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► Politics
► State
Clinton works to give states flexibility
(AP) — The following are an
swers of the major presidential
candidates to the question:
“Are you prepared to offer
states a firm deadline to en
sure their requests for waivers
are resolved quickly?”
Bill Clinton
“As a former governor, I be
lieve strongly that our states
are the laboratories of democ
racy and I am working to give
them greater flexibility to solve
their own problems. I have
granted waivers to 43 states to
give them the flexibility to re
form the welfare system at the
local level. Similarly, the admin
istration has simplified the
Medicaid home- and communi
ty-based waiver process. I will
continue to use the waiver
process to give more Ameri
cans a greater opportunity to
help themselves.”
Bob Dole
“Absolutely. Now that we
have the Congressional Re
form Bill, the primary responsi
bility for AFDC (Aid to Families
with Dependent Children) is al
ready back with the states.
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ON THE ISSUES m
CAMPAIGN
Since I am a strong proponent
of increased state control, you
can be sure that my adminis
tration will ensure waivers are
not held up by bureaucratic red
tape and that requests are re
solved quickly.
Ross Perot
“Yes. Problems need to be
solved at the level of govern
ment closest to the problem.
Federal agencies need to re
spond quickly to state requests
for waivers.”
British Air looks to
retain prominence
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) —
British Airways is hoping to use its
proposed alliance with American
Airlines as a weapon in its increas
ingly ferocious warfare with other
European air carriers, officials and
aviation experts said.
British Air executives in London
told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
for its Sunday editions that a deal
with American could mean the dif
ference between retaining its
prominence in the commercial air
industry and becoming an also-ran.
“If British Airways ... and the
policy makers of this country ...
want to have a global airline indus
try based in this country, it can
only be achieved through an al
liance with a strong partner from
the United States,” British Air chief
executive Robert Ayling said.
Other European carriers, led by
Lufthansa and KLM Royal Dutch
Airlines, have crafted alliances with
U.S. carriers. Those deals, coupled
with “open skies" treaties between
the United States and 12 Euro
pean nations, are a threat to BA’s
future unless it acts to protect the
lead it has built over its rivals.
“Without such an alliance, I fear
that we British could lose our promi
nent position in the worldwide air
transportation business just as we
have lost our prominent position in
shipping and shipbuilding, and in au
tomobile production, and in so many
other industries,” Ayling said.
Industry experts agree that
British Air needs Fort Worth-based
American more than American
needs British Air.
“The battle that British Air is now
gearing up to fight is for market su
premacy ... in Europe,” said Jon Ash,
managing director of Global Aviation
Associates, a Washington, D.C.,-
based consulting firm.
► Nation
Trial participants
demand deaf jury
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The
accused rapist is deaf, just like the
victim and all the key witnesses,
so the defense is demanding an
all-deaf jury, or at least one fluent
in sign language.
Prosecutors argued against
selecting such a jury, saying it’s
never been done before. A ruling
on the defense motion was ex
pected Tuesday.
On trial is Jesse Manual Ma
cias, 19, of San Diego, who is ac
cused of raping a 17-year-old girl in
June at the California School for
the Deaf.
At a preliminary hearing, the girl
testified through a sign-language
interpreter that Macias, whom she
has known for five years, raped her
after the two became separated
from a group on campus.
The girl said she cried out for
help but the other deaf students
could not hear her. She reported
the assault to a counselor, who
called authorities.
The only way Macias can obtain
a fair trial is if the jurors are deaf
or at least understand American
Sign Language, said his lawyer,
Mara Feiger.
The case rests on the girl’s
credibility, and jurors will find that
difficult to judge unless they are fa
miliar with deaf communication,
which relies largely on facial ex
pressions and body language,
Feiger said.
“I don’t think if we pull 12 peo
ple off the street we’re going to
have due process served here,”
Feiger told Superior Court Judge
Gordon Burkhart last week.
Garage sale raises
money for candidate
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — If
all political congressional candi
dates raised money for their cam
paigns the same way as Chris Pe
terson, there’s no telling what
might come out of the closet.
Peterson, a candidate for the
state Legislature, held a garage
sale at her Grand Island home this
weekend to finance her campaign.
She has refused to accept mon
ey from special interest groups, in
stead raising whatever sheti
from stuffed animals, exercii
tapes and old purses.
Peterson hoped to raiseato
$200 from the sale, whiclisi
said allowed her togetbetterj
quainted with local residents.!!
also got to get rid of some him
ed clutter.
“It was a good excuse to 51
into my closets andcleantlit
out,” she said.
USAir flight diverts
because of threat
DAYTON, Ohio (AP)-AUSJ
flight from Philadelphia to Los!
geles was diverted to Daytom
Sunday after a passenger saici
had a bomb, the FBI said.
Agents arrested Richard#,
Josephson, 37, of Wilminglt
Del., and charged him with mao
a bomb threat, saidFBIaga
James Samples. If convictedl
faces up to 20 years in prison,
No bomb was found onUSI
Flight 17, with 109 peopleata
after it landed withoutincids
around 10:30 a.m., buteighta
pie got bumps and bruisesea
ating on an emergency slide,
airport spokeswoman said,
James M. Cox Internationa!!
port remained open duringtliei
dent, and USAir brought in and
plane to continue the flight, said
port spokeswoman Sharon Cai
► This day in history
(AP) — Today is Monday, Oct. 14, the 288th day of
1996. There are 78 days left in the year. This is the
Columbus Day holiday, as well as Thanksgiving Day in
Canada.
On this date:
In 1890, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of
the United States, was born in Denison, Texas.
In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt, campaigning for the
presidency, was shot in the chest in Milwaukee. Despite
the wound, he went ahead with a scheduled speech.
In 1933, Nazi Germany announced it was withdraw
ing from the League of Nations.
In 1944, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
committed suicide rather than face execution for al
legedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler.
In 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. “Chuck”
Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the
speed of sound.
Weather
In 1960, the idea of a Peace Corps was first sug
gested by Democratic presidential candidate John F.
Kennedy to an audience of students at the University
of Michigan.
In 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ten years ago: Following the stalemate at the
Reykjavik summit, Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev
charged that the United States wanted to “bleed the
Soviet Union white economically” with an expensive
arms race in space.
► Today’s birthdays
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Tomorrow
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Actor Roger Moore is 69. Fashion designer Ralph
Lauren is 57. Singer Cliff Richard is 56. Singer-musi
cian Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues) is 50. Actor
Harry Anderson is 44. Actor Greg Evigan is 43. Singer
Karyn White is 31. Singer Usher is 18.
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