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Show SunJa. H. By MIKE ROBINSON Asjocited Press Writer " .M1.J,. .. . W best-know- n 'I V -- Jackson state capital, drawing thunderous approval from the of kind he once politicians in the A . n New issues The roving ambassador, who once delighted in schmoozing with heads of state and concocting his own foreign policy, has moved on to such issues as minority hiring and school self-appoint- nuts-and-bol- ts finances. That's not to say the Jackson has abandoned the national stage. In recent months, he has opened a Wall Street office of his Rainbow-PUSCoalition to press for minority hiring, campaigned in H t ,.sV A AA. ilJ ita jpcame I 1 1H I m Hllllli 5o Operation Brte6$t&ifc'n economic pres- J-- " U ,. liJ I 1 King Jr.'S Southern Christian Leadership Conference. It was his springboard to power and influence. Six years later, though, with King gone, he resigned from the SCLC and established his own group, PUSH (People Operation United to Save Humanity). RETH A. KEISt back last year he was determined to rebuild. Last fall, he barnstormed his son's 2nd Congressional District, stretching from the tumbledown of streets On to Washington affluto Side South Those roots eroded in the Chicago's ent suburbs. Democrats gained 1980s when he made his home six state legislative seats in in Washington. When he came five in or near November district. Jackson's young Democrats credit both Jacksons "Reverend" and "Junior" to intimates with helping to capture control of the Illinois House. Thus, when the elder Jackson this spring visited the Statehouse in Springfield to lobby for state aid for schools, he was ushered in by a beaming House Michael Speaker Madigan, a product of the Democratic political machine Jackson once fought. "The gap between black and white is greater than at any time since 1954," Jackson declares, a theme he sounds at almost every stop. 'But it is not as great as the gap between " haves and Jackson wants an end to the basic across America jgystem under which local property taxes provide most of the money for schools. Because that raises the most money in affluent areas, he says, it assures that the haves will keep on havwill suffer, ing while have-not- s maybe even turn to crime. "Seme will go to Yale and the others will go to jail," he declares. f till i tx. V i- - if") vr J I aJ J x I " 'ii'rt .i "":vV MICHAEL S. GREEN The Associated Press Word of prayer: Jackson leads inmates in prayer during a visit to Cook County Jail has'returned to his roots in the city where he launched his career. (Dciiggt Income tax hike Jackson urges a higher income tax coupled with a dramatic increase in state aid guaranteeing more for schools r in the inner city and rural areas. Far from making him a radical, that merely puts him on the same side as Democratic leaders and even Republican Gov. Jim Edgar. But suburban Republicans, whose home folks would foot the bill, look on in stony silence as Jackson preaches his gospel. is a Haves and have-not- s favorite topic these days. "Americans are comfortable dirt-poo- , in Chicago. Jackson refuses to reinstate 'palimony' suit talking about black and white," Jackson says. "We're not as comfortable talking about haves and " Jackson is building a base in Illinois for now, but eventually plans a vast nationwide coalition of black, brown and female voters just about everybody willing to call themselves "Black voters know that our future is in coalition," he have-nots.- have-not- Knight-Ridd- - breach-of-contra- ct 13-pa- H COPY 17-ye- ar n the appeals panel, called Zaremba's allegations that Cliburn breached an oral or "an implied partnership attempt to disguise the palimc-ni- al nature of the suit." The appeals court also rejected Zaremba's argument law did that the not cover his arrangement with Cliburn because the statute did not specifically apply retroactively to agreements made anti-palimo- before 1987. "If Cliburn and Zaremba had intended this purported agreement to be enforced, they had seven years after the amendment of the statute ... to memorialize it in writing," Day wrote. In the Buit, Zaremba said he met Cliburn in 1966 and they began living together in 1977 at Cliburn's request. Zaremba, a licensed mortician, now lives in s. says. In 1996, Jackson joined women's groups in spotlighting a major sexual harassment case at a Mitsubishi plant in Bloomington and ended up on a junket to Japan to lobby for more among other things black-owne- d dealerships. Ik- - Asmh iai. - ,1 negotiation, only I would say .i little more negotiation now.' says Congressman Davis. George Mason I'nivoiMlv historian Roger Wilkins, a Ion;: time Jackson watcher, say that Jackson still has ",jn unquenchable thirst lor powti in the positive sense. Positive, says Wilkins, becau. "he still keeps his eyes on thf prize" of civil rights. But friends also say that Jackson gains approval (in) the establishment lie may r moving toward an elder statu; man role. The suggestion tli'.i ; he no longer lias fire in his bcllv makes Jackson wince. "There's a volcano in there Jackson declared in a "There's a volcano- 1 erupting in my stomach." J J recent-intervie- Joining the ranks Chicago Democrats, sensing their power ebbing toward the suburbs and eager to gain allies they once scorned, are only too happy to join his coalition. "In the old days, the powerful political forces in Chicago were the barons, the ward bosses, but they for the most part don't exist anymore," says U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, l. "So if you want to reach accord with somebody, who do you reach it with? I mean, who D-Il- can commandeer as much attention in life today as Jesse Jackson? In African-America- n reality, nobody." For starters, Jackson plans a computerized Rainbow-PUSnetwork of operatives in 40 Illinois cities outside Chicago. He says the way to grow is to cut into Republican strength in small cities and farm towns. "Ours is the somewhat unglamorous task of grinding it out one town at a time," he tells ministers and labor officials gathered in a Springfield church. Then, sensing that doesn't sound like much fun, he adds: "Spreading the word from r town to town, in a sort of H Proud of family contented smile, though. when asked about family. Nd only is Junior in Congress, but another son is in a 'J law firm and another has grad-'from NorthwesW in j uated University's prestigious J.L. J' Kellogg Graduate School of Management and gone oil' make his fortune on the ! Chicago Board of Trade. One of his daughters is a budding J A blue-chi- p J tTv- -J singer. "So many of my friends have been exhausted by the struggle, killed in the struggle, maimed by the struggle, it's with a feeling of inexpressible joy that Jackie and I see how our family has grown," Jackson reflects. As for his warmer relation with the powers that be. it's not that his hard edge ha dulled. Jackson says. "I have watched America grow to accommodate our moral center," he says. Then, smiling, he adds: "ll may be that the hot water has grown a little cooler and tin cool water has grown a little hotter." town-crie- fashion." Newfound acceptance Jackson's newfound acceptance has come gradually. "He's the same as he was a combination of pressure and A loud voice For all the demonstration.-- , and boycotts. Jackson's stoik has always been tin to thunder like an Old ability Testament prophet. And there has been no erosion of thai in-tra- Cuban dancer defects in Miami of any kind." Morale at By CYNTHIA CORZO Knight-Ridd- breached an oral agreement to By LINDA P. CAMPBELL share his income in exchange Newspapers for Zaremba performing variThe ous business manager duties FORT WORTH, Texas live-irelationstate 2nd Court of Appeals over a 1994. in ended that ship refused on Thursday day to Zaremba also alleged that revive a former friend's caused him emotional Cliburn suit against Van distress by possibly exposing Cliburn. But on a procedural him to the AIDS virus, alive the the court ruling, kept man's claim that he may have although he made no claim been exposed to HD during a that either of them has the dislong relationship with the ease. State District Judge Fred famous pianist. dismissed the case in Davis In a a opinion, 1996. The appeals court three-judg- e the court of July panel said; Thomas Zaremba's case upheld all of Davis holdings seeking "multiple millions" of except a part related to the dollars from Cliburn amounts emotional distress claim. toja "palimony" suit, which wasThenotnext step in the case immediately known; Texas law made illegal in 1937 unless a relationship is his lawyers were out of town baled on a written agree- and unavailable for comment, a receptionist in their office ment. Jlie suit, filed last year, said. Justice Sam Day, writing for focuses on claims that Cliburn R He's back: The Rev. Jesse Jackson smiles as he is shown a headline reading "I'm Back" while iuiiln ing members of Operation PUSH, a group he founded in 1971. have-nots.- ( I 7 sure' arm 'of Martin Luther n , Chicago oi a II v. mm AJf!It I-- Vf, $fw. dfEWlOaiM r IF i O i ers, Increaaingly, though, he's focusing On his base in Illinois and sinking his organizational 'ii roots deep. Jackson iniV964 moved to native South Chicegb 'froRti Carolina twludy at a theological seminary. Armed with a letter of introduction, he met with Mayor Richard J. Daley who advised tiim f to become a precinct $orkefin the Chicago Machine Sndigred him a job as a'nttsSjtlC Ji toll collector. JacMn dulfiissed that idea, fought. AJWl,"i"'""""w'j.'i,rri"" 1 , i .i.i.i.i.rirtu Jam ., for striking strawberry work- . ... -aii ,. (u, I President John a California rally at Sweeney AFL-CI- ; l Tennessee for state aid for schools, and marched beside ..4. m "Y CHICAGO Jesse Jackson spent a night in jail last February after shutting down a $46 million construction project where black contractors claimed they were getting a raw deal. In court the next morning, the judge shook his hand. "Good to meet you," Judge Cornelius Toole chuckled affably, greeting Jackson like a visiting dignitary, It was a far cry from the police, snarling dogs and electrified cattle prods that greeted civil rights marchers three decades ago. But it's a different era, and Jackson's role has changed as well. livThe nation's ing civil rights leader has toned down the strident confrontation that once defined his style. After two presidential races and, 10 years in Washington, D.C.i Jackson has returned to his.roots in the city where he launched his career. Once dismissed as a nuisance by Chicago's power elite, Jackson has all but joined it, helping to get son Jesse Jr. elected to Congress, sharing platforms with the Daley family and addressing lawmakers July 20. IW7 THI. DAII Y HI R Newspapers the National Ballet has hit rock of the constant roprcs sion, he said. ; "Every time we go on tour.; someone defects," be said.; bottom-becaus- Michigan. The appeals court agreed that Davis rightly dismissed Zaremba's emotional distress claim for being improperly stated. But the appellate panel said Zaremba should have been allowed to amend his petition on that issue. Although the original suit said Zaremba suffered "severe mental anguish," it did not say that Cliburn acted intentionally or recklessly or that his conduct was "extreme and outrageous." The court said the suit also needed to include specific information on the severity of Zaremba's tress. emotional dis- Fort Worth attorney Dee J. Kelly, who represents Cliburn, said he could not discuss the ruling because of a gag order in the case. MIAMI Jose Andres Estevez, the leading dancer of the Havana Classical Ballet, defected this week in Miami during a tour of the United States. "As soon as they told me I had to start training for a tour of the United States, I knew that it was my chance," said Estevez, 22. He announced his decision and asked U.S. authorities for political asylum during a radio interview on "Ninoska WQBA-Lon at One," Cubanisima (1140 AM). a According to Estevez, who danced three years ago in the Cuban National Ballet, directed by Alicia Alonso, the situation on the island has become unbearable for performing artists. "We live like robots, not like human beings," said Estevez, who left his family behind. "Without heart, you can't live, and that's what was bothering me. In Cuba, there's no freedom "Alicia, who is a hard-lin- e coiri-- munist, thinks along the linefcj of Fidel (Castro) and lake,; reprisals. It's as if Fidel wert directing the company." The Classical Ballet oY Havana is directed by Laura Alonso, Alicia's daughter. It's little more relaxed than thif National Ballet, Estevez said, but not enough to suit him. "And I realized that it's n(lt the troupe but the country' that stifles artists, he said. Estevez's next challenge is twi find a job. need to do, C "Whatever must do of my ow n free will," Ik said. "I don't care if I have to' sweep streets, I'll do it with p 6mile. The ideal job would a ballet company Ihthiiso, ballet is mv life" 1 H |