Show I mfT' r- - ') oumaM Ififa 01999 50 Cents Logan Utah BridQartancftPaHyNawtpapw Insldo ? Affordable housing gets boost from banks SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -A- ffordable housing goi a boost Friday when 29 Utah banks Mountain Crest picked up another preseason win Friday Page 10 pooled $40 million in a revolving loan fund for apartment construction and renovation The partners led by Zions First National Bank created the Utah Community Reinvestment Corp loans at low to make it interest rates to groups or developers The idea is to build housing for families earning about $25 (MX) who would pay no more than $600 a month in rent The consortium expects to finance housing deals worth $7 Update 30-ye- ar iFnfma non-prof- Worms have us split over right and left Mitch MascaraHerald Journal By Lee Bowman Scripps Howard News Service TI lUCK TIIDS Over ' Right hand doesn’t know what the left hand's doing? Are you a switch-hitter- ? Well it turns out that we and all other bilateral animals may trace our lock to a famiright- - and ly of flatworms that lived more than 550 million years ago Genetic researchers in London and Barcelona have analyzed the DNA of a modern group of flatworms called Acoela and found that they not only are not closely related to other types of parasitic warms but represent a living relic of a transition between radially symmetrical animals like jellyfish and sea anemones of today and more complex organisms with two distinct sides Scientists generally agree that the more than one cell first animals-withad circular shapes that drifted and swam around ancient seas Developing a right and left side was a major evolutionary step For instance the fins legs or wings that animals need to move themselves about can only develop in bilateral organisms Likewise for other dual organs like lungs kidneys and spheres of the brain Based on fossils it had been thought that this feature surfaced during an era of dramatic expansion and diversification of animal life called the Cambrian explosion which took place some 500 million to 540 million yean ago But there were also hints of evidence that bilateral animals had actually startperied to emerge in the od although before vertebrates moilusks and arthropods began to diverge The trouble is few fossils have been found dating back any further than the Cambrian era Few animals had any skeleton or shell that left much of a trace although a few have been claimed in recent yean Paleontologists are fascinated with the time surrounding the dawn of the Cambrian era because so much life exploded within a few tens of millions of yean Fossils show there were more than 100 different basic body types of animals in wide use at the height of the era compared with just 30 or so today even though all life remained aquatic for another 100 million yean or so Instead of fossils the research team led by Jaume Baguna of the University of Barcelona studied the genes of various flatworms to determine that that they are living descendants of an early the Department of Energy to develop computer simulations of how the nation's aging nuclear arms would react in fiery accidents Brigham Young's law school ranked 29th and its business school was 29th in the nation Utah State’s education program was listed 40th “That's a testimonial to the national reputation of pur faulty ” said Jerry danoj desui of USU’s college of education In the past deans at the U of U and BYU law schools expressed concern about the rankings but this year the magazine spokesman for University of Utah Medical Center “And we truly believe our programs are among the best” The U of U’s law school also ranked 36th its creative writing program was 16th and the engineering school finished 50th A doctorate speciality program in graphics and user interaction was ranked 5th likely due to the school’s $20 million grant from Researchers also conducted interviews to gauge a school's reputation in the profession and accounted for regional said John Dwan WASHINGTON (AP) — President Clinton tried to brace the nation on Friday for airstrikes in Kosovo following the collapse of peace talks saying he knew military act:on would put American lives at risk but “if we don't act the war will spread" With Clinton suggesting NATO action against Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic may be dose the State Department began evacuating the US Embassy in Belgrade and the Pentagon cost-of-livi- differences to tally the price of instruction “Given that law school reputations are built over long periods of time it is particularly gratifying that our relatively new school is already recognized as being nt were laid out Friday during a news conference at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in downtown Salt Lake City Gov Mike Leavitt hailed the effort as creating “the kind of asset that will literally bless lives perpetually’’ Zion's Bank and American Express Centurion Bank each invested $8 million in the loan fund followed hy Washington Mutual Bank at $4 million Other financial institutions put up from $40000 to $33 million each The banks expect to receive a fair return on their investment They also can take credit with state and federal regulators for reinvesting some of their profits in their communities Johnston said sent more warplanes to the region “Our allies are strongly united behind this course” Clinton told an East Room news conference “We are prepared and so are they to cany it out” “Make no mistake: If we and our allies do not have the will to act there will be more massacres" Clinton said Clinton refused to discuss whether Milosevic was under any deadline for complying before NATO strikes One hindrance might be next week's visit of Diplomats' exit sets stage for Kosovo action — Page 5 Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Pri- makov whose government adamantly opposes military action against the Serbs He will be in the United States until Friday Earlier he gave congressional leaders a detailed briefing on the crisis They emerged saying they were persuaded that Clinton was ready to act — and needed to warn Americans that military action could include risk to US pilots “We're on the brink of a very grave situation” House Speaker Dennis Hastert meeting R-I- ll said after the two-ho- Defense Secretary William Cohen Prowler ordered three more EA-6B See STRIKES on Page 8 Valley views on topics of the day By Lance Pitcher and Nicole Farrell £ staff writers T Woothor Summer's got spring on a high for the day Page 8 o some a parking garage downtown wouldn't be a bad idea “I think they need a terrace of some sort to help eliminate some of the problem" Karen LeFevre said LeFevre was one of several people randomly asked if Logan's downtown has a parking problem and what the solution might be Most people questioned about parking said there is a problem and also commented on the benefits of a parking garage “I flunk it would be a good idea because a lot of businesses don't have adequate parting for their potential customer base” Gary Arbogast said “People are more likely to go someplace up north” Indox Mi ur downtown parking? ie booths from 9 am and 3 to 9 pm Wednesday at the Cache Valley Mai Everyone is welcome 13 17 9 There is a chance the city might oblige those who feel a parking tenace would help relieve parting scarcity downtown Plans for a downtown conference center include a parting garage Furthermore as Logan moves forward with plans to construct a new City Hall police-court- s building and expanded ML y ''V iUifr A Brian Smith Gary Arbogast think it (a parking garage) would be a good idea because a lot of businesses don’t have adequate parking for their potential cus- "I was thinking about the angled parking It's easier to do It works a lot better and you can put more cars in” "I 45-degr- ee Jiff Hatquist BockyHanaan Agrees with Logan Councilwoman Jan Pearce on need for solution says it's time to make parking a top Is the problem rapid growth? “There's way too many people here in this town all of a sud- den" priority tomer base" library a parking garage has also been proposed by the architects Brian Smith who attends Utah State University said he likes the terrace at USU “The one at school seems to work" Smith said but he had another idea that might not cost as much T was thinking about the angled parking It’s r-- 'Tfrwf- f- jpooRCQPY) among the finest law schools in the country” said Dean H Reese Hansen of BYU's J Reuben Clark Law School The rankings of the major disciplines — medicine business law education and engineering — were measured using interaverviews reputation ratings grade-poiages and test scores of applicants accepted information and In specialty categories such as environmental law or biomedical engineering the schools are ranked based on responses by experts in the field Ivy League Harvard topped the medical and education lists and ranked second in business and law Stanford won the top spot in business tied for second in law listed third in education and 10th in medicine The complete US News “America's Best Graduate Schools" book will be available April 6 The magazine containing excerpts and select rankings will appear on Monday Question: Do you think there's a problem with staffing cookto 6 pm Saturday wwwhjnewscom tweaked some of judgement criteria My two conts worfhCache Scouts are Crossword Opinion Sports Utah schools are in US News’ top 50 Anderson said By the time its first $40 million is loaned the consortium will have sponsored some 615 apartments said Sid Johnston executive director of The Development Fund a San Francisco-base- d housing advocate The Utah bankers kipped Janice Bird of Memphis Tcnn to serve as president of the community reinvestment coiporalion Bird a Utah native brings 20 years of experience in hanking and community development to the job The organization and its goals Clinton prepares Congress nation for airstrikes Cacho tonight 4 15 13 o 0 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Brigham Young and Utah State universities all had graduate schools ranked among the nation’s 50 best in an annual listing by US News & World Reports The U of U’s health science programs posted some of the best showings with the medical school ranked 33rd Among the specialty programs the school’s primary-car- e program was listed 27th nursing was' 32nd the midwifery program tied for 6th and the pharmacy school tied for 16th “We are always pleased to be mentioned with the best See WORMS on Page S Obituaries Classifieds Comics Rescue workers move a victim to a waiting ambulance after the semitrailer truck he waa In roiled Into the Logan River about 12 miles up Logan Canyon on US Highway 89 between Logan Cave and the dugway According to eyewitnesses the trailer's left Dies left the road about 11:30 am Friday as the road curved left Two people ware taken from the scene by ambulance but no further details were available Friday One witness commented This restores my faith In humanity: Before the duet settled there were four people In the water helping out" Scorn an Local Girl million this year then quickly double and triple that amount over the next two years Zions Bank President and CEO Scott trTfcurtir1-- 1 ? J:i easier to do It works a lot better and you can put more can in" There are those who say parking downtown is not worth fretting over Darcy Keady said she doesn't go downtown often but when she does "It hasn't ever been a problem” Yet the city’s government disagrees r- Recently Logan proposed new fines for parking violations to keep motorists from parking all day in two-hospots A (Nuking ticket now costs $5 if paid within five days After five days the fine is increased to $30 See VIEWS on Page I |