Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday February 21 2004 — A7 D Utah No Dems to make their stop in Utah SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Neither of the two chief rivals in the Democratic presidential race will make a campaign appearance in Utah before Tuesday’s primary but that isn’t stopping supporters and party officials from trying to get the vote out Utah Democratic Party officials had hoped at least Sen John Kory would make a brief campaign appearance Monday night at the annual JefTerson-Jackso- n dinner But Kerry like Sen John Edwards is instead focusing campaign efforts on the “Super Tuesday” races in 1 0 ' states on March 2 where 1151 delegates are at stake as compared to Utah’s 29 Former : Housing Secretary Henry Cis- neros will stand in for Kerry at the Salt Lake City dinner Some prominent state ' putt ta speak should be spared next ©©ragressnraeira Officials feel facility F-1- lives” However the Utah members denied that they stood behind Hill just 7 7 because of ilk benefit to Utah though the base is a $43 billion pillar in the state economy and supplies more than 23000 jobs and the 0 tank killer aircraft as well as the Peacekeeper missile It performs maintenance for the 6 the 0 and the C-- 1 30 Hercules cargo plane Bennett said almost $100 million has been invested in Hill since he's been in office “If they closed it and tried to contract out look at the size of the thing diey’d waste" he said “You already own it Why pay someone else to do it?" The Utah members were geared up for a thorny battle though they maintained that the base closing process would be handled on military might and not political clout “If we don't execute herc-som' group with lesser facilities will bene- said Chris Cannon fit'' Rep “America will be worse oflfif this " team fails" The defense secretary must recom- mend bases to be closed in May 2005 A base closure commission and the president must approve the recommen- dations The Defense Department has said that four earlier rounds of base closures from 1988 to 1995 closed orrealigned 387 bases That saved about $17 billion through 2001 and $7 bil- lion per year after that A-1- ah closures' AFB round of military base closings from SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Members of Utah's Congressional delegation feel if the next round of military base closings is based on merit instead of politics Hill Air Force Base should be spared next year Both of the state’s US senators and all three US representatives spoke Friday in support of the base located south of Ogden “No one keeps planes ready to fly during an emergency better than Hill” said Sen Orrin Hatch “We need this capability to save American Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has said he believes the military has about 20-2- 5 percent excess capacity at ' its approximately 425 major military installations The process is fraught with political peril because members of Congress traditionally fight hard to spare their states and communities the economic disruption that can be caused by base n A-1- e ah ' ' AP photo and Orrin Hatch left center Utah Sens Bob Bennett left joined with arid Jim Chris Cannon right center US Reps Rob Bishop center in for news to conference Salt Lake a Matheson discuss City Friday gather the pending round of military base realignments and closures and how it may affect Hilt Air Force Base ah “If Hill were wasting money and bad for the country but good for Utah I wouldn’t support it” said Sen Bob Bennett ah ' Hill houses one of three huge air logistics centers in the nation It is responsible for engineering and logistics management of the 6 fighter F-1- - Democrats feel that the scheduling of Utah’s primary just one week before the March 2 races puts the state in a unique position “Even though the number of delegates may be smaller Utah has the chance to effect the momentum going in to Super Tuesday” said US Rep Jim Matheson on Friday The departure of Howard Dean from the race creating n contest essentially a between Edwards and Kerry adds a new twist to the Utah ' contest “Utah get to be the first ' state out of the chute with that dynamic which makes it pretty interesting” Matheson said' D-Ut-ah two-ma- -- 1 brief Iii Mom attacked with hammer daughter raped ' CLEARFIELD (AP) — A woman was severely beaten with a hammer and her 14- year-ol- d daughter was raped at their home in the Clearfield Mobile Home Park said police who arrested a man who lived a few doors away Police received a 911 call at ' 12:33 am Thursday reporting screams for help They found the severcly beaten woman outside a mobile home The woman told them a man had entered her home through an unlocked door and struck 7 her head multiple times with a “ - ENTIREISTOCK ' : hammer “I was really surprised to find out she was released' (from the hospital) after see- ing her injuries” police Lt Greg Krusi said The man quit hitting her V ' after die pretended to pass out she said 7 The woman told police die man then went into die front v of the home and began sexually assaulting her daughter The ’girl told officers die assailant had run out die other door Girl suspected of bomb threat OFiLEATHER& CLOTH COATS ' Plus! 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