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Show Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010 Page 2 World&NatiOn Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.aggietownsquare.com Clarify Correct 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. Nat' 1Briefs Boston criminal wants to write book BOSTON (AP) — A Boston-area man accused of killing his wife and two children said in a note that he should have written a book about dealing with his wife's dysfunctional family and not let his anger fester "until one murderous night." Details of the letter written by Thomas Mortimer IV and found at the scene of the slayings in Winchester were contained in a ninepage statement of the case filed by prosecutors. The statement was made public Tuesday after The Associated Press and other media fought efforts by Mortimer's defense to have it impounded. In his letter, allegedly written in the hours after the June killings, Mortimer moves between confession and self-pity. Executions resume in California SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Attorney General Jerry Brown and his lawyers are demanding that executions resume in California as soon as next week in a push that marks a significant change of heart for the former outspoken death penalty opponent. A judge halted executions in California in 2006 and ordered prison officials to overhaul lethal injection procedures. More than 700 killers now line death row in California, and Brown's office believes lethal injection regulations adopted last month will ensure that condemned inmates won't suffer "cruel and unusual punishment" when executed. LateNiteHumor Top 10 Good Things about Dating the President's Daughter- Sept. 6, 2000 10. When President says, "Don't do anything I wouldn't do," you can pretty much go nuts. 9. Biweekly Gallup poll tells you how you're doing as a boyfriend. 7. Any professor who fails you is looking at one mother of an IRS audit. 6. Someone says, "My dad can beat up you dad," you respond, "My girlfriend's dad can send your dad's ass to Bosnia". 5. Every Christmas you get newest model stovepipe hat. (President Lincoln's daughter only) 4. You're one call away from having your term paper on Castro written by Castro. 3. Can watch news to see if she really was "home with mom and dad" that night. 2. Get to hear first hand which reporters are major-league ass*****. 1. Surprise her with flowers, next morning your face is on Mt. Rushmore. Herriman Fire a 'systematic failure' HERRIMAN, Utah corralled the fire. They got it under (AP) — The National control, but the winds came up, and Guard joined forces the fire spread and got beyond what with firefighters again we could handle ourselves," McIntire Tuesday to battle a said. fast-moving, windOvernight winds of more than driven blaze that the 40 mph fanned the fire across more guard ignited during a than 6 square miles. machine-gun training When the drill got under way, the exercise. National Guard said the fire hazard Utah Army Guard was moderate. There was little wind, Gen. Brian Tarbet said temperatures were below 75 degrees Monday he was "deeply and humidity was 13 percent, typical sorry" about what he for Utah's dry climate. called a "systematic failFires caused by artillery shells ure" at Camp Williams, or other weapons at military instalabout 30 miles south of lations are not uncommon. In May Salt Lake City. 2007, a flare dropped from an F-16 The commander on a training flight sparked a fire accepted responsibility that burned 17,000 acres in New for the wildfire sparked Jersey. Artillery practice sparked a Sunday that destroyed huge wildfire in July 2009 outside three houses, damaged Marseille, France. WEST VALLEY CITY FIREFIGHTER Scott Hall puts out a hot spot on a ruined home. AP a fourth and forced the At Camp Williams, a fire touched evacuation of more than photo off by artillery burned 500 acres in With high winds predicted Tuesday afternoon, 1,600 homes. Officials said Tuesday that 450 homes September 2006 and forced the evacuation of about seven bulldozers, five aerial tanker aircraft and four 50 homes. None were destroyed. A more recent fire remained evacuated. National Guard Black Hawk helicopters were supTarbet said no one checked to see that the burned 300 acres in July. porting more than 500 firefighters and guardsmen National Weather Service had posted a "red flag" Residents and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter cutting fire lines. high-wind warning before the machine gun exercise Corroon questioned the National Guard's decision It is the latest example of military training activi- to hold live-fire exercises in dry conditions. was permitted to continue in tinder-dry conditions ties sparking large fires at Camp Williams and in the foothills of the Oquirrh mountains. He also Hutson called the practice flare-up a "perfect other facilities. Camp Williams, founded in 1926, said guard commanders waited two hours to call storm" that kicked up violently with winds of 40 covers 44 square miles, or nearly twice the size of outside fire agencies for help. mph to 50 mph. Manhattan. Guard Lt. Col. Hank McIntire told reporters The fire has caused no major injuries, officials Utah National Guard officials said they can usuTuesday that those responsible would be held said, although two police officers were treated for ally contain any flames, but local leaders questioned smoke inhalation and a third for minor injuries accountable. the decision to fire weapons at all. "If we need to take internal action, we certainly after being hit by the vehicle of a driver trying to "It's a regular occurrence with any type of trainwill," he said. return home. ing — small flare-ups we deal with," McIntire said The Unified Police Department, an agency overAs smoke filled the sky Sunday, Dustin Spangler Monday. seeing Salt Lake County, is enforcing an evacuation and his neighbors saw no reason to wait any longer The flames were ignited about 12:40 p.m. order for parts of Herriman, a community of about for help. Sunday by practice rounds from a .50-caliber 18,000 residents at the southwest corner of the Salt They organized a volunteer brigade to prepare machine gun. Officials said a fire crew with a fire Lake valley. for "the fire coming over the hill."The actions may truck thought they contained the fire until winds "We understand the frustration and how inconhave saved Spangler's home, which suffered only whipped up about 1:30 p.m. Unified fire officials venient it is to be forced from your home," police Lt. smoke damage. were called at 3:22 p.m. Don Hutson said. "Our fire crews were on standby, responded and Nine service members killed this crash at all," said Mohammad Jan Rasoolyar, a spokesman for the provincial governor in Zabul. "The investigation is still going on, but the military told us that the helicopter crashed due to technical problems." Another coalition service member died following a separate explosion in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said. No further details were available. So far this year, at least 524 U.S. and NATO forces have been killed in Afghanistan, surpassing the 504 killed last year. This year has been the deadliest for international forces since the war began in 2001. Tuesday's helicopter crash took place not far from Chanaryan village, but there was no damage to buildings, Rasoolyar said. U.S. and Romanian forces make up most of the NATO contingent in Zabul province. "I was sitting taking my tea," said Nakeemullah, 20, who transports livestock in the area. "I heard noise and I went outside to see what happened. "I saw a lot of smoke in the sky," said Nakeemullah, who uses only one name. "It was far away for me, but I could see that it was a helicopter and it went down on the backside of the mountain where I couldn't see." KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A helicopter carrying international troops crashed in a rugged section of southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing nine service members in the deadliest such incident in four years for coalition forces. A "large number" of Americans were among the dead, according to a senior military official in Washington, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. One other coalition service member, an Afghan National Army soldier and a U.S. civilian were wounded. The coalition would not disclose the helicopter's mission, and the cause of the crash was not immediately clear. NATO said there were no reports of enemy fire in the early morning hours in the Daychopan district of Zabul province, where the crash took place. However, Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi told The Associated Press by telephone that insurgents shot down the helicopter. The Taliban often exaggerate their claims and sometimes take credit for accidents. "The Taliban are not involved in Aircraft are used extensively in Afghanistan by both NATO and the Afghan government forces to transport and supply troops because the terrain is mountainous and roads are few and primitive. Lacking shoulder-fired missiles and other anti-aircraft weapons, the Taliban rely mostly on machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades to fire at aircraft during takeoffs and landings. Most helicopter crashes in the country have been accidents caused by maintenance problems or factors such as dust. On Aug. 16, 2005, two transport helicopters carrying NATO peacekeepers crashed in a western Afghan desert, killing 17 Spanish troops. GREGORY LUCKETT-FIELDS walks by tombstones in San Diego after a funeral service on Tuesday. 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