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Show " f "T-"j,i- r, i "("-!'- - -- - - ii mm i rr'i m n in u't Thursday, October 10, 19 RACE: (Continued from Page D4) They differ on just about everything else, from how to deal with taxes, crime and welfare reform to their personalities and styles on the stump. .Weld, a former federal prosecuto'credited with transforming r,-is the Dukakis into a booming state where unemployment has reached a seven-yea- r low, taxes have been cut 15 times, welfare rolls have been sliced to the bone, criminal statutes have been toughened and state budgets are always balanced. The governor may be a conservative who promotes business and privatization, but he exhibits a tolerant stance on gay rights and abortion that makes him as appealing to the state's more liberal voters as it makes him Joathsome to his own party's right wing. Weld continually attacks Kerry as a Washington insider and a liberal, interpreting Kerry's opposition to the death penalty as being soft on crime and his support for providing welfare benefits to alcoholics and drug addicts as wasting taxpayers' money on substance abusers. Kerry. 52, retaliates by painting Weld as a heartless acolyte of House Speaker Newt Gingrich, w hom Weld once described as his "ideological soulmate." ' The senator, who is seeking his post-Micha- el "Tax-achusett- er third term, castigates Weld for cutting aid to education, says he puts needy children in jeopardy with his welfare program and is a g when it comes to foreign affairs. Kerry tends to run less against Weld as a person than as a symbol of the Republican Party who will know-nothin- The scion of a family that includes a signer of the Declaration of Independence and one of the earliest benefactors of Harvard University, Weld. 5 , is know n for his fondness for poker liquid" of games, "amber-colore- d the high-provariety and a devo- - V ht a Cif 1 1 tion to the Grateful Dead that led him to consider flying the state's when lead guiflags at half-statarist Jerry Garcia died. An avid sportsman. Kerry. 52. may have the Irish name, but he's burdened with a bnmding, Byron-i- c demeanor that is not relieved by ff his craggy face and stiff bearing that some interpret as arrogance. A Vietnam War hero turned anti-wactivist. Kerry is descended from a wealthy shipping family and is a graduate of Yale University-Far ew Kerry supporters describe their candidate as scintillating, but many say he is just misunderstood. "He's quiet," said Patti Sardella. 40, a doctoral student and single mother in suburban Lexington. "He's a thinking, caring person who will work till he dies for the underdog. That's a very unpopular Critics contend many of the did not want to leave buildings expenditures are just wasteful. "We had to look at each project "They defeat the whole purpose of closing bases, which is to save on a case by case basis and do an Sean said money," Paige, economic analysis," Hansen said. spokesman for the group Citizens "In many cases the cost of cancellation would have been more than Against Government Waste. the cost to finish." The Pentagon says that even while it officially terms some The Defense Department could bases closed, portions are still used not provide an exact figure on construction spending for largely by the service that originally occupied it, by another branch of the defunct bases. But a Pentagon military or by another government study last year of some of the proscheduled to cost $471 agency. jects showed nearly $263 The Pentagon's director of million installations, Doug Hansen, said million worth of them were continued. many projects were contracted before bases went on the closure Comparing three years of Penlist; the work was being done on tagon construction budget records land being transferred to other with base closure lists, The Associagencies; or the Pentagon simply ated Press reviewed a sample of half-finishe-d. WASHINGTON Anew $5.1 million chapel at San Diego's Naval Training Center opened in time to hold graduation for the facility's last recruit class. But, with the base closing next year, it is not needed now for religious services. The chapel is one of many buildings that went up at closing military centers. Even after the government made the tough decisions to close down dozens of bases, the Pentagon is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on construction at those very bases. Projects range from new barracks and renovated gymnasiums to new sewage plants, fire stations and training facilities. AP Photo Massachusetts Gov. William Weld talks with reporters on the steps in Boston this week. Weld is challenging Democratic incumbent John Kerry for his seat in the U.S. Senate. State-hous- e more than $70 million in construction on closing or officially closed bases. which studies Pentagon contract- DUNBRIDGE. Ohio (AP) Fluffy the cat isn't much of a troublemaker. He doesn't overturn garbage cans or chase canaries; and instead just hangs out on the porch. But neighbors want hinj gone. Fluffy, a yellow-and-ta- n stray w ho died eight years ago, is mummified in a running stance and hanging from a wire as the sole Halloween decoration on Roz Smith's front porch. That's no way to treat a cat, even one who has used up his nine lives, said Larry Sorrells. Wood Health County Department's director of environmental services. "It's in extremely poor taste." ' Sorrells said Tuesday. But Smith is an admitted cat hater, and she says Fluffy is no tackier than most law n ornaments. A neighbor found the cat dead and Smith decided to keep it for Halloween parties. "Who is anyone to com'? on my property and tell me w hat is in bad taste? don't happen to like pink flamingos," said Smith, a postal worker and mother of two who moved to the neighborhood last month from another house in 10 miles from Toledo. Sorrells admits Fluffy is no health threat. "It's gross. But there are no regulations that say you can't have a dead animal hanging from .a wall or. in this case, a front porch." he said. ing. The Pentagon reported last December that some S974 million in Navy construction w as canceled or suspended. Hundreds of millions of Army and Air Force projects also were canceled, officials said. Experts say military contracts contain termination clauses that would make the government responsible for builders' materials, labor and profit margin. But they questioned whether the costs would exceed the project's price tag. "That sounds a little strange." said Paul Caggiano at the Coalition for Government Procurement. r The AP's revicv found dozens of projects that made it through the screening process. In San Diego, the chapel was four months from completion when the base went on the closure list. "They're going to have to pay for it anyway, so why not complete the structure?" said Lt. Jeff Weimann. a Navy spokesman in San Diego. The facility was used for the base's last recruit graduation, but the not for religious services base's World War chapel still works fine for that. But Weimann said the new building is used occasionally for meetings, charity events and other functions. 33.0(H)-square-fo- ot Il-e- ra Dun-bridg- The truck was headed north on the interstate Monday when it collided with another vehicle. No one was seriously injured and the produce was donated to food pantries. By the end of the day, volunteers loaded two van-an- d a half-to- n pickup truck with fresh vegetables. ' Pu 1C OPEN HOUSE (SLmporium II (&?dea - offering flower 10th-12t- h, 10:00a.m.-Dar- k crafts. arrangements, garden supplies, international gardens - flower, rock, and water gardens. s&Ylitflfil M VSctfk- - five acres of farm animals for the education and enjoyment of all. S greenhouses If ji in i II ' ir i m l It J' ;' w " ! wf :y European-styl- e bakery. " CrbUrSerp CK SCandSeOpW - on site nursery including tree and sod farms. Fii hi If if MW'A production greenhouses with a variety of plant life. cQjarden (Wall (Restaurant - featuring garden fresh cuisine and a 2095 N. West Frorugc Rd. Lehi, UT e, MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) All those vegetables and no dressing in sight. A produce truck overturned near Morgantown, spreading squash, mushrooms, potatoes, onions and bell peppers across two lanes of Interstate 79. "A big salad is what it was." said tow truck operator Jeff Clo-vi- osso October ' 1 Construction under way at closing military bases By KAREN GULLO Associated Press Writer Page IYI Neighbors say mummy cat must go 1 late-nig- Money is not an advantage for either side: In an unprecedented move, the candidates agreed to a $6.9 million campaign spending limit. do its conservative bidding if elected. But Kerry's ability to do this has had little apparent success so In far. a Boston recent G!obeWBZ-Tpoll. 47 percent of the respondents said they believed Weld would keep his in Washington, independence compared with only 22 percent who said they thought he would knuckle under to Gingrich-styl- e conservatism. the contrasts Moreover, between the candidates' personalities and demeanors threaten to overshadow their differences on issues. According to the poll. Kerry is charismatically challenged, considered "warm and likable" by only 3 percent of the respondents, compared to 45 percent for Weld. Weld, with his ginger hair, ruddy cheeks and pale blue eyes, possesses an Irish twinkle that belies his solid WASP credentials. THE DAILY HERALD. Prwo. I'lah 4 mm |