Show k ft TODAY: Partly cloudy and windy Turning cooler TOMORROW: Partly cloudy Highs 50s 60s Page 2A HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA WOMAN GUILTY IN MURDER TRY Followers of Indian religion find acceptance in Utah Church Husband whom she tried to kill tearful as Bonneville 35 Layton 3 Roy 31 Weber 0 Box Elder 36 Clearfield 25 Ben Lomond 36 MCHS 22 Ogden 29 Bear River 6 verdict read Page 1C H OGDEN SCOREBOARD Y A fVfrTTWTE'TD SERVING NORTHERN UTAH SINCE 1888 UTAH 50 CENTS aunch date sen WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA on Friday scheduled space shuttle Discovlaunch ery for a Sept 29 on the first mission since the Challenger accident The launch was set for 9:59 am EDT but could come any time in the following three hours the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said The announcement was made after a meeting at NASA headquarters between administrator James C Fletcher and Richard Truly the head of the shuttle program Truly briefed Fletcher on the flight readiness review held earlier in the week at Kennedy Space Center in Florida “I’m delighted to have reached this point” Truly said “My hat is off to all members of the shuttle team whose tire- mid-morni- Gilbert 1 1 I less efforts have brought us here to the brink of America’s return to manned space” meeting in Florida evaluated all of Discovery’s systems and cleared the shuttle for flight A launch date had been expected folThat two-da- y lowing completion of the review Wednesday But Truly delayed any announcement because of the possibility Gilbert could disrupt operations at the Johnson Space Center Hurricane in Houston where shuttle flights are controlled once they are launched Truly said late predictions were that the Houston area would be hit only by moderate winds and “no threat to Johnson Space Center facilities is projected if Gilbert continues on its current path” The inaugural flight will be a four-da- y sfefWl batters Texas BROWNSVILLE Texas (AP) — Huro ricane Gilbert slammed the coast with heavy rain high waves and tornadoes Friday and thousands of Gulf Coast residents fled inland or huddled in public shelters and boarded-u- p homes Heavy rain fell on this southernmost Texas city and wind gusts to 62 mph were measured at the airport and to 65 mph at Port Isabel Up to 5 inches of rain was forecast along with tides 7 to feet above normal Nearly two dozen tornadoes were reported around Brownsville as Gilbert made its way ashore overturning cars and mobile homes and tearing the roofs from buildings Some injuries but no deaths were reported Police in nearby Harlingen said the windows of 20 to 30 cars in a parking lot were shattered by high winds or a tornag coastal roads were closed do by high water At 8 pm CDT the center of the storm was near latitude 244 north and longitude 981 west or about 10 miles of Brownsville Its highest sustained winds had slackened 10 mph to 10 mph Gilbert which for a time earlier this week was the most powerful storm on record in the Western Hemisphere weakened somewhat but remained a dangerous storm responsible for at least 66 deaths and billions of dollars in damage as it roared across the Caribbean and through the Gulf of Mexico The calm eye at the heart of the hurricane made landfall about 120 miles south of Brownsville at 4:35 pm CDT in Tamaulipas state said Mark Zimmer meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Coral Gables Fla at It was moving about 12 mph and was expected to follow that track through mid-datoday before turning gradually to the northwest forecaster said Due to the large size of the hurricane only a gradual weakening of the storm was expected through late today and forecasters warned that rainfall up to 20 inches could accompany the storm inland The eye passed over Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz two small Mexican villages a few miles north of La Pesca which has a population of about 500 said Mark Zimmer meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center The mayor of Soto la Manna 20 GILBERT on 2A mission to deploy a $100 million Track- ing and Data Relay Satellite a twin of one lost in the Challenger explosion Jan 28 1986 Five veteran astronauts will be on the flight They are Navy Capt Frederick Hauck the commander Air Force Col Richard O Covey the pilot and mission specialists George D Nelson John M Lounge and Marine Lt Col David C Hilmers In addition to launching the satellite science and techthey will conduct nology experiments and check out hundreds of design changes made to the shuttle NASA had hoped to return to manned space flight sooner with the 26th shuttle 1 1 J Morton Thiokol preparing for thousands of questions By JENNIFER PAUL Standard Examiner start OGDEN — Morton Thiokol is preparing for hordes of reporters guests and spectators who will cram the Kennedy Space Flight Center to watch the first shuttle launch in 2Vi years “We have more people going this time because of the importance of the mission and because of the media de mand for people” said spokesman Rocky Raab “That’s the prime reason why we’re sending a lot of people this time” About six or eight public relations people and senior managers from Thiokol are traveling to Cape Canaveral Fla just to handle media questions for the scheduled Sept 29 launch See THIOKOL on 2A See SHUTTLE on 2A h Texas-Mexi-c- 1 1 Low-lyin- Associated 1 south-southwe- st Pageantry opens Games 1 SEOUL South Korea (AP) — The 1988 Summer Olympics the largest and most tightly guarded in history began in a blaze of pageantry Saturday as west-northwe- st y mi-S- Miller ee marchers in traditional Korean costumes entered the main stadium to the beat of a “dragon drum” About 70000 spectators in the Olympic Stadium and up to a billion television viewers around the world watched the spectacular show that began at 10:30 am (6:30 pm MDT Friday) in sunny weather It was the first Olympic opening ceremony with a prelude outside the main stadium Before the performances in the Olympic Stadium a flotilla of 458 boats sailed by on the Han River adjacent to the stadium extravaThe theme of the three-hou- r ganza with 13000 performers was “Beyond All Barriers” — a phrase stressing the Seoul Games as a stage for the first competitions at the Summer Olympics in 12 years Political boycotts had marred the 1980 Moscow Games and the Los Angeles competition four years ago East-We- Chong Sa Hung wearing traditional Korean garb carries torch st 160 About countries sent nearly 10000 athletes to the Games to com- pete for 237 gold medals these making 16-da- Games the ed ever by competitors South Korean security forces ringing the stadium and on alert across the nation were on guard against terrorism Officials called the measures the most extensive ever to protect a sports event Greece led the parade of teams a tradition honoring the country as the site of the ancient Olympics Teams marched according to the Korean alphabet with Ghana second in the procession As the host nation South Korea was last Most teams were garbed in matching jackets and pants or skirts but African delegations wore native garb of flowing robes with colorful print patterns The processions seemed less formal IB than at past Olympics opening ceremonies Some teams broke ranks to wave to the cheering crowd An American athlete carried a sign proclaiming “Hi Mom y best-attend- SURPRISE: Basketball Coach John Thompson announces starting lineup I'm Here” The teams gathered on the infield after circling the running track The march route took them past the seating area for dignitaries including South o Korean President Roh and Juan Antonio Samaranch president of the International Olympic Committee Before the teams marched in a chorus sang an ancient seafaring ballad and thousands of blue and white balloons floated skyward A replica of the huge dragon drum used in ancient Korean ceremonies was transfered from ship to shore then carried to the stadium Huge balloons were released from a Shindan Tree sacred in Korean mythology and then the Olympic flame was revealed on a pedestal GAMES on 2A Tae-wo- 72-fo- ot re-S- ee named interim city manager for Ogden By MARK PETERSON Standd'd Exa'nH'er Piess Members of the US Olympics team march through Olympic Stadium cheering and waving flags s'art OGDEN — The City Council has asked Community Services Director Ken D Miller to serve as interim city manager between the time Cowles Mallory and the time a leaves office on Oct new city manager is appointed Mayor L Clifford Goff said the council has not yet voted on the matter “but we did offer the job and it was acccpt-c- d 1 City Attorney Norm Ashton said he would ask that the matter be put on the agenda of Thursday's council meeting for a vote Following an evaluation of his performance in July Mallory resigned effecin what was termed by Goff tive Oct as “a mutual understanding” Mallory who spent seven years in the job had been criticized in the past by some for poor public relations skills and for his management style The city is now accepting applications for the position I Last week Assistant Mayor Barbara B Dirks said council members have informally discussed the qualities they want in a new city manager but so far none of that discussion has taken place in either a council meeting or a work session No date has yet been set to name a new city manager The council is given authority by the city charter to hire only the city manager and the city recorder The council does not have the discretion to hire or fire any other employees Anyone named to the job must be confirmed by a vote of the council and Utah law does not allow votes to be taken in closed meetings Goff said he did not think naming Miller interim city manager was an item that needed a full vote of the council because it involved transfering an existing city department head into another job However he said the council would accede to Ashton's request and take an official vote on the matter next week y |