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Show mm CEOed Search continues for victims of wall collapse Sensors may begin identifying polluters Page A3 Malone outduels Smith Grooming more than cut, shave for men in Jazz victory Page Page B7 Page B1 C1 Wood Burning Conditions 07 OK Burn Day Ctrtral USdft "... li: 1 4 KawejKg for 1X4 Kara, Prow, Utah - A Putter 80 eanta Community Newspaper imipgiini Ad u " waft Businessman defends estimate for new library ' J if 'J') t. f -- )" V Ji$.. r ,A I - Jiifetk ' By MARK EDDINGTON The Daily Herald Bond supporters are firing back at critics who say there are no guarantees building a library at r Academy Square won't exceed $23.3 million. Provo residents on Tuesday will vote on a proposed $16.8 million bond to partially fund the construction of the city library in a renovated Academy Education Building and adjoining structure. The balance of the money $6.5 million needed to build the $23.3 million library is being raised by the Brigham Young Academy Foundation from private donors. As election day nears, many bond opponents have suggested v " Pl'iilii UarIW nhntne henn "Mein Mikah Carpenter, left, pretending to be Darth Vader, fights Ben Horton, a.k.a. Luke Skywalker, early this morning near the Academy Theatre in Provo as they wait to buy tickets to the newly released "Star Wars" movie. Below, sleeping bags line the sidewalk near the theater as "Star Wars" fans began to stir after a night on the street waiting to buy tickets to the show. This morning the line wrapped down University to Center Street, then Center to 100 East, and half way up 100 East. Tickets went on sale at 9:15 this morning. Each 'Star Wars' nut has a story Z;: - ' . , ' were sweating in similar lines 20 years ago; stories of dates and dri- 've-in- s and tamily outings spent the space fantasy. watching w home or on today, your way Those stories may be similar to JL from school, you happened but each has its own own, your bundled-up line of by the long, people that had snaked itself around the Academy Theatre in Related stories, Page A7 downtown Provo. To satisfy your curiosity about unique twist; some of them even why the line was there, maybe you have redeeming qualities. All, in took your eyes off the road for a the telling, spark something that second to glance up at the marquee. most often shows up in the eyes And then you had your answer: and can best be described as joy. "Star Wars." This is a story about four such " "Ah, 'Star Wars,' you likely stories. They are all interconnected, said. And then, just maybe, as your either by blood or the bond shared attention returned to the road, your between teacher and student. And, mind drifted back to the summer of of course, they are all about "Star 1977, and where and when you saw Wars." George Lucas' film for the first time. Joseph Ahmu readily admits that But if all you did was drive by "Star Wars" has had a definite that line, you missed out on some-- , impact on the path his career has ' thing special: You missed out on taken. stories. Stories of how the people who were freezing this morning (See WARS, Page A2) By KIMBERLEY MURPHY Associated Press Writer Senate SALT LAKE CITY President Lane Beattie may get a chance to correct what he calls one 137 Utah Legislature EL of the "most deplorable votes" he ever made. Rep. John Arlington, filed a bill Wednesday that would law limiting repeal a state legislators to 12 years of service. Voting for that legislation in 1994, Beattie said, was a decision "I regret to this day. "Some given time in the future, I vow that I will again put before three-year-o- ( dad! White Inlonase By MARCY GORDON Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON Although an international warrant had been issued for his arrest on embezzlement charges in Lebanon, businessman Roger Tamraz was able to hobnob with President Clinton and other Democratic donors ai a White House coffee klatch last April. The fugitive former banker joins a cast of controversial figures r including a -- ' ' B9 Business Classified Ad Comics C4 Crossword D4 Television World U B6 ....B7 .....B9 A3 B2 B4 r. BIO A6 Tamraz, now a U.S. citizen living in New York City, said in a telephone interview Thursday that Clinton aides were aware of the charges filed against him in Lebanon but did not consider them legitimate. "I don't think anyone takes this seriously in civilized countries," he said, denying all the allegations made against him in Lebanon. According to magistrate records filed in Beirut, Tamraz was accused by the B1 Culp Construction Co., insists the $23.3 million is accurate. "We feel very confident with the numbers and the fact that the library can be built for that amount," Davis said. Experience is the primary reason for Davis' confidence. After being hired by the Provo Library Board, the Culp team spent 15, months doing the estimate. The $23.3 million figure was then reviewed by a feasibility team made up of architects and mechan- (See LIBRARY, Page A2) fife ld wtik Lebanese government in the late 1980s of embezzling about $200 million from the collapsed AI Mashreq Bank when he was its chairman. Lebanon issued an arrest warrant for him in 1989 and asked Interpol, the international police agency, to declare him an international to according fugitive, Lebanese officials and records. Interpol issued an international arrest warrant in June 1989, according to a U.S. this body an opportunity to in some way correct what I believe is a great disservice to the citizens of this state," Beattie said on the opening day of the Legislature's current session. In 1994, lawmakers passed legislation limiting their terms and those of other elected state officials during the same year Congressman initiated a Merrill Cook, voter referendum to limit terms to eight years for the Utah Senate and six years for the House. Cook, who was elected to Congress last November, helped gather 130,000 signatures to p ut the matter on the ballot. But voters defeated the measure by percent, largely because it also included required runoff elections in races where a winning candidate garnered less (See TERM, Page A2) 65-to-- Climitoini official familiar with Interpol, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Tamraz disputes the allegations, alleging they were fabricated by the Lebanese government in retaliation for his contacts with Israeli government officials. In addition to the bank charges, a Lebanese military tribunal accused him of collaboration with Israel and in 1996 sentenced him in absentia to three years in jail. Movie Buffs defendants contest charges By BRANDY ANDERSON The Daily Herald Weather Arts Obituaries Opinions sPor,s U.S.-base- : Find it Lifestyle Movies Nation businessman whose company has been linked to Russian organized crime, a Chinese arms dealer and" a convicted felon who were welcomed into a White House that has since admitted lax security. The Democratic National Committee sponsored the April I gathering with Clinton that was attended by Tamraz and nine oil comd other guests. Tamraz 's pany donated $72,000 to the party in 1995 and 1996. Related story, Page Lawmakers consider repealing term limits By ERIC RUTAR The Daily Herald pypwe the cost of the library could actually be closer to $30 or $40 million. "I can't support that it's too much," said bond opponent Jim Daley recently. But Jeff Davis, vice president of Tonight cloudy. Chance of vaHey rain and mountain snow. Lows 20s. Saturday increasing chance 0f valley ra;n with snow likely mountains. Highs 35-4- 5. See Page A5. Air Quality The air quality is moder- Utah County. The forecast calls for increasing pollution levels with a clearing index of 160 and the trend is decreasing. The owner and managers of a pair of Movie Buffs video stores think prosecutors have wrongly charged them with 24 felonies relating to the alleged distribution of pornographic materials. Susan Janac Kingston, Larry Warren Peterman and Marjorie Ann Cramer have each been charged with 15 counts of distribution of pornographic material, a e felony; eight counts of dealing in harmful materials to a minor, a second-degre- e felony; one count of racketeering, a second-degre- e felony; and one count of third-degre- pornography distribution, a class-misdemeanor. Each of the distribution counts corresponds with a Movie Buffs rental video which prosecutors claim is pornographic. But owner Kingston and managers Peterman and Cramer say they should not be charged for each alleged pornographic movie. Repeated charges should only occur when there are repeated offenses, they say. Judge Gary D. Stott said he would listen to arguments and then rule on this motion and others Feb. A 14. The state has motion of its own submitted a asking that "7 the defense find an attorney other than Jerry Mooney. Prosecutors say Mooney has a conflict of interest in the case because he may be called as a witness in a federal lawsuit pending between Kingston and Utah County Attorney Kay Bryson. The federal lawsuit was filed after a police raid on the two Movie Buffs stores located in Lehi and American Fork. A federal court decision upheld the raid as legal but Mooney has said he w ill appeal U.S. District Judge Thomas Greene's decision that the search warrants were valid. Bryson claims store officials knew they were renting harmful material to minors, court documents say. Employees should have known the contents of videos vt ith titles like "Butt Busters," "Sticky Lips" and "The Kink" carriel pornographic material. In an affidavit. Peace Officer Gordon Smith says he participate! in an investigation of the vhIo stores by renting several movies he found in a back room titled "Adult Only." He then viewed the movie & and determined they contained explicit and graphic material. None of the defendants have entered pleas in Provo 's 4th District Court. They will not do so until the judge rules on the motions. civmmi&t |
