- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Wal-Mart Settles Over Suicide Suit

May 1, 2002

WILMINGTON, N.C.?Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $130,000 to the estate of a man who shot and killed himself after buying ammunition at the store. A lawsuit filed in a district court earlier this year accused the Ark.-based chain of negligence for selling bullets to Matthew John VanGraafeiland and for failing to supervise its employees.

Pro Cloning Ads Prompts Lawsuit

May 1, 2002

WASHINGTON?The health insurance industry has filed a lawsuit to block pro-cloning advertisements using the "Harry and Louise" characters created in 1993 during the debate over health care. The Health Insurance Association of America, which filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.

FBI Experts Work in Vandalism Case

May 1, 2002

WEST JORDAN, Utah?FBI terrorism experts have joined the investigation into vandalism of equipment at a West Jordan project designed to protect the environment. The vandals?whose spray painted messages included "Lots of ELFs'' and "Hayduke Lives!''?caused about $50,000 damage, jamming dirt into the crankcase of a bulldozer and smashing windows.

Funds Questioned for TRAX Projects

May 1, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?One of the Wasatch Front's three major rail projects may be delayed for lack of federal funding. The agency that decides which communities will get the rail lines says it probably overestimated how much federal rail money it would receive.

Musharraf Announces Terrorism Crackdown

May 1, 2002

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan?Gen. Pervez Musharraf promised a new crackdown on terrorism and called for an end to national divisions following fraud allegations about a referendum endorsing him for five more years as president. "In the days to come, a new campaign on terrorism will be announced," Musharraf said in a nationally televised speech Thursday, adding that Pakistanis want "an end to sectarianism and extremism.

Bush Leaves Trade Dispute Unsettled

May 1, 2002

WASHINGTON?President Bush and European leaders sought to avoid touching off trans-Atlantic trade wars on Thursday but failed to reach an agreement on steel or other disputes. Both Bush and the European leaders stressed that they would intensify their efforts to find solutions for various contentious trade issues, including steel and a $4 billion U.

Bee Truck Crashes, Forces Evacuation

May 1, 2002

MEXICO CITY?A truck carrying 650 beehives crashed in northern Mexico, and the angry insects escaped, forcing officials to evacuate scores of nearby residents and set up road blocks to warn motorists. The truck overturned on a curve Tuesday in Santa Lucia, about 180 miles southeast of Presidio, Texas.

Finding a Community on a Desolate Campus

May 1, 2002

On this campus, "community" is a shallow, trite and almost meaningless word used as a way to indicate the lack of unity among the student body. Just about every candidate for student body office promises to strengthen the campus community, an unattainable goal.

I Got Converted and Somehow Turned Into a Ute

May 1, 2002

Never when I was young did I think I'd be a Ute. I grew up a fan of the school about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City in Provo, Utah, called BYU. That is, until I returned home from my LDS Church mission in Lima, Peru. After that, I began attending the University of Utah.

Jazz Are Facing an Uncertain Future in Utah

May 1, 2002

Karl Malone will never win an NBA Championship unless he leaves Utah. Even then, his career entered its twilight several years ago and the sun sinks lower with each season. Whether Malone or 40-year-old point guard John Stockton will don Jazz uniforms next fall remains a mystery.