| Show mESTCraM NortKernlUtaKV f WEDNESDAY Weather forecast: Thursday sunny and cold Weber & Davis Green burn day n TYor not TV in the classroom n Jazz’s Corinne teacher wins award for use of technology Utah may go with fifth string for NBA opener n DO Inc better in downtown center central problem IB 1 Group puts top priority on Ogden’s image C 1 D TANBARD-EXAMINE- R OGDEN UTAH Peace or pause at hand? Persy apologizes Japan Rape incident - The said today all three Balkan delegations “talked very tough lines” as the Clinton administration launched an effort to end four years of violence in the former Yugoslavia Richard C Holbrooke m an interview with The Associated Press also said “friction” within the Bosma group was “a major concern” n Upon his arrival at Air Force Base where the talks are being held Secretary of State Warren Christopher said the conference “may well be the last best chance for peace in President Clinton and other US officials have expressed regret for the Sept 4 rape but Perry’s remarks went further reflecting a deep concern of the Clinton administration that the incident could rupture relations with Japan - Perry also announced that in response to Okinawan the intrusive American military presprotests against ence on then- - island Washington and Tokyo will establish a “special action committee” to recommend new measures that can be taken to consolidate or possibly reduce the US troop population on Okinawa Wnght-Pat-tefso- In Perry’s meetings today with Japan’s defense chief Seishiro Eto and Foreign Minister Yohei Kono they agreed Japan would continue supporting the 47000 US troops based m Japan including those on Okinawa Perry told reporters In the weeks following the Sept 4 rape tens of thousands of Okinawans have taken to the streets in protest of the American military a" “I hope that someday Dayton Ohio will be remembered as the ' where the killing was finally site brought to a halt and we started building a better future for all the people of the former Yugoslavia” said Christopher who was meeting separately with each of the Balkan presidents before the formal opening of the negotiations Holbrooke said all three Balkan presidents “have come here saying they want peace” The US mediator also met with presidents Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia Ahja Izetbegovic of Bosnia and Franjo Tudjman of Croatia in advance of the formal opening "He said Tudjman will break away from the negotiations at to return to Wnght-Patterso- n A Japanese naval officer (left) greets liam Perry as he boards the Japanese US Defense Secretary Wildefense ship Yugiri today presence Perry left open the possibility that some of the approximately 26000 on Okinawa could be shifted to other parts of Japan but that Japan would have to pay for that In his speech today Perry called the Okinawa rape an aberration but promised steps to minimize the chance that “such heinous acts are not repeated” The three accused Americans - two Marines and a Navy seaman - are charged with abducting the girl taking her to a local beach and raping her They are m Japanese custody and are scheduled to go on trial next week Perry said he felt “deep sorrow' for the Little girl who was the tragic victim and for her family and anger at the perpetrators whose actions not only caused a tragedy for the victims but also unfairly reflected on the many fine American military personnel m Japan” “I also want to apologize for the pain and the concern this has caused the Japanese people” Perry said “The American people share this pain with you” Perry said the US military personnel on Okidawa had earned a reputation over the years as “good neigh- bors” “Every American service man and woman in Japan has pledged to regain this reputation” in the aftermath of the rape “and to regam your respect” Perry said Stolen love lawsuits hard to win Wage equation unequal By NANCY MITCHELL r Davis Bureau Standard-Examine- FARMINGTON - William C Maples of Kaysville believes if you play you pay So after he says he caught his wife of five years with another man he sued her for divorce Then he sued the other man claiming he caused the divorce Maples wants the man Mark Leopardi of Bountiful to pay for the costs of the divorce and the lawsuit as well as for the emotional distress he contends he’s suffered And he wants punitive damages “I’m not a vindictive person” said Maples 32 “But when you go out and do something wrong you have to be willing to pay the consequences This man has wronged me wrecked my life wrecked my son’s life wrecked my wife’s life for that Za- greb leaving senior officials to continue the discussions Holbrooke who shuttled to the Balkans four times during 10 weeks to lay the groundwork for the conference said that after the ceremony “a curtain of silence” would descend shielding the negotiations from the public and the media Chuckling he said “the AP interview is my final one” "The three Balkan leaders arrived separately Tuesday night at the air base “I’m an optimist I believe the talks will succeed” declared Milosevic the principal power broker m the region and the first to arrive On the eve of the talks President Clinton warned the warring parties that their negotiations may be “the last chance we have for a very long time” to end the war f So much is riding on the success in Dayton and the whole world is watching” Clinton said Tuesday at the White House The three presidents already have agreed on a constitutional blueprint - hammered out during a senes of shuttle missions to the Balkans by Holbrooke - that would create two entities within a united Bosnian state But a number of critical issues remain unresolved They mclude an armistice and the separation of forces maps of the exact temtonal division of Bosnia the status of Sarajevo and the fate of Eastern Slavonia the last slice of Croatia still occupied by rebel Serbs Croatia has threatened to go to war if an agreement is not reached by the end of November A tenuous now in force in Bosnia cease-fir- e would almost certainly collapse m that event The American delegation has drafted a general peace accord consisting of several separate agreements that address each of the unresolved issues relations sore point in US- - In a speech to the Japan National Press Club Perry said he was speaking for all members of the US armed forces in expressing “my deep sorrow and anger for this terrible act” which triggered an enormous outcry against the US military US mediator m Bosma peace talks Bosnia-Herzegovin- still TOKYO (AP) - Defense Secretary William Perry today issued an extraordinary public apology to Japan for the recent rape of a girl on Okinawa allegedly by three US servicemen whom Perry all but declared guilty Bosnian leaders in Ohio for talks - DAYTON Ohio (AP) 50 cents SERVING NORTHERN UTAH SINCE 1888 -- matter” NICK professor pay gap widens male-fema- le representmg a By LORI BONA HUNT staff Standard-Examin- - The number 1993-9- 4 of women 1 ' percent decrease from One thing did increase at WSU There was a larger gap between what men and women earn Male full professors were paid an average of $50173 while women averaged $43349 the study said The $6824 difference is nearly $2000 higher than in 1993-9- 4 The gap between men and women at the associate professor rank decreased $1 000 with men averaging $39944 and women $37716 Male assistant professors averaged $36958 and women $33482 about a $100 increase Statewide female professors earned 794 OGDEN at WeberlastState University but not ' r teaches with Linda Gowan Gowan says quality is rewarded in professorships and salaries regardless of the teacher’s gender in the education department WSU professor Ann Larson has students in her graduate educa- tion class try on different hats to try to understand the need to change their thinking from situation to situation Larson team WSU SOKOLOFFStandard-Examine- slightly enough year to knock it out of first place It still has more female professors than any Utah university That is according to an annual Utah System of Higher Education report It will be reviewed by the Utah Board of Regents this week The report was based on data from the 1994-9- 5 academic year More than 34 percent of WSU’s total faculty were women that year percent of what men made The numbers surprised Barry Gomberg who oversees affirmative action and equal opportunity He said only one complaint relating to salary and gender has been filed in the eight years he has been at WSU WSU sets aside money each year for salary equalization even in tight budget tunes Provost Robert Smith said He added he had not seen the report and could only speculate on possible reasons for salary discrepancies One is promotions People moved up from associate to full professors will be at the low end of the See WSU on 4A Leopardi is fighting back With a countersuit in which he denies Maples’ claims He wants the original lawsuit dismissed and he wants Maples to pay his legal costs The woman in the case Lisa Maples isn’t saying anything Maples’ alienation of affection lawsuit is based on a concept stretching back to English common law The Utah Supreme Court upheld the cause of action in 1991 in a Weber County case that remains pending Such suits remain rare however Most recently in Salt Lake County a woman filed a $5 million suit against her husband's alleged misde Mon-treu- x tress Attorney Bel-Asaid his client was attempting to chase away “the other woman” It worked Montreux dismissed the suit a few days after it was filed in August when the couple reconciled Maples' attorney Dean Ellis said his lawsuit is different The Maples' divorce was final last weekand William Maples isn’t interested in getting his wife back Instead Maples firmly believes Leopardi owes him “I never seriously contemplated See SUIT on 4A Quebec separatist leader abruptly resigns remark forces Parizeau to leave Post-referendu- m ! MONTREAL (AP) - Quebec’s separatist government begins the search for a new leader today after the dramaUc resignation of Premier Jacques Parizeau who appalled even supporters by blaming immigrants for an achingly close loss m the independence referendum n Panzeau a key player in the separatist movement for two decades expressed hope that his departure would help not hmder the crusade for independence of Canada’s largest province Lucien Bouchard head of the Bloc Quebe-coi- s separatist party in Parliament distanced himself from Parizeau’s remarks in which he blamed Monday’s defeat on “money and the ethnic vote” “His declaration does not reflect what sovereigntists feel” said Bouchard who was the French-Cana-dia- i V separatists’ most passionate orator during the referendum campaign Bouchard who lost a leg to a near-fatflesh-eatin- g disease last year refused to say if he wanted Panzeau’s job His future and that of his party were on the agenda of a party leadership meeting today Parizeau 65 was elected premier last year after promising to hold a referendum on secession His side lost Monday but only narrowly - 506 percent to 494 percent - just 53000 votes out of 46 million cast Fifteen years ago Quebec’s first secession 0 referendum lost much more handily Instead of savoring the separatists’ strong showing fins tune Panzeau shocked even his colleagues with a vitriolic speech blaming immigrants for the narrow defeat Prime Minister Jean Chretien and other politicians as well as numerous minority leaders and groups denounced Parizeau’s remarks al 60-4- anti-racis- m t i r At an emotional news conference Tuesday Panzeau said he would step down as premier before Chnstmas He denied he was resigning because of the previous night’s diatribe but it was clear that his even closest allies diated turn About 90 percent of English-speakin- g had repu- Cree Indians and immigrant Quebeckers opposed secession French Quebeckers - who make up 82 percent of the population - voted for independence by a 0 margin Chretien a Quebecker himself said he understood Parizeau’s decision to resign and offered to work with whoever replaced him Chretien also proposed talks with provincial premiers on recognizing Quebec as a dish of the territory tinct society - it has h of Canada’s population - and and transferring certain federal powers to the 10 Canadian provinces But Bouchard made clear Quebec considered these to be inadequate 60-4- one-sixt- one-fourt- half-measur- 1 Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau alienated many with his remarks Printed on recycled paper |
