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1 i i win i mim 1 Out'off control 7 How to handle destructive anger Accent, Page 1C "infV; Desert treat Pads from the Pricky Pear y'yryUnt Food More, Page 1 Star 'mm mi 1 992 The Arizona Daily Star KW Mm jtrm ma a a ariOEii FIRST S.50 In Mexico 48 Pages First Edition, Tucson, Wednesday, April 29, 1992 III 3 SUU35U mm nnxon, easy winners in rimaries Pa Rookie woman candidate pulls upset in Demo Senate primary It Vol. 151 No. 120 GOP rebels over House bank data Lawmakers want to honor subpoenas By David Johnston 1 992 The New York Times WASHINGTON Congressional Republicans said yesterday that they want the House to turn over all bank records subpoenaed by the Justice Department as the lawmakers, fearing the political repercussions of resistance, rebelled against their leader. The Republicans' demand puts them in direct conflict with the Democratic leadership, which has indicated that it may resist the subpoenas. It also represents a reversal by Rep.

Robert H. Michel, the House Republican leader, who said on Monday that he favored narrowing the scope of the subpoenas. The subpoenas seek all the bank's records for a 39-month period from 1988 to 1991, both for the hundreds of lawmakers who overdrew their accounts and for the 170 members who never wrote an overdraft. The House has until tomorrow to respond. Explains shift After a meeting of Republican leaders yesterday, Michel explained his shift, saying that the constitutional issues were not as serious as he had at first believed and that the Republican members of the House ethics committee had advised him that the disclosure of the information was justified.

The Republican switch left House Speaker Thomas S. Foley increasingly isolated, without bipartisan 'support to solidify his resistance to the subpoenas. Even members of his own party seemed to expect that at least some Democrats would follow See HOUSE, Page 5A PHILADELPHIA (AP) Democratic front-runner Bill Clinton routed Jerry Brown last night in a desultory Pennsylvania primary that masked the intensity building toward a three-way fall campaign for the White House. Clinton's victory was sweetened by evidence of increased voter trust. Sixty-one percent of Democrats interviewed at their polling places said they believe the Arkansas governor has the honesty and integrity to serve as president a sharp increase over polls in earlier states.

President Bush cruised to his 22nd straight primary victory over conservative challenger Patrick Buchanan. With 90 percent of the precincts reporting, Clinton was leading 1 Air Force photo via AP Former top HUD aide faces federal charges Heading home Workers from the Miami Seaquarlum release a short-finned pilot whale Into the Atlantic Ocean, about 150 miles off Florida. The whale, one of 15 March 1991 near Key West, was Seaquarlum and released yesterday Force Blackhawk helicopter. ram. Brown, 56 percent to 26 percent Former Massachusetts Sen.

Paul-Tsongas, who quit the race last' month, had 13 percent of the With 93 percent of the Republican; vote in, Bush had 77 percent of the-vote in the Republican primary, to" 23 percent for Buchanan. Lynn Yeakel, whose anger over the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings propelled her into Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race, won the Democratic nomination and will face Sen. Arlen Specter in the fall. Yeakel, who had never run for" elective office before, defeated Lt Gov.

Mark S. Singel in the Demo-; cratic primary. Specter, who played a leading role in the Thomas hear- See PRIMARIES, Page2A 4 tr 1- if. The Associated Press Deborah Gore Dean New pyramid makes point on ideal diet By Diane Duston The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Agriculture Department unveiled a new shape for the ideal American diet yesterday a pyramid built on a base of grains and, more to the point not much fat The pyramid replaces the familiar pie chart used since 1946 to promote good eating habits. The change is merely graphical the recommended food-group allocations remain the same since the last revision in 1990 but the government hopes the new shape will send a more powerful "At a glance, the pyramid will help Americans understand more about the foods they need, from what groups and in what amounts," Agriculture Secretary Edward Madigan said.

"For example, the pyramid clearly shows that fats, oils and sweets should be eaten sparingly." At the base of the pyramid are grains bread, cereal, rice and pasta which should be consumed at the rate of six to 1 1 servings daily. The next level shows See PYRAMID, Page 5A that Norman reportedly lived a stable life in California, working as a contractor and shunning crime. "I'm convinced you're a different person than when you left," he said. "You don't need to be rehabilitated, so there's no reason to send you to prison for that purpose." Norman's prosecutor argued that putting Norman on probation would send a message to criminals that they should flee rather than face charges that carry stiff prison terms. "If he is not sent to prison, the court is saying 'Hey, if you split, behave yourself and come back after a few years, then you can get half the sentence you would have got," said Deputy Maricopa County Attorney Hugo Zettler.

WEATHER Heat goes On. Yesterday's 101 broke the record high of 98 for the date set in 1943. Today is expected to be mostly sunny and continued unseasonably warm. Look for highs from 98 to 103, overnight lows from 60 to 65. Yesterday's low was 61.

Details on Page 11A. IND EX Acceat UC Brito Mwey 44B ObttMries ID Classified I-SD Public rectrds ZB Cmics 4C Sprts 1-7D Creswtrd. ID TV. I 1 fj stranded in treated at the from an Air Society claims its debt Ex-fugitive who fled 16-year jail term gets 1 year sentence Zettler was assigned to the case because the wife of Norman's original prosecutor, Deputy Pima County Attorney Kenneth Peasley, was once associated with Norman and his twin brother, Michael Norman. Michael Norman was recently released from federal, prison after serving 10 years on counterfeiting convictions related to the drug and theft ring, which police said was responsible for the theft of $1.5 million in cash and $1 million in stolen narcotics.

He sat in the courtroom yesterday along with about 10 other members of their family, some who cried when Dawley said Mark Norman would go to jail. Mark Norman, See NORMAN, Page 2A By Laurie Asseo The Associated Press WASHINGTON Deborah Gore Dean, a former top aide in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, was indicted yesterday on charges of receiving an illegal gratuity and making a false statement to a Senate committee. Dean, who wielded considerable power as the executive assistant to former Housing Secretary Samuel Pierce, is a central figure in the investigation of alleged influence-peddling at HUD during the Reagan administration. A federal grand jury charged her in a two-count felony indictment with receiving $4,000 illegally in connection with a private request for HUD funds. She also was accused of filing a false statement with a Senate committee in June 1987 related to her nomination to be an assistant HUD secretary.

The nomination was never confirmed. "I am innocent of all charges," Dean told reporters at a news conference. She maintained the indictment was "designed to intimidate and coerce me into pleading to a crime I did not commit and then to testify against others," including Pierce. "I am not saying that there weren't bad apples at HUD," Dean said. "Some people sold influence." She declined to elaborate.

Independent Counsel Arlin Adams said in a statement that his office See HUD, Page 5A dustry in the wake of the widely publicized failures of several companies, including Executive Life and Mutual Benefit Although the financial problems of life insurers often are compared with those of the savings and loan industry, the risks to taxpayers are not in the same league. Federal taxpayers stand to lose $500 billion or more in the savings and loan bailout but the taxpayer costs of rescuing insurance policyholders have been estimated so far at about 1 percent of that Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, who chairs the subcommittee, said the investigation has shown that the Insurance industry-financed guaranty funds could not raise enough money to pay for the bailout of a major company. "In some cases, policyholders could be required to See BAILOUT, Page 5A Life insurance another bomb awaiting taxpayers' bailout California between 1971 and 1974. But in a deal struck between Norman's lawyer and the government to secure his return to Arizona, prosecutors agreed to submit motions yesterday that gave Norman a chance at probation or a shorter prison term.

Norman, who once was listed among Pima County's most wanted fugitives, subsequently turned himself in last month to Judge Pro Tern Frank Dawley, of Pima County Superior Court. Dawley criticized Norman's decision to flee, saying before imposing sentence that "you don't get relieved of your debt to society because you absconded." While sentencing Norman yesterday, Dawley said he was impressed C-130 plunges into N.C. lake; 9 aboard killed LILESVILLE, N.C (AP) A military cargo plane crashed into a lake in south-central North Carolina last night, killing all nine people aboard, authorities said. The C-130 Hercules, a plane often used to ferry troops or equipment, crashed into Blewett Falls Lake about 7:30 p.m.. Witnesses said the plane circled the lake for about 15 minutes before rolling over and going into the water sideways, said Anson County Sheriff Tommy Allen.

"There were nine aboard and there were no survivors," said Kim Stroud, of the Sheriffs Department Allen said the crash occurred about two miles above the Blewett Falls Dam. The dam forms the lake along the Pee Dee River, about 50 See C-130, Page2A By Joe Salkowskl The Arizona Dally Star Former fugitive Mark Balfour Norman, who lived nine years in California under an assumed name, will spend one year in the Pima County Jail as part of a five-year probation term he received yesterday. Norman, 37, fled Tucson shortly before a Pima County Superior Court jury convicted him in September 1983 of stealing more than $5,000 in steaks and liquor from Li'l Abner's Steakhouse, 8501 N. Silver-bell Road. He faced at least 16 years in prison for the crimes, which he committed while on probation for his role in a drug-smuggling and theft ring that operated in Arizona and Gross Domestic Product The GDP measures all the goods and services produced by workers and capita? located in tfte United States, regardiess of ownership.

TriBtons of annual mta 1 st quarter (preliminary) $4.89 ffi 2.0 Sara. U.S. Dept. Ctmrmim AP Recession left behind The gross domestic product grew 2 percent in the first quarter of the year, the Commerce Department reports, but a plunge in new home sales might threaten the recovery. The biggest factor in the rebound was a 5.3 percent increase In consumer spending.

Story, Page 4B. FX? WASHINGTON (AP) Taxpayers are likely to foot the bill for bailing out policyholders in failing life insurance companies, creating serious budget problems in some states, investigators said yesterday. When a company fails, other insurers band together and assess special fees on themselves to finance guaranty funds designed to protect policyholders. But 41 states, allow the companies to use those fees to offset their state taxes. In some cases, the premiums are claimed as a deduction against federal taxes.

"The tax-offset provisions embedded in many state guaranty funds are ticking time bombs, threatening to explode state budgets coast-to coast" Marty Leary of the Southern Finance Project told the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee. The subcommittee is investigating the health of the life insurance in.