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Show A Wednesday, August 26, 1992 The Daily Herald Arson suspected in California fire G Palestinians study Israeli proposal By STEVE GEISSINGER - ROUND MOUNTAIN, Calif. Firefighters made headway today in their battle against a 64,000-acr- e brush and timber fire that officials now believe was caused by arson. "We eliminated all other factors, such as lightning, downed power lines and campfires," California Department of Forestry Capt. Mike Weger said Tuesday self-rul- - He said his side was approaching the new round of talks at the State Department "with an open 'mind and heart." night. But officials had no suspects in the blaze, which has ravaged an area twice the size of San Francisco and destroyed $86 million in s ft timber. The fire, which has destroyed 307 homes in several hamlets along state Highway 299, was declared 75 percent contained and 30 percent controlled this morning. Firefighters have built 120 miles of line around the fire and 10 miles Oklahoma ousts check bouncer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Mickey Edwards was swept Tout of Congress in the Republican Z primary after a campaign spent t apologizing for being one of the ; worst offenders in the House banking scandal. g ; Edwards, the after in House the eight " Republican terms, finished third Tuesday in a field of five candidates. He re- - ceived 26 percent of the vote. Edwards' defeat made him the " 16th House representative to be : defeated in an election year " marked by a strong mood among voters. Edwards, 55, blamed his defeat not mood on an his role in the House bank scandal. He said voters wanted to "clean --Re- p. x j"; ; 4 - i - : - left. The Fountain fire in Northern California was the worst of several fires in the region. It has blackened enough commercial timber to build 50,000 houses. At its peak last week, the fire forced the evacuation of 7,500 people and drizzled ash as far away as San Francisco, about 200 miles to the south. Along the northwestern edge of the blaze, firefighters used bull fpurth-rankin- in Gunman frees hostages at hotel RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP)-- An gunman released hosat a hotel this morntook he tages himself in the stomshot then ing ach, police said. : : Police Chief Tom Hennies said - the gunman, whom he identified as " Jeremiah D. Kay ton, was taken from the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn to a hospital. His condition ; wasn't immediately available. The gunman, carrying more than one handgun and possibly a into the shotgun or a rifle, walked at window a shot out and hotel took He said. 4 about a.m., Egan 18 hostages and released them in small groups as police talked to him by phone. Hennies said the man had gotten into some trouble with police in - nearby Box Elder on Tuesday and I Apparently had taken the hostages ;':as a way out of that trouble. ; -- Smoking doubles risk of cataracts CHICAGO (AP) People who smoke a pack or more of cigarettes a day are twice as likely to develop h of cataracts, and up to U.S. cataract cases may be caused by smoking, according to two studies published today. The studies, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, tracked 17.824 male U.S. physicians from 1982 through 1987 and 50,828 female U.S. nurses from 1980 through 1988.. Among the doctors, men who smoked 20 or more cigarettes a day were 2.05 times more likely to be diagnosed with a cataract than those who never smoked. doused by this weekend. e brush fire was 70 An 1 , 100-acr- percent contained in Southern California in near the Tejon Pass. In Idaho, 11 wildfires have burned more than 320,000 acres during the past week. Rain and nighttime temperatures had helped firefighters gain the upper hand on many of the fires, but those gains were threatened by temperatures expected to reach the 90s by Friday. near-freezi- penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine upon conviction. The jury spent less than an hour on its sixth day of deliberations. A federal WASHINGTON mistrial a declared today in judge the coverup case of was accused of concealformer CIA spymaster Clair ingGeorge from Congress his knowledge George after the jury said it was of the Reagan administration's sehopelessly deadlocked. cret arms sales to Iran and While U.S. District Judge Roycc C. House aide Oliver North's military Lamberth granted defense lawyer network for the Nicaraguan supply Richard Hibey's request for a misContras. trial. Prosecutor Craig Gillen con"I regret to inform you that we tended George knew he was lying the jury are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on any count to when he told a Senate panel in 9," said a note from jury foreman December 1986 he had never met Steven Kirk, which Lamberth read retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Richin the courtroom. ard Secord and did not know of Kirk's note said, "Reflection Secord's role as middleman in the Iran arms sales. and questioning of each other between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. have George misled Congress when he said he did not know who was resulted in no change of opinion." involved in a military supply plane George, 62, showed no emoshot down over Nicaragua on Oct. tion. Attorneys for both sides met 5, 1986, the prosecutor said. The with four of the jurors immediately spy chief knew the plane was part of the Contra resupply network, after the brief court session. Lamberth scheduled a new trial Gillen said. date for Oct. 19, though it was not George also was accused of obif clear immediately prosecutors structing investigations by orderintended to retry the case. Hibey ing former CIA official Alan Fiers the chief prosecution witness objected to setting a new date, saynot to tell House and Senate coming, "There is a legal question whether this case should be tried mittees details about the Contra again." The defense lawyer did supply network. four-ma- n The not elaborate. it could that George, former head of CIA's jury reported Tuesday a not five reach verdict after overseas spy operations, pleaded days of deliberations and a previous ininnocent to three counts of obstruction by Lamberth to try again structing Congress and a federal Lamberth had strongly urgeu grand jury and six counts of perjuthe false statements. and jury to make another attempt to making ry reach agreement today. Each count carries a maximum - an 1 case - to head United Way Asian-Americ- Mountain, Moose Camp and Montgomery Creek into a blackened moonscape when it raced through last week. Elsewhere in California, firefighters said a wildfire moving through 7,600 acres of timber and brush in the Mammoth Lakes area near Yosemite National Park was 30 percent contained. The blaze, which forced the evacuation of people, was expected to be Iran-Cont- ra By LAURIE ASSEO Associated Press Writer Peace Corp chief William NEW YORK (AP) Aramony , who was ousted as United Way president amid charges of financial mismanagement, will be replaced by Peace Corps Director Elaine Chao, a newspaper reported today. The United Way and Chao both declined to confirm the report in today's Wall Street Journal, but unidentified sources told the paper that she was the final choice to lead the charitable organization. Chao, 38, who oversees a $197 million budget at the Peace Corps, is one of the highest ranking officials in the Bush administration and served as a former deputy transportation secretary. She was confirmed as director of the Peace Corps in December. lowing a flare-u- p Monday. The fire turned most of Round Judge declares mistrial ' house." one-fift- old-grow- th Associated Press Writer PalesWASHINGTON (AP) tinian negotiators are taking a close look at an Israeli proposal for lime ited on the West Bank and ...in Gaza, but they haven't dropped their more ambitious goals. They also want to know if the slowdown Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has ordered in Jewish settlements in the territories .is permanent, chief Palestinian negotiator Haidar Abdul Shafi said Tuesday night. dozers to prevent flames from crossing the river into forests where the endangered spotted owl lives. No new evacuations have been ordered, but people living in the Mill Creek subdivision and several roads outside the southwestern edge of the fire were not yet allowed home. Hundreds more living near Oak Run and Fern left at the urging of the California Highway Patrol fol- Iran-Cont- AP Photo and Richard Clilinceo embrace Tuesday while standing in the ruins of their mobile home Homestead, Fla. An estimated 50,000 people are homeless in the wake of Hurricane Andrew. Mitzi in Hurricane survivors in Florida face long lines, shortages of supplies By TRACY FIELDS Associated Press Writer MIAMI Rescue workers today searched for more victims of Hurricane Andrew in mobile-hom- e parks and other hard-hsurvivors struggled to as areas find drinkable water and food that hadn't spoiled in the heat. "The biggest concern ... is still food, water and medical services," said Kate Hale, Dade County emergency management director. Hundreds of thousands of the 2 million people who lost electricity when Hurricane Andrew smashed through south Florida had their power back by this morning. At least 35,000 of the 50,000 left homeless were still in shelters, authorities said. They warned that it could be weeks before water and power are completely restored. Fifteen people were reported dead, and the toll was expected to rise. On Tuesday, dogs were sent into the rubble of shopping centers in Cutler Ridge, a Miami suburb. "Our mission is changing focus," Metro Dade Fire Chief it , Civilian volunteers directed traffic today at the area's busiest intersections. Officials feared that food rotting in Florida's August heat, polluted water and sewage backups could lead to outbreaks of salmonella and hepatitis. The high temperature in Miami was 94 degrees on Tuesday. "When food gets hot, that means bacteria. And then the garbage leads to rats and vermin and disease," said Walter Livingstone, environmental administrator for the county Public Health Department. Dade County residents who still had running water were ordered to boil it or treat it with chemicals before drinking it. In one hard-hneighborhood south of Miami, 500 people lined up for free bottled water. "We've got nothing," said Alma Sawyer. "We're the only house with a roof on our street. it I'm housing three families. ... have six babies on water 1 I bot- tles." Aileen Martinez said her Cor- al Gables neighborhood had only minor damage, including downed power lines and fallen trees. "God was merciful here," she said. "Still, we're taking little sips of water every three hours." The few markets and gas stations that were able to reopen by Tuesday had long lines out front, as did cash machines, many of which were out of money . As lines formed for necessities, some arguments and fights broke out, but generally people got along. Looters and people ignoring Dade County's curfew posed a greater problem for police, who arrested more than 200. Early Tuesday, the g about National Guard took in South Florida back the Cutler Ridge Mall from looters. "Before we got here, it was a picnic," said Sgt. Rick Bailey. "We can't arrest them. All we can do is stop them." eight-woma- dusk-to-da- Democrats Bill Clinton and Al Gore are seeking to shore up support among their fellow Southerners in Gore's home state of Tennessee. Scheduled stops today in Memphis and Nashville by the Democratic presidential ticket followed Clinton's effort Tuesday to put to rest lingering questions about his Vietnam-er- a draft status. The Arkansas governor asked an American Legion convention in Chicago not to oppose his candidacy because he avoided serving in Vietnam. "I would have served and gone to Vietnam if called," he said. I "But I have to tell you the truth: numI was relieved when saw my ber was 311, not because I didn't bewant to serve my country, but that so strongly I believed cause our policy in Vietnam was wrong." to what "If you choose Clinton said: vote against me because of happened 23 years ago. that's your it right and 1 respect that. But is my while vote hope you will cast your 40 OFF EYEGLASSES Save 40 off most frames and clear lightweight lenses (single vision 4 28mm bifocal). Designer styles includtng Stetson, London Fog, Bill Blass, Oliver Winston, and Ashley Stewart. B&L CONTACT LENSES Ultra spherical Buy a pair of Bausch & Lomb Sofspin, Softmate B contacts for only $39. Ask or Barnes-HinOPTI-FREoptician for details and receive a free System Kit by Alcon. News showed released Tuesday poll Clinton still well ahead of the presA New York Times-CB- S d E ident- The telephone survey Sunday and Monday of 903 registered voters showed Clinton leading Bush, 51 percent to 36 percent. Just before the Houston convention, a similar survey had the Arkansas governor ahead, 52 percent to 35 percent. The latest poll had a margin of error or plus or minus three percentage points. Nevertheless, the Legionnaires were mixed in opinion on whether Clinton's lack of military service and the steps he took to avoid being drafted should be a campaign is- with looking toward the future fixed to than remaining rather hope the problems of the past " Clinton moved on to Dallas later meetTuesday for a televised town with Texas to will He return ing. Gore on Thursday for a bus tour taking them across President sue. Bush's adopted home state. . n, 2,200-stron- Gore campaign turns to South By ROBERT NAYLOR JR. Associated Press Writer DALLAS David Paulson said. "We're going to go to high risk areas, like mobile homes, and really starting the search and rescue." About 60 paramedics and firefighters from other states arrived today. 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