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HRapid Cityn lis tfcfe- an Stone for a. CO I r-j 0 'J 2 i i 'V 5 A a i i i 0 Kl'Po, Black Hills Information and Perspective Since 1878 Sector 6e'feer' raflfe( oou ft fti sGttk(i(o i KEVN TV sold to D.C, firm NATO of genocide against the Bosnian Serbs, Russia's historic allies. It also came on the eve of a visit to Moscow by Deputy Secretary Strobe Talbott, charged with trying to heal the widening rift between ton and Moscow. Hoagland said the grenade exploded inside a large photocopying machine, which absorbed most of the shock. The small room was empty at the time, he said.

"There were no warning calls," Hoagland said. "As of now, no one has claimed responsibility." A spent grenade launcher, a black ski mask and a glove were found across the ring road, Hoagland said. Police said the launcher was lying inside an archway leading to a tree-covered courtyard that may have been the escape route. Some Russian media reports said the attacker escaped in a waiting car. Glass, shrapnel and what looked By Bill Harlan Journal Staff Writer KEVN TV in Rapid City is being sold to a Washington, D.C., company called Blackstar, which might switch the station from NBC to the Fox network.

Ed Parker, chief financial officer of Blackstar, confirmed the pending sale Wednesday in a telephone interview. KEVN is currently owned by Heritage Media Corp. of Dallas. Variety, the entertainment industry newspaper, reported this week that Blackstar paid Heritage $14 million for KEVN. Variety also reported that Blackstar would switch KEVN and three Nebraska stations to Fox.

Parker wouldn't comment on the sale price or the switch. He said the sale wouldn't be final until the Federal Communications Commission approves the license change. That could take weeks. Variety also said Fox Broadcasting had invested $20 million in cash last year in Blackstar, which already owns three other stations. The Journal was unable to reach KEVN General Manager Gerald Fenske for comment Wednesday.

The See KEVN on page A2 Taking a dive: Jeff Major of party Wednesday. The object' of the Denver dives on top of Brian Raney of event was to break the balloon; Tech's Hapid City during the sumo wrestling homecoming royalty will be crowned at event at South Dakota School of Mines 7 p.m today Technology's M-Week Quad Day Rocket-propelled grenade hits U.S. Embassy In Moscow. By Sergei Shargorodsky Associated Press Writer MOSCOW A masked attacker fired a rocket-propelled grenade that pierced the thick brick wall of the U.S. Embassy and exploded in an empty office Wednesday.

No one was injured in the daring midafternoon attack that came at a time of rising anti-American sentiment. There was no claim of responsibility, and officials said there was no clear link to growing Russian criticism of NATO airstrikes on Bosnian Serbs. Russian and U.S. spokesmen insisted the attack was an isolated incident. "This is not a reflection of the relations between our countries.

It's the act of a lone ma niac, said a senior Russian security official at the scene, speaking on condition of anonymity. The grenade was fired at 4:25 p.m. from the opposite side of the busv Garden Ring road, crossing 12 lanes of rush-hour traffic. It punched through the facade of the mustardtand-white 10-story building oh the sifcth floor, sending thick smoke swirling. The blast broke two windows and gouged out brick and pfastw, leaving a hole and scorching the wall.

There were no reports of arrests, but the Interfax news agency quoted security officials as saying they had a composite sketch of the attacker, a tall, young man in jeans. Embassy, spokesman Richard Hoagland called the attack "an isolated act" and said it "will have no impact on the Russian-American relations." In Washington, the State Department said President Clinton was briefed on the attack, which came just a day after the Kremlin accused This is the countries. lone not a reflection of relations between our It's the act of a senior Russian security official City OKs Canyon Lake projecit By Mark Andersen Journal Staff Writer tf VrtAM water 'ty. 01,1 improve the whole'city I t-MHMir I 1 City O'Grady said water quality, but improve (he whole city City," O'Grady said. Hjr; I- of Rapid $11 million museum, $4.5 million visitors center receive committee approval Panel recommends plan to trap, transport and kill deer Page CI like the rocket-propelled grenade's tail littered the pavement outside the embassy.

"Most likely- it was an anti-tank grenade," said Moscow Civil Defense commander Col. Ivan Chigogidze. Interior Ministry commandos, police and embassy guards cordoned off the area. The embassy's Marine guards, armed with automatic rifles and machine guns, stood guard. Hoagland said security at the embassy was being tightened.

Russian officials said security also was being stepped up at U.S. consulates in St Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok. The consulate in St. Petersburg said last month it received a threat directed at Americans visiting St. Petersburg but later retracted a travel warning.

Quad Day hijinks The names of the two Americans were Withheld pending notification of their relatives. A second American balloon was forced to land, but its two-man crew was unharmed, said Nicholas Burns, a State Department spokesman in Washington. "Belarus officials have expressed regret over this tragedy. They have promised an official government commission will investigate," Burns said. Seventeen balloons, including three American teams, took off Saturday stantial risk of premature death." I Federal weight guidelines, which have been criticized as too liberal, say women over age 35 who are S-foot-5 can safely weigh between 126 and 162 pounds.

But the new research suggests that anything over 1 19 is too much. In fact, at middle age, the average American woman 5-foot-5, between 150 and 160 pounds runs a 30 percent higher risk of death than that of someone her height who weighs less than 120, Manson and her colleagues conclude. The lowest death rate is among women who are at least 15 percent below the average weight for people engineers fresh water Duck excrement habitat will flush Half of through Canyon For some and bridge "I support Tom and the island' Johnson better job than flows through An island Lake say we lake's new design will bring through area that are now stagnant. also, will be Duck breeding will, be eliminated, and a feeding area waste into city sewers. I Rapid City's drinking water flows Lake.

aldermen, however, it was the island that were hard to swallow. water quality improvement," said Alderman Johnson. "I don't support the bridge said a concrete structure would do a the island of diverting Rapid Creek Canyon Lake. gazebo will invite attacks from van-See on page A2 Water in Canyon Lake should begin receding in a few weeks, exposing slippery mud and a tangle of weeds. The $2.1 million lake water-quality improvement project, however, is on firm ground.

Aldermen voted 6-4 to spend money to renovate the lake at a special meeting of the Rapid City Common Council Wednesday. The plan they approved will keep the island and connect it to shore with a bridge. Those had been the sticking points. Approval Wednesday was necessary if the project was to be done this winter. Renovations must be completed before the spring irrigation season.

Proposed changes to the plan jeopardized state and regional grants that will pay half of the total cost. A majority of Rapid City residents want the island and the bridge, said Alderman Frank O'Grady, savin-: recreation enhancements were an added benefit. "This is something that will improve not only Burn it sry i Belarussians shoot down 2 American balloonistis MINSK, Belarus (AP) The Bel-arussian military shot down a helium balloon during an international race, killing its two American pilots, Belarus and U.S. officials said Wednesday. The Clinton administration complained that it wasn't notified for a full day after the incident.

Belarussian authorities said the Americans, flying close to an air base and a missile site Tuesday near the Polish border, didn't respond to a radio call or warning shots fired by a military helicopter. iiiii)iiiiiiiiii)iifii yunnMuiimn ri "1 irrrni it 1 nfiTiinn-nnii rT-T--HiTwiMsniMra 1 LumttemvmtMh, i i 1 hi GOOD MORNING Outside 1 Partly cloudy: Today will be partly cloudy with highs near 80 and a 30 percent chance of overnight thundershowers. See map and details on page D1. Tomorrow The Deadwood Jam kicks off Saturday, and Arlo Guthrie is one of the acts. See the Black Hills Weekend section in Friday's Journal for a preview.

Index 4 sections TVHills notebook A7 Living B1 Classified ads B2-8 Local C1 Obituaries C2 Hometowns C3 Markets C4 Sports D1-4 Comics D6-7 Being pleasingly plump can be hazardous to your health night from Wil, Switzerland, in the annual Gordon Bennett gas balloon competition, which has no set path or length. The winner is the team that flies the farthest. Teams compete in helium balloons with open baskets of wicker or other lightweight materials. They can stay aloft for up tjo a week, but the pilots try to carry a minimum of supplies. "It's the most prestigious ir race in the world," said Ruth Ludwig, editor of Ballooning.

"They wouldn't ever carry, firearms with themj because they wouldn't want the weight." their height; Manson said. Manson cautioned that jhe new data should not encourage people to abandon common sense and; become anorexic thin. And smokingi to stay thin is clearly a bad gamble, since skinny smokers have an increased risk of death. The researchers estimate that weight is to blame for one-quarter of all deaths among middle-aged women, If the findings apply 'equally to men and the researchers (believe they probably do that up to 300,000 weight-related deaths! annu- Buy in me uuueu aiaies. See Plump on page A2 By Daniel Q.

Haney AP Science Writer BOSTON Being even a little bit plump is bad for your health, a major new study of American women found. Health experts have long recognized the hazards of true obesity, but the new research from Harvard Medical School suggests that even love handles are a bad thing. Indeed, within reason, it appears that thinner is always better. "It's a fairly simple message," said Dr. JoAnn E.

Manson, who directed the study. mild to moderate overweight is associated with a sub Journal photo by Johnny Sundby Wind cave burn: Wind Cave National Park maintenance foreman Doug Buttery ignites grassland with a trip torch in the park Wednesday during a prescribed burn. The last time the area, west of Boland Ridge, was burned was about seven years ago, also by prescribed burn..