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Show Monday, April 18, 2011 Page 2 World&NatiOn Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.utahstatesman.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'lBriefs Trump plays down Romney's credentials Washington (AP) — Potential presidential candidate Donald Trump says he's a better businessman than a leading GOP hopeful in 2012, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Trump tells CNN's "State of the Union" that he has a "much, much bigger net worth. I mean my net worth is many, many, many times Mitt Romney. Trump describes Romney as a "small business guy." Trump says he's created thousands of jobs and built a great company. Romney is a former venture capitalist with a record of turning around failing companies. " " Vehicle likely killed Texas fireman EASTLAND, Texas (AP) — A state trooper says a preliminary investigation shows a Texas firefighter died after being hit by a vehicle after he fled a fire truck trapped in a wildfireconsumed pasture. Senior State Trooper Phillip "Sparky" Dean told The Associated Press on Sunday that Eastland volunteer firefighter Greg Simmons was killed by blunt force trauma. Dean cites a preliminary autopsy report by a medical examiner in Fort Worth. Simmons was found on a roadside, but Dean says investigators don't yet know if he was hit by a fire truck or car Friday in an area where a 3,000acre fire caused thick smoke with nearly no visibility. Boater dies after boat capsizes in Gulf NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man died after the fishing vessel he was riding capsized in the Gulf of Mexico. He was identified as 55-year-old Richard Green of New Port Richey. A Florida Fish and Wildlife spokesman says the 22-foot boat was swamped by four- to six-foot waves, which swept Green and three others into the water Saturday. LateNiteHumor Top 10 Starbucks Drinks Or Medical Conditions - April 15, 2011 10. Grande Red Eye 9. Bilateral Pink Eye 8. Frothy Misto 7. Varicella Zoster 6. Caramel Mocha 5. Pericardial Effusion 4. Trenta Soy Tazo 3. Calcific Bursitis 2. Doppio Macchiato Ristretto 1. Vivanno Smoothies/Vitreous Floaters (tie) Machine arrives to aid rescue at Idaho mine MULLAN, Idaho (AP) — Mining company officials brought in a remote-controlled digging machine Sunday to help try to reach a worker missing since a tunnel collapsed deep inside an Idaho mine. The special digger must be disassembled before being taken more than a mile below the surface, where it will be put back together, according to Hecla Mining Company officials. Officials said the machine should be underground by Sunday evening, but it was unclear how soon the process of reassemblyy would be finished or when rescuers would be able to put it to work. The roof of a tunnel at the Lucky Friday Mine collapsed Friday as two brothers were working, trapping one of the men but the other was able to escape, according to officials and family members. Officials have not had contact with 53-year-old Larry Marek, a 30-year mining veteran, since the collapse and his condition was unknown. The brother who escaped, wasn't injured. No one answered the door at the homes of family members on Sunday, and a person who answered phone at one of the homes declined comment. The machine will move material faster "without needing all the additional ground support to ensure the safety of our rescue teams," the cornpany said in the statement released Sunday morning. "In the meantime, rescue crews continue to safely A SIGN FOR THE LUCKY FRIDAY Mine is posted outside the mine in Mullan, Idaho, Saturday.An official with the Hecla Mining Company says a rescue operation is under way Saturday at the mine in northern Idaho. AP photo advance and progress on the removal of material." Hecla President Phil Baker said earlier that the remote-control "mucker," similar to a front-end loader, was being flown in from the East Coast. A Marek family member, who spoke on condition of anonymity as per an agreement with the rest of the family, told The Associated Press that two of her brothers were in the mine; one got out and the other did not. She said most of her family was at the rescue site. She described her family as longtime area miners, but declined to provide any more information. The mine is tucked into the forested mountains of Mullan, a historic mining town of 840 people in Idaho's Panhandle. Company spokesman Mike Dexter said the two employees had just finished watering down blasted-out rock and ore when the collapse occurred about 75 feet from the end of the 6,150-foot deep tunnel. The cave-in area was 20 feet wide. Officials say it's unclear if the entire 75-foot section collapsed, or only a portion of it, possibly leaving the miner trapped on the other side. "We don't know if the collapse went all the way to the end," Dexter said. The company said all mining activity has been halted for the rescue effort. Skydivers honor jumpers killed in accidents PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — Southern California skydivers linked arms and legs to form the name of one of two skydiving instructors killed during a plunge and released the man's ashes into the air Saturday, the day after another accident at the same airport killed a man and critically injured another. The divers spelled out the name "Pat" during the so-called "ash dive" to honor Pat McGowan, of Menifee, who was killed with Christopher David Stasky, of San Diego, on March 31. The men, both 42, collided over Perris Valley Airport and their parachutes deflated about 300 feet in the air. "Every time there is any kind of an accident we look through it and we look at the jumpers," Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, manager of the popular Perris Valley Skydiving and friend of McGowan, told KCALTV. "Were they doing a jump they shouldn't have been doing? Were the skies too crowded? Was the weather too bad? And this accident was none of those things." The memorial took place in the shadow of a very similar accident Friday, when another pair of experienced jumpers' parachutes collided and became entangled about 200 feet above the ground, BrodskyChenfeld said. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan took a nearly insurmountable lead Sunday in the election to lead the oil-rich nation, though fragmented returns suggested the Christian incumbent faced strong opposition from the country's Muslim north. Meanwhile, authorities in the vice president's northern Nigerian hometown said that eight people had been wounded in a bomb blast at a hotel in a poor neighborhood hours after voters cast their ballots in the otherwise peaceful election. Certified results from the Independent National Electoral Commission released from Saturday's election showed Jonathan had 19.4 million votes out of a total of 31.1 million already counted. His nearest opponent, former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, held 8.7 million votes. Results from eight of Nigeria's 36 states have yet to be formally announced in Abuja, the country's capital. While those states have enough votes to seize the lead from Jonathan, it appears unlikely Buhari will be able to salvage a victory. Jonathan also had won enough votes in those states counted by Sunday night to avoid triggering a runoff. Attahiru Jega, chairman of the national electoral body, said his agency would begin announcing results again at 9 a.m. Monday (0800 GMT). Every television network and most radio stations in Africa's most populous nation aired the vote results live to a country that has remained in suspense since the mostly peaceful vote held Saturday in a land used to violence and thuggery at the polls. Jonathan, who became president after his predecessor died in office last year, has long been considered the front-runner as his ruling People's Democratic Party has dominated politics in the West African giant since it became a democracy 12 years ago. However, the country's Muslim north remains hesitant about Jonathan as the Christian from the south who took over after the death of the country's elected Muslim leader. Many of the north's elite wanted the ruling party to honor an unwritten power-sharing agreement calling for a Muslim candidate to run in this election, yet Jonathan prevailed in the party's primary. Buhari, the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, won the support of many in the north as a Muslim leader willing to crack down on the NIGERIAN INCUMBENT PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN casts his ballot in corruption prevalent in the nation. Otuoke, Nigeria, Saturday. AP photo IM CLARKSBURG • BRESLAW • STONELEIGH Logan's Premier Student Apartments Ar_ _Ai CLARKSBURG Both victims in that accident had a couple thousand jumps each, Brodsky-Chenfeld said. One man died at the hospital Friday and the other was in critical condition, Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Herlinda Valenzuela said. The surviving skydiver underwent emergency surgery for severe injuries to his head and chest. The Friday jump was the third fatal accident in three months at Perris Valley Skydiving, which averages about 150,000 jumps a year, the Riverside PressEnterprise said. At least 12 skydivers have died in accidents at the facility since 2000. Nigerian president takes huge lead in vote • E The mine employs roughly 275 workers, about 50 of whom were underground in various parts of the mine when the collapse occurred, company spokeswoman Melanie Hennessey said. Glen Gotcher, 57, who worked in the mine for 28 years and spent the last seven working in the mill above ground, said the community is staying positive as they await word about the missing miner. "This is something people are used to feeling, because when the rock burst happens, you can feel it all over town," Gotcher said as he gathered with other miners at the Smokeshop Bar in downtown Mullan. On its website, Hecla describes itself as the oldest U.S.-based precious metals mining company in North America and the largest silver producer in the U.S. It is headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Hecla currently produces silver from two mines, Greens Creek and Lucky Friday, a mine that has been operational since 1942 and is one of the nation's deepest underground mines. Baker said the collapse was in an area where mine material is watered down and cooled before being shipped to the next phase of processing. No cause for the collapse has been identified "We're not yet focused on how and why it occurred," Baker said. "All of our efforts now are on rescuing the miner." STONELEIGH For more information call Darla • (435) 755-8525 • Pager (435) 206-1926 • darladclark@pcu.net or go online at wwwcbsapartments.com • . . • • . . . • . • . . . 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