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14-COWCORD MONITOR Saturday April 1 1989 Second Scientist Achieves Fusion Studios About To Be Sold lj 1) process the opposite of the dni method used in onfinary nil-dear power plants In fissioi atoms are split to rebate energy the advantages of fasten are that the fad -an isotope of hydrogen called deuterium abundant to sea water and the waste products are fewer and lessharmfaL meeting was the first at which the results were presented to skeptical scientists and wudmta At Cohmihta both sp- -peered to be convinced that the fa-don to real if not impressively targe is said Thome -X- and nuclear engineering at Jones said that in hia experiments fastens occurred at tha rate of Bl4 per second That is not enough to create measurable heat but is far greater than anything previously seen Until now he saididentbta believed that only one fusion per second occurs to the entire galaxy In the Utah experiment the number of flisbne claimed was much higher Jones compared them fay dropping a dollar UDon the table before the students what we found What they are reporting orders of magnitude greater -enough to cover the national One enter of magnitude a tenfold difference The University of Utah group said that over 1M hours of fiision produced four watts of energy white experiments produced less than a trilUonth of a watt Jones said ha could not account far the difference but he referred to the bet that the Utah group had been 1 working on ita experiment two years longer Ir 'r A Weekend sports anchor Tony Potts CHANNEL Ceatiawed From Pag 1 'll people right The move sank tfadr dewing audience to aa low as MOf houauddn program they ever had was Star nfc Twenty thoueend househoida And they mined It far a broadcast thift ifrewlMO" The station bourat soma of the meet expensive CBS programs and tan eaU-u contests far an end diamonds Zamtehowsaht Tfu had the fading they were trying to hqy view-en rather than eanung thdr respect That work on television bemuse people wont tun you on un-' bM comfortable with 1 Zanuchow nonetheless commended Hatley's willingness to invest despite the onset of an economic downtown and depressed advertiaing revenue a station run by one of the wealthiest men In America If hea pulling out it must be because he aw no hope at aL The first sign of trouble came bat December during a staff meeting that waned of personnel cuts In February tha noon newa show was canceled News staff meteben said about 15 peopto wen laid oft Some of them began dubbing topee of their work In preparation far a Job aeanch As of yesterday the news staff numbered II the total staff of ftifl-and parttime employees about Mi Pulera tha station manager said LENIENCY Coatlaaed Flam Pag 1 ment answered haltingly but neatly "One hundred he aid wnd to prove to myself I like that old Wayne I want that old "Would you promtoe you touch women in Sullivan Sawyer said "I know if I do 1 know where Tm going I dout want that" "Do you think you can atop what you did before?" tha Judge asked Sawyer arid again "Every time I got the temptation to do that I there anything rise you want "I know I waa wrong very wrong what I Sawyer sidcC when! was a kid I thought it was right what peopb did But now I know tt wasnt right what I did I learned gbte have a right to thdr body If they do not want you to touch them they REAGAN CemtlaaedFnmPagel tion to engage in the Utegal conduct alleged either directly or Indirectly orally or ta writing No president or farmer president has ever been forced over an objection to appear aa a witness ta a criminal triaL Defense lawyers earlier had issued a subpoena far testimony bum President Bush whose name has figured briefly in testimony at the trial so far but GeseB threw out that subpoena a day before the trial began GeselTi ruling not ony will aflow Reagan to avoid testifying in person but also spares him from answering any written questions submitting to questioning en videotape or supplying any documents including persons! dbiy he kept while in the White House Without Reagan as a witness far the defense North lawyers either wiB have to refy on evidence already in the case that they believe shows By PHILIP HILT8 The Washington Post NEW YORK A second scientific group reported yesterday that it has created a sustained atomic fusion reaction in a relatively simple table-top experiment 1 Steven Jones of Brigham Young University reported in a eoDoquium at Columbia University that hto group has achieved fusion but ony at a mall fraction of the rate reported bat week fay a group from the Ubiver-Uy of Utah The report supports the daim that a new method of achieving fatten has been (Hacovered but weakens hopes that it can produce more power than it consumes resufts ere at a very low level WeTe not at a print that wa can ay thta wifi revolutionise energy Jones told XM students packed into a small dasaroom at Columbia Mamr more experiments are needed to determine whether the phenomenon can be made practical he aid some hope but sell your oO The groups at Utah and at neighboring Brigham Young have worked independently on tha experiments far the past several yean Several laboratories around the world are trying to repeat tha experiment to see whether it works The grandest hope being expressed that a shortcut may have been found to achieve the long-sought goal of using nuclear fusion as a source of power Conventional methods of fiision use huge machines that create temperatures of 10 million degrees and enormous pressures to fine qydrogen atoms together a step that releases CouttawedPtomPagel that could ba used for research and development by a htah-toch comptoy The developers also have plana far an outdoor amphitheater seating several hundred peopb similar in coo-t to the performing arts center at Kiefer said most of the buildings would be built above the floodptom and none would be over four stories Ugh He said the office buMng and hotel were being proposed for lend in the redevelopment aone The dvic Center would be built in a residential rone and would require either rezoning or a variance Plans abo can far a walkway and marina along the river Keifer said visitors could choose between several upscale restaunnta some of which would be built on floete on the river After ifinner customers eould browse through shops overlooking the water Mefar predicted that moat of tha project could be built ta 12 to 1 months But he said it could abo be phaaed in ever three or four yean Kiefer said the pnject was a package deal that needs a dvic center to make it Qy He said the developers have looked at other options far the land if a dvic center tonl built Concord Planning Director Randan Raymond who had questions about Hodges's plan said Naulfs proposal raised similar concerns properties would constitute LIMITS- Coatlawed From Page 1 dqy and ha Bartlett said Although Bartlett opposes the project made public yesterday others who five on West Portsmouth Street seem to have made up their minds yet The project would be about L000 feet from the homes -James Gatherum has lived on the street far most of hb 89 yean Hb relatives have built most of the homes on the road at one point evenrone on thb street was Gatherum saw surveyors on the property all winter so he knew something was up Bved here since I was 3 yean he saicL I'm a little concerned about It but I have to see more before I can John Creighton another longtime resident was concerned that tha developers might build on wetlands Someone wanted to build a Catholic cemetery on the property several Ei ago but Creighton said the pro-iras scrapped when they found the water table was onfy a few feet below the surface tn some places He abo like the idea of Hodgea building in a floodplain our house gets washed away couldn't put ft back up and yet they could be allowed to build he aid (brighten said tha land hasn't been flooded since the federal flood control system was built in the 1960s but that West Portsmouth Street was closed when it became submerged during spring 1987 City councilors seem generally supportive of Hodges's project But officiate and groups concerned about the future of the Merrimack River are I shutdown came without warning tore Unaware of what awaited them company executives were hiring up until bat week (hrndl 8pencer who left a personnel firm In Bedford to Join gmm1 si Friday of last week was the bat one hind Wandering through the lobby In shock yesterday he said "1 quit my job and now Although earlier byofb made deer that the station was struggling no one ejected such an abrupt end-inf Bin Boynton a reporter whose Sunday news talk show was canceled in February said he went into day's meeting ready to Wmr monte waa low and what i be done about IL Boynton and fallow reporter Chuck Btttser remembered Flatter idling them there waa good newa ana bad news The merger with the WNDS in Deny was supposed tobe the good news took a reporter's question to bring out the bad you mean that thb to the end that taking the station off the air Biitser ashed him Flattey said yes On hto mgr into the meeting Flat-ley and one of fata executives Salters passed a sign of tag It Hatley A Mr Welcome to WNHT-TV XL" (Staff writer Neal Sbufts eoatrBnit-' edtothiaatoijrj she said lawyer told her hta father Hutwul to fwwmtt Mm to the state hospfiaL overcome many more things than any of us can she said Dr Janies Rdnhaid a psychiatrist at the prison testified tnu Sawyer was taking medidne to stay calm and did not seem dangerous As for Jail he told the Judge see that as usefal treatment for At the end of tha hearing Sullivan told the grtxq he thought its support for Sawyer was extraordinary of that support I think Td consider releasing he said But he probably will order that the sentence be delayed he said "Mr Sawyer's own testimony convinced me that he knows right from Sullivan warned that Sawyer would get a stiff sentence if ha broke tha conritions of hb release or committed a new ofbnae "Mr Sawyer's wont nightmare would be Now ony the kidnapping charge stands between Sawyer ana release Siff said aha hopes prosecutors will drop the charge next week In making hb decision the judge aid he studied notes taken from ex- answers Reagan had ghnm ta writing to questions by prosecutors in the North rase there even remotely supports" the claim that Reagan gsvq North authorization the Judge eon-chided Hours later the Judge held a 73-mtauto hearing to go over defense request that he find North not guflty on afl charges At the end of the nearing reading from notea he beginning GeseB njected that plea these counts win go to the the Judge said but no added that he was holding back the possibility that he might later consider wiping out a part or afl of a chans that North accepted an illegal gift far hb rote in tha Inn-Contra affair a gift ta tha form of a security system far hb home in Great Frils Va AIDS Drug Georgia and Kansas had already run out of federal money allocated to them under the program and Idaho Kentucky and Utah were due to run out yesterday Programs In other states inducting Texas and California which account for about one-third of afl those ta the program wera due to run out of federal money by the end of June Other statea have enough money to last through August Concord City Democrats Me Tuc Monthly Meeting jesday April 4tn 7:00 pm Green St Community Ctr ALL Invited By GEORGE GARTIES Associated Press Writer -Australian and Japanese companies are involved in separate deals to Mgr the United Artists movie studio and MCA the slant entertainment conglomerate that owns Universal Studios United Artists maker of Oscar- winning Rain Uaa win be sold to Qintex Group an Australian entertainment company for $1 billion under an agreement announced last night The MGM-UA deal would mark the first time a major stwfio passed into predominantly foreign owner-shipi Australian Rupert Murdoch previously purchased 20th Century rat but he became a U5 citizen Qintex one of the makers of the recent CBS miniseriea fiimesume Doin would get most of the assets of MGM-UA Communications Co to-chafing rights to Rata JCsn Also included would be a library of 4000 movies among them tha James Bond aid Fink Psnttier aeries the video library and movie and television production and (fistrfiwtion facilities In another development officials of giant Soqy Corp were reported to be in discussions with executives of MCA to put "final touches" on a deal to acquire the giant entertainment congumerate that owns Universal Studios KNX-AM News Radio a CBS affifi-ata reported that executives of tha two giant firms were meeting to downtown Loa Angeles to complete the agreement The station dteaim- An employee in the office of MCA President Slancv Shrinber-g declined to comment on the reported talks and pending deal 1 The announcement of the MGM-UA sale said that the company's majority shareholder Kirk Kenorbn would retain control of the MGM name and TV and movie studios as well as S4 MGM movies including Moonstruck and A Flat Called Wanda Tha agreement between Qintex and Kerkorian ia subject to uniped-fied government shareholder end approvals according to IGM-UA officials reftised to dab-crate on a newa release which said the deal was expected to be complete in late summer Under the compficated agreement with Qintex Kntorian win hug onto rights to the MUM name and roaring Hon logo as wdl as movie and TV production unita Abo remaining with MGM are 34 movies made since June The Austnfian in thb country as ment Inc The $15 billion in assets include the Australian Television Network and Mingo Resorts which has opentiona far Queensland and in Hawaii AT Is Trimming Its Rates WASHINGTON CAP) American Telephone Tebgraph Co said yesterday its interstate long-distance ntea will drop by $637 A million annually beginning today for a 1 percent overall reduction in its residential and small business prices The reduction $985 million larger than the cub proposed February to the Federal Communications Commission had been required to make the additional cuts after the FCC a week ago ordered the nation1 local telephone companies to reduce the rates they charge long-distance carriers to connect with local phone systems The local companies had proposed $489 million cut but the FCC ordered them to cut beck fay million The FCC requires the long-distance companies to pan those savings along to customers MCI Communications Corp said Thursday it would cut its rates by $200 minion annually beginning today Hie savings abo reflect 30-cent increase in the subscriber line charge that customers pay to help maintain the local telephone networks That increase effective today The ATAT rate cut the eighth price reduction since ATAT shea Its local operating companies in 1984 Since that time ATAT long-distance rates have dropped more than 39 percent the company said But while most long-distance rates will go down under the new rates prices far basic long-distance cafia under 292 miles will increase an average of 4A percent a change ATATS prom from price increase 17 percent i Februaiy Under the new ATAT rates: Basic long-distance prices wfll drop an avenge 19 percent Rates far ATAT WATS calls wifl drop an avenge 39 percent PRO WATS rates wifl drop an avenge 39 percent ATAT MEGACOM WATS ntea wifl drop 11 percent and ATAT MEGACOM $00 prices wiB be percent lower Reach Out America wifl drop an average II percent Basic ATAT 500 service down 09 percent $00 Readyline service down I percent (fiscusses the day's bad newa TTw the sales and administrative staff would be fanrited to work at tha Derry' station He was unsura whether then would be any openings In the newa staff then though find reporters and pmonman npranM ncoo wwt eat in ut prospect Vlattay told tbs staff at tha meet fag that al salary contracts would be honored tor tear duration But the ootoogo was those not working on a contract In nh prepared statement Pulera aid the company had up a mwMaam ilnatlw wanboiaa ml depending on length of i extend pay and health benefits far aa long as two months Ha said there would be a tend far those who need pedal aid until tbrr find new Jobs But Matyuns Brooks who managed the traffic of programs and eom- mwlh (or Jg kiwHMj col- Lies in the business department told her that severance would be paid oa a acheduto of one day far every month worked And thb would apply ony to employees who had worked more than a year she said with the rest getting nothing 1 There are a hell of a lot of people who worked ony 11 montltt and they wifi get aha said "Then no Newa staff had come from as far as California Nevada and Colorado and from aa near aa the ptibllc ratio station in Concord to gK in on tha ground floor of a new broadcast ven- -ffWakvvt 3 have tha right to Bay no no matter Half a dosen peopb came to testiQr en Sawyer! behalf One women who haa known him eince he wae a child waa offering him a place to atay Another would beta mm find eervicee Itia Ugh achoaT counselor came to howaivport Moot of the witnesaea showed up bet week and waited for three horn before the hearing waa poetponed because the probaoou officer did not come to defend hto report Yesterday they waited an morning and a taut hour after lunch Ihto time tha Judge held the hearing without tha probation officer But Sullivan asked ony one of the witnesses to tostifr Pam Dsvb of Boacawen Bved down tha street from Sawyer when ha waa young Ha used to pby with her sons He would come to her crying shout the way hta family and outers treated him she said Hto family seemed to reject him became of Us handicaps Davb said They went off without nira several timm locking him out of the houses Reagan authorized Nrtk actions or ebe put on other witneeaea who might support that claim North buyers are acheduled to tart clfering (heir side of the case Monday They Indicated thb week that they would take three to nine days to complete the defense The completed Ka efl relied upon a 1174 Supreme Court ruling a decision in which the court for the Brat time recognised that the president haa a constitutional not to be forced to explain presidential Betters in court In that ruling however tha court had act aside that privilege and ordered fanner president Richard Nixon to hand over the famous Watergate tape recordings recordings that ufti-matefy ted to Nixon resignation In a 1977 ruling which tha Geiefl (fid not mentkxL the court appeared to have extended the presidential privilege against most subpoenas to nniier presidents from AIDS research prevention and education Nearly 7000 of the estimated 30A00 AIDS victims using AZT art receiving the drag under the program created by Congress ta 1917 and extended far six months last September The drug which has been shown to extend the lives of many AIDS patients cotta about $8000 a year when takes at fell dosage the eny drug approved by the government to treat acquired immune deficiency syndrome Sen Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts who spearheaded the drive to continue the temporary pants far state AZT programs commended Sullivan and the Bush administration recognizing the urgency of the situation i policy Issues" Raymond i Raymond said the bauee relate to eewer and water wetlands traffle secern and ftituro nee of the river Raymond said tha propoaab woukfatoo require substantial soiling dumges "Ihese are requests thht an not permitted ta the aontag and ft bqidte a supposition to ask tar aontag changes ta areas of the Under Concord1 aontag nothing can be builttailoodway areas area which become bsMIowtag during Hoods And no residential building Bowed in the floodplain which blha area when flood water collects Kiefer said some of the perking for the development ta ta the floodway but be said hedidnl think it would be a problem becauae ft permanent parking Hedge proposal ta aa IN acres off Exit 16 hum Interstate 93 soned for agricultural use He would need to toons it far hb project which includes seven office ouMngs two restaurants a hotel trade center and re-tail outlet Hodge proposal does not include the cost of building a dvic center Be bee proposed donating 24 acres far the center which he arid could be built far $12 miUkm Neither plans to the planning department vet The next atop for both projects ia a review by the Civic Center Commte-sioa critical and tha planning department wary because the development conflicts with the dfy master ptaa Barry Sanborn vice prerioent of Hodgea Development said tha company wifl work with groups concerned about the river "We plan to talk with an these peopb and nn aura we can answer all their concerns" he ssid He aaid the owners of the land asked Hodges to come up with a project last fafl Dave Hodgea prerioent of the company has wanted to build a trade center town for years and tha eaqr access to tha site own Interstate 93 made the match a good one Sanborn said The company (fidnl think bulkfing ta a floodplain would be a Mg tenet Sanborn sold becauae tha dam system haa made tiu possibility of a flood more remote He said the com- pany thought wetlands and the river would bo bigger Issues so plans to donate 105 acres of wetlands to the city and leave a 100-foot buffer along tha river ente East Concord a rural area sieged by growth He made up hb mind on tha project so ha plans to hold a meeting bter thb month to listen to hta views a complicated he said you open op land for development tt gone far good You're not likely to raze buildings and plant corn again tha same time there a strong desire ta Concord far acme kind of dvic center rm not sure how win play itself out but I definitely think tnere will be a great deal of interest by the peopb out 2Tue-frt M30SaLSMCC 11 Money Transferred To Fund Thom's Flooring Co Carpet LE t-0 CE WYd No-Wax Linoleum Sale WASHINGTON CAP) The Bush administration granted a request yes-terJay from key senators to transfer $3 million in federal AIDS hinds to a program that provides the drug AZT to patients who cannot afford the costly treatment The action by the Department of Health and Human Services came hours before the program expired and will allow new funds to be sent to states to cany their programs far six months Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan to announcing the action said he agreed with compassionate purpose" of the tnne-fer But he said aeries of appropriations not the most desirable way to address the issue of support for of AIDS drugs be-cause the fends are being diverted J65 No State SL 226-261.