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The Hometown Newspaper of MM Clinton, Essex, Franklin Counties ,;/. •:••' Vol. ]03'-'NO; 117 C Copyright 1995,Preft-RepbuHcM ; Plattsburgh, NY 129Q1, Sunday, December 1.7,1995 Suaaested Prirp' 1, SO. 40 Pones Mike Tyson knocks out Buster Mathis Jr. in third SPORTS North Country readers shard their favorite holiday memories. SPECTRUM Adirondack crofters add a little spice to the holiday season. ' : • ' . •' < BUSINESS Dec. 17 — Only 8 shopping days to Christmas. WEATHER Cloudy with scattered flurries in the morning then clouds mixing with sun. INDEX Agriculture ...D-4 fridge -.D-8 Business News D-l-5. Calendars C-2 Cross\vord..fr.... C-3 Editorial.v \....C-8-9 Entertainment W^jfe-- 7 . Books,..;..:.:i........!.-..• .^9 Travel*.'.•£.:.. v .B-8 Horoscope.. C-3 Ann.ljanders C-3 Public Record ,A-5 SportS,...; B-l-7 Weather,,,:., A-2 Wed|i|igB ! EingageBlents......C-5-6 sur \ \** fefc;2', 8, 19, 20, 26, 27, »$;4y 4-1, 45, 55, 57, 59, 60, 6& 3\: 970. Pick */* . ... abuck*: 2, 18, 26, Dog day aflernoon «v' Staff Photo/Scott Hite Jafar, a local dalmatian, takes a break from his nap time to frolic in all the snow that fell on Plattsburgh this week. Weather reports predict a chance of more snow Wednesday and Thursday. files lawsuit \Suing Champlam trucking firm for $100 million By MARK HOLLMER, tariff Writer ^ Clinton, GOP ponder next moves ByALANFRAM Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Their budgefe-taUtsyaground, President ton and Republicans traded ' accusations but no new otters Saturday as the second gov- ernment shutdown in a month left tourists. staring forlornly at padlocked federal museums and parks. \ In a sign that the standoff might take some time to solve, Democrats trying to craft a new tpTOp.9s.al they could unite behind foutidiAesmselves divided. A day .after bargainers stalked out of three-week-old negotia- tions over balancing the budget by 2002, the rhetoric, if anything, edged up a notch. \I am not going to let them hurt our children,\ Clinton said during his weekly radio address, vowing to hold fast against pro-. posed GOP cuts in health, educa* tion and waste-cleanup pr#9 grams. ' '• 1 \^l \He can stop that _ -been-spewjng—on-4us_ra gram and everything else,\ fum- ed Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., when asked what Clinton could do to restart negotiations. Though the words fell on deaf ears, Clinton urged Republicans to pass legislation halting the pre-holiday shutdown and to return to the table. His press secretary issued a warning. \Whether the government will open on Monday depends on whether the Republicans will come back to the table,\ said White House spokesman Mike McCurry. Continued Page A-TO ••-••••-••• • .. ..,. ...; ;: 1 -; v ^prFSfio i t Q Kirk Banfield of Round Rock, Texas, looks toward the Washington Monument from outside a locked gate in Washington. Parts of the federal government were ordered shut down Saturday. . •., , . CHAMPLAIN - A Canadian family has filed a $100 million- plus lawsuit against a local com- pany, alleging negligence in an 1-87 tanker-tractor accident last August that seriously injured their young child. Cryogenic Carriers, Inc., of Champlain, and its parent com- pany, Bulk Materials, Ine: (BMI),- are being sued for $132 million by Frank Varuzza and Suzanne Zarrillo of Montreal. The driver involved in the accident — John Hanson of Champlain, 50, and Clayton Hoover, a passenger on the tanker-tractdr, are also nam- ed in the lawsuit. The Nov. 13 lawsuit alleges that Samantha Varuzza, who was 23 months old at the time of the accident, \sustained severe and permanent personal inju- ries\ from the accident as the result of \negligent careless,., reckless . . . operation, manage- ment, maintenance, repair, (and) inspection\ of the tanker-tractor, and that the company exhibited the same qualities in its hiring of the drivers. The suit alleges that as a Testrlfc- of-fche accid©nt4§a.man.tha.» r ; Varuzza \became sick, sore, lame nd disabled\ through injuries to her nervous system; suffered mental anguish, was confined to hospital bed and home\ and may he that way in the future. \The • family is seeking $100 ;.-million based on Samantha's in- uties, The—remainder of the jj-law'suit covers injuries suffered |r*by Prank Varuzza, Suzanne Zar- fillo and Michael Varuzza', who Was 5 years old at the time of the accident. . Suzanne Zarrillo, 37, suffered [^a, broken spine in the accident. pMicljaei Varuzza cut his wrist, P'St ; ate Police said in August. Frank Varuzza, the driver of the van, broke his wrist. The Aug. 22 accident took place when a van struck the tanker-tractor, forcing closure- of a portion of 1-87 for more than 13 Continued Page A-3 Country split on giving Clinton another go By JOHN KING AP PlijJ^y|h| ,„,....__ .CAP) -At the dawn- 6f the 1996 election year, the country is evenly divided over whether President Clinton deserves a second term, and leaning toward Democrats for the next Congress, according to an Associated Press poll. Among Republican White House hopefuls, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole tested strongest \when\ voters were asked to match the attribute they consider most important in a^president with a list of GOP candidates. Dole's rivals barely registered., in that test, providing additional : evidence of the Kansas senator's big advantage seven weeks be- fore the first voting in the GOP nominating season. Honesty and trustworthiness ranked highest when 1,004 ran- domly selected adult Americans were, polled Dec. 8-12 and asked what mattered most in picking a president. Thirty-five percent picked honesty, nearly twice as many as any-other..attribute. Apiong this group, Clinton fared poorly: Only 25 percent of those who listed honesty as most critical said Clinton was ,the presidential candidate who best exemplified that quality. \I want someone who is honest, someone who has a strong Christian point of view,\ said Sue Corwin, a 5,0-year-old medical records clerk from suburban Cincinnati who said she would not vote for Clinton, Clinton fared better among the 18 percent of respondents who said getting things done was what mattered most in a presi- dent, and best among the 16 per- cent who said their first priority was a president \who cares about people like you.\ Among the lat- Continued Page A-10 George Pataki's message to localities in his new budget plan: If you want new freedom, you have to pay the price. Story, analysis, Page A-6. SUNDAY SFEATURE Woman donates kidney to her brother, possibly saving his life By JEFF MEYERS Staff Writer SARANAC — Lkida Keysor and her niece, Kelli Vossler, sat on the living room floor of KeysOr's Saranac home and made candy decora- tions for the Christmas tree. ,. . .... This year, Keysor has a little more to be thankful for during the holiday season. She's learned the ultimate lesson about giving and receiving. ... ' . Keysor became an organ donor Oct. 6 when she gave one of her kidneys to her brother, Paul Servelloni, who was experiencing severe kidney failure; The .transplant has removed Servelloni's need for dialysis and has quite possibly saved his life. \He's doing just* great; he looks 10 years younger already,\ Keysor said. Servelloni, Who lives in Chagrin Palls, Ohio, returned to work about a month after the surgery because his health had improved so rapidly, Donating organs for someone in need is just a wonderful thing,\ Continued Page A-3 Linda Keysor recei ig from her niece, Kelli Vossler, at her Saranac home. t: f ft. \fc i__4M_aii__!2:
