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'Vi-rtiEi, ti.m.w.i. turn 139lh Vmt No. 324 Chicago Tribunt 7 Sctkn I WVWtlf Sox make play ibr Du Page dome Chicago mm Yi 1 I Nordic IWSSE "Ji stadium IJciubyUJA Gtendale Jfe-Jffl fss-rf a "Country vij 4 fx, Bloomingdale Chicago nbune Map jj By William Presecky The Chicago White Sox organization is seeking $100 million in low-interest, tax-free bonds to build a retractable-dome stadium in the Du Page County village of Addison, a move that has received unanimous support from village officials. While the bid is the first tangible evidence of a long-rumored suburban move by the Chicago baseball franchise, team officials said the application does not mean that a move to Du Page County is definite. But the action could put further pressure on Chicago officials and real estate developers hoping to build a new stadium and keep the team in the city.

On Monday, the six-member Addison board unanimously, adopted a resolution supporting the sale of bonds by the Illinois Development Finance Authority on behalf of CWS Development a newly created White Sox company. According to the CWS application for the bonds, the funds would help finance a 10-story, 2- million-square-foot domed stadium on 140 acres of land at Swift Road and Lake Street in Addison. But the bond request does not necessarily mean the Sox will relocate, said Howard Pizer, White Sox executive vice president. "It's a holding open of options." Pizer characterized the proposed bond sale as a hedge against possible changes in federal tax law that could effectively abolish the use of low-interest, tax-exempt bonds to finance con struction of stadiums in the future. CWS Development applied to the state for authorization to sell the bonds "because of the potential changes in federal tax laws on IRBs," Pizer said, referring to industrial revenue bonds.

"Its quite routine. We're keeping all our options open," he said, noting that if there is "a possibility of being 'grandfathered in' under existing federal laws regulating the sale of tax-free industrial Continued on page 17 Claistie Hefner on men Christie Hefner, heir to the Playboy empire, talks candidly about the changing American man and the sexual revolution, Sec. 7. ecret talks at the su iiimit 1 ml I Syrian jets reported downed Israel reports shooting down two Syrian MiG-23 tighter jets in a dogfight over the Syrian-Lebanese border. Page 13.

Williams to wait for ruling A judge refuses to rule on Roy Williams' request for a lighter sentence until the day he is to enter prison. Page 3. Actor Stepin Fetchit dies Stepin Fetchit, the actor whose comedic roles In 1930s movies as a headscratching servant came to be viewed as a negative stereotype of blacks, has died at age 83. Sec. 2, pg.

6. i i I''. I-' "'MUNI. -II 1, Fetchit 2 leaders huddle privately, OK news blackout By Raymond Coffey Chicago Tribune GENEVA President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev prepared to wind up their summit talks here Wednesday in what both sides called a "businesslike" style and under an unusual news-blackout agreement on the details of their discussions. That surprise agreement emerged at their first get-together on opening day Tuesday.

The other major, and intriguing, development of the first round of talks was the unexpectedly long time Reagan and Gorbachev spent in private conversation with no aides except interpreters present. Instead of the planned 20 minutes or so to "break the ice" Tuesday morning, the two superpower leaders met alone, with only inter- Ereters present, twice for a total of nearly 2 ours. Gorbachev produced another surprise by using 40 minutes of Tuesday's lunch break to "meet with Rev. Jesse Jackson and a group of about 50 American peace activists who presented him with a petition that Rev. Jackson said contained the names of 1.25 million Americans calling for a freeze on nuclear weapons.

Rev. Jackson and his group did not get to see Reagan, who opposes a freeze, but they did present the same petition to an official at the U.S. Embassy here. Given Rev. Jackson's often fierce opposition to Reagan, including his unsuccessful run for the Democratic presidential nomination last year, many observers here saw Gorbachev's decision to meet Rev.

Jackson almost as a provocation. But White House officials chose to shrug it off publicly. And Soviet officials, as did White House spokesman Larry Speakes, said the meeting did not violate the news blackout agreement. The summit meeting, first in six years between leaders of the 'United States and the Soviet Union, was scheduled to end Wednesday night with Reagan hosting a banquet for Gorbachev and other leading members of the Soviet delegation. Ttesday night, Reagan and his wife, Nancy, attended a dinner given by Gorbachev and his wife, Raisa, at the Soviet mission.

As the two superpower leaders met for the first time in an apparently wary but cordial Continued on page 2 Agreement in bond dispute The two city council factions reach tentative agreement to clear the way for approval of a disputed O'Hare bond issue. Sec. 2, pg. 1. Hurricane tears into Cuba Hurricane Kate slams Cuba's north coast with 110-mile-an-hour winds and 20-foot waves, then heads Into the gulf.

Page 5. President Reagan makes a point to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the Fleur D'Eau mansion on Lake Geneva Tuesday. Jackson steals Geneva TV spotlight Tales from the front Correspondents tell of burning bridges and of getting burned themselves. In Tempo. Eft.

jm Andrei Gromyko, a summit regular, Is conspicuous by his absence. Page 7. Pot of almond tea melts the ice between two First Ladies at Geneva. Page 6. Tribune's Jeff MacNelly covers those covering the event.

Back Page, Sec. 3. Infamous 'Weinberger letter" was leaked from White House. In page 20. By Jon Margolis Chicago Tribune GENEVA Introducing "Summit," a new television miniseries starring Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev and Jesse Jackson.

And who? Yes, and Jesse Jackson. He wasn't an offical member of the cast when the show opened, but when the two leading men decided not to say anything in the opening performance, Jackson did what any young understudy would: He took center stage. His big break came when Reagan and Gorbachev reached one quick agreementno talking to the press, no public statements, not even any "deep background" briefings. But nobody made such a deal with Jackson, so after he joined a group of American peace activists who got in to see Gorbachev shortly after the two world leaders first talked, Jackson became the principal source of news about the first summit session. There were others, to be sure.

The Continued on page 17 Pennzoil wins $10 billion Pennzoil is awarded $10.53 billion In damagesbelieved to be the largest Judgment in U.S. history from Texaco. In Business. Overnight Chicago Saxophonist Wayne Shorter makes a solo statement at the Jazz Showcase, and "Quitters" opens at the Northlight. Sec.

2, pg. 5. Plea deal for life term spares Melissa's killer i y- Bulls end losing streak Orlando Woolridge, with 35 points, and Kyle Macy push the Bulls past the Indiana Pacers, 121-114. Sec. 4, pg.

1, De Paul looks to Comegys De Paul will have to wring every ounce of latent talent out of Dallas Comegys if it is to become this year's Villanova. Sec. 4, pg. 1. 7 MVv CHICAGO AND VICINITY: Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, chance of scattered showers or flumes; high near 35 degrees, low 20; northwest winds 15 to 25 m.p.h.

Thursday: Cloudy, chance of rain; high around 40. i Tribun photo toy Phil Qrsar Tm so depressed' By Art Bamurri and Mike Arndt Little-girl reminders of their daughter accompanied Michael and Sheree Ackerman Tuesday into two courtrooms where they watched as Brian Dugan, the man who confessed to killing their 7-year-old Melissa, was put away for life. Michael Ackerman wore a teddy bear pin on his shirt pocket and his wife had pinned to her pink sweater a little heart with the name Melissa on it. The pins had belonged to their daughter. The couple, joined by relatives and friends, began a daylong trek to see Dugan brought to justice from their home in Somonauk, a De Kalb County community of 1,000 that is about 60 miles west of Chicago.

In a LaSalle County courthouse in Ottawa, the Ackermans sat through a hearing in which Dugan pleaded guilty to the kid-nap-murder of Melissa in June and was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole. From there, they drove to a Kane County courthouse in, Geneva, where Dugan was taken as part of an elaborate plea-bargain agreement for an arraignment, guilty plea and life prison term for the 1984 kidnap-murder of Donna Schnorr, a Geneva woman. To avoid a possible death sentence, Dugan, a 29-year-old ex-convict, had pleaded guilty to those and other sex crimes. Authorities in both counties made assurances that Dugan, who has been in the LaSalle County jail since June, will never be free again. In a 15-minute press conference after the midmoming plea and sentencing in the killing of Melissa, the Ackermans stood hand-in-hand and the dead girl's father talked about the sentence.

Ackerman said that his approval of the plea bargain stemmed from suspicion that even if Dugan had been tried by a jury and sentenced to death, legal maneuvering would have prevented the sentence from being carried out. Life in prison "is not a sentence I would like to see, but the likelihood of him getting a lethal injection the Illinois death penalty is nil," Ackerman said. Relatives of the victims accepted the life sentences with resignation, but others expressed regret that Dugan will not be executed. r-- In Somonauk, several residents said Dugan should have faced the death penalty. Under Illinois law, murder Continued on page 2 Sport Sec.

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2, p. 1. Tax writers ax investment credit Tempo Sec. 6 Bridge Kenneth Clark Cornice Crossword puzzle Dear Abby Rime Bob Greene Newi Gee. Stephan Chapman Edftortala ...18 20 Jefl MacNelly is Ctarenca Page .....19 ..,,19 Point of view ...........18 Mke Hoyko 3 William Saflre 19 Weather .........20 Chieagoland-Sec.

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The package, which is expected to add about $160 billion over the next five years in federal revenues, was approved by a It-Sexs. 7 CMcagoStyle ..6 .9 11 wver story. Classified ads ant In Sec. 6 1.

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