Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester, New York • Page 1

John Denver i Chorno says debt is 'Everest-sized problem' 10D Denver brings Pryor undercard chow to town Saturday 1 full of stories with wallop 1 MOSTLY CLOUDY HIGH IN THE MID-30S DETAILS ON 16A 1 CO oof mm METRO EDITION A presidential list: 90,000 yule cards Gannett News Service WASHINGTON President-elect George and Barbara Bush are sending out 90,000 Christmas cards this year an all-time high even for such renowned should be made, if any, and what revenue enhancers should be made, if any." "We just don't feel that this is the time to do it," said Anderson, who refused to rule out consideration of those proposals next year. Cuomo and Miller, a Brooklyn Democrat, had wanted tax increases and new revenues, worth about $427 million next year but considerably less this year, approved now so that the state could begin collecting the money right away. On Friday, Cuomo unveiled a $500 million deficit reduction package that called for raiding reserve fund9 and making some spending cuts. Cuomo said he had tailored that package to the Senate GOP's estimate of the size of the budget gap, saying that it was pointless to propose anything more than what the Senate would accept. And earlier yesterday, Cuomo expanded that package when he urged raising taxes on tobacco products and alcoholic beverages to help raise money this year and next.

Cuomo also warned that the budget problems are so bad as to signal a need for "hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars" in additional new revenue for the TURN TO PAGE 11A Top senators also reject Cuomo's spending cuts The Associated Press ALBANY Gov. Mario Cuomo wanted tax hikes yesterday on alcohol and tobacco to close the state budget deficit, but Senate leaders said "no" for now. Senate Majority Leader Warren Anderson delivered the bad news to Cuomo and Democrats who control the Assembly after he met with Republican colleagues and said plans for tax increases and spending cuts were dead for now. Assembly Speaker Mel Miller called Anderson's plan irresponsible and said he wouldn't go along with it. As a result, it appeared that Democrat Cuomo and the state Legislature would be able, at least for now, to close only about half of what Cuomo has estimated to be a $994 million budget gap for this year.

It also seemed that Anderson's position would derail Democratic efforts to close what Cuomo estimates could be a $2 billion budget deficit in the fiscal year that begins April 1. Warren Anderson Mario Cuomo letter writers. In addition to the usual list of 20,000 (including family, friends, Congress and diplomats), 70,000 people who gave to Bush's presidential campaign will get one. Like past years, the card will feature pictures of the Bush family. EDITORIAL ON BUDGET GAP 14A Volunteers stuff and stamp them, and "There may be a need for it at some point," said Anderson, the Legislature's most powerful Republican, of the tax increases and revenue raisers pushed by Cuomo and Assembly Democrats.

"We think it should be done in the context of a more careful evaluation of what cuts the Bushes don have to sign them. Pricey lingerie is article of choice for shoplifters Reuters CHICAGO Designer bras and pant A taste of winter Congress5 pay hike tied to 3aii on fees ies made from suede and costing as much as $400 apiece are the latest favorites of shoplifters who are out in force this Christmas season. Shoplifters' sticky fingers made off with $1.8 billion worth of merchandise in i' '''tr'Sjfc- 1987, a 5 percent increase over the previous year and the figure may be higher this year, according to a nationwide survey of department stores conducted by the accounting firm Arthur Young. Supreme Court justice satisfactory after surgery The Associated Press WASHINGTON Supreme Court Callers are outraged, feel representatives are paid enough now Democrat and Chronicle James Meagher of Irondequoit turned thumbs down at a proposed 50 percent pay raise for congressmen. "If they get that money, it'll only increase inflation and pretty soon you'll need a bushel basket of money to buy a loaf of bread," said Meagher, of 33 Lake Terrace.

Meagher's opinion was shared by all but six of 482 respondents to a Democrat and Chronicle "Speaking Out" question yesterday on whether congressional sala- TURN TO PAGE 13A Justice William J. Brennan was reported 50 salary raise would be allowed if honoraria dropped Democrat and Chronicle wire services WASHINGTON A White House commission yesterday recommended giving a 50 percent pay boost to members of Congress, federal judges and other top-level officials in return for a ban on hefty speaking or writing fees that are now permitted. Those fees known as honoraria now are limited to $26,850 for members of the House and $35,800 for senators, but in both cases the proposed pay increase would exceed those amounts. TURN TO PAGE 13A Arafat's olive branch seen as brittle qesture Assembly convened here to hear him speak, declared that a relaxed international atmosphere has creat-1 ed "a historic, possibly irreplaceable, opportunity" to work out a peace agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbors, including a Palestinian state that could be in satisfactory condition yesterday following surgery to remove his gall bladder. No malignancy was detected in the surgery Monday afternoon, court spokeswoman Toni House said.

Brennan, 82, originally was diagnosed with pneumonia when admitted to Be-thesda Naval Medical Center last week. Brennan is expected to return to work by the court's January session. 'Midnight Caller' prompts protests by AIDS groups The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO A television episode of Midnight Caller that depicts a bisexual man knowingly spreading the AIDS virus to a pregnant woman is irresponsible and ignorant, AIDS groups charged yesterday. The NBC drama aired last night. "By broadcasting a program that portrays an individual with the AIDS virus as a malicious, calculating killer who's out to infect others, we believe NBC is exhibiting the same type of callousness and ignorance that ignites and perpetuates acts of AIDS-related discrimination and violence," said Steven Petrow of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

Between 200 and 300 people gathered outside KRON-TV offices in San Francisco in a noisy protest sponsored by the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, or ACT-UP. In Philadelphia, about a dozen members of the local ACT-UP demonstrated outside NBC affiliate KYW. The Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force also had urged KYW not to broadcast the episode. No arrests were made. Terry Beswick, a member of ACT-UP, said activists are tired of fighting continued insensivity toward homosexuals and people with AIDS.

Correction A photo caption in yesterday's Democrat and Chronicle misidentified the Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. Russell Station near Lake Ontario. Yasser Arafat U.S., Israel reject PLO chief's appeal By Edward Cody The Washington Post GENEVA, Switzerland Yasser Arafat made a dramatic appeal for peace yesterday, but it wasn't enough to convince either the United States or Israel. Reagan administration officials said in Washington, that Arafat again had failed to address "clearly, squarely and without ambiguity" U.S. conditions for the start of a "substantive dialogue" with the Palestine Liberation Organization, of which Arafat is the head.

In Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir rejected Arafat's offer to forge a peace under the sponsorship of the United Nations as "a monumental act of deception" designed to cover up the fact that the PLO remains dedicated to Israel's destruction. Arafat, addressing the U.N. General i Jl 4- confederated with Jordan. He called for peace negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis at an international conference that would "respect the right to exist in peace and security for all." "I ask the leaders of Israel to come here, under the sponsorship of the United Nations, so that, together, we can forge that peace," Arafat told U.N. delegates.

"I say to them, as I say to you, that our TURN TO PAGE 11A Karsn Mitchell Democrat and Chronicle Eyes shut tight, mouth wide open, 5-year-old Freya Lund enjoys the thrill of a ride down a slope at Norn's Drive yesterday. Her twin brother, Spencer, and mom, Beverly Ziegler of Rochester also took turns on the hill. Forecast, 16A. QUOTE OF THE DAY I say, no pay raise. Read my Esther Innes of Penfield on congressional salary increase.

Story on 1A. FDA ok's quick test for AIDS Costs $10, doctors see results in only 5 minutes The Associated Press and Democrat and Chronicle WASHINGTON A test for acquired immune deficiency syndrome that takes only five minutes and can be performed without sophisticated equipment was approved yesterday by the Food and Drug Administration. The new test, called Recombigen HIV-1 Latex Agglutination Test, uses an engineered protein and microscopic beads to detect antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus which causes AIDS. The test costs about $10 and is designed for use only under supervision of medical professionals. "This technical advance should help make testing Copper grinches steal the warmth from city workers By Jennifer Hyman Democrat and Chronicle Copper-wire thieves who vandalized underground power lines were responsible for a four-hour heating shutdown yesterday that left downtown workers shivering in 34 frosty buildings.

The thieves tampered with a Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. underground cable below the old subway bed on South Avenue. Their efforts exposed the cable to cold weather, moisture and salt, causing it to short out at 9:49 a.m. yesterday, said Richard Peck, corporate spokesman for The cable supplies power from substation 6 on South Avenue to the Rochester District Heating Co-operative, a non-profit consortium that runs a century-old steam heating system serving downtown Rochester. Buildings steam-heated by the co-operative include City Hall, the Executive Office Building, the Federal Building, several banks, Xerox Square, First Building, Lincoln First Tower and Genesee Hospital.

"Our power failed at about 9:50. and we had to turn off our big boilers." said Howard M. Cone, general man- TURN TO PAGE 11A fast ms IHSIBE The Associated Press BUSINESS 10D 14A EDITORIALS CLASSIFIED 3C 12C MOVIES COLUMNISTS 3C 5B PUZZLES COMICS 5B 1D SPORTS DEATHS 6B 2C TELEVISION New AIDS test kit approved by the FDA yesterday. more accurate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, or ELISA, now used to screen donated blood. And both the Recombigen and ELISA require a confirming test called the Western Blot because of possible false positive results.

Dr. William Valenti, an infectious disease specialist the University of Rochester Medical School, said the technique used in the test is reliable. "And anything that uses available technology to make testing better, faster and more available is good." Copyright. 1Q88 Gannett Rochester Newspapers Four news sections 156th year Published by fiannptt Inr. available to all who want to be tested," FDA Commissioner Frank E.

Young said. The test also may be useful, he said, "as a preliminary screening measure in emergency situations in this country." 18622 00021 For Home Delivery: 232-5550 oung said the test is not designed to replace me.