Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday March 1 2002 — A7 Utah D Pmiet ©mtoge FED: SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The FBI said Thursday that an explosion that cut off electric- ity to thousands of customers Sunday morning was not caused by equipment failure The agency also said in a news release that investigators do not think the explosion at a Utah Power substation was the work of terrorists or related to the Winter Olympics caused clear indentations in metal near the site of the explosion The source said those marks were one of the factors that led investigators to consider the possibility of a bomb dime Investigators later found that a security fence had been cut and were investigating the that one or more persons entered the property through a hole in the fence The substation which is to eapipmeinifr ffaiDwiir© surrounded by open fields had security on site and was surrounded by a foot fence topped by three strands of barbed wire Utah Power spokesman Dave Eskelsen said 24-ho- ur - The site is about one and a half miles southwest of Salt Lake International Airport Organizers and federal and state government agencies spent $310 million to safeWinter guard the 17-d- ay Olympics There were no major security incidents during the games The outage occurred at about 10 am eight hours before the start of the Winter Games’ closing ceremony store wide which wrapped up Sunday evening No injuries were reported as a result of the explosion The substation received slight damage and all customers had power restored within two hours ' Investigators are considering the possibility that the damage was the result of sabotage and caused by a bomb ' A law enforcement source who earlier spoke on condi- tion of anonymity to The Associated Press said railroad spikes found at the scene had Hurry in for incredible savings on fall and winter fashions for the entire family! In brief Panel OKs bill for schools to post ‘In God We Trust’ SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The bill to require Utah public schools to display the national motto “In God We Trust” has been Reported out by a Senate committee The Senate Education Com- mittee approved the bill on a 2 vote Wednesday with Democrats Ron Altai of Stansbury Park and Alicia Now 6-- Suazo of Salt Lake City senting “(The bill) would actually tie our students to die Declaration of Independence which was divinely inspired” said Sen David Gladwell R- Ogden Elizabeth Mimms of Salt ' Lake City told the committee the bill flies in the face of American’s founding principal of religious freedom “Please don’t make God ' something that isforced onto another” said Mimms “Let them express if and come tv it in their own ways” Suazo a teacher said students learning English are ' already confused by the Pledge of Allegiance — sometimes adding “amen” at the end because they believe it is a prayer Budget fine-tuni- 5:2375 Now dis- Fall & holiday 3255 Misses' sweaters 49“ Orig Fall' famous maker dresses Orifl 13000- - 16000 ’ ng continues behind closed doors to be hard at work Thursday tying up millions of dollars in loose aids in this and next year’s budgets You wouldn’t know it to ' wander the Capitol’s halls All of the negotiating infighting and coaxing is going on ' behind closed doors in Republican caucuses well out of sight of the public ' Lawmakers have four days left in the 2002 general ses-sion to slash $544 million more from this year’s budget after Ending $202 million to cut earlier They must also cut $507 million from the 2003 budget by midnightWednes- day The lawmakers also need to finfl 'additional funds to cover about $26 million in increas- iqg Medicaid costs schotiT enrollment and benefits for Now ' Now SALT LAKE CTIY (AP) — The Utah Legislature was said - 2000-950-0 29“92M 6 23 en’s designer sportswear 39505 00 faH Children’s famous American designer fall collections Orifl 18L00- - 6800 Men’s fall shoes & boots - fytoaontyi : Oria 5000-1850- 0 swen?i Legislation seeks to raisecigarettev pack tax 18 cents - 3© ason® Groans Q33GG! 3333 GD fmMamqa33SBQg) salt Lake ctty(ap) — The Utah House has passed a ' bill that would raise the cigarette tax 18 cents per pack House Bill 238 sponsored by Rep Carl Saunders originally would have' increased me 515 cents per pack tax by 30 cents but the ‘ hike was reduced amid intense M lobbying by the tobacco '' industry The revised bOL approved raise' f 138' million a year propo v: - i -- - s :v fj ' - a' I i ' y I f'! ‘ji wlU i nentejuidV Mhr aul k M iii tar itMmrSmS Mas KMHm c—inia— aa i V- - kManaMcuiaa W" y! i - ' i " S '4 - I I |