent between just the two presidents, joined only by note- takers and translators. The two released a joint statement criticizing the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, declaring, "No peaceful international order is possible if larger states can devour their smaller neighbors." "We are determined to see this aggression end, and if the current steps fail to end it, we are prepared to consider additional ones consistent with the U.N. charter," the statement said. "We must demonstrate beyond any doubt that aggression cannot and will not pay." The statement did not describe those additional steps. Sections of the U.N.

charter authorize force in extreme cases. But Gorbachev made it clear that a military response was not what he had in mind and asserted there was "a whole range of possibilities of finding a political solution." Though the potential use of force remained a difference, Bush said their agreement opposing Iraq's invasion and endorsing the economic sanctions against Iraq was the key element "There are some differences, but not on the fundamental point," Bush said on his way home. "The fundamental point is there is a clarion call for 'compliance with these sanctions." The joint statement, he said, "is going to send a very strong statement around the world, and I couldn't be more pleased" He said he hoped to see Gorba- chev again later this year or "early next year," whenever treaties on reducing conventional forces in Europe and on limiting strategic arms arc ready to be signed. Bush seemed to imply he was less than optimistic about chances of getting either treaty signed this year. Asked about the prospects of treaty signings, he said: "Well, I hope so.

I don't know. I can't guarantee it." Although Bush declared the two countries were "standing shoulder to shoulder" in demanding the unconditional end of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait clear differences remained on several issues: Gorbachev said he did not plan to remove the remaining 150 Soviet, military advisers from Iraq. Bush said their removal "would facilitate things." Bush said that the Israeli- Palestinian conflict was unrelated to the Iraqi crisis even though it was one that must "eventually be resolved." Gorbachev suggested there was a link and that "we need to act more energetically" to resolve both Middle East problems. (Continued on Page 2) area employers to increase safety belt usage among employees by 20 percent. a speaker's bureau that will promote traffic safety and seat belt usage at area civic and business oranizadon meetings.

a safety belt usage contest among local and area students, with prized awarded for the best design. a Traffic Safety Town at area shopping malls and stores to educate area children on the rules of the road safety. "We also intend to work very closely with local law enforcement officials to increase issuance of safety belt citations by 5-10 percent," added Davis. "We want to be friends of area motorists, but at the same time, we want them to know there is a law that says you've got to use a safety belt when you drive," Davis said. imlu Fredericksburg Bureau 307 W.

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