Show ' 3J Voalhor Vo riSlJ C519 h ur s d A p rif Elementary schools ready for facelift —A3 ma Harris leads Logan to big victory over Bees — B1 Bridgerland’s’ Dail Newspaper 3J2003 Logan1 Utah I© 2003 1 $50 Hyfum post office off Spring snow showers replace Mayor claims he was told it was the wind No 2 — PageA12 By state project Jos Rowtsy Updato WnlT WfWuf EH battles HYRUM—Withonly four parking spaces to serve a city of nearly 7000 residents city officials say the post office needs to be replaced and 3 Ground soon However they recently discovered that Hyrum’s post office no longer holds a priority position on theUS Postal Service’s list of imminentprajects Mayor Gordon M Olson said Hyram’s post office at one time was second on the list of projects to be completed in the state of Utah when the Postal Service begins building again But a new district manager has removed die city from that list Olson said 'f However LT Johnson who is in of Administrator Services for the Salt Lake City District said that is not the case “I can tell you honestly that they were never No 2 on any list" Johnson said The post office was on a list of proposed new offices but never as a highpriority he said "That’s baloney” Olson said Olson said city officials under- stood a new Hyrum post office was a priority project since plans were first made for a new library and museum charge complex downtown At that time they learned of Postal Service plans to remodel the post office but they felt that a single remodel would not be the best thing to do Olson said He’s taken resident complaints about the facility’s inadequacies since his first day in office five years ago For example the puking lot is so crowded that if patrons are dropping mail in die drive-u- p boxes there is not enough room for other See REPLACE on A12 determine war's outcome will By Tom Raum Associated Press Writer Black Hawk Navy plane shot down in fighting WASHINGTON — Nevermind the enormous US advantage of satellite-guidmissiles and smart bombs the overpowering command of Iraqi skies The battle in Iraq is becoming a shooting war on die ground a bloody grind of street fights ambushes andunpleasant surprises As American forces near the gates of Baghdad the war is complicated by the fact that thousands of the troops slated for fighting are still on ships weeks away Others remain in the United States awaiting deployment orders US officials on Tuesday defend- ed WASHINGTON (AP) — US forces closed in on The movement Analysis came as elements of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division closed to within 20 miles of Baghdad’s city limits “Our guys are able to see the skyline That’s how close ! se street-by-stre- ing a the prisoner of war But the operation also brought sad news — the troops found 11 corpses some believed to be Americans Lynch a Army supply clerk arrived at a US air base in southwestern Germany on a 7 transport plane late Wednesday for treatment atn US military medical helming-force Is then a fun or fascinating Web site you would Ilia to share with fellow HJ readers? Cal the newspaper at and H could appear here Don't forget to C NASKIYAH Iraq (AP) — An American flag folded across her chest Pfc Jessica Lynch left Iraq on a stretcher Wednesday after US commandos acting on a CIA dp rescued force Quick read pass through a checkpoint at the Rescued POW speaks with family - See GROUND on AS US Marine s et Critics suggest it fails the overwtest of the “Powell doctrine” formulated by Colin Powell — now the secretary of state — during the first Gulf War when he was an Army general and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff That doctrine holds that war must have clear objectives and be waged with overwhelming or at least decisive force we've gotten" a military official said speaking on condition of anonymity Meanwhile Iraqis shot down an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a Navy FA-18- AP photo with the 15th Expeditionary Unit holds a baby as the batty’s mother attempts to Saddam Hoepitalin the city of An Naskiyah southern Iraq on Wednesday A The administration’s decision to invade Iraq without the full participation of an Army division that was expected to enter via Turkey has intensified a debate among military analysts over the size of the ground T of Iraqi units to face the American advance ed their timetable and force size "It’s time to be patient We don’t need to hyperventilate” Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said “This war is well begun but it has only begun And while more tough fighting very likely will lie ahead the outcome is assured" Much of that tough fighting is Allied forces likely to be have to a may pay high price in US casualties to overthrow Saddam Hussein commanders suggest The number of coalition troops killed in die war so far stands at about 75 but the number could quickly mushroom in Baghdad fightespecially in up-clo- Sad- dam Hussein’s center of power Wednesday forcing Iraqis to move more elite Republican Guard troops to the south amid fighting that downed two American aircraft - C-1- center From Germany she spoke with her family at their home in Palestine ! WVa in a ne telephone call “She’s real spirited she hasn’t eaten in eight days and she’s hungry” her father Greg Lynch said “She wants some food" Randy Coleman a military spokesmanln West Virginia said she had fractures in both her legs and her family said she also had injured her ' Hornet Pentagon officials said seven soldiers on the helicopter were killed and there was no word on the fate of the Navy pilot The Black Hawk came down under small-arm- s fire near Karbala about 50 miles south of Baghdad defense officials said Four other soldiers on the helicopter were wounded and rescued after the crash The Army forces had surrounded Karbala a holy site to Shiite Muslims on Tuesday as they broke through Republican Guard units and pushed toward Baghdad Hornet The twin-engiflying from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk was downed misby an Iraqi sile at about 3:45 pm EST Wednesday military officials said ’The US hopes to increase psychological pressure on Saddam and his inner circlets American-le- d forces arrive on the outskirts of Baghdad the military official said Still the Pentagon sought- - AP photo An image from video' shown during a MHtaiy news conference Wednesday shows the rescue of United States soldier Jessica Lynch on Tuesday arm US officials in Kuwait said earlier she had two broken legs a broken arm and at least one gunshot wound ' “She’s weak she knows she’s injured and they’re doing the best that U-- more than a week ago after her maintenance unit made a wrong turn and was ambushed in Nasiriyah Twelve other members of her unit were also feared ScePOWonA12 - See WAR on A 12 752-212- 1 Court rules confessions stsnd Man exposing himself leaveyourname and town of residence This week's featured Web site: cowboycutturalsocletycom This site sponsored by the Cowboy Cultural Society out of Watsonville Calf features an ongoing webcast of cowboy and Western musical favorites Index Classifieds Comics Movies C5 Obituaries C3 Opinion Cache Sports — wwwhjnewscom A10 M B1 S ALT LAKE CITY (AP)— The Utah Supreme Court has ruled that a confession to a crime may stand oh its merits without prosecutors having to prove through other evidence that a crime has been committed Assistant Attorney General Christopher Ballard who represented the state before the high court said the change puts Uthh state on a par with the federal court system The ruling Tuesday established a "trustworthiness standard” for a judge to use in deciding whether a confession is sufficiently reliable to be admitted into evidence The ruling written by Associate Chief Justice Matthew B Durrant said judge should take into consideration such things as tfye spontaneity of the statement the absence of deception trick threats or promises to obtain the confession and the defendant’s physical and mental pondition ' anti-aircr- aft The court said the new standard could not be applied to the case that was in question The case was that of Brent Mauchley who allegedly confessed to having falsely said in an insurance claim against Salt City that he was injured when he fell intb ah uncovered manhole on Jan 5 1995' He was charged with insurance fraud and theft by deception but sought to dismiss the charges arguing the state could not use his confession alone to prove his guilt in the absence pf any independent evidence that the crime had occurred A district judge denied the request but the Utah Court of Appeals reversed the ruling The high court affirmed the Court of Appeals' saying that die new trustworthi- ness standard could not be applied retroactively to Mauchley 's case on nature trail reported Jason By Bergman staff writer A mysterious hiker was spotted by several people Monday afternoon walking on a nature trail in Logan Canyon A female jogger spotted the man about 1:50 pm wearing only a “white shper mask” and a maroon or brown sweatshirt walking near second dam “As she walked by he began to jiggle his genitals is what half-nak- ed she said” Cache County Sheriff’s Lt Dave Bennett stated “So she ran” Several other people reported seeing a man in the area around the same time wearing only boxer shorts and carrying black sweats Bennett said Witnesses described the man as a heavy set male Deputies responded to the area near second dam but were unable to locate the man “Somebody on that trail could walk across the river at that point — it's not very high — and leave in almost any See EXPOSE onA12 I |