Show V T Vbl91 No 67 Tuesday March 7 2000 r v- v - s Bridgerlancfs Daily Newspaper Insido LOS ANGELES (AP) — John McCain claimed momentum but wondered whether there was “enough time" and preiudential George W Bush and Gore sounded themes suited for front-runne- rs A1 the battle beyond today's Super Tuesday primaries Underdog Bill Bradley said “We've got to win some Oh my gosh what are they aound-Ingioabout now? Pagu 3 ff i today" Shaking hands before 7:30 am outride a Manhattan subway station ! lxgantUtahy 02000 i V'$ 50 crossed for Super Tuesday Bradley was greeted by seven male staffers with spelled out on their bare chests “Beautiful!” the Democratic challenger said The Today is the busiest voting day of the presidential primary season with states in every region rif the nation in playincluding the big prizes of California New York and Ohio Bush led in the polls in some big states vital to the delegate race but McCain has shown an ability to recover when things look grim “The only thing I’m certain of is it’s uncertain” McCain said In Montgomery Ohio Republican other candidates planned more leisurely day Bush met with senior staff in his governor's office in Austin Texas to show off his autographed collection to reporters “It’s just another election day” the GOP said front-runn- er Pat Kraemer voted for McCain out of admiration for his Navy service and sacrifice as a war prisoner in Vietnam “1 think he’s the real deal” said Kraemer 64 Polls showed Vice President Gore with s broad lead over Bradley in each of the 15 states with Democratic contests hut the former New Jersey senator held out hope in New York where he became famous professional basketball star Update 3 Breast milk grow smarter By Paul Racer AP Science Writer ' WASHINGTON— The mental development of babies improves significantly when infant formula is enriched with two essential fatty acids that axe found in mother’s milk is study says Researchers at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest in Dallas said Monday that intellectual capacity increased by about seven points who had been among fed the enriched formula for four months The study appears in the March issue of the journal Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology Experts said die study is important because it is the first to compare formula supplemented with the fcuty acids with unsupplemented formula Eileen E Birch first author of the study said thercsearch shows that adding the fatty adds can closely mimic the effect of mother's milk on 1 brain development’""' The study adds to growing international support for adding to commercial baby formula two fatty acids docosahexaenok acid (DHA) and arachidonic arid (AA) that are in breast milk More than 60 countries have approved supplementing formula with DHA and AA Officials it die Food and Drug Administration said die issue is under review and new regulations for US formula makers may be issued within eight months In die study Birch and her colleagues divided 56 newborns into three groups and fed diem different formula for four months A control group received a com- 'mercial formula with no addition One test group got formula supplemented with DHA while the third group got both DHA and AA At the end of four months all three groups began receiving only commercial formula At age 18 months the children were tested on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development a standard test used to gauge physical and mental progress of infants A scare of 100 is considered the national average for mental development Bin£ said infonts receiving the double supplement both DHA and AAscorrd 1056 on the mental development index of die Bayley Scales She said this is virtually identical to die 106 score of a separate group of babies in another study whowere breast fed only For the control group of infants who received commercial formula the average score was 98 This is within the statistical range of normal but seven points below the average for the test group For the group that received formu- la supplemented only with DHA said B irch the score was about 102 a statistically insignificant difference 7 from normal ‘ Weather 1 Watch for clouds— but they? be harmless Page 10 Index Classified Comics ! Movies 17 OpWonH:MU14 4 15 Obituaries 1 2 Sports 6 wwwhjnewscom I Brant StovansHareld Journal Nibley Elementary School children react above as Principal plays Prince Charming for trout as kids heat reading goal $ A By Arrin Brunson staff writer though Lindauer said the kiss left a good taste in his mouth figurative-t-y sponspeaking A sored by the Nibley Elementary PTA helped instill an important habit and the kids gained a better appreciation of what reading can do in their lives Lindauer said During the last time weeks students motivated by their principal's promise to kiss a fish read for a total of 14800 minutes “The sideshow today was fun but it was a sideshow” Lindauer said “The important tiling I think was that we got some kids going with books and with reading that heretofore we haven’t been able to accomplish to the degree that we wanted to Research tells us that kids become better readers by doing one tiling and that is readrcad-a-th- Nr LEY— “KISS THE FISH! KISS THE FISH! KISS THE FISH1” approximately 300 students chanted Monday at Nibley Elementary School Not so fast Principal Bill told the excited group It’s only appropriate to romance your catch before moving to the next level of intimacy he explained before serenading an trout “Little fishy you’re the one You make kissing so much fun" Lindauer trolled with all his heart But the relationship hit some waves when Lindauer tried to catch the fish And before the slimy kiss was over Lindauer who looked as if he sat in (he splash section at Sea World was soaked from the waist Lih-dau- IS-in-ch up- - When all was said and done er Lindauer below puckers up to kiss Principal Bill : 'k ' jt7 w a trout '‘ Jp” Vv v on ing” Shawndel Hunsakrr a PTA board member said every time a student kindergartner through fifth-grad- er : f - & 'Tf A'' read 30 minutes they placed a little paper fish with their name on it into a bowl in the school office Members of foe PTA calculated totals for each child class and grade Shelby Hepner enjoyed the time she spent next to her mother and father reading favorite story books like Dr Seuss It’s no surprise that the kindergart-ne- r can spell Colton Reeder 9 went through a C-A- -T ld See FISH on Page 10 ACLU threatens suit over flag pledge bill Gas prices set to rise SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah chapter of the Amer- WASHINGTON (AP) — Already at nearly $130 a gallon or more gasoline prices are likely to jump another 20 cents by foe end of May and soar even higher as foe summer driving season takes hold the government said Monday The oil exporting countries may boost production soon to ease the acute shortage that has seen crude prices climb to nearly $32 a band but foe additional oil even if pumped immediately “would undoubtedly be too late” to keep gasoline prices from rising according to a report released by the ican Civil Liberties Union is urging Gov Mike Leavitt to veto a bill requiring recitation of the Pledgeof Allegiance in public schools ACLU legal director Stephen dark said a suit may be filed if the bill becomes law Senate Bill 21 upuld require public schools to teach the history customs and etiquette of the US flag It would require elementary students to say the pledge once a day Secondary students would be encouraged to say it once a week Students would be exempt from the requirement only it they provided a written note from their parents The US Supreme Court ruled in 1943 that the government cannot coerce students to affirm their loyalty to the United States In foe case filed by Jehovah’s Witnesses in West Virginia the court recognized an individual right of conscience for everyone includ- ing students to sit silently during the pledge Clark said “It’s pretty dear that requiring students to obtain written permission before they’re not required to participate is not constitutional" Clark said Energy Department No matter what production decisions are made “retail gasoline priced are poised to “The right to participate belongs to the students It doesn’t belong to the parents” Clark said Utah could get around First Amendment issues of free speech by allow- ing students to opt out on their own That way students could refuse to say the pledge AP photo despite parental support He Gas prices approaching $190 a gallon are said the law should also posted on a sign at a gas station In Portland exempt teachers who object to the pledge Ore on Monday Worse news la apparently on the way w NNMfeofcs surge to unprecedented levels before the spring is out” said the report It said US gasoline stocks were "alarmingly low" and that foe country was “moving into uncharted territory” as far as gasoline markets are concerned Higher prices could put chill on summer travel — Page 2 |