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I WEATHER MOSTLY CLOUDY Very cold. Low 14, high 27. Page E2 SPORTS MOOSIERS CAPTURE CLASSIC IU tops Western Kentucky 65-55. Page F1 SUNRISE CITYSTATE TAKING A SPfil AT THE U.S. IIATIQUALS Local ice skaters well-represented in Detroit.

Page El CALOERT CHEAflEY C0P2II0 QUIETLY WITH THE PROS Former IU star eases slowly into NBA career. Page D1 NATION U.S. SENATOR HUTCHISON GETS REPRIEVE Judge rejects 4 ethics charges for now. Page A7 INDIANAP Star 1 IlIl 1 OLIS "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty" cor. 3:17 SINGLE COPY A MOONLIT NIGHT U.S.

industry outlook snows promise "WTO! Makers of electronics, autos will lead the way, but government report projects jobs will lag. By Jon E. Hilsenrath And Louisa Escobar KNIGHT-RIDDER NEWSPAPERS Washington A rebounding manufacturing sector is likely to help push the U.S. economy to 2.9 percent growth in 1994, the Commerce Department announced Tuesday. That's up from an estimate of 2.6 percent in 1993.

the department said while releasing its forecast for major U.S. industries in the coming year. The annual government study pinpointed automobiles, electronic goods, computers and metal working equipment as among the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S. economy In the coming year. Commerce said manufacturing Lawsuit challenges Medicaid cutbacks Class-action case on behalf of children targets Indiana's efforts to cut home care costs.

By Eric B. Schoch STAR STAFF WRITER Another lawsuit against Indiana's Medicaid program surfaced Tuesday, with some of the state's tiniest and sickest patients as plaintiffs. Among them are: Ransom Muston, a 4-year-old South Bend boy whose life demands an endless series of feedings and medications through tubes. Medicaid has been paying for 24-hour home nursing care since January, and now seeks to cut his hours to eight per day. Tilas Taylor, a 3-year-old Indianapolis boy suffering from hydrocephalus and respiration problems who is connected constantly to oxygen and also fed by tube.

His doctor has recommended he get 56 hours of nursing care weekly, but Medicaid has cut that to 24. The class-action lawsuit submitted to U.S. District Court makes children such as these the latest group to legally challenge Indiana Medicaid reimbursement changes. Citing costs that have ballooned 20-fold since 1984. the state is reducing the number of hours, vis-Its and types of nursing care provided to people at home, ranging from senior citizens to infants on ventilators.

The lawsuit has only children as plaintiffs because "the complaints I've received all have to do with children and the people who seem to be targeted (by the state) are children," said Kenneth Falk of Legal Services Organization, Tilas Taylor's attorney. The lawsuit alleges discrimination against people receiving home health care and claims the state's policies threaten the integrity of See MEDICAID Page 2 Diarrhea solution exported for kids but rarely used here Zoo's search for new whale runs afoul of rights group By Diana Penner STAR STAFF WRITER The Indianapolis Zoo has received an extension of the permit it needs to import a mate for the zoo's lone false killer whale. But a major hurdle remains: vehement objections from animal rights groups and concerns from the federal government concerning the possible method that might be used for capturing the additional whale or whales. The zoo's permit to Import up to four of the pseudorcas, or false killer whales, was to expire Friday. The National Marine Fisheries Service this week granted an extension to Feb.

28. Earth Island Institute in San Francisco and the Animal and Environmental Defense Association, based in New Albany, have if 'y for 994; Consumer confidence: Americans are more upbeat about the economy's future. Page B1 shipments were likely to rise by 2.8 percent in 1994, compared with a rise of 2 percent In 1993. and predicted the fastest growth rate since a 3.4 percent increase in 1988. Housing also is expected to contribute to growth, with the Com' merce Department predicting 1.3 million housing starts ir 1994.

Through the first 1 months of 1993, 1.19 million units were started. "In general, interest-sensltlvg components of spending are ex-? pected to provide much of the Impetus for overall growth," the study said. "Consumer purchases: of durable goods, producers' dura- ble equipment, and residential investment all are expected to showl See INDUSTRY Page 6 Dr. Alan Meyers of Boston City Hospital. Viruses, bacteria and parasite cause diarrhea in 16 million U.S.

children under 5 every year, witH most cases occurring in January? For the vast majority, it's a simple! illness that quickly passes. But it can cause dangerous dej hydration in a matter of hours? Three million children worldwide! die every year from dehydration In the United States, It kills up to; 600 children and hospitalizes aij' additional 360,000. Feeding children a special mbf of water, sugar and salt prevents? diarrhea from causing dehydra tion. For years, the U.S. Agencvj See DIARRHEA Page 2 fisheries" method, a technique charge is cruel and inhumane.

See WHALE Page 2 stand Main office 633-1240 Circulation 633-92H Classified 633-1212 More numbers on A3 microwave By Lauran Neergaard ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington U.S. companies are exporting millions of doses of a cheap, life-saving diarrhea treatment to children overseas one that scientists say would save hundreds of American children, too, if doctors would only use it. Scientists are educating pediatricians about the oral rehydration therapy and trying to persuade lawmakers that health care reform must make such over-the-counter treatments an affordable standard of medicine. "This isn't a glamorous topic, but it's the sort of everyday need that would save children's lives and save millions of dollars," said Star Staff Photo Patrick Schneider Cold temperatures this week no highs above freezing are expected until at least Friday may make nights seem especially dark and forbidding, but a full moon and a scattering of Bank One Tower office lights join for a shiny Downtown scene. Federal funds allocated to study 1-69 extension from here to Houston Continent Highway Coalition, a group of business and government officials from states along the route, Including Indiana.

The Idea of extending 1-69 from the Northside of Indianapolis to Evansville has been discussed in Indiana for years. The study is believed to be the first to examine the entire project from Michigan to Texas. "If you throw out all the shadows, I think it's fair to say that Congress and the federal government really aren't all that concerned about extending 69 just from Indianapolis to Evansville, even though I think you can make a clear case for that," Newland said from his Indianapolis office. "It needed to be a much larger type of thing." Under the present proposal, eight states now will be involved in the 1-69 route, he added. These See 1-69 EXTENSION Page 6 D6 Graham B7 Sports D8 Legal notices E3 Statistics A8 E2 C1 12 Obituaries Sunrise 1993, By Rob Schneider STAR STAFF WRITER The Federal Highway Administration will fund an $800,000 study looking at extending 1-69 from Indianapolis to Houston, a project supporters believe will provide an economic booster shot to Indiana's economy as well as other states along its route.

The agency on Tuesday announced approval of the grant to study the route, which was designated by Congress this fall as "a corridor of high priority for completion." As envisioned, the interstate highway would stretch more than 2,500 miles from eastern Michigan to Texas and serve as a major route from Canada to Mexico. "This is really the first major step that the (Clinton) administration has made in the pursuit of this road," said James G. Newland executive director of the Mid- Comics Crossword Business B17 'CityState E1-3 Editorials Food Star Sta Photo Kelly Wilkinson WHALE OF A MATE WANTED: Trainer Allison Douglass works with Hoshi, a false killer whale. The Indianapolis Zoo's other whale died of pneumonia in '92. Associated Press Official calls for radiation compensation Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary says the government should pay the price for wrongfully exposing Americans to radiation during experiments decades ago.

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