Show Herald Logan captures third straight region tennis title — B1: New ‘important Bird Area' dedicated in Amalga — A3 Vol' 95 Nol1291Saturdatf May Weather 82004 Rumsfeld: ‘My deepest apology’ Defense Perfect golf weather secretary — PageAlO warns abuse crisis may become worse WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld offered “my deepest apology" Fri- Update day to Iraqi prisoners abused by sadistic military personnel and warned that videos and photos yetto come could further inflame worldwide outrage “It’s going to get a good deal more terrible I’m afraid” he said glumly in congressional testimony televised throughout the Arab world well in die United States Economy Job market up unemployment down in nation u WASHINGTON (AP) —A springtime surge in hiring rumbled into a second month as employers added nearly 300000 new jobs in April lowering the unemployment rate to - He said the Iraqis who were mistreated will receive compensation One week after shocking photos appeared showing prisoners subjected to sexual humiliation Rumsfeld said the treatment wu “inconsistent with die values of our nation It wu inconsistent with the teachings of and it wu certainly die military fundamentally During a total of six hours of testimony in die Senate and House Rumsfeld sought to repair the damage done to American prestige aboard to ease die anger of lawmakers caugjit off guard by the uproar u a and to shore up support for his own job among key members of Congress He said bluntly “These events occurred on my watch As secretary of defense I am accountable for diem I take full responsibility” Rumsfeld said he “would resign in a minute” if he thought he could not be effective But he brushed aside Democratic calls to step down saying “I would not resign simply because people try to make a political issue out of it” The defense secretary said those involved in die abuse would be brought to justice regardless of rank ' In addition to the known abuse “My d— past apology”: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld mbs his eyes near the conclusion of hjs testimony before the House Arms Services See APOLOGY on A6 Committee on Friday in Washington More on Iraq— A7 HdfeMoOdiGLi Police: No new leads 36 percent In a second dose of good economic news Friday congressional budget forecasters predicted this year’s federal deficit will be smaller than they had expected The timing couldn’t have been better for President Bush who has been dealing with international fallout from the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers The economy which had been assumed would be a major drag on Bush’s bid now may prove otherwise llie Labor Department reported that payrolls have risen for eight months in a row with almost 900000 new jobs created so far this year Nearly three in four of those jobs were added in die last two months The unemployment rate dipped in April from 57 percent to 56 percent “I’m officially declaring the job-le- u d recovery dead” said Ken president of ClearView Economics “I think we are now cm a path of what will be substantial job armed bank heist in By Jason Bergreen staff writer Police say there are no new leads in the theft of nearly $15000 stolen last week dur-bank heist ing a strong-arme- d at a Zions Bank branch in Logan An investigator said Friday that police are stiU unsure who the suspect is that entered the Zions Bank at 133 E 1400 North on April 28 and robbed four tellers at gunpoint before running out the north doors of the bade and disappearing “We have no leads to be gains” On Wall Street the report sent stocks tumbling with investors’ worried about the speeding economy’s effect on interest rates The Dow Jones industrial average fell almost 124 points to close at 101 1734iThe Nasdaq lost almost 20 points to close at 191796 Analysts expect the Federal Reserve to start raising rates this summer Bush promoting his economic policies on a Friday tour of Iowa and Wisconsin both of which he lost in 2000 said “Our economy is strong and it is getting stronger” That’s because “we have left more money in the hands that earned it” he said again crediting the tax cuts he has championed for good economic ' news They also have contributed to record deficits ' This year’s federal deficit could be leu than the $477 billion predicted the Congressional Budget Office said It wu the latest indication of possible improvement in the governfiscal picture ment's short-terEven so the shortfall already is at $284 billion for the first seven months of the fiscal year That means the final 2004 deficit is likely to surpass or at least come close to last year's $374 billion a record in dollar terms m Quick read UVVUftl What world famous criminal forger once attended Utah State University? honest with you” Logan Police Sgt Bret Randall said Zions Bank is working with the FBI to try and enhance security camera images of the suspect robbing the bank photos by Brent StevensHerald Journal Ron Godfrey has gained an appreciation of how things were long Local resident saves 1800’s cabin log by log By Holll Weiss staff writer ill-fat- ed NORTH one-roo- m m B7 Obituaries B5 Opinion mA7 Sports wwwhjnewscom nii AS A4 B1 I a AP photo AvNeit Mayfield mother of Brandon Mayfield stands in her home in Hutchinson Kan on Friday Shal hotdfng a wafting staff she crafted with Egyptian symbols she said to keep her connected to her son his native Egyptian wffe and their chftjren Randall said Ifolice investiga- tors are interviewing several people and following up unspecified information in an effort to crack the case Police are not sure if the suspect they are looking for resides in Cache County or somewhere else Randall said It is still unclear whether the robber left the area Of the bank on foot or in a car or if any of the stolen money has been spent locally The suspect in last week's robbery entered the Zions bank walked up to one of the tellers produced a handgun and demanded that everyone lie down on the floor The robber then had each teller fill a light-colorbackpack with - ed & See LEADS on A10 - Nuclear weapons sites may be policed found of American Fingerprints P locos of history: Ron Godfrey's log cabin is filled with all sorts of antiques he has collected over the years To Godfrey the cabin and everything inside it represents history 19th-centu- ry on evidence in Madrid bombing Index Comics Movies between 1879 and 1884 depending on who you talk to and Godfrey decided to save it from an end “So many of these have been burned as firewood or used for animal storage” Godfrey said gently scuffing the wood floor with his shoe “There are so few left I just hated to see it go down” Godfrey offered the owners $1200 and LOGAN — From the log cabin turquoise door on Ron Godfrey’s North Logan property looks like a clubhouse or an oversized lawn ornament It’s much more than that for the Godfreys — it’s a little bitofhistoiy in cacheoeoole places & things their own back the cabin It couldyard all at once and the be moved n't Maslow’s of “You know Hierarchy Needs?” Godfrey said “This just pieces were too delicate to pile on top of one another to haul them gets you back to the basics — food I as a away shelter safety love life simple “We took it apart log by log” he thing” said fascination a has who Godfrey The logs were put on a trailer six with Americana and history saw the It log home in Newton years ago See CABIN on A10 was an original built sometime Look for the answer to today’s question somewhere in today's A section Ctauiflads ago by spending time in his cabin that he moved log by log to his property In North Logan i IEa is question : ' May-lan- Today's I© 20041 $50' Logan Utah Brldgerland’3 Dally Newspaper MADRID Spain (AP) — The fingerprints of an American lawyer arrested in the Madrid tenor bombing probe were found on a plastic shopping bag containing detonators like those used in the train attacks the Spanish government said Friday Two senior US law enforcement officials in Washington said Brandon Mayfield 37 bad been under FBI surveillance for several weeks after a single fingerprint was found Mayfield a former Army officer who converted to Islam waf taken into custody Thursday by FBI agents who also searched his home in the Portland Ore suburb of Aloha The US officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said agents had intended to continue the surveillance longer but when it became clear that news about him might leak out the Justice Department decided to place him in custody It was the first known arrest of a US citizen in connection with the March 1 1 commuter train attack in Madrid that killed 191 people and injured 2000 others The bag was found inside a stolen white van left near a train station that three of the four bombed trains Sec MADRID on A10 WASHINGTON (AP) — After a rash of security lapses the Energy Department is looking to create an elite force of federal guards to protect plutonium and weapon uranium from terror- ists while also preparing plans to move some of the material to more secure areas Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham on Friday outlined a sweeping set of proposals to increase security at nearly a dozen government facilities that hold highly radioactive material that could be used to fashion a crude nuclear device See SITES on A 10 |