| Show MJ f v May 2S 1999 an optimist Thursday s forecast: High 81 Low 54 1 bisCl k’s£vey R2-D2- ’s Star Wars' figures Partly cloudy provide play ' therapy Dinosaurs They’re after your blood Discovered Can mosquito control keep skeeters in check? Meet Utah’s most famous prehistoric residents 1C tandard-Examin- er httpwwwstandard net 50 cents 7—71 - SERVING THE TOP OF UTAH SINCE 1888 China spying prompts feiT 9 inquirie ’ $ ySSk ftpsr i - ' v'mr 0 The JAZZ n LIVE another day! ' -- 4t‘ ' p Congressional After a solid winning performance Tuesday night at the Delta Center the scene shifts to Portland for an Game 6 Thursday night A win there would bring the series back to the Delta Center this weeliendfor a deciding seventh game committees looking into damage and reforms all-import- The Associated Press WASHINGTON - A report chronicling 20 years of Chinese espionage in pursuit of US nuclear secrets is serving as a springboard for what promises to be a lengthy review by Congress of what China learned and how And lawmakers are already pledging to pass legislation on everything from tightening restrictions on foreign scientists visiting national weapons labs and giving the Lnergy Department freer rein to conduct polygraphs to throwing more money into security elTorts In all nine committees of Congress are engaged in various inquiries into Chinese spying or security lapses at the Lnergy Department's nuclear weapons labs including committees m both the House and Senate that were to learn details of the espionage findings at hearings today Rep Christopher Cox chairman of the House select committee on Chinese espioe nage that wTote the e report and Rep Norman Dicks of Washington the panel's ranking Democrat were to testify before the House International Relations subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Later the two were to appear before the three-volum- 700-pag- KORT JAZZ WIN Jazz fan 88-7- 1: DUCESlandard-Examine-r Blaine Hudson of Salt Lake City celebrates the big win over Portland in the Delta Center Tuesday night Rejuvenated squad hopes to keep momentum going INSIDE: More coverage2A12B By JARED PAGE Standard Examiner staff SALT LAKE CITY -- Jazz breathed a collective of relief Tuesday Now it's time for them to start crossing their fingers The Jazz needed one of their best performances of the 999 playoffs to hand the Portland Trail Blazers an 1 defeat in Game 5 at the Delta Center 1 88-7- They'll likely need an equally inspired effort Thursday to claim Game 6 in Portland and keep their championship hopes alive Only 1 in 4 wants to be 100 WASHINGTON - Every- body wants to live to 100 right? Not according to a new survey It found that Americans on average would rather call it quits at 91 Indeed only about one in four Americans hopes to reach the 100-yemilestone according to survey conducted for the American Association of Retired Persons ar “I was struck by the low number of people who want to live to be 100” said Dr 'I homas Peris of I larvard Medical School More dctai!s3A "Our backs are to the wall and we need to play our best or we go home” Jazz guard John Stockton said d Just as they did in their senes against Sacramento the Jazz made the big plays and captured a crucial win when they needed it most first-roun- Karl Malone scored 23 points and Bryon Russell added 22 as Utah improved to 0 in these playoffs when facing elimination 3-- “You don’t want to be in those situations” Stockton said “but we’re in (that) situation right now” “We didn’t want to go their intensity and play with a great deal of confidence our- "Every- body did something down the stretch to help us win so it was a good win for us” Portland has been a difficult place for the Jazz to play in the postseason Losses in Games 3 and 4 over the weekend extended Utah’s playoff losing streak in Portland to 10 games Now the series shifts to Portland for Game 6 A Jazz victory g would set up a Game 7 on Saturday at the Delta Center A loss would send Utah home for the summer and deny the Jazz another shot at an NBA championship series-decidin- “They’re going to be very tough again up in Portland and (they’ll) play with a lot of confidence” said Stockton who contributed six points and 14 assists to Utah’s cause in Game 5 “We have to go up there and match “Portland is going to be a tough place to play” Malone said “but we’re looking forward If we win to the challenge we keep playing If we lose our summer starts (and) we don't want that to happen” Sports reporter Jared Page can 3 or be reached at standardnet jpagefa 625-427- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Dicks said today the Cox committee found no evidence that official any administration changed his or her behavior because of Chinese campaign contributions "On the whole question of did anybody make a decision based on political pressure we found noting of that sort” Dicks said on NBC's "Today" Lnergy Secretary Bill Richardson also interviewed on NBC said the committee report was balanced and statesmanlike and added: "We are fixing the problem We’ve taken some dra- matic counterintelligence mea- sures to beef up security at the labs Right now I don't believe there is penetration” of security Lawmakers are already showing an eagerness to beef up the Lnergy Department's security and counterintelligence budgets Ogden Street Festival survives for this year However city council wants a study done on event’s profitability By GEOFFREY FATTAH Standard Examiner staff selves” A full look at S OGDEN - The Ogden Street estival will go on this year but the city council wants to conduct a study of the event to determine just how successful it really is before committing to any future celebrations The festival is scheduled to take place July 17 and will be moved farther north on Washington Boulevard and on 25th Street below Grant Avenue because of construction of the citycounty municipal building No other changes in how the festival is conducted are planned Many local business owners and other residents spoke in support and opposition to the festi I val during a hearing Tuesday By VAUGHN KINGHORN Standard Examiner staff Temperatures in the 80s throughout the Top of Utah have water officials watching melting snow packs closely as rivers continue to rise “We’ve seen melting of 2 to 2 12 inches of water per day” said National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Alder That melting snowpack has caused toe Weather Service to issue a Hood watch for the Logan and Provo Rivers through the weekend “We’re right on the brink" said Scott Douglass emergency management coordinator for Logan City “The gun is loaded” Douglass and his staff have made preparations to sandbag should the Logan River continue to rise Weber Basin Water Conservancy District general manager Ivan Hint said it’s hard to imagine that the water level in the Weber River is now at 186 percent of normal “Back in January we were at 60 percent and wondering how we were going to fill our reservoirs” Flint said The good news I lint says is that the nver seems to be falling “A week and a half ago we were at 200 percent (above normal)” Flint said Alder says that water levels throughout the Top of Utah should remain high next week but he doesn’t anticipate any major flooding “If we stay in the 80s wc’U be OK” Alder said “If we get up and stay in the 90s we could have some trouble” Flint said Because of the three-da- y weekend Alder warns people to be careful around the rivers “The banks are unstable when the river is high” Alder said You can reach reporter Vaughn 1 Kmghorn at 625-423- be- fore the council Some business owners say the festival has become riddled with public nuisances and disruptions iinked to public beer drinking But supporters claim the estimated 65000 people who attend the festival each year shows it is a success 'I he council directed stalf to report on the "successes and failures" of the festival in order to make it a "classier" event 'Hie report will be completed before next year's celebration so the council can use the information in deciding whether to continue with the event Ogden Special Events director Carolyn Bachman said the street festival began in the 1960s as a summer clearance sale for downtown businesses In 1976 the first organized Hotter weather has officials watching rivers POOR COPY a home” Malone added CHINA INSIDE: the Chma-Uspy issue with reaction from China and the expected gudty plea of fund-raisJohn Huang Stories' 8 9A Holiday weather Scattered afternoon and evening showers throughout this Memorial Day weekend could have outdoor recreationists looking for cover and continue to make flood control officials nervous But temperatures shouldn't be too high Saturday's highs should be in the 80s while temperatures should drop into the mid to lower 70s Sunday and Monday according to the National Weather Service ll0873ll000011k 4 Printed on recycled paper ( Si |
