Show A8 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday March 2 2002 HHilWEATHER Utah outlook ' ' Temperatures indicate Friday's high and overnight low to 8 pm Forecast for Saturday ACCUW08tllWCOffl toracMt lor daytime conditions hirfitow janwralutw Norfolk Va Eastern Time TODAY SUNDAY Parity ckxxly with morning flurries possible Highs 15-2- 0 Lows 0 below zero Mostly sunny Highs In the mid Synopsis: ' National temperatures Cache Valley outlook Philadelphia Phoenix 45 50 71 m cdy 25 25 53 dr EXTENDED Partly cloudy and warmer snow possible on Tues-day Highs 30-3- 5 20sandtows between 5 and 10 above lows 1520 ' A northerly flow aloft out of the Arctic will remain over the intermountain region through Sunday A warmer and more moist westerly flow aloft win return early next week From the news wire By Local temperatures Up above Almanac Tomorrow (2 Sun: Sunrise: 6:59 Sunset: 6:15 NNE of Spies Later this month when the moon returns to this star the separation will be 1 degree closer Spica is the Virgin's brightest star and means ‘ear of wheat in Arabic Humidity: 57 percent UV Index: 1 (Minimal) Conditions: Clear Visibility: 10 miles pm) the moon passes 64 degrees to the ' f ‘i Moon: Last Quarieraich 6 1 25 GMT MtronomyOrockatmaHcom The Associated Press Mostly dry conditions and mostly clear skies dominated the eastern United States Friday while rain and some thunderstorms hit lower Mississippi Valley states and widespread snow fell over much of the central Plains The tranquil conditions in the East were caused by a ridge of high pressure off the east coast of North Carolina with some clouds over sections of New England Snowfall over the central part of the’ country was most concentrated over Nebraska with Hastings and North Platte Neb receiving heaviest amounts Wind speeds over the central Plains ranged up to 30 and 40 mph Carden City Kan reported a wind gust of 44 mph Temperatures over the southern Plains states varied widely Readings near the Kansas and Oklahoma border were in the low 40s with SOs and 60s over much of Texas Most of the West also saw tranquil conditions thanks to high pressure over the northeastern Pacific Ocean Northwestern Montana and northeastern Idaho had some light snow! iCache Valley forecast provided by National WeatherService Up The AccuWeathsrcom forecast for noon Saturday Match 2 -- 10r ing system problem immedi- ately raised concerns the mission to the Hubble Space Telescope might have to be cut short Shuttle program manager ' Ron Dittemore said he was mis- optimistic that the 1 sion was on track but said engineers would spend the next 24 hours analyzing the problem in one of two critical ' coolant loops for the payload bay doors If it is considered serious enough the shuttle may be called back Dittemore stressed that the seven astronauts were safe and the shut- tie's cooling system was ' stable “This analysis we firmly believe will conclude that we are safe to continue the mis- - ! ' volunteers who served near Ground Zero were recognized Friday afternoon at a ceremony in front of the local- - ' chapterof the Red Cross “We’re really utilizing this month torecognize pur local heroes first and' foremost those who served from the county all waybaek in New York City with victims friom Sept 11” said exec- utive director Roxana King “We love these people and appreciate them so E33 m Em O laa OuRay life MLCtouRy Cha r DNA testing to determine who was using die equipment Schamasch said the investi- - Continued from A1 cleaners found blood transfusion bags tubes and needles in a closet in Midway Utah near the Nordic ski venue at Soldier Hollow The house had been rented to die Austrian team and was used by about 10 athletes Wasatch County Sheriff Mike Spano gathered the evi- ot dence and turned it over to doping controls officials of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for analysis Spano said the equipment had been drained of all but residual blood indicating it bad hem Probe Continued from A1 nutrition sciences at USU said anthrax would not be AP photo found in any animal science The space shuttle Columbia leaves the Kennedy SpaceCenter at studies at Utah State but it Cape Canaveral Fla and heads into prbK Friday as spectators would be used at USU in a along Ormond Beach braved the cod temperatures to watch the research capacity Weimer said early morning launch The crow d the Space Shuttle are scheduled USU students and graduate to make repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope faculty members who have In addition to a ceremony by the Smithfield American Legion ng and Logan Mayor Doug Thompson officially proclaiming March as American Red Cross Month Patterson Noel Gill Kristin Greenhalgh Katie Nelson and Lynn Wright all released red bal- loons in honor of the victims of the ' terrorist attacks-“ThiRed Cross month is very unique given what took place on Sept 11 " King said “We’re even more anxious now to’ have the community engaged in preparation and education for future disasters” A number of local volunteers who i" provided emergency services during s ' ‘ E Maaa Mka’ Irot 100r 110a The IOC said it may use one-da- Continued from A1 E3 gany- BB MS HMSBMt Hi W Sk M 7h tt Hi used ' conclusion” Mission managers will meet again Saturday afternoon to discuss the issue Barring a change in schedule the shuttle and its repair team should catch up to the telescope onS unday Five grueling days of spacewalking will follow to replace faltering parts and install a new camera that will boost Hubbje’s discovery capability tenfold With Hubble soaring nearly ' overhead at an altitude of more than 350 miles Colum- bia lifted off before dawn' amid the high security that has become typical since Sept 11 ' It was a balmy 60 degrees considerably warmer than the ' previous morning when nearforced a freezing temperatures ' y delay flag-raisi- EHI h Abovefeature provided by Astro Datal all the I’s aqdcross all the T’s to be positi ve about that Red much” we-d- Oa Okawn Mr Lot MW sion for the full duration” he said “However we just need '4hthne to make sure that 'tit © Shuttle may be called back over coolant problem CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP) — The Space shuttle 'Columbia blasted into orbit ' far the first time in more than two years Friday and a cool- - Or ‘ the Olympics were also recognized with important life skills that they can f then pass onto their families” Friday The volunteers served both in Salt Lake City anid at the Eccles Ice the month of March the During Center in North Logan' l Cache County chapter will day host to had volunteers we 36 a number of educational and fundrais“Altogether ' serve during the Olympics” King walk ing events including a noted 'v and5- - and runs on ' According to King over 2O0O peo-pi-e ‘March 23 have volunteered at die Cache For more information call ' Those wishing to donate can also visit County chapteroftheRed Cross over - the last year and pearly 70 percent of wwwredcrossotg and purchase an those volunteers me either high school exclusive Beanie Baby bear created by or college students : die iy company specifically for Red “We have avery strong youthcom- Cross month All of the proceeds from ' the sales of the bear which is avaUable ponent” King said “And that’s the future of our community It’s importhrough April 15 will go to the local tant fo train and educate our youth ' chapter of dm Red Gross ile ' 752-11- GrtananBHNAdtM HHltalVqRlMmdnSlaHe Mmiaad MbIoSor (1199 whq rAmOr ' Aaniflcy't fepSO far bflly $2299 pwnaaA i OTrt Mr 10 tAiim tmm l—rt dOTafc WKXWlCOTNROTiOTr ’ NMotrotI i ' r ' £ fr'Vif 25 gation would take about a week If there is proof of doping die IOC could take sanctions against the Austrians including possible disqualifications and stripping of any medals “Everything niay be consid- ered” Schamasch said by telephone from Lausanne Switzerland adding dial IOC ' president Jacques Rogge is “fully committed to go until ' the end of this case” Pound added: “Whatever measures can be taken should be taken There should be no rest for thesefolks” been Screened vaccinated and ' trained to handle the biological agents have been involved in sensor development proto detect anthrax jects : Weimer said anthrax has been widely available in the past to researchers nationwide through bacteria suppliers The request for information by subpoena is likely a method by government officials to more closely monitor who has access to the agent and what they’re doing with it he said “The government is interested in knowing what is going on in all institutions and it’s (subpoena) a way to figure that out” Weimer said “By no mean is USU a specific target in the subpoena” Since 1997 labs hinrebeeii required to notify the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when transferring anthrax and othef hazardous1 agents Experts say though foot the law has not been enforced rigidly and CDC officials have no way to know when the law is ignored : |