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Show IS DOGGY DEMENTED? | KSL SHOOTING Pill offers relief for Fido’s phobias B-1 | BIG GAMESFORY. Did security do enough? C-1 Cougs need Jepsen to step up D-1 CheSalt Lake Tri http://www.sltrib.com une Utah's Independent Voice Since 1871 Volume 257 Number 106 Partisan oie TEMPORARY MEASURE Bill May Let Utah Tips Its Hand Set Its Sights on A Gun-Free Games BY DAN HARRIE ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The potentially explosive issue of gun With 44 Democrats voting to dismiss case, Clinton’s ultimate acquittal appears certain control during the 2002 Winter Games maybe handled without the kindof takeit-to-the-mat political combat common in COMBINED NEWS SERVICES attempts to alter Utah's concealed-weaponslaw. Utah lawmakerswill consider this sim- WASHINGTON — Morethan 60,000 pages of documents and weeks of House hearings leading to a grinding impeachment trial have yielded precisely the kind of partisan divide that Senate leaders on both sides said they ple solution: Tell gun ownersto leave their firearms at home if attending Olympic events. Sen. Mike Waddoups, R-Taylorsville,in- wanted to avoid. troduced a weapons-free Olympics bill Wednesday. The measure wouldgivestate Public Safety Commissioner Craig Dear- The “impartial justice” that the 100 senators swore to pursue evidently meansall but one senator voting along party lines. By identical 56-44 margins Wednesday, Senators rejected a call to dismiss the charges against President Clinton and approved a plan to question three den, as the Olympic law-enforcement commander, broad authority to declare gunfree zones during the Winter Games. Senate Bill 122 would makeit a third- degree felony to ‘‘knowingly or intentionally” carry a firearm, ammunitionor other dangerous weapon into a designated Olympic venue-controlled access area. Notice of the restriction could be printed on eventtickets, Waddoupssuggested. Gun-free zones would cover competition sites as well as noncompetitive venues, such as the University of Utah’s Rice Stadium, where opening and closing ceremo- witnesses — one of them Monica Lewinsky. The twovotes representedthe strongest signal to date that the Senate will noteject Clinton from office. And that left leaders from both parties scram- bling for a way to bring the trial to a close. “Forty-four senators have nowvoted to dismiss thearticles of impeachment. Thepresident will not be removed from office,"’ Minority Leader Thomas nies will be conducted; the Olympic Vil- lage; and the Salt Palace, where an estimated 9,000 membersof the news me- dia will be provided working space. The gun ban would extend to thoseli- Daschle, D-S.D., said after the votes. “For the good of the corey, ae in keeping with the now censed to carry concealed weapons. Utah’s gun lobby generally has opposed ean to end this nia It is time toabv limits on concealed-weapons permits, which the Legislature in 1995 declared werevalid “withoutrestriction.” proponents — won't likeit,” Waddoups said. But, he added, it is a reasonable approach to addressing legitimate security requirementsfor the Winter Games. Gun lobbyist Rob Bishop said Wednesday that the weapons-free Olympics bill appears generally acceptable. “It's a good start,” said Bishop, representing the Utah Shooting Sports Council “There's nothing substantive that there's going to be a problem over,” he said. However, Bishop suggested there might be a few details to haggle over — perhaps including whether Olympicsofficials will provide on-site secure lockers in which to store temporarily surrendered guns. Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) officials have been working with Waddoups and the Utah Shooting Sports Council to create a negotiated security plan. Ryan Galbraith/The Salt Lake Tribune “| don't know anythingthat | should have donethat| didn’t do”to prevent the bribery scandal surrounding the Winter Games, says Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt. Leavitt Rejects Blame For Olympic Scandal Governor’s 5-Point Plan For a Successful Games In a Wednesdayinterview with The Salt Lake Tribune, Gov. Mike Leavitt outlined five prin- SLOC spokeswoman Shelley Thomas ciples he said should guide Utah’s said she hopes the proposed legislation can go through without too many bumps. “But it’s early yet,” Thomassaid. Shesaid SLOChas attempted to answer concerns of the gun lobby. “And we're not trying to do anything on this issue outside the Olympics. Our desire is not to make any kind of permanent or broad, sweeping changesto the law.”’ In fact, the bill is designed so proposed gun restrictions would be in place only through the Olympicsand associated Par- recovery from the Olympic mess: 1,) Managethe Gameson existing revenue. The governor has notruled out further negotiations with the IOC, but he says heis committed to putting on the alympics, then expire Dec. 31, 2002 SLOClobbyist Bill Shaw said gun legislation often rouses emotions that can ham- per sound policy-making. “We approached it on a more factual basis,” Shaw said. “The bottom lineis protection for guests andvisitors.” ‘Thebill also was welcomedbyprosecu- tors and the gun-restriction lobby. “It seems to be drafted pretty well,” said Paul Boydenof the Utah Association of Public Attorneys. “It doesn't create any obvious nightmares for prosecutors.” Utahns Against Gun Violence Chairman Bill Nash alsopraised the measure. “It's a good idea,” Nash said. “I wish they would go further and give the same protections to schools and churches.” IBA full page of newsfrom the Legislature A-6 Games with whatever revenue the Games, but look to the people effort,” hesaid. 3.) The makeup of the SLOC board of trustees needs a thorough examination. “The board now needs to look very hard at itself and decideif it is functional in its size andthe waythey define their role. Weneedtorevisit that, given this experience,” 4.) Define the “message” of the 2002 Games. “We need todefine it in a waythat is unashamed of whoweare or what westandfor,” hesaid. “We need to simply tell the world whoweare, and doit in the mostskillful way possible, be. INDEX llitLa 1234 that while SLOCcontrols imagedefining aspects, suchas the mas cots, he plans as governorto take a leading role in developing the message. "The power of the Olympics is so great thatit will defineus as a statein lots of ways for the next several decades.” 5.) Reunite the people of Utah “This has been a very difficult hardship for this community, Ev eryonehasfelt bruised andstung by this. These are the moments that ultimatelyunite people, and this has got to be an event that nowunites us,” Lott said lawyers for both sides should be able to finish deposing the witnesses, requested by the House Re- publican prosecutors, by Monday. Unclear was whether the Senate would consider allowing the three — Wednesday to break party ranks. “T want to be clear that myvote not to dan and senior adviser Sidney Blu- would vote to convict the president and chamber. dismiss this case does not meanthat I remove him fromoffice,” Feingold, 45. said in a statementafter the tally. have not reached a decision on that question.” Hesaid he came to the conclusion that it would be unfair to “short-circuit Lewinsky, Clinton friend Vernon Jor- menthal — to testify on thefloor of the Another unknown factor was how Clinton's lawyers would respond. Al- though his representatives havefought calling witnesses on the grounds thatit See PARTISAN SENATE, Page A-4 be responsible for everything But MikeLeavitt is clear on this point: He is not responsible for the Olympicscandal Leavitt joined the bid committee board as a nonyoting member in 1993, and held that position during the period leading up to Salt Lake would cover anyof the Games’ cost need to view this as a statewide A-4 this trial” through dismissal. governor is that people expect you to for a billion dollars,” he said. 2.) Look to SLOC to organize of Utah to host the world. “We afternoon. Russell Feingold of Wisconsin, a Democrat, emergedas thesole senator Bennett, Hatch plot GOP strategies BYLINDA FANTIN City's June 1995 victory — theperi od when the vast majority ofthe al leged bribery occurred. The gover: think you could put on the Games > Daschle and Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., spent much of the day trading proposals to end thetrial. Lott announced shortly before 3 p.m. MST that the Senate would recess until this Doug Mills/The Associated Press Sen. Bob Bennett voted to let Houseprosecutors call witnesses. © 1999, THE SALT LAKETRIBUNE Oneofthefirst lessons of being the Salt Lake Organizing Committee can raise, not tax money. So far, it has raised about 75 percent ofits $1.4 billion budget. “You'd cause we have an enormous amount to be proudof." He said AnnLanders BS Movies 83 Asimov Quiz 0-48 Obituaries C4 Bridge Col. O48 Puzzles D2 Business D5 Sports D4 Classifieds D410 Star Gazer 43 Comics B4 TV Programs BS WEATHER: Mostly sunny. Details: B-6 Even though he wason bid board, pledged to indemnify nor also signed a letter in 1994 pledging that state government overruns if the bid committee was successful But in his most candid interview since the bribery allegations sur faced two months ago, Leavitt said hehadnomoreresponsibilityto review the nonprofit bid committee's books than those of the United Way. “I did not view, nor doI view my self to have had any kind of over sight responsibility,” the governor said Wednesday, referring to the bid committee now miredin allegations of corruption. “I don't know any thing that I should have done that I didn’t do, I've inventoried my mind and my soul Eric Draper’The Associnted Press Theseenthusiastic nuns were among 100,000 whoattendeda Masscelebrated by the popein St. Louis’ Trans World Dome on Wednesday. 100,000 in St. Louis Hear Pontiff Appealfor End to U.S. Executions deeply and | can't BY RICHARD BOUDREAUX and STEPHANIE SIMON LOS ANGELES TIMES find anything. That doesn't mean I wish I hadn't been smarter and thought of something to avoid ST. _CLICK HERE LOUIS — Pope John Paul au front convention complex. "Modernso ciety has the meansof protecting itself without definitively denying criminals the chanceto reform Since 1977, whenthe Supreme Court stated the death penalty, 38states heviewedthe Olympicsas a civicef country, the popesaid the world's lone superpower has a moral responsibility fort, and hedid what the bid commit to and lobbied [OC members at break lobbying against capital punishment which he called “cruel and unneces jegalized the practice and more than500prisoners havebeen executed. The death penalty is supported by about 70 percentofthe public in recent opinionpolls Although American Catholics’ views on crime and punishment are in line with that of the overall population, the pope's audience burst into applause af ter each sentence of his remarks on the subject er be taken away, even in the case of someone who has done great evil, abolishedthe death penalty or stoppe¢ using it in recent years, and John Paul said Wednesday that the trend is “a it.” Leavitt said his MORE DETAILS i www.altribcom oversight obligation began when the 10C awarded the 2002 Winter Games to Salt Lake City, Until then, tee expected of him, He schmoozed fast meetings. He posed for photo See LEAVITT, Page A-9 Kenyon toc ‘official resigne 18 2002 budgetIs (guoranteed’ ) ‘ A & }2z Attempts to exempt public schools, churches, private businesses and governmentfacilities from that wide-open access law have been repeatedly thwarted. “Some of the gun nuts — I mean 143 South Main Street (#01)237-2800 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 THURSDAY, JANUARY28, 1999 © 1999, TheSalt Lake Tribune ‘atholics and their political leaders, on Wednesday issued his most direct appeal yet for an end to capital punishmentin the United States. Winding up his seventh visit to this “defendlife.” Catholics, he added should "proclaimthe gospel of life” by sary. Thedignity of human life must nev John Paul told morethan 100,000 wor shippers at a Mass in St. Louis’ river ‘ t A growing number of nations have See JOHN PAUL, Page A-12 ‘ |
