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2A THE TENNESSEAN FridyAPRIL 19. 1991 WORLD IN 5) MINUTES COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY DOLPH HONICKER Democrat says Neil Bush let off with slap on wrist. One Democratic congressman calls a ruling letting Neil Bush off the hook in a failed Colorado thrift "a slap on the wrist" Federal regulator TT -UsEBlkJ- U.S., Iraqis seek to avoid clashes; refugee toll mounts The new commander of the U.S. relief effort for Kurdish refugees will meet Iraqi officers, seeking ways to avoid accidental clashes. Even before they parley and as U.S.

teams scout for new camp sites, Turkish officials warn that many more Kurds will die in the offing: An estimated 1,000 die daily in the rugged border terrain from hunger, disease and exposure. Even optimistic forecasters say it'll take 40 days to set up new refugee centers. On 9A. IRAQ COMPLIES WITH U.N. By turning over data on its chemical and biological warfare capability and its nuclear facilities, Iraq appears to be in compliance with the first stage of the U.N.

resolution ending the Gulf War. Iraqi diplomats also provide a letter on Baghdad's nuclear stocks and materials to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, just meeting the United Nations deadline. On 9A. Timothy Ryan rules that while Bush engaged in conflicts of interest as a director of Silverado, which could cost taxpayers up to $1 billion, the President's son should be allowed to work at a bank or under certain restrictions. New Nashville Stars signee best guy you never heard of Jamie Waller is billed as the best player you never heard of and he's a new Nashville Star.

A three-time scoring champion of the World. Basketball League, he played his first three years with the Las Vegas Silver Streaks (the franchise which moved to Nashville). Last season, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound Waller averaged a league-best 26.5 points a game and 8.5 rebounds. "I take a lot of pride in being a complete player," he says. On 3C MARLIN ITCHING Winston Cup race driver Sterling Martin is itching and it's not just from "moderate" burns on 15 of his body.

He's itching to hop in his car and race this weekend. His doctor says he may be overly optimistic. On 1C. The order closely BUSH follows earlier recommendations of an administrative law judge, capping more than a year erf legal haggling. "Bush has been ordered to do nothing more than obey the law," says Rep.

Joseph P. Kennedy II, a member of the House Banking Committee. "This is a slap on the with a velvet hammer. Mr. Bush should havp been ordered to pay restitution." On 17A.

Jim you'll love to hate him in 'Mortal Thoughts' Mortal Thoughts' Jim Urbanski is a lout It's Bruce Willis' first role as a villain; a wife-beater, in fact. His wife, Joyce, a beautician, is played to the hilt by Glenn Headley. Her best friend, Cynthia, (Demi Moore, Willis real-life wife confused already?) does not have the best of marriages herself. But, in comparison, it sparkles. Joyce, fed up with the boozing, drugs, womanizing and beatings, plots to kill Jim as Cynthia listens in amazement.

Reviewer Gene Wyatt says it's a powerful suspense film. On 12D. HOSPITALITY Forget fast food: Gracious hospitality's the thing at the Belle Meade Brasserie, says critic Thayer Wine. To while away the wait, enjoy complimentary crisp, golden corn fritters with sweet-savory pepper jelly. And the dishes themselves, to quote the owners, are "from the heart" a heart that's half-Italian and half-Big Easy.

On 8D. WHEREFORE ART THOU? Familiarity with Shakespeare does not breed contempt. Whether as a play or a ballet, Romeo and Juliet is ever new. This weekend, the Nashville Ballet will render one of the oldest of family feuds in dance form. On 6D.

C7 5WO Mm House-passed iiving wills' would force MDs' obedience If the House-passed "living wills" bill becomes law, physicians will be legally forced to honor them, allowing no medical treatment, food or water for the terminally ill. Emotion fills the well of the House as lawmakers debate the bill, one calling it "legal suicide." They vote 57-35 that someone who signs a living will should be allowed to die if they are in a "coma or persistent vegetative state." On IB, Western Union wires in a name change: New Valley Western Union, the former telegraph compa ny that wired America together 140 years agoy changes its name to New Valley Corp. Directors of the debt-ridden firm ask shareholders for a facelift rather than sully the Western Union name in a possible bankruptcy filing in June. The holding company is New Valley, the two remaining profitable divisions, money transfers and Mailgrams, will continue under the Western Union name. This helps protect Western Union's biggest asset: name recognition.

TRAINS RUNNING Disputes that led to a walkout by 235,000 workers remain unresolved, but government intervention ends the nation's 19-hour railroad strike. Freights are the first to roll. Freight carriers and their unions will now; make their cases on wage and work-rule disputes to a special review panel. On 4E. FIDELITY BID UPPED Fidelity Bankshares says it is being wooed by several suitors, one of which has upped its offer to $25 a share.

The new offer from FideliTenn Partners! headed by Robert E. Clements, managing partner of the private venture capital firm Brit; tany Capital Co. is for $20 in cash and $5 in preferred stock for Fidelity's outstanding com4 mon shares. On IE. WORKING THE CROWD Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev may have struck out in getting aid from Japan as talks bogged down over a long-term territorial dispute, but he still knows how to work a crowd.

In the Tokyo crowd, center, is Brazilian soccer star Pele. At right is American actress Brooke Shields. On 13A. Prostitute could sue pimp if Florida bill is signed Florida could become the only state with a law allowing prostitutes to sue pimps who force them to sell their bodies. Proponents expect Gov.

Lawton Chiles to sign the bill. It grew out of a Florida Supreme Court gender-bias study which found that most female prostitutes are coerced to enter or remain in the business through manipulation, physical force, blackmail and promises of money or even marriage. UH, YOU KNOW These, uh, researchers at Columbia University have, uh, you know, been studying decisiveness and, ummmm, intelligence. In fact, they've been counting the "uhs" and "ummmms" for two years to learn why some people pause more than, uh, others. On 14A.

Heart pattern charts death By exploring the storm of electrical currents that course through the heart, researchers say they have found a pattern that predicts sudden cardiac death, which claims 400,000 American lives a year. Professor Richard Verrier of Georgetown University Medical Center says laboratory experiments on dogs helped his team isolate and identify a faint electrical pulse in the heart that preceded ventricular fibrillation, a disturbed cardiac rhythm that kills within minutes. On 8A. ON THE ROAD AGAIN Secretary of State James Baker arrives in Israel to set up a framework for peace talks between Arabs and Jews only to find Israelis celebrating Independence Day. So, the well-traveled envoy defers his meeting with Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Foreign Minister David Levy until today.

One of the tough issues Baker will tackle here and in Arab capitals is whether outside powers could step in as mediators. On 13A. Bush unveils blueprint for 'revolution in education' Saturn cafeteria I workers may strike 3 U.S. ready for reforms Lamar Education Secretary Lamar Alexander, architect of President Bush's new education reform initiative, was interviewed by USA TODAYS Dennis Kelly on his hopes for the plan. People have tried reforms throughout the 1980s, and a lot of people tay they haven't worked.

Why will this plan work when others didn't? First, the country's ready for it. Education reform was an education in and of itself in the would honor the food workers' pickets, they do agree that both Saturn and the UAW are likely to quietly "get after" him for supporting choice plans because they are afraid they will be stuck with "lousy" inner-city schools. "My point is, they have a chance to get out finally to walk away from this lousy school," he said. Democratic leaders of Congress said they would work with Bush but also accused him of waiting too long and of obstructing their past school improvement initiatives. "We welcome his interest in education, belated as it is," Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, said.

The new tests described in the Bush plan will of designing the new schools, which he said should "break the mold" and throw out the rule book for schools. Bush also said he will press anew for giving parents more choice in education, including whether to send their child to a public or private school. "The definition of 'public school' should be broadened to mean any school that serves the public and is held accountable by a public authority," the strategy stated. Alexander said if parents want to send children to a private school, "Why shouldn't the public money follow them to that school?" Bush proposed "President Achievement Scholarships" for low-income students with superior records. "Our challenge amounts to nothing less than a revolution in American education, a battle for our future," Bush told the East Room audience.

Alexander said, "It's not a program. It's a crusade." settle the dispute. "Most likely, the UAW workers will refrain from eating cafeteria food and bring their own lunches if the food workers strike," said Daniel Cornfield, a labor relations! expert and associate professor at Van-', derbilt University. A retired UAW-Saturn official said a strike is not likely and-that yesterday's strike authorization was merely standard procedure. "Are conditions so bad that the 1 i.

'80s. We learned that we had a problem. Suddenly, the world had changed and we needed to know more and be able to do more. We learned that some of the things we thought were bold changes turned out to be too slow and too timid. Finally, enough of us in be non-compulsory, honors-type exams in five core subjects English, math, science, history and geography for fourth-, eighth- and nth-graders.

He has already enlisted business leaders to raise at least $150 million to underwrite the costs mil iMiHTisuii-ivuicuj wags. uie dog?" he said. "They're not going to get what Saturn pays, but they should get a respectable wage for Middle Tennessee. "I'm not betting on the Kentucky Derby," he said, "but I would, bet that there won't be a strike" by the a. mm a a mam mr amass m.

wm my mj mv Zr-m mv cements the automaker's partnership with the United Auto Workers allows the regular autoworkers to strike, but only after a 30-day notice and only after cancellation of their Saturn contract The partnership also calls for joint decision-making between the company and union. Saturn officials would not comment on the possible strike or whether their workers would honor a possible picket line by the Morri-son-Milco workers. One labor expert said the Saturn workers absolutely would honor a picket line by the cafeteria workers. A retired UAW official, however, was not so certain. Cafeteria workers want at least $6 an hour with full medical and dental benefits provided by Morri-son-Milco and paid holidays, said Steve Wood, a cook.

"Could you survive on $4.50 an hour?" he asked. "We're the lowest-paid people at Saturn and we've got a lot of single parents down here. By the time they take out taxes and you pay $22.91 a week to Blue Shield for major medical insurance, you don't have much left" Another food worker suggested family tensions may play a part in the negotiations. "A lot of us are Saturn spouses," said Robin Vance, a baker. "I like my job and I like the people, but things are inconsistent around here and we want them to improve." While experts are not in agreement over whether the autoworkers mm mrm m.

m. mmm m. lv mm iooaworkers. He also theorized the UAW International, which must authorize all UAW strikes, and local UAW6ffi- cials would assist in the negotiations to provide the food workers better; America have come to understand that we're idling our engines, that we're not realizing our potential. One report implied that the President was embracing this plan to inoculate himself against charges that he has no domestic policy.

I think the President has a very good domestic policy. You would expect me to say that. I also think the political implications of all this are vastly overrated. I've been active In politics and government now for near 25 years and I will be the most surprised person In the world if the presidential election in 1992 or 1996 depends upon education issues. How far are you willing to allow public monies to be used in furthering school choice? Is it OK to use it for religious schools, for private schools? It's OK with me.

Even in higher education since 1972, disadvantaged Americans have had Pell Grants, which they could spend at Notre Dame or Purdue. If public money is going to be spent in an independent school, then those schools will have to be accountable to public bodies of some sort for goals they seek to achieve for their children. Independent schools may not like that and may not accept children who are bringing public funds. Colleges and universities have discovered that along with federally funded students come a lot of federal rules and regulations. pay and benefits.

Cornfield said manv of the au McWherter's plan, announced in his State of the State Address in February, promised a return to community schools with smaller classes, parental involvement, less red tape, increased funding and more accountability. The plan also includes increased student testing, more required classes for high school students and a replacement of the eighth-grade proficiency test with one measuring math, science, reading, writing and social studies. "Accountability, that's what we're all about," Smith said. "The second priority, 'the new generation of is the 21st Century Classroom stated in a different way. It's right in line under the governor's program." Smith said Tennessee started working on adult workers are well versed in labftr By SAMANTHA MOORE Staff Writer The national education priorities unveiled by President Bush yesterday parallel Gov.

Ned McWherter's reform plan pending in the Tennessee General Assembly, Education Commissioner Charles E. Smith said. The four priorities cited by Bush in an announcement yesterday correspond with several of the key points in the governor's 21st Century Classroom plan. Bush's plan as crafted by Education Secretary Lamar Alexander calls for: Improvements in existing schools and more accountability. Creation of a "new generation of schools" for tomorrow's students.

Provisions for more adult literacy programs. Community support for tougher school standards. history and thus will understand the imnortance of labor solidarity many will not want to cross the Stood! workers pickets. i While the food workers are mem- hprs nf the same union lnrnl n3 the autoworkers, they are an autonomous branch of the amalgamated, local, which has at least three such branches. literacy programs four years ago and would ex pand those programs and funding under the re form package.

Ardmore mayor's mate draws drug count Sequatchie couple shot in head, autopsy shows "There was a buy of cocaine made there by a TBI agent from an employee there, Ricky Joe Brooks, 1 but that she surprised Wooton by disappearing. Wooton was being held in the Rhea County Jail without bond on two counts of first-degree murder and robbery. Holland faces similar charges, Hembree said. concerned that the couple did not open their store next to their house. Hembree said "several thousand dollars" is believed to be missing from the Harveys' home.

Pope said Holland was "supposed to play it cool" about the slayings, in the presence of Mr. Tillerj," Dunavant said. Dunavant said a subsequent search turned up "a rather large amount of cocaine," but he declined to say just how much. I. Brooks, 34, of Elkton, was arrested and charged with the sale of and possession with intent sell.

Dunavant said more cocaine was found at Brooks' home. ARDMORE, Tenn. (AP) The husband of Ardmore Mayor Sandra Tillery was arrested on cocaine charges after a raid on his bar, prosecutors said yesterday. Johnny Wayne Tillery, 46, was arrested about midnight Wednesday during a late-night raid of the Boon- -docks Saloon, said Richard Duna-vant a Giles County assistant district attorney. Tillery was released on a $50,000 bond.

Dunavant said Tillery was charged with possession of cocaine with the intent to sell after an agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation bought cocaine from an employee of the bar. "The magnets connected with the car several times but would lose it in the current The water depth ranged from 18 to 25 feet and varied by large boulders," Hembree said. The auto was taken to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation crime laboratory in Nashville, where investigators will look for evidence linking Holland and Wooton to the vehicle, said District Attorney General Bill Pope. The Harveys were reported missing when family members became their home. Hembree said the robbery and killings appeared to have been well planned.

A widespread search began April 12, involving more than 200 police investigators, rescue crew members and divers from Tennessee and Alabama. An underwater camera was used to search for the car, but high-power magnets finally found it Wednesday afternoon, Hembree said. 14 die in Nigerian gasoline explosion LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) A tank truck exploded after overturning near a vUlage, killing 14 Dunavant said he expected a'pre-liminary hearing to be set within days. people who ignored the driver's warning to stay away, government radio reported..