Show The - Dollar store may find home in Hyrum -- A3 Sky View has its way with West JllJ gLasSe — B1 Voll94 fJoU OSUuesdatf April 1 52003 Weather MdDsdu ©©( Rain and snow back fpr awhile along with lower temperatures — PageAlO Update Murder suspect allowed to drop his guilty plea j judge said Monday To die contrary the county attorney’s office filed a motion last month agreeing to allow Nielsen to change his plea Nielsen 30 pleaded guilty Jan 16 to killing Autry Because of the plea e agreement a felony of charge obstructing justice and a felony charge of desedead human body were disa crating ( By Jason Bergreen' staff writer second-degre- third-degr- Government Procrastinators can apply for tax extension WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadline is midnight and after looking at the pile of paperwork instructions and forms the panic starts It’s impossible to file that 2002 tax return on time Taxpayers who procrastinated and now find themselves up against Tuesday’s filing deadline can get a four-monextension from the Internal Revenue Service by filing a one-paform no questions asked But even those asking for an extension must pay their taxes by April IS to avoid paying penalties “My biggest piece of advice is that the extension is only an extension to file not an extension to pay” said Evan Snapper senior manager with personal financial counseling at Ernst & Young Taxpayers must make a good faith effort to estimate how much they owe when they use form No 4868 to file for an extension and they must pay 90 percent of their taxes owed for the year to avoid penalties Taking a wild guess at the tax bill and pleading ignorance later may cause the IRS to revoke the extension “It’s not going to work not on April IS" Snapper said Late filers can take some comfort in the fact that they are not alone The Internal Revenue Service expects more than 85 million people to file for the'automatic four-monextension The number of people requesting more time has gradually crept up over the last two decades to more than 6 percent The extension can be filed the way with a mad dash to the post office before midnight It can also be filed over the phone by or electroncalling software or through ically computer a tax professional Tax preparers counsel those who procrastinate because they owe the IRS and cannot pay to file their return or an extension The penalties for late filing can be mpeh greater than the penalty for paying late pay: ment of taxes Logan Utahl© 2003I$5Q Bridgerland’s Daily Newspaper Cody Lynn Nielsen the man accused of killing Trisha Autry in 2000 is again scheduled to go oa trial for capital aggravated murder after a judge allowed him to withdraw his guilty plea First District Court Judge Clint S Judkins granted Nielsen’s request because die Cache County Attorney’s Office didn’t oppose it the - ee missed The Cache County Attorney’s Office also agreed not to seek the death penalty Thqse charges including the possibility of Nielsen being sentenced to death have now bear reinstated according to die county : attorney’s office Since January Nielsen had written ft© several letters to die court complaining that he was coerced by his attorneys David Frny and Shannon DemIerinto accepting the agreement According to the motion to with- draw filed by conflict counselor Deirdre Gorman Nielsen didn’t enter into the agreement knowingly and voluntarily The motion also argues that Nielsen wasn’t clearly advised of the sentencing structure described in the agreement and that the factual basis for entering into the plea was inadequate Authorities believe Autry died June 24 2000 after being beaten to death and dismembered by Nielsen Autry was missing for nearly a year before pieces of her remains were unearthed in May 2001 at the Predator Research Laboratory in Millville where Nielsen worked The county attorney's office said it will file a motion by Friday requesting that videotaped conversations of Nielsen allegedly describing Autry’s death to authorities be admissible during trial Authorities conducted this jail interview days after Nielsen entered his guilty plea Judkins ruled earlier that the videotapes were inadmissible during the sentencing phase of the case An appeal asking the Utah ’ Supreme Court to overturn Judkins’ earlier ruling was filed last month by ‘ the county attorney’s office Nielsen’s trial could begin as early as the end of July depending on the outcome of the appeal Soldiers find files films in Baghdad th ge BAGHDAD soldier discovered thousands of microfilm cartridges and hundreds of paper files in two residential buildings in a Baath Party enclave Monday in central Baghdad in what could be a major intelligence discovery Four specially designed safes with thousands of microfilm cartridges filled one room of one house The film War coverage— A2 th ed Quick read Go to The Herald Journal Web site wwwhjnewscom to cast your vote on today's survey question See Friday's newspaper for results and a new question Important note: This is not a scientific survey Results simply reflect the opinions of someofthe people visiting the newspaper's Webpage Today’s question Does the Easter Burmy come to your home? a) Yes b) No ‘ Friday’s survey results Do you think Saddam Husseri is dead? Percent Answers Number 63 29 a) Yes 71 203 b)- No Total respondents: 286 Index Classifieds Comics Movies C6 Obituaries C4 Opinion C2 Sports wwwhjnew8com AS A4 B1 Iraq (AP) — US troops including a Logan ' EH LuceroHerald Journal Dr Craig Willis checks the teeth of Brody Harrison on Thursday at the Logan District office Students entering kindergarden can have their teeth checked as part of die enrollment procedure Incoming students say ah Editor's note: This is the last article in a series on preparing and registering Tips for teeth dergarten children for local kindergarten pro- - grams Dental tips for parents Visit the dentist every six months beginning ai 2 years old Tooth decay takes time and can be prevented or treated if caught in the beginning stages Start fluoride use early Brush right after eating Flossing is just as important for children as adults Floss the child's teeth ter them until they get the hang of ft Concentrate on cleaning the surfaces of each tooth especially between and in deep crevices on the top but don't brush too hard Mouthwash is not the same as a fluoride rinse Mouthwash may contain higher amounts of alcohol Make brushing fun rather than a chore or punishment Brush your teeth at the same time pnmer Holli Weiss By staff writer Brody Harrison beamed after Dr! Craig Willis removed the tongue ' depressor and mirror from his mouth “You have excellent teeth” Willis told him checking each tooth with a ' gloved finger to see if any were loose “You’ll be losing your first tooth soon” Brody smiled so big that every tooth was visible “How do you brush your Teeth?” Willis asked “You have to do the back ones and front ones and scrub your teeth” Brody said Willis agreed and told him he was doing a good job - Brody hopped out of the chair and walked over to his mom Karla who was standing in the doorway Dr Willis told Karla that'Brody’s teeth' looked good and that he needed to dental keep up with his ' checkups Karla thanked him then turned down the hall to continue with the kindergarten registration process Brody who registered for kindergarten on Thursday morning at the '' Logan Gty School District offices was one of 160 students who took part in the free dental screening during the first three days of registration Fifteen dentists and their assistants from around the valley offered their time to do voluntary six-mon- th pre-ve- nt human illnesses A joint statement from the leaders of die six nations including President Bush said the genetic map “provides ' qs with the fundamental platform for understanding ourselves from which Dlutionary progress will be made in biomedical sciences and in the health and welfare of humankind” Hie group along with a competing private effect completed a rough draft of the genome in 2000 but that draft included thousands of gaps in die long base pairs: Now all sequence but 400 of those gaps have been ' closed billion years of evoluthree “After tion have before us the instrucwe' tions set that carries each of us from a egg through adulthood to the grave” said Dr Robert Waterston of the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium “It is written in an arcane language and encompasses a complexity dial we are just beginning to understand” one-cell- ed See GENOME on A10 See FIND on A7 Large-scal- e combat in Iraq over See TEETH on A10 Human genome sequence complete WASHINGTON (AP) — The book of genetic instructions for the human body is complete to an accuracy of 9999 percent a scientific achievement once deemed impossible but now considered the foundation for a new era of medical advances an international research team said Monday With the entire sequence in hand and available to scientists worldwide experts predicted it would lead to new drugs better forecasts of people’s health and new Ways to treat or many of the most devastating showed official Iraqi documents written in Arabic The cartridges were numbered in a cataloging system “They are archives of some kind whose and what it’s an archive of is the mystery" said Sgt Spencer Willardson a US Army counterintelligence agent attached to A Company 3rd Battalion 7th Infantry Regiment In a house next doior Willardson of Logan Utah found dozens of book cases with hundreds of paper files The files bn the first floor appeared to be thick dossiers on individuals while the files on the second floor were labeled with dates some going back to the 1950s Three document shredders were set up in the building1 ' AP photo Francis Collins director of the National Human Genome Research Institute announces the successful completion of the human genome project Monday WASHINGTON (AP)— e combat in Iraq is finished and the US war commander is sending warplanes and other forces home the Pentagon said Monday bui the remaining troops still face dangers “The major combat operations are oyer because the major Iraqi (fighting) units on the ground cease to show coherence”-sai- d Maj Gen Stanley McChrystal vice director of the Pentagon's Joint Staff Two of the five Navy aircraft carrier battle groups engaged in the war are heading home this week Each has about 80 planes aboard including about 50 attack planes Large-scal- See COMBAT on A7 |