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Show J L - nDirnnr ir : - r . n ii . m ' irp- -, irvit 1 1 ; THE NEWSPAPER OF CENTRAL UTAH 50 CENTS GOOD MORNING! Busiirges cODsmniDssedl The Daily Herald LS PROVO High 84 Charges have dismissed in the alleged beating of former BYU basketball player Danny Bower last July. Charges were dropped Thursday against Michael - P. Saenz, 1 9, of Provo, and-Pabeen ordered dismissed late Thursday afternoon by 4th District Judge Anthony Schofield after city attorneys said new evidence had come to light. ul 19, of B. Michael, conl Holliday, at a ference for Saenz, who had been scheduled to go to trial Sports pre-tria- 'Bye BYU Christensen will be transferring from BYU to finish his collegiate basketball career at Westminster College, Bl -- Attorneys were not avail able after the hearing to explain but Saenz said a witness who had seen the BYU altercation take place had what he and FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2000 Emm IbeaHinig odd the others with him had been maintaining all along, that Bower had been the first aggressor. After the July 14 altercation, BYU Security Lt. Greg Barber said Bower told investigators he had been on campus coaching a youth sports program when he and three others engaged in horseplay and minor profanity, Barber said Bower takenly thought the quartet on the charges May 23. But were charges By PAT CHRISTIAN kt Online: jmrJtartTheHentficoni might be members of the youth camp and he tried to reprimand them, but ended up getting struck in the head, knocked to the ground and pummeled, breaking his nose and sustaining a concussion. Barber had always maintained that the stories of Bower and the others had been at odds with each other, and it wasn't until Aug. 30 when city attorneys filed Class A misdemeanor charges of simple assault against Saenz and Michael, which carry a maximum sentence of up to a year in the county jail and up to a $2,500 fine. A juvenile was also charged with disorderly conduct. Attempts to contact Bower at his home Thursday were unsuccessful. Pat Christian reached at 344-255- can be or at 6 pchristiheralde.vtra.com. Todd A 12, fights off Girl, m Brand New Day Gallup Poll is People are a pretty strange lot. Sometimes f V ! .4 l ( 4 kidnap v attempt our opinions don'trnake any sense, no matter how you look By MARTA MURVOSH The Daily Herald at them. A2 A Orem girl and ran late Tuesday afterfought noon from two would-bkidnappers. Police are looking for two men in a rusty red Ford pickup that was last seen headed north on 800 East from near 300 South, said Lt. Doug Edwards, Orem Department of Public Safety.; Thegirl was walking south on the west side of 800 East from 300 South when the truck passed her, Edwards said. Thft passenger waved at the girl and she waved back. Less than a block away it made a and passed her again going north.- The truck flipped and resumed driving south. "As it pulls up next to her, the passenger says 'Come here,' Edwards said. "And she's runs to the first house." - The girl didn't know the homeowner, but hoped to be able to get away from the two men, Edwards said. "Both the passenger and driver run up after her and confront her on the porch," Edwards said. "There is no conversation. 'The passenger grabs her upper arm arid tries pull her by t he upper arm. She tries to kick and scream and fights like a tiger. She breaks free and runs." The two suspects got into the truck and headed north on 800 East, police said. She ran home and her mother "called police at 4:18 p.m. Both men were between Edwards said. Both and wore red ball caps with the same design, which might have been a company logo. OREM Local e Trust lands A ' .' Juab County commissioner is worried that a land swa0 between the state and federal government will ultimately place mineral deposits in his county permanently out of reach. A3 A Km-J',1!' . r J '."wv . f 7Mjf I - ' " i KOBKHT J()HNSON,l lie Daily ilcrald With a group observing National of prayer: Spanish Fork Faith Baptist Pastor Gary Vertican prays Thurs in local Several churches Provo. Park evangelical participated in the event. Prayer Day at Pioneer A day n Nation Prayer subject CincodeMayo Americans will toss tortillas and down shots of tequila Friday in honor of Cinco de Mayo, partying with a fervor that leaves many Mexicans scratching their heads in wonderment. A4 . By AMY K. STEWART The Daily Herald Getaway Friday Idle time According to Eric Idle, his "Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python" stage show that will stop in Salt Lake City ' on Sunday is "a very stupid revue. It's a very silly show." CI They stood in a circle, members of a dozen different churches from across the valley, all joined in a common belief and goal. They spoke out on the power of prayer, Christian family values and their belief in Christ. Only about 30 people attended the Prayer Day event at noon in Provo's Pioneer Park but they were joined symbolically with thousands of others from all over the nation for "National Day of Prayer" Thursday. Bible, John 1721, says you're supposed to v'crF" together," Pastor Jerry Pike, with Christian life Assembly in Payson. He organized the Utah County event. National Day of Prayer is a tradition that goes back to the First Continental Congress in 1775 when colonial delegates prayed for wis .' -- -- PROVO ,e said-Senior off park rally and control the attitudes of children, then we wonder why we have children with a drug problem in their teen-agyears," Gilliam said. There are those who don't support death for capital crimes, but believe "it's OK to kill an unborn child," he said. "Then we wonder why our children are confused." Gilliam encouraged all to pray for governmental leaders to hum. ble themselves. ' He prayed politicians will "turn to You, vote on issues by Your truth and righteousness, not by intellect or by how the people they represent would benefit." Pastor Gary Vertican of the Faith Baptjst Church in Spanish Fork said taking religion out of government and schools is the downfall of society. "Prayer, the name" of God, has been taken out of the school system, then children kill each other, (kill) dom in forming a new nation. Participants in Provo listened to Christian leaders' words and prayed in their own way under the shade of big trees as people strolled by and picnicked around them in the park. Some worshipers raised their hands, fingertips stretched to the sky. Others elevated their palms, clasped their hands in front of them or held hands with others. Some bowed their heads. Others turned their faces upwards. "We just wanted "to gather together to pray for God's Kingdom to come to every heart of man, woman and child in Utah," said Wendy Laughridge of Lehi, member, of Vineyard Christian Fellowship Jni Salt Lake City. Pastor Jack Gilliam of the Calvary Chapel in Orem, spoke to the group, decrying drugs, abortion and corrupt government. "The school system, physicians and parents make choices to alter e 1 - - Sec ATTACK, A2 See PRAYER. A2 THE DAILY HERALD PROVO, UTAH NEWSPAPER New entrance issue flares at Mt. View The Business A13 "Classified TVV C9 Movies Obituaries . . . . . A7 A6 Opinions Sports Weather . . . . . . . , By STEVEN GARDNER andMARTA MURVOSH Index Bl B8 0 055 0005 0""8 r OREM Daily Herald JUooksJikeaa old argument could end the same way it has before. If there's no money, there's no point arguing. For the second time in six of neighbors years, Mountain View High School are fighting with the PTA and school leaders over- a desired south entrance to the school. But a more pressing issue is what will happen to proposed design changes for access to the school along - Center Street. . i - 4 .4 r The city has asked Alpine School District to make dramatic changes that would cost $250,000, said Keith Bradford, district businjsrnanageiv That proposal doesn't include a south entrance. The city plans to replace the Center Street traffic signal with one that is for both cars and pedestrians as it completes its Center Street upgrades, Bradford said. The light will help with some of the before- - and congestion problems on Center Street. The existing traffic signal is designed solely for t i )iQ 98-60- 0' : after-scho- See ENTRANCE, A2 CALL t t 375-510- ROBtkl JOHNSON I he Duly Hcnk) Bus lineup: Students load onto buses this week at Mountain View High School in Orem. The school is proposing a new south entrance to the school to alleviate traffic problems. Neighbors in the area, however, are adamantly opposed to the plan. TO SUSSCKES IE |
