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Show 2 THE SUMMER UTAH CHRONICLE JUNE 20, 2001 WEDNESDAY, f lilt's .... :i State to Settle With Religious Leader Tobacco Lawyers Faces Drug Claim Utah Legconsider Wednesday approving a settlement with the attorneys who helped the state win $1 billion from tobacco companies. The payment will be less than $io million, said Utah attorney general's spokesman Paul Murphy, refusing to disclose an exact amount. It will be considerably less than the $250 million the state's original contract would have given the Salt Lake City law firm. Lawmakers will consider the settlement when they meet in a special session beginning Wednesday. Gov. Mike Leavitt called the session to y reorganize the state's eight centers. Legislators also will deal with many technical issues left over from this year's general session. Leavitt decided to add the tobacco settlement to the session's agenda. The governor, House and Senate must agree to the terms of the he applied-technolog- ON PREVENTING PHYSICIAN ERRORS UNITED STATES UTAH CITY-T- CAMPUS EVENTS near miss, tell somebody so that next time it's not a hit. a , f f' " MOREEN MULLIGAN, HOSPITAL OFFICIAL; CHRONICLE: NWS EDITOR JARCD WHITLEY JWKlTLEYSCKRONiCLE.UTAH.EDU CHRONICLE WiRE EDlTCS SHtENA WCFARLAND SMCFAfcLAKDI'CHRONlCLE.iJTAH.EDU SALT I.AKfc islature will m federal judge on Monday refused to intervene in the case against a church that uses the hallucinogen pcyote in its ceremonies. Authorities in Utah County brought criminal charges against James "Flaming Fagie" Mooney, leader of the Oklevueha F.arth Walks Native American Church, for allegedly distributing pcyote, the fiower button of a cactus that has hallucinogenic properties. Attorneys for Mooney say he has a right to distribute the drug as part of religious ceremonies. State and federal law specifically exempts members of the Native American Church from the pcyote prohibition. Mooney says his church is part of this group, but prosecutors claim that because many members of his church arc not Native Americans, they arc breaking the law. Mooney says he is a Native American, while county prosecutor David Wayment says Mooney is not a member of a federally recognized tribe. SALT LAKE CITY- -A Escaped Convict Threatens Clinics Blacks Celebrate PITTSBURGH Abortion clinics were warned Tuesday to be on alert after someone purporting to be a federal fugitive posted an Internet message vowing to kill employees of abortion providers. The U.S. Marshal's Office said details included in the message postWeb site suged on an it was written by Clayton Lee gest a fugitive who escaped Waagncr, an Illinois from jail four months ago. said that God asked him has Waagner who kill doctors to perform abortions. The writer of the message, posted Monday afternoon on the Rev. Donald Spitz's "Army of God" Web site, identified himself as Waagner and threatened to kill employees at abortion clinics across the country. He has continued to compile the locations of clinics and has even followed clinic employees to their homes to continue his "war on those who profit from the merciless murder of His children." DALLAS teenth is anti-aborti- JUNE 20 Young People's Theatre 136th Juneteenth For many blacks, Junethe real Independence Day. People across the country Tuesday commemorated June 19, 1865 the day slaves in Texas learned of their freedom more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The news came from Union troops who landed in Galveston. "It's a celebration of freedom that we finally got," said Austin resident Fennis Scott. "You have to let the kids know where they came from. If you don't know where you came from, you don't know how far you have to go." While the day has long been marked with informal family celebrations, many cities and community groups now sponsor their own Juneteenth events. So far, Texas is the only state that recognizes Juneteenth as an official holiday, but it is increasingly being celebrated in other parts of the country. militant KUWAIT-Islar- aic Osama bin Laden's Afghanistan-base- d group boasts in a recruitment videotape that its followers bombed the USS Cole in Yemen's Aden harbor last year. The video, circulating among Muslim militants and viewed here Tuesday, would represent the clearest link yet between Osama Bin Laden and the Oct. 12 attack that killed 17 United States citizens sailors and wounded 39. But Bin Laden himself does not specifically make that claim on the video tape and has not accepted responsibility in the past. Yemeni officials have said they have no evidence personally linking bin Laden, an exiled Saudi millionaire, to the bombing of the U.S. Navy destroyer. song that runs with footage of bin Laden's masked men training in desert camp in Afghanistan. The Associated Press viewed the tape at the offices of a Kuwaiti daily newspaper that published a story about the video Tuesday. The newspaper would not say how or where it acquired the video. Al-R- ai Al-Ami- n, The video begins with a line saying it is presented by Productions." There is no indication of where which means "the clouds" in "Al-Sah- ab Al-Sah- ab Arabic -- is located. ' But The video does not say that it was made or financed on bin Laden's orders. But it contains lengthy footage of bin Laden that could not have been shot without the reclusive leader's alongside the Cole. "We thank God for granting us victory the day we destroyed Cole in the sea," says a rallying knowledge. Bin Laden, says Muslims have to leave countries that are ruled by "allies of Jews and Christians." At the end of the tape, he calls for "blood, blood and destruction, destruction." the LIS. government considers him a prime suspect and has sought evidence to tie him to the suicide bombers who detonated explosives-packe- d an boat DmlifUTAB. CHRONICLE is an independent student newspaper published daily Monday throuqh Friday durinq Fall and Spnnq semesters (excluding test 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 Irom adveitising 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 Aide Web. tions, comments or complaints call (801) THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Editor in Chief BORDER-- Lt. RED Production Manager DAVE HOWELL dhowell9chronicle.uUh.tdu Online Editor MARK 0CDEN mogden9chromcleuUh.edu Accountant KAY ANDERSEN kaytchrcmcle.uUhedu Advertising Manager DEIDRE HUGHES dhughes9chrontcle utah edu Col. T.J. laser-guide- no-fl- se mission. The most recent shooting incident occurred Tuesday, when Iraqi gunners artillery opened up with on an squadron patrol. anti-aircra- ft F-- itor Center. JUNE 22 The School of Medicine wil host a Darjnaioiogy Grand Rounds in Classroom 0 at 7:30 a,m. . . JUNE 23 TreeUtah wilt hold a Worldwatch Institute, a private organization that monitors global trends. Languages need at least 100,000 speakers to survive the ages, says the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. War and genocide, fatal natural disasters, the adoption of more dominant languages such as Chinese and Russian, and government bans on language also contribute to their demise. War-nic- Information. Puerto Rico Some sneak onto the bombing range by boat. Others don camouflage and use the cover of night to cut through VIEQUES, fences. The idea is to halt bombing practice on Vieques island, and being arrested is part of the deal, even for the nephew of President Kennedy and the wife of the Rev. Jesse Jackson. "We are not violent criminals even though we have endured the act of shackles and have been treated as common criminals," an indignant Jacqueline Jackson told a federal judge Tuesday. Activists claim their peaceful guerrilla tactics contributed to President Bush's surprise announcement last week that the Navy must withdraw in two years. Brazil. It should produce cheap, clean, renewable power. But because of a lack of investment and planning, it is running at a sixth of its capacity. Private investors are staying away. UNSVEB5ITY WEATHER 8362 WEDNESDAY: O SUNNY THUISBAY: 5UNKY FIIDAY: SUNNY utbssat: SUNDAY: - , ; 8765 9066 "siihnTf :."T Tiri.; 93'?7 PARTLY CLOUDY Courtesy Todd Fdsy, www.mtut3h.6duimsteenarns 9066 Did You Know... . Red Sutte Garden will hold a Natural Science Program on "Fire Ecology of the Foothills" In the Visitor Center at 9 a.m. Exploration Stations will be set up in Red Butte Garden from $ p.m. to 8 p.nv The Women's Resource Center will sponsor a presenta tiers titled "Women snd . part of the Tiete hydropower complex, is an apt description of the power crisis currently plaguing using public money. Exploration Stations will be set up in Red Butts Carder, from to a.m. to noon and from Z p.m. to 4 p.m. Assertive Communication" at noon In Room 293. SAO PAULO, Brazil It might look about as high-tec- h as Dr. Frankenstein's lab, but the jungle of pylons and power lines on the banks of Sao Paulo's Pinheiros river could produce enough power to end crippling energy rationing in this city. If only it worked. The Traicao elevation station, The government is considering The International Women's Association" will present a campaign titled "Together Against Torture" in the union food court. public-awarene- ss JUNE 27 Red Butte Garden will host an Arbor Say Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. bonsai tret show will open at Red Butte and run through A Sunday. Each day, will be held sports, people and service? Show your Olympic spirit by getting involved in the 2002 Olympics. For more information, Call Gwen Springmeyer at 585-718- mini-worksho- ps at t p.m. University cf Utah Facilities Management wii! host an open community meeting to discuss projects and planning issues at 5 p.m. in 238 University Services Buiiding. The Book Arts Program Lecture and Exhibition "Leave of CcSd: An Do you like . 598-214- Brazil in Midst of Are Disappearing Energy Shortfall WASHINGTON Among the world's 6,800 tongues, 50 to 90 percent could become extinct by the end of the century, linguists predict. One reason is because half of all languages are spoken by fewer than 2,500 people each, according to the tree planting at the Terraces Picnic Area in Mill Creek Canyon k a 10 ajn. Contact Scott 3 at for more World Languages News Editor JARED WHITLEY jwhitleychronicl.uth.tdu Opinion Editor SCOTT LEWIS slewischronic!e utah edu Magazine Editor KATHRYN COWLES kcowles9chrontcle.utah.edu Photo Editor JEREMY HARMON jhar monchronicte.utah edu TURKISH-IRAQ- I O'Shaughnessy steers his jet fighter toward Iraq, where he patrols the d bombs under skies with his wings. In his vest, he carries a pistol and a letter urging his safe return if he is shot down. zone over northern Iraq The y is becoming more dangerous for its enforcers, with Iraqis firing more often from becfed-u- p facilities at U.S. and British aircraft. The United States is responding by avoiding risky areas and making sure pilots are ready for a possible rescue MATT CANHAM mcanhaeiPchionicleutahedu Sports Editor ERIC "WALLY" WALOEN ewalden9chrontcle.utah.edu Feature Editor CASSANDRA HARTLEY chartleyJchromcleutah.edu THE. Pathologic Conference" in Classroom A at 7:45 a.m. "Great Herbs for Every' Garden" at noon in the Vis- No-Fir- OF The School of Medicine will hold an Internal Medicine Grand Rounds titled "Clinical Red Butts Garden wit! hold a Thursday Get Together called Hostility Increases Activists Hinder Zone Island Bombings In e NORTH JUNE 21 Secorid'M sier? summer classes bec;,!n. WORLD Video Tape Links bin Laden To Bombing of the USS Cole pre- sents "Tna Wrestling Season," which will run through Sunday at the Babcock Theatre. Introductory History to Western European UluTOlnsted Manuscripts" wiii appear at the main branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library at 7 p.m. ADDITIONAL EVENTS OH WWW.UTAHCHR0NICLE.COM rm 'wuRjiafevwnawa |