Salt Lake Tribune | 1999-01-22 | Page 1

THE FIRST REEL BYU HOOP VICTORY BELLY-LAUGH BALLET Sundancefestival opens C-1, F-1 Cougar men beat San Jose E-1 Troupe brings humorto dance F-1 CheSalt Lake Cribune Utah’s Independent Voice Since 1871 Volume 257 Number 100 © 1999, The Salt Lake Tribune EYES ON YELLOWSTONE Green Groups Seek Snowmobile Ban In National Parks BY KURTREPANSHEKand DAN TH 143 South MainStreet [phone] Salt LakeCity, Utah 84111 FRIDAY, JANUARY22, 1999 © EGAN LT LAKE TRIBUNE A coalition of environmental groups has petitioned the National Park Service to ban snowmobiles in parks adminis- tered by the agency. The petition was delivered Thursday to the Park Service’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., by the Bluewater Network, a San Francisco-based organization that fought for a ban on personal watercraft in park waters. The petition would affect about 30 national park units, including Utah’s Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks National MonumentandDinosaur National MonuZion, snowmobile traffic is confined mile stretch of the Kolob Terrace Road, according to Tom Haraden, assistant chief of interpretation.“It’s certainly noi a main recreation of the park,” he said The big battle centers on Yellowstone National Park in northwestern Wa prized snowmobile-touring destination TARNISHED RINGS: 2002 BRIBERY SCANDAL enn BY GLEN WARCHOL ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ATLANTA — Billy Payne, the man who won the Olympic Gamesfor Atlanta, won'tgoasfar asto challenge investigators to probe Atlanta’s books, but heis confident about Atlanta’s innocence in the spreading Olympic scandai. “T know that just in defending myself, I sound arrogant,” said Payne. “But I don’t fear an investigation. We ain't done nothing wrong. We've got nothing to parks,” said Russell Long, Bliewater’s executive director. Accordingto the petition, at least director, said snowmobile use in the parks violates the act that created the National Park Service. NEW YORK — TheInternational Olympic Committee’s lead investigator in the Olympic scandal apolo- gized to Salt Lake City on Thursdayandsaid bid cities from the 1996 to the 2006 Gameswill be questioned aboutpotential wrongdoing by IOCofficials. Olympic bid in 1989. That iong-shot, dark-horse victory may be the reason why, according to Payne, Atlanta's Organizing Committee was never approached by the “agents” who allegedly extorted gifts, favors and payments from Toronto; Nagano, Japan; and Sait Lake City. “I’m unawareof anyone approaching anycne in our group to extract somethingof value in exchangefor 4 vote,” Paynesays. “It could have been because no one Suzanne Plunkett/The Associated Press 10Cofficial Richard Pound Thursday in NewYork. See ATLANTA,Page A-9 BY PATTYHENETZ ©1999, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE A week ago, Michael Payne, the IOC's marketing director, said the Gameswill be moved only by war, earthquake, civil disturbance or act of God. But IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch appeared to leave somewiggle room two days later when Twenty-five years ago, Innsbruck, Austria, stepped in to take over the Winter Olympics when the International Olympic Committee decided Denver was too troubled to carryon as the 1976 host city. The Alpine ski town is ready onceagain. Fritz Ast], the sporis minister for Tyrol province, has madeit the actions of certain I0C members, and he particu- larly addressed the apology knownto the world that Innsbruck wouldbea willing Alsolast week, two Utah Olympicofficials talked obliquely about sealing back. State Olympic Coordinator John Fowler mused in The Salt Lake Tribune scandal proves too much for Salt Lake City to over- billion 2002 Games budget. Later, Salt Lake Olympic hostcity for the 2002 Winter Gamesif the ongoing “The IOC wouldlike to express its deepest regrets should haveits overallintegrity calledinto question.” While Pound has noted in media interviews that Salt LakeCity bid officials gave more than $100,000 in cash and gifts to some IOC members, hestressed in his speech and news conference that Salt Lake City won because it was the leading candidate of the IOC commission that evaluated 2002bidcities. “Ofall the hostcities I've been involved with — and See POUND, Page A-9 on Sunday abouta possible 30 percentcutin the $1.45 W Housebill seeks more state oversight forGames ®Selection-processplan for new SLOC boss See SUBSTITUTE, Page A-9 Could it happen? off-road-vehicle advocacy group, Blue Ribbon Coalition, based in Idaho. “Snowmobilingin Yellowstoneis an ished andhistoric use of the says it is time to end ‘nightmare’ of people can enjoy the park in the winter.” Glen Zumwalt, president of the Utah Snowmobile Association, agreed with Cook that the environmental groups BY PETER BAKER THE WASHINGTON POST data wereoutdated. “I find it completely full of inaccuracies. Just outright misrepresentation of HINGTON — After a lawyerly threeday dissection of the case against President Clinton, the White House defense team pi- the facts,” Zumwalt said. “My guessis voted sharply at the conclusion of opening that if they can get the emotion behind themnow, they can do something that they can't when sciencerearsits head. arguments Thursday to beseech the Senate to forgive the president forhis “terrible moral lapse” and put an “endto this nightmare.” Retired Democratic Sen. Dale Bumpers, recruited just three weeksafter leaving of- The Park Serviceis alreadyin the midst of an exhaustive environmental study that looks at winter use in Yellowstone and nearby Grand Teton National fice to return to the Senate chamber and rescuehis old friend from Arkansas, seized the last word in Clinton's defenseto say that the Park Adraft of that study shouldbere- leased for public commentlater this Al Hartmann TheSalt Lake Tribune year, and it is expected to include some increased snowmobilerestrictions inits list of options Karl Malone describes recent personal and professional difficulties at a news conference at the Delta Center on Thursday. The star forward expressedhis desire to stay in Utah. Jazz owner Larry Miller,right, became teary-eyed when talking about his strained relationship with Malone. See story in Sports, E-1 immediately,” Karle said While the snowmobile controversy is not a big issue to the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, the environmental groupis still concerned about theeffects the machines have on wildlife, natural English-Only Bill Defeated, But Another Is Pending BY SHAWN FOSTER THESALT LAKETRIBUNE For the third time in as many years, the Utah Legislature has re INDEX Briefing Crossword 0-23) Editorials sponsored by Tammy Rowan, K mation in Jumble Movies Obituaries Orem, that would have made English an's English-only bills in 1997 and Star Gazer TV Programs In official-English legislation. 43-31 vote Thursday, House thestate's official language Ina state where, according to the U.S. Census, 99 percent of the popu ra] D4 P44 lation speaks English well, somelaw makers haddifficulty understanding why there was a need for Rowan's measure “This is a solution looking for a problem,” said Dave Jones, D-Salt Im ose | l. ter all, he's onlygot two years left, So don't, for God's CLICK HERE ae) ple's alienation that is at an all-time high towardtheir gov- AB C-4 ernment. The people havea right and they ssing the usual committee he initiative process also required representatives to vote on the measurewithout making amend- abovepartisanship. ‘Thefamiliar, folksystyle of Bumpers, who still referred to the senators as ‘colleagues’ andcited several by name, contrasted sharply with thefinal factual argumentpresented earlier in the afternoon by Clinton attorney David Kendall, who warned that his methodi. cal examination of the facts would be “te- dious" and “painstaking” and kept his word Picking apartfive specific allegations that 1998, she wentto thepeople, asking them to bill in the House Rules Committee Clinton obstructed justice to cover up his af. fair with Monica Lewinsky, Kendall repeat. edly quoted Lewinsky’s testimony that no sign an ini: tiative timeweredefeatedby a voicevotein After lawmakers rejected Row CLICK HERE help of vol: Efforts to bring the initiative and Rowan’s bill to the floor at the same the House on Wednesday. Committee until a decision is made unteers, as well as professional signature-gath: erers paid by U.S English, a group D.C., the two. mentedthe history of racist U.S. pol straight to the House floor on Thurs. term representative obtained the signatures of Rowanalso has an English-only ‘The bill will remain in the Rules from Washington, ’ Completelegisiative roundup BNote from homestalls millions ments, any language but English Lake © I'm having a hard time figuring out what the problemreally is.” Keele Johnson, R-San Juan, la } back to those days. Rowan’s initia tive would have made English Utah's official language and, with a few ex ceptions, would have prohibited state agencies from conducting government business or printing infor. jected WEATHER: Increasing clouds north, with rain and mountain snow Details: A-12 Mt said Rowan’s initiative was a step Evenso, theissueis not dead. Sports Comics icies toward American Indians, He memberskilled the citizen initiative Puzzles Business convict, in my opinion, are calling on youtorise above politics, rise resources andvisitor enjoyment of Classifieds ‘If you vote to you're going to be creating morehavoc than he could ever possibly create,” Bumpers said, directly citing poll numbers in arguing for acquittal sake, heighten peo- parks, said Heidi McIntosh, SUWA's conservation director. Ann Landers Asimov Quiz BridgeCol president alreadyhas been punished because his family has been “decimated” byhis affair with a former White Houseintern. Malone’s All for Utah Yellowstone spokeswoman Marsha stoneis going to snowmobiling “Wehaveno plans to dothat, at least AY Ex-senator concludes defense, park,” shesaid, “It’s the only waya lot Karle said Thursday that communities around the park are concerned Yellow A: Forgive Clinton, Bumpers Pleads nonsense “It's bizarre grandstanding,” said Adena Cook, public-lands director for an es CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAHS: j nee to the people and community of Salt Lake City,” Poundsaid. “It is unfortunate that a community that is so well-prepared to host an Olympic Winter Games hesaid it is the IOC’s “hope” and “desire” the Games proceedin Utah. come “[The act] states that the park service is to leave park resources unimpaired for the use of future generations,” Smith said from the group’s San Francisco office. Snowmobile groups see the petition as “Our assumption has been that it doesn’t make sense to think that Salt Lake wasthefirst and only time this happened,” said Richard Pound, the vice president of the IOC. Pound spoke Thursday in New York at the Sports Summit — an annual gathering of broadcasters, sponsors and others in the business of sports — before heading to the IOC’s headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, to present a report about the commission's investigation. He began his speech with an apology for to Salt Lake City. Budget, Blame Might Shift, But Probably Not Site of Games exhaust, and destroying the solitude and 50,000 gallons of gasoline were dumped by snowmobiles into the park’s snowpack last year. Sean Smith, Bluewater conservation BY GUY BOULTON THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Sipping a predawn coffee in a cafe, Payneis in his element. Heis surrounded by people who recognize him and greet him with warm affection — squeezing his shoulder, wringing his hand. In Atlania, Payne, 51, is nothing less than a folk hero. He is still remembered as the man who put this booming southern city onits winning track. Against the longest of odds, Payne won the summer “They're killing our wildlife, ruining our air and water quality, poisoning the health of rangers exposed to snowmobile peace cherished by other winter visitors.” Pound expresses regret that S.L. wastainted by scandal hide.” for more than 100,000 people annually. “The snowmobile industry is literally makinga killing in our most treasured IOC Official Apologizes Atlanta Has Nothing To Hide, Payne Says 39 tahns As a result, the initiative went on which House committee, if any, will be assignedto hearit Before the session, Rowan vowed that if her initiative failed she would attempt to gather an additional See ENGLISH ONLY, Page A-5 { oneever asked hertolie or offeredher a job in exchangefor a false affidavit. “Quid pro quo? No,” he declared in a refrain after re viewing each ent of the charge. The finale of the opening arguments ‘Thursday ended thescripted phase of the trial, thefirst of a president in 131 years See BUMPERS, Page A-5 {Hatchto play role In questioning AS