| Show O Wlnreng numbers: 2A Standard-Examin- 66 forecast Top of Utah r “It’s very w Friday 6745 Showers Saturday 6847 Sunday 6845 6645 Showers Showers Showers IDAHO WYO KT-- J Salt Lake Cfty 46 rProvo NEV Richfield 40 65 £2) 169 4869 63 I Moab 47780 It George" COCO 69 'i '(T2s © 1999 Accu Weather Inc IJj J Showers Cloudy T NM w- ' i storms Ran r j Rumes Snow Ice 66 613 Press Sunmoon Utah almanac Statistics through 5pm yesterday Sunrise ‘ 5 58 a m Utah high: 82’ at Moab Utah low: 32‘ at Alta (JP (£p Sunset Highest precip: 1 62” SLC Ram or snowfall: 012" 8 54 p m Precip this month: 012" Departure from norm: 019" 620 628 Pollen count Normal highlow: 7851 Mulberry High Record high: 89 in 1992 Record low: 35' in 1954 Oak Grass High Precip figures from SLC Airport - High Mod Pigweed State avg rare that Hollywood writes a female character who’s incredibfy smart and sexy Salma Hayek quoted & Asthma Clinic Associated Press National weather en — ’n' the July Issue of Clamour magazin She appears opposite Will Smith in next month’s "Wild Wild West" leaves atop the ratings It was a day of spelling for Jason Espirttu one of 104 young people who nerve-wracki- Tim Allen’s “Home Improvement” won the battle of the farewell episodes The final episode of the ABC comedy was easily last week’s show Much to ABCs surprise and delight it was the fourth-higherated series finale of the 1990s behind “Seinfeld” “Cheers” and “The Cosby Show” Still NBC scored a narrow prime-tim- e victory for the week and won the May “sweeps” period when ratings are watched closely to set local advertising rates advanced to the final competition today of this year’s national spelling bee in Washington First he faced the word “verisimilitude” a noun meaning something that appears real It has seven - count them seven - vowels Then the judges accidentally sounded the elimination bell when he correctly spelled “opera table” “It really shook me They rang the bell but it was right” said Jason a speller from Tam lining Guam His third word on Wednesday was “encaustic” a paint mixed with beeswax That one stumped him for four minutes two seconds “Could you say it slowly?” he asked official pronouncer Alex Cameron who finally got up walked to the middle of the stage and pronounced the word just inches from Jason’s face “This is a noun?” Jason asked He was stalling He knew he was testing the judges’ patience so he gave it a shot he said He waited for the bell to ring When it didn’t Jason thrust both arms in the air in victory The 72nd annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee began with 249 spellers After the first day of competition Wednesday 104 spellers were still in the running for the e cash prize $10000 The winner also gets encyclopedias two airline tickets and computer software Some of the 9- - to 1 contestants all wearing white polo shirts spelled with their hands stuffed deep in their pockets Others gazed at the ceiling for inspiration When they sat waiting their turn to spell they yawned examined long-runni- most-watch- st “Home Improvement” drew an estimated 355 million viewers Nielsen Media Research said Wednesday The final episode of NBCs “Mad About You” was fourth for the week with nearly 20 million viewers The finale of Fox’s “Melrose Place” had a more lackluster showing finishing in 37th place for the week 60S- - 608 Actor Tony Curtis is 74 Singer Suzi Quatro is 49 Musician Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd is 47 Singer Dan Hill is 45 WAITING HIS TURN: Kyle Trujillo 9 of Tuba City Ariz yawns while warting his turn to spell in the 72nd National Spelling Bee in Washington on Wednesday the bottoms of their tennis shoes twirled hair and fidgeted with yellow numbered placards hung around their necks Kyle Trujillo one of two in the contest and ironically from Tuba City Anz missed “sousaphone” He spelled it “suziphone” Michael Bogobowicz 13 of Naples Fla was tripped up by the double “m” in the word “megohmme-ter- ” 20 years ago in N Utah When he misspelled it Michael slumped oft the stage Ashley White 13 of Washington DC breathed hard held her stomach and then her head before she successfully spelled “lycanthrope” a word meaning werewolf Three spellers later Ashley was still holding her head in her hands She got her second word right too but then misspelled “eccle- Olive Maccarthy a teacher for 24 years will retire from Weber State College this month Ecclcs Community Art Center will feature Roberta Glidden’s work during the month of June Vernal L Nielsen of Ogden will be honored on his 80th birthday 50 siastical” Michael Dechert of Rock Island 111 had trouble with the pronunciation of the word a literary term 1 1 “I think it was my time to get - The Associated she noticed she had a fiat tire” LAPD officer Mike Partain said Bates used her cell phone to call the Auto Club While waiting for the tow truck she was approached by a man who offered to help Partain said Press her at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand hotel Gumsey’s auction house announced today The bulk of the items to be auctioned are record movie and performance contracts including the publishing contract for “Heartbreak Hotel” and letters from Marilyn Monroe Frank Sinatra and President Kennedy There will also be some pieces like a vintage yellow Cadillac station wagon with wood-grai- n side panels and an ivory wool cape decorated with rhinestones and an American eagle The king’s fatigues and cape for sale Elvis may have left the build- ing but his Army fatigues could soon hang in your closet More than 2000 of the King’s never displayed treasures from his Graceland compound will be sold at auction in Octo- - - Standard-Examin- j N Utah years ago in Mrsj Charles F Felt will hold a piano recital at her home on Saturday Nine of her students will participate Gary Cook Neil lbncey and John Dawson seniors at Davis High will play in the fifth annual boys’ game at John Affleck Park Private First Class Wayne Stromberg of the US Army Air Corps Is on furlough While in training he won first place in the 440-- and d dash Standard-Examinstaff and wire services out I thought I was going to faint” Ashley said Actress Bates gets her purse snatched Oscar-winnin- Bands separate high temperature zones tor the day Today’s birthdays RON EDMONDS The Associated Press A thief in Los Angeles g slashed the tires of actress Kathy Bates and then stole her purse after she made a withdrawal from a downtown bank police said “It appears someone intentionally punctured her tires and then offered to help her” said Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Jason Lee “When she was distracted the suspect stole her purse" Bates 50 went to a bank near Sixth Street and Citrus Avenue about 3:30 pm Wednesday “As she was driving away The AccuWeather® forecast for noon Fnday June 4 5°XS ” Allen’s ‘Home’ first-plac- Sources National Weather Service Intermountain Allergy In bee title Logan 44 67' Ogden 42 99 Spellers vie for Today’s lows Friday’s highs Assooatec 20 24 46 48 Satrtay’s jadtpot $385 mon and alsoforeign HoUwood has nexer been extremely receptive to Mexican actresses -- Actress Via 2 4 24 26 runbers: 4 Powerbdt32 Thursday June 3 1999 er Sunny Pt Cloudy 1 Winning Wtrring number: 4 5 7 15 22 Wld Card: King of Spades Sabaday’t jackpot $462)00 880-yar- er CORRECTIONS & Clarifications The Standard-Examiner- 's policy is to correct any error promptly If you find a mistake or something you think is unfair please call 0 from 7 am to 4 pm weekdays 625-421- er wire services FRONTS: Q 1999 Pr High I AccuWeather Inc WARM taun © Low Rem Flurries Snow Ice Sunny Pt Cloudy mmm Cloudy J A&XullM Pr84S NATIONAL SUMMARY: Summer heat and humidity will make an area from Texas to Georgta sizzle tomorrow with sunshine and hiqhs in the 90s Cooler less humid atr will invade the Northeast Widely separated thunderstorms will bubble up from the eastern Rockies to the Midwest Mainly dry comfortable weather is in store for the West Coast More weather around the clock wwwistandardintt Standard - 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