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Show Estimates on march still under 1 million popular costumes Page B1 Page A5 Central Utah's Indians beat Maddux to force Game 6 Batman, Barbie Boundary proposaSs shown for new school Page Nwspapr D1 Page for 122 Years, Provo, Utah SO C1 cent 0 emse own Gobudgef violence Plan to erase deficit by 2002 By SHEILA SANCHEZ The Daily Herald SALT LAKE CITY The sister of murder victim Nicole Brown Simpson said Thursday evening that the solution to America's growing domestic violence problem may be as simple as a children's program sponsored by the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women titled, '"Hands are not for Hitting." Geared toward children in kindergarten through sixth grade, the program requires them to trace their hands on a piece of paper, cut them out and pledge that "hands are not for hitting my hands will not commit violence." Denise Rrown said all her family members have participated in the program, including Nicole's two children, Justin, 7, and Sydney, 9. The small boy's paper hand, however, was made out of black paper with a red heart in the center. A psychiatrist told Brown that Justin's heart is broken over his mother's tragic death on June 12, 1994. Denise Brown, who bears a striking resemblance to her younger sister, has become a spokeswoman for the family, telling her sister's story of abuse on many occasions. Thursday she wore black and a golden angel pin. The Brown family has adopted angel jewelry as a symbol of Nicole. "At the beginning of all this I was the first one to say that I didn't think Nicole was a battered woman. That's because I didn't understand what domestic violence was." That's why she urged those attending the g memorial and candlelight vigil at the Utah Capitol to educate law enforcement, prosecutors and medical personnel about domestic violence. By ALAN FRAN! WASHINGTON The Senate edged toward passage today of watershed Republican plans for constricting social spending, cutting taxes and balancing the budget, a day after a jubilant GOP muscled a similar package through the House. With assurances of v ictory by Majority Leader Bob Dole. the Senate slogged through a amendments to the meaof pile sure, which promises to erase fed fX--J J&XXAJ& VM- WASHINGTON An alternative budget plan offered by Rep. Bill Orton was overwhelmingly defeated in the House Thursday, disappointing the band of conservative Democrats who hoped for more support. Denise Brown, sister of Nicole Brown Simpson, speaks at a memorial and candlelight il for domestic violence in the State Capitol in Salt Lake City Thursday. vig- federal spending by about SI trillion over seven years and lop $245 billion (See BUDGET, Page A2) budget which the House approved. Privately, aides predicted the Orton plan would gain as many as 150 or more votes, with most Democrats and a bloc of moderate Republicans signing on. But in the end. liberal and moderate Democrats deserted it and Republicans kept their members in line, leaving only 71 other lawmakers voting with Orton. His plan failed. 356-7"A lot of people who voted for Republican Washington Correspondent AP Photo trim projected grams, Lawmakers defeat Orton's budget plan By STEPHEN J. SIEGEL The Daily Herald fund-raisin- (See BROWN, Page A2) ever-expandi- Associated Press Writer M eral deficits by 2002 while reversing decades of reach by the government. In one early vote, the Senate refused delete requirements that under the new Medicaid system Republicans wou'd craft, states continue to guaran ee coverage to pregnant women, children under 12 and the disabled. The amendment b presidential candidate Sen. Phil Gramm. was rebuffed by 77-2The overall GOP package would revamp Medicare. Medicaid and a mountain of other pro- had authored Orton, that would balance the legislation federal budget by 2002 while making more modest restraints in programs than the 2. (See ORTON. Page A2) Cook h elps Provo council candidates design poll By MARK EDDINGTON The Daily Herald Former political candidate and current radio personality Merrill Cook is not only making waves on the air, but also in Provo where he helped design a poll of the City Council races for candidates Shari Holweg and Mark Hathaway. Holweg and Hathaway never intended to publish the results of the poll. But their closely guarded secret became public knowledge when word of the survey and Cook's involvement was leaked to Holweg's e District II race, Stan opponent in the City-wid- Cook, who is a talk show host for KALL Radio, said he volunteered to assist Holweg in designing the poll. At Holweg's urging, he also designed questions for Hathaway to use in his battle with John Updike for the City-wid- e District III seat. Included in the survey was information on the matchups between Jim Daley and Dennis Poulsen in the Southeast District and David Rail and Barbara Kinghorn in the Northwest District. The pollsters also threw in questions to determine how Provo Mayor George Stewart would fare in a race with Democratic Rep. Bill Orton for the 3rd Congressional District. Bus driver says light never turned green By JAMES WEBB Associated Press Writer A FOX RIVER GROVE, 111. school bus driver told investigators she faced a red light and heard no warning on a railroad crossing before a commuter train slammed into her bus and killed seven students. Investigators are trying to determine why the bus carrying 35 students sat at the traffic light Wednesday 'with about 3 12 feet of its rear in the path of the train that barreled through at up to 60 mph. The driver, Patricia Catencamp, told investigators the traffic light at the crossing never turned green, she didn't hear any warnings from students, and never saw or heard the train. "There was a lot of chaos on the bus," National Transportation Safety Board member John Goglia said Thursday night as the investigation wrapped up. "She did not hear a horn." Five students died Wednesday on-scc- ne and two more died Thursday after they were taken off life support. Eight other students remained hospitalized, one in critical condition. Goglia said regardless of whether the driver saw the train, she would have had little time to react. The NTSB said approaching trains trip sensors embedded in the tracks that prompt warning gates to lower, lights to flash and bells to ring. At the same moment, the traffic signal begins to change, eventually turning green to allow vehicles to clear out of the way. Goglia said tests indicate the light would turn green 18 seconds after the train hit the sensor. Trains traveling the route in the last two days typically have taken 20 to 25 seconds from the time they trip the sensor to the time they reach the crossing, Goglia said. That would leave just two to seven seconds after the light turned green for the driver to get the bus in gear and move off the track before the train hit. , A Cook said there is nothing sneaky or underhanded about his support for Holweg. who managed his unsuccessful campaign for Utah's 2nd Coneressional District in 1994. "I'm certainly very much for Shari," said Cook. "I've contributed to her campaign. I have put up a few signs for her and helped write the poll. But I don't think that she has actually spent any money on the polling as far as I know." Cook met Holweg. Hathaway and 14 of their volunteers in Provo last Saturday to design the questions. The polling was conducted during the morning and again in the evening. The results are in. but neither By STEVEN K. PAULSON Associated Press Writer Find it B4 C4 E2 D7 d A ARVADA. Colo. haunted house shows scenes that go beyond scary: a gay man with AIDS in a coffin, a woman covered with a blood-soake- d towel having an abortion, a depressed teen-agshooting himself in the head. "The message is about the decisions people make, and the consequences," said Paul Veliquette, pastor of The Abundant Life Christian Center, a Pentecostal church. The scenes, criticized as outrageous and insensitive, were shown for the first time Thursday night to hundreds of people w ho waited an hour in line and paid $5 each. The "Hell House" is one of d several haunted houses around the country this Halloween that have grow n from a 1972 project known as "Scare-mare.- " designed by the youth dii-sio- n of the Rev. Jerry lalwell's church in Lynchburg. Va. And like other "Hell Houses." the one in Arvada is disturbing audiences with its scenes, which are described on accompanying church-sponsore- EI0 E2 1)1 er B4 B2 A6 CI B3 A3 A4 Weather s Tonight fair. Low to Saturday fair. Highs in the 60s. Extended forecast, Sunday mostly cloudy. A few show-itSee Page A3. mid-20- mid-30- s. Air Quality Today's air quality Mas good for all areas along the Wasatch Front. The forecast called for slightly increasing pollution levels. . v.. m. . fw I i W l if Jfe I.,, i church-sponsore- s. ' (See COOK, Page A2) Church's 'Hell House' disturbs Inside Arts Business Classified Ads Comics Crossword Legals Lifestyle Movies Obituaries Opinions Sports State Weather World Cook nor the candidates want to divulge the results, the sample sie or other details of the poll other than say Stewart did not fare well against Orton. "'I don't want to get into specifics because the people that are helping on the opponents' campaigns are professionals." said Holweg. "As soon as I start giving specifics about the poll and the questions used, it will open the way to criticism that it is not valid." Stewart did exactly that Thursday, saying the poll was meaningless since it was conducted by volunteers and he has never run for national office or had an opportunity to debate the issues. 4..-.- mt M a aa . ' AP Photo Pastor Paul Veliquette shows off the casket used in one of the in his Pentecostal church's "Hell House" in Arvada, Colo. fliers and played out by church members. "It was OK. but it was U o Shaun Gonreal." said zales. "They're making fun of gay people. They shouldn't do that.' scenes In one of seven scenes shown at the church, the man with AIDS is taunted by Satan, who points to him and says, "This is the terrible physical devastation brought on by (Sec HOUSE, PageA2) |