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Meet infamous “Bishop Harris” 2 Utah hot at home vs Mercury 18-1- Active Mormon enjoys role in “Saturday’s Voyeur" 5C 8B 50 cents SERVING THE TOP OF UTAH SINCE 1888 wwwstandardnet avis loses some school funds as requested by Gov Mike Leavitt But state School Board members also want top priority in getting that money returned to public education if Utah’s revenue picture should brighten The Legislature had increased the capital outlay program this year from By BETH DOVE $283 million to $383 million to help certain school districts pay for a variety of staff building and improvement projects Among the 18 districts now to lose monSALT LAKE CITY - State education and Davis officials made the “painful” decision to ey are Weber Ogden Davis is one of the hardest hit dishold back $10 million intended for school construction and repair projects tricts now due to receive $67 million or State reduces money Weber Ogden also hit Standard-Examine- r No peace than originally planned Davis District Superintendent Darrell K White urged the board Friday to push for a return to current funding levels as soon as possible White said he understands the need to delay the cash but wishes the loss was spread more equally among the state’s 40 districts “It’s a convenient way to do it and I accept that” White said “But to make the cut permanent would be extremely $2 million less inequitable” White said Davis had been planning See SCHOOLS5A the Mideast im Israel hits back after bombing The Associated Press JERUSALEM - Israeli riot police in black ski masks shut down the PLO headquarters in Jerusalem - a symbol of Palestinian claims to the disn puted city - in a raid Friday a day after an Is- lamic militant killed himself and 14 others in one of the Helicopter crashes dose to Grand Canyon six dead About 15 people some and hugging gathcrying MEADVIEW Ariz - A he- ered in the lobby of Papillon licopter out of Las Vegas Grand Canyon Helicopters crashed Friday near the at McCarran International western edge of the Grand Airport where the trip origiCanyon killing six people nated sevA according to the FAA are in an incredienth person was seriously ble“They state of shock” said Rabinjured bi Felipe Goodman of TemThe AS350 helicopter ple Beth Sholom of Las circrashed under unknown cumstances at 235 pm PDT Vegas “They’re trying to put tosaid Jerry Snyder an FAA and see what’s next” spokesman in Los Angeles gether a representaMallen Pat the were at FAA officials crash site and two investiga- tive of the company said tors from the National company officials were too to talk Transportation Safety Board busy The Satto arrive were expected helicopter went a in down rugged area 5 miurday Meadview which of les east a The survivor woman suffered severe is about 70 miles east of Las bums over 80 percent of her Vegas The crash site was locatbody and was in critical condition at University Medical ed on Bureau of Land ManCenter in Las Vegas said agement land and was diffiRick Plummer hospital cult to get to National Park Service spokesman Bert spokesman Her name was not re- Byers said “Only the hardivehileased but Plummer said est of she was a tourist from New cles would be able to get in The Associated Press there” he said York pre-daw- deadliest in bombings 10 months of Mideast fighting The takeover of the Orient House was Israel’s most direct challenge yet of Palestinian claims to traditionally Arab east Jerusalem as a future capital Palestinians called the raid provocative and said it would trigger more blood- shed Most of the victims of the suicide attack at a Jerusalem pizzeria were buried Friday including Judith Shoshana Greenbaum a pregnant teacher from Passaic NJ who was studying in Israel and five members of a family from the Jewish settlement of Talmon in the Chad Williams a senior at Clearfield High School says about 80 percent of his fnends bring cell phones to school with them Schools changing tune on cell phones pagers West Bank A surviving daughter of Leah the family was Schijveschuurder wheeled to the funeral of her Dutch-bor- father Israeli-bormother and three sibn Davis considers allowing students n access if not disruptive to classes - ages 2 4 and 14 - on a hospital stretcher with lings By LORETTA PARK breathing tubes in her nose Another sister was too badly injured to attend Israel’s chief rabbi Israel Meir Lau who had married the couple broke down during the eulogy after speaking about Mrs Schijveschuur-der’- s work with children “In her name I call on the creator of the world hear our voice” Lau said sobbing “Hear our voice hear this PETER DEJONGThe Associated Press voice of mourning” Senior Israeli Cabinet Israeli girls grieve during the funeral of Michal Raziel at the Givat Shaul cemetery in Jerusalem Friday ministers met until early Fri- - Raziel 1 5 was killed Thursday when a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated explosives in a See MIDEAST6A downtown Jerusalem pizzeria Cf 1 You might V think Salt Lake City’s TRAX is just for commuters but many ate riding the trains for a day “Day Trip" offers a guide to the art youl find at most TRAX stations SALT LAKE CITY i iinvimwiia Little tilings mean a lot especially on the job Are rude behavior on the rise in your workplace? discourteous and attitudes A new survey says they are - Psy- chiatrist Dr Robert Weitzel UFE elsewhere Does the city of Ogden favor businesses in Salt Lake City and when it goes out to bid for goods and services? Our investigation of the the bottom of this controversy city’s bidding practices gets to He admits to two counts prosecutors say there’s evidence he used drugs By NESREEN KHASHAN Standard-Examine- r Davis Bureau of shopping and sightseeing Our BUSINESS Davis Bureau - ceil Farmington commonplace in the classroom as calculators and Palm Pilots The Davis School District is considering changing its safe school policy to allow high school students to carry cell phones and pagers as long as the devices do not disrupt the classroom Since the Columbine Weitzel pleads guilty to prescription drug fraud W in Transit i Standard-Examin- pleaded guilty Friday to two of 22 counts of federal pre- scription drug fraud charges When announcing his intention earlier this week to accept a plea agreement Weitzel 45 attributed the charges to poor record keeping and maintained that his admission of guilt was not an acknowledgment of drug use However when asked Friday about what had happened to the leftover drugs Weitzel while issuing a brief statement said he was advised by counsel not to comment on the matter "Everything went as we knew it would and now I’m just looking forward to taking to purr care of the state case sue my exoneration" Weitzel said It was Weitzel’s second 'll court appearance m as many days Thursday he was back in 2nd District Court for a hearing on his new trial on state charges of manslaughter and negligent homicide US Attorneys had evidence connecting Weitzel to 76 cases of prescription fraud of Demerol and morphine Of those cases 22 of them resulted in the 1999 federal indictment charging Weitzel with illegally obtaining the drugs for his own use “There is evidence (Weitzel) was using controlled sub- - See WEITZEL5A High School massacre and the more recent California shootings parents nationwide are asking educators and legislators to change policies and laws to allow cell phones in the classroom Most school districts throughout the country are not in favor of the change because of the perceived disruption in the classroom In the past students carrying the communication devices were associated See CELU6A aJ UEEtcmy August 11 2001 Vol114 No 223 BusinessEcongmy B Classified ads 4C Comics Editorials & letters 10-1- 1 A Life: Home & Family 1 3C 3B Obituaries Religion 1 2B Sports C -- C 8-- 8A Theaters Top of Utah 5B 4B TV schedule Weather © ill READftRECYCli Pruned on recycled pap 4I boo 4 |