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Mr. 200 Packers' Favre sets NFL consecutive-starts marklC His Fathers Eyes t- Church exhibit in Temple honors photographer who documented Jim CrowIB TUESDAY Nov. 30, 2004 Single copy www.wacotrib.com E3Z53 Strolling Exercise program pairs mothers, kids6A 6fE 2 held in Bell County slayings COURT REJECTS GAY MARRIAGE CHALLENGE The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused without comment to hear an appeal of a Massachusetts high court ruling giving gay couples in that state the right to marry. See story, Page 4A.

Tiffany Loraine Dotson. 18; and an unidentified 21-year-old woman. Zayed. 28. and Rahmouni.

25. were found shot to death Friday on a dead-end street just north of the 6000 block of Old Copperas Road. Rahmouni allegedly recently fired Tabler from the club and threatened to kill him and his family. Af See DEATHS, Page 7A Timothy Doan Payne, a Fort Hixxi soldier whose age wasn't available, are suspected of killing four people, all of them connected to the strip club from which Tabler was recently Firpd. said Bell County Sheriff Dan Smith.

The victims are alleged Teazers Gentlemen's (Tub owner Mohampd-Amme Rah-mouni: his associate. Haitham Frank Zayed: and two dancers at the club. 4 people killed; 9 more may have been on hit. list By PETER WALKER Tribune-Herald staff writer Authorities have arrested two men they belipve killed four people in recent days and planned to kill as many as nine more. Richard L.

Tabler. 25. of Killeen, and Police say Richard L. Tabler (left) and Timothy Doan Payne have confessed to killing four peo pie linked to a strip club. Fort Hood Black Hawk hits KXXV antenna guy wires Copter crash Mils 7 Ukraine leader supports new vote U.S.

official urges president to keep country united By SABRA AYRES Cox News Service KIEV. Ukraine Facing unrelenting opposition protests that have threatened to split the country, outgoing President Leonid Kuchma agreed Monday to support a new round of voting to resolve Ukraine's disputed presidential election results. If we really want to preserve peace and accord, if we really want to build a democratic state Ipt's hold new elections." Kuchma said, adding that Ukraine needed a "legitimate president." is announcement came after lie received a telephone call from Secretary of State Colin Powell, who urged the Ukrainian leader to keep his country united. The United States has called on Ukraine's leaders to ensure that the crisis ovpr the Nov. 21 presidential election is resolved peacefully and has hinted that the former Soviet republic would be isolated by the international community if allegations of voter fraud and abuse were not addressed.

Meanwhile, fhe country's Supreme Court began considering arguments in an attempt to ease the political turmoil that has sent tens of thousands of protesters into the streets for more than a week, paralyzed the capital, Kiev, and fueled a run on the banks by nervous investors. Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, a Kuchma ally and ihp declared winner in the election. also announced that he would accept a re-vote if allegations of fraud are proved. He said, though, that he has not seen such proof, despite claims by international monitors that abuses were widespread. Ukraine's Supreme Court be- i See UKRAINE, Page 7A Staff photo Rod Aydelotte O'-V" Cr'ijih lljj NORTH 7, JC3 T3 o.

s. Bruceville 35 A law enforcement officer examines the scene of a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed around 7 a.m. Monday near Bruceville-Eddy, killing all seven 4th Infantry Division soldiers on board. By MIKE ANDERSON i and RICHARD L.

SMITH Tribune-Herald staff writers BRUCEVILLE-EDDY A U.S. Army crash investigation team was on its way to McLennan County late Monday to learn what caused an Army helicopter to strikp a television tower's support wires and crash, killing all seven soldiers on hoard, including a brigadier general. The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down about 7 a.m. as it was heading from Fort Hood to the Red Rivet; Army Depot in TexArknnn. said Lt.

Col. Jonathan Withington. a spokesman with thp 4th Infantry Division. Officials on the scene of the crash said the helicopter may have dipped guy wires leading to the KXXV-TV Channel 25 tower. The helicopter, which was from Fort Hood's lth Infantry Division, was carrying soldiers ti a meeting about maintenancp on Army equipment that had spent the last year in the war zone in Iraq.

Withington said. Army officials withheld the soldiers' names until their families wi re notified. However. Brad and Becky Christmas, of Wagon Mound. N.M..

were notified Monday that their son. Capt. Todd Christmas, was among those killed, said family friend Patti Goetsch. who answered the phone at the family's ranch. Staff photo Jerry Larson A Texas state trooper and a McLennan County sheriff's deputy guard the entrance to the crash site.

Shrouded in fog in the background is the television McLennan County Waco Detail 35 Brucevril Eddy UH-60 Black Hawk Primary functions: The Army's frontline utiMy hekcopter is used for air assault, battle zone troop movement and medical evacuation. Overall length: 64.1 feet Rotor width: 63.8 feet Top speed: 184 mph Range: 1 .380 miles with extra tui tanks Crew: four Capacity: Up to 1 1 soldiers with full combat equipment Weaponry: Doorway mounts for two M-60 machine guns. tower where the helicopter reportedly struck several support wires. Staff grjpmc Matt Mitchell See CRASH, Page12A Kellogg CEO picked for economic team President Bush called Kellogg Co. CEO Carlos Gutierrez "a great American success story." biggest problems were pushing tax cuts and dealing with recession.

Bush called Gutierrpz a visionary and one of America most respected business leaders, a man who rose to the top at Kellogg from a first johras a truck driver in Mexico City peddling Frosted Flakes to local stores. Born in Cuba and brought to America at age 6. he had learned English from a bellhop at a Miami hotPl. See CABINET, Page 7 A build a new economic team to help sell second-term overhauls of Social Security and the tax code. The nomination was Bush's first step in replacing his economic advisers.

The White House offered no promise of job security to Treasury Secretary, John Snow, who has made it clear he wants to remain. Officials said the challenges of the sec nnd term could require leaders with different skills from the first term when the Formerly a truck driver, Gutierrez now climbs to presidents Cabinet By TERENCE HUNT The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Bush picked Carlos Gutierrez, the chief executive officer of cereal giant Kellogg as commerce secretary Monday, working to Associated Press Lawrence Jackson 112 years serving A Cox Newspaper Whos at the top? What restaurant was voted as the best new one in Waco? See the results of our readers' poll Sunday In Brazos Living the Heart of Texas 99708'00001 High: 45; Low: 31 Details. map2A.