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THURSDAY 1 King brings rock monster to town All-writer band plays 328 gig Srji Fogler shoe pact "Jp was tight fit, too Duke coach earned much more TODAYS HIGH: TONIGHTS LOW: 50 65 Complete weather forecast on 6B NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE A GANNETT NEWSPAPER Voluaw 89, No. 96 6 nctjom Copyright, 1W3 Second CUm portage paid in NxhvilU.TN C2 TheTENNESS A TV i7 II How to speed Opryland's plans likely to transform downtown WHITE HOUSE New York Gov. Mario Cuomo takes himself out of consideration for Supreme Court, on 10A. Clinton would standardize basic medical benefits, on 11A. $1.5 1 trillion CLINTON Congress sees Clinton plan today By JOE ROGERS Staff Writer Opryland is coming downtown to the tune of $19 million and may not be finished yet Yesterday parent company Gaylord Entertainment made official what had become one of the loudest secrets in Nashville: It will put a $7.5 million dance clubTV studio on Second Avenue, serviced with $3.5 million in water taxis from Opryland.

Earlier Gaylord announced plans to bring live music back to nearby Ryman Auditorium. The twin moves will offer major entertainment facilities and, the company hopes, deliver the tourists and dollars to feed it and other downtown businesses. "This is the catalyst that's going to make it all happen," said Bob Schatz, owner of the Market Street Emporium. "We're not going to be able to recognize BIG PLANS I Gaylord plan is viewed as a key to a revitalized downtown, on 1E Broadway in two or three years." Mac McDonald, chairman of the District Program involving marketing and development of Second Avenue, Lower Broadway and Printers Alley, said he expects Opryland's move to quicken the pace of change in the area. The planned facility and the renovated Ryman will open in June 1994, said E.W.

(Bud) Wendell, Gaylord president and chief executive officer. "Those two are the top priorities on our list," he said, adding that the company will look closely at how business goes there. "I wouldn't rule out that we could have additional development downtown." By TOM RAUM Associated Press WASHINGTON President Clinton sends Congress his first full-scale federal budget today, a $1.51 trillion spending plan guaranteed a serious if not necessarily smooth reception in the Democratic-led body. The Clinton fiscal 1994 budget already is drawing as much attention for what it won't Include as for what it will. Abortion restrictions, for Instance, won't be there.

Neither will proposals for health care financing or the President's new $1.6 billion aid package for Russia. It also is the first budget in 12 years that isn't being declared "dead on arrival" by lion fiscal 1993 stimulus package, now stalled in the Senate. Today's budget will put into details the many programs and proposals Clinton outlined in his economic address to a joint session of Congress Feb. 17. Deficit reduction That plan projected the government in fiscal 1994 which begins Oct.

1 would take in $1.25 trillion and spend $1.51 trillion, resulting in a $262 billion deficit. An administration official yesterday said there would be some changes from these in the figures released today, but that they would I Turn to PAGE 2A, Column 1 congressional leaders. In fact, the House and the Senate have already approved budget resolutions endorsing its broad outlines. But that doesn't mean there won't be fights. The budget Clinton sends Congress will detail thousands of specific spending decisions to help him achieve his goal of nearly $500 billion in deficit reduction over five years.

And battles always come over details. They loom as congressional appropriations and tax-writing committees get down to the nitty gritty of specific items. Republicans are expected to pounce hard on many of the budget's proposals, as they have on Clinton's separate $16.3 bil Resurrection of tradition Anti-police song clue ml nr to 4 charged in slayinj tip By KIRK LOGGINS Staff Writer A handwritten, signed copy of an "anti-police" rap song, found near the scene of a fatal robbery last Friday, led police to four teen-age boys who have now been charged with murder and robbery. The rap song, which a police dog found about 100 yards from the Days Inn at 3312 Dickerson Road, bore the name of Eric Allen, 14, Metro police detective Pat Posti-glione testified yesterday in Juvenile Court. Postiglione described the song, titled Glory Days, as "an anti-police-type rap song." Prosecutors said yesterday they will attempt to have Allen and his three co-defendants Jason Clark, 15, and Frederick Harris and Stephen Peak, both 14 tried as adults.

That would make them liable for life prison sentences if they are convicted of first-degree murder. Tennessee law does not permit the imposition of the death penalty for crimes committed by juveniles. Juvenile Court Referee Randy LaFevor ordered yesterday that the 1, 1 Vv I i 'I Rick Musacchio Staff Johnnie Hough, right, mother of slain motel clerk Leanna Shoulders, talks to reporters. At left is Leanna's husband, Paul Shoulders; in back is her father-in-law, William Meadows. four boys remain in Juvenile Court been experiencing recurring head-detention, although he agreed at aches.

the request of Allen's attorney to Allen told police Saturday night order a 30-day, inpatient psycholog- leal evaluation for Allen, who has I Turn to PAGE 2A, Column 5 London's airports Gatwick Airport, south of London, is accessibK to the city by car or i 4S-to-50-minute train ride on British Rail. The train arrives at Victoria Station, Nashville may land British air routes Could have nonstop flights by summer which is in central London, near Buckingham Palace. American Airlines had requested permission to fly from Nashville to Stansted Airport, which is to the north of London. By LINDA A. MOORE Staff Writer American Airlines is trying to secure a Nashville route into London's Gatwick Airport, shifting its focus from Stansted Airport to the route that USAir has been ordered to relinquish.

This follows American's announcement to cut 40 of its flights from its financially beleaguered San Jose, Calif, hub and the news that Southwest Airlines will begin service there. Yesterday, American amended its request to the VS. Department of Transportation for the Stansted route and asked for permission to take over USAir's Baltimore-Gatwick route, moving it to Nash ville. Also yesterday, the Metro Nashville Airport Authority petitioned the DOT to move the USAir route to London from Baltimore to Nashville. USAir has been ordered by the VS.

Justice Department to give up three routes to London after a $300 million investment by British Airways in USAir. The other two routes originate in Philadelphia and Charlotte, N.C That order makes available three established routes to London that were not available more than a year ago when American first requested route approval, said Carole I Tn to PAGE 2A, Cohans 1 JGrSi London! CX JJJ SSanjted 1 Nhviiie Cmv London I tZi. ATLANTIC 1 leuter A young girl stands in front of Russian Orthodox nuns yesterday during the first Mass to mark the Annunciation held in the Kremlin since 1918. Worldwide and locally, Easter observances are continuing this week. Religious observances exhibits here, on IB, ID.

MX TiTH TENNESSEAN ENVIRONMENT Taking a trip should be fun, but BASEBALL Batter lip! Nashville tonight begins a CONTENTS also can oo trie woro some good, too. There are a variety of travel opportunities with an environmental twist, ranging from one-day forays to dean up rivers to TAX DOLLARS The HoUSe Sent to Gov. Ned McWherter yesterday a Senate-passed bin making permanent the temporary 'A-cent sates tax hike. The bin sets the state sales tax rate at 6 cents on the dollar, and local governments may add 2V cents per dollar. McWherter said the tax win allow an increase in education funding of about $120 mitlion a year over the next five years, to bring about court-ordered equality of educational opportunities among school districts.

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