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Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999

1 Dead in Salt Lake City Tornado

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Gov. Mike Leavitt declared a state of emergency in Salt Lake City after a tornado ripped through the downtown early this afternoon, killing one person and injuring 100. Power lines were ripped down, roofs torn off, windows blown out and shards of glass were everywhere. The tornado also damaged the roofs of the Delta Center, home of the Utah Jazz basketball team, and the Salt Palace Convention Center, which was hosting an outdoor retailers show. The streets were littered with shredded tents set up for the convention. Mayor Deedee Corradini said dogs were being used to search the debris near the convention center.

Clinton: L.A. Tragedy Disturbing

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Clinton said today it is ``deeply disturbing'' to think that the shootings at the Los Angeles Jewish center were motivated by religious hatred. Clinton did not offer specifics but alluded to reports linking the suspected gunman, Buford O'Neal Furrow Jr., and the white supremacist group The Order. Furrow turned himself in today to FBI agents in Las Vegas. He said he wanted his act to be ``a wake-up call to America to kill Jews,'' authorities said. Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Craig Hum plans to file a warrant charging Furrow with five counts of attempted murder.

Georgia Teen To Be Tried As Adult

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) -- A 15-year-old boy accused of shooting six classmates at his high school should be tried as an adult, a judge ruled today, saying the crime was especially heinous because the boy was allegedly trying to copy the Columbine massacre. Juvenile Court Judge William Schneider said he believes society's need to prevent such shootings outweigh T.J. Solomon's interests. He ordered the case transferred to Superior Court, where Solomon could face life in prison if convicted of aggravated assault and other charges. Solomon, a sophomore at Heritage High School, is accused of opening fire May 20 with two guns at the school 20 miles east of Atlanta.

Nancy Reagan Dismisses Rumors

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former President Ronald Reagan is in slow decline from Alzheimer's disease, but there has been no sudden change in his condition, Nancy Reagan said today in an effort to put to rest rumors that he is near death. ``The rumors are absolutely false,'' Nancy Reagan said in a statement read to The Associated Press by the Reagans' spokeswoman. Rumors about the 88-year-old Reagan's health have been swirling for weeks.

Study: Allergy Shots Block Symptoms

NEW YORK (AP) -- Monthly allergy shots can lessen the torment of hay fever for years after the shots are stopped, a study found. Researchers at the Imperial College School of Medicine in London found that patients who received immunotherapy monthly for three or four years reported weaker symptoms of the grass-pollen allergy three years after stopping the treatment. The research is reported in tomorrow's edition of The New England Journal of Medicine. The study found little difference between the severity of symptoms reported by patients who had continued allergy-shot treatment during the three-year trial and those who got dummy shots.

IBM Offers Built-In Digital Modem

NEW YORK (AP) -- IBM is introducing personal computers with built-in digital modems. The internal modems, made by Texas Instruments, are being offered as an optional feature with IBM's Aptiva line of computers, boosting the price by about $100, IBM said today. A built-in modem would likely make it easier and cheaper for people to switch from a dial-up Internet connection to the speedy, ``always-on'' technology known as DSL, or digital subscriber line.

Dow Ends 132.65 Higher

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks made their broadest, sharpest gains of August today as the Federal Reserve offered calming words on the growth of the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 132.65 points at 10,787.80. On the NYSE, gainers led losers 1,865-1,171. The Nasdaq composite index rose 74.33 to 2,564.44.

Diamondbacks Beat Cubs 7-5 in 11

CHICAGO (AP) -- Matt Williams hit a two-run double in the 11th inning and had four RBIs as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 today and opened a 7{-game lead in the National League West. The Diamondbacks improved to 66-49 and topped their win total from 1998. Randy Johnson, who struck out 11 in eight innings and left with a 5-3 lead, lost a win when the Cubs tied the game in the ninth on Henry Rodriguez's RBI double off Matt Mantei and Glenallen Hill's run-scoring infield single.

AP NewsBrief by SUZANNE ROWLAND

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