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Show THE STATE UTAH DIGEST UTAH AIR NATIONAL GUARDSMAN BECCTME PART OF U.S. BUILDUP IN PERSIAN GULF: A small group of Utah Air National Guardsman has volunteered for duty in the Middle East.The members of the 151st Air Refueling Group were expected to depart at 9 p.m. MDT from the Salt Lake Airbase for an unspecified destination, Guard spokesman Lt. Scott Scharman said. Maj. Gen. James Miller, who retired this summer as dean of education at SUU, said a group of KC-135 air refueling tankers with flight crews and support personnel will refuel U.S. aircraft moving crews and equipment from the U.S. to the Persian Gulf. MIX UP BLAMED FOR GOVERNOR'S FAILURE TO REVEAL DROPPING OF ABORTION APPEAL: Aides say a mix up was to blame for Gov. Mike Leavitt failing to tell key parties that he was dropping the litigation over the 1991 anti-abortion law. Last month, state attorneys withdrew federal appeals aimed at reinstating parts of the Utah law banning most abortions and requiring spousal notification. The action before the Gov. Mike Leavitt 10th U.S. Court of Appeals came days after Democratic Attorney General Jan Graham took control of the case. OPPONENTS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN AGAINST INITIATIVE A: Passage of the term-limitation initiative on the Nov. 8 ballot would grant lifetime exemptions to 396 incumbent officeholders, opponents argued in launching their campaign against the proposal. Utahns for Responsible Term Limits called a news conference Monday and used the Utah House of Representatives as a prop. Members plastered signs declaring "I'm Exempt" onto 74 of the 75 seats in the chamber. Fornter general authority sentenced George P. Lee pleads guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child SALT LAKE CITY (AP)- George P. Lee, a former Mormon Church general authority and one-time Navajo Nation presidential candidate, pleaded guilty yesterday to attempted sexual abuse of a child. Lee was sentenced to O-to-5 years in prison, however 3rd District Judge Kenneth Rigtrup placed Lee on 18 months probation. He was ordered t o undergo counseling and pay for counseling of his young victim. He had been charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony whjch carried a minimum-mandatory prison term of up to 15 years to life. The plea came as Lee prepared for trial to face accusations from a girl, now 17, who claimed Lee fondled her breasts, buttocks and genitals sometimes daily for weeks on end when she was between the ages of 9 and 12. At the time, Lee was a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, a governing body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lee admitted that he had molested the girl and apologized to the girl, who was in court with her parents. "I want to say, your honor, that I'm very sorry," he said. "I'm sorry for whatever difficult times that I've put them through." The 51-year-old Lee later promised, "None of this will ever happen again." Lee, the first American lndian ever named as a Mormon general authority, was excommunicated in September 1989 for apostasy and conduct unbecoming a member of the church, although there were no allegations of child abuse at that time. At the time, Lee accused church Leadership of arrogance and the "spiritual slaughter" of his people. He contended they were racist and bent on changing the meaning of Mormon scripture to de-emphasize the role of Indians in the faith's theology. It was the first time a general authority had been excommunicated in 46 years. State identifies two more hantavirus cases SALT LAKE CITY (API - Health officials have identified two more hantavirus cases in Utah, including one that dates back to 1959 and another that was fatal. Epidemiologist Craig Nichols of the Utah Health Department said a 36-year-old Millard County man died of adult respiratory distress syndrome in April 1991 after contracting the virus. He apparently was cleaning out a furnace at his home and came in contact with a nest of rodents, which are known to transmit the hantavirus through their droppings and urine, Nichols said. Health department officials were unable to prove the man had contracted han tavirus until his tissue samples were found in a freezer at a Utah County hospital. The other case involved a 38-year-old Emery County man who contracted the virus in July 1959 while cleaning out his cabin in western Colorado. L {ii i \f_ Homecoming Special /I" < I dozen Roses, ~ Wrapped :? $}000 While they last! I |