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Show Page A3 THE DAILY HERALD, (wwwifaikTbeHerald.com), n Prow, Utah, Friday, August 1 8, 2000 1 1 , ?' Oh Si. "fes ( v f " . 4 Officers ESCAPEE were looking for James Cory Parker, 31, who escaped from Wasatch County Jail at '9:10 p.m. Thursday and may have been headed for Orem, where relatives live. Parker has a large build, brown eyes and a brown goatee. He is balding and had y- record, they found she had been arrested in February at Albertson's Food and Drug in Provo and is currently on probation for misdemeanor retail theft and had a war-rant out for possession of drug paraphernalia. CRIMINAL MISA 1998 Dodger CHIEF numerous tattoos, including Caravan was discovered by one reading "forsaken" on his its owners Wednesday neck. He was ' wearing a morning to have extensive white and gray shorts. damage to the tailgate and He was convicted of felonies, left rear window. At first, and car a police thought it was a including stealing case until a neighassault on prison guards. He was expected to have injuries bor came forward and said consistent with climbing a he was outside around 3 fence. a.m. Wednesday when he heard a loud bang and then saw a large rock bounding WILDFIRE down the road. The neighThursday night, federal bor said he also noticed a and local firefighters were blaze in jeep driving by at that time fighting a Miller Canyon, which is and then saw the metal leg to a table in the middle of southwest of Nephi. At 9 the road. Police found the p.m., firefighters couldn't marks on the tailgate of say how long it would take the vehicle are consistent to get the flames, which with the shape of the table had been burning for four hours, under control. It was leg. Police have no suspect information. one of 10 fires started by the between lightning BURGLARIES AND Nephi and Richfield areas. About 10 a.m. The other nine fires were THEFTS small, fire dispatchers said. Wednesday morning, a - rt hit-and-r- 10O-ac- iK v i v re 1992 Chevrolet Astrovan, worth $3,088, was stolen A Provo woman from a Provo parking garage. Police said the attempted to leave Smith's Food and Drug Center, 350 owner parked the van in N. Freedom Blvd., Provo, the garage around 10 a.m. Wednesday with $242.15 in ' When she returned around noon, it was gone. There is unpaid groceries. After SMITH'S SHOPPER ld r DON RYANAThe Associated Press Nice show: Fire line operations chief Paul Chamberlain chops up debris for a back fire while fighting a blaze on a mountaintop east of Sula, Mont, The U.S. Forest Service is giving guided tours of a fire camp. Guides give tours of fire camp By SUSAN GALLAGHER Associated Press Writer HELENA, Mont. The western wildfire season is settling into a grim routine, symbolized by one small Montana's in event Bitterroot Valley: The U.S. Forest Service is giving guided tours of a fire camp. "We're showing people around, trying to convey what type of organization it requires to support a major fire campaign," said the Tom Service's Forest Horner, who guides tours. "Where, we eat, where we sleep, how we plan what we're going to do." The tours are offered three times daily, with up to 35 people on each. Children can try on firefighters' yellow shirts, green pants and packs, which include survival shelters. More than 242,000 acres in the have burned Bitterroot area, and the numbers continue to grow. In all of Montana, 27 major on fires are burning 446,262 acres. There are 7,677 people fighting them, and 175 buildings have been destroyed since late - July. National The Interagency Fire Center in Idaho reported that 86 large fires in the West were burning on 1.1 million acres. Montana had the most burning acreage, followed by Idaho with 25 significant fires on 408,826 acres. New fires continued to ignite. About 100 people were advised to evacuate an area between Helena and Bozeman on Thursday because of a 20,000-acr- e wildfire that began Tuesday with a spark from farm equipment in a grain field. In Idaho, officials on Thursday halted public access to the Salmon River, affecting more than 90 river guides and hunting outfit- ters and tourists. thousands of ROBERT GEHRKE Associated Press Writer SALT LAKE CITY Gov. Mike Leavitt says the Salt Lake Organizing Committee should pay to defend Tom Welch and Dave Johnson of fraud and bribery stemming rfrom their role in the Salt Lake Olympic bid. Leavitt, who is vacationing in California, sent a note to his representative on the SLOC Board of Trustees, Nolan Karras, early Thursday outlining ' his position. "It is still unclear if they broke the law. Onlya court determine can that" Leavitt wrote. Tom and Dave should be of innocent presumed breaking the law while they prepare for trial. I think SLOC should advance their legal fees." Welch and Johnson were hit earlier this month with indictment allega ing they broke the law when they gave $1 million in bribes and gifts to 15-cou- nt International Olympic Committee officials to help land the 2002 Winter Olympics. Both men have pleaded innocent to the charges and the trial is set for October. But since the men were acting in their official capacity as Olympic representatives, their attorneys claim they are entitled to have their legal costs paid for by SLOC under the committee's bylaws. That could be costly, with both men planning to travel around the globe to interview IOC members they are accused of bribing. SLOC has already spent more than $1 million on scandal-relate- fees for Welch, Johnson and other Olympic officers. SLOC and the governor, who is a member of the SLOC Board of Trustees, . could also be forced to stand by the two men who have been blamed for the Salt Lake scandal and threatened to embroil other prominent Olympic figures. Welch Should Johnson be convicted, and how- ever, they would be obligated to repay the fees, Karras said. To say that this isn't a difficult issue would be far from the truth," said Karras. They were our ees that is, employ- SLOC and if they employees didn't do anything illegal, Provo police have no leads. One ACCIDENTS woman was driven to the . hospital by a friend Wednesday night after a five-ca- r accident tied up traf- near 450 S. State Street in Orem, police said. The accident began when a blac fic jeep Cherokee was headed north on State Street in- the . n lane, Orem officers11 said. State Street was closed,' to one travel lane for con- - " struction. A green Nissan was traveling in the left lane and turned left, where it hif ' the Cherokee broadside. The Cherokee veered right and hit a red Toyota, which in turn hit a white Pulsar, police said. The Pulsar then hit a Utah Power truck, officers said. The driver of the red Toyota refused transportation to the hospital, but a friend who picked her up took her to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, officers said. Since she wasn't taken by ambulance her condition isn't a matter of ly public record. She was one who went to the hospital as of Wednesday - left-tur- the-on- ' night. The driver of the Cherokee was cited for traveling in the turning lane and the driver of the green Nissan was cited for improper left turn, police said. The drivers' names weren't available. One person was taken to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center after a threes r accident at car 6 p.m. Wednesday on Center" Street near Geneva Road in Provo, police said. No other w details were available. A Springville ambu- lance was called to the city's west side at 9 p.m. Wednesday because an II year-olboy fell from a tree. No other details were"' available. ? fender-bende- i d And in Wyoming, author- between Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks because of a fire. Tourists jammed the lobby of Jackson Lodge in the nearby town of Moran with questions about possible lodging cancellations, road closures and directions for a detour. poured Firefighters retardant gel on park at employee housing Yellowstone's south entrance and the nearby Flagg Ranch resort, where some of 400 people evacuated Tuesday night had been vacationing or working.' On the Net: National Interagency Fire Center: www.nifc.gov Forest Service: www.fs.fed.usfirenews 8html we're supposed to back them." Karras said the conclusion seemed fairly obvious to the governor, who did not take a long time to make his decision. SLOC's Board of Trustees is scheduled to take up the attor: ney fee issue on Sept. 6, er although that meeting may be moved up to Aug. 25, to accommodate members traveling to the in Summer Olympics attorney Sydney. d no suspect information. Monday, a Provo woman saw a heavyset white male standing in the driveway of her residence. The suspect entered the woman's unlocked Mazda Protege, rifled through her purse and took $30 cash. There was no suspect information. Saturday, $1,138 worth of stereo equipment was stolen from an unlocked van parked in the owner's driveway in Provo. Entry was not forced and all windows were intact. Connecting wires for a : the audio equipment in the car were not damaged. ities closed the highway Leavitt wants SLOC to pay legal fees By employees confronted the woman in the parking lot while she was trying to load the stolen goods into her vehicle, she began to kick her legs and swing her arms to keep the employees from touching her. When the police arrived, the woman said she entered the store with the intention of paying for the merchandise, but when it came down to it, she didn't have enough money. When police checked the woman's prior criminal - SLOC president Mitt Romney is meeting with attorneys to help form his opinion, according to SLOC Caroline spokeswoman Shaw. "Mitt said, clearly the governor's view is very important to the organizing committee and he would seek to understand the governor's position from his representative," Shaw said. The governor said in his note that he presumed SLOC was pursuing having its insurance company pick up some of the legal fees. for left Messages Johnson's attorney Max Wheeler and Welch's Utah Michael attorney, Goldsmith, were not imme diately returned. i Air masses shift Utah weather from dry to wet By MARTA MURVOSH The Daily Herald UTAH COUNTY Utah is moving back and forth noon and evening when thunderstorms could return with temperatures in the lower 90s. said. Today is expected to be said moist, Struthwolf, Mark National Weather Service forecaster. The temperature today should hit the mid-90and there is a 20 percent change s, of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, according to the weather service Web site. But when the high pressure .mass over Four Corners moves east, which is expectedto happened this evening, dry air will move from the west into Utah, Struthwolf said. That means this Saturday through Monday should be dry. Highs Saturday will hit near 90, according to the Web site. Sunday and Monday highs are expected to be between degrees. . The weather pattern could change Tuesday after 85-9- 0 moist air from Arizona Mexico's and Baja Peninsula into Utah, Struthwolf said. The weather will be similar to Thursday's, when temperatures in the county and surrounding areas remained in the low 90s, records weren't broken and the evening's relative humidity in Provo was . 31 said. percent, Struthwolf Provo 37M1M Ncwwmm RrDcMrtaabMtMriibMt 373-5-5 FAX That's because the presis expected to sure between dry and moist returnsystem to where the four because air masses are states meet and allow the Four shifting over Corners area, forecasters ChaHMAdmtUq Recti Aarrtraa-SrieriptiMiu4fctm7KrviK hit 93 at BYU; Spanish Fork, 92; Orem, 91; and 91; Springville, Pleasant Grove reached 90, according to forecasters and the Web site. Nephi reached 90; Delta, 95; Helper, 88; and Price, 86. For comparison, Salt Lake City was 92; Tooele, 95; and Zion National Park, 98. 'Lin Dm" MoigkenMeitfUM USPS (ISSN: Published mornings, Sunday through Saturday, by PuliOcr Community Newspapers, Inc., 1565 North Freedom Boulevard, Provo, Utah 84604. Periodicals pottage paid at Provo. Utah. 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They "horrible, horrible mesalso are exempt from state sage," warned Ann and municipal sales taxes, Gambrino, executive direcwhich total 6.35 percent in tor of the Utah Hotel and Salt Lake City. Lodging Association. She The potential loss for the said the world's media and hotel tax is $400,000, broadcast host NBC, which has reserved 6,000 rooms according to a rough calculation made by state legislathrough SLOC, could turn tors on a revenue and taxa sour on Utah. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) 3.5-perce- nt i between and Saturdays noon. r is NEWS We welcome news have a comment article, call tips. To report a tip or if you or Question regarding a news 8. DEPARTMENT BEADS KirkParkinoo Albert J. Manzi ' Mike Fitzgerald Tim Coles Brian Tregaskia Larry Hatch Mike Patrick PiMiabtr Manager Managng Edhor Circulation Director Prepreja Manager Operations Manager Director, Herakfcxtraxom Ad Director General - Matt Miller Busfne BobBearty Manager OmCIROUBS Unas m j .stviewofOUr THEuaictuu r |
