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ISLAND EDITIOII Mil ml nmm I 4 Chcrgeis, 24-17 V. 'j 1 LD, B1 Fit I 1 1 sr Island Edition Beyond Ochu 60 Tticsdsy, December 6, 1894 i irn wry sz liDuuu 1 Cayetano takes oath of office, basks in Inaugural glow Wornxm gets probation for killing lier mother Judge: O'Brownee suffered enough jBy Walter Wright Advertiser Staff Writer i Margaret O'Brownee, who smothered her 87-year-old mother, an Alzheimer's pa-tient, walked out of court yesterday a free given probation for manslaughter. O'Brownee, 60, insisted from the start she had simply responded to her mother's re quest to be put out of her misery. Yesterday, she apologized, saying "that in fulfilling my mom's wishes I also broke the law. I wioti rnnlH I V- --Vx i I 1 A lis iv 1 i Advertiser photot by Carl Viti New Gov.

Een Cayetano flashes tha shaka sign, flanked by Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono (far right) and Cayetano's children (from left), Brandon, Janeen and Samantha. Mew governor oiiers O'Brownee have that night back I really miss my mom." But Deputy Prosecutor Randy Lee, who said such crimes will not go unpunished in the future, argued that O'Brownee was "deceptive" in her explanation, and said she should have gone to prison Circuit Court Judge James Ai-ona ordered O'Brownee to pay a $1,000 fine and give 500 hours of community service, speaking under the auspices of the Alzheimer's Foundation on the dangers of trying to care for Alzheimer's patients without using community resources. Aiona said he didn't know how a prison sentence could cause O'Brownee any more pain or suffering than that she had undergone when she placed a pillow over her mother's face the night of July 31, 1993.

Aiona said he was not attempting to deal with the religious, ethical and moral aspects of the case, which are up to others to debate. But he added that almost everyone will become old, and many will have to care for older parents, and should learn from the sad example of the O'Brownee case. Laurie Meininger, director of the Alzheimer's Foundation chapter here, said yesterday she doubted the sentence would cause others to bring about the death of elderly patients in their care. Meininger said there had been only a handful of similar cases across the country, and that even the most celebrated of them, a so-called mercy killing by a husband of his wife in Florida, had not prompted any "copy cat" behavior. 1 I 1 Lui--i vim ill in.

iii-Uiiijii. lo! at By Ann Botticelli Advertiser Capitol Bureau TANDING before a friendly crowd of 5,000, draped in strands of ilima and flanked by his three children, new bother outgoing Gov. John Waihee, who embraced his successor, or the audience, which braved an intermittent drizzle to watch the new administration take over. After each oath was delivered in the Coronation Pavilion on the grounds of Iolani Palace, the crowd rose to its feet to applaud. Cayetano's inaugural remarks deliberately avoided specifics, which the new governor said would be outlined in his State of the State address in January.

At a reception after the ceremony, Cayetano said he'll suggest "some major changes in some programs" in that speech, including where he'll cut See Cayetano, Page A2 BThe changing of the (security) guard PageA6 Bittersweet day for Cayetano, whose estranged wife is absent from inaugural PageA6 Who got the list tickets? Page A6 Gov. Ben Cayetano yesterday pledged to restore hope to an electorate that has made clear its frustration with government. "To use ah old Navy term, the people have said, 'Shape up, buddy, or ship Cayetano said. "You know, Mazie Hirono and I got the message." Cayetano and Lt. Gov.

Hirono took the oath of office at 11:56, four minutes before the Hawaii Constitution specifies that their terms begin. The early start didn't seem to Gov. Ben Cayetano works the Inaugural crowd. Mortgage tax kreak facing Newt tafres a Mt on drag remark Gcrutiny 4 sections, SO HAWAII, WCrXD Police Beat A4 Global news A12 Obituaries A10 EDITORIALS, Letters A14-15 MONEY SECTION D1-4 Stocks D2 Money Extra D3 SPORTS SECTION C1-6 ISLAND LIFE, Entertainment B1-S Comics BS Horoscope B2 TV Info B3 Ann Landers B4 People, Lou Boyd, crossword B2 CLASSIFIED ADS D4-10 WEATHtH A4 "It is so unfair," said Hillary Rodham Clinton. White House aides take random drug tests.

Officials said few admitted prior drug use, Panetta challenged Gingrich to test congressional aides. Gingrich aides shot back that Panetta, when in Congress, voted against random tests of members of Congress. Panetta suggested a "pattern of GOP recklessness after Sen. Jesse Helms said Clinton would need a bodyguard if he visited North Carolina military bases. "No evidence just ba sically smear and innuen- do," said Panetta, warning the White House "cannot do business" with Gingrich if it continues.

Panetta charges new speaker is 'out of control1 USA Today WASHINGTON -'The White House attacked incoming House Speaker Newt Gingrich yesterday for charging that up to a fourth of President Clin- ton's staff had used drugs. "Absolutely false," said chief of staff Leon Panetta. Gingrich is "not the editor of a cheap tabloid," Panetta said. "He has to stop behaving like an out-of-control radio talk show host and begin behaving like the speaker of the House." 5" i Tax panel juggles political dynamite By Robert A. Roscnilatt los Angeles Times -WASHINGTON about eliminating the federal tax deduction for interest on home mortgages? Or increasing the eligibility age for Social Security and Medicare to 70? Or cutting federal and military pensions by 10 percent? Or trimming welfare to families and crop supports to farmers by 25 percent? Or increasing federal income taxes on every family with taxable income over $33,000 a year? Those are some of the politically ex-.

See Spending, rage A2 ii I Gingrich said on TV Sunday that up to 25 percent of the White House staff used drugs in the five years before joining, but offered no proof. Panetta Said Gingrich: "I am very surprised at the way Leon flew off the handle." Gingrich, who's admitted 4 marijuana use in college, '0000 4090.