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Show J. West Desert residents complain electronic battlefield being built Tuesday, December S, 1CC3 CftntrtJ Utah's Cougars to face Suspect holds Engineer says electrical problem destroyed shuttle Arizona State police at bay luut No. 109, Provo, Nwtppr for 115 Ytr 9 mmmm. - B I.v 35 Cents Utah Honecker under Utah aids cops Fingerprint system house arrest By ANTON GARRITY Herald Staff Writer Utah got an early Christmas present by instituting a system which uses computers to match criminals to the fingerprints left at the scene of a crime. Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), is a "fairy tale" that has now become a reality, said State Public Safety Commissioner Douglas Bodrero. The idea for this computerized system came from two men in a small hotel room in Boise, Idaho, nearly two years ago. "A dream has come true," said Bodrero. "We knew the technology was there to come up with this program, but that it was too expensive," said Bodrero. "We were told at the beginning it wouldn't work and that we couldn't get 12 states to participate. Well, we did it and Utah has an early Christmas present." This is the first time in the history of law enforcement that state lines have been junked. The 12 western states participating in the program are Utah, Washington, Montana, Oregon, Alaska, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Idaho. These states are referred to as part of the Western Identification Network, (WIN). Even though several of these states already had existing AFIS systems, WIN was implemented so that by operating jointly, all cost saving measures would be used. This also helped expedite bringing AFIS to1 (See FINGER, Page A2) WW 4 m. : " - EAST BERLIN (AP) Former Communist Party chief Erich and other members of his ousted leadership have been put under house arrest at their luxury residential compound, the official news agency ADN said today. Also, East Germany's chief prosecutor resigned after mounting criticism he could not handle investigations into abuses of power by ousted Communist leaders. And the Communist government agreed to lift visa requirements for West Germans as of Jan. 1, meeting one of the main conditions Bonn had set for improved relations with East Germany. interim commitThe tee guiding East Germany's Communist Party appealed to citizens for calm to avoid "anarchy and chaos." But there were growing reports of bands of anjry citizens converging d on local headquartes of the secret police to prevent the destruction of documents that could be used in corruption trials. About 2,000 East Germans forced their way into the secret police headquarters in Suhl, ADN said. It quoted local secret police chief, Gerhard Lenge, as saying that documents there had already been er i yVy VlV (0 v . , v, f 'fez ,'.tr 7'' once-dreade- Herald Photo David Dahl Provo Police officer Danny Cornell lifts a fingerprint from a folding chair. Tourists trapped by Philippine fighting MANILA, Philippines (AP) -Hof foreigners fled intense fighting between rebel and loyalist troops in a financial district today. Thousands more were trapped for a fourth night when the battle halted evacuation efforts. A rebel source said the insurgents, who are seeking to oust President Corazon Aquino, might refuse to allow all the trapped Americans to leave. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the insurgents would release all Asian arid European tourists but "the intention is not to release Americans" because of U.S. support for Mrs. Aquino. undreds Fighting spilled over into exclusive neighborhoods near where the embassadors of the United States, China and the Soviet Union live. U.S. officials said Ambassador Nicholas Piatt would not be spending the night in his residence. On Friday, the first day of the coup attempt, U.S. F-- 4 Phantom fighter jets flew air cover in supforces stagport of ing their sixth attempt to oust Mrs. Aquino since she was swept to power in 1986, More than 74 people have been killed and more than 500 wounded since rebels launched the bloodiest attempt yet to topple Mrs. Aquino's administration. Rebels say the elected government has failed to deal effectively with the country's Communist insurgency, corruption, incompetence and economic problems. At least two people were killed and 15 wounded in Tuesday fighting, one of the dead a girl killed when a 60mm mortar fired by the rebels slammed into a squatter settlement near the Makati Medical Center. In addition to the 400 or so rebels entrenched in the Makati financial district, a similar number still occupied Mactan Air Base in Cebu, 350 miles south of Manila, despite an ultimatum to leave the garrison by Tuesday. In addition to the 400 or so rebels entrenched in the Makati financial district, a similar number still occupied Mactan Air Base in Cebu, 350 miles south of Manila, despite an ultimatum to leave the garrison by today. Tourism officials today prepared about 20 buses to go into Makati to evacuate tourists, to the airport, but heavyfighting forced them to halt the convoy. The insurgents on Saturday moved into the district that is home to many foreign diplomats and journalists. Lifestyle: Candy making is an art, and even though basic rules apply, there is still room for creativity and 'doing things your own way.' See story on Page CI. Stocks: Today's prenoon trading started slow, but soon moved up on the strength of a few key stocks, after a major company announced its plans. See Page A7. The World: Persecution still persists in San Salvador as groups who have helped the poor are driven out of the country after acts of aggression. See Page A3. Find it ArtsEntertainment Astrograph C7,C8 C5 A7 Business Classified Ads D4-D- 8 D3 Comics Crossword D7 Legal Notices Lifestyle Movies D4 C1-C- 6 C7 A6 National Obituaries B2 B4 B3 Opinions StateRegion Sports Utah Valley Weather World B6-B- 8 Bl A8 A3 Af y Tw - .fXvV . Citizens also stormed the secret police headquarters in the city of Erfurt, the news agency said. Honecker lost his job in a major power reshuffle on Oct. 18 and on Sunday he was ousted from the party he had led for 18 years. He was replaced as party leader by Egon Krenz, who resigned under pressure Sunday along with his Politburo and Central Committee. "The former general-secretar- y and president Erich Honecker is among those who are not allowed to leave their houses in the elegant compound," ADN reported. The Wandlitz compound near Berlin has 23 houses used bv Politburo members and their families. ADN said all former Politburo members who were still living at Wandlitz also were held there. It was not immediately clear The former leader has been in ill health following surgery last summer and has been a virtual recluse in Wandlitz since October. when Honecker was arrested. Honecker and his inner under investigation for corruption; three former members already are pending investigation. circle are suspected Politburo in prison Senators cautious about summit praise - WASHINGTON Senate (AP) leaders are pledging support for liberalized trade with the Soviet Union in response to the Malta summit, but some members urge caution against speeded-u- p arms control talks. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Sam Nunn, called the weekend meeting c "successful and constructive summit" but warned of pressure that it might exert on ongoing weapons-reductio- n negotiations. "There's nothing wrong with the leaders giving a push to the arms control negotiators, but there would be danger here if we pushed them so hard and so fast that we get a bad agreement, rather than one that will stand the test of time," 's Nunn said on "Face the Nation." CBS-TV- Czech protests continue; strike threatened PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia (AP) One of the nation's two republics today named a government dominated by following rallies nationwide that denounced the Communists and demanded a new federal government. The Czech republic's new government was the first of any kind in Czechoslovakia in 41 years that the Communists did not dominate. Hours after the regional government was named, an opposition delegation led by playwright Vaclav Havel met with Communist premier Ladislav Adamec to discuss how to meet popular demands for democracy by reshuffling the federal government. The Czech republic's parliament accepted the resignations of 11 ministers in the regional government and sacked Communist deputy premier Jaroslav Tlapak, the state-ru- n news agency CTK reported. However, Communist Frantisek Pitra remained as premier of the regional government. The new Cabinet named to serve under him contains nine y five people and four from parties traditionally allied with the Communists but now playing a more independent role. Seven were Communists. The Czech republic's actions could pave the way for similar changes in the federal government, as demanded by angry protesters opposed to the federal government named Sunday. That Cabinet contained only five and left the Communists in all the ' key ministries. actors and oth- students, Striking destroyed. Vr V President Bush and Soviet leader S. Gorbachev ended their two-da- y summit on Sunday, hailing a new era of East-Wepeace. Both leaders said they would meet again in June in the United States with the possibility of agreements in 1990 e to cut nuclear weapons and conventional forces as well as progress toward a chemical weapons ban. Nunn proposed that the superpower leaders set up teams to discuss e cutbacks beyond agreements currently being negotiated. "Conceptual discussions now should not have to wait the details," Nunn said, adding, "But neither should we start negotiating new things which would even further delay the existing negotiations." Senate Republican leader Bob Dole of Kansas also expressed concern that Bush and Gorbachev might be putting too much pressure Mikhail st long-rang- long-rang- on arms control negotiators to reach agreements. "I'm a little bit concerned about trying to put a deadline on any arms control negotiations," said Dole, adding, "I hope that wasn't done." He said he needed more details of the summit talks before making a final assessment. wwr Dole, interviewed on ABC-TV- 's "This Week With David Brinkley," said the summit put Bush "back in the global arena. He's providing leadership, and that's good for all of us." Senate Majority Leader George called the first Mitchell, summit a "successful meeting" which should lead to both weapons reductions and a better economic relationship with the Soviet Union. (See SUMMIT, Page A2) Weather non-part- X ' A Czech '' Nm il & J A AP Lascrphoto citizen shakes his fist during a rally in Prague protesting the Communist government. er artists today promised to contins ue their and work stoppages for another week. As Adamec met with opposition leaders at the federal government building in Prague, about 2,000 students gathered outside and blocked access to it by building a giant wall of cardboard boxes and chanting, sit-in- RDWtinpSmHilHT "Resign! Resign!" More than 150,000 people jammed Prague's Wenceslas Square on Monday night and chanted the same slogan and demanded free elections by July. "They must go!" the protesters roared in condemnation of the national Communist leadership. "They lied to us again!" At least 50,000 people rallied in the Slovak capital of Bratislava Monday night and the state news agency CTK reported protests in the Bohemian city of Usti nad Labem to the north, Gottwaldov to the east and Ostrova on the Polish (See CZECH, Page A2) Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with rain showers, changing to snow by midnight. Clear- ing Wednesday, cloudy. See Page but staying A8. Air Quality air quality is still listed as unhealthful, but will improve slightly, because of the storm system moving In later tonight. See Page A2. The |