Show " "”g— ! r wwwmaa fl WT WV Vvl ll Clark takes office as Logan mayor Second storm in Victorious I incumbents also sworn to office week wallops By Michael R Wefrel staff writer By The Associated Login Municipal Council member Louise Brown and Jan Pearce were sworn into office for second terms during festivities Monday night while Mayor Darla Clark recited her oath a second time V- - More than a foot of snow piled up in places from the Carolinas to Maine today snarling traffic grounding airplanes and closing : Clark who was officially sworn in at noon as directed by state law repeated the performance at a party she threw so everyone would have an oppor--v tunity to attend Amid songs about Logan and parodies about holding public ' t r t‘ k' j - 4 N J&T - - - I1'’ - " f - ' - r s' : : - - v' " r V- - ' " 55 T- L-- 0 fv’tf ft? '''“'If- - v vS-x' ' '' - : I office Clark emphasized the need for efficient government strategic planning and a com-- ’ mitment to quality of life “I know I won’t please all of you but I’ll try — even you Elwin” she said while looking at local government critic :'A y ' z&'n Sl Clark takes the oath of office during Dan MiHKHarild Journal a swearing-i- n celebration Monday Clark gets down to business on first day By Michael R Weibel wanted to be involved Clark said it should be saving tidbits here and there that might help handled by the administration her down the road years on the council In her letter to be mailed today Clark put "There isn’t a book written on how to be She described one person Aside from the parties and telephone the ball in the courts of the school district and mayor she said from behind an who criticized the council lessons empty desk Login’s new mayor got right down to other cities asking them how and with whom Monday afternoon recently for fighting and argu-- !' business on her first day u office they would like to meet In the same spirit as attending years of city ing so much Brown replied In accordance with state law Darla Clark Then she tried to figure out how to page council meetings before running for mayor that "you should be so glad" was sworn in at noon Monday people on the telephone system in City Hall officially Clark some homework during the last did that the arguments explaining Shortly after that she assembled a letter to the Ine sneakers are no longer mounted on a couple months by meeting with are an assurance that decisions Cache dty officials wall in the mayor’s office — a remnant from throughout the state County School District and neighborSalt Lake are made after careful evaluaincluding cities that have opposed Logan’s annexaformer Mayor Russ Fjeldsted’s comments Mayor Dee Dee Corradini She said City tion and assessment from every ing she tion of the Lopan-Cacabout little old ladies in tennis shoes — and examined the ideas and Airport behind philosophies angle Before Christmas Clark and the city counthe plaque outside the door has yet to be changes made in other cities PMrce added that the city got cil about the best ways to fulfill the emblazoned with Clark’s mim argued Fending off rumors of a imm purge Clark the wrong person for council if Cache County Boundary Commission’s direcLogan’s first woman mayor said she spent said she would feel uncomfortable firing qll tive to better address the concerns of annexaNew Year’s Eve rummaging through the piles Sec OATHS on page 2 tion opponents Council members said they of paperwork left behind by her predecessor See CLARK on page 2 'one of reflection after four staff writer he Mexico rebels voice demands for ‘war tax SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS Mexico (AP) — Indian rebels in Mexico’s remote impover- leave have been unable to do so r Mexico moved more troops into San Cristobal de y ished south set up roadblocks around villages they las Casas a 16th ' Century town of 80000 people that VV-Vcontrol and forced drivers to pay a "war tax” retains much of its colonial charm and is m the mid"What we want is socialism to exterminate cap- dle of several Maya villages f italism" said a rebel leader at one roadblock who n-The rebels took over San Cristobal de las i) J'V refused to give his name Saturday morning and left it Sunday On Monday 1 At least 65 people have been killed in Chiapas with a curfew in effect the arched around state since Saturday when an estimated 1000 rebels the plaza normally bursting with walkways were nearactivity attacked government installations in several towns ly vacant and villages demanding better treatment for local "This is a Bohemian community — lots of old Indians I hippies and intellectuals who like to go out at night Indian rebels held three towns and battled soldiers listen to music and drink coffee" said Mario Antoin a fourth Monday The army apparently was avoidnia Guerrerro the owner of a restaurant closed for offensive on the conflict’s third day now "Now everybody just wants to stay inside" ing an President Carlos Salinas de Gortari appealed for a a Rebels set up roadblocks and were demanding truce in the country’s first organized uprising in two payment of a "war tax” from motorists a tactic decades common to rebels in El Salvador and Nicaragua in The US Embassy in Mexico City sent representathe 1980s The rebels have denied any ties to armed AP photo tives to Americans who be any may help caught up groups elsewhere in the area Commando of tw ZapaUata Arnny of Ntotonri UbwaSon point too Irawms at in the revolt in this popular tourist state It was not The independent Excelsior news agency put the to kaap toam away tom w raadfaiock on toe read to Ooowngot Maxioo known how many Americans are in the area But the number of troops in the entire Chiapas state at about embassy said apparently no Americans who want to 12)00 roughly h of the Mexican army w ' - vll -- ' v 0 A ’X1 ft it? all-o- ut - iour-nalia- ts one-fift- Video game makers study ratings system for violence WASHINGTON (AP) — Video game makers say they're moving quickly to mollify parents alarmed by the sight of Junior zapping bloodsucking vam-pu- ts and homicidal martial arts warriors off the TV screen Manufacturers representatives under growing pressure from Congress to voluntarily rate their pmes are meeting in Las Yfcgas to begin work on a labeling system The Jan 8 meeting which is to be held under the atispices of the Software Publishers Association follows a threat by lawmakers to pass legislation that would impose such a system on the industry During recent testimony to the Senate the software association promised the industry that it would lake action on its own :Wc welcome this weekend's meeting" said Richard r of Sega of America one of the leading makers of home video entertainment Bnidvik-Lindne- "We can fashion a system that enables consumers to make informed decisions in a growing competitive marketplace" llc said Sega has put ratings assigned by a panel of educators and child psychologists on new titles since August "We hope it serves as a model for an industrywide rating system that gives parents the guidance they want or need about the age appropriateness and content of home video games" said x Brudvik-Und-nc- TWo gamcs distributed by Sega and others have been singled out for attack by lawmakers for depictions of particularly gruesome violence la one of them "Mortal Kombat" martial arts warriors kill their victims by ripping out their hearts spinal columns and heads la another "Night Trap" women are shown in live-aion video as they’re being stalked by bloodsucking villains The creator of that game Tom Ziu of Digital Pictures Inc said it has been misinterpreted by lawmakers who don't understand that it is a horror movies of the 1950a parody on Its villains are a vampire and his high-tec- h heoch-me- n who have entered an old winery that has been converted to a hotcL There they try to capture hotel guests and drain their blood Inside Many people celebrate the New Year by dancing but residents and volunteers at Sunshine Terrace put a new twist on the actMiy Index Ann Landers Bridgeriand 10 Classified ada Comica — — Obituaries Sports 12 10 3 t T 4 5 Weather ct low-budg- et Today will be the warm before the storm The prognosticators are predicting he big one will hit tonight and Weckvesdsy 4 long-overdu- e schools Salt and snow shovels vanished from store shelves and extra road crews were cm the job for the second major storm in a week to hit the Ohio Vfclley Appalachians and East Coast "Despite it all I love it’’ said Elio D’Agostino a newstand owner in Mount Vernon NY “I’m going skiing right after work” Schools were closed today in 1 ' Elwin Allred About 125 people mostly department heads and relatives of the new and city " officials attended Monday’s !: swearing-i- n party Brown said the evening was Press y parts of Massachusetts Pennsylvania North Carolina Ohio Virginia West Virginia Kentucky Maryland New York New Jersey Maine Connecticut and Rhode Island West Virginia Gov Gaston Caperton told thousands of state workers to stay home and ordered the National Guard to help in efforts Ten to 21 inches had fallen by late morning in the Pittsburgh subsnow-cleari- ng urb of North Braddock the National Weather Service said Southeastern Ohio’s Washington County reported up to 18 inches of snow in outlying areas and was declared a disaster area authorities said Up to 14 inches of snow had fallen at Clarksburg WVa by early today The heavy wet snow brought down power lines About half the 62000 people in Ohio’s Washington County were without power county officials said “We have trees down We have electrical lines down all over the county We have cities and vil- lages without electricity" said Washington County emergency chief Barbara Himmeger said "The trees are just breaking down here You can just stand out there anywhere in the county and listen to these huge crackling sounds" In southern West Virginia including Charleston at least 57000 homes and businesses were without electricity today said Jack Shaver of the Appalachian Power Co Thousanas more lost power in northern West said Monongahela Power Vir-gm- ia In metropolitan New York one of two runways at La Guardia Air- port and one of three runways at Newark airport were closed causing some delays Pittsburgh's airport was open at midmoming but no flights were taking off or arriving and the major carrier USAir canceled operations until at least 6 pm Flights were canceled or postponed at Philadelphia and Boston White House seeks fee for gun dealers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Gintoa administration wants to charge gun dealers S600 a year for a firearms license to discourage all but legitimate businesses from obtaining the permits congressional and administration sources say Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bcntscn was scheduled to unveil the proposal today as part of a broader legislative package to place firearms dealers under tighter regulatory control said the officials who spoke Monday on condition of anonymity The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms estimates that increasing the fee to SAOO would prompt 80 percent of the nation's 244000 dealers to drop their licenses u administration official said ATF now employs 240 inspectors who process licenses and visit dealers to ensure compliance with federal laws A vast majority of dealers are people who sell guns from (heir homes on an infrequent basis and who obtained the license to enable them to purchase weapons at deep discounts from wholesalers Licensed dealers arc also free of legal restrictions imposed by state gun laws and can order weapons to be shipped to them across state lines For 25 vears the licensing fee was $30 for three yean The fee was raised recently to $200 for a new three-yelicense and $90 for the three-yerenewal of a valid license The increase was contained ia the recently enacted Brady 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