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Corning Wednesday: Injuries take out Key NFL playersID School board pastes land swap aheadIB Treat sinusites with vitamins, herbs1 Books help dummi learn to coolc THE" inry ti ii xrt 1 1 i 1 1 ii i 11 125 YEAR Tuesday, September 15, 1998 BismarckMandan, N.D. Call 223-2500 or Toll Free 1-800-472-2273 Single copy 500 dm IVfgW ivy -ri II I Jacor plans more buys within region KFYR signal area SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA Home run update Here's what Major League Baseball's home-run kings, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs, did Monday night. They were tied with 62 homers apiece going into Monday's games. McGwire was 2-for-4 with two singles in the Cardinals' win against Pittsburgh.

Sosa struck out in his first four at-bats in a late game at San Diego. Details In Sports JOE GARDYASZ Bismarck Tribune MONTANA i NORTH X.MINNES01A good for the employees." The stations employ approximately 40 people in Bismarck. Jacor's purchase probably won't change a lot in the Bismarck-Man-dan radio market, said Andy Anderson, owner of competing Anderson Broadcasting Co. "Jacor is a very well known and progressive broadcaster," he said. "I think they'll do well." Anderson said he is still in negotiations to sell his three stations and one proposed station to Cumulus Media, which earlier this month completed a purchase of four Bismarck stations that were owned by Ingstad Broadcasting.

Cumulus, the country's fourth-largest radio company, had been DAKOTA Bismarck SOUTH DAKOTA radio station in its spring 1998 ratings for the Bismarck market, with a 16.1 share of the 12-and-older market. Its sister station had the second-highest ratings, with a 15.3 share. Meyer Broadcasting has owned and operated KFYR-AM for the past 73 years, and Y-93 for 35 years. The stations' prospective owner is known for its community-oriented services, said Judith Ekberg Johnson, Meyer's president and chief executive officer. "I'm very excited for them," she said.

"They are also very heavily involved in technology and the future in technology, so it should be good for the state and the city, and the Kentucky-based company to buy more stations in the Upper Midwest. "Jacor was very impressed with the stations: that's why we bought them," said Pam Taylor, Jacor's vice president for communication. "There's all kinds of good reasons to buy," she said. "They were in a region we weren't; they have good signals and they provide an opportunity for enhanced programming in the region." Because of its low position on the AM dial and geographic location, KFYR covers the largest land area of any U.S. radio station during daylight hours, reaching four states and two Canadian provinces.

Arbitral ranked KFYR the top Meyer Broadcasting Co. has agreed to sell its two Bismarck radio stations to the country's third largest broadcasting company. Jacor Communications Inc. Nasdaq announced Monday that it has signed an agreement to buy KFYR-AM and KYYY-FM (Y-93) from Meyer for $4.8 million. The purchase marks Jacor's entry into the North Dakota market, and a likely starting point for SOURCE: KFYR Radio web sue TRIBUNE Graphic negotiating with Meyer to buy the two stations; neither side would comment on why those discussions (More on SALE, Page 8A) BLOOMING BALLOON GOP working on less-costly proposal PHILIP BRASHER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON Senate Republicans for a second time rejected an election-year boost in agricultural price supports Monday as lawmakers jockeyed over the best way to address farmers' growing economic problems.

"By any measurement we are spiraling down into a deepening crisis in agriculture that must be stopped and stopped now," said Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. Voting along party lines, the Senate by a 5341 vote defeated a $7 billion Democratic farm-aid package, including a one-year boost in government commodity loan rates. Farm-state Republicans are working on a less-costly proposal to provide farmers with direct ASSOCIATED PRESS cut farm income by 15 percent. Wheat prices are 30 percent below the average for the last five years, and corn prices are down 28 percent.

Farmers in the South also have been hit hard by drought. In July the Senate approved $500 million in assistance to farmers who have been hit with repeated crop failures, but the Agriculture Department says that will not go nearly far enough. Farmers are "faced with problems unequaled in years," Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said in a letter to senators last week. Along with the boost in loan rates, Democrats also wanted to add $1 billion to the Senate-passed measure and give farmers another $500 million to cover their costs of storing grain while they wait for prices to rise. Democrats worry that the direct aid favored by Republicans would wind up in the hands of landowners, not farmers.

Raising loans rates "will provide some price stability. A direct payment will not," said Harkin. When adjusted for inflation, wheat prices are at their lowest level since the 1940s, said Sen. Kent Conrad, "Something must be done and it must be done quickly or we are going to see an exodus from agriculture unlike any we've seen in our history," Conrad said. But the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Richard Lugar, questioned the fairness of giving farmers $5 billion and said high crop yields were compensating to some extent for low commodity prices.

"Senators have other people in their states in addition to farmers," said the Indiana Republican. PUMPED UP: A crewmember is dwarfed by her team's balloon during its inflation Sunday during the annual Huff Puff balloon rally in To-peka, Kan. "This is not the last vote we re ecide juvenile's status to Hearin going to have to deal with a real said Sen. Larry farm crisis, Craig, R-Idaho. areued that the Republicans Judge will decide if to be tried as adult LAUREN DONOVAN Bismarck Tribune boost in loan rates was too costly and would eventually become permanent, stimulating excess production and pushing commodity prices even lower.

The Senate turned back a similar proposal in July. Farmers can either take a payment for the difference between the loan rate and local market prices or they can borrow money at the loan rate and repay it at the crop's value. Despite bumper crops throughout the Midwest, a worldwide grain glut that sent commodity prices plunging this year is expected to Records related to Randee's case will be sealed as long as her case remains in juvenile court. Friday's hearing is closed. If Jorgensen decides Randee should be tried as an adult, records become public when he signs an order and a criminal complaint is filed in district court.

In the meantime, authorities continue to investigate the death of Randee's half sister, Morgan, 2. Morgan died at home Feb. 17 of what the state medical examiner ruled was severe inflammation of the throat and trachea. Quast has retained a forensic specialist to help him with the results of the autopsy on Morgan. Randee is the daughter of Cheree Sasse and Steve M.

Kilber, both formerly of Stanton. Jarret and Morgan were the children of Steve and Cheree Sasse of Beulah. Jorgensen was not originally scheduled to preside at Friday's transfer hearing. While the demand for change of judge is part of the sealed juvenile record, Quast routinely files for change of judge when South Central District Court Judge James Vukelic is assigned his cases. Stanton grandparents.

Authorities believe he was dead when the search started. Mercer County deputies arrested Randee Aug. 26 after an intense investigation that included holding for questioning a Utah man who had been camping at the park. On Aug. 28, juvenile authorities released her into the custody of her mother, Cheree, and stepfather, Steve, and allowed her to attend Beulah High School on the condition she is accompanied by an adult guardian.

Randee is a freshman in the school's special education program. A complicating issue in her case may be her mental competency and ability to assist in her defense. State law requires anyone 14 or older charged with murder to be tried as an adult. Mercer County State's Attorney Larry Quast, who is prosecuting the case, and Randee's attorney, Tom Tuntland, Mandan, will provide evidence at the transfer hearing. Jorgensen said, "I either transfer, or I do not." STANTON A hearing to determine whether a juvenile charged with murdering her half brother should be tried as an adult is scheduled for 3 p.m.

Friday at the Mercer County Courthouse at Stanton. South Central District Court Judge Donald Jorgensen will hear the motion to transfer Randee Sailer, 14, Beulah, from juvenile to adult court and said he may rule from the bench Friday or take the motion under advisement over the weekend. Jarret Sasse, 4, was suffocated and strangled June 18 at the secluded Stanton City Park and was found after a two-hour search instigated by Randee. Both had been at the home of their GOP wants speedy release WASHINGTON (AP) House Republicans are seeking speedy public release of President Clinton's grand jury testimony, officials said Monday. Meanwhile the two top Democrats in Congress urged the White House to abandon a defense based on legal technicalities.

Story 6A Disaster drill sot this momma INSIDE OUTSIDE Mostly sunny and breezy today. High in the lower 80s. South wind 15 to 25 mph. Airway Avenue Site will be Yegen Road and Lincoln Road area Mostly clear and breezy tonight. Low 55 to 60.

Partly sunny Wednesday. High in the upper 80s. Details on back page. LsS incident I Wy chemical JANELL COLE Bismarck Tribune The fake chemical spill's scenario is that a farm vehicle and school bus have collided at the intersection of Yegen Road and Lincoln Road, spilling a poisonous insecticide. The exercise will be over by noon.

Marschke said there will be no interruption of traffic on those roads during the exercise. Marschke and other officials have been planning the drill for months. They are able to pull it off with volunteer "victims" from Century High School, Bismarck High School and employees of Target and Dayton's stores. They will assess the exercise at a meeting on Sept. 21.

be for a fake chemical spill and a fake airplane landing with injuries, said Jerry Marschke, director of emergency management. It all happens about 9 this morning, complete with 82 volunteers impersonating injured civilians. The fake airplane scenario is that a passenger plane has landed at the far northeast corner of the Bismarck Airport after turbulence and smoke in the cabin caused injuries to those on board. The plane will be just off Yegen Road's new bump-out on the east edge of the airport property. ADVICE 3B CALENDAR 2B CLASSIFIED 4C COMICS 4B DAKOTA IB DEATHS 7A ENTERTAINMENT 3D FOR THE RECORD 7A NEWS FOR LIFE 1C MOVIES 3D OPINION 4A SPORTS ID ri Higher health-care costs seen (4D) Bismarck Municipal Ariport 1 Yegen Road i Don't be alarmed this morning if you see lots of ambulances, fire trucks, police cars and frantic activity in the Yegen Road-Lincoln Road area east of Bismarck.

It's only a disaster drill planned by the Bismarck-Burleigh County By JASON LUEDER of the Tribune emergency management office. All the scrambling around will 031 3C 4 18134.