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wi rM'm OA SPORTS C1 TEMPO D1 i 0 GROW 4 ilfWllHII I' i uJLU I A KING OF COLOR Galleries, golfers on his tail Crown Imperial Fritillaria THF One JjL JUL 11 JLL Va, A Gannett Newspaper 501,100 Readers Daily Saturday May 17, 1997 Final EditionWest 35 cents 1 i Im Cm q) oJOLnKs 6)(lfi)( state budget next weeK. Included in the two-year plan is $10 million for Cincinnati's magnet schools, money that had been stripped out of the House-passed version of the budget. Cincinnati Public Schools also would get an additional $2.2 million for a discipline school, Senate President Richard Finan, R-Evendale, said Friday. "The magnet schools are a crucial part of the educational mission of the Cincinnati Public Schools at this time," Mr. Finan said.

He called restoration of the magnet school money "a high priority." CPS also likely would benefit Federal budget: Pact called 'historic' event BY NORM BREWER and BRIAN TUMULTY Gannett News Service WASHINGTON Congressional leaders hailed their priority-driven balanced budget agreement Friday, saying America will be able to turn the corner on decades of federal red ink and burgeoning government. The House Budget Committee The agreement Under the budget agreement, Medicare would get 10 years of financial security, A14 Highlights of the plan, A14 Tax relief remains a flash point in the agreement, A14 1-71 project threatened, B1 quickly approved the budget blueprint 31-7 Friday, sending it to the House floor. Approval there is expected Tuesday, when debate also could start in the Senate. Republicans, who control Congress, and Democrats, including Tliskegee apology: 'The American people are sorry United Way going for children Major undertaking to address problems 7 BY B.G. GREGG The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati's United Way Community Chest is launching a nine-county battle against a host of problems that afflict Tristate children.

The new organization, called "Every Child Succeeds," will be headed by Frank Smith, Procter Gamble Co. vice president of government relations. The company has loaned Mr. Smith to the project for one year. The program will: Form an advisory board of representatives from businesses, social-service agencies, governments, schools, churches, hospitals and other child-serving groups in nine Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana counties.

Gather data on area children State budget: GOP proposal adds school funds BY SANDY THEIS and MARK SKERTIC The Cincinnati Enquirer COLUMBUS Under increasing pressure to pump more money into public schools, Senate Republicans will call for capping tax relief for individuals and boosting money for education when they unveil their rewrite of the Missing woman's car tag spotted BY CHRISTINE WOLFF, BERNIE MIXON fend WALT SCHAEFER The Cincinnati Enquirer The license plate on a small red car that sped past a Norwood police officer early Friday was registered to Carrie Culberson, missing from her Blanchester home since August. But it, too, has vanished, prompting police to intensify their search, and leaving her family baffled at this latest turn in her mysterious disappearance. The appearance of the car also raises ques- Carrie Culberson tions about the case against Vincent Doan, Ms. Culberson's former boyfriend who is awaiting trial in Clinton County on charges that he kidnapped her. Her car, a red 1989 Honda CRX, has been missing since the night she disappeared.

A car with Ohio license plate ROL 402 was seen heading south on Smith Road about 4:28 a.m. Friday. The speeding red car going possibly 40 to 50 mph in a 25-mph zone caught the atten- (Please see CARRIE, Page A8) Shuttle Atlantis docks with Mir Space shuttle Atlantis docked with Russia's orbiting Mir station Friday night to deliver equipment urgently needed to ensure the crew has breathable air. A13 WEATHER Super Saturday High 7 Li Morning clouds start to break up before A welcoming a balmy t. afternoon.

Tempera-! tures drop to the up- i per 50s overnight as clouds disappear. Details, back page this section INDEX Five sections, 1 57th year, No. 38 Copyright 1997, The Cincinnati Enquirer President Clinton, called the budget pact "historic" as they unveiled how they planned to achieve balance by 2002, and then operate in the black for at least another five years. The federal budget has not been balanced since 1969. Negotiations that stretched into Friday's early hours also yielded, as expected, a Medicare savings of $115 billion that will keep the health care program for the elderly solvent until 2007.

The budget that finally has emerged is far different from one conservatives pressed last session, (Please see BUDGET, Page A8) to bat to determine their needs, and to discover which programs succeed at meeting those needs. Draw up a plan to duplicate successful programs and create programs to fill the gaps. Form a youth summit. Devise a "report card" to measure the plan's progress. The plan, which should be completed by April 1998, will not focus on any single problem or age group.

Problems that will be addressed include: infant mortality, teen births, poverty and child abuse. United Way has targeted Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Butler and Warren counties in Ohio; Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties in Kentucky, and Dear-please see UNITEDWAY, Page A8) He's cut Mr. Mobutu, left, couldn't ignore the signs any longer-it was time to go. Analysis: Legacy of greed, corruption, tough rule- Stories, A5 the last obstacle to their total control of Zaire. Some Mobutu allies, including the head of his presidential guard, were fleeing by boat to neighboring Congo.

The rebel alliance, headed by Laurent Kabila, has vowed to clean up corruption in Zaire and establish democracy, but Mr. Kabila has resisted calls for elections, and his troops have been accused of massacring Rwandan refugees during their march. Suuday Christopher's cancer Christopher Allen Wilson died April 18 after a six-year battle with brain cancer. The 13-year-old Deer Park boy left behind a short autobiography. He tells his life story in a six-part series.

Rate the comics It's that time again. We want to hear your opinions about our comics pages. The first page of Sunday's Tempo section will be a ballot you can mail back to us. from proposed increases in funding levels for special education and vocational education as well as proposed changes in the way money is distributed for disadvantaged pupils, budget writers said. School administrators had sought $12 million for magnet schools, an increase of $1 million a year.

For Project Succeed Academy and other discipline efforts, they had wanted $8.2 million over the two-year budget. Project Succeed Academy is a year-round school for more than 300 chronically disruptive children that (Please see OHIO, Page A8) tread Flood of '97 tims capsized in wind-blown waters. "He just wanted to help people," said his sister, Lou Ann White of Colerain Township. "He had a big heart." Mr. Shropshire and his companion, Bonnie Kreuter, were returning to New Richmond in his boat at 7 p.m.

Thursday after fishing at Big Indian Creek. The creek runs off the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, a half-mile upriver from New Richmond. On Friday, Ms. Kreuter tearfully recounted the tragedy while standing with Ms. White and several friends in the back yard of the two-apartment (Please see DROWN, Page A8) i c-: A New looking Mobutu furtively abandons Zaire Decades after the government denied syphilis treatment to 399 black men in a U.S.

Public Health Service study, President Clinton stood before five frail survivors and relatives of the deceased and apologized for their suffering. "I am sorry that your federal government orchestrated a study so clearly racist," he told Herman Shaw, above, and the others Friday. "That can never be allowed to happen again." Story, A2. In cruel irony, river claims boater The Associated Press Iim Dillon V. BY TINA SUSMAN The Associated Press KINSHASA, Zaire With rebels closing in and his own generals abandoning him, President Mobutu Sese Seko handed power to the shaky remains of his government and slipped out of the capital Friday, reportedly headed for exile abroad.

The move effectively ended the nearly 32-year rule of Mr. Mobutu, who long maintained close ties with the United States while reaping a personal fortune from Zaire's vast mineral riches. The dictator's furtive departure left the capital's dispirited defenders likely to melt away before the rebel army massed outside the city. Rebel leaders said their troops intended to push on to Kinshasa 1- 1 I Home decorating A section is devoted to cool looks for summer inside and out I -i vrl i He had helped people BY STEVE KEMME The Cincinnati Enquirer NEW RICHMOND When the Ohio River ravaged New Richmond in early March, John Shropshire lent his boat to the fire department to rescue residents trapped by the rising water. In ensuing days, he plowed his small metal boat through high, muddy water so people could return to their homes and salvage their belongings.

Friday, New Richmond residents were trying to comprehend the cruel irony that claimed Mr. Shropshire's life. The 48-year-old resident of the Clermont County river town drowned in the Ohio River Thursday night after the boat he had used to help flood vic i r' A-' -J 1 Abby D2 Nation A2. 13-19 Business B16 Obituaries B8 Comics D15 Puzzles D11 Editorials A10 Sports CI Wheels 1 Stocks B10-15 Lotteries A12 Tempo D1 Metro B1 TV D10 Movies D14 World A2-3. 5 1d97 tnquirer die pnoio Richmond resident John Shropshire, 48, cruises flooded streets for people who need help.

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