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I A2 The Arizona Republic Monday, October 4, 1993 West Valley stadium group to offer spring-training deal to KC Royals WEST VALLEY, from page A I KaufTman Stadium are Dorcgo; Hcrk The Sun City group has been six months ago. probably in November. sents the west Valley, si Robinson, the team's general man- pursuing a team for its ballpark for He said the group wants to manage The district, which is funded by a cautious about committing sents the west Valley, pursuing a team for its ballpark for He said the group wants to manage The district, which is funded by a cautious about committing said he i is the county for their funs," he said. A The proposed site would be on 90 acres of donated land north of aging Sun City Stadium, Dorcgo said. Details on how the ballpark and practice fields would be funded are stjll being worked out, but Maricopa County taxpayers likely would be asked to pay a chunk of the bills through its Stadium District, county officials said.

Hopes arc that a deal will be Consummated in time to hear the familiar cry of "Play ball!" by the ,1995 Cactus Ixague season. Expected to attend the Tuesday morning meeting at the Royals' ager; Jay Hinrichs, assistant general manager; Bill Davis, president of Sea World of Florida; and Gene O'Neill, operations manager of the cdmplcx. Sea World of Florida is owned by Anheuser-Busch, which controls the $50 million Haines City, stadium and amusement complex in which the Royals play spring ball. The complex, called Boardwalk and Baseball, has played host to the Royals since 1988. Royals and Anheuser-Busch officials could not be reached for comment Sunday.

It also was not immediately known whether Maricopa County officials would be represented at Tuesday's meeting. several years, hoping to till the stadium the Milwaukee Brewers left in favor of Chandler's Compadre Stadium in 1985. The group struck out in its bids to attract the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres, with team officials saying the Sun City ballpark no longer was adequate for a major-league club. There also are parking and practice field problems. Dorego said these concerns prompted his group to abandon plans that included the stadium and instead to propose a site just north of the ballpark.

He said his group began making its pitch to the Royals about stadium operations and collect a finder's fee for assembling the deal. County supervisors said a key to landing the Royals is proving the community is "100 percent" behind the project and being able to muster facilities on par with what the team has in Florida. Although community support could be relatively easy, officials said coming up with money may not be, because of the financial situation of the county's sports district. County officials have said the district will be wiped out in the short term when the Chicago Cubs and Mesa claim a share of the money pot, tax on rental cars, pays two-thirds of the cost of facilities needed for Cactus League teams. The remaining one-third must come from the community.

Officials are refining estimates of when the county would be able to free up money for the El Mirage project. Dorego said that meanwhile, he is exploring other financing options, such as a lease-back arrangement with Perini Building Co. of Phoenix or private funding with a guaranteed buyout by the county at a later date. Perini officials were not in the company's Phoenix offices Sunday. Supervisor Ed King, who repre- to any spending plans.

think it would be great for them to come here, but before that happens, we're going to have to figure where the money will come from," said King, who declined an invitation to the Kansas City meeting. Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, whose district includes El Mirage, said the community is excited the possibility. "We should do everything we can to get them there," she said, adding that she will call on county management to try to stretch bonds that pay for such projects a little further. 1 mil mhiwwi i i 1 1 ff -v 5 GIs are kille inS omalia 4 I 7 The remnants of a military vehicle burn on a street in Mogadishu, Somalia. Three Marines were injured, and a Somalian U.N.

employee was killed when a mine blast ripped through the Humvee utility vehicle Sunday. 5 GIs, from page A i U.S. Rangers were among the troops engaged in the operation. Earlier in the day, three Marines were wounded and a Somalian employee was killed when their lightly armored vehicle hit a land mine near a port used by the United Nations in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. Taken together, the casualties were the worst suffered in a single day by the U.S.

military in this eastern Africa country. The losses come just as Gjngress and the Clinton administration are considering reducing the U.S. presence in Somalia. The two U.S. helicopters were shot clown over Mogadishu on Sunday afternoon, a few hours after the land-mine explosion, but the two attacks did not appear to be related.

Somalian gunmen set off the land mine, apparently by remote control, just as the vehicle passed, then sprayed it with small-arms fire and grenades, U.S. officials said. A Blackhawk helicopter landed and rescued the wounded Marines, coming under fire but leaving safely as troops of the United Arab Emirates, also under U.N.'command, returned fire. On Sept. 25, three Americans were killed when a Blackhawk helicopter was hit by a grenade and crashed.

It was the first time a Somalian militia had downed a U.N. copter on patrol. As news of the casualties came in Sunday, U.S. legislators and White House officials debated whether the time had come to withdraw. "I think we ought to leave now," Sen.

Bill Bradley, said on the CBS News program Face the Nation. "I think we've accomplished our mission. I don't think we ought to be spreading troops all over the world. I think we ought to leave now." But Sen. Sam Nunn, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, disagreed, saying, "I don't think we ought to get out.

I don't believe in simply getting out. I don't believe in setting a date and saying we're going to get out by December the 1st." Nunn made his comments on the ABC News program This Week With David Brinklcy. Paul WatsonThe Arizona Republic the nation's military role, not to appear to be doing so in response to attacks on American forces. President Clinton expressed sympathy for the families of those who were killed and wounded but defended the action in Somalia. Previous attacks on American forces in the U.N.

peacekeeping and food-relief mission have led to increasing demands that the number of American troops there be reduced. But the Clinton administration seems-determined, even as it reduces most of the country. These positive developments must not be lost because of the unwillingness of a few who reject the peaceful political process and seek to achieve power by force." Contributing to this article was Reuters. "These Americans were engaged in a vital humanitarian mission to prevent the recurrence of mass deaths that resulted from the anarchy and famine in Somalia," he said. "The international effort in Somalia has succeeded in bringing order to MOW AY 10493 The 277th day of 1993.

On this date in 1931, the comic strip Dick Tracy, created by Chester Gould, made its debut. MONTINI Hal! from a Salt Lake City stop on the tour that brings him to Tempe oa Tuesday. CI The Mosaic Chamber Ensemble, a multiple-formations chamber-music group, made its debut Saturday at ASU West's Kiva Hall on a highly romantic note. C2 Talk-radio fans will have another choice when KUKQ (AM 1060) switches to the format this week. Julie Newbcrg's column.

C4 southwest, taking control of police and civilian officials and blocking outsiders from shattered villages, A4 Bl pin w' I'll I mm 1 Intel to give 386 chip new life as brain Intel Corp. has plotted a new life for one of the most successful high-tech products since the invention of the transistor: the Intel 386 line of computer chips. El Despite their often exaggerated bad reputations, many managers and co-workers actually enjoy working with creative people because they're fun and "hit home ryns." E2 Why Job searches seem to take forever? Janna-K. Decherer, head of Career Access, a career-counseling firm, offers spme tips on shortening the time. E3 "What people thought worked for Henry Ford 80 years ago didn't really work at all, even 80 years ago, and it certainly doesn't work now," says Ricardo Scmlcr, 32, chairman and chief executive of Semco SA in Rio de Janeiro, and author of the new book Maverick.

E4 In LA, if innocent people are killed by gang members, the gang members themselves will be killed. Make you feel safe? High court opens term with voting-rights cases The Supreme Court opens its 1993-94 term with three voting-rights cases -that could yield new rules on what it takes to give minorities a legitimate voice at the polls, and when remedies go too far. A3 An explosion aboard a Jetliner headed for Barbados seriously injures two flight attendants and hurts the co-pilot, and diverts the plane back to Miami. A3 Warren Buffett, the Investor who began picking stocks at age 11 and prefers Omaha, to Wall Street, nearly doubled his money in the- past year to $8.3 billion. Now, he's the richest Ameri- CASSTEVENS Roseribach explains departure from football Quarterback Timm Rosenbach, at age 26, did what some thought was unthinkable: He walked away from professional football.

"I thought I was turning into some kind of animal," he says. Dl John Olerud, Paul Molitor and Roberto Alomar become the first teammates since 1893 to finish 1-2-3 in a league batting race. D3 The undefeated No. 12 Arizona Wildcats know the season is far from complete. So they'll spend this week talking about getting better before meeting their next opponent, Stanford.

D5 LOTTO 04 13 17 24 27 28 Winner: (6 correct numbers) Second-place pool: 573871.20 (5 numbers) Third-place pool: 2,740338 (4 numbers) Fourth-place (3 numbers) CHUCKLE Did you ever notice the similarity between compulsive behavior and repulsive behavior? PRAYER Lord, thank you for filling our hearts with love, faith and hope. Amen. INDEX Astrology B7 Bridge B7 Business E1 Classified CL1 Comics E5, CL8 Dear Abby B7 Dr. Gott B7 Editorial B8 Life C1 Montini B1 Obituaries B6 Puzzles B7 Short Takes C3 Sports D1 Television C4 Weather B10 press LINt 271-5656 Call anytime for news and sports updates NCAA football 9604 AL baseball 9607 NL baseball 9608 Movie times 3456 Complete listing on B2 BIO can. It's been a bad season for Valley brush fires Higher-than-normal temperatures, low humidity and sparse summer rains are making this the worst, and longest, brush-fire season that the Valley has experienced in recent memory.

Bl A Valley group Is embroiled In serious negotiations with the Kansas City Royals to get the American League baseball club to move its spring-training home to El Mirage. Al Dr. Benjamin Spock, pediatrician and activist, will speak on the stresses facing American families Saturday at the Arizona Family Forum, a daylong seminar for parents, teachers and counselors to be held at Phoenix College. Bl Anti-Yeltsin rioters shared 2 things The anti-Yeltsin demonstrators who tore through downtown Moscow on Sunday had one thing in common: hatred for Boris Yeltsin and a willingness to stop at almost nothing to remove him. A6 "i 1 Dl George Brett and Nolan Ryan.

When the best hitter of his generation and the all-time strikeout king met at home plate, fans stood and cheered. wi I Mi 11 Mm Attendees, sponsors give Zoofari 2 paws up Friday night's Zoofari, which raised more than $200,000 for the Phoenix Zoo's education programs, was attended by all sorts of party animals. Kathy Shocket's column. CI Actor-director Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X) and Tanya Lyncttc Lewis, a Washington, D.C., attorney, married Saturday night at the Riverside Church in New York City. C2 5 GIs die in Somalia in attack on 2 copters At least five U.S.

soldiers are killed and several are wounded when a Somalian militia shoots down two American helicopters during U.N. military operations in Mogadishu. Al Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said that Israeli security fpces arc targeting Arab militants bent on continuing attacks despite the self-rule deal between Israel and the PLC A4 Germans mark three years of unification with a huge street party and river parade, but the celebrations are 1 CZII'ItliliClMIH The Republic' views of candidates, issues In earlier editorials, we have given our views on each of the four City Council races and the four ballot propositions. Here is a summary of our recommendations. B8 The first first lady to lead the charge for a major program that she herself crafted showed such skill and strength that she set a new standard for presidential and other political wives, for White House witnesses and perhaps for women in general.

Mary McGrory's column. B9 CORRECTIONS POLICY The Arizona Republic will correct errors fully and promptly. To report an error in the news columns, phone Managing Ixlitor Pam Johnson, 271-8121. To report an error on the Opinions pages, phone Paul J. Schatt, editorial page editor, 271-8457.

Not much will change in auto-insurance rates Dreamers who believed that Arizona's Legislature would put some regulation on auto-insurance rates can get on with their business. Nothing much has changed. Bl Ex-'Dead' keyboardist ready for Valley gig "It's a pleasant problem to have too much work," Bruce Hornsby said, calling subdued by a growing malaise over the merger, A4 The Indian army cracks down on looting in the country's earthquake-stricken Tin: Arizona Republic (ISSN 0892-871 1) (USI'S 030-MO) Published every morning by Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. 120 E. Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ 85(X)4 P.O.

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