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Show The Salt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLD Saturday, October30, 1999 N.C. Reburies Coffins ‘Super Cyclone’ That Hits India Unearthed by Floyd Is Second Twister in 2 Weeks Teamsrecover, identify more than 200 caskets THEASSOCIA’ gD PRESS PRINCEVILLE, N.C. — John Ricks endured a ceremonyFriday he never thought he would have to go through again — the burial of his wife and 9-year-old son, killed in a traffic accident 21 years ago. Their coffins were among 224 that popped from the ground and floated away in Hurricane Floyd's floodwaters last month. On Friday, federal mortuary teams began reburying the dead. “WhenI read about all the caskets coming out of the ground, I said, ‘Not mine,’” said Ricks, of Dale City, Va. His voice broke, he bit his lip and wiped his eyes as he waited with his father-in-law for the coffins to be put back in the ground. “It’s a relief and at the same time it’s like stirring stuff up again,” he said, “because I never stopped loving them. Hurricane Floyd, packing up to 20 inches ofrain, pushed the Tar River to record levels last month, flooding Tarboro and Princeville. Floodwaters washed over the cemeteries; somecoffins or injured, but little was known about many areassince mosttelephone lines were cut. state Emergency Management the sky inky black and drove 15- <—e Jordan/The Associated Press Mortuary Operational Response Team try to identify the corpses. U.S. Public Health Service officials move a black concrete vault through the Princeville Cemetery in Princeville, N.C., on Friday. thusfar. boys, ages8 to 16, were found ina “a street vendor, monk,indigent, Garavito wasarrested after an disabled person or a representa- across the country, he added. In following the child- ‘The victims were mostly poor, many of them children of the street vendors who often leave them unattended in parks and at city stoplights to solicit money from motorists. tive of fictitious foundations for the elderly and children’s education, in that way gaining entrance to schools as a speaker,” Gomezsaid. Until November, police had few clues into the disappearanc- es. But then the remains of 36 ravine and an overgrown lot in the western city of Pereira, Gomezsaid. The gruesome discovery prompted authorities to create a homicide case in north-central Tunja City, the task force was able to piece together enough information to issue an arrest warrantfor Garavito. Gomez said Garavito would undergo extensive psychological examinations. Bin Laden ReportedlyStili Receiving Money From Saudi Businessmen ARLINGTON, Va. — Osama bin Laden continues to receive help from businessmen in Saudi Arabia who aretransferring tens of millions of dollars to bank accounts linked to the accused terrorist, U.S. intelligence officials told USA Today. The money was deposited into accounts of Islamic charities, including Islamic Relief and Blessed Relief, that serve as fronts for bin Laden, the newspa- perreportedFriday. A Saudi government audit obtained by U.S. intelligence shows that five top Saudi Arabian businessmen ordered the YOUR FUNERAL WILL BE LESS Gis Sige ea iA GOFF MORTUARY GUARANTEED PRE-ARRANGEMENT 255-7151 personal funds and $3 million from a Saudi pension fund to New York and Londonbanks. Bin Laden, whose family runs the largest construction company in Saudi Arabia, has called for the overthrowof the Saudi government. USA Today quoted U.S. intelligenceofficials as saying the payments are “protection mon: ey” aimed at staving off attacks onthe businessmen'sproperties The moneytransfers werediscovered in Augustafter the Saudi royal family ordered an audit of the National Commercial Bank andits founder and formerchairman, Khalid bin Mahfouz, the CREMATIONS Start at $6 1 0 Salt Lake Mausoleum, from another storm on Oct. 17 that killed more than 100 people andinjured more than 1,000. ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘Theflap began last week when Georgia CarpetOutlet’ DESIGNER BERBER had just sent homea letter saying my son was mouthing off in class, but instead she went ahead with this ridiculous punishment,” England said. “This whole thing stinks.” Clinton Urges Expansion of Hate-Crime Laws THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Inclusion in the law means harsher penalties for violators ATLANTA — Frustrated by two years of failure, President Clinton made an impassioned plea Friday night for Congress to pass a new hate-crime law to com- and gives federal prosecutors the option of stepping in if local authoritiesdecline to prosecute. bat violence prompted by a victim’s sexual orientation, gender Republican leaders contend such legislation is repetitive and refuse to include it in spending or disability. Clinton is pushing a measure Majority Leader Dick Armey of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & by U.S. andBritish officials for but he would notelaborate. “Tt would havebeenfineif she Preston. Amoudi, also heads the Capitol allegedly transferring money to bin Laden, USA Today said. In Washington, Al-Amoudi’s attorneys said he has no knowledge of the acts alleged in the Superintendent Vernon Hudson said the school was taking steps to deal with the situation, “The whole thing has gotten way out of hand,” said Stephanie England, mother of 11-year-old those motivated by race,religion, Feld said in a statement. The next day, teacher Diane Parker taped a bagof cat feces to Preston’s desk and madehim sit nextto it for more than an hour. smeared with feces. ingly had dealings of any kind don, which is being investigated “suck a turd,” his mothersaid. several threatening letters, including one that appeared to be that would addcrimestothelist of those hate crimes already cov- Trust Bankin NewYork and Lon- mentary school classmates to suspended and her children transferred to a new school. She says the boy has received story and does not know bin Laden. Al-Amoudi “has never knowwith Osamabin Laden,”the firm Preston told his Jefferson Ele- JOPLIN, Mo. — An elementary school teacher says she was just being funny whenshe taped a bag containingcatfeces to the desk of a misbehavingstudent. But the boy’s mother isn’t laughing. She wants the teacher U.S.officials said. Mahfouz is under house arrest in the Saudi city of Taif. 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Five specialists with the U.S. Public Health Service's Disaster National Commercial Bank, the kingdom's largest, to transfer Some 20,000 people were evacu- foot waves ashore. Such powerful stormsare rarein the Bay of Bengal, said L.K. Chand, of the meteorological office in Bhubaneswar. The storm swept across an Garavito passed himself off as THE ASSOCIATED PRESS relief commissionerofthe state of Orissa. ated from coastal villages, said Padhi. Authorities crammed vil- of its intensity, the storm turned investigation was continuing and he hasnot been formally charged. He identified the suspect, "Nearly 150,000 huts have been devastated and almost every tree uprooted,” said D.N. Padhi, the storm subsides. Called a super cyclone because with “PV” and a number, denoting their final destination as Princeville. Others bear mark- their throats slit and showing “signs of having beentied up and mutilated,” the prosecutor said. Only 114 bodies have been found mph. Prime Minister Atal Bihari In the warehouse, gray caskets sit row upon row, most marked least 11 Colombian states. The children’s bodies were found with mering the city with windsof 110 Vajpayee placed the military on alert to provide help when the Division. 18-month investigation into the disappearances of children in at hit Bhubaneswar,the state capital 55 miles from the coast, ham- Many more were feared dead Of the 224 recovered caskets, only 15 remainunidentified. “We have dealt with floods numeroustimesin this state, but thisis the first time we havedealt with anything of this nature,certainly on this scale,” said Elaine Wathen. area coordinatorfor the Friday. It was the worstserial killing case ever in Colombiaandlikely among the worst reported anywhere. “This has no precedent in Colombia,” prosecutor Alfonso Gomez Mendez told a news conference. saying. The cyclone ripped into the port town of Paradwip andlater homescollapsed, Press Trust of India newsagencysaid. nationwidetask force. The force foundsimilarities between cases Colombia’s chief prosecutor said elected official of Orissa state, as in West Bengal state when their eral employees and volunteers then set to work identifying the remains in an emergency morgue in a warehouse. confessed to killing 140 children ina five-year spree, during which helured his victims by posing as a beggar, a cripple and a monk, A man News of India news agency quoted Girdhar Gamang, the top wall collapsed in Orissa state. At least 30 people were injured in neighboring Midnapore district or anythingelse solid. They were recovered whenthe waters receded. More than 200 state and fed- ardo Garavito, 42, who was shownin police mugshotsto be a tall, dark-skinned man with a mustache. Authorities said evidence against Garavito was strong. An BOGOTA, Colombia tens, but in hundreds,” United lated east coast Friday,flattening thousands of homes with 155 mph winds. Two people werekilled when a still high, boat crews rounded up the caskets andtied them to trees arrested in April, as Luis Edu- SOCIATEDPRI “You cannot imagine the devastation. The deathswill be not in second deadly cyclone in two weeks hit India’s densely popu- in shallowgravesfloated off. While the floodwaters were Suspect Confesses to Killing 140 Colombian Children THE area inhabited by nearly 10 million people. THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS BHUBANESWAR,India — The CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT! 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