| OCR Text |
Show TheSaltLakeTribune PAGE 2 Compiled from Tribune news services by Brian MacIntyre MONDAY,November 26, 2001 AROUND@S-THE GLOBE IRAQ MONKEYSEE, MONKEY CHEW Nation won’t accept changes to U.N. humanitarian program overall box office revenues. were down compared to last year's holiday period. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone” grossed $58.6 million BAGHDAD Iraqwill not accept any changes to the sanctionsit is under when the U.N.oil-for-food program comes upfor its normal six-month extension in a few days, Foreign from Friday to Sunday and $83.5 million for the five-day Thanksgiving period, pushing Minister Naji Sabri said Sunday. Theforeign minister spoke a few daysbefore discussions are to be held at the United its total to a whopping $188.1 million in just 10 days, accordingto studio estimates Sunday. That gavethe film the best three-day and five-day numbers everfor a film over Thanksgiving, squeaking pastthe totals for “Toy Story 2”in its debut two years ago. Even so,the gross of $202.8 million for the top 12 movies from Wednesdayto Sunday was down12.6 percentfrom the same weekend a year ago. “Monsters,Inc.”is still the No. 2 movie, grossing $24.5 million from Friday to Sunday. The espionage thriller “Spy Game,”starring Robert Redford and BradPitt, led this weekend’s new movies, debuting at No. 3 with $21.6 million Friday to Sunday and $30.5 million forthe five-day holi~ day period. Nations on the adoption ofa new “smart sanctions” resolution proposed by the United States and Britain or an extensionof the existing humanitarian program for anothersix months. “The general feeling at the United Nationsis forroll over ... that is, a normal extension or technical extension,” Sabri said. Hesaid he expected Russia to support the Iraqi stance. The smart sanctions proposed by Britain and the United States wouldlift mostofthe restrictions on trade with Iraq,but tighten en- forcementof the arms embargoandblock smuggling routes. NORTHERNIRELAND Rioters attack police, soldiers _in tense Belfast neighborhood BELFAST — One man was shot and another seriously injured during overnightclashes be- tween Catholic and Protestantresidents in Northern Ireland,police said Sunday. Rioters hurled gasoline bombsat police and Britain's other famousHarry, as in Prince Harry, emerged unscathed after participating in the Wall Gameat Eton College, an annual contest of murky rules and noscoring. “Harry emerged with David Longstreath/The Associated Press Ayounglong-tailed macaqueholdsa grape while observingits older partner gobbles down a larger share of food gathered Sunday at the annual monkeyfeast in Lopburi, Thailand. The event has been hosted since 1989 by local entrepreneurs and “Monkey King” Yongyuth Kitwatananuson, who believes the monkeys that havetraditionally roamed | Lopburi were behindhis family’s good fortune. Ergo, each yearis seen as payback. soldiers during theviolence in the North QueenStreetarea,a sectarian frontline that hasseenfrequentrioting in recent months. Rioting broke outjust after 4 a.m. as police attempted to prevent about 50 residents of the Protestant Tiger’s Bay neighborhood from en- tering an adjoining Catholic area. , A similar-sized Catholic crowd emerged, and rioters threw stones,bottles and 13 petrol bombsat security forces. A shot was fired from the Catholic crowd,police said. One man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and anotherblastiinjuries to his head andface, police said. Neither injury was be- ger deal than this one was,” 17-year-old Traldi saidofhis first crackatthetest. “I mean, a 1,600 is nice, but a lot of people do get them.” Ofthe 1.3 million SATtest-takers entering collegethisfall, 587 scored 1,600, the College Board reported in August. Traldi prepared for the test this year by just getting a good night’s sleep. “Usually my biggest problem is staying awake through the whole thing because it’s a very longtest,” he said. lieved to be life-threatening. UNITED STATES Dancefloor collapsesinto pool, injuring more than 50 people club gave wayearly Sunday, injuring more than 50 people whoplunged into the water,authorities said. About35 people were taken to hospitals by ambulance after the dance floor collapsed about2:15 a.m at the Metro Lounge,Police Chief Richard Zavinsky said. Another 20 went to hospitals on their own. Mosthadcuts, sprains or broken bones, Zavinskysaid. ofarrival of U.S. delegation “Mostofthe injuries appear to be minor to moderate,”he said. ‘The violence camea day before Assistant Secretary of State William Burns and newenvoy AnthonyZinni, a retired Marine Corps general were to begin their peace mission ere, ‘The mediators arriving today were to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister ShimonPeres. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was on a trip to Arab countries and was not expected back until Wednesday. Aspate ofviolence began with Israel's killing ofleading Hamas militant Mahmoud Abu Hanoud onFriday, and continued Sunday. A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was killed whenIsraeli soldiers opened fire on a demonstration near the West Bank town ofBethlehem,as Palestinians protested the killing of an Hanoud,Palestinian security officials said. UNITED STATES High schoolsenior aces SATtest after Ist try just 90 points short EASTON,Pa. — High schoolsenior Matthew Traldi’s score on the SAT college entrance exam was only 90 points better than his seventh grade attempt — butthat gave hima fect 1,600. “Actually,I think that was probably a big- Police are investigating whether the party violated building codes or occupancy limits. Victor R. Caivano/The Associated Press National Party presidential candidate Ricardo and in 7 , in October: Carl Wayne Heath; and in Irving, Texas, in : layne Wright; and in Toledo, Ohio, in OctoWayne Jones, Sent een prison for murder in Dallas, in Rachael Wayne Henrprand in Wellington,New TEGUCIGALPA,Honduras — Frustration overviolent crime vied with Honduras’ perennial concern overpoverty in presidential elections Sundayas voters chose between a former teacher promising better education anda busineeamnat pledging“zero tolerance”for crimi- HARARE — Zimbabwe's governmentargued in an extraordinary Sunday Supreme Court session thatit does not have enough timeto prepare forlocal elections in the capital —an opposition stronghold — andthat the vote should be delayed. Zimbabwe's newly appointed ChiefJustice Godfrey Chidyausiku convened the session — from which the media were barred — to hear the government request. Opponents said the session, at which Chidyausiku appeared alone rather than with the entire eight-member peswas fixed. to The SaltLakeTribuneattheaboveaddress, Comedian Rodney Dangerfield remained hospitalized in stable condition Sundayafter suffering a mild heart attack on his 80th birthday, his publicist said. Dangerfield was scheduled to undergo , an angiogram,an X-rayofthe blood vessels, on Monday, Warren Cowansaid. Doctors then will determine whattreatment he requires. Dangerfield Ruling party attempts tostall local electionsin the capital ion for D aneis extremely popular in Harare, and victory in the mayoral and council vote set for Dec. 28 would boostits campaign to oust President Robert Mugabe in presidential polls due before April. Chidyausiku said he would announce his decision soon,but did not specify when. Harare has been run by a government-appointed commissionfor the past three years. gp Hay fever: Nasal steroids better Steroid nasal sprays are more effective than prescription antihistamines when used as needed to treat hay fever and other seasonalallergies, a study suggests. The University of Chicago study compared two popularprescription drugs — the antihistamine lotatadine, sold as Claritin, and fluticasone nasal spray, sold as Flonase. The 88 participants were split into two groups, each using oneof the rugs for four weeks when symptomsoccurred,rather than continuously. The steroid group experienced far less sneezing, runny nose and congestion than the group usingpills. Lab tests also showed that, compared with Claritin patients, steroid patients had fewer cells called eosinophils, an inflammation marker. The study appears in today's Archives of Internal Medicine. \t was funded by GlaxoSmithKline, Flonase's manufacturer, and the National Institutes of Health. The researchers said the findings suggest revisions are needed in guidelines recommending antihistaminesasfirst-line treatment for allergies such as hayfeverthataffect at least 36 million people nationwide. NOTED Died: Mary Roberts Wilson, an Army nurse who was the first woman to eam Silver Star for courage underfire during during World War Il, last Mondayof a heart attack in Dallas. She was 87. Wilson was decorated for her valor on Feb. 10, 1944, when German shrapnel tore through the surgical tent in Anzio,Italy, where she was supervising several operations, Today's Birthdays: ‘Singer Robert Goulet is 68. Singer Tina Tumer is 62. Country singerLinda Davis is 39. Zealand,in October: Richard Wayne Gorrie. Executed for murderin Raleigh, N.C., in August: Ronald Wayne Frye. In the Past Month: A computer programmer,49, was sentenced to two years in prison for hacking into a town’s waste-disposal sys- tem to divert millions of of raw onto land, because the town wouldn't hire (Maroochy Shire, Australia). by Chuck Shepherd eee ‘Main St, Salt Palace, theofficial residence of Harry's father, Prince Charles. The ballgamepits two teams of 10 in an hour-long battle along a 118-yard wall. CATS WITH HANDS (ISSN0746-8802) ‘Send address changes Saturday. The eventwas a celebration for peo- ZIMBABWE gsam TeSiem tan vanroan ple attended the party, which began at 10 p.m. HONDURAS Poverty and violentcrime top list of issues in presidential vote NEWS OF THE WEIRD The Classic Middle Name:Arrested for murderin Shelby, N.C., in August; John Wayne Moses; and in Hastings, Minn., in October: Steven Wayne McBride;and in Ehrenberg, The temporary floor was madeofplywood andplexiglass with a steel framework.It covered an indoorin-ground pool, Fire ChiefSal Antista said.Zavinsky said more than 500 peo- Maduro, center, hugs supporters at a voting ple with the astrological signs Scorpio and Sagittarius booth in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on Sunday. An exit poll showed Nationalist Party candidate and businessman Ricardo Maduro with a strong lead, according to the nation’s largest television network, Televicentro The poll by Mediciones Sociales showed Maduro favored by 56.6 percent among the| 92,000 voters interviewed. Liberal Party and Rafael Pineda got 39 percent. Violence leading upto the elections — a congressional candidate was killed Friday and gunmenshotata political party headquarters — underscored the central issue: what to do with a generation of young Hondurans who have grown upamid crimeandpoverty. A team of international observers reported that the voting had been peaceful. urday’s game,said a spokesmanatSt. James's washospitalized after the heart attack Thursday, ROCHELLE PARK,N.J.— A temporary dancefloor over.a swimmingpool ata night- MIDEAST Violence spikesin region on eve JERUSALEM — spike in Mideast violence Sunday dampened prospects for a new U.S. mediation effort, as a Palestinian teen-ager died in aclash with Israeli soldiers andIsraeli helicopters blasted buildings in Gaza after a mortar shell killed an Israeli soldier. noinjuries and very much enjoyed himself"in Sat- “RatesmayvaryoutsidetheSaltlakemetropolitanarea.” ADVERTISING NUMBERS Classified Advertising . ot |
