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Saying it would be "unconscionable" not to fix looming problems in the Social Security system, President Clinton appealed Tuesday to Americans to set aside differences of politics and age and agree on a plan by early next year. He used a town- By Richard Cee Star Capital Correspondent State Rep. Gerald Willis, D-Nances Creek, was in stable condition Tuesday evening at University Hospitals in Birmingham after suffering a heart attack earlier in the day. "We are just waiting on the doctors to tell us what is going on," his daughter, Kim, said at the hospital. Willis, 58, was first taken to Regional Medical Center for treatment and then transferred to Birmingham.

His fellow state legislators were stunned by the news. "We all hope he will get John and Ann Jonakln of Annlston, like many local residents, And the Golden Springs Community Center a convenient place to exercise and play. Many fear the park's appeal will be diminished when the new highway passes within feet of the tennis and basketball courts and track. Some also fear It could be sold as many parks in the city already have been. im Associated Press President Clinton holds a National Forum on Social Security In Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday.

I 4 -v i4t- WfV. well soon, said State Sen. Doug Ghee, D-Anniston. "He is so laid back and relaxed I never thought he would have a heart attack," said hall style meeting that included members of Congress from both parties, retirees, working people and children to kick off what he hopes will be a national debate leading to changes before the system starts to buckle with the retirement of the Baby Boom generation. Declining to endorse any specific proposals to change the popular system, Clinton instead issued five principles he said should guide the debate and any eventual agreement.

He said he would convene a summit with congressional leaders in January to draft an overhaul plan. "Clearly we will strengthen Social Security and reform it only if we reach across lines of party, philos- Pleass see Social Page 5A Rep. Willis I TUP- I Cflurrhnfn I Trent PennyThe Annlston Star By Tim Pry or Star Staff Writer a typical spring aftemron, birds sing, dogs bark Pair held basketballs thump in the driveways along Thrash Lane. But Jackie Brown is womed about a different sound: the rumble of cars on Golden Springs Road a block away. in Randolph Ms.

Brown, 46, knows expanding the road into the five-lane Eastern Bypass will make the noise increase, and she is afraid zoning changes and the businesses it could bring would make things even worse. "This is a quiet neighborhood; you can see it's not noisy," said Ms. Brown, 36. "We'd like to keep it that way." murders By Dlzabeth Eluemlnk State Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks.

"He doesn't smoke, he doesn't drink. I guess it can happen to anybody," said Jack Hopper, vice president of Institutional Advancement of Jacksonville State University, who lobbies the Legislature. Some legislators speculated that Willis may have been under some additional stress lately because he told them that after he ran off trespassers growing marijuana from his property about a month ago, the brake cables on his car were cut. That story could not be confirmed by law enforcement authorities. Calhoun County Sheriff Larry Amerson said he was not investigating any sucTi incident.

One legislator said the Alabama Bureau of Investigation was looking into the matter, but the ABI was not immediately able to confirm it Willis runs a timber dealership. He is in his fourth term in the Alabama House and is seeking re-election. He has no Republican or Democratic opposition. City planners and politicians spent a year trying to make what they see as the inevitable development along Golden Springs Road as painless as possible. But they still may face the anger of residents who believe the zoning change could threaten their suburban way of life.

Like Ms. Brown, they worry new businesses could increase traffic and noise. Despite city assurances, some also fear the city might one day to sell the Golden Springs Star Staff Writer MORRISON'S CROSSROADS Gara and Bobby Wayne Waldrop were arrested in Coweta County, Tuesday and charged with capital murder in the stabbing deaths of his grandparents. Randolph County Sheriff Jeff Fuller said late Tuesday night that bond had not been set for the Waldrops, who were being held in the Randolph County Jail. The two were found Tuesday Community Center, whose tennis courts and walking track are in constant use.

The Planning Commission will take up the question after a public hearing Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, with the City Council likely to consider the matter in May. The proposal affects almost a mile of Golden Springs Road from Choccolocco Road south to the city limit. It would change the mostly residential property to the newly created Neighborhood Shopping Center-1 district NSC-1 is designed for commercial uses that border Please see Zone morning by Coweta County deputies, Fuller said, adding that law enforcement officers had received a tip that the two were heading for Coweta. The Waldrops had been living in the Morrison's Crossroads home of Sherrell Prestridge and Mavis "Irene" Prestridge, who were found dead in their living room Mondav mornine.

hd Page 4A Police had said they wanted the Shemel Prestridge Study finds women deal with pain better Wednesday, Waldrops for questioning Monday, and requested an area-wide law enforcement search. The Waldrops' car, a light blue Honda Accord, was shipped from Coweta to Montgomery for forensic analysis, Fuller said. Neighbors said the had moved out of a nearby mobile home and into the Prestridge home two weeks earlier. Relatives and neighbors were still reeling from shock Tuesday By Robert S. Beyd Aprils lV, jlr "IT" Z.

-rim comes greater strength." Berkley wasn't just bragging about' her own gender. Men outnumbered women by 2 to 1 among the 42 researchers at the conference, and they agreed that recent advances in molecular biology, genetics and psychology show Mavis Prestridge Knight-Ridder Tribune News Wire WASHINGTON Women have said it Men have denied it. Now scientists say it's true: Women really do feel more pain than men, but they cope with it better. that males and females respond "Most studies show that differently to nain Amanda Allan, Rcbsrt W. Csach, Annlston Caver, DaArmanvlISe Chltvvood, Sand Rock Jim D.

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"I've known Sherrell forever," Prestridge said, squinting at his nephew's home in disbelief. He drove off minutes later, saying he needed to find out about the funeral arrangements. Sue Barker, who lives across the street and has known the family for at least 20 years, said, "I went to work but I just couldn't This is just so horrible." Family members described the Prestridges as a "loving couple." For about a year, Mr. Prestridge, a cancer patient, had been nursing Mrs. Prestridge, who was blind and paralyzed.

The two were stabbed to death in their home sometime after 10 p.m. on Sunday, Fuller said. Arthritic women reported 40 percent As Jewish homes pra- para for Passover, they begin Friday, wilh ths celebration meal of Seder, and so can you.YcurTctleID ''L-: "Females are more ready to identify pain than males and more ready to deal with it." "This doesn't mean that women are bigger complainers or use the health care system too often," she added. "But being the first to admit it, they can do something about it With greater vulnerability more pain in their joints than men, but were better able to handle the emotions accompanying their discomfort, he said. Men victims were more likely than Please see Hurt Page5A.