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Show THE. WORLD WO LD DI GEST SURVIVORS SAY TESTIFYING HELPED EASE THE PAIN: Although their physical pain remains, urvivor of the Long I land Rail Road train massacre say thei r mind wer eased by meeting their alleged attacker in ourt. Colin Fergu on, charged with killing six people and wounding 19, is acting a bis own lawyer and cros exam ined pro ccution witne e . The prosecution r tcd Thur day after 17 of the victims au wercd Ferguson's qu lion , unflinchingly returning his gaze. WHITE HOUSE DEFEND FOSTER'S TERILIZING RETARDED WOMEN IN 1960S AND '70S: The White Hou e played down the ·igmficanc Saturday of revelations that Pr sident Clinton' nominee for urgeon general had perform d bysterectomie to sterilize some severely retarded women in the 1960s and 1970s. White Hou e pres secretary Mike McCurry said the information was available to admini tration official before Clinton' election of Or. Henry Po ter. He aid Fo ter, in cho larl y writing , had "clo 1uently" explained hi con duct in the contcxL of medical Lhinking for that time. MlSS USA 1995 WILL USE BACKGROUND TO FIGHT RACISM: Th new Mi USA, crowned before a home tate crowd, promised to teach children about the wrongne of racism and the importance of self-esteem . Mis Texas Chelsi Smith, a 21-year-old phomore majoring in educat ion at San Jacinto Junior Colleg , was - '---"---'-...__ __, crowned Friday nigh t after winning the w im uit and interview round of the competition . Smith said she plans to draw on h er biracial background to teach children ab ut the ham1s of racism and the importance of selfesteem . She objec ts to being con idered olely AfricanAmerica n and says she is proud of both the white and black sides of h er family . TWO VERNAL, UTAH, MEN ARRESTED IN WOMAN'S SLAYING: Two m en were arrested after a woman' body wa found inside h er residence, the Uintah County Attorney' Office reported . Luke Black, 33, and Scott Reed, 30, were booked into jail for investigation of homicide. Auth oritie said the victim, Connie M. Rich ens, 30, appeared to have been stabbed in the throat several times Friday night. UTAH BOARD END ORSES SCHOOL BREAKFAST BILL: The State School Board is backing a propo al req uiring every Utah school to take part in a school-breakfast program or explain why not. "Right now in this state, we have kids who go to school hungry," said board member Grant Hurst. "Some of th em do not know what they are going to eat when they get home." U.S. VETERANS PLAN EFFORT TO HELP VIETNAMESE AGENT ORANGE VICTIMS: A group of U.S. veterans offered Satunlay to help Vietnamese hospitals obtain used American medical equipment so they can treat and study victims of Agent Orange sprayed during the Vietnam War. A study could clear up controversy over the effects on people of the defoliant, which many U.S. veterans have blamed for health problems. PRIME MINISTER SAYS TIME FOR PEACE TALKS RUNNING OUT: Bosnia's prime minister says his government's troops will return to war rather than extend the current cease-fire unless Serbs begin serious negotiations for peace. Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic said Saturday that Serbs are u ing the four -month cease-fire to consolidate the gains they have made during 34 months of war. He said the government will not keep the cease-fire past its May 1 expiration date. I Mexican soldier patrol in Guadalupe Tepeyac, the former Zapati ta rebel stronghold, in the sou theastern stnte of Clliapas yesterday. Government oldier pursued guerrilla leaders imo the ;ullgles of southern Mexico, sending dozens of peasants fleeing. No new violence was reported. Mexican troops push into rebel land SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (AP) - Gov mment soldiers pur ued guerrilla leaders into the jungles of southern Mexico yesterday, sending dozens of peasants fleeing. No new violence was reported. A handwritten statement purportedly from the rebel directorate accused the governm ent of "forming a circle of death around us" and called on Mexicans to "stop this genocidal war." The government says it is trying to avoid confrontations, and Guatemala promised to assist the Mexican army by preventing rebels from crossing the border. "In no way is this being treated like a war," the Mexican Interior Ministry said in a statement. The government has portrayed its troop movemen ts as a police effort to enforce an arrest warrant, but military roadblocks prevented the Closure of Kaibab Mill spells trouble for area FRED ONIA, Ariz. (AP) - When the Kaibab sawmill closed here Feb. 1, it la id off 200 workers and ended, abruptly, the economic security of the rural towns that depended on its regular payroll. T he mill closed its doors after more than a half-cen tury; the plant is set to be auctioned off in April. Company leaders blame the closure on encroaching environmental restrictions. Fredonia - a company town - was hit hardest. Other former mill workers li ve across the border in Kanab, Orderville and Glendale, Utah. Kaibab Forest Products annow1ced in December it would close the mill, the last of its Arizona mill operations. The company's sawmill in Panguitch, U tah, remains in operation. The laid off workers had an average 15 years of service with the company. Traditionally, when winter arrived and the timberland became inaccessible, they worked for family ranches, other businesses or at home. entrance of medical supplies and food to impoveri hed Indian v-llages. Human rights groups expressed concern that the army was planning a major offensive against the rebel Zapatista National Liberation Army. "We think that the army is preparing an offensiv , that the soldiers are circling the Zapatistas with the intent of eliminating them," said Roger Maldenado of the human right group Conpaz. A Mexican journalist in San Cristobal delivered on Sunday a communique and a letter addressed to President Ernesto Zedillo, both purporting to come from the rebel directorate. It would be the first comment from the rebels since the army push began, but the authenticity of the documents could not be immediately verified. Gramm defends donation to anti-abortion group WASHINGTON [AP) - Sen. Phil Gramm defended a National Republican Senatorial Committee donat ion of $ 175,000 to an anti-abortion group in the closing days of last fall's political campaign, saying yesterday it was "perfectly legal." Gramm, who chaired the NRSC, said that he knew the money given to the National Right to Life Committee would help promote the views generally held by Republicans running for Senate seats. "It is perfectly legal to promote free speech," the Texas Republican said on ABC's "This Sen. Phil Gramm Week with David Brinkley." The Washington Post reported yesterday that the Senate com ·ttee made th e donation in the week before the Nov. 8 election, at a time when it knew it was about to reach the maximum it wa allowed to pend on behalf of Republican candidates. |