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Show w Attcndanco was low Thursday at meeting on Olympics referendum t in III files suit against state to overturn spending iimit Odd things happen Astronauts plunge into experiments UEA in UTEP, BYU games V - President tours San Francisco earthquake region MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -President Bush arrived today for a first-han- d view of the earthquake-ravage- d San Francisco Bay area and a top official said the federal government would take on "a very, very major role in helping Califor- nia." The president went immediately into a private briefing with local officials before his scheduled tour of some of the hardest hit areas, k including a highway in Oakland that telescoped when the quake hit. Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner told reporters aboard Air Force One, "We're working on a program to make sure the federal government has a very, very major role in helping California." He wpuld not say how much money was in the package. "These first 90 days virtually all of ... emergency expenses would be covered, I assume, by the federal government," Skinner said. He said cleanup and repair were "primarily a California effort but the federal government would help in any way it could. Bush's effort to show federal concern in the disaster area came amid political bickering with San Francisco's Democratic mayor over the visit earlier this week by Vice President Dan Quayle. The president decided not to go to San Francisco where Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said there would be logistical difficulties and problems getting motorcades into two-dec- high-profi- Paul Penrod, left, and his son Steve Penrod, of Proud Concrete, work on a new sidewalk near the south entrance to Provo. landscaping south ntfrasiice Cifiy By CHRISTI C. EVANS Herald Staff Writer Landscaping projects to improve East Bay and the south entrance into Provo are underway, while beautification plans for the Center Street and University Parkway entrances are being formulated. ; Curb and gutter were recently completed on the east side of south University Avenue beginp from MS ning at the and continuing to Arby's restaurant. Completion of grading and addition of top soil are planned over the next two weeks, said off-ram- Kanahele, East Bay project manager. Sod and trees will complete the wide and several, hundred feet long strip of property around Albert 30-fo- ot Novell and down University Ave nue, Kanahele said. "It really makes a statement as to our committment to beautify Provo city," he said. "We've made considerable efforts to beautify the entries to our city." "We want people to feel welcome and that's one of the ways you do it." Funding for the project comes out of the East Bay Business Center project, with budgeted items repaid by the sale of East Bay property, Kanahele said. Landscaping plans were de- signed to blend in with Novell's existing landscaped areas, he said. Trees were chosen over shrubbery or flowers because of lower maintenance costs. Willow, locust, cottonwood and pine trees will be. planted to create a nice effect, but not thick "It would eliminate parking enough to block off a driver's view of the East Bay buildings, he said. Trees should be planted this fall or next spring, depending on when they are available. Landscaping with curb and gutter is also planned on the west side of south University Avenue in front of the Holiday Inn on the Kanahele said. The Association of Property Owners in East Bay is working on sidewalks and other common in the median problems during football games," he said. FootbaS fans parking in the median create a hazard for other drivers, he said. The Utah Department of Transportation has recognized the problem of football traffic and has listed redesigning the parkway as a priority, Kanahele said. An overpass or clover leaf system may be involved, but changes would not affect any landscaping done in the medians. p, elements throughout the park. Each property owner in the park is assessed a yearly fee for main- - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Three days after the quake, the need for encouragement seemed to be growing today. Damage estimates by the state Office of Emergency Services rose to well over $4 billion. A private economist, Frank McCormick of Bank of America in San Francisco, said damage is likely to reach $10 billion. An estimated 12,550 people were displaced, 10,000 in hard-hi- t Santa Cruz County, the agency said. In some towns, residents said they were too afraid to sleep indoors because of the Earth's unrest. "I can't stop shaking," said Mar-celiresiToussaint, a dent of Watsonville, a town near the epicenter of Tuesday's magnitude 6.9 quake and wracked by four strong aftershocks Thursday. "I guess I'm surviving, but I'm the Provo Center Street entrance makes extensive beautification efforts difficult, Kanahele said, but the city can still keep the perimeters clean and take down some of the old buildings. University Parkway, Kanahele said. This project would involve flowers, as median strips lend themselves to flowers and color. Senate votes for impeachment of federal judge Alcee Hastings Lifestyle: . the Cruising Caribbean aboard the Niew Amsterdam luxury liner promises to be an 'enjoyable experience for her passengers. See Page B4. Stocks: '' Hoping to wait out another 'witching hour today's traders proceeded cautiously, causing the market to lose some ground. See Page A7. The World: .An editor for the Soviet newspaper Pravda has beeii replaced by one who seems to embrace Gorbachev's ideas for reform within the Communist -- Party. ; See : Page A3. Find it ArtsEnter Astrograph Business Classified Ads Comics Crossword Legal Notices lifestyle Movies BMW .....................B5 A7 C6-D- 8 C5 CIO C6 B4-B- 5 B6-B- 8 National Obituaries A4 Opinions A6 StateRegion Sports Utah Valley .. Weather B3 World B2 - Hastings, the first black federal governor of Florida and resume the district judge in Florida, was re- practice of law. The Senate later voted to convict moved from the bench even though Alcee L. Hastings of Miami, ousting he had been acquitted in 1983 in a Hastings on subsequent charges that included perjury. The vote on him from the federal bench for criminal trial. the first perjury count was his innocence after to a obtain $150,000 Maintaining payconspiring After an hour of roll the vote, he told reporters: "I'm off. Hastings' fate was sealed on the upbeat and can go forward with my calls, Hastings stood convicted on first of 17 articles of impeachment, life ... There are those of you who five articles and acquitted on one, a 6 to would say I should be banished in perjury allegation. The vote was 7 when the Senate voted WASHINGTON (AP) The Sen- ate today approved impeachment charges against U.S. District Judge scared." A moderate aftershock registered 3.9 on the Richter scale at 1:13 a.m. 68-2- 7. back-to-bac- k than the two-thir- quired. margin today, said Rick McKenzie at the Seismographic Station at the University of California at Berkeley. It was centered about seven miles southwest of Los Gatos, and was felt north and south of San Francisco. More than 1,400 aftershocks 48-4- 69-2- convict him of conspiracy, more re- infamy. I know nothing in my life that requires that." He said he intends to run for in favor of conviction, short of the two-thir- needed. (See JUDGE, Page A2) Skin cancer cases leveling off after sharp rise After decades manente prepaid health plan in the soaring rates of skin cancer Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., areas. largely because of suntanning Researchers found that from 1960 Americans finally may be wising up to the dangers of the bronzed to 1987, annual cases of a type of skin cancer called squamous cell look, a medical researcher says. Rates of malignant melanoma, carcinoma increased 2.6 times in the most deadly form of skin can- men and 3.1 times in women. cer, appeared to start leveling off Squamous cell carcinoma is one in 1988, after 27 years of steep of the commonest skin cancers, rises, said Dr. Andrew Glass of occurring in thousands of people Kaiser Permanente's Center for each year. Usually starting as a Health Research in Portland, Ore. scaly patch on the lip, ear or hand, "It's going to take some more it grows, spreads and even causes time to follow that along," Glass death if untreated. said in a telephone interview Thurs"Squamous cell skin cancer clearday. But early figures from the ly seems to be related to skin it is more common National Cancer Institute in Bethes-da- , exposure individuals, esMd., appear to indicate a simiamong lar leveling off, he said. pecially those with frequent or long-terGlass' remarks came after he exposure to sunlight," said a reDorted on a long-tertracking of report by Glass and Dr. Robert N. (See CANCER, Page A2) 300,000 members ofthc Kaiser Per- of 4 Bl A8 A3 He said, "I don't think anybody can tell you at this moment exactly how much is going to be needed." House Speaker Tom Foley on Thursday estimated at least $2.5 billion in federal funds would be needed Bush began the day long before dawn, at 5:30 a.m., when he left the White House by motorcade for Andrews Air Force Base in nearby Maryland to board Air Force One. Heavy rain forced the switch from the usual helicopter hop to Andrews. The Santa Cruz downtown area had many buildings flattened, sewer lines ruptured, house roofs collapsed and power lines downed. The city of 45,000 is 75 miles south of San Francisco and eight miles southwest of the quake's epicenter. Four strong aftershocks rattled the region south of San Francisco on Thursday, including one measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale that was centered near Santa Cruz's neighbor agricultural city of Wat-sonvill- e. have hit since Tuesday. In Oakland, the monstrous task of uncovering cars and trucks crushed in the collapse of a stretch of continued with no signs of survivors. Lt. Kristina Wraa, of the Oakland police, said early today that 167 people were still unaccounted for in Alameda County, which includes Oakland and several other comiyi-mi- le munities. It was assumed that many of them were buried in the rubble of early today, rescuers By had pulled out 21 bodies from the highway wreckage. In addition, at least 20 others were killed elsewhere in Northern California. About 2,000 people were injured in eight counties, officials said. Rescuers said they were finding fewer cars than feared under the highway, known as the Nimitz Freeway. Some credited the World Series with reducing Tuesday evetraffic by drawing ning's rush-hobaseball fans to television sets. "Maybe the World Series saved our lives," said Oakland police Sgt. Bob Crawford. The third game of the championship between the Oakland A's and the San Francisco Giants had been set to begin just minutes after the killer quake struck at 5:04 p.m. "Normally at 5 o'clock in the afternoon this area would be bump-(Se- e QUAKE, Page A2) CHICAGO (AP) Squamous cell carcinoma "u ioo Malignant melanoma rate per 100,000 d J i 4- - -- rate per 100,000 d " I l . t.V t Weather i j'' -- ; -- ffji Scattered showers and southerly breezes will bring cooler temperatures Saturday, with high temperatures in the 60s to 70s. See Page A8. Air Quality Today's air quality index listtake and Provo areas as "moderate," with little change in pollution levels expected. See Page A2. ed the Salt fair-skinn- C1-C- it." Workers, residents need encouragement Private property surrounding tenance of these elements. Provo city is developing plans to landscape the median strips on le damaged areas. Bush was greeted at Moffett Field by Sen. Pete Wilson, Gov. George Deukmejian and Rep. Norman Mineta, a Democrat who represents the southern San Francisco Bay area. Democrats have pledged at least $2.5 billion in federal funds to assist quake victims. But Skinner said, "I don't think the $2.5 billion will have a degree of preciseness attached to m ft I 1960-6- 9 Sourer Kmtr I 1970-7- 9 Pvmannlt ' I 1930-8- ft 6 Centm lor Health flesMreft i 1960-6- t 9 tnd Nawnal 1970-7- . 9 1980-8- 6 Cancer mttrtutt AP |
