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ltWHHM rwt mitMiHK, W2 3 WORLD IN 5 MINUTES COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY DOLPH HONICKER Neck injury 'close call' for Vandy's David Neal A neck Injury called "a very close call" will keep Vanderbilt tight end David Neal off the playing field probably for all time. "It was a very dangerous Injury," says spokesman Kevin Kade. Joining the Columbus, Ohio, junior on the sidelines against Kentucky tomorrow are linebacker Gerald Collins (staph infection) and senior offensive lineman Tom Vincent (broken leg). On 1C. 7 V-v.

Jku-tei -v Reagan, Bush blamed in part for slayings of 5 U.S. nuns The Reagan and Bush administrations must share part of the responsibility for the slayings of 5 American nuns in Monrovia, Liberia, says Roman Catholic Archbishop Michael Francis. Samuel Doe, an illiterate non-com, seized power in a bloody 1980 coup, the year Ronald Reagan was elected. "Reagan's government gave half a billion dollars to Doe in the first 4 years, more than they'd given in the entire history of this country," says Francis, noting the money lined the pockets of officials. On 9A.

FISCHER CHESS KING Lured from seclusion by a $5 million purse, chess legend Bobby Fischer trounces his old rival Boris Spas-sky with tantalizing flashes of brilliance to pocket the $3.35 million first prize. Still, some experts feel he tarnished his reputation as an all-time chess genius, characterizing the level of play as mixed. Spassky thinks "my future's in the past" On 8A. NEO-NAZI BEAT Europe's neo-Nazis are being serenaded and even inspired, some experts fear, by a new wave of rock groups mixing racist rants with thumping punk and frenzied heavy metal. "It's Mein Kampf to a 4-4 beat," says Tony Robson of the London-based Searchlight, a monthly magazine that monitors neo-Nazis.

"It gives them an identity." On 10A. BEEF TOPPLES IRISH A controversy over sales of Irish beef to Iraq sparks the collapse of an unhappy 2-party coalition that's governed Ireland since 1989. The 88-77 no-confi-dence vote opens the way to elect a new government Nov. 25. Top issue: the economy, with unemployment over 20.

On 8 A. Burglar hides in shower while cops answer call Any Alfred Hitchcock student knows to check the shower. That's where burglar Darryl Anthony Jemison hid when cops answered a break-In call last Nov. 8 at Moses Mullins' apartment Yep, window's broken alright But witnesses say there was no over-all search. Maude Woods, a visitor, says she looked up to see Jemison in the hall and that he took her money and jewelry.

A Judge gives him 25 years. On IB. AP A ROSE IS A ROSE New York parks, with 200 statues of men, now has two of women. A bronze of writer Gertrude Stein by Jo Davidson is dedicated in Bryant Park. City Controller Elizabeth Holtzman is second from left, artist Leroy Neiman far right At the 'JENNIFER 8 Detective John Berlin (Andy Garcia), a burned-but Los Angeles cop, tries to find a refuge from stress and an ex-wife who had flaunted her infidelity.

But on the small-town force of Eureka, he hops from the frying pan into the fire when a human hand turns up in a landfill. On 4D. 'MISTRESS' Critic Gene Wyatt likens Barry Primus's barbed new comedy. Mistress, to Robert Altaian's The Player, except the characters "are seedier and even more desperate." Only one flaw, he says: "Sometimes it becomes so true it's painful to watch." On 4D. Former Arizona legislator Great soybean war threatens Broadcaster's 'dumbfounded' convicted of taking $25,000 Carolyn Walker, a former Arizona state sena to hit European vineyards The great soybean war threatens to erupt into a full-scale trade war between the United States and the 12-nation European Community, America's biggest overseas market Seeking to force trade concessions for soybean farmers, the Bush administration says it's imposing punitive tariffs on $300 million worth of European imports.

This effectively will triple the import price of a bottle of European white wine. The tariffs are to go into effect Dec 5. On IE. OPEN TO PUBLIC American citizens will have a say in British Airways' proposal to buy a $750 million share of USAir. The Department of Transportation announcement there's to be public comment is overdue, says Carole Martin, international marketing director of Nashville International Airport Goal: to get a foot in the door on service to London.

On IE. U.S. won't defend cable law The head of the National Association of Broadcasters says he's "dumbfounded" that the Justice Department won't defend a provision of the new cable TV law. It requires cable operators to reserve up to a third of their channels for relaying the signals of local broadcasters. But it will battle the cable industry's First Amendment challenge to a part of the law that forces operators to negotiate with local broadcasters over terms, including possible payments, to relay programs.

CUTTING DIRTY AIR Nashville is among 181 metropolitan areas ordered to clean up its air through tougher auto emission tests. One in 5 cars in these areas may need repairs costing $30 to $120. But EPA says they'll be offset by improved gasoline efficiency. On 11 A. tor, is convicted of conspiracy for taking $25,000 from an undercover agent during the "AzScam" investigation of statehouse corruption.

She's also found guilty of making a false campaign contribution statement but is acquitted of 6 other charges, including bribery and money laundering. Prosecutors show hours of videotapes of legislators taking payoffs from undercover agent Joseph Stedino, posing as a crooked lobbyist pushing gambling issues. SNIPER ON 1-295 "When you go on 295 right now it's playing Russian roulette," says Debra Lewis, 38, of the bypass around Jacksonville, Fla. She knows; she has a bullet in her jaw and can't hear out of her left ear from a sniper attack on 1-295. Such attacks and a fatal rock assault prompt the AAA to warn motorists to avoid the road.

On 13A. Asthmatic kids less healthy A new government survey comes to the startling conclusion that kids with asthma miss more school, are more limited in their activities and must visit the doctor more frequently than healthy children. It estimates 2.7 million VS. kids have asthma and that black kids with asthma are more likely to be limited in their activities or end up in the hospital than white asthmatics. On 12 A.

Anderson's indifference hurt her, Say reports Darnell's loss upsets senators Tennessee has lost a great friend' 1 Math error A record turnout and a slip of the pencil turned Tennessee's closest political race Tuesday into an election day blunder. "We were busy that day with a 76 turnout. In the election night uproar, somebody just wrote down the wrong number," said Gail Walker, Houston County voter registrar. The incorrect figure, when added with totals from three other counties, gave state Sen. Riley Darnell a 27-vote win over Republican challenger Carol Rice.

"This shows you can't get excited until everything is certified and verified," Walker said. Amended figures reported to state Election Coordinator Will Burns yesterday made Darnell the loser by 142 votes. Walker discovered the error yesterday morning when she was adding up totals from the county's voting machines and the absentee ballots. own life to him." Say was unavailable for comment Anderson, who is now a fellow at the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center in New York City, could also not be reached for comment In the past six months, Say said, tensions with Anderson have eased and Terry has visited her. The two are to appear at a New York City hospital this month to accept an award for courage.

"The plain truth was Terry had never given me much of himself or his time," Say wrote. "His career was his life, then and now. I'd orchestrated a fantasy that he couldn't possibly have lived up to." Anderson was the longest held American hostage in the Middle East and was kept in captivity for 2,455 days. Negrea writes for Gannett Rochester Newspapers. had always set his own agenda without paying much attention to mine," Say wrote.

"But I'd devoted almost seven years of my life to him. He wouldn't ignore everything I'd done, would he?" Anne Zickl, a friend of Say's from Batavia, N.Y., said she has spoken to Say several times about the article and about her relationship to her brother since he was released from captivity last December. "This is just my speculation," Zickl said, "but I think it's very hard for a proud and independent person to feel so beholden to another. You're talking about an older sister and younger brother. Experience will tell you that there are family dynamics which always apply." The frustration Say has dealt with since Anderson's release is "part of the growth process that they have gone through," Zickl said.

"A word to describe it is reclaiming your own life, which she has had to do. She devoted seven years of her gone unanswered. While Anderson Invited his other two siblings to visit him in the Bahamas, Say said, she never received an invitation. "I felt crushed that he never invited me," she wrote. After months of anger, Say finally called Anderson last March and attempted to reach an understanding with him.

"As I cried," she wrote, "Terry said suddenly, "This conversation shouldn't go any further and In the three-page article, Say said she and her husband, David, had envisioned Anderson spending time with them when he was released and had even bought him a cottage next door to their old house in Kentucky. The cottage has been up for sale since they moved to Tennessee after her husband was injured in a fall from a ladder. "Part of me realized that Terry and I had never been close, that he with 20,144, compared to Darnell's 20,002. Reports yesterday of the mistake spread quickly from one end of the state to the other. "I have mixed emotions," said Senate Republican Minority Leader Ben Atchley of Knoxville.

"I'm pleased we picked up another seat. But I've had a long friendship with Sen. Darnell and hate to see him leave." Atchley added: "I commend Carol for her excellent grass-roots campaign. It proves any citizen can run and be elected to the legislature." Campaign reports show Rice spent $16,068.66 for her campaign up to 10 days before the election. Candidates' final reports are not due until January.

Nearly half the funds came from her own pocket, according to disclosure forms at the state Registry of Election Finance. Darnell raised 10 times more money than Rice with $165,410.47, according to campaign disclosure reports. He opened his campaign account in 1989. By BONNA M. de la CRUZ Staff Writer Some state Democrats, disappointed with news yesterday they lost a Senate seat they thought they won, do not plan to concede to a Republican newcomer until votes are certified in the next 10 days.

"I'm very upset," said Sen. Warren Crutchfield, D-Chattanooga, chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus. "The state of Tennessee has lost a great friend." Homemaker Carol Rice nudged Sen. Riley Darnell out of his Senate District 22 seat by 142 votes. Darnell was named the winner election night before a mistake was discovered in tallies from the Houston County election office yesterday.

"I'm going to wait until the votes are certified before I say anthing," said David Seviers, chairman of the state Democratic Party. During the next 10 days, election officials will certify votes by comparing counts turned in by county election officials with what voting machines have recorded. Before yesterday, Darnell was credited with 20,041 votes and Rice with 20,014. Now, Rice is on top Dunavant will join task force created to curb Medicaid costs Rice win surprises some Clarksville voters 'She got fed upv CLARKSVILLE Republican Carol Rice took her winning campaign to the dumps. Rice, a homemaker and newcomer to politics, said she handed out fliers at every public setting she could think of, Including garbage dumps.

"I've gone to all the dumps everywhere," she said yesterday. Garbage dumps are a good place to meet people from all walks of life, she said. Rice, 55, is the mother of two sons. Her husband is president of a zinc refinery. She is chairwoman of the Clarksville Coalition Against Pornography.

She ran for state House two years ago but lost In the Republican primary. Originally from Michigan, she has lived in Clarksville for nine years. Rice said she will not accept special interest money and will not vote to give herself or other legislators a raise. Her son Craig, 22, said his mom wasn't always Interested In politics. "I think she just got fed up with the way things were running," he said.

16 of the population to pay for their health care costs. Dunavant said heavy utilization of the Medicaid program and the fees paid for services have driven "It's pretty obvious that we need to contain the enormous growth that is going on in Medicaid." LEONARD DUNAVANT Former state senator worked," said Keel, who voted for Darnell, a Democrat. Rice ran a lot of negative ads, Keel said. "I didn't see anything where he was contradicting it," Keel said. Chantel Vann, a mother of two, said she voted for Rice "really because she is a female." Vann said she was not familiar with Rice and didn't know much about Darnell.

"I heard his name a lot and thought it as time for a change," Vann said. CLARKSVILLE The announcement of Republican Carol Rice's win in the state Senate District 22 race caught voters here by surprise yesterday. "I'm kind of shocked by it," said Julie Williams, a secretary buying groceries yesterday afternoon in downtown Clarksville. "I just don't think she's qualified." Charlie Keel, 61, a South Central Bell worker, thinks incumbent Riley Darnell didn't campaign hard enough. "I don't think he got out and By DUREN CHEEK Staff Writer A former state senator whom doctors helped defeat has agreed to work with a Medicaid task force that will determine whether doctors charge too much for treating Medicaid patients.

Leonard Dunavant of Millington said the group Gov. Ned McWherter is appointing will try to come up with ways to curb the "enormous growth" in the cost of Medicaid and one way of doing that may be to cut the fees paid to doctors. "It's pretty obvious that we need to contain the enormous growth that is going on in Medicaid," said Dunavant, a Republican who backed Democrat McWherter's proposal for a state income tax. "We bumped it up $600 million a year during the past two years." McWherter said earlier this week that he plans to appoint the task force in the near future. He said he did not yet know how many members the task force will have bu he hopes to keep it small.

Dunavant was upset in the Re- up tne program's cost. "In doing some preliminary looking at it, I've discovered that Tennessee doctors are paid higher than the median in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in every category except obstetrics," Dunavant said. "We run as high as seventh in the rate we pay for office visits and procedures," he said. Dunavant said the group will focus Initially on cost containment and may delve into the area of Medicaid funding later if that is what the governor wants. "He wants us to look at trying to find some means to get it cost curtailed during the next session of the Dunavant said.

means we are going to have to move rather quickly." Tally correction jerks win from Darnell 3 publican primary in August by high school techer Tom Leatherwood, who received a $24,000 contribution from the Tennessee Medical Association's political action committee. Doctors were miffed at Dunavant for frequently portraying them as profiteers and sponsoring legislation that they opposed. Dunavant said yesterday that he does not seek retribution from the doctors "but they need not seek favoritism." The former lawmaker said 26 of the state budget is now going to showed Rice outpaced him 15,598 to his 12,852 votes in their home county. The only thing Darnell knows for certain now is that he plans to spend more time with his family and in private law practice. "There's life after politics, but politics gets in your blood," he said.

"My heart wasn't in the election. It's almost a relief to not take responsibility for the problems of the world," Darnell said. Several times election night, Darnell said he thought he had lost, especially around 2 a.m. Wednesday, when Montgomery County totals tal in passing legislation for Gov. Ned McWherter.

"It's a surprise to all of us," said Ken Renner, spokesman for the governor, adding that the governor would be sorry to see Darnell lose his seat..