Show - Zribunt SUNDAY July 24 1994 B-- 2 Spotlight Hits Another Osmond: Utah Is America's Junior Miss A - r inter-- ' the view she was asked if it was PRESS THE ASSOCIATED on-sta- MOBILE' Ala — Bountiful teenager Amy Osmond niece of entertainers Donny and Marie Osmond won America's Junior Miss 1994 pageant Saturday over 49 other contestants Osmond who claimed a $30000 college scholarship also won the Spirit Award in a vote by contestants giving her an additional 81000 scholarship In the preliminaries earlier in the week she won two $500 scholarships plus poise and personality awards "I can't believe this is happening to me" she said "I don't know why I've been so blessed" Osmond 18 daughter of Wayne Osmond played the violin during the creative-arts phase of the competition In Gro-win- g : Ie 'te TT 0 proper for thenews media to criticize Hillary Rod- - r Shows Only Tee-nAge- Minimal Improvement Af! " -- ‘ flea-infeste- Amy Osmond: Stunned by win By Vince Horiuchi ham Clinton "The news media play an important role in our lives" she said "That's how people form a lot of their opinions So I think that it is OK as long as it doesn't go too far" was Colleen ClarkFirst runner-uwas son of Arizona second runner-uNicole Kardell of Georgia The high school seniors were scored on talent looks fitness scholastic achievement and an interview with the panel of five judges TIIE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE girl suffering from a rare form of the plague showed slight improvement Saturday at Primary Children's Medical Center But she still remained in critical condition at the Salt Lake City hospital after being admitted July 10 for pneumonic plague said hospital spokeswoman Bonnie Midget "She is more stable There is somewhat of an improvement" Midget said The Box Elder County girl most likely contracted the deadly bacteria from her A p p Is Risky Business "zat '- " Officials Researchers Seek ( '' ''''' 0' t ' "at risk"? I A white male from affluent Federal Heights who has been sexually abused 2 A female Latina gang member from West Valley City 3 A Tongan male high school student from Central City who has straight A's Answer: All of them depending on 4 :' 'I' N ti - o'k— t- '1" i -- i -- r7 174 f : ': - 4J'''': i - ‘1 5' 4 d ti i - i : ''' 4 ' it4t ' t ' irt ::: ' 1 4i ' 41A '' - ' :iga' ''' :- ":' 1 lo - 7 ' td:': '' -- -' ' ' i '' — - t t'tt-- ' - ''7 '' ' '2:- ' l' ''' '''' 1' 3rd District Incumbent Won't Overlook Thompson ' 4' I ( : b: 0 if il T A l' ' THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE l'i For Congressman Bill Orton the honeymoon is over Utah's newlywed representative of the 3rd District faces perhaps his toughest : ( challenge from Republican Dixie Thompson who eked out a primary victory in June Thompson has been campaigning since November for the 3rd District seat and Orton says he is not taking her candidacy lightly "There is a saying here in Congress that there are only two ways to run as an incumbent" says the two-terrepresenta- '' ':' ! : ili'--g' - 1 aos- '-' 4 - r ''' — - tive "Unopposed and scared 40"- I 1 :r Lt4:24100 4 well-organiz- nor although Republican Richard Harrington kept the race to 4 percentage points in Utah County the population center of the district Thompson an Emery County commissioner who lives in the mining community of Orangeville says 1994 is the year the GOP will reclaim the vast 3rd District which stretches from the suburbs of West Valley City and Utah County to 16 counties comprising the entire eastern half of Utah She labels Orton a soldier in the perceived war on the West by the Clinton administration "We are being killed and it is President Clinton that is killing the West" says Thompson whose political career has focused on battles over federal regulations on public lands and protecting property rights "Bill is aiding and abiding those Clinton policies right down the line" As in past Orton races the difficulty for the Republican challenger is to demonstrate a clear ideological distinction between herself and the incumbent Despite his party affiliation Orton is notoriously conservative on many issues and at times votes more "Republican" than °th- - well-finance- Photos by Tim KellyThe Salt Lake Tribune Members of Faith Temple Choir grabbed attention at rededication of Salt Lake Building on Saturday LDS Church President Howard W Hunter below praises edifice as a beautiful landmark of the Salt Lake Valley City-Count- Historic Edifice Passes Century Mark in Style City-Count- r" ' ur 110 vi- s- - Salt Lake City Mayor Dee dee Corradini said the idea of the celebration is "to mark the 100th anniversary and rededicate the building for another 100 years" But the first 100 years of the structure built on the location of the first camp set up by the pioneers who entered the Salt Lake Valley haven't always been easy Problems with the build y valley" "I'm honored to take part I See in the rededication of this Column 4 B-- 2 The once again she liked what she saw as the boys lined up on Salt Lake City's Main Street in the morning shadow of Zions National Bank "1 love this seeing the boys all parade in Walking or riding young people carried banners and flags emphasizing the parade theme "The World is Welcome Here" a dual reference to Salt Lake City's bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics and the global ties of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints One church stake's float hailed Neisha Catherine Allen Mackay and Lindsay Mower all 9 years old and members of a Sandy stake were dressed in straw hats and carrying stick fishing poles Those were appropriate symbols for their entry's theme y The Main Event El the snow that falls in the mountains The children who surrounded it wore flakes on their backs Another stake's float extolled LDS missionary work around the world Its children lofted miniature flags from countries where Mormon proselyting occurs Not all of the 77 parade entries focused on the "World" theme Some simply paid homage to the stuff of childhood her whistle three times The Scouts started marching The Days of '47 Youth Parade was on For the next hour about 3500 youngsters paraded down Main Street uniformed all happy They all know their songs and are ready to go It pleases me to see how proud they are when they follow that flag" Beverley said nodding to Stars and Stripes a the few feet up the street "You should note" pitched in den leader Many Jackman "that Joyce walks backwards all the way leading the boys" And with that Beverley blew Column 4 Sen Ronald Ockey is not attending the National Conference of State Legislatures convention in New Orleans as reported Saturday in The Salt Lake Tribune Senate staffers supplied incorrect information ( 81 pictures B-- 2 CORRECTION Column 4 No doubt This was d in See 1 Kids on Parade: They Sing March Open Their Arms to the World her 16th year directing the Scouts And g t tion" dignitaries including the ( kt 'w church participated in the original dedication and I'm proud to continue the tradi- president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaSaints Howard W Hunter who praised the building as a "beautiful landmark of the d : fourth president of the y two-ho- y - historic building and to pay respect and gratitude to our ancestors the Mormon pioneers who came here in July 1847" Hunter said "Wilford Woodruff the Energetic singing by the Faith Temple Choir upbeat speeches and greetings from President Clinton set the tone Saturday for the rededication of the historic Salt Lake Building Attendance at the celebration was estimated at 5000 Sponsored by Utah Heritage Foundation the ceremony brought together an impressive group of Utah am not Orton won office in the 3rd District in 1990 following a bitter Republican primary that many blame for the Democratic breach in legendary Reagan country In 1992 Orton's opponent was neither :io e4 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE I unopposed" -: By Michael Nakoryakov Christopher Smith By 1 l'''': - i ' ' '' - at-ris- k d t i it i A z- A The questions are important because the answers determine how millions of dollars are spent on programs and who participates For some youths it could mean the difference between success and failure University of Utah professors Marshall Welch and Susan Sheridan have penned the Educational Partnership: Serving Students at Risk due in January in which they explore the question "What do we mean at risk? There are endless definitions" Welch says To them youth are in jeopardy of failing in society due to cultural economic or medical conditions Cherran Zullo project director for Allies with Families of Children with Emotional Behavioral or Neurological Disabilities a private Utah advocacy group says any child experiencing physical emotional or social difficulty beyond the norm is at risk "The biggest misperception is that if families are considered at risk they are often considered dysfunctional" Zullo argues "There is no such thing as dysfunctional families That is blaming and stigmatizing These families just have different needs" Socioeconomics and race enter the definition for some says Mary Fulton specialist for the Education Commission of the States a Denver-basepolicy watchdog Poverty is the main predictor Children exposed to hopelessness unemployment and fractured families are more blue-shirte- i ! ) becoming? With five minutes to go before Saturday's parade began Joyce Beverley put her Cub Scouts through one last rehearsal As Beverley conducted the Scouts from troops throughout the Great Salt Lake Council sang "Make America Proud of You" Then they did one last turn of "God Bless America" and "It's a Grand Old Flag" "They've been practicing for three weeks" said Diane O Pope a Cub Scout den leader in Kearns and mother of one of the singing Scouts Pointing to Beverley she added "And she has a ball' 2E1 (" 1 i v B-- 2 Wary Orton Takes House Race Seriously -t tV- 14 '''' - '1 -- 7 ' ::: '''1'4 ' ( 4 : '''' '- t teen-ager- By Mike Gorrell I ' 1i s joining gangs becoming parents quitting school or living on the streets public officials and academics are trying to define early warning signs that children are starting down the wrong path That leads to some tough questions: Who is at risk and what are they at risk of THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE flu-lik- two-third- ' ! Ir THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE t4 i e By Samuel A Autman 2 Pneumonic plague can be passed from animal to animal through coughing The girl was in close contact with her cat while the animal suffered abscesses in the neck and coughing from the bacteria Nichols said Despite efforts by Utah State University veterinarians the cat later died Bubonic plague is carried in the bloodstream An animal can only get it through a flea bite In Utah an average of one person per year contracts the disease e Both forms produce severe symptoms: fever between 103 degrees and 106 degrees coughing vomiting and swollen lymph nodes in either the groin or armpits Nichols said The plague is generally treated with antibiotics If not treated in time violent symptoms occur quickly and can lead to death See Column 6 — - V i The Telltale Signs of Trouble or o 4 Question: Which of these students is 0 3 t e' B-- 6 Middle Ages d - 4oppoorop44 B-- Page tt : N See OBITUARIES cat in early July She is only the second confirmed case of the pneumonic plague in Utah in 30 years The family has requested the girl's name not be released State epidemiologist Craig Nichols said the cat probably contracted the bubonic and pneumonic plagues from a nest of rodents Authorities recommend that people not take their pets on camping trips If they do dogs and cats should be dusted with flea powder Flea collars are not effective enough Nichols said People on camping trips also should wear insect repellent on the cuffs of their pants and around the socks in addition to the skin The girl suffers from a form of the plague that is carried in the air and affects the lungs It is related to the more infamous bubonic plague which is estis mated to have killed of the population in Europe and Asia in the Hospitalized Box Elder Up whom you ask With many N Girl With Rare Plague Remains Critical f ' SECTION B 0 L (0) CA1 WEATHER Page VV0t'e'W'V'V'''? The traditional children's parade is a preview of the main Days of '47 Parade which begins Monday at 9 am in Salt Lake City It will originate at South Temple and Main Street proceed south to 900 South then east to Liberty Park "Summer Days" So was the fact that the rising temperature was causing brown freckles painted on their cheeks to streak "These make you sweat" Mow er said of her straw hat adding that she and her friends were eager to make it to the grounds around Salt Lake City Hall where "we're going to have hot dogs and play games" A couple of floats behind them the faces of children from the Alta View 6th Ward peered through brightly colored paper leaves that helped them look like daffodils tulips and bumblebees "This shows that Utah is the garden of diversity" said LuAnne McPartland as she made one final check to make sure two water jugs were full and there were enough cups for her ward's 90 young participants "I want you guys to smile and wave" added ward Primary PresColumn 1 See B-- 8 UTAH QUOTES superior pilot is one who uses his superior knowledge to keep himself out of a situation that requires a superior You "A skill" — Maj Michael Brill an Air Force Reserve pilot at 11111 Air Force Base just shut up for a minute every time they fly by" — West Valley City resident Mike Garcia whose home sits in the flight path of planes landing at Salt Lake International Airport 1 p 41 r of here" — Utah amateur astronomer Brent Watson on the upheaval caused by 9 on Jupiter Comet Shoemaker-Lev- 41 of Igo pr A sir or 44 "11 4414 44 ex-San- y family" — t I P14 1 "I came in with the wrong attitude I had made the NBA and I thought that was it But now I know it's not about that It's about winning It's about getting better It's about being part of a "I jumped up and wrestled with him He kept saying he didn't want to hurt us while he was beating me with the club" — Dewey Bluth mayor on the man who broke into his home and accosted him and his wife "To think of what happened up there — I'm just glad it happened there instead I A 14 Alt Of 011 411 44 Of Of At At at all to it at a 'tat e a aa rt or AA Aro Luther Wright Jazz center on his troubled rookie season 4e4t Ar—owwa dokAPP 01401k11n:All Po' |