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Show 4 SATURDAY | Sunny and | «Faiths gather for peace warmer. Highs | Wicca, an earth religion, Forecast: in the 80s. predates Christianity. | _« | | Construction Roy 13, Provo 12 Bonneville 17, Brighton 7 Northridge 38, Ogden 13 Box Elder 22, Weber 21 under way 10A | WSU breaks coconut for new facility. Layton 30, Logan 10 Bear River 24, Uintah 20 1B ‘ANDARD-EXAMINE OGDEN, UTAH SERVING NORTHERN UTAH SINCE 1888 SE ET SSEa ae P< Sg eee eT Rt 3SSE cA - > CSREES BF ass :: $03 Timetable for troops uncertain WASHINGTON (AP) — In an commitment in Somalia, Defense Secretary Les Aspin said Friday that American combat troops there could withdraw oncethree security stops sanctions Aspin_ said that some U.S. support forces 4 would remain in UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council suspendeda crippling, 2'-monthold oil embargo and other economic sanctions against Haiti on Friday as a democratic government prepared to take office there. The suspension was effective immediately. Oil shipments were expected to begin arriving within a after the combat troops leave but that they, too, could begin to go home once Jysecurity is improved. s In a speech it describing the Aspin Clinton administration’s goals for Somalia, Aspin mentioned no timetable for withdrawal. But his remarks seemed designed to address a growing perception in Congress and elsewhere that Somalia has becomea week in the fuel-starved nation, the poorest in the Americas. In Wash- ington, the Organization of American States also suspended sanctions it imposed on Haiti nearly two years ago The 15-member council unanimously adopted a resolution saying, “The (sanctions) measures set Out in Resolution 841 are suspended with immediateeffect.” The sanctions include an oil embargo, a ban on all military purchases and freezing of foreign assets linked to the Haitian milt- quagmire President Clinton’s decisionlast weekend to send a 400-man Army Rangerstrike force to Somalia has raised anew questions about why American forces are there, how much the operation will cost and how soon troops will return home. The United States has about 3,100 support troops in Somalia plus about 1.400 Army combat troops, not counting the 400 Rang- lary The action came after Prime Minister-designate Robert Malval was ratified by the Haitian Parlias Fire engulfs the historic Golden Spike Coliseum at 500 W. Exchange Road.Firefighters from Ogden and Roy fought Friday there. At the peak early this year there were 26,000 U.S. troops By LISA CARRICABURU Standard-Examiner staff OGDEN — Achapter in Ogden The third condition, establishing late Friday when a devastating blaze demolished the landmark Golden Spike Coliseum at 500 W. Exchange Road. The abandoned coliseum, built several hours. By 11:30 p.m., firefighters were taking a “defensive approach” to the blaze since no other buildings were threatened, said DeputyFire collapsed. in 1923 as a site that provided a ruggedly elegant setting for na- Chief Mike Mathieu. Hesaid they planned to fight flames slowly tionally known livestock shows and rodeos, was expected to have throughout the night, working carefully to protect utility lines burned to the ground by this near the buildings. “We expect the property damage to be complete,” he said, adding there were no known flames emblazoned the building's famous oval windows, shooting “When these three conditions are out in a billowing plume of met ... then I believe that the U.S. Quick Reaction Forces can come back,” Aspin said. He spoketo an See SOMALIA on 2A unable to make much progress before the roof on that building Late into the night, crackling in Somalia in order to make the police credible. vent the blaze from spreading to the ice rink, but firefighters were on the Ogden thoroughfare for skating rink, rebuilding of a political authority dents lined up along the 24th Street viaduct to gaze at the spectacular fire. Traffic was delayed history reachedafiery conclusion morning, as was an adjoining ice police control, seemed to implythe smoke visible throughout Ogden even in the dark. Hundreds of West Ogden resi- injuries. Mathieu said the coliseum was already fully engulfed in flames when firefighters were dispatched at 10:19 p.m. An attempt was madetopre- A possible cause of the fire was Edwards for $105,000. “| have a huge pit in my stom- through their homes. Pennie Tersteeg, who lives at ach,” he said. “Obviously we'll nowbe looking at some legal as- 472 W. 24th St., paced with her son Jimmywrapped in a blanket pects of this.” Stokes said Weber Countystill owns the ice rink and was waiting to see howit might have been ; told the U.S. secretary of health and hu- and pays CHUCK WING/Standard-Examiner Donna Shalala, U.S. secretary of health and human services, speaks Friday at the Kearns human services office. Behind Shalala are (from left) Congresswoman Karen Shepherd, Gov. Mike Leavitt and wife Jackie. Clients who don’t cooperate with the family to go through but | look at it as bettering myself,” he said Even before Shalala got to the Kearns program can lose $100 of their welfare grant Since it began, according to state data, it has reducedthe caseload in the Kearns office and cut spending for welfare by $55,000 a month, money being used to expand the demonstration to other parts of the state “It's & great success,” said Gov, Michact Leavitt, He said it cut the caseload by 12 percent and costs by 15 percent protesters from JEDI Women, an advocacy group for low-income women, were walking a picket line Tamera Baggett, one of the protesters, said JEDI is angry that Utah is present: west Nichols said only one case of possible hantavirus 1s being imvestigated in Utah The hantavirus is believed carried in airborne particles of dried feces or urine a a? me idl ing the demonstration as a success when Aristide is to be restored to power by Oct. 30, when sanctions will be formally terminated. The Roman Catholicpriest-pres- ident, Haiti's first democratically meeting, saying it has given them new hope and selestéem even while making must find jobs as soon as possible. lite dificult for now lohn Robb. one of the few men in the ers with children are being told to go to Gomes & puzzles looking time school, and work, and leave their chil suid he's going and working, 1 school full “I's a strain On the Moth POOR COPY Classified ads Dear Abby Editorial: See SHALALA on 2A Local news from deer mice. Health authorities anticipate the severe respiratory distress it causes will increase this fall because deer mice will sneak indoors once the weather turns chilly. Health officials also are expecting a bad flu season because most North Americans haven't previously been exposed to the Flu Type A, also called the Beijing Flu Nichols said the symptoms between the illnesses are very similar, the difference be- ing that the hantavirus eventually results in acule respiratory distress Nichols said physicians are recommends ing early testing for those who haveflu-like symptoms “We're not looking forward to the coms ing influenza season,” said Ron Voorhees, a New Mexico health official As yet, there 1s no quick way to test for hantavirus which can kill if not treated quickly Dr. Jim Cheek, an epidemiologist with the Indian Health Service, said the solue tion 1s more On-the-spot testing to deter mine if an illness is the flu If we suspect they have the flu, we'll do a lab test and determine if it’s the flu,” Cheek said iB $ hess oh Aug. 28, 1993 Business/Economy Several programclients spoke at the program work office Friday morning, though, about 20 ally begins in December, will be complicated this year because the potentially deadly hantavirus and the flu share similar camplaints; fever, chills, muscular pain and listlessness, Nichols said, The hantavirus outbreak was first diag nosed in. the Four Corners area of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. The deadly respiratory illness has killed 20 peo ple and has shown up as far away as Loui siana to the east and California to the a survey by JEDI Women of clients on the program found numerous problems The biggest, she said, is the continual emphasis of the program that clients ihem a bonus for going to school and for Cedras, the man whoousted him, See HAITI on 2A mune system Additionally, the flu season, which gener- man services that the project isn’t as jobs Under a pact signed by Aristide and army commander Gen. Raoul See FIRE on 2A Nichols said the rise doesn't necessarily mean people will be more sick, but more people becomeill when a virus change occurs because it is new to the human im- eted, continually cut in, interrupted and pel 1Ses. in her arms. “We're not staying in Craig Nichols, director of epidemiologyfor the Utah Department of Health About 20 angry welfare clients pick- they any parties to the Haitianpolitical settlement fail to keep their prom- our house. We don’t knowif the rise, and that is because the virus is making some(genetic) changes,” said Dr KEARNS — Protesters stymied the tightly scheduled showstateofficials had set up Friday for DonnaShalala’s visit to after The council warned it could reimpose sanctions at any time tf blaze theysaid rattled their windows and sent heat waves brace for a tough flu season. “This fall’s influenza is expected to be on rayneet nett RRA: staff The project attempts welfare reform by emphasizing education and jobs, with penalties assessed to chents who don't cooperate, It provides extended benefits than a week. claim ofat least $150,000 would be filed on the ice rink building. Neighbors were stunned bya Health officials are warning Utahns to By CHARLES F. TRENTELMAN first gic reserves ofdiesel fuel for more insurance policy on all countyowned buildings. He estimated a Standard-Exanner staff and wire service Washington official agrees welfare reform can be difficult The demonstration project is now in Kearns, St. George and Roosevelt, State officials say tt may spread throughout the state in the next few years, even though it was scheduled to last only five years at tions was applauded in Haiti, which has been running on strate- Toughflu season ahead, Utah health officials warn from Shalala waivers of federal welfare regulations imposing sanctions would send a clear and unequivocal message to those would extinguish the democratic flame and in so doing allow their own nationto collapse.” The session later adjourned. The decision to suspend sanc- used once a new icefacility is completed at Weber State University. He said he doubts the county will attempt to restore the ice rink. Brad Dee, Weber Countyad- ministrative services director, said the county has a $45 million interruptvisit wonderful as state officials say The protesters, though, failed to disrupt things Shalala herself let the wind out of their sails by telling them right up front that, yes, every new program has troubles and she wanted to hear about theirs Utah's welfare reform project was authorized by the 1992 state Legislature and began operating in the Kearns human services Office in January of this year. To start it the state had to get 44 Haiti's suffering. But we knew that unavailable, Mathieu said. However, “We'll be looking at vandalism and transients,” said Fire Chief Jon Williams. Weber County Commissioner Spencer Stokes, who was among onlookers, said Weber County had just signed a contract selling the coliseum building to Smith & Protesters chents President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. is to be sworn in Monday in Washington, where Aristide nowlives. Security Council President Madeleine K. Albright of the United States said in a speech Friday, “Sanctions alone could not solve night to contain the blaze but e xpected the abandonedbuilding, along with an adjoining ice rink, to be a total loss. Fire destroys Golden Spike Coliseum there; in May the United Nations took command: of the operation and the U.S. presence shrank. Last December, when thefirst U.S. troops arrived in Somalia it was expected that within several weeks or a few months the forces would return home. Aspin spelled out three conditions to be met before the U.S. Army combat unit, known as the Quick Reaction Force, would leave: establishing “reasonable security” in Mogadishu, the capital: making progress toward denying heavy weapons to Somali warlords, and: setting up credible Somali police forces. to ment. Malval, the choice of ousted AUGUST MILLER/Standard-Examiner ers who are beginning to arrive Utah's welfare reform project Be Security Council aims are met. 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