Tri-City Herald from Pasco, Washington • 2

From Page One A2 TRI-CITY HERALD THURSDAY JANUARY 24 2002 WWWTRI-CrTYHERALDCOM New Yorkers: Commended by Locke for work bravery 3rd daughter gets a little from Hill McGraw And baby makes three daughters that is AUDREY CAROLINE MCGRAW was bom in early December to TIM MCGRAW and his wife FAITH HILL Writing at home for her arrival were 4-year-okl GRACIE and 3-year-old MAGGIE great doin' McGraw told reporters healthy and happy and happy and all that matters" Hill and McGraw both 34 live in Brentwood south of Nashville Tenn New York is alive and well and that America is wdl on its way to Like many New York City firefighters Mueller works a second job On die morning of Sept 11 he was working as the driver for a well-known Manhattan family Dressed in a suit Mueller saw the second plane flying low overhead just seconds before it exploded in die south tower He immediately raced toward his firehouse in Chinatown neighborhood and exchanged his uptown clothes for his turnout gear For the next three days and two nights he worked among the smoldering rubble in search of survivors "Within a half-hour period I went from dressed in a suit and tie on die ritzy Upper East Side to down to ground zero completely covered in debris and Mueller said Mueller said his trip to the Tri-Cities is his first away from New York since Sept 11 Since then he said his city has changed "New York City has a bad rap with crime and supposedly unfriendly people and things like he said "I think die way New Yorkers responded and pitched in and got through it together was great We really relied on each Mueller said also very grateful for the support firefighters have received from people all over the country Once example of the support came from the Tri-City schoolchildren In a reversal of roles ftsco students sent 4000 stuffed bears to the New York City Fire Department shortly after the tragedy to try to "make diem fed better" Lavender said She said the gesture came from the fact that the hsco Fire Department has been known to bring teddy bears to comfort injured children Lavender said area officials are honored to have the New Yorkers visit "We wish we could bring diem all over Jason Carpentaria managing editor of The Franklin Report In New York City and la co-auttiorlng a book on the World Trada Cantor attacka a dangerous job being a firefighter really is and now the public is starting to openly embrace us Unfortunately it has taken 343 guys to die for that to happen "I don't drink justice will ever be Mueller said nothing that can be done to bring back all of those guys my Vbsquez 40 also knows the pain of deep less and knows that someday heU have to seek counseling to get past the carnage of Sept 11 not easy for him to admit that not after 17 years split between the NYPD and corrections work at the infinnous Island Prison in New York like to think that we can approach every situation without he said of the tough things is facing myself and knowing that down the road I am going to need fcsquez who has worked every borough in New York was cm his beat in Manhattan when the first plane hit the towers He drove to the scene and parked in front of die towers until a junior officer suggested he move farther away Normally Vasquez would have ignored the comment told me to he said I would have kept the car there I would have been a fatality also" Instead he spent the terrible day helping those he could especially children like a sinking ship you can't save saidVhsquez who was featured in a People magazine photograph as he doled out water to passersby This week Vfcsquez finally was able to get away along with his wife Yolanda and their two daughters ages 4 and 7 Just leaving the city for a few days has been a relief from the grief of New York though not sure quite how to handle die attention he gets "I went through a lot of guilt that I save everyone" he said never thought of myself as a Mueller a divorced father of two who lives in Staten Island said he is humbled by the opportunity to be part of the long and rich history d1 the Olympic games and the symbolism of the Dame a great patriotic honor an amazing thing to go down in the history books as a torchbearer representing the New York City Fire Department The message here is that ConHwad front Al Teresa Lavender executive director fix: die Pasco Chamber of Commerce said there also will be representatives aboard die boat from branches of the US armed services as well the sheriffs offices of Benton and Franklin counties Lavender was part of the local Olympic committee comprised of members of the ftsco Kennewick and Ridiland chambers of commerce She said the group decided on a patriotic theme for the TH-City leg of the Olympic flame tour Lavender invited Mueller to be a torchbearer after seeing a Dateline NBC special that told the story about six firefighters from Engine 9 Ladder 6 who were trapped under the rubble of the collapsed north tower of the World Trade Center Mueller was faced with the daunting task of trying to rescue his own men that day Unlike numerous other firehouses in the city all die men of Engine 9 Ladder 6 survived Mueller and fezquez also will deliver keynote speeches and join Gov Gary Locke in speaking at a luncheon today offered by the area chambers of commerce and die Tri-City Visitors and Convention Bureau Locke on Wednesday praised Mueller and Vksquez for their bravery and spoke about what their visit means to Washington is inspiring to witness working men and women go the extra mile for their brothers and sisters a continent Locke said "This is an exciting day for the Tri-City area and for die residents of the state The Olympic torch symbolizes all that we dream about and hope for among the community of Mueller said he appreciates die gratitude of those who have wekomed him to the Pacific Northwest and die honor that goes along with bong a torchbearer but he also realizes die tragic circumstances that brought about his visit think carrying the tordi in the honor of die 343 guys who died there that he said "I diink very fitting that the Olympics are being held in the US especially after all happened "I drink now die public is starting to see what Singers Faith Hill and Tim McGraw added a third daughter to their family in early December Audrey Caroline McGraw baby's great She's doin' McGraw told reporters It's going to be a busy year he said "I'm looking forward to getting a new album out Faith will have an album out We've got some shows going to do going to be out there I don't know if going to do a great big huge tour I think we might pop up at a few clubs or do fun this Virgin Records ends Cerejfr record contract Virgin Records America is ending troubled diva MARIAH multialbum contract with a $28 million buyout parent company EMI announced Wednesday The contract would have paid Carey a reported $100 million Glitter her first album for Virgin and die soundtrack for ho-movie of die same name was a disappointment failing to live up to the best-selling status of her previous albums Tor Columbia Records It was released after die singer was hospitalized last year for a much-publicized breakdown The singer's stardom was forged from a wholesome image and soaring ballads that highlighted her multioctave voice But over the last few years her image has changed After her divorce from TOMMY MOTTOLA the former president of Columbia and current Sony Music chief her once demure image became sexier she also switched musically using more hip-hop beats instead of the adult contemporary sound that made her famous Olympics: 10-mile run to start 7 am Friday at Pasco High ContjauadfromAl is a 60 percent chance of rain carry the torch along a 10-mile Kuntz all of Richland Fete Rieke dazzles Pdris 3t Versace show daytime highs from 45 to 50 degrees and 5-1 5 mph winds But worry the flame will not bum out here The official Olympic flame travels inside a van along the route and feeds the smaller torches for the runners Note to commuters: The southbound lanes of the blue bridge will be closed from about 7:45 to 8 am Friday because of the torch motorcade In all 27 Mid-Columbians will and Karen Murray Hodgins both of Pasco Karen Sue Guertin Margaret Racy and Tom Lyness all of Kennewick Robert Rasmussen of West Richland Steve Witt and Troy Smith of Walla Walla Jesse Finch Steven Finch Charlene Krentz Lanette Robinson Amy Yergen and Midge Yergen all of Yakima Nayda Littlefield Bryce Littlefield and Curtis Robillard of Moses Lake and Gale Vradenburg of Wenatchee route that starts at Ifesco High and concludes about two hours and 17 minutes later at Westgate Elementary in Kennewick From Kennewick the Olympic flame will travel in a special south on Interstate 82 to Interstate 84 in Oregon then on to Boise The Olympics begin Feb 8 Here are the runners from the region: Linda and Mark McLean James Leak Eric Greager and Celestine Area chambers of commerce determined to incorporate a patriotic theme in local torch festivities invited the men who were at the World Trade Center site Sept 11 to visit and carry the flame across the Columbia River The torch itself will begin its 10-mile run through the Tri-Cities at 7 am Friday and the National Weather Service forecast says there Enron: Immunity not being considered in investigation Continued from A1 of Watergate Iran-Contra and Whitewater in rial to our and therefore must which witnesses invoking the Fifth Amendment were not compelled to appear Giuffra said Duncan flew from Houston to Washington DC on Wednesday "Making somebody take the Fifth in public is really not what Congress should be about because it has tiie effect of embarrassing somebody publicly for exercising their constitutional agreed Joseph diGenova a counsel to committees in the House and Senate for eight years and a US attorney for five years in the Reagan administration Committee spokesman Ken Johnson while acknowledging constitutional right said he knowledge of events that are mate appear "We take this investigation very seriously and not going to give anyone a free he said Granting immunity is not being considered because the committee doesn't want to impede tiie Justice investigation Johnson said A subpoena also was served Wednesday on Andersen Risk Manager Michael Odom for his testimony at today's hearing The committee had planned to subpoena Andersen Chief Executive Officer Joseph Berardino But tiie Big Five accounting firm agreed late Tuesday to send another top official familiar with internal investigation Duncan already has talked to committee investigators Andersen a Chicago-based auditing firm fired Duncan last week for his role in the extensive destruction of Enron-related documents that took place after federal regulators began investigating possible accounting improprieties His lawyer took issue with the committee's insistence that Duncan come to Washington DC for die public hearing Duncan should not be punished for exercising his constitutional Giuffra wrote citing instances during the investigations While top fashion designers were showing off their latest haute couture creations CHELSEA CLINTON displayed her new look: A silken bob to accompany her slinky black dress She peered at die catwalk from a front-row seat at the weekend Versace show in ftris rubbing shoulders with MADONNA GWYNETH PALTROW and other jet-set guests Gone were the girlish curls that adorned Clinton throughout her White House and Stanford University years The 21-year-old Clinton dazzled the glitterati with her sophisticated cut a bob that was short straight and silky and at a party later a backless dress with a plunging neckline Canadian woman winsTS ERot poetry prize Canadian poet ANNE CARSON has won the TS ELIOT poetry prize for her powerful chronicle of marriage and divorce The Beauty of the Husband Carson the first woman to win the award in its nine-year history was awarded the $14000 prize at a ceremony Monday in London The prize is for the best poetry title published in Britain and Ireland Carson a 50-year-old history professor at McGill University in Montreal and the author of seven books was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1998 and in 2000 received a $500000 MacArthur Fellowship London theater gains new artistic director MICHAEL GRANDAGE was named the new artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse the studio-sized London theater acquired an international reputation during its 1 0 years under the leadership of SAM MENDES Mendes who is leaving the Donmar to pursue a freelance film and theater career will step down at the end of November He won the best director Oscar for 1999's American Beauty starring KEVIN SPACEY and ANNETTE BENING The selection of the 39-year-dd Grandage a former actor was announced TUesday He has directed a string of successes at the 25 1 -seat theater in Covent Garden most recently a revival of Peter Privates on Parade which opened in December to rave reviews Grandage takes over the Donmar in December while retaining his commitment to a three-theater complex in the Yorkshire town of Sheffield where he has been associate director since 1 999 Surplus: Bush congressional leaders set new priorities Continued from A1 One by one around the big table component as well as for the final reporters during the day That in the White House Cabinet Room Bush and senior congressional leaders listed their legislative priorities for the year ahead: expanded trade authority for the president a farm bill a bill of rights energy legislation and an economic stimulus package to help victims of the recession and boost the sluggish economy Daschle and the Republicans spent the day haggling over the terms for debate on economic stimulus legislation Long after nightfall they agreed to begin today under rules likely to require a 60-vote majority for any individual bill Even so the agreement on procedure increased the chances that legislation would clear the Senate ami lead to a final compromise with tiie House and the administration At the same time no bill is likely to pass before Tuesday State cl tiie Union speech Republicans and Democrats alike said they expect Bush to use his national television audience to demand action from lawmakers Bush's budget to be released Feb 4 will project an approximate $1 trillion surplus for the decade beginning 2003 White House budget chief Mitchell Daniels told figure assumes the proposed tax and spending changes are enacted It includes projected deficits of $106 billion this year and $80 billion in 2003 then a stream of surpluses beginning with $61 billion in Hack ink in 2005 To help pay for big defense and homeland security increases Bush will propose cutting the budgets of the departments of Agriculture Commerce Labor and Interior as well as Amy Corps of Engineers water projects said a congressional official speaking on condition of anonymity "I have a responsibility to prepare the nation for all that lies Bush said "There will be no room for 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