| Show The 1 VoL 87 NaflO Tuesday Aprt 2 1998 Inside LoganUtah 01996 50 Cents Bridgertancfs Daily Newspaper New taped beating protested FBI opens probe officers suspended of sneaking across the border The pickup reached speeds of 100 mph before stopping on the side of the freeway One deputy holding his baton like a baseball bat was videotaped clubbing the driver on the back and shoulders with a baton even as the driver fell face down on the ground two-hand- Cache schoolchildren got a taste of healthy eating recently Page 1 3 Update SOUTH EL MONTE Calif (AP) — In a videotaped beating that recalled the Rodney King case two sheriff’s deputies repeatedly clubbed a Mexican man and woman after a highway chase 70-mi- le The FBI opened an investigation into possible civil rights violations officials said today Both deputies had been suspended Television helicopter news crews on Monday videotaped the deputies chasing a battered pickup truck crammed with 21 people suspected Education ? When the woman got out of the cab the same deputy beat her in the back with the baton then grabbed her by the hair and pulled her to the ground At least one other deputy struck her with his baton It was unclear whether the officers fully realized they were being videotaped but the helicopters are noisy with station identification Neither the woman nor the man appeared to resist or attempt to get away The others in the pickup fled but were later rounded up by police and taken to an Immigration and Naturalization Service center for questioning The unidentified pickup driver suffered bruises and a possible fractured elbow police said He was hospitalized and awaited booking on charges of felony evading arrest throwing objects from a vehicle and possibly assault or felony un for allegedly side-swipi- two cars AP photo sheriffs deputy is seen in this TV image hitting suspect Monday in Riverside County CaW A and in most cases clearly marked See BEATING on Page 12 Study: Teacher aides could help ease shortage Senior center funding on agenda WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's 455540 teacher aides often are regarded as just secretaries for teachers but a teacher recruitment group says helping them become licensed instructors could ease future teacher shortages especially in urban areas Seventy-seve- n percent of the more than 901X) teachers aides studying to become professional teachers are minorities according to a study released today They typically live in the urban school districts in which they work understand the culture of the community and can design strategies to reach these students the study says “Teacher aides need to be brought into the mainstream of school reform instead of the margins” said David Haselkom president of Recruiting New Teachers Inc a national nonprofit organization in Belmont Mass that works to attract people to teaching By Michael R Weibei staff writer The Logan city council is expected to offer up to $25000 for expansion of the Cache Senior Citizens Center Wednesday night contingent upon a match from Cache County The center is planning to build a new kitchen and dining room to serve visiting seniors as well as r er first-grade- rs great” Teacher aides also tend to have deep roots in the community the study says And teacher aides who become teachers can be powerful role models especially in school districts with low income and minority students The Education Department estimates that 18001X) to 200000 new teachers will be needed annually in the nation between now and the year 2000 The Cache VaRey Northern Utah Chapter of Habitat for Humanity wil meet at 7 tonight at the Whittier Center 290 E 400 North Logan Anyone interested in becoming a member or finding out more about Habitat is invited to attend For 9 and mom information cal leave a message State University to provide food OF 'r’ But center director Marcee - jfi Brunt SteveneHerakJ Journal April showers Utah State University senior Rachel Berryman makes her way across campus sheltered from the rain this morning Valley residents should be able to put their umbrellas away by the middle of the week forecasters are calling for clearing skies and warm temperatures later this week USU students coming back By Phil between day 5 and day 15 is mostly on paper Processing the numbers just takes that Jensen staff writer long Vinsonhalcr said No matter how promising Utah State University is outside this spring counting heads — and the headcount shows spring 742 more than on day 5 of spring quarter 1995 Counting e students enrolljust ment is up from 11844 last year to 12631 or a 66 percent jump “I’m hopeful that the numbers will be up significantly” USU President George Emcrt Office said she is cry encouraged “My gut feeling is that Brands JappwsonHarald Journal we will surpass last year” Vinsonhalcr said USU will know for sure in a couple of weeks when enrollment Figures for day 15 of the quarter are in That’s the magic date because state funding is based on day 15 numbers which are considered official Judging from last spring there could be a few though more thousand names in the book Total enrollment last year grew from the 15278 on day 5 to 18594 on day 15 and Vin- spring is down across the state That portends a drop in enrollment throughout Utah next fall The good news is that the high school dip is only expected to be for one year Emert said Of the total 16020 students processed so far as being sonhalcr said that kind of enrolled at USU 13254 are increase is not unusual “There’s no real pattern and I can’t be positive whether it will go up but I suspect that we will she said The difference in the counts As the FBI’s standoff with the defiant showers tro without the cigar His group is one of g several loosely organized groups around the country that have “militia” in their right-win- Index 15 Movies Opinion Sports 14 6 8 te Idaho-base- d Freemen Patriots Edward LeStage spokesman for ers tvs message Monday at a campground in Lewistown Mont I Y i - costs of a professional fund-rais- er See COUNCIL on Page 12 Freemen marks its ninth day wannabe peacemakers keep arriving uninvited and unwelcome offering to save the day "I drove 27 hours from Ohio to see if I could be allowed to go in and negotiate” Vos said Monday afternoon his bushy beard and camouflage outfit making him look like Fidel Cas- Page 12 17 15 ter And with or without the match Logan will consider giving the center $2500 to cover the Sec STUDENTS on Page 12 Mont (AP) — Don Vbs a general in the Ohio Militia more than 100 federal do what he can says agents so far have not — persuade the Freemen to surrender If only the government would let him try bring Well you know the old saw Whatever works C’assrteds The city council is also expected to challenge the community to raise another $25000 for the cen- Council Member John Harder however has continued to question contributions from the city without a policy in place providing guidelines about who should two-st- ar Weather Comics Crossword council members developed last week offers a contribution up to $25000 matching whatever additional funds Cache County donates Cache County Executive Lynn taking classes at the the main campus The rest are spread out among the more than 40 USU branch campuses and teaching JORDAN PsgO 4 April about $316000 so far But it needs another $145000 based on rough estimates of the total $461000 cost She said firmer estimates will be available next week and she hopes the rough estimates are higher than the actual cost of the project City council members have debated the grant for several weeks A compromise among negotiators come forward to ‘help’ FBI Would-b- e 752-841- Other events Cazicr said the center will be able to provide “more food to more people with better choices at less cost” with its own kitchen She said the center has raised Lemon said the senior citizen center project is a worthwhile project Lemon also said he is willing to look at the county’s capital projects budget to determine if any projects can be post- Monday that the number of Soned until 1997 to free up for the center high school graduates this full-tim- said today “It’s a good crystal ball at this point” Jeane Vinsonhalcr director quarter enrollment appears expectations for next fall are not that good Emert said “If we can just hold our own I will be very excited” Emert said Emert told the Faculty Senate students are coming back If figures after the first week hold up spring quarter enrollment and the tuition dollars it brings could help attack a $24 million budget shortfall discovered at the end of fall quarter Total enrollment after day 5 of spring quarter is 16020 or of the Planning and Analysis Cache tonight those getting their food from Meals On Wheels The center currently contracts with Utah V- - careers The organization studied 150 programs in more than 30 states that teach aides to become teachers The programs typically include regular college and university work field training as well as summer and weekend courses leading to bachelor's and master's degrees According to the study nearly half of new teachers working in big city schools quit within five years yet those who go through teacher programs have a lower 7 percent attrition rate the study says Teacher aides often make good teachers because they already have classroom experience said Victor Fernandez 30 who is in the San Francisco Unified School District’s teacher training program and works at Sutra Children's Center “You know what makes the kids tick You know what kind of kids will give you a hard time” Fernandez said in a telephone interview raising his voice above noisy kindergarten and wailing for lunch “If you feel have a lot of tricks up your already you sleeve as a paraprofcssional that's a deliv- names “I aim to talk to a judge or talk to the feds so I can get in and talk to those people so nobody has to die” Vw said He’ll have to stand in lire The FBI has turned down offers from more than a half-doze- n people to help break the stalemate at a ranch where at least 12 Freemen have been holed up since March 25 when federal agents arrested two of the group’s leaders ranch The Freemen have turned a 960-acr- e north of Jordan into a barricaded stronghold they call Justus Tow nship They are accused of writing millions of dollars in bogus checks and threatening to kill public officials who stand in their way Arrested Freemen leaders LcRoy Schweitzer and Daniel Petersen Jr disrupted court hearings last week claiming the federal government has no jurisdiction over them A third Freeman Richard E Hark 47 who wasn’t at the ranch when the standoff began surrendered Saturday But at his Monday arraignment in Billings he refused to enter a lawyer or even plea accept a court-appoint- confirm his identity ‘ My name is private” he said |
