| Show '’ rrr'n'? iiv The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday January 25 2000 — Page 5 Oitelh I I v' '£fy f V 4 ' -- w" n & 4LW: SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov Mike Leavitt has again denied having knowledge of the tent rumon that prostitutes were entertaining IOC members but said bid leaden assured him that li inducement! Salt Lake bid was not true offered International "It was very clear to me that Olympic Onmnitteeahemoen ar- there was an atmosphere of opuoffi-cia- - the 2002 Winter Games Leavitt responded Monday lence that surrounded the Olympics that made a lot of peo- ' ple uncomfortable” said Leavitt of the bidding for the 2002 Winter Games "I knew of no inappropriate gifts that had been given I was aware and had participated in after fellow Republican legislative leaden said the governor was told about some of inducements a full year before the scandal broke in December 1998 House Marty giving diplomatic gifts that would include sweatshirts and bribery scandal rocked the plaques and things that we give ambassadon when they come to the state to this day” Leavitt couldn't recall when he first learned of a scholarship program set up by Olympic bidden for aspiring athletes m develop- ing countries But Leavitt said the program Speaker West said hie himself informed the governor about nimon of prostitutes gifts of guns and shopping sprees for IOC memben a year before the Stephens R-F- Olympics “We had heard these kinds of rumon for a couple of years and my sense is Mike (Leavitt) had heard these kinds of rumon I know he heard some from me and I know othen have told me that they talked to the governor "would not have raised a red flag” until it became evident children of IOC memben were among the recipients Stephens and Senate President Lane Beattie Bountiful said the Republican governor certainly knew about rumon of bid about those kinds of things” Stephens said Mooday Leavitt R-W-est acknowledged he became aware early on of penis- - a f v - 'i r - 1 - 3' j ' 53 I AM i 4 f :V V L J V 4 ’ 4i I? £v Kr Vr— i "''iff nH S' - ’ i of the raccesiful effort to TT1 p p p L j iVW — - iW S'1) J r r f ' v j yV lv ding excesses long before they became public The issue came to a head in October 1997 when Salt Lake Organizing Committee execu- tives told Stephens Beattie and Speaker Mel Brown of incentives for IOC members President Frank Joklik "told us about scholarships” Beattie said “He said ‘Here's what I found out and Fve cut them off” But SLOC continued to pay more than $62000 in tuition and living expenses for at least one IOC offspring Libya’s Suhel Attarabulsi until October 1998 Those payments were detailed by a SLOC ethics panel in a report released a year alga The ethics panel documented then-Hou- se Then-SLO- C that scholarships and living expenses for six relatives of IOC memben were among $12 million in inducements handed to IOC members In October 1997 legislative leaden say Joklik also admitted giving shotguns made by Browning Arms Co of Utah to IOC president Juan Antonio i’ I'M CV£i 7 i ' it emu ur£ 1 t ail niMr 1MI Uas n't oi Buddhist monks tom tha Drepung Loading ManastanHnilnda pabdeeand mandala a design symbofelng the universa on Monday at tho University of Colorado Museum of Natural History in Boulder Cota A visit by the monks to Park City High 8chooi has stirred some controversy with ft Jefferson 21st Cenday Institute complaining ceremonies and prayere should not have been aHowed on school property during school hours l Ufa IfftB I Group objects to Tibetan ceremonies on school grounds SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Park Gty High School should not attorney for the Uintah school group dedicated to die separation ities" have let a group of Tibetan monks perform religious ceremonies during the school day a district later apologized “We don't have any problem at all with Buddhists appearing in any town or renting xiblic facil- of church and state contends The Drepung Loading Monks Mortensen “It just can't be done with the government appearing to said director Paul came to the school's auditorium advocate their position When for a program of sacred music you put it into a school during and dance andjdso constructed a school hours you've got a prob traditional Tibetan sand painting lem” In fact the monks — part of a in the'lqbby that took five days tour sponsored by culminating Oct 23 The Park City School District actor Richard Gere — were claims die visit was merely part blocked from appearing last year of a broad educational program when a Pennsylvania school board determined their visit about life in Tibet But the Jefferson 21st Century nwould be an improper sponsor- Institute Ifas filed a complaint ship of religion They also visited! with the district claiming such West High in Salt Lake City but ceremonies and prayers should 'ceremonies were held after not have been allotted on school school hours - long-runni- ng : institute also challenged n school-base- d Earth Day celebration last year because an Episcopal bishop issued a Messing An Nancy DeFord Park City’s school superintendent said the district did nothing wrong “Pm not aware of any inappro- priate act going on school iRiinri I'S--J gajttek-3- i grounds” DeFord said adding that no parents or students complained The auditorium is physically separated from the school but students could wander in and out of the events because Park City High is an open campus This was not a major event in the lives of our students ft was just an interesting opportunity for Origin them to experience culture” DeFordsaid Both sides have valid points said Charles Haynes senior scholar of religious freedom programs fra the First Amendment incePnce bdra Center in Arlington Va “This may seem to people like because it’s an splitting bain 'exotic religion to people in Utah” Haynes said “But if the visiting monks were Roman Catholic fra example and they f'si had their various prayer services and Mass at various tunes of day and kids just kind of came in I dunk many parents would be unhappy” y pfM Vf'V MISSES - rv Ti yoh k 1 MENS WOMENS PETTTES JUNIORS YOUNG MENS behind closed doors” House Minority Leader Dave Jones Lake Gty said Mooday The Executive Appropriations Committee which has final say over budget marten has in tire past held back a portion of new state revenues to be spent at the committee's discretion D-S- ah Last year for example the committee allocated just $25 million of $208 million in new revenue to the nine subcommittees that make budget recommends- - colleagues across the aisle “That’s just the way it is We won They didn’t” Garn said "That’s not new The Republicans are in the majority and die mittee decided to withhold all Republicans make the decisions $181 million rather than handings and no matter what we do drey are going to criticize what we any of it over to the subcommittees da” y-Garn said Republican leaden Jones argues the move gives Executive the drey want to make sure Appropriations Committee even more weight and lets Republican there's enough at session's end to legislatocsdictate how the money give schools a big boost Just how big the infusion will will be spent while keeping be won’t be clear for several Democrats out of the loop "These decisions are being weeks said House Speaker Marty West made by a smaller and smaller Stephens is done with his “The behind closed of governor group people : We're just starting doors” Jones budget But don't expect House Major- ours” he sahL “There will be a significant increase for ity Leader Kevin Garn tions for puMic education higher education health "d hnman services natural resources and other programs On Monday however the com- already-powerf- CHILDRENS INTIMATE APPAREL IrRr ACCESSORIES JEWEIRY l NORTHWEST HOME J Hf-f- ' r ul - '? S v ’ ' R-Fa- rr to shed any tears for his 'r- - non-Cathol- Democrats SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With a storm brewing over public education funding Democrats are accusing Republicans of taking the state’s new tax money off the table and divvying it up in secret “Basically me decision on how to spend $181 million will be made by Republican leadership --J Mi oiimtk Please visit us at our conveniently located store I Mon-S- at Cache Valley Mall 10-- 9 Sun Closed 753-613- 0 |
