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Tuesday THE Oklahoman Seniors urged not to panic Flu-shot shortage State enlists flu network across state Page 7A NEWS0K.COM 250 500 Tulsa jury clears priest, rejects his slander suit By Larry Levy, State Correspondent TULSA A Catholic priest accused of child molestation alleged to have occurred 25 years ago was cleared Monday by a Tulsa District Court jury. The panel also found that he was not slandered or libeled by his accusers. The jury of eight women and four men, after hearing two lawsuits simultaneously, deliberated two hours before finding the Rev. Paul Eichhoff had not committed battery the legal term for the alleged abuse in the case in 1979 on Kelly Kirk, then 10. At the same time, jurors split, 11 to 1, on whether Kelly Kirk, now 35, or his father, Gordon Kirk, had committed either slander or libel in reporting the allegation to medical professionals, counselors, police or investigators for the Catholic Diocese of Tulsa.

The verdicts carried no recommendation for anyone to pay damages. See PRIEST, Page 3A There's enough vaccine for most who need it, health secretary says. By The Associated Press TAMPA Fla. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to receive a shot.

"We want people to relax," he said at a news conference. "The flu season is not here." Seniors have been standing in lines at shopping plazas to get flu shots since news of a shortage surfaced. British regulators halted shipments from Chiron which had made millions of flu shots for the U.S. market. Thompson said the flu vaccine supply will be reallocated where it is needed most.

Seniors and very young children are most at risk for severe flu complications. "We will redeploy the resources to make sure the seniors get the vaccine first," he said. Ninety-one percent of flu deaths last year were 65-plus. See FLU, Page 7A Early voting starts in Florida as Election Day nears OCTOBER 19, 2004 SPORTS OU No. 3 in BCS The football season's initial Bowl Championship Series rankings threw a curve to the Soon-ers.

The University of Oklahoma, ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press and coaches polls, is No. 3 in the BCS. Page 1C STATE A sad year for Depew It's been a year since A.J. and Patsy Cantrell were slain in Depew, and a pall fell over the Route 66 town.

Much of the pall remains, although suspect Scott Eizember faces a February trial. page 4A WORLD Anglican report scolds U.S. unit HIJWH An Anglican report criticized the U.S. Episcopal Church for consecrating an openly gay bishop. BACKGROUND: The New Hampshire bishop's election split open a decades-old rift between the 77 million-member Anglican Communion and its 2.4 million-member U.S.

province, the Episcopal Church. NEXT: All national churches are being asked to sign a covenant supporting Anglican teachings. page ha SCIENCE HEALTH Electlon2004 ASSOCIATED PRESS Voters cast their ballots electronically in a downtown Miami, government building on Monday as Florida began its early voting program. Even as voters turned out, lawyers were going to court in Fort Lauderdale to argue a lawsuit over the lack of paper backup on the electronic machines. Presidential campaign coverage, Page 11A.

Coburn takes lead in race, poll shows Health goals Mike Ditka and Tony Dorsett are working with the NFL to get men out of recliners and into doctors' offices. Page ID For Senate Coburn takes lead If the election for U.S. Senate were held today, which candidate would you vote for: Republican Tom Coburn, Democrat Brad Carson or independent Sheila Bilyeu? Poll results For president Bush widens advantage If the election for U.S. president were held loday, which candidate would you vole for: Republican George W. Bush or Democrat John Kerry? 42.2 39 Bush fft ffn fPfi Hn pjn jpjf I 61 Coburn 8 Carson Bilyeu Undecided Kerry WHO 31 3.6 Last week: Bush 49.6 Kerry 33 Undecided 12.4 By Michael Baker, Staff Writer Tom Coburn edged in front of U.S.

Rep. Brad Carson in the heated and sometimes nasty Oklahoma election race for a U.S. Senate seat, according to a KWTV NEWS9 poll. The poll released Monday had the Muskogee Republican's advantage over Carson at 3 percentage points, well within the poll's margin of error of 4.4 percentage points. While Coburn's advantage was slim, it was the first time Coburn has been in front of Carson since the beginning of September.

A week ago, Carson, D-Claremore, held a 2-percentage-point advantage over Coburn in the weekly poll conducted by Wilson Research Strategies. Monday's survey is the seventh in a series of polls before Election Day on Nov. 2. The telephone poll, taken See POLL, Page 3A Carson 40 Coburn 37. 8 WEATHER Undecided 7.4 14.4 Bilyeu 7.2 Will not vote in this race: 0.4 Source: Wilson Research Strategies.

Poll information: 500 Oklahoma likely voters were surveyed. Respondents were contacted by phone Oct. 15-17. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. Will not vote in this race: 0.8 Poll results on state questions Page 3A Mostly sunny High: 80 Low: 58 totalcoverage NEWS9 The Oklahoman NewiOK.com Online at NewsOK.com Previous poll results Watch NEWS 9 Updated poll results every Monday at 10 p.m.

Analysis each Tuesday morning at 7. I Inside The Oklahoman More campaign coverage Page 12A Special report One in a series Parents' watchful eyes keep children safe from Web porn QUICK INDEX Advice 5D Deaths 7A Business IB Opinion 10A IE Puzzles 7E Comics 6D Sports 1C FULL INDEX, PAGE 2A TODAY'S PRAYER Dear Lord, let our offerings of praise and worship be pleasing to You. Amen. Five sections Volume 113, No. 247 Copyright 2004 The Oklahoma Publishing Oklahoma City, OK All rights reserved Parental involvement rated low by city teachers By Michael Bratcher, Staff Writer Lack of parental involvement remains a concern in the Oklahoma City School District, while most students say they feel safe at school, a report released Monday shows.

District board members received results of a survey completed by more than 28,000 students, parents and employees detailing opinions on issues from the classroom to the food. Parents, students and staff each were asked to answer questions regarding their interaction with schools and employees. Surveys measured satisfaction across 10 areas, including school building conditions, technology and teacher quality. Principals today will receive individualized data for their schools and discuss ways to improve their campuses. "The most valuable part of this process is you're really willing to engage all of your stakeholders," Superintendent Bob See SCHOOLS, Page 2A control, and we have to figure out ways to get it back," said Deborah Roffman, the author of "Sex and Sensibility: The Thinking Parent's Guide to Talking Sense About Sex." "What has happened in the last 10 years is just unprecedented," said Roffman, a teacher of fourth- through 12th-graders.

"Parents have allowed others to get in their children's faces." A 2002 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation said 70 percent of 15- to 17-year-olds who regularly go on the Internet have accidentally come across pornography on the Web. About 45 percent said they were upset by the experience. Experts think those numbers have likely climbed since the study was done. A recent advertising-industry study concluded that See PORN, Page 2A By Michael Baker, Staff Writer In the Internet world, two things seem destined to find each other: pornography and children. The first is one of the Internet's most profitable and most viewed enterprises.

The second is one of the largest and most Web-sawy groups of users. A decade's worth of laws several that were declared unconstitutional have had scant success in preventing the unsavory match. Computer software technology is improving and offers some hope of lessening exposure to unwanted images. But most authorities say parental guidance and education is the best way to keep children from looking at pornography. "We've let this computer thing get way out of 6llll57942llllllllll2.