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2 TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 2002 tSf hi p,?afc M sa3. M (0M I! ON THE NEED FOR U.S. bombers blasted a large and al Qaeda armored tanks Khost also was used as a training base by al Qacda and was targeted by U.S. cruise missiles following the bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998. A number of al Qacda fighters are believed to have slipped into the area after fleeing Tora Bora, the mountain cave complex n seized by U.S. backed forces last month. Stufflcbccm said the cave complex, a former equipment and command center for al Qacda, is now a site where al Qaeda fighters have been trying to regroup. "This is what you would call a relatively active area," he said. "It previously had been a support haven of al Qaeda." Stufflcbccm said military officials were continuing to investigate the Friday death of Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan. He was the first U.S. military service member killed by enemy fire in the campaign "We are tying to determine what happened, so we can prevent something like this from happening again," the spokesman said. "It most definitely was an ambush." Asked what had happened to a group of Tal- - Monday. "It's an ongoing operation," Pentagon spokesman John Stufflcbccm said of the strikes on the military compound and cave complex in eastern Afghanistan. "We're finding stuff, and we're attacking that stuff." U.S. warplanes have conducted three strikes in recent days at the site, where terrorist leader Osama bin I.adcn's followers have been regrouping, and where U.S. officials spotted a major weapons cache and equipment, including tanks, , -- Stufffebccm said. Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said American aircraft flew a total of n8 sorties and conducted four airstrikes in the Zawar and Khost area Sunday. The strikes were conducted and B- bombers, as well as by carrier-basestrike planes from warships in the Indian Ocean, officials said. Khost is known as the headquarters of a former minister in the Ousted Taliban regime, Jalaluddin Haqqani, who is high on the U.S. 2 list. most-wante- d cache of Taliban and weapons as part of the effort to eradicate the remnants of the terrorist network inside Afghanistan, American military officials said e A U PRESIDENT "SUBSTANTIAL" TUITION INCREASE uo?j1 rnmi IV long-rang- have no choice. The state is offering .no additional funding next year. BERNIE MACHEN. CHRONICLE NEWS CDiTOR JARED WHITLEY JWHiTLEYCHRONlCLLUTAH ECU CH&ONiCLE WiRE EDITOR SHEENA MCFARLAND WASHINGTON I f- f -i d anti-Taliba- UTAI 11 I m mm " JANUARY Wlii-- ' (Mil! The iban fighters reportedly negotiating to surrender last week near Baghran, Stufflebeem said "nothing significant came of that." "Whether Taliban leader Mullah Omar was ever there, we don't 'know," Stufflebeem said. Afghan leaders have said Omar managed to escape during the surrender negotiations. Meanwhile, Clarke said construction crews have begun beefing up the former refugee camp sites at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to deal with detainees taken in the Afghan fighting. "It will be significantly different construction," Clarke said. There were 346 suspected Taliban or al Qaeda members in U.S. custody this weekend, she said. The Pentagon plans tight security for hundreds of al Qaeda and Taliban captives expected at the base and is sending 1,500 military police and other troops to build a prison there. Already, 1,000 U.S. troops have orders for Cuba some by way of southwest Asia, where they will help transport the prisoners to the base, officials said. Five hundred more sojdiers will be ordered to the base in the coming weeks. I I 1 mam $ A Pi " , jp Children Poll Shows Utahns Stent Cell Research Police Shoot Man Face Murder Trial Don't Want Layoffs Helps Parkinson's At Amtrak Station 4 Men, 2 ST. GEORGE SALT LAKE CITY- -A new poll shows that most Utah residents want lawmakers to trim state budgets, but not at the expense of more state employee layoffs. Lawmakers start budget hearings Tuesday in preparation of the 2002 session that begins Jan. 21. They must trim $200 million from the current state budget as a result of the economic downturn and unrealized tax revenues. Six people, including two juveniles, have been charged in the shooting death of a Southgatc Golf Course mechanic. The six, ranging in age from 15 to 26, were charged Monday in 5th District Court. One of those arrested was a former maintenance worker at the golf course, said Assistant City Manager Marc Mortenscn. Juan Antonio Olvcra, 19, and a St. George boy were charged with aggravated murder and aggravated robbery. The four adults were jailed at Purgatory Correctional Facility. The two juveniles, a boy and a girl, were being held at the Washington County Juvenile Detention Center. The Descrct NcwsKSL-Tpoll shows that 45 percent of those surveyed prefer cuts in state budgets, but not to the point of laying off state employees. Ten percent said to trim the budgets but also look at raising some general tax rates to bring in money which could prevent layoffs. V UNIVERSITY WEATHER TUESDAY: 4833 Did You Know... 4030 For anyone who missed The Chronicle's Special Olympic Issue, you can still access it on The Chronicle's Web site at www.dailyutahchronicle.com PARTLY CLOUDY WEDNESDAY: ISOLATED FLURRIES THURSDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY 3725 F B ! B AY; MORNING SMOG SATURDAY: SMOG 3624 3624 Courtesy Todd Foisy, www.met.utah.edujimsteenams f i THE 7 i Tm a xx THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE is an independent student newspaper published daily Monday through Friday during Fall and Spring semesters (excluding test weeks and holidays) and weekly during Summer Term. Chronicle editors and stall are University ol Utah students and are solely responsible lor the newspaper's content. Funding comes from advertising revenues and a dedicated student tee administered by the Publications Council. Subscriptions must be prepaid Forward all subscription correspondence, including change ot address, to the Business Manager. To respond with your gues-tionor visit chronicle utah.edu on the World Wide Web. comments or complaints call (801) Production Manager Online Editor MATT CANHAM mcanhamPchronicle utah.edu JARED WHITLEY jwhitley9chrontcle.utah.edu ERIC "WALLY" WALDEN ewalden9chron.de WYNNE PARRY wparry9chrontcle.ulah.edu LAURA B. 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Some experts said the study, appearing Tuesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy.of Sciences, was significant because it showed embryonic stem cells could be used to treat brain disorders. However, the experts cautioned that the cells could also cause tumors. Dr. Ole Isacson, senior author of the study, said that if further experiments are successful, there could be human trials of the technique in about five years. ly" at them with an assault rifle in a crowded bus and train station after he fled from a traffic stop. Nobody else was hurt in the shootings. There were an estimated 250 passengers aboard an Amtrak train and another 100 were on two Greyhound buses at the time, in addition to an unknown number of people in the terminal, police spokesman Dick Cottam said. "We were lucky he didn't try to get on board and take hostages," Cottam said. The gunman, whose name was withheld by police, was hospitalized in satisfactory and stable condition after surgery for a bullet wound to his leg. The man, 20, has a criminal record, police said. Bullet holes were found in the train and one of the buses after the man fired numerous times with a Chinese assault weapon, Police Chief Roger Bragdonsaid. - s v k u His hands tied by an economy near collapse, Argentina's finance minister deeply devalued its currency as the country braced for an era of uncertainty in which one peso will no longer buy $1. Overriding the worries of foreign investors and citizens alike, Economy Minister Jorge Remes Lcnicov broke the news late Sunday that as the dollar-pes- o rate was known is history. "We are devaluing, we are in collapse, Argentina is bankrupt," Rcmcs Lenicov s?.id bluntly, announcing the erosion of a currency long the most stable in Latin America until a run on the banks last Nov. 30 saw Argentines yank $2 billion in a day. The rioting and looting that followed forced President Fernando de la Rua from office and brought on a scries of interim leaders. Remes Lenicov said an official rate of 1.4 pesos per dollar would be applied to exports and imports. "one-to-on- JANUARY 10 Brandeis University Professor Kanan Makiya will present the first lecture of the ASUU lecture series in a speech titled, "The Middle Eest and September TV at noon in the Marriott Library's Gould Auditorium. The Winter Olympics: An International Lecture Series presents The Cool Games: Winter Olympics t924-2002- " at 7:30 p.m. in the OSH auditorium. JANUARY 12 Last day to drop a class. e" Stegner Center of the College of Law and the Marriott Library's Unrequired Reading Group present John The Campbell reading from "Absence end Uht: MetMa-tSons'lro- m .the".Kfs.T&th Marshes Dtid West" ct 7 4 p.m. in the library's Gould Auditorium. JANUARY 17 Chlcana writer, activist and teacher Elizabeth Martinez is delivering the U keynote address for the 2002 Martin Luther King Jr. Celsiyation at nocrn in room. the Union Ball- . The Winter Olympics: An international Lecture Series presents the speech "Olympic Symbols" st 7:30 p.m. in the OSH auditorium. presents a lecture by Utah Olympic Public Safety Command Commissioner Robert Flowers titled, "Olympic Security," at noon in the Union Panorama Room East. ASUU JANUARY 10 Mat Argentina in State Ebola Breaks Out; Of Financial Stress 24 People Deceased BUENOS AIRES, Argentina CHRONICLE Editor in Chief News Editor Sports Editor Feature Editor Opinion Editor RED Magazine Editor Photo Editor WASHINGTON-Reseafcher- department of languages and literature is hosting a lecture by Lawrence Kritz-ma- n titled, "The Current State of French Studies in the United States," at 12:15 p.m. in LNCO Room 1945. JANUARY 15. rm mm O MEKAMBO, Gabon In a shaded jungle clearing, John Otolany watched grimly as ghostlike men in white protective clothing lowered a small body bag into the ground and sprayed the grave with disinfectant. He then reached for the edge of his and a tear. wiped away Otolany's nephew was the fifth member of his family to die of the Ebola disease. His eldest son died two days later. "I can't cry any more," he said. "If I do, everything will fall apart." This is the fourth time this rare, highly contagious form of hemorrhagic fever has struck Ogooue Ivindo, a remote, northeastern province inhabited by Pygmies and other hunter tribes and researchers and villagers alike are struggling to explain why. Rumors abound, blaming everything from plants and monkeys to politics and vampires. Twenty-fou- r people have died so the far in region. T-sh-irt Aaron Olson is having an opening reception for his art show titled, "The Aggressive Uz'.z" from 4 to 8 p.m. In the Union Art Gallery. The ASUU Presenter's Office is holding an cpen-m!- c poetry session in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 8 p.m. in the Union Panorama Room. JANUARY 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day JANUARY 23 Students, faculty end staff are Invited to organize teams of five individuals to particid pate in a variety of includcompetitions, ing ice sculpting and timed relays as part of U Winter-te- st 2002 Snow Daze from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Union Petto. snow-relate- ACDiTlCKAL EVLNTS CH WWW.PIYUTAHCKRSK';CLE.CCM