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The publicly funded state hospital, which treats up to 384 long-term severely mentally ill patients on a sprawling campus on the eastern bench of Provo, lost $3 million from its $40 million annual budgetin the cuts. In response, the hospital, the only | BUSINESS See STATE HOSPITAL, A6 7 Soe SiiRiglinn Steereeee mt aannaameaenemanene bottom line. &1 NATION | the loosein this May 29, 1998, photo. 8 | Balancing: Thedefense Former priest killed By CHRISTOPHER SMART They dismiss the autopsyreport The Salt Lake Tribune child molester whose — - prosecution sparked the sex abuse scandal that shook the That question is one of many that keeps alive the mystery surrounding three outlaws dubbed the “Four Corners Fugi- If Robert Matthew Masondidn’t kill himself, who did? attacked him in prison. A3 seeking ners She Hato death as a suicide. Taking solace from COnnet we eee Bis D8 plishthatlast week of May 1998. 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But Ann Mason views Frickke’s Roman Catholic Church nationwide, died Saturday after another inmate secretary wants the which also details blunt-force trauma LUFF Births efficacy Tense law enforcementofficers from Arizona and Colorado,rifles and shotguns at the ready, staff a roadblock near Hovenweep National Monument in the Four Corners area, where three men suspected ofkilling a cop and injuring two others werestill on John Geoghan, the convicted \ Rumsfeld looks for Trent Newson/Salt Lake Tribunefile photo Warehouse developers say a “cool” look can help the Construction PROVO crews are close to finishing an $11 million addition to the Utah State Hospital. Workers are touching up paint. Movers are hauling in desks and other furniture. Just one problem. Nearly half of the 116-bed building, designed to replace an outdated 82-year-old facility, will remain unused becauseof funding gaps. Lawmakersapprovedthe construction in early 2001, months | | | | A beehive ofsci-fi Building outside the box . The Salt Lake Tribune | REWARDS:$300,000 vin 1 @ After a dismal 2002 season, , -° By JACOB SANTINI WANTED .- aw meee @ still missing; two DIED MYSTERIOUSLY. @ New Ute coach Urban a Beds ‘made, but few will lie ; in the OF THE FOUR CORNERS RAMPAGE Robert Matthew Jason Wayne WWW.SLTRIB.COM understands her son committed seri WASHINGTON Secretary , Defense Donald Rumsfeld — Eas witness accounts that put Masonas thedriver ratherthanatriggerman more troops, is poised to order a sweeping review of Pentagie she seeks closure to the episode she. policies, officials _* : of Bluff. Authorities announced that Masonhadkilled himself says destroyed herlife " “To lose a childis horrible,” Ann It will include everything from wartime mobilization and Low 90snorth, plays intothe trio’s strange plans, althoughsome investigators speculate it But the Utah Medical Examiner's Office would not back that conclusion. Mason said. “But when yourson goes yt as one of the bad guys, it’sreally peacekeeping COMEDIES, 20 reservist training and incen partly cloudy, 99-101 south, 40% could have been a precursorto an OklahomaCity-style bombing. “The gunshot wound tothe headhad many unusual features, which would ard.” , Pilon’s death adds to the conun tives for extended duty A senior Defense Department chance ofrain. Clues to the band’s motives may never be knownunless the remaining fugitive is found alive, especially since the death of his two accomplices spawnedeven more questions. Five days after the Cortez shootout, suggest that it was nota self-inflicted drum. His decomposed body was found nearly 17 months later by deer hunters not far from Hovenweep Na tional Monument, about 50 miles from SOU, injury,” wrote Maureen Frickke,assistant state medical examiner. Police insist Masonslid the barre} of a9mm Glock handguninto his mouth and then pulled the trigger. See FOUR CORNERS, AS | Vo_umE266 NuMBER 132 official said Rumsfeld would or der the Pentagon's senior lead ership, both civilian and military, to rethink ways to reduce stress on the armed forces, fulfill recruitment and retention goals See RUMSFELD, A9 FROM RED TO BLUE Despite a history at the U., Samuelson says he will nowfocus on his duties as a ‘BYU man’ By SHINIKA A. SYKES The Salt Lake Tribune When announcing the new president of Brigham Young University in March, LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley referred to the friendly rivalry between the University of Utah and BYUbysaying Cecil Osborn Samuelson Jr. would takeoff his old red coat and put on a new blue one. The former University of Utah student, faculty member and administrator has donejust that. As his Sept. 9 inaugural as the 12th president of BYU nears, Samuelson is proudly wearing a bluecoat. . 4 IRCOPY, He replaced Merrill Bateman, who led the univer sity since 1996. “Tf the question is where am | focusing, where am I cheering and what am | worried about, | would say this: ‘I am a BYU man, now.’ I am the president of BYU andI am the leader of BYU so that’s where my focus is.” For the most part, Samuelson does not dwell on the competition between the two universities. He earned undergraduate, master’s and medical de grees from the University of Utah before setting out for Durham, N.C., for his internship andresidency at Duke University Medical School. Adding his nine years as a student plus another g 20 years as a member of the faculty and adminis tration a professor ofinternal medicine, deanof the U. Medical School and vice president of health sciences the 61-year-old Samuelson hasdeepties to his red-and-white alma mater Samuelson, of course, breezily dismisses such things, saying he hopes the relationship between BYU and the U. will be strengthened under his tenure. “It is perfectly appropriate that we have strong competition, not only for the best athletes, best musicians and best students, but there is a high level of cooperation on 4 numberofscientific and See BYU, A6 > Ryan GaLenarru/The Salt Lake Tribune Brigham Young University President Cecil Samuelson mixes in with students at the August graduation ceremonyin Provo. This was Samuelson’s first commencement as BYU president. i |
