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WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY Humid. Low 74, high 88. Page B4 i Sports, Page Dl rm TDTTL7 NDIANA i 11 11 CITY FINAL "Where (he Spirit the Lord is, there is liberty" II Cor. 3:17 SINGLE COPY STAR THE CRASH OF TWA FLIGHT 800 nrp Al1 IT Doctor's aid in injection violated ethics rule Physician helped insert the lethal tube in a breach of AMA's policy forbidding active role in an execution. yj Ltii uu Bits of evidence and some tenuous clues lead investigators to focus on sabotage By Sherri Edwards and Suzanne McBride STAFF WRITERS A medical doctor was in conflict with professional guidelines when he assisted an Indiana State Prison execution team in the lethal injection of Tommie J.

Smith. Smith, 42, died early Thursday for his role in the 1980 slaying of Indianapolis police Sgt. Jack Ohrberg. A doctor pronounced Smith dead at 1:23 a.m., about half an hour after prison officials "'A I i 1 'I I' I '0 Sobering scene: What witnesses had to say about the execution. Page B1 had expected the condemned man to die.

Generally, the only role a doctor plays in i A Associated Press GRIEF: Two Montoursville High School students try to console each other after learning that 16 fellow students died in the crash of TWA Flight 800. an execution is pronouncement, of death. Direct Involvement violates American Medical Association and Indiana State Medical Association positions. But because of the execution team's difficulty finding veins In Smith's arms, the doctor was asked to play a more active role. Authorities disclosed the involvement of the physician, a surgeon whom they would not identify, in describing the events leading to Smith's execution.

Also Thursday: A spokesman said Gov. Evan Bayh was satisfied with how the exe- See DOCTOR Page 2 II Continuing search in 125-foot-deep seas yields only bodies and jet's wreckage. Small Pennsylvania town draped in grief over the loss of 16 teens, 5 chaperones. 0 rf By David Maraniss THE WASHINGTON POST By Susan Feeney DALLAS MORNING NEWS Ufa i-rtMWHWW" It-, I ft ith the gruesome ONTOURSVILLE, Pa. Seventeen- 01 If and furious If 1 year-old Jamie It search for survl-' vnrs amirt the UUU Follmer stood out Zendejas will seek to close 12 schools wreckage of TWA Flight 800 finding only charred bodies In the ocean, federal officials launched a massive investigation Thursday centering on the possibility that the disaster was caused by an act of sabotage.

A Joint anti-terrorism task force led by the FBI cordoned off the crash site 40 miles east of New York as a crime scene and began the search for answers to why the aircraft carrying 230 people fell in a fireball Wednesday night on a flight from New York to Paris. While Navy divers searched for flight data recorders In the 125-foot-deep waters and aviation officials probed the possibility of an aircraft malfunction, there was a growing sense among investigators that the plane exploded because of an act of terrorism. In their public statements, however, federal officials expressed concern about premature judgments. See TWA Page 6 side Montoursville High School on Thursday afternoon, calmly pointing out the yearbook pictures of classmates who died when TWA Flight 800 fell from the sky in flames the night before. One smiling face after another, as she slowly, tearfully turned the pages.

When she got to one she described as "nice, very sweet," Melanie Harris, 16, gasped, "Oh, God," burst into tears and bolted from her circle of friends. She didn't know her friend was one of the four track team members who went on the French Club trip to Paris. Sixteen students ages 14 to 18; their energetic French teacher and her husband; a 35-year school secretary and her friend; and one parent were confirmed to be among the people aboard the 747 that plunged Wednesday night into the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island, N.Y. See VICTIMS Page 2 By Leonard N. Fleming STAFF WRITER IPS Superintendent Esperanza Zendejas will propose to close at least 12 elementary schools, delaying a much less drastic idea to cut 125 art and physical education teachers.

Her latest deficit-reduction proposal probably would lead to staff reductions. Two Indianapolis Public Schools board members said the district could not absorb most of that staff without adding to the deficit. "Yes, a great number of those people would be unemployed," admitted board member E. Lou Jones. She opposed the art and physical education teacher cuts but said of the proposed school closings: "I'm thinking that's an awful lot of schools." Jones believes the proposed number should be smaller.

Zendejas made her plan known Thursday after several School Board members said they would consider closing schools instead of supporting tearher layoffs. The IPS chief will See SCHOOLS Page 2 Associated Press ONLY PIECES LEFT: Debris from TWA Flight 800 was floating Thursday off Long Island, N.Y., where the jumbo jet headed for Paris crashed in fiery fragments. It's time for 15 days of athleticism and anxiety oiymPic stones inside Bill Benner Native Hoosien IOC board member Anita DeFrantz may be "the most powerful woman in sports." Page C1 ceremonies: Retailer plans to avoid slump that hit athletic-wear retailers after the '92 Games. F1 Games en TV Coverage of the opening ceremonies of the Atlanta Olympic Games will be broadcast on WTHR (Chan-nel 13) from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

-I 1 y. MX, -y cially begins, a sense of uneasiness hangs as heavily in the air as the Georgia humidity. There already was and remains the very real question whether Atlanta is logistlcally able to host and transport the estimated 5 million visitors expected during the Games. Then came Wednesday night's TWA tragedy to do the seemingly impossible. It has overshadowed the Olympics.

Even as the torch arrived here Thurs- See BENNER Page 2 will march Into Olympic Stadium, the caldron will be lit and the games declared open, More than 85,000 spectators, many of whom spent $636 for the privilege, will attend the Opening Ceremonies. Millions more will watch on television from around the globe. It promises to be a night of soaring sights, sounds and spirits. And to some, it will be a reaffirmation that all of humanity still can gather in peace. Yet even as this 15-day fusion of sport, festival and commercialism offi ATLANTA Against the sobering backdrop of still unexplained events over faraway Moriches Inlet, an anxious Atlanta welcomes the world for a celebration tonight.

Six years after the cltv won the rights to Anita DeFrantz They're impressed: World media is in a frenzy over the Dream Team. Page D1 Ll stage the Centennial Olympic Games at a cost of $2.7 billion, the athletes finally A 1 Lord, we offer thanks tor the Editorials A8 Extra! Graham B7 Legal notices F6 IjOcai B1-7 Television Weather B4 To buy ads: 633-1212 Weekend E1-10 Fax: (317) 633-1164 1996, The Star Ads F6-16 Lotteries B4 Movies ES6 Obituaries C7 Scoreboard D9 Sports D1-10 Mam office 633-1240 Circulation 633-9211 IntoLine 624-4636 beautiful universe, which shows Your promise of all things working together for good. Amen. tor puts off till tomorrow the things he has already put off till today. Business F1-5 Comics C6 Crossword C4 04302 "30100.