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| Willes Replaced At Los Angeles Times' |
| The Tribune Co.'s takeover of the Los
Angeles Times is proceeding, and LDS Church member Mark Willes is now
out. Willes was replaced as Chairman, President and CEO of Times
Mirror, the Times' parent company on Tuesday, marking the end of his
era at the Times. The merger hasn't completed yet, and Willes still
remains on the board until it is complete. |
| Huntsman Steps Up Cancer War |
| LDS billionaire Jon M. Huntsman will announce
today that he is donating $125 million to the Huntsman Cancer Institute
at the University of Utah. Huntsman started the Institute in 1995 with
a $100 million donation. |
| LDS-owned Media Win SPJ Awards |
| The staff of The Deseret News and the news
staff of KSL-TV both won 1999 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for Excellence in
Journalism. The Society of Professional Journalists announced the
awards Wednesday. The contest drew 1,316 entries in 44 categories. |
| LDS Church To Provide Olympics Parking |
| The LDS Church's Property Reserve Inc., the holding
company for the Church's real estate, has agreed to lease two plots of
land near Park City, Utah to the Salt Lake Olympic Committee for use as
temporary 'park-and-ride' lots for the 2002 Winter Games. The lots, one
on U.S. 40 northeast of Park City and the other on state road 224 near
the Utah Winter Sports Park at Bear Hollow, will hold a total of 13,400
cars and 400 buses. |
| Deseret Book Joins Olympic Licensees |
| LDS Church-owned Deseret Book Company is
among 10 companies that have signed licenses allowing them to produce
Olympic-branded goods. The companies have together paid about $22
million in royalties to the Salt Lake Olympic Committee. |
| Huntsman Awards Honor Educators Who Do Whatever It Takes |
| Six teachers, three principals and a
volunteer were among the 10 winners of this year's Huntsman Award for
Excellence in Education. The ten educators were chosen from among
nearly 150 nominations and received a cash award of $10,000. It is
the eighth year that Jon M. Huntsman, a wealthy industrialist and
member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints honored
educators for extraordinary compassion, enthusiasm and dedication to
their students. |
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