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Show | | PARK CITY BOOM FETCHING FAVOR THE REEL ROLLOUT Morelarge resorts developing D-1 Atlanta gave IOC delegate a dog C-1 A glut of movie openings F-1 CheSalt Lake Cri http://www.sltrib.com une Utah’s Independent Voice Since 1871 Volume 257 Number 72 © 1998, TheSalt Lake Tribune 148 SouthMain Salt LakeCity, Utah 84111 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1998 U.S. Capitol Is a Firetrap, Investigators Say in Report Problemsinclude defective sprinklers, weak alarms, limited escape routes BY ‘THE LARRY MARGASAK ASSOCIATEDP! WASHINGTON — The U-S. Capitol and five Houseoffice buildings are fire- traps that leave visitors, members of Congress and employees with an “undue risk of loss of life and property,” the Houseinspector general has concluded ble forfiresafety throughout the buildin i: In one egregious exampleof danger. the report said, Capitol Police discovered during an after-hours security sweepthat ovensin the Rayburn Office Building's cafeteria kitchen wereleft on at 500 degrees, “and one of the oven doors had been proppedopenwith card- in a scathing report. Inspector General John Lainhart IV found a long list of deficiencies in his board. Theovens hadbeenleft on be- averta potential disaster.” Other prob- ena haphazard approach to planning implementing,installing and completing fire protection systems throughout the House complex,” it said. The architect’s office “has ignored compelling industry information that Omega sprinklers, installed throughout the House complex recent study, including arecalled brand of sprinkler that must bereplaced “to lems ranged from “unsprinklered” areas, fire alarms that are inaudible in some offices and inadequate escape routes andexit signs “Fire protection has beengiven a low priority” by the architect ofthe Capitol, the office that maintains Congress grounds and buildings, the report found. Lainhart has jurisdiction only over the Houseside of the Capitol, al- thoughthe architect’s office is responsi- cause theytaketoolong to heat up each morning, and the door was propped open becauseit was broken. “[The architect of the Capitol] has tak- are defective Besides the defective and inadequate equipment, the report said that in event of a major fire, many people could not get quickly out of the Capitoloroffice buildings across the street. Exits are limited in number, their signs inadequate, and hallways are blocked with furniture. recycling bins and supplies The nonworking equipment a false general sense ofsecurity,’ the ins; said. “This. coupled with the lack of adequate egress [escape routes usedto exit the building] and emergency signage in the buildings, exposes the Houseto undue risk of loss oflife and property inthe event of afire Alan Hantman, the architect of the Capitol, agreed in a written that response “buildings in the House complex arenot fully protected by modern, state of-the-art fire protection systems meet ing current codes.” But he contended “the s no legal requirement” to meet current codes and insisted: “It is disingenuous to char terizeall existing fire protection systems in the House as ‘deficient’ un. less they are being compared to recently completedbuilding. That is not a reasonablestandard to use /eGriffin/TheSalt Lake Tribune HOLIDAY QUIZ Try this test of your noel knowledge BY HUGH MULLIGAN ookingforSt. Nicholas MChristmas around the world THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Christmas — a time of peace andpiety, but also a time for parties and presents, pageants and poets, and posing questions just for fun around a blazing hearth Let us begin our annual Christmas quiz with the poets, who proclaim this the seasonof love: ‘Love came downat Christmas, Love all lovely, love divine; Love was born at Christmas, Star and angels gavethe sign. ™®Christmas-card obligation 9. On what date is the Twelfth Day of Christmas’ 10. In what form did the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come present itself to Ebenezer Scrooge? 11. Was the Old a ezer, like Scrooge, a wrenching. aati scraping, clutch ing, covetous old sinner’? 12. Who was the most famous Scrooge of the airwaves? 13. St. Luke's gospeltells us, “ Mary Whowrote that lovely quatrain? If your answeris the 19th-century poet Christina Rossetti, award your. self a bonusfive points whentallying your score. Nowproceedto tackle the next 20 questions, either on your own or in a battle of wits and witticisms with your holiday soata The Ques 1. Who in Whoville antl the Grinch shoving the Christmas tree and presents “upthe chimbley’”? 2. In Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera Amahl andthe Night Visitors,” what did Amahl offer the Three Kings? 3. Which of the Tales of Hoffmann became a classic Christmas ballet? 4. Did Santa Claus ever win an broughtforth her firstborn and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes.” 16. How many candles are in a Ha- Comics Obituaries Spo Star Gazer TV Pre grams WEATHER: Snow, warmer. They also never thought they would have to movein with Carl's parents to get the adoptions approved. By state the custom of giving Christmasgifts to L 1 — Most every morning at 5, the first of five tiny fa peeps into the standards, their own home was too small for five children. the White House domestic staff. What did each receive? 18. Each Christmas season during Soon, the king-size bed is filled with kids ages 2 to 7, and Jill and Carl Das his presidency, Franklin Roosevelt woundup in hot water with the Washington Fire Department. Why? used to pavethe driveway ofthedeli y baked for President Reagan? 20. In which two oceans would you find a Christmas Island? Answers can be found on A-2 back bedroomof the Dastrup home. trup relish the happiness that comes with being parents ‘This whole thing has beenthestuff otmiracles from the very beginning Carl's 70-year-old mother, Erika Cal a 37, and Jill, 27, tried for years but were not able to havechildren. So they becamefoster parents But they never counted on adopting five siblings from the same broken home —a dreamthat cametrue two months before Christmas. Placing a group this large is an ex tremely rare occurrence,” says Randy Ripplinger, spokesman for the UtahDi vision of Child and Family Services (DCFS). “What that does for us, to see these kids all together in one home with parents who love and need them, well, | just can't describe how rewarding and heart-warming that is. It was a dreamthat required several miracles to come true ‘There are so many things that fell into placeit made us feel like this was meant to happen,” Carl says. Adds his wife, Jill: “The last year was After 3 Tries, a Rescue, a Tragic Near Miss, and a Family Waiting for a Body Movies Puzzles £2 4 BY NORMA WAGNER THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE nukkah candelabra? 17. President Hayes in 1880 began INDEX B3 £22 A House That Fit Their Family 14. Whatis theall time best-selling Christmas recording? 15. How many days has Hanukkah? 19. Every Christmas the White Ann Landers Asimov Quiz Bridge Col Business Classifieds Carl and Jill Dastrups couldn't adoptfive siblingsuntil they found. What are swaddling clothes? House chef creates a gingerbread housefor the first family. What was 6 What newgift did True Love send on thefifth day of Christmas? 7. Which formerrailroad telegrapher becameRudolph’s all timebestselling balladeer? 8, What timely new space-age toy did Santa leave under so many trees today? Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune Carl Dastrup of Lehi helpshis children during dinner. He andhis wife, Jill, adoptedtheir five foster children — Ashley, Christmas together. first family’s the Todayis home. broken same the from — Jacob and Joshua, Brandon, Terry F2 Do B16 Ct B47 BS Details: A-34 01234 Bes COPY Editor's Note: This is the final install ment in a five-part serial telling story of extraordinary danger and couragein the Gulf of Alaska. BY TODD LEWAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA — Through driving sleet icing his visor. flight engineer Fred Kalt can barely out the crouchingfigure inside the rescue basket hanging just outside the helicopter door. He reaches out and gives the basket another yank Something's wrong. No matter how hard hetries, he can't pull the basket inside. “FRED!” shouts crew member Mi- chael Fish. ‘FRED, SOMEONE'S HAANGING ON THEBASKET! _Kalt screams into the wind. M! The man is inches belowKalt’s boots barely clinging to the bottom of thebas. ket, He looks into the cabin and locks eyes with Fish For a second. Just one second Time enoughfor everything to pause in Fish’s mind, for the whining sleet and the groaning turbines to hush. Time enough for one man’s eyes to scream for mercy, for another's to scream in horror And thenhe’s gone A mittenandfive fingers foundon an uninhabited island by two teen-agers turn out to bethe final clues to a 6 month-old mystery in the Gulf of Alas ka. It all began when fishing vessel, the LaConte, sank during a violent storm See RESCUERS, Page A-9 ) very hard. It just got so frustrating deal ing with the state because the kids had already beenthrough so much. But the instant we saw them it was love at first sight. We knew we were going to be a family The couple say events in the past three years unfolded in such a way that the adoptions seemed almost choreo: graphed. They hadfiled an application with the state to become foster parents more than a year before the five mal nourished children were removed from their home andtheir 21-year-old par ents During the ye r we were waiting [to parents], we be licensed thought if ong we should |
