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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH/WORLD Thursday, January 20, 1997 Deng: Small Man, NUITHEneareen 1960 HEADLINERS Fred Goldman and his ex-wife have agreed that he will get most of the $8.5 million in compensatory dama won from O.J. Simpson for the wrongful death of their son. Ron. Under the agreement, Goldman will re- @ Continued from A-1 ceive $7.2 million and his ex-wife. Sharon Rufo, will get sands, of civilians. having to share any of the compensatory damages with & $1.3 million, lawyers for Goldman and Rufe said. Goldman and his daughter, Kim. have expressed bitterness at Deng rationalized his crackdown on dissent as the price China must 1 878 pay to maintain order and stability while pursuing economic reforms. Although Chinese have far more freedom today, Deng had no interest in introducing Western-style ideas on democracy or political reform. Deng’s leadership had less to do with his economic policies than with his decision notto interfere with reforms once they began in 1978. In an essay. Barry Naughton, a China ex- pert at the University of California, San Diego. said Deng’s greatest contribution was to allow reforms to happen. @ NoBriefing Due to the death of When Deng dismantled Mao's Deng Xiaoping, the Morning Briefing will communes, Naughton wrote. ants began saying: not appear today peas- “Chairman Mao led us to stand up; but Deng allowed us to fill our bellies. talks garet Thate Through reforms. China gradually introduced free enterprise and ‘Mr. Deng Xiaoping deserves credit for opening China to the West,” said Taiwan government spokesman David the Joint Declaration on Hong the agreement under longtime British colecome Chinese wealth into a state-controiled economy. When Deng took power. an urban Chinese needed a year’s salary to buy a TV. Today, the typical city Tawei Lee in television interview. Under that dweller can afford a refrigerator. 2 washing machine and a color TV. “However, westill regret that during the 1989 pro-de- pledged to & mocracy movement [in China]. he was not able to prevent People’s Liberation Army troops “Let some people get rich first Deng once said. A barrel-chested man whostood 4- oot-11. Deng once was described by Hi Kissinger as “a nasty little movement students and people man Deng was quick-witted, blunt and a Chinese-born American labor activist who sometimes seatological in conversation. He shocked foreign guests by spent 19 years in Chinese prison camps, called Deng “a criminal” who has “two bloody using a spittoon beside his chair. At the height of his power and popularity. Deng traveled the world. charming diplomats. During a visit to the United States in 1979. Temple hands.” Wu predicted a power struggle among Deng’s politi- cal heirs that could lead to civil University becamethe only U_S. col- war, because Deng. he said presided over “an em tem” ble toward Deng Jiang Emerges —ForNow | lege to gree The Dalai La In China, he is viewed as the man who rescued China from the chaos of Mao's Cultural Revolution. MiIn Hong Kong, Tears and Fears ut ong | award him an honorary de- Deng helped normalize relations with the United States and the Soviet Union. and engineered agreements for the peaceful reversion to China of Hong Kong and Macao. criticized Deng for failing to respond Tibet's demands for autonomy from Chinese rule T. paid silent tribute today to the who came to symbolize free Deng instituted agricultural re- forms that made China virtually selfsufficient in food. ‘Whether a cat is black or white ina after Deng also made business executives and politicians makes no difference.” @ Continued from A-1 Deng de- clared during a fight with Mao on cip. economic policy. “As long as it catches mice. it is a good cat.” He supported Mao's campaign a Philippine tycoon with 2 against intellectuals, shut down Beij- iting firms. her Deng’s pledge of “two systems. licy ing’s “Democracy Wall” in 1979, imprisoned dissidents, sanctioned 2 crackdown on crime that may have that grants Hong Kong a meacomes part of China on July1 resalted in more than 10,000 executions. and approved periodic attacks on “spiritual pollution,” “bourgeois liberalization” and “total Westernization. Deng’s chairmanship of the Central Military Commission gave him control of China's guns. In the spring of 1989. protesting students smashed small bottles — “Xiaoping” soundslike “small bottle” in Chinese — to show their contempt for him who during the pro-democracy movement In reply. Deng used his army to smash the students. asc His passing ends a dream that he might live to see the dawning of a ational People’s Congress is breathe life into the new century. “I wish I could live un- til the year 2000 to see what China will be like.” he once said He didn’t. And today China re- mains a country of striking contradictions: economically vibrant and politically repressive. Deng brought China to whereit now stands. But he was incapable of taking his people that momentous next step into China’s promised land. Rufo. whom they said was estranged from her son for at least 17 of his 25 years. The rift was evident throughout the wrongful-death trial. The Goldmans and Rufo did not speak and wouldn't even share the same rowof seats in the courtroom. Singer Pat Boone.one of America’s best known Christian entertainers. has been taken off the air by a nationalreligious TV network after showing up at the American Music Awards dressed like 2 heavy-metal rock singer. Boone's weekly half-hour show was dropped by the Trinity Broadcasting Network on Tuesday after the network received thousands of phone calls and letters from contributors who were shocked by Boone's bare-chested leather ttoos and a studded dog collar — at the costume — augmented byfai ABC. Even before the emergence of the awards show, broadcast Jan black-leathered Boone. a lawyer for the networksaid. its viewers had been puzzled and dismayed bythe shifting musical genre of the entertainer from traditional and pop Gospel to more emphasis on lyrics from heavy-metal rock hits — versions of which he has released on a new recording Eureka! Miners See Gold In Them Thar Floodwaters SACRAMENTO BEE SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If every cloud has a silver lining. some floods tayeee one. x aeof news media hype and last month's wet weather have whetted the appetites of Northern California prospectors: The biggest rush of mountain water in decades just might mean mounds of uncovered gold in the rivers and streams. This spring will, by far, be the ever seen up here. ved,” said Lien. a hence professor at the taries] lack much sediment, into the Then he added a tongue- caveat: “Of course, mine: biggest bunch ofliars in the world he current leadership st of all is stability and ity.” said Yangi Tong, 4 itical-science professorat the U. anda native of Beijing It was Deng. Leung said. who se of Chinese 7 ng up the country to the world and allowing some citizens to establish private busi- nesses Thatis a lucky t ing Kong, long seen as A: for Hong capi- nsfer of power has the t been smooth in Chi- na ment And on Utah's college campuses, too. It used to be most Chinese students were Taiwanese,” Lien said “But no longer. Nowadays if you see a Chinese face, they will probably be from mainland Ch id happened several hey ago, we would have been in trouble,” said Paul Hyer,aretired Brigham Young University expect to see changes. Indeed ¢ 1,937 interna- tional students at the U., 242 comefrom China and 135 from Taiwan. TheSalt Lake Tribune ah ie Daily Dusty and Se But keep in mindthat’s still not very one's Thereis. geologists say. somethi Ing to that theory. Goldis six to seven times as dense as most common rocks and minerals. Because ofthat. it settles deep in river sediments as the water naturally Sanday Only bt Hobaays Member Avéit Berras of (irrsiatess S7 wu ro said. “A substantial amount more much. Certainly not enough to make people on the East Coast jump on ships and sail around the Horn. And not everyone is excited about the gold at the end ofthe rain’s flow. anyy They're totally wrong.” said Steve McCoy of Brownsville. who has mined for gold in the north fork those who gather gold from running water — can scratch only the surface of the sediment In the north fork of the American of the Yuba River for several years. According to McCoy, gold gravitates to the swiftest, deepest part of the water. makingit inaccessible un- River. for example, sediment thickness might reach 30 feet. while miners mayget down only a foot or so. a drought. il the water goes down — maybe next season “or the next time there’s West Gears Up for A Water World @ Continued from A-1 ars humanthrough the Grand Canyon was so successful that federalofficials are being asked to stage another eae one this spring Envir The situation is much the same throughout the West as the wet snow continues piling up Some hydrologists caution that heavy snow accumulation alone is not an indicator of spring flooding. They say that rainfall will be the de- accumulation alread: percent of average for time of year, said hydrologist Tom Dietrich of the National Wezther Service in Cheyenne The ae for flooding is Animportant factor in the flooding equation is how quickly the snow melts. Meteorologists say February ment coordinator for Carbon County, Wyo., said his agencyhas 17.000 sandbags readyfor the low-lying areas of Baggs. Saratoga and Encamp- ment March is the key month. and that’s when I'm going to start worrying.” Casson said. ‘The question isn't if it is going to a second consecutive year of above-average snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains could erode benefits from last year’s flood, such as rebuilding beaches, if not han- dled properly Let’s take what we learned. now that we have 2 thing smarter.” said Pam Hyde, Southwest director of American Rivers. The Bureau of Reclamation. which oversees the nation’s dams. has said it will stage another flood this decade. Government scientists have discussed holding one later this year, but so far believe they can handle the runoff by gradually elevat- ing flows during the next few months instead. The government staged the flood last March. releasing high flows through the Glen Canyon Damin an effort to mimic the natural floods that came each spring before the dam was built Among the environmental Purposes was the replenish- flood,” said Jim Laver, a climatologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ‘The question is will it be minor or major. ing of beaches downriver by Meanwhile, the Pacific Northwest still is recovering from a series of back-to-back storms that dumped some scientists say the new beaches, where important risks and help people and their communities prepare for and cope with disasters, says breached California levees still are a major concern. Communities throughout the area and ravaging floodwaters Federal disaster declarations covered 46 California counties and one city; 17 Idaho counties; six Nevada counties and one city, 10 Oregon lifting silt and sediment now trapped behind the dam in Lake Powell Environmentalists and plantlife has taken root, will be wiped out by the gradual high flows currently under way. A flood — instead — would create new beaches, they say, like last year Barry Wirth, a Reclamation spokesmanin Salt Lake City, said discussions about another flood this year are preliminary likelihood of floods, officials said Meanwhile, Nevada lawmakers counties; and 36 Washington coun may establish a full-time flood-plain ues Elsewhere manager to help avoid disasters in Montana has a high the future. | | | | | | i groups sa! potential crisis. and do some- measuring snowpack re; still are recovering from mudslides Cusine’ Atvertuing gold than there was a year ago.” he sorts out materials. Placer miners — ber and early January The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which works to reduce ee Enough to make outfitting an expedition worthwhile? I would definitely say there is a very good chance thereis a lot more heavy rain and snow in late DecemSUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail (4-weed peried Carries Delivery (t-wrek period “Se it not They also maybe the biggest optimists. wading into frigid waters with Pick, sluice box and a theorythat a marks the end of winter, and the flood threat becomes mostsevere in @ Continued from A-1 he said. next to fishermen. Mayor June when the serious meiting begins Nick Casson, emergency-manage- is economic develop- main streams.” some more ingredients.” mining gold for 15 years minded people and more conser- vative-minded people, but the low and makeit more reachable.” Because the gold is heavier. Mount added. even tinyflakes tend to settle into cracks and holes along the banks rather than be swept downstream. ‘The high water also brings gold down from the tributaries. where no- only tosses the salad. it [also] adds and wh iy. we react with caution Ss going to hap- priority salad — you exhume gold from be- River Canyon, still power struggles behind the scenes between progressive- fornia, Davis, “the river will scour very deeply down into that material andre-deposit it. It’s like tossing a body mines because they [the tribu- I z y of Utah “It’s the nh of one ofthe last dictators. orse me China watchers dis- wo decades, died Wednesday of respiratoryfailure. political-science professor who has taught in China “There are During these verylarge events. said Jeff Mount. head of the geology departmentat the Universityof Cali- Grant. who with son Michael owns the Pioneer Resort in high.” he said. Rumors Die, Questions Live On ~ Giant Legacy | | | | | |