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Show DailuxXHevald www heraldextra. com “* UTAH VALLEY EDITION YOUR TOWN * YOUR NEIGHBORS - YOUR NEWSPAPER GENERAL CONFERENCE GUIDE TING OTE ERS IN NEED ALSO INSIDE: Menus, games, and Family Home Evening ideas. Nigeriato hand over Liberian president H,0 NO Former, exiled leader to betried for warcrimes Bashir Adigun ABUJA. Nigeria — Nigeria said Saturday it will handoverexiled former Liberianpresident and warlord Charles Taylor. wanted fortrial on war crimes by a U.N--backedcourt The Nigerian govern- mentsaid Liberia was free to take Taylor into custody. But he could be sentdirectly to Sierra Leone, where a U.N-backed court hasin- dicted him on 17 countsof warcrimes forhis role in supporting that country's rebel moveJEREMY HARMON /Daily Herald New homes are under construction in the foothills above CedarHills in the neighborhood where homes wherehit bya landslidelast spring. mentduring a 1991-2001 civil war. Newly A inaugurated “There certainly is chance thatit will move again as the snow melts and the watertablerises.It is very likely. The questionis, ‘how much?’ ” Gary Christenson, Utah Geological Survey program Landslide from ’05 on the move Caleb Warnock The CedarHills landslide appears to be on the move again, “It lookslikeit is moving slightly,” said Gary Christenson of the Utah Geological Survey geologic hazards program. As spring approaches, the likelihood is that movementwill increase,he said. On April 28, 2005,a landslide forced four CedarHills families to-permanently abandontheir townhomes. Thetoe of the 375feet long, 150-feet wideslidepiled up against the townhomes, where it remains today. Theslide even- tually damaged thebuilding's foundation. “There certainly is a chance that it will move again as the snow melts and the water table emergency managers, hesaid. Snowpack may meanflooding Brenda Armstron: and Caleb Warnoc! With snowpiling up in the moun- “We come downandlookatit tains above Utah County during the once a month,”Christensonsaid, pastthree weeks, water supplies are up — andsois the potential for noting crews measure ground waterin wells drilled for the purpose at the site, and also measure thesize of cracks. flooding. Snowpacklevels in the moun- rises,” he said. “It is very likely. tains above Pleasant Grove and The question is how much.” American Fork, which saw the A representativeof Highland The townhomesare keeping worstflooding in Utah Countylast Homes, whichbuilt the townthe slide from moving further homes,did not return calls for spring, are now at 103 percent of ~ into the neighborhood. hesaid. comment. normal, compared to 125 percent “Certainly the townhouses, by Becausethelandis private at this timelast year, said Greg remainingthere,is helping to but- property, CedarHills is not inSmith, hydrologist with the Natress the landslide,” he said. | tional WeatherService. volvedineffortsto stabilize the If the landslide began moving While that may be good news, slope andis not paying for the quickly this spring, it would be snowlevels at Brighton, which effort, said City Manager Konrad the property owner's responsibility to alert city officials and See LANDSLIDE, A10 See SNOWPACK, A10 Press. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleafcalled Liberian President Charles Taylor speaks to an audience of church leaders at the Executive Mansion for Nigeria 4, 2003. Nigeria saysit will hand Taylor. who indictedbyaninternational court. tohand over ruled Liberia in the capital of Monroviaon July over the exiled warlord who was s = - for six years ofbloody civil waruntil 2003, during hervisit to Washingtonthis week. Tayloris accused of aidinganddirecting a viciousrebel movementin neighboring Sierra Leone and trading guns and diamondswith insurgents infamous for hacking off the limbsofcivilians. He has beenindicted on chargesof committing war crimes by a U.N. tribunal. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who had said he would discuss the request with regional leaders, said Saturday he agreed to hand overTay- lor to Liberia. Obasanjo’s decision came ashe pre- paresto visit Washington on Wednesday. Obasanjo has“informed President Ellen JohnsonSirleaf that the governmentofLiberia is free to take former President Charles Taylorinto its custody," the presidencysaid in a statement See TAYLOR, A8 PHOTOSFOR SALE Utah seeks to thrust West into presidential primary spotlight Brock Vergakis. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT\LAKE CITY — Several states in the West have a message for lowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina: We don’t want you selecting our presidential candidates. Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. underscored that message Tuesday whenhe signed bill funding a 2008 presidential primary for the first week of February — the earliest either majorpolitical party allows. DOUGLAS C. PIZAC/Associated Press He’s leading a charge he hopes other Mountain West states will Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer talks about new Utah legislation that movesthe state's presidentialprimary to the first Tuesdayiin February follow to create an early superstretching from Montana during a newsconference Tuesday in the governor's office in Salt Lake pi City. Utah Gov. Jon HuntsmanJr.looks on. to the Mexican borderthat presi- Bs “They can choose to compete here or neglect us all together.... it does have consequences..." Gov. Jon HuntsmanJr. dential hopefuls can't ignore. At stake would be Republican and Democratic candidates’ ability to gain momentum heading into the heart of primary season by winning delegates from as many ‘as eight Westernstates on a single See PRIMARY, A8 WWW.HERALDEXTRA.COM — CALL 375-5103 TO SUBSCRIBE See a photo you would like to havein your homeoroffice? Daily Herald photos now are available online at heraldextra. " com/gallery. 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