Show The ©rata A T©EmaI VoL’ 94 Mo7289BJhursd9y: October 1 6 2003 AG Weather Looks like upper 60s — PageAlO Food safety Agency seeks LONDON (AP) — Europe’s food safety agency recommended Wednesday that baby food manufacturers change die lids on their jars as soon as possible because of cancer concerns over a chemical found in some food packed in bottles and jars However the European Food said there was no need for parents to stop using infant food because any cancer risk was extremely low and the jars have an excellent safety record for germs and other i Rough night for valley high school football — B1 Logan Utah I © 2003 Bridgerland’s Dally Newspapers defends stance on issues Shurtleff discusses controversial cases in Cache Valley visit By Darrell Edward Ehrllck staff writer Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff spoke about a wide range issues including of polygamy gun rights and the Parker Jensen case on Wednesday night Student Speaking at Center Auditorium to the Utah State College Republicans many of whom woe wearing shirts that read “liberal a person so their brains have fallen out” Shurtleff defended his office’s stances on ' tiie controversial issues As he’s spoken to different college high-profi- le less hazardous baby food lids Are you ready to ride on the Screaming Squirrel? — A3 the-lhgga- it open-mind- ed groups Shurtleff said he’s often been confronted by students about the stance the Attorney General’s Office took on gun control at die University of Utah “I don’t know why more people don’t care about it (gun rights)” Shurtleff said “They talk about the First Amendment ami freedom of speech and religion and assume that since it’s only foe Second Amendment it must not be that important” When the UofU wanted to ban guns on campus even if a person had a concealed-weapopermit Shurtl-efT- s office challenged the legality of the university’s policy “People have a right to defend themselves” Shurtleff said “If you’re Arnold Schwarzenegger you can defend yourself with your fists that’s great But what if you are a woman walking r ns campus at night?” Shurtleff lambasted UofU for crafting its policies to fly in the face of the Constitution “How dare anyone tell a student or a faculty member that you have to give up a right in onto to attend here?” Shurtleff said He said that ultimately the UofU chose to sue the Attorney General’s Office because the school didn't want to sue the Legislature which funds it “The question becomes whether the University of Utah is subject to the laws of Utah” Shurtleff said He said his office’s prosecution of polygamists has also been ah area that has thrust Utah into the national spotlight Shurtleff estimated that between Mitch MascaraHerald Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff speaks to the College Republicans on Wednesday night at USU See DEFEND on A10 100-pou- West Nile no longer contaminants The chemical semicarbazide has been found in very small quantities in certain foods packaged in jars with metal lids incorporating plastic vacu-u-m seals a type of packaging used worldwide for more than 20 years this year SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — There’s less chance of con- ' trading the West Nile vims this year because mosquitoes are preparing to hibernate for Semicarbazide or SEM belongs of chemicals known to cause cancer in animals One study : has shown it can cause tumors in mice No human studies have been conducted The European Food Safety Authority is the first organization to have taken a close look at the risks posed by die chemical Although the amount in food is uncertain and its human health ' effects unknown scientists investigating on behalf of the European food agency concluded the danger is' very slight The agency also recommended the industry change the lids for other products after baby foods have been tackled: f to a family i I 752-212- This week's featured Wbb site: wwwwonktetectivecom This site is an online version of a newspaper column called The Word Deteo-tive- " written by Evan Morris that appears in newspapers across the United States Mexico and Japan The Detective answers readers' questions concerning words and language including everything from the phrase "Armed to the teeth" to simple words such as "mullet” Visitors to the sits can submit their own questions or view an archive organized in alphabetical order People Index are names that appear in today’s Herald some of the local Journal: China Central Television correspon- dent said The station released an image of the capsule The country’s premier immediately spoke to Lt Col Yang Liwei and offered his con- China puts first man in orbit years after ‘space race’ JIUQUAN China (AP) — China’s first astronaut in space returned safely to Earth on Thursday when his craft touched down on time and as planned after 21 hours in orbit the government said I I China’s mission control declared the country’s landmark debut flight ' “a success” as the capsule door is opened after he landed oh the Inner distant third A Is there a fun or fascinating Web site you would like to share with fellow HJ readers? Call the newspaper at 1 and it could appear here Don't forget to leave your name and town of residence Following AP photo First Chinese astronaut Yang Uwei flashes the victory sign Mongolian grasslands of northern China on Thursday Quick read 21-ho- ur ' The craft carrying Yang Liwei touched down on foe grasslands of Inner Mongolia in northern China as planned at dawn Thursday the official Xinhua News Agency said Minutes later he emerged from the capsule and waved at rescuers according to images broadcast by state television ' “The landing is successful” a gratulations Shenzhou 5 landed at 6:28 am the government said The government said his condi- tion was “good” and the Web site Sinacom said he would undergo an immediate physical exam The landing came after a mission in which Shenzhou 5 orbited the Earth 14 times Though foe government has been very secretive about its space program it offered frequent glimpses of Yang through- out the trip and repeatedly said everything was going fine The completion of tire mission was the crowning achievement of manned an military-linke- d space program promoted as a symbol of national prestige both at home and abroad ' ar ' Helicopters and trucks rushed to retrieve Yang Earlier reports said the astronaut would be armed with knives and possibly a gun to protect '' himself against wild animals and other threats in the Inner Mongolian grasslands where foe ship was to touchdown Xinhua said the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center sent a message at about 5:35 am ' Thursday to Shenzhou 5 instructing it to return as planned Shenzhou 5 shown on a screen in the mission control center made a gentle turnaround upon receiving the order Xinhua said While in orbit Yang spoke to his family telling them it looked “splpndid” in space He also had a conversation with the country’s defense minister unfurled the flags of China and the United Nations and took a nap J three-dimensio- Index Classifieds Comics Movies C6 Obituaries C4 Opinion C2 Sports wwwhjnewscom ooo A8 A4 B1 mance Plus plan for implementing reforms initiated by the board Gov Mike Leavitt and state and federal lawmakers The most drastic change is a shift toward competency-base- d education in which students advance through school based on their skill mastery rather than grade level or the amount of time they spend in class D grades would be eliminated in high school and some middle school courses The board plans a final vote on Oct 29 after considering the effects of the changes Some school district and Utah Edu- - ' S : Officials: House fire ignited by 4-year- -old By Jason staff writer Bsrgreen cation Association officials question the changes “For every change you make there are unforeseen consequences down the road” said Utah Education Associa-tion President Pat Rusk The plan would require high school students demonstrate competency before they can earn course units in 15 subject areas The board eliminated a provision that would have required high school students to take three focused electives in those subject areas to graduate It said local school boards See REFORM on A10 See FIRE on A8 Education reform tweaking tentative SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state Board of Education has proposed major changes to the state’s education reform plan including changing the meaning of year-en- d grades in core subjects Those grades would reflect students’ knowledge at the end of the course instead of an average of their performance on course work from foe beginning The shift would drastically change the way teachers grade students The change was one of several major modifications the board tentatively made Tuesday to its Perfor winter Because of that state health officials bn Wednesday said they will no longer monitor West Nile virus in mosquitoes and birds for the remainder of the year- ' ' The monitoring will how- ever resume next spring There was one human case of West Nile virus in Utah this year A patient in Uintah County is recovering from flu- like vims symptoms after being bitten by infected mds- quitoes ' The mosquito-born- e virus has spread across much of the country but didn't show up in Utah until August when it was found in two chickens near Price one horse in Uintah County and another horse in Emery County Since then the virus was found in nine Utah counties in mosquitoes chickens horses and a dead bird Those counties are Carbon Duchesne Emery Grand Millard Sanpiete Uintah Utah and Wayne Residents do not need to report any more dead birds this year health officials said Fire investigators announced Wednesday that a child playing with a cigarette lighter started a fire that caused $50000 in damage to foe upstairs bedroom of a x home on Tuesday The fire started when the lit a pile of papers with a lighter he found in the home The fire then spread destroying furniture and personal items in the room and causing damage to the floor walls and ceiling Logan Fire Marshall Liz Hunsaker said Logan Fire Department firefighters responded to the home at 1208 N 120 West about 4:49 pm and extinguished foe blaze in minutes The fire See CHINA on A8 John Willis (Cl) John A Widtsoe (C1) Eldon Peterson (Cl) LaRae Adams (C2) Virginia Harmon (Cl) Jeremiah Falslev (Cl) Tony Sorensen (Cl) Stan Checkoffs (A3) (A4) Kathie Patty Timbimboo-Madse- n Palazzok) (A4) John Chick (B2) Andrea Delsigne (B2) Brady Zimmerman (B1) Allison Gamble (B3) Journal four-ple- : |