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i nni s-T" I I MEMPHIS SUNDAY DECEMBER 13 1992 THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL A19 AYING THEiHIGHES SS CASH PRICE SSt MMMIM mho I tsfoJi ALL FINE SWISS WATCHES -om Tucker succeeds Clinton as Arkansas chief of state HEADQUARTERS ASTOR JEWELERS l7IPrfcinRiEit IM-tOOO By Joan I Duffy Tha Commarcial Appad Uttla Rock Bureau Kimball Grands Viennese Classics American Made a mu res generations of musical enjoyment an Invastmant that onduras for a lifatima sip to be a really good governor I need you to call to write to criticize to give me a constant sense of direction Let me know when I'm on track and when off help me keep the balance and the determination the independence and the courage the patience and caring that I The new governor's staff moved down the hall from the cramped lieutenant office to a suite Clinton and his central staff occupied on the north end of the second floor Members of the new first family will remain in their Little Rock home until the Clintons move out of the mansion in mid-January to move to Washington Two daughters Anna and Sarah are at home Lance Alworth Jr and Kelly Ah worth Driscoll are grown Kimball American Made! Consoles J- tha family can truly enjoy with prtdo for generation Timing 1 DaMMr rt- lems in the S912 million Medicaid program and in one of his first duties as governor will convene a special session at 3 pm Monday seeking new taxes to keep the indigent health care program afloat Clinton who spoke before Tucker in the House ceremony attended rotunda speech and Joined him on the platform afterward but did not address the crowd estimated at near 1000 Tucker said Clinton's White House victory has energized Arkansas and exorcised doubts and insecurities that had hindered the prosperity American Dream really does exist that a boy from a small town in this wonderful small state can become Tucker said is no challenge we face in our state that is not within our ability to overcome If we will put the facts on the table have the political will to acknowledge our priorities and the courage to act on them if we can do that this can be the greatest decade in our history Although he won more votes in his 1990 election as lieutenant governor than Clinton did in that race Tucker becomes chief executive without an election mandate which he said could put him and his administration at a disadvantage I come into this office as governor in such a wonderful and unusual way I ask your he said LITTLE ROCK Jim Guy Tucker became 43rd governor Saturday He praised his President-elect Bill Clinton and predicted that the next 10 years will be Tucker 49 took the oath of office in the House chamber IS minutes after Clinton relinquished the Job in a tearful farewell address Betty Tucker the state's new first lady held the family Bible and Supreme Court Chief Justice Jack Holt administered the oath of office as Clinton and outgoing first lady Hillary Clinton looked on 4 Alter taking the oath and addressing legislators family and guests In the House chamber Gov Tucker moved to the second floor rotunda bedecked in Christmas greenery for his inaugural address and a reception in the conference room The ceremony made official the Job Tucker has been performing since Clinton announced his campaign for president on Oct 3 1991 As lieutenant governor the Little Rock lawyer and cable television executive served as acting governor while Clinton campaigned Except for a flap early on over a staff member Clinton transferred to his campaign payroll the two men shared the office with virtually no friction As acting governor Tucker Hammond Technics Homs Hobbyist Organs Musical fun in traditional fumHura that lota you play tha music you llko with tho sounds you want 1992 ANNUAL EDITION FOR MF-THE WHALES Introducing For Me -the Whales the third and final edition in our second series -Maternal Love designed exclusively for members of the Swarovski Collectors Society As an official retailer for the Society we invite you to come in and discover all the benefits of the Swarovski Collectors Society and view the entire Swarovski Silver Crystal collection scs faMKvti Sunn Flowers Gifts By Frank Gray 6240 Stage Plaza 382-0100 org0 a in jmng i (USES SOCIAL SECURITY APPEALS Chris A Comoghie ATTORNEY AT LAW Former Attorney with Social Security Administration Office of Hearings and Appeals Admitted to McKee US DMrid Ceuite for Tana Aik Mite Oner 14 Yean ieperience Sm CaMjJ te-- in jwmui Bvcurny iwm No chert far 1643 Rs Alisa 726-5541 i 4b ml apaciataatian into Imv MIDTOWNM424 UNION AVIPY2S WO CASTlSetl HTl faOAlAHiJ7S0O0 1 I i ais If you read it still newsi i I I -4- A I CHRDSTRDAS OUR 0NL1 Clinton to leave heart in Ark he says as Washington beckons I 3 COMPLETE fULTlJNE STORE By Joan I Duffy Tlw Commercial Appeal Uttla Rock Bureau oQehssd oGesebe ol a i- Ul MENS PULLOVER SWEATERS WEARS OUTLET 1N0W ONLY SSSVuu ounnareei Closeouts LITTLE ROCK With tears streaming down his face President-elect Bill Clinton resigned Saturday as governor of Arkansas a job he has held and loved for 12 of the last 14 years leave with a happy heart full of pride and gratitude" Clinton said his voice choking with emotion as he addressed legislators friends and family in the House chamber and his staff looking on from the galleries me above everything else this was an affair of the Clinton wept as he embraced his successor newly inaugurated Gov Jim Guy Tucker the former lieutenant governor who Overstocks Special Purchase Great Saving Great Pricks YARN-DYED ALL-COTTON FLANNEL SHIRTS those of you in the legislature to make a partnership with Hillary Clinton and Betty Tucker new first lady sat by their husbands as one resigned and the other was sworn in on the platform where Clinton had taken the oath of office many times Virginia Kelley mother and his stepfather Dick Kelley watched from the floor along with Tucker's children Lance Kelly Anna and Sarah Chelsea Clinton who was bom during her first term was attending a dance recital in Hot Springs and missed the ceremony Clinton 46 has been governor for parts of the last three decades First elected in 1978 he lost reelection two years later but came back two years after that to develop and pass a sweeping educational reform package that catapulted him into national attention In later terms Clinton took up the cause of economic development and welfare reform and he brought more women and minorities into high-level government Jobs than ever before am very proud of the work we have Clinton said He said he hoped his tenure has helped Arkansans free themselves from the limits once imposed by second-rate educations and limited opportunities think now and I hope forever every boy and girl in every Eart of this state wifi know that or she can grow up to an unlimited he said I have done anything as governor to advance that I will be forever grateful for the FOREST TROLLS I IUME BRAND 1 WATCHES $3999 Values to $25000 Citizen Casio Mathey Tissot Jaques Farel IMM HUCTIW aama MM MSB flMFtl MM FUUM VU SB SOL NSW mi VM 1144 kept the state operating with a minimum of controversy and maximum cooperation during 13-month campaign for president' The two had been rivals in two previous campaigns but shared power and a staff with little friction during the campaign Tucker will serve the two years remaining on Clinton's term and be entitled under a new term-limit amendment still challenged in court to run for two four-year terms of his own of the greatest sources of pride I have on leaving this office is the quality and the character the strength and the ability of my Clinton said will never be able to thank him enough for what he did in shepherding our state through these last 13 months and I ask all of you especially wees CHILDRENS STOCKING STUFFERS 11 GAMES ACTMIY I ONLY iQYS AND MOB- NOW GREAT SRECnON OF ASSORTED TOYS AND MORE MAGNAV0X CLOSEOUT YOURCHOICE i For the best in political coverage: The Commercial Appeal LlfolO to FORTASIE CD STEREO AMFM DUAL CASSETTE RECORDER RRFR RfC IM999 AMFMDUAIA1ARM DIGITAL QOCK RADIOS CHOOSE FROMAIMGE SBECftiN OF OIK AMOSOV STUFFED FUBHAMMA1SN if W) Id SPECIAL PURCHASE Now 0NLY If) putmooi 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