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ARIZONA BEPUBUC arizonarepublic.com azcentral.com WEDNESDAY APRIL 19, 2000 VA 50(t high 82 eS, In trouble at work? ft 4 Holiday meal help You can repair career damage one V- ffP Recipes for Passover desserts You can repair career damage one Recipes step at a time. smart living and Easter lamb. THE good life THE fa) Morning briefing Woftm to (tend i-! Session i to affect few lives, actually of Dave CruzThe Arizona Republic House Speaker Jeff Groscost, R-Mesa, gives the last speech Tuesday on why he voted in favor of the Cardinals stadium bill. eluding a proposal to manage growth, a plan to spend Arizona's $3.1 billion tobacco settlement, and a new publicly funded Arizona Cardinals stadium. in the highest-profile change, lawmakers gave Arizonans the right to sue their HMOs for denying or delaying treatment.

Health maintenance organiza- See SESSION I Page A13 When we lose one Marine, a part of us dies. That pain has been multiplied 19 times. Chaplain Emilio Marrero pi Former Valley landlord Sherwin Seyrafi, once the owner of about 40 rental properties, was sentenced Hiesday to 14 months in prison for bankruptcy fraud and other federal charges. Bl. Seven German tourists and their Arizona pilot were injured Tuesday morning when a tour helicopter fell about 300 feet shortly after lifting off from Grand Canyon Airport.

Bl. A tenant at a senior-citizen apartment house opened fire with a rifle Tuesday after he was summoned to a meeting because of neighbors' complaints about his vulgar language. Two women were killed, including a former city council-woman who was delivering food to the needy. A4. In a victory of sorts for prison inmates seeking to overturn state court convictions, the Supreme Court refused Tuesday to adopt a harsh new standard that would have severely limited prisoners' ability to attack those convictions in federal court.

A4. The Oklahoma City National Memorial, a long, dark reflecting pool and 168 chairs, one for each of the victims of a shocking bombing, stretches out on the spot where the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building once stood. The memorial will open today, the fifth anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil.

A6. An Air Philippines jetliner carrying 130 people crashed in the southern Philippines today. Rescuers said there were no signs of survivors. A14. Appellate judges on Tuesday rejected defense requests for medical tests on Augusto Pinochet and said they will begin a trial April 26 to determine whether the former dictator can be stripped of his immunity and prosecuted involving political murders.

A15. Kenyans are suffering from an 18-month drought that has killed 70 people and thousands of heads of livestock. The United Nations estimates that about 2.7 million Kenyans are facing food shortages. A18. Intel which has a major Valley presence, said strong PC sales fueled rising first-quarter profits.

The demand should last all year, the chipmaker said. Dl. Market report: Dow industrials 184.91; NYSE 14.60; Nasdaq 254.41; 40.17. Dl. The scores: NHL Playoffs Stars 4, Oilers Devils 2, Panthers Sabres 3, Flyers 2 (OT); NBA Rockets 107, Suns 98; Heat 97, Raptors 73; Knicks 100, Pistons 88; 76ers 93, Bulls 89; Mavericks 112, Lakers 102; Major League Baseball Diamondbacks 7, Rockies White Sox 18, Mariners 11; Mets 10, Brewers Giants 13, Reds Braves 4, Phillies 3 (12 innings).

CI. By Robbie Sherwood The Arizona Republic One hundred days and several hundred laws later, the effect that the 2000 session had on you and me is effectively this: Not much. "We didn't screw up your life as badly as some people down here wanted to," said Rep. Steve May, R-Phoenix. "And we didn't raise taxes." Most of the major work this session went into ballot referen-dums that still require a public vote to change your life, in- Coyotes deal has escape clause By Chip Scutari and Hernan Rozemberg The Arizona Republic Developer Steve Ellman's $87 million deal to buy the Phoenix Coyotes from Richard Burke comes with an escape clause.

If the $535 million Los Arcos redevelopment project in Scotts-dale doesn't get built, Ellman can sell or move the team after the 2001 season. The move would have to be approved by the National Hockey League's board of governors. NHL Commissioner Gary Bett-man officially blessed the terms of the sale Tuesday, and Ellman now has seven weeks to come up with the cash to close the deal. The sale breathes life into the project, whose cornerstone is an arena that has twice been approved by Scottsdale voters. Ellman says his company has so far spent $28 million on the plan to turn the Los Arcos Mall into a retail and entertainment complex with the arena as the centerpiece.

Scottsdale officials said construction of the arena could start as early as August. A redevelopment agreement, the financial meat and potatoes of the plan, could come up for a City Council vote in 90 days. "This is real positive," said Fred Berger, a 10-year city resident. "I think this thing will really start rolling along now." But arena opponent Lyle Wurtz said he hasn't completely given up hope of derailing the project. "No matter who owns the team, we'd still end up with a great, big, white elephant," Wurtz said.

"But it's not a lost fight. Many problems remain, but it depends on our leaders to point them out." Before the team officially changes hands, the sale must be See COYOTES I Page A21 fait By Nona Baker and Tessie Borden The Arizona Republic Talk about dramatic finishes. The Arizona Cardinals scored in the waning hours of the legislative session Tuesday, finessing out of the House a stadium-financing plan that had been voted down just a day earlier. The plan calls for building a $331 million home for the Cardinals, using largely money that would be raised through tax hikes on hotel rooms and rental cars. heritage." Civil rights groups have fought for removal of the Statehouse flag, which was first erected by segregationists at the height of the civil rights movement.

The flag's supporters call it a symbol of heritage, not racism, arguing that the Civil War was over states rights, not slavery. McCain's reversal could put pressure on Gov. George W. Bush of Texas to alter his position that it was a matter for South Carolina to decide. When Bush was asked Tuesday about McCain's expected statement, he said, "I believed the people of South Carolina should best solve this issue.

I still be This germ frequently invades surgical wounds and causes serious abdominal, urinary tract and heart valve infections. Worse, enterococcal infections are growing increasingly impervious to antibiotics. Zyvox is not a magic bullet. It has been used experimentally in only a few thousand people, yet doctors already have counted 15 Zyvox-resistant infections. Patients should tell their doctors if they take over-the-counter decongestants containing pseu-doephedrine or antidepressants Ns'" Cardinals backers sent an all-out blitz former Gov.

Fife Symington was pressed into play and changed the minds of half a dozen lawmakers to pass the bill out of the House with the minimum required 31 votes. The team now must win the hearts of voters, who may be more reluctant to embrace the plan. An Arizona Republic poll of 600 state residents in late December said 85 percent opposed spending tax money for a new stadium for the Cardinals. See STADIUM I Page AI2 Schools brace for Columbine anniversary By Heather Romero The Arizona Republic Schools across the nation are bracing for Thursday's anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre by increasing security and canceling large events that could make potential targets. In the Valley, police are increasing patrols near schools and in some cases sending extra officers in to keep an eye on classrooms and hallways.

"We don't anticipate any problems, but we have taken steps to prepare for any scenario that may arise," Mesa police spokesman Jose Martinez said, adding that he did not want to comment on specific security measures. In Gilbert, school officials are using the anniversary of the shooting that left 15 people dead to hold a peace rally and tree-planting ceremony tonight in Freestone Park to promote school safety. "Instead of thinking of it as being Columbine and violence and Hitler's birthday, we decided to change the focus and make it a day of peace and safety in schools," district spokeswoman Chris Ybarra said. But Gilbert likely will be alone because most school districts purposely will not hold any activities to mark the date. "It's our belief that the more See SCHOOLS I Page A20 Microburst hits fast and hard Associated Press A microburst damaged mobile homes and other structures early Tuesday in Paramount, Calif.

There were no reports of injuries. Story, Page BIO. Inside A site for the stadium may not be chosen until after the vote. A12. Lawmakers end session, but some business is unfinished.

A13. Key bills in the 2000 session. A13. Maricopa County voters likely will get the ultimate say this fall. Gov.

Jane Hull is expected to sign Senate Bill 1220 and put it on the Nov. 7 ballot. Jack KurtzThe Arizona Republic Tuesday at the U.S. Marine Corps when their MV-22 Osprey aircraft flag stance lieve that. And I believe they will." Also Tuesday, Bush said he would consider offering the No.

2 spot on the GOP ticket to McCain, and the subject may come up when they meet next month. "I know he's said he's not interested, but until I talk to him and find out how interested or not interested he is, I'll give him consideration," Bush said. McCain spokesman Todd Harris said, "Talk like this is always flattering, whether it's from Governor Bush or Jesse Ventura. However, Senator McCain has made it more than clear that he is not interested in being vice president." such as Prozac because Zyvox can interact with such drugs to raise blood pressure. Zyvox's main side effects are headache, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, afflicting 3 to 11 percent of patients, the FDA said.

The oral version caused more side effects. Pharmacia said Zyvox will be available within a few weeks, but refused to disclose the price except to say it is expected to be a little lower than competitor Synercid, which costs $85 per intravenous vial. Master Gunnery Sgt. Jose Centeio prays during a memorial service Air Station in Yuma for the 19 Marines who died earlier this month crashed north of Tucson. Story, Page A22.

McCain changes Rebel INDEX Astrology E2 Opinions Business Dl Puzzles E6, 7 Casstevens A2 Ruelas Bl Classified CL1 Smart Living El Comics E6.CL30 Sports CI DearAbby E4 The Good Life Gl Dr. Donohue E4 Traffic B2 Landers E4 Television E8 Lottery B3 Weather BIO Obituaries B6 Joins others calling for it to be lowered Republic news services WASHINGTON Arizona Sen. John McCain is expected to tell South Carolinians today that the state should remove the Confederate battle flag flying over its Statehouse and that he erred in not saying so when campaigning there, Republicans who have been briefed on the event said. The Republicans said McCain will concede that he made a mistake in January when, campaigning for conservative votes in the South Carolina primary, he called the flag a "symbol of "It comes at a time when we were literally running out of antibiotics," said Dr. Robert C.

Moellering physician-in-chief of Boston's Beth Israel-Deacon-ness Hospital. The Food and Drug Administration approved Zyvox, made by Pharmacia for use by adults with pneumonia and skin infections, including those caused by a tough-to-treat form of staph bacteria, and with deadly infections caused by a supergerm named Enterococcus faecium. New antibiotic a powerful weapon in medical arsenal Associated Press WASHINGTON The government on Tuesday approved a long-awaited drug called Zyvox, described as the world's first entirely new type of antibiotic in 35 years. Zyvox seems to cure some infections impervious to all other antibiotics, even a longtime drug of last resort called vancomycin. Consequently, Zyvox could help prevent hundreds, even thousands, of life-threatening infections every year.

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