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Show Sunday, September single-handed retrieve a Bible signed by George Washington that was seized by the British during the Revolutionary War. "They stole it," said Alice West Clark of Fairhaven. "This Bible belongs in this country and it belongs to my family." The Washington Masonic Bible was seized by te Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry during ihe raid on Old Dartmouth village. It now is a prized possession of the Light Infantry museum in England. ark said that when the British were marching through what is now Acushnet and North Fairhaven on Sept. 6, 1778, they set fire to the home YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL The elk, PARK, Wyo. (AP) deer and bison in Yellowstone National Park may go hungry this winter, but it won't be because of the fires that have - burned more than a quarter of the park. Instead, officials say that any scarcity of winter forage will be the result of the drought that has enabled the fires to burn. of Bartholomew West, an invalid. West was saved by neighbors and the Redcoats moved on after taking the family Bible. Clark, who is uncertain whether she is related to the original Wests but whose lineage stretches back to that era, told the Standard-Time- s "Only about five percent of. the park's winter range has been burned," Stu Coleman, a resource management specialist in Yellowstone, said. The park could see a higher than normal mortality rate for of New Bedford that the Bible was printed in 1712, is covered with Masonic symbols and contains records of the West family. It was signed by Washington when he received a Masonic degree. elk, deer and bison this year, he said, especially if Yellowstone experiences a hard win- forage. "We'll just let nature take its course," Coleman said. Hunters, on the other hand, may benefit from the lack of feed in the park. Coleman said that he expects to see more animals moving outside the park this winter, especially if the winter is a hard one. ter. "Fires won't be as critical as drought," Coleman said. "Because the drought of there's just not as much grass. If we couple that with a hard winter, we might see a real significant dieoff." The average winter mortality rate the past few years for the three species in Yellowstone has been about 10 percent, according to Coleman. In addition to regular deer and elk tags, special permits for both elk and bison are granted for the areas around And, he noted, it's against park policy to feed or otherwise tend to any wild animals that find themselves short on And according to Coleman, Yellowstone's herds could benefit from some trimming. "We could stand a loss of Gardiner and West Yellowstone. Each year's homicides mean 600,000 years - The av(AP) in the homicide victim erage United States is 32, and each year's killings together mean ATLANTA Clark said she was informed by letter from a U.S. embassy official in Britain that the museum authorities have sought legal advice to ensure that the Bible can remain in British hands as spoils of war. more than years that 600,000 go unlived, according to federal government scientists. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported that in 1985, its latest year for such analysis, the 18,351 homicides in the United States resulted in 612,-55- PROVO SENIOR CITIZENS Page 9 some ungulates and it wouldn't hurt us," he said. "One of the best ways to regulate ungulates is to cooperate with neighboring agencies and crop them." Yellowstone's bears would also benefit from a hard winter with a higher winter mortality rate for ungulates. "There would probably be some pretty fat bears after they broke hibernation and found the carcasses," Coleman said. "One buffalo carcass will hold a grizzly for a week." Coleman added that while he has seen evidence that some animals, particularly bison, are moving onto their winter range a little early this year. OREM SENIOR CITIZENS are touring are going to & LAS VEGAS 6 LAKE POWELL LAUGHUN "years of potential life lost" by the victims. Nov. Call Provo Center 379-662- 3 person 150per person Since 1968, the toll of homicides in terms of potential life has risen 44 percent, the Atlanta-based CDC reported. During that same time, the total of lost to early deaths from all causes went down 25 Oct. 14-1- 8 Call Orem Center 0 224-711- 1 COME JOIN f life-yea- rs svCV-- p V ik percent. 50 Wnl am Marin Pravo Uth x 374 - 9480 MIM Contributions to PACs may have peaked WASHINGTON (AP) -Pto the max? After more than a decade of explosive growth by political action committees, the rate of PAC receipt and spending increases has fallen dramaticalelection ly during the 1987-8- 8 cycle. The dollar amounts continue to set record highs, according to figures released this past week by the Federal Election Commission, but several political scientists say the growth rates from previous cycles indicate that the PAC movement may be leveling off THE HERALD. Provo, Utah. Drought hits animals harder than fires Woman fights for 'spoils of war' bible FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (AP) -A woman is waging a. campaign to 11. 1988 A f THE FUN 3 W W MW ACs '' ' """ iiiiiiiliiiiiiiWhVi.wV mmmm mi in- -1 lMU far-low- er f and reaching its saturation point. The FEC said that for the 18 months ending June 30, PACs representing business, labor, ideological and other interest groups spent $215.4 million, a 4.8 percent increase over the same period in the 1985-8- 6 election cycle. This increase was well below the 38 percent rise in PAC spending that occurred in the corresponding 18 months of the 1985-8- 6 cycle when compared with the 1983-8- 4 cycle, which itself was up 44 percent over II i.iiii .l I JiJr JI " : ' A ft J , tyjj J " Hnn,,,,,,., J""" 'll naiaoni t&s jfat f ,' y ri ft mm jr fmi k.J 1981-8- 2. Receipts by PACs showed a similar slowing in growth. The $266.6 million collected during the first 18 months of the current cycle was 4.7 percent which saw receipts running 30 perwhich was cent above 1983-842 percent over 1981-8As of June 30, PACs had given $94.9 million to candidates for federal office: $3 million to presidential races, $32.7 million to Senate candiabove 1985-8- 6, 4, 2. dates and $59.2 million to House candidates. This represented a 21 percent increase over the same 18 This rate, months in 1985-8however, was below the 38 to percent rise from 1983-86. TCiie CSQS PA21 4 1985-8- 6 and the 49 percent growth from 1981-8- 2 to 1983-8- 4. Incumbent senators and representatives got got nearly 90 percent of the money contrib- uted by PACs to congressional races in the first 18 months of this election cycle. Democrats led Republicans $60.9 million to $33.9 million. Norman Ornstein, a congressional analyst with the Ameri- can Enterprise Institute, a Washington think tank, said the double-dig- it percentage in- creases in PAC receipts and spending couldn't continue indefinitely. "We may have reached a saturation point," he said. "That's good news for all of us except campaign vendors." Ornstein said "it's hard to say whether we've got a long-tertrend." He said the reduced rates of increase could be partly attributable "to so few competitive races in the House." "There isn't the demand .from incumbents to put the : screws to PACs," he said. 3Sl2) Nov Lease To Ovn For JusJ $00 A Klonft Including InsfiallaSlion. UTien you invest in a fax, do you really want anything less than the quality and dependability of AT&T? 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