- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Al Qaeda Hide, Plan Comeback in Pakistan

By , , and • March 19, 2002

PESHAWAR, Pakistan?Protected by sympathetic clerics, up to 1,000 Taliban and al Qaeda leaders are hiding in Pakistan and planning a Taliban comeback in Afghanistan, according to Taliban members and others familiar with the Islamic movement. Most of the exiles?including some of the best-known figures in the Islamic militia?live quietly in Pakistan's lawless frontier region, protected by tribal leaders of their own Pashtun ethnic group in an area where the central government's authority is limited.

The Paralympic Record

By , , and • March 19, 2002

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House Passes Bill Giving $15M for New Museum

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Letter to the Editor: Restrict Computer Use at U

By By Paul Peterson, Junior, Economics, By Paul Peterson, Junior, Economics, and By Paul Peterson, Junior, Economics • March 19, 2002

Editor: It is time for the computer lab to institute passwords on the computers in the main lab in the Marriott Library. As inconvenient as it may seem, it will save everyone time and it will save the university money. Day after day I encounter people who are obviously not students gambling, viewing pornography, gaming, listening to music or talking in chat rooms.

Golfers Finish 13th at SD Invite

By , , and • March 19, 2002

The Utah golf team returned to action this week after a month off. The way the Utes played at the San Diego Invitational, however, they could have used another month away from playing competitively in order to get in some practice time. The U was 13th among the 17 competing teams, finishing with a total three-round score of 959 (317-323-319).

Vandal Suspected for Oly Bombing

March 19, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?The FBI is investigating whether a man accused of stashing cyanide in Chicago's subway system had a hand in the bombing of a Utah Power substation on the final day of the 2002 Winter Olympics. Two anonymous law enforcement sources told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Joseph Konopka, 25, of De Pere, Wis.

Two Bodies Found in Driver’s Trunk

March 19, 2002

ANN ARBOR, Mich.?A journal found in an Ann Arbor man's car may help the investigation into why two bodies were in his vehicle. Patrick L. Daniel, 31, remains held on two counts of murder brought after Utah Highway Patrol officers found the bodies of a man and a woman in the trunk of the car last Thursday.

U.N. Debates Debt Relief in Mexico

March 19, 2002

MONTERREY, Mexico?After years of watching economies crash and burn, world leaders are rethinking their lending policies to the developing world. In the debate at the U.N. Conference on Financing for Development, the United States wants to replace loans with direct handouts.

U.S. Treats Wounds in Filipino Clash

March 19, 2002

UPPER MANGGAS, Philippines?Muslim extremists unleashed a volley of grenades and small arms fire on a Filipino army patrol Tuesday, wounding two soldiers, and prompting Green Berets to try to retrieve the injured men?only the second time Americans have ventured into the combat zone.

Oldest Women Dies at 115 Years of Age

March 19, 2002

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.?Maud Farris-Luse, recognized last year by the Guinness World Records book as the world's oldest living person, has died. She was 115. She died Monday from complications of pneumonia at Community Health Center of Branch County in Coldwater, a town south of Grand Rapids in southwestern Michigan.