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Leavitt calls for re 7 ’ SALT LAKE CITY (AP)— A year after a Catholic-scho- ol principal was fired for purportedly grabbing a student by the neck die state agency that investigates child abuse has reversed a finding that supported die allegation a newspaper reputed The reversal by the Division of Child and Family Services was part of a confidential settlement with Roger Marcy who was principal at St John The Baptist Middle School in suburban Draper a family member told The Salt Lake Tribune The division can’t file criminal charges but recommended to Monsignor Terrence Fitzgerald last November that Marcy be “removed from any position of authority over children” after V the agency said it confirmed Marcy roughed up an eighth-gra- special session ' de student The Tribune cited a letter from the division that said it came to its initial conclusion based on statements by the boy’s parents and other families The reversal restores Many’s reputation and ends a trial challenging die agency’s determination said his daughter Lisa McGany who is one of his attorneys $ : APphoto Mormon church President Gordon B Hinckley left laughs as David Haight a member of The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles waves to the congregation during the 173rd semiannual conference of The Saints on Saturday Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Aryan Nations founder runs for mayor in northern Idaho town IV3DirinmoDii3 - HAYDEN Idaho (AP) — Residents of this northern Idaho lakeside town can’t rid themselves of Aryan Nations founder Richard Butler' After Butler lost his nearby compound to bankruptcy several yean ago he moved into a Hayden tract house purchased by a supporter Now Butler is running for mayor of this town of 9000 white separatist views again linking Hayden with his “I’m not really anxious to become mayor” Butler 85 said this week “I’m just anxious to get my word out" His word is that die United States needs to return to its Christian roots with the Bible as its basis said Butler who goes by the title of pastor of the Church of Jesus Christ SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints on Saturday opened die semiannual faith’s two-da- y conference with reminders of Mormons’ history of sacrifice ““J Opal-- - : ing Ik said ' Mclntire who owns several grocery stores in the area is cam- and putting up yard signs He does not paigning plan any joint appearances or debates with Butler “That just stirs it up” Mclntire said “I don’t really know how much support he has in die arta but this will be a good " way to find out” who used to keep a wooden bust of Adolf Hitler on Butler his at compound moved to northern Idaho from Califordisplay nia in the early 1970s because the region was mostly white and he figured it would make a good place to launch a race war - door-to-do-or - -v “Our people have passed through oppression and perse- ' cution they’ve suffered dri- vings and every imaginable evil And out of that has come something which today is glorious to behold” Hinckley said Conference sessions are a time of celebration for church members'and also a time when their leaders deliver talks aimed at renewing their religious commitment On Saturday church leaders spoke of morality in the face of modem temptations and the faith’s beginnings and teachings Sometimes the talks woe jeremiads such as M Russell Ballard’s admonishments about the “intelligent evil” of the entertainment media which would devastate families by pulling children away See MORMON on A8 AfruiOhitMUMhittUtt Needham IV - SE Needham Jewelers favorite of many Opal shares the role as October's birthstone with pink tourmaline Opal comes in a variety of colors which range from red ' It good values on beautifulopals Opals are fragile and should be handled carefully in their rainbowlike iridescence The Color and ' fire of these stones come from minute fissures within the gem Thus the source of their beauty is what wOuld be considered flaws in other gems Most of the finest opals in the world are mined in Australia Though many of the finest opals are exported to the United States if you travel wtlcet'L Kenneth Thevenin MS IDS Family They should not be worn for Dealingwith Depression k Establishing New Routines forever Even the finest opals may lose their color within a century or less So if you own an 'antique opal you may find semim will k at 7fl0pm‘Wednesdayl at Aspen Qwve 9fixptm Cotter 860 ar October 8 2003 600 “East in Lagan For more information call that the color and fire has changed ever- so slightly -- through the' years To slow this process you can use olive oil &ELSONii FUNERAL HOME to help the opal retain its moisture Above all try to keep it out of hot and dry 7524261 162 Eat W North A Tradition conditions y '563-562-1 Logan of Trust Since 1948 McCartheys get one week to buy Trib SALT LAKE CITY (API-Fo- rmer owners of Utah’s largest newspaper now have a week to buy it back but they say The Salt Lake Tribune’s price is too high — the result of an appraisal allegedly fraught with fraud That claim is why Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Co — the ousted management group led by the wealthy McCarthey family — likely will appeal this week’s federal court ruling that upheld the Tribune’s $3555 million appraisal The order also set an Oct 10 deadline for the family to raise the money and buy the paper from its current owner Denver--' based MediaNews Group Inc which has fought the ‘ McCartheys at every turn Failure to meet that deadline means the McCartheys would forfeit their option to buy back the paper while an appeal can only delay a resolution to the nearly three-yelegal dispute Lawyers representing the McCartheys were examining their options Friday though (me of the attorneys said an appeal was imminent “We disagree respectfully with the judge’s decision and we want to have (the McCartheys’) avenues for relief heard promptly” by the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver said Jeffrey Williams an attorney for Tribune Publishing Services Presenting: and oranges to greens and everyday use1 Also if may be blues Manv believe opals interesting to know that opals combine all the virtues of the may not hold their "fire" other eems SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov Mike Leavitt announced Friday he will call the Utah Legislature into special session on Nov 19 Leavitt left the agenda open for now but his office said in a statement that he wanted to correct mistakes “to legislation that passed” earlier this year He didn’t specify which bills needed corrections or why but one obvious candidate is Senate Bill 66 which hiked Utah’s beer tax liie bill failed to allocate the increase in the beer tax to local governments for drunken-drivin- g enforcement as legislators promised to do Another bill that State Auditor Auston Johnson says needs ' fixing created a capital venture fund The funds is financed by banks insurance companies and other businesses but also backed up by a contingency fund fed by up to $20 million a year in investor tax breaks The money would be made available if the fund’s reserves were depleted Johnson says the contingency fund violates the state Constitution's ban on using taxpayer money for private enterprise '(food Mourning' A ' - SILC October's Birthstone By S Eugene on v and extolled global missionary efforts ' odd comffeireinice from its founding on April 6 1830 to its present stature and persecution President Gordon B Hinckley addressing more than 20000 members at die church Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City and to millions more around the world via satellite feed spoke of the faith’s “long march” ChristianAryan Nations Butler supporters Zach Beck and Karl Gharst are also on the ballot running for City Council seats The three had to gather five signatures each to qualify for the ballot Despite battling heart problems and legal woes in recent years Butler for three decades has been a bane to many Hayden boosters Hayden and nearby Hayden Lake had nothing to do with the Aryan Nations But they were the closest towns to Butler’s rural compound and the name became synonymous with die hate group Hayden “No matter where you travel if you mention you are from Hayden or Hayden Lake they associate it with die Aryan people” current Mayor Ron Mclntire complained “They look at it as die headquarters of a million people or something’’ The election for the mayoral job that pays $500 a month is While the Aryan Nations rails about Jewish conspiracies and rising numbers of minorities in the United States those are not issues that generally confront die mayor of Hayden “The biggest challenge we have is growth itself” said Mein- About 12 families a month tire who is running for move into Hayden but the small tax base makes it difficult to deal with many growth-relate-d issues such as traffic and hous- - 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