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Show . '"~-- It THE WORLD THE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL • SOOffiERN UTAH UNIVERSITY•. flUl)AY, OCTOBER. 3, 1997 I Reno decides to expand Gore probe WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Janet Reno has decided to expand the Justice Department's probe of Vice President Al Gore's fund-raising telephone calls, The Associated Press learned last night. As Republicans chided Gore's acceptance of free legal help from a high-profile lawyer, it was learned that Reno has decided to open a 90-day preliminary investigation into the vice president's phone calls, the next step in a process that could lead to the appointment of a special counsel. Gore has acknowledged making fund-raising calls from his office. Clinton has said he can't recall making such calls but acknowledged that he may have done so. But both Gore and Clinton have both argued that such calls are legal. Ginny Terzano, a spokeswoman for Gore, said Thursday night that neither he nor his attorneys have been informed by the Justice Department of Reno's decision . "We would not' be surprised if this was extended to an additional 90-day review because we simply don't think there has been enough time to fully explore the matter, " Terzano said. Two senior White House officials, including an aide in Gore's inner circle, and one of Gore's att0meys also said they had not been notified of a decision by Reno. A Justice Department task force investigating alleged campaign money illegalities in last year's election had recommended that Reno move to the next stage in determining whether Gore's phone calls warrant a special prosecutor. Reno has followed the task force's recommendations DIGEST MAN HANGS SELF NEAR 'VIRGIN MARY' TREE: A m an hanged himself in Salt Lake City shortly after prayi ng at a tree where som e people believe they perceive a likeness of the Virgili Mary. Nobody noticed the man hanging in the darkness Tuesday night until he was already dead, said police Detective Thorsten A. Beger. The man, whose identity has not been determined, asphyxiated himself by kneeling forward . The man had used broken glass to cut his palm and used the blood to write the Spanish words "Jesus Vive" on his T-shirt, police said. The phrase means "Jesus Lives." ALLEN TO REMAIN IN JAIL UNTIL ATTORNEYS ARE APPOINTED: Paul Vice President Al Gore throughout its investigation. Reno was to seek permission Friday to announce her decision from the three-member special court that actually appoints independent counsels and also convey it to Illinois Rep. Henry Hyde, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Hyde had cited Gore's phone calls and President Clinton's use of White House coffees and overnight stays to reward political donors in seeking the appointment of a special counsel. However, Reno decided that the coffees and overnight stays in the Lincoln bedroom did not warrant a preliminary investigation, it was learned. Reno has until Oct. 15 whether phone calls by Clinton from the White House soliciting funds warrant taking the next step along the path for seeking a special prosecutor. French bus plunges off overpass, 12 dead blew out as it climbed up the ramp of the MARSEILLE, France (AP) - A bus packed overpass, sending the vehicle out of control. with Moroccan farm workers crashed through The wreck at the interchange of the A7 and the security rails of an overpass in southern AS highways between Aix-en-Provence and France and plunged onto a major h ighway Salon-deyesterday killing Provence at least a dozen temporarily people. shut down the The A 7, a major Operational north-south Center for Fires axis. and Rescues said More than a 12 passengers dozen died and 30 am bulances others were and six mobile injured, several m edical units of them ferried the seriously. All .,, injured to the victims were ·• ~ h ospitals in Moroccan . . ~ Marseille, AixRescue squads ~ en-Provence struggled £or and Salon-demore than four ~ Provence. hours to ~ Three extricate i=. helicopters passengers from / also helped in the mangled Rescuers and police officers inspect the site of a bus crash the shuttle. wreckage of the that killed at least 12 passengers and in;ured 20 others near State-run mid-morning Abe-en -Proven ce, France yesterday. television accident at a France-2 said highway t he bus was traveling fro m Casablanca, interchange n orth of this Mediterranean port. Morocco, to Italy, via Spain and France. It was The bus crashed through security rails of the not immediately known how many passengers overpass near Coudoux and plunged 50 feet were on the bus or wh ich company operated onto the A7 highway below. Witnesses said the right front tire of the bus it. g Allen, accused of arranging the murder of h is wife, Jill Allen, will remain in the Davis County Jail until his defense team is assembled. At a hearing in court yesterday, Judge Michael Allphin said Allen cannot afford to pay for his own attorney and asked the county to appoint legal representation for him. A bail hearing will be held once that Paul Allen happens. Ron Yengich is likely to represent him again as he did last October, when it became clear he was a focus of the investigation. MOST U.S. EXECUTIONS IN 40 YEARS: Executions at U.S. prisons have reached a 40-year high this year, with 57 convicted murderers put to death and three m onths to go. Dwight Dwayne Adanandus' execution by injection Wednesday in Texas brought the nationwiqe yearly total to its h ighest level since 1957, when 65 people were subjected to capital punishment. This year>s total could surpass the 1957 number if executions continue at the current pace, aided by streamlined appeal processes in federal courts and some state courts. · PROSECUTOR: MURDER DEFENDANT WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO KILL: An l 8-year-old man in Waterbury, Connecticut, allegedly bludgeoned a boy to death with a sledgehammer to find out what it feels like to kill somebody. Todd Rizzo told police he struck up a conversation with 13-year-old Todd Rizzo Stanley George Edwards as the seventh- - - - - grader rode his bicycle by Rizzo's house Tuesday evening, then lured the youngster into the back yard by aski ng him if he wanted to h unt for snakes, prosecutor John Connelly said Thursday. "Apparentl y he killed him for no other reaso n than to satisfy his curiosity about what it feels like to ki ll someone, " the prosecutor said. Rizzo was charged with murder and could get the death penalty. He was jailed on $3 million bail. SECOND CAR THEORY GAINS FORCE IN PRINCESS DIANA CASE: Crash survivor Trevor ReesJones remembered more information concerning the death of Princess Diana yesterday but still not enough to provide a big break for investigators, who appeared to lean toward the theory that a second car was involved in Princess Diana's fatal accident. The theory that a small car sideswiped Diana's Mercedes, possibly causing it to veer out of control, is "highly favored," an official with the national police told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. CUBAN TRIAL OF AMERICAN MAN TO BE HELD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: Reporters are barred from the trial of an American who faces the death penalty if convicted of crimes against state security, the Cuban government said yesterday, one day before the trial begins. It was not clear why the government decided to close Friday's trial to the media. Virtually all court proceedings in Cuba are open, and early indication s had been that reporters would have access. The case has attracted much attention in the United States, especially in t he Miami area, where Van der Veer once lived and which is home to m ost Cuban exiles. I |