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Show Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 ion Celebs&Peopte Today is Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 Today's issue of The Utah Statesman is published especially for Phil Monday, a freshman who is undeclared from Logan, Utah. ClarifyCorrect The policy of The Utah Statesman is to correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you would like clarified or find unfair, please contact the editor at 797-1762 or TSC 105. Na^Briefs" Camera at Utah mine forced to change route SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A robotic camera lowered into a mountain became stuck 10 feet from its target, forcing crews to come up with another route to attempt getting video of an area where six miners might be trapped, an official said Tuesday. The camera was pulled back from the hole, district manager jack Kuzar of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration told reporters after briefing families in Huntington. The camera instead will be lowered through the seventh hole being drilled into the mountain, and into an eating area where the miners may have sought refuge during the Aug. 6 cave-in. The new hole probably won't be finished until Thursday, Kuzar said. The camera got stuck Monday night, but MSHA did not publicly disclose the problem until Tuesday. Bizarre robery has victim get change for a ten GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) - A knife-wielding robber needed only $4, so he refused to take a $10 bill from his victim and waited while the man made change at a pizza parlor, police said Tuesday. He then took the $4 and ran off, only to be captured a few blocks away, police said. The suspect, James Mitchell, 48, was arraigned Tuesday on robbery and weapon charges. His lawyer, Arlene Popkin, refused to comment. Police Capt. Joseph DeCarlo said it "really is an odd case, but it is a robber)'." The confrontation began over an artificial rose that the 18-year-old victim had just bought, police said. "He came out of the store and was approached by the suspect, who said, 'Give me the rose,'" DeCarlo said. "The kid told him, 'Go in there and get one.' But the suspect says, 'I want that one, and your money, too,' and pulls out a knife. When the teen said all he had was $10, the suspect said he wanted only $4, DeCarlo said. "He tells the kid to go into the pizza parlor and get change," DeCarlo said. "Then the kid comes out, he takes his $4 and he leaves." The teenager and his mother, who was across the street, called police and led officers to Mitchell, DeCarlo said. He couldn't say why Mitchell wanted only $4. TURKEYS NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT ABDULLAH GUL follows a military guard of honor carrying his wreath during his visit t o the mausoleum of modern Turkey's founderKemal Ataturk to pay his respects in Ankara. AP photo New Turkish president supports separation of state and Islam ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - A devout Muslim won Turkey's presidency Tuesday after months of confrontation with the secular establishment, promising to be impartial and praising the idea that Islam and the state should be separate. Still, in a sign that tension could lie ahead, top generals did not attend the swearing-in ceremony in parliament of Abdullah Gul, their new president and commander in chief. Local media interpreted their absence as a protest against the 56-year-old Gul, the former foreign minister in Turkey's Islamic-oriented government. Gul, who has tried to engineer Turkey's entry into the European Union with sweeping reforms, received a majority of 339 votes in a parliamentary ballot in the capital, Ankara. The secular opposition had thwarted Gul's earlier bidforthe presidency, but his triumph this time was assured by a ruling party that won a second term in general elections last month. The burly and affable new president was careful to reach out to the many Turks who suspect he has a secret Islamic agenda. "In democracy, which is a system of rights and liberties, secularism, one of the core principles of our republic, is as much a model that underpins freedom for different lifestyles as it is a rule of social harmony," Gul said. "I will continue my LI See PRESIDENT, page 14 SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Police were called to Owen Wilson's home because of an attempted suicide report, according to a police log of weekend calls. The log doesn't indicate who made the call Sunday, but lists "attempt suicide" as the reason for it. Wilson was in good condition Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical WILSON Center in Los Angeles. Hospital officials said Tuesday they weren't releasing any updated information. The actor's publicist, Ina Treciokas, declined to answer questions Tuesday about whether Wilson attempted to commit suicide. She said Wilsons statement asking for privacy was all that was being released. Wilson, 38, was initially taken by ambulance from his home to Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica and later transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP)-Bo Diddley was in stable condition at a Gainesville hospital after suffering a heart attack, his publicist said Tuesday. The 78-year-old singer-guitarist complained of dizziness and nausea during a routine medical checkup Friday, said his publicist, Susan Clary. She said Diddley was being treated at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville. The hospital is near his north central Florida hometown of Archer. Clary said the musician was in stable condition at the hospital's cardiac care unit after spending the weekend in intensive care. A hospital spokesman referred all questions to Clary. "He is conscious," Clary said. "The situation is very serious." In May, Diddley was hospitalized in Nebraska after suffering a stroke after casino performances in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was soon transferred to Florida. Diddley, with his black glasses and low-slung guitar, has been an icon in the music industry since he topped the R&B charts with "Bo Diddley" in 1955. Ford receives 51/2 year sentencefor bribery LflfeMteHumor MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Former state Sen. John Ford, once among Tennessee's most powerful lawmakers, was sentenced Tuesday to 5 1/2 years in prison for bribery. Ford, 65, was one offiveformer lawmakers convicted of bribery or extortion in a statewide corruption investigation code named "Tennessee Waltz." He was convicted in April of taking $55,000 in bribes from FBI agents posing as dishonest businessmen representing a company called E-Cycle Management. The company, which sought a change in state law for a business advantage, was a front created by the FBI. In addition to the prison term, Ford was sentenced to two years of supervised probation. Ford declined to comment as he left court on Tuesday, but a day earlier he apologized for his wrongdoing. "I accept the jury's verdict and take full, total and complete responsibility for my actions," the Democrat said Monday. Ford's attorney said he planned to appeals both the conviction and sentence, though he would not specify the grounds. U.S. Attorney David Kustoff called the sentence "fair and reasonable" and said it "sends a strong statement to those in public service that will hopefully act a deterrent" to wrongdoing. Ford, who spent three decades in the Senate and took the most bribe money by far of the Tennessee Waltz lawmakers, is a member of one of Memphis' most active political families. He is the uncle of former Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr., now chairman of the centrist David Letterman, August27,2007 Top Ten Reasons Why Alberto Gonzales Resigned 10. Felt he wasn't incompetent enough for the Bush administration 9. Secretly ordered himself to fire himself 8. Was offered the John Travolta role in the touring production of "Hairspray" FORMER TENNESSEE STATE S E N . JOHN FORD exits the fed- eral building in Memphis. Tenn., Monday, Aug. 27. Ford was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for bribery on Tuesday. AP photo Democratic Leadership Council. John Ford still faces unrelated federal charges in Nashville, where he is accused of misreporting $800,000 in payments from contractors with TennCare, the state's medical insurance program for the poor. Former state Sen. Roscoe Dixon was also convicted at trial in the case and is serving a five-year prison sentence. The other lawmakers pleaded guilty; two await sentencing and the other spent nine months in prison. The federal Bureau of Prisons will decide when Ford must report for his sentence and where it will be served. 7. Trying his hand at failing miserably in the private sector 6. Didn't want to be around for transition to the Kucinich administration 5. Instead of terrorism, trying to keep Lindsay and Paris off the streets 4. Got a sweet new job at Kinko's 3. Letterman has a guy making a sand sculpture of Biff Henderson 2. Ran out of laws to circumvent 1. Why not go out on top? t«tU fcvC ^** r i m get hooked WHAT: Broomball is similar to hockey in tennis shoes WHEN: Fridays at 5:15-6:15pm WHERE: Eccles Ice Center 2825 N 200 E N. Logan, UT 84341 COST: $4.50/person (includes helmet, stick and pads) $3.50/person with a group of 12 or more Warning: Broomball is highly addictive...play at your own risl |
