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- 1. B0906SB001PCB0906SB001PMB0906SB001PYB0906SB001PKB0906SB001PQ B1 _ 09-06-2008 Set: 22:29:21 Sent by: mluman News CYANMAGENTAYELLOWBLACK MetroThe Dallas Morning News Section B Saturday, September 6, 2008 _ . . . . . . . . COMMUNITY OPINIONS Soldier suicides increase A draft would provide relief for Iraq war soldiers, who may be feeling hopeless because there is no real end in sight, writes a reader from Irving. 4B DALLAS Detective admits error on warrant An editing error by a Dallas detective on a search warrant related to a recent string of high-profile Uptown-area burglaries will probably result in the warrant being tossed, officials said Friday. 2B INSIDE Regional roundup 2 Girl Scouts 2 Opinions 4 Religion 8 Obituaries 10-11 Weather 12 A passion for games helped launch Plano-based Gearbox Software, one of the biggest independent video game developers in the country. 1D BUSINESS Playing for keeps It might seem like just the other day that a bus crash in Sherman claimed the lives of 17 Vietnamese- American Catholics traveling from Houston to Missouri for a religious festival. But the horrific accident occurred nearly a month ago, and a handful of survivors have been in Dallas-area hospitals ever since, with family members from Houston still conduct- ing anxious bedside vigils. And all this time, many local Cath- olics — particularly from the Diocese of Dallas’ four Vietnamese parishes — have been knocking themselves out to help. Every day, for example, volunteers deliver plates of Vietnamese food to sons and daughters of 78-year-old Hoa Pham, recovering from head trauma at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Ms. Pham’s children also have re- ceived help with hotel and gas costs. They’ve had regular visits from priests and lay people, who pop into their mother’s room for prayers and coun- SHERMAN BUS CRASH As victims recover, local Catholics offer support, prayers LARA SOLT/Staff Photographer The Rev. Joseph Son-Van Nguyen (right) prays over Hoa Pham, 78, who suffered a head trauma in the Sherman bus crash, at Baylor University Medical Center. Her daughter Nga Vu, son Son Vu and Catholic charity representative Elizabeth Disco-Shearer pray with him. Faith in the healing process JIM MAHONEY/Staff Photographer The crash in the early morning of Aug. 8 killed 17 people.By SAM HODGES Staff Writer samhodges@dallasnews.com See VOLUNTEERS Page 8B The much-anticipated “Tu- tankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” exhibition may have some smooth competition next month: the Golden Age of Butter. As its butter sculpture this year, the State Fair of Texas will intro- duce an 800-pound unsalted King Tut accompanied by ghee servants and Egyptian relics. The King Tut show opens at the Dallas Museum of Art on Oct. 3 and runs through May 17, 2009. The State Fair opens Sept. 26 and goes through Oct. 19. The State Fair’s iconic butter sculpture — synonymous with state fairs nationwide — started in 1922 with renditions of milk- maids, cows and other butter-re- lated creations. It’s since diverged. Elvis and his hound dog were featured at the fair in 2005, and Marilyn Monroe and her flailing STATE FAIR OF TEXAS King Tut sculpture may be a lard act to beat FILE 2006/Staff photo Sharon BuMann smoothes out creases in the Marilyn Monroe butter sculpture, which was featured at the fair. Buttered-up pharaoh follows in Elvis’, Marilyn’s footsteps By JESSICA MEYERS Staff Writer jmeyers@dallasnews.com See BUTTERING Page 5B Jenny liked to do things her way at the Dal- las Zoo. The oldest gorilla in captivity had earned the right. Shedidn’tcareforbananas,butshelovedto devour the peels. She wouldn’t let anyone boss her around. And she didn’t always show off for zoo visitors, instead lounging under a fig tree. Jenny, the grande dame of gorillas, died Thursday from an inoperable stomach tumor that made it difficult for her to eat and drink. At age 55, she was one of only four gorillas over 50 in North American zoos, zoo officials FILE 2006/Staff photo Jenny was euthanized at age 55 Thursday in Dallas because of a stomach tumor. Oldest captive gorilla dies DALLAS ZOO Jenny was one of only four over age 50 in North America By ERIC AASEN Staff Writer eaasen@dallasnews.com See JENNY Page 6B What’s in a name? At Dal- las City Hall, it depends on whom you talk to. For several weeks, Dallas officials had been saying they wanted to build an “iconic” convention center hotel down- town. Now, they’re saying they want a “signature” hotel. So what exactly is the dif- ference? Nothing at all or not very much, depending on who is quoted at City Hall. City Council member Ron Natinsky, who chairs the city’s Economic Development Com- mittee, said some council members just weren’t com- fortable with the first descrip- tion. “The term iconic got picked on a little,” he said. Signature just seemed to sound better, he suggested. Assistant City Manager A.C. Gonzales said that from his point of view, iconic and signature are interchangeable. Whether it’s called iconic or signature or anything else, the projected $400 million hotel project is undergoing subtle shifts that run deeper than its description. The hotel’s prospective op- erators, Marriott Corp. or Om- ni Hotels, have expressed con- cern that the focus on the ‘Iconic’ now out as hotel adjective DALLAS For convention center facility, city favoring less-grand ‘signature’ By RUDOLPH BUSH Staff Writer rbush@dallasnews.com See ‘SIGNATURE’ Page 11B How to help Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ Vietnamese Catholic Church has established a fund to help victims of the Sherman bus crash. Checks can be sent to the church marked “Bus crash victims.” The church’s address is 2121 N. Denton Drive, Carrollton, Texas, 75006. Robert Wright bought his beloved high-performance motorcycle a few months ago. It seemed only fitting when his longtime friend Derek Smith bought a bike, too. The recent L.D. Bell High School graduates set off for a ride together Thursday night, but their plans ended in trage- dy when both 18-year-olds were killed after crashing one after the other and falling about 34 feet off a highway overpass in Irving. According to Irving police, Mr. Wright of North Richland Longtime friends die in motorcycle crash IRVING 18-year-olds thrown from bikes, fall 34 feet off highway overpass By DAN X. McGRAW Staff Writer dmcgraw@dallasnews.com ROBERT WRIGHT DEREK SMITH See FRIENDS Page 5B Got a tip? Is breaking news happening? Want to share a news tip? Let us know at dallasnews.com/ newstips. Send us your photos, too