Show v w r r The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday March 16 1998 r" In brio! to Olympics warming up Poll finds confidence iii Games After five snowslides helicopters work avalanche control to prevent more j ability to successfully stage growing SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County sheriff's helicopters w out in full force trying to prevent more avalanches like those that (tax Lhtle Cottonwood Canyon this weekend ' Five people were injured when the slides looiened from heavy mountain mowpack by wann spring weather began tumbling down canyon walls Saturday afternoon Within a two-hoperiod five ilides occurred in all burying a number of vehicle! — including a Utah Transit Authoritybus Sheriff’! Sgt Lance Laridn laid it took road crewa about four houn to clear away a mountain of mow and reopen the canyon road Hundred! of ikien trapped at resort! above the slide left the abeam Saturday night Canyon roads canyon in a bumper-to-bumpwere again temporarily closed or restricted Sunday while avalanche ' control work was under way Official! launched helicopter! on a three-homillion toshake loose snow in areas with high likelihood for further avalanches -“We do not want a recurrence of what happened Saturday” laid LL Dan Jensen “The ski resorts really don't like to shut die canyoni on the weekend but everyone agreed this was a good idea" - Meantime a mall mudilide hit Big Cottonwood Canyon noon Sun ' day partially covering the highway but causing no injuries -Paul Blackner who luffered a broken leg and internal injuries in Saturday's slides in Little Cottonwood Canyon remained in critical condition at LDS Hospital early today TVo other! were treated at University of Utah Health Sciences Center and released Saturday night Authorities said two more were treated at the scene of the slide for minor injuries Unusually high temperatures which quickly turned top layers of snow into slush were blamed for the slides and avalanches on Saturday! A National Weather Service meteorologist said that warm weatb-- ‘ cr should continue through today but tonight die weather should turn much cooler Cooler temperatures will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday with show in the mountains a distinct possibility Cooler weather is good news for authorities facing the threat of further slides "As long as it's swum we'll be watching for avalanches" Jensen said - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah residents are regaining their enthusiasm for the 2002 Rank Joklik the chief executive officer of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee laid Winter Olympics in the afterglow of Utah residents are regaining their enthusiasm because they're the next host "People ire increasingly focused on the Games of 2002 as an event to look forward to" Joklik said "It’s very encouraging that Utahns are confident we're going to make a success of the Games" Seventy-eigpercent of those polled said now that the Nagano Games are over they are confident die state can successfully host the Olympics in 2002 “They pulled it off in Nagano without any Nngano’i successful Games but they still are ikntical about die costs a new poll shows The percentage of state residents who favor Salt Lake City hosting the Games' rose to 67 percent die Deseret News reported in a copyright story on Sunday ‘ That's six percentage points higher than polls showed earlier this winter just before the Nsgano Games the newspaper said ’ Thq west poll was conducted by Dan Jones ft Associate March 1 Jones queried 600 state residents and the poll had a 4 percent ! margin of error ' ur er ht 6-1- ur major problem" pollster Dan Jones said crediting die success of Nagano's organizers for die increase in support here Yet Jones cautioned the positive poll numbers could fall again fast "My guess right now is this is a bump and it's soft" Jones said "If something comes out about the Olvmpic Games that’s not favorable it’ll go down overnight” & state's longThat's what happened after time Olympic leader Tom Welch resigned after being charged with spouse abuse and was offered a $2 million severance deal by the Olympic organizing committee Then the percentage of Utahns who favored the Olympics fell to S3 percent an all-tilow The highest level of support ever measured 73 percent was in 1993 Parents OK mandatory uniforms at junior high v' LAYTON (AP) — Students will be wearing uniforms at North Layton Junior High School next year the first secondary school to adopt uniforms A recent vote during parent-teachconference! showed 75 percent support among parents A prior Davis School District policy gives the decision to the parents After a fashion show later this er Police teens scuffle at Provo school month student! will vote on exactly what the clothes will look like Sixth- - seventh- - and eigbth- - PROVO (AP) — Six teen-age- rs were arrested over the'weekend after alleged assaults on staff members at Heritage School and police officers who responded to a 911 calL Heritage School chief executive Jerry Spanos said school employees j called police Saturday afternoon after a group of unruly teen-ageI began making verbal threats “We called police as backup for a safety net" Spanos said “But the kids just didn’t calm down" The ruckus began in a living area at the nonprofit school - ' and spilled onto an outside porch by the time police arrived novo “The campus was chaotic” said police Sgt TK Meyer Two boys scrambled rdf campus when police arrived and allegedly assaulted police with sticks and rocks before being taken into custody One Orem officer was hit in the head with a rock and was treated for minor injuries Five males and one female were taken into custody The juveniles' names were not disclosed Plovo police also reported they were investigating damage at the school : : appeared to have instigated the fight Spanos said two teen-ageegging on four other participants He did not know why ' JvcTheriBaTe about 13S youthsagc 12 atUqrbafc$bpyf$ive y to toil In Twin Falls ' ' - HiiSTVl'jQJt&kpE Jfll Mflif Alarmed by an increase in mean- spirited legal tactics the Utah ui'i vi'iir brjJ tjuvmi vit iiti r it ators" HutchiifSbk':1!dd “Some people come to ui to who voted favored uniforms LDS scholar offers tours to Book of Mormon lands If you'ie like most LDS menbers you love Am Book of Monnoo But how much do you noify know obtMtth Book? 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State Bar has undertaken n study of how to shore up civility in the attorneys’ profession “It’s a hot topic" said Chicago We Buy Scrap Cars at j ' Vatey Metals be "Tliis is a very controversial and aenaitive issue for a lot of purenti even though schooli nave the legal authority to do it” “You have to ask yourielf ill! abuse the system They’re out for Mood and they're going to get a TWIN FALLS Idaho (AP) — This year’s 12th annual Downtown bulldog attorney" ' SL Patrick's Day Parade could have a distinguished accomplished ' Discourtesy may produce short-ter' Brandwein "'"J'vJ in gains for lawyers hop- lawyer Michael Fourtiirie Academy Award nominee Albert Finney who is in town soumWestem Utah tospeakatthe ing to force a foe into submisto ffhn Breakfast of Champions has been asked to serve as grand mar- bar's annual meeting about cop--1 sion But it inflicts long-terlog strategies for an increasingly damage to their own credibility shal for Tuesday's parade confrontational profession and to the bar'a image says said sureN know bade and let for us us to i They’re supposed to get Nationwide since 1986 about Leonard Lewis who has pracJ Sbm Thomas a restaurateur and of the event "But die 100 atate and local bar associa-- ticed law in Utah since 1950 movie people have definitely expressed interest in the parade” tiaai have adopted creeds pledg“If you develop trust from VFhmey along with fellow actors Bruce Willis and Nick Nolle direc- ing allegiance todvility lawyers and you’re fair opposing tor Alan Rudolph and crew have been filming since die end of Febro-ry- and candid me next time around “Civility pledges recognize i overly aggressive tactics and lack you’ll be able to solve a problem with some ties to Ireland to be our of civility stains the profession" someone to fj get always try ' ' aaid St George lawyer Terry 'V' gnuidmanhal" Thomas said actor has been cast as Hutchinson who led a session on Finney has a home in Ireland The novelist who is die comic etiquette "It’s a bad tiling when Kilgore Tout die oddball sdence-fictkour society has to legislate moreL hetoof Knrt Vbonegut's 1913 amcL Breakfast of Champions ity ’i ' lead a V V ffhe accepts the rde he “Our job as attorneys is to be Actor may lead parade schools that have adopted the policy so far include an "opt out” policy said David Doty Davis County’s assistant superintendent for law and policy - r rein in rs ' An 'Army hafeoptsr from Fort Carson Colo hovers over rescuers and survivors of a baloon crash before Ming them to safety Sunday averting between Frisco Colo' and Copper Mountain Colo The hot-a- ir baloon was blown off count by unaapedad upaiopo winds than ran low on Aral and had to make an emergency lending it about 11000 feet on Officer? Gulch about two miles west of Frisco No injuries ware reported uoconing to county sheriffs Chopper to the rescue ' ""J-'’- will decide if the navy and khaki panti should be accented with forest green burgundy or navy Even though Utah's statute makes it possible for schools to make uniforms mandatory the Saders rs - —Pages i — V ' - ----- |