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TEH "7X 1 Halloween costumes: What to Braves rout Twins, 14-5, take lead -paged Haunted houses give chills, thrills wear to a scare TODAY'S WEATHER S.B. VALLEY 7250 HIGH LOW MOSTLY SUNNY FRIDAY350 OCTOBER 25, 1991 SPORTS FINAL MS (m) v- i SAN BERNARDINO Mmr COUNTY (T II llie srani aQ CO raes ay reap ft Li Lawsuit against S.B. County over traffic-fine money settled By LUIS MONTEAGUDO JR. Sun Staff Writer Adelanto $6,415.96 Apple Valley $7,497.10 Barstow $820.52 Big Bear Lake $40.76 Colton $35,309.45 Fontana $17,987.12 Grand Terrace $2,281.77 Hesperia $13,624.09 Highland $9,484.85 Loma Linda $7,031.15 Redlands $3,448.28 Rialto $8,210.36 San Bernardino $88,827.85 Victorville $14,754.99 Yucaipa $1,660.05 next week to get the first payment of over $80,000." He said that money covers lost revenue collected from 1989 to 199 1 An audit will be done by the county and reviewed by each city on money collected from 1985 to 1989, the years for which the cities sought money. In November, cities will begin collecting their full share.

San Bernardino Mayor Bob Holcomb wants to use the payments to reduce a $3 million budget deficit or beef up the police force. "I'm always happy when we get money we badly need." A signed copy of the agreement will be given to a Riverside County judge today for his approval, said San Bernardino City Attorney James Penman. The 1988 lawsuit filed against the county by 15 cities came to involve all the cities in later years. The cities Won an appeal of their collective lawsuit in September. But San Bernardino sued on its own, and the county was waiting to settle that case before paying the rest of the cities.

So Thursday's agreement will bust the cash logjam, said Penman. "We're hoping by their 80 percent share of fines, still has to add up its IOUs. Some cities may get enough to buy new police cars and some will only get enough to fill their Trick or Treat bowls for Halloween. Still, a little is a lot. "I think it's fantastic," said Fontana Mayor William Kragness.

"We can use every penny of it." In Fontana's case, that's 1,800,000 pennies. County officials couldn't be reached to comment on what effect the loss will have on county services. SAN BERNARDINO Cash-starved cities throughout the county will make more than $500,000 from Thursday's settlement of a lawsuit over the county's collection of traffic fines. That money, due within two weeks, is the first installment of a bonanza that could top $1 million for 21 cities. The county, which failed to pay cities ush gives Congress tongue-lashing President tells legislators their exemptions shatter public trust By RITA BEAMISH Associated Press 6 i Those who seek to reform others should first seek to reform themselves.

George Mitchell, D-Maine Senate majority leader Lead poisoning could result in genetic defects By MARILYN LEARY Sun Medical Editor PALM SPRINGS A high level of lead in a woman's body can damage her eggs and cause birth defects in a child born years later, a state health department official said Thursday. "The human female is born with about 400 eggs all she will ever have and exposure to lead at any time can damage them, leading to the birth of a child with abnormalities years later," said Dr. Ana Maria Osorio. Speaking at a national meeting of the Lead Industries Association, Osorio said lead poisoning in males causes defective sperm as well as infertility. "The male has millions of sperm in all stages of formation all the time.

But it takes three months for sperm to reach maturity, and there is the possibility of lead damage all along the way." She said some controversial studies also suggest that a child damaged in the womb by lead, whatever the source, might later develop a childhood kidney cancer called Wilm's tumor. A mother exposed to lead also can damage her infant after birth. "We know already that lead in the mother's milk is passed to the baby," Osorio said. "That could cause serious problems." Osorio said physicians treating pregnant women must take more complete histories, searching for the possibility of lead exposure in either parent. Osorio, acting director of the state health department's occupational health surveillance and evaluation program, is studying the reproductive effects of lead in people who work in lead-related industries.

Current federal standards allow a blood level of up to 40 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood in an adult. The standard for children recently was slashed to 10 micrograms because lead can cause brain damage in a developing child and lower the IQ by several points. Lead exposure can occur in a variety of ways by breathing lead-contaminated dust or fumes, eating chips of lead-based paint or drinking water carried through lead pipes, for example. Young children will be tested for lead. StoryBI -f js" 4 WASHINGTON President Bush on Thursday blasted Congress as a "privileged class of rulers," above the laws it passes for others, and pressed lawmakers to revoke their special exemptions.

Seizing on the anti-Congress mood that followed the recent Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings in the Senate, Bush declared that lawmakers' practice of freeing themselves from compliance with many laws "shatters public confidence in government." "I would wager that the American people do not know that Congress has exempted itself from the sexual harassment laws private employers and the executive branch must obey," the president said in a broad speech attacking congressional practices. But Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, said Bush apparently had forgotten that a bill he signed last year applied the civil rights laws to Congress but not the White House staff. "Those who seek to reform others should first seek to reform themselves," Mitchell said. "I respectfully suggest in this case the president begin with applying the laws to his staffs as the Senate has already done." Bush said he will submit legislation requiring lawmakers to follow the same worker protection laws that apply to the executive branch and to obey the Privacy Act protecting individuals from government release of information about them. "When Congress exempts itself from the very laws it writes for oth- ers," Bush said, "it strikes at its own reputation and shatters public confidence in government." White House spokeswoman Judy Smith acknowledged that last year's Americans With Disabilities Act had applied several related laws to Congress, but she said it didn't give congressional complainants the same remedy the right to sue that is available to private workers.

Mitchell said Bush was looking for a political issue to distract people from the state of the economy. Bush said he was so disgusted with the televised hearings on sexual harassment allegations against Thomas that he is restricting future congressional access to FBI reports on presidential nominees. "The bruising hearings showed what happens when political factions let agendas overwhelm personal decency," the president said. With their "X-rated statements," the hearings made the Senate "more like a burlesque show than a civics class," he said. He demanded that Congress appoint a special counsel to find by Jan.

3 who leaked Anita Hill's sexual harassment accusations. Senate votes to investigate leak of harassment charges. StoryA5 AP WIREPHOTO President Bush emphasizes a point while speaking Thursday at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington. Man who boldly launched Capt. Kirk, Mr.

Spock dies Despite difficulties, Shamir sees hope in Middle East peace talks By CLYDE HABERMAN The New York Times nomenon of conventions, books, clothing and lunch boxes. A quarter century later, the show is still followed by millions of fans, commonly referred to as "Trekkies." The original series, set in the 23rd century, featured the Starship Enterprise and its crew, including the dashing Capt. Kirk, played by William Shatner, and the logical but emotionless Vulcan first officer, Mr. Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy. The original "Star Trek" debuted on NBC on Sept.

8, 1966, proclaiming its five-year mission: "To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before." The mission was canceled in 1969. Roddenberry, whose full name was Wesley Eugene Roddenberry, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his By DEBORAH HASTINGS Associated Press LOS ANGELES Gene Rod-denberry, a one-time pilot and policeman who 25 years ago created the "Star Trek" television series adored by legions of "Trek-kies," died Thursday. He was 70. Roddenberry died at Santa Monica Medical Center shortly after suffering a heart attack at his doctor's office across the street, said a hospital spokesman.

"Star Trek," a ratings flop when it ran in the late 1960s, gained real fame in syndicated reruns of its 79 episodes. It led to six "Star Trek" feature films, a new syndicated series "Star Trek: The Next Gen-eration," with different characters and a cultural phe office, he chose to emphasize the potential for genuine progress in a troubled region and his willingness to listen to the other side. "We will try to convince," he said, "and we are open for being convinced." But it was clear that the 76-year-old Shamir wasn't about to journey to Madrid a suddenly altered man. He would enter the conference, he advised, with the same hard-line views he has always had: no territorial concessions to neighboring Arab states in return for peace, no unilateral gestures like an Israeli settlement freeze in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, and no negotiations with anyone declaring himself to speak for the Palestine Liberation Organization. Any such declaration would end the talks right there, Shamir warned, adding that "this is a part of our agreement with the United States, and the United States stands on it." Israel's political scene Is In turmoil.

StoryA3 Gene Roddenberry Creator of "Star Trek" 1921-1991 JERUSALEM A day after taking personal control of the Israeli delegation to next week's Middle East peace conference, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir said Thursday that the Madrid talks offered hope for "revolutionary change" in the Middle East and that while things could easily go wrong, "there are many chances for success." "It will be difficult," Shamir said. "It will be complicated. There will be many obstacles in these negotiations, maybe many crises. But we have to begin because one thing is clear: Without negotiations, we will never get peace. So far, our situation is characterized by a hostile attitude of all the Arab countries except Egypt, and we want to change it.

It could be a revolutionary change." For months, the Israeli leader has approached the U.S.-engineered peace conference with about as much relish as a defendant entering the dock. But throughout a half-hour conversation in his World War II service. 1 le is survived by his wife, Ma-jel Barrett, an actress who appeared in the "Star Trek" series as nurse Christine Chapel; and a son and two daughters. UPDATE Saddam used CNN, Turner says INSIDE SMOG NEW YORK Cable News Hero dies trying to rescue dog MANCHESTER, N.H. A 63-year-old man rescued a handicapped elderly woman from her burning apartment, then died trying to save her dog, officials said Thursday.

Norman Bilodeau quickly got Doris Williams, 83, out of the second-floor apartment but went back to save her dog and retrieve some of her belongings. He was overcome by smoke and died. The dog also died. Goodairquallty. Weather details A12 The Sun, 1991 A Gannett Newspaper used by the U.S.

government, too, whenever we go to their press conferences. They're using us, too. Everybody uses us. Everybody uses everybody else." Turner spoke with David Frost for tonight's scheduled PBS episode of the latter's interview scries. Inland EmpireB1-8 LivingD1-8 MoviesWeekend Obituaries138 OpinionAll SportsC1-6 TVD6 Ann LandersD2 BridgeD2 ClassifiedC7-20 ComicsD7 CrosswordC13 Family PageD3 HomesF1-8 Network founder Ted Turner says his network knew it was being used by Saddam Hussein when the Iraqi leader let CNN's Peter Arnett broadcast from Baghdad during the Gulf War.

"Sure, we knew we were being used," he said. "But we're jpf' I "if ifii, Turner.