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Mostly Mots defeat Cards in 6ame 1 of RUGS New York beats St. Louis, 6-2 sunny fun mmolfnnil mronfo I Get tips on how to keep from being confrontational during your child's parent-teacher conference. LIVING, PAGE IB IvSJ feUUUUUIIU HUH It) i There's plenty to see, lots to do WEEKEND PLUS Complete report on Page 2A. SPORTS, PAGE 1 Thursday October 12, 2000 Jackson, Tennessee 50 cents West TennesseeMadison County MS Effl it I SisEip lore spare off im CEicial fetafe IJtilW jjl" iff? I If I 4 1 Recruiting case goes before U.S. high court Brentwood Academy sues TSSAA for violating free speech rights.

By NANCY ZUCKERBROD The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that may help determine the extent to which private schools may recruit athletes. Brentwood Academy, a football powerhouse near Nashville, is suing the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, -charging it violated the school's free speech rights by prohibiting contact with prospective student-athletes until they were enrolled. At the heart of the case is whether the association is a public or private entity. If it is deemed to be a public institution or government-controlled private organization, then it cannot interfere with its members' constitutional rights. Athletic associations across the country are paying attention to the case, because many are set up like the Tennessee association and have similar recruiting rules.

In arguing the association is a public body, Brentwood attorney James F. Blumstein noted it is overwhelmingly made up of lie schools, and principals from those schools control the associa- Hungry (or a Courtney Beckley and Frank Codgell are among residents who flock to the Blue Goose Cafe. ACHOSSWEST TENNESSEE MADISON CO. Friends of John Tanner will gather Tuesday in Jackson to pay tribute to the Congressman. McNAIRY CO.

The annual Cystic Fibrosis Variety Show will be Saturday at the MdNairy Central Little Theatre, WEAKLEY CO. UT Martin will offer a 'Selling on the Internet' course Saturday and Nov. 18 in the business building. PAGE 4A i 4 I "7V shouldn't be characterized as too weak to do the job. "That's what they said about the forces "trying to overthrow Slobodan Milosevic" in Yugoslavia, said the vice president, noting that they provided "a spectacular victory for democracy" only a few days ago.

Gore, after being criticized for being somewhat heavy-handed and superior in the first debate Oct. 3 in Boston, often seemed halting in searching for non-controversial ways of pointing out their differences. Gore, leading in the polls before Boston, has found most surveys in recent days show the Texas governor has caught him and now leads narrowly. The result, for the most part, was the two agreed on a number of things in the debate at Wake Forest University, particularly foreign policy, which dominated the first half of the 90-minute session. It appeared Gore, far more experienced in foreign matters, missed opportunities to strongly point up his differences with Bush.

When moderator Jim Lehrer of PBS turned the matters toward domestic policies, however, the disagreements began to sharpen on such subjects as gun control, civil right's legislation and health care reform. Bush and Gore, neck-and-neck in most polls, entered the debate on the tree-shaded campus of Wake Forest Please see BUSH, GORE, 2A By CHUCK RAASCH Gannett News Service WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. George W. Bush and Al Gore, treading carefully to avoid campaign-busting mistakes and agreeing frequently, called for national humility and a cautious foreign policy as they focused on global issues Wednesday in the second presidential debate. Bush and Gore tiptoed through the Middle East minefield as they pledged to "stand by Israel" in its recent violent clashes with Palestinians, but went no further than urging Syria to return three captured Israeli soldiers and urging Yasser Arafat to "prevent acts of violence." Both seemed relieved when the conversation turned to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and his recent saber-rattling.

Bush rumbled that Saddam "better not be developing weapons of mass destruction, or there's going to be a consequence should I be elected president." He added, "We don't want him fishing in troubled waters in the Middle East." Gore, noting he was one of the few Senate Democrats to support former President George Bush's 1991 war with Iraq, noted that conflict "was not finished in a way that removed Saddam from power." He urged "robust support to forces trying to overthrow Saddam Hussein," and said they i'Y During the arguments, Chief 1 Justice William Rehnquist asked Blumstein how a public school exercises control over a principal serving on one of the associa A The Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore, right, listens as Repub. lican presidential candidate Texas Gov. George W. Bush answers a question from moderator Jim Lehrer during a debate Wednesday at Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. Local Republicans refute many of Gore's claims tion's governing bodies.

Blumstein said he did not know, but said "public schools drive the agenda" of the association because they are in the majority. TSSAA attorney Richard L. Colbert argued the association is a private organization. Colbert said a principal who sits on one of the association's boards "is riot acting as the principal of his school" but as a board member. Brentwood headmaster Curtis Masters said outside the courtroom that the school would not 1 1 By TAJUANA CHESHIER The Jackson Sun Between 60 and 70 Li Local Nightclub suit: Spinakcrs Nightclub owner Frankie Lax files a prelitigation motion for an August police raid that detained 150 to 300 patrons for more than two hours.

3A. 'Forum 2000': One of Madison County's hottest political races continues to wind its way to an outcome today as Jimmy Eldridge debates incumbent Matt Kisber for the District 73 House seat. 3A. Nation Space shuttle: Discovery thu nders into orbit on NASA's 100th shuttle flight, carrying seven astronauts on a crucial construction trip to the interna- tional space station. 6A.

World Yugoslavia: Allies of ousted president Slobodan Milosevic say they are re-aseuming control of the police and fighting efforts by Yugoslavia's new president to purge the country's military leadership. 10A. Index Business 6C Classified 5B Comics 4B Crossword 7B Deaths 6A Living 1 Local 3A Nation 6A Opinion 13A Sports 1C Television 2B Weather 2A West Tennessee 4A World 10A I 7t Deaton Arnold Republicans Sat at the Bush-Cheney headquarters, 33 Carriage House Drive, and accused Gore of being too arrogant while others Shouted back at the television, claiming Gore should be held accountable for his actions. During the debate, they accused Gore of. socialism and embellishment.

"The cradle to the grave policy of the Democrats will always keep a Please see LOCAL, 2A be able to have an interscholastic athletic program without belonging to TSSAA All of the Tennessee public schools that have athletic programs are members of the organization, and they must get permission on a game-by- game basis to play nonmember schools. Nonmember schools can local Republicans examined Wednesday night's second presidential candidate debate with a keen ear for the issues while cheering for George W. Bush. Wearing a "Yo Quiero Bush 2000" pin, Sammie Arnold said Wednesday night's debate was calmer than the first one. The button was a takeoff on the Taco Bell commercials.

"Yo quiero" means "I want" in Spanish. "Bush clearly looks more confident tonight and they are finally getting down to some real issues," Arnold said. Some of the local not play in state tournaments. Seid column, 3C. KIMILY TAYLORThe Jackson Sun Glenn Metts, from left, Wil and Kim Horn and Jim MacDonald, all of Jackson, watch the debate from the Bush-Cheney headquarters in Jackson and react to a statement made by George W.

Bush. Lions and tigers 2nd sheepdogs, oh my! WWII skipper's record cleared The Indianapolis went down, July 30, 1945. Although about 900 of the ship's crew of 1,196 survived the sinking, many died during 4'2 days adrift in shark-infested waters. Only 316 men were picked up alive after a passing naval aviator on routine patrol discovered them by chance. i V.

1 McVay, among those rescued, was later court-martialed for youngster showed up on Capitol Hill with his middle school history project on the sinking that portrayed McVay as a scapegoat for Navy commanders who had made their own mistakes. "This is spectacular," said Mike Monroney, a retired Washington, D.C., lobbyist who has helped the survivors group. "We knew we weren't going to get the conviction expunged, but right now we're going to declare victory and go home." The legislation stipulates: "Capt. McVay's military record should now reflect that he is exonerated for the loss of the USS Indianapolis and so many of her crew." Rep. Joe Scarborough, R-Florida, and later Sen.

Robert Smith, and Sen. John Warner, sponsored the McVay language. Scarborough credited Scott's perseverance. "He accomplished what a lot of people have been trying to accomplish for the past 40 years," Scarborough said. "He got Congress to say Captain McVay was not culpable for the loss of the Indianapolis, and he was not responsible for the loss of the men who died as a result Charles Butler McVay III captained the USS Indianapolis, sunk by a torpedo fired from a Japanese submarine.

By LARRY WHEELER Gannett News Service WASHINGTON The inspiring story of a student and a group of aging World War II veterans came to a happy conclusion Wednesday as the House adopted legislation exonerating the military record of Capt. Charles Butler McVay III. McVay was the disgraced skipper of the USS Indianapolis, sunk by a torpedo fired from a Japanese submarine during the waning days of World War II. For years, survivors of the worst sea disaster in the U.S. Navy's history tried in vain to clear their captain's name but received an unexpected boost when Hunter Scott, a polite yet determined youth from Pensacola, began crusading on their behalf.

Scott captured national attention in 1998 when the straight-talking i-jh-fc-jn a third-generation performing Old English Sheepdog, does a little dance for his master during a performance of 'Lloyd's Old English Sheepdogs' at George Cardents International Circus on Wednesday at the Jackson Fairgrounds Park. "suffering a vessel to be hazarded through negligence" because his ship was steaming straight instead of performing a defensive zig-zag in enemy waters. Researchers and survivors have compiled evidence they say proves McVay should never have been court-martialed. Among the evidence: The. Navy denied McVay's request for a destroyer escort.

The Navy failed to inform McVay of intelligence reports indi- eating a Japanese submarine was lurking in the vessel's path. McVay followed standard procedure by steaming straight, not zig-zag, under conditions of poor Please see HOUSE, 2A puring Fire Prevention Week, we tell you how fire extinguishers can help protect your home. LIVING 7 KIMILY TAYLORThe Jackson Sun of the "1 i r.r rrx.r titutza rii t'MW 1 ri 1 5 1 1 i 11 1 i i 1 1 I -An MM Uti.