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Show Judge hears defense motions in Archuleta murder trial UDOT prepares to remove experimental pavement 15 Central Utah's Newspaper for 115 Years Violet sfloirinnis kill 11 Utah de legation agrees o n CUP in East By LEE RODERICK Herald Washington Bureau WASHINGTON After an hour-lon- g meeting this morning, the five members of Utah's Congressional delegation announced they are in "total agreement" on a bill to finish the Central Utah Project. The delegation has talked for months trying to hammer out difference, particularly environmental concerns raised by U.S. Rep. Sen. Jake Wayne Owens, Garn and Owens met for two hours Thursday night to work out some of those concerns. As the group emerged from the meeting today in Garn's office, Garn said "We are pleased to announce that we have a bill that we are totally in agreement with." He also called it "a good compromise bill that all of us support." The only major section of the bill that is not yet intact is the section dealing with the Ute Indian Tribe and reimbursing them for water used by the project. The delegation said that part of the bill should be finished when the bill is introduced to Congress in late January or early February. Garn also said there will be an ongoing mitigation program to re - least 11 lives. The dead included seven children killed when a wall collapsed on them as they ate in their upstate New York school cafeter- - ia. Thursday's storms came from the system that spun off tornadoes in eight states in the South and Midwest on Wednesday. The two-da- y toll: at least 29 dead and rl K if "YWVV,,- I 7 - V 17 dead and 1,000 homeless in Hunts-villAla., and a death in Canada. President Bush today issued a disaster declaration for tornado victims in Huntsville, making the city eligible for federal relief programs, said Gov. Guy Hunt's press secretary, Terry Abbott. Authorities and witnesses in Newburgh, N.Y., about 60 miles north of New York City, said it appeared a tornado was responsible for the death and destruction at East Coldenham Elementary School, but the weather service said it probably wasn't a twister. The brick, cinder block and glass wall, about 30 feet high and 50 feet wide, caved in on as many as 125 first-- , second- - and e, third-grade- 35 Cents Issue No. 94, Provo, Utah By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Writer Violent storms caused widespread wind damage and flooding in the Northeast and claimed at hundreds injured, including Without Mitchell, Utes will still pass Ribbon cutting reopens Bay Bridge rs as they were eating lunch, said Town of Newburgh Police Chief John Kulisek. I Besides the seven killed, 18 children were injured, two critically. All the victims were 6 to 9 sn" AP Laserphoto Rescue workers remove injured children from an elementary school after a glass wall collapsed. years old. Town of Newburgh police Lt. John J. Mahoney said he arrived 10 minutes after the wall collapsed to find children calling out from under the rubble. "Some were screaming, some were lying there very quiet," Mahoney said. "You could hear them under the debris calling for help, calling 'Take me home, take me home.'" District schools were closed today, arid school officials were pair environmental damage caused by contraction of the project. Funding for that repair project is not yet in place. The delegation handed out a seven-point paper following today's meeting, giving the key sections of the bill the five have agreed on. The bill "would greatly reform almost everv adverse environmental impact of the CUP." The bill calls for completing "both Wasatch Front municipal components and Southern Utah irrigation components of the project, with traditional federal financing methods." It also designates Central Utah Water Conservancy District as project manager "with authorization to complete the project independent of the Bureau of Reclamation." It add! esses water shortage problems in the Provo River and ensures the following: Jordanelh Reservoir will fill. The Provo River will not be damaged by either excessive summer flows or low winter flows. The lower Provo River below the Murdock Diversion will have sufficient flows to make it a quality (See CLP, Page A2) assembling counselors to help pupils when classes resume Monday. Kulisek said an investigation would begin today into why the wall collapsed. (See. STORM, Page A2) . Communists retain control of cabinet WEST BERLIN new presented a Germany's includes (AP) - East premier today Cabinet that and 11 called for more private enterprise to help the troubled economy, but he rejected a economy. In his first speech since taking office Monday, Hans Modrow also rejected the idea of German reunification as "dangerous and unrealfree-mark- et istic." The Parliament met today to approve Modrow's proposed Cabinet, which will replace the body that resigned Nov. 7. East German media said Communist Party chief Egon Krenz approved the Cabinet makeup Thurs er day, and no serious opposition was expected in Parliament, which consession today. vened a two-da- y Despite more than a third of the seats being given to the proposed Cabinet includes several holdovers from the former hard-lin-e leadership of Erich and the party still dominates. all come The from parties that have been Communist allies. After Modrow's speech, however, Manfred Gerlach, head of the Liberal Democrats, announced his party would no longer run in elections in a bloc with the Communists and called for "true sharing of power" El Lifestyle: Shoveling snow or jumping out of bed which is harder on the heart? Results of study might be surprising. See story on Page B5. Stocks: Today's prenoon trading worked its way upward making things look a bit brighter, after a rather sluggish start. See Page A6. The World: A gift of the heart from Israeli to Palestinian helps to make a little sweeter the bitter war between Arabs and Jews. See Page A3. Find it Arts Entertainment Astrograph Business Classified Ads Comics Crossword Legal Notices Lifestyle Movies National Obituaries Opinions StateReglon Sports Utah Valley Weather World B6-B- B8 A6 C5-D- 8 C4 D4 B3,C5 B5 B6-B- 8 A5 B2 B4 B3 C1.C2 B1.B2 B2 A3 Communist Party leadership. Gerlach has proposed ridding the Constitution of the Communists' monopoly on power, and a parliamentary committee was to be set up to study that and other possible changes. Modrow, in his speech to Parliament, outlined hopes for improving the lives of East Germans while retaining a planned socialist economy. He said the nation is "open for proposals on joint ventures, investment, transfer of profits and envi ar ronmental pilot projects," all of which address some of the concerns of Western business looking for openings in the East German market. "The government sees as its most urgent responsibility the stabilization of the economy," Modrow said. He called for "increasing individual responsibility of the economic units" and the introduction of some private enterprise to encourage East Germans to produce goods and services to help end shortages. Modrow urged improvements in SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador The U.S. ambassador said (AP) today he will personally investigate the brutal massacre of six Jesuit priests. He offered protection to any witnesses who come forward to testify. Hours after the killings Thursday, uniformed security officers raided a Lutheran Church office and arrested 12 missionary workers, including four Americans, a Canadian consular official said. Also today, sporadic fighting was reported six days after leftist rebels launched their biggest offensive in civil war. A British a journalist was seriously wounded in cross fire between rebels and government troops in the Mejicanos district of San Salvador. U.S. Ambassador William Walker said the United States is pressuring the right-win- g government of Presi- dent Alfredo Cristiani to investigate the killings of the six Jesuit priests, their cook and her daughter. At the White House, presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the United States would closely monitor the Salvadoran govern- ment's investigation of the killings but did plan to assist in the inquiry. Walker, however, offered protection to citizens providing information. He also said in an interview, "I will try to find and solicit the testimony of people who are or who claim to be witnesses." He said he planned to contact officials at the Jesuit university who have said two witnesses saw ? the sometimes stifling planned economy but rejected a full economy. free-mark- et Salvador massacre investigated about 30 men in army uniforms enter the priests' residence just before the shooting began. He described the massacre as a "blot on the image" of El Salvador's government that could only be erased by a full investigation and punishment of the guilty. The government, which relies heavily on U.S. aid, denied responsibility and said the murders were "savage and irrational." The Rev. Jose Maria Tojeira, the Jesuit Provincial for Central America, said the victims were tortured before they were slain. Although the bodies were found mutilated, the torture allegations have not been confirmed. Tojeira said terrified witnesses had gone into hiding, In r- - - Ht rald I'hoto David Dahl Dean Thornburg, left, is escorted to jail by Lt. Gary Clayton. Police bring suspect in murder to Provo Bv ANTON GARRITY Herald Staff Writer A suspect in the Wednesday Corinne shooting of a man was found in the Cedar City area and flown to Provo Municipal Airport this morning. Sidney Yamasaki was found shot to death Wednesday afternoon in Battle Creek Canyon near Pleasant Grove. Utah County Sheriff's Department detec tives immediately began investigating the case and were able to find the suspect. Dean Paul Thornburg, in, West Valley, and have him in Utah County jail by 9:30 a.m. today. The detectives' first lead came when they talked to Yamasaki's wife. Diane Summers, the night of the murder. She has a son by the name of Trent who lives in (See SUSPECT, Page A2 Provo school audit called best in years By SHEILA VAN CAMP 8 in free voting. His party was given three seats in the new Cabinet. In the past, the Cabinet has been subservient to the Herald Staff Writer A Provo School District audit submitted this week is the best the district has received in years, despite what the auditor called "areas that need improvements," district officials said Thursday. The report, they said, showed "continued improvement in financial strength and internal controls." The J 16,250 three-paindependent audit found no "material weaknesses," in the district's budget ending June 30, 1989. Auditor R. Brent Anderson submitted the report to district officials Tuesday night duting the rt board's monthly meeting. The audit contained a short list of five areas that need attention. One of those areas, the consistent over and under budgeting in some categories, was reported in Wednesday's Daily Herald. That story reported teachers' salaries had been overbudgeted by $GOO,000 two years in a row. But district officials said Thursday having surpluses at the end of the fiscal year is typical of school operations. They said there were three encouraging aspects of the report. Those areas were as follows: Increase in reserves. Compliance with federal state regulations. and Better accountability control. Anderson, head of the Grant Thornton auditing team, told The Daily Herald on Thursday night he didn't know offhand, and could not tell without consulting the audit documents, which accounts had been over- - or Lynn Smith, school district business administrator, could not provide the names of the accounts that had been over- - or either. A review of the documents submitted with the audit disclosed the district spent $24 million for teach under-budgete- d. under-budgete- d er salaries and instruction, even though it budgeted $25.7 million ($1.8 million surplus). Similarly, the board spent $949,615 on student services, even though it budgeted $997,872 ($48,257 surplus). The audit showed the board instructional staff spending $1.6 million by budgeting $1.8 million ($216,799 surplus). It also showed the district budgeted $1,981,-91- 6 million on school administration but spent $1,993,638 million ($11,722 surplus) and business from $358,392 to $358,729 ($337 surplus). d Other expenditures were student transportation by (See SCHOOL, Page A2) over-budget- under-budgete- Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; a little warmer with highs in the 50s and lows in the upper 20s. Sec Page B2. Air Quality Today's air quality was listed only as "moderate" in Salt Ukc and Utah counties, but a decrease in levels is predicted. See Page A2. |