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Show i'tv - llll )m 4 III K M l). I'm. mi. lull. I t,dj. Cigarette companies subpoenaed for documents lXccmlvi 5. 1W am Vransss es say gun collector gave co ntuctmg stat SSTI8H1S emm seeks to discredit damning testimony By SANDY I.M l I U AN III' -- 1 lii- - MKK;KI) SlM,tal Press I'lCV. W'ASHI(JT()N One of tlif liihaci'o industry's Mmint hest allies in Congress Hiilii(M'iiac(l four cigarette makers Thursday lor hundreds of documents that purportedly show industry fraud. the weapon he sold Moore in the fall of 1994. Prosecutors contend that the "I recall no confusion about robber was Nichols and that he that serial number," said sold the weapons to help pay Hethcox, a Little Rock police expenses while he and Timothy helicopter pilot. McVeigh worked on bombing Hethcox said Moore told him preparations. shortly after the robbery that On the witness stand, Larry the gunman came from a woodHethcox of Little Rock, Ark., ed area near his house and fired looked at a Remington at least one shot. In previous rifle seized from Nichols' accounts, Moore hasn't menhouse after the bombing and tioned a shot fired. said its serial number matched Also, Hetchox said Moore nesses testified Thursday. SHORE AsNOCialL'J stole weapons, precious metals and coins on Nov. 5, 1994. the value of the loss and whether the robber fired his weapon, wit- Nichols' attorney A gun collector DENVER robbed by Terry Nichols allegedly to finance the Oklahoma City bombing gave conflicting statements about the crime, including Nichols' attorneys raced through nine witnesses as they attacked Roger Moore's credibility and tried to convince jurors that he faked the crime as part of an insurance scam. All of the witnesses testified that Moore gave the same basic that he had been constory fronted by a masked, armed gunman, who tied him up and .308-caI-ib- to produce documents that they are withholding from a Minnesota court set to hear that state's lawsuit to recover the cost of treating sick smokers. A officer who has reviewed some of the documents has said they contain evidence that the industry deliberately misled the public about the dangers of smoking. Hliley gave the industry until Thursday to release the documents, saying it was vital for Congress to know what is in them before considering legislation that could give tobacco companies broad immunity from future lawsuits. Hut the companies ignored H.'!4 court-appointe- subpoenas were "f;l7yi2sJ. 5. t I y tf ' cigarette makers: "We applaud , I; 'x$J nies' continued intransigence and pathetic predilection to tar and the nicotine truth, Chairman Bliley is doing the courageous thing," said Sen. who Frank Lautenberg, had urged Bliley to issue the subpoenas. Tobacco companies last summer signed a proposed tobacco settlement with state attorneys general under which they would pay $.'!68 billion and change how they advertise tobacco. In return, the industry would win immunity from lawsuits and protection from federal tobacco regulation. Congress must approve any tobacco deal before it becomes and law, and lawmakers President Clinton have called for significant changes. was part of to the prosecution's timeline construction of the bomb. testimony by Nichols' lawyers --- i ' - he Associated Pros sisters Faye Warner and Daphine spent 13 years in prison for murder. But prosecutor Arthur Green said authorities intend to retry the Mahans, who remain charged in the 1983 attack despite the ruling by Circuit Judge Teresa Petetos overturnT ing their convictions. "I've just got some investigating to do because of the new evidence," said Green. Ronnie, 50, and Dale, 35, were freed Tuesday, a day after a state expert testified that DNA tests on semen found oh brothers freed after spending 113 years in prison for rape will ask a court to dismiss all charges since DNA tests excluded them as the attackers, their lawyer said Thursday. If successful, they'll also ask legislators to make them mil- lionaires. Ronnie and Dale Mahan of McCalla will seek compensation from the state for their time spent in prison if they succeed in getting a judge to throw the victim and her clothes out the case, defense attorney excluded them as the rapists. The test was unavailable in Roger Appell said. "You can't sue the state. If we 1984, when the two were condo anything we will ask the victed. The woman testified she had Legislature to pass a bill giving them $1 million each," Appell sex with her husband the said. "But that's putting the morning of the attack and went cart before the horse. First to a shopping mall, where she we've got to get the charges was abducted. She testified she was taken to a wooded area, against them dismissed." Lawmakers last year gave $1 forced to use drugs and raped million to a man who wrongful four times. Kicking habit hard on alcoholics who ATLANTA (AP) Alcoholics who underwent treatment to stop drinking had .little success in trying to quit another habit smoking, according to a government survey. The federal Centers for his efforts," : I Philip Holly Ziemer, spokeswoman for Minnesota Attorney General Hubert Humphrey III, who had urged Congress to demand the documents. "Given the tobacco compa- ; Freed: Brothers Dale, left, and Ronnie Mahon are greeted by their Garrett moments after they are released from jail. also are smokers Morris, R..J. Reynolds, Brown & Williamson and Lorillard Inc. Hliley said he was giving the companies until noon Friday to comply, but his office could not say what action the congressman would take if they do not comply. The tobacco industry referred calls to its Washington public relations firm, Bozell, Sawyer & Miller, which declined comment. said L being served late Thursday to four Two BIRMINGHAM, Ala. 1 the bomb. The efforts scuttle for the ly The Associated Press d Hliley's demand. am going to make sure these documents see the light of day," Hliley. said in a statement. "Congress is going to get these documents, and I'm not going to tolerate unnecessary delays in obtaining them." "If the tobacco industry engaged in criminal or fraudulent activities, then Congress needs to know about these activities before we consider granting the industry unprecedented immunity from future lawsuits," he said. A Hliley aide confirmed that estimated his loss at more than $100,000. In Moore's testimony in the trial last month, he testified the loss was about $60,000. Also Thursday, a retiree testified that a Ryder truck was parked at a Kansas fishing lake the week before prosecutors say Nichols and McVeigh built the DNA clears brothers imprisoned for rape i Hep. Thomas Bliley, chairman of the House Commerce Committee, last month ordered tobacco companies mm dk mm Ihiis I : Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that only 8 percent of 448 smokers in alcohol treatment centers in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska were able to quit smoking. The survey, which was taken between 1995 and 1996, was conducted within a year of their alcohol treatment. 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