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The Daily News-Journal from Murfreesboro, Tennessee • 1

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Ol-HATGnS PHuP QUESTIONS Rehnquist will ask both sides to respond today, Saturday MTSU men, women. -sweep Morehead 4 111553 mi i ST tlBSW i cr-: 3 7TH Cx 151st Year-No. 228 Friday, Jan. 22, 1999 MURFREESBORO, TENN. 500 Simple Plan' Film explores moral dilemma I mm iMBKmWiBS TOW! i A Downtown hit hard; no deaths By Karin Miller Associated Press writer CLARKSVILLE -ripped a hole in A tornado downtown Clarksville early today.

Historic buildings were destroyed and power was knocked out for much of the city, but only minor injuries were reported. "It looks like somebody walked through with a broom and knocked Twisters rip Arkansas; Tennessee victim dead See stories, pages 2A, 8A over whatever was loose enough to. knock down," said Fred Dye, photo editor at The Leaf-Chronicle. The newspaper building was heavily damaged. "The newsroom is gone," Dye said.

"My department, I've got one wall standing." The tornado hit Clarksville at about 4:15 a.m. It was part of a storm system that earlier tore through Arkansas, killing at least six people. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said one person died in Big Sandy in Benton County, about 50 miles southwest of Clarksville. About a dozen people were treated for minor injuries in Clarksville, a city of 89,000 on the Kentucky border about. 40 miles northwest of (See Tornado, page 2A) an 1 1 AP.

photo 6 it- I 4: A NA 1. J. I- Li. DaimlerChrysler, Renault SA of France and Ford Motor Co; of the United States also have been reported to be potential suitors. Japan's Nihon Keizai financial daily reported today that Ford's chief financial officer John Devine flatly denied in an interview With the paper that his company was considering investing in Nissan.

The Asahi newspaper reported today that Nissan will solicit a capital investment of $1.76 billion to $2.65 billion from DaimlerChrysler. (See Nissan, page 2A) Emergency vehicles move down 4:15 a.m. The twister destroyed i UOWntOWn QeVaStdteCl debris-filled streets in downtown Cfarksville this morning 'after a tornado ripped through the area about historic buildings and knocked out power for much of the city, but only minor injuries were reported. talks alliance MTSU assault likely result of road rage IT 1 Downtown CLARKSVILLE Dangerous weather likely By Angela cannon Staff writer Keep an eye out for severe weather, including possible tornadoes, today and tonight. Severe thunderstorms, some containing tornadoes, are likely across Middle Tennessee today and tonight.

National Weather Service officials in Old Hickory warned this morning. "We've been watching this since early (Thursday). The conditions exist for that kind of weather to develop," Steve SmithV director of the Rutherford County Emergency Management Agency, said this morning. The severe storm alert was issued by the weather service in Old Hick-oory early today as a special weather statement and provided to The Daily News Journal-1 "Large hail and tornadoes can be expected across Middle Tennessee today and tonight according to the weather service statement. "Residents of Middle Tennessee should not take this situation lightly.

(See Dangerous, page 2A) from Old Fort Parkway way) when she was approached by a small, older, type, dark brown truck," Collins said. "The dark brown truck attempted to sideswipe her vehicle." The incident began near the Northwest Broad Street intersect tion. The man was trying to get her to stop. "The victim drove on to campus," Collins said, "She drove onto the campus, greenhouse lot which is on the eastern side of the campus he said. "She parked her vehicle, and she was confronted by the driver of this small brown truck.

Words were (See MTSU, page 2A) DNJ photo by J. tntintoti I I Struggling automaker, DaimlerChrysler meet Driver followed student By Angela Cannon Staff writer An MTSU student was assaulted on campus Thursday in what sounded like a "road rage" incident, an MTSU Police sergeant said. Although MTSU 'Sgt Darrell Collins said, "I really can't make that really sounded more like a road rage than anything else." The incident began about 10:30 a.m. as the female student was headed to MTSU down Old Fort Parkway, Collins said. "According to the victim, she was inbound on (Old Fort Park- DaimlerChrysler said in a statement its co-chairman Juergen Schrempp, who arrived in Japan on Thursday, has'nfet with Nissan President Yoshikazu Hanawa.

But' the company said that although talks on possible "co5per-ation projects" with Nissan Motors will continue, no decision had been made on what such cooperation might entail At a news conference today in Tokyo, Schrempp anchis co-chair man Robert Eaton said that they had "nothing more to add' to the statement. But Schrempp confirmed that his company was hoping to expand in Asia, saying he wanted 20 to 25 By Joji Sakurai Associated Press writer TOKYO Nissan Motor Japan's second-largest' automaker, and DaimlerChrysler AG are discussing a possible alliance, though nothing has been finalized. The announcement today from DaimlerChrysler came amid reports that the German company, which is the world's fifth biggest automaker, was ready to buy as much as a 30 percent-stake in Nissan. Nissan is struggling to survive under a debt load totaling an estimated $22.2 billion. The company has lost money in five of the past six years and saw its U.S.

sales decline 14 percent last year. jr Church now using major expansion A multi-purpose atrium room and educational spaces are the main features of the recently completed expansion project at World Outreach Church. 5D INDEX Classified Comics 40 Lifestyles D1-3 Opinion 4A Sports B1-6 5D Weather 8A 1 1 PW'-T'nWt-l percent of DaimlerChrysIers total revenues to come from Asia within 10 years. "Now we are looking at Asia, more so than in the past," said Schrempp "You could do that in. an evolutionary fashion.vand you can also do it through other means, like an equity participation." The co-chairmen also declined to say if progress had been made in DimlerChrysler's widely expected plans to buy a stake in Nissan Motor's truck-making Nissan Diesel Nissan has expressed an interest in forming an alliance with an overseas partner in a step to restructure its troubled business.

In addition to be paid off early and leave 20 to 25 acres of land left to develop should that choice be made. "The ace of the land sale (will be) running at about 70 percent of what the city manager presented to this board before Zuchelli said. "In a further conservative position when we went from a 10-year analysis to a 20-year analysis still yet, we are covering that debt, service. You will see that the debt service crosses in the year 2017, approximately three years earlier than the bonds require retirement. "I believe we've met, with these conservative measures," he added, "clear indication of financial feasi-(See Park, page 2A) Park estimates conservative: ZHA consultant Murfreesboro proposal feasible i if MjV By Chris Shofner Staff writer Conservative estimates were used consistently to determine a proposed commerce center park is feasible, consultant Don Zuchelli repeatedly told Murfreesboro City Council members Thursday.

Zuchelli, of ZHA the firm contracted to do the feasibility study, said his market studies show him the center can be funded by a general obligation bond issue paid for over a 19-year period by sale of office park land, use fees for the park's facilities and increases in the hotel, city and sales taxes the project will generate. His projections indicate indebtedness the city would incur could Grass fire threatens Rutherford volunteer firefighter Jason Gann gathers information after firefighters extinguished a grass fire which threatened a house Thursday. The fire started when high winds spread a pallet fire that got out of control at Old Nashville Highway and Keystone Drive. La Vergne and Almaville Volunteer Fire Department firefighters extinguished the flames..

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