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HiSh: Mid-80s. Low: Upper 50s. Sunny with south wind 10 to 15 mph. Details, Back page i -i clcco ct rcccrd list Jsb oroi'ih AiiKtiim AiiiieifiiM-S Mfesmem 50 CENTS PUBUSHED SINCE 1871 TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1993 Bill targets weight bias Greenberg's anti-discrimination legislation based on aide's experiences LA President, Democrats plan deeper budget cuts By Susan Page and Jill Dutt Los Angeles Times Service WASHINGTON President Clinton and key Democrats agreed Monday on an additional $55 billion in spending cuts over five years to help build support for the president's economic program, the White House said Monday. The agreement set the stage for a major I iiTirir inn i i nrm mr i 1 1 linmror rum i 1 Tiiinrni iininiii rmrriii -f nrt mnrA mi Now an aide to state Rep.

Sherri Greenberg, D-Austin, Hymans hopes to translate a college term paper she wrote last year into groundbreaking legislation. A Greenberg bill patterned after Hymans' research would make it illegal for ah employer to discriminate against employees because of their weight. If weight became a job issue, the legislation would require the employer and employee to agree on a doctor to perform a medical exam. The examination would determine whether the employee's weight "is reasonably likely to prevent the employee from performing the employee's duties safely and efficiently." While Hymans' concern is primarily with discrimination against overweight people, the See Greenberg, A7 By Laylan Copelin American-Statesman Capitol Staff Linda Hymans knows discrimination firsthand. Teen-agers have taunted this mother of two, calling her "Tubby." Corporate bosses gave her excellent performance reviews, but denied her promotions.

Hymans blamed her weight then almost 300 pounds and filed a complaint. "Suddenly I had two (promotion) offers," said Hymans, 39. Though Hymans fought and won her personal discrimination battle, she was not satisfied. She enrolled at the University of Texas and finished a bachelor's degree in government. House tentatively approves bill to outlaw stalking.

B1 Staff photo by Taylor Johnson Linda Hymans' experiences with size bias formed the basis of a bill from Rep. Sherri Greenberg. victory on Capitol Hill for Clinton's economic package, which includes more spending Health plan would cover core of benefits A6 eader: Cult 6readly for war 1 1 i Members fortifying compound, FBI says cuts but leaves his legislative proposals and tax increases generally intact. House and Senate budget committees are scheduled to have their first key votes Wednesday, approving resolutions that issue overall instructions to the appropriations and tax-writing committees. Those committees will work out the details and their members will wage some battles over the next several months.

There could be even more cuts. Late Monday, Democrats on the House Budget Committee said-they want to add $63 billion over five years to Clinton's proposed deficit reduction package, $8 billion more than the president has accepted. The Democratic lawmakers reached See President, A7 i A3 i 'l--. tj. rt I i If Appointees look more like Clinton than America By Chuck Lindell American-Statesman Staff Branch Davidian leader David Koresh has tried to provoke surrounding officers into launching a massive gunbattle in an apparent attempt to fulfill his end-of-the-world prophecies, an FBI official said Monday.

"He has made such statements as, 'We are ready for war. Let's get it on. Your talk is becoming in vain. I'm going to give you the opportunity to save yourselves before you get blown FBI agent Bob Ricks said. The taunts have been accompanied by more ominous signs, including Branch Davidians pointing automatic weapons through slots newly cut into walls and indications that cult members are fortifying the Mount Carmel compound, he said.

Nine days after the standoff began and a day after surrender negotiations broke down, Ricks gave the bleakest assessment yet about the future of the siege at the religious compound 10 miles east of Waco. "Throughout discussions with Koresh, he has indicated he has been prepared for this confrontation since 1985 and that he has stockpiled extensive arms and ammunition," Ricks said. "It's our belief that he believes his prophecies will be fulfilled if the government engages in an all-out firefight with him in which he is executed. He has indicated he would be most pleased if we would engage in a gunbattle with him," the agent said. Ricks also said the Defense Department sent several- Abrams tanks to ring the compound in response to reports that Koresh may have explosives or rockets capable of damaging the armored Bradley Fighting Vehicles being used Staff photo by Larry Kolvoord Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents found ammunition they say belongs to the Branch Davidians in a building outside the compound.

By Tim Bovee Associated Press WASHINGTON Despite efforts to create a government that "looks like America," President Clinton's earliest appointments predominantly are middle-aged and male and not much more racially diverse than the Bush administration, an Associated Press analysis shows. To considerable fanfare, Clinton appointed a wide mix of men, women and minorities to his Cabinet the top 18 appointees. But his first wave of sub-Cabinet and White House appointees is not so diverse. In fact, the group as a whole looks quite a lot like the president. A third are fellow Ivy League graduates while 36 percent are fellow lawyers.

At least nine share an even rarer academic distinction with Clinton they're Rhodes scholars Of the first 157 White House staffers and sub-Cabinet appointments announced so fan 86 percent are white, 13 percent are black, and just one person is Asian American. Of the group, 4 percent are Hispanic. According to 1990 Census figures, 80 per- See Early, A7 Austin officer providing high-tech help in investigation. A4 around Mount Carmel. "He has indicated to us he has sufficient firepower to blow up the Bradley vehicles, and in fact his words were, 'We can cause those vehicles to go 40 or 50 feet into the Ricks said.

The 67-ton tanks will not be armed and will be used for defensive purposes, he said. Though authorities say they have no plans to overrun the compound "We would be playing right into his hands," Ricks said they fear Koresh may force them into a fight. Those who have studied fringe See Cult, A4 AP have explosives capable of damaging the Bradley vehicles, above, being used around the compound. Several Abrams tanks have been sent to the Branch Davidian compound after reports that the cult may Will connoisseurs buy clear beer 'gimmick'? Housing problems The City of Austin has ordered four neighborhood housing organizations to provide records and hire accountants. The city has until the end of this month to get the organizations' records in better order or the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development could demand the return of $338,000 to $3.8 million. City A State, B1 I People perceive clear substances to be pure and natural and somehow better. 3 Roger Blackwell, Ohio State marketing professor Index Today's sections By Brian Kates Knight-Ridder Tribune News Service NEW YORK Long ago, there was near beer, that tasteless low-alcohol brew dispensed to underage soldiers. Now there's clear beer. Following a trend launched by Crystal Pepsi and Tab Clear, Miller Brewing Co.

plans to put a colorless beer Miller Clear on the market this month. Coors already offers a clear beer called Zirna. Sippers say it tastes a little like gin. Clear is in or at least Madison Avenue wants you to think so. summed up his thoughts on the issue in a single word: "moronic." Beer, Eames noted, is naturally colored amber if the barley is toasted, dark if roasted.

He called the idea of clear beer "a marketing gimmick," and said Miller is "diddling with ancient and honorable brewing traditions." Jane Fitzgibbon of the advertising agency Ogilvy Mather, said: "We want clear air, clear water. It means trouble-free and blemish-free. It makes people more comfortable in using these products." Ann Landers Lifestyle F2 Bridge Lifestyle F2 Comics CityState B5 Crossword Lifestyle F2 Deaths CityState B6 Editorials News Horoscope Lifestyle F2 Jumble Lifestyle F2 Newsmakers News A 10 TV Log CityState B4 Weather News A10 News Section 1-10 City State Section 1-6 Business Section 1-6 Classified Section 1-10 Sports Section 1-6 Project Earth Section 1-4 Entertainment Section 5,6 Roger Blackwell, professor of marketing at Ohio State University. "The perception is the beginning of reality, but it is not always the reality." Alan Eames founder of the American Museum of Brewing Arts and History in Fort Mitchell, and an editor for several beer magazines You already can dunk your hands in clear Palmolive and Ivory dishwashing liquid, gargle with colorless Lavoris mouthwash and make the world sweet smelling, with Ban clear deodorant. "People perceive clear substances to be pure and natural and somehow better," said 1993.

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