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Yankton's Drinking Problem Partly Cloudy, Showers Possible 9 a.m.: 32 | 3 p.m.: 43 | DETAILS: PAGE 2 Saturday ■ April 20, 2013 YANKTON D AILY PRESS&DAKOTAN VOLUME 137 NUMBER 303 The Dakotas’ Oldest Newspaper | 16 PAGES | www.yankton.net 75¢ Al Neuharth Dies Legendary Newspaper Pioneer, S.D. Native Dies At 89 BY MIKE SCHNEIDER Today, died Friday in Cocoa Beach, Fla. He was 89. United States. The news section contained a state- Associated Press The news was announced by USA Today and by by-state roundup of headlines from across the na- the Newseum, which he also founded. The newspa- tion. Its eye-catching logo of white lettering on a COCOA BEACH, Fla. — Critics dubbed USA per reported that Neuharth died after sustaining blue background made it recognizable from a Today “McPaper” when it debuted in 1982, and injuries in a fall at his home. distance. they accused its founder, Al Neuharth, of dumbing Neuharth changed the look of American news- “Our target was college-age people who were down American journalism with its easy-to-read ar- papers by filling USA Today with breezy, easy-to- non-readers. We thought they were getting enough ticles and bright graphics. comprehend articles, attention-grabbing graphics serious stuff in classes,” Neuharth said in 1995. P&D ARCHIVE PHOTO: MARK MAXON But it was Neuharth who had the last laugh and stories that often didn’t require readers to “We hooked them primarily because it was a color- South Dakota native and newspaper entrepreneur Al when USA Today became the nation’s most-circu- jump to a different page. Sections were denoted by Neuharth, shown here in this 2006 photo taken in Ver- lated newspaper in the late 1990s. different colors. The entire back page of the news millon, died in Florida Friday at age 89. Neuharth was a Neuharth, the hard-charging founder of USA section had a colored-weather map of the entire NEUHARTH | PAGE 16 University of South Dakota graduate. Yankton’s Drinking FBI/MCT Problem One suspected Boston Marathon bomber was killed early Friday morning and police now have the second suspect in custody. The suspects had killed an MIT police officer and wounded a Major Upgrades Needed To Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority of- ficer in a wild chase that involved explosives and gunfire, authorities said. The suspect was Municipal Water System found hiding inside a boat in Watertown when police caught him and brought him into custody. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part one in a capacity can threaten future growth. series that examines the City of Yankton’s “If we have a new industry that wants plans to upgrade to its drinking water to locate to Yankton and they need a system. large amount of water to do their busi- ——— ness, we need to make sure we are pre- pared to handle that,” Wenande said. BOMBING BY NATHAN JOHNSON “The last thing we want to do is have a [email protected] great economic development opportunity but then not have the water for it. Ex- hen Yankton resi- panding capacity is not something you dents turn on their can do quickly. You can’t just put a pipe faucets, they are ac- in the ground and get them more water.” SUSPECT IN customed to getting Ample water for fire protection is also a reliable stream of a concern, noted City Manager Amy water. Nelson. W If that is to re- Peaks in water usage are usually only main the case, city experienced for a short period of time CUSTODY officials say some during the summer months. During the major upgrades are needed to the munici- height of last year’s dry, hot summer, pal water system. usage peaked at 7.2 MGD. The Yankton Study of the water system’s future City Commission is currently considering Boston Mayor Tom needs has been occurring on and off for a water conservation ordinance that the better part of a decade, and an ag- could be used to implement restrictions Menino: ‘We’ve Got Him’ gressive plan to complete the proposed upgrades by 2015 was recently laid out MCT ILLUSTRATION for the public. WATER | PAGE 14 BY JAY LINDSAY AND EILEEN SULLIVAN However, those plans carry a hefty es- Associated Press timated price tag of more than $28 million. WATERTOWN, Mass. — A 19-year-old Massa- City officials are still weighing how chusetts college student wanted in the Boston best to pay for projects they say Yankton Marathon bombing was captured hiding in a can’t afford to delay. boat parked in a backyard Friday night and his At issue is the projected water re- older brother lay dead in a furious 24-hour quirements of the city during the next drama that transfixed the nation and paralyzed couple decades and beyond. Earlier this year, divers in- the Boston area. “The biggest thing right now is proba- spected Yankton’s surface The bloody endgame came four days after water intake just below the the bombing and just a day after the FBI re- bly our capacity issues,” said Yankton En- leased surveillance-camera images of two young vironmental Services Director Kyle Discovery Bridge. Last year, men suspected of planting the pressure-cooker Goodmanson. “With our current treat- the intake was seriously hin- explosives that ripped through the crowd at the ment facility, our capacity is 8 million gal- dered by a sandbar that marathon finish line, killing three people and lons per day (MGD). This last summer, we formed over it. Low river levels wounding more than 180. were running over 7 million gallons at have also threatened to make The two men were identified by authorities times. With the facilities plan we’ve done, the intake inoperable. Replac- and relatives as ethnic Chechens from southern our projected water usage in 2015 is ing the troublesome structure Russia who had been in the U.S. for about a more than 8 MGD.” with a different water source is decade and were believed to be living in Cam- Mayor Nancy Wenande said it’s impor- under consideration by the bridge, Mass. But investigators gave no details tant to remember that the role of water in City of Yankton. (Kelly on the motive for the bombing. the community extends beyond house- Hertz/P&D) Early Friday morning, 26-year-old Tamerlan hold use, noting that a lack of treatment Tsarnaev was killed in a ferocious gun battle and car chase during which he and his younger brother hurled explosives at police from a stolen car, authorities said. The younger brother managed to escape. During the getaway attempt, the brothers MMC To Add New Business Degree Emphasis killed an MIT policeman and severely wounded another officer, authorities said. BY ANDREW ATWAL The degree emphasis will begin Bob Tereshinski, vice president and dean of ac- After a tense, all-day manhunt and house-to- [email protected] for the fall 2013 semester, and stu- ademic affairs at MMC, said the program has po- house search by thousands of SWAT team offi- dents who are juniors and lower tential to work well with Avera Sacred Heart cers with rifles and armored vehicles, Dzhokhar Mount Marty College is giving its students yet will be eligible for the program. Hospital (ASHH) across the street from campus. Tsarnaev was cornered in a homeowner’s yard, another degree option from which to choose. “We’ve been working to develop “(Joe) Sejnoha brought up the comment that it where he exchanged gunfire with police while In response to statistics from the United States this program for about a year,” said would be nice to be able to have a hands-on holed up in a boat, authorities said. He was taken away on a stretcher and was Department of Labor that show health care admin- Joe Sejnoha, associate professor of process for the health care administration empha- hospitalized in serious condition with unspeci- istration being a career that is expected to go at an business. “The health care field is sis with the facilities Avera has in the community fied injuries, police said. above average rate over the next decade, officials going to continue to grow because and in the region,” he said. “We would use the facil- Just before 9 p.m., Boston police announced at Mount Marty College are adding health care ad- Tereshinski baby boomers will be getting older, ities for a six-hour internship with our students ministration as a new business administration de- so there will be more of a demand SUSPECT | PAGE 16 gree emphasis. for health care facilities for those individuals.” MMC | PAGE 2 YANKTON RECYCLING NEXT WEEK: REGION 2-3 | OBITUARIES 3 | LIFE 5 | SPORTS 8-10 | WORLD 11 | CLASSIFIEDS 12-15 | MIDWEST 15 Recycled MONDAY: SOUTH Newsprint Printed on Printed with Options For Alternative Water Sources Studied OF 15TH STREET SOY INK.
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