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1 I LONE STAR IN LIFE St ARTS: The Arlington Panthers are a team that gets norespectPAGE I i 1 1 0 0 E) 0 0 0 CA 113 1 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12 1996 Tarrant County Texas "Where The West Begins" 50 CENTS 1 A 1 Racetrack changes name court strikes own 'Motor Speedway' label falls victim to lawsuit Texas stalking law MAGIC NUMBER BY KRISTIN SULLIVAN sion will Overturn about 40- local BY JOHN STURBIN 07717N veiled the new name and logos dur- Star-Telegram Staff Writer stalking convictions won since Star-Telegram Staff Writer t442 -44'' li ing a news conference at Dallas FORT WORTH The Texas 1993 GRAPEVINE Texas Motor Fort Worth Airport detailing a IMATAIV117 Court of Criminal Appeals yester- The ruling is the second time Speedway is officially a $110 mil- Ne4Dwp- vin EY "Lifetime-Plus" preferred seat day struck down the state's 1993 since 1983 that a Texas stalking law lion misnomer the victim of a law- license program Any combination of victories by anti-stalking law a statute that has been found unconstitutional In suit filed by the owners of a grass- Texas and losses by the second- prosecutors had trumpeted as a its written opinion the state's high- Gossage said one of the reasons place team totaling 10 means Texas roots Gulf Coast racetrack Bruton Smith's 150061-seat facility behind the name change was to re- wins the American League West way to punish those who threaten est criminal court said the law is so After filing a countersuit in Tar- has been renamed Texas Interna- fleet the "international stature" Yesterday: others and to head off potential vague that it could have a chilling rant County on Monday officials of tional Raceway that the Indy Racing League will Rangers: Lost to Blue Jays violence effect on Texans' First Amendment 1 Texas Motor Speedway Inc an- Eddie Gossage the track's vice (More on SPEEDWAY on-Page 2) Mariners: Lost to Royals Tarrant County prosecutors esti- rights to protest 1 nounced yesterday that developer president and general managet un- Full report SPORTS Stories In Sports Section mated that yesterday's court deci- (More on LAW on Page 2) 0 0 0 aid 5 ffirildig more 21 -1 i es -tvv 1 Zamora Forces 1 to plead 'i "I iteff 711 4' beefed up ve INN 0 tOe F' te I not guilty A 7region 1 i 4 1: i 4 0 A41 i' i '0o or f7-: i 11 A ''N kf 4 At 4 if': -1 :1 et 11 4- ---t '1 1110' krk z-- The attorney for the IL 1' ve 1 4 Ak ''11100 4 From wire Rep midshipman facing charges orts Lill States ordered two B-52 bombers in a Mansfield girls death -1 and eight radar evading F-117 jets also said he will seek to into the Persian Gulf region yester- It: reduce her bail to $100000 4 i 1-- --ni- ----t -7? sponse after Iraq fired a ground day and warned of a severe US re- launched missile at US jets in BY ROBERT THARP "I' 1 4-s-- northern Iraq Star-Telegram Staff Writer Defense Secretary William FORT WORTH Diane Perry using uncharacteristically Zamora will plead not guilty to 3- '14 harsh language to discuss the Iraqi charges that she killed 16-year-old action in the no flight zone over Adrianne Jones as part of a plot i' Iraq said "We have the resolve spawned by jealousy and carried :4 -1" An' e- and the ability to protect our inter out with her Zamora's at 2 ests and to protect our air crews torney said in his first statements an -i i ---4 And the responses that we make about the case yesterday will be disproportionate with the "Diane to my satisfaction has 1 not been proven guilty of any i'4 7- i'l provocations which were made against us" thing" Fort Worth attorney John 111 At a campaign rally in Arizona Linebarger said "There no way President Clinton spoke in similar to plead other than not guilty I 7 i terms "We will do what we must to haven't ruled anything out but protect our people" the president were certainly not going to enter a said The determination of the 4 plea of guilty under any circum- I United States to deal with the prob- stances" ke lem of Iraq should not be underes Zamora 18 has asked about 4 timated" David Graham her from The Pentagon dispatched two BMansfield who was arrested at the The Associated Press 52 bombers armed with cruise misUS Air Force Academy on Friday Et dwin Loveland and his dog Macho paddle through the Yesterday the storm smashed the island of Grand Turk leaving sites from their base in Guam to and is 'awaiting extradition to Tar- 12d Ocean Park neighborhood of San Juan Puerto Rico yes- 14 dead in the third strike in three days for Hortense which also the island of Diego Garcia in the rant County but Linebarger said terday after Hurricane Hortense pounded the area Tuesday hit the Dominican Republic on Tuesday STORY ON PAGE 9A Indian Ocean sources told the he will not allow the two to have Hearst News Service The F-117 (More on JONES on Page 13) (More on IRAQ on Page 13) Sprint Sprint joining forces "I'll respect the gentkman for calling his birthplace his hometown 9 I i with Radio Shack 4 -Perot running mate Store-within-a-store format planned unknown in hometown 'Ilin i 4' BY KATHRYN HOPPER Sprint Spectrum wireless a version )4 I 'i 4 Star Telegram Stall Writer of the new generation of cellular 44" 404 444-: 4 'lei I BY JUSTIN BAC-HMAN newspaper because of all the "razz- NEW YORK Tandy Corp service that will be available in I 1 4 iii- li 1 4 StarTelegram Staff Writer ing" that would prompt making a bid for a major stake in most metro markets within 12 ''e t' 1 s-41 MAYPEARL He may be one But I'll respect the gentleman the rapidly evolving telecom- months The stores will also sell --1 of Washington's premier policy for calling his birthplace his home- munications industry announced a residential phones carrying the wonks on economic matters but town" Jerry said leaning against partnership with Sprint Corp yes- Sprint brand 1 1 here in the former cotton borough his tan Ford in his small parking lot terday to provide one-stop shop- The 10-year agreement makes that Pat Choate calls home folks at the Little Store ping for phone services in 6800 Radio Shack a key player in the --v1 14 are decidedly clear that they've The world had a quick introducRadio Shacks booming integrated communica- 0----- never heard of him tion to Choate yesterday the day In an exclusive store-within-a- tions business And it gives Sprint Shack format Sprint will sell pag- (More on TANDY on Page 13) "I been here since '47 and I don't after Reform Party presidential 1 ing services prepaid phone cards -1 know the man" said Jerry a conve- candidate Ross Perot tapped him as Phone companies: Marketing nience store proprietor who claims his running mate 5 Internet access long-distance ser- springs to forefront BUSINESS' Star- I elegram RUN iENNIS to know everyone in town but de- "Today was the first time 1 ever 1 1 vice and eventually local phone ser- Computer City: Stores may Maypearl resident Winston Winn passes time in Busy Bee Cafe clines to give his last name to a (More on MAYPEARL on Page 13) vice The Radio Shacks will also sell show profit INSIDE BUSINESS r7) I Penney to bring CLASSIFIED HOROSCOPE 4E OZONE ALERT ii 21 7: 7 'It-777rj7171 distribution center to Alliance COMICS 8-9E MOVIES 2E Partly cloudy with northeastedy winds 11 I Dial DEL-IVER CROSSWORDS SE2F NEWS FEATURES --15-26A at 5 mph High near 90 km in 1 I 1 I 1 IN BUSINESS the middle 60s lime year No140 96 meet 0 EDITORIALS SS OBITUARIES 6-73 Full weather report on 1 2C 1 I liL I A Copyright Fon Wonh Star-Telegram 1996 4 ENCORE 4A TEVISION 10E IL 7 88727" 1 1 IN LIFE BY JOHN STURBIN Star-Telegram Staff Writer GRAPEVINE Texas Motor Speedway is officially a $110 million misnomer the victim of a lawsuit filed by the owners of a grassroots Gulf Coast racetrack After filing a countersuit in Tarrant County on Monday officials of Texas Motor Speedway Inc announced yesterday that developer The attorney for the midshipman facing charges in a Mansfield girl's death also said he will seek to reduce her bail to $100000 BY ROBERT THARP Star-Telegram Staff Water FORT WORTH Diane Zamora will plead not guilty to charges that she killed 16-year-old Adrianne Jones as part of a plot spawned by jealousy and carried' out with her Zamora's attorney said in his first statements about the case yesterday "Diane to my satisfaction has not been proven guilty of anything" Fort Worth attorney John Linebarger said "There's no way to plead other than not guilty haven't ruled anything out but we're certainly not going to enter a plea of guilty under any circumstances" Zamora 18 has asked about David Graham her from Mansfield who was arrested at the US Air Force Academy on Friday and is awaiting extradition to Tarrant County but Linebarger said he will not allow the two to have (More on JONES on Page 13) Store-within-a-store format planned BY KATHRYN HOPPER Star-Telegram Staff Writer NEW YORK Tandy Corp making a bid for a major stake in the rapidly evolving telecommunications industry announced a partnership with Sprint Corp yesterday to provide one-stop shopping for phone services in 6800 Radio Shacks In an exclusive store-within-aShack format Sprint will sell paging services prepaid phone cards Internet access long-distance service and eventually local phone service The Radio Shacks will also sell Dial DEL-IVER )91st year No140 96 pages Copyright Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1996 St ARTS: The Arlington Panthers are a team that gets no respectPAGE IE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12 1996 Bruton Smith's 150061-seat facility has been renamed Texas International Raceway Eddie Gossage the track's vice president and general manager un dwin Loveland and his dog Macho paddle through the Ocean Park neighborhood of San Juan Puerto Rico yes- terday after Hurricane Hortense pounded the area Tuesday Sprint Spectrum wireless a version of the new generation of cellular service that will be available in most metro markets within 12 months The stores will also sell residential phones carrying the Sprint brand The 10-year agreement makes Radio Shack a key player in the booming integrated communications business And it gives Sprint More on TANDY on Page 13) Phone companies: Marketing springs to forefront BUSINESS' Computer City: Stores may show profit INSIDE BUSINESS IC Penney to bring distribution center to Alliance IN BUSINESS LONE Tarrant County Texas veiled the new name and logos during a news conference at Dallas Fort Worth Airport detailing a "Lifetime-Plus" preferred seat license program Gossage said one of the reasons behind the name change was to reflect the "international stature" that the Indy Racing League will (More on SPEEDWAY on Page 2) It Full report SPORTS "I'll respect Star-I elegram RON i ENNIS Maypeari resident Winston Winn passes time in Busy Bee Cafe CLASSIFIED COMICS CROSSWORDS EDITORIALS ENCORE- STAR "Where The West Begins" Any combination of victories by Texas and losses by the second-place team totaling 10 means Texas wins the American League West Yesterday: Rangers: Lost to Blue Jays Mariners: Lost to Royals Stories in Sports Section Olf moire 5 The Associated Press Yesterday the storm smashed the island of Grand Turk leaving 14 dead in the third strike in three days for Hortense which also hit the Dominican Republic on Tuesday STORY ON PAGE 9A the gentleman for calling his birthplace his hometown" 8-9E 8E2F SS 4A HOROSCOPE MOVIES NEWS FEATURES OBITUARIES TILEVISION 50 BY KRISTIN SULLIVAN Star-Telegram Staff Writer FORT WORTH The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals yesterday struck down the state's 1993 anti-stalking law a statute that prosecutors had trumpeted as a way to punish those who threaten others and to head off potential violence Tarrant County prosecutors estimated that yesterday's court deci wt 1 11'111 41 14 7rer BY JUSTIN BACHMAN Star Telegram Staff Writar MAYPEARL He may be one of Washington's premier policy wonks on economic matters but here in the former cotton borough that Pat Choate calls home folks are decidedly clear that they've never heard of him "I been here since '47 and I don't know the man" said Jerry a convenience store proprietor who claims to know everyone in town but declines to give his last name to a 4E 2E 15 264 6-7B 10E OZONE ALERT Partly cloudy with northeasterly winds at 5 to 10 mph High near 90 low in the middle 60s Full weather report on 1 2C CENTS sion will overturn about 40 local stalking convictions won since 1993 The ruling is the second time since 1983 that a Texas stalking law has been found unconstitutional In its written opinion the state's highest criminal court said the law is so vague that it could have a chilling effect on Texans' First Amendment rights to protest (More on LAW on Page 2) From Wire Reports WASHINGTON The United States ordered two B-52 bombers and eight radar-evading F-Ill jets into the Persian Gulf region yesterday and warned of a severe US response after Iraq fired a ground- launched missile at US jets in northern Iraq Defense Secretary William Perry using uncharacteristically harsh language to discuss the Iraqi action in the no-flight zone over Iraq said: "We have the resolve and the ability to protect our interests and to protect our air crews And the responses that we make will be disproportionate with the provocations which were made against us" At a campaign rally in Arizona President Clinton spoke in similar terms "We will do what we must to protect our people" the president said "The determination of the United States to deal with the problem of Iraq should not be underestimated" The Pentagon dispatched two B52 bombers armed with cruise missiles from their base in Guam to the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean sources told the Hearst News Service The F-117 (More on IRAQ on Page 13) newspaper because of all the "razzing" that would prompt "But I'll respect the gentleman for calling his birthplace his hometown" Jerry said leaning against his tan Ford in his small parking lot at the Little Store The world had a quick introduction to Choate yesterday the day after Reform Party presidential candidate Ross Perot tapped him as his running mate "Today was the first time I ever (More on MAYPEARL on Page 13).