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Show Sports . ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES NATION age Rushing critical Starr biasts Clinton Coping with loss One key to Saturday's BYU-Utah football matchup will be which squad is able to Making his caseat the start of impeachment For all the social scientists studying every imaginable permutation oflife, little hearings, Independent Counsel KennethStarr says President Clinton “repeatedly used the mount a rushing attack against the other. B1 research has been done on howadults copewith the loss oftheir parents. D1 machinery of governmentand the powersof his office” to thwart prosecutors’ grandjury investigation and the Paula Jones lawsuit. A4 50 CENTS PROVO, UTAH — A PULITZER COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER19, 1998 Nordstrom assures Orem it’s still coming University Mallretailer says watch for summer 2000 opening By DONALD W. MEYERS The Daily Herald OREM — Nordstrom still plans to set up shop in University Mall in the summer of 2000. Rob Kallas, University Mall manager, said Wednesday the departmentstore's representatives told him Nordstrom still The opening of the Provo Towne Centrehasn't seemed to plans to come to Orem, even deter shoppers from coming to though it closed a store in Ogdenrecently. “Theycalled us the other day to assure us they werestill coming,” Kallas said. “They're still on the docket.” Orem, Kallas said, and some mall shoppers interviewed Wednesday said they prefer University Mall's new look to the Provo shopping center. Nordstrom agreed in April to come to University Mall, replacing J.C. Penney, which relocated to the new Provo mall. The recent announcement of Nordstrom's decision toclose its department store in Ogden prompted rumors it was either But Kallas said Nordstrom is still committed to opening a ty store in the summer of 2000. tory. Thenewstorewill be built east of the Penneys building, and the old Penneys building will be convertedintoretail space. allas id the Provo Towne Centre hasn't hurt mall business at this point. The Provo real good about business, 1 delaying the move to Oremor mall opened Oct. 28, creating backingout. University Mall's first in-coun- competitor in the Orem shopping center's 25-year-his- “Things arelooking good. We don’t have a report of the month, but the merchants feel Kallas said. Cheryl, manager of the Taylor Maidstorein the mall, See NORDSTROM, A6 Orem man, 82, beaten, robbed by three teens The Daily Herald a OREM — A 82-year-old Orem manwasseverely beaten bythree teen-agers whorobbed him at gunpoint in his home Wednesdaynight, according to police. Three teens between 16 and 18 years old knocked on the man’s door and said they were collecting money for the Boy Scouts, said Sgt. Barry Nielsen of the Orem Public Safety Department. The victimlives in northwest Orem. The teens stole a wallet, some money and a handgun, Nielsensaid. They also severely beat the victim, whocalled 911 at 6:17 p.m. Hesuffered bruises KEVIN LEE/The Daily Herald The red planet: Colton Pack, Audra Southwick and Lychelle Whiteley help direct robots during their visit to “Mars” at Alpine Elementary and abrasions and possible broken bones and was taken to a hospital to be treated. Police did not have information on his condition late Wednesday. The suspects, who were reportedly wearingblack clothing,fled the area beforeofficers arrived. One of the suspects was armed with a handgun, Nielsen said. Detectives are still investigating the crime. A reward is being offered by the Orem Public Safety Department for anyinformationleading to the arrest of the suspects. If you haveanyinformationabout the robbery, call 229-7070 and ask for Detective Sgt. Kris Hendrickson. Seven Peaks Corp. refiles Provo lawsuit School on Wednesday. The pupils learned how the Mars Roveroperated by steering the scale models using onboard digital cameras. Engineering action gets great reaction By MARTA MURVOSH TheDaily Herald ALPINE — victim of gyroscopic forces, Corey Anderson pivoted back and forth on a swivelstool. The Alpine Elementary School sixth-grader became a living gyroscopeashe slowly tilted the spinning wheel, which resembled a heavy-duty bike wheel. His stool spun in responsetothetilt. The11-year-old slowly moved in the opposite direction. A little more confident, Anderson changed directions faster: Then he wenta little too fast. § The'wheel moved like a slalom skier. The boy spun backandforth, torn between clockwise and counterclockwise. “T got out ofcontrol,” Andersonsaid after dismount- ing from thestool. At Wednesday's Engineer Day, Anderson and other Alpine Elementary pupils got their hands on experiments designed to teach children engineering concepts. The Utah State University Engineering Department has developed a group of hands-on engineering lessons that tour elementary schools around the state. The lessons include instruction on forces of nature such as hurricanes andlife lessons suchastraffic safety. On Wednesday, Alpine pupils were rotated from room to room to learn different lessons. Robots operated byfive pupils teach hydraulics and teamwork. Oneroom was hometo Mars on Earth. Thechildren used computers to control See ENGINEER! 3, A6 Ute fans say a win Saturday like sweet revenge By TAD WALCH The Daily Herald SALT LAKECITY — Thebeer bottles Were everywhere,even on the shelf above the urinals. "Bout what you'd expectat a fraternity. «There wasalso plenty of hatred for BYU,which is also what you'd expect from a fraternity at the University of Utah — especially the week of the Cougar/Ute football game. “In a state that’s predominantly Mormon,beating BYU is like the most Jegal, sweetest revenge non-Mormons can et,” said Steve Jones, a 20-year-old By RYAN VANBI THUYSEN TheDaily Herald PROVO Seven Peaks Corp. refiled its $12 million lawsuit against the city council in state court the samedaythe suit was dismissed from U.S. District Court. Charles Abbott, attorneyfor Seven Peaks Corp., said he knewfromthebeginning there was a possibility the suit would besent to state court. The corporation first filed thesuit in Salt LakeCity’s US. District Court because it believes there are constitutional issues involved, Abbott said readers to count their blessings The Herald encourages share some ofthe KEVIN LEE/The Daily Herald Fan shop: Shoppers grab University of Utah wearat the Ute bookstore Wednesdayin See UTE, A6 anticipation for Saturday's game with BYU. MORNING BRIEFING Food pantries taxed Fraud suspect bails out The land of peanuts Orem resident Roger Goff was free on $2,500 bail Wednesday after being arrested and charged in connection with a scheme that allegedly bilked local investors out of nearly $80,000. A3 In which Southeasternstate would you be traveling if you toured the Jimmy Carter NationalHistoric Site? Test your kn owledge of geography. A2 Directors of Utah's nonprofit food pantries say the state's policy of cutting off food stamps to chronically unemplo; ved, able-bodiedrecipient: taxing the pantries’ resources. A9 See LAWSUIT, A6 Been blessed? Tell us aboutit With Thanksgiving fast approaching, Daily Herald wouldlike to remind sophomorefromBill ings, Mont., majoring in theater at Utah. “You can makeit hardtogetinto bars, but comeplay football in our house and we'll beat you.” Jones is a memberof the Sigma Nu houseon Utah's frat row. On Wednesday, he wasonlymildly hesitant about dissing Cougarfans duringrivalry week. “Oh, man, we're going to haveabig blue Moronipainted onthe side of our house,” hesaid, Another Sigma Nu, Dave Hudson, laughed at the suggestion, pointing out that BYU coach LaVell Edwards is a Sigma Nu. Wednesday. But just because t rit didn’t remain there doesn't meanit will end. “Becauseit involves federal constitutional questions, we wouldhaveliked to havehad it in the federal court and we gaveit a shot knowingit might st there,” Abbott said. “But it’s not a big thing and I don’t think it makesalot of difference. This case is not going to go away. Seven Peaks Corp., owned by brothers Brent and Scott McQuarrie, filed the original suit in Julyafter the city council declined to rezone about 50 things for which they're most thankful. Submissions from children arealso welcome. Thoughts shouldbewritten in 200 wordsorless and submittedto: UtahValley Briefing. A2 NLU, The Daily Herald, Attn: Thanksgiving Blessings, 1555 N. FreedomBlvd., Provo, UT 84604 Blessings ma) o be sent byfax to 373-5489 or e-mail; Idean@heraldextra.com, Make sure your name and hometown are included with your submission. Thedeadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20. The Herald will publish as many blessings aspossible in its Thanksgiving Dayedition. INDEX Ann Landets...D7— Movies vs B7 Obituaries D12__ Opinions... Comics D2 Sports : Dear Abby D7 TVlistings .... Horoscope......D7 Weather... |