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STATE EDITION Ai The Ktlumt H-twMif I t.1a Kpn I vs I Air crash kills 'einz9 6 others Sen. Washington. "Ill terrible." aid one woman uff member, "We're going to mis him a Attorney ueneral uuk Ihoniburgh. a .1 lorn His pants were on fire." fowler sjid "We knocked him down and snuffed It out. "I sjw two children on the ground.

It as too ht to jet close to them firefighter on the scene Mid that at one point, fire from the wreckage threatened the v.hool lannhaw said construction worker from a nearby bridge project rushed to the scene along with neighbor and were instrumental in helping escort children away from the bunting wreckage. Kichard Hrvcr. Hem legislative director, choking back tear, spoke briefly to reporter in Washington outside Hem' office. He aid the senator had held a meeting wilh business leader in the central of the state and had taken off from Willurmport for a similar sosion and an editorial board meeting in Philadelphia. Heinz administrative assistant ChlT Shannon said he had heard reports that the instrument panel on the senator' plane did not show that the nose landing gear was down and lixked.

The helicopter was shuttling hack and forth from the Philadelphia airport to Sun Co. headquarter taking board members to a directors meeting, said Sun spokesman Dick Jackman. The helicopter crew had confirmed that the plane's landing gear was down and the plane had begun heading for the airport when the two collided. FA A spokesman LcRoy Johnson said. He said the crafts' radio conversations were tape-recorded.

Several Heinz staffer, teary-eyed or sobbing, brushed by reporters as they left the Russell Senate Office Building in ill, ue 4 tljv tubut i if Ij luu The helicopter revise came to ret on the fl.i ground alxna )5 feet frttn the whool. I he plane fill lo the grounJ on the oilier side of the building Mot children crc in ila Merion Mcmcntary, and only a few etc ouiMde 4 (he tune of the trash, viiJ John Toiler, hcid cusutjun. ilteen minute later, there would hae born 4K) liJ hrre the helicopter came do low ler said. Three thilJien and two wluol employees were injured Hem, 52. a name of I'lttshurtrh.

vus nit heir to the J. I lent food fortune. He was elated to the U.S. representing Pittsburgh, in a special elation in H7 and was re-elected twice. He was elated to the Senate in 1976 and was rclated in 1982 and HbS.

Hem is survived by his wile. Teresa, and three children. ederal Aviation Administration officials were on the scene, and the National Transportation Safety Ikurd was sending a team from Washington to investigate the crash. JiK-lle Morgan, 10, a fifth-grader who was in class at the time of the crash, said. "The room started shaking and the windows blew open.

The teacher yelled. Tire." "Everyone was crying. Everyone wanted to go home." Fowler had one hand bandaged from the thumb to the wrist and said he was burned when he caught a boy trying to run into the school from the playground, his clothing on fire. "The teacher was trying to restrain former Republican governor of Pcnnssl-vanu, praised Hem as one of the naiion't "truly outstanding 'cider." "It is also a deep personal loss for me," Thoniburgh said. "A native Piilsburgher and longtime friends, John Hem and I shared the jov and challenge of public ervice together over the last 25 ears." One of Hein'i closest friends in the Senate.

Tim Wirth, and his wife, Wren, flew back to Washington from Colorado on Thursday to be with eresa Heinz. "John Heinz was one of the most creative, able people I have ever known," Wirth said. "His intense intelligence, sparkling charm and broad vision combined to make a rare and remarkable person." President Hush, traveling in California, issued a statement that said, "The people of Pennsylvania have lost a great leader, and the nation has lint a great senator." Pennsylvania Gov. Robert Casey may appoint a successor to serve until a special elation can be held in November. Casey, a Democrat, called Heinz "a distinguished and dedicated son of Pennsylvania." He would not answer reporters' questions, including whether he would appoint someone to hold the office until November.

Heinz's term would have ended in January 1915. Compiled from reports by Scnpps Howard and The Associated Press. 1 -i7 1 -y "rCSS-' Police cover bodies of victims of the airplane-helicopter crash. The aircraft collided in midair Thursday when the helicopter was checking the plane's landing gear, authorities said. Amy SancettaThe Associated Press Children huddle outside a Lower Merion, school after wreckage from a helicopter-airplane collision crashed onto the schoolyard.

Firefighters said that at one point, flames from the wreckage threatened the school: Amy SancettaThe Associated Press Governor targets college funds On May 4, rule on pools suits up to cut drownings HIGHLIGHTS OF BUDGET Highlights of Gov. Fife Symington's proposed budget for fiscal 1991-92: PROPOSED CUTS (Based on the current fiscal year's budget): Arizona State University, Tempe campus, to $177 million from $182 million. University of Arizona, main campus, to $195 million from $197 million. I Community colleges, $81 million from $82.5 million. Department of Environmental Quality, $9.9 million from $10.2 million.

PROPOSED INCREASES (Based on the current budget): I Public elementary and secondary schools, to $1.3 billion from $1.2 billion. However, does not provide $80 million for inflation and gives only half of the money currently provided for sudden-enrollment growth. Department of Corrections, to $257 million from $246 million. $1 1.5 million in children-related services that had been cut from the Legislature's proposal for 1991-92. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS $72.6 million ending balance.

No tax increases. Eliminates about 300 employee slots, but he believes layoffs can be avoided. IS Eliminates major cost shifts to county and city governments and private sector. nor's plan. The job-training money offers little solace for the other cuts, McGrath said.

"It appears we're taking, at least at first blush, an inordinate reduction here," McGrath said. "We don't know what the impact will be on the districts yet." Symington's budget would restore $11.5 million in services to children, money that has been targeted for cuts in the legislative budget plan. His budget contemplates no raises for state employees and foresees a reduction in the number of state workers. Symington said agencies should be able to trim the work force through attrition and transfers. He envisions salting away $72.6 million for contingencies or to roll over into the next fiscal year.

That is nearly three times the $26 million contingency fund in the current budget. "I think Governor Symington has shown a great deal of leadership," said House Majority Whip Jack Jewett, R-Tucson. "He has only been there a month. He has given new meaning to efficiency in government." He was echoed in the Senate by Assistant Minority Leader Lester Pearce, R-Mesa, a staunch conservative. "You're seeing knowledgeable leadership from someone who understands finance," he said.

"Not all decisions will be things we all like, but at least they will be sound." But Senate Democratic Leader Alan Stephens, D-south Phoenix, said Symington seems to be making a lot of assumptions. "There seems to be a lot of reliance on federal money coming into the state," he said, adding that another provision calling for state agencies to return $35 million in unspent funds "may not be a real figure." Democrats were critical of a reduction for the Department of Environmental Quality below its 1991 budget. And they denounced a provision to divert funds for a cleanup of toxic-waste sites to pay salaries. However, Stephens dodged a question about a Democratic proposal to raid a cleanup fund and use the money to subsidize car insurance for thousands of welfare recipients. "It's controversial," he acknowledged.

Symington had good news for taxpayers they wouldn't be paying anything more. And the cities, which have been worrying that their state funds would be cut, would not suffer a reduction. Symington, in his remarks to the Town Hall, said that the Project Slim study is the prime reason for the nearly 300-percent increase in the budget of his Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting. The yearlong study will evaluate 13 large state agencies and look for ways to save money, Symington said. The project will be directed by Jack Pfister, who is retiring this month as general manager of the Salt River Project, and will be advised by a private consultant, Symington said.

Symington's study is not the first on government waste in Arizona. Former Gov. Evan Mecham appointed such a study after he was elected in 1987. Also, Pfister directed a similar study of the university system while he served on the Board of Regents. GOVERNOR, from page A 1 The Symington budget envisions reductions in some areas from the current budget, primarily in higher education.

The proposal includes numerous other cuts from a 1991-92 budget recommended earlier this year by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. "I know these cuts are tough for most of the state agencies," the governor said. "But during these difficult budget times, painful realities must be confronted." Both Arizona State University and the University of Arizona would take cuts from their current budgets. ASU would lose $5 million and UA $2 million. Overall, public schools would see increases in funding from current levels but about $90 million less than state formulas usually would require.

The bulk of that $80 million normally would go to schools because of inflation. Symington's budget for education is less than the legislative budget proposal. However, the governor does propose to include some funds for rapidly growing districts, which had been dropped by the legislative panel. Symington is recommending cuts of $1.5 million in the $82.5 million currently allocated for community colleges. Wayne McGrath, executive director of the state Community College Board, said the cuts would go deeper than the figures showed.

Although the two-year schools would get an additional $2 million in job-training funds, McGrath said, the schools would lose nearly $4 million in state aid and $2.3 million in retirement savings under the gover We're trying to remind people of the importance of paying attention to their children, keeping track of where they are, knowing that in a few seconds, they can drown." Most important, Johnson said, is "the Fire Department's 'Just a Few Seconds' campaign, which focuses on individual responsibility." "No matter what fence is built, what latch is closed, it takes a human hand to pull a child out of a pool," he said. Councilman John Nelson, who voted against the measure, said he installed a wrought-iron fence around his pool to protect his grandchildren. "Nobody wants to see kids drown," Nelson said. But he added that he still believes it is the responsibility of parents and grandparents to look after their youngsters. With fences or other safety devices in place, Nelson said, "I'm concerned that people will get complacent." Councilwoman Mary Rose Wilcox, who voted for the ordinance, said she has received many phone calls from new residents wondering why the law was put in place.

"When they hear how many drowning we have had, with the heat and the long swimming season, they're impressed that we did something," Wilcox said. ON MAY 4 from page Al be so equipped. Costs vary widely, depending on which device is chosen. Automatic door closers cost $50 to $150 per home. Fences around pools must be at least 5 feet high and run about $10 a foot, or $750 for a 75-foot enclosure.

Motorized covers start at about $3,600. In 1989, before the ordinance was passed and before a public-relations campaign warning of pool dangers was launched, Phoenix recorded 26 drownings and 75 near drownings. Last year, there were 48 such incidents, with 21 fatalities, the Phoenix Fire Department said. Deaths of children age 5 and younger also decreased, from 15 in 1989 to 11 last year. The penalty for failing to comply with the pool ordinance is six months in jail, a $2,500 fine or both.

Enforcement in single-family homes will be similar to that for any other code, said Alan Olson, assistant director of development services for the city. Action will be taken "on discovery or complaint," he said Thursday, adding, "There is no special task force." Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson said, "The idea is not to put people in jail. Forlv-fcur percent ol'lhc newsprint used by Phoenix Newspapers Inc. contains recycled paper fiher. Please recycle The Arizona Republic.

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