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Show Page A2 — THE DAILY HERALD,Provo, Utah, Thursday, May 9, 1996 Parents convicted Clinton won't release for not controlling son travel office papers By GRETA GUEST Associated Press Writer ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. — A couple was convicted today of failing to control their 16-year-old son in violation of this upscale vious order that he be supervised at all times. Provenzinohad testified he held the justice system partly responsible for failing to keephis son in custody longer the first time he was arrested. The Provenzinos could have suburb’s parental responsibility been ordered to pay up to $27,000 ordinance Anthony and Susan Provenzino have been ontrial this week on allegations they failed to control their son, Alex, whois serving a year in a juvenile detentionfacili District Judge William Crouchmanfined each parent $100, the maximum allowed, and assessed $1,000in court costs. A jury deliberated about 15 minutesafter hearing three days oftestimony The couple had contended they did their best with the boy, but admitted to violating part ofa pre- BYRD: (Continued from Page Al) munication difficult during the May 9, 1926, flight, Byrd and pilot-mechanic Floyd Bennett exchanged questions and answers in the diary, and logged times and chart readings. “The exciting thing is the diary puts you practically night there in the plane,” said Raimund Goerler, the OhioState archivist who found the diary At one pointin the diary. there is a blank where something has been erased. Rawlins determinedthat the erased line was a question by Byrd to Bennett. “How long were we gone before we tured around?” Thereply, written below the erased questionis, “8 1/2 (hours). “This is not the sort of question One expects from a navigator who has been keeping close track of times and distances,” Rawlins said AIR: (Continued from Page Al) Federal and state environmental officials said the report highlights a connection between air pollution and deaththat needs to beinvestigat edfurther, but a local environmental cniticcalledit a “scaretactic The NRDC conductedastatistical analysis to estimatethe number of deathsrelatedto particulate pollution in 239 cities. including the Provo-Orem area, The analysis usedstatistics onrisk factors established in twostudies conductedby Dr. C. Arden Pope. a BYU economist who researchedillness, death and air pollution in studies involving more than a half-million people in morethan 150 cities. Pope's studies showed a high number of deaths and illness in cities with highpollution readings, even if the particulate readings were within the federal standards. Nationwide, particulate pollu tion, which ranges from soot and dust to chemical agents, may cause 64,000 deaths a year attributed to heart and lung disease, the NRDC foundin its ownstudy In the Provo-Orem area. using a 16 percent msk factor and PMIO data from 1990-1994, the study estimated between 38-87 people die each year, with an average of 64 pollution-related heart and lung disease deaths a year The Provo-Orem area was ranked 16th in it level of particu late pollution, while the Salt Lake Ogdenarea was ranked 28th worst in the country “The estimates indicate that more people may be dying from causes attributable to particulate air pollution each year than are killed in car accidents. The elderly and thosewith pre-existing cardiac of respiratory problems were found to beat greatest risk.” the report's executive summary stated But the report states that the @xact way pollution kills people has not been determined “This report is a very consery ative, cautious report.” Bryner Said, noting that it draws on other sfidies as well as Pope's to reach iS conclusions Bryner predicted the report will have impact on congressional debate on weakening the CleanAir Act, as well as the U.S. Environ: mental Protection Agency's court ordered evaluation of theexisting standard The EPAis considering g from the PMIO standard, which measures particles smaller than 10 microns in diameter, to a PM2.5, particles smaller than 2.5 microns A micronis one-thousandth of a millimeter. Thefiner particles in the PM2.5 standard are either chemically baseltor the result of combustion The NRDCis pushing for a PM2.5 standard of 20 micrograms in damages, stemming from burglaries and other delinquent behavior by their son. But Crouchmansaid he found that section of the ordinancetobe in conflict with state law, and sodidn’t order any crvil penalty “I think this was a votein favor ofthe family and vote in favor of parental responsibility City Attorney Robert Ihrie said after the verdict was announced He said the Provenzinos “essentially shrugged their shoulders and said, ‘Gee, we didn’t know anything aboutthis.” By MARCY GORDON Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — President Clinton today invokedexecutive privilege in refusing to give Congress remaining documents related to the White House travel office firings, prompting House Republicans to move forward with a contempt of Congress vote. “The President has directed me to inform you that he invokes executive privilege, as a protective matter,” White House counsel Jack Quinn wrote the Oversight Committee. Quinn’s letter left open the possibility that after further review, some documents the White House is withholding maybe released. Helicopter crashes; 4 dead By BRIGITTE GREENBERG Associated Press Writer STRATFORD, Conn. — A military helicopter crashed in a fireballthis morningonthe grounds of Sikorsky Aircraft, killing all four crew members, authorities said. Witnesses said the CH-53E “Super Stallion” was hovering 100 feet to 200 feet above the end of the tarmac at the Sikorsky plant. The aircraft appeared to be laboring, and there was smoke before it crashed. in his report to OhioState. “It also sounds like the turnaround was pretty sudden. And it doesn’t feel like the words of someone whohas just reached a great goal.” Byrd, who wasparaded in New York and received medals from President Coolidge, reported in later statements, “At 9:02 a.m. our calculations showedustobeat the pole!” Yet Rawlins notes that in the diary, 9:15 a.m. was recorded as the time when Byrd was a few miles short of the North Pole. And in a report to the Navy three days after theflight, Byrd said 9:15 was the time of departure from the pole, after 13 minutes of circling LEAN Family Pack GROUND BEEF it The university wasto officially release thefindings today to coincide with the flight’'s 70th anniversary. The school also plans to publish a facsimile ofthe diary soit is available for further research. Goerler said per cubic meter, which it said will save an average of 56,238 lives a year. It also recommends promoting theuseof alternative energy sources, suchas solar energy and natural gas, to replace coal-fired devices. ‘| think the EPAis going to do two things: One, they're going to have to worry about fine particulates. which can gofarther into lung tssues,” Bryner said. “They may also tighten the PM1Ostandard, so as not to do away with the progress we have made.” Lee Allen, executive director of the Provo-based Citizens for Environmental CommonSense, said the NRDCreleased the report for political purposes. “These are the folks that brought you the Alar scare,” Allen said, referring to the pesticide that activists claimed was dangerous but environmental officials said was not a major public health hazard. “The only thing missing is Meryl Streep.” Allen pointed out that Pope's studies projected a 1.17 risk ratio. Theratio, derived by dividing the number of people whodie from a certain hazard by the number of those whoare exposed and do not die, has to be more than 2.5 to be considered asignificant risk “You have to be savvy enough to understand that there are risks everywhereinlife.” Allen said Meeting the new standards NRDC wants would be difficult, Allen warned. Pointing to the conformity rule, Allen said environmental officials determinedthat 60 percent of the cars would have to AP Photo Richard Byrd, hailed as a national hero for being the first personto fly over the North Pole 70 years ago today, , Stands in front of a Fokker COKE, SPRITE joomal Pack 1° i ex edition to the North Pole in this file photo. plane used for his be taken off the road just to keep PM1Olevels within existing standards for the next 20 years. Bryner said similar arguments were raised when the county’s first PM10 plan was drafted in the early 1990s. Since then, the air quality has improved measurably with no economic damage. The study identified the people most likely to die frompollution as the elderly and those with heart and lung problems to begin with. Allen said many of those people are in hospitals or homes, reducing their exposure to pollutants. “If they wantto savelives, they ought to subsidize heart transplants,” Allen said. An EPAscientist already shot down the studies on the grounds that there was noproof ofa direct pollution-related cause of death, Allen added. But the EPAis taking notice of the NRDCstudy “A growing body of evidence now suggests that particulate matter poses a serious threat to public health in many Americancities and may contribute to premature deaths from lung and heart disease,” EPA Administrator Carol M Brownersaid in a prepared statementsent to The Daily Herald by the EPA regionaloffice in Denver. Brownersaid the governmentis reviewing the particulate dards, as well as calling for cleaner bus engines and stringent controls on incinerators and power plants. Dr. Steve Packham, a toxicolo- gist with the state Division of Air Quality, said the studies may not show a direct cause, but it suggests a pattern that should be investigated fully. “I don’t believe statistical models used to show patterns are to be used to showrisk,” Packhamsaid. To identify the risk, and the means by which particulates has- ten death, scientists need to con- duct studies. Packham said one recent study involved exposing healthy lab rats and mice with induced respiratory illness to particulates and measuring the effects on their health. 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