OCR Text |
Show June 6, 1997. FRIDAY = Higgins pleads : Weather forecast: t Saturday: ® Artists celebrate innocent to rapes with Pie aie1eg Saltaires Show Chorus performs High 76, low 57. at 8 Saturday, Roy High. 4m Defense targets DNA evidence, may seek change of venue. 4 Sesqu icentennial ; eeuer - r ~ = | Rainbow Gardens hosts showcase | 2° | of 22 artisans Saturday. 40a | - : ‘ > tandard-Hxaminer SERVING THE TOP OF UTAH SINCE 1888 Sullsat7 p.m. 4 4th — Karl Malone THAT’S THE TICKET! And if you get your hands on one, consider yourself very lucky » The Utah Jazz have their hacks to the wall as they prepare for tonight’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Down 0-2 to the Bulls, the Jazz will need the following elements to occur in tonight’s contest: Home crowd — After two tough losses in Chicago, the Jazz need to take advantage of being back in Utah and playingat the Delta Center. Utah hasn’t lost at homesince Feb. 23 and are 8-0 in the postseason. Bulls players are aware of how loud the Delta Center can get, especially considering it’s the state’s first-ever 2 6) cents WY % http:/Awww.standard.net A Investors — may be owed $20 million CX Missing real estate agent promised them huge retums,plaintiffs say ing suit to recover millions in overdue promissory notes. By TIM GURRISTER and MATT SEBASTIAN Wednesday, the same day a, Layton man slapped liens on: Standard-Examiner staff five properties owned by Og-* OGDEN- Missing real estate agent Wayne R. Ogden may owejilted investors anywhere from $12 million to $20 million, according to those who attended a recent meeting held by two Salt Lake City law firms considering legal action against the agent. den. Robert “There was $5 million in bounced checks in that room that night,” said a businessman in attendance, referring to bad checks investors said they'd received from Ogden before he dropped out of sight May 27. NBAfinals game. Expect the Jazz to get a few morecalls from the officials and make a few more trips to the foulline. Ogden was fired the next day when he didn’t show up for work at Coldwell Banker Premier Realty’s Harrison Boulevard office. About 100 people gathered Tuesday night at the Weber County Library in Ogden. It was organized by two Salt Lake firms considering fil- Postal delivery — Coming off a couple of sub-par performances at the United Center, MVP Karl Malonewill need to step up for the Jazz. The Mailman has put up impressive numbersall season long, but after going just 6-of-20 on Wednesday,his pride has deen challenged. Look for Ma- A fourth lawsuit against Ogs. den for $30,000 — wasfiled > in 2nd District Court ofis Strebel oa wouldn't” comment on the five $15,000" liens, placed on fourlots of thex Cedar Knolls subdivision in’ South Ogden and a condomini-: um unit in Washington Terrace, all owned by Ogden. While he has no litigation pending, Strebel said, he did confirm he’s retained an attore ney. As the FBI begins a probe into Ogden’s business dealings,, 17 plaintiffs in the four suits are” now asking a total of $648,900: in overdue promissory notes be repaid by the missing real estate agent. * The businessman at Tues-: day’s meeting scoffed at that...’ amount. “I’ve got two friends’ that Wayne owes more than. ° that,” he said. > See MONEY/6A+ eer lone to ignore theinjury to his 5 shooting hand and flex some Privatization proposal takes hit in Congress; (J House committee action could benefit Hill TV lineup: WASHINGTON - Privatization plans ongoing at Air Force depots in Texas and California would be halted in their tracks under a measure approved by a Housepanel. The House National Security Committee’s military readiness subcommittee Thursday > 6:30 p,m., “KSL Sports Jazz Pre-game” hosted by Craig Bolerjack; ‘7 p.m., NBC gamecoverage starts. Announcers are Marv Albert, Matt Guokas andBill heartily approved an amend- Walton;at halftime (about 8:35 m.), NBC half-time show ested by Ahmad Rashad, Han- nah Storm and Jim Gray, with analyst Julius Erving and com- Mentators Peter Vecsey and Photo illustration by David Wood/Standard-Examiner ‘Biggest event Salt Lake City’s ever had’ By SUSAN SNYDER Standard-Examinerstaff *.> KUTV Channel 2 broadcasts a15-minute special on the Jazz Hightly at 10:35, after the late news. «| > KTVX Channel4 is covering the Jazz during regular news- ¢asts, and has expandedits late newscasts by five minutes to aceeRees ¢ommodate extra Jazz coverage. In Sports: Full report, 3-4B Fe $200, you could have made 800 pay-telephonecalls, seen 34 movies or bought a single ticket to tonight’s NBAfinals game. Nosebleed section, of course. If you wantedto sit.in the VIP seats at court- side, you neededatleast $1,500 and a good connection. If you wanted to pay the regular ticket price of $18.50 to $88, you neededeither a seasonticket or something akin to divine intervention. Thelatter also required a wristband bearing a lucky numberanda ticket-line position that allowed you to snare a couple of passes. Tonight’s and Sunday’s gamessold out in 20 minutes. Evenprofessionalticket brokers have had a hard time getting their hands on inventory. “This is the biggest event Salt Lake City’s ever had. It’s like three days of Super Bowl,” said Rob Huntof The Ticket Exchange in Sandy. It makes the 1994 Rolling Stones concert look like a bargain matinee. That event, which sold out in 72 minutes, was considered the hottest rock concert everto hit a Utah stage. Broker prices for tickets were $75 to $200, while private scalpers wanted $90 to $550 a pop for seats that originally cost $30 and $55. A pittance compared to the two playoff games, whereclassified newspaper ads along the Wasatch Front feature folks vendingsingle seats > See TICKET/6A A double standard? CJ Defense chief says no but somedon't agree in cases involving adultery ™ with things their subordinates cannot? No, no and no, says Defense Secretary William Cohen, who nonetheless is drawing criticism from some quarters for his response to sexual misconduct The Associated Press cases. WASHINGTON- A female Air Force pilot accused of adultery gets drummedoutofthe service, losing her veterans benefits. A male Air Force four-star general admits to adultery but stays — and may even get a promotion. st LT KELLY FLINN: Was . * rable to obtain sn een discharge . Is the military guilty of a double = 9 der of the alleged offender. “We don’t want a lowest-common- that make our military as effective as Do higher-ranking officers get away > See MILITARY/16A 4 possible. We want rules that make the Chambliss, R-Ga., whose dis-; trict includes Robins AFB. » Said the amendment’s co-ats, thor, GOP Rep. James Hansea$ “This is a very big win for Utah» and for the Air Force. We camp now get on with full comple ance with the (base-closingk process and theefficient use af our Air Force depots.” =f a Sen. KayBailey Hutchison whois a staunch defender of Kelly, said Chambliss, Hanséfe and their allies may be prempt ture in their celebration. . : i Pe “We are going to fight it egs ery step ofthe way,” the Texag Republican said in an intef} . ab view. ¥ The nation’s unemployment rate, already the lowest in a generation, fell further in May to 4.8 percent as Americans benefited from the second-longest peacetime economic expansion in U.S. history. the stock market rose stronglye? “The American economy has now added 12.3 million & new jobssince I took office, * and unemployment has now 2 been below 6 percent for al- mostthree years,” Clinton said in a statement. ee But the picture is not brighks for all Americans. In the inners city, young peoplefight to find? full-time work. Stories/8A,104e ee: i June 6, 1997 — Vol. 110, No. 157 Business/Economy 10,11A Obituaries Classified ads 1-16C Sports news ~ without regard for the rank or gen- Maire getting the short end of the stick? “Robins Wins!” shouted a* press release from Rep. Saxby; Jobless rate dips to 4.8% Tmey Each instance is different, Cohen says, so each must be judged differently denominator morality in the military,” Cohen spokesman Ken Bacon said Thursday. “What we want are rules Oklahoma swiftly proclaimed victory. Saal Noting the six years of growth, President Clinton welcomedthe report today as an endorsementofhis policies. Shruggingoff inflation fears, : Air Force Base, Georgia and: Comics 13A Stock market Dear Abby GEN. JOSEPH RALSTON: Could become chairmanof the Joint Chiefs of Staff e ~ 92A TWschedule Editorials & letters Northern Utah news 14.15A 1,2B Theaters Life o Printed on recycled paper é res 45 eae eee vie ee post-game show,hosted by Bolérjack: 10 p.m., KSL’s “Eyewitness News”; 10:35 p.m., “KSL Sports Jazz Update,” hosted by Bolerjack. ment that effectively would force the Air Force to abandon its plan to shield thousands of jobs at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio and McClellan AFBin Sacramento. The action reflected the widespread anger that remains in Congress over the White House’s decision to bypassrecommendations of the 1995 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. The subcommittee’s intent is to force the Air Force and the Clinton administration to follow the commission’s recom- < Mike Fratello; at conclusion of game(about 9:30 p.m.), KSL ™ Backers of the depots at Hill, The Associated Press KSL-TV Channel 5 schedule for today’s NBA Finals game: mendation to transfer the Kelly$ and McClellan work to three? surviving depots. € ae Jazz can’t panic. Instead of looking at the ominoustask of winning three consecutive games against the defending champs, they need to focus on tonight’s gameonly. 3% One gameat a time - The eee muscle tonight. eet ee - |