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TIES TO RIT 40 YEARS OLD 4A MANY UNIVERSITIES SAID NO 4A CIA OFFERED TO TRAIN SPIES 4A Rose cancels today's meeting with media Democrat and Chronicle Rochester Institute of Technology President Richard Rose has canceled a media conference he had scheduled for today at the Central Intelligence Agency's headquarters in faculty and students carry out projects for the CIA, according to documents obtained by the Democrat and Chronicle and interviews with those involved. There, in the little-known, CIA- funded Federal Programs Training Center, located in a secure building on the eastern Derioherv of the Henrietta 'if Much of its research secret, inaccessible By Jennifer Hyman Democrat and Chronicle The Central Intelligence Agency has funneled several million dollars into Rochester Institute of Technology during the 12-year presidency of M. Richard Rose. In the past year alone, the clandestine agency has Bpent about $2 million on research at RIT, much of it secret and inaccessible to faculty and students. Over the past six years, funding has amounted to at least $4 million and possibly more, although the school won't release exact figures.

Concern among faculty and students about the extent of the RIT-CIA connection surfaced last month, with news that Rose was spending his sabbatical working for the CIA at its Langley, headquarters. This is believed to be unprecedented for university or college presidents. The bulk of the CIA money as much as $1.5 million this year goes directly to a section of RIT's applied research subsidiary, the Research where selected HEH8 CHIEFS campus, small teams work on a variety of projects to assist the CIA in its espionage work. One project involves developing a step-by-step procedure to identify the different elements in documents such as passports, ID cards, drivers' licenses and visas. Some of those involved say GXA THE CAMPUS CONNECTION Langiey, va.

According to RIT spokesman William McKee, the conference was canceled for three reasons: The CIA withheld permission for it to be held at agency headquarters. None of the Rochester media planned to attend and had arranged instead with their Washington bureaus to cover the event Rose said he believes his letter Airline retracts its rule on makeup The Associated Press HOUSTON Continental Airlines yesterday retracted a new rule that required women employees to wear makeup and offered to rehire a Newark native fired for refusing to put on lipstick. Continental chairman Hollis Harris said the airline made a mistake and is tne purpose of the work is document forgery. But Andrew Dougherty, Rose's special assistant and the chief CIA contact person at RIT, said it was his understanding that the program's purpose was to detect ported in the Democrat and Chronicle, Richard Rose provided sufficient explanation of his sabbatical job with the CIA. TURN TO PAGE 4A Shades of evening offering a public apology to Wayne County native Teresa Fischette, a ticket agent at Logan International Airport in Boston who was fired this month.

Harris said he tried to call Fischette to apologize --J i 'ii. confesses its faults Democrat and Chronicle Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. yesterday released an internal report that lists a number of things the company did wrong in responding to more than 200,000 customers during the Ice Storm of 1991. Among the recommendations in the 124-page report, released at the utility's annual meeting in Henrietta: chief executive officer, and president should have been more visible during the recovery. The utility should find a better way to determine the extent of damage after major storms and give the public more accurate and timely information.

Finish storm-emergency plan, which was in the midst of revision when the March ice storm struck. The meeting, held at Employee Center, was attended by about 300 shareholders, company officials and the media. Stories, IB and 12D. .1 I Fischette back pay but Bhe was unavailable. The makeup rule went into effect May 1, part of a personal appearance code adopted by Houston-based Continental, which is operating under bankruptcy court supervision.

Initially the company defended the firing, which Fischette promised to fight with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union. Continental now will only have "guidelines" referring to makeup, hairstyles and facial hair, Harris said. It's just possible we'll beat '62's record high of 90 today Democrat and Chronicle The high temperature today could equal or break the record of 90 degrees, but cooler weather is in store, with a high of 60 predicted for Sunday. Today calls for a high in the mid- to upper 80s with a mix of sun and clouds. "Whether we'll tie (the record, set in 1962) is questionable.

It's too close to call," said meteorologist Eric Schwibs. "One reason is the lake. The winds will not be too strong, but they could push the temperature down a little." Tomorrow should be mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of showers or a thunderstorm, and a high near 75, forecasters said. Rain is also forecast Saturday, with highs in the 60s. The rain should end Sunday, when the low should be about 45 and the high about 60.

Those upcoming lower temperatures will be a result of a cold front dropping south from Canada, Schwibs said. Complete forecast, 12A. Correction Courtney Jamieson was incorrectly identified in a photo caption on Page 1A of yesterday's Democrat and Chronicle. Jamie Oermmo Democrat and Chronicle In the glow of a setting evening sun, a hot air balloon downtown festival tent will continue through this weekend, floats above the treetops at Rochester's Lilac Festival yes- An arts show In Highland Park will wrap up the festivities terday. The festival events In Highland Park and in the that attract thousands of people from across the country." 2 men shot to death in Rochester Schools miss 2nd state aid payment as legislators wrangle over tax plans The Associated Press ALBANY The late state budget NEW YORK'S BUDGET DELAY caused New York's 700 school districts to miss another huge state aid payment yesterday as legislative leaders continued to haggle over taxes to pay for a new spending plan.

Sources said the tax talk was focusing on higher taxes on petroleum products, and possibly another jump in the cigarette tax. Cigarette taxes have been raised the last iriSIQE without a state budget. Cost to taxpayers so far: 021 0i7Q million The losers are: School districts and local govern-' ments paying interest on money borrowed to replace state aid. County governments losing planned Medicaid savings. The state not collecting planned new taxes and fees.

The losses go up about $750,000 a day. two years in a row to balance the state; budget. The tax has gone from 21 cents per pack two years ago to 39 cents per pack now. Democrat and Chronicle A clerk was fatally shot last night in a North Union Street convenience store during an apparent robbery. A short time later, a young male was fatally shot outside a house on Woodlawn Street, police said.

The victim's name and the circumstances of the shooting were not available. Emilio Quintana, whose age and address were unavailable, was shot to death shortly after 10 p.m. at Felix Mini Market, 155 N. Union St. Emma K.

Cooksey, owner of a bar next door, said she heard at least one shot The store is owned by the slain man's brother, Felix Quintana, said David Quintana, a nephew. Emilio Quintana, father of about nine children, had been working nights at the store for a few months. "He was a very hard-working man," David Quintana said. He said his uncle came to Rochester from his native Puerto Rico. When Felix Quintana arrived at the scene, he broke down and had to be restrained by relatives.

One of the slain man's sons crouched against a nearby building, his head between his knees. Other children, suddenly burst out in loud sobs when they; were told their father was dead. David Quintana said he was told by relatives that his uncle was killed during an apparent robbery. It was not immediately clear what size or use their reserves. Those districts then have to pay interest on those loans or lose interest their reserves were earning.

For example, the Brighton Central School District is losing about $400 a day because it has had to use reserve funds that were set aside for a capital construction project, said Superintendent John Eck-hardt "We are not anticipating that we will have to borrow until possibly mid-June," he said. Income from interest serves a purpose in school budgets that the average citizen can appreciate, said Pittsford Central School District Superintendent Peter Horoschak. "The interest income becomes part of our revenue," Horoschak said. "That helps us keep our taxes down." He said the Pittsford district might have to borrow money scon, possibly early next month. Because of the late state budget, New York City already has had to borrow $1.25 billion.

Some of that money went to running the city school system, the nation's largest. This is the seventh consecutive year that Cuomo and the Legislature have failed to adopt a budget by the April 1 start of the fiscal year. Last year, the budget wasn't adopted until May 19, a record delay. BUSINESS 12D 10A EDITORIALS CLASSIFIED 4C 6E MOVIES COLUMNISTS 3C 2A N.Y. LOTTERY COMICS 7B 10 SPORTS DEATHS 2B 2C TELEVISION increases were on the negotiating table.

About $15 million is raised for each penny in the cigarette tax, according to the state Department of Taxation and Finance. This newspaper is printed Aides to Assembly Speaker Mel Miller, a and is recyclable Brooklyn Democrat, and state Senate Republican Majority Leader Ralph Marino said yesterday raising the cigarette tax could not be ruled out. "At this point, it's difficult to rule any Source: Gannett News Service tax but said he wasn't aware it was under consideration. The state aid payment that was due yesterday totaled $1.8 billion. A $1.3 billion school aid check that was due April 15 also was missed.

Without the state aid checks, many school districts have been forced to borrow Copyright, 1991 Gannett Rochester Newspapers Five newc. sections thing in or out," Marino spokesman John McArdle said. II 159tn vear Miller spokesman Charles Carrier said the Assembly's Democratic majority also wouldn't rule out increasing the cigarette.