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Show IB Extended phone areas called revenue issue Blacks critical of Florida police Page A6 internal adhesions likely to be harmless Page B1 Both bad weather, Cougars storm Hawaii Page C1 Page B6 Wood Burning Conditions 5t OK Burn Day CssS3 ISSJrti e.... Ljir:rj- - liiii in Ssps5ssr fer 123 Years, Frews, ttsh - A fiuStsr r; r: Cammuaty Nccspspa- il ; y fatally lhSs sister y a5dlert Tragedy marks second in 3 days By TOM McHOES The Daily Herald A girl died after her brother accidentally shot her in the head Thursday afternoon while they were watching television in their Provo home. Shayna Bryant was shot 'through the temple while she was coloring in her parents' bedroom at the southwest Provo residence, police said. The shooting occurred at about 3:45 p.m. after Bryant's brother climbed up on the kitchen counter and got a handgun from a cabinet above the refrigerator, said Lt. Greg DuVal, who , investigated the incident for the Provo Police Department. The weapon was stored in a 11 -- year-old er plastic gun case. The boy, whose name has been withheld, then removed the cartridge from the handgun and, thinking the gun was unloaded, went into the room where his sister was. While the two were watching TV, the 11 --year-old, standing in close proximity to his sister with the gun inadvertently pointed at her, accidentally discharged the firearm, DuVal said. The children were home alone while their parents were at work. Neighbors said they did not hear or see anything until city rescue personnel arrived on the scene. The boy made the 911 call, police said. Bryant, the daughter of Olin and Jackie Bryant, was transported to Utah Valley Regional Med ical Center where she died about (See SHOOTING, Page A2) By DONALD W. MEYERS The Daily Herald SALT LAKE CITY Gov. Mike Lea via is calling the Utah State Legislature back to Capitol Hill to clarify a tax exemption. The governor sent out the order Thursday convening a special session of the Legislature Nov. 20 to discuss modifying a tax exemption for manufacturing y . Daily Herald PhotoJason O'son Neighbors of Shayna Bryant gathei outside their Provo homes Thursday to discuss the accidental fatal shooting of I The session will start at 5 p.m. The bll in question was passed in January, and amended a state law that allowed exempted sales tax payments on equipment for new or expanding manufacturing companies. The new legislation extends the option to existing businesses that were buying new or replacement f "V w equipment said Rep. Byron L. Harward, the bill was given a broader interpretation . J 4 t 4 t 1 1 UVSC President Kerry Romesburg kisses a pig wrapped in a blanket Thursday as part of the Fund-raisin- ? Not only did he help raise money for the United Way, he got to kiss Miss UVSC. Who's the lucky guy? A lucky pig. for the United Way, As part of a fund-raisUtah Valley State College sponsored a Kiss-a-Pi- g contest which ended Thursday. Pictures of various administrators, faculty and students were posted by jars around campus. The person's jar with the most money meant that person won and, uh, got to kiss er Eight people participated m the contest which tie. The winners (or losers) ended in a five-wa- y were Derek Hall, director of public relations; Kerry Romesburg, president of UVSC; Elaine Englehardt, UVSC assistant vice president; Phil president; and Maria Min Clegg, student-bod- y Daily Herald PhotoMatthew R. Smith for United Way. The brought in approximately $1 ,200. fund-rais- er er, Miss UVSC. Word has it Hall was leading by around $20 Wednesday night, but a stream of money came in which evenly matched the five candidates' totals. Some implied there was a conspiracy of some sort but provided no evidence. With late donations coming in Thursday, the contest raised close to $1,000 for the United Way. Some clubs also sold desserts on campus to raise was money. The total for the UVSC fund-raisaround $1,200, Clegg said. UVSC's student council wanted to do something creative instead of a typical er fund-raisi- event face con"We thought about doing a test, but our committee decided kissing a pig was pic-in-t- he (See PIG, Page A2) I could be accurate. The last special session was April 1 7. It lasted more than 12 hours. In that session, the Legislature passed several pieces of legislation, including funds for road improvements at Utah Valley State College, an animal cruelty statute and a controversial bill banning clubs dealing with sexuality, such as the Alliance at East High School in Salt Lake City. By TONY SMITH survivors were still alive today, Associated Press Writer barely breathing. Other bodies GOMA, Zaire Clutching ragged bundles and rolled mattresses, up to 100,000 Rwandan refugees and displaced Zairians began streaming back home today, apparently freed from the control of Hutu militias at a sprawling U.N. refugee camp. Reporters who reached the Mugunga camp saw the bodies of at least 30 Rwandan Hutu women and children massacred in a rebel attack at the camp Thursday. Some By RON FOURNIER Associated Press Writer finale for a the er and adjust the state budget accordingly; cut the exemption rate and leave the broad interpretation; repeal the law entirely; or clarify the language to restrict the interpretation. Fox said a total repeal was not likely. Vicki Varela, Leavitt's spokeswoman, said the session could last three hours. Given the fact that the tax exemption is the only item on the Legislature's agenda for Nov. 20, Fox said Varela 's estimate were lying in a tangled mess at the camp's western edge. The end of militia control over the largest the Mugunga camp refugee camp in the world, located just northwest of Goma in eastern could be a crucial step in Zaire resolving Central Africa's refugee crisis. If the more than 1 million Rwandan Hutu refugees in eastern Zaire returned home, that would greatly ease the task of the multi Republican eyed for defense job ij j'rr; fund-rais- (j winners get to kiss pig g By JON MANO The Daily Herald L v ; ...... ' if'; scene. This is the second accidental shoot- ing involving a child in Provo in the past three days. Gay-Straig- ht Pefugees begin to return home St - v brother. Neigh- the child by her bors said they did not hear or see anything until city rescue personnel arrived on the by the State Tax Commission to include replacement parts for existing machinery. That interpretation would cost the state $12 million in lost revenue this year, Harward said. f "The Legislature, especially in the House, had no idea that it would be interpreted this way," said House Majority Leader Christine R. Fox, The Legislature has several options at this point: Leave the statute the way it is n Lv n .. 1 1 4 f .... ...... - sesstbnto dlnseuss ttax exemptim Leaves alls ' 14 WASHINGTON Hoping to cobble together a new foreign policy team with a GOP touch. President Clinton is focusing on Republican Sen. William Cohen in his search for a secredefense tary, an official says. 1 be senior administration official, speak William Cohan ing on condition on anonymity, said Clinton is expected to leave overseas trip today for a without making a final decisions on his foreign affairs apparatus. But he has narrowed significantly the field of candidates for secretaries of defense and state. Cohen emerged as the most prominent candidate Thursday night, but aides cautioned that Clinton bad not cemented his 12-d- -- J thinking on the matter and probably would not finalize the choice before next month. Still, the senior official said White House lawyers were reviewa ing Cohen's background on the process called "vetting" hypothesis that he was the top prospect Until now, conventional wisdom had CIA director John Deutch the most likely replacement for Defense Secretary departing William Perry. Other candidates for the post include: Sen. Sam Nunn, Deputy Defense Secretary John White; and Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick. Saying the election proved that voters want less partisanship in Washington, Clinton has promised to try to put a Republican in his Cabinet. He made the same promise in 1992, but never did. Cohen, a retiring senator and frequent critic of administration policy, said Sunday he would be national military force now being assembled for a humanitarian mission. The outlines of that force, including the role of American troops, were being debated at the United Nations today. "Hopefully this is the break we've been looking for," said World Food Program spokesman Trevor Rowe in Rome. Fernando del Mundo, a U.N. refugees agency spokesman, said the road leading from Mugunga to (See RWANDA, Page A2) Find it Arts A9 Business Classified Ads Comics B9 C7 C6 D6 C7 .B6 A10 B2 Crossword Legais Lifestyle Movies Obituaries Opinions Sports State Television World .A10 A5 Weather Due to computer problems local forecasts were unavailable at press time. For national forecasts see Page A3. Air Quality The air quality today is good for all areas along the Wasatch Front See Page Al (See DEFENSE, Page A2) .C5 CI JBi |