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Mvo n3snto ti ayttoinia ivinoiD February 17, 1995 Alabama's largest home-owned newspaper 50 cents I MM ep Me pieces Fklanug 1 immt i I II 1 1 House vote rejects Clinton, 'globalism' 11 testimony upsets 0. J. OJ. Simmon anneared anerv and ex- tremelv animated in discussions with his lawyers, more so than at any previous time in his celebrated murder trial as Los By Nancy Mathis Houston Chronicle Angeles Detective Ronald Phillips testified i nursaay. 'Oh, my God, Nicole is killed.

Oh, my "fntuips quoted Simpson as responding when reached at a 1 i 1 noici room in umcagp tne morning arter the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were discovered. "And a a i. i a then he got very upset on the telephone." Phillips, who later came under intense cross-examination by defense counsel Johnnie Cochran, said he did not use the word "murder" to Simnson and thf I 4 'i tv football Hall of Famer did not ask what had occurred. I News2A Imports swamp exports The United States suffered its worst merchandise trade deficit in history last year as a surge in imports swamped a record level of exports. I The Commerce Department reported today that the deficit in merchandise trade soared by 25.4 percent last year to $166.29 Kn Elklmmw Anniston Star Joppa resident Raymond Dingier describes tornado picking up his camper trailer.

Diiiion, compared to a 15H3 deficit of $132.58 billion. While President Clinton has cited big trade deals as one of his major achieve ments since taking office, the new figures Shaken residents recall terror of tornado demonstrated in stark terms the challenges tne united Mates races in the global economy. America's deficits with Japan and China By Anthony Cook Star Staff Writer I ARAB Dewayne Carr was having a cup of coffee in the living room when his neighbor's microwave oven smashed him in the face. Raymond Dingier was in his camper w' the wind began shaking a so violently the, axles uealed as the camper shoe Carr's neighbors, Ricky and Dianne Fortenberrv, were ootn set records last year. 1 tie Japanese imbalance climbed 1 1 percent to $65.7 billion while the trade gap with China surged at an even faster rate of 30 percent to $29.5 billion.

Slavery abolished It only took 1 30 years, but the Mississippi Senate finally voted to abolish slavery. The House will vote next on the amendment, which senators unanimously approved Thursday with no debate. Mississippi is the only state never to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawing slavery. WASHINGTON Defying a veto threat, the House voted Thursday to limit the president's ability to place troops under foreign command and to reduce the United States' donations to international peacekeeping efforts.

Members approved the National Security Revitalization Act on a 241-181 vote, but not before Republicans displayed the first public sign of disagreement within their ranks over a key plank in their "Contract with America." The bill's passage signaled House rejection of President Clinton's foreign policy and its intention to put its own stamp on international affairs and national defense. "We are trying to send a pretty clear policy signal that they (the administration) need to rethink this sort of feckless multilateralism, where they have various and sundry confused bureaucracies that aren doing very good jobs spending a lot of money and potentially risking American lives," said House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga. Rep. Glen Browder, D-Jack-sonville, voted against the measure. He was not available this morning to say why.

IF THE PRESIDENT does not veto it, the measure will bar U.S. troops from serving under foreign commanders except NATO commanders and under ex-i traordinary conditions and cap U.S. contributions to U.N. peacekeeping efforts at 20 percent of total costs. The United States currently pays 31 percent of U.N.

peacekeeping costs. However, the measure would require Defense Department costs in logistical support of voluntary peacekeeping operations to be deducted from the 20 percent cap, a move that could mean no payments to the United Nations, The United States spent $1.7 billion on voluntary peacekeeping efforts in Somalia, Bosnia, Iraq and Haiti last year while it directly contributed $1.1 billion to the U.N.'s overall peacekeeping operations. The administration's peacekeeping efforts have drawn repeated congressional criticism of Democrats and Republicans. Such international efforts, except in cases of direct threats to national security, have little public support. The legislation recommends defense spending be increased by $25 billion.

It would create a 12-member commission to study military needs and assess a new national security strategy. The administration already has such a commission in place. "The nation has gone too far in the direction of globalism and has lost sight of its essential said Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas. "This is a midcourse correction." Passage of the legislation in the House allowed Gingrich, to the applause of members, to take a hole I sleeping when their A-frame jff jRaln won't go away Rain is likely to continue tonight and even through Saturday morning. The low should be in the lower 50s tonight with thecChnnce of rain 60 oercent.

Saturday But there were no fatalities in the small community in Cullman County about 80 miles northwest of Anniston; all of the deaths were in Arab, about seven mile's northeast across the Marshall County line. Dingier walked away with only a scratch on his face and a sore back. "It felt like 130 mile per hour winds picked my camper up and made it start dancing till I could hear the tires squealing," he said, vigorously shaking both arms from side to side to demonstrate his encounter with the tornado. "To make a long story short, it was a living hell." From Joppa, the storm skipped through the countryside until it reached southern Arab, where 4-year-old Kristin Parker and three other people were killed. Coroner Dempsey Hibbs said Robert Earl Hayes, 49, and Joseph David Price, 36, died Thursday.

Ora Whitaker, 70, died this morning from injuries she suffered in the tornado, he said. Kristin's mother was hospitalized with injuries; her father was at work when the tornado struck. THE NATIONAL WEATHER Service said its radar detected two twisters around a.m. Thursday. But the agency's warning system was no match for the tornadoes, which packed winds estimated at 160 mph and cut two paths totaling 26 miles in length.

"About 10 minutes after it came through they said there See Tornado6A will be cloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain in tne morning ana me nign in uic mm 60S. Kwi ClkimmM Anniston 8tar Arab resident Dewayne Carr, 41, describes being hit by a neighbor's microwave oven. Gocp opera awards You watch 'em, you pick 'em. Tonight's house was lifted off its cement foundation, carried about 40 feet over a car, then dropped onto a trailer all while the couple was still in bed. Those were some of the stories told throughout the day Thursday as residents of Arab and the Joppa community sifted through twisted metal, uprooted trees, and miles of waterlogged debris remnants ofan early-morning tornado that killed four people and sent more than 100 to the hospital.

Shreds of pink and yellow insulation, smashed refrigerators and splintered furniture bore testimony to the property damage. Rain-soaked stuffed animals and games were a haunting reminder of one of the storm's victims, a 4-year-old girl. "It destroyed everything we owned," said Ricky Jones, Dingler's neighbor. "But we're lucky to be alive." JONES AND Dingier live in Joppa along New Harmony Road in an area the locals call Skid Row. Property damage there was devastating.

Most of the homes were destroyed or "Soap Opera Digest Awards honors daytime TV's favorite soap operas and performers as chosen by readers of Soap Opera Digest. John Larroquette, Kelly Ripa My Victoria Rowell Young and the and Louise Sorel of Our co-host. Helping tornado victims The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army have set up relief efforts for tornado victims In 'Joppa and Arab. Cash dqnatlons are encouraged to meet Immediate needs. To contribute to the Red Cross effort, which Is helping provide food, clothing, shelter and basic household Items, send checks to the local Red Cross at P.O.

Box 1204, Anniston, AL 36201-1204, To contribute to the Salvation Army, which Is providing food for victims and cleanup crews, by sending checks to the local office at P.O. Box 218, Anniston 36202 or to the Birmingham office at P.O. Box 19578, Birmingham, AL 3S209.Checks should be earmarked JoppaArab Alabama Tornado. For more Information, call the Red Cross at 236-0391 or 1-800-HELP-NOW, or the Salvation Army at 236-5643 or (601) 969-7660. Jenny Cromle Ustings1SA See Vote1 2A damaged too severely to Paul Edward Chatman, Talladega Leslie Cox, Alexandria James E.

Darden, Talladega Ruby Inez Hicks, Oxford Richard Leon Hill, Jacksonville Emily Ruth Hodges, Homewood C.L. Huey, Roanoke Lois Benefield Keeble, Roanoke Robert Lindsey, Anniston Elsie Ware Morris, Roanoke Era Barton Norman, Roanoke Ralph Leon Pridgen, Talladega Mary L. Taylor, Detroit Lizzie P. Ware, Ashland Edward Wilson, Talladega I m's Riinrinim Ynuno. Jacksonville Cold, deep waters fatal for Rangers By Bill Kaczor Astoclatod PreM III ii I Obituaries8B "This Is one of the most risky things we do except for Jumping out of airplanes." Lt.

Col. Joseph Spenneberg 3 knee- or waist-high, it reached the soldiers' chests or even rolled over their heads. "The water was deeper than they expected it to be and they ended up in it longer," said Rich McDowell, a civilian public affairs officer at Fort Benning. "The deeper you are the faster you lose body temperature." Even though the first soldiers were noticed to be suffering from hypothermia at about 5:30 p.m., the exercise continued until about 1 1 p.m., when it was terminated because of the stricken GIs, said Lt. Col.

Joseph Spenneberg, the Ranger Training Brigade executive officer. However, it took another three hours to get the Ranger students to dry ground, he said. "Once you're in the swamp you have to walk out. Three soldiers en route from the swamp to a medical clinic at the air force bw died 9 Ask Us 7A Docket 8A Calendar 7B Movies 10A Classified 8B People 7B Comics 6B Region 7A Community 11A Sports 1B Dear Abby 6B Television 10A EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. They had already survived grueling treks through forests, deserts and mountains.

Now the soldiers were days from completing the final, toughest phase of their two-month Army Ranger training. Deprived of sleep and food, they had been slogging across the swampy grounds of this 724-square-mile base for five days. Then they left their boats and plunged into cold, rain-swollen streams. The ordeal, the toughest in the Army, is intended to simulate harsh battle conditions. This time, the conditions proved too harsh.

Three soldiers died of exposure after being plucked from the waters Wednesday. The body of a fourth was found Thursday morning after an all-night search. Four others rescued Wednesday night were suffering from hypothermia, which is caused by severe loss of body heat and leads to extreme fatigue, drowsiness, disorientation, and sometimes death. MILITARY OFFICIALS said the water in the streams was 52 degrees two degrees warmer than the threshold set in 1977 after two soldiers died during Ranger training. The water also was deeper than expected because of recent rains.

Instead of being a Vol. 115, NO. 48 (USPS 026-440) By Mall, 24 page In two sections Consolidated Publishing Co. See Rangers1 2A Col. Galen Jackman: 'Ranger school is a tough course." "i.