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I SPORTS VARIETY TASTE NEWS WITH A VIEW Mni )ow Jones ecovers, but mds down Cheerieading, dance line Pots and hot dishes Ceramicists make wild casseroles A puck preview 16 teams to begin boys' tournaments sports or not? rosy 35M NEWSPAPER OF THE TWIN CITIES VEDNESDAYMarch 81995 News inside House OKs bi to out awsuits would put pressure on parties to settle before trial A House committee began voting on a plan to cut $1 6.5 billion from the food stamp program, despite protests from Democrats who charged that the impact of the changes on human lives is unknown. Page 13A. Clinton denounces GOP welfare plan as he pledges support for broad experimentation by states. Page 7 A. ing cry.

The House is expected to pass both of the other bills, one to limit punitive damages and set federal standards in product liability cases and the other to make it more difficult for shareholders to bring suits against public companies by contending they were defrauded. But the package of bills faces a less certain fate in the Senate. lew York Times Washington, D.C. he House, voting largely along party nes, passed legislation Tuesday designed sharply curtail the increasing number of twsuits brought in federal courts. he measure, the Attorneys Act, was swept along by a tide of necdotes purporting to show that the J.S.

legal system is out of control, wamped with frivolous product-liability Science Museum OKs city's offer The Science Museum of Minnesota's board of -directors approved a plan Tuesday that calls for St. Paul to purchase riverfront land for a new museum and to spend $1 0.5 million to preparo the site. Museum leaders said the agreement will help them secure other funding for the project. The proposal will be sent to the City Council for approval in a few weeks. Page 1B.

Home builder Orrin Thompson dies Orrin Thompson, whose companies built more than 25,000 homes in the Twin Cities area, died at age 81 after a stroke. He built nearly all of Cottage Grove and Coon Rapids and parts of Bloomington and Richfield. And before building hundreds of homes in Lebanon Township, he changed its name to Apple Valley. Page 1B. Simpson jurors hear 1 -killer theory The lead police detective in the O.J.

Simpson murder case testified that the single set of shoe prints between the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman and the similar way In which each had been slashed and stabbed to death had convinced him that one person had killed them. Page 7A. and personal-damage suits. The main effect of the bill, which was approved by a vote of 232-193, would be to encourage parties to settle before trial by exposing them to the risk of paying some of the opponent's legal costs. The measure is the first of three major bills offered by House Republicans as the legal reform provision of their "Contract with America," the GOP's election rally Litigation continued on page 9A Miles to go before it melts, miles to go Gunman kills 2 U.S.

diplomats in Pakistan Associated Press Karachi, Pakistan Two U.S. diplomats were killed and one was wounded when their car was ambushed by a gunman as they drove to the U.S. consulate in Karachi this morning, police said. The motive for the attack was unclear, and U.S. Embassy officials in Islamabad would not comment immediately on the shooting.

The names of the two Americans killed were not immediately available. The injured man was vice consul Michael Owens, police said. The three Americans and their Pakistani driver were waiting at a traffic light when a gunman fired on the vehicle with a rifle. The driver was not injured, police said. U.S.

diplomats have not been attacked previously during the violence that has raged in Karachi. But the U.S Embassy in Islamabad and consulates in other Pakistani cities have tightened security since last month's arrest and extradition to the United States of Ramzi Yousef, a suspect in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York. Some Pakistanis said the country should not have extradited Yousef, an Iraqi. He was arrested in Islamabad and immediately put on a plane to New York. hill tl r'w -i Jit I --V ju rrrrr--- 1- Sr- r--71 'Vswtj T'Vc-v- -1 iJ Staff Photo by Brian Peterson The latest snowfall dropped several Inches of whiteness throughout the Twin bridge over the water that connects Isles to Calhoun.

But skiers should enjoy Cities metropolitan area early this week. That made for good cross-country ski the snow while it's here: It probably won't last through the weekend, when terrain, as at this spot near the southeast corner of Lake of the Isles on the temperatures are expected to soar to the high 40s. Dayton Hudson to move 500 jobs to state without $1 million grant By Dennis J. McGrath and Sally Apgar Staff Writers Dayton Hudson Corp. withdrew its request for a $1 million grant from the state of Minnesota on Tuesday, for walking away from the money, which already had been promised by Gov.

Arne Carlson. In a short written statement released Tuesday afternoon, Dayton Hudson simply said that "the planning process in Minnesota had proceeded to the point where its decision to locate the facility in Minnesota was firm" and that it would go ahead without the financial assistance. Daycare ''Tf iff Burnsville HI iff Transit Hub If Parking deck If VV sHou3lng II Commercial ''f Commercial il 9 'jConvenlence retail -Translt hub jV; I I MINNEAPOLIS jJ The decision to turn down the money, which it had not yet received, came less than a week after the governor's commitment was publicly disclosed and as DFL legislators continued to criticize the grant Some DFLers speculated that Dayton Hudson decided it did not want to risk becoming embroiled in a controversy that could tarnish its reputation among its customers. Dayton's continued on page 13A saying it will move 500 jobs to Minneapolis even without the state in centive. The company gave no explanation High-tech bus stop New transit center in Burnsville to have child care, shops By Laurie Blake Staff Writer Marking a significant advance for suburban bus service, a $2.5 million transit station is now rising on the site of an old drive-in theater in Burnsville.

At Hwy. 13 and Nicollet Av. just off Interstate Hwy. 35W, it will be the first transit center in the Twin Cities area built with an all-day child care center and other shops and services for time-conscious commuters. With a comfortable waiting area, restrooms and electronic screens that track routes, the center's operation and appearance will further define suburban bus service as polished, convenient and high-tech.

"I like to call it the flagship for suburban transit," said Apple Valley Mayor Will Branning, chairman of Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, the six-city transit partnership that is building the station. Dollar's fall stirs inflation fears, Almanac but real impact may be limited By David E. Kalish Wednesday, March 8, 1995 67th day; 298 to go this year Sunrise: 6:39. Sunset: 6:10 Mostly sunny. High around 20.

Associated Press New York, N.Y. The foreign exchange markets may seem irrelevant to most Americans. Comics Obituaries But the latest plunge in the oc'lar to Movies BE 5E TV, Radio Circulation 673-4343 or 1-800-775-4344 A vacation in Germany already is more expensive. Don't start stocking up on gas cans, though. Financial experts caution that any effect from the dollar's roughly 20 percent tumble against the German mark and Japanese yen this past year percent in the past week alone probably will be minimal.

A key reason: The dollar simultaneously has strengthened against other key currencies, notably the Mexican peso and-the Canadian dollar. Dollar continued on page 13A BLOOMINGTON jp3 Minnesota BURNSvTUrnTIi 03085 The new Burnsville transit station and 600 parking spots will open in June with shops and services to open sometime next winter. It will send buses directly into the new carpool-bus lane on Interstate Hwy. 35W. Officials are counting on the rider comfort and convenience of the $2.5 million center to boost ridership.

new post-World War II lows is renewing a more familiar topic: fear of higher inflation. Several economists said Tuesday that the weak dollar could nudge up prices on some consumer items. -Gasoline prices may edge higher, imported cars could cost more. 2 miles I Star Tribune Map Copyright 1995 Star Tribune Volume XlllNumber 338 7 sections Bus service continued on page 12A I.