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Show --0 THE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL• SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVER.Srn •MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1995 THE WORLD 11 DIGEST TERRORISM FEARS PROMPT HIGHE T AIRPORT SECURITY SINCE GULF WAR: Airport aero the nation were ordered into the highest tate of ecmity ince the Persian Gulf War ye t rday as a defense again t pos ible tcrrori t attack . Secretary of Tran portation Federico Pena didn't cite any pccific thre ts in i uing the order, aying only, "Based on cvcral current aml future event , mores curity mca ure ar n·o w warranted.'' But a department official aid th increa cd security wa related to cveral ens1tiv cv nt - a group of militant Mu lims being found guilty ye terday in a w York t rrori m trial, the igning of a Midca t · peace treaty la t we k, th vi it thi week by Pope John Paul II and the United ation '50th anniv r ary eel brati n later thi month. ''Thcr i a general lev l of po iblc threats that we're vuL,crable to bccau c of evcral thing. ," aid the official, wh pok on the concliti n that he remain anonym u . FRANCE DETONATE SECOND OUTH PACIFIC NUCLEAR TE 11: Ignoring international protest , France d tonated it nuclear bomb in a m nth ye ·terday in .the outh Pacific, hours after eizing tbc la t Gee npea e pr t · t hip around thtc: tc t itc. The French Defcns Mini try aid the undergTOLmJ te l n Fangataufa Atoll mca urcd "\es than 110 kiloton ." By comparis n, Franc ' fir t le ton Mururoa Atoll on epr. 5 wa ' 20 kilotons, lightly larger lh izc of the b mh dropped n H iro hima in 1945. "This te t wa de tined t< gu·iranccc for the fu urc the urene and viability of arms," th nun, try said in a tatement. Mormons hold semi-annual conference ALT LAKE CITY (AP) There i no place in the Mormon Church .ford tractor who point to problem in its past but have no vision of its bright future, the faith's pre ident aid yesterday. "This work has con istently moved forward and has never taken a backward step ince its inception," and it never will, de pite its critics, President Gordon B. Hinckley told a church-wide audience. Hin kley, w ho b came pre ident of The Church of Je us Christ of Latter-day Saints sev n months ago, gave a clear signal the chmch would continue its tough stance against scholars, feminists or other critics who question doctrines or place the faith in a bad light before the world. "We see some around us who are indifferent concerning the future of this work, who are apathetic, who speak of limitations, who express fears, who spend their time digging out and writing about what they regar d to be weaknesses but which are of no consequence," he said. "With doubt concerning its past, they have no vision concerning its futu re," Hinckley said. " ... There is no place in this work for people who believe only in the gospel of gloom and doom." Two years ago, ix highprofile writer who had written about Mom1on history and on new interpretations of the faith' theology were ummoned to church disciplinary council . Five were excommunicat d and one was disfellowshippcd. Other excommunications followed. Hinckley said the 165-yea rold church founded by fo eph mith in upstate ew York "will never fail to move forward," just a it did in the late 19th century when Mormons were under intense pre ure from the federal gov mment_ Open a free stud en checking accou nt and ge a free mug. ZIONS BANK .\\ ,. m I, ,. r 1• I) I • #.'l Sou1h ,\\.,i n • L c.J.u Ci,y, l I 841:l(I I |