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Show Tl 50 CENTS GOOD MORNING! High 94 Low 63 Online: .'ttpv'wwwJienklextra.com THE NEWSPAPER OF CENTRAL UTAH (UK The Daily Herald OREM v Football Preview Look inside for a complete guide to this season's football offerings f- - from high school to professional teams. Inside A Provo business- man has pledged $750,000 to refurbish Utah Valley State College's baseball stadium. Gary R. Brinton, owner of NorthStar Companies, said he had signed the agreement three months ago but needed a little time to decide whether the college could put his name on the new stadium. "I've made contributions in the past but always on an anonymous basis," he said. "I wasn't sure if I wanted my Tax time Tax notices owners name on the stadium; I even suggested some names." In the end, Brinton relented, and construction for the Gary R. Brinton Field is expected to begin early in the spring. He did it for a love of two things, education and baseball. "I totally believe in education," he said. "And I feel a real obligation to give back to the community." Brinton's donation could actually reach $1 million, an approximate cost for the new 2,500-sea- t stadium. Brinton said part of the agreement is his company vary- if, t appears " "These are some great folks, and we would love to work with them in creating a wonderful facility," he said. "It's great to have the opportunity to be involved in such a project." Although' much of the donation for the new stadium may not be in an actual cash donation, Brinton has also committed money for an education scholarship, he said. The scholarship will cover See BASEBALL, A2 '.. BRIAN FITZKKRM.DThe 4,000 ' I . , . ,f - Coach pleads innocent to sex charges By PAT CHRISTIAN PROVO Former Utah Jazz center Todd Fuller decided to head home, signing with the Charlotte Bl Nation Drug use down football coach And Pitcher, 45 of Orem, said, "not guilty" to each count. Among the 22 sex offense charges are e seven felony counts of sodomy and sex abuse of a child. The alleged crimes Dann R Pttche' are said to have occurred on or about March 1. First-degre- e felonies carry an indeterminate prison sentence of five years to life in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. But at least seven counts have minimum mandatory sentences. After his pleas, Pitcher was bound trial starting Jan. over for a three-dafirst-degre- Officials claimed a small victory in the war on drugs Tuesday as teen drug use numbers report fewer teens aje using marijuana and ctfier drugs. All Family ENRIC MARTimie I Big Apple Associated Press search: As arj oil refinery burns in the background, rescue volunteers and Turkish military personnel look for survivors and bodies amid the rubble of an apartment building in Izmit, Turkey, Wednesday. Thousands of people have been reported missing. Grisly Daily Herald reporter Eric Snider relates his recent adventures y Survivors say rescue sluggish in New n Youth Pitcher pleaded innocent to Danny child sex abuse counts in 4th District Court Wednesday. District Judge Ray M. Harding read all 22 criminal counts related to allegations of sexually abusing young boys. P. Fuller out 11r Herald The Daily Herald Sports Hornets. Daily 7.' Big hitter: Baseball fan and Provo business owner Gary Brinton is stadium at Utah Valley donating nearly $1 million for a 2,500-sea- t State College. only four of the county's 42 Provo City, Elk taxing units Ridge Town, and Alpine and Nebo school districts want to raise property taxes this year. A8 l 9 J--- . be mailed on will Friday, and it i. - V I for property - would be the general contractor on the project, where costs can DEATH TOLL TOPS Local Al (il'ST ushsIId DOM Big donor makes baseball stadium a reality By KURT FRIF.DEMANN Special THURSDAY. By HARMONIE TOROS York City. Home of street-I corner hot dog and crack vendors. CI The Associated Press 1 THE DAILY HERALD Never safe: When a powerful earthquake hit Tuesday, many of the cheaply made, housing blocks pancaked into the ground, crushing thousands as they slept. A4 never-inspecte- d smoke Turkey from a blazing oil refinery soared into the sky like a funeral pyre Wednesday, the result of a devastating earthquake that has claimed more than 4,000 lives, left wide sections of western Turkey in ruins and threatens to derail its IZMIT, Ink-blac- k economy. The inferno at the Tupras refinery was the latest disaster linked to the earthquake that struck the highly already-strugglin- g populated region before dawn Tuesday. So far, 4,053 people have died and nearly 18,500 were injured in Tuesday's 7.4 magnitude quake, according to a special Turkish crisis unit. But many people perhaps more than 10,000 were still missing, officials estimated. 10. Pitcher continues to refuse to speak to the press about the allegations leading to his April 30 arrest. But his attorney, Shannon Demler of Logan, said Pitcher had turned down a plea offer made by county deputy prosecutor Matt Jube. He would not elaborate. Survivors denounced the rescue effort as sluggish and disorganized "We were not comfortable with the offer" Demler said. Jube was not in court Wednesday, because he was on vacation. Pitcher remains free on $25,000 bail. See QUAKE, A2 See PITCHER, A2 ! PROVO, UTAH NEWSPAPER A BRAND NEW DAY Index ' ''V Naysayers might tell you otherwise, but I'm a flexible fellow. So perhaps I should soften my stand Business'? C9 Classified Dl Comics C6 Horoscope Local C8 uniforms. A3 But don't get me wrong. I loathe and despise the ridiculous bibs that have turned up on the dark blue home uniforms. And if the BYU administration really and truly is seeking approval from the NCAA to put blue bibs on the road whites... C8 Movies Obituaries A10 Opinions B7 Sports Weather Bl ! B8 J" 055 CC 05 on BYlTs new look which of course includes those controversial football Aaaack! No backing down on the bibs. To steal a great line from former Herald colleague Gib Twyman: "All those uniforms are missing is a spaghetti stain on the front." Steve Cameron Someone else suggested that if the Cougs merely added bow ties, they could go right from the playing field to part-tim- e jobs as head waiters. AND THERE'S more. My computer almost blew CALL POOR COPY 375-510- 3 apart from all your concerning the uniforms. Consider this comment from Craig Graham, who wrote: "I'm already tired of hearing that they will grow on me. Moss will grow on me before someone convinces me they look good." For whatever it's worth, my own personal response poll (phone calls and during 24 hours) was pretty decisive 31 people against the new suits, three in favor and four others saying, more or less, "Well, heck, let's give 'em a chance." OK, so I'm foursquare against those silly bibs. I will, however, concede that the darker blue looks doggone cool, and that sales of sweatshirts, windbreakers and whatnot should be brisk. TO SUBSCRIBE LIKEWISE, I love the revised logos.; The infamous dozing Cougar of yester- - J year can be Mimanely euthanized with ; ; no tears shed. Look, the whole concept of change is fine. Also, I understand that when you're in the big leagues of college athletics, you need to make money. Which means selling stuff. That's fine, except for the part about letting Nike design the uniforms and " sending us those stupid bibs. The Cougs are going to run on the field Sept. 9 and everyone watching on ' ESPN will think it's a World League game between Barcelona and Frankfort. J Steve Cameron is managing editor of 3 or The Daily Herald. Phone 344-255- at scameronheraldextra.com. |
