Show A10 i- - The Herald Journal J Logan Utah Tuesday April 27 2004 i Lookonllnejorweathec IBEW aka Utah outlook AcCuWeathercom Cache Valley eulleek oahO V Notional temperatures San Juan PR m Forecast for Tuesday forecast tor daytime conditions HHHHVW’hlriewscoiTj HiMhiariiaikatiai highlow temperatures Temperatures indicate Monday’s high and overnight low to 8 pm Eastern Time St Ste Marie Shreveport m 73 34 59 65 41 77 29 cdy dr 1 WYO Logan 7443 WEDNESDAY TODAY Ogden 77757 ' v ' Salt Lake City 79 51' Provo NEV 795T J chance in lower to 20s mid-40- s mid-50- lows in s the upper 20s fo mid-3-0s Synopsis COLO High pressure aloft over the great basin will slowly weaken on Tuesday A strong cold front will move south across Utah Wednesday A dry northerly flow aloft will follow for the end of the week Cedar City 78 MS' 1 Nil ARIZ From the news wire 02004 AccuWeather Inc By The Associated Local the of rain lows in the with Moab 87755' 91' The sun will come out again by the weekend Highs in the lower 50s to upper 60s lows in the upper Sunny today with Mostly cloudy highs in the lower with a 50 percent chance of rain 70s Mostly and wind Highs doudy tonight i ( Richfield 78 47 SL George 91 EXTENDED ' temperatures Press An arc of storms brought rain and clouds from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast on Monday while cool air filtered over the Great Lakes and high pressure kept much of " the West dry Lancaster Pa got i 65 inches of rain while York Pa and Martinsburg WVa received just more than an Up Sunrises 6:29 am Sunset: 8:20 pm Humidity: 24 percent UV Index: 7 (high) Conditions: Clear Visibility: 10 miles Moon: April 27 first quarter Pollen: 95 (high) First quarter moon: 11:32 am The brightest star at medium-hig- h height above the horizon after sunset is Capel-l- a in Auriga A star near Capella when eclipsed it takes the edips-in- g star (a smaller one) 27 years the longest known eclipse rn FRONTS: cTTr dtd by ltlonalWsathef SerICe rUpAbove’ feature provided -- In Baghdad however Bremer heightened warnings about the reported stockpiling of weapons in “mosques shrines and schools” in Najaf — and his spokesman noted that such actions make the sites fair targets for military action they will not move against the shrines in order to capture The Americans say they're aware that doing so could turn the cleric’s limited revolt into a wider anti-U- S ' Iraq's Shiite uprising by ' majority dr - rocket-propelle- ' Chief doing what we’re doing” Owens said “That’s what I plan to do” n Owens said the department is almost up to full staff again following the brief turmoil surrounding Shaw’s sudden departure Officer Greg Belew left the depart- ment to take a position in thb city's public works department and Officer Terry Harris resigned in protest shortly after Shaw was let go The department recently hired Scott Royer of Pendleton Ore and Roger Nicholas of Preston' Owens said he is close to filling a third posit' ' ” glad to have him” Larson said the city decided not to advertise the job because they felt Owens' familiarity with the depart- - ' ment and his record of accomplishment on the police force was a good fit “He’s a solid good man Larson said “He's ' had good experience here and his longevity and the fact that we know him personally all of us we just felt good about Owens 56 a native of Preston said he was a hit sur- prised by the appointmehl pleased “It's never been an ambition of mine" Owens said ' Owens said he hats nospe- meniinside Najaf moving into a base that Spanish trcxips ciiic plans fur changes in the are vacating about live miles 'department- other than to con' tinue efforts to crack down on from holy shrines at the heart of the cityillegal drugs ' ' ' US' commanders have said to keep rTni r “We're almost there” Owens said : : given in a public forum or on" phone calls I would like detailed: written! specific! public answers to these' and 'other specific questions! If I don't get them or donT like them then I will volcano" and encourage others to do the : Continued from" A4 on) cost me about $5 :i mi nth u hen tile true cost to me jv eloser to $ 5(J ii year? V I assistance programs are offer- ing help “We are struggling with how to spend less than an hour of a counselor’s time helping someone make a decision” said Robert M Hayes president of the Medicare Rights Center in New York “It may well be that there is no reasonable process to make an informed decision given the complexity of the market” categories must be included Different pharmacies will !' STATIONARY ’MM PL Cloudy by Astro Data accept different cards “Companies will set the conditions for their cards’ use For example they may say ‘We’ll give you a break on Lipitor but only if you buy it ' at Walgreens "’Mariette Klein AARP’s associate director for Virginia said at a recent information session attended by 150 people in Manassas' Va Medicare officials say they are confident that the price comparison Web site and telephone help will enable older and disabled Americans to sort it all out “Seniors should call 1 or go to MedicareCom to shop and compare” said Dr Mark McCleHan administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services McClellan said people could sign up for a card right away or wait a few weeks since the cards can’t be used until June At least one Medicare official however suggested wait- -' r ing noting that the consideris government still and cards more ing approving that once enrolled people have to stick with one card until the end of the year AARP’s Klein also suggested waiting “I caution you about jumping on the first offering you get” she said Medicare recipients who already have prescription drug coverage through former employers or state plansprob-abl- y will not find the cards worthwhile government officials and health care analysts ' say The government estimates that more than 7 million people most of them now without prescription drug insurance will sign up for cards More than 4 million people are expected to qualify for the subsidy Pennsylvania and New Jersey are trying to make it easy' for its retirees by automatically enrolling those who are eligible for the $600 in aid Tom Snedden director of Pennsylvania’s PACE prescription ' drug program said tire state also is offering every Pennsylvanian on Medicare a drug card free of charge period consumers ‘Trucking fleets my face a g surpnse in the next few weeks” tire document states “High gasoline prices have received attention ' as we approach the summer drive season but wholesale diesel prices are also sparing and those advances have yet to! be passed down to the pump Although high diesel prices don’t attract the same amount of angst among consumers ashigh gasoline prices the result l could mean less money for consumers Trucking compa- hies will need to pass the increased costs bn to their cus- - ! tomers with surcharges which will mean higher prices on everyday goods” low-inco- : hut-ver- just-goin- ' Continued from A1 Although Medicare announced in March that 28 ' companies had been approved to offer discount cards that number has risen- There are now 36 national cards and an additional 35 that can be used in different parts of the country The cards which will cost up to $30 may offer discounts on different drugs and in differing amounts although at least one dhig in each of 209 ion- it” Card : five-ma- Continued from A1 dr CD E3EI-E- Samy B! wreckage! including a woman who wept as she was carried over a nlan's shoulder to safety Afterward dozens of cheer' ing teenagers started to smash tlu: abandoned Humvccs One child climbed on a IuxnI of one heat it with a of (lie vehicles-an- d slick A man field up a photo of nulical Shiite cleric Muqtada ' Iraqis stripped the vehi- des of equipment one carrying a heavy machine gun another waving a US helmet One man sported military headphones "This is for the madman Bush for the madman Bremer!'' said one youth as he' waved a rifle referring to President Bush and the top American administrator in Iraq L Paul Bremer In the snulh'outside tjie holy' cits of Niijaf Shiite militiamen d in ears fired at a US position grenades witnesses said Apache hell- copiers and US tnxips opened fire-ariset the ears ablaze The dash came as around 200 US troops and Military Police made their first deploy- - mm COLO astronomy® rocketmailcom Continued from A 1 high Mfnpmhm zona tar tha tfay inch Conditions stayed tranquil west of the Mississippi River Skies were partly cloudy across the Plains and mostly clear farther west Low pressure brought clouds and widely scattered rain to the Upper Midwest and the northern Great Lakes Rain amounted to less than a tenth of an inch ' Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Monday ranged from 21 degrees in West Yellowstone Wyo to 95 in Thermal Calif above Almanac Bank tapanM " same ' Thai seeiiivdeeeptixe There are many reasons' wh i don't trust answers joe Maynard - Amalga " ! ' haven't yet discussed the Diesel possi--bili- ty “It’s an immediate out-o- fpocket expense” he said “In the short nin it’s veiy hard to overcome In the long run it depends on what types of contracts you have in place” " : Reed Baldwin vice presi-de- nt of Miller Brothers Company Inc EA Miller’s sister Continued from AT trucking outfit said although higher' diesel costs are passed along to commercial' cus- South and Main was charging $205a ' gallon for diesel on However afternoon Monday Bessihger said that whenyoii factor in his costs he isn’t ' even breaking even on the productWayne Reese director of transportation for Cache schfrol's said his fuel costs have increased between S) 0000 and $15000 a month “Sorrier! ilie extracurricular activities might have to be scaled hack a little hit (if prices ' keep rising)!'' Reese said adding that school officials tomers in tre form of fuel sur- charges that typically doesn’t offset the whole increase “It’s obviously a major impact to us” he said “You’re not able to pass all of those costs along to customers” - r - 45-da- lv ’ ! : 1 j ' : : ! SHAKE YOUR CORyEtHiNC Hurry m for the Sprifig Sale going oh NOW! Better Spas Better Service Better Prices 100 ! V" Logan' F - 90 Diyi LLCOAC Fiiunfing ’’ ' " 539 NMain 752r580() (irifkififl ' (jrrrief Belly Dandng Classes Start Tiittdayr : 4th at 6:15 pm Everymerttbershlp !C Membership not required! Come in or call for more Information V- - fU rfmCtiCOA rlddiie badv ioMa'-- ' ifwi aww Layiway uv SpOA VDon't'just dream it live W ssz ' ‘ V I' 1 ! nt that the company generally doesn't recoup the money until y the end of the billing j Bret Christensen president of Christensen Construction ' and Gravel Inc said his com- pany will increase the amount it chaises for gravel qn May 1 due to rising diesel prices “We’ve eaten jt long enough” he said “We can’t afford it any longer” ' ' ' The gravel nice increase willbe consistent with an AAA document that predicted further diesel price increases last week The document said the increased costs would eventually be passed on to : Craig Adams comptroller for another local trucking firm Sharp Transportation of Wcllsville said another prob-lewith fuel surcharges is budget-bustin- |