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1 Charles F. Knight Named to board IBM Ax Falls On 35,000 Huge Loss Forces Cut In Dividends By Robert Manor Of the Post-Dispatch Staff IBM said Tuesday that it lost $8 billion in just 90 days, then announced it would shed 35,000 employees and reduce its dividend to cut costs. The company also appointed Charles F. Knight, chairman of Emerson Electric to its board. Analysts say Knight's tightfisted control over Emerson's operations is largely responsible for that company's continuing strong profit.

"We are not satisfied with IBM's financial performance," said Chairman Louis V. Gerstner. The loss was the second big-See IBM, Page 4 Gerstner doesn't pull any punches 1C i.i.'i i.Tir il' tf, i n'T i iDoo i i. Kiliii.i'wir1niliiilill'iMiii'''',''fl,f'""" 1 TSf't'V o- msmm towuf-twww ii-pmhwii nriWN 1 a. Lid Larry WilliamsPost-Dispatch The Admiral riding high Tuesday on the Mississippi River north of the Gateway Arch.

Usually, the sightseers would see clear across to the Illinois bank. But the river has surged 16.1 feet above flood stage, bringing the Admiral up to eye level. The National Weather Service says the river, now at 46.1 feet, will crest next Tuesday at 48 feet. JULY 28,1993 (2) v.1 ft. Reps.

James M. R-Cape Girardeau, the budget conservatives that had derailed praise the aid and R-Springfield, itself. He was to do so. Illinois voted for the measure. Talent said, "I flood relief bill and now, he said, "People the federal government behind an effort and trying to do to help Emerson called asked the House to House Votes Nearly $3 Billion To Give Emergency Flood Aid 0 50f nlU(SI lit mm i The Big One: Expert calls this flood one for the books 6 A i Illinois Flooding: Eldred, fights Illinois River 6A i Prairie du Rocher: Levee protecting town holds 7A i Flood Relief: Dollars and donations flow in 7 A i Flood Help: How to get flood aid or give it 7A i Town By Town: Damage in Missouri and Illinois 8A i Clinton Pledge: President promises governors $4 billion in aid 9A i What, No Sandbags? Portable, inflatable dam gets test 10A i Metro East Barrier: Levees and flood walls protect area 10A i Business Blues: Flooding- 2 washes away profits 1C Insurance To Pay For New Lifestyle Program i OK'd To Help Heart i 1993, New York Times News Service NEW YORK In a move that; could be a boon to alternative medicine, the nation's largest provider of health insurance for individuals announced Tuesday that it would reimburse patients participating in a program that combines diet, meditation, exercise and support groups to reverse heart disease.

The "reversal program," which was developed by Dr. Dean Ornish, director of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito; is the first nonsurgical, non-pharmaceutical therapy for heart disease to qualify for insurance reimbursement. The coverage was granted by Mutual of Omaha Insur- ance Co. With the exception of chiropractic care, it is the first alternative medical technique, not taught in traditional medical school curriculums, to gain approval by a major insurance carrier. Insurance executives say it will not be the last.

"Alternative therapies are potentially a very hot area," said Dr. Jeffrey Weiner, senior medical director See HEALTH, Page 4 Copyright 1993 i Residences, Businesses Are Spared By Virgil Tipton Of the Post-Dispatch Staff Levees in Kansas City withstood a double blast on Tuesday as record high levels crashed at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers, while in three counties in levees riddled with holes somehow contained the Mississippi River. Elsewhere, the news of the flood was less bright: In Pike County in Illinois, the Mississippi enveloped a school eight miles from the river's normal course, despite frantic sandbagging by parents, teachers and National Guard troops. Throughout the flood zone, volunteers and emergency workers plugged sewer lines to keep out backwater, dived into rivers to seal levee valves and hefted thousands of sandbags to shore up barriers. Tuesday marked one week before the flood's crest was expected to charge past St.

Louis. "We're anticipating the onslaught," said George Welborn, warden of the flood-wracked Menard Correctional Center in Chester, 111. The National Weather Service predicted that the Mississippi at St. Louis would crest at 48 feet. The river rolled by St.

Louis at 46.1 feet on Tuesday, That means that if you stood on dry land at the water's edge on Tuesday, you'd be up to your knees in the Mississippi in a week. Relief And Worry As record crests rolled through Kansas City on the Kansas and Missouri rivers on Tuesday, levees and flood walls saved Armourdale, a major residential area, and the Central Industrial District. The rivers rose to within a few feet of the tops of flood walls, stabilized and began to recede. "We are relieved," said George Hanley, a spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers. "I'd never want to come this close again." Still, authorities took no chances.

They ordered the evacuation of 150 businesses, including a General Motors plant, in the Fairfax Industrial District of Kansas City. The auto plant is idled by a model changeover. "The concern is that the water is still at a very high level," said Robert Ross, a spokesman for the Emergen-See FLOODING, Page 6 Bombs Hit Milan, Rome; Five Killed Blasts Add To Chaos Caused By Scandal Compiled From News Services MILAN, Italy A car bomb exploded in downtown Milan late Tuesday, killing at least five people. An hour later, car bombs jolted the ancient heart of Rome, injuring 24 and heavily damaging the church the pope heads as Rome's bishop. No one claimed responsibility for the blasts, but officials said they had the same aim as recent bombings: sowing chaos in a country wracked by a devastating corruption scandal.

The premier called a meeting of security officials, saying the government would not be cowed by attempts to create "panic and disorder." The explosion in Milan hit about 11:15 p.m. near Piazza Cavour, a half-mile from the La Scala opera house. Police blocked off the area to allow in ambulances and firefighters to battle a blaze from a ruptured gas line. Milan police said that a Moroccan man sleeping in a park, three firefighters and a police officer were killed, and seven people were wounded, none seriously. See ITALY, Page 4 2 mfts By Charlotte Grimes Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau WASHINGTON With budget conservatives fighting a losing rear-guard action, the House overwhelmingly passed a $2.98 billion emergency aid package Tuesday for Midwestern flood victims.

All but one of the members from Missouri and Illinois even some who had joined the fight on how to finance the aid hailed the passage as a victory for compassion in times of crisis. The vote was 400-27. "The House did the right thing," said House Majority Leader Richard A. Gephardt, D-St. Louis County.

Rep. Richard J. Durbin, D-Springfield, 111., said: "What we are doing today with this disaster assistance is the definition of what government is all about. When we cannot handle it as individual, families and communities, we come together as a larger group as a nation, as a government to provide a helping hand." Talent, R-Chesterfield, and Bill Emerson, after casting votes last week with on a parliamentary maneuver the aid package, took to the floor to urge more later. But Rep.

Mel Hancock, voted against the final aid package the only representative from Missouri representatives from the St. Louis area would have preferred that we pass the that we do it through saving." But in the Midwest are waiting to see if and the Congress can unite can support them and what they're themselves and their neighbors." the aid package a "good first start" and be ready to give even more help after See AID, Page 9 INDEX Business 1-8C Classified 1-34E Editorials 6B Everyday 1-10F Movie Timetable 9F News Analysis 5B Obituaries 4B People 2A St. Louis IB Sports 1-8D Television 8F Weather 8B EDITORIAL PAGE More Answers Needed At Cliff Cave Dr. Elders Scales A Hurdle 6B I. Kr' yew Jr-J- 'fAiv, ijTt i.

I ram, 1 Vl 4 i 1 1 i WEATHER i Morning Storms FORECAST Today Partly cloudy, chance of storms in morning. Northerly winds 5-15 mph. High 92. Low 71. Thursday Sunny, with high of 87.

Other Weather, 8B ELU0S POST-DISPATCH WEATHEHBIRO NKl US Ft UFF. 0 100 4 1 AP Running For Safety Residents of the Lebanese city of Sidon fleeing north Tuesday to escape continued Israeli attacks aimed at Shiite Muslim and Palestinian guerrillas. Three days of fighting has caused hundreds of thousands of people to abandon southern Lebanon. Story on Page 5B..