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SPORTS: Arbitration could hit Reds where it counts in the pocltetbooh, D1 THE CIMNNATI ENQUIRE! Copyright, 2000, The Cincinnati Enquirer All rights reserved Wednesday January 5, 2000 Final EditionWest 50 cents Tornado damage heavy, but not deadly 7 thought they'd be pulling bodies out. Markets I I slide on ii.0,ll- a kterest I I The Associated Press Sugar BOWl: Florida State's Jeff Chaney celebrates a blocked punt early in the Sugar Bowl. At press time, FSU was leading Virginia Tech, 39-29. ratefors Pxj The i I T- h-m" Ti S- Markets fall The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 3 percent and the Nasdaq Composite Index suffered a 5.6 percent decline, as stocks sold off Tuesday. 11300 11200 Down 359.58 11100 11000 4100 4050 4000 3950 3900 3850 DOW JONES 10 11 12 1 2 3 a.m.

p.m. Down 229.46 NASDAQ -j-jf 10 11 12 1 2 3 Cincinnati EnquirerMichael E. Keating Amy and Scott Bidwell carry belongings Tuesday from their heavily damaged second-story apartment at Wesleyan Village in Owensboro, Ky. "I don't know if I could absorb a whole lot more today," Ms. Bidwell said.

Owensboro tallies its losses BY MIKE BOYER The Cincinnati Enquirer Stocks cruised past Y2K fears only to trip over interest-rate worries on the second trading day in the new millennium. The Nasdaq Composite Index Tuesday plunged 229.46, or 5.6 percent, to 3901.69, falling 200 points for the first time in its 29-year history. In percent age terms, it was the biggest decline since Aug. 31, 1998, when world markets tumbled fol UpS2Rd downs How local stocks fared. Business, B9 lowing Russia's debt default.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 359.58, or 3.2 percent, to 10,997.93, the biggest percentage loss since Sept. 10, 1998. The Dow fell 139.61 Monday, the first trading day of the new year. But Cincinnati money managers took the market's tumble in stride. "With the market at these levels, a 300- or 400-point move is nothing," said Peter Sorrentino, analyst at Bartlett Co.

"Even on a percentage basis, it's a non-event. You really need moves before you start paying attention." Interest fears coupled with some professional investors unraveling positions taken at Little left for some in storm's path BY KRISHNA GOETZ The Cincinnati Enquirer OWENSBORO, Ky. A digital time-and-temperature sign stood frozen at 65 degrees Tuesday, a reminder of the balmy temperature a day earlier when a tornado ripped through this city, toppling trees and utility poles, smashing cars and damaging hundreds of homes and dozens of businesses. On Frederica Street, the city's main thoroughfare, emergency crews battled wind-blown snow and temperatures in the 30s to remove trees from the roads and begin restoring electricity to 5,000 customers still without power late Tuesday. Officials said it may be a week before all electricity is restored.

The miracle of this storm, amid the sea of devastation, is that only a dozen people were treated for minor injuries at local hospitals. "I thought they'd be pulling bodies out." said Darrell Day, The Cincinnati EnquirerMichael E. Keating path Monday's tornado took through Owensboro. area surrounding a parking lot. Greenspan tapped for 4th Fed term Cleanup time Tristate residents slog through soggy basements, cleaning up from Monday's storm.

Metro, B1 750 homes 200 to 300 severely damaged and about 50 destroyed. Especially hard hit was the campus of Kentucky Wesleyan College, where all 12 of its buildings sustained some damage. An aerial tour of the city Metro Rush of patients taxes hospital staffs Four hospitals diverted life squads from their emergency departments for several hours Tuesday amid a rush of patients reported at area hospitals. No one health problem appeared to be causing the rush, officials said. Bl Sports Bengals have many positions to fill Bengals President Mike Brown knows he has holes to fill beyond cornerbacks and pass rushers.

He also needs a strong safety, a No. 3 wide receiver and a backup veteran quarterback. Dl Tempo San tana rocks on with 10 nominations With 10 nominations, Carlos Santana dominated Tuesday's list of nominees for the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards. El Health Speaker points way to sexual fulfillment Dr. Lana Holstein, a women's health expert, combines humor with important health information to explore sexuality from a medical, emotional and spiritual perspective.

E3 Business IRS comes up short on workers The labor shortage that has gripped Greater Cincinnati has started to strangle the Internal Revenue Service. Just weeks before the start of income-tax season, the Northern Kentucky processing center is short about 700 employees. BIO Weather High32low 25: Cold; mostly cloudy. A12 Index Five sections, 159th year, No. 271 Abby E4 Comics E6 Editorial page.

A10 Lotteries B2 Obituaries B4 Puzzles E7 Stocks B6 The Talk E2 Movies E7 TV E4 Classifieds Online enquirer.com 1 Portions of Mj CnWHrar were pnnted on recycled paper. II! 1 1 ill null John Williams points at the Overturned cars littered an INDIANA OHIO Cincinnati Louisville Frankfort KENTUCKY TENNESSEE The Cincinnati Enquirer a deputy coroner. About 54,000 people live in Owensboro. Monday's tornado damaged 35 businesses and and women found that a gene linked to abnormal growth of lung cells is much more active in women. "Women are more likely to develop lung cancer after less smoking exposure than are men," said Sharon P.

Shriver, a Pennsylvania State University biologist. "Also, a nonsmcker who develops lung cancer is three times more likely to be female than male. Our study may provide an explanation for this." The study showed that the action of a specific gene increased lung cancer risk in both to 0 Owensboro Paducah am. p.m. 4 year-end to improve the appearance of their portfolios fueled the sell-off, he said.

Eleanor Moffat, portfolio manager at the Bahl Gaynor investment firm, agreed: "Fears about interest rates weighed on the market. "Long run, we think it makes better sense to be in stocks than buying bottled water and beans," Ms. Moffat said, referring to investors who feared a market collapse with the start of the new year. The Fed meets again Feb. 1-2.

Enquirer reporter Jeff McKin-ney and Bloomberg News contributed to this report. The Associated Press President Clinton looks on as Fed chairman Alan Greenspan speaks Tuesday. the announcement, the stock market was continuing a sell-off that began Monday. Apparently in anticipation of another interest rate increase, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 359.58 points to 10,997.93, a (Please see GREENSPAN, Page A6) by the council to respond two months ago. "One of the things we could have done is just respond," said City Manager John Shirey.

"Frankly, I didn't think that was adequate." Acknowledging existing racial problems, Mr. Shirey said he took the report as a mandate to come up with an action plan that will be ready Feb. 1. "The situation, while I think it has improved, is a long way from where I think it should (Please see BIAS, Page A3) Tuesday morning gave city officials a glimpse of the storm's fury. "We've got much greater damage than we believed last night," City Manager Ron Payne said at a news conference.

Cars were piled atop each other and wrapped around trees behind Wesleyan Park Plaza, a main shopping center in the city's hardest-hit area. Ai a nearby McDonald's, em- (Please see TORNADO, Page A6) a biological reason for this difference, Ms. Shriver said. Dr. Curtis C.

Harris of the National Cancer Institute said the study "adds evidence that women are more sensitive to tobacco-induced lung cancer." It supports the conclusion of an earlier NCI study by Dr. Harris and others that a genetic difference in the lungs of women may contribute to the greater risk. "The take-home message, especially for teen-age girls, is that they should stop smoking, or, better yet, never start," said Ms. Shriver. Gene linked to lung cancer risk female and male smokers, but the risk was 12 times higher for female smokers with the active gene and only 2.4 times higher for male smokers who had the active gene, said Ms.

Shriver. Ms. Shriver is first author of the study appearing today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Many studies have shown that both smoking and nonsmoking women are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer than are their male counterparts. The genetic study suggests Clinton praises his role in strong U.S.

economy The Associated Press and The Cincinnati Enquirer WASHINGTON Alan Greenspan, who has guided the nation's monetary policy since Ronald Reagan was president, was nominated Tuesday by President Clinton to serve a fourth term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. With Mr. Greenspan at his side in the Oval Office, Mr. Clinton ticked off a list of economic achievements during his administration and added: "Clearly, wise leadership from the Fed has played a very large role in our strong economy." It had been widely expected that Mr. Clinton would nominate the highly regarded Mr.

Greenspan for a fourth term, but the timing of the announcement came as a surprise. As Mr. Clinton was making "This isn't just a black thing, it's an unfair thing." One after another, several employees spoke before a committee of City Council members about their concerns, alleging a lack of minority promotions, unequal disciplinary actions for blacks and whites, and a lack of African-Americans and women in management. These were the same issues raised in an October report by the local NAACP, which employees said city officials have ignored even after being asked Study finds women smokers more susceptible The Associated Press WASHINGTON A gene that is more active in women than in men may explain why female smokers are more than twice as likely to develop lung cancer as male smokers, researchers say. Researchers studying the genetic structure of lung tissue cells removed from both men At least 7 killed in train wreck RENA, Norway Two Norwegian passenger trains crashed head-on in flames and twisted metal Tuesday, killing at least seven people and leaving another 26 missing.

The missing "are probably not alive," said district Police Chief Magnar Lynum. Firefighters battled the fire and thick smoke for nearly six hours before rescuers could get into the heated wreckage (at right). No survivors were found. City workers renew bias claims 'Action plan' due, city manager says BY ROBERT ANGLEN The Cincinnati Enquirer An angry contingent of Cincinnati employees said Tuesday that the city is rife with discrimination and that it has lost faith in the administration's ability to cope with it. "There is no trust between city employees and the city administration," said municipal sewer employee James Scott.

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