Show A12 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday April 3 2003 Forecast for Thursday tofcI National temperature Cacho Valley outlook Utah outlook IVeeuWeathefXOm Temperatures Indicate Wednesday's high and overnight low to 8 pm Eastern Tima ms tor daytime condtoont Mticm tamoaraturaa hr -- TODAY FRIDAY EXTENDED Mostly doudy kies with snow Mostly cloudy wHt Mostly cloudy with snow Rely Satura 60 percent showers fikeiy Accumulation around an Inch chanceofsnow day and cortlnuod showers tonlghL chances of snow for Highs In the upper the next two days 30s to lower 40s Highekithelowerto mid 40s lows near sndktwsinlhe 20enddbnbing upper 20s Nghakithemid 30a and lows In theupper20s Anchorage Atlanta Baltimore Boise Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland From By Inc Dakota Light snow also was scattered across northeastern Minnesota and northern sections of Wisconsin and Michigan South of the mow belt radar showed a few light rain showers moving across southeastern New York state into Connecticut Massachusetts and southern sections of Vermont and New Hampshire Tuesday’s temperatures around the Lower 48 stages ranged from a morning low of 4 below zero at Presque Isle Maine to a midday readingof 87 at Dodge City Kan The lowest wind chill was the 4 below zero at Presque IslePresque Isle Up abovo Sunrise: 6:06 am 6:51 The moon is farthest from the Earth today at 11:29 pm EST The distance at this lunar apogee in miles ia 252407 The moon should have an core that could be as much as 800 kilometers hi diameter and perhaps molten pm Humidity: 100 percent The Associated Press Light rain and snow showers were scattered over the West on Wednesday and snow fell along a band across the northern Plains and Great Lakes Low pressure in the West combined with moist air moving inland from the Pacific to spread clouds across California die Northwest the Great Basin parts of the Southwest and the northern Rockies Spotty rain and snow showers were scattered across Nevada western Utah eastern sections of Oregon and Washington Idaho and western Montana Light snow fell from the northern Rockies across the northern edge of Montana and into northern North Almanac Sunset: the news wire e iron-ric- UV Index: 4 (low) Conditions: Light snow showers Visibility: 2 miles h astronomyOrocketmallxom Moore First quarter on April 9 CacheValleyforecast provided byationalWeatherServicerdSUp “We are planning for a very difficult fight ahead in Bagh- dad” Maj Gen Stanley McChiystal told a Pentagon news conference “Wearc not expecting to drive into Baghdad suddenly and seize it” Defense officials updating the war foil said 49 Americans War Continued frotn A1 Wednesday to lower expectations that die Iraqi capital could be taken quickly or easily Replace Continued from Al customers to back out of the four parking spaces City leaders convinced postal service representatives from Salt Lake £ity and Denver to investigate the situation The city officials demonstrated the inadequacies of the current post office showed off a possible site for a new office where the vacant and boarded-u- p Allen's Grocery Store stands and described their plans for the future Olson said “We gave them our show and they that (remodeling) was agreed not the best plan” Olson said The representatives asked city officials if the grocery store site was available and agreed that the comer location at 100 E Main was much better for a post office Olson said It was then that Olson said Postal Service representatives told him the city was second in line for a new building when the Postal Service lifted a freeze on construction projects nationwide Olson said he also confirmed that fact through a rep- resentative from Sen Orrin Hatch’s office when she visit- ed the city at a later date However Hatch spokesman Sean Firth said the representa- -' live did not verify the city’s place in line She was merely going by what the mayor had dog-and-po- ny had died seven have been captured 15 are missing and 154 have been wounded US military officials weathered criticism over the past weekas commanders other Pentagon officials and outside analysts said the war had been slowed by unexpectedly stiff Denver u Detroit to Pic 18 39 27 46 28 45 43 71 62 60 44 81 75 67 31 52 43 38 42 78 55 57 63 60 47 50 31: 74 73 47 62 75 79 83 70 75 Houston Kansas City-La- s Vegas Los Angeles NaahvHe New Orleans 71 NewYorkCtty 44 The AccuWeathsr tz i S' OWahomaCttyBO Orlando 69 PNtedetyhla 93 dr cdy 02 cdy 01 cdy 06 cdy iy 04 cdy cdy oo EZ3 62 43 38 55 32 Spokanr 51 Alta 37 59 64 59 64 27 0X0 36 0X3 61 37 48 48 40 42 57 Brigham City Haber City cdy 18 m cdy cdy - 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Iraqi forces had some of the chemical and biological weapons that US leaders say Saddam is hiding — and whether they could or would use them to the graves by someone who had been taken into custody The cause of death was not immediately disclosed “We have reason to believe some of them were Americans” said Navy Capt Frank Thorp anotter Central Command spokesman He sard the military has not confirmed whether they were members of Lynch’s unit die 507th Maintenance Company' “We don’t yet know tlx identity of those people” Thorp said “And forensics will determine that” The 507th was attacked March 23 during some of the earliest fighting in Nasiriyah where Saddam’s Fedayeen loyalists and other Iraqi fight-o- s are said to have dressed as civilians and ambushed Americans Not long afterward five of ies apparently of US sol- dins leading thfiPentagonto Lynch’s fellow soldiers showed up in Iraqi television footage being asked questions by their captors The video also showed bod more semiregular than any-thing especially in that area" Bennett said there’s a ) bility surveillance may be needed in the area if law enforcement offices receive similar ramplainfg “Those kind of guys know that’s where people go jogging” Bennett said “Especially in the summer you get a lot of women out there jogging-” No sightings of the half- - accuse Iraq of executing krime POWs In Tuesday’s raid US forces engaged in a fircfight on die way into and out of the i?1 v- s- 1' fi $20t YaIi)WUkAayrwrtkmfetm IL 2 Brothers FURN ITU R lt’s tii us or the 23Db Nohth Mwn An Iraqi pharmacist who works at Saddam Hospital told Britain’s Sky television that he treated Lynch for leg injuries but that she was otherwise healthy But he added “every day I saw her crying The pharmacist who gave his name only as Imad said Lynch knew the UJS troops were on the other side of the Euphrates River and “she kept wondering if the American Army were coming to save her” naked man were reported Tuesday or Wednesday “I hope that (Monday’s sighting) is not a sign of things to come during the summer” Bennett sard If caught by authorities the hiker could face misdemeanor lewdness charges or worse “If there are kids that see it that are under 14 then it could be a felony” Bennett said half-nak- ed IMtrnr North Logan Iitah S :y' Cbekeol Six Stylos ZOColors V 3 6 oh 12 Ma SWAs CashI OAC fo-- ftr of aajr DQ Awn Cake veined at $9" or more rvvr t- Sj Off NMrMMMeWNMVNpt I -- V v MNNNUMOIklllkCMNite f I—- - r i floor! 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