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Show PageA2— THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utab, Tuesday, May 7, 1986 Two U.S. soldiers hurt in fire By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS Associated Press Writer LUKAVAC,Bosnia-Herze govina Kitchen stoves exploded early today at a mess hall in a U.S. Army camp in northern Bosnia, burning two American soldiers. A series of about 15 explosions that began just after 2 a.m.initially was presumed to be an attack, several soldiers said. One soldier was seriously burned on the face, hands and arms, and the other was burned on the arms andlegs. The military withheld the identities of the injured soldiers — a man and a woman —— until their relatives could be notified The injured soldiers were flown by helicopter to the 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital near Tuzla. Tobacco company says allegations retracted By LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — Philip Morris Co. is claiming n the latest tobacco skirmish, claiming a as retracted allegations that the comwhistleblow pany reprocessed tobacco that didn’t contain enough micotine. But in the 500-page deposition released by a Missees court Monday, retired Philip Morris. shift ne Rivers concluded that he needed to manage! review some documents before deciding whether to change hi lier government tesumony. Andhe testified in the court deposition that Philip Morris adds ammonia to tobacco to help smokers” bodies more easily absorbaddictivenicotine, a charge the tobacco industry vehemently denies “I don’t think Jerome did anything other than teil the truth, * said Mississippi Attorney General Michael Moore who will use Rivers’ testimony in his lawsuit 2 te force the tobacco industry to refund state Medicaid funds spent treating sick smokers. What Jerome was able to confirmfor us is Philip Morris is using ammonia to free-base nicotine almost the way a cocaine dealer uses chemicals in baking powderto free-base cocaine, to make crack,” he said. Rivers’ initial allegations in March supported the Food and Drug Administration's contention that tobacco makers manipulate nicotine to hook smokers. The FDA found Rivers’ affidayit serious enough to halt. temporarily, the writing of new federal regula- GAS: (Continued From Page Al) pressure on the minimum wage. Dole, R-Kan proposed on April 26 to repeal a 4.3 cent surcharge added to the gas tax by President Clinton and Congress, without a single GOP vote in 1993. His call came amid increasing annoyance from motorists over gasoline prices, which have jumped around 20 cents a gallon since February. Republicans have soughtrelentlessly to exploit the issue politically, putting Democrats on the defensive. Republicans had hoped to coordinate action on the gas tax with Tax Freedom Day, also today. As calculated by the business-financed Tax Foundation, Tax Freedom Day is the date the average taxpayer has earned enoughto pay federal, state and local taxes for the year. Arival group, the Center on Budget andPoli¢y Priorities, calculates the cut would shave léss than half a day from Tax Freedom Day. But Dole said Tax Freedom Day was “a great day tg send a message... that relieves at least some ORTON: Rivers’ deposition in the Mississippi lawsuit where he acknowledged that he meant to discuss ammonia in tobacco, not nicotine, in his FDA testimony. ~T think it’s fair to say he basically retracted his charges,” Philip Morris attorney Peter Grossi said. Grossi wrote the FDA demanding the agency turn over — within 24 hours — its investigators’ notes from their discussions with Rivers to see how the discrepancy occurred, “These documents will presumably show either that Mr. Rivers consistently made false statements to the FDA.... or that the FDAinvestigators knew, or should have known, from their meetings with Mr. Rivers that those statements were false,”the letter says. FDAspokesman Jim O'Hara said the agency consideredits investigators’ notes private. Mississippi attorneys denied that Rivers had retracted his statement, instead suggesting he was confused by Philip Morris’ technical questioning. Later in the 500-page deposition, he asked to review additional documents because he might wish to amend his answers to Philip Morris. Rivers did not return a phone call to his Petersburg, Va., home. Grossi said Philip Morris had no plans to sue Rivers, who was testifying under oath when giving both accounts. oftheir burden,” At the White House, spokesman Mike McCurry said Clinton wanted the tax cut considered as part of a balanced budget. But that doesn’t mean Clinton had decided to vetoit. “If it comes to us separately, we'll look atit separately,” McCurry said. “We would hope that the Congress would give equal Prionity treatment toraising the minimum wage.” The measure being prepared by Republicans, according to aides who spoke on condition of anonymity, would start the repeal in mid-May or June | and end it on Dec. 31 Republicans said they would make it permanent in the 1997 budget due to be sent to Clinton in September. \ leading proposal in both the House and e to pay for the temporary cut would bolvernment fund insuring savi nst the plan and GOPleade consideriring other options, including an acrossboard reduction in the administration's travel budget The S&L plan requires a one-time premium payment from S&Ls and. under budget rules, BASEBALL: (Continued From Page Al) washeading to the Housefloor to vote just hours before Congress April recess. Capitol Police said Goodeapproached from the opposite direction and banged shoulders with Rep. Ron Klink, D-Pa., who was walking a few feet in front of Orton Klink, along with Rep. Karen Thurman. D-Fla.. wondered if the bump wasintentional, and Orton also asked Klink about it Suddenly. Goode turnedaround and chargedat the three lawmakets, striking Orton and knocking him to the floor. He allegedly yelled, “What did 1 think [| was doinghitting into him?” Orton suggested Friday that Goode meant toattack Klink. but confused the two lawmakers. both of whom were wearing the sume color coat “The guy probably thought f was the one who hit him.” said, “The guy was point saying, “He hit me first.” Klink told himotherwise.” Goode worked as a laborer in the office of the Architect of the Capitol. He has been suspended and a source said the government is atternpting to have him fired Another source. whois familiar with House personnel records said Goode is believed to be subject to violent mood swings, and may possibly be manic-depressive, a condition whichlendsitself to extremesof behavior. Orton said he doesn’t believe he had ever met Goode or seen him since, and described his assailant as a “huge guy” w ing morethan 300 pounds. Hesaid the man apparently was a linebackerat onepoint in his life. ~ tions for tobacco until Philip Morris had a chance to answerthe allegations, But Philip Moris on Mondayreleased portions of (Continued From Page Al) who have saidthey want baseball in Utah County.” said team promoter Doug Foxley at a Monday press conference: But Foxley said he and other team promoters have dec explore different options suing the alternative to vote to creie “Timpanogos County.” It those options do not panout. the petitions couldbeusedto puttheinitiative on the ballot in 1997, he said Foxley explained that the presi dent of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues has the authority to grant a waiver to the buffer zone nile if he deter: mines it would be“in the best interest of baseball.” The ownership group and the city plan to explore this avenue. Wedo not want to form a new county unless we absolutely have to.” hesaid Another option would be to work out existing disagreements with Joe Buzas. owner of the Salt Lake Buzz. Under the rule requiring that no teams be formed in adjoining counties. Buzas holds the the moneycan be used to offset the $2.8 billion cost of the tax cut through December. S&Ls don’t mind their money being used for the tax cut because the deposit insurance measure would require commercial banks to share the cost of paying off S&L bailout bonds sold by the governmentin the late 1980s and early 1990s. Commercial bankers oppose it for the same reason. “In economicterms,it’s a new tax” on bank deposits, said lobbyist Edward Yingling ofthe American Bankers Association. “The end result is they (Republicans) would just destroy their own message.” The Clinton administration supports the S&L legislation and Daschle said he was “not necessarily averse”to usingit to cut the gas tax. On Sunday, House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, suggested on NBC that the cut could be offset by wringing waste from fed- Overail air quality The air quality today is goodfor Utah County of the white-walled courtroom by bulletproofae The esa (Continued From Page Al) er using his teeth. Niemann also accused Tadic of participating in gang rapes and ome: aged incident in which the defendant, a martial arts expert, allegedly helped to beat soners to death with karate icks. Prosecutors will provide wit- the ee eee packed with a hushed crowd of and dipiomats. Security was apaely tight ‘To enter the public gallery, specta. tors had to go through metal nesses who claim to have survived or wat pies Gani ante beatings by Tadic. Some witnesses packages on an X-ray machine. are so terrified of the defendant Four U.N. guards were inside that they will be allowed to testify the courtroom, and about a dozen from outside the courtroom via a video link. Defense lawyer Mischa Wladimiroff described the to sp i moniYugoslav tribunal as an experi- one Meera the lobby ment in justice that could fail. and two red press tents set up on “An international hunger for a verdict of guilty mustbe resisted at all costs,” Wiadimiroff said. “The tribunal must be wary of desires for revenge and the need for a scapegoat.” “There is evidence that the case is viewed as a symbol of every- seeee 3 ein Gabrielle Kirk McDonald of Texas and twocolleagues will rule on the case, which is expected to last up to four months and hear as many as 150 witnesses. thing that has happened in the area dimensions,” Kirk McDonald told and Dusko Tadic has been portrayed as the archetype of a war criminal,” Wladimiroff said. The court-appointed lawyer said he would call witnesses to show Tadic was in the Bosnian Serb stronghold of Banja Luka when the Ss were commit- the court. “Nevertheless, we should tion camps to deny Tadic’s involvement in crimes he is accused of committing there. Tadic originally also had been crimes against humanity. Bui in the half-century since, those laws have never been tested in an international forum. ing minutes ofthe tial, the court dropped that charge at the request other crimes, the tribunal’s maxi- was too frightened to testify. War II military courts at Nuremberg and Tokyo, which sent 17 Axis war criminals to the gallows. all remember first and foremost that this is a criminal trial of an accused who ... pleaded not guilty. He is entitled to a fair trial and to ensure he receives one is our paramount purpose for being here.” After World War I, the Nuremted. Healso plansto call character berg and Tokyo war crimes courts witnesses and survivors of deten- became the first to recognize charged with rape, butin the open- If Tadic is found guilty of the mum sentence would be life impris- of prosecutors, who said the victim onment — unlike the post-World Tadic, the judges and the lawyers are separated from the rest Back by popular demand! 2nd Annual, All New eral education programs. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., said Monday, “I don’t think that will happen.” House Democrats nonetheless scheduled a news conference today with education groups to ridicule Armey’s suggestion. rights to pro baseball in Utah County and only he can set up an organization. Currently, he refuses to waive those nights and has asked for either exclusive ownership of the teamor a sizable fee, Foxley said. “People in Utah County feel the county should control baseball in Utah County and not someone in Salt Lake.” said Shari Holweg of the Provo City Council. The ownership group has met with Buzas and several options were discussed, Foxley said. The meeting was friendly and cordial, and they plan to continue working with him, he said The planned site of the stadium is at Timp Field at North Park, 200 West and 700 North. It would hold approximately 5,000fans. Foxley said his group plans to begin construction of a stadium sometimethis year. He said the current location is a good site but not the only possibility BYU has offered the use oftheir baseball facilities until construction is complete, he said The ownership group will be keeping the petitions and not turning themover tothe county clerk's office for counting and verification since they don't plan on Air Quality The following informationis taken fromthe Wasatch Front air pollu: tion report compiled by the Utah Division of Air Quality. The Com plete report is available by telephone at 1-800-228-5434 Theair quality this morning was as follows TRIAL: putting the initiative on the 1996 ballot, said John Ward of the ownership group. Hesaid even with a 10-15 percentfallout rate, which is common in these kinds ofpetitioning efforts, they would still have enough signatures. If they do decide to place the initiative on the 1997 ballot, they have until the first Monday of May 1997 to gather even more signatures. he said. Presented by Send address Herald, P.O. Box 717, Provo, GianScns7" NEWSSTAND PRICE Daily Weekdays and Saturday Sunday SUBSCRIPTION RATES ae City zone $9.00 Rural or motor route* Rural or motor route" Mail, IN USA Raves may Boxelder/maple should arrive by 5:30 Cedar 30 131. very high Mulberry Oak Mold SOS. I very high moderate low very high TheScale 1-10 low: 11-20 moderate: $13.00 One Year City zone Pollen counts The following pollen ratings are provided by the Intermountain $108.00 $111.00 156. 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Theother option for reducing the pain is surgery, which he hopestoavoid. tin addition, Orton took issue with a Utah television report which said he was pressing charges against Goode. Orton said he is nat, and has only cooperated with the FBI and the Capitol Police, eho bath of which are investigating the . The U. S. Attorney's : has made the to seek a trial I The forecast calls for little in pollution levels with a ADVERTISING ndex of 150 and the trend Sin, Monday's Highs North Provo Oze..42. Lindon Md ....36 Downtown Provo C0....22:..g The Scale 0-50 good air; 51-100 moderate 101-199 unhealthful; 200-299 very unhealthful: 300 and above haz ardous. Abbreviations co = carbon monoxide oz = ozone s ulfur dioxide pa = particulates Note The Utah County residential area reading is taken from the Lindon monitoring station, + THAT'S RIGHT... FOR A UMITED TIME be GLASS ACT WILL WAIVE UP TP $100 OF [ty YOUR INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE. 1] APPROVED BY ALL INSURANCE Lg COMPANIES. 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