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Show A2 THE DAILY Hf.RAl.D. Pr. I Uh. Hednrwfcn. October 23. I Pentagon solicits help from soldiers By SUSANNE 14. SCHAFER AP Mibtary Wntef WASHINGTON' The Pentagon says it needs the help of the 20.800 soldiers who m3) have been near the destruction of an Iraqi chemical weapons depot in March 1 99 1 at the end of the Persian Gulf War. The military can't figure out how many troops may have been exposed to chemical agents unless it gets better information on how many explosions took place, how many Iraqi rockets containing nerve gas were destroyed and exactly where U.S. soldiers were at the time. 'Our search for information continues," said a letter being sent to the soldiers, signed by Deputy Defense Secretary John White. "Since there is evidence that chemical weapons were present during the demolition of a bunker and crated munitions in a pit area, we are asking for help from our people in learning more about Boy arrested what happened." the letter said. BesiJe the detonations of two weapons sites on March 4 and March 10 by I' S Army engineers, the letter said officials aU were investigating a third explosion on March 12. "It is not known if the unit logs containing this report are accurate, or if such a demolition occurred, or if chemical munitions were involved." the letter said. On Tuesday. Pentagon officials also acknowledged that hundreds more nerve gas rockets may have been exploded than first thought, if a third explosion occurred. Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said he did run know how nurtjj ioUiers.h3e been contacted buf that at least 600 thought to have been in the area of the weapons depot had been reached by telephone. The Pentagon says that up to 2 tons of sarin nerve gas may have been released when Iraqi rocket shells were demolished at the first two sites. FBI in R.I. blaze PROVIDENCE. R.I. (AP) Among the hundreds of people who watched firefighters battle a blaze that left nearly 100 people homeless, authorities found their susboy. pect: a A patrolman seeking witnesses said the boy made "incriminating statements" and then confessed to setting the fire Tuesday at a vacant factory. Mayor Vincent Cianci Jr. said. The boy w as arrested. The boy climbed a fire escape to enter the former American Tubing and Webbing Co.. and lighted papers in several spots, sparking a blaze so intense its heat alone ignited four houses nearby, Cianci said. The boy was in the crow d with his mother and lives near the neighborhood where the fire started. Cianci said. No further details of his arrest were released. The fire started shortly before 5:45 p.m. in the five-stobrick building and quickly spread to multifamily homes. The fire w as brought under control at about 8 p.m. The Red Cross and the city were taking care of about 60 children and 40 adults left homeless by the blaze, Cianci said. VENICE. Fla. ( AP) A small on the roof of a plane crash-lande- d supermarket this morning, injuring the pilot and causing minor damage to the roof. No injuries were reported in the store after the 10 a.m. crash. The pilot and lone occupant of Cessna w as try ing the single-engin- e to reach Venice airport, less than a mile away, but the plane lost power and crashed on the roof of the Pub-li- x .supermarket, the Sarasota County sheriff's department said. The plane bounced and skidded along the roof, coming to rest against the building's parapet, which appeared to have kept the plane from dropping off the building. The plane was heavily damaged. The pilot's injuries were not believed to be authorities said. FIRE: (Continued from Page A I ) "It is not known it the unit logs containing this report are accurate, or if such a demolition occurred, or if chemical munitions were involved." letter to soldiers with the Pentagon or the Veterans Administration if they need medical assistance. (31-mil- e) -- The units involved were associated mainly with the Army's 82nd Airborne. 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and the 101 st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The Pentagon previously said By MICHAEL J. SNSFFEN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON gating top TBI officials in the deadly Ruby Ridge siege expect to be armed with the cooperation of an FBI headquarters manager now charged with obstructing justice. Suspended FBI executive E. Michael Kahoe apparently reached a plea bargain with prosecutors who still are scrutinizing four other suspended FBI officials for their role in the 1992 shootings at the remote Idaho cabin of w hite separatist Randy Weaver. The four include former Deputy Director Larry Potts, who supervised the case from headquarters. A felony information was filed Tuesday by federal prosecutors here against Kahoe. who headed the FBI's v iolent crimes section at the time of the standoff. The charge carries a top penalty of 10 years in prison and a S250.000 fine. The filing of a criminal information rather than a grand jury indictment almost invariably means the defendant has agreed to plead guilty and cooperate with investigators. A Justice Department official, familiar with the case but requesting anonymity, saw no reason fix Kahoe's case to depart from that practice. nt HEARING: (Continued from Page Al) Lavulavu fired the murder weapon. In Lavulavu's interv iew, he first said Heaps fired the gun but later changed his story and admitted he fired it. When Freitag came to the door discovered his dixr w as broken, he to confront the group, several blamed Heaps. members of the group thought he Several angry phone calls and had a gun. according to testimony. threats between the two ensued. "Should I shoot him? Should I Heard said. She testified that Fre-ita- g shoot him?" said Lavulavu. had saved an answering In Lavulavu's taped interview machine tape on which Heaps had he says three people said, "Shoot threatened him. She also testified him." and he did. that Heaps had dyed his hair black, Following the shooting, the hoping to avoid detection. ty didn't travel very far befoi. it Lavulavu; Heaps: Tonga was pulled over by Orem police. Mo'unga. Orem; Bo Malupo. 18. Freitag's neighbor heard the group of Provo: David Niumeitolu. 19. of travel from a car, heard a gunshot Orem: Tupouniua Unga. 19. of and then heard the group return to Provo: and Anthony Tai. 26. of the car. The neighbor called 91 1. Provo. are accused of driving to Freitag was found with a crossFreitag's home on Aug. 25. after bow in one hand and bullets in Freitag called them at a party. to police another, according Six taped and one written interreports. A Utah medical examiner view confirm the group traveled determined the cause of death as a together in Lavulavu's car. It is at gunshot w ound to the abdomen. this point where the stories begin The defendants are incarcerated to change. Several defendants said in the Utah County Jail on bails during interviews they heard an ranging from $50.(X)0 to $100,000 argument between Freitag and cash. members of their party but they did One of the defendants, not know who fired the gun. Niumeitolu, was released after he In Heaps' interview, he said agreed to a plea bargain last week. EXCCCfj (Continued from Page A I) Commission which helped his people realize the need to lowjr the valuation. He noted thai Micron builds a shell, then constructs another building inside the shell for its clean rooms. Al the Lehi site, only the outer shell has been constructed. "We were on the Internet looking at fabrication plants in other places." Richards said. The county's valuation was then set at S42I million, then lowered to $375 mil- homes reduced to charred hulks. "I saw the news and they were standing in the rubble of our lion. "We had to discount personal home," said Lou Stark. Margaret Anne Louk clutched her teen-ag- e daughter's blackened jacket and pointed to a smudged cheerleader outfit in the driveway. "She was supposed to cheer Friday night. She's so upset." The following information is takLozuk said. en from the Wasatch Front air pollu10 were tion Another homes report compiled by the Utah destroyed and 19 damaged in the Division of Air Quality. The comexclusive Lemon Heights section of plete report is available bv telephone Orange County, and one home was at destroyed in San Bernardino County. The air quality this morning was Marine volunteers were sent as follows: from Camp Pendleton to help firefighters. Huge air tankers bombed Overall air quality the flames with water sucked from The air quality today was good the ocean and reservoirs, joined by for all areas along the Wasatch cargo-haulin- g helicopters fitted Front. with big water tanks. Eleven aircraft made repeated Outlook The forecast calls for little flights near Malibu, including two each Air National Guard change in pollution levels with a dumping 27,000 pounds of fire clearing index of 200, and the trend is increasing. rctardant. property that had been ordered for the company but not delivered." he reported. Also, the Utah Legislature grants a value discount for the period of construction. Since the company was being built on an accelerated schedule, 19 percent of the value was eliminated under Tuesday's settlement. Richards said. The stipulation approved Tuesday by the County Commission; covers only the 1996 appraisal. The property must be appraised anew in 1997. If a settlement had not been reached. 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He pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated assault, misdemeanor. His charge a class-- PO 1 7 flf 3mmW .jj taaSL3$ His charge was dismissed after he agreed to plead guilty to a charge in another case. He w as scheduled to testify in the second half of the preliminary hearing today. Another defendant Tai, agreed to a I k .53 i NEWSSTAND PRICE MICRON: wm CD 8m. - Texas Star Ruby Extra Large -- le ar.au t. orat--J -- No court date w as set immediately. The FBI had no comment. Kahoe could not be J, reached. the FBI's August 1992 standoff with During Weaver, a bureau sniper shot and killed Weaver's w ife, Vicki. and wounded Weaver and a friend. Kevin L. Harris. The FBI got involved after Weaver's son. Samuel, and a deputy U.S. marshal, William F. Degan, were killed in gunfire Aug. 21 as marshals scouted for a way to arrest the elder Weaver for failing to appear in court on gun-sacharges. "The government needs to prosecute those who issued the rules of engagement that resulted in the death of these people," said Weaver's lawyer, Gerry S pence. "The federal government is good at diverting our attention away from the real case" and toward a coverup case. The government charged that between January and April 1993, Kahoe destroyed a written FBI "after action critique" so that it would not be available to prosecutors when Weaver and Harris were tried on charges of killing Degan. They were later acquitted. The Constitution requires prosecutors to give the defense any government information that might help clear defendants Weaver and Harris, in this case. Federal prosecutors investi- one-cou- more than 15,000 soldiers may have been exposed to nerve gas but cautioned that the figure could go higher. Bacon said officials were trying to contact any soldiers who may have been within a radius of the weapons depot during the period March 5, 1991. The radius previously was estimated at half that size. A CIA computer model of weather patterns and other data was being put together to help determine the potential exposure area and how many IIS. and allied troops could be at risk. But Bacon said the Pentagon decided not to wait for final results of the analysis. Soldiers are being asked to call the Pentagon at J 800-472 67 J 9 with any information about the March incidents. The number for Pentagon's health registry is The number for the VA s health registry is 1 800-749- manager should help case ry Small plane lands on roof The letters ask Gulf War veterans to cjgl the Pentagon with any information they may have about the demolitions and to register uluar CommMy Mumwin, im LEVI'S 501 JZA?:S HAM A CHEESE 23" IBTSrajACOTS Ha'i.StamMMii.litmOQ SNACK BAR or TUNA SALAD sauccr$ii22i.wara fMdwtek 4 22 M. BX2NX.. ..7" 1M 1" |