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Show tob i Utahns give little to presidential campaigns as others attempt change Dole looks ahead Page Monday, Kerch 11, Page A3 Science museum offers fun with a point C3 Page pits Utah against Canisius NCAA Page bi A6 Central Utah's Newspaper for 122 Year, Provo, Utah IMS M funn.dl Lt. Craig Turner. "We are making sure that the investigation is as thorough and complete as possible. We don't want to leave anything untouched." Authorities are questioning Farrer's acquaintances and searching for the identity of the person who alerted them by phone from a gas station on Geneva Road, a few miles away from the church w here the girl was found. The caller could provide important insight into what happened, officials say. The state medical examiner performed an autopsy Sunday and is conducting a more thorough investigation to determine the cause of By TOM McHOES The Daily Herald Utah County Sheriff's officials Sunday night released the identity of a teen-ag- e girl whose body was abandoned at an LDS church in Orem Saturday afternoon. Orem resident Natalie Farrer, a Mountain View High School student, was found dead at about 3 p.m. Saturday, her body left behind the church in the unincorporated area at 1680 N. Geneva Road. Officials have not yet determined whether Farrer's death was a homicide or accidental. "We honestly do not know," said Sheriff's Qtfim tolls USB to mind death. Turner said a toxicology test has also been conducted to determine whether drugs were involved in Farrer's death. "The medical examiner is treating this as a priority case," he said. "We hope to know the details as soon as possible. One thing is for sure. She didn't die in the same location where the body was left." Sheriff's officials confirmed the identity of the body after the victim's father, Scott Fairer, contacted them Sunday morning. Farrer said he knew it was Natalie after see- - (S i IIIIM II WIIHJIII MM MM I Daily Herald PhotoJohn Blodgejt Natalie Farrer appears with her parents, Scott and Michele, in thisN detail from a recent family portrait. (See GIRL, Page A2) ACLU files Quilt of love suit against county jail By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN The Daily Herald By ANNIE HUANG Tensions near Taiwan Associated Press Writer U.S. aircraft and Navy ships are monitoring TAIPEI, Taiwan Warships China's missile tests near Taiwan. from the U.S. Seventh Fleet staked O Chineee missile last sites out the international waters around East Taiwan today, even as China CHINA warned the United States to stay out of its sovereignty dispute with Taiwan Taipei? the island. Strait Share as prices plunged investors grew alarmed over Chi- t Quemoy na's, plans to follow up missile f (Jhrmn ' (TAIWAN tests off Taiwan's main ports with ; Oao) China South war games off Otftf ' the island starting Tuesday. Kaohsiiimj , V - , i .... o 4 t lOOntfes Philippine i Sea 1 100 ton Related story, Page A3 KAZAKHSTAN f RUSSIA MONGOLIA Tensions between Taiwan and klv r1 r China are at their highest in 15 indeChina seeks as to quell years, .sr x pendence sentiment on the island :" CHINA .with a military show of force. Beiconsiders Taiwan a renegade jing province to be retaken by force if necessary, and it wants Taiwanese voters to remember that when they go to the polls March 23. Calling China's attempt to intimidate Taiwan "reckless," Secretary of State Warren ChristoU& ahb mar Dihran pher announced the dispatch of a battle group led by the USS Independence. The destroyer Hewitt and t (xmM C&m atartt owner frigate McClusky joined the Independence north of I US8B4MksrMi Taiwan today, the Seventh Fleet IJtoQiWerogsslwsacWcrtecruaef said from Yokosuka, Japan. The AP guided-missil- e cruiser Bunker Hill He said, however, that China took up a position south of the island to monitor China's missile wants peace. tests, the Navy said. Christopher did not say how the The United States intended the U.S. would respond if China were warships to be "in a position to be to attack Taiwan, or how close to helpful, if they need to be," Taiwan the battle group would go. Christopher said Sunday on NBC's The Seventh Fleet said all the ves"Meet the Press." sels were in international waters. In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Jason Hu, a Taiwanese governMinister Qian Qichen warned the ment spokesman, said the U.S. United States to stay out of the disdecision to send warships toward Taiwan was "to maintain peace, pute. "Taiwan is a part of China and and not to intervene" in the disnot a protectorate of the United pute. States," Qichen told reporters. "If "We are not hoping for war, so foreign forces invade Taiwan ... we any acts conducive to peace will will not sit idly by." be welcome," he said. i 'V,.- - I 7 95 3fcJtrm-- i ' - re le . sSKar Comics Legals Lifestyle Movies Nation Obituaries Opinions Sports State Television Weather World Daily Herald PhotoJohn Blodgett Linda Young, left, of Pioneer Second Ward and Elia Ware of Pioneer Fifth Ward work on a quilt for C4 B5 C5 B4 C5 A6 C4 A3 C2 A4 Bl C3 C4 A2 A5 Tonight mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 40. Tuesday cloudy and much cooler with rain showers likely. See Page A2. Air Quality The air quality today is good for all areas along the Wasatch Front The forecast calls for decreasing pollution levels with a clearing index of 640 and the trend Ls increasing. See Page A2, BYU Public Communications More than 1.200 ballroom dancers from around the nation will be in Provo Thursday and Friday to compete in the 996 United States National Professional Standard Championships at Brigham Young University's Marriott Cen1 ter. Tickets for the event are available at the Marriott Center box office, 378- - 2981. Sponsored by the American Ballroom Company (ABC), the will feature the competition the of waltz, tango, Vienrhythms and quickstep. nese waltz, fox-trot bartered women Saturday afternoon at the Provo Third Ward LDS Chapel at 376 N. 700 West. 172. "Right now the jail is holding upwards of 250 and sometimes as 289. It is way overcrowded, and that overcrowding causes all kinds of other problems including increased violence, behavior problems, stress and tension. It also limits the amount of medical and dental care they can receive," she said. "It forces inmates to live in inhumane conditions. They are forced to eat on their beds because there is no other place for meals. It leads to a totality of circumstances h (See ACLU, Page A2) host national dance competition By LISA JACKSON Weather Find it Slam 1 BYU to m m Arts Business Classified Ads J'r.V,ii' The Utah chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court today against Utah County concerning overcrowded conditions at the Utah County Jail. ACLU Attorney Jensie Anderson said in the lawsuit is a class-actio- n suit on behalf of all inmates at the jail and concerns all the negative effects that result from overcrowding. Listed as plaintiffs in the action are "Jed Bennett and Diego Gonzales, personally and on behalf of others similarly situated." The complaint states that they are inmates in the jail and seek relief from "conditions at the jail which fall below the standards of human decency, deny basic human needs and inflict needless suffering on prisoners." "The purpose is to obtain a, declaratory judgment that overcrowding violates the Eighth Amendment rights of the prisoners, and to obtain and injunction prohibiting Utah County from housing inmates in that manner," she said. The ultimate goal of the suit is to reach an agreement with Utah County on the number of inmates who can be incarcerated at the jail, said Anderson. Similar agreements capping the number of inmates are currently in effect with Weber and Salt Lake coun-- , ties. Anderson noted that the jail originally was designed to house 135 inmates. It was later remod-- . eled and is now designed to hold The ABC moved the championships from Florida to Utah this year because of the large following of ballroom dance in and around the Utah intermountain area, said ABC public relations director Tom Murdock. "The American Ballroom Company noticed the overwhelming success of the world amateur championships at BYU in 1993," Murdock said. "We were there in '93, and were looking to move the professional event to another location." BYU was the perfect opportunity to do that. In the competition, the first- - and second-plac- e winners of the professional championship will go on to represent the U.S. in the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in May. The championship will also feature the official U.S. National Rising Star Professional Standard n competition, U.S. National Dance championship, U.S. National Junior Dance championship, U.S. National Youth Dance championship, U.S. National Amateur Cabaret championship and the Junior & Youth U.S. Formation championships. Friday and Saturday evenings the audience will enjoy a professional showcase by Corky and Shirley Ballas, current British Open Professional Latin American Pre-Tee- Pre-Tee- Champions. The British Open is considered one of the world's most prestigious competitions. Audiences will also be treated with a performance by the BYU Ballroom Dance Company, the reigning British Open Ballroom Dance Champions. When the ABC approached BYU's ballroom dance division administrator Lee Wakefield about holding the championships in Provo, Wakefield jumped at the opportunity. "I am so excited to showcase the university program and the youth ballroom programs located (See DANCE, Page A2) |