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Show KSslana: Skyrocketing end r ttmmr, frsg! Pige , fists'1 Elementary school sets standard against crima A3 Page A4 UCLA, Page CI B1 Page J Cnfi """"" """"" iiiMiiiiiniMmi " mi wEiwwm m m ire .. .... rret siA Mf -- ff nw rxwTM W y Gordon B Hinckley sustained as leader : Sy Arkansas to meet for HCkk title Facing the fears of a flrsMlm niammograiii i I DONALD W. MEYERS Fhe Daily Herald I ; Gordon B. Hinckley, counselor to three LDS Church presidents, was sustained as the fifteenth pres- ident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. ' tradition, Following a 1 the priesthood and members of the Church gave their vote of support to Hinckley and his counselors, Thomas S. Monson and James E. Faust, during the Saturday morning session of the 165th Annual General Conference, ' "This is an occasion of great significance for the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Saints," said Monson, Hinckley's first counselor. : Hinckley became president of the church March 12, succeeding Howard W. Hunter, who died March 3. Hinckley previously served as a counselor to Presidents Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson and Hunter. Following the tradition established by LDS Church President John Taylor in October 880, each of the church's priesthood organizations, from the First Presidency to the Aaronic Priesthood, as well as the Relief Society and the Young Women, voted in turn to sustain Hinckley and his counselors. . "Needless to say, we are - '"' - - ' t? " nann mum in wnai - nirii.Mi Eyring encourages Christlike qualities I - Wj 14-ye- ar Lat-tr-4- " P av fi 1 1 over-whelm- ed of love Tfxpressed here," Hinckley said. Thank you, my beloved brothers and sisters.ior your vote of confi- 1- - dence." President Boyd K. Packer, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said sustaining the church president is essential to the spiritual safety of the Church. He compared it to the time two men held up Moses' arms so Israel would prevail against the Amalekites. Packer also reaffirmed the church's policy of conferring the .presidency upon the senior apostle, a practice which has come un- er fire from church critics. on-goi- Is He said the foremost principle governing humility is to remember Jesus Christ in one's life activities. By doing so, Eyring said blessings come forth. Those who are humble can be made strong and receive knowledge from time to time , he added . "I will keep my covenant to take u Tin iiM irn iinirinii his name upon me and always re" " Daily Herald PhotaMnnifer Gftgg member him," Eyring said of the : ' crv; .: ., Savior. "I will go wherever I am; Latter Days." President James E, Faust James Kasen directs the Springvill Region of The Church Jesus Christ of Conference sent to teach of him and offer the ; Lttr-de- y Aaronic Priesthood Choir in the Saturday Saints. The choir began the presided ever the session as second counordinances by which we tak& his' selor in the First Presidency. afternoon session of 165th Annual General session by singing, "As Zions Youth in name upon us and promise that we and keep Saints comes will always remember him Christ of Latter-da- y "The Lord has provided a sys- "duties. living prophets. h is commandments . " tem in which there is no aspiring, "Both are prophets, seers and through learning to listen to and "There has always been a desno maneuvering for position of obey the words and commandAlong with humility, Elder M. revelators, as is each member of perate need for the steady and reasthe Quorum of the Twelve," Packpower, not even a hint of soliciting suring voice of a living prophet of ments that the Lord has given Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the votes or cultivating influence. The er said. through his living prophets," Twelve Apostles noted that exercisGod; one who will speak the mind Hales said. Packer said the Twelve's role in and will of God in snowing the way ing faith in God is essential in findsystem does not allow it, neither would the Lord permit it," Packer to spiritual safety and personal ing happiness. the setting the new president apart enof counsel The prophets, said. sures that a continuous line of au"Mortality is the time to test our peace," Hales said. combined with gospel principles in The scriptures, Hales said, conReferring to past instances thority is maintained in church the scripture, will provide living ability to understand our Heavenly who where the church president was were tain those accounts of government. water to those who are thirsting for Father's plan and, of course, our to be obedient," he said. blessed with safety by heeding the Elder Robert D. Hales, a memincapacitated by age or infirmity, peace, truth and salvation, said- willingness "Obedience is essential to obtain Packer said the counselors in the ber of the Twelve, said much of the words of prophets. Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, a memFirst Presidency can and do assist "The greatest security of the world's woes are the result of peo(See SESSION, Page A2) (See SOLEMN, Page A2) the president in carrying out his members of The Church of Jesus counsel of to heed the failing ple iiMiiymiuT r u"7 nrr n yyuntj bppi mil iiiiiiwhi iTTiB,'HTHrTiBWfmiirreTg iibimi in iwiiiii ii - Squeezing a ; --LITTLE ROCK into ' few a relax-- , minutes of work ing homecoming, President Clinton lamented "the new rage of no government" that has budget-cuttin- g Republicans targeting educa- : iibhiiwhih n iiimmu , tion programs. By RON FOURNIER Associated Press Writer y Hinckley invited me in to meet with him yesterday afternoon and issued the call to this sacred office," he said. & Clinton continues assault on GOP budget cuts - Newly called member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Henry B. Eyring invited members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints to practice more humility and to remember the Savior, Jesus Christ. Eyring, who addressed the worldwide congregation during the Saturday afternoon session of the 165th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, told of an experience traveling with church missionaries in Brazil. The two sister missionaries inquired of Eyring as to how they could become more humble. "I've learned some things about their question since President 1 by the feelings By LAURA D. GOLDEN The Daily Herald I .. W 00 W A3 :g0 uni a ,, Is iiwmiiif Broadcasting his weekly radio address on Saturday from a local elementary school, the president continued to accuse Republican lawmakers of gutting his national service program, school lunches, his streamlined college loan initia tive and programs to keep drugs out of schools. "These are not wise propos- als," he said. "Now in this new Congress, some want to cut education and that is wrong . ' Clinton arrived in his home state on Friday after a triumphant visit Fighting fires to Haiti where he celebrated the U.S. led mission to restore democracy to the impoverished nation. In the Republican response to Clinton's radio address, Sen. Judd called the presiGregg, dent's claims of success in Haiti "a -- (See CLINTON, Page A2) Iraqi official hints Americans a released soon Find it Arts Business..... Classified Ads .Crossword... , El .....Dl F3 ...F8 A A9 .Currents. .....B3 Garden Legals..... F3 Bl Lifestyle ....E2 .Movies............ A3 A4 Nation.......... .Obituaries .Opinions ..:C1 Sports All State..... .......D9 ....E3 Travel TV listings A5 .World. Weather : Today becoming partly cloudy and much cooler. A I few rrsorrdng showers. North winds 0 irtph. liighs low- -, . r and mid-50Tonight fair. See Page A7. Lows 10-2- s. 30-3- 5. Air Gustily - Saturday's air quality was good for all areas along the . WasaSdi Front. - A NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) senior Iraqi official indicated Saturday that two Americans jailed for illegally entering the country could be freed soon. "We think in the coming few days this problem should be a solved," Hassab representative of the foreign relations department of the Iraqi parliament, told Associated Press Television in Baghdad The two prisoners . David Dal-iber- ti, 41, of Jacksonville, Fla., and William Barloon. 39, of New were sentenced Hampton, Iowa last weekend to eight-yeterms for illegal crossing into Iraq on March 13. U.S. officials maintain they went over the bordei accidentally and have been working to secure their release through the Polish Embassy, which handles American inte.ests in Baghdad in the absence of direct U.S. Iraqi diplomatic relations. ar -- said he did not think the imprisonment of the two men would lead to a deterioration in U.S. Iraqi relations. -- He said the men "violated the border illegally. I: is a normal mat-ten- " State Department spokeswoman Christine Shelly said Friday that the two men are "holding up fairly "We think in the coming few days this probiem should be solved." Hassab representative foreign relations department idi, well" and are able to exchange messages with family members. A Polish diplomat, Ryszard Krystosik, took food, medicine and clothing to them on Friday, as well as vitamins, cigarettes, magazines and newspapers . Krystosik on Saturday declined remarks. comment on Senior Iraqi officials have repeatedly denied that the Americans' arrest was linked to Baghdad's drive to have crippling U.N. trade sanctions lifted. The embargo was imposed after Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990. If . V 7-- 1 j ii II slJLj if t if ML told APTV that Baghdad has "always been coop- erative" with the U.N. Special Commission charged with destroying Iraq's weapons programs and monitoring. installing long-terThe chief of the Special Comm mission, Swedish diplomat Rolf Ekeus, is scheduled to report to the Security Council this month on his mission and the effectiveness of the elaborate surveillance system his weapons inspectors have installed in Iraq. That report, if favorable to Baghdad, could intensify pressure by some Security Council member!., led by Russia, France and China, to ease the sanctions. 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