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99 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday January 14 1999 — Page 5 IWorldr&lNatienl IOC members flew high on Utah goodwill ULatts nlilllPG tnnlr IUUK 4am mem lO regional1 state planes to shuttle IOC delegates sports federation officials and games organizers to Page Ariz on the shores of reenic Lake Powell nd to Moab 265 and 19S miles south of Salt Lake respectively and to Jackson Wyo 200 vacation spots of the Department of Economic A commercial charter service would have cost the bid committee hundreds of Development" dollars more Barken International Warne said "It was not seen as unusual” miles north Gov Mike Flight records indicate all eight flights SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Olympic boosters used state airplanes to ferry International Olympic Committee members and others to scenic spots during the hunt for the 2002 Winter Games a state executive confirmed Wednesday The bid committee a private group of Olympic boosters that spearheaded Salt were day trips of no longer than three hours each They began in June 1994 and ended in May 1995 a month before the IOC cked Salt Lake City to host the games Two top executives of the Salt Lake Olympic organization have resigned and the IOC is calling up to a dozen members to account for cash payments lavish gifts and free medical care Salt Lake organizers gave them during the bid Four investigations including one by the Justice Depvtment also are under way Lake's effort reimbursed the state $9561 — the going rate for slate agencies — for eight flights in 1994-9- 5 said Tom Wane executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation The Deseret News first reported the State employees who arranged the story on Wednesday The Salt Lake Bid Committee used flights at the request of Olympic bid offi cials “saw the committee as an extension itt Leav- declined Wednesday to say whether it was a smart decision for those employees to make although he noted the airplanes are used at times to foster economic development “The airplanes are to be used for interests that further the state purposes I assume whoever made the decision decided this furthered state purposes" Leavitt said The rate paid by the bid committee was $375 per hour including a pilot for the King Air B200 twin-engiplane Wame said ne charges $900 an hour for use of its King Air B200 including the pilot The rates have not risen much if at all in recent years said Richard Blair a Barken dispatcher Among the IOC members listed in the UDOT flight records are Anton Gee sink of the Netherlands Alexandra Siperio of Romania Walthcr Troeger of Germany and Jim Easton of the United States Family members were along on the trips The records also indicate that Vladimir Cemusak of Slovakia and David Sikhu-luSibandze of Swaziland or family members of each may have been on the trips It's not clear because the first names are spelled differently on the (light records Top Salt Lake bid officials and their spouses as well as officials from Salt Lake City the Utah Sports Authority and various sports federations also participated records indicate Wame said a Federal Aviation Admin- istration rule that took effect in 1996 would forbid use of a state's planes by employees or those not working directly on state business Speaking of IOC member Jacques Rogge's announcement that there would be no sanctions against Salt Lake City Leavitt said it was good news and appropriate “All of this did not start here It would have seemed out of place to sanction a community that is doing all it can to correct a wrong" non-sta- te To get a better feel for filling the void left by the resignations Leavitt met Wednesday night with SLOC board Chairman Robert Garff USOC officials and his own Olympic advisers — Stale Olympic Officer John Fowler and Nolan Karras the governor's representative on the SLOC hoard c D f‘i 7 AP photo Membera of the National Quwd Bravo Company 152 Engln— re atotlonod in Buffalo NY dear anow from NewfMd StMt In trie Riverside aaction of Buffalo on Wadnaaday Buffalo residents unfazed-bsnow o y BUFFALO NY (AP) — Out rash hours the malls still draw in hia 1979 pickup to delayer meals to shut-in- s Jim Lahr dia- covered a way to navigati the - shoppers and volunteers like Lahr continue to show up to help “It’s nut of life’! 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