Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday April 20 2004 — A5 :J World & Nation D - I In brief Young voters invited to write ticket to national conventions Spanish troops will leave Iraq in weeks WASHINGTON' ( AP) — If you're a young voter with a way with words the Democrats and Republicans want you for their ' national conventions The two parties joined cable's MTV on Monday in announcing separate essay contests to choose two people to speak at the Democratic convention in Boston in July and the Republican gathering in New York in August The' Republican National Convention contest called “Stand Up and Holla!" invites voters ages 4 to submit a short essay that answers the question “Why is the president's call for community service important and how have you demonstrated WARSAW Poland (AP) — Spanish troops will withdraw from Iraq in four to five weeks a spokesman for the Polish contingent that commands a multinational peacekeeping force in Iraq said Monday Polish Gen Micczyslaw Bic-nie- k told reporters at the force's Camp Babylon head' quarters that inxtps currently under Spanish command from El Salvador Honduras and the Dominican Republic would stay put Poland's PAP news agency reported But he said it was unclear who would replace the 1300 Spanish troops Later Monday Spanish Defense Minister Jose Bono said Spain's force would leave in fewer than six weeks 18-2- it?’’- The Democratic contest asks its applicants to describe why politics is important to the younger generation ' Selection committees will narrow the field to 10 finalists for each party with the winners voted on through tire conventions' Web sites and MTV’s site The Republican winner will speak at the GOP gathering which begins Aug 30 the Democratic win-nwill appear at the party’s convention which gets under way July 26 er AP photo Strong finish Contest details available at: Democratic National Convention: http:wwwdems2004org Republican National Convention: http:www2004nycgopQrg MTV: httpwwwimtvcom Mystery video suggests help for McVeigh at scene Columbine closes for anniversary of murders memorial planned it was 36 degrees outside LITTLETON Colo (AP) Columbine High School on Monday but many of the kids arrivA typical spring day ing for class wore shorts and in Colorado " The only hint that it was the day before the fifth anniversary of the massacre of 2 students and one teacher was a sign in front of the school that read: “A Time to Remember A Time to shirt-sleev- es 1 Hope" “It's like every other day You come tp school and get some more homework" said Ryan Lindberg a : : ' ' senior “We’ll talk about It's not too hard because we weren't there It will be harder for any students who had brothers or sisters here when jt hap- WASHINGTON (AP)— A Secret Service document written shortly after the 199S Oklahoma City bombing described ' security video footage of the attack and w itness testimony that suggested Timothy McVeigh may have had accomplices at the scene A Secret Service agent testi- fled Monday that the log does in fact exist hut that the government knows of no videotape The log that the information was pulled from contained reports that were never verified Stacy A Bauerschmidt assistant to the special agent in charge of the agency's intelli- - - pened" ' On April 20 1999 Eric Harris and'Dylan Klebold attacked thejr own school gunning ' down classmates in glee as they dragged propane tanks inside hidden in duffel bags The teenagers killed themselves after realizing they had fallen short of their goal to kill 500 The students who were enrolled at Columbine then are long gone: the 1998-9- 9 freshmen class graduated two years ago But then are brothers and students of those wounded in the attack' Among them is Maggie Ireland sister of Patrick Ireland who' Ernst Van Dyk of the Republic of South Africa reacts as he cross- es the finish line to win the men's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon in Boston on Monday See coverage on B1 attack on a log of agents’ activities qnd evidence in the Oklahoma investigation “Security video tapes from the area show the truck detonation 3 minutes and 6 seconds after the suspects exited the truck” the Secret Service ' reported six days after the attack on a log of agents’ activi? ties and evidence in the Oklahoma investigation The government has insisted’ McVeigh drove the truck himself and that it never had any video of the bombing or thescene of the Alfred P Murrah building in the minutes before the April 19 J995 explosion Several investigators and prosecutors who worked the case told The Associated Press they had never seen video footage like that described in the Secret Service log The document if accurate is either significant evidence kept secret for nine years or a misconstrued recounting of inves- tigative leads that were often passed by word of mouth dur-ing the hectic early days of the case they said “I did not see it" said Danny Defenbaugh the retired FBI agent who ran the Oklahoma City probe “If it shows what it says then it would be significant" became known to television viewers throughout the nation that day as “the boy in the window’-- because of his dangling escape-ontan armored car The only administrator left is Principal Frank DeAngelis whosaid staying at Columbine' helped keep him sane Rick Kaufman spokesman for the school district said security was stepped up at the school for Monday’s classes None of the 1700 students will be here Tuesday This is the first year that the district has deliberately closed the school on the anniversary ’ Political Action Committee The Two Party System Provides True Checks and Balances Join Now! 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