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Show 2 TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE fmm m-- mmmm p"1 j CHRONICLE NEWS EDITOR JAREO WHITLEY JWHlTLEV9CHR0NICLE.UTAH.DU CHPONICLE WiRE EDITOR MIKEL CAJKOWSKI MGAJKOWSKICHRONICLE.UTAH.EDU It doesn't have the time or resources... to deal with a problem that affects as few people as hate crimes, 'J Ur JOHN MORLEY, OPINION COLUMNIST , ON THE STATE LEGISLATURE S AMP :vEt PRIORITIES 5 MARCH The Women's Resource Cenwill host a special forum titled, "Women's Bodies: Creating Our Own Images" at noon in Union Room 293. ter As m.my as nine Americans WASHINGTON killed .m unknown number wounded ;md uric when their helicopter w.is shot down over eastern assembled so far in the campaign combining troops from America, Afghanistan and at least six other nations engaged an estimated several hundred al Qaeda and Taliban in intense fire fights backed by airstrikes. The al Qaeda and Taliban fighters near Gardez d are equipped with small arms, shoulder-fired surfacand some grenades, probably e-to-air SA-7 missiles like the Russian and American Stinger, said another defense official, also on condition of anonymity. Some of the fighters have experience using missiles to shoot down helicopters from the mujahideen days of fighting the Soviet occupation force in the 1980s, the official said. Many used Stinger missiles, some of which Afghanistan in intense fighting that caused the n wursl U S. casualtu s of the war, I'en-t.igo- officials said Monday. It was not clear how many of the soldiers died in the crash and how many were killed by small-aim- s ue during fighting that broke out after the trash, said Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke. She said she didn't know the number of wounded, nor whether a operation had been completed. The helicopter, normally used to ferry special forces troops and supplies, was downed on its way to the largest battle of the war so far an assault on suspected al Qaeda and Taliban lighters that the Pentagon says were regrouping south of ( Jardcz. It was the Inst American aircraft taken down by camenemy lire in the war since the K tuher. m paign opened d And it was the highest number of deaths by Americans in any single combat operation since the war started Oct. 7. The incident came as the largest coalition force rocket-propelle- I search-and-rescu- e five-mont- U.S.-suppli- remain in Afghanistan. h Clarke called the fighting and the loss of the helicopter "the largest military operation we have been engaged in thus far and in combat, the most loss of life." About three dozen U.S. soldiers have been injured since the operation began Friday, she said. More than 1,000 U.S. troops arc involved in the operation against opposing forces believed to be anti-terro- r ( suf-Icrc- mostly al Qaeda, she said. "There's been some very fierce resistance on UTAH the part of al Qaeda," Clarke said. "These are the ones who have clearly chosen to fight it out." Before the downing of the helicopter, the casualty toll of the operation started Friday had stood at one American and three Afghani killed and an undisclosed number injured. Previously, the most deadly incident for Americans in the war came Jan. 9 when six Marines were killed in the crash of a tanker plane into a mountain in Pakistan. Troops from Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany and Norway assisted allied Afghan fighters and U.S. Special Forces. Pro-U.Afghan troops approached the hideouts from three directions to isolate the fighters and prevent them from escaping. Safi Ullah, a member of the Gardez town council, or shura, said the first stage of the offensive was designed to cut the road from Shah-e-Kto trap a. Qaeda and Taliban forces in the mountains. He said the plan also involved setting up checkpoints to prevent them from getting out. Pakistan has closed its border with eastern Afghanistan and deployed extra army units and members of the Khasadar tribal militia to catch any who try to cross the frontier and filter into its Northwest Frontier Province. S. ot TV NIXED lb S :A1:C Onion Becomes New State Veggie Legislators Target Cubans Buy $32M CA Clergy Purged Spam, Junk Mail In American Food Of Sex Offenders SALT LAKH CITY Utah lawmakers have decided the state should have two official vegetables. Utah representatives on Monday designated the Spanish sweet onion the state's modern vegetable of Utah and the sugar beet the "historic state vegetable." The vote was SALT LAKE CITY-Ju- nk email will be easier to spot, and easier to get rid of, under a bill approved by the Utah Legislature Monday. The law targets mass cmailings, also called spam. The House concurred Monday on minor changes made to the bill in the Senate. It now goes to the governor for his signature. 56-1- 5. The vegetable proposal will now be sent back to the Senate, to see if the senators will sign off on the on ion beet compromise. The original bill designated just the onion Hut that didn't sit well with sugar beet backers. Rep. Ron Higelow voted against the bill, stating that lawmakers designate too many state objects. -- The bill would require "spammers" to identify their advertising pitches with an "ADV" tag in the subject line of a message. A consumer could order a stop to further messages, triggering fines for violations. The penalties are $10 an $25,000 per day of the violation or actual damages. WEATHER MOSTLY CLOUDY THURSDAY: PAKTLY CLOUDY FRIDAY: SNOW SATURDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY ..J Did You Know... Q MOSTLY SUNNY WEDNESDAY: ... nr- -ir 5036 TUESDAY: am f'Mqwwugwmm.uuwi nun.ww.iu UNIVERSITY The U's 2002 Fall Class Schedule is now available online at 5138 m HAVANA The Cuban government has signed a new round of contracts to buy $32 million of food from American agricultural firms, a trade group said Monday a move sure to whet the appetites of U.S. food companies eager to increase their sales to the island. Cuba last year agreed to buy $35 million in American food to replenish its reserves after Hurricane Michelle battered the island in early November. The communist government initially said it would not buy more U.S. food, then hinted it might especially if it saw positive signs from Washington. Cuban authorities said that they could purchase another $35 million worth of American food under the right circumstances. The United States has maintained an embargo of Cuba for the last four decades, but a U.S. law went into effect in 2000 making it possible for American producers to sell food directly to the island. Registration appointments are also currently open. 3517 Courtesy Cory Page and Andy Church, www.met.utah.eiJujimsteenams Afghanistan A powerful earthquake sent a .cliff tumbling onto a village in northern Afghanistan, crushing houses and killing at least 100 people, officials THE Utah Chronicle ill SIiiiK nl Vtmr said Monday. 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THE DAILY UTAH Editor in Chief MATT CANHAM mranhamchronicle utah edu News Editor JARED WHITLEY iwhillevfchronicle utah edu Sports Editor ERIC "WALLY" WALDEN ewaldenQfcchron.de utah Feature Editor WYNNE PARRY wparrychronicle utah edu Opinion Editor Magazine Editor Photo Editor Production Manager Online Editor Business Manager Accountant RED LAURA B. WEISS lveissichromcle utah edu KATHRYN COWLES kathrymired mag com JEREMY HARMON harmonhronicle utah edu DAVE HOWELL dhowellchron.de utah edu MARK OGDEN mogdenchromcle utah edu ADAM WARD aardi chronicle ANDERSEN COOMBS JASON Advertising Manager KAY utah edu (raychromcle utah edu Koombs&hrorwle utah edu edu Boston Archdiocese. quake struck Sunday afternoon, rattling buildings across six countries of Central and South Asia. Dozens were injured in Afghanistan and Pakistan but early reports had put the death toll at only one in Kabul. Another seven were reported dead in the Takhar province city of Rustaq, farther to the north, said Sharif Ullah Khan, a spokesman in Kabul for the Uzbek miiitia commander in the distant province. The quake was also felt in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Kazakstan and Kyrgyzs-tan. The LLS. Geological Survey called the quake the strongest in the region since another 7.2 quake on Dec. 30, 1983 that killed 26 people. The Stegner Center Green Bag Lecture Series is hosting the lecture "Future of the Wasatch Front Sustainable . Growth or Suburban Sprawl" focusing on economics and the market at noon in Room 107 of the law school. MARCH 7 The Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games is tonight in Stadium. Camwill at close noon to avoid pus excessive traffic problems. Rice-Eccl- es The Hinckley Institute of Politics will present a "Legislative Wrap Up" with state House and Senate leaders Mike Dmitrich, Steven Poul-toRalph Becker and others in OSH Room 255 at 10:35 a.m. n, 8 MARCH The Graduate School of Architecture Lecture Series will host "Cut and FIN: Digital Fabrication and the Hunt for Lines of Site" by Beth Blostein in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts Auditorium at 5:30 p.m. -- The Hinckley Institute of Politics will feature an address titled "U.5. Hegemony snd Agriculture! Biotechnology" with speaker Christopher in OSH Room Chase-Dun- n 255 at 2 p.m. - MARCH 10 The Utah Museum of Fine Arts will feature a gallery talk on the "Athletes c' Antiquity" exhibit from the Getty Museum with history professor Lindsey Adams. MARCH 11 The Organization of Spanish Speakers will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 319 of the Union. MARCH 12 Earthquake Kills Civilians Killed in Over 100 Afghans Israeli Retaliation ZOW, - ses around the country under pressure to clean house. None of the priests in the Los Angeles Archdiocese are believed to be involved in recent cases of sexual abuse involving minors, according to a report Monday in the Los Angeles Times. The cases occurred as far back as 10 years ago and all the priests had undergone psychological counseling, an unidentified church source told the newspaper. Priests 62 or older were asked to retire, while younger priests were declared "inactive." They were offered a "generous" severance package, a source told the Times. Dioceses nationwide have been under pressure to rid themselves of any priests with a history of sexual misconduct following a sexual abuse scandal that erupted last month in the WORLD http:www.utah.edu. 4939 3423 LOS ANGELES Up to a dozen Roman Catholic priests in Southern California have been ordered to retire in a sex abuse scandal that has dioce- 6 MARCH RAMALLAH, West Bank Israel for Palestinian shootings and bombings, killing 16 Palestinians including the wife and three children of an Islamic militant leader and a doctor whose ambulance was hit during rescue efforts. Israel's security Cabinet decided late Sunday to intensify military strikes after 22 Israelis were killed in four weekend attacks by Palestinian militants. Israeli troops raided two Palestinian refugee camps Monday, and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said his country was at war. Israel's military said the tank shells' were aimed at a car carrying armed Palestinians and hit the civilians by mistake. In a statement, Defense Minister Binyamin expressed "regret at the loss of life of Palestinian civilians" as a result of the Israeli shelling. In an Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp, six Palestinians were also killed and 20 wounded, hospital officials said. retaliated Monday Ben-Eliez- cr The Winter Olympics: An International Lecture Series presents international scholar Gudrun to speak on "The Winter Past, Present, and Future" in the Marriott Library's Gould Auditorium at 5 p.m. Doll-Tepp- er Para-lympfc- s- Frontiers of Science Lecture titled, "Protein interactions In Health and Disease: Amyloids and Prions" will be hosted in ASB Room 220 at 7:30 p.m. A MARCH 14 hosting an installment of its 911: Responding to Global Affairs Lecture Series: "American Exceptlon-elisHierarchy and Hegemony In the Persian Gulf" at noon in the Marriott Library's ASUU Is m, Gould Auditorium. ADDITIONAL EVENTS ON WWW.DAILYUTAHCHR0NICLE.COM |
