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1 i LJ Summer deals abound at area restaurants. rooo, lr Faith-based program for good health: Live and eat like jesus. cosy mitm, 111 FOR GUARD 171 YEARS rl A. ItETRO 1H TUESDAY Julv 9, 2002 IHIHi vvv 35 cents fill nmts outside fH'iamty metro ami www.fsrcop.com aire scamcnaujg wi -J Retailer is told qilbs: Ousted to turn over documents execs take 5th at hearing 0 0 71 Menopause study details effects 6A HRT pros and cons. By PATRICIA ANSTETT FRLE PRESS MEDICAL WRITER 1 The research will affect conversations women will have with their physicians for years to come.

It challenges the conventional wisdom imparted by most obstetriciangynecologists on HRT, as it is called, for 60 years. Hendrix, principal investigator for the Detroit portion of the study and a leading author of a key chapter of a report released in March about the study, said researchers called the news conference because "if everyone doesn't understand the impact of this really important decision, it may mean that patients won't get the right message." She expects more women now will "get back to the basics" of Hormone replacement therapy medication taken by millions of American women for relief of menopause symptoms and prevention of other serious health problems should not be taken long-term because it carries more risks than benefits, national researchers will report today. "The message is that estrogen plus progestin should not be used for the prevention of heart disease and other chronic diseases," said Dr. Susan Hendrix, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Detroit's Hutzel Hospital. She is one of five experts who will answer reporters' questions today at a Washington, D.C., news briefing called by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, sponsor of the I Please see HORMONE, Page 6A HYUNGWUN KANUHeuters Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, left, and ex-chief finance officer Scott Sullivan are sworn in before a review panel Monday.

The pair refused to answer questions about their company's accounting irregularities before congressional investigators. ByLORENEYUE frhe press business writer its true performance. The request also went to WorldCom, Tyco, Xerox, Global Crossing Qwest Communications International Enron Rite Aid Sunbeam Waste Management Peregrine Systems Micro-Strategy Inc. and Adelphia Communications Corp. Stephen Pagnani, a Kmart companies, as part of the federal government's effort to stem the wave of financial scandals that have shaken investor confidence and resulted in massive job losses.

The demands came on the same day that the House Financial Services Committee opened a hearing into WorldCom decline. WorldCom disclosed two weeks ago that it overreport-ed $3.9 billion in costs, disguising CEOs; Glory days for business big shots are numbered. 1 BUSH: President vows to punish corporate lawbreakers. 2A CCKGHESS: Martha Stewart's broker's files subpoenaed. 4C scrutinize the management and accounting practices of the Troy retailer, along with a dozen other A U.S.

House committee investigating the nation's widening corporate accounting scandals demanded Monday that 13 troubled companies, including Troy-based Kmart turn over documents on their management and financial practices. The House Energy and Commerce Committee said it will ERIC SfcALSDetroit Free Press These hormone replacement pills are a combination of estrogen and progestin called Prempro and are taken daily as part of HRT. Please see PROBE, Page 2A Creativity key to (lodging Lodge jams In the maze of Motor City lies a ton of options "I am a Catholic who is pro-life. He is very much pro-choice and Hebrew. Enough said." WILLIAM CALLAHAN, a Michigan lawmaker, talking about U.S.

Rep. Sander Levin Callahan rips Levin as liberal, Jewish' zuothzr way to get downtown From today until mid-September, a stretch of the Lodge in Detroit will be shut for repairs. Freeway exits marked below provide alternate routes for downtown bound motorists seeking to avoid delays on MDOT's posted detour. By MATT HELMS FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER SLOW GOING ft Westbound 1-94 to ce Di'Mil 1-75 closed -i Congressman doesn't typify Macomb, he says The Lodge isn't the only road to avoid this summer. Traffic is crawling or being rerouted all over metro Detroit.

For other construction projects, see Page 28 Universilv ByALEXA capeloto FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER rr sc 1f A- I'' William Callahan Sander Levin a 1 Pam Wathen wasn't about to be caught off-guard this morning, the first day of the Lodge Freewav shutdown in Detroit. Usually, the West Bloomfield resident exits the freeway at Grand River Avenue. But in preparation, she tested out a new route, leaving the Lodge one exit sooner at Forest, hanging a left over to Third Street, and heading south to her job as a supervisor in corporate communications for DTE Energy. On Monday, she pronounced it "a perfect drive," until "everyone else figures it out." Early this morning, she and thousands of other workers who depend on the Lodge lost their usual routes into downtown when workers closed the freeway between I-75 and Griswold. Many others will be seeking new ways into downtown because the Lodge will remain closed through mid-September.

Although MDOT can offer detours only onto major state trunk lines such as Grand River and Michigan avenues, drivers are free to devise routes of their V. -1? own. So here, thanks to help from Michigan Department of Transportation spokesman Rob Mor-osi, are suggestions for getting around the closure: TKOti west siue: Drivers heading east into the city on I-94 or I-96 can exit at Michigan Avenue into downtown. You could also cut south from Michigan on Rosa Parks or Trumbull to east-bound Fort Street. West 1-96 traffic goes onto northbound 1-75 nearing downtown, and drivers can exit at Rosa Parks near Tiger Stadium State Rep.

William Callahan stirred up a firestorm of controversy Monday by pointing to U.S. Rep. Sander Levin's religious affiliation as a reason Levin should not be re-elected. Callahan and Levin are running against each other in the Aug. 6 Democratic primary for a new district made up largely of Macomb County.

Callahan first told the Associated Press for a Monday story that Levin is too different from Macomb County residents to be a good representative for them. He specifically referred to Levin's liberal leanings and Jewish heritage. "I mean, the man has never owned a Christmas tree. He's not a Christian. And I'm thinking, 'Jeez, how can he represent me 1,1, Callahan was quoted as saying to the AP.

The state representative, who is from St. Clair Shores, later told the Free Press that he did make those comments, but that they were "grossly out of context." He apologized for the Christmas tree reference and said he never meant to cause offense. At the same time, he maintained that he is better suited to representing the more conservative working people of Macomb Hivpr 3 THE KEY Closed cu nOT si'mMed aiwrnate route Freeway exit Please see CALLAHAN, Page 6A Detroit Free Press Please see LODGE, Page 6A 1- 1 85 1 60 HIGH LOW Body Mind 1H Comics EG.6G Food 1F Obituaries 3B Bridge 3G Corrections 2A Jumble 5E Sports 10 Business 1C Crossword 5G The List! 2G TechTuday 2A Classified 11 Editorials 4A Movie Guide SB Television 4G CONTACT US Delivery: 800-395-3300 Classified: 536-977-7500 News tip: 313-232-6600 830-936-8237 ill Vol 172, Number 56 mi Dtfmlt Ftrtfi hPSS Primed In It United stales Morning thunderstorms likely. Weather, 5G. 40 11000'.