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LEADER -TELEGRAM TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1986 PAGE 10B Word on Frontier's fate expected Briefs before Frontier takes thai step." People Express had said Frontier. which employs about 4.700 people, would not resume operations once filed for bankruptcy protection. On Sunday. People Express shut down Frontier, the nation's 15th-largest airline, saying the subsidiary had run out of money. During the past six months.

Frontier has lost $60 million, while the parent company has lost $132.5 million. The shutdown of the Denver-based airline, which served 55 U.S. cities west of Chicago and four Canadian cities, has forced about 17.000 passengers a day to make other travel arrangements. United Airlines agreed in July to buy Frontier from People Express for $146 million, but the sale hinged on United reaching labor agreements with Frontier's unions. The first negotiations between United and the Air Line Pilots Association broke off because the two sides couldn't agree on when the salaries of Frontier's 550 pihits would reach those of United's.

said United spokesman Matthew Gonr-jng. A Boeing 727 captain at Frontier makes about $68 a vear. compared with $1 15.000 at United. The company wanted to close the gap in five years, while the union had asked for parity in about four years. United spokesman Joe Hopkins said.

People Express directors, meanwhile, met in Newark on Monday to consider reducing the $146 million purchase price. The Denver Post reported today. Jamie Lindsay, an ALPA spokes-, man. said meetings on Monday be- tween lawyers for Frontier. Pennle Panel seeks to impeach judge WASHINGTON lAP) A special judicial panel is pursuing the impeachment of a federal judge it says fabricated his successful defense against bribery ctmspiracy charges, the judge revealed in a lawsuit seeking in block the effort.

U.S. District Judge Alcee Hastings of Miami on Monday asked the federal court in Washington to declare unconshtututnal the law that permits the judicial investigation of him that is under way. A hearing Mas scheduled for this afternoon on Hastings motion to temporarily block a report that concludes Hastings in fact engaged in the conduct upon which he had been tried and acquitted and that his defense was fabricated to avoid conviction." Hastings" suit discloses the decision by the special five-judge paneT of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to pursue the charges against Hastings was tried and found innocent in 1983 on federal charges of conspiring with his friend. Washington lawyer William Borders to solicit a 120.000 bribe from two convicted racketeers seeking to shorten their sentences.

Following the trial, a judicial complaint was filed against (fastings, alleging he committed the crime and engaged in other improper conduct. Texas executes third inmate in week HUNTSVILLE. Texas (AP) A man who trashed his death row cell when his mother's visit ended said only, I love you." today as he became the third Texas inmate executed in a week, for killing a woman by burying her alive. Chester Lee Wicker, who would have turned 38 on Thursday, was pronounced dead at 12:20 a.m.. about 10 minutes after he was injected, said Attorney General Jim Mattox.

"He said he was going to make the best of it," Mattox said. "He realized it was not a pleasant thing for everyone involved and was concerned about his mother and her well-being." Wicker was sentenced to death for abducting, trying to rape, and then choking and burying alive Suzanne Knuth. 22. whose car broke down at a Beaumont shopping mall April 4. 1980.

She was abducted as she walked home, and her body was found 18 days later, buried face down at a beach. Wicker's lone personal witness. Judith Lamblion. a friend and spiritual adviser, told Wicker his mother sent her love. "I love you." were his only words before he took 'a couple deep breaths and stopped moving.

Reagans plan Los Angeles social visits SANTA BARBARA. Calif. (AP) President Reagan and his wife Nancy were to leave their mountain-top hideaway today for three days of visits with old friends and business acquaintances in Los Angeles. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said the president, who will stay at the posh Century Plaza Hotel, has scheduled no public appearances. Although the president usually sees his allergist and ear doctor while in California, Speakes said he knew of no plans to do so on this visit.

The president and his wife have spent 10 days at Rancho del Cielo, or Ranch in the Sky, and will return there for the remainder of 'their three-week vacation on Friday, Speakes said. Reagan has held fast to his pattern of horseback riding, chopping wood and doing ranch chores while at his 688-acre spread. During their stay in Los Angeles, the president and his wife were expected to attend a private reception Thursday at their hotel for backers of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, which supports the Reagan Library. Stranded mountain climber dies RANDOLPH, N.H. (AP) A climber stranded overnight in winter-like weather suffered severe exposure and died Monday after being carried off a 5, 300-foot mountain hours after his son and a companion were resciud, officials said.

On nearby Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast at 6.288 feet, two other men stranded overnight walked down on their own. Temperatures overnight hovered around freezing, with snow, thick fog and high wind on Mount Washington and Mount Madison, the 5.363"-foot peak about four miles to the south where the victim was stranded, said National Weather Servive forecaster Michael Turner. One gust on Mount Washington was recorded at 121 mph, said Peter Crane of the Appalachian Mountain Club. The who suffered severe hypothermia, was hauled "down Mount Madison by two dozen rescuers using a sled. Crane said.

The four-mile trek to the base of the mountain took more than four hours because of high winds and heavy rain, he said. INS extends stay of Marcos, family HONOLULU (AP) The Immigration and Naturalization Service has decided that former Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos and his family can remain in Hawaii for at least another Express and United did not involve the unions. "Labor is not involved at all. Lindsav said. Also' Monday.

Rep. Tim Wirth. met with about 4(X) Frontier workers at Stapleton International Airport and said the sale to United was not dead. "There's a slim chance we can still put it together." Wirth said. "The odds are long.

But I've seen nine runs scored in the ninth in-, ning." Continental Airlines, meanwhile advertised in Denver newspaper that it will begin interviewing Fron- tier employees to expand its Denver hub operations. Continental also, said it would honor Frontier em- ployees" pass-riding privileges fo the next three months "to assist in your job search and other personal needs. Prejudice causing AIDS fear Survey says public wary of homosexuals WASHINGTON (AP) Prejudice against homosexuals may prevent the public from accepting much available AIDS infontiation, researchers said today. A survey shows that fear of AIDS is more likely in people who "are less informed about the disease. A study of people in San Fran? cisco.

New York City and London indicates that campaigns to educate the public about acquired immune deficiency syndrome may have to be shifted away from homosexual organizations, which carry the bulk of the education effort in many cities, the scientists said. Dr. Lydia Temoshok of the Uni versity of California, San Francisco, said educational campaigns sponsored by homosexual organiza-, tions may be excellent for educating less-prejudiced sections of the population. But the survey indicates these efforts "may be ineffective in reaching the general public who may avoid or discredit gay-associated literature and told the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Government agencies and" non-homosexual health organizations may have to play larger roles in AIDS education efforts targeted for the general population if they are to be effective in combating fear, ignorance and prejudice, she said in a paper prepared for the meeting.

AIDS, an incurable condition that results in destruction of the body's infection-fighting immune system, has been diagnosed in more than 23,000 Americans, half of whom have died. There is no effective treatment for the disease and no one is known to have survived it. The viral disease is spread through intimate contact with victims' bodily fluids, such asvblood and semen, and more than 70 per-" cent of cases have involved male homosexuals. Other high-risk groups include intravenous drug abusers and those receiving in-; fecte'd blood or blood products. The UCSF attitude study, co-authored by David M.

Sweet and Jane Zich, involved surveying, 399 members of the general public at the same time in the three cities, Temoshok said the aim was to explore the relationships among knowledge, beliefs and attitudes about AIDS. Respondents were divided into four groups, including homosexual and bisexual men at highest sexual risk of getting AIDS and the general public in the three cities. San 1 Francisco is where AIDS has been a icndwrt health problem for the longest time, followed by New York and, lastly, London. London respondents had the 'greatest general fear of AIDS and the stronger anti-homosexual attitudes, according to the study, as measured by answers to such questions as, "Gays should bequaran-tined to prevent the spread of AIDS" and, "People with AIDS should not be allowed to handle food in restaurants." DENVER CAP) Frontier Airlines remained grounded today, but its owner said a decision on whether the carrier would file for bankruptcy protection was imminent. People Express which bought Frontier nine months ago for S300 million, had said the subsidiary would make the filing Monday.

Late in the day. the Newark, N.J. -based company said any decision would be delayed until today. "The decision to seek relief under the bankruptcy code, with the consequent disruption of the lives of thousands. Frontier employees, is a most difficult one." Donald C.

Burr. People Express chairman, "said in a statement. "Accordingly, we are looking at every possible other alternative Governors complete peaceful meeting HILTON HEAD ISLAND. C. (AP) With little partisanship showing', the nation's governors are ending their annual conference after nearing consensus on.

proposals to improve education and cope with federal tax overhaul. Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, a Democrat, today was to take over as chairman of the National Governors' Association, succeeding Republican Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, who tried to keep the governors focused on education reform during his one-year term. The governors rotate the leadership positions between the parties each year, and the Republican Governors Association today voted to elect New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu as vice chairman of all the governors.

He defeated Indiana Gov. Robert Orr in secret balloting at a closed-door meeting. The vote was 8-7, said Michelle Davis, executive director of the GOP governors' group. Assuming tradition is followed, Sununu would be elevated to chairman of the 'National Governors' Association next year and serve as its leader at the time of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary in early 1988. Clinton said in an interview that he was willing to accede to the wishes of ojljer governors in staking out a position on federal tax legislation, but that he was willing to accept the compromise version agreed upon last week by House and Senate conferees.

That bill caused much agonizing by governors because it would achieve some of their goals of tax reform, produce a revenue windfall for some states through its effects on their tax base, but also pressure their taxing systems by eliminating the federal deduction for sales taxes. Clinton echoed Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm, chairman of the governors' tax committee, in saying it was time to accept tax reform despite deep opposition on the deduction of sales taxes. Removal of the deduction is seen as making Law school 'is SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) A law school that teaches the innocence of defendants until they are proven guilty barred a student charged with rape because of fears about safety, says the dean.

"There are my responsibilities to my women students, women faculty and women staffers," Western New England College law school Dean Howard Kalodner said Monday of the case of Michael R. Hoffman, who maintains his innocence. "That's why I couldn't have him as a student at the law school," Kalodner said. "That's sad for Michael, but it's that simple." Hoffman, 25, who is free- on $5,000 bail on charges of raping a woman in JuTy" and stealing her purse, was scheduled to ask a Superior Court judge today to order it (u ill A A 7 0 AP Laserphoto Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, a Democrat, listens to proceedings Monday at the National governors Association conference.

Clinton was to take over as chairman of the group today. future state tax increases more difficult and pushing states that rely on sales taxes to an income or other tax. "We've got a lot of other battles to fight," Clinton said. About 10 governors held a closed-door meeting on the issue but said later that the talk was of how to adjust to the expected federal changes, not how to oppose them. The governors' proposals to reorganize education were being bolstered by the release of a poll by the Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy that showed a majority of Americans back tax increases to improve education.

Virtually no dissent was heard among governors in two days of discussions about their recommendations, which included granting more authority over school de bars accused rapist "'nTim-iiiitB(j; 1 to year. Marcos and 87 others were placed on six-month, parole status when they arrived here from Manila last Feb. 26 after he left office in the face of growing rebellion. That parole expires today; William H. Craig, INS district director here, said he decided to authorize a new one-year parole rather than a six-month extension as a matter of convenience to the Marcoses, who are living in a rented beachfront home in Honolulu's Niu Valley area.

"It's really a very standard procedure." Craig said. There was no' question whether Marcos and his family could remain in the United States because cisions to local educators and increasing reporting of schools' performances. The governors today also were to vote on policy statements including one aimed at persuading Congress not to try to wrest control from the governors over the peacetime training activities of Air and Army National Guard troops. The resolution states that governors believe the U.S. Constitution gives them authority over the troops in their states.

It was being pushed by. among others, Maine Gov. Joseph Brennan, who has led the opposition to the use of guard troops by the Reagan administration in exercises in Honduras. The House has adopted legislation aimed at giving control of the guard to the federal government. It is sought by the Reagan administration.

cause to indict him earlier this month. Hoffman said he was arrested in the case because the alleged rapist had arranged to meet the woman at a store after the attack, and when she arrived with the police he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. "I used to say when anybody gets charged they must be guilty. That's how naive I was before this happened. Now I realize there, are people who are innocent and get picked up for crimes they didn't commit.

It can happen to anyone," he said. "It's like a bad dream." Hoffman said he wants to begin his law career as a public defender. "I will never forget what it feels like to be on the opposite side of the criminal justice system." poverty rate ily of four in 1985 was $10,989. The bureau said that median family income in 1985 was $27,740, up 4.9 percent from 1984. After adjusting for inflation of 3.6 percent, there was a real increase in the median family income of 1.3 percent.

Median family income means that half of all families earn more than that amount and half earn less. Family income was up for both black and white families, but there was no statistically, significant change for hispanic families. Ferdinand Marcos the college to allow him in the classroom Thursday when school begins for its approximately 800 students. He is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges Wednesday. "I giiess they are afraid I am going to go out and wreak havoc on their campus," he said Monday.

"That is just unfounded. I think the law school really isn't concerned about that," but that my so-called disreputability that might' make them look bad to have me there." Hoffman" says jie has two witnesses who will swear that he was with them all evening on the night he is accused of the rape. But Kalodner said he didn't base his decisioinjn -whether he believed Hoffman's account but on the fact that a grand jury found probable out of rt," said Gordon Green, acting chief of the Census Bureau's population division. "Still, it's the right trend," he said, noting that it was the third annual decrease in the poverty rate. Green said the rise in median family income in 1985 represented the third straight increase for that measure.

The 1985 poverty rate meant that 33.1 million Americans were living below the poverty level, down from 33.7 million a year earlier. The poverty threshold for a fam Better economy in '85 drops T'they h.T-e been an exemplary group as far as immigration goes." Craig sa Although there were 88 people in the original Marcos entourage, including relatives and aides. Craig said the parole extension will apply to a total of about 120 to 140 who fled into exile with Marcos. Many members of the group have moved to the U.S. mainland, but Marcos has Said that if he cannot return to the Philippines he wants to remain in Hawaii.

California Senate OKs disinvestment SACRAMENTO. Calif. (AP) A plan to sell more than $10 billion in state investments in companies doing business in South Africa has been approved by the California Senate in the largest such divestment by a U.S. body. The measure was approved Monday on a 27-1 1 vote and goes to the Assembly for a vote on Senate amendments.

Two Republicans joined 25 Democrats in backing the bill. All the no votes were cast by Republicans, Republican Gov. George Deukmejiah. who vetoed a similar bill last year, said he would sign this bill. The proposal by Assemblywoman Maxine Waters.

D-Los Angeles, was revised during negotiations between Deukmejian and the Legislature's Democratic leaders. Starting in 1987, the proposal would 'bar state pension funds from making or renewing investments in companies doing business, in South Africa or with its white-ruled government. CORRECTION Sears sale tab of 8124 incorrectly shows the Kids Denium Jeans, reg. $10.99, on salt for $7.99. This price is for the Toughskin Jeans, size 4-7, boys sizes only.

Also, the 19" color TV 4242 shown on page 7 has an incorrect illustration, the picture is of 42442. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. WASHINGTON (AP) The improving economy helped push the nation's poverty rate down slightly last year, to 14 percent, the Census Bureau reported today, as real median family income rose 1.3 percent. The poverty rate, meaning the percentage of the population whose income falls below the poverty threshold, was 14.4 percent a year earlier. "It's hard to.

look at just a one-year change and make a big deal.