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it home Today's Sampras takes outlook Pete Sampras takes home his trophy after defeating France's Cedric Pioline in the High: 86 Men's Singles Final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Sunday July 6. Sampras won Low: 59 Country the final 6-4, 6-2, 6-4, to take his fourth Wimbledon championship. Sunny THE SPECTRUM Monday, July 7, 1997 1997, THE SPECTRUM Briefly Around the Nation Pathfinder on a roll after glitch fixed PASADENA, Calif. The Sojourner rover became the first mobile vehicle to roam another planet Sunday, rolling onto the floury martian soil into a diverse landscape bearing unmistakable signs of ancient water activity, the basic requirement for life on any planet. Hours after it rolled down a ramp from the Mars Pathfinder lander, the tiny rover began a new era of exploration of the red planet.

Around the World Elections expected to put city in hands of opposition MEXICO CITY Mexico's ruling party faced its most crucial test in nearly 70 years during national elections expected to chip away at the country's one-party system. The Institutional Revolutionary Party was threatened with losing its congressional majority for the first time since its 1929 founding. It also was almost certain to lose the Mexico City mayoralty and at least one state governorship to the opposition. A9 Around Utah President Hinckley dedicates a historic marker FARSON, Wyo. Mormon Church President Gordon B.

Hinckley has dedicated a new roadside exhibit near here that recognizes the Mormons who captured and burned an Army supply train 140 years ago. Hinckley described the Oct. 4, 1857, raid at Simpson's Hollow in southwestern Wyoming as "one of the great events in the West." A2 Inside Today Classified Comics Entertainment Lifestyles Local Nation. Obituaries State Sports TV Movies World THE SPECTRUM ONLINE Catch The Spectrum on the World Wide Web at http://www.southern-utah.com SUBSCRIBER SERVICE: Though we strive for 100 percent ontime delivery, errors do sometimes occur. If you haven't received your Spectrum by 7 a.m., call the number in your area before 10 a.m.

and a replacement copy will be sent to you. Circulation Department Cedar City (801) 586-6999 St. George (801) 674-6212 50 CENTS 60 years on the air KSUB celebrates landmark anniversary Perry, who is now in his 90s, from a rest home in Provo. Please see KSUB on A3 Spectrum photo Nick Adams Washington County Sheriff Investigator Dan Enter holds some of the drugs and drug By TYSON HIATT The Spectrum Iron County old-timers remember it well. On July 3, 1937, Leland M.

Perry and Harold Johnson flipped the switch to turn on a radio transmitter with hopes of bringing radio to Cedar City. Radio station KSUB was on the air. If you turned your dial to 590 AM last Thursday, you didn't hear the voice of Rush Limbaugh. Instead, listeners heard from people in the community who stopped by the broadcast site, set up in the same spot where KSUB's original studios were. When KSUB was in its infancy in the late 1930s it broadcasted from an office in the Escalante Hotel at what is now the corner of Main Street and 200 North.

The Escalante Hotel was later torn Spectrum photo Tyson Hiatt down and is now the site of the Town KSUB program director Steve Miner talks and Country Inn. with Wanda Wood during a live broadcast The live broadcast consisted of inter- Thursday. Wood was the head waitress at views with members of the community, the old Escalante Hotel where KSUB first as well as those who have worked at the broadcast. station and watched it grow and change over the years. To bring back a bit of nostalgia to Guests included Wanda Wood, who those who remember the old radio proworked as a waitress in the hotel when grams, KSUB played bits of old radio KSUB first went on the air.

programs such as Superman, the Green Air personalities even interviewed Hornet and The Shadow. Perry, who is now in his 90s, from a rest paraphernalia the Sheriff's Office has in its evidence room. Endter will be one of the Washington County Narcotics Task Force officers, along with personnel from St. George Police Department, Hurricane Police Department, the Washington County Attorney's Office and other law enforcement agencies. Drug task force pools law enforcement resources By STEPHANIE OBLEY The Spectrum Drug use is a problem that doesn't heed county lines and city borders.

A drug peddler in St. George takes his business to Hurricane and Santa Clara and Cedar City, and vice versa. People living in the county come in to towns to buy and sell. In the past, it has meant different law enforcement agencies spend duplicate hours on the same person or operation. That soon will change.

Spectrum photo Nick Adams Larry Weaver, manager of the Repeat Performance Economy Store, holds a limited edition pitcher in the shape of William Shakespeare. Unusual and inexpensive items like this one can be found in many area thrift stores. Thrift stores provide inexpensive By BENJAMIN REESE The Spectrum Need some furniture but don't want to pay an arm and a leg? What about a waffle iron, lunchbox. dishes or clothing? Anyone looking for these or other items who doesn't mind being the second owner may want to take their search to a thrift store. Thrift stores not only allow shoppers to stock their closets or living rooms inexpensively, but also fill a particular niche in our society.

"It's a different type of business to be in, but it's kind of fun," said Frank Adams, an employee of the Family Thrift Store on Tabernacle Street. The customers of thrift stores run the gamut from families to bargain hunters to teens in search of trendy "vintage" clothing, according to store workers. While many needy families will take advantage of the low prices, it's not unusual to see wealthier shoppers too. "Those folks appreciate saving money too." said Deseret Industries manager Kent Thurgood, who often sees BMWs, Mercedes or Jaguars parked in the DI's lot. Shopping at a thrift store can also THRIFT SHOP BARGAINS At most thrift stores, a $50 bill can go a long way.

Bumper pool table $10 Easy chair $9 Lamp $3.50 Desk chair $2 Record player $9 All Time Great Polkas 50 cents Coffee maker $7.50 Two mugs $2 Foot Saver foot bath $6.60 Family Thrift Store variety Area law enforcement agencies are starting the first formal Washington County Narcotics Task Force. It will include full-time officers from St. George Police Department and Washington County Sheriff's Office, a full-time attorney and investigator from the county attorney's office, as well as resources from Hurricane Police Department, Washington Public Safety, and the marshall's office of Santa Clara and Ivins. Please see FORCE on A3 be a form of entertainment, as customers look for unusual or interesting items. "Some people come in during their lunch hour and just shop to destress." said Nadine Adams, manager of the Family Thrift.

Anyone looking for unusual items may want to try a thrift store. After all, where else could you find a toybox in the shape of a giant football, a pitcher in the likeness of William Shakespeare or a pair of Please see THRIFT on A3 Coming Up Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Cervical cancer screening, Parenting class and infant CPR, 7 Respiratory Health Club, 1:30 Iron Mission State Park, 585 N. Iron Mission State Park, 585 N. Southwest Utah Public Health p.m., Valley View Medical Center. Call p.m., Valley View Medical Center, East Main, Cedar City, 9 a.m.

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Call 865-5332. Suite Cedar City. Call 586-2437 for an Field officer from the Veterans appointment. of Foreign Wars, Cedar City Job Service, 1 to 2:30 p.m. to assist veterans, their widows or dependents in preparing and documenting application for compensation, pension, hospitalization and other benefits..