Show aj 't rM mirnw:w tmum U& 87 No 237 Wednesday October 2J998 m: Bridgeriand’s Daily Newspaper : : aamaeay v Logan Utah 0 1996 :x 50 Cents Inside AH l4j ItJLvFIIJiYC' y VT JL vlllvlle Vandals hit equipment buildings with messages anti-developm- ent By Miriam Rand staff writer S fi Heavy equipment used in the Mountain Road area of Logan's east bench has once again become the target of vandals who last week cut brake d the steering and electrical lines then equipment with graffiti spray-painte- The Aggies go the distance but lose to isu Page 8 The vandals d also spray-painte- anti- Update w messages on two nearby houses under construction on I lots billed as “executive New-Age- rs f home” SEDONA Ariz (AP) — When she moved to this desert community rimmed by spectacular red-roformations a decade ago Anita Dalton was the only psychic on the block Nobody could have foretold what’s happened since then ' Nowadays the 4 million tourists who visit Sedona each year can consult dozens of resident psychics Tirol card and palm readers astrologers channel-er- s massage therapists healers and Other spiritual advisers offering services — Visa and MasterCard accepted One woman offers both clairvoyant leadings and massages (No chance of her rubbing a customer the wrong way) All this because thousands of people believe intense natural energy centers known a “vortexes” exist in and around the village of 9000 people about 10p miles north of Phoenix “My personal experience is that the energy u just more intense” Dalton said “I was psychic when I lived in San Diego but now that I live here I’m REALLY psychic” New Age adherents make pilgrimages to Sedona to commune with ancient Indian spirits consult psychics and purify their auras with crystals Backcountry jeep tours take people to the vortex centers and visitors browse in shops selling runes New Age books and music and other mystical wares Not everyone believes Sedona is built upon grids of natural power “The only thing I’ve gotten from all these rocks is tired" walking among them wisecracked Evelyn Baldwin a Sedona resident for 40 years “This New Age stuff I don’t believe a damn ord about it” Ken Feder an archeology professor at Central Connecticut State University visited Sedona for his book “Frauds Myths and Mysteries: Science and Pseudo-Scienc- e in Archeology” “Yes absolutely Sedona is a magical place” he said “I wouldn’t argue with anyone who says it is” But as far as a mysterious energy emanating from those rocks? “I guess I would just beg to differ that there is magic in Sedona on an occult or mystical level” Feder said all-terr- ck re 58 0 Cacho tonight 5 i i 1 I I i The Cache Vallay Historic Society presents local writer and historian Marts Ellsworth at 7 tonight at Logan City Hal 256 N Main St Sha wi diacuas prominent phywdan EmaNna Grover Rkft the fflh wife of LOS Apoatla Charles C Rich The meeting ie free and open to the puttie For more information ca Jean 7 or Steve Murdock at Pugmire at 5 or 752-579- 752-216- 9 753-155- The CapM Arte Affiance ml present for one night only the national louring mueical Annie Get Your GunT at 8 tonight at the ERon Ecdes Theatre 43 S Main St Logan For information call the box office See VANDALS on Waterway: Box Elder pushing lake road WASHINGTON (AP) — After talks Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met today with Secretary of State Warren Christopher in search of a formula to renew Middle East peace talks A senior all-nig- ht 4 BRIGHAM CITY (AIM — Some Box Elder County officials are floating the idea of rerouting the proposed Nephi-Ogde- n Legacy Highway through Great Salt Lake The current plan is to have the US official cautioned: “Serious differences remain” The main aim is a statement that could be issued later at the White House pledging a renewal of flagging negotiations between the two sides after the summit Christopher “is trying to bridge some of the differences” said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity He referred especially to a dispute over Israeli troops in the highway cut through wetlands and farmland in Davis and Weber counties to 12th Street in Qgden Box Elder Economic Development Director Len Woolley and Frank Nishiguchi head of the Bear River Water Conservancy District want it extended from Interstate 80 at Great Salt Lake in Salt Lake County north across the lake to the Promontory Mountains and connecting with Interstate 15 at Ttemonton The route would cut 1 12 to PflgO 4 Voather A few clouds will s ! linger today but sunny skies are forecast the rest of the week ( Page 12 ! Index Classifieds Comics Crossword 19 17 17 Focus Movies Opinion l COPY 13 14 16 Page) 2 ‘Serious differences’ obstacles to peace AP photo Ukud Party hold an Israeli Members of the right-win-g flag in the old city of Jerusalem as they voice their support for the reopening of the controversial Jerusalem tunnel today West Bank town of Hebron and Israel's opening of a new entrance to an archaeological tunnel near the Temple Mount and its Muslim and Jewish holy sites VWb are on standby and awaiting to see what kind of progress they make at the State Department” White House spokesman Mike McCurry said accord A 1993 held that Israel would regroup its troops in Hebron to protect only Isracli-Palcstini- an 440 Jews who live there amid scores of thousands of Arabs According 'o Israeli sources Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is timetable insisting on a three-monto renegotiate the pullback Senior Palestinian official Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday night his side could not accept renegotiation th or modification of the Hebron agreement “We want the Israelis not only to voice their commitments to the talks but to implement the agreements” Abbas told The Associated Press Christopher convened the meet- ing after telephoning Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa two hours between Nephi and Brigham City and would be ideal for truckers and others who want to avoid the congested Wasatch Front Woolley told The Salt Parks labor issues delay Senate recess Nishiguchi said that based on discussions with the Army Corps Kennedy taking GOP fire for protesting Federal Express measure Lake Tribune of Engineers the lake route is WASHINGTON (AP) — With their feasible and would not harm House colleagues long gone senators still wildlife or lake industries Hie lake is 8 to 12 feet deep in the affected area “The construction technology is there” he said Woolley said costs of the project are not known and Box Elder commissioners have not yet considered the proposal Jon Nepstad who is planning the highway for the state said the Box Elder plan contradicts the purpose of the highway which is to serve Wasatch Front com- muters “If congesyou look at tion it’s from cars with Weber 15 Davis and Salt Lake license plates” he said “It’s not people from Idaho” divided over a parks bill and a labor issue recess trudged toward an cnd-of-wc- ek Much of Tuesday’s action was behind the scenes as lawmakers negotiated with the White House on a federal parks bill affecting lands in 41 states The bill is widely popular among lawmakers seeking to win projects for their states and districts but has been held up as Republicans try to restore projects that the White House had insisted be scrapped chairSen Frank Murkowski man of the Senate Energy and Natural After acceding to the White House demands to remove controversial items the House last week passed the scaled-bac- k version 404-- 4 But Murkowski has tried to restore language on the Alaska forest and some nine other provisions including those affecting public lands in Virginia and Colorado Sen Barbara Boxer a key sponsor of the project for which the bill is named — establishment of a trust for restoring and preserving the Presidio a former army base in San Francisco — was helping advance the talks between White House Chief of Staff Leon Panctta and Murkowski Resources Committee compared the dealings with the W'hite House to a “torture chamber” and said the outcome of the talks depended on his receiving assurances on timber supplies and existing sawmills in an Alaskan forest Murkowski said Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota “will I think ultimately have to make a choice we have to take what we can get and move on and build on it next year” The bill provides for scores of land exchanges boundary changes and new designations of historic sites scenic rivers and memorials Much of the Republican discontent at the prolonged session was aimed at Sen who was Edward M Kennedy holding up passage of a bill authorizing Federal Aviation Administration programs in the fiscal year that began Tuesday because of a dispute concerning Federal Express Peruvian airliner crashes near Lima 70 people aboard ANCON Peru (AP) — A Peruvian jetliner carrying 70 people crashed into the Pacific Ocean early today after the pilot reported mechanical failure There were no signs of survivors among the passengers 21 of whom boarded in Miami Navy patrol boats found the wreckage of the plane 40 miles west of the town of Ancon this morning said Adm Jaime Monge head of navy rescue operations The plane’s fuselage had split in half and no survivors were found Heavy fog was hampering efforts to locate anyone who might be alive in the frigid waters be said Aeroperu Flight 603 had flown from Miami to Lima and was en route to San- tiago Chile when the Boeing 757 crashed the airline said in a statement Ancon is 30 miles north of Lima the capital Raul Chiappn Miami operations manager for Aeroperu said the plane carried 20 passengers who began their trip in Miami and one w ho boarded there after flying in from John F Kennedy airport in New York It w as not dear if any Americans were among the passengers In Santiago Interior Minister Carlos Figueroa said most cf the passengers were Chilean The plane left Lima at 12:42 am tiviay and the pilot reported mechanical failure five minutes later asking to return to Lima the airline statement said Contact was lost at 1:10 am Air force spokesman Col Ricardo Delgado said the plane apparently had electrical problems The plane carried 61 passengers and nine crew members the airliee uid n although the 757 has a capadty Chiappo said the airline rcccit cd no 180-perso- bomb or other threats Armando Vicente airport manager in Lima said the aircraft was not the same plane that left Miami Both the plane and crew were changed in Lima but the flight number remained the same uw finishing the 1997 spending bill last Saturday and Democrats warned that it would be difficult to get the House to go along with any further tinkering with the bill ss The bill has been two years in the making and “we could see this chance evaporate” she said “I hope we do not Every one of these stales is counting on us” The House has in effect shut down after 752-002- Other events sites near the mouth of Dry Canyon a popular local destination for hikers and vehicle users The messages left by the vandals — including “stop the development” and “go away” — have left those affected by the acts wondering what the point of it all is “Stuff like this just doesn’t make sense” said Logan city employee Jeff McBride as he drained contaminated fuel from heavy equipment damaged by the vandals Police received four reports of damage in thftrca say Sedona is ‘magical’ i ” I development AP Ale SNny tf |