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Wednesday, March 12, 2003 South Idaho Press A9 Onl-GaoGflo fiOrOGQGH Idaho weather Thursday, March 13 AccuWeather forecast lor daytime conditions, lowhigh temperatures National weather The AccuWeather.com forecast for noon.Thursday, March 13. I I I "I I I i i i i -10s -OS Os 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s CANADA Bands separate high temperature zones for the day. Today Thursday vVA MONT. ar- 1 in Li -v WASH- Coeur D'Alei Partly cloudy. High 68.

Low 39. Light winds. Partly cloudy. High 70. Low 43.

Slight chance of rain. Lewiston 47 61 ORE. FRONTS: Friday Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. High 61. Low 38.

Saturday Chance of rain in the morning. High 59. Low 35. COLD WARM STATIONARY 2003 AccuWeather, Inc. Botee48 HO Idaho Falls 1 32 157 I WYO.

Pressure: High Low Sunny Ice Showers Rain T-storms Flurries Snow Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Pocatelloj36 63 NEV. UTAH 2003 AccuWeather, Inc. Local conditions at 8 a.m. today.

Temperature: 47 Dew point: 33 Humidity 58 UV Index Today: 3 0-2 mm, 3-4 low, 5-6 mod, 7-9, high, 10 very high 0 Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Showers T-storms Rain Flurries Ice Mini-Cassia Statistics Temperatures Tuesday's high: 59 Tuesday's low: 34 Last year High 50 Low 32 Precipitation For the 24-hour period ending at 6 p.m.: none month .04 inch This year .82 inch The Weather Elsewhere Temperatures indicate Tuesday's Great Falls 30 30 cdy Pittsburgh 42 35 cdy high and overnight low to 8 a.m. Honolulu 82 70 clr Rapid City 56 22 cdy Eastern Time. Houston 75 64 cdy Reno 65 36 cdy Hi Lo Pre Otlk Indianapolis 47 39 cdy Richmond 46 28 uly Albany.N.Y. 36 30 sno Jacksonville 80 55 cdy 71 51 cdy Albuquerque 70 40 clr Juneau 28 17 clr San Diego 66 57 clr Atlantic City 38 25 cdy Kansas City 55 34 cdy San Francisco 63 55 cdy Boise 62 48 cdy Key West 84 69 cdy Seattle 51 46 .78 rn Boston 37 31 cdy Los Angeles 73 55 clr Shrevcport 77 5.V cdy Brownsville 76 68 cdy Louisville 54 41 .04 rn Syracuse 36 27 sno Chicago 44 29 rn Miami Beach 84 74 .01 cdy Tucson 81 52 cdv Cleveland 40 37 cdy Mpls-St Paul 39 18 .11 sno Tulsa 65 45 cdy Des Moines 54 32 cdy Nashville 60 39 cdy temperature Extremes Detroit 34 33 cdy North Platte 67 26 Cdy High Tuesday 90 at Death Valley, Evansville 52 37 .12 cdy Omaha 63 33 cdy Calil'.

Fairbanks 13 -19 cdy Orlando 82 64 cdy Low Wednesday 13 below zero Fargo 23 7 sno Pendleton 60 47 cdy at Baudctlc. Minn. Pollen Moon phases The pollen count for Tuesday, March 1 1 New First Full Last Sunrise: Sunset: Moonrise: Moonset: 6:53 a.m. 6:38 p.m. 12:08 p.m..

3:21 a.m. El ED was 43, considered moderate, consisting ot elm 88 percent, Cottonwood 12 percent. The mold count was 695, considered low, with cladosporium prominent. Apr 1 Apr 9 Mar 18: Mar 25 U.S. says it would accept a short deadline extension Rumsfeld stirs questions about a potential British role in an Iraq war sible that the English might not participate in a war with Iraq.

"Until we know what the resolution is, we won't know the answer as to what their role will be," he said. But British officials said they had every intention of keeping their promise to fight Iraq, if necessary. Meanwhile, the U.S., hoping to rattle Iraqi nerves, debuted its biggest non-nuclear bomb, dropping a behemoth onto a test range in Florida. U.S. officials would not say whether the bomb would be used in a war against Iraq.

Officially designated the Massive Ordnance Air Blast, or MOAB, it has come to be called the Mother of All Bombs unofficially. Over Iraq, two American U-2 surveillance planes aborted their missions after Iraqi fighters threatened them Iraq. There were conflicting reports on the circumstances. An Iraqi official described the incident as a "technical mistake" by the U.N inspectors; Pentagon officials said it was too early tcr know who was to blame. The U.S.

commander who would lead a war against Iraq, Gen. Tommy -Franks, met in Amman, Jordan, with King Abdullah II on Tuesday. Officials say he will soon go to his Gulf commend post at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. In Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leader of the governing party, was named prime minister, a step that boosts chances the U.S. will get permission to deploy troops in the country along Iraq's northern border.

forthright in its opposition the U.S. proposal, said Tuesday it was "open to dialogue" but will not budge on the fundamentals it has championed since the Iraq crisis started. The Bush administration said regardless, a vote will come by the end of this week. In a sign of the deepening rift between the United States and the French positions, the cafeteria in the U.S. House changed their offerings from French fries and French toast, to "freedom fries" and "freedom toast." the British worked on a new proposal to try and bridge the broadening gap between the two camps.

While the proposal is still on the drawing board, the rough plan would give Saddam 10 days to prove Iraq has taken a "strategic decision" to disarm, which could be done with a series of tests or "benchmarks," council diplomats said. If that happens, a second phase would begin with more time to verify Iraq's full disarmament, they said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "The United Kingdom is in a negotiation and it's prepared to 'look at timelines and tests together," Britain's U.N. Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock told CNN. "But I'm pretty sure we're talking about action in March.

Don't look beyond March." With British Prime Minister Tony Blair under intense pressure at home to get U.N. backing for any fresh military action, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld caused some concern Tuesday when he said it was pos Air Force tests behemoth bomb in Florida By LUKAS I. ALPERT Associated Press Writer Amid varying proposals aimed at breaking a diplomatic Jmpasse, the United States signaled it would allow a short deadline extension for Saddam Hussein to show he has disarmed but still wanted the U.N. Security Council to vote this week.

The United States and its allies had initially planned to call for a Security Council vote Tuesday on a resolution setting a March 17 deadline for disarmament. But without the nine votes they needed, and with France and Russia pledging vetoes, the allies pulled their plan off the table. In response, the six undecided countries on the Security Council proposed a 45-day reprieve for Iraq. The Bush administration said it was willing to listen but wants a far shorter deadline. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer called the 45-day proposal "a nonstarter." But it was not clear that the non-permanent members and the veto-holding permanent members would be willing to accept something France, which has been the most WASHINGTON (AP) Defense Secretary Donald H.

Rumsfeld says the Bush administration "has every reason to believe" the British will make a significant contribution to any war with Iraq, although he would not count out going to war without Britain. At a Pentagon news conference Tuesday, Rumsfeld was asked whether the United States was prepared to invade Iraq without British help or with a reduced British role. He said those matters were under almost daily discussion and that he had just talked to his British counterpart, Geoff Hopn. "What will ultimately be decided is unclear as to their role; that is to say, their role in the event a decision is made to use force," Rumsfeld said. Britain is the only U.S.

ally that so far has contributed substantial numbers of ground forces to a possible war against Iraq. Britain also has thousands of naval and air forces in the area. British Prime Minister Tony Blair faces enormous public opposition for his support of Bush. The matter of Britain's role will not be known for certain until efforts to gain approval for a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing the use of force against Saddam Hussein are completed, Rumsfeld added.

"Until we know what the resolution is (going to say), we won't know the answer as to what their role will be," Rumsfeld said of the British AP photo Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves his London residence to go to the nearby Houses of Parliament to attend Prime Minister's question time Wednesday. military, which is deploying 45,000 troops to the Gulf. "And to the extent they are able to participate in the event that the president decides to use force that would obviously be welcomed," he added. "To the extent they're not, there are workarounds and they would not be involved, at least in that phase of it." World Briefing BSsckllsv.K crashes A Black Hawk helicopter crashed Tuesday near Fort Drum, N.Y. At least two of the 13 people on board survived the crash.

CANADA apartment Tuesday night and took their parents into custody for-" questioning. The 1 -year-old was found on a bed. Police Chief Carlos Garcia said he didn't know the condition of the other bodies, which were in" plastic bags beside the bed. Garcia said he didn't knowl-whether the children, ages 5 and younger, were killed in the apart ment or elsewhere, but he described a messy scene. Police did not immediately open the bags, waiting for a search warrant.

"They live in very poor condi. tions. There's clothes, trash, all sorts of things thrown all he said. Garcia said a couple who walked into the apartment and found the bloody scene flagged Fort Drum yLaU Ontario I iMfiNEW YORK ssrisl Buffalo -Albany I PENNSYLVANIA 0 50 mi Xt New Yo City 0 50km UH-60 Black Hawk Military helicopter crashes at Fort Drum, N.Y. FORT DRUM, N.Y.

(AP) Military officials began investigating what caused a Black Hawk helicopter carrying 13 soldiers to crash in a heavily wooded area as it flew a training mission. The Army would not immediately disclose the number of dead in Tuesday's crash at this sprawling post in upstate New York. The Army said two people survived. The Army said it would not release the names of the victims until their families had been notified, Lt. Col.

Bryan Hilferty said late Tuesday. Four of the soldiers aboard were from the 10th Mountain Division's Aviation Brigade; the other nine were with the Second Brigade, Hilferty said. The Black Hawk crashed about three miles northeast of Wheeler-Sack Airfield, Hilferty said. we have to retaliate against France. They've isolated themselves pretty well," he said.

Bush getting close to winning on Arctic oil drilling WASHINGTON (AP) Soaring energy prices and the precarious nature of Persian Gulf oil are boosting the chances Congress will approve oil drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge. A showdown is nearing in the Senate on whether to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the Bush administration's top domestic priorities, and both sides say the outcome could hinge on a single vote. Senate Republicans said Tuesday they fully anticipate a provision on developing oil in the refuge, known as ANWR, to be included as part of a budget measure to be take up by the full Senate next week. The latest tally shows 49 senators ready to vote for the pro-drilling provision when it gets to the Senate floor, one shy of the number needed to overcome strong Democratic opposition, according to GOP sources. Pro-drilling forces in the Senate distributed a memo among many of the GOP offices on Tuesday that urged an all-out push to try to find one more senator that might be persuaded to shift allegiance and join the pro-drilling ranks.

Major airlines seek help from a reluctant Congress WASHINGTON (AP) Major airlines say they need government's help $9 billion in tax cuts to withstand the decline in air travel and rising fuel costs that could result from a war in Iraq. The Air Transport Association, which represents major airlines, predicted on Tuesday that a war in Iraq would result in passenger traffic falling more sharply than in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Airlines would lose $10.7 billion, nearly 10 percent of daily flights would be canceled and 70,000 airline jobs would be cut, the association said. Congress already gave the industry $5 billion in cash when many people stopped flying after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

The size of that relief package, which included a $10 billion loan guarantee program in addition to cash grants, dampened lawmakers' appetite for giving the airlines the $9 billion in tax cuts they say they now need, said a spokesman for House transportation committee chairman Don Young, R-Alaska. Three children found dead in south Texas home BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) Police found the bodies of a decapitated 1-year-old boy and two other children in a small French fries get new name in House restaurants WASHINGTON (AP) Show the flag and pass the ketchup was the order of the day in House cafeterias Tuesday. Lawmakers struck a lunchtime blow against the French and put "freedom fries" on the menu. And for breakfast they'll now have "freedom toast." The name changes follow similar actions by restaurants around the country protesting French opposition to the administration's Iraq war plans. "Update.

Now Serving in All House Office Buildings, 'Freedom read a sign that Republican Reps. Bob Ney of Ohio and Walter Jones of North Carolina placed at the register in the Long worth Office Building food court. Jones said he was inspired by Cubbie's restaurant in Beaufort, N.C., in his district, one of the first to put "freedom fries" on the menu instead of french fries. "This action today is a small but symbolic effort to show the strong displeasure of many on Capitol Hill with the actions of our so-called ally, France," said Ney, chairman of the House Administration Committee. Ney, whose panel oversees House operations, ordered the menu changes.

Officials at the French Embassy pointed out that french fries actually come from Belgium. Length (rotors turning): 64 feet, 10 inches (19.76 meters) Speed: 223 mph (359 kph) Ceiling: 1 9,000 feet (5,790 meters) Range: 368 miles (592 km) AP SOURCES: Associated Press; Jane's Information Group down passing police ofheers. He said the children apparently had been dead since Monday night. There were no immediate details on how they died. Parents of dead girl sue over mistake in liver transplant DALLAS (AP) The par-7' ents of a 17-month-old girl whoi died last summer after receiving.

ia transplanted liver that didn't match her blood type are suing two Dallas hospitals and three surgeons who were involved. The lawsuit alleges that doctors mistakenly gave Jeanella, Aranda a liver transplant her father instead of from hei; mother. The mother and child had type blood; the father is type A. "We are at a tvery serious moment dealing with very serious issues and we are not focusing on the name you give to potatoes," said Nathalie Loisau, an embassy spokeswoman. Ney said he was of French descent and "once the French government comes around we can get back to talking about french fries." On a more serious note, Republican Jim Saxton of New Jersey has proposed a ban on Pentagon participation in this year's Paris Air Show and restrictions on French participation in any postwar construction projects in Iraq.

But House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said at a news conference that applying legislative sanctions to France was not necessary. "I don't think.