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Show Pafo THE HERAID, Provo, Utah, 2 Friday, November 18, 1988 Former 8 representative years Biaggi gets People A fed NEW YORK (AP) eral judge today sentenced former U.S. Rep. Mario Biaggi to eight years in prison for racketeering in the Wedtech scandal. In a tearful plea to U.S. District Judge Constance Baker Motley, the former Madonna spins a new record - NEW YORK (AP) Pop diva Madonna, who got mostly poor reviews for her Broadway in i debut David e Ma- - tV-'- j & "Speed-the- - Plow," there's an album in her Hilt fit ft 4.- - says ' a Jj hasn't she niency for his and eldest son, Richard. "I appeal to you as a father," a sobbing Biaggi said. "Do what you want with me. My time is done. Don't- hurt Richard." The younger Biaggi, - 39, was to be sentenced contractor, into a racketeering enterprise that paid out mil- later in the day. Biaggi, 71, sat slumped in his chair but showed no emotion while Motley sentenced him. He was convicted Aug. 5 of turning Wedtech Corp., a South Bronx defense now-defun- no-bi- ct 15 bodybuilder LONDON thought that I was the fla vor of the month. A one-aDisco Dolly who was just going to pop in and pop out," she said. ct playpens. In their petition, Abrams and the federation cited a 1987 Consumer Product Safety Commission report which found that between 1973 and 1987, 30 deaths, one case of severe brain damage and 18 "near misses" were caused by crib toys. The petition also seeks labels to warn consumers to use the toys with both ends attached to opposite crib sides. Six incidents, including one death, have occurred where an unattached end of a crib gym wrapped around a child's Singer splits from his wife - LONDON (AP Pop star Elton John and his wife, Renate, say they're ending their four-yemarriage 'on the most amicable terms." ar The couple, who have no children, said in a joint statement Thursday they :"gemiinely intend to remain best friends ' after the divorce becomes effective in two years. ; John, 41, married Renate Blauel, a German-bor- n Recording engineer, in a wedding in 1984 in Sydney, Australia. neck, they said. Docketing the petition could take as little as 30 days, but the entire procedure leading up to a decision by the commissioners could take as long as two or three years, said Doug Noble, another commission spokesman. ss Iceland's Linda Petursdottir. L r-' Working women can look forward to more benefits RENEE C. NELSON Herald Today Editor SALT LAKE CITY The continuing emergence of women in the workforce will have a profound effect on America's business community, according to Ann McLaughlin, secretary of labor. She was the keynote speaker By - at the fourth annual Orrin Hatch Women's Conference today in a crowded Salt Palace. Mclaughlin said child care will be of paramount importance in the business community. "Children are not peripheral to working parents; they are central. They are not the They are the end product. We should no longer be forced to take sick leave to care for a sick child. The need for child care cuts across all demographic and economic lines," she said. TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEW MOVIE CHANNEL FOR FREE n from The first runner-u- p was Miss Republic of Korea, Yeon-H- e Choi from Seoul, South Korea. She received a $3,600 prize. i.iiaiMiilBgBLMW United Kingdom, Kirsty Roper, was third and received $i,S90. The new Miss World, who also holds the Miss Iceland title, is a bodybuilder who swims and plays the organ. She said traveling is her life's ambition. The title involves world travel, modeling and sponsorship. Miss World 1988 succeeds last year's winner, old Ulla Weigerstorfer of Austria. Miss An tants. years. Abrams and the Consumer Federation of America, which is a coalition of more than 250 "In the beginning they (AP) Iceland won the 38th Miss World beauty contest Thursday. Linda Petursdottir, a blonde hotel receptionist, received the $54,000 prize after a panel of judges selected her from among 84 contes- The request was filed Thursday with the Consumer Product Safety Commission by New York Attorney General Robert consumer advocacy organizations. The toys in question are crib gyms,, mobiles, activity boxes, suspended stuffed toys, mirrors, music boxes and others marketed for use in cribs and with the prvious one. Biaggi was ordered to report to authorities on Jan. 8. Young bodybuilder is new Miss World A (AP) consumer group and attorney general of New York filed a petition asking the government to ban some crib toys they said could harm infants. The petition said at least 49 children had been killed or injured by crib toys over the past years in prison for obstruction and taking an illegal gratuity in an unrelated case but remained free on appeal. The judge said today's sentence would run concurrently lions of dollars in bribes to public officials for help in wind contracts. ning The Bronx Democrat, who resigned from office a day after his conviction, already has been sentenced to Vk WASHINGTON given up on Madonna acting. "I'm just letting my creative juices take me where they will," she said in an interview in December's Fame magazine. "There aren't a lot of great movies to do, so that just works out fine for me because I haven't done a record in at least two years," she said. Madonna said the poor reviews of her acting doesn't discourage her because she withstood the same criticism when she started her singing career. show-busine- le- Petition seeks ban on crib toys the -- i((J t ' s H 10-ter-m congressman maintained his innocence and pleaded for than half of them are held by Employers of the future will offer parental leave, she said. "Not because they have to, but because they will need the services of the woman employee." By the year 2,000, 62 percent of adult Utah women will be working or seeking work, up from 59 percent today. Women will be in demand like never before. Rather than offering the best stock options or basketball tickets, smart employers will cater to more pressing needs of their employees, offering flexible schedules where work and farMly are intimitely related. "Money is, after all, for a better life," she said. Since 1982, 18 million jobs have been created, and more women. Seventy to 80 percent Published Sunday through Friday by Scripps League Newspapers. Inc. P.O. Box 717, 84603 1555 North 200 West Provo, Utah KIRK PARKINSON. Publisher N. LaVERL CHRISTENSEN. Editor Emeritus the financial sector, and more than 85 perof these were in cent of these jobs pay more $20,000 a year, McLaughlin said. Since 1972, professional jobs for women have doubled, and in the same period jobs for managerial positions have tripled. than Entered as second class matter at the post office in Provo, Utah P.O. ID 143060 MEMBER Audit Bureau of Circulation NEA Service SUBSCRIPTION businesses are growing af five times that of men," she said. "Wonlen-owne- d Responding to questions, Laughlin said Month, carrier 6 Months, carrier 1 One Year carrier MAIL Mc1 employers herald telephone numbers advertising dept editorial dept business office classified circulation 373-505- 0 373-505- 0 373-505- 0 373-645- 375-510- 3 Scripps League Newspapers. 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