| Show wj V : ' - 'iiii' Childless stand up for their rights '§ 'TSCI- f li saiH VoaChor Lakers now 2-- 1 76ers in finals - oyer pfl oqanlUtahm200imST5Cai Rain likely on Tuesday — PageAS a Updato Utah children 3rd in nation for overall wellness By Arrln Brunson staff writer The last decade registered die hugest increase in tins number of children living in the United States since the 1950s Child health and welfare experts predict that the population sune could negatively affect child as health and education services struggle to keep up with demands But overall the conditions for Utah’s children are favorable when to most other states 72 million children underage 18 718698 are from Utah according to 2000 Census te data A recent study ofAmerica’s chilon the dren ranked Utah third overall for 10 indicators The 12th annual’ Kids Count report was released by the Annie R Casey Foundation The report says conditions facing Utah’s children deteriorated in three' areas and improved in seven between 1990 and 1998 Nationally the well-boof children deterio- - ' rated in two areas improved in seven and remained unchanged in one The following is a summary of those 10 indicators reported in Utah and nationally well-bei- ng jiiis rl ' ' Mitch MascaroHerald Tahorharlo laDclFlaUc ng CUillOO hark tin Ililt? :V the fkxr a large window at the Wettsville Tabernacle Saturday morning Brough was helping dean the building which has recently been restored and will be dedicated as a community center Friday as part of a service pro- ject for the WellsvWe Idt Ward Young Women Story on A3 Gymnastics coach arrested on 9 felony sex fir m ng '''I-'-- Percentof families headed by a ingle parent increases - The famit percent of single-paren- lies in Utah was the lowest in the nation according to the report In 1998 17pereentaf Utah households with children were single-parefamilies up slightly from 16 percent in 1990 Nationally in 1998 27 percent of families with children were headed by a single parent up from 24 percent in 1990 All but three experienced an increase Percent of chOdren living with underemployed parents decreases In 1998 only 18 percent ofUtah children were living in families where parents did not have fulltime employment Utah ranked second in the nation on this year-rou- :v'r i— Eyewitness provides account of bomber’s last minutes ' By Rex W Huppfca Associated Press Writer TERRE HAUTE Ind — Minutes before he took his final breath today Timothy McVeigh raised his head strained his neck slightly and trial to acknowledge everyone who would watch him die ' & was a quick methodical and intoise look as though e had to couit each person had to make eyes open — Page 2 i r v i ft 7 if s : ’ V v ' - abuse charges ' By Ann Herron 7“ X and Matthew Flltton staff writer first-degr- ee ’ t' S’"' ' ee : i The and: Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh "mist the fate he chose for himself six years ago” Preaidant Bush add an hour and a half after McVeigh’s execution today third-degr- ee third-degre- : bringseheeitosen BySeUyHNWright cruA Logan sader who also coaches boys’ gymnastics has been arrested on suspicion of juvenile sex abuse Logan police arrested Jeena Nilson 44 on Friday on sus- picion of six counts of sodomy of a child a felony three counts of forcible sexual abuse of a minor a second-degrfelony 10 counts of exposing a minor to harmful materials a felony and one count of unlawful conduct e with a minor a felony According to accusations in a search warrant filed with 1st District Court Nilson abused a Cache Valley boy off and on for a period of several years The alleged victim who just recently came forward claims the abuse started when he was 12 or 13 years old According to die court affidavit Nilson also anti-aborti- on v t See KIDS on AS K’ See END on A8 - Nationally 26 percent of children Were living with underemployed j v to 30 parents in 1998 in 1990 f percent irs ‘- ! 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