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Show 2 WEDNESDAY. THE SUMMER UTAH CHRONICLE JUNE 6. 2001 t' T i ' v ! . Lava . cittr a CAMPU EVENTS vast valley. Without art and culture, this would still only be a vast valley.'JOHN PRICE J CHRONICLE NEWS EDITOR JARED WHITLEY JWKITlEVCHROHiCLE.UTAH.EDJ CHRONiCLE V!RE EDITOR SKEENA MCFARLANO $MCFARLANPCHRCHICLLUTAH.EDU AT THE UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS' OPENiNG UNITED STATES UTAH JUNE 6 Anasazi Remains Waste Storage Ads Senate Shift Gives Meningitis Scare Decision Disputed Pulled From Radio Democrats Power In Ohio Town Prosecutors want the Utah Supreme Court to overturn a decision that dismissed SALT LAKE CITY a island- desecration charges against ing couple accused of removing bones from an Anasazi grave. General Assistant Attorney Jo;inne Slotnik asked the high court Monday to reverse a ruling last year by 7th District Court Judge Mary Manlcy. The ruling marked the third dismissal of charges filed against Blaruling physician James Redd and his wife, Jeanne, since they were ac cused of removing human bones from an ancient Indian burial mound on stale trust land in 1996. In dismissing the first round of charges in 1907. Judge Lyle Anderg son found the state's law pertained only to "recently buried" human remains. He also found prosecutors must show the bones were intentionally buried in a place of final repose before they were excavated. grave-robbin- CITY The Utah has asked Association Broadcasters e members to its stop airing to seem that advertisements promote a landfill company. The association's 80 member stations have been asked to scrap five promotional spots for the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce. The discounted radio ads were paid for with a contribution by Envirocare of Utah, which operates a radioactive waste disposal site about 80 miles west of Salt Lake City The promotions used stories from patients to tout the benefits of radioactive waste disposal, a commercial service provided in Utah exclusively by Envirocare. Broadcasters also will be asked to run brief spots for Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah, a citizens group that frequently criticizes Envirocare. Envirocare officials said the radio spots never mentioned the company SALT LAKH public-servic- by name. WASHINGTON It should have looked like just another day in the Senate to anyone watching lawmakers debate education legislation Tuesday. But in reality, it was anything but that. Tuesday marked the Republicans' final day of controlling the chamber, which they have done since 1995, thanks to the decision by Sen. James to leave the Republican Jeffords, R-V- t, Party. ALLIANCE, Ohio Residents of this small town are holding their breath to see if an ill teenager becomes the third victim of a meningitis outbreak that has stualready killed two dents. After the death of two Beloit West Branch High School students, fear and confusion have spread in and around this city of 23,000 in northeast Ohio. Jonathan Stauffer, high-scho- blue-coll- 55, Democrats will first formally hold the majority on Wednesday morning. The power shift not only gives them command of the agenda, but also marks the first time in history that the Senate has changed hands in a meaningful way in the midst of a session. Behind the scenes, though, things will be simmering in a Senate that Democrats will soon control by 9 plus Jeffords, who will be an independent, but will side with Democrats in reorganizing the chamber. 50-4- ol ar and Kelly Coblentz, 16, JERUSALEM-Scatte- red reports of gunfire Tuesday in the West Bank and demonstrations in the Gaza Strip testified to the called by fragility of a cease-fir- e Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Islamic militant Though groups have yet to clearly say whether they will cooperate, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said a reduction of Palestinian violence in recent days shows cease-fir- e had a convincing begun. "You can congratulate us on the beginning, but not on the completion," Peres said. Israel demands eight weeks of quiet before peace negotiations can be resumed while the Palestinians want only four weeks, Peres told Army radio. Despite efforts to calm tempers, several Palestinians were injured Tuesday in gun-fir- e exchanges in Hebron and Ramal-la- h in the West Bank, Palestinian witnesses said. In the Gaza Strip, Palestinians marked the 34th anniversary of the 1967 Mideast war with a march of about 2,000 people from national and Islamic factions. Demonstrators chanted "The intefadeh will continue until victory!" and carried posters of Arafat and Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. stuJihad Nasar, a dent in the Islamic University, said Palestinians will not stop the intefadeh, or uprising, but said continuing resistance does not contradict Arafat's decision Saturday to call a cease-fir- blood infection caused by the bacteria Neisseria Menirigitides. Local and state health officials and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were awaiting test results on Tuesday to see if ill teenager Christin Van Camp, 18, has the same strain of the bacteria as the other two. Van Camp attends Marlington High School, about 15 miles away. If Van Camp is infected, thousands of people in and around Alliance may have to be vaccinated. e. a accepting President Arafat sent an invitation to the aggressors to stop their aggression, but we are not going to accept any more killing "By cease-fir- e, by them," Nasar said. Arafat called a meeting of his ; Fatah leadership and Hamas representatives late Monday. A joint statement said they would halt attacks in Israel as of midnight to give Israel a chance to "stop assassination and stop killing and destruction." "We are going to stop our military actions in our lands," read the leaflet released in the names of the military wings of Hamas and Fatah. DmIvUTAH. CHRONICLE is an independent student newspaper published daily Monday through Friday during Fall and Spring semesters (excluding lest weeks and holidays) and weekly during Summer Term. Chronicle editors and stall are University of Utah students and are solely responsible lor the newspaper's content. Funding comes from advertising revenues and a dedicated student lee administered by the Publications Council. Subscriptions must be prepaid. Forward all subscription correspondence, including change ol address, to the Business Manager. To respond with your quesor visit chronicle.utah.edu on the World Wide Web. tions, comments or complaints call (801) THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Editor in Chief MATT CANHAM mcanhamchronicle.utah.edu News Editor JARED WHITLEY jwhitlcytchroniclt.utah.tdu Sports Editor ERIC "WALLY" WALDEN twaldenJchronicleuUhfdu Feature Editor CASSANDRA China Transition Into WTO Bumpy Palestinian Group Joins Cease-Fir- e SHANGHAI, China Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials reported no progress in talks Tuesday on Beijing's effort to join the World Trade Organization. But China said they would meet again this week. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zocllick and Chinese Trade Minister Shi Guangsheng met for an hour during a conference of trade officials of the Economic Cooperation forum. "The two sides exchanged viewpoints on the issues of APEC meettrade issues and ings, China's on negotiations entry into the said. Shi WTO," The U.S. has endorsed China for WTO membership, but the two countries disagree on agricultural subsidies and other issues. The militant group claimed Hamas, which responsibility for a bloody weekend suicide bombing, said it has joined a cease-fir- e called by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The statement came as world leaders worked to keep the lid on Mideast violence. Despite the efforts to calm tempers, several Palestinians were injured in exchanges of fire in Hebron and Ramallah in the West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian witnesses said. Arafat called a meeting of his Fatah leadership and Hamas representatives late Monday. In a statement, militants of both groups said they would halt attacks as of midnight (5 p.m. EDT Monday) to give Israel a chance to "stop assassination and stop killing and destruction." Asia-Pacif- ic U.S.-Chine- se ur answers about the nation's Himalayan tragedy. Nepalese harshly criticized Gyanendra, who took the throne Monday after Crown Prince Dipendra allegedly killed his parents, himself and seven other royal family mem- demanding bers Friday. Photo Editor JEREMY HARMON jharmonchronicle.utah edu Production Manager DAVE HOWELL dhowll.hronicle.utahedu Online Editor MARK 0CDEN mogdtnchionicle utah.edu Accountant KAY AKDERSEN kaichromcl utah.edu Advertising Manager 0EIDRE HUGHES dhughes9chronKlt.utah.tdu MANILA, Philippines Three weeks after the election, allies of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo scored a slim election victory that d appeared to hand her administration control of the Senate. But new opposition party senators-elect include two men Arroyo accuses of trying to overthrow her as well as the wife of the man she replaced as leader of the Philip- pines, Estrada. ousted President O 6760 filDiT SUNNY UTULW: SUHhY' mm: SUNNY 9261 9161 9060 Curtesy " 581-79t- 3. JUNE 7 The School of Medicine is hosting an Internal Medicine Grand Rounds entitled "Enterohemorrhaglc E. Coli (EHEC); A Public Health Problem That Is Not Going Away" at 7:45 a,m. in Classroom A. Red Butte Garden Is hosting a Thursday Get Together session entitled "Container Gardening" at noon at the Visitor Center. . JUNE 8 The School of Medicine is hosting a Dermatology Grand Rounds at 7:30 a.m. In Classroom D. JUNE 9 Red Butte Garden is hosting a session of its Natural Sci- - , ence Program entitled "Blrd-in- g In Red Butte Canyon" at 6 a.m. at the Visitor Center. To register, call 581-723- JUNE 0. 11 Hike with a naturalist every Monday in the area above Red Butte Garden between 6 p.m. and 8 p,m. at the Visitor Center. Bring sturdy shoes, binoculars and comfortable, weatherproof clothing. T3ke a formal tour through Red Butte Garden every Monday between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Meet at the Visitor Center and bring comfort- able shoes. The Philippine Commission on Elections said Arroyo's allies won eight of 13 contested Senate seats, with four going to staunch Estrada allies and one to an independent with ties to Estrada. Discover the world of plants and animals at the Red Butte Garden by joining staff members and volunteers in Exploration Stations every Monday between 6 and 8 p.m. at the Visitor Center. JUNE 13 7856 SUNNY There will be a Medical Laboratory Selene Open House with information,, drawings and treats from 10 a.m. to noon at the Skaggs Biology Building located west of the Bookstore. For more Information, call Joseph :WEATHERi;; WEDNESDAY: 6. crisis-plague- UNIVERSITY HARTLEY clrtlYchronicl.u!ah.tlu Opinion Editor SCOTT LEWIS sltwischroniclt.ulah.edu RED Magazine Editor KATHRYN C0WLES kcowlesfchronicle.utiih.edu JERUSALEM Royalty Massacre Arroyo Wins Slim Enrages Citizens Victory in Senate Nepal-Pol- ice KATMANDU, moved to avert more riots Tuesday against new King Gyanendra, curfew. They imposing a warned Nepalese, who are infuriated by a lack of explanation of a royal massacre, that anybody going out could be shot. About two dozen people were arrested as they marched toward the royal palace carrying flags and The Madsen Preventive Cardiology Program will be hosting a session entitled "Exercise and Your Heart" at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 546 S. Chipeta Way, Garden Level 200. To enrol! or for more information; call 585-771- died more than a week ago, after contracting a VVOR L!K Not Palestinian Cease-Fir- e Stopping West Bank Violence The School of Medicine is hosting a Neurology Grand Rounds at 9 a.m. In the 3rd floor auditorium of the Primary Children's Medical Center. Road crews are resurfacing 100 South, Wasatch Drive and South Campus Drive. Construction is expected to last until the end of the month. One lane on each side of the road will be closed, leaving one lane open for traffic on each side. The Madsen Preventive Cardiology Program wilJ host a session "Training with Weight and Stretching" at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 546 S Chipeta Way, Garde Level, No. 200. To enroll or for mere Information, C3i! ADLHUO.m LYES4TS GM |