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Show s nrr USA Weekend National Sports Olympics set Friday Demos turn up campaign heat BYU victory important for remainder of season Page 14 Page 18 Wmds whip up more havoc in Yellowstone YELLOWSTONE MATTnMAT - PARK, Wyo. (AP) Rain fell on Old Faithful on Saturday, as thousands of firefighters faced high wind that fanned already enormous forest fires, and Cabinet-levofficials inspected damage to the oldest national park. A nearby mining town was el evacuated as intense as they thought probably they would," said Linda Miller, a spokeswoman at park headquarters at Mam- and nonessential people were sent out of park headquarters. A storm with winds up to 30 mph and gusts of up to 40 mph measured near Mammoth moved south and east through Wyoming Saturday afternoon. But in most areas of Yellowstone, "things didn't get quite moth Hot Springs. About a quarter inch of rain fell in the Lake Yellowstone area, while scattered showers hit most of the southern half of the park. Fire information offi cials said puddles gathered in the roads and the rain quieted fire activity by increasing humidity in the area. All roads and entrances were closed to visitors Saturday, and reporters had to travel in convoys escorted by park personnel. "We're making sure people don't get into situations fire and weather officials before going to Old Faithful geyser and flying over the park. "I didn't think I'd ever see anything quite like Mount-St- . Helens, but I did here," Lyng said. they can't get out of," said Yellowstone spokeswoman Marty Tobias. Interior Secretary Donald Hodel, Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng and Deputy Defense Secretary William Howard Taft IV arrived at West Yellowstone, Mont., where they were briefed in private by Fires have charred more than 906,000 acres of the 2.2-(S- ee FIRES, Page 2) Four Provoans 115TH YEAR, NO. 37 PROVO, UTAH, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, - $6.75 A MONTH 1988 PRICE escape death in Nevada air crash $1.00 Herald Staff Writer Four Provoans on a cross Weeks after accident, children back home and lucky to be alive Sacramento, escaped death e Saturday after their takcrashed after plane ing off from Battle Mountain, single-engin- ld look : . I ' M f.V Mitt ) 7i Center. July 27th, sisters Alyssa and Andrea were jumping in an inflated plastic "Spacewalk" outside a Provo restaurant. An unpredictable microburst of wind picked up the unanchored structure, blew it against the building, then sent it sailing 30 feet into the air. like it wasn't "It seemed so urrealistic even happening. We saw it just as it came up over the building, like a kite or something," said father, Jon, about watching the incident from the On ' y Nev. Three of the crash victims were flown by a Care Flight helicopter from Reno, Nev. to Salt Lake City hospitals, and one victim was taken by ambulance from Battle Mountain to Elko General Hospital. The pilot has been identified as Charles R. Warren, who lives in Edgemont and operates a dental laboratory. A University of Utah nursing supervisor listed him in serious condition. His wife Gwen was listed in critical condition. Their son Shawn, who about is was listed in serious but stable condition at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City. A family friend, Sandy Hebb of Provo, was listed in stable condition at Elko General." Lander County Sheriff Steve Bishop said the Cessna 172 crashed on take off and the wreckage was located a half-mito a mile from the airport. He said his office was called at 11:39 a.m. Linda Robertson, who runs crash ld - 1 I y ft Doug Lifld Photo Andrea, left, and Alyssa Garfield share a reflective moment. (See CHILDREN, Page 2) Pope lashes put at So. African apartheid southern Africa, also urged the people of the region to renounce violence. '.'Powerful political, economicand ideological forces encriticized apartheid region, the still fragile stabiland called for the release of danger of countries which are only Manity Nelson black nationalist .' beginning to consolidate their dela. recently acquired independThe Roman Catholic leader, tour of ence," the pope said in an at the start of a HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) Pope John Paul II on Saturday accused South Africa and other forces of destablizing the 10-d- arrival speech. "Those forces impede the of peoples, they foment ideological, ethnic and tribal conflicts, they delay the process of development." The pope did not mention any country by n?me, but he. said his comments were "true for the grave issue of aparth eid," South Africa's policy of racial segregation. He told journalists accompanying him on the papal flight from Rome that apartheid was "a racist ideology." Hundreds of Zimbabweans wildly as the pope appeared at the door of his Air (See POPE, Page 2) cheered the weekly newspaper that serves Battle Mountain, said she visited the crash site and interviewed two truck drivers who said they witnessed the crash and helped pull some victims from the wreckage. "One of the things about this drivers the truck jumped a fence near Interstate 80 and ran to the crash site and pulled some victims from the plane, said Robertson. Robertson said her husband is the LDS bishop of the Battle Mountain ward and helped communicate with some of the victims' family. Mrs. Robertson said accident victims are usually flown to a hospital in Reno, but said her husband interceded and pushed to have them flown to Salt Lake City which is about the same distance from Battle Mountain. A family friend at the Warren home Saturday, said the Warrens were originally from the Auburn, Calif. Warren was also identified as a member of the Civil Air Patrol and an experienced pilot involved in air searches in le ground. Deflated, the structure then crashed violently to the ground. "I will never forget that sound," said Susan. Andrea sustained a severe broken back in the accident but knew her sister's injuries were more severe than her own. "I was scared because I didn't know what no one would tell me," was going on with her Andrea said. When the balloon crashed to the ground, Alyssa lay unconscious, in a pool of blood. "It looked like her face was just ripped apart. she looked dead," Jon said. She looked so bad Seeing Alyssa's twisted, torn and bleeding body, both parents immediately thought she was Ten-year-o- Robertson said. She said the plane had just refueled before the crash and was severely twisted by the impact with the ground and still did not catch fire. She said the plane took off in hot weather and gusts were reported by the truck drivers. "They (truck drivers) said the plane was kind of turning as if caught in wind gust and just nose dived into the ground and then skidded 40 to 50 feet," said Robertson. Fearing a fire following the country flight from Provo to By JULIE WALKER Herald Staff Writer Alyssa Garfield gives a wide-eye-d and a cautious smile to visitors at her Spanish Fork home. "She thinks you're doctors," Susan Garfield says to explain her daughter's fear. In the last seven weeks, Alyssa's seen plenty of doctors who repaired her broken body and brought her back from death's door. When her parents call her a "miracle girl," she can't comprehend influences upon her life or remember the freak accident that nearly destroyed it. Susan said Alyssa is just relieved to be home after six weeks at Primary Children's Medical crash is that some people are going to term this a miracle," By PATRICK CHRISTIAN 1 the past. Emergency personnel said victims suffered multiple fractures. Today Much cooler with highs near 75 Sunday, mostly sunny and much cooler. Highs in the low 70s. Lows near 48. The chance of 20 measurable rain is less than percent. Here's where to find it all Business Classified Ads Comics Movies National Obituaries Opinions 25-2- 6 53-6- 3 Sports. 17-2- 7 Today TV listings 33-4-2 50 46-4- 14-1- Utah-Region- 5 4 8 3 46 7 al Weather World ....5 ..32 After unusual tie, Minnesotan crowned Miss America By RENEE C. NELSON Herald Today Editor Miss ATLANTIC CITY Minnesota Gretchen Elizabeth - Anoka, was crowned as the 62nd Miss America Saturday night in a close contest that needed two polls of the judges. A flawless classical violin solo hebed her &, win the rhine- stone tiara. .if Miss Carlson Carlson, of 22, in eruDted tears as her m name was i nouncea. an- - - f f f t vv Ay) tit 'h - ri,. one laughed and 4 crieu as oc ry, lKwalk ry IwConvention Hall. Grelrhen Carlson the runway at First runner-u- p was Miss Colorado, Maya Walker, 23, of Vail. As a young girl, Miss Carlson was accepted to Julliard School of Music, but declined the opportunity. "My parents didn't want me to move to I i 1 bw . Miss Utah, Sophia Symko, captured the talent preliminary. Story on Page 2. New York at the age of 13." Instead she went to Julliard music camps in Aspen, Colo., during the summers. She said she had some violin burnout at the age of 16. "But it will always be a part of my life." In an earlier interview with The Herald, Miss Carlson said, "I think our society is too lax. The discipline is missing." She said preparing for the pageant takes discipline. Miss Colorado in an interview with The Herald had this advice for young people: "Disregard race, color and creed, and first think of yourself as an individual." "The spirit of competition has given me more confidence in myself, she said." She has been singing professionally for two years in Colorado. Miss Oklahoma Lori Lee Kelley, 23, of Clinton, was secMiss California ond runner-up-. Marlise Sharleen Ricardos, 26, of San Pedro was third runner-u- p and Miss Alabama Jenny Lee Jackson, 21, of Auburn, was named as fourth runner- - up. Miss Utah Sophia Symko did not make it into the top 10 finalists although she did win the Friday preliminary contest in talent. She was, however, among the top eight which earned her a $3,000 scholarship. Added to the two previous scholarships she won while in Atlantic City her total non-finalis- ts is $11,500. It is not unprecedented for a Miss America talent winner to not make it to the top 10. It happened last year when Miss Wisconsin also a prelimidid not nary talent winner have the points to make it to the final. The other five finalists, in alphabetical order, were: Miss Florida Melissa Aggeles, 24, of St. Petersburg; Miss Hawaii Desiree Moana Cruz, 26, of Hilo; Miss Louisiana Valerie Brosset, 21, of West Monroe; Miss Mississippi Carla Haag, 23, of Hattiesburg; and Miss North Dakota Tina Curran, 21, of Grand Forks. |