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Show UTAH’sS 1871 SINCE he Salt Lake Gribune SATURDAY © 2003 THe SALT LAKE TRIBUNE fe WWW.SLTRIB.COM 8 NOVEMBER 292, 9003 Utah Prep Football Finals Coveragein Sports, Section D Pty i tee a par. 5-A HUNTER23 SKYLINE 19 BOUNTIFUL 21 LOGAN13 BEAR RIVER37 GRANTSVILLE7 Energy bill fails Medicare NOVEMBER 22, 1963 - NOVEMBER 22, 2003 showdown in House The to pass JEK Legacy Senate A blow to Bush: The opponents say proposal is too pork-heavy, blockit -from thefinal vote Despite opposition ofDemocrats and conservatives, new prescription plan still has a good chance to win in Congress By SUMANA CHATTERJEE Knight RidderNewsService WASHINGTON — In setback Friday for President Bush and the Republican leadership in Democrats, pressured by their leaders to combat the bill By Davin Espo The Associated Press Congress, opponents of a contro- versial energy bill blocked the WASHINGTON — The GOP- Senate from ending debate on the measure and movingto a final vote. controlled House advanced un- certainly toward a vote on historic Medicare prescription drug legislation early today after a day-and-night struggle punctuated by presidential lobbying calls from Air Force One. Medicare “‘can’t sustain itself. Supporters of the bill fell three votes short, 57-40, of the number they needed under Sen- ate rules to end debate. Their defeat puts the energy bill into limbo while its supporters seek allies. If opponents stand firm, the measure could be dead for this Congress, dealing a stinging Add anew benefit and modernize the program,” said Rep. Bill Thomas,a principal architect of the measure that would make the most sweeping changes in the program since its creation in 1965. defeat to President Bush, who the energy terms into by the MormonTabernacle Choir during a ? live N K dies 40 yearsago ; es Utah called easy prey for scam clinging to dispatches on theradio and, a newer medium thattrans/Assassin Slays Kennedy— formed the day,televiJohnson Takes U.S. Reins sion. By 2 p.m., most federal andstate offices and schools had closed for the day. Some businesses stayed open but fell silent, part of a stillness noted across the Wa- in Salt Lake City, which tolled for 15 minutes with- out stopping uponofficial word ofthe president’s death. Or they might have seen flag flying at half-staff, ordered there by a stricken Gov. George D. Clyde as a quietening waveof disbelief Too trusting: The presidentofa title firm says the LDSculture and lax laws are to blame Lax state regulation and a trusting culture made up primarily of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints contributed to one of Utah’s largest real estate scams, in which 100 victims lost as much as $50 the president of a company at the center of the contro- Christopher on Nov.22, 1963. Ask most people past age 45 —about26 per- cent of Utah’s population — and Utahns claim they were cheated by Clay Harrison, who worked as a title insurance agent for the Salt Lake City office of Denver-based Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund (ATGF). Victims have launched numerous lawsuits in federal and state courts blaming Harrison, his business PHOTO COURTESY oF PereR Haws By Bretr P. happens, of America in one of her darkest hours.” PROVO — Thefirst time visited the Hutchings family’s yard, they thought it was cool. The second time, they still rushed outto take pictures. But after a week of sidestep- e JFK's rich legacy still captures the imagination of many younger people in Utah. A6 e Utahnsrecall the disbelief, shock, grief and uncertainty ofliving through Nov.22, 1963. A6 INSIDE WEATHER. Page D10 A.60% chance of oe erupted last year, said there is I | 3 Ls ok ok *' * ——#4 ee big curly horns,” said Amanda Hutchings. “Then they started wrecking everything.” The Hutchingses and many of their neighbors near Rock Canyon in the eastern foothills south of Provo Canyon have a message for Los Angeles Lakers basket- ping sheep dung and shooing the animals off the roof of the garage ball player Karl Malone: and the hoods of the cars, it take care of your sheep.” “Come back from L.A. and It is a themeofficials in the started to get old. “It was really fun the first pe eee oeyyBe | bies and only a couple with the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep e Kennedy's political views aside, Salt Lake City always gave him a hero's welcome. A6 ae a believes the scandal involving his couple of times. There were ba- ‘rTryMAN The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City remembers Kennedy fice and its Florida affiliate, Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, which owns a majority of ATGF plenty of blame to go around. He e@ Retirees wonder what to expect. B7 Dozensof bighorn sheep, attracted by lush lawns andplenty of water, apparently are quite at home in a Provo neighborhood. The area residents, amused atfirst, are now looking for ways to make the animals leave. associates, the Denver ATGF of- | Health plans are wearing out their welcome Nov.23, 1963. “A stark, blackand white report ofhistory as it Harvey Oswald, spread rapidly Friday. See MEDICARE, A17 The sheep, imported to the Provofoothills, evening, the Salt Lake City police and fronts. Clyde and Nov. 23, 1963 county sheriff's deputhousandsof other ties were on a stand-by Utahns had just seen alert. Utahnsfell into deep sadKennedy, with hundfeds of ness, as did the country and them even shaking his hand,in muchof the world. a presidential visit to downtown “This is a tragically historic Salt Lake two monthsbefore. edition of The Salt Lake TriNewsof the JFK assassinabune,” declared a blacktion in Dallas, allegedly at the bordered front-page story on hands of lone gunman Lee ©2003, The Salt Lake Tribune would create a new prescription drug benefit for 40 million satch Front. By early and national mourning hit the state on all By LesLEY MITCHELL people who want to destroy Medicare. They'll lie to us, they'll lie to seniors for the pure purpose of their own messianic desires,” said Rep. Fortney “Pete” Stark. At its heart, the legislation BACKYARD BIGHORNS they will rememberexactly where they were when first told today might.have the young, bright and charislearned ofJohn F>... Kennedy’sfate from the bells of~ matic president was gone. Utah residents wept openly, the Cathedral of the Madeleine an See ENERGY BILL, Al4 million, ‘ and its supporters, did so with gusto. “We're faced tonight with ' ’ snow north; breezy, cooler and partly Cloudy south. See BIGHORNS, Al7 | | Thanks from everyone Sneak peek Expressing gratitude Olympic plansfor for the food weeatis Statehouse grounds | | mix water, fire and | | Utah, B1 an almostuniversal cultural ritual. Faith, C1 2? Uta il| memories. | ) 34945" O1534 Hae Vous 907 NumBeEr39 | i) o~ has madeit a big priority. But champiens.-of-.the measure hope to persuade enough opponents to switch sides to achieve victory. Alternatively, GOP leaders are weighing whether to attach someorall of R COPY ; VOICE INDEPENDENT | |