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Show 2 - The Daily Utah Chronicle Wednesday, June 24, 1998 University Campus Forecast n Brief LJ High: 78 Low: 60 World Nation State Campus LJ I High: 59 Low: 50 EkJ I High: 70 Low: 56 A great day with lots of Cooler with a 40 percent Partly cloudy. chance of rain showers sun, but a bit breezy. XM I Li I High: 74 Low: 57 High: 77 Low: 60 Partly cloudy. Partly cloudy, MagCorp Is Utah's Top Polluter c The Enviromental Protection Agency's annual Toxic Release Inventory ranked Utah as the seventh largest producer of corporate pollutants in the country in 1997. Utah's corporations released a total of 81,986,148 pounds of emissions. About 80 percent of the 82 million pounds released by Utah corporations is accounted for by Magnesium Corporation of America, located in Tooele. MagCorp emits six times more pollutants than does its nearest Utah competitor, Kennecott Utah Copper. Most of MagCorp's emissions is a toxic chlorine byproduct from its magnesium production. This does not particularly concern state enviromental 52) a UL Professor of Genetics Wins Rosenblatt Award A lawyer who wants to oust Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr from the investigation of President Clinton does not have the legal authority to pursue his complaint, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. e A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Frank Mandanici, a Connecticut lawyer, may inform the court of alleged misconduct but may not try to remove Starr over the prosecutor's three-judg- Capecchi and his colleagues have received international attention for a technique called " which has revolutionized the study of genetics in developing mammals. The method allows scientists to target modifications into genes, enabling them to change genetic defects into rodent defects that model human diseases. Since humans and mice are nearly identical in their genes, and since many diseases are inherited as the result of a single gene, the technology gives researchers a chance to study all developmental stages of genetic diseases. It also may be used to correct genetic defects by allowing the specific targeting of the correcting gene to the damaged one. This may one day lead to advances in the fight against such diseases as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, heart disease and cancer. "gene-targeti- University of Utah Newsservice INTRAMURAL SPORTS Summer 1998 Entry Deadline Play Begins Activity LI.F.E. 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Francine Giani director of the utah division of Consumer Protection purported conflicts of interest. Mandanici said he will appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. He had argued that Starr had a conflict because Richard Mellon Scaife, a newspaper publisher, donated more than $1 million to Pepperdine University, which offered Starr a job. The prosecutor accepted, then later turned the post down after Democrats made an issue of the Scaife connection. Mandanici said, the connection needs to be done to prevent any further erosion of past gains in cutting toxic pollution." The biggest pollution problem facing the state is not pollution from corporations, said Brent Bradford, deputy director of the State Department of Enviromental Quality. In 1996, cars and light trucks spewed 1.37 billion pounds of pollutants into Utah's air. "With the kind of growth we are seeing, every car added to Utah roads adds a little more to the problem," Bradford said. Dave Hancock makes Starr beholden to Scaife and other critics of Clinton. In order to pursue many legal claims, a person must have what the law calls "standa direct stake or tangible ing" interest in the matter before the court. Lawyers for Starr successfully argued that Mandanici did not have standing because he was not involved in the investigation and did not suffer any harm as a result of Starr's alleged conduct. Associated Press Initial Primary Results Announced Voters across Utah cast ballots Tuesday in dozens of primary races in what GOP leadmostly Republican ers hoped would be the end of a rocky, contentious start to the election year. Rep. Chris Cannon trounced his more conservative Jeremy challenger Friedbaum on Tuesday by 76 to 24 percent. GOP incumbents considered moderates and who faced runoffs in the House were Susan Koehn, Richard Siddoway and Lloyd Frandsen. And in the Senate, Republican incumbent David Steele also faced a challenger, Jeffrey Ostler. Siddoway and Koehn survived their challenges and Frandsen was leading. Meanwhile, stayed out of Salt Lake County GOP races, where incumbent Commissioner Mary INTRAMURAL SPORTS is MOW HIRING Supervisors OPEN OPEN cally. entirely, chemical pollution near residential communities," said EPA regional administrator Bill Yellowtail. "Yet, as the 1996 TRI shows, work still Case Against Starr Is Dismissed , University of Utah genetics researcher Mario R. Capecchi has been awarded the 1998 Rosenblatt Prize, a $40,000 gift presented annually to the faculty or staff member who displays exemplary excellence in his or her work. Capecchi is a distinguished professor of human genetics in the School of Medicine and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He has been a professor at the U. Since 1973. "Dr. Capecchi has given years of selfless service, both to the university and the world community," said U. President Bernic Machcn. "Many scientific disciplines have been influenced by his research. Indeed, Dr. Capecchi's research is one of the most drastic examples of how basic scientists addressing fundamental issues in biology provide insight into human diseases. His work not just as a educator as well but an researcher, the Rosenblatt what epitomizes Prize has come to represent." officials. They say chlorine breaks down quickly and little ever reaches populated areas. Statewide, the amount of chemical toxins released into the air, water and land increased by about seven percent over the previous year. Despite the increase, Department of Enviromental Quality spokesperson Carol Sisco said Utah's pollution has beerTcut dramati- softball, volleyball & soccer for Summer; footbaJL soccer, & volleyball & Officials Officials for Fall ti For more information stop by HPER 7 or call 581-379- Callaghan was challenged by a former supporter, Wendy Smith. Early returns showed the race Vying for the GOP nomination for an open commission seat were deputy county attorney Mark Shurtleff and Steve Harmsen. Again, early returns showed a close race. The GOP also had a primary for Salt Lake County district attorney, where incumbent Neal Gunnarson was trailing state securities regulator Mark Griffin. With 61 percent of the vote in, Griffin had 12,079 votes to 8,602 for Gunnarson, or 58 to 42 percent. Observers from both parties agreed a low turnout favored the more conservative candidates because their supporters take the right to vote more seriously. neck-and-nec- k. Associated Press Chronicle The Daily Utah Chronicle is an independent student newspaper published daily Monday through Friday during autumn, winter and spring quarters (excluding test weeks and holidays) and weekly during the summer quarter. Subscriptions must be prepaid. Forward all subscription correspondence, including the change of address to the Business Manager. 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