Show I Page 8 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday April 1996 1 Hong Kong residents want passports Weather The AccuWealher forecast foe noon Tuesday HONG KONG (AP) — Raymond and Grace Chan argued up to the last minute April 2 r t tbbi c'wmrmmmr 1020iS0a4B0aO7OtSOiMt about whether to apply for British passports He said it was like an insurance policy She said it made her feel disloyal to her Chinese heritage In the end they filed their applications — along with more than 160000 people who mobbed the Hong Kong passport office this month to beat a midnight deadline on Sunday “I have my roots here I’m used to Hong Kong Why should I get a British passport?” asked Grace Chan 43 “It’s like insurance” replied her husband 45 “It ensures we can visit our kids in Sydney like we do every year” tOOt 110b FRONTS: H MON 155-ye- HMMf COLD L LOIV Britain’s government of Hong Kong expires June 30 1997 While the approach of Chinese rule has had many wor BTATIOMRY E3 S3 8HOHEM JMW 19M AccuWfther d m E3 WONMf PUNNEf MOW S O Cf W! MANT CLOUDY Inc CLOUDY Cache forecast By Continental Weather Services Inc Weather synopsis: A strong ridge of high pressure Is budding over the Region and will keep condi- Tuesday: Cloudy and much cooler with rain likely during the morning and afternoon Decreasing rain and douds Tuesday evening Logan's high will reach 53 degraes with me low dropping to 31 degraes downtown 36 degrees In Hyrum and 27 degrees In Trenton Extended: Partly doudy Wednesday Sunny and warmer Thursday and Friday Logan's high will reach the mid to upper 50s Wednesday low 60s Thursday and low to mid 60s Friday Lows wi drop Into the upper 20s to low 90s rIL -- Average temperatures: KVNU's average high temperature tor this date ia 52 with toe average low dropping to 28 degrees Precipitation probabilities: Monday 5 percent Tuesday 60 percent y Wednesday-Thursda0 percent Friday 5 percent Snow potential: No new anow la expected over ttie next live days - Cache temperatures s Tonight rain show-er- a Nkdy tapering off to scattered ehow-er- a after mMnlgnt A slight chance of evening thundershowers Lows In the mid-SO- s to the mkMOe Tuesday moetty doudy A chance of rain showers Hlghe 5510 65 Wyoming: Tonight cloudy west with a alight chance of light snow late at lower elevations snow likely In the mountains Increasing clouds east mkras mountains at lower elevations Tuesday mostly doudy with a chance of rain at lower elevations Rain or snow likely In the mountains Hlgha In the 30s to upper 40s mountains 50s to upper 80s at lower elevations Lows In the teens to to s mid-30- pressure of military bases in the past and present and lacks any prospect for a future bases settle- ment” s Japanese riot police The showdown is yet another embarrassment for Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto who has tried unsuccessfully to calm an anti-U- S military outcry on the southern island before President Chibana will not be allowed back on the property As expected he and his sup-rte- rs were met by several bus-oaof riot police at the pate There were no reports of incidents or arrests Clinton visits Japan later this “I want to go back on my land" Chibana said after filing month Carrying his young son on his shoulders Shotchi Chibana led the march after filing a lawsuit in district court to evict the US military from his patch of land inside a sprawling US Navy communications center No date was set for a ruling on Chibana's lawsuit The lease on his 2500-square-fo- section ot expired Sunday Also today Okinawa Gov Masahide Ota filed an appeal Montana eaat of the divide: Tonight with Japan’s Supreme Court mostly cloudy with scattered rain or against a local court's order that enow showers southwest tow showers elsewhere Lows 25 to 35 Tuesday he sign lease renewals on behalf snow showers over the mountains wNn of reluctant base landlords pjtj—tt rain or snow showers over the Of the 32000 landowners with plaina Qusty southwest winds shifting used by the US military on plots mkMOe northwest by afternoon Hlghe Okinawa 2937 are refusing to to upper 50s warmest east renew their leases affecting about 10 percent of the land Montana weet of the dtvido: Tonight periods of rain or anow north with scattered showers south Snow over the mountains Lows In the 30a Tuesday acattered showers with west winds Highs British citizenship About half of Hong Kong’s 6 million people already have British citizenship Another -- Southern Idaho: mkt-20- ful that Britain refused to give them full Citing the importance of promilitary base today but were tecting a US Japan security turned away by hundreds of treaty the government says lai — mid-50- cy Landowner sues to evict US military TOKYO (AP) — Waving red and yellow banners and demanding access to his own property an Okinawan landowner and dozens of supporters marched to a US tions mainly sunny and temperatures high with one exception One fairly Strang storm wM move through the state Tuesday bringing rain to the valley Nice weather will return by the end of the Today: Sunny and very warm with temperatures about 15 degrees above the seasonal average South winds wM develop during the afternoon and could gust over 35 mph Increasing clouds with rain developing late Monday evening Logan's high will reach 68 degraes with the low dropping to 38 degrees downtown and 34 degrees at the colder valley locations ar 2 million residents who were not born in Hong Kong — mainly Chinese immigrants — are eligible for the British colonial passports The colonial passports will not enable holders to live in Britain They will however allow visa-fre- e entry to Britain and 80 other countries After the 1997 takeover China plans to issue a special passport to Hong Kong residents But so far only Britain and a few other countries have said it will entitle holders to visa-fre- e entry “At first I did not have any intention to apply But after hearing about all the uncertainties of the Chinese one I decided to come” said Maurus Leu 52 In recent days the line for passports defied scenarios snaking around even the worst-cas- e skyscrapers ried about the future of Hong Kong’s democratic freedom the issue of the day on Sunday was getting a passport Just 400 people attended a rally here Sunday while down the road tens of thousands lined up outside the immigration office The final number of people filing passport applications on Sunday hit 54178 according to Immigration Department The overall total for March was 194107 compared with just 34580 applications for all of 1995 It’s not that Hong Kong residents were suddenly overcome by yearning for the colonial motherland If anything many are still resent- 451055 Extended forecasts Northern Utah: Wednesday partly to Chance of a tow mountain showers Lows 30a Highs 5 Thursday and Friday mostly sunny warmer days and dear nights Lows In toe 90s to lower 40s Hlghe 60s to But Ota’s case is largely symbolic since Japan's prime minister already has exercised his right to sign instead of the governor In filing the appeal Ota said the lower court “did not consider Okinawans’ suffering from the ds the lawsuit “In the end we will win” Chibana’s suit has hit a sympathetic chord with his fellow Okinawans His grandfather died defending it during the 1945 invasion Today was the 51st anniversary of that fighting one of the bloodiest engagements of the war More than 14000 Americans and at least 80000 Japanese troops were killed The civilian toll was even higher about 130000 roughly a quarter of Okinawa’s population Many Okinawans still resent Tokyo's decision to use their islands as a buffer against the invading allies and Washington’s refusal to end its occupation of Okinawa until 1972 The occupation of Japan ended in 1952 That simmering anger was brought to a boil last September when a schoolgirl was abducted and raped Two US Marines and a sailor were convicted of the crime in bloom Cherries 'f I r l Vialtora walk beneath the blooming cherry trees across from the Washington Monument Sunday in Washington Sunday marks the beginning of the National Chany Bloeeom Festival held hi appreciation of the 3000 cherry tree given to the city in 1912 by the mayor of Tokyo as a symbol of friendship The National Park Service says the blossoms around the Tidal Basin near the Jefferson Memorial should be at their peak this week mostly doudy 55-6- Southern Utah: Wednesday partly cloudy Slight chance of mountain showers Lowe 30b Hlghe 60s Thurs- day and Friday Mostly sunny wanner days and dear nights Lows In toe 90s to tower 40s Highs 65-6- 0 a— llAalkAM KMIKp IfOnYVBfn a slight --a HNNNiy chance of HIM Uf valley rain and mountain enow showers Lows In toe upper 20s to toe mkMOe Highs In the upper 40s to toe upper 50s Thurs- doudy with grant from the EPA a pilot pro- Gas Continued from Page 1 But the main issue was still money: first for more studies and second to clean up Preston's water “There are some Department of Commerce grants but those are more for implementation than for assessment” said Kathleen day and Friday partly cloudy and wanner Lows In the upper 20e to toe Lewis director of economic upper 90s Hlghe In the mld-50- e to toe mW-BO- s Central Idaho: Wednesday through Friday partly cloudy with a warming Sand Lows In toe 20s to toe lower 90s Highs in the 50s Wednesday wanning e s to toe to toe by Friday mid-50- State forecasts By The Associated Press Northern Utah: Tonight Increasing douds breezy and mild Lows In the 40s Tuesday moetty cloudy and cooler A chance of valley rain showers and mountain enow showers Highs upper 50s and tower 60s Southern Utah: Tonight Increasing clouds breezy and mild Lowe in toe 40s Tuesday mostly cloudy cooler Chance of mountain showers Slight chance showers in western vaMeys Highs 80s to lower 70s Dixie: Tonight Increasing clouds breezy and mM Tuesday mostly doudy and cooler with a Might chance of ram showers Chance of raw at cedar dty 20 percent Tuesday Salt Lake Ogden and Provo: Tonight Increasing douds breezy and m4d A slight chance of ram showers lata Lows 45-5- 0 Tuesday mostly doudy and cooler wh a good chance of rain showers HighB near BO Chance of ram at Salt Lake City 20 percent late tonight and 50 percent Tuesday Ogden temperatures: 72 47 56 Northern Idaho: Tonight evening ram ahowers Maly toen taponng off to scattered rain showers by midnight tost Snow level towering to 3500-450- 0 wkh up to an tnch addtoond aoaxixito-kLows m toe tower 90s to toe tower 40s Tuesday a chance of morning ram 4510 55 CenUM Idaho: Tonight swing ram ahowers ttkdy tapering oft to scattered ram or snow showers after rmdnighL Snow levd Mng to 6000 feet wfth to to an inch accumulation Lows m the lower 20s to the lower 30s Tuesday mosey doudy A alight chance of ram showers HVie h toe upper 40s to toe mid-BO- Southern Idaho: Wednesday through Friday partly cloudy with a wanning trend Lows to toe 30s to the lower 40e Highs 50 to 60 Wednesday wanning to upper 50e to toe upper 60s by Friday National forecast It was raining early today m Cincinnati and along toe Eaat Coast to Macon Ga Richmond Va Washington and Pittsburgh There were also showers in Louisville Ky Nashville Tenn Medford Mich Portland Ora and Seattle Lob AngMee was a balmy 57 and ft was wfndy and 55 m New Orleans The West Coast should exped tocafty windy oondkione through Tuesday with areas of ram and higher elevation anow m Washington Oregon northern Calt-tonv- a and northwestern Nevada There could be some thunderstorms m northern CaNtorma The forecast caked tor light snow m Montana and northern Malta The rest Wed should be dry with near- - to temperatures A tow pressure system moving East from toe Ohm end Tennessee Rftrar valleys should bring tocaty windy conditions and areas of ram from parts of tower Michigan to North Carokna Thera oodd be severe toundersforme wlh 1 to 3 inches of rain tom aastem North Carolina to Wgma and Kantucky Flooding couto continue In sections of southern Indiana northern Kentucky and western VTrgnia New England could expect doudy dries by afternoon with ram or shewers m most areas tonight Temperatures wero expected to climb too toe 30a and 40s m toe natons tor of toe above-norm- Montana to Mens end increase to toe 70S In foe bottom fort of foe ndwn ft diouM top SO In southern Florida parte of foe deserts Southwest and eastern New Mexico development for the Southeast Idaho Council of Governments The task force discussed possibly applying for a “Brownfield” not all been used for the flood ject to clean up polluted land there might still be some there “But that may only be good for abandoned land” Neace said “I would not be willing to speak for the governor but I don't think he’d be willing to give money for Preston” Gedides “The land is Preston may be abandoned if we don’t do anything to clean this up" Hodges said Idaho Rep Robert Gcddes could do little better “The Legislature has done but I’ve nothing for Preston got a couple of ideas We could look into the storage tank insur- ance fund but that might take some specific legislation There's also the S45 million in the Gasoline Price Violation fund if it's said Neace then described the problem as both a series of contaminated sites and whole pattern of gasoline contamination probably exacerbated by the sewer and n system “We meet with EPA twice a year and every time they ask us storm-drai- about Preston We’re high on their list As long as it looks like we’re coming up with stuff they leave us alone but if they ever think we’re not doing anything they’ll come down here” Neace said “I don't like the EPA or DEQ They come here with guidelines that frighten us about our water and such but the longer you work with the better they are the fewer hoops you have to go through” Hodges said The task force agreed to meet again on Tuesday May 7 and plans to invite pas station owners to special meeting in the morning to meet with DEQ and PTSF to find out how they can get insured and clean up any contamination on their sites Bandits or terrorists? Violent Neighbor bit seems a both of ghetto gang Continued from Page ROUBAIX France (AP) — Ruthless bandits or Islamic terrorists? Authorities say those who parked a car bomb in front of police headquarters and were later killed by a SWAT team were common criminals not Islamic radicals But the firefight occurred in a Muslim immigrant neighborhood near a fundamentalist mosque and at least three of the five dead suspects were North African another was a Muslim convert A tract from an Algerian rebel force was found in their hideout Unlike simple criminals they fought back with such ferocity they clearly preferred death to capture And why the car bomb? For down-and-o- ut Arab youths in the bleak northern city of Roubaix and other heavily immigrant towns the line between radical fundamentalism and banditry is increasingly blurred And when the two mix the results are explosive Islamic militants opposed to French support of the Algerian government took responsibility last year for a wave of bombings in France that killed eight people and injured 160 others The militants had recruited young Muslims in depressed areas of Phillips Continued from Page 1 hospital in Provo feces a charge of aggravated murder punishable by life in prison or the death penalty in the 1992 death of France “Banditry and radical Islam curiously for various reasons are joining up” Philippe Aziz a soc- iologist specializing in urban immigrant communities told French television “By robbing a Jears 1 she’s been a guard she's most of her charges names and often converses with them as they wait to cross the street “I tease them about not wearing their coats when it's cold outside” she said “They tell me bank desperate distressed young people who have lost their bearings believe they're fighting in the name of Islam” It’s still unclear whether that was the case with their birthdays things like that” Befriending children is second the gang that met a fiery end Friday Police had been staking them out for days and identified the nature for Gould who’s raised group as the bandits tichind a string of a dozen bank seven of her own “I’ve learned to love these kids and supermarket holdups since December in northbecause I’m there every day ern France and southern Belgium In one heist gangsters hit a Brinks armored car watching over them” she said early this year with grenade launchers and assault “You get attached” rifles killing a guard Then on Thursday police found a crude car bomb "Good Neighbors is a weekly feature highlighting Cache Valley resi— three gas canisters with a faulty detowho are making a difference nator — in front of their headquarters in nearby dents in our oomrrxrxty if you have sugLille They had spotted two gang members in the gestions for people to feature in to car earlier column catt Charles McCollum or A SWAT team stormed the hideout at dawn Jennifer Hines at The Hereid Joumel 28-pou- 752-212- Conrad Harward 64 who had been stabbed numerous times at the LDS Seminary and Institute Administration building in Logan Phillips had been previously a with murder charged felony but a judge dismissed the charge in June 1994 after Phillips was found first-deg- ree 1 incompetent to proceed At the time doctors said they doubted Phillips would ever be competent to stand trial In December 1995 the Cache County Attorney's Office re- charged Phillips with the murder after his physician at the state hospital reported that antipsychotic medications bad rendered 1 Phillips competent Phillips appeared in court today as did eight members of Harward’s family At the request of Phillips’ attorneys Judge Low ordered Phillips remain at the state hospital pending the next court |