Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Sun, 1 Nov 92 20:06:09 EST Message-ID: \SE A;AMERICAN SCENE \BY FROM WIRE DISPATCHES AND STAFF REPORTS S=NEW STORY All bodies recovered from Utah copter crash HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah - The Air Force is investigating the crash of a helicopter that plunged into the Great Salt Lake, killing 12 persons and injuring one. By Friday, all of the bodies had been recovered from the inland sea, said Hill Air Force Base spokesman Dave Kendziora. Some of the victims were Army personnel, officials said. The survivor, a 27-year-old airman, was listed in serious condition at a hospital Friday with lacerations to his face and right leg. The MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter was on a training mission when it went down Thursday night about 100 yards off the northern tip of Antelope Island. The helicopter was attached to the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., near Pensacola. S=NEW STORY Oregon will fight racism with slurs SALEM, Ore. - The state is asking television stations to air anti-bigotry announcements that use the language of hatred to denounce it. The 60-second public service announcements flash the epithets "honky," "nigger," "faggot" and "bitch" on the screen while background voices repeat jokes that need slurs for their punch lines. The final message: "Hatred thrives when bigotry is tolerated." Catherine Webber, administrator of the state's Criminal Justice Services Division, said the announcements are intended to show people how they "pass on biases in what are seemingly innocent ways through jokes, remarks and language." A report released this week by Miss Webber's office said 282 hate crimes were reported to police in Oregon between January and June, up from the 251 hate crimes reported during the same six months of 1991. S=NEW STORY Air quality continues to improve in L.A. LOS ANGELES - The 1992 smog season in Southern California ended yesterday as one of the cleanest on record, continuing a decade-long trend of slow but steady improvement of the nation's most polluted air. The region still has the nation's worst air pollution and has consistently violated Clean Air Act standards for more than 20 years. This year's season tied 1990 for the fewest number of Stage 1 health alerts, when people are advised to curtail outdoor activity, air-quality officials said. The 41 days of Stage 1 alerts compares with 77 days in 1988 and 117 days in 1978. But there was an increase in the number of days that ozone concentrations hovered at harmful levels just below Stage 1. S=NEW STORY Baptists review contracts after 'Sex' NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Southern Baptists are reviewing their publishing contracts with a Chicago company that printed Madonna's sexually explicit book, "Sex." The Baptist Sunday School Board, part of the 15.2-million-member Southern Baptist Convention, has a $2.1 million Bible-printing contract with R.R. Donnelley & Sons. Morris Chapman, president of the denomination's executive committee, said the book "blatantly disregards the moral and spiritual welfare of the American people." A Donnelley spokesman said the company will talk with several religious publishers it has under contract. S=NEW STORY Royal family settles in prince's skiing death DENVER - Spain's royal family has reached a partial settlement in a federal lawsuit stemming from the death of Prince Alfonso de Borbon y Dampierre in a 1989 skiing accident. Details of Wednesday's out-of-court settlement with the U.S. Ski Association and International Ski Federation were not disclosed. Luis Alfonso de Borbon, 18-year-old son of the prince, contended in the 1991 wrongful-death lawsuit that faulty safety procedures led to the death of his father. The 52-year-old prince was killed in January 1989 during the World Alpine Ski Championship at Beaver Creek when he skied into a cable at the race-course finish line and was decapitated. S=NEW STORY First day a 'Beauty' for video sales BURBANK, Calif. - About 1 million copies of "Beauty & the Beast" were sold in one day, and Walt Disney Co. officials predict the classic love story will soon overtake "Fantasia" as home video sales champ. Bill Mechanic, president of Disney's home-video operations, said about 1 million copies were sold Tuesday, the first day of retail sales. In addition, more than 500,000 were ordered in advance, he said. Mr. Mechanic said he expected "Beauty & the Beast" to be ahead of "101 Dalmatians" by tomorrow, and to pass "Fantasia" by the end of the week. "Fantasia" is the top-selling video, with about 13 million sold. "101 Dalmatians" is second and "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" is third. S=NEW STORY Curtain falls on ballet season SAN DIEGO - One of the nation's largest ballet promoters is shutting down because it is running out of money. The San Diego Foundation for the Performing Arts called off the 1992-93 season and will close in a few weeks, Executive Director Fred Colby said Wednesday. The foundation was hit by the recession, cuts in government grants and unexpectedly low private donations. Even with an emergency fund-raising campaign, the foundation lacked $63,000 of its 1992-93 budget of $1.3 million. In its 11 years, the foundation brought 52 major troupes to San Diego, including the Kirov Ballet, the Martha Graham Dance Company and Twyla Tharp Dance. S=NEW STORY Texas city can't give away toilets EL PASO, Texas - A preponderance of potties has puzzled officials wondering what to do with nearly 2,400 water-wasting toilets collected in a conservation effort. The city offered a $100 rebate for old toilets that were replaced with ones that flush using less water. The old commodes were crushed, and the ceramic was supposed to be given away for use as road base. Officials then discovered that the rebate amounted to buying the toilets for the city. Municipal property, under state law, can't be given away, utility purchasing agent Bill Bostick said Thursday. The city tried selling the former fixtures, but nobody met the price of 10 cents each. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM