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A SPORTS 2003 FRENCH OPEN Homecoming for Juan Juan Gonzalez one of the biggest baseball stars from Puerto Rico returns to play in his homeland tonight id Owner is upbeat despite the Rangers' three losses to the Braves 5D SERENA SLAMMED Sparked by a crowd that unmercifully boos Serena Williams Justine Henin-Hardenne stops Serena's winning streak in Grand Slam matches at 33 ID FORT WORTH The West Friday June 6 2003 50 cenf WWW STAR TELEGRAM US plans to leave Korean BMZ By DOUG STRUCK THE WASHINGTON POST TOKYO US troops will soon withdraw from the tense Demilitarized Zone between North Korea and South Korea bringing an end to 50 years of guard duty that began at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War officials said Thursday A joint statement by US and NASCAR TRUCKS 400K 8 TONIGHT Dream Team All-female pit crew to work truck race at speedway US troops will pull back from the Korean Demilitarized Zone as part of a Pentagon plan to create a more agile and mobile force South Korean officials said American troops will be pulled back to positions at least 75 miles from the DMZ and will abandon a large base they TMS RACE WEEK as the Dream Team crew conducts a practice News NATIONAL Utility donated to GOP to get a at Key Republicans including House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas solicited campaign donations from a financially strapped utility that was seeking their help in winning an exemption from a federal law according to company records Story on 9A INTERNATIONAL Bush insists weapons will be found in Iraq President Bush addressing US troops from the headquarters for the war in Iraq insists that Saddam Hussein had been preparing to unleash biological weapons and that the truth about his destructive weapons will emerge Story on 27A DALLAS STATE School desegregation order lifted by judge A federal judge ends the desegregation order against the Dallas school district releasing the district from the court supervision that had controlled much of its decision-making for the past 33 years Story on SB Tomorrow Finding Nemo (Nemo Texas that is) Inspired by the success of the new animated movie a reporter sets out to find her own private Nemo which happens to be just a bit east of Glen Rose in Life Arts CORRECTIONS Joe Niekro is among the pitchers who have been suspended by major league baseball over the years for doctoring the ball An article published Thursday about the use of a corked bat by Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa incorrectly identified brother as the offender Because of a production error the new Sunday prime-time grid was not included on Page 15 of this TV Star The grid is on Encore page WEATHER Today Morning thunderstorms then partly cloudy and warm ihgh 83 Low 63 Seethe NBC 5 Weather Team's two-day forecast on 18A 0 occupy in downtown Seoul The move will free US troops to be more mobile replaced by soldiers in a modern South Korean army officials said No precise schedule has been announced for the change although US officials have said the redeployment might begin this year The South Korean government wants a delay until tensions over North IRL BOMBARDIER 500K 7 PM SATURDAY STAR TEIEGRAMJEFFERY WASHINGTON pit stop at TMS on Tuesday seeks a permanent successor for position position was left open for the time being made a sacrifice for the good of a newspaper they said Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr chairman and publisher who earlier Thursday morning stood alongside his two top managers as they announced their departure to the staff felt this was necessary More on RESIGNATIONS on ISA nuclear program ease Officials said the move would not immediately reduce the 37489 Ameri-' can troops posted in South Korea -The statement said the redeploy-ment would and would be done careful account of the political economic and security situation on the peninsula More on KOREA on 17A Bipartisan Medicare proposal j-unveiled Lawmakers are moving closer to adding managed health care and prescription drug benefits for older Americans covered by Medicare By DAVID ESPO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON The drive to provide prescription drug benefits under Medicare gained ground Thursday as leadmg members of the Senate Finance Committee unveiled a $400 billion bipartisan plan to offer equal coverage to all seniors regardless of how they receive their health care As outlined by Sens Charles Grassley R-Iowa and Max Baucus D-Montana the measure also envisions creation of a managed-care option for Medicare Such plans would operate like preferred-providers organizations that are widespread in private industry The plans would offer preventive health coverage and protection against catastrophic health care expenses neither is currently available under the government program In a statement issued in the name of press secretary Ari Fleischer the White House said President Bush More on MEDICARE on 10A Ashcroft seeks 4 A wider powers to fight terror The attorney general says that the Patriot Act has helped in the war on ter- ror but that he needs more power to eliminate the terrorist threat By SUSAN MILLIGAN THE BOSTON GLOBE WASHINGTON Attorney General John Ashcroft asked Congress on Thursday for broader powers to fight terrorism including an expanded federal death penalty and greater authority to hold terrorism suspects before trial The USA Patriot Act of 2001 been the key weapon used across America in successful counterterrorist operations to protect innocent Americans from the deadly plans of terrorists Ashcroft told members of thq House Judiciary Committee The anti-terrorism law which civil libertarians have attacked as a threat to individual rights several weaknesses which terrorists could exploit undermining our Ashcroft said Congress has been expecting the More on TERRORISM on 14A Gina Tomaseski pumps the jack By PETE ALFANO STAR TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER This be your typical truck stop When driver Shawna Robinson enters pit row in 400 Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway seven women in blue-and-pmk fire suits will bound off the wall to change the tires and fill the gas tank in a snap Think Angels meets NASCAR and well you get the picture In fact the logo near the left rear tire of blue and white No 49 Chevrolet Silverado bears a striking resemblance to the one that identifies the three TV and movie heroines This logo says Dream The team is named for Aaron Rents the Atlanta-based furniture and appliance leasing company that sponsors truck as well as the pit crew the first all-female crew in a More on CREW on 14A STAR TELEGRAMJEFFERY WASHINGTON NASCAR driver Shawna Robinson enters her Craftsman truck for a practice run at the Texas Motor Speedway on Tuesday New York top 2 editors quit By MICHAEL POWELL THE WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK Two of the most powerful figures in American journalism New York Times Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald Boyd resigned Thursday morning after two reporting scandals that called into question the judgment of the leadership at the most influential newspaper Pressure mounted on the executive editor and the managing editor after recent scandals involving reporters The two men depart a year after the Times won an unprecedented seven Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Lelyveld 66 former executive editor has agreed to take the helm temporarily while the Times 7 88727 00001 4 TO SUBSCRIBE: (B17) DEL-IVER Fort Worth mollinq address: PO Box 1870 Fort Worth Texas 76101 Copyright Fort Worth Star Telegram 98th year Issue 42 186 pages KwicmtRidden ArtOHtOKiXt Bti-eeSeeayl.