Show A6 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday May 2 2001 witters ttsoDEc pastt sttriCe deacODiinie LOS ANGELES (AP) — Negotiations between Hollywood screenwriters and producers and studio heads ended this morning withoyt a new deal but with promises to resume talks temporarily averting a strike that would halt TV and movie production The bargaining session concluded about three hours after the writers' contract expired at 12:01 am The contract was not extended and both sides woe expected back at bargaining table later Wednesday Writers Guild of America spokesman Cheryl Rhoden would not characterize the state of die nego ' With no word of an agreement the next step was anyone’s guess Both sides could choose to extend the contract and continue negotiations and members of the writers guild could also vote in the days ahead to authorize a strike which could draw more pressure for a settlement Before the newp blackout the two sides had yet to bridge a $100 million gap between their demands Failure to make a deal could mean a strike that would halt movie and television production possibly delaying the fall TV season h strike by Last year’s tiations Both sides have imposed a news blackout “We’re working very hard to reach an agreement" Rhoden had said shortly after midnight Barbara Brogliatti spokeswoman for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers joined Rhoden for the announcement Fears of a walkout have gripped the industry for months but the writers guild has yet to call for a strike vote from its members Progress has been difficult to gauge because both sides have maintained a strict news blackout since negotiations resumed April 17 17-ho- ur record-lengt- commercial acton was a sign of the intense labor strains running throughout Hollywood Many viewed it as a precursor of sorts to strikes by potential mainstream writers and actors The contract with the two performer unions the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ends June 30 just two months after the writers’ contract deadline Analysts predicted a double strike would devastate the entertainment industry and delay the TV season and new movie releases even more A study commissioned by Mayor back-to-ba- ck Richard Riordan found that prolonged strikes could cost the Los Angeles area’s economy as much as $69 billion and result in as many as 130000 lost jobs Talks between the writers and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Producers began Jan 22 before the writers’ A half-hocontract expired today a small group of screenwriters gathered for a candlelight vigil in front of guild headquarters where the negotiations were being held “I’m just here to show r support" said writer for the upcoming Fox TV show “Undeclared" Tble-visi- on ur In briof (SMI FBii Marilyn Plantz: ‘A tragedy took place in my life' Oklahoma woman executed for husband’s murder ' : a Wo TO Wo Off required to sell ALL Scooters uitti Select PurebascT non-Ashl- ey Furniture ASAP McALESTER Okla (AP) — On a death row gurney with intravenous tubes fastened to ha arm Marilyn Plantz prayed before receiving a lethal injection She was the second woman executed in the state’s history Gov Frank Keating refused to block her execution Tuesday although Plantz had been convicted of murder conspira- cy in part by the testimony of a police chemist accused by the FBI of wrongly linking defendants to crime semes Keating said Plantz had confessed to her role in the 1988 beating death of her husband and there was “no question about hefgmlt orlnnbeence” M A tragedy took place in my life and I’m not trying to excuse that or justify that in any way” Plantz said in the Tulsa World on Monday The attorney general’s office is examining the convictions of 12 other death row inmates in which Oklahoma City police chemist Joyce Gilchrist testified or helped prepare evidence An FBI report said Gilchrist gave testimony Vthat went beyond the acceptable limits of forensic science” or misidentified hair and fibers in at least six criminal cases Prosecutors have said no innocent people have been executed as a result of Gilchrist’s work or testimony and Gilchrist hasn’t been charged with a crime ' We am aAUoubiiurChmlHHmlMsSdoQahb j!'w Ofl® th Any Furniture Purchase Buy A Sectional Reclining 2R( SOFA Scotch Guard ' MOQSofa v tW w - 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