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to 151stYear No. 58 Chicago Tribunt 9 Section JnMant Winfrey: 61 refuse to nzzle bem fc-KA fejv vth 1' country cleared Winfrey, her production company and a guest on her program of accusations that they knowingly made false and disparaging statements about beef, the economic life-blood of the Panhandle. The cattlemen said they will appeal the verdict, but the biggest trial and show to hit this city in many years is over. Although the trial and the issue of libeling meat drew snickers from many around the country who viewed the case as frivolous and little more than a curious celebrity circus, the potential 1st Amendment implications of the 5V-week trial were enormous. The outcome not only cleared Winfrey from any legal liability, but it also cast doubt on the viability of laws in 13 states outlawing the defamation of perishable products and for the moment removed a threat to free expression in talk shows, public forums and the media.

"I will continue to use my voice," Winfrey told a whooping See Winfrey, Back Page By Tim Jones Tribune Media Writer AMARILLO, Texas Declaring "free speech not only lives, it rocks," a relieved and jubilant Oprah Winfrey bounded out of a federal courthouse Thursday with a decisive victory over a group of Texas cattlemen who claimed the talk show host defamed beef on her program. Barely two hours after beginning its second day of deliberations, the eight-woman, four-man jury from Texas cattle AP photo Oprah Winfrey exults after she was cleared of defaming beef on her talk show. "I will continue to use my voice," she said. Qlraw Paula Jones Tribune photo by John Lee A mourner sits in a pew as others file into Holy Name Cathedral Thursday night for Harry Caray's visitation. Fans pay respects to Caray By Rick Morrissey and Mitch Martin Tribune Staff Writers They came like good pilgrims, all the good Bud Men and the good Bud Women, the saints and the sinners, some of whom had never seen the inside of a church, unless you count Wrigley Field or the wedding scene from "Pride of the Yankees." They lined up at Holy Cow at Holy Name Cathedral on Thursday to say goodbye to Harry Caray, one of their own.

They waited in line, some of them for seven hours, to walk down the aisle, two by two, and stop at the casket. Some touched it. Some knelt in prayer. As a memorial service for a man who lived so large and loud a life, it was all a bit too quiet. It was like a church in there.

Lemme hear ya! Ever since Caray died on Feb. 18 at 83, the fans who had plugged into him through his years as a broadcaster in St. Louis and Chicago have mourned the passing of the man who plugged See Caray, Back Page om lesaji ram Visa f. 'It' 1 jff The client: Paula Jones (left) with her spokeswoman, Susan Carpenter-McMillan. lis If EAv VHIK E- Iff ,.,) 1 1 -s SPECIAL SECTION The athletes he covered, the partners he worked with and the fans he delighted during his remarkable 53 years as a broadcaster share their memories in "Harry Caray, a Baseball Life." Section 9.

-i" "fc. the arrangement said, and a contract Jones signed in November guarantees her at least $200,000 more. tetters signed by Jones and sent to thousands of Americans asked for donations to defray her legal expenses. It is not clear how much money has been collected. But the lawyers spearheading Jones' lawsuit against the president say they have received none of the money raised through the Paula Jones Legal Fund direct-mail campaign and have been unable to determine how much cash came in and where it was spent.

"We're not getting any of the money," said John W. Whitehead, president of the Rutherford Institute, the con-See Jones, Page 10 New lawyers say they're not getting direct-mail proceeds By William Gaines and David Jackson Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Money raised from the public to defray legal expenses of Paula Jones' sex-harassment suit against President Clinton is going to a private account under her control and a direct-mail firm with ties to conservative causes, but not to her lawyers. Jones has received about $100,000 from a fundraising campaign purportedly launched on behalf of her attorneys, sources involved in Burns apology doesn't end stir on race remark The legal team: John w. Whitehead is president of the Rutherford Institute, which took over Paula Jones' lawsuit in November. The documents: The revised copy of the Paula Jones fundraising letter (top) and the contract she signed in November with Bruce W.

Eberle Associates. By Rick Pearson and Flynn McRoberts Tribune Staff Writers A day after saying he didn't remember making a racial remark, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Roland Burris acknowledged Thursday that he had called some of his rivals "non-qualified white boys" and apologized. FRIDAY Former Chicagoan takes the reins in Lithuania PAGE 4 Ray Moseley on his visit to Baghdad "Whprpiiorvnii go, you cannot help but encounter the cult of personality official who preaches free enter-! prise and open governance. "We must awaken, bring to life and gather the creative pow-; ers of the Lithuanian Adamkus, 71, told the nation after a Roman Catholic mass in his honor. "Enough of destruction and devastation.

Let us "That's the end of that. I will not deal with it any more," said the former state comptroller and attorney general. But only hours later, during a televised debate among the four main Democratic contenders for governor, Burris was forced to explain the remark in the face of criticism from corn-John Schmidt and ml I TODAY'S TRIBUNE NATION Funding as usual After 4 days of debate, proposed legislation to reform campaign financing dies on the Senate floor. Page 3. BUSINESS FBI mole tries suicide ADM informant Mark Whitacre makes second attempt to take his life only hours before his sentencing for fraud.

SPORTS Plans go awry The game doesn't go according to plan as the Hawks drop a 7-4 decision to the Kings. create a contemporary society." Adamkus revealed few specific plans. However, during the cam Burris By Colin Mediation Tribune Staff Writer VILNIUS, Lithuania-Five decades after arriving in Chicago as a refugee chased out of his homeland by the Soviet Red Army, Valdas Adamkus capped a remarkable personal and political journey Thursday by taking the oath of president of Lithuania. He did so with a plea for unity in a nation with deep political divisions, struggling to put behind its Soviet legacy by building a true democracy and a free and fair market economy. Adamkus' inauguration represents an important step on that path.

It is the first time post-Soviet Lithuania has transferred power from one democratically elected president to another. In this case, a former Soviet-era communist was succeeded by a longtime American government petitors Jim Burns paign, he promoted Lithuanian membership in the North Atlan-; tic Treaty Organization and the' European Union. See Lithuania, Back Page that surrounds Hussein. Almost every institution of any importance, and some of no importance at all, is named for him." WEATHER Friday: Cloudy; high 55. Friday night: Cloudy; 34.

Saturday: Cloudy; high 45. Full report, Sec. 2, pg. 12. Movie reviews "Kissing A Fool" is charming, while stylish visuals lift nightmarish "Dark City." TEMPO To show or no-show? Luciano Pavarotti swears he's trying to stay healthy for his Chicago show.

Glenn Poshard. "I do not have a racist or sexist bone in my body," said Burris, the lone African-American among the four. "I've hired individuals of all races and colors. I have made myself an institution of seeking to bring people together." Burris said the comment was a result of "taking all types of hits and pressures on the of race" from some Democrats rqm some Democrats See Debate, Page "OOOOV '4985 1.