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116011 1 4 AP (711ti 3 rAt tTu 4 7 1 It i 0 I 60 i i oi ii i i Vol-----iki i 1 i i ii-i'' i 11! i i 06 'tif I )t vrf' it 0 a 1 1 '1'1'1 I4- 4 4 4 lti) I P'el 4 1 i i 1 '1 id 41 0 IAt a i 4 tY! ol) I FOOTB ALL Cowboys sign cornerback Ryan McNeil to replace Delon Sanders SPORTS 20 From choosing a house to getting a loan a guide for first-time home buyers BEHIND CLASSIFIED SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION COMEDIAN MARGARET CHO PRESENTS HER WORLD AT THE MAJESTIC THEATRE IN DALLAS INSIDE TA LONE rol cIIe3 gcnm FRIDAY MARCH 3 2000 wwwstar-telegramcom 50 CENTS 'Where The West Begins' IOCAS challenges WFAA for No 1 TV news station title McCain 'Lush attack each other over religion Channel 8 sees ratings for its newscasts shrink -7 I 01 fl From Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES Gov George Bush and Sen John McCain continued their bitter war of words in a nationally televised debate last night with the Texas governor accusing his foe of smearing his reputation with attacks over religious issues "I don't appreciate it one bit" Bush said bristling McCain responded that he was merely serving up "straight talk" about Bush's visit last month to Bob Jones University in South Carolina McCain has repeatedly attacked Bush for making a speech at the university which prohibits interracial dating and whose leaders have a history of anti-Catholic comments Bush said he regrets not speaking out against anti-Catholic bias while at the mliversity but emphasized that he is just the latest in a long line of politicians in both parties who have made speeches at the school McCain also defended his criticism of such leading Christian conservatives as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson While (More on DEBATE on Page 23A) enough room for IOCASChannel 5 to pull into a virtual dead heat with Channel 8 the first time in more than 20 years that Channel 8 hasn't been the clear-cut ratings leader Kimberly Godwin Channel 5 vice president in charge of news had a more pressing inquiry as her staff celebrated the news yesterday: "So" she said "who is the No 1 station in town now?" Channel 8 will hold that title by a (More on RATINGS on Page 18A) By KEN PARISH PERKINS Star-Telegram TV Critic Tracy Rowlett's return to local television affected the ratings all right by throwing the race to be the No 1 local news station wide open WFAAChannel 8 the station that lost Rowlett last year also lost viewers from its 10 pm newscast during the Febmary sweeps according to numbers released yesterday KTVTChannel 11 where Rowlett started anchoring last month gained viewers And that left Tracy Rowlett's return to the air helped boost Channel 11 Ex-Gore fundraiser Maria Hs la convicted NATIONAL 1U THE RAINS RETURN Highlights HATE CRIME CHARGES A black man accused of killing two whites and wounding three others in a shooting rampage near Pittsburgh is arraigned on hate crime charges He had "anti-white" writings in his apartment authorities said NATIONAL 4A MOZAMBIQUE THREAT With reports that another cyclone is approaching search crews resume efforts to rescue the estimated 10000 people who remain stranded in trees and on rooftops in the flood-ravaged country INTERNATIONAL 22A 1 4 ''44 "t'- -r -11: :1 -ik ''17 '''d': '''W-' r' 4 ''tt 2 1: 4'- 4 1 7r g----A-: 1 'i- O'HAIR EVIDENCE Blood traces recovered from an Austin storage unit reinforce federal authorities' belief that atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair and her two adult children wem dismembered there TEXAS 1B Star-TelegramRICK MOON northern edge of the Metroplex and nearby counties Heavy winds and nickel- and dime-sized hail were reported at US 287 near Blue Mound Road north of Saginaw 4 T-Arlington sophomore Craig Awtrey works his way toward a parking lot during a rain shower early yesterday afternoon Later strong thunderstorms moved through the OIL PRICES Three major petroleum-exporting countries recommend a boost in crude oil production to ease a shortage and trim the high prices for gasoline BUSINESS 1C NO SPACE FOR THIS 'WASTE' Butler group taking active role in census TODAY'S WEATHER High: 64 Low: 42 Boeing accidentally throws away NASA parts -l14---- -411 ir' veitglia I i i Xr le 4 'ti -1 4 1i''''4 s'11-A 11': 1 o''' tb: i 1 I i ore 't 1::::1 1 44:4 41v Residents say proper count will help housing complex Partly cloudy breezy and cooler Winds northwest at 10 to 20 mph RAI REPORT 22A NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Ala lost track of the parts about Feb 9 while rearranging inventory in a massive space-station assembly building spokesman Jim Keller said The parts two spherical oxygen and nitrogen tanks contained in 5-foot by 5-foot wooden crates were taken outside temporarily And forgotten And (More on OOPS on Page I 8A) By SETH BORENSTEIN Knight Kidder News Service WASHINGTON Oops! Part of the International Space Station got hauled out with the trash last month Boeing Co the station's main builder admits it made the mistake But if the parts have to be replaced a spokesman said yesterday Boeing expects taxpayers to pay the $750000 bill The company's workers at The Associated PressillicAkoo MAZALAN Chile's Pinochet is treed A supporter of Gen Augusto Pinochet in Santiago Chile cries at the news that the former dictator was being freed He flew home to Chile yesterday INTERNATIONAL 5A TODAY'S TOP STORIES 2A CLASSIFIEDS G-H COMICS 4-5E CROSSWORDS 4E 2H EDITORIALS 108 ENCORE 21A HOROSCOPE 2E LOTTERY NUMBERS 2A MARKET LISTINGS 4-11C MOVIES STAR TIME OBITUARIES 7-9B TELEVISION BE To subscribe: Dial DEL-IVER By BECHETTA JACKSON Star-Telegram Staff Writer FORT WORTH Butler housing residents say they're tired of feeling like they don't count About a year ago residents of the low-income housing complex east of downtown at 1201 Luella St formed a Census 2000 count committee the only public housing census committee in North Texas and one of a handful nationwide census officials said The US census has also hired three Butler residents as field workers another first for the 412-unit complex Yesterday census workers handed out red T-shirts pins posters and other items during a promotion at the Butler Community Center "We realize we have to change our sit-'s uation" said Martha Goins who has lived at Butler for almost two decades "No one can do it for us" Census officials praised Butler resi- dents for their initiative saying it is a unique grassroots effort (More on BUTLER on Page 23A) Vitamin pills tied to hardening of arteries 94th year No 313 178 pages Copyright Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2000 IMPACT University on health researchers link mega-doses of the supplement to speeded thickening of vessels in the neck ommendations of health organizations which generally urge people to avoid high doses of supplements and to get their nutrients from food instead Many people load up on vitamin and other nutrients on the assumption that these supplements are good for their health even though there is little scientific evidence that this is true In theory vitamin and some oth" (More on VITAMIN on Page 23A) :10111001 ap BY DANIEL HANEY The Associated Press SAN DIEGO A new study raises the disturbing possibility that taking vitamin pills may speed up hardening of the arteries Researchers called their discovery a surprise and cautioned that more experiments are needed to verify whether megadoses of the vitamin are harmful Still they said the finding supports the rec 011119 11111 0014 141 111101115 otsFinn un 7 87th 2 000 1 4 1 r'vr 7 0u 2 11 I.