Show -- 77? 5T w VU The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday July 25 2002 — A9 f1 i In brief United tries to block vote on torture : UNITED NATIONS (AP) Concerned about the possi- bility of independent visits to US civilian and military prisons die United Stales sought Wednesday to block a vote on a UN plan meant to enforce a convention on torture The United States wants negotiations on the plan reopened a move human rights groups say could kill the proposal whidi they believe u essential to ending torture around the world ' Debate on die : plan was under way Wednes-in and Economic the UN day Social Council known as ECOSOC andavote was expected bathe afternoon' However die United States had submitted a proposal to block the vote and it wasn’t dear whether the council would ante to die US d talks request for on “the current text and the process connected with it” Among the US concerns is language that could allow for Four nuns are checked to gp®®t pope yemttlh) fftooEt States i ©stiMpe UN — anti-tortu- meet people from other cultures Most of all though they came to see and hear Pope John Paul II The frail pontiff arrived Tuesday to take part in World Youth Day festivities thrilling the tens of thousands of young pilgrims by slowly descending the steps from his Alitalia jet despite crippling hip and knee problems “We believe this could be the last World Youth Day with this pope” said Ariane Vieiraleite 23 one of 3000 pilgrims from Brazil ‘‘He will a prophet for beames like-mind- ed v:? 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