Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday April 22 2004 — A5 Nation In brief Q House lets troops tap retirement savings without penalty cost Judge refuses to throw out bombing case WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted unanimously Wednesday to let financially pinched National Guard and Reserve troops tap into retirement savings without penalty although some Democrats called the effort to support the troops “pathetic" and “rather McALESTER Okla (AP) — A judge refused to dismiss the murder case Wednesday against Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols and restricted defense attorneys' ability to argue there was a wider conspiracy than the government has acknowledged Judge Steven Taylor found no basis for defense claims that the prosecution withheld evidence important to Nichols' case He said the defense request for a dismissal was “laced with melodrama but no sub- The House voted 415-- 0 to ends waive the 10 percent penalty imposed on early withdrawals' from retirement accounts and - Volunteers make their way through the nibble in Utica III to bring ice to a school building being used as a medical center Tuesday after a tornado tore through the downtown area Severe storms spawning tornadoes cut a swath through Illinois and Indiana on Tuesday damaging scores of buildings At least eight were killed and 10 injured authorities said R-F- la Bodies recovered affteir ftwistars sflanni Midwest said Nichols’ attorneys alleged last week that the prosecution was withholding evidence that there were other suspects in the bombing who have never been charged including members of a white supremacist robbery gang arid residents of Elohim City a white supremacist enclave in ' UTICA 111 (AP) — Searchers pulled eight bodies from the rubble of a tornado-flattene- d tavern Wednesday a the hell's my garage?'" The tornado blew roofs off many buildings in Utica including the grade school A fence was nearby chain-lin- k covered in insulation blown from homes A birthday card signed “Love Brian” rested against the fence A metal silo at the grain elevator was toppled and a chunk of it was wrapped around a stop sign A wall of bricks from a downtown bar fell onto a car parked next to the building On houses that officials had checked for injuries marks d in of '‘OK” were orange and pink The heaviest damage: Mileoccurred at the two-stor-y stone Tap the century-ol- d watering hole where at least four people died The cnim-blin- g sandstone foundation slowed rescuers’ efforts as they: gingerly dug through the sandy ruins Five people were pulled alive from the nibble shortly after the storm hit Gov Rod Blagojevich visited Utica and othCT communi- ties and declared four counties day after dozens of twisters tore through the Midwest Authorities said they do not believe anyone else is missing Coroner Jody Bernard said the dead who were found in various locations of the Milestone Tavern 'ranged in age from 18 to 81 The twister cut a wide swath Oklahoma “These are not new theories and this is not new evidence” the judge said If Nichols’ attorneys want to introduce evidence about other suspects in the bombing they must show such people made overt acts to further the bomb plot Taylor said And he said no such showing has been made of destruction in this small town 9Q miles southwest of ' Sierra Club’s candidates win : D-N- Y - reported twisters as well BAKERY OUTLET 920 North Mam Logan OPEN Monday through Saturday 752-55- : Texas Toast ’ Buy ! 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