Show USU hangs on in final seconds to beat BYU ! — B1 Delivering Christmas cheer to Mexico children ( —A3 L'oganlUtahJt© 2003J$50 power substations First Dam and terror level leads police to increase patrols High Geier Geier said the department will use $42000 it has received in homeland security grants to pay for 1 600 hours of overtime The added manpower will be used to protect “critical infrastructure” and police public K By John Wright and David Nsison staff writers Due to the nation’s heightened ror alert level the Logan Police ' ‘ downtown New Year’s Eve cele- -' bration according to Capt James Department is beefing up patrols at the city’s water treatment plant - h- — Target — PagG A2 within their agencies it has prompt-th- e ed increased awareness "We’re a little bit more vigilant when we hear about things or see things”said Mike Weibel a - ' possible during the holidays and that threat indicators are ' spokesman for the Bear River Health Department which focuses primari- ly on bioterrorism “We’re probably paying a little extra attention to ' things" Keith Larsen emergency pit-- : ' paredness program coordinator for the Health Department sits on the “perhaps gatherings “We’Jl work within that to make it effective and efficient” he said “They’ll be out and looking” ' Federal Homeland Security Secre- - ter- tary Tom Ridge announced Sunday that he was raising the national ter- ror alert to orange its second-higest level Ridge said attacks were greater now than at any point” since Sept 11 2001 Other local public safety officials said although the heightened alert level won’t result in major changes ‘ See PATROLS on A10 Valloy traffic Soldier greets 2nd-grade- rs Editor’ note: The following Tetter Home’ from the Persian Gulf war zone was sent by SgLDavid Odd to his son’s (Stephen) secondjrade dass at NiUey Elementary The students from Mrs Gittins’ class wrote him letters SgL Odd is stationed in Iraq and also setved ln the first Persian Gulf Vltar He to with the 141st Military Intelligence Group based in Provo : Dew Mrs Gittins and students: Thank you so much for the letters that you wrote You’ll never know how much those letters brightened my day and lifted my spirits I worry though that the smile that erupted spontaneously as I read your letters will never fade for it is sometimes necessary to act mean and tough out here and a smile just doesn’t complement that act the way a gruesome frown does Well in case you’re ' worried too I promise I’ll put suffir " cient practice into my frowning so v : that by the time I return you’ll never guess that it was a problem Every day I marvel at how lucky and blessed we have been as Americans Over here the students meet in dirty brick buildings that have no lights windows (well there are windows but there isno glass?— justa hole in the wall) no ' rectangular chalk boards no wall decorations' no computers and desks and chairs ' that are no old and rickety they can v barely stand on their own much less support the forces of a wiggling 2nd- grader I’ ve seen the students cany bodes but it looks like they’ve beep ' used by many other students before and they are womand brayed During the summer the students roast in : it : V v : Traffic light synchronization along Logan’s Main Streef : ‘ temperatures approaching 130 ‘degrees and during the winter See GREET on A10 Quick road 1 h in the news ' - n s stop' the signals Logan’s main:' “Now we need to improve the ' '' access from side streets like 400 drag cam will run more efficiently I ' and decrease the amount offuel used North” said Gass: and emissions generated Approxi- - - v Neff acknowledged that bast- - and d traffic cart be delayed by mately 141000‘gallons of fuel could (hie extended green lights along Main be saved over the course of the year rtiinutes!ta43minutesand north- - - according tothe studyand 16 tons Street He said the chances ofacar ' min-'emissions fell automobile willbe bound travel time from 62 of waiting longer than one jight change saved from Logan's afmosphere on a side street are rare though the utes to 45 minutes for the4000p “We were expecting results similar : system may till undergo adjust- cars that use Main Street every day V “Those are some significant tothat bul not that positive: Those''-- - - ment? to ease those delays turned out even better than we hoped The greater volume Is traveling decreases which should improve" said Andy Neff: UDQT V for” said Jim Qass executive direc- horth-sout- h and you’ ve got to give congestion PlanCache tor'of the Metropolitan preference to that movement” said pubhc involvenfent coMdinator In addition to saving time for Neff’ We’re still fine:tuning to ning biganization which joined north-sout- h make (e'ast:west travel) as efficient' ’ drivers the local envir- - - UDOT and Logan city ineoordiniat- as possible ” ronmenf should also benefit As a iiig the $12 million project to update corridor J west-boun- : a Christmas card 2 Christ- - in V ' - First US case bf cow aerial photos WASHINGTON (AP) — Deferring to Secret Service worries about terrorists the government is deliberately aerial photographs over Wash- - a blurring its highest-qualit- y in to hide plain view on the roofs of the objects ington WTKitc House Capitol and Treasury Departmeriit -The government also obscured aerial views of the Naval Observatory compound where Vice President Dick Cheney ’ lives It made no effort to blur detailed photographs show- ing the Pentagon Supreme Court- CIA headquarters Justice ::- Department or FBI headquarters Experts said they feared the unusual decision reflects a troublesome move toward hew government limits on Com- -' mercial satellite and aerial photography a booming industry driven by recent technology advances that includes some companies based outside the United States commercial satellites already can snap photographs : almost as detailed as iiniages shot from airplanes that were ordered blurred by the government ' Experts also questioned the effectiveness of blurring one set of government-finance- d photographs Tourists can see toe roofs of the White House and US Capitol from dozens of tall buUdirtgsdowntown and theWeb site forthe National Park Service shows a June 2002 photograph of the White House from atop the Wsshington Monument “We have to accept that we’re not going to be invisible from space anymore” said James Lewis a satellites expert - — WlOWIr m IWw WOflQ WCwOfWfi Third CoMsge Edition Pooplo Index Foltowtng are some of the local names that appear in today's Herald Journal: Alan Wolford (A4) Lula C DeVhlve (A4) Lynn Jaggi (C2) Unda 8 Miller (C2) Herm Olsen (A3) Kevin Day (A3) Angela Maughan (AS) Rafael Lopee (A8) Spencer Nelson (BI) Bradey Morwon (B1) Brent Pickett (B1) CardelButler(BI) V Indox Ctassifiads Cornier Movies :C5 Obituaries C3 Opinion C2 Sports wvihivhjnew8cbm ill AS A4 Bt : See BLUR on A9 WASHINGTON (AP) —A X single Holstein on a Washing- ton state farm has tested ppsj-'- :' five for mad cow disease marking the disease’s first sus- peeled appearance in the Unit- ed States the Bush administration announonf Tuesday as it assured Ameri- cans their fdpd is safe' V Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said the slaughtered cow was screened earlier this month and any diseased parts were removed before they could enter the food supply and infect humans Fear of the disease has brought economic V ruin on beef industries ip Europe arid Canada ' “We remain confident'in toe food safety of our supply” Veneman told a hastily con- vened news conference J: : H-i- ' :i of DC landmarks closer look sit words nosi result of the declinein vehicles 'ping and idling along US blurs images Week v South to 1400 North were linked' through)a computer system to mea- sure the impact of more frequent: green lights for drivers heading north or south on US Highway89- 91 The average time to travel the 17 blocks Southbound declined from 64 rr Studies were conducted before and "after die 11 traffic signs from 300 of the A Mitch MascaroHerald Journal i Green lights may mean go but 22 traffic light along Logan’s Main not Street now may signal a stop for cars but forpollution and traffic congestion V 'Vehicle delays fuel consumption : and automobile emissions have all'’' declined since June the Utah Derailment of iTransportatibn report-- : "r ed Tuesday when signals 'along Logan’s man drag were synchro- nized to keep traffic moving On the north-sout- Definition v has worked out well sebording to the Utah Department of Transportation - V : - : AP photo Asalutetodad Starxfng next to frismothar Nikki left Jacob Kathman salutes the Army National Guard troops during their welcome home ceremony Tuesday at the Boone County Kathman Fairgrounds in Boone Iowa Staff SgL-J-eff Jacob's father was one of the ISO polders returning from Iraq : Sm COW on A9 I “ i - ::v : s' |