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nirfiinrfT 5 v'i 7 -1 its-- By LARRY SUTTON lating the law?" the officer asked. A sheepish Kennedy nodded. "Were you aware that there is an open dog run in this park, where your dog could legally run without a leash?" Kennedy nodded again. The officer then wrote JFK Jr. a summons.

"Kennedy was pretty good about it" said someone who. witnessed the incident. "There was no hassle." Kennedy now has two choices. If he admits guilt he can mail in the summons with a check to cover the $100 fine. If he decides to fight the summons, however, he must make a court appearance.

Court TV already is salivating at the prospect If he should lose a court challenge, the fine escalates to $1,000. Daily News Staff Writer Move over, O.J. There's a new contender for trial of the decade. It's The People vs. John F.

Kennedy Jr. The crime? Walking a dog without a leash. Okay, okay. Maybe it's not the most heinous of deeds. But it could land The Handsomest Man in America in court Here's what happened.

At 5 p.m, Thursday, the perpetrator Kennedy and his accomplice a large black dog were spotted strolling in Madison Square Park, near E. 23d St The dog had no leash, authorities said. A zealous Park Enforcement Patrol officer, summons book in hand, confronted Kennedy. "Did you know you are vio i KEN MURRAY DAILY NEWS TIME FOR A CHANGE: Full-time dad Andrew Dwyer, with 15-month-old John William, has charged Lord Taylor with gender bias for neglecting to place diaper-changing station in men room. iiifw (M sonSfi ols Actor held on gun rap at JFK Actor Christian Slater was was arrested yesterday afternoon at John F.

Kennedy International Airport for attempting to board a Delta flight with a 9-mm pistol, Port Authority police said. Slater, 25, whose latest picture is "Interview with the Vampire," set off a metal detector as he sought to catch his flight, police said. Charged with criminal possession of a weapon, he was still in police custody last night. Slater is expected to be arraigned today. ii By SALVATORE ARENA raff si mm lit'- RSril' fi tTTZ'i it ft St ft iisliaw ii Jail vmm The policy is based on a blatantly sexist assumption that only women change diapers and men don't; that only women are responsible for children and men aren't" Lord Taylor spokeswoman Jann Walker did not return calls seeking comment about the court action.

Dwyer is nearing the end of a one-year paternity leave from his job at South Brooklyn Legal Services. He took the time to care for John William so his wife, Deborah, also an attorney, could return to work. He said diaper discrimination in public places has been a constant annoyance for him. He called Lord Taylor's accommodations "inconvenient, dangerous and completely inadequate." At one point, he said, his son nearly slipped from the counter. Dwyer is seeking compensatory damages of $1,500 and punitive damages totaling $10,000.

Ultimately, he hopes the suit will lead to a court order forcing Lord Taylor to provide equal access to diaper tables. Daily News Staff Writer A Manhattan Mr. Mom caring full-time for his toddler son is raising a stink about diaper discrimination. Baby-changing tables may be standard equipment in some ladies' lounges around the city, but Andrew Dwyer complains that dads get shafted when they try to handle the chore in public men's rooms. The last straw for the 31-year-old lawyer came earlier this month at Lord Taylor's Fifth Ave.

store, where Dwyer had to change his 15-month-old son, John William, on the wet counter of a men's room wash basin. Yesterday, he sued the retailer in Manhattan Supreme Court, charging that its policy of diaper tables for women only amounts to gender bias and violates city and state laws that bar discrimination in public accommodations. "I know these guys are violating the law," said Dwyer. "It's not even a close question. Shakur probably will remain in custody at Bellevue until then, said Correction Department spokesman Tom Kelly.

Shakur's attorney, Michael Warren, who accompanied the rapper to Bellevue, said his client may need several more weeks of hospital care. Doctors were particularly concerned about a thigh wound that has been slow to heal, he said. Shakur was hit in the back of the right thigh by a bullet that exited through his scrotum, raising fears he could lose a testicle. It was that danger that concerned doctors when Shakur bolted from Bellevue against their advice just hours after he was shot fearing, it was explained, for his life. He has been treated privately since then.

By SALVATORE ARENA Daily News Staff Writer Rapper Tupac Shakur will spend Christmas in a hospital jail ward, unable to post the $3 million bail that would have kept him at liberty until sentencing on his sex-abuse conviction. Shakur, 23, surrendered to Correction Department authorities at Bellevue Hospital at 2 a.m. yesterday. He still was suffering from wounds he received Nov. 30, when he was shot five times during a robbery outside a recording studio near Times Square.

He and his road manager, Charles Fuller, were found guilty the next day of having fondled a female fan. They were cleared of more serious charges of sodomy and weapons possession. Both men face prison terms of up to seven years when they are sentenced Jan. 17. CD 5.

3 cr CD U.S. grounds QE2 over safety noes completed before the ship set Dennis Uhlenhopp. The U.S. Coast Guard yes sail from England. Irate passengers who disembarked in New York on Thursday night reported broken toilets, a shortage of beds, no heat and an unreliable water supply among the problems they endured during the Atlantic crossing.

Barbara Ross Cunard spokeswoman Lauren Nisse said the company expected the repairs to be completed by midnight tonight, freeing the famous luxury liner to cruise on to Florida and the Caribbean. The big ship's problems stem from a massive $45 million renovation that was not terday barred the Queen Elizabeth 2 from leaving the port of New York until its owner, the Cunard Lines, fixed all safety violations. Inspectors found holes in fire walls, inoperable fire doors, obstructions in passageways and other safety deficiencies, said Petty Officer.