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I LESS TALK, tousteau's con on csuast Co cave untlsrcaa world CUZOKIS ACTION I Montel debuts in TV series SuannS SOUTH FLORIDAWEDNESDAY JANUARY 3, 1996 PALM BEACH EDITION HO WEB MUJ 7- UFs title shot vanishes as Cornhuskers feast on Gator By MICHAEL MAYO Staff Writer TEMPE, Ariz. A Fiesta fiz zle. A Gator gag. Call it what you want; just don't call the Univer sity of Florida national champions in college football. Top-ranked Nebraska capped its second straight perfect season if "Vnd captured secutive na tional title by pounding No.

2 Florida 62-24 in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday night. It was supposed to be a close- fought battle between high-powered offenses. It turned out to be a lopsided laugher more fitting for the Super Bowl, which will be held later this month at the same Sun Devil Stadium. Florida was seeking its first football national championship. But all coach Steve Spurrier and his team got was a slice of humble pie.

Using its trademark running attack and a surprisingly disruptive defense, the Cornhuskers (12-0) tanned some Gator hide, out-scoring Florida 29-0 in the decisive second quarter. Nebraska's defense broke Florida's spirit early, scoring on a safety and an interception return in that quarter. The score was 35-11) at halftime. Nebraska became the first re peat champions in college football since Alabama in 1978-79 and the first to repeat with per fect seasons since Oklahoma in 1955-56. Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel was sacked five times in the first half, seven overall, including once in the end zone by linebacker Jamel Williams for a safety.

Florida's confused blockers repeatedly failed to pick up Nebraska's outside pass blitzers. XJ i I -Si NEWS DIGEST breakup plan to cut 40,000 jobs About 10,000 employees will leave volun tarily, while 30,000 will be laid off. The cuts indicate ABEsVBSi" thatthe ClH rounds of cor" porate layoffs will continue into 1996. BUSINESS, ID School chief finalists back for 2nd round Dr. Robert Schiller got high marks after his second interview with Palm Beach County's School Board on Tuesday.

He's the first of three finalists to be interviewed over the next week. LOCAL, IB FDA gets comments for smoking rules The five largest tobacco companies submitted arguments against increased regulation of cigarettes, but the FDA also must consider arguments submitted by proponents of stiffer regulation before devising final rules. NATION, 3A Motorola puts 100 in ex-MediBar site The offices in Lake Wyman Plaza in Boca Raton will have Latin American and Caribbean offices for digital pagers and wireless operations. MediBar Medical Industries occupied the space before it went bankrupt and closed early last year. BUSINESS, ID 9 candidates seeking to win GOP primary The candidates will be vying for the Republican presidential nomination in the state's March 12 primary election, making Florida the most fiercely contested large state on "Super Tuesday." STATE, 7A Heat's Danilovic out after wrist surgery The Heat's injury problems grow as shooting guard Sasha Danilovic undergoes wrist surgery.

He will likely miss the rest of the season, but coach Pat Riley hopes he'll be available if the Heat quali fies for the playoffs. SPORTS, 1C TODAY'S WEATHER A 70 HIGH LOW OF RAIN Mostly cloudy and cooler with a chance of showers. WEATHER, 2B Elections chief says farewell Winchester retiring after 23-year stint of directing office By STEVE NICHOL Staff Writer For decades, the word "elections" and the name Jackie Winchester have been synonymous in Palm Beach County. But on Tues day, Winchester, 65, gathered her tyGovernmen- Winchester tal Center in West Palm Beach to announce she will not seek re-election as county supervisor of elections in 1996. Winchester, elections supervisor since 1973, said she may start a new career and wants to spend more time with grandchildren.

"I ve been here a long time. Maybe it's time to do something else," she said in an interview before her announcement. "I have five wonderful grandchildren, and I'm expecting another in April. I could make a career in that." Chief Deputy Supervisor of Elections Theresa LePore said she will file today for the job. LePore, 40, has worked in the office 24 Vi years, starting as a part-time clerk after class in high school at Cardinal Newman in West Palm Beach.

LePore's been chief deputy since 1979, patiently waiting for the announcement that came on Tuesday. "I would never run against her," she said of Winchester. LePore became a Democrat in October, having been nonpartisan since 1979 to avoid any hints of favoritism. But she is well-known by Democratic Party activists, in large degree because her work and speaking engagements. She was also once married to former union boss George Hudspeth, who worked exhaustively for Democrats a decade ago.

"I know several of our members know her and look upon her very fa- PLEASE SEE WINCHESTER 7A INSIDE Effects of government' shutdown ripple beyond Washington. 4A a Senate Republicans-vote to open government offices. 4A when they called for change in the 1992 and 1994 elections? Certainly not. Yet divided opinions among the public and the mixed results of those elections created a political power struggle that led almost inevitably to the current impasse. Neither party has the political muscle to push through an agenda.

President Clinton cannot dictate to a Congress run by Republicans. And Republicans lack a large enough majority to over- PLEASE SEE GRIDLOCK 4A Ss 111 AP photoJEFF ROBBINS Florida coach Steve Spurrier does not want to by top-ranked Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl in watch as his No. 2 Gators are being pounded Tempe, on Tuesday night. FULL GAME COVERAGE, 1C, 6C-9C Newborn abandoned on Political impasse not what voters wantedj Budget stalemates on call for change I'll i 'fix i 1 doorstep prize in a Cracker Jack box. "He's a tough little cookie," said Hialeah police Detective John Rodriguez Jr.

"The doctors pushed him this way and that, and PLEASE SEE BABY 7A Mother asked finder to care for baby boy By DONNA PAZDERA and CHARLES STROUSE Miami Bureau HIALEAH Bundled in a faded pink sweater and tucked in a cardboard box, the tiny surprise was left on Omar Blanco's doorstep around dawn Tuesday. It was a baby boy, perhaps 12 hours old. Police don't know who left the 7-pound, 9 ounce New Year's gift. His mother enclosed a handwritten note asking for help. According to Orlando Blanco, Omar's father, the note read: "Whoever finds this beautiful baby, I hope they will take care of him like I would like to." In Spanish, the mother said she was barely 13 years old and "afraid her parents would kill her." The baby was taken to Hialeah Hospital, where he was deemed in good health.

A dose of sugar By WILLIAM E. GIBSON Washington Bureau Chief WASHINGTON With the start of the new year, public reaction to the federal budget stale- mate has gone ANALYSIS rom coniusin 1 to annoyance to exasperation. While 260,000 federal employees remained off the job, about 500,000 went to work on Tuesday with no paycheck in sight. And businesses that depend on the government, including much of the tourism industry, said they face losses that cannot be recovered. Members of Congress returning from a holiday break said many of their constituents told them to cut their own pay until they sort out their differences.

The partial shutdown already has lasted 18 days, a record for government gridlock. Is this what voters had in mind Staff photoJOE RAEDLE Nurse Debbie Sanchez holds "Baby Jack," who was abandoned outside a Hialeah home on Tuesday. water and a few minutes under a heat lamp cheered him quickly. By late afternoon, he burped contentedly after a nurse fed him from a bottle. The doctors called him "Baby Jack." They said he's like the FLORIDA fT SOURCE LINE NATIONAL NEWS 3 A OBITUARIES 6B COMICS 7E JOHNGROGAN 1B LOTTERY NEWS BY PHONE.

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