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REGIONAL FORECAST Shannen: I wasn't fired I quit Clr clear FOR MORE INFORMATION: u.i;,i.i Waritar Service Pc partly cloudy notional nmim nwm Bingharnton: 597 Williamsport: 717368-B74 Cdy-douoy Rn rain Sn snow Fl flurries Sh showers The Associated Press wall," Doherty said. "I feel no sadness. Who wants to get up at 5 a.m. and leave the arms of your husband and go work for 12 hours in a job in which you're miserable?" Doherty last year married Ashley Hamilton, son of actor George Hamilton. Spelling, whose daughter, Tori, also stars in FOX-TV's "90210," said only that "Shannen knows why she will not be on the show next year." "I wish Shannen luck in whatever she does in the future," he said.

Doherty said she is working on a feature film called "Blindfold." She said she also wants to turn her attention to Hamilton. "When I started the show, all I cared about was my career," she said. "Now I care about being with my husband. I take my marriage seriously." RADNOR, Pa. This just in.

Shannen Doherty says she wasn't fired from "Beverly Hills, 90210." "I quit." she said. In an interview being published in TV Guide's Jan. 23 issue, she called it a "mutual decision" between her and producer Aaron Spelling. "We backed each other against the New York Syracuse 2912Cdy Hocnesier 2812Sn 2813Cdy Albany 321 1Sn Oiean ELMIRA-CORNING 2813Cdy 321 8Pc Bingharnton DOHERTY 9 30713Ccy rv 1 Law uniana at I LA 0 i i ana PEOPLE Williamsport 258Sn Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 3414Cdy Harrisburg 251 8Sn New First Full Last Jan. 11 Jan.

19 Dec. 28 Jan. 5 Jackson didn't steal hit songs, jury says The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Michael Jack-son did not steal his nits 'Thriller," "The Girl is Mine" and "We Are the World" from two other songwriters, a federal jury ruled Wednesday. The panel deliberated for just over three hours before returning with its verdict in the copyright infringement trial against Jackson and three others. "I'm just very happy that all my clients' innocence has been reaffirmed by the jury," lawyer Robert Rotstein saia.

"We always thought that there was absolutely no merit to the suit." Reynaud Jones and Robert Smith, two childhood neighbors of the Jackson family in Gary, alleged parts of their songs were pirated for the three Jackson hits, including "We Are the World." Jones claimed the 1985 African famine relief anthem was based on his 1977 song, "What Will Become of the Children." Jones contended that "We Are the World" co-writer Lionel Richie, "Thriller" songwriter Rod Temperton and record producer Siincy Jones also lifted part of demo tape, which had been left with the Jackson family. xi SOUTHERN TIER (N.Y.) FORECAST TODAY: Clouds and some FRIDAY: Very cold with more sunshine. High around 32. Low snow likely. Probability 60 percent, near 18.

High near 18. Low around 8. i I Hi 18 1 1 Hi 18Lo 8 ll HI10Lo-5 1 1 HI10Lo-5 HI25Lo5 Today Friday Saturday Sunday Monday i- NORTHERN TIER (PA.) FORECAST TODAY: Mostly cloudy with FRIDAY: Snow likely. High temperatures dropping. High near around 1 8.

Low near 5. 30. Low around 15. rarai ii Hi 30Lo 15 II HI 18Lo 5 Hi 12Lo-3 1 1 Hi 10Lo -3 1 1 HI 28Lo 8 Today Friday Saturday Sunday Monday WEATHER LOG Film to chronicle captivity in Somalia CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Army helicopter pilot Michael Durant wants to tell the story of his 11 days in captivity in Somalia from his wife's point of view.

Durant and his wife, Lorrie, signed a movie contract Tuesday with Garrison Productions of Agoura Hills, Calif. The amount of the deal wasn't disclosed. DURANT "The plan is to pursue the story line through Lorrie's eyes," Durant said. Durant's helicopter was shot down during an Oct. 3 raid that left 18 U.S.

soldiers and nearly 300 Somalis dead. Five of the 18 soldiers killed were in Durant's unit, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). Durant, who plans to return to duty once his injuries heal, said he wants the movie to remember the soldiers who died. Diffie's wife gets $3,000 each month FRANKLIN, Tenn. Country singer Joe Diffie has a reason to sing the blues: he agreed to pay $3,000 a month to his wife pending a divorce settlement.

In addition, a Chancery Court judge on Monday ordered Diffie to keep his two children ages 2 and 4 away from his alleged paramours. Diffie's wife. DIFFIE Debra, 35, filed for divorce in September on grounds of adultery. The couple married in 1987. Diffie, 35, acknowledged being unfaithful to his wife, but said she cheated on him first.

Diffie's hits include "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox" and "New Way." Compiled from wire reports. 1 "A-1 Love all? German tennis stars Steffi Graf and Michael Stich exchange a kiss after practice at center court of the National Tennis Centre in Melbourne Wednesday. Both players are favored to win the singles championships at the Australian Open Tennis Tournament that starts Monday. Gore 'hotter in New York City Wilkes-Barre 3518Cdy Philadelphia SUN Sets today 4:58 p.m. Rises Friday 7:34 a.m.

MOON Rise today 8:17 a.m. Sets today 7:12 p.m. NORMAL FOR MONTH High: 32.7 Low: 14.3 Avg: 23.5 RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 89 at noon TOP WIND SPEED: 5.75 mph TOTAL PRECIP. FOR TUESDAY: None PRECIP AS OF 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY: .02 PRECIP FOR .98 NORMAL 1.99 inches PRECIP.

FOR 1994: .98 Elmira-Corning Regional Airport and the National OF NOON TODAY 1994 Acou-Wuther. Inc. World (yesterday) Barbados 8473cdy Beijing 3918clr Beirut 7059rn Berlin 3936cdy Bermuda 6759cdy Brussels 4637cdy Cairo 7052clr Frankfurt 4341cdy Geneva 4135cdy Jerusalem 5948cdy London 5448cdy Madrid 5041cdy Mexico City 7144clr Montreal 14-02clr Nassau 7568cdy Paris 5446rn San Juan 8271clr Seoul 3732cdy Tokyo 5441clr Toronto 3502cdy 5 New 4223Cdy Jersey WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURES High: 33 Low: 22 JANUARY 12 RECORDS High: 66 In 1932 Low: -20 In 1961 RECORDS THIS DATE High: 63 in 1932 Low: -16 in 1981 Data provided by the FAA Flight Service at the Weather Service in New York and Pennsylvania. NATIONAL FORECAST AS COLO WARU STATIONARY p-Baix)i Marai high FRONTS: 10s temperature zones lor the day. ClV LWs-j The Associated Press than the first lady 45 percent to 39 percent.

The magazine's tongue-in-cheek poll, developed by two male editors and in February's issue, is the counterpart to Esquire's 1991 masculinity poll. A feminine insight: Women would rather be thought "brilliant but plain" (75 percent) over "sexy but dumb" (25 percent). Most startling to Esquire's senior editor and poll creator Bill Tonelli: Women would rather be run over by a truck than gain 150 pounds. Not so shocking, says the pollster, Marian Salzman, president of BKG Youth Inc. Her favor Day 5 of trial WEDNESDAY: Lawyers made their closing statements once the defense rested at 1 0:25 a.m.

after calling one witness: Shelby L. VanGorder, the girlfriend of defendant Stephen J. Matthews. VanGorder testified that Matthews said he was at Sandra A. Maloney's home on the night she died, but said nothing about a stabbing.

TODAY: The jury is expected to begin deliberations after VanGorder said she based her suspicions on a phone number she found in their bedroom. She said she dialed the number. "I got an answering machine saying, 'This is Sandra she recalled. VanGorder said Matthews explained that he had Maloney's phone number because he knows her son. She added that Matthews said he was at Maloney's home on the night of her death, but didn't say anything about stabbing her.

Maloney: Jury getting case poll says ite: Women would be more upset if their husbands became blind than impotent. Important issues? More than 30 percent admitted to pressuring men into sex. "It reminds us that it's not a solely male impulse," says Tonelli. Salzman says more than a third disagreed with the phrase, "In sexual relations, no always means no." Though some were "horrified" by the poll and refused to answer, says Salzman, most were amused. Results of Esquire's earlier male poll prompted amusement, not offense, says Tonelli.

"I'm sure women will also see the humor in this." hearing Judge William A. Danaher charge. JURY OPTIONS: Acquittal. First-degree manslaughter (up to 25 years in prison). Second-degree murder (up to life in prison).

QUOTABLE: "There is absolutely nothing that would connect Mr. Matthews to the crime scene other than Mr. Matthews." Public Defender Joseph J. Balok Jr. VanGorder told Balok that Matthews never mistreated her but she had him arrested for pushing her.

The charges were dropped, she said. i But in response to questions from the prosecutor, VanGorde? said Matthews pushed her down a set of stairs while she was pre1 gnant in March 1993 and hit her with a telephone in the fall of 1992. "Would you lie for Stephen Matthews?" Balok asked VanGorder. No," she said. "I wouldn't." EDE3E3 EZ3E3E0 QQ HK2H LOW SHOWnS RAIN T-STOPUS nURMS SNOW ICC SUNNY HCLOUOY CLOUOY Gannett News Service Bill Clinton may be top dog in the Oval Office.

But second-in-command Al Gore is the leader among libidinous women of Generation X. A new Esquire poll of 1,000 women age 18-25 asked who would be "hotter in bed." The president drew 26 percent of the vote; Gore got 67 percent. Tipper Gore was judged hotter line. "His version was that it was an horrible accident," said Wet-more, his voice echoing off the walls and ceiling of the cavernous Elmira courtroom. "He stabs her to put her out of her misery.

Then he cuts the telephone wire for some unknown reason. "He silenced her by cutting her throat. He plunged the knife into her chest. With blood on his hands, the (phone) wire is cut. He wants to make sure there is never a call made from the residence." The prosecution called 14 witnesses before resting Tuesday.

The defense rested at 10:25 a.m. Wednesday after calling only one witness: Matthews' girlfriend, Shelby L. VanGorder of Ithaca. Prosecution witnesses had questioned Matthews' claim of an affair with Maloney. But under questioning from Balok, VanGorder, who lived with Matthews at 743 Roe Elmira, said she suspected Matthews had an affair with Maloney beginning in June.

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Balok said his client didn't report the death to police because "he was afraid nobody would believe him." The public defender said Matthews' statement to Williams and Mucci presents a "reasonable" defense against intentional murder. Balok cited earlier testimony that there was no evidence of sexual assault or physical signs that Maloney tried to defend herself. "There is absolutely nothing that would connect Mr. Matthews to the crime scene other than Mr. Matthews," Balok said.

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