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Show m 2EE Woodstock '94 loft behind big mess EPA says Nine Point Plan falls short Page A5 Page Running backs shine as Lions tip Cowboys Fresh ingredients add to soups, sidedishes B1 Page C1 Page B9 Central Utah's Newspaper for 120 Years, Provo, Utah Tuesday, September 20, 1634 J - ,. , j '. -- 50 cents Marines expand J' mission in Haiti li. i? ir By FRED BAYLES AP National Writer - Haiti U.S. Marines landed this morning in northern Haiti, expanding their CAP-HAITIE- peacekeeping mission to the country's second largest city. Curious civilians who came to the water's edge watched the show. In Haitian police fired shots in the air today to disperse a crowd of Haitians chasing a convoy of U.S. military vehicles. It was the first major disturbance since American forces took control of the Haitian capital. At least a dozen police officers went into the crowd sw inging clubs and several shots were fired in the air from automatic weapons, sending the crowd scrambling. The incident occurred near the police station in Cite Soleil, a stronghold of the exiled Haitian president. In another sign of potential trouble, deposed President Aristide waited until today two days after a deal was struck with Haiti's military rulers to peacefully restore him to power before making a comment. Even then, he avoided specific mention of the accord. In a brief statement, he said that during three years since his ouster, "We have traveled with the people of Haiti back toward this democracy choosing a path that will not add to the 5.000 murders already e, Jean-Ber-tra- AP Photo Haitians wave to a U.S. helicopter Monday at the port in Haiti. U.S. troops swept peacefully into Haiti by sea and air Monday to clear the way for a new e, democratic day in the troubled land. Marines landed this morning in northern Haiti. Clinton reassures Congress over crisis in Haiti " By JOHN DIAMOND Associated Press Writer - As more WASHINGTON g American troops poured into Haiti, President Clinton reassured congressional leaders today "this is a very different and a much better day" than if there had been an aggressive invasion of the country. Clinton and senior Pentagon officials briefed congressional leaders at the White House on the deployment of forces to Haiti. By week's end, up to 15,000 Americans are expected to be in Haiti. The U.S. mission in Haiti "will be measured in months and not in weeks," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John said today. peace-keepin- ; Shali-kashvi- li, Clinton won plaudits from Reand a publicans and Democrats boost in his poll ratings for avoiding an outright invasion of Haiti with a settlement. last-minu- te peaceful Yet, lawmakers of both parties already expressed worries about this new commitment of U.S. forces in Haiti. And former President Jimmy Carter, who helped negotiate the agreement that averted a U.S. attack, sharply criticized the Clinton administration's handling of Haiti. cy," the former president said on his return to Atlanta Monday night. White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said, "President Carter may have a different view of that. It's certainly his right." She acknowledged a differences of opinion over the status of acting President Emile Jonassaint. The administration views him as a military puppet; Carter called him a major player in Haiti. "That was President Carter's view . We don't recognize his government," Carter said he had made a "very emotional speech" to Haiti's military leaders to win the agreement for them to step down. "One of the things was that I was ashamed of my country's poli Myers said. In another sign of potential trouble, deposed President Aristide issued a statement that was striking by its failure to comment favorably on the agree Jean-Ber-tra- ment to restore him to power. Aides say Aristide has deep reservations about the accord. Clinton, in his remarks, said. "This is a very different and a much better day than it would have been had we not been able to suc- suffered, a path that will not leac toward greater violence. " He said nothing to refute an aide's statement Mondav night that Aristide, elected Dec' 16. 1990. and deposed after seven months in office, has "severe problems" with the agreement reached this weekend. Burt Wides. counsel to Aristide said the populist priest believes the Oct. 15 deadline for the Haitiar military to step down leaves forces in Haiti at their for too mercy long. y "They've got four weeks to bump off as many of the people who might be helpful to the forces as they can ir the coming (legislative) elections," Wides said in Washington. Haitian police cooperated with today's landing in keeping the crowds out of the Marines' wav. The first 200 of .600 Marines bound for set off at 7:20 a.m. as 14 armored amphibiCap-Haitie- n. 1 Cap-Haitie- n ous vehicles left the USS Nashville and threaded through tiny fishing vessels on the way to the city'? port. At the same time, waves ot troop-carryin- helicopters, g sup- ported by Cobra gunships. left the USS Wasp off the craggy north coast to secure the airfield on the second day of the U.S. operation to (See HAITI, Page A2) School evacuated cessfully combine the credible threat of force with diplomacy." "Our troops are working with full cooperation with the Haitian military," the president said. "We must be prepared for the risks that remain for the troops, but we should recognize that we are in a much stronger and safer position to achieve our goals in Haiti today." Shalikashvili, appearing on ABC, said today that he expected Cedras and the other leaders to mi Kf A t ! (See CLINTON, Page A2) Survey tunes into children's eating, viewing habits - WASHINGTON (AP) American children still eat too much fat and sugar and, instead of working off the calories, watch enough TV to steal two months out of each year, says a health survey. Prevention magazine says of U.S. children fail its Children's Health Index, a measure of ' good health and safety released today. two-thir- ds Its most surprising finding was that parents appear to be slacking off in the nutrition battle even as their kids get fatter. .' About 31 percent of children 17 are overweight, an increase of 29 percent since 1984, the survey said. But only 50 percent of parents surveyed really try to limit fat in their menus, down from 64 percent in 1991. Only 49 percent fight sugar, down from 72 percent. What happened? ages 3 to Competing information on what's best to eat might be overwhelming parents, speculated Prevention's Tom Dybdahl. "Lots of people are feeling, 'I might just as well eat what I want.'" But children also spend 912 hours a year watching television equal to two months of waking hours, the survey said. Yet parents report that 66 percent of children get 20 minutes of strenuous exercise at least three times a w eek. "Clearly, parents need to be educated about the difference between an active child, which is normal, and one who is physically fit," said Prevention managing editor Lewis Vaughn. Among the survey's omer find - Weather Business Classified Ads Comics Entertainment. Local Movies Obituaries Opinions Sports State Stocks. TV listings World '. B8 D5 W Tonight partly cloudy with a few evening thunders- torms. See Page A7. C7 Bl C7 B2 B4 B9 B3 B6 C7 A3 Air Quality Today's air quality was good for all areas along the Wasatch Front. The forecast Is for increasing pollution levels with a clearing index of 900 and a decreasing trend. See Page A2. 41 percent of the families that own guns say the weapons are "just hidden away" and not locked up. of all children Only wear and 13 percent of one-thir- d teen-age- rs helmets while bicycling. The Health Index is based on a telephone survey of 424 parents by Princeton Survey Research Associates. It has an error margin of plus or minus 5 percentage points. AP Photo EMT Randal Gee carries a student overcome by fumes to the triage area Monday at Lincoln Elementary School in Lancaster, Calif. About 52 children were taken to three area hospitals after fumes spilled from the school's ventilation system. . ! Court fight clouds fate of radioactive cargo By H. JOSEF HERBERT Associated Press Writer Find it ings: WASHINGTON Somewhere on the high seas, two European freighters are creeping toward the United States not knowing whether their cargo of highly radioactive uranium fuel will be unloaded. The dispute over what to do about the two civilian ships is unfolding in two federal courts and has pitted the environmental concerns of South Carolina's governor against the Clinton administration's nuclear nonprolifcration .policy. The cargo of 153 fuel rods from research reactors in Europe is supposed to go to the Energy Department's Savannah River nuclear weapons complex near Aiken, S.C., for safekeeping. The department has agreed to take the shipment from the Euromatepeans so the weapons-grad- e rial is not sent to a reprocessing plant in Scotland where plutonium the material needed for making would be exa nuclear weapon tracted. But that strategy was thrown into doubt last week when a federal judge in South Carolina barred the uranium from U.S. waters even after the freighters had already set until a detailed study is to sea completed on the environmental impact of storing the fuel rods at Savannah River. Justice Department lawyers told the U.S, Court of Appeals in Rich mond. Va., on Monday that the injunction "would gravely jeopardize" the government's program "to prevent nuclear proliferation and deter nuclear terrorism. " The two freighters in the Atlantic have been ordered to reduce speed, hoping that the appellate court will overturn the injunction. Energy Department officials said the ships remained outside the limit, but for security reasons they declined to be more specific on their location. The earlier ruling by Judge Matthew Perry in U.S. District Court in Columbia, S.C., last Thursday was in response to a lawsuit filed by South Carolina Gov. Carroll Campbell, who said the Energy Department was violating federal 12-mi- le environmental laws by not completing a full environmental impact review. The state said the federal government eventually might keep a many as 15. (XX) spent fuel rods a the facility. But Justice Department lawyers argued that it was "sheer speculation" to suggest the spent fuel rods would pose an undue hazard because they would account for only about 2 percent of the fuel already stored at Savannah River. The uranium aboard the two vessels arc part of a shipment of 409 used nuclear fuel rHs the En- ergy Department has agreed to take for storage from operators of (See M CLKAR, Page A2) |