Show T i i n Page 2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday March 30 2000 V-- tod — New coverage of the Olympic bribery SALT LAKE CITY (AP) scandal hasn’t always been fair IOC vice president Anita DeFrantz com plains “I don’t know that there has been a story where everything is right” DeFrantz said Wednesday The former Olympic athlete and lawyer dis-cussed media coverage as part of a panel sponsored by former Gannett Co chairman and USA Today founder A1 Neuharth in Salt Lake City “I have to decide on a daily whether I want to sue anybody” said DeFrantz 48 who has faced her share of scrutiny in the Olympic scandal One of die most powerful women in international sports DeFrantz was a rowing bronze medalist in 1976 an organizer for the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Games and won election to term on the International a in 1986 Committee Olympic DeFrantz has not been sullied by 46-ye- ar the kind of shadowy dealings or that forced die resignation or expulsion of 10 IOC moth qiparcnt bribe or interest" She was hired by a Cal- “scandal-riddeBut in February DeFrantz gary Alberta company that prepared — even though Salt Lake already has the raised more private money acknowledged having accepted a Anchorage’s technical bid for ' bers last year gold and garnet necklace from the ' “cash-strappe- n” 1992 Winter Games wife of a Nagano bid committee 1 2B ’ : Lake Organizing Committee had fewer complaints about media coverage of die scandal Her biggest complaint was about trying to educate reporters covering the scandal who knew little or nothing about the Olympic movement Thomas also objects to the "tone” of some stories that paint SLOC as Olympic 'city SLOC still has $100 million to raise for foe lion games The broke almrwt acciden-1998 in late iq Salt Lake City tally with the leak of a memo refaring to a scholarship program for IOC relal tives That disclosure led to revelations Salt Lake bidden had plied IOG members with $12 million worth of cash giftrand travel which led reforms at the IOC jbit Shelly Thomas senior vice president of communications for the Salt ' member in 1990 The necklace was a personal gift she says that had nothing to do with the Olympics' Now DeFhuitz says she is defending benelf over reports she may have a secret past as a connected Olympic lobbyist She acknowledged having worked in 1983 on the Anchorage bid — before joining the IOC or USOC and without “any conflicts of d’! ) crif n ST wactcgb w 36 JVC Palm Size Big Tuba Sterao Color TV Camcorder VHS-- C Final close out on many models of 36" blf tubes These are foe lowest where! 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' $MM OritrbrtDYD RCil 19 Stereo 3 lit RSmftte They are almost gone The lowest price DVD player anywhere With remote and menu operations There are only a couple of these factory renewed seta ' left WeYe aold a lot already to satisfied customers at ' much higher prices! t s t lorn AP photo Woman killed by commuter train South Salt Lake police officer Shannon Bennett photographs the front of a commuter train after K struck and killed a woman on Wednesday In Salt Lake City The twocar downtown-boun- d train was pulling into the station when the woman was killed Witnesses told police the woman had parked her car in a lot adjacent to the 3900 South station and was hurrying to reach the center platform when the accident occurred The victim was identified as Delores Betenes 63 Police said no one else was hurt in the accident In brief SLOC official cited for alleged road rage assault — The Salt Lake Committee’s Organizing managing director of event operations has been cited for misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching a man during a dispute Doug Amot’s attorney Greg Skordas said his client wasn't the aggressor and was defending himself in Wednesday’s fight Salt Lake City Police Sgt Craig Gleason said Amot was driving on West Temple just before 7:30 am when he turned onto 300 South just as Richard Van Orden was on the crosswalk “He came close enough to the pedestrian that they exchanged pleasantries” Gleason said Amot allegedly drove up the road a short distance did a and came back to the crosswalk cutting off Van Orden before he readied the north side Gleason said the two men began fighting through the car window and continued throwing punches as Amot drove away Three witnesses called police and provided die license-plat- e number from Arnot's vehicle which was traced back to SLOC Amot suffered a lip wound and Van Orden was treated for injuries at LDS Hospital ' Gleason said that based on witness statements Amot received a Class B misdemeanor citation punishable by a maximum of six months in jail and a $1000 fine A formal charge has not been filed by the Salt fA City prosecutor's office Van Oden was not cited “Doug stopped which is foolish No question about it" said Skordas “But the pedestrian came up to him and threw a punch Doug’s trying to resolve the situation and the fight is on He never got out of his car He never tried to chase the pedestrian Unfortunately we too often cite the person least injured rather than the person most responsible” SALT LAKE CITY (AP) driver-pedestri- an U-tu- rn Secret payments raise tax problem for SLOC SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Olympic organizers may have another tax problem for failing “ to report $48314 in secret consulting payments to former USOC official Alfredo La Mont La Mont pleaded guilty March 14 to tax fraud for failing to report the Income to the IRS But neither did the bid committee which was supposed file tax forms reporting die payments “If this was on the up and up they would have issued a document when tax season rolled around” La Mont lawyer Lee Foreman told The Associated fress A tax lawyer for the Salt Lake Organizing Committee said the problem has been discussed SLOC officials could not find evidence that the forms called 1099s had been filed for die La Mont payments Albert Rodriguez whose Los Angeles law firm Rodriguez Horii & Choi was hired shortly after the Olympic bribery scandal broke had no immediate comment ‘Wednesday on SLOC’s liability Rodriguez advised SLOC to disclose on tax returns Its infamous scholarship program for relatives of International Olympic Committee Lawmakers want to stop funding ailing companies SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers want to stop the practice of using public money to subsidize private companies too small and untested to qualify for bank loans Republican and Democratic leaders on Wednesday unanimously approved a plan to privatize die beleaguered Utah Technology Finance Corp and return to foe state about half of the $204 million invested from tax revenues “We ought not to be using taxpayers’ dollars for risky investments” said House Speaker WesL Marty Stephens R-Fa-rr Stephens said continuing the agency — which was mealed by the Legislature in 1983 — in today's economic environment would be inappropriate Stephens also pointed to state audits criticizthe corporation for questionable spending s ing conflicts of interest and lax controls Executive Director Duane Blackley insisted the problems and mismanagement are in the Casio AMFM CD Boombox Recorder! wCasstttt Basic Professional Sfenpbr Ntoafes to on yaw of tautest Tbp 100 CO promm-in- psekaot pkn oni Pnmluni Movit package lor onw SaaSMnotSh and hat FREE DISH 500 0iaiMSUilBi1V gywm an mtt one rnMuonw immmon i r Svecial Pmchaie! 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