Show 2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday March 30 1999 frTTCTTlrTfrTreffg NATO steps up airstrikes on Serb ground forces WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is sending five B- bombers and additional air g planes and refueling tankers to Europe for intensified NATO airstrikes on Serb -l defense-jammin- troops that US officials say are slaughtering ethnic Albanians in Kosovo Each B- -l can carry 84 d bombs and 30 cluster-styl- e munitions that can take out armor and artillery which are among new targets in the second phase of the week-ol- d air campaign “We are beginning to turn to hitting staging areas" of Serb troops and military vehicles Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said Monday The Yugoslav military is widely dispersed in mountainous terrain however making for difficult targets he cautioned Rain and clouds also are hampering NATO attacks "There aren’t huge concentrations of troops in the sense of massed armies that we encountered in say World War II in battles 50 or 60 years ago” Bacon said “It’s more like small groups trying to either destroy and pillage villages on the one hand or small groups going after concentrations of the Kosovar Liberation 500-poun- Army" have carried out assaults oo their own “I have no reason to believe that there's anybody who's not acting on orders” Lockhart said Clinton is “clearly very disturbed” by the reports of atrocities “and the hardship these people are facing It's redoubled his resolve to continue pursuing the air campaign" Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering today rejected a suggestion that the bombing will not succeed and that it will take NATO ground troops to force Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to sign a peace agreement “It is true that airstrikes cannot stop an individual murder on the ground” Pickering said on NBC’s ’Today” “But we believe that continued and intensified military pressure on Milosevic can create such a range of damage that it will bring about the results that we hope to achieve” aircraft were being Five Navy EA-6- B g deployed to help jam the ft radar of the Serbs' robust missile network An stealth fighter crashed in Yugoslavia over the weekend possibly due to hostile fire 0 A US “Warthog” a low- - and tank-killslow-flyin- g aircraft also took off for the first time Monday as part of the second phase of airstrikes Ten refueling tankers also were being e NATO force added to the target-seekin- anti-aircra- A-1- er The Clinton administration and NATO have accused those groups of Army and security forces of renewing a year-ol- d genocidal campaign against ethnic Albanians who are fleeing the Serb province of Kosovo by the tens of thousands to bordering Macedonia and Albania creating a humanitarian crisis “We’re beginning to see evidence of ’’ White House potential genocide said today Lockhart Joe spokesman adding that Serb forces do not appear to 400-plan- NATO has promised to continue airstrikes until Milosevic’s military can’t continue fighting the Kosovars or until he agrees to sign a peace agreement granting ethnic Albanians autonomy in Kosovo a province of the dominant Yugoslav republic of Serbia The plan already signed by the 90 per- - In briof Marine navigator pleads guilty to obstruction conspiracy charges CAMP LEJEUNE NC (AP) — The navigator of the Marine jet that cut a ski cable in the Italian Alps said it was “stupid" to destroy the videotape that captured part of the flight that led to 20 deaths last year “What 1 did was wrong" said Capt Joseph Schweitzer who faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to charges of obstruction and conspiracy to obstruct justice “I'm here today to take responsibility for my 1 4A actions" he said Schweitzer 3 1 of Westbury NY said he swapped the videotape he shot for a blank one after the EA-6- B Prowler jet landed at the NATO base in Aviano Italy He explained that he took the tape because he didn't want it to become an issue in what he thought would be a probe of the tragedy by Italian authorities At the time there was no Marine Corps criminal probe “I said 'Let's take the tape'" to pilot Capt Richard Ashby Schweitzer said “It was a stupid thing to do and I regret that It was a rash decision" A sentencing panel was to be chosen today Responsibility: Capt Each charge carries a maximum penalty of Joseph Schweitzer five years in prison Schweitzer said that at one point during the flight lie had pointed the camera at himself and smiled Ashby had warned him that the Italian media and authorities would “eat you alive" if they saw the tape riTT f Microsoft rejects Windows surrender WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of secret negotiations in an effort to settle antitrust charges Microsoft bristled Monday over indications that it might he asked to surrender the lucrative blueprints for its Windows operating system “There arc laws in this country that protect the copyright of all companies that create intellectual property" spokesman Greg Shaw said Microsoft was expected to meet here Tuesday with lawyers from the Justice Department and 19 states suing it over alleged antitrust violations Both sides are under orders from a judge to negotiate although experts agree that any settlement is unlikely The trial in a lengthy recess is tentatively scheduled to resume y April 12 but may not continue until “I do think the most likely result here is that we'll be back at trial” Wisconsin Attorney General James Doyle said Monday mid-Ma- Jazz singer Joe Williams dies — Joe Williams whose smooth baritone LAS VEGAS and (AP) collaborations with Count Basie won him acclaim as one of the great voices of juz collapsed and died on a city street after walking away from a hospital lie wax 80 Williams apparently died of nulural causes Clark County Coroner Ron Mud said He had walked several miles Monday and was a few blocks from home His wife Jillcan said he had been admitted to Sunrise Hospital a week ago for a respiratory ailment The hospital reported Williams missing several hours before his body was found Singer Robert Goulet said: “At the age of 80 Joe could sing better than most people at the age of 20 He was one of the greatest jazz and blues singers of all time and he was such a good man loo" Williams' appeal stretched to other mediums: He played Bill Cosby's Grandpa Al on “The Cosby Show" in the 1980s He and Coshy were friends and the childhood memories father-in-la- w Grandpa Al spun on (lie show were his own from Chicago But his fame was in jazz Williams became a sensation in 1955 when he recorded “Everyday I Have the Blues” with Basie and the two were together for seven years "I'm most pleasantly surprised at what still comes out of my throat” Williams said in an 1986 interview “I’m thrilled and thankful I remember Edward (Duke Ellington) saying ‘I'm just a messen- boy for God' Much of what we do comes through us I thank God !cr what comes through me” Spring Rose Special 1 DOZEN ROSES $2095 ARRANGED FOR FRED'S FLOWERS 41 North Main Logan Bombing gets public support 752-624- 2 sus O Cfi AP photo Refugees from the western Kosovo town of Pec sit outside of a factory where refugees are gathering in Rozaje a city inside Montenegro today Thousands of people are streaming out of Kosovo following the pullout of humanitarian monitors more than a week ago and the subsequent NATO bombings cent majority ethnic Albanians also calls for a 28000-membNATO peacekeeping force which Milosevic rejected earlier in March The NATO military commander US Army Gen Wesley Clark said Monday er there had been “some discussion” among some NATO members about whether it might take ground troops to stop Milosevic But he discounted the idea saying it would take too long anyway President Clinton repeatedly has ruled out the use of US ground I Kosovo Bacon said a NATO assessment determined it would take 200000 ground troops to beat back Milosevic’s forces including about 40000 Army personnel in and around Kosovo WASHINGTON (AP) — The current strategy of airstrikes against Serbian tarin Kosovo is gets in the search for peace of Americans a supported by majority new a to poll according The poll by the Pew Research Center for the People A the Press indicated that 60 percent approved of the air strikes by NATO including the United States and 30 percent disapproved When people were asked whether the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has a responsibility to act in Kosovo 60 percent agreed The United States is a NATO member When NATO is not mentioned they were about equally divided on whether the United States alone has a responsibility to end ethnic fighting in Kosovo While just over a third now say Kosovo is a very serious problem for the United States about six in 10 consider Iraq a top problem for this country Seven in 10 said a very important reason for military action in Kosovo is to prevent the killing of innocent people And more than half said they were very worried that US troops in Kosovo might suffer casualties Also when asked of plans to send 4000 US troops as part of a peacekeeping force in Kosovo 49 percent disapproved and 44 percent approved Public interest in the Kosovo story has almost quadrupled since NATO launched continuing series of airstrikes last week Families gather to remember sightseers MOCCASIN Calif (AP) — Down a narrow path on a remote hillside spring flowers now bloom at the lonely spot where Julie Sund’s body was discovered Friends and family members gathered Monday for an informal memorial service fra die They planted roses daisies tulips and lilies and prayed Authorities found the teenager's body here last Thursday more than a month after she disappeared with her mother Carole Sund and family friend Silvina Pelpsso while op a sightseeing to Yosemite National Park trip ' darole Sund's parents Francis and Carole Carrington attended the memorial with Silvina's mother Raquel Pelosso and sister Paula 20 Joining them were the FBI agent leading the investigation James Maddock and an FBI chaplain Mark O'Sullivan “We don't understand very much" said O'Sullivan “Give AP photo Francis Carrington grandfather of Julie Sund holds flowers as Raquel Pelosso (with cross) mother of Silvina Pelosso Carole Carrington center grandmother of Julie Sund and Paola Pelosso sister of Silvina Peloss stand in background during a prayer service on Monday in Moccasin Caw at the site where Sund's body was found their own with flowers and candles The group sang Amazing Grace and a prayer was read "It just seems such a waste She was just starting to live I don't think anybody can make any Peggy Rourke visiting from neighboring Calaveras County said the prayer was “so she sense us peace These things before us are confusing" Afterward the group emerged to a parking area where about 200 people from the local community were gathered They had set up a shrine of (Julie) knows there's goodness in these hills It’s not all bad" Francis Carrington thanked the crowd for their support Then his face grim he said of this" Jens Sund Carole’s husband and Julie's father spoke Monday from Eureka where he has been in seclusion with his three other children "I’m dealing with emotions that I've been told to expect yet when they happen to me they’re completely unexpected” he said "Reaching for the phone to call my wife is one of them It's bizarre It's unusual yet it's been happening frequently Julie’s body was the last of the three to be discovered near Don Pedro Reservoir along Route 120 where it overlaps Route 49 About a week earlier and miles away Carole Sund was identified as one of the bodies burnt beyond recognition in the trunk of the women's torched rental car The FBI says the second body likely is that of Pelosso of Cordoba ' Argentina " 'The three women were last seen alive Feb 15 at a lodge in El Portal after spending the day at Yosemite No one has been charged in the killings Sund said he finds it incomprehensible that his wife who worked to help abused children avoid a life of crime would end up a murder victim He said he was devastated by the discovery of her body “Even though I had had weeks to expect the worst it hit me very hard Sund said “It's very difficult Sometimes it's almost unbearable but we have to go on" Agency campaigns for better recall alerts WASHINGTON (AP) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission is launching a campaign to raise awareness about product recalls contending that despite the government's recall warnings consumers continue to use hazardous products and put themselves al risk The commission was announcing its recall roundup today to highlight some of the millions of recalled products consumers may still he using from playpens with protruding rivets to an toaster that can start fires As the agency responsible for protecting the public the CPSC announces about 300 recalls each year as it works with companies to ensure that new products with the same safety dangers do not end up on store shelves But getting consumers to dispose of faulty products is another story “We can get dangerous products off store shelves but the real challenge is to get them out of under-the-count- er I SWU a VJ Want to have a MUe fun without sparring a lot of money? Stop by any Idaho Lottery retailer today and play the newest scratch new games every weefcl Congratulations to Leo YasJnald of Boise He won $5000 playing Wealthy WabbH He bought his winning ticket at Circle K Duane Roes played $100000 Jackpot and won $1 000 Inatanttyl There are 67 $1000 prizes and one $100000 prize left Get In on the action m sain families' homes" says Ann The commission sometimes learns of Brown the chairwoman deaths or injuries caused by prod' ucts after they have been They are made by Bilt-Rit- e Evenflo Gerry Graco Kolcraft Playskool and Pride-Trimb- le Strolce Consumers can get a free repair kit by calling recalled she added fires The agency has received 700 such reports and ISO reports of fires with nine children suffer- ing minor burns Consumers should remove the batteries and Fisher-Pric- e at for a free repair call Thousands sometimes even millions of units of a product can be recalled at once making it dif- ficult to reach everyone who bought them and is at risk For example the commission has recalled nearly 10 million sets of play yards or playpens by various manufacturers because of protruding rivets that can pose a strangulation hazard such as to children wearing loose clothing who could become entangled The products have caused eight deaths according to the CPSC 777 SALE About 10 million battery-powere- d Power Wheels vehicles by Fisher-Pric- e made before October 1998 have been recalled because the electrical components can overheat and cause An Your Term Insurance Rater The Lowest? Rita an ihotped amMf faomofi np ratM connate CPSC's hotline at or by visiting the Web site at http:wwwxpscgov Raspberry Strawberry & Asparagus My plants 4andersons 755-940- 0 COMPLETE MULTIMEDIA COMPUTER SYSTEM Life Consumers can learn about recalled products from the 68 Want Center Logan DISCOUNT COMTVTKMM MAIN LOGAN (435) 713-466- 1 REMXM UKMtAUM MATS - SYSTEMS CENTER NKTWOIIIIINQ tllzJYViri lh SAnURDAY MARCH 27 TRWEW 824 changes to the tax code That root canal is looking pretty good about now 5 12 13 45 48 POWBWBALL NUMSSR 35 Why aufFcr riyinp to figure oul the tax axle change? Leave it to the pri&Mfcmalt At I l&R Mock it' uut fob hi May 6 10 17 28 29 36 est change on the lat- In fact no one ehe hot nave experience preparing tenet WILD CARPI KINQ OF DIAMONDS MONDAY MARCH 2S NUMBERS That' how we help get iWTMain 3 11 15 20 23 aoeriaaMirmii4iM4MPrt (4151 Wevlui Sat 752-16Vam-Vp- 9am-5p- you everything you have coming 10 N Slat 0 (20S) Wevkd ivb 9am-7p-m m 9am-5pSat hr:block P I I PC |