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STl Jewelry that's fit McCrackin restored? Local presbytery meets today NBA draft: Cavs choose Taft star Alford to Dallas; Nets tap Hopson for a Oueen Citv Inside: Metro A-7 Tiffany's trinkets available locally TempoB-4 Provident shuts branch Avondale loses its office BusinessC-6 Cincinnatian Kannard Johnson SportsC-l ClNONNffl ENQUIRER FINAL35t Luring Brits is a sticky wicket Fred Astaire, symbol of grace, dies Fred Astaire, who epitomized Hollywood elegance for 25 years dancingin top hat and tails, died of pneumonia Mon- day in his wife's arms. He was 88 and irreplaceable. "I just got in bed with him and put my arms around him and he died in my arms, and that's the way he wanted it," said Mrs. Astaire, the former racehorse jockey Robyn Smith. "I don't think there's another I one like him," said frequent co-star Ginger Rogers.

Appreciation, Page B-1. BY JIM DeBROSSE The Cincinnati Enquirer Sky bridges don't always work both ways. A week after Delta's sold-out maiden flight from Cincinnati to London, 101 passengers are scattered in 269 seats on Monday's return flight from London. Of those 101 passengers, about 20 are from Great Britain, with most making connections to other U.S. cities.

Obviously, the empty seats don't please Delta Air Lines officials, nor the Greater Cincinnati envoys still in England this week trying to sell "Buckeyes and Blue-grass" vacations to the Brits. But the extra breathing room in started non-stop service between Miami and London. Delta's return bookings in July and August look stronger, mostly because the bulk of Cincinnati passengers who bought low introductory fares will be returning. "Greater Cincinnati is very, very important to us," Jasper said. "We're not just promoting it as a gateway, but as a destination." But if Delta officials are serious about promoting Cincinnati as more than a rest stop, they need to better educate key employees.

At 5 p.m. Monday, on the descent into Greater Cincinnati International Airport, the captain comes on the intercom. "Ladies and gentlemen," he says, "we'll be landing in Atlanta ing to other cities. In an interview last week, Vincent Jasper, Delta's marketing director in London, acknowledged that spurring a British counter-invasion of Cincinnati will take time. "I'm sure (the incoming passengers) will pick up as a result of business we already have out of Atlanta.

I think Cincinnati can benefit from the overflow," he said. Overseas competition among U.S. airlines is tough and getting tougher, Jasper said. Piedmont started direct service between London and Charlotte, N.C. on the same day that Delta inaugurated its Cincinnati connection.

This week, TWA begins flying between Baltimore and London, and recently Continental Airlines i. 'j -M. FLIGHT 3 7 LONDON TO CINCINNATI the L-1011 cabin is just fine, thank you, with passengers who have their choice of extra seats to sprawl in and stretch across. Judging from the mix of passengers on Monday's flight from London to Cincinnati, it's a little early to be flying the Union Jack on Fountain Square. A flight attendant estimates there are about 20 European travelers on board, with most connect The Associated Press, 1984 nek drags common in teems Coliseum has new president Schumacher quits, Barnhill takes over SLZ3 About 40,000 students in grades 712 In 96 Hamilton County schools participated in an April, 1 987, study of substance abuse.

Key findings 3 out of 5 of all 7th 1 2th- 1 out of 7 drink or get high before or during school grade students have tried alcohol 3 out of 10 of all 7th-graders have used alcohol 8 out of 10 of all 12th-graders have used alcohol 1 in 4 admit to having had 4 or more drinks in a row 8 use marijuana weekly 8 smoke 4 or more joints of marijuana a day Percentage of students who said they had used these substances at least once in the last 12 months: Alcohol bacco 'f Marijuana Clermont's drug trend downward BY JANET C. WETZEL The Cincinnati Enquirer Unlike Hamilton County, where results of a one-time drug survey were released Monday, Clermont County has conducted drug surveys in county schools every two years since 1980. Although levels of drug use are still uncomfortably high in Clermont County, the surveys have shown a consistent downward trend since 1980. "We're very concerned about the high numbers and we're constantly working to reduce those percentages," said Dr. Ruth Ralph, associate director of the Clermont County Mental Health Board.

"But the good news is that usage and frequency are decreasing." A 1986 survey of 3,000 Clermont County sixth-, eighth-, 10th- and 12th-grad-ers showed the overall percentage of students who reported at least trying cocaine or marijuana had been cut nearly in half since 1980. The study is financed by the board of mental health, and conducted by Clermont County Youth Services. The survey also showed the percentage of those try- (Please see CLERMONT, back page, this section) First study tracks risk in county BY KEVIN WASHINGTON The Cincinnati Enquirer More than one-fifth of all high school seniors in Hamilton County drink alcohol or get high from illegal drugs before or during school. And almost one-half of all seniors had more than four drinks the last time they had alcohol. The figures were released Monday by CASA, Citizens Against' Substance Abuse, which surveyed 40,000 junior and senior high school students in April to paint a picture of teen substance abuse in the county.

CASA members said their survey, the first one done countywide, gave them a benchmark to measure anti-drug program progress in the future. Students surveyed said they used alcohol more than twice as often as any other drug. In descending order of preference, students said they used marijuana, tobacco, amphetamines, cocaine, barbiturates and codeine. Cocaine use by Hamilton County's teens was less than that of the national average, Howard Rahtz, director of the Alcoholism Council of Cincinnati, said. In CASA's survey, only 6 of high school seniors said they used cocaine whereas national surveys show that 17 of seniors use cocaine, he said.

CASA President Hope Taft called the survey results on alcohol shocking. The practice of drinking alcohol or getting high before or during 12th graders 7th graders Amphetamines Cocaine BY CLIFF RADEL The Cincinnati Enquirer A former manager of The Meadowlands and RFK Stadium is the new head of Riverfront Coliseum. Bill Barnhill has been named president of the Coliseum, replacing Don Schumacher, who resigned Thursday along with long-time operations director Richard Morgan. No explanation was given for the dual resignations, and Schumacher said Monday he would not comment, pending a formal announcement today. Morgan said the resignations were not a "Thursday-night massacre." "I just resigned to do something else," Morgan said.

Barnhill, a 36-year-old native of Newton, N.J., was on the job Monday, "talking to the guy who runs the Prince tour. We're trying to bring him back to the Coliseum." Prince sold out three shows at the arena in 1985. Barnhill comes to the Coliseum after working as the assistant general manager at The Meadowlands sports and entertainment complex in East Rutherford, N.J., and general manager at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. For the last two years, he has been working in Port Saint Lucie, as a management consultant for various arenas across the country. The changes at the Coliseum, particularly Schumacher's resignation, shocked Mike Rozow, direc- (Please see COLISEUM, back page, this section) 60 80 40 20 0 3S" tut.

Percentage of students who said they had taken four or more drinks in a row within the last 12 months: 12th grade 11th 10th 9th 8th I 7th I 20 30 40 0 10 Source: Survey by Citizen Against Substance Abuse Tne Cincinnati Enquirer school begins early. It's done by students in grades seven through community are in trouble," she one out of 12 to 13 seventh-grad- 12. (Please see DRUGS, ers and overall, by one out of seven "I think this says kids in the back page, this section) Leaks at the courthouse Inmates' pranks, old pipes dampen judges, jurors Sex education set for schools Voluntary Cincinnati plan to begin in fourth grade BY KIMBERLY CROCKETT The Cincinnati Enquirer The Cincinnati Board of Education Monday approved a new sex education curriculum, which allows discussions of premarital sex in the fourth grade and information on AIDS and contraceptives by grade seven. Despite opposition from several parents, board member Herb Brown said the sex education or "family life" curriculum brings the district into the 20th century. "It recognizes that our community is changing, that the needs of our students are changing," said Brown.

"In order for us to have a quality school system, we must respond to those changes." Parents may refuse a child's participation in (Please see SEX ED, back page, this section) Four Sections 147th Year, No. 75 Copyright, 1987 The Cincinnati Enquirer Business B-6-1 1 Classified C-13-19 Comics B-1 3 Dear Abby B-2 Deaths A-9 Editorials A-10 Fashion B-3-4 Horoscope B-1 3 Horse racing C-2 Lottery A-8 Metro A-7-9 People B-2 Puzzles B-1 2-1 3 Readers' views A-1 1 Scoreboard C-2 TV-Radio B-1 4 Weather More of the same: cloudy, chance of thunderstorms. And it will be hot, of course. High near 85. See details, Page A-2.

Mariemont professor slips mice a Mickey The white-footed mouse creeps cautiously through the brush, taking care to avoid snakes, raccoons, foxes, owls, hawks, dogs and cats. But it's probably tiiLmimil'JESl not shrewd enough i i m'i to resist one of the peanut butter traps aTJL of Xavier University haririMkHHAi Professor Graham Petri. Petri, a Mariemont resident, has a reason for catching the little mice. It's all part of a yearlong study he's conducting to determine what it will take to bring back barn owls to Southwest Ohio. Owls crave the little rodents.

Petri doesn't keep them, or hurt them unless you count snipping off a toe or two. He merely counts them. His tale is the subject of today's EXTRA cover story. Take a look at EXTRA today. You just might see someone or some rodent you know.

discontent to the county commissioners. "My colleague? and I on the fifth floor have endured the jail toilets draining into our courtrooms long enough," the letter said. County Commissioner President Joseph DeCourcy vowed Monday to do whatever was necessary to plug the leaks. Short of closing down the jail there probably is no permanent solution, Mike Campbell, superintendent of county buildings, said. Some of the leaks are caused by old pipes, but most are the work of frustrated inmates who clog toilets, sinks and showers and then let the water flow.

The corrections officers make rounds of all cells every 30 minutes, Chief Deputy Sheriff Harry Bode said. "When we see it happening we turn it off, but a lot of water can flow in 30 minutes." "It's an annual event here," Judge Robert Gorman said. "Every year when I get ready to go on my vacation I call the building department and tell them to schedule the plasterers." BY DAVID WELLS The Cincinnati Enquirer The problem with the Hamilton County courthouse jail isn't just overcrowding. It's also overflowing. Inmates and leaking pipes in the sixth-floor courthouse jail are responsible for repeated dousings of fifth-floor courtrooms, resulting in dampened jurists and steady work for the county's plasterers.

The subject was raised at a joint session of Common Pleas Court last week after Court Administrator Mark Schweikert informed the judges that the county would begin a $12 million to $15 million remodeling of the courthouse this summer. But the remodeling is planned for only the lower floors of the building and not for the jail-soaked ones. Monday morning Judge Richard Niehaus found a sizable portion of his courtroom ceiling lying on the floor. The judge quickly fired off a notice of his SELL IT TODAY WITH A CLASSIFIED API CALL 421-6300.