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LP: A Cut below Clinton in a tangle over airport haircut The untrimmed to land had to circle instead. The White House insisted that the Secret Service didn't seek a hold on air traffic. "I think the president normally gets his hair cut sometime during the week," Stephanopoulos said. "As you know, he has a very busy schedule, and he just tries to work it in when he can." The trimmed New York Times WASHINGTON It may have been the most expensive haircut in history. Two of Los Angeles International Airport's four runways were shut down for nearly an hour Tuesday, some incoming flights were delayed and Air Force One sat on the tarmac state law soicidle She says patients have right with engines running all so that President Bill Clinton's Beverly Hills hairstylist, Christophe, could come aboard and give him a high-price trim before he took off for Washington.

Questions about Clinton's runway razor cut dominated the White House news briefing Thursday, making com munications director George Stephan-opoulos scramble to explain why the populist president tied up one of the country's busiest airports for a haircut. Federal Aviation Administration spokesmen said that while Air Force One sat on the runway, two of the airport's four runways were shut down and some commuter flights scheduled i have a circus trial where we'll be able to respond to the reactionary forces led by Gov. Engler and expose them for the fraud that they are," Fieger said. Fieger said Kevorkian intended to con- 3 JU Isi- TT'f r. 1 BRAVING THE NEW ECONOMY Judge Cynthia Stephens tinue helping patients end their lives.

A cheerful Kevorkian huddled with. Fieger Thursday evening at a Royal Oak restaurant, but declined V1' 1 1 1 I jr Elizabeth Gleicher, attorney for the1 ACLU of Michigan, which challenged the law, said, "This is a magnificent opinion and a magnificent first step in See LAW, Page 12A 1 i Cv by David zeman Free Press Staff Writer A judge on Thursday voided the ban on assisted suicides in Michigan on technical grounds and also said she believes individuals have a constitutional right to end their own lives. "This court finds that the right of self determination includes the right to choose to cease living," Wayne County Circuit Judge Cynthia Stephens wrote in a 21-page ruling. The Michigan legislature can easily fix the law's technical flaws. But Stephens' finding of a constitutional right to die almost certainly ensures that a new law, if passed, would also be rejected in her courtroom, making an appeal likely.

Geoffrey Fieger, the attorney who represents Dr. Jack Kevorkian, said he was disappointed the law was struck down. "Now, we'll have no opportunity to 'Cheers' ends predictably clever and funny BY SUSAN STEWART Free Press TV Writer After all the hype the bar contests, the endless stories and profiles and analyses and interviews it would be a miracle if the last episode of "Cheers" could still move you. But then "Cheers" has always been at least a minor miracle. Thursday night's final episode of the 11-year-old NBC sitcom was a 98-minute masterpiece.

Yes, Episode No. 275 (in which Sam almost but not quite married Diane, Norm got a job, Cliff got a promotion, Rebecca got a plumber and things appeared set to go on as they always See CHEERS, Page 9A 'V I 1 ii 44SS2 S-g i li I It II II II I I ii I -in in, JOHN LUKEDetroit Free Press HOTEL TARGETED The Book-Cadillac Hotel, a downtown Detroit landmark since 1924, may have a date this year with the wrecking ball. See story on Page 9A. CRAIG FUJIIDetroit Free Press Increased automation is improving the productivity of many manufacturers but making blue-collar jobs scarce. Top: An Active Industries worker watches a robot move stamped sheet metal from one form to another.

Above: Bob Pillsbury an Active employee for more than 1 5 years, is still working but is studying to become a certified nurses aide. His children are, from left, Crystal, 11, Amber, 5, and Amanda, 6. 1 1 The high-tech, ghbal-market future is here and it carries some pain It By David Everett I muni Free Press Business Writer LKTON In one classic vision of America, Kevin Ross is the typical worker and Huron County is a typical place. People like Kevin get a job, save money, buy a little home, hope for a larger one. They marry, as Kevin did Jolynn, and they have children, as Kevin and Jolynn had Trina and Trav City Airport's loss is Detroit's doing, foes say by Dan Gillmor And Patricia montemtrri Free Press Staff Writers If Detroit officials are looking for people to blame for Southwest Airlines' decision to end service at Detroit City Airport, they may want to look in the mirror, an opponent of the proposed airport said Thursday.

Barry Goff, head of the Fitzgerald Home Owners Association in Warren, said the city's own incompetence helped stall the expansion so long, the airport's sole major passenger carrier decided to pull out. Goff said the city repeatedly has submitted flawed drafts of an airport master plan to the Federal Aviation Administration, which must OK the expansion. A city official called Goff argument absurd. See CITY AIRPORT, Page 8A Ann Landers 2F Bridge 9F Business IE Classified 4B Comics 8F Crossword Puzzle 8F Michigan Dateline 2B Editorials 14A Feature Page 7F Horoscope 7F Jumble 16D Lottery 2A Movie Guide 2C Names Faces 10F Obituaries 2B Sports Weekend ID Stock Markets 2E Television 4F The Freep IF The Way We Live 3F Weather 9F Weekend 1C Your Money 3E Volume 163. Number 16 1993 Detroit Free Press Inc.

Printed in the United States ers with robots. The paycheck he got for eight years abruptly ends. Huron County, sensing danger, pushes tourism and promotes retraining programs for laid-off workers. But retraining for what? Huron County can't create enough good-paying jobs to replace those it has lost. Ross and hundreds like him struggle to remain in the cherished middle class.

The vision clouds. What in the world is happening? What is making Kevin Ross, a 29-year-old working man, say, "You have to give up a lot of your The answers are technology and international competition, two unstoppable forces that are transforming how Americans earn a living. For some people, the benefits are clear. Hightech machines make workers more productive and do jobs no human can. International trade opens new markets and pushes prices dovn through competition.

See JOB SHOCK, Page 10A This is the first in an occasional series on how technology and fierce global competition are transforming the way we work and live. We begin in the Michigan town shown above, Elkton. INSIDE: For close, personal looks at how three Michigan families are responding to the challenge, see Pages 10A-11A. SATURDAY: Larry Tibbitts was a rising star, then a mid-career casualty, at General Motors. Now he's building a supplier plant in the world's hottest auto market Mexico.

is. Places like Huron County have small factories and small towns that grow among the farm fields. One factory gives Kevin a good paycheck to make car parts. The town bank makes Jolynn head teller. Huron County prospers.

And then it all begins to slip away. Caught in the biggest economic revolution since Americans left the farms for the factories a century ago, Kevin Ross suddenly must compete with other Kevins in Mexico, Germany and Japan. To survive planet-wide competition, his factory replaces work.