V90tNo80Wedhe8(tey March 24 1999 Insldo Logan Utah Bridgeriand’s Daily Newspaper 01999 50 Cents US allies launch air attack on Serbs sirens sounded in Kosovo's capital after NATO chief says no NATO gave the alternative left but to take military action BRUSSELS Belgium (AP) — NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia on Javier Wednesday NATO Secretary-GenerSolana said Solatia gave no details about the number of aircraft or missiles involved in the initial phase of the attack nor what the targets were “We must stop the violence and bring an end to the humanitarian catastrophe now taking place in Kosovo” he said “We have a moral duty to do so” al Mustangs Grizzlies and Bobcats start Page 6 off on right foot Updoto US B-- bombers took off from their base in Britain earlier today and air raid Is ‘How’s ad for allied airstrikes on Yugoslavia French radio said waves of planes departed tonight from Aviano air base in northern Italy across the Adriatic Sea from Yugoslavia CNN reported air raid sirens went off in Pristina shortly after nightfall but no allied action With NATO poised to strike Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic called on his people to defend the country “by all means'' Milosevic delivered the appeal today in a nationally televised address as it appeared NATO was about to launch its first attack against a sovereign country in its history “What is at stake here is the freedom of the entire country" Milosevic said He reiterated his rejection of foreign troops to police a peace deal for Kosovo 50-ye- ar While Milosevic spoke eight US 2 bombers were en route to the region The bombers armed with 20 cruise missiles each for possible attacks on Serb air defenses flew out of their base in Gloucestershire England this morning It wasn't immediately known where the aircraft were headed but their (lying time would he about four hours to the Kosovo region where a year-lon- g war between Yugoslav forces and ethnic Albanian rebels has left more than 2000 people dead and 400000 some homeless Fighting raged in several Kosovo villages today Serb tanks could he heard firing volley after volley for nearly two hours near the Blacc border crossing into neighboring Macedonia 12 miles north of the Macedonian capital Skopje US-broker- See STRIKE on Page 10 Here's why: President Clinton speaks about the situation in Kosovo to members of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees on Tuesday Store clerk shot in holdup my driving?’ the answer? By Deb Riechmann Associated Press writer WASHINGTON — “How’s My Driving?” stickers were once the butt of jokes considered “Big Brother" on the road Today the decals are affixed to hundreds of thousands of and other commercial vehicles rolling across America And rising cell phone use has resulted in an increase in calls to phone numbers displayed on the vehicles — and the occasional firing of an unsafe driver A decade old “How’s My Driving?” gets mixed reviews “I’m not scared of answering to safety” said Dan Hallford a trucker from Montgomery Ala who thinks they're a good idea But Wallace Hanis a driver from Ver- non Ala doesn’t think they make the roads any safer “You get too many people getting mad at truckers and just calling in” Harris said “People will call in and I will have no way to defend myself” Some companies answer their own complaint calls from motorists Others hire firms like FlcctSafe or both in Atlanta Safety Alert Network in Metairie La and Driver-sAlc- rt in Boca Raton Fla to collect the comments and compile incident reports Convinced they make drivers more some insurance companies offer discounted premiums to fleets whose trucks carry the decals Fireman's Fund Insurance Co pays for monitoring 30000 commercial vehicles operated by companies it insures says Paul Farrell loss control manager And it pays off he said: "Fleets that use the program have 20 percent fewer accidents" Still skepticism surrounds “How’s My Driving?" programs “The drivers say ‘Isn’t this Big Brother watching me?”' Farrell said "The general public — they may be a little bit wary of giving their name and phone number That information is protected but if somebody’s not clued in to how the whole system works they might feel like 'Gee is there going to be a nasty crazy driver knocking on my door tomorrow?"’ Bored drivers sometimes call in petty complaints says Donna Eastman safety director for LaValle Transportation Inc of Potsdam NY which has 30 trucks displaying the company’s phone number Mitch An By Jeremy B Pugh staff writer Cache County Sheriff Lynn Nelson said a while male entered The Comer Market 10 E Center St a little after 9 pm fired two shots one of which struck the clerk's right foot and made off with an undisclosed amount of money clerk who The spoke to The Herald Journal on the condition of anonymity said she had just closed the store for the evening when (he man came to the door “I told him we were dosed and he just waved me over” the woman said The clerk said she opened the door and the bandit pulled a ski mask over his face and immediately fired a shot from a rifle which he had hidden behind his Milch MascaroHerald Journal Cache County deputy sheriffs investigate outside The Comer Market in Newton late Tuesday evening The store was the scene of an armed robbery in which a store clerk was shot In the fool he pulled the I thought it down mask was a joke But when he shot the gun I knew it wasn’t” “When A Newton woman was shot during an armed robbery at a Newton convenience store Tuesday night safety-conscio- MascaroHerald Journal evidence tag marks a spent cartridge outside The Comer Market - Store clerk who was later shot in the foot back “When he pulled the mask down I thought it was a joke" the clerk said "But when he shot the gun I knew it wasn't" The clerk had been counting the evening's receipts when the thief demanded the money which she allowed him to take As the bandit left he fired one more shot into the store which hit the clerk in the right foot shattering her big toe Sheriff's Lt Kim Cheshire said he believed the man fired the gun See SHOT on Page 10 Torgy and Bess'1 begins at 8 tonight on the Ellen Ecclea Theatre's stage Council wants more input before Leavitt approves setting up water resource division Games gun ban Other events staff writer Caho tonight Page 4 For now the future of county water administration remains in Voathor This Just limbo Faced with a proposal to create a In: division of water resources for Darkness Is expected to descend on the Cache County the County Council on Tuesday held off granting valley tonight Page 10 Indox 4 Obituaries Classifieds Comics 15 13 By Nicole G Farrell 13 12 Crossword Opinion 6 Sports wwwhjnewscom approval in order to allow concerned groups to submit comments The council plans to review all remarks at its April 27 meeting Representatives from the People for Wise Water Planning the primary opponent of the formation of a Water Conservancy District listened in on the council's discussion about the proposed division The Water Policy Advisory Board di alled the proposal after the Water Conservancy District was defeated in a special election Members of the advisory hoard say the county needs a more powerful organization to deal with pressing water issues With a nearly 15 percent voter turnout the Feb 2 special election for the creation of the conservancy district failed 4351 to 1872 Bruce Pendery of the People For Wise Water Planning said the group will takfc a hard look at the board's proposal and submit comments on the details Already the new proposal is a better direction for the county than the Water Conservancy District Pendery said “Getting within the context of county organization is un important step” Pendery said Like the Water Conservancy District the proposed division would need $150000 per year to operate said County Councilman and Water Board Member Larry Anhdcr “It's the same kind of money to do same sorts of things" Anhder said A property tax levy for the proposal would also he the same as requested for the district — about $4 per year on a $120 000 home The primary concern of the People for Wise Water Planning "is nut taxation per se" Pendery said “It's taxation without representation" Where the Water Conservancy District would have operated with appointed hoard members independent from the County Council the suggested water division would he overseen by the council Major water projects would be funded by either revenue bonds or general obligation bonds By state law general obligation bonds must i SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov Mike Leavitt has signed a law banning all dangerous weapons from the 2002 Winter Olympics Leavitt waited until (he last minute to veto five bills and sign the most controversial measures approved by the 1999 Utah Legislature Tuesday — 20 days after lawmakers adjourned — was his deadline for taking action Leavitt also had the option to let bills become law without his signature — an option he used to legalize "canned" hunting on private ranches and to go along with the Legislature's plan to give its 104 members automatic pay raises set by a citizen’s commission The governor had no qualms about putting his signature to a bill that strips Utah Attorney General Jan Graham of her sole authority to file state See LEAVITT on Page 10 See WATER on Page 10 i ‘I ‘canned’ hunting i - 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