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wmzm® The Hometown Newspaper of Clinton, Essex, Franklin Counties Vol.103 - No. 125 ©(>»Ryri#U»96,Pw».Itoi»uWl<«ii ! Plottsburgh, NY 12901, Tuesday, December 26,1995 Suggested Price: 50^ 28 Pages star Dean Martin dies By BOB THOMAS Associated Press Writer AP'Photo Dean Martin in 1988 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dean Martin, the easygoing, highball- sipping crooner who left the hit comedy team of Martin and Lewis to become a member of Hollywood's Rat Pack and the star of his own TV variety show, died Monday at 78. The singer died at his Beverly Hills home of acute respiratory failure, said his longtime agent and friend Mort Viner'. Martin and Jerry Lewis were top stars in movies, television and nightclubs when Martin I Crooner-actor-comic was 78; respiratory failure broke up the act in 1957. The smart money figured Lewis would prosper while Martin would fade. But the dark-haired, hand- some Martin became a much big- ger star than he had been as straight man and singer, begin- ning with the 1958 war drama \The Young Lions,\ which also starred Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando. With stardom came member- ship in the Rat Pack, the Hollywood boys club that includ- ed Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford, with John F. Kennedy, Lawford's brother- in-law, an honorary member. \Dean was my brother — not through blood, but through choice,\ Sinatra said Monday in a statement. \Good times and bad, \we were there- for each other. Our friendship has traveled down many roads over the years and there will always be a special place in my heart and soul for Dean. \He has been like the air I breathe — always there, always close by.\ Among Martin's other movies: \Some Came Running,\ \Rio Bravo,\ 'Who Was that Lady?\ \Sergeants 3,\ \Toys in the At- tic,\ \Kiss Me Stupid,\ \The Bells Are Ringing,\ \The Sons of Katie Elder,\ \The Silencers,\ \Texas Across the River,\ \Murderer's Row\ and \Airport.\ He once cited the two greatest Santa Bosnia mud, cold inhospitable hosts By HILARY APPELMAN Associated Press Writer TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — American troops spent a muddy first Christmas in Bosnia Monday, enjoying a hot turkey dinner and a visit from Santa Claus as they prepared for the ar-rival of thousands more soldiers. \I was hoping for a white Christmas, but I guess rain will have to do,\ said Air Force Capt. Ed Thomas, sloshing through ankle-deep muck at Tuzla air base, the U.S. headquarters in Bosnia. British troops held a traditional Christmas dinnej^.in.. Sarajevo's Zetra stadiumrneist to scrawling cemeteries. Sixty thousand NATO-led troops, in- cluding 20,000 Americans, are taking positions in Bosnia to enforce a U.S.- brokered peace. The 1,500 soldiers at the Tuzla base spent most of the day patrolling arid'set- ting up equipment in a cold rain. Gen. William Nash, commander of the U.S. sector, flew over the Sava River, where Army engineers are building a pontoon bridge over which thousands of troops will move into northeastern Bosnia. He said the bridge will be finished by year's end. Meanwhile, Col. Richard Pernod, spokesman for the French command serving in Sarajevo, said both gov- ernment and Serb troops continued to pull back from Sarajevo's front line. AP Photo A Bosnian man, dressed as Santa Claus, hands out candy to U.S. troops at the Tuzla air base Monday. Preliminary withdrawals must take place by midnight Wednesday (6 p.m. EST) — one week since NATO formally took over from a U.N. peacekeeping forcje. Reports of a meeting between Russian Maj. Gen. Nikolai Staskov and the top Bosnian Serb military leader, Gen. Ratko Mladic, drew NATO criticism Monday. The international force in Bosnia, which includes Russians and troops from other non-NATO countries, is sup- posed to arrest Mladic — or any other people charged with war crimes — on sight. Russia is a traditional ally of the Serbs. Reports differed on the circumstances of the possible meeting between Mladic and Staskov, who is to \be appointed deputy commander of the Russian con- tingent. Adm. Leighton Smith, the American commanding the Bosnia mission, said Sunday that another Russian major general, also with the last name of Staskov, had met with Mladic. But in Zagreb on Monday, Maj. Nigel Branston, a spokesman for the NATO- led force, suggested there was only one Staskov involved. \It's not in the spirit of the IFOR operation,\ he said, using the acronym for the NATO-led Implementation Force. Meanwhile, the American soldiers in Tuzla filed through portable kitchens to pile plates with turkey, corn on the cob, sweet potatoes and apple pie. Flu fells busy pope (during Christmas greetings By BRIAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer VATICAN CITY CAP) - Grip- ped by nausea and fever, Pope John Paul II cut short his tradi- tional Christmas greetings Mon- day. He told crowds minutes later that he was fighting to regain his health. The Vatican spokesman described the pope as suffering from \a flu or something like that.\ He said the pope had a slight fever and an upset stom- ach. Doctors placed the Roman Catholic pontiff under observa- tion and advised several days rest. \I cannot go on. Merry Christmas and God 'blesg/' the,-,;, pope said shortly after finishing ' his annual \Urbi et Orbi\ (To the City and the World} message. He was on the second of-54.' holiday greetings in '.different, languages when-, he breathed a deep sigh, drooped Ais head and turned away fronv 1 his window overlooking St. Peter's Square. The crowd paused a moment in stunned silence before break- ing out in applause. About 15 minutes later, the pope returned and said: \Thank you for your patience. You see that even the pope has his weaknesses, but he's looking to fight back ... I thank you all from my heart and Merry Christmas Vf|ihrall my heart.\ yThe Vatican spokesman, Joa- qiiin Navarro, suggested that the 75-year-old pope's demanding schedule could have finally caught up with him. The pope- did not get to sleep until 3 a.m. Christmas morning after a long midnight Mass in a steamy St. Peter's Basilica. The pope has appeared fit during re- cent appearances in the hectic holiday season, sometimes, cracking jokes or mingling with children. He no longer- uses the cane he needed during his long recovery from hip replacement\ surgery last year. But work days of up to 17 hours and a ceaseless travel schedule clearly take a toll on the pope sometimes. The pope visited every continent but South America in 1995. \It's been a very busy year,\ Navarro said. \I would • say his health is rather good. Maybe he is a little bit tired.\ Navarro said the pope's temperature was about 99.5 degrees. Normal body temperature is 98.6. Navarro said the pope was taking aspirin and some anti-fever medication. John Paul is scheduled to cele- brate Mass on Tuesday for the feast day of St. Stephen, and it was unclear whether he would be forced to cancel. AP Photo Pope John Paul II during his Christmas greeting. WEATHER Cloudy with light snow likely., An inch possible toddy. Highs in the mid 20s both days. Lows in the teens to- night. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph today. Chance of snow 70 percent. INDEX Bridge • .....26 Business News 13 Classified 24-28 Comics • • 23 Editorial. ......4 Entertainment 21,22 Horoscope 23 Ann Landers ...,23 Health., , .6,7 Public Record.. ...10 Sports ; 16-20 Weather 8 NteW England: Tick 3': 131. 'Pick 4': 0057. ~ No New York lotteries were drawn Monday du« to the ChrUtmai holiday. Sutidby's lottery numbers can l>« found on Page 5. Top AP story: Oklahoma City bombing By LARRY McSHANE Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - It was all O.J. all the time when 1995 began, but two stories surpassed the Simpson saga over the'next 12 months: The arrival of homegrown terrorism in Oklahoma City, and the dispatch of 20,000 U.S. soldiers to blood- stained Bosnia. The April 19 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was overwhelmingly cited as the top story of the year in the 59th an- nual Associated Press vote of newspaper and broadcast execu- tives. '~~ „ A solid second was the ongoing mess in the former Yugoslavia,, where 60,000 NATO troops — one-third of them Americans — began arriving in December to replace ineffective United Na- tions peacekeeping forces. Years \of war sparked by ethnic conflict in Bosnia have left at least 200,000 dead and 2 million homeless; a peace treaty offered shaky hope. Last year, the Simpson case was the story of the year. In 1995, the Simpson acquittal was No. 3 on the list, finishing well ahead of the next two choices: the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the enormous earthquake that rock- ed Kobe, Japan. The second half of the top 10, in descending order: Newt' Gingrich, President Clinton and their fight for control of the gov- ernment; a nerve gas attack in the Tokyo subway system; the rescue of Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady from Bosnia; the murderous \heat wave that killed more than 700 people in Chicago; and the jury decision to spare Susan Smith from execution. A short synopsis of the top 10: No. 1, Oklahoma blast When it happened at the World Trade Center, the ter- rorisjts came from the Middle East. But when a powerful bomb detonated outside the federal building on April 19, authorities said, the search for the terrorists ended within U.S. borders. Accused were two U.S. Army buddies, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, who face trial in Continued Page 12 turning poirits in his career: \First meeting Jerry Lewis. Sec- ond, leaving Jerry Lewis. I became a real actor because of those two things.\ His smooth baritone on such songs as \That's Amore\ and \Volare\ made him\ a favorite with record-buyers. He was one of the few non-rockers to top the charts in 1964, when his \Everybody Needs Somebody\ hit No. 1. He described his singing style with typical humor: \I copied Bing Crosby 100 per cent.\ Then he conquered television. Continued Page 12 Pataki, Indians planning summit By MARC HUMBERT Associated Press Writer ALBANY, NY. (AP) - With a host of unresolved issues facing them, including gambling casinos and land claims, Gov. George Pataki plans to meet early next year with the chiefs of the Iro- quois Confederacy. It would mark the first meeting between the %jpublican governor and the leaders of the six Indian nations. The last meeting between a governor and the Indian chiefs was in 1991 when Democrat Mario Cuomo was still in office, said Pataki spokesman Chris Chichester. Leon Shenandoah, the Onon- daga Teader who is grand chief of the confederacy, said he was looking forward to the summit with Pataki. \I've never met him,\ Chief Shenandoah said late last week. \We don't know him yet.\ In addition to the Onondagns, the Iroquois Confederacy in- cludes the Mohawks, Oneidas, Cayugas, Senecas and the Tuscaroras. Shenandoah said details of the meeting are still being ironed out and that Indian leaders are still discussing what they want to bring up. While Shenandoah said he didn't expect gambling issues to play a major role in the talks, he didn't rule out their discus- sion. The Indian leader also said he expected the Pataki camp would want to talk about land claims. \If it does come up, we'll be ready to discuss it,\ Shenandoah said. Much of upstate New York is claimed by various Indian tribes and court cases and negotiations have been going on for several decades. Chichester said details about the meeting are still being work- ed out. \We don't have a where and when and no timetable at this point,\ the Pataki aide said, ad- ding that the governor would be prepared for a wide-ranging discussion. \The governor is willing to entertain any of their ideas, in- cluding protection of burial sites and economic development initia- tives,\ Chichester said. The two sides have plenty to discuss. Economic issues have become increasingly contentious. When it comes to gambling, the tension isn't just between state gov- ernment and the Indian nations, but also between various factions within the tribes. Two Mohawk men were killed in May 1990 as violence erupted at the St. Regis Reservation in northern New York over illegal casinos. The casinos were shut down and State Police occupied the reservation. Since then, the Oneidas have opened a successful casino near Rome, N.Y., on Indian-owned land. It is the state's only legal casino .and is allowed under fed- eral law. The Oneidas are also involved in negotiations aimed at opening a casino at Monticello raceway in the Catskills. The Mohawks are also looking to open legal casinos. Indian casinos pay no state taxes. Facing the possibility of more Continued Page 12 *.
