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Show Spigeess sey eyges Perrerece Ghe Satt Lake Tribune A2- TODAY'S BRIEFING BY:Brian Mac Intyre and Don Robinson sesges Eee a Sa as (ia unl a ilADELE) FRIDAY, December25, 199) ‘Sol cust : GRABBING geet INE: THE HEA os SS SS Sorry kids, you won't be fing ing a Jesse Venturaaction fiqa# ure under the Christmas treage The dolls won't reach storeg., until the spring, the Minnesoti governor-elect and former pg wrestler said Wednesday. Thee: action figure, with a shaver head and bulging muscles. about to rip the seamsof his: dark suit, is expectedto sell fom: Fire and Loathing in D.C: The U.S. Capitol andfive Houseoffice buildings arefiretraps that leave visitors, members of Congress and employeeswith an $19 to $24, with mostprofits going to charity. Duringes Ventura’s campaign for governor, one ad depiotows undue visk of loss oflife and property.” the House inspector general has concluded in a seathing report. Details: A-1 twoboysplaying with a Ventura doll. Oneof the boy hasthe doll bang a fist on a deskandrail against Evit= Special Interest Man. “They were the novelitem cf* Clinton gave an early Christmas present ann fo 33 convicted criminals Thursday in the form of presidential pardons for of1 from lying to going ‘the Korean War. Details: A-8 Lewinsky. On Thursday, the Khmelnytskyfactory ine its namesake town namedits newest chocolate cons. fection after Lewinsky. The rectangular chocolates: bearing the name Monicaare intended to show supe s produced few outright Port for Clinton, plantofficials said. Clinton visited hington. But for process can keepthis letter as a preciousrelic,” factory directa s well as oceasional brushes ton luminaries. Vasyl Liubovetsky said. Flakes rolled off the production line this week. Th Buffalo Bills, who manage the sale of the sugar= coatedcereal, have mailed boxesto all 50 states ang Fatal Bus Crash every continent except Antarctica. Some ofthe pros. ceedsbenefit the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Aus tism. Flutie started the foundation, which helps fam ilies raising autistic children, because his son has thet A bus taking 23 people from New York to Atlantic City on a gambling trip slid off a snowy highway Thursday, flipping over and killing eight passengers.Fifteen people, including the driver, were injured. Their conditions ranged fromstable to critical. Federal investigators are already probing the crash. See A-6. Details: A-11 The True Meaning of Christmas: Pope disorder. Millennial Mayhem? Some expe: Short Day: Amidthin trading and narrow market breadth on Thursday, the y that 93 percent of personal computers Miracles: Some dreams require miracles in order to come true. Such was built before 1996 will have problems Details: A-1 th blueprint or construction around Park City stage 11 percent of the PCs built this year will at 1,226.27. Lots of NewFilms: Seven movies are makingtheir Salt LakeCity-area debut token contect the diff Details: D-1 For the Birds: Abnormally cold tern. poesent a challenge to our ds, even those that stay peratiires ‘eal ntain area through the the word from Tracy nt feed the birds Details: D-1 lar a \ 1 & d Himself: A 4th Dis removed himself from Buffs trial in Utah than a month after a pub led a motion asking him to Details: D-2 people. Details: D-11 hai Editorial: A-32 “Little Cindy-Lou Who, who was. Yes, in 1947, occasionforhouse parties, maskedballs Tehai andtheatrical offerings like his roman- Edmund Gwenn’s 10. Only an outstretched hand protruding from a black hooded shroud, a kovsky’s enchanting score 4. Bethlehem, In Shakespeare’s time, it markedthe endof the holiday revels, an that’s who. 2. His crutch, 3. The Nutcracker. with tic comedy “Twelfth Night.” Santain “Miracle on 34thStreet bedpost 11. No way. Ebenezer wasnot apersonbut a stone memorialset up by Sam: uelin gratitude for heavenly helpinde. 6. Five golden rings 7. Singing cowboy Gene Autry 8 Miniature enameled figures. like toy soldiers, depicting astronaut John Glenn alongside his Friendship 7 cap sule in 1962, payload specialist Glenn boarding the Dis ery feating the Philistines. The Hebrew word means“stoneofhelp.” 12. Lionel Barrymore. His radioversion, later a best-selling record, is considered the definitive rendering of the Dickens classie A Christmas Carol. 13. “Strips of linen to restrict the movement of a newbora infant,” ac shuttle at age 77 for his recent return to space, and a white-haired U.S. Sen. Glenn in a dark business suit. From Mattel 9. Jan. 6, also known as “Little Christ mas,” when by tradition Christians observe the arrival of the Wise Men at cording to the Oxford English Dictio- nary. In Elizabethan English the term was “swaddling clouts. 14. Bing Crosby's recordingof Irving Berlin's “White Christmas.” ( WEY, LLL against Hessian forces at Trenton, N.J In 1818, “Silent Night” was performed for the fir 17. A $5 goldpiece. ing real candles on the real evergreen treein the family quarters of the White House, @ time, at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndor @ Austria. In 1868, President Andrew Johnson granted 2 unconditional pardon to all people involvedin t 19. Jelly beans. Southern rebellion that resulted in the Civil War In 1926, Hirohito became emperorofJapan, st 20. The Pacific andthe Indian. SCORING ceedinghis father, Emperor Yoshihito. (Hirohito w Scoreonepoint for each correct an swer perfect scoreof 25, bonus included, $ formally enthronedalmost twoyearslater). In 1946, comedian W.C. Fields diedin Pasaden © ranksyou as a master or mistress of the e Calif, at age 66. revels. Scores between 20 and 24 put youalongside Santa in the driver's seat e In 1977, comedian Sir Charles Chaplin died onthat midnight sled run. From 15 to 19 points designates you elf emeritus in Switzerland at age 88. In 1989, ousted Romanian President Nicola: entitles you to don a lamp shade and Ceausescu and his wife, Elena, were executed | lowing a popular uprising Toy Land. Scoring between 10 and 14 frolic like Old Fezziwig, the father of theoffice Christmas bash. Atally below 10leaves youa bit out inthecold, chantingout oftunewith the carolers In 1991, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev we on television to announce his resignation. In 1995, singer Dean Martin died at his Beve Hills homeat age 78. at: www.sltrib.com CHEAPEST — THEN I JUST HAVE To FIND WORKERS WHO CAN S@uceze INTO THEM/ Way SANTA FIRST AIRED EWEs.. SUBSCRIPTION RATES SSN 0746-3502) nday % = Today’s Highlights TINY cuBICcLES SINCE \ THEY'RE THE Salt Lake Tribune ¢ £ = Utah OnLin : Sports: C-1 J crossed the Delaware River for a surprise attac 16. Nine BUY THESE n of the code. Jenkins ied for the 1997 season for < s end ke Tribune at the above address In 1223, St. Francis of Assisi assembled one ofthe first Nativity scenes, in Greccio, Italy. 15. The Jewish festival, also spelled Chanukah, lasts eight days. 18. The Roosevelts insisted on burn- hand that eventually dissolved into a 5. The first weekday after Christmas, » name arose from the custom in British stately homes and offices of giv ing ‘Christmas boxes’ — gifts, some. times cash to the help. llegedly committed a sex <= In 1066,William the Conqueror was crownedking of England. In 1776, Gen. George Washington and his troor 1. not morethan2." gious to allow him to re wal N THIS DATE marriage. WARPED a BYU Career: Ronney Jenkins his last football game for hool expelled the sopho g back on the day before deciding his secondvio Honor Code in two years Actor Dick Milleris 70. Singer Jimmy Buffett is 52. Singer Barbara Mandrell is 50. Singer Annie Lennoxis 44. Singer Shane McGowan(The Pogues)is 41 All the Answersto the Page 1 Holiday Quiz gesture means, the annual with supporters can mean in raising funds, garner ind evengetting votes ings Americais setting its sights on lofti- Today's Birthdays: Singer Tony Martin is 85. timefor spirituality, familyandfriends. Do Not Meddle: Utah’s government should not meddle in marriage, but strictly adhereto the mission of a newly created commission: “to recommend and, where possible, help implement ys to promote, strengthen and increase awareness ofthe importance of =on z$ S2= 2 = Capital of Tbilisi on Thursday. holidays, consider some of the more common memories of Christmas — a feeling that this season was, and remains, wonderfully compact and rich Loftier Goals: Specializinginthe organization of events and entertainment for er goals, having gained the experience andcapital of aninvestor groupconsisting of several successful business Assassinated: Greek diplomatAnastasius Mizitrase sos by gunmen inside his homein the Georgiart= Senseof the Season:If you're distracted by the commercialnatureof the Editorial: A-32 conventions,Salt Lake City-based Meet- today. Ever wonder whythat’s the usual pattern? First, there's the big-bucks fac tor. Then, of course, it’s thelast day a movie can open andstill be eligible to qualify for this year’s Oscars Calendar: F-1 Home Is Russiapolitical party after members vot ed 36-4 on Thursday to removeits Shokhin fot straying from the party line. os Stocks: D-10 Time & Technology: B-1 to sending holidaygreetings, pol- er else the P 500 was down 2.27points,closing have year 2000 problems Addressing the Issues: When it iticians put to shamethe rest of the Christmas-card-writing public. Whatev- 9,217.99, up 15.96 points, The Nasdaq compositefell 9.51 to 2,163.03, while the Details: D-1 comes shortened pre-Christmas day at outof the box, don’t get smug. A British makerof repair softwareestimatesthat have children, They becamefoster par- Growing, With Class: No fewer than five projects representing investments of hundreds of millions ofdollars arein DowJones industrial average closed a ringing in the millennium. But just because youhavejust taken your new PC the case for a Lehi couple unable to ents not quitein the mannerthey had expected % 2» Ousted:Russia’s Alexander Shokhin from the Ouf.. OPINION.» FE ~ MILE John Panl 1 celebrated Christmas with his mindonthenext one,looking ahead eagerly to the jubilee year that will E OF UTAH. = Million-dollar quarterback DougFlutie now has a million-selling cereal. The millionth box of Fluliax Over One Hurdle: In a boost for the government the Russian Parliament gave initial approval Thursday to next year's crisis budget, whichcritics said include: unrealistic economic assumptions as well as theanticipation of continued financing fromthe International launch Christianity’s third millennium, At midnight Thu \y, John Paul wasto deliver his Christmas Eve Mass homily from St. Peter's Basilica. Details: A-21 . a Details: A-9 sae s oh tity LeTV Ave Qens niore work than they handl this former Soviet republic several years ago ani tasted its candies. 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