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fflWIW fj SPORTS HiwiywffffF WMffliMij 1 'H JIJPUJ JMM mw HmJ.iiiinn HilljAlilBA CAREW, JENKINS AND PERRY ELECTED TO HALL OF FAME WEATHER: Shall we compare thee to a summer's day? Highs in the upper 70s, low near 60. Details, page B-2. WEDNESDAY, January 9, 1991 nam 1991 Sentinel Communications Company 35 cents The best newspaper in Florida Orange 1 ine before talks rao tak tough 3 COMPILED FROM WIRE REPORTS Families of those 'sent to the sands' try to stay sane rf (r- EL MJ chance" to choose peace over war by pulling his troops out of Kuwait. The warning, broadcast to 127 nations, came as Bush sent a letter to Congress seeking authorization for a U.S.-led attack to force Iraq's retreat after the Jan. 15 deadline set by the United Nations.

Bush gained a key ally in his push toward war when the Democratic chairman of the House Armed Urban League fears war's effect on blacks: 4-3 Services Committee said any conflict probably will be short, kill about 1,000 Americans and should be fought because vital U.S. interests are at stake. "If all else fails, a choice to go to war is the right one," Wisconsin Rep. Les Aspin said. "On a vote to authorize the president to use force to liberate Kuwait, the right vote is In Europe, the flurry of diplomatic activity continued.

Baker arrived in Geneva after a day that took him from London to Paris, Bonn and Milan in Please see IRAQ, A-5 GENEVA Secretary of State James Baker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz arrived about 40 minutes apart Tuesday night, and their repetition of hard-line positions seems to indicate that today's Persian Gulf crisis talks are headed for deadlock. As he has for weeks, Baker said the United States will make no deals but will simply demand that Iraq reverse its Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait. Aziz said, "Iraq does not yield to pressure." Both used almost identical words to say that the only chance for peace is for the other to back down. Speaking earlier Tuesday in Paris, Baker said, "The chance for peace is in the hands of Saddam Hussein and in the hands of Iraq." Arriving at the Geneva hotel where the talks will be held, Aziz said, "The decision on war is with Mr.

Bush; it is not ours." The talks are scheduled for 4:30 a.m. EST. In Washington on Tuesday, President Bush warned the Iraqi president that he has a "final By Michael Blumfield OF THE SENTINEL STAFF As Iraqi and American officials meet in Geneva today, Sandy Thunberg is hoping more than most people that diplomacy will out-muscle hostility. She has a lot to lose: a son and a son-in-law already sitting on Saudi Arabian sand, a brother in the States who could go any minute. "My fingers are crossed; my toes are crossed," the Orlando woman says.

"I don't want the first shot to be fired. I want peace. I want my kids home." In the meantime, Thunberg is spending seven days a week running a temporary office that helps the families of about 800 Army reservists from Central Florida who are part of Operation Desert Shield. A tiny room at the Army Reserve Center on Corrine Drive Please see FAMILIES, A-5 Home front ANSWERING THE CALLS This is the first in a series of reports on the families of Persian Gulf military personnel, who face an agonizing duty back home: waiting. Florida Symphony forced to close up By Steven Brown SENTINEL MUSIC CRITIC Will FSO ticket holders get refunds? The FSO board has said it will try to give refunds, but that issue, as well as repayment of other FSO debts, will be decided by a federal bankruptcy court Under the court's direction, the FSO will liquidate some or all of its assets.

It also plans to seek contributions to cover its debts, though orchestra leaders have not named potential sources. Other arts groups are discussing plans to accept FSO tickets at their performances. Can the FSO reorganize? Depending on the type of bankrupt XX hy 9 "7 I V' The Florida Symphony Orchestra, which struggled against debt throughout the 1980s before it was rescued by United Arts of Central Florida, is going out of business after a three-month strike by musicians. Early Tuesday the striking players rejected a proposal the FSO's management had offered in talks that lasted until almost midnight Monday. As a result, the FSO management will "take steps toward dissolving the orchestra," Executive Vice President Ben Greene said.

The 40-year-old orchestra filed for protection from creditors Friday under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Act. The board of directors' resolution calling for that action also instructed the management to dissolve the orchestra if Monday's talks didn't yield an agreement with 70 players, represented by the American Federation of Musicians. "There's no place to go from here," board member Bill Nolan said Tuesday. "I guess we have seen the end of the orchestra as we know it." The proposal the FSO's management offered Monday was largely the same as the one it offered late in November, Greene said.

It would have raised the players' base salary in the 1992-93 season to $24,805 for a 41 -week contract, an increase of 24 percent over last season's base of $20,007 for a 39-week contract. It also would have slightly increased the FSO's contribution to the players' pension fund. In an alteration of the November offer, Monday night's proposal would have slightly improved the musicians' health plan. Early Tuesday the FSO's players rejected the new proposal 46-20, said Marty Demos, chairman of the players' negotiating committee. "The players understood the implications," Demos said.

"Given that the orchestra was in Chapter 1 1 and the board had said it would cy procedure the FSO chooses, reorganizing is possible, but it would require the cooperation of the musicians union. The orchestra's management says a reorganization is not likely soon. Will there be other symphonic music in Central Florida? Other arts organizations could bring in orchestras from other cities, or another group could start a new Orlando-based orchestra. The Orlando Celebrity Concert Association is bringing two orchestras to the area this season the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Feb. 24 and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra March 17.

Who will play for presentations of the Orlando Opera Company, Southern Ballet Theatre and Bach Festival of Winter Park? Leaders of all three groups have said that at least for the rest of this season, they will hire free-lance musicians, including former FSO players, STEVEN BROWN JOE BURBANKSENTINEL Lawton Chiles takes oath administered by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Leander Shaw. Rhea Chiles watches. Governor promises no new taxes this year By John C. Van Gieson SENTINEL TALLAHASSEE BUREAU raise taxes. Not this session." Thousands thronged to the east side of the historic Old Capitol, applauding repeatedly as the former U.S.

senator outlined his vision in a 28-minute speech laced with religious references. Chiles urged the legislative leaders to work with him to "regain the trust and confidence of our people for without it, even if we come up with perfect solutions, they will not work." The Legislature has been stung by investigations into hunting and skiing trips members Please see CHILES, A-8 It is largely up to Margolis and Wetherell to determine whether the Legislature follows the reformist lead of Chiles, who was sworn in as Florida's 41st governor at 12:01 p.m. Tuesday. Chiles promised there would be no new taxes this year even though the state faces a $1 billion budget deficit. "We are not going to seek new taxes now," he said.

"After we have earned your confidence by being more efficient, effective and accountable in our method of managing your tax money, we will turn our attention to tax reform, and we'll tell you then if we need to TALLAHASSEE A good leader must be so far out in front of the troops that they know he is risking all, Gov. Lawton Chiles said Tuesday, adding that "I am way out there." "And I'm going to get further out there," Chiles said in inaugural remarks addressed specifically to Senate President Gwen Margo-lis, D-North Miami Beach, and House Speaker T. K. Wetherell, D-Daytona Beach. fold the orchestra without a contract, they understood what the repercussions of their action were going to be." "The only reason the orchestra lasted as long as it has is because of the sacrifices the players have made" in past contracts, Demos Please see FSO, A-10 Sweeping reforms for NCAA Colleges restrict recruiting, end athletic dorms ij si- ST- 1 I By Alan Schmadtke OF THE SENTINEL STAFF Breakfast Briefing A-3 Local State B-1 Business D-1 Movies E-5 Classified F-1 Names Faces A-2 IComics E-8 Sports C-1 -Editorial Page A-1 2 Style E-1 Horoscope E-6 Television E-6 Ann Landers E-7 Weather B-2 voting by presidents, athletic directors, faculty representatives and conference representatives.

"We really have not lost a single proposal, and more of the voting on proposals are not even close," said University of Illinois President Stanley Ikenberry, a member of the 44-member Presidents Commission. "I'm pleasantly surprised." Delegates decided, among other things: To eliminate the athletic dorm. To slash the number of coaches some full-time, some part-time in every sport, effectively trimming salaries, the single most expensive budget item in any Greg Dawson offers bits and pieces on stinkers, clinkers on the tube. Page E-1 Crippled airline Pan Am Corp. files for Chapter 1 1 bankruptcy reorganization, another airline casualty of rising oil prices and major losses.

The company plans to continue all routes, accept all tickets and keep its staff of 28,340. Story, D-1. NASHVILLE, Tenn. College presidents Tuesday made good on promises to ci't athletic costs and restrict coaches and recruiting. Some traditional staples of college athletics including separate dormitories for athletes died at the Opryland Hotel as top academic administrators at the National Collegiate Athletic Association's 85th convention led the way in approving NCAA reforms.

Proposals by the NCAA Council and the NCAA's Presidents Commission were pasfd overwhelmingly on the first day of IN A WORD 'inaugurate, in-OG-yoo-mte: verb. From the Lat-; "in word meaning to practice augury (to foretell). vTo induct an official into office with a formal ceremony. Please see NCAA, A-10.