| Show BA Saturday Way 1 From Page One 1999 Protesters NRA face off The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL Fla - A military communication satellite worth $800 million P'ess DE NV LR - Charlton Heston and the National Rifle Association are walking into a showdown The group’s annual meeting planned long before the Columbine High massacre is scheduled for today and the timing couldn't he worse The NRA has cut back its gathering from three days to one festivicanceled ties removed billboard advertisements and jettisoned plans for a 170000-square-fohall where 350 gun makers and other exhibitors were to sell their wares E ven so it's not enough for the Denver community devastated by the April 20 school shootings in Littleton 15 miles away Students groups and lawmakers have planned a day of protests to tell the NRA it’s not welcome “When a community is grieving and going through a mourning when you have more than 65000 people showing up for services and people are burying these kids you shouldn’t have a meeting that talks about selling more guns” Denver Mayor Wellington Webb said The rallies are expected to begin at 9 am when gun control advocates plan a silent protest on the state Capitol steps before marching to the neighboring Adams-Mark hotel and encircling the site of the NRA convention The rally was organized by the Colorado Coalition Against Gun Violence and students from Col- London bomb kills 2t Force rocket fails again in satellite launch Air in Denver The Aisooated Standard Examinee ended up in the wrong orbit Friday the third failure in a row for the Air Force’s most powerful rocket The three strikes for the Air Force’s Titan IV rocket have cost taxpayers $3 billion Everything appeared to go well as the Titan IV lifted olT early Friday afternoon delayed 1 hours by minor technical problems and overnight thunderstorms But seven hnurs later at a hastily convened news conference Air Force officials said that the Defense Department’s drink-and-dinn- ot newest Milstar satellite was in a lopsided orbit thousands of mih les below the intended orbit Officials said they will try to see if they can use onboard fuel and thrusters to boost the satellite into its intended orbit but were unsure of their chances of Denver-are- a e different type of motor malfunctioned upper-stag- three weeks ago leaving a satellite in a useless orbit following its launch aboard a Titan IV In August one of the rockets and a spy satellite were destroyed in an explosion shortly after liftoff mm son Christian Maher Amy Maher hugs her Fnday as she carries his sister Melanie and tows his brother Kyle down Sadie Drive in Matthews N C Chnstian's school was evacuated due to a bomb scare at an area high school SHARING Hl’GS: Schools high schools From Clinton calls session on school violence and being a presence "At Wahlquist there was a great parent eliort" Taggart said 1A ing watch adding teachers handed out name tags to keep track of people m the school “It has been a real positive day for the schools" Taggart said "mainly because of the par- The Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Clinton is inviting a broad range of leaders to a White House strategy session to “unite in action” against school violence just like earlier campaigns against drunken driving and promoting seatbelts He otlered the gun lobby a seat at the table “lct's bury the hatchet and build a future for our children together” Clinton oll'ered I nday in his announcement of the May 10 session The White House also announced Friday Clinton will travel to Littleton Colo in the next few weeks to offer comfort to the community devastated by the Columbine High School The explosion in the Admi ral Duncan pub in the heart ofj Soho the capital's restaurant district injured at least 7(J people Friday evening “This is a time for calm I? is a time for vigilance It is a time for the community work ing together to defeat these cowards” London Police Commissioner Paul Condon ' said success A TZ Chi Press LONDON - Police wamti ed Londoners to be alert fog bombs after an attack on a gayl pub in central London thafe killed two people the third bombing aimed at minorities! 'A in less than three weeks 22300-mile-hig- gun-contr- ol umbine and other The Associated -- ents" The heightened fears even led to the evacuation of North Lay-to- n Junior High riday after an metal tube was found on a school urinal Layton Capt David Nance said a student spotted the object and ran to pull the fire alarm The object was later identified as part of a towel dispenser that had broken and fallen into the urinal At Rocky Mountain Junior High the rumor of a student planning on bringing a gun to school was unfounded But the reaction among parents was just E the same “There are no bombs and no guns” Anderson said In Layton materials for making pipe bombs were found in one Central Davis Junior High student’s bedroom Although police say the rumor of the bombing the school was false the fact that the boy was making the devices was pretty disturbing Officials say most of the rumors are created by students wanting an excuse to be let out early As for students creating rumors “They’re suffering consequences for their remarks” Taggart said Anderson said parents need to be assured that officials are on alert but that schools are safe “Kids are safer in school than in their mom’s mini-van- ” he said Reporter Geoffrey Fattuh can be contacted at 6 or gfat-ta- h a standard net The Associated Tress and Standard-ExaminDavis Bureau reporter Janae Francis con- ’ ! 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