- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Arabian Museum Destroyed by Fire

June 11, 2002

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia?A huge fire in the kingdom's largest private museum has destroyed many pieces of art, police said Tauesday. The fire on Monday gutted two of the three buildings housing the Abdul Rauf Hasan Khalil Museum in the Red Sea city of Jiddah, police said, adding that they were investigating the cause.

Police Continue Search For Kidnapping Victim

June 11, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Police say they are refocusing their investigation into the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl, taking a closer look at those who knew Elizabeth Smart, while not ruling out a stranger abduction. "We believe that it is possible that we have already talked to or will soon talk to the suspect that is responsible for this crime," said Salt Lake Police Chief Rick Dinse.

House Democrats To Sue Pres. Bush

By and • June 11, 2002

WASHINGTON?Thirty-one House members filed suit against President Bush Tuesday in an effort to block the president from withdrawing from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. The United States officially leaves the treaty on Thursday, six months after Bush announced his intentions to do so.

Quote of the Day

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"It's like taking the pieces from four or five jigsaw puzzles without pictures on them and trying to figure out which ones fit together."

Anti-Terrorism Bill Faces Possible Veto

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Iran Accuses U.S. Of Killing Afghans

June 4, 2002

BEHESHT-E-ZAHRA, Iran?Iran's supreme leader accused the United States on Tuesday of "massacring" innocent Afghans during its war on terrorism, and said Iran was ready to fight if attacked. Addressing thousands of people on the 13th anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the father of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the United States launched the war in Afghanistan to get rid of al Qaeda, but instead massacred civilians.

Tyco CEO Charged With Tax Evasion

June 4, 2002

NEW YORK?Dennis Kozlowski, the dealmaking titan who built Tyco International into a huge conglomerate, was charged Tuesday with illegally avoiding more than $1 million in sales taxes on paintings, including works by Renoir and Monet. Kozlowski, who resigned as chairman and chief executive Monday amid news of the investigation, pleaded innocent Tuesday and was released on $3 million bail.

Congress to Investigate Intelligence Failures

June 4, 2002

WASHINGTON?President Bush said Tuesday the CIA and FBI failed to communicate adequately before Sept. 11. Congress began extraordinary closed-door hearings into intelligence lapses with bipartisan promises the inquiry will search for facts, not scapegoats. "We're up and running with momentum," said Rep.

Palestine Presents New Security Plan

By , , and • June 4, 2002

RAMALLAH, West Bank?Responding to growing U.S. pressure to fight terror, Yasser Arafat presented CIA Director George Tenet with a plan Tuesday for restructuring the unwieldy Palestinian security apparatus. The Palestinian leader appointed a 73-year-old general to head the new security array, but Israel said the proposed changes are largely cosmetic because Arafat, who has done little to rein in militants in the past, remains in charge.

Monterey Misconceptions: A Trip Through Steinbeck’s Famed CA

By , , and • June 4, 2002

"Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream." -Cannery Row by John Steinbeck, 1945 All I want to do is give John Steinbeck a hug. I want to embrace his cold, bronzed face and tell him everything will be OK.