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-4 AIDS DOCTOR Dr Patti Wetzers disclosure that she has the AIDS virus intensifies her desire to educate the public Lite Page 1D I MONDAY APRIL 6 1992 Fort Worth Texas Where The West Begins RaYtTell Price 500 I o4 to 1 imotE bruin 0 amomas ol A 1 I I- 4' AIDS V' DOCTOR I Foy ii F(11L'h Slitalc4GlitslgTfa Dr Patti Wetzel's dis- 4 closure that she has the AIDS virus intensi- fies her desire to edu- cate the public -ikdo Lite Pogo 113 MONDAY APRIL 6 1992 Fort Worth Texas Where The West Begins Price 500 riErISHEADLINES ra Et' SHE eak arrest policies compound victi ra: IAA I I I 1 VIOLCEICbm it Weak arrest policies compound vich vvoes NATIONAL The Supreme Court overturns a Texas Death Row ininate's conviction for killing a woman in Haltom City and also throws out the child pornography conviction of a Nebraska farmer who said the government entrapped him Pogo 2A NATIONAL The Supreme Court Row ininate's convicti Haltom City and also raphy conviction of a I the government entre' Page 2A Police officers also frustrated AeNk Aelli 07 TD fr Telegram only Arlington and Keller have mandatory 'arrest policies Texas also does not require that folice officers be trained to understand the cycle of domestic violence and the mental state of victims Without clear support for arrests or training officers fall back on the long-standing attitude that battering is not a crime: that it's a private matter As a result (More on VIOLENCE on Page 9) Tekgram only Arlington and INSIDE The medical establishment: helping to end family violence Page SA A week of violence: Dec 29 1991 toJan 4 1992 Page SA COMING TOMORROW What does it take to save a woman's life? A new state law permits the "battered-person" defense in murder trials "Success" is being defined as prevention and reform end SA n4 SA re? BY MC MOEWE Fon Worth Star-Telegram Many Texas police departments don't require their officers to arrest men suspected of beating women Fort Worth is one that doesn't but that may soon change "Our general orders read 'may arrest' We need to change that" said Police Chief Thomas Windham explaining his department's policy on domestic-violence cases Windham thought the department had adopted a BY MC MOEWE A triple murderer is put to death in the gas chamber in Arizona's first execution in 29 years page 5A Yesterday's march on Washington reflects how much the political world has changed since the courts began restricting abortion rights Page 10A A triple murderer is chamber in Arizona's rage 5A Yesterday's march how much the politica the courts began rest Page 10A 1 "mandatory arrest" policy It hadn't "I thought we did it's amazing that we haven't" Windham said "It's obvious that we've done a poor job in managing our response to domestic violence" of nine Tarrant County police departments contacted by the Star INTERNATIONAL Hundreds of dissidents storm Iranian embassies across North America and Europe after Iran bombs Iranian rebels in Iraq Page 4A Boris Yeltsin loses a straw vote in the opening session of the Russian Congress which is threatening to strip him of his sweeping powers Page 5A INTERNATION1 Hundreds of dissid sies across North Am bombs Iranian rebels 1 Page 4A Boris Yeltsin loses session of the Russia' ening to strip him of I Page 5A TARRANT Debby Brown does more than simply hand sandwiches to the homeless at St Andrew's Episcopal Church She's making a difference Popo I lA Former employees of Leonards Department Store remember days gone by Pogo I lA After decades of keeping its distance one of Texas' most powerful predators is finding itself forced back into the spotlight Pogo 1 lA TARRANT Debby Brown does sandwiches to the ho Episcopal Church Srx Pape I 1 A Former employees Store remember days Pepe I 1 A After decades of Texas' most powerful forced back 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k')Ullo Full re ON THE TUBE Michigan meets Duke at 8:22 pm for the NCAA championship KDFWChannel 4 in 4 a low l'-'' and upper ii- Jr is Full OBITUARY Isaac Asimov the prolific writer of science fact and fiction who laid down the literary laws of how robots must behave has died at 72 Page 15A BUSINESS Mediation is gaining popularity as a means of resolving disagreements Page 113 BUSINESS Mediation is gainin resolving disagreeme Page 1E1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram GLEN ELLMAN Firefighters work to save a women after a blaze filled house at 6809 Franwood Terrace with smoke GLEN ELLMAN (ith smoke Firefighters The Associated Press NEW YORK Jerry Brown said today that Democratic presidential front-runner Bill Clinton promoted racism by playing golf at an all-white club This drew a fiery retort from the Arkansas governor in a morning mini-debate that at times collapsed into angry finger-pointing "Jerry Brown knows I'm not racist" Clinton said "I have demonstrated in a Southern climate all my life a deep commitment to civil rights and equal opportunity As governor and throughout my life I have fought for equal opportunity for everyone" The two candidates faced off on NBC's Today show on the eve of critical primaries in New York Wisconsin and Kansas In an hourlong joint appearance on the Donahue show immediately after jousting on Today Clinton and Brown adopted a far more civil and cerebral tone with Clinton directing most of the questioning on issues ranging from campaign finance reform to long term-care for the elderly Host Phil Donahue sat off the set and said nothing The candidates shook hands twice at the end of their second meeting of the day then stood side-by-side to answer reporters' questions Brown said that the final day before the primary was no time for more antagonism forgetting for the moment the sharp exchange of the previous hour on Today (More on POLITICS on Page 5) Democratic The Associated Press NEW ra RK Jerry Brown said today that front-runner Bill Clinton promoted racism by playing golf at an all-white club This drew a fiery retort from the Arkansas governor in a morning mini-debate that at times collapsed into angry finger-pointing "Jerry Brown knows I'm not racist" Clinton said "I have demonstrated in a Southern ell- mate all my life a deep commitment to civil rights and equal opportunity As governor and throughout my life I have fought for equal No smoke detectors are found in house rse N( SPORTS At The Tradition Lee Trevino lives up to Jack Nicklaus expectations but the Golden Bear falls short of his own Page IC III MOTORSPORTS Page 2C MAVERICKSNBA Page 4C STANFORD WOWEN WIN Page 4C SPORTS At The Tradition Nicklaus' expectation short of his own Pepe IC El MOTORSPORTS MAVERICKSNBA STANFORD WONEN 1 i i I 4 F- I i 1 i I i LNSiditOkiAla AnadtagArOakl -wk in SCOREBOARD Pages 8-7C HIGH SCHOOLS Page BC in SCOREBOARD HIGH SCHOOLS Neither victim had been positively identified this morning but neighbors said one was a recently widowed 68-year-old resident and the other believed to be in her 40s or 50s was a relative staying with her Fire Department spokesman Butch Hall said the older woman suffered some burns but early in BY KATHY SANDERS Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH A fire that apparently smoldered for several hours erupted in flames early today killing two women who might have survived if the Meadowbrook home had had smoke detectors investigators said BY KATI Fort Wort FORT WOF apparently smi hours erupted day killing I might have Meadowbrook smoke detect said dications were that both died of smoke inhalation "There were no smoke detectors inside the residence" Hall said outside the home at 6809 Franwood Terrace "Smoke detectors may have saved the lives of these two women" The fatalities were the second (More on FIRE on Page 9) both died of smoke detecidence" Hall ome at 6809 "Smoke de(ed the lives of re the second )n Page 9) TEIEWEA 1r I v41 TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with in the lower 508 Light TOMORROW: Partly cloudy warmer with a high in the 703 reportP890 7A TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with in the lower 50s Light TOMORROW: Partly cloudy warmer with a high in the 703 reporLPage 7A Page 7A Review Walton leaves behind a thriving retail empire BESTBETS BESTBE U2 sifts love from chaos at Reunion A 00" lit al' 1 1 4 ii From Wire Repons In 1983 fearing that his Wal-Mart discount empire was on the verge of a disappointing year Sam Walton made his employees a rash promise If they could rally sales to surpass his expectations he would do the hula on Wall Street No one ever determined whether it was the prospect of seeing the compact wiry Walton a man known for his down-home Southern charm and no-frills lifestyle in a grass skirt that prompted the 38-percent sales rise that year But people still talk about the day Walton wiggled his hips and waved his wrists in the Big Apple And while Walton virtually remade the face of US retailing with his (More on WALTON on Page 9) Z71t NCftA -w1 171 40 i Man gets another chance at life firs nolc rannhnr larsDap" Aiwa 1fita Po 1 eik4 4 4111 BY DAVE FERMAN Foil Worth Star-Telegram DALLAS Five years ago when U2 toured behind the majestic anthemic rock of The Joshua Tree Bono and company both on record and in concert were world-beaters ready to tear down hatred and distance between people lambaste TV preachers as phonies and fakes and sing a whole bunch of hopeful sweeping love songs They were The Good Guys The Band with a Conscience Cut to last night and the very beginning of the band's two-hour Reunion Arena show A blast of white noise is followed by the hammering ominous machines-from-hell sound effects and serrated guitar of Zoo Station as on a battery of TVs and huge video screens all around and behind the band information over-(More on U2 on Page 2) The Texas Rangers with Nolan Ryan on the mound open the season against the Seattle Mariners at 9:35 Pm IC-MTChannel 11 (70 7 ieliw! iW1-0004441kw 01100arrommuwooke w00 The Associated Press KENMORE NY A suicide-bent man jumped from a fourth-floor window but he survived So he rode the elevator back up and repeated the jump "God bless him he's alive" police Capt Emil Palombo said "Whatever help he needs he's going to get it" The 30-year-old man took a running jump and crashed through the window of his apartment He plunged 40 feet hitting a car and crumpling its roof He went back inside jumped again and hit the same car He wound up with a broken wrist and ankle FOn Worth Sir-Telegram MARK GAIL Leather-clad Bono of U2 performs last night at Reunion Arena THINK IT OVER if you like people chances are people like the likes of you lb 1 4t I 4 I 1 Li.