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South Jersey Edition Braves' win ends Phillies' playoff hopes Sports file If KlAeliffc jtijttirer 173d Year, No. 128 South Jersey SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2001 www.philly.com 76 oerrtt In tonrn towttont A XT outside the metropolitan area UCiiNiO rooiDsbemtto Mstan US. 1 Uzbe National Guard goes on patrol at Phila. airport Ex-Soviet state allows use of base i pf i v- ws4 ft 0 ft. i f' 1 I i At Terminal of Philadelphia International Airport, Spec.

James Megonlgal (from and Capt. James Fluck take up their posts. Thousands were to be deployed at Schweiker sworn in as Pa. governor Giants' Bonds breaks record for home runs The Giants' Barry Bonds claimed home-run history for himself last night by hitting No. 71, ending Mark McGwire's three-year reign as holder of baseball's most glamorous record.

Before a hometown crowd at San Francisco's Pacific Bell Park, Bonds connected on a 1-0 pitch in the first inning from the Dodgers' Chan Ho Park. He hit the tailing fastball 442 feet to his favorite spot in right field, trotted around the bases and was mobbed by his teammates at home plate. After slipping into the dugout, he returned to the field as a 71 flashed on the scoreboard and fireworks went off in the outfield. Bonds, 37, is a 10-time All-Star who could he headed, to his record fourth MVP award. But he had never hit more than ,49 home runs in a season, accomplished last year.

Story on CI. President proposes $60 billion in tax cuts Pressed by GOP to stress tax relief over spending to boost the economy, he urged cuts for businesses and workers. By Sumana Chatterjee INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON President Bush called on Congress yesterday to pass at least $60 billion in new tax cuts to kick-start the economy, which is reeling from the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Bush urged lawmakers to accelerate the phased-in tax-rate cuts passed earlier this year, to increase the amount that businesses could write off from their taxes for investment in capital equipment, and to eliminate the alternative minimum tax paid by some corporations.

In a bow to Democrats' priorities, Bush said the economic-stimulus package should ensure that low- and moderate-income workers also received tax relief. About 29 million workers do not earn enough to pay income taxes and thus got no rebate under this year's income-tax reductions. The President did not call for cuts in corporate or capital-gains tax rates, rejecting heavy pressure from many conservatives to reduce both. "In order to stimulate the economy, Congress doesn't need to spend any more money; what they need to do is to cut taxes," Bush said, flanked by his economic advisers, Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill, and Vice President Cheney.

On Wednesday, Bush had called for up to $75 billion more to stimulate the economy, but he did not specify how he wanted Congress to do it. Yesterday's announcement followed a Thursday night White House meeting during which House Republican leaders described for Bush a growing concern among conservatives that he appeared too open to Democratic spending proposals ranging from health-insur-See TAXES on AS He pledged to make safety a priority, along with the economy and Phila. schools. Ridge will oversee U.S. antiterrorism efforts.

By Robert Burns ASSOCIATED PRESS TASHKENT, Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov granted permission yesterday for U.S. warplanes and troops to use an Uzbek air base to support President Bush's campaign to root out terrorists in neighboring Afghanistan. The Army dispatched 1,000 infantry soldiers skilled at search-and-rescue, humanitarian missions and helicopter assaults. The deal struck by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld gave the Pentagon a foothold it needs inside Uzbekistan, a former Soviet republic on.

Afghanistan's northern border. But it was not clear from Karimov's comments whether it provided the wide latitude U.S. officials had sought for putting a military squeeze on Afghanistan's Taliban. "We have offered one airfield in Uzbekistan, with all the surrounding facilities, in order to deploy a limited number of U.S. transport airplanes and helicopters," Karimov said through an interpreter at a news conference with Rumsfeld.

Karimov quickly added, "In Uzbekistan we are against the use of our territory for land operations against Afghanistan and we are against air strikes from the territory of Uzbekistan. I envisage that the equipment will be used for humanitarian operations and for search-and-rescue opera-tions." British Prime Minister Tony Blair See STRATEGY on A3 INTHE AFTERMATH; Terrorism instructor, Algerian pilot are held in London. A3. House approves an increase In intelligence spending. AS.

NATO Is urged to expand its military alliance and increase security across Europe. A5. A local nonprofit sends care packages to Uzbekistan. A6. British PM gains Pakistan's support for a post-Taliban government in Afghanistan.

The race for a New Jersey Senate seat is complicated by a candidate's callup. B2. An investment bank rebuilds after losing 69 employees in the attacks. Business, Dl. Complete coverage, A3-A7 those that led to the Soviet Union's 1989 defeat at the hands of U.S.-backed Afghan rebels, and the Taliban lacks the foreign support that helped its predecessors fight the Soviets.

The fundamentalist Islamic Taliban has never fought against American technology and tactics; American soldiers have not battled mountain guerrillas since the Vietnam War; and the United States is planning a war of surprises. U.S. intelligence analysts, scouring reconnaissance photographs, communications intercepts and other material, be lieve many Taliban fighters already have retreated into the mountains. Some military units are deployed around the capital of Kabul, near the cities of Mazar-e Sharif in the north and Kandahar in the south and along the central border with Pakistan, said U.S. officials who asked not to be named.

Showing little concern about the United Front rebels who control only two of Afghanistan's 30 provinces, the Taliban is sending thousands of conscripts to the northern battlefronts. See TALIBAN on A3 BONNIE WELLER Inquirer Staff Photographer right), Staff Sgt. Robert Garzia U.S. airports this week. Story on A6.

send an unmistakable message to our attackers that their hatred cannot destroy our Pennsylvania, our democracy, our destiny." The simple transfer-of-power ceremony was filled with references to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that made it necessary. At one point in his speech, Schweiker recognized Chief Terry Shaffer of Shanksville's volunteer fire department, which responded to the crash of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93. The crowd cheered. See SCHWEIKER on A7 Reports show Taliban dispersing for defense By Thomas Fitzgerald and Amy Worden INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU HARRISBURG Mark S.

Schweiker was sworn in as the 44th governor of Pennsylvania yesterday, thrust by national tragedy into a job he had decided not to seek on his own. 1 Schweiker, 48, of Levittown, took the oath of office at 2 p.m. in a muted cere Battleship in Camden opens The USS New Jersey will open for public tours Oct. IS, a day after an official ceremony commissioning it for duty as a memorial and museum, ffl Job drop is sharpest in decade U.S. companies trimmed nearly 200,000 jobs in September, a sign the economy was slowing before Sept.

11. Business, Dl Obituaries Mike Mansfield, left, Montana Democrat and Senate majority leader during a turbulent era: 1961 to 1976. D6 On the Web Updated news and sports, http: inquirer.phiHy.com Beyond the obvious The Ben Stiller parody Zoolander deserves credit for more than making audiences laugh. Saturday reviews, El 2001 Philadelphia Newspaper), Inc. CaH 215-665-1234 or 1-80O-222-2765 for home delivery.

IIIIIHIMIIIII mony on the front steps of the state Capitol, before a crowd of 4,000 that spilled into nearby streets. He will fill the remaining 15 months in the second term of Tom Ridge, a fellow Republican who resigned to direct the new eral Office of Homeland Security, "This day was born of a ruthless attack on our nation," Schweiker said. "But, by standing here right now, we Basketball hall of fattier In the newest crop of inductees, Temple University coach John Chaney is known for giving opportunities and teaching beyond basketball. Sports, CI Weather A cold front is expected to move into the region today. High 69.

Low 44. Full report, B9 Index Comics Editorials Religion Movies Newsmakers Obituaries 06 Television E5 Triclassifieds rjrjk By Juan O. Tamayo KNIGHT BIDDER NEWS SERVICE PESHAWAR, Pakistan As U.S. troops gird for war, so do the Taliban forces, using the same guerrilla tactics and tribal alliances that have driven from Afghanistan every foreign invader since 1747. There are no authoritative accounts of the Taliban's military maneuvers and conflicting reports of shifting alliances, alleged defections and troop deployments.

But journalists, academics, foreign military and other experts on the Taliban say the Af Analysts many fighters already retreated the think Taliban have into mountains. ghan rulers have dispersed their units, assigned their best fighters to defend their spiritual capital, and sent novice troops to battle rebels in the north. On the political front, they say, Taliban officials have forged new alliances with old foes and wooed tribal leaders to protect their backs and staunch a trickle of desertions that could become a gusher when the first bombs fall. How a U.S.-Taliban conflict might unfold is anyone's guess. U.S.

tactics and objectives differ sharply from.