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Utah© 20041$50 Bridgerland’s Daily Newspaper MMIto ffSF One more day and it’s back lar unleaded and reached a record high of $ 956 on Monday according to AAA In Logan where prices are typically a few cents higher some stations were charging $2 or more for a gallon of diesel The average price of diesel in Utah has increased more than 20 cents a gallon since a month ago when it was $1 743 while the average price of regular unleaded now $1917 has increased less' than 10 cents AAA said Geoff Sundstrom manager of public relations in AAA's national on Monday office said via Statewide rates surpass cost of regular unleaded to wind rain — Page A10 1 By John Wright Update staff writer ' Diesel has won the race to $2 a gallon in Logan After lagging several cents behind for the last few months the statewide average price for a gallon of diesel had surpassed that of regu-- iUtahlLegislatureH Lawmakers : override two ' vetoes f - ail that rising diesel prices are the result of strong demand and low inventories “High natural gas prices sent many utilities to switch to diesel as their fuel of choice” Sundstrom wrote “Demand was sensational Also refiners were making more gasoline because of the summer drive season and margins were much better Planting season kept demand ' ’ : ’ Friday’s survey results What js your favorite ethnic food? 72 Total Percent 222 458 320 Responses: 225 Peoplelndex Following are some of the local names that appear in today’s Herald Journal ' Eva Gyflenskog (Cl) Christen Sundberg (CIO) Brad Hobbs (CIO) Royce Davidson (CIO) Pamela Fahlstrom (CIO) Dave and Maijean Richey (A3) Scott Martin (A3) MarideneHancock(A3) Arm Peralta (A3) Stacey Benson (B3) Marc Yap (B3) Kelli Burton (B1) : Index Classifieds Comics: Movies C4 Obituaries 7:C2 Opinion: :C10 'Sports wvmhjnewscom A8 A4 B1 prescription drugs Program basics May3 Junol Brent StevensHerald Journal A dandy mower expected to' Ray Larsen mows his lawn Monday afternoon in Logan Temperatures-arremain in the tower 70s through today turning back to rain and wind on Wednesday Enrollment begins Cards become active Dec 31 Termination of the 2005 program which is scheduled to be replaced in 2006 by a Medicare prescription drag insurance program )12£69 Income ceiing for a single person to be eligible for the $6Q0 credtt per year $16A02 Income oeing for a married couple NOTE Mm HonmHoq Sbool Sw program can ba acoMMd via tm htomat 'tt 7' AaiiitMicsProgramar SOURCE Canton tor Msdtom and Msdteaid SonflbM AP Which card to pick is another matter' Even seasoned counselors are struggling to come up with low-inco- answers nd for Medicare recipients of all incomes Several groups that advocate for older people as ' well as state health insurance : See CARD on AlO Explosion levels building in Baghdad Preston US troops come appoints under insurgent new chief attack in Raliujah of police consulted with his commanders over the weekend and the cease-fir- e was extended in part to allow for patrols to be organized Brig Gen Mark Kimmilt did not say what sort of chemical munitions ' were believed to be produced at the ' Baghdad warehouse After the blast there was no sign of precautions against chemicals “Chemical muni- lions could mean any number of things”' including smoke grenades he said The cause of the blast also was unclear Kimmitl said a large number of explosives were in the building located in the northern neighborhood BAGHDAD Iraq (AP) — A sus" pected chemical weaponswarehouse exploded in flames Monday moments afterUS troops broke in to search it killing two soldiers and wounding five Jubilant Iraqis swarmed over the Americans’ chaired Humvees waving looted machine guns a bandolier and a helmet:' In Fallujah US troops came under ofWaziriyah- full-sca- - By Mark Randall staff writer : :'' : ' a heavy insurgent attack adayafler US officials decided to extend a le cease-fir- e rather than launch a offensive on the city One Marine and eight insurgents were killed1 Marines battled Sunni guerrillas around a mosque in Fallujah’s Jojan : district a poor neighborhood where insurgents are concentrated Helicopter giinships joined the battle' which sent heavy Mack smoke over the city Tank fire demolished a minaret from which officials said gunmen were firing The UiS troops met “a real nasty ' bunch” said Lt Col Brennan Byrne’ commander of the 1st Battalion' 5th Marine Regiment But he said the vio-lence would not deter plans to begin q joint patrols in the city US-Ira- A Medicare recipients can apply for drag discount cards that will give them a $600 cretft per year for this year and next to buy lion-doll- ar Yes No 103 Beginning next week towrincome gov-emme- nt Today’squestion Do you keep a daily joumaldiary? 50 Drug discount cards low-inco- Important note: Number WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare Every beneficiary who qualifies should sign up for a Medicare-approve- d drug discount card which provides $600 in aid to buy prescrip- tion medicines For everyone else the decision to buy a discount card — and which one — is not so simple Beginning Thursday the Medicare Web site Will provide drug price comparisons and tell Medicare recipients where they can use the various cards The same information will be available from opera' tors at 1 Enrollment begins May 3 arid the Cards can be used starting in June The Bush administration launched its second multimil-- ! round of Medicare advertising Monday having been stung by criticism that its first installment was political and not particularly informa- tivo The Department of Health and Human Services refused to make the ad materials available Companies can start marketing the drug cards in May: For people who are not already receiving Medicaid the decision to get a Card is easy It won’t cost any- thing and it comes with $600 to spend on prescription drugs this year and another $600 in 2005 L : This is not a scientific survey Results simply reflect the opinions of some of the people visitingthe newspaper's ' ' Web page Answers 1) Asian 2) Mexican 3) Italian See DIESEL on A10 Medicare card to debut with many choices "f'F'i auT ik m Quick road : $1 777 a gallon on Monday below the record of $1829 set last spring and below the regular unleaded average of $181 Those who are feeling the pinch from skyrocketing diesel prices locally include service station owners and the Cache County School District as well as the farming trucking and construction industries “The price of diesel just makes me sick” said David Bessinger who owns three local service stations Bessinger's Best Stop at 300 Diesel prices are especially high in the Rocky Mountain and West Coast regions according to AAA Nationwide the average price of diesel was See OVERRIDE on A8 Go to The Herald Journal Web site wwwhjnew8cofn ' to cast your vote on today's survey question See Fridays newspaper for results and a new question- ' strong” SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov Olene Walker lashed out at lawmakers Monday after they overrode two of her bill vetoes from this year's General Session alleging House leaders made threats against her to quit saying the override session was politically motivated “Threats were made to my staff that if I weren't quiet they’d make trouble for me at the (Republican state) convention" Walker said at a news conference Asked to elaborate she told reporters “Ask House leadership" and refused to say more on the subject V Walker spokeswoman Amanda Covington later said the threat had been made to “a senior staffer" for Walker to quit alleging Monday’s veto override session was political Angered at the allegation House Speaker Marty Stephens who is one of seven Republicans challenging Walker for theuty nomination for governor stawSf to Walker’s office to confront her He was unsuccessful “There’s nothing I can say I don’t have a clue what she was talking about" Stephens said “She should be more specific about who she was talking about It wasn’t me” The Utah Legislature called the override session last week The General Session ended March 3 State law required any override session to be called by May 3 The Republican 11 — Cl ’? ©praam Weather bill - 77 ' : PRESTON —City officials decided to stick with'someone ' they know lb serve as chief of police The City Council on Mon- day appointed 2 year Preston police veteran Lt: Richard Owens to a four-yeterm as-chief Owens was tapped to head the depaitnient as interim chief iri January after the city : decided not to reappoint Scott ’ : 1 -- Asked about reports that the search team included members of the Iraq Survey Group — the US team look ' ing for weapons of mass destruction — Kimmitt said only: ’“The inspection was by a number of coalilionforces" ” He said the owner of the rite was 'Shaw: “suspected of producing and supply- with the Owens has been ing chemical agents” to Iraqi insur-department for 21 years where ' he served for six years as a ' gents but did not elaborate The blast leveled the front half of sergeant and the past two the building and set ablaze years as lieutenant-- ' four Humvees parked outside A US v “He's done an outstanding soldier was taken away on a stretcher-- : ' job and I think it's 'a well-- her chest and face severely burned deserved appointment” said Several Iraqis were pulled from the ' Mayor Neal Larson “We’re ar form of eomfort: An Iraqi girl a refugee from Falkijah kisses her baby don donated by the Iraqi Red Crescent after she arrives at a makeshift refugee camp iri the lOradra district of Baghdad on Monday Insurgents attacked US hoops: A inFaflujah on Monday killing one Marine : ’ - : : The patrols ait a key part of the US: effort to establish a semblance of con- tool over Fallujah without a wider Marine assault which would revive the bloody warfare seen earlier this-- ' month: The United States decided to try the patrols after President Bush one-sto- ry - See IRAQ on AlO Sec CHIEF on AlO : |