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Show TheSalt LakeTribune TODAY'S BRIEFING BY: Linda Young and Jennifer Skordas MORNING BRIEFING SATURDAY,April 4, 1998 THE WORLD'S GOOD NEWS... GRABBING THEHEADLINES Steven Spielberg will direct & Kids Expel Hemp Ad a movie based on a scon-to-bepublished biography of Charles Lindbergh. Kids 1, Hemp0. About 20 Ericsson Schoolsixth-grad- ers in Moline,Ill., were shockedto see a billboard featuring what looked like a DreamWorks SKG said Thursday that it acquired therights to huge marijuana leaf go upoutside their A. Scott Berg's Lindbergh, to be school. published this fall. “T felt that a film about a legendary figure called for an ex- So they decided to write a letter to urge the advertising company to relocate the ad for a hemp-based shampoo. “Weknowthat your job is to sell advertising space,” the students wrote in their letter to Lamar Advertising on Tuesday.“Wedonotexpect you to censor your client's ads, but we object to the placementof this ad so close to our traordinary director,” Berg said. 7 In 1927, Lindbergh becamethe first man to fly solo across the Atlantic. Five years later, his 20-month-old son, Charles Jr., was kid- napped and murdered. Lindbergh died of cancer in 1974. Berg, wholives in Los Angeles, spent eight years poring over more than 2,000 boxesof personal papers, letters and diaries and interviewing Lindbergh's school.” By thetimeclasses began Wednesday morning, the offending ad wasgone. “Tam extremely proud of them, The kids weredisturbed by it, and they did something about it,” Principal Patricia Nelson said friends, family and widow, Anne Morrow Lindbergh. o Comedy Central in New York was swamped by complaints from “South Park” viewers after the network o failed to reveal the father of Cartman as promised. The April Fools’ idea was to poke fun at the concept B NavySalvages Italian Art oe Italy is calling out the navy to recover lost archaeological treasures. Deputy Premier Walter Veltroni, night. “There werea lot of people who were crankier than Dennis Cook/The Associated Press whoalsois culture minister,told Parliament on Friday that navy vessels soon would take part in exploring the waters aroundItaly. Concern hasarisen in Italy that wellequippedand well-financed foreign undersea explorers would spirit away an- ofcliff-hangertelevision. The joke wasn't funny to the estimated 1,800 people whocalled orsent e-mails after the scatological cartoonleft them hanging Wednesday REMEMBERING A KING we expected. But westill think it’s a good joke,” Activist Dick Gregory holds whathecalls FBI files outside FB! headquarters in Washington on Friday duringa rally in observanceof the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Gregory requested an apologyfor the role the agency played. Todayis the 30th anniversary of the assassination. See A-8. The cable station promises — if you believeit this time — that Cartman’s dadwill be revealed in May. spokesman Tony Fox said. MILESTONES cient treasures from international waters aroundItaly. A QUICK SUMMARYOF TODAY'S TOP STORIES The sea floor there is rich in items from Greek and Koman shipsthat sunk thousandsofyears ago. Many suchfinds nowsit in foreign museums. Along with individual treasures, such THE AMERICAS ASIA/OCEANIA Born:A girl to Michael Jackson and his wife, Debbie Rowe Jackson, ai Spaulding Pain MedicalClinic in UTAH Beverly Hills on Friday. Sentenced: Eyad Ismoil, the Palestinian who drove as a fine bronze statue discovered off amphoras yield insights into commerce of the ancient world. _ AND THE BAD Bi Jackpot Divides Friends Nothing like a $1.1 million slot machinejackpot to come between the best offriends. For six years, Muvaffak Atamer and Frank Sevakis dined together every Thursday night and took gambling trips together with their wives to Las Vegas and Biloxi, Miss. That changed two weeks ago when oneof the well-to-do Vero Beach,Fla., retirees won $1.1 million on a Carnival Cruise Lines voyage. The question is: Which one won? Atamer,73,filed a lawsuit Thursday, claiming he borrowed $3 from his friend, dropped three $1 coins in a slot Cail for Moratorium: The application of the death penalty in the United States is tainted by racism, economic iscrimination, politics and an excessive deferenceto victims’ rights, a U.N. human rights investigator reported Friday, as he and a U.N. panelcalled for a worldwide moratorium on capital punishment. Details: A-1 Chiapas Arrest: A top police official from the southern state of Chiapas was arrested Thursday in Mexico City for standing by and doing nothing last Decemberasa group of armed men massacred 45 unarmed peasants in Acteal. Killer Confesses:Racist serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin, who says he shot Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and civil-rights leader Vernon Jordan, has confessed to two 1979 slayings. more than $56,000, until 4 court can declare the winner. Vegas Suicides Up: The suicide rate in Las Vegas rose 7.5 percentlast year, and the coroner blamed dashed dreams, domestic disputes andthe rootlessness of Nevadans — not gambling. Details: A-11 o @ Bus Crash Kills 33 A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims fell into a 5-foot-deeppit in central India on Friday, killing 33 people and injuring 16, police said. The passengers weretraveling from Bhopal, about 375 miles south of the capital New Delhi, to a neighboringpilgrimagespot to take part in a nine-day religiousfestival. Tortoise Theft: A 27-year-old Idaho manhasbeenfined $1,000 and ordered to serve two months homedetention for stealing a threatened desert tortoise from Snow Canyon State Park northwest of St. George. Details: A-14 the bus, which fell into the pit near a popularpicnic spot. Survivors said that just beforehand, the driver said the brakes werenot working. Thevictimsincluded 26 children, the Press Trust of India news agency reported Utah OnLin @ www.sitrib.com/ — Today's Click Here feature includes extended cov- previouslyunpublished photos. currencies in east Asia and a warning from the chairman ofelectronics giant Sony that Japan’s economyis near collapse. Details: A-6 Worldwide Bombings? Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip threatened Friday to wage their deadliest bombing campaign yet — notjust in Israel, but worldwide — to avenge the death of their chief bombmaker. Just Shy of Record: The Dow Jones industrial average surged above 9,000 forthe first time Friday, but fell just short of the milestone to close at 8,983.41. Details: E-1 It marked a stunning come- back for a market barometer many were about to write off after a historic stumblejust five monthsago. Stocks: B-5 even with the increase, the rate remains well belowthe national average of 4.7 percent. Details: B-5 attractive.” But they did vote to make the state pay for some medical benefits. Details: A-1 Festival Hunts for Home: West Valley City, the Utah State Fairpark, Ogden and several downtown Salt Lake City sites are vying to host the Utah Arts Festival onceit is displaced by light rail and the Gateway development. Details: B-1 meanor plea deal announced Friday. The plea resolves perjury charges that Payne lied about his income during sworn testimony in his two divorces in Farmington’s district court. Details: B-1 Chat about a different topic nightly! @ www.sltrib.com/jazz/ — Read about the Utah Jazz’s latest game, their race for the best record in the league and more. @ hbzsltrib.com/ — Games, kids chat, cartoons and more, in the Headbone Zone, Utah OnLine's fun and brain-teasing area for youngsters. www.sitrib.com Utah's No. 1 website Predictions of Profit: Rosy state Probe Continues: An international panelof judges charged with investigating “Bloody Sunday” surveyedthesite Friday whereBritish soldiers killed 13 Catholic demonstrators in 1972 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. of the 2002 Winter Games left local governmentofficials both concerned and pleased Friday. Concerned that cities may not see much of the cash, but pleased that the bottom line looks so bright. Details: B-1 RELIGION SPORTS (ISSN 0746-3502) Established April 15, 1871, Published daily and Sunday by the Kearns-Tribune Corporation, 143 South Main St. Salt LakeCity, Ulah 84111 Periodicals Postage Paid at Salt Lake City, Utah POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Salt Lake Tribune at the above address 1 joked that Coach Rick Majerus was coming back to Utah — but he would be coaching the gymnastics team. The funny thingis, for all of Majerus’ success, no other Ute program can match the gymnasts’ accomplishments. Utah has won a record 10 national championships, including four in the 1990s. But as they prepare for the Midwest Re- ades since black menfirst were allowed to hold the priesthood, the Mormon Chureh’s ranks have swelled to more than 100,000 in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a testament that a religion born on US. soil 168 years ago can transform lives half a world away. Religion: C-1 Composer Elmer Bernstein is 76. Actress Elizabeth Wilsonis 73. Author-poet Maya Angelouis 70. Actor Michael Parks is 60. Country singer Gail Davies is 50. ON THIS DATE In 1792, American abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens was born in Danville, Vt. In 1818, Congress decided the U.S. flag would consist of 13 red and whitestripes and 20 stars, with a new star to be added for every new state of the Union. In 1841, President William Henry Harrison succumbed to pneumonia a month after his inaugural, Details: D-1 Last Night’s Scores 76ers 93, Clippers 78 Wizards 120, Raptors 112 Celtics 101, Pistons 100 be ee A oa oes Will Testing Succeed? A plan to fest kindergartners’ skills next fall could be a boon to students if it helps teachers correct potential academic [O0KiNc @ ART problems. Butit's hard to take the pro- - Carrier Delivery (4-1oek period) Daily gram seriously after lawmakers, who mandated thetesting, refused to fundit. Editorial: A-12 x $5.76 call before All other areas 4 1.800-662 9076 the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany. In 1945, U.S. troops on Okinawa encountered the first significant resistance from Japanese forces, 39, was shot to death in Memphis, Tenn. In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger roared into orbit on its maiden voyage. OPINION gional tonight in Tempe, Ariz., the Utes are not a sure thing. Oxford University. In 1945, during World War II, U.S. forces liberated In 1949, 12 nations, including the United States, signed the North Atlantic Treaty. Tn 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., CIRCULATION NUMBERS ‘osed delivery replacement on weekdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m, Sundaye eall before 1 pam, Por carrier and home Daily Only (Utah) $9.60 Daily and Sunday 19.04 delivery Information, new rubser{puons, restarting ssberriptons, eancellations and billing information, eal Monday through Friday, 4 a.m, to Sunday Only (Utah) $1200 Sundays Only & Thanksgiving no Daily & Sunday (Outuide of Region) $28.00 Member Audit Buresu of Cireulatlons | 4 pum, Saturday, 4am, to 10am, Sunday 4 a.m, to 1 pan. Salt Lake,south Davis counties 237-2900 4 marches. Today’s Birthdays: In 1902, British financier Cecil Rhodes left $10 mil- Mormonsin Africa:In the two dec- SUBSCRIPTION RATES $14.00 Catholic neighborhoodin Belfast on Friday by a new commission created to prevent clashes over In 1850,thecity of Los Angeles was incorporated. THE MODERN ART OF PERCUASION By Mall (4-week period) in Iran, Authorized: The carrying of firearms by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, endingits status as the only unarmedpolice force in Canada. lion in his will to provide scholarships for Americans at NON SEQUITUR Daily/Sunday (Utah, Ida. Wyo.) key Republican congressman that it decide within three weeks whether to impose sanctions against three foreign firms planningsignificant investments becoming thefirst U.S. chief executiveto diein office. fordelivery of news The Salt Lake Tribune expenditure of $2 billion by the Navy to build anoth- er 20 FA-18 E and fighters, the service's premier strikeaircraft. Rejected: By the State Department, a demand by a predictions about the economic impact @ wwwasltrib.com/tribtalk/ — Join us in TribTalk Chat tonightat 7 p.m. Approved:By Defense Secretary William Cohen, the Barred:Protestants from parading through a hostile Judge Pleads Gullity: North Salt Lakejustice court Judge David Young Payne resigned from the bench and admitted to lying under oath in a misde- EUROPE/AFRICA the paradefor the University of Utah's two-tenths of a percent to 3 percent. But erage of Gordon B, Hinckley’s visit to Africa, including a gallery of over 40 fended his government's policies Friday in the face of more bad news: tumbling basketball team, Gov. Mike Leavitt Slight Slowdown: Utah's unemployment rate nudged upwardin March Today's Highlights at: www.sltrib.com Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto de- Accomplished Gymnasts: During BUSINESS Police said the driver lost control of Perksof Politics: State lawmakers this year decided to forgo a $20-a-day pay hike because it was not “politically Details: A-3 Defending Policies: Japanese Details: A-10 But Sevakis, 79, says he bought the Carnivalhas withheld the jackpot, to be paid in 20 annual installments of ons inspector said Friday. Details: A-9 machineandpuiled thelever. coins and put them in the slot machine. No Weapons Found: U.N.arms experts wentinto each of the 1,058 buildings inside Saddam Hussein’s eight presidential compounds in Baghdad but found most empty, an American weap- the bomb-laden van into the parking garage under the World Trade Center during the 1993 terrorist attack, to 240 years in prison Friday. Hoochie coochie man Muddy Waters 1915 - Vitamin G discovered 1932 Sicily last month, simple items such as | Arles Concer People can feel more comfortable dividing | and putting things into | separate categories — little compartments. But the art of M.C. Escheris about removing separations 5 (e958 Ureversat Press P.O. Box 30177, Kansas City, MO 64112 jox@nbn. A2 between math andart. The curved surface the ants are walking on is called a moebius (MObe-us) strip. It's named after a mathematician. | You can make one by | giving a strip of paper | a half-twist before ri taping the loop | closed. Imagine it big. Mostof Mr. Escher's other works of art are also works of mathematics joined with art. 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