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The Cheaha rii lfff. I I III VVH JHl.KSf inviiiR Alabama teachers near bottom in pay. I' Regton9Ai I meet tonight for title. Cnnrlc'IP if and a weekem schedule, EscapesIB April 22,1993 Alabama largest home-owned newspaper 50 cents GUILTY HUNT It's Earth Day Repudiating two principal Bush administration policies, President Clinton said Wednesday, on the eve of Earth Day, that the United States would follow a specific timetable to reduce the threat of global warming and sign an international treaty protecting rare and endangered species. News1 OA -ft, ji.

1 (J) 17' Folsom is now governor By Pat Lewis Star Political Writer MONTGOMERY A few minutes after 9:45 this morning. Circuit Judge Randall Thomas took a slip of paper from the baliff and broke the rapt silence in the packed courtroom. "We find the defendant guilty as charged," he read as a gasp arose from the spectators. With those words, Harold Guy Hunt ceased to be the 53rd governor of Alabama and became a convicted felon. He was immediately replaced by Democratic Lt.

Gov. Jim Folsom. Hunt was Alabama's first Republican governor since Reconstruction; he is the first ever removed from office because of a felony conviction. The verdict of the 10-woman, two-man jury came after more than two hours of deliberation Wednesday evening and this morning. Hunt, standing as the verdict was read, watched as they were individually polled on their decision each agreeing that the governor had violated the state ethics law by converting $200,000 from a tax-exempt 1987 inaugural fund to his personal use.

Appearing shocked but dry-eyed, the silver-haired governor hugged weeping supporters who shouted "we love you" as he left the courthouse, pushing through the mob of reporters and television cameras. His wife, Helen, fought back tears and said she would "stand by his side like I always have." "I eel like I'm totally innocent," Hunt said. "Right now we're going over to the mansion with our family and friends and have prayer." Press See Hunt7A who has asked the men to resign from the council. "If they remain on the EDC, the operations of the council would be hampered. "I would still hope that Mr.

Street and Mr. Cunningham would examine their positions and the various calls for their resignation and choose to step aside at this time," he said. The ethics commission said Street and Cunningham would have to abstain from A bad week By Robert A. Rankin Knight-Rldder Tribune News Wire WASHINGTON This is surely the worst week of Bill Clinton's young presidency and it's only half over. "I must say there is a lot I have to learn about this town," an exasperated Clinton said Wednesday.

Things started to go bad on Monday when the president ducked rather than immediately accepting full responsibility for federal actions that led to the fiery debacle in Waco, Texas. That provoked criticism for timid leadership. He accepted responsibility on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the president lost the conclusive round in a long and bitter Senate fight over his $16.3 billion jobs bill. He won only $4 billion for extended unemployment benefits, signaling political weakness to the wolves of Washington.

Today and every day "Earth Day, every day" has become the slogan of our annual celebration of our planet. But how do we put those words into action? Maybe by getting down to busi ness. Editorial4A Getting warmer After a chilly Wednesday night, tonight will be warmer, with a low around 40. It'll be sunny and warmer Friday, with a high in the mid-70s. Forecast1 OA Conflict In LA.

Arnie (Corbin Bernsen) represents a Jewish couple entangled in a bitter divorce Law" (NBC, 9 p.m.). Listings5C 4.mmm a Composer dies Bernie Wayne, who composed the hit "Blue Velvet" and wrote "There She Is," the Miss America Pageant theme, has died at 74. Bobby Vinton's recording of "Blue Velvet" was a No. 1 song in 1963, enjoyed a resurgence as the theme of David Lynch 's 1986 movie of the same name, and recently was a hit again in England after being used in a TV commercial. Mrs.

Mary Jane Cosper, Newell Mrs. Beatrice Bradford Glenn, Anniston Mr. Winston August Henderson, Talladega Mr. Alfonzo H. Johnson, Anniston Mrs.

Ruth H. Martin, Birmingham Mr. Robert John McMullen, Anniston Mrs. Jessie Lee Rowe, Anniston Mrs. Vester Lee Cofield Shelnutt, Roanoke Mr.

Robert Louis Thompson, Anniston Mrs. Bessie Inez Vinson, Jacksonville Mrs. Adella Zachery, Roanoke Obituaries6A Holocaust remembered Joel Shaplrlo's two-part sculpture, "Fractured Tree," stands in front of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. The memorial was dedicated today by President Clinton and several foreign dignitaries. See story, Page 2A.

Associated CONVICTED Hunt is expected to appeal his ethics conviction to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, a process that could take months. Ethics commission says 2 may stay on EDC NEW GOVERNOR Jim Folsom automatically assumes office of governor following conviction. What's next: With Gov. Guy Hunt convicted of felony ethics charges by a Circuit Court jury in Montgomery, here is what will happen: 1) Hunt was automatically removed from office when the judge accepted the jury's verdict. 2) Lt.

Gov. Jim Folsom Jr. becomes governor and will be sworn in. He assumes the power to appoint his own cabinet members and state department heads. 3) Hunt is expected to appeal the conviction to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, a process that could take months.

If Hunt wins an appeal he would be reinstated as governor and Folsom would reassume the post of lieutenant governor. fl 4) Were Hunt to lose his appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals, he would probably try to appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court. The Supreme Court would have the discretion to hear the appeal or refuse it. 5) Sen. Ryan deGraffenried D-Tuscaloosa, will replace Folsom as presiding officer of the Senate and becomes second in line of succession.

He will also continue in his current post as president pro tern of the Senate. He would not take the title of lieutenant governor but would have the option of voting on bills either as a senator or as the presiding officer to break a tie. Fredirlck Burgtr voting on a drainage problem stemming from an LUC project and affecting land they own. That problem is what prompted their $100,000 damage claims against the city of Anniston for its part in the development of the Greenbrier Industrial Park. The two men say drainage from the See Ethics3A for Clinton Meanwhile, even Clinton's political allies were protesting his failure to act on the slaughter in Bosnia a genocical horror show becoming impossible to ignore, especially since a museum commemorating Hitler's Holocaust was being dedicated here today.

CRITICS INCLUDING Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden, a senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say the holocaust is happening again in Bosnia while Clinton does nothing but endlessly study his options. If all that weren't enough, Hillary Rodham Clinton told the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday that the average American's job-related health benefits may be taxed to pay for the health care plan she's developing, signaling political storms ahead. See Clinton2A doubters that under the administration's blueprint for upgrading America's troubled schools local districts would remain a powerful voice. But Republican critics were skeptical.

"This country had better be careful about the federal government taking over the education system and dictating the curriculum," See Education6A While answering some questions that have been asked about the relationship between members John Street and Herbert Cunningham, their business interests and the EDC, the opinion issued Wednesday left others unanswered. "I continue to believe that the action by these two gentlemen has created a conflict of interest as to their continued service on the EDC," said state Sen. Doug Ghee, D-Anniston, one of the local legislators Associated Press Survivor Ruth Ottman Riddle "One person heard someone screaming from the area where the tank was, 'A tank has come in! There's a fire he said. The nine who escaped left through doors or jumped out first- and second-story windows. One person broke an ankle.

"They said the smoke was so black, that one of them said within seconds he couldn't sec where he was," Zimmerman See Cult2A fit Editorial4A By Jenny Cromie Star Staff Writer MONTGOMERY The State Ethics Commission says two members of the county's Economic Development Council may stay on that board even though they've filed claims against one of its projects. Cultists say FBI started fatal inferno By Laura Tolley Associated Press WACO, Texas Six survivors of the inferno at the doomsday cult compound say the fire was started by an FBI tank that crushed a propane container and knocked over' several lanterns, their lawyers say. One survivor said through his lawyer that the scores of people who died in the blaze didn't commit suicide, as the FBI said, but were caught in a fire that moved so fast they couldn't get out. "Those people didn't have the ability to find their way out, they couldn't see to get out," said Dick Kettler, an attorney for Renos Avraam of Britain. Cult leader David Koresh and 85 followers were believed to have died Monday.

The FBI said cultists were seen setting the fire with lantern fuel after agents in armored vehicles bashed holes in the walls and pumped in tear gas. But attorney Jack Zimmermann, who said he spoke Wednesday with four survivors and attorneys for two others, said all six say an armored vehicle that smashed through a wall hit the propane tank and started the fire. Bridge '12A Editorial 4A Calendar 13A Escapes 1 Classified 6B Movies 5C Comics 12A People 13A Crossword 13A Region 9A Dear Abby 12A Sports 1C Docket 10A Television 5C a a Larger federal role proposed in schools By Robert Naylor Jr. Associated Press WASHINGTON The Clinton administration, seeking an increased federal role in "public education, is proposing national standards for America's schools and certification for job training programs. Education Secretary Richard Riley unveiled the proposals Wednesday, assuring Vol.

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