The Tribune from San Luis Obispo, California • 1

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY NCUIKS 35 TM THURSDAY May 27 1993 Tan package Beetle people pemidliiinig take this year" Foley said Satisfied with the deal to rein spending one top conservative Rep do Tim Penny D-MiruL said "well House approval likely after compromise to slow spending Telegram-Tribune news services what we can to get the to pass the biU The agreement does not guarantee that spending will be restrained but it pressures the president and lawmakers to do so Under the procedure spending targets would be set each year for Sodal Security Medicare and the dozens of other benefit programs which cost about $750 billion a year If the target is exceeded the president would have to propose paying for the excess with tax increases spending cuts or both or with borrowing which drives up the deficit Congress then would have to vote on his proposal or one of its own The agreement still leaves some Democrats unhappy particularly lawmakers from fuel-producing states who oppose proposed energy tax Major elements of the tax package include: The 1500-page tax bill would reduce the federal deficit by nearly $500 billion over the next five years from what is currently projected About $250 billion in tax increases and $87 billion in spending cuts are WASHINGTON President deficit-cutting tax package is on track for House approval after Democratic leaders and conservatives reached agreement on a mechanism to curt) federal spending The agreement reached after a marathon negotiating session that ended after midnight would slow the growth of Medicare and other fastgrowing entitlement programs that comprise half the federal budget It will "force us every year to make the budget cuts that we say making in this five-year Clinton said this morning during a televised town-hall meeting The House was scheduled to vote on the budget later today House Speaker Thomas Foley D-Wash once again predicted lawmakers would approve the bill today think they realize this is an important vote for the country an important vote for the future of the economy an important vote to the success of other efforts well under- -4 David MlddlacampTelagranvTrlbuna A vacant lot in Pismo Baach blossomed into a gallery of aorts Wednesday evening as ttis group prepared the '66 VW for a low-budget tour of California and Mexico this summer From left are Chris Nicholas of Pismo Rickey Jfendrickson and car owner Angela Griffiths Please see Tax ArO HISTORY DAY Police seek 37 in four-county drug sweep iiji Nine county By Danna Dykstra Coy Telegram-Tribune students win 4 a trip to DC county Narcotics Task Force said warrants were served at 5:45 this morning at two residences one in Nipomo and one in Oceano He said more were expected to be served today During the course of the investigation Gracey said undercover agents purchased more than 40 kilograms or 88 pounds of cocaine with a wholesale He said others were expected to be served in San Luis Obispo County Oxnard and Los Angeles are mqjor suppliers not only of cocaine but they've been implicated for sales of heroin methamphe-tamine and Gracey said are the of the illegal drug industry in this the Santa Barbara sheriffs deputy said Search warrants were being served at 63 homes in the counties of San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Ventura and Los Angeles according to Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Deputy Tim Gracey Grarey know this morning how many suspects were from this county Paid King commander of the street value of $750000 He said that figure would rise dramatically once search warrants were served today more kilos have been seized at various he said shortly before 9 this morning Gracey said the largest number of search warrants were to be served in the Lompoc and Santa filaria areas A total of 37 people suspected of being mqjor drug suppliers to the Central Coast were expected to be arrested today in connection with a three-year undercover investigation involving 300 law enforcement officials from four counties Deadly car bomb hits famed gallery Look out Washington DC here they come i- Nine students from San Luis Obispo County have made their marks at the state History Day contest and will soon be on their way to the national competition The young history buffs from the San Luis Coastal Lucia Mar and Cambria school districts won the right to compete in National History Day in June by earning first- or second-place awards at the state contest held Mondry and Tuesday in Sacramento They have been working for months -on projects videos and dramatic 'scenes to portray this theme in a list of the local winners: Mark McLane San Luis Coastal Unified School District San Luis Obispo High School 1st place for senior division individual project Christopher McNeil Lucia filar School District Arroyo Grande High School 2nd place for senior division individual performance Nicholas Bryden Gabe Gamey and Leif Ortwin Cambria Elemen- and legs were blown off several statues The blast initially wasttributed to leaking natural gas but prosecutor Hero Luigi Vigna later announced that explosives were the cause Rescue efforts were hampered by hundreds of onlookers who arrived at almost the same time as firemen and police Six bodies were unearthed from the rubble and more people were feared buried Officials assessed the damage to the Uffizi collection which contains works by Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli The bombing was the worst blow to cultural heritage since a rain-swollen Amo River flooded museums and churches in 1966 The explosion also ripped apart the four-story palace that housed the FLORENCE Italy CAP) A car bomb exploded outside the famed Uffizi Gallery early today killing at least six people and causing millions of dollars in damage to one of the best art collections About 30 people were injured The blast occurred just after 1 am while many tourists and Florentines were still strolling through the historic center on a warm night Officials in Florence said they received no threats The Italian news agency ANSA reported it received a telephone call about 11 hours after the bombing claiming responsibility on behalf of a right-wing group called Armed Phalange Police gave the call little credence The explosion blasted a crater 10 feet in diameter and more than 6 feet deep A four-stray building near the museum was demolished several paintings were destroyed and arms David MiddlocampTelagram-Tribune Wayman Adair Jr has found peace at last at Roandoak of God commune after a rocky existence Please see History A-9 Please see Bomb A-9 Memories of Waco cult Roandoak dweller survived Branch Davidians QUOTABLE RENICK: 'Judge I sunk too many boats in this county A-3 stuck my head underwater so I Fisherman missing as boat capsizes west of Point Sal By David Eddy Telegram-Tribune breathe They locked me up food They were hatehu without any food They were hat old and he seen her since He shares her dark looks And he shares his name it says it right there on Ida California state identification card but little else His father was the one who got Adair mixed up with the Brandi Davidians and some believe it INDEX Not all the victims of the Branch' Da vidian cult died last month in Waco Texas the day the compound was consumed in a raging inferno and more than 70 people were incinerated Wayman Dale Adair Jr fives in another religious commune now this one outside of Motto Bay The Roandoak of God commune is a two unidentified fishermen on board the 60-foot Umpqua City were trying to haul fishing gear back on the boat said Hooker The gear got caught on the bottom of the ocean and the stress snapped a cable he said Either the thrust of the cable ended up costing Adair Sr his life later killed He was later killed by the man who Movie Nation Obituaries Opinion (IIM Stats TV listings Weather 'IIIIMIIIMIMII C-6 JJ-1 B-5 C-1 iD-7 C-4 C4 B-8 B-6 Jt-7 D-6 08 mean people" never really mitten a fair shake in his 32 years fiudly mentally retarded he reminds many people of the character Dustin Hoffrnan played in the hit movie of a few years back Man" the hesitant speech followed by long sentences delivered in a dull monotone the quid head movements the constant smoothing of his mustache 1 Adair have any family His Costa Rican mother returned to her native country when he was 6 yean Buiitwss Clmifitd Comics Community County Crossword Lsndsrs Lottery i A fishing boat out of Port San Luis capsized this morning and one of the two people on board is missing The Umpqua City flipped over at about 6:30 am approximately' 15 miles west of Point Sal said Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Hooker Another fishing boat the Teresa CM discovered the capsized boat shortly alter the accident said Hooker and remained on the scene this morning The Coast Guard ship Point Heyer was en route from Morro Bay The accident occurred when the led the Branch Davidians until David Koresh took over Though Adair says his father raised him their contacts were intermittent as Adair Sr never could settle down snapping or a subsequent shifting of World mmhmhmA8 peaceful place however not at all uke thed i the days he spent growing up in the load caused the capsize said Hooker One of the fishermen was rescued by the Teresa CM The other man ivessdto Waco men slapped me down and threw water on he said They Clouds mist to linger on Please see Adair A-3 Please see Capsize A-9 f-i -V 4 if VI i I I I A 4 trt A I i A viHpJ jn V-.