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NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND rrY Nursing shortage BLUES 2 STARS 1 4 RRANI1' es atto ftwo um No oloo nu '40 4 I '0 0 Workloads and stress increase for nurses as financial pressures grow for hospitals TARRANT BUSINESS BEHIND UFE ARTS COVERAGE IN SPORTS SECTION BLUES LEAD SHIES 1-0 a NEXT GAME: AT ST LOUIS 6 PM TUESDAY NORTHEAST TARRANT Fo Ffil 111gloinlh Slaitir Tc)119coicam wwwstar-telegramcom ------tilMalbeR1111PA30zE ioaPirattaddi14i41RINAgibilbb 4italoaOoMiabakedd4adnieNutvia4magaiffaddliamilial 'Where The West Begins' 50 CENTS 'Where The West Begins' MONDAY APRIL 30 2001 "The G-forces were way beyond what I could imagine" driver Michael Andretti ill ns' 1 if kg' 40t 0 kkk eeL '4 Pie I "0 1 711 1 ili51-10 -1 IS lw lit If is 4 koku i -1 P' ilk oN' "1171': vt A i i I 1 I 412 1" 1 Sortdirin: speeds postpone Star-TelegramM1qt LAUF Fans leave Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday after the postponement of the Firestone Firehawk 600 Officials cite effects of G-force Fans left holding the bag 1 'j' 444444444444044opio 4 1 'r4 4 4 i i i I 1 I 6 i 4 I 1 Il r- i 1t'r i 1 1 I I 11 1 I 'i 1 1 i 4 4 4 1 I I 'i 1 'ir') 1 1 1 I i i t' IM 11 1 11 1 i k4 4: 1 1 r) i 4 i VilY '0 i 4 7 '04 1 0 I ti'''''' 10'4 14 7 1 04 IN 41F gli0' WHAT FT MEANS TO YOU Information for ticket holders 13A WHAT IT MEANS TOYOU Information ticket holders13A BY JOHN STURM 1 Star-Telegram Sta Writer FORT WORTH Concerned by the unprecedented physical demands thrust upon its drivers at 235 mph officials of the Championship Auto Racing Teams postponed the inaugural Firestone Fire-hawk 600 on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway Saying that the drivers were oper- ating in "unchart In Sports ed waters" Joseph Drivers Heitzler CART's meeting put the president and brakes on race chief executive officer announced )1 Drivers the decision at unanimously noon two hours back medical before the sched- director 7C uled start of the race Fans wandering in the garage area and others scattered throughout the frontstretch grandstands received word about the same time The decision came after 21 of 25 drivers in the starting field for the scheduled 600-kilometer event reported symptoms of disorientation including dizziness as the result of vertical and lateral gravitational forces generated by high speeds on the 15-mile quadoval's 24-degree banked turns Dr Steve Olvey CARTs director (More on RACE on Page 13A) BY ANTHONY ANDRO Star-Telegram Staff Writer FORT WORTH Fans came from all over the United States and other parts of the world Sunday to watch the Firestone Firehawk 600 But instead of seeing the Championship Auto Racing Teams compete they encountered Texas Motor Speed-for way workers telling them to leave because the event had been postponed The news did not sit well with most of the 57000 people who had purchased tickets ranging from $20 to $100 not including pit passes and other extras Although some patrons were upset with TMS officials and the drivers most directed their ire toward CART the sanctioning body for the Championship Series race "This hurts CART and they're not doing too well to begin with" said Bruce Talcott a member of The Speedway Club who flew in from Tampa Ha "I would think CART would (More on FANS on Page 13A) Star-TelegraMIFFITRY WASHINGTON Dr Steve the Championship Auto Racing Teams director of medical affairs explains some of the effects of G-forces 25 70 G's Visual symptoms appear -40 85 G's jConfusion loss of consciousness CART drivers normally receive 4 G's on a superspeedway G-force effects A "6 Is the unit of force equivalent to the pull of Earths gravity on any object Acceleration due to thrust or centrifugal force multiplies the G-force in a linear manner For example a force of three G's on a 160-pound CART driver would make his body weigh 480 pounds 17 111 uumaauE G-force 35 80 G's Blackout can occur 18 23 G's Structural damage especially to spine SOURCE: NASA Team Keel Green 2001 media guide Star-TelegramSINE IISSNN Bush to speed up missile shield plan US MINT DIGS FOR GOLDEN DOLLARS New coins languish in drawers a 47: rif Itt A 1' 1 i 1 ret "11 I' 10 Rill 17 i 4 1 t) 1 Vii 11( J'''' 11:4 '4'! 1 6 t'l re 11! litank1118 pi4t i 01 iti rir IA ri 1 1rissi9 t- -3r 'rli t) Ni 13 otN o74 TV41- C'' ii il'': 1 4 clk J14 ii 0 ABM treaty would be junked or altered BY BOB DART Cox News Service WASHINGTON Who gives a flip about the golden dollar coin? Not enough Americans At least not yet Millions of the shiny new Sacagawea dollars are languishing in dresser drawers or federal bank vaults 16 months after their introduction That's why the US Mint is in the middle of a $50 million-plus advertising and promotional campaign to get the golden-colored coin into pockets pu'rses parking meters cash registers vending machines and subway turnstiles "We're working on getting it into the hands of people" said Jay johnsoti director (More on COINS on Page I2A) BY MICHAEL It GORDON AND STEVEN La MYERS The New York Tunes LONDON The Bush administration has put its European allies on notice that it intends to move quickly to develop a missile defense and plans to abandon or fundamentally alter the treaty that has been the keystone of arms con trol for almost 30 years a senior State Department official said The administration's position on the 1972 Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty which sets strict limits on the testing and deployment of anti-missile systems has been communicated privately to NATO allies And it was expressed (More on MISSILES on Page 14A) The Associated PressRicK BowmFa IMF meeting protest Two demonstrators at the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington demand that financial institutions help the world's poor STORY 3A -JoArv-zzz illWIfifWWft3n011Wg'KWIft'gt HIGHLIGHTS To subscribe: Dial (817) DEL-IVER 96th year Issue 5 104 pages Copyright 4) Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2001 TODAY'S TOP STORIES 2A CLASSIFIEDS COMICS 8-90 CROSSWORDS 80 2E EDITORIALS 108 ENCORE 11A HOROSCOPE 40 LOTTERY NUMBERS 2A MOVIES 110 OBITUARIES 8-98 TELEVISION 120 TODAY'S WEATHER High 84 Low Jr 66 Partly cloudy and breezy Winds south at 10 to 20 mph FULL REPORT 12A 0 I :1 6 TROPHY CLUB LAWSUIT A federal agency is suing a Trophy Club utilities district contending that it owes reimbursements for water and sewer renovations NORTHEAST METRO 18 SPY PLANE PROGRESS China says it will allow US officials to inspect the damaged spy plane that has been sitting at a Chinese base since the April 1 collision INTERNATIONAL 14A BUSH'S FIRST 100 DAYS Aides to President Bush say he has brought new civility to policy debates but Democrats air ads attacking him as beholden to special interests NATIONAL 4A 00001 88727 4 7 ttN KNIGHT 0tOtEdittiralVoleplittgsE 11.