MOURNERS HONOR HESS; MURDOCH NAME FLOATED AS POSSIBLE SUITOR

          More than 1,000 mourners honored the late Leon Hess at
     a funeral service at the Park Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan
     yesterday (NEWSDAY, 5/11).  Former Jets DL Dennis Byrd:
     "There are things that he's done for me, for other people
     that I know of, that are incredibly gracious.  Somebody that
     is truly incredible has left us" (N.Y. POST, 5/11).
          PARCELLS SAYS NO: Jets head coach Bill Parcells again
     denied reports that he is interested in purchasing the team. 
     Parcells: "I want to make it known that I am not part of any
     group, nor will I ever be part of any group, that attempts
     to purchase an equity in the New York Jets."  NEWSDAY's Bob
     Glauber reports that the team's sale is "expected" to be
     handled by team President Steve Gutman, and new potential
     bidders mentioned include News Corp. Chair Rupert Murdoch
     and AZ developer Sam Grossman (NEWSDAY, 5/11).