Sun Herald from Biloxi, Mississippi • 10

A10 THE SUN HERALD WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11 199a I I ABOUTATHEIRtCALU TODAY 9575 THURSDAY 9575 FRIDAY 9275 SATURDAY 9173 SUNDAY 9173 If you're an owner of one of the 350000 Satums built before April 15 1993 here's what you need to know: Saturn sent a letter some on Friday most on Monday ex plaining the situation to all of its owners (If you own a 1 993 model but know if it was built before April 1 5 your dealer should able to tell you) Before or after you get a letter make an appointment with your closest Saturn dealer Most dealers have added technicians and extended hours to expedite repairs The repair will take less than 30 minutes Saturn will pay for the repairs If you have other questions you can call your dealer or toll-free number (800) 552-0008 AFTTSTORMS AFTTSTORMS AFTTSTORMS AFTTSTORMS AFTT-STORMS COAST TODAY SUm: Afternoon thunderstorms Cfcanca of rata: 30 percent Mgltt: Lower 90s Lews: Mid 70s Winds: Variable less than 10 mph SATURN Continued from Page A-l Aug 24 Aug 31 Sept 9 Aug 17 Fkst Ful Lest New COAST YESTERDAY High Low Rain Biloxi 89 77 000 Gulfport 89 73 000 Records at Keesler AFB High Low Rain 98 in 1962 67 in 1976 256 in 1965 RIVER STAGES secondhand or whatever Saturn spokesman Bob Tripolsky defended hiow the company handled the recall No 1 priority is to keep our stakeholders our customers and retailers aware of what is going to be he said What the problem is The problem centers on a wiring problem in the alternator which could ignite an engine fire in nearly 80 percent of the cars Saturn has manufactured at its plant in Spring Hill Term since 1990 The recall will cost an estimated $25 per car to fix or about $8 million It involves cars from model years 1991 1992 and those built through April 14 1993 Cars built later are getting as original equipment the same generator wiring harness used in the recall repair The harness is a single piece of wire Saturn has built its reputation on the so-called of the car business coddling customers and showing genuine interest in keeping them happy The widely acclaimed approach has been copied by other companies Hattiesburg Waynesboro Merrill Cotumbia TIDES Tides are for Biloxi Bay For other points listed add or subtract times as shown: Lehman Brothers investment firm in New York I think it will prevent anyone from going into a Saturn showroom or strike it from their consideration Word gets out News of the recall didn't appear to have any significant impact on GM stock which closed down 25 cents a share Tuesday to $4850 on the New York Stock Exchange Although Saturn promptly notified vehicle owners the recall leaked out to the general public by word of mouth handle it well from a communication said Steve Cody senior vice president and general manager of Earle Palmer Brown Public Relations a crisis communications specialist in New York put so much into building consumer confidence in their product hat I would want to hear from General Motors directly what was happening- as opposed to hearing about it EVANS Continued from Page A-l The homeless girl was kidnapped on Aug 1 1991 from Jones Park in Gulfport Evans has pleaded guilty to federal kidnapping charges A nationwide manhunt was launched for her kidnapper Evans was arrested on Aug 5 1991 in Louisiana body was found on Aug 11 1991 northwest of Picayune An autopsy revealed that she was sodomized raped and strangled Shortly after his arrest Evans told investigators he had killed more than 70 people Despite an intensive federal and state investigation those claims were never validated Evans faces charges in connection with only one other murder which was in Florida Maggio said Evans does know the difference between right and wrong and that he told him have any mental problems but that he had made a lot of bad The doctor said Evans has mixed personality disorder with feelings of grandiosity and paranoia and an anti-social personality Defense attorney Boyd attempted Bf aaitaMWX I SITE Bayou LeBatre -00: Horn Island Pass 0001 -0033 Pascagoula Sound -0008 Pascagoula River Entrance 0032 -0022 Ship Island Pass Cat Island 0027 Bay SL Louis 0125 01:46 Chandeteur Light -0007 Southwest Pass -0202 Long Point Lake Borgne 0201 0202 Hunilne' hotline 1-900-726-3352 I Get the latest tropical vv weather Intor rnation 959 a minute y- -k fc'fc 1 Weather MlihiWW 1-900-786-4646 forcftiesand aiirpoHsl worlcfwkJeTbuch-tone to discredit testimony by challenging a confidentiality agreement the doctor signed at the 1991 interview That interview was ordered by a federal judge in connection with the kidnapping charges Maggio said Evans and his first defense attorney Fred Lusk of Biloxi asked him to sign the agreement He did sign it but he said he did not consider it binding Asked the reason for the confidentiality agreement Maggio said: Lusk and Mr Evans discussed plans for a book and a movie about this Earlier in the day four court-appointed attorneys who have represented Evans testified about their difficulties in dealing with him Each of the attorneys eventually asked to be removed from the case because of those difficulties talked not only jailhouse jibber-ish but just said Gulfport attorney Dale Robinson say things like the Easter Bunny is a Republican or that Santa Claus is going to get you but he cany on a coherent Robinson said The court will hear other motions including one to withhold initial statements to police from trial jurors tants their families and officials the pageant went much smoother than last year when the threat of Hurricane Andrew pushed officials to tape the end of the show Pageant officials and CBS hoped to improve on last year's 19th-place finish in the weekly Nielsen ratings In 1991 it placed No 10 Tuesday show had an estimated worldwide viewing audience of 300 million people in 30 countries The live telecast contained 20 minutes of footage of Coast attractions giving the tourism industry about $3 million in free publicity The pageant will return to the Coast in 1994 the last year of a five-year contracL mmmm 1 HERRINGBONE NECKLACE OR BRACELET ONE PER CUSTOMER PRESENT COUPON TO Wy The 12 semifinalists in the 1993 Miss Teen USA Pageant: Miss Connecticut Cynthia Schneck Miss Georgia Denesha Reid Miss Hawaii Juliana Maili Kaulukukui Miss Indiana Kelleah Lloyd Miss Maine Jill Mellon Miss New York Sara Rae Gore Miss Ohio Melissa Yust Miss Oregon Jill Chartier Miss Pennsylvania Ursula Abbott Miss South Carolina Lauren Poppell Miss Tennessee Jaime Dudney Miss Vermont Charlotte Ann Lopez The three finalists: Miss Indiana Kelleah Lloyd Miss Pennsylvania Ursula Abbott Miss Vermont Charlotte Ann Lopez go for each eight youngsters which swells the ranks heading to Denver The media have reported the worries Denver residents who wondered where the expected 500000 adults and youngsters will eat and stay The Coast groups are typical of the arrangements The SL bus is headed to a large hotel near the Denver airport and the SL busload will be divided up among homes Almost every available space motels campgrounds church fellowship halls private homes will be filled Denver delegates across the Coast spent nine months raising mpney for the bus trip hotel stay food and registration fees which average about $450 per person If the SL group is typical food will be no problem Boxes of bananas soft drinks snacks cereal prepared dinner foods and sandwich makings were piled into the luggage compartments along with microwaves and crock pots The 30-hour 1300-mile drive will non-stop for the seven buses leaving from Coast churches know exactly what to expect probably workshops prayer groups meeting people from other states and said 16-year-old JiU Craft of Gulfport age group should get more involved in the church and not just the things but Bible studies and things thaL This trip will give us a chance to learn more about the Catholic religion maybe about FOSTER Continued from Page A-l The editor Robert Bartley said in a statement Tuesday thaL text of Mr note suggests that he was deeply distraught over a variety of issues At this time we have nothing to add to our last editorial of Aug That later editorial said the nation would probably all of the reasons for depression The travel office controversy seemed to be greatest concern He wrote that the lied in their to the Justice Department about the travel office that the Republican Party and misrepresented its about a prior investigation and that the press covering up the benefits they received from the travel note however provided no explanation for his charges A Justice Department spokesman said his allegations would be investigated and noted that an FBI inquiry into the travel office controversy is continuing White House spokesman Mark Gearan said he had no information to support any of charges a sad commentary on Washington Gearan said repeatedly when asked about during the note at a White House briefing 25-DIAMOND RING hope and justice to the giant gathering World Youth Day begun in 1985 is celebrated every two years and was previously staged in the Catholic-dominated countries of Argentina Spain and Poland The pope created the weeklong conference of liturgical study discussion and prayer to reach out to the young generation and pull them back into the church He will be in Denver from Thursday to Sunday with the last day culminating in a Mass for young people ages 13 to 39 They come from 70 counties but the majority 118000 are Americans He will gather with them at Mile High Stadium and at Cherry Creek State Park where many youths plan to camp out Saturday night think of all those kids it will be like a 1960s Woodstock but with very religious said Edna Lutz of Gulfport whose two teen-age daughters are bound for Denver a parent I have no qualms about letting them go I hope this will be spiritually enlightening and Tucked in their luggage along with sunscreen and clothing for the cooler high-altitude nights are handfuls of Coast souvenirs Shell decorations Mississippi pins Mardi Gras beads and T-shirts will become trading items with other as yet unknown delegates Rules dictate one chaperone must ELM ANTIQUE FILIGREE MARQUISE SHAPED PINK ICE RING of be fun like YOUTH Continued from Page A-l Both teen-agers Hoang a recently graduated Vietnamese-Ameri-can and Ladner a fair-skinned ninth-grader boarded charter buses Tuesday to head out for a week of travel prayer camaraderie and fun all rolled into a religious pilgrimage The scene at SL and SL were repeated at 14 other South Mississippi sites as 200 youngsters headed west to Denver On Monday the first Coast travelers three teen-agers from SL in Gulfport left but most groups hit the road Tuesday Their cultures and backgrounds are tied together by the Catholic frith their desire to see firsthand their church leader and to mingle with like-minded youth from around the world is a once-in-a-lifetime trip a great Ladner said doubt ever have the opportunity to see the pope again I know it will be fun too but what I expect to get out of this is to be closer to From her waiting spot in Biloxi Hoang echoed sentiments really hope God will give me a message about what he wants me to do with my she said of the kids might be going for the entertainment but I really do want to get better in touch with The pope will bring his message of SEE OUR FINE LINE OF CLOCKS GRANDFATHER CLOCKS ON SALE! 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