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i maaaitaianan IEE2SISSIT mmm 1 1 Kenneyup for parole after 8 months Eh Picking the right tie for Dad Breast implants: Study discounts risk of cancer Arizona jobless rate drops Mostly sunny HIGH 105 LOW 72 Details, A18 The Akizona mepuimc Final Edition 350 Copyright 1992, The Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona Thursday, June 18, 1992 103rd year, No. 31 Coming Going CHARLES OF THE SUNS SIR Hornacek, 2 others traded for Barkley Jeff Hornacek The All-Star says he will miss Phoenix and the fans but sees nothing but positives about playing for the Sixers. he Suns, playoff pushovers, took a major step toward answering old questions about toughness Wednesday when they acquired Charles Barkley from the v. Ce i i 1 1 uh Malone in Utah. There's Buck Williams in Portland.

Utah eliminated the Suns from the 1991 playoffs. Portland eliminated them in 1992. Can Barkley alter that course in 1993? For a look at the possible answers, turn to Sports, CI. ALSO INSIDE: Barkley: 'A day I'll never CI The new-look Suns and their probable starting line-up, CI Was trade fair? You make the call, CI Hornacek: 'Obviously, we're in shock, CI Fans upset, excited, C2 KJ: 'Maybe we were too nice C6 Barkley acquitted of assault charges, C8 Five pages of coverage in Sports: C6r Barkley, a perennial All-Star forward, is one of pro basketball's recognized tough guys. No doubt about that.

Often, in fact, he's been accused of being too tough. He's controversial off the basketball floor. Outrageous is the name of his autobiography. A few hours before the Suns and Sixers announced the trade, a Milwaukee jury acquitted Barkley on battery and disorderly conduct charges. On the floor, Barkley is relentless.

Only a select few are the equal of the leading rebounder in 76ers history. There's Karl Andrew Lang The center's ability to play defense was effective, but his offensive play in the half-court game was considered a liability. Tim Perry The forward worked his way into the Suns' starting lineup last season and averaged 12.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. Philadelphia 76ers for Jeff Hornacek, Tim Perry and Andrew Lang. The blockbuster trade finally may give the Suns the power they've lacked through much of their 24-year history.

But is Barkley, the bombastic Sir Charles, worth three players? How much will the Suns miss Hornacek, a starting guard and their leading scorer? Will they regret the loss of an emerging Perry, a' surprising star at forward much of last year? And what about the loss of Lang, their starting center? Is Barkley tough enough to fill that role, too? The Associated Press Former Philadelphia 76ers star Charles Barkley is expected to provide the Phoenix Suns with the power they've lacked through much of their 24-year history. More tornadoes terrorize Midwest Gay-ri glits issue threat to split city Phoenix vote angers both sides 5 lawn wi WILLEY: The council's vote to refer the ordinance to the voters is irresponsible. B2. Arizona lets toll plans proceed Squaw Peak, Pima would charge fees By David Schwartz The Arizona Republic State transportation officials gave the go-ahead Wednesday for two private consortiums to complete controversial plans to build stretches of the Squaw Peak Parkway and Pima Freeway as toll roads. But Phoenix officials responded Wednesday with an immediate and clear message: Don't expect a shred of support for Squaw Peak tolls.

Also making the Arizona Department of Transportation's toll-roads short list is a proposal to build a parkway along the Colorado River that would link Interstate 40 to the gambling mecca of Laughlin, Nev. Department Director Charles Cowan said the projects would not be built unless affected cities and towns, and Indian communities, approved. "No project will be undertaken without the support of the community involved," Cowan said. He added that the entry of private companies into the funding picture would allow freeways to be built sooner and give ADOT the ability to shift money to other projects. The proposals, culled from 10 submitted in mid-May, would: Extend the Squaw Peak Parkway in north Phoenix four miles from Shea Boulevard to Bell Road.

However, the toll booth would be in the Dreamy Draw, south of Shea, so tolls would be required even of motorists who went only as far north as Shea. Cost: $200 million. Tolls would be 12 to 20 cents a mile. See TOLL-ROAD, page A2 By M.E. Saavedra The Arizona Republic The Phoenix City Council's decision Tuesday night to sidestep a gay-rights issue and let voters resolve it in 1993 threatens to split the community and politically dog council members until the election, officials said Wednesday.

Some predicted that the issue will hurt the city the way controversial attempts to create a paid state holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have hurt the state." "It is just plain bad for the city of Phoenix to have this issue fester and have the extremists take over the city," Councilman Craig Tribken said. "Instead of taking a stand and trying to see how a solution works it makes this a dominant issue for the next 16 months." The council's 5-4 decision to put the anti-discrimination ordinance before voters, which came after four hours of contentious debate before a sometimes rowdy crowd of about 3,000 people, also came under attack from both sides of the issue Wednesday. Leaders of the gay community and opponents of the ordinance, which would prohibit discrimination against homosexuals in jobs and such public accommodations as theaters and restaurants, condemned the council for lacking leadership and dodging the issue.

A visibly worried Mayor Paul Johnson joined Tribken on Wednesday in predicting a harmful outcome for the city. He said he is not as concerned with the political repercussions. "I'm not as worried about me as I am for the community," Johnson said. "We probably would have ended up at See CITY, page A 8 Eric Hansen Worthington (Minn.) Daily Globe A grieving family salvages belongings from its home in Chandler, which was pummeled by a tornado. On Wednesday, two people died, more than 40 were injured and at least 78 homes were destroyed as tornadoes and other severe weather ripped the Midwest for a third straight day.

Story, A18. Reagan knew about sale of arms to Iran, U.S. says Swap-for-hostages plan detailed in Weinberger case Inside I Diana'' Ronald Reagan. His statements on the Iran-contra affair have varied widely. In many cases, he simply pleaded an inability to recall.

The indictment, obtained by independent counsel Lawrence Walsh, charges Weinberger with five felony counts of lying and covering up the Iran-contra affair. One count accuses him of concealing the-existence of 1,700 pages of his personal notes from 1985 and 1986. The notes were found in the Library of Congress. Weinberger, the highest-ranking Reagan administration official charged in the case, vigorously denied the allegations. See REAGAN, page A2 The Associated Press WASHINGTON Special Iran-contra prosecutors have concluded that then-President Reagan knew about a plan to swap arms for hostages from the beginning and was warned repeatedly that it was illegal.

That conclusion is in an indictment returned Tuesday against former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger. It says prosecutors drew the picture of Reagan's role from Weinberger's extensive notes from the period. Hillary Clinton vs. Barbara Bush in cookie bake-off See Page A2 Eloquent Yeltsin charms Congress HER TRUE STORY Andrew Morton I See Page A3 Phoenix budget would cut jobs, services sharply B14 B14 B14 Dl A2 CL1 E5, CL7 El Astrology Bombeck Bridge Business Chuckle Classified Comics Cook Bl CL11 A2 B14 E3 B14 CI E6 A18 B2 Montini Obituaries Prayer Puzzles Short Takes Solomon Sports Television Weather Willey purchases and imposing a hiring freeze. Council members have grappled with the cuts since they were proposed in April, trying to minimize the adverse impact and take into account public concerns.

The city held more than 15 public forums nearly twice as many as normal on the budget during the past two months. "A lot of the concerns that we had were See PHOENIX, page A IS history that is smaller than the one for the current or previous year, city officials said. Last year's budget was about $1.08 billion. City officials say the drastic cuts are necessary to compensate for a $15 million shortfall projected in the fiscal 1992-93 budget because of a drop in sales-tax revenues. Earlier this year, City Manager Frank Fairbanks had shaved an additional $10 million off the shortfall by holding back on vehicle By M.E.

Saavedra The Arizona Republic The Phoenix City Council on Wednesday embraced a $1.06 billion budget for fiscal 1992-93 that includes job cuts; reductions in the arts, and police, fire and library services; higher bus fares; and increased water and, sewer fees. If given final council approval as expected July 1, the budget would be the first in the city's 111-year DIANA HOT NEWS A book alleging that the Princess of Wales tried five times to commit suicide is selling fast in Phoenix and around the world. Story, E4. DearAbby B14 Editorial A16 Life Leisure El I.