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AS MOY IEE PRESS, Elko, Nevada Tuesday, March 14, 2000 inspect i eld in A 1975 murder 0 -it "ttf I x- 1-4 Wire news summary: Barak hacks down on Jerusalem deal ANATA, West Bank (AP) In a surprise reversal, Prime Minister Ehud Barak decided today not to hand a West Bank suburb bordering Jerusalem to full Palestinian control as part of an upcoming Israeli troop withdrawal. Barak's announcement came after opposition hard-liners and some members of his coalition vehemently protested government plans to transfer the Palestinian neighborhood of Anata just east of Jerusalem to Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority. Barak's critics said control over Anata, a crowded Palestinian neighborhood of 8,500, would give Arafat a bridgehead in his campaign to make east Jerusalem a Palestinian capital. Palestinian officials reacted with disappointment "This is a bad indication that the government of Ehud Barak is wasting time by reversing decisions and being unable to take decisions," said Palestinian Cabinet minister Ziad Abu Zayyad. The decision underscored the difficulties Israel and the Palestinians face in reaching agreement on the status of Jerusalem, which is one of the issues to be addressed in a final peace treaty due Sept 13.

Barak has in the past shied away from handing the Palestinians control over West Bank suburbs of Jerusalem, even at the price of a crisis with the Palestinians and a five-week suspension of peace talks that only ended last week. His aides have said the prime minister feels it is unwise to trigger a political uproar over Jerusalem now, preferring to present concessions regarding Jerusalem only as part of a final peace agreement. Court upholds genetic testing CARSON CITY (AP) The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a state law allowing genetic marker testing in cases involving certain repeat offenders. Nevada's DNA testing law had focused mainly on sex offenders, who experts say are prone to be repeat offenders. But the law was amended in 1999 to include burglars another group of felons who often commit the same crime over and over again.

Among those was Melvin Taylor Gaines, who was convicted of one gambling cheating charge and then arrested for two burglaries. A Clark County district judge sorted out his sentences on the various crimes and ordered that Gaines' DNA be tested and recorded in case he decides to commit more such crimes when he's eventually released. Gaines appealed, saying the DNA test violated his rights. He said that even a convicted person has rights that can't be ignored for purposes of the genetic marker testing law assisting authorities in solving future crimes. His lawyers argued a warrant and probable cause should always be required to draw blood unless there are circumstances such as medical emergencies requiring immediate testing.

While the Nevada court agreed that involuntary collection of blood samples from someone accused of a crime constitutes a warrantless search and seizure, it cited U.S. Supreme Court rulings that also say someone already convicted of a crime "has a diminished expectation of privacy." ft; 'i' a'v In sfpn lsr and brother Kristin and James Noriega enjoyed yesterday's sunny afternoon Jr while practicing their bagpipes at Elko City Park. The two attend Great Basin College in Elko and are members of the Ruby Mountain Highlanders, a pipe band group in Elko County. Treasury plans to 1 billion of nation's debt STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -Kennedy nephew Michael Skakel was arraigned today on a nearly 25-year-old murder charge, then approached the victim's mother and told her.

"You've got the wrong guy." Skakel, now 39, was arraigned as a juvenile in the October 1975 murder of Martha Moxley in the wealthy suburb of Greenwich. Both Skakel and Moxley were 15 at the time of the slaying. In a simple, four-minute court appearance, Skakel heard the charge against read aloud and was advised of his rights. Skakel, nephew of the late Sen. Robert F.

Kennedy, was arraigned as a juvenile because of his age at the time Martha died. Because the case is in juvenile court, Skakel is entitled to a "reasonable cause" hearing, at which prosecutors must show there is sufficient evidence to proceed with the case. That hearing is scheduled for June 20. Asked whether he had any questions, Skakel told Judge Maureen Dennis, "Not at this time." A moment later, he approached Moxley's mother, Dorthy, and brother, John. "I feel your pain," Skakel told Mrs.

Moxley, "but you've got the wrong guy." John Moxley said he told Skakel, "We'll find out in court," and he dismissed Skakel's comments as "just for himself just theater." Mrs. Moxley said the remark made no difference because "I really feel as thought I know what happened." Skakel's defense lawyer, Michael Sherman, said the remark to Mrs. Moxley was unrehearsed. "He truly meant that," he said. A juvenile court arraignment would ordinarily be closed, but Judge Maureen Dennis, acting on a request from five newspapers and the Associated Press, ruled last week that the media would be allowed in the courtroom.

The judge agreed that Skakel has already effectively waived his juvenile confidentiality rights, both because he is an adult and because his name and the charges against him are already well-known across the country. Skakel denies any involvement in Moxley's death and wants the proceeding open so the public can hear his side of the story. The case went unsolved for more than two decades until an investigative grand jury was convened in June 1998. Prosecutors said in court documents that they were told by former students at the Elan school in Poland Spring, Maine, that Skakel made "admissions as to the murder of Martha Moxley" while he was a student there from 1978 to 1980. Elan is a private school for teens with drug and alcohol problems.

Bridgeport State's Attorney Jonathan Benedict said Tuesday that trying a 25-year-old case would be difficult, but added: "We did an awful lot of work in the case; we developed an awful lot of evidence in the grand jury." Skakel was arrested in January after Judge George Thim acting as a one-man grand jury ruled there was enough evidence to charge him. Michael Skakel is the son of Rushton Skakel who is the brother of Kennedy's widow, Ethel. Martha was found beaten to death with a golf club on her family's estate, across the street from the Skakel house. The 6-iron used to kill her was traced to a set owned by the Skakel family. The reopening of the case followed the publication of books about the case, including one by former Los Angeles police Detective Mark Fuhrman that suggested that Michael Skakel murdered Martha in a fit of jealousy after seeing his brother, Thomas, kissing her.

Prosecutors deny that Fuhrman's book had any influence on their investigation. Fuhrman, who gained notoriety during the OJ. Simpson trial for racist remarks, has been hired by ABC to provide commentary on the case. Before the court session today, Fuhrman blamed investigative mistakes for the delay in making an arrest "You walk into a house with a chandelier in the foyer that costs more than your whole house, that's intimidating," he said. 21 Dow Jones: Mnn vnnir Am TV.

Vnc composite index tumbled today, sustaining its second-worst point drop in history, as biotechnology 1 stocks plunged and investors continued taking profits from the Nasdaq's strong run this year. The Dow Jones industrial! followed the Nasdaq, Pving up early gains and also closing sharply lower. According to preliminary calcula- ITOa. ith Monday 141-point loss, tte Nasdaq has shed 6J pVrtentS two sessions. close at 9.81L24 Selling pressure accelerated in the final half hour of trading.

The Standard Poort 500 fell 24 47 tousa.ii I (Ross Andrfaonlree Press) buy back The new era of bulging government surpluses helped by a booming economy that is generating lots of tax revenues is making it possible for the Treasury to repurchase some debt. Treasury will buy back the debt using a process known as a "reverse auction," in which the government selects offers on a competitive basis based on the lowest prices. Anyone holding a 30-year bond issued between May 1988 and November 1991 can seek to participate in the second buyback operation but must do so through brokers, known as primary dealers, who handle the initial sales of Treasury securities. The offers must be submitted by 11 a.m. EST Thursday and the winning offers will be announced around midday.

GOP Congress members, recreation groups and the timber industry have been assailing Clinton's initiative almost from the day last October it was announced. The GOP critics say environmentalists were given too large a role in crafting the plan, and that the administration violated laws for public disclosure and administrative procedures in crafting the proposal. GOP members of Hage's subcommittee also sponsored a hearing on what she called the undue influence of foundations on Clinton's roadless proposal. The criticisms are expected to lay the groundwork for GOP proposals later this year to delay or scrap Clinton's Clark Morse, 57, of Las Vegas, who had three drunken driving convictions, on charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident In January, Jay-Brennan parlayed $27 into a world record $34.9 million Megabucks slot machine jackpot at the Desert Inn hotel-casino. The people I had in my life last week are going to be the people in my life next week," she said at a news conference following her win.

Ed Rogich, vice president of marketing for Megabucks founder International Game Technology, said Jay-Brennan was excited about what the money could mean for her family. "She said they had all been working people, had worked very hard, and she looked forward to this jackpot making it easier on all of them," Rogich recalled. But she later had mixed feelings because of the publicity, said Connie Fox, an IGT spokeswoman. "She looked at it that while the money made her feel secure, there was a price to be paid, not so much for the money but for the celebrity," Fox sail Fox said Jay-Brennan told her she found herself unable to go out in public without being approached by people, and was awakened in the middle of the night by a Missouri caller who had read about her in a tabloid. (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) Flush with cash from a booming economy, Treasury will buy back another $1 billion of the national debt Thursday, one week after the first such repurchase in 70 years.

That means Treasury will ask investors who hold certain older, higher-yielding 30-year Treasury bonds to consider selling them back to the government. No one would be forced to surrender bonds to the Treasury. Specifically, the Treasury Department said Tuesday that it wants to buy back 11 outstanding issues of 30-year bonds sold between May 1988 and November 1991. The bonds carry coupon interest rates ranging from 7.875 percent to 9.125 percent. Those rates are higher than, the 6.16 percent yield 30-year -Roadless' Wood, who viewed the memo yesterday, said he did not want to comment because he could not determine the authenticity of the document.

Wood did say, however, that the Wildlife Fund submitted a proposed Memorandum of Understanding with the Forest Service that he did not have a chance to review. Even if he had reviewed it, he said he would not share it with The Associated Press because the document is a draft that hasn't been finalized. Wood said the agency crafts "memoranda of understanding" with all kinds of groups, including off-road vehicle user groups. He said he believed the Wildlife Fund's proposed agreement could Nader campaign: Nfer a umeradvo. 1 cate and perennial presidential candidate, kicked off his Nevada campaign for the Green Party with an appearance Monday at the University of Nevada, Reno.

National weather The AccuWeathei forecast for noon, Wednesday, March 15. Treasury's fetched on Monday. Because the bonds the Treasury wants to buy back generally pay a high yield compared with current yields, the Treasury most likely will have to pay sellers a premium for them. Still, over the long run, the government expects to save money through its debt buyback operations because it will save more in interest payments than its costs of buying the bonds back. On Thursday, the Treasury paid sellers $345 million in premiums to repurchase $1 billion of debt, its first repurchase in 70 years.

That $1 billion is a tiny fraction of the $5.7 trillion national debt. Of that total, $3.6 trillion is held by the public. In January, Treasury said it would like to buy back up to $30 billion of debt this year. plan cover issues such as education, mapping technology and roadless areas. "If they have information that is valuable in helping to better understand the values of roadless areas, then we will avail ourselves of this information," he said.

Hage planned to question forest service officials about the memo. Clinton has launched a process hailed by conservationists as one of the great environmental acts of the 20th century to craft a regulation that would permanently protect 50 million acres or more of already roadless federal forests from development The regulation is expected to be complete near the end of the year, before Clinton leaves office. herself unable to go out in public without being approached. On Saturday, an allegedly drunken driver struck her car at 45 mph, killing one of her sisters, 45-year-old Lela Sue Jay, and critically injuring 37-year-old Jay-Brennan. Her condition was upgraded to serious Monday.

Police arrested the other driver, as a "hump" pilot on a C-46. He retired from the Air Force Reserve with the rank of Lieutenant ColoneL Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Roma Swackhamer Hensler of Battle Mountain; sons, Barry Hensler of Carson City and Paul Hensler of San Rafael Calif; and four grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at St John Bosco Catholic Church in Battle Mountain, with the Rev. John Keefe officiating.

Burial will follow in the Battle Mountain city cemetery. In his memory, contributions are suggested to Battle Mountain General Hospital, 535 South Humboldt St, Battle Mountain 8982a -10s -0 Ol 10t 20 30 40 Bands separate high 2000 AccuWssthsr, Inc. ED E3 High Low Shows Hmtn T-Oorms Hunt Megabucks jackpot winner injured in week; sister killed LAS VEGAS (AP) Cocktail waitress Cynthia Jay's biggest concern after winning a $34.9 million slot machine jackpot in January was to take care of a family that included five sisters and three brothers. She married boyfriend Terry Brennan and said the wealth wouldnt change her life, although she found NATIONAL SUMMARY: Flurries are likely over northern Maine tomorrow, while scattered showers occur over Vermont and New York. Snow will fall in a narrow band from Michigan to Montana.

Snow is also likely over the mountain passes of the Rockies. Showers and thunderstorms are in store from east Texas to Georgia. 50 60s 70s 80s 90 100 110s temperature zones for the day. FRONTS: COLO WARM STATIONARY E3 Snow let Sunny PI. Cloudy Cloudy Local tummary A weak front will move across the Great Basin today and early tonight, bringing scattered showers to the region.

High pressure will follow Wednesday only to be followed by another fast-moving cold front Thursday. High pressure will dominate Friday and Saturday with partly cloudy skies and near seasonal temperatures. Elko Statistics Record high- 72.1934 RKord Montti'sprsxipBatlon- 0.66 Water pndp- IZT TcTnrrcVatuv1- 555 550 NDOT road conditions 1-477-NV-ROAOS Homer H. Heiisler dies iii Reno at age of 82 Elko FORECAST Low YeslerrJoysrtodikwrindprs-opRSDon jot ma zflow ptnoa tnov lngnHght Eko- 5635 Austin- 5735 By- 5727 Las Vegas- 7753 Reno- 6fcV41 Totxpah- 6336 Wttme- 4S21 Wimemucca- 6242 (trace) SaftLafceOty- 5S35 San Frarosoo- 61i3 Boise- 5543 26 Hh 50 Homer H. Hensler longtime Battle Mountain resident died Sunday at Washoe Medical Center in Reno, following a brief illness, at age 82.

He was bom Nov. 5, 1917, in Ada, Okla to Homer Sr. and Esther Hensler. He was a 1950 graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Pharmacy and he and his father owned and operated Hensler Drug in Ada for more than 25 years. He and his family moved to Battle Mountain in 1967 and opened a Rexall Drugstore, He worked there until 1982 when he retired.

He also held an architectural degree from Georgia Tech and had been a veteran of World War IL serving.