WHITE HOUSE ESTABLISHES OLYMPIC TASK FORCE; GORE TO LEAD

          Just as the SLOC revealed a new budget with "an
     expectation" of $171M in federal aid, the White House formed
     a task force to help with the "planning and operation" of
     the 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, according to Mike
     Gorrell of the SALT LAKE TRIBUNE.  VP Al Gore was named task
     force Chair, while Mickey Ibarra and Thurgood Marshall Jr.
     will serve as Vice Chairs.  Ibarra said that the Clinton
     Administration "was not surprised" by the SLOC's $171M
     figure, and "vowed" to work with UT's Congressional
     delegation "to secure support" (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 9/27).