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Show Page 2 Tuesday, July 3,2007 At a Glance The Signpost WORLD & NATIONAL HEADLINES Welcome to Foiling Rock National Park by osh Shalek Wildfire kills three in Utah NEOLA, Utah - A sudden change in a Utah wildfire left three Utah men dead. The fire started north of Neola on Friday, about 100 miles away from Salt Lake City. By Saturday, nearly 23 acres had been consumed by the blaze. Thefirewas caused by dry conditions and was fueled by wind gusts. As of Saturday, the cause of the fire was unknown. Due to these dry conditions, the Weather Service has issued a ban on all campfires, charcoal grills, smoking and fireworks in certain areas. Animal rights groups attack Romney's treatment of pet dog ONTARIO - Mitt Romney faces criticism in transporting the family dog on the roof of his car from Boston to his summer home in Ontario. The family vacation took place in 1983 and was discussed in an articcle in Wednesday's Boston Globe. Though the dog was in a carrier, animal groups are calling Romney's actions uncalled for. Scientists say that the dog would have felt three pounds of pressure on his head for the entire 12 hour ride. by Aaron Warner Two Dudes WELL, W\)tm NATURE YEARNS TO £ £ < ? # Tightened security across Britain causes minimal delays , PUT THAT P O K N T EXPLAIN WHY I WOKE UP Britian - Security has been tightened throughout Britian, delaying travelers since the three foiled car bomb attacks in London and at Glasgow airport. Despite the added security, travelers experienced less delays than were originally expected. Security has also been increased with more police officers and staff stationed on the ground and on trains. Authorities note, however, that they have been operating on a high threat level since July 7, 2005, and the attacks still happened. THAT'S WHY YOU'KE HERE IK Campus Calendar engineering instructors, 1 p.m., Engineering Technology Building, $1800, pre-registration required, 626-6516. For more information about "Project Lead the Way" visit pitw.org. July 4 • Independence Day-campus closed. July 7 July 9 • WSU's Small Business Development Center will present "Start Smart," a business start-up seminar, 6 p.m., Weber State University Davis Campus 117 (2750 N. University Park Blvd., Layton), free, 626-7232 or bkingl@weber. edu. July 8-20 • WSU's College of Applied Science & Technology in conjunction with WSU Continuing Education will host "Project Lead the Way," a summer training institute for • WSU's Alumni Association will sponsor the weekly meeting of Toastmasters International, noon, Lindquist Alumni Center, visitors welcome, 393-4836 or Shirley. Howard@comcast.net. • WSU's Ott Planetarium presents "El cielo esta noche," 6 p.m., Lind Lecture Hall, $2/$l /free for children under 5, 626-6871 or weber. edu/planetarium. • WSU's Ott Planetarium presents "The Great Space Race," 7 p.m., Lind Lecture Hall, $2/$l/free for Crossword 1 -• 34 Ho and Rickles 35 To the _ degree 38 Plucked instruments 40 Cereal grass 41 Eye part 43 Popular tops 45 Envelop in obscurity 47 Fa-la linkup 48 Map in a map 52 Deft 54 Outlanders 55 Be bold enough 56 Amount of ooze 57 Deep, narrow gorge 60 Civil wrong 61 Cambridge sch. 62 Each 63 Stay in expectation • 64 Printer's measures 65 Approached children under 5, 626-6871 or weber.edu/planetarium. • WSU's Ott Planetarium presents "The Sky Tonight Live," 8 p.m., Lind Lecture Hall, $2/$l/free for children under 5, 626-6871 or weber.edu/planetarium. GET YOUR EVENT IN THE CALENDAR. E-MAIL THE SIGNPOST® WEBER.EDU 4 5 MIAMI, Florida - A 105 year-old cuban man finally had his wish granted. He was able to become a U.S. citizen. Jose Temprana spent 30 years in a Cuban jail for smuggling U.S. weapons into Cuba. When he was released, he applied for a humanitarian visa and at age 93 flew to America. Once in America he applied for citizenship twice, falling short two times. Hong Kong celebrates 10th Anniversary of China handover 7 6 9 8 15 16 "i8~ 19 • 25 ^ B 58 ^ B ^59B 57 13 26 27 a 34 33 • 12 30 38 53 1 11 ••• • 32 46 10 22 2 ^ 43 OSAWATOMIE, Kansas - After days of heavy rain, flood waters in Kansas continued rising, keeping people from returning to their ruined homes. Osawatomie was one of the hardest hits and was faced with a mandatory evacuation. The town evacuated 40 percent of its 4,600 members when river waters began to flood the banks. Though rain has mostly stopped falling, The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings for many parts of Kansas. 105 year-old man becomes U.S* citizen See!Solution page 7 1 2 3 ACROSS 1 Slugger Carew 14 4 A as in 8 Jipijapa hat 17 14 Winddir. 15 Very audible 21 20 16 "LaBoheme" and "Carmen" 23 17 Pekoe, e.g. 18 Entice 28 19 Risks a ticket 20 Flying letters? ^ ^ ^ ^ H 31 22 Set up to drive ^ 1^ 1 ^H 35 36 37 23 Paragons 24 Preach self41 42 righteously 28 Key south of 45 Miami 29 Agt, 52 30 Permitted by law ^ ^ H 5 5 31 Infuriate Plains river bulge causes evacuation of hundreds • • 39 40 48 49 50 51 54 56 _ 60 1 Hong Kong- Local business leaders are trying to outdo each other in the celebration of Hong Kong's 10th anniversary of handover to China. Hong Kong is now 40 percent richer than they were 10 years ago and its economy is growing at its fastest rate since the 1980s. Thanks to China, Hong Kong's stock market has been hitting record highs day after day. Local businessmen believe Hong Kong is a great place to do business and is, in some cases, better than the United States. Five U.S. servicemen killed in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq -Four US soldiers and one marine were killed in separate attacks. The servicemen's names were not released. The deaths brought the number of members of the U.S. military who have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003 to 3,582, according to an Associated Press count. At least 2,939 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. Gandhi's letter to be returned to India Washington - One of the last letters to have ever been written by Gandhi will be returning to India. Written just weeks before his death, the letter pleads for greater tolerance for India's * Muslims. The document was written on January 11, 1948, which was 19 days before he was killed by those against his support of India's Muslim group. The letter will be part of the Albin Schram Collection of Autograph Letters, which goes on auction at Christies on Tuesday with 570 other pieces. 9/11 terrorist practice caused by accidental truck crash SOUTH NYACK, N.Y. - When a tractor-trailer toppled over the Tappan Zee Bridge, bursting into flames and killing the driver, it gave local police the perfect opportunity to practice their terrorism diversion plan. Officials report that the plan was successfully implemented. The plan diverted drivers onto alternate routes to avoid the bridge and "terrrorist attack." The bridge was reopened at 4:27 Monday morning. Six killed in suspected car bombing SANAA (Reuters) - Six Spanish tourists and one Yemeni were killed in Monday due to a car blast. It is believed that the al-Qaeda is to blame for the attack. Security sources said the "terrorist attack" came after the release of a statement by the alQaeda demanding the release of its members that are currently being held in Yemon. The explosion is being investigated. It is believed that the explosion was a car bomb. Dog owner faces charges of registering pet to vote SEATTLE, Washington - A Seattle woman faces misdemeanor charges for registering her dog to Dog-lovers protest chaining vote. Jane Balogh signed her dog up for a local canines election in 2005 to show officials how easy it is for REDMOND, Washington - Seven protesters tied nonresidents to register and vote, even though it is themselves to doghouses, poles and stakes to illegal. She used paw prints in casting her votes and oppose leaving dogs on chains. Their dogs ran marked every ballot as "void." She said she thought free in a park as passersby were handed fliers she would be thanked, not prosecuted. King about the effects of tethering animals. 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