Show Governmentrollover it 'iexiff-1iar- ' testto change ' mathematical Co “This win give consumers WASHINGTON (AP- )- "v$-"iveering off course : safe-v and vehicle’s width jfi a better feel for what the differuses the The government’s auto After yean of using a dbV-ll- i ences are in vehicles” mathematical formula to agency is considering two ' center of gravity to produce a ' But automakers want to different road tests and will r rating One star means a vehi 1 diet rollover risk the govern how the government incorpo- announceits decision Tuesday ‘ cle has a rollover risk of more ment is adding “ ' than 40 percent A vehicle that at its test facility in Ohio In rates the road test in its ratings ''$$$ 7: earns five stars has a risk of the future die government’s intended to give consumers ' system less than 10 percent The Alliance of Automobile s0?tsi mote information about a vehi- - f : five-st- ar rating system for 7 Manufacturers a Washington "rollover risk will factor in both '7 In general sport utility vehicle’s handling capabilities Automakers say the road test ioad tests results and the matin ' cles and pickup tracks are' v trade group that represents 10 and tend triget companies says it is waiting to’ more ematical approach V will reward die 'i vehicles in each dan by higher ' j In one test a vehicle is dri--f lower marks under themathe- see how much weight the line matical at 60 measures in a ven straight approach dynamic test gels in the rat- lighting performance f ?AU (the old test)' tells you is'1' fogs ' ' the formula could not assess' £7 miles per hour and then abrupti4 4 $1$ con--trthin vehiol the fall over In is that One example The government plans to ' seconda tall things stability '0c ly turns ' cle is driven in a straight line at before short wide things” said continue using the mathemati-Chr- is a system that Spires 0 :K SO miles per hour turns left Unto director of safety y cal formula as part of the rat-The Green River Task Force searches for human remains Sept 28 brakes to specific tires and at Toyota Motor then sharply turns right decelerates if it senses a driver in a wooded ravine off 65th Avenue South in Auburn Wash fogs regulations t A ip 1 Detectives searching a wooded area near this south Seattle suburb 5JE'w!-sjfound human bones on Sunday as part of the Investigation Into the ' Green River serial A V ' Jv i angered teachers’ groups by K C: v pushing for greater school accountability and enraged yy i Hispanics last year by vetoing legislation giving drivers’ ' licenses to undocumented ? immigrants He reversed : course a few weeks ago arid JWWTO ' Vj iirtW tVivr4X Ji 1 V ’ritSi tD ATT! signed the bill prompting crit- flew between four cities to try (AP) r— Bor fourexplanatibn inmind” said icism he was pandering to part his to save job Gov Gray Seattle attorney William terrifying years in die rhid- the Democratic of closed his and y eyes dooseaw of missing ley who is representing the “In the first year the goveri rrwomen turned up dead in mother of one victim in a :s S v reflected on why he may be nor vetoed the top priority of : 3lSj&The s Jty wheel-squeali- : idtest'M? ng ’ : best-handli- ng top-hea- - eimcDOD? I?-- Closure coming tdg§Di familiesiOfvictims5Ap®i!M 4VHS iv wliifactor k ' iS-'- t : into recall t in80sserial ikillingsfe'fli $ Bai-il99- 0s wpavis t base' : evray constituency group and alienated them” said longtime ‘aide Susan Kennedy'-W That cost him dearly in : ’2001 when an energy crisis' ia cut power to millions of residents Davis-7r:' ' ignored' advice from Democ- I rats and Republicans and entered into costly emergency ' i' energy contracts In the cam- - '' paign Davis has defended his actions and blamed much of ' the crisis on' market manipula-- 1 tion by huge energy compa- nies a claim supported by federal investigators' But ' enogy companies spent over JjJ $5 million on ads that year AP photo: criticizing Davis for his han- dl‘nS of the crisis cementing Tyiier Heartley imfo(es faces as California Gov: Gray Daivis signs v the SB2 health care bill Sunday at Kaiser Medical Center m West it as a lasting scar onhislega- - fy -- Sffit stripped ifd Satuntaj betraying One set ofl§ gain with Ridgway so that he$?P hnt of fatigue If they grve never gets was found in 1989‘ft " the opportumty to com- Investigators B Ridgway? wc my term I’m png to was nothing—and littlehope who has pleaded innocent to Pte ' work " my tail off to leave this seven counts of aggravated of ever finding seven missing state better off than I found murder I4lmked die 49 women imuiuuug victims 'of die Green Rivw&-'- ' by DNA evidence fosome of if-How of iy riie draidis His lawyers have the this winner is politics he pehfc That changed summercdeclined tosayWhedier ry of flV® statewide elections ? detectives painstakingly yl ‘'cooperafiri ' Malvar who Was S when y including two as govwnor got searched Sites okl arid pewtoy in9 thuam isnt soinethiiig discover four more sets of f she disappeared April 1983 was identified Wednes: Davis talks' about much pub- remains three of them posK dav afbr investieators founds UclyV tivelv identified as members out’’i4'a - - first-degr- ee 3fHrran kiBessfi?s ''as : - Av’ent also fumed up whose only sister Marie V Mvar was the latest to be fe when she disappeared while come” said Marilyn Moliriay Pamiriy utwm v t his controL Otiiefs even his allies blame Davis’ ambition arid blindness to his own XJ? - Cali-fom- f Along the Way Davis was becoming a prodigious Amanof modest:- -yj Fewpoliticiansi stay ‘on y plished some extraordinary y V yfund raircr Davis faced two multi- things as governor but message” as steadfastly as C ‘Yjff lhonairesin his 1998 cani'rit no credit for it because of thev i Davis even when that mes-Seattle wheitsmd petective Kathleen River southof (! nature of his style1 sage isn’t working Pign for governor and vowed ' the first bodies were found merits' spokeswoman for theA Vi' : I Pfllf after that racc he would never of a' labeled in he’s the recall IfmWyblpj’l'kklrf and effort Since 1982 task frarce charaed with the becoming governor viiere the killer gbt lack of money lose for ne Davis’ former fovestiori4"-:'''Tteunstiand severV 1999 has Davis hisltariK Rqiublican power grab y signed ? ' director communications al pieces of landmark iegisla- blained many of the state’s:' Republicans called his King Courity sheriffs detec-'Investigaalso found flaD®vis of a v' a has been — never sign oneraising money Vmeasures gre-'a tion including tives aren’t saying what ®et of remains in June that including problems y Slkam in the mold $$ time $38 billion budget deficit expanding family leave' pro grant “payjor play’’ favoritism they havri nfo''idetified-vvPllio$ changed this summer for large lobbyists and donors or Clinton a of Bill the national coastline California's believe a of local George ttthe total number economy tecting bringing many people Bush and Many Democrats also said his to arid his stake at 'With career unidentified sets of remains in ’truck painter arrested in late1 hiscanqaign offering health insurance zeal fra cash cut him off from ' is save his different no i’ more tried to he’s millions s to of job 2001 has agreed to cooperate s the case to five'! v perappear He’s still disciplined and '' That was the same month children But the self- sonable through a series of and is leading investigators to C' feS See DAVIS on A6 town meetings where he takes1 ' described moderate also' more bodies in hopes of Ridgway was moved from the focused his hair never falling Tvr ' ' iindisan death to v" 'r King County Jail avoiding the penalty' W’ j ' “There’s location closed no other just v‘‘Gray Davis has eccomr:'y 'r'cif plfo‘!!'-14i!- i j he-get- 'f questions from voters arid tens to people's concerns 'Along the way ho tries for highlight his accomplish-v:- lis-r'-'- -' -- ®lso v:nahs V Sofar! riff-putti- ng fo-son- ! : aV : Butg:' ’ " - y - ’ low-irico- " - ' 1fr x Former Arkansas Gov Sid McMath diesy “'it Logairi City Council Seat 3 ’ f LITTLE ROCIL Ark (AP) '—Former Arkansas Gov Sid McMath who had become a powerful prosecutor and the state’s leader by foe age of 40 V died at his home in Little Rock He was 91 McMath had been examined J by doctors last week for an irregular heartbeat He died ' late Saturday his son Phillip c: McMath said iy After serving in die military during World War H McMath began a career in public ser- vice becoming a prosecutor in ! Hot Springs and winning election to his charges against the third I first of two i toms as gov ernor in 1948 “He was a young progressive governor who had McMath cleaned up ! Hot Springs and done real good things for Arkansas real tolerant in race ' and tried to do a lot for educa-- ! tion and roads” said Cal Led-better professor emeritus of political science at the Univer-- 1 sity of Arkansas at Little Rock ! The year McMath left ! office however a commission ! was investigating allegations ' of scandals in the state High- way Department during the ! McMath administration j Grand juries returned fodict-- J ments against three members of McMath’s administration - Juries acquitted two of them and a judge threw out the I am a local merchant years ' of public service ‘that began with his service in the South Pacific and ended with his 1952 defeat for a third ' tram as governor in the midst of the scandal “The public remembers the charges but the exonerations are forgotten” McMath said in an intraview last year with The Associated Press McMath formed a law practice in Little Rock after leaving office In 1954 he made an unsuccessful attempt to oust Sen John L McClellan a Democrat Eight yean later he ran again fra governor but lost' v Orval E Faubus to Gov Mike Huckabee on y of S E Needham Jewelers and Stork Landing Goldsmith graduate of the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts of San Frandsco Certified Bench Jeweler of Jewelers of America e and a resident of Logan - - ! j Nothing ever directly linked McMath to any wrongdoing' but McMath spent more that ' 50 years living down the allegations In his book “Promises Kept” released in 2003 McMath chronicled a dozen i co-own- er : life-tim- I see the following as special concerns for progress itt the Logan area: rf : TRAFFIC: I am concerned with Main Street traffic as well as the present disconnected nature of th Boulevard area While the higher speed of Main Street traffic is almost a necessity not enough attention has been given to the alternate routes of First and Second East Streets and First and Second West Streets That is not to say these streets should be a highway but they should be utilized more efficiently Citizens will coptinue to use these side roads as long as Main Street is so congested I am also aware of the recent loss of the beautiful passage along the Boulevard Some accommodations and compromises need be made to develop efficient travel as well as to enhance the visual experience then-Go- Sunday praised McMath’s abil- ity to work across party lines “His concept and practice of public service was the gold standard of political practice as he transcended the pettiness which marks much of contemporary partisanship” Huck- abee said “He was undeniably and unapologeti-call- y a Democrat but one who loved good government” McMath is survived by his wife Betty Dortch Russell McMath sons Phillip Sandy and Bruce and daughters Patricia and Melissa DOWNTOWN RENOVATION: Many things are coming together for downtown I currently serve on the Logan Downtown Alliance's Design Committee I am committed to helping merchants make downtown a specialty shopping area The large stores that have come to Logan over the last few years are a welcome increase to the community’s growing shopping appeal but shopping in Logan could be improved if there were stores that catered to fashion and distinctive merchandise Moreover while I support the idea of a Conference Center for our town I would not want to erect a facility that would crowd historic downtown TAXES: I am not happy with the recent tax increase There are so many things that need to be looked at to keep expenses down to be a more efficient city A combination of reduction in management cost greater worker productivity and not over spending will lower taxes for citizens I am NOT in favor of higher taxes unless it is extremely requisite after all other alternatives have been considered ‘ V T ’5 |