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Page Two Section A ffihr Arizona Datto Star Tucson, Friday, September 17, 1993 NEWS AT A GLANCE METROREGION MONEY Good signs for economy. New government reports on U.S. trade and in-dustrial production indicate the economy may be shaking off its lethargy. Page 6B. Courthouse on hold.

The federal government's landlord, the General Services Administration, halts all buying ancl building of work spaoe, threatening to Jelay.iQr cancel Tucson; planned -new federal courthouse and-six other projects in Arizona. Page IB. Mideast peace efforts. The Muslim fundamentalist group Hamas signs a non-violence pact with the PLO's mainstream Fatah faction. Yitzhak Rabin says Israel will withdraw from southern Lebanon if Lebanese troops can contain Hezbollah guerrillas.

Page 7A. a A STARLIGHT aft COMMENT ACCENT Risky Jail. Cochise County officials let public safety be held hostage by mismanagement, poqr repair and inadequate staffing of a jail plagued with escape problems for years. Page 12A. Dalai Lama's visit.

The spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people presided over a five-day conference in Tucson, teaching patience and explaining Buddhism to 1,500 students. Page 10. TV LOTTO SPORTS Bernadette Peters. She'll sing tunes by Stephen Sondheim, Lyle Lovett and Elvis Costello in the Old Pueblo tomorrow night. Page 3.

Machines churn out album. Machines of Loving Grace have a second album due out Tuesday, this time on a major label. The Tucson band, which started playing about four years ago as a hobby, can't believe its good fortune. Page 5. Magical, mystical kids' tale.

Each step of "Into the West," from the opening scene to the last sudden grin in this children's tale from Ireland, throbs with wonder and meaning, says critic Robert S. Cauthom. Page 10. Good eating. Restaurant critic Colette M.

Bancroft suggests a trip to Maya Quetzal on Fourth Avenue for tasty and friendly dining with a Guatemalan flavor. Page 15. Winfleld gets hit. Minnesota's Dave Winfield reaches the plateau with a ninth-inning single to tie the game, and the Twins go on to beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4. Page 1C.

The Associated Press helped test tools that could be used on a December flight to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Page 6A. Astronaut James Newman cleans the payload bay of the shuttle Discovery after a spacewalk. Newman PHOENIX (AP) None of the tickets sold for Wednesday night's "Lotto" game matched all six numbers drawn, Arizona Lottery officials said yesterday. Those numbers were 1,15, 26, 27, 36 and 38.

Lottery officials estimated the top prize would climb to $3 million for tomorrow's drawing. Players need all six numbers to claim all or part of the first-place jackpot. Thirty-six tickets had five of the numbers, good for $1,354 each; 1,686 tickets are worth $61 apiece for matching four numbers; and 27,615 tickets are worth $2 for matching three numbers, the officials said. NATION He's corns a long way. Warner Smith, a small-town kid from San Manuel, has hit the big time of college football with the Wildcats.

His teammates say they feel confident when Smith, an offensive lineman, is on the field. Page 1C. Comatose victim. The trial of two men accused of beating a street evangelist during the Los Angeles riots will be delayed again. The victim lies in what doctors say is likely a permanent coma.

Page 6A. TB and children. Parents and other adults who spread the disease in their homes are being blamed for a 35 percent increase in the incidence of tuberculosis among children since 1985. Page 6A. Some will pay more to ensure health care coverage for all, Clinton says WASHINGTON (AP) Some people will have to pay more to ensure health care coverage for all Americans, President Clinton said yesterday In his most direct description of the sacrifices his proposal will demand.

As Clinton spoke, he was surrounded by people brought to the White House to tell hard-luck stories of health coverage lost or in jeopardy. don't want to pretend that this is all going to be easy, but it seems to me that it's a fair thing to say everyone in America should make some contribution to his or her own health insurance and all employers should make some contribution," Clinton said. Clinton suggested some people could lose jobs in the overhaul but added that the major question was, "Are we going to lose more jobs doing what we're doing or are we going to lose more jobs with the alternative?" His aides said many more jobs would be gained than lost in reforming the system because that would spur the economy and make employers more likely to hire. One aide, speaking on condition of anonymity, said 200,000 jobs could be lost in five years, a tiny drop in the pool of jobs. There was no corresponding estimate on jobs potentially gained.

Clinton started his day listening to people wrestling with debt or fear because of problems with the nation's health care system. He said his plan, to be unveiled Wednesday, will require workers and employers to share the burden to eliminate health care horrors: People going broke to stay healthy, losing jobs or insurance over illnesses, and staying with bad jobs only because they include health insurance. "Even the millions of Americans who enjoy health care coverage are afraid it won't be there for them next month or next year. They want us to take action to give them the security that all Americans deserve," Clinton told the gathering of people who had written the White House about their problems. Clinton invited 21 of the letter writers to tell their stories.

The made-for-televislon event, meant to personalize the debate, kicked off a sales effort that will last months. health care task force, said insurance companies discriminate against people with histories of health problems, forcing many to go without coverage or stay locked in jobs with coverage. "I could never figure out why insurance companies only wanted to insure people who'd never been sick or never would get sick. I think that eliminates everybody," Mrs. Clinton said.

In another development, Mrs. Clinton has told a tobacco-state lawmaker that the administration is considering increasing the tax on cigarettes by 70 cents to 80 cents a pack to finance health reform. That is less than the $1 hike previously considered, but tobacco-state legislators say the new proposal is still too high. Cancer victim Suzy Somers read her letter, which told how she lost her health insurance after her ex-husband went bankrupt. Then she added, "Last week, I found another lump on my breast" The audience fell silent First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton abruptly clenched her hands into fists.

Another woman, Jean Kazmarck, of Glen Ellyn, 111., read the letter she had written about how she was having trouble getting health insurance because of problems she'd had with her first pregnancy. She wants a second child but Is worried about her lack of coverage. "Now we find ourselves stuck," she wrote. Mrs. Clinton, who chaired the president's Tucson, Pima County, Southern Arizona to miss DeConcini's clout, officials say "He was someone who delivered for Southern Arizona and Arizona consistently.

He can't be replaced in the short run." State Rep. George Cunningham, D-Tucson On Sen. Dennis DeConcini's political clout -S -V jf- l' J. rHer. If, I tmnti i i.h,, BA f.

rr. it Ufi The Associated Press Sam Lena, a former Democratic state lawmaker and former Pima County supervisor, said DeConcinl will be hard to replace. "He brought in millions of dollars into this state. He helped the UA, the cities and counties a lot" Lena said. "I think we'll miss a lot of the things he was able to do.

I hate to see him do it" Republicans, meanwhile, said DeConcini's political career ended when he voted for President Clinton's deficit-reduction plan. "Needless to say, we're pleased," said Kate Lynch, county GOP chairwoman. "Personally, I felt it was just a matter of time. I felt he committed political suicide when he did that vote with the tax package." Lynch said an average of four to five people a day have come into GOP headquarters in Tucson to change their voter registration since DeConcinl provided the deciding vote on Clinton's budget plan. Republican Supervisor Mike Boyd said DeConcinl did the right thing.

"I don't blame him. I think after so many years of having a pretty decent record and then being really attacked on all sides really begins to wear on you," Boyd said. "This definitely puts Kyi as the front-runner; it just depends on how Mahoney can get the word out" Boyd said. "Mahoney is not much of a fund-raiser. He's a populist who gets along with the media.

But if he finds a crack, be could make a run for it." Republican Supervisor Paul Marsh hope we can come up with a good candidate to fill his shoes. They are big shoes to fill." Republican Supervisor Ed Moore said DeConcinl was treated unfairly by the media. "I understand his attitude about the news media, personally. I think it's tough to find an honest person to run for office," Moore said. "You're trying to accomplish something and you're under attack all the time." Stephen D.

Neely, who succeeded DeConcinl as Pima County attorney when DeConcinl was first elected to the Senate in 1976, said he also understands DeConcini's frustration with politics. Neely repeated yesterday that he won't seek another term in 1996. "I think when Dennis said he had had enough of the B.S that will strike a chord with every elected official in Arizona today," Neely said. Tom Volgy, University of Arizona political science professor and former Tucson mayor, said Kyi will have to refine his campaign. "I think the entire race from Kyi's standpoint has been to attack Dennis, and all of a sudden he's going to have to rethink what the campaign theme Is going to be." Volgy said.

Smoke and flames billow through a two-story section of the Dunes as workers begin to demolish It Black smoke chokes much of Vegas Strip as fire hits Dunes, which is being torn down By John Rawllnson The Arizona Dally Star Soutnern Arizona stands to lose a lot of political clout when Sen. Dennis DeConcinl leaves office, local politicians said yesterday. "It's going to be a long, long time before Southern Arizona has a U.S. senator again. Phoenix won't ever let that happen again," said state Rep.

George Cunningham, D-Tuc-son. "He was someone who delivered for Southern Arizona and Arizona consistently. He can't be replaced in the short run." Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, a Democrat said DeConcinl "has brought billions of dollars into Arizona." "He's been the leader in the international war on drugs in the Senate. Our influence in national policy and influence-making will go to zero when he leaves," Dupnik said. John Soltero, chairman of the Pima County Democratic Party, said DeConcini's announcement yesterday that he won't seek re-election next year made it "a bad day for all of us." "This man was a strong and well-respected player in Washington, D.C., who did a lot for us.

We had a lot of calls here at Democratic headquarters today, especially from many senior citizens he has helped," Soltero said. Pima County Supervisor Raul Gri-jalva, a Democrat said DeConcinl would have had a tough time winning a fourth term. "I think this would have been a difficult race for him. I think (Democratic Secretary of State Richard) Mahoney and Cathy Eden (a Democratic state representative from Phoenix) are quality candidates," he said. "Obviously, this opens up an opportunity for other people.

A good-spirited primary won't hurt the party," added Grijalva, "as long as we can put up a candidate to beat (U.S. Rep. Jon) KyL" a Republican. Democratic Supervisor Dan Eck-strom said DeConcini's decision leaves the race wide open. "I don't think anyone has a lock on it and I'm sure they will come a-courting.

You know, Terry Goddard sounds good," Eckstrom said, referring to the former Phoenix mayor, a Democrat Tucson City Councilman Bruce Wheeler, a Democrat said yesterday's announcement by DeConcinl "will radically alter the political landscape of Arizona." "People were saying DeConcinl was unelectable to anything. But anything could have happened in the next 14 months, and Mr. Kyi is not the most level-headed individual in the state," Wheeler said. "I think he had family reasons for leaving and I respect that" LAS VEGAS (AP) A four-alarm fire swept through an unoccupied two-story section of the vacant Dunes resort yesterday, choking the glitzy Las Vegas Strip with black smoke. The fire broke out on the first day workers began actively tearing down portions of the 38-year-old hotel-casino, which is being demolished to make way for a new property planned by Mirage Resorts Inc.

The fire forced the temporary evacuation of one floor of the nearby Barbary Coast hotel because of thick smoke blowing across the street toward the resort Six blocks of the busy tourist boulevard were closed for several hours after the blaze erupted at 3:26 p.m. Two people, including one firefighter, suffered minor smoke Inhalation. A Clark' County Fire Department spokesman, Bob Leinbach. said 200 firefighters from three Are departments battled the blaze, which winds threatened to spread to the 17-story main hotel tower. About 150 people were evacuated without Incident from the Mirage job center in the hotel's south tower.

which was not threatened by the fire. Firefighters approached the blaze cautiously, since the hotel was closed and scheduled to be demolished anyway. The Nevada Highway Patrol blocked off a six-block section of the Las Vegas Strip for more than four hours, and connecting roads were also closed. Mirage Resorts Inc. bought the Dunes earlier this year and planned to implode the two high-rise towers when the company opens its new Treasure Island resort Oct 27.

"When you're dismantling a building it greatly increases your risk of fire," Feldman said. "That's the major reason we decided to implode the north tower." The Dunes was closed earlier this year after its purchase by Mirage Resorts. The Mirage Resorts chairman, Steve Wynn, has said several different projects might be developed at the resort and adjacent golf course, but has not announced any firm plans for the prime corner of the Strip. STAR PUBLISHING CO. P.O.

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Telephone service has been restored, and he's been given a pager. "We've had numerous calls from Maine to California from people wanting to know where to mail their contributions," said Kathryn Clark, marketing director for Bank IV of Topeka, where Miller's account was established. who missed a chance for a heart transplant when bis phone service was cut off due to unpaid bills now has a pager thanks to an outpouring of support from people who read about his plight But Richard Miller was still waiting yesterday for the one thing he needs the most a new heart A heart became available Tuesday morning at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. But Miller was unreachable his phone bad been disconnected By the time officials contacted him Tuesday through messages left with his sister and police, it was too late to do the transplant Miller, 60, suffered three heart attacks in 1989, then was told he could no longer work. He began receiving Social Security payments of $434 a month.

But bills piled up and Miller could not meet his payments. For the past three years, he's been on a waiting list for a new heart After people across the country read about his plight this week, good I.