Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 1

ii i i in i i i -l- ---W' V' 1 1 I WEEKEND Nutcracker Market Ballet fund-raiser CotjpuS Cfjtfett CalleNEtmeS Copyright 1993 CaMar-Tinwt PubfaNng Comply Fifty cents Mora than 199840 raadars November 19 1993 Clinton looks to Pacific LOTTERY RESULTSA2W Crime Free trade TV war veterans celebrate Stabbing brings home task message The stabbing of a 13-year-old last weekend in Beeville has members of a task force on violence saying it was only a matter of time before such a tragedy happened PageBl with Asia coveted Open market ideas worry other leaders By David Sanger NEW YORK TMES NEWS SERVICE SEATTLE Hoping to build on his triumph with the North American Free Trade Agreement President Clinton arrived here Thursday vowing to open new markets in the Pacific He immediately ran into obstacles from Asian officials who say the most booming economies are not yet ready for free-trade zones of their own come here today hoping to drive down trade barriers open up trade opportunities and promote more growth" Clinton said after arriving at Boeing Field here Before leaving Washington Clinton said Vice President A1 Gore would travel to Mexico to meet with President Carlos Salinas de Gortari frobably next week to discuss carrying out the trade accord And the president and the congressional Democrats who opposed him on the trade pact moved to find common cause on other issues including health care Christmas King Ranch to host annual breakfast King Ranch Inc with the help of lots of volunteers will host the third annual King Ranch Hand Breakfast Saturday as part of traditionalChristmas celebration La Posada de Kingsville PageBl Claus Festival to include fireworks St Nick Exploding fireworks will punctuate this year's Harbor Lights festival on Dec 4 on the bayfiont Other events will include a children's parade choirs and dancers and of course Santa Claus Page B5 Children Lawyers emphasize toy safety concerns Members of a local lawyers firm are urging parents to select their toys with care The advice came as a Washington-based research group released its annual Safety Page B1 GEORGE TULEYSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Dennis Moore (center) general manager of TCI Cabfevislon dis- the survival gear as they celebrated the end of the cable war TCI plays a T-shirt with a welcome message at the TCI offices Thursday workers are (clockwise from lower left) Norma Juany Moises afternoon Customer service and sales representatives all donned Moore Margaret Denise and Shirley Cable war ends last in US to do so Standoff did little 4 many readers say By Stova Stain Custody Duval officer stabbed while transporting teens A 1 5-year-old is being held after a Duval County reserve officer was attacked and stabbed while transporting two teens to a juvenile detention facility Page B8 The president and his aides have hailed the three-day summit meeting here the first time that leaders have ever gathered in one place as an historic moment to accomplish what past administrations have often talked about but never succeeded in carrying out: redirecting American foreign policy toward the Pacific focus is on a fledgling regional trade group called the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum that embraces countries as diverse as Australia Indonesia Japan and Canada But Clinton and his aides have made it clear that they hope to use the economic group as a vehicle to create a sense of political community that has never existed amid the rivalries and competing cultures of Asia hoping it will clear trade barriers in the markets that Clinton views as the key to job growth in the United States no mistake about it ultimately this meeting is about the Please see PadficA12 What do you think was accomplished by the local television standoff? Caller-Times readers were asked Thursday to respond to the question do you think was accomplished by the local television Here is a sampling of their responses: Aggravation Irritation Hypertension Disgust Things we need The only thing that was accomplished was Radio Shack and the likes selling antennas and AB switches The standoff gave some of us the opportunity to write our congressmen and urge them to reregulate the TV industry again noon on Thursday He and the affiliates declined to discuss the specific details of the agreements but did say the accords were not all the same By Thursday afternoon the onetime combatants said they were pleased to be back on a more normal work routine Some TCI employees sported T-shirts Thursday which hailed the end of the cable war A spokesman for Denver-based TCI the hugest cable system said the three Corpus Christi stations were the last in the nation to reach agreements with the cable giant A 1992 law allowed broad- Pleaae see CableA6 OF THE CALLER-TIMES The cable war in Corpus Christi which went on for nearly six weeks officially ended minutes after noon Thursday when TCI Ca-blevision of Texas Inc returned the signals of the three network affiliates to its system Dennis Moore general manager of TCI in Corpus Christi said that he restored KIII-TV KRIS-TV and KZTV-TV to lineup at the same time at the request of the stations Moore said he had an agreement with KRIS on Tuesday with Kill on Wednesday and finalized an agreement with KZTV before But this time ask the members of the communications industry to participate so that the loopholes that allowed this to happen can Please see StandoffA6 Comments Navy plans hearings on mine impact The Navy plans two public hearings next month on thr environmental impact of the mine-warfare center taking shape at Ingleside PageB6 Cooperation Police CCISD team up to help middle-schoolers City police officers and the Corpus Christi Independent School District are teaming up to try to keep at-risk middle-schoolers in the classroom PageBl American stirike disrupts travel Facility sought for juvenile offenders Officials pursue backing funding for a locked residential building American Airlines strike i Airlines IBgM attendants struck at 6 am With many flights disrupted here are some tips on getting to your destination Ameri American Thursday I Etc Road work will close lanes and ramps on part of Interstate 37 and US Highway 181 near the Harbor Bridge during the next several weeks Psge B4 Flights canceled agencies besieged by anxious travelers By Adam Bryant NEW YORK TMES NEWS SERVCE American flight attendants went on strike Thursday morning disrupting service for tens of thousands of passengers in the United States and overseas The flight attendants who walked out over disagreements Strike's effects locallyAB with American over staffing scheduling and work rules as well as retiree health benefits said they would strike for 11 days to hamstring the airline during the busy Thanksgiving holiday period The severity of the strike's impact was difficult to gauge Thursday although numerous flights were canceled delayed or were flown empty Passengers complained of being allowed to board Please SG6 AmericanA8 Switching flights: Agreements between airlines would allow American to make alternate arrangements for passengers on a canceled flight That could mean putting a passenger on another airline but expect limited space during Thanksgiving week Getting to airport early: Travel agents say passengers should i get to the airport early to increase their chances of arriving on time Arriving earty would give American more time to make other arrangements If a flight is canceled Credit cards: Some credit card i issuers wilt help passengers make alternate arrangements and help process refund requests Credit card companies wont generally make up a card holder's loss if the traveler for some reason cant get a refund Double booking: Passengers who bought non-refundable tickets shouldn't waste their money by buying expensive refundable back-up tickets travel agents say tf they do they give up on any efforts American would make to give them an alternative flight or refund places to lock people Griffiths said under a lot of pressure not to send youths to (the Texas Youth The board also voted to further examine a proposal to add 16 beds to the county's overcrowded juvenile short-term detention center where youths are detained before their cases are decided by a judge The county does not operate a longer-term residential facility such as the one proposed Thursday for youths whose cases hare been decided The estimated combined cost of the proposed detention center expansion and a new residential facility plus operating costs ranges from $21 mil- Please see JuvenilssA12 By Libby Awryt OFTHECALLER-TMES Nueces County juvenile authorities want to establish a load residential facility for habitual nonviolent offenders and say that a vacant Southside building may be the best location Mike Griffiths the county's chief juvenile probation officer presented the proposal for a locked residential facility during meeting of the Nueces County Juvenile Board Thursday The board composed of district judges and the county judge voted unanimously to pursue the concept with the Commissioners Court whose members are responsible for funding county buddings hare enough Ann Landers C3 For the record E2 Bridge C4 Horoscope C6 Business D17 Living Cl Classified D1 Local B1 Comics C8 Markets DIB Crossword C67 Sports El Deaths A4 TV C5 Edtorials A10 Readers write 'We either deal with these students now or we deal with them later when we have to build more prisons' -RAQUEL MADRIGAL LETTERS A10 AMtody Emery- Stow Sakion Soum: tiavrt agnt I.