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Split: Tide cruises past Southern Miss; Auburn falls to Arkansas 1C wmmm ertfeet SINCE 1829: BBort Carter stresses pubh su JL JL SUNDAY Mw. 2, 1998 Montgomery edition $1.50 cents INSIDE 1 for the public schools will be his first priority in office. "The biggest thing we need to do is to try to get community support in the form of financial assistance for the school system that will allow the continued construction of new schools and the improvement of many of our facilities which are not in good shape," said Carter, who takes over superintendent duties Monday: "They (the buildings) are iWf Lloyd Gallman Staff Clinton Carter said he'll follow his own leadership style in administration and in dealing with the school board. SPECIAL REPORT: MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER POLL rl PLL SIC Transition: Montgomery's public schools will have a new leader beginning Monday By John F. MacLean Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery Public Schools acting superintendent Clinton Carter said garnering community support Fob James By gender Male 49 40 Female 41 57 "VI i.

A Saturday, vvmu margin '1 Windom holds four-ooint lead poll commissioned by the Montgomery Advertiser, conducted Thursday through fjNy asked likely voters across Alabama ry Li icy laiUicu ill lucsuay 3 uaiiuuii.iiiic of error is plus or minus 5 percent. GUBERNATORIAL RACEV. i EDUCATION old and will have to be replaced (because) our children deserve to go to comfortable facilities where it improves instruction, where it gives teachers an equal opportunity to have instruction in a comfortable environment," Carter said. The Montgomery Board of Education approved Superintendent John "Pete" Eber-hart's request for leave, effec a I fl fas Don Siegelman 41-60 Years Old 3 61 Years i 50 42ya 55 By race White "52 4So Black 13 5 4 John Crenshaw, John Helton Staff If a general election for governorV is was held today for whom would you vote? i I t' 1 Fob James Don Siegelman 45 53 Undecided i no answer By age 18-40 Years Old 2'- 43 "564 42 4 times a month 5 or a By Mike Cason Montgomery Advertiser Voters gave a slight edge in the lieutenant governor's race to Sen. Steve Windom, R-Theodore, according to a Montgomery Advertiser poll.

Windom led Sen. Dewayne Freeman of Huntsville by 4 percentage points in the poll of 490 likely voters conducted Oct. 29 to Oct. 31 by Tuscaloo-sa-based Southern Opinion Research. Windom had 49 percent of the vote, Freeman 45 percent and 6 percent were unde- Ragan Ingram, Windom's campaign manager, said he did not think the race was quite as close as the poll showed.

"I would say that our numbers are a little better than that," Ingram said. "But obviously it shows that we're ahead and we're excited about that and looking forward to a great victory on Tuesday." A poll conducted two weeks ago by Southern Opinion Research had shown Freeman ahead by one percentage point. But despite the tilt toward Windom, Freeman campaign spokesman Larry Childers said he thought Freeman had the momentum in the campaign. "Maybe every campaign thinks this is true, but I have By church attendance 1-3 times None a month more times month tive Nov. 1, until his contract tends in June.

Carter, who has more than 40 years of service in the Montgomery public schools, was recommended by Eber-hart. A new superintendent is expected to be named in the spring. Carter, 63, said he accepted the post because he felt a debt to the school system. Support Page 3AA Closing gap: A 'Montgomery Advertiser' poll shows Don Siegelman leading Fob James by 8 percentage points By Bob Johnson Montgomery Advertiser Gov. Fob James has cut considerably into what was once a double-digit lead held in polls by his opponent Lt.

Gov. Don Siegelman. With election day just two days away, a Montgomery Advertiser poll of 490 likely voters, taken Thursday through Saturday, shows Siegelman leading James by 8 percentage points. The poll showed that James, a former football player famous for late fourth-quarter ral- lies in previous elections, had cut into what had been as much as a 25 percent lead by Siegelman in CAMPAIGN Sample ballots. 8-9B Teens talk politics.

1G "I feel good because this poll shows us within the margin of error," said James' spokesman Bob Gambacurta. James trailed then-Gov. Jim Folsom Jr. in most polls right up to election day four years ago. Gambacurta said he is confident James has one more, Hail Mary pass in his play-book.

"I feel confident and I'll tell you why. We got behind because Siegelman started campaigning in July and by Au- RacePagelAA floodwaters rose to the third floor of some buildings in the Honduran capital Saturday. Army helicopters rescued some flood victims clinging to rooftops here. "Superhuman efforts are under way to aid the flood victims," said Honduran President Carlos Flores Fa-cusse after he traveled to Tegucigalpa's international airport aboard a U.S. military aircraft.

Flores Facusse declared the city "a disaster zone." starting date on deal accord without Cabinet approval. Still stunned by a bombing that 40 Israeli youths narrowly escaped, Netanyahu said Netanyahu the Palestinian Authority must arrest Mohammed Deif. a military leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas. 3 41 53 1 33 44 56 65 By education High school or less Post-high school Central Alabama's Business Journal MONTGOMERY Wal-Mart proposal causes residents concern 1B Iraqi refiisal prompts review The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Clinton's national security advisers reviewed possible responses Saturday to Iraq's renewed defiance of U.N. weapons inspectors, and an official said "all options remain on the table." It was understood that while Clinton has made no decisions, his array of choices include possible military action.

"We take the latest action by the Baghdad regime as a serious threat to the international community," National Security Council spokesman David Leavy said. By refusing to cooperate, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein showed "contempt for the international community and the United Nations," he said. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary William Cohen decided Saturday to cut short a week-long Asian tour, explaining that he needed to participate in administration discussions about Iraq. FORECAST Ojo Partly sunny today; dense fog develop- ing tonight 16A 54 INDEX Alabama 3B Lottery 8A Arts Travel 1H Autauga Elmore 2B Montgomery IB Movies 4H Nation 8.12A Business 1K Obituaries 4B Classified 1E Southeast 2.4AA Coffee Break 9G Sports 1C Crossword 9G "Editorial 14-15A FY! 2B Lifestyle 1G Washington 13A.5AA Weather 16A World 7-8AA EMERGENCY ROOM Jackson is today's designated trauma center until 7 a.m. Monday.

A Gannett Newspaper 104 pages I Volume 171, Number 305 1998 The Advertiser Co. SUBSCRIPTIONS 269-0010 ONLINE www.accessmontgomery.com Windom Freeman LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR If a general election for lieutenant governor was held today, for whom would you vote? Dewayns Freeman 45 rtinciom 49 a sense we have the momentum," Childers said. Both men planned to campaign in Mobile today. Freeman planned a 3 p.m. news conference at the Mobile Regional Airport.

On Monday, Freeman plans an air tour of the state, with stops in Muscle Shoals, Huntsville, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery and Dothan. After some campaigning today in Mobile, Windom plans to hold news conferences in Montgomery and Mobile on Monday. The Associated Press ON PAGE 1AA Respondents favor Siegelman for education, James for taxes. Pryor maintains lead for attorney general. Poll methodology explained.

m). n.u ii mi. ii imi imwnmi' wnpnnwpi. mud i rom Mitch 1 ii In Honduras, at least 231 people have been confirmed dead from former Hurricane Mitch, the National Emergency Commission said Saturday. Mitch once one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the Caribbean was downgraded Saturday to tropical depression status but continued to dump heavy rain on the region.

One hundred and thirty-one people were reported killed in Tegucigalpa after College degree 2'" 52 46 in rain, Maj. Evenor Carcamo, head of the National Civil Defense System in the region, said authorities were unable to fly Saturday to Posoltega to check out the reports because of bad weather. About 14,000 people live in the town. Officially, Nicaragua reported ,121 dead from heavy rain and flash flooding there. Another 151 people are listed as missing in Nicaragua, the National Civil Defense reported.

KEY DATES 1789 Became United States secretary of state 1796 Elected vice president of the United States 1801 (Feb. 17) Elected president of the United States 1819 Founded the University of Virginia 1826 (July 4) Died at Monticello, his Virginia home Source: World Book 2 42 56I 41 Source: Southern Opinion Research le The Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras The confirmed death toll from one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the Caribbean rose Saturday to 450, with deadly mudslides still wreaking havoc in Honduras and Nicaragua. Unconfirmed radio reports also said as many as 4,000 people may have been killed in the northwestern Nicara-guan town of Posoltega. But JEFFERSON'S 1743 (April 13) Born in Goochland (now Albemarle) County in Virginia 1772 (Jan. 1) Married Martha Wayles Skelton 1776 Wrote the Declaration of Independence 1779 Elected governor of Virginia 1782 Mrs.

Martha Jefferson died 1785 Appointed minister to France 450 People living near Lake Xolotlan retrieve construction materials from their old homes so that they can use them to rebuild after flooding caused by Hurricane Mitch on Saturday in Managua, Nicaragua. MIDEAST Study: Jefferson fathered slave's child Israeli vote may miss Israel's Cabinet may not vote on the new Mideast peace deal in time to meet the accord's Monday start date. The Cabinet convenes today, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not show his ministers the agreement until the Palestinians had submitted a security document on fighting terrorism. He also has said he- would not begin implementing the By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press Thomas Jefferson really did father at least one child by his slave Sally Hemings, says a genetic study that a historian thinks will help Bill Clinton face an impeachment threat. The study, organized by a retired medical professor after the idea came up over dinner, links Jefferson to the last of Hemings' children, Jefferson, who became president in 1801, was ac-.

cused publicly in 1802 of being the father of several of Hemings' children. Scholars have been divided about whether to believe it. Eston Hemings who eventually took the name Eston Hemings Jefferson was born six years after the accusations surfaced, during Jefferson's second term. The genetic result implies a Child Page 3AA rjr Wn 01 ii lit jii in a.