Show ( r s f - f p - r STILL STABLE 'WRITER BEHIND THE SCENES WAC LIFTS MORATORIUM N Utah trend healthy despite sagging national Jeffrey Boam pens many familiar movies Move not necessarily signal of league expansion Page 8B UOrlE SALES Page ID economy Page 4B SERVING NORTHERN UTAH SINCE OGDEN UTAH J 888 50 CENTS Gulf turmoil is batterim ©cwnonw i Bright lights big mooting ‘ J ivt i i WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices shot up 16 percent in September as turmoil in the Persian Gulf battered the US economy and fueled a jump in gasoline fsrCG ’ "'V ’ Ses fasted frampriof rr i t reco- rd-breaking 15 prices the government reported today 1 B SURVEY: Recession 0 4B likely ' The Labor 05 Department blamed virtually all of the steep increase on higher oil costs that persisted in September following Iraq’s Aug 2 invasion of Kuwait A 206 percent increase in gasoline last month was the highest ' 0 5 increase recorded one-mon- th since the government began tracking the commodity in 1947 the government said “The oil shock is hitting with a vengeance and it’s coming at a time when inflation overall is still untamed It's just one more jolt to an already fragile economy" said Robert Dedenck chief economist at the Northern Trust Co of Chicago -- Last month’s rise in the Producer Price Index — the biggest jump in wholesale inflation since a cold snap sent prices up 19 percent in January — followed a similarly sharp increase of 13 percent in August That surge was also blamed on higher energy costs brought on by the gulf cri- i V ' i IV r‘ a HilTEFTn 7 ‘ 1'- - 1 A L rw V fV-- s Hi f ‘U 1 1 ‘ - - " rVV f her eyes from the bright light Coming throughthe lobby win? dows See story on UEA Page IB V Before Thursday morning’s Utah Education Association meet--'' ing at Symphony Hall in Salt Lake City Athena Gregory shields the first flight from Iraq in nearly three weeks Germany and Belgium said today their last diplomats have left Kuwait leaving only the US US-charter- ed f S v i Hans Gy and three other Western missions open there Iraq reportedly has barred elderly American men from leaving Iraq and Kuwait A French news magazine reported today that US military officials have drawn up plans to free Kuwait and defeat Iraq in a four-da- y offensive in November that would leave Saddam Hus- - A jetliner carrying 272 evacuees from Kuwait and Iraq almost all Americans left London today for the United States the last leg of v i ‘ Magazine: The Associated Press fiGBERT pOpESt&odwd'ExamitWf ’ ‘ sein's armed forces in ruins ' L'Express said it obtained an outline of the plan from an unidentified adviser to US Defense ' Secretary Richard Cheney' US planners estimated the offensive might cost 20000 American lives the magazine said It gave no estimate for dead of oth' er nations sis h was the biggest In other developments: Attackers on' motorcycles today shot and killed Egypt's “par liament speaker1 'J'Rifaat outside a Cairo hotel police and' witnesses1 said The attack c&rtie after Egypt’s interior minister warned of possible terrorist - reprisals for r Egypt’s I ‘ SeO GULF on 2A two-mon- th jump in producer prices since 1980 the government said Ip another economic report to- day the Commerce Department said retail sales jumped 11 percent in September bolstered by the soaring cost of gasoline Excluding gasoline sales rose 08 percent during the month Over- - ‘ - proposals sprouting ary pressures will aggravate an already staggering US economy Many economists believe in fact that the nation has already slipped into recession The oil shock threatens to “intensify the downturn deepen it perhaps lengthen it” said Allen Sinai chief economist at the Boston Co The September rise in wholesale prices would translate into an annual increase of 209 percent if prices rose that much each month the government said 1 on taxes spurs flurry Democrats The fallout from the Persian Gulf conflict has heightened analysts’ 'fears that higher inflation- effort “Someone has to do the work and I sure as hell am not going to" he said “Maybe they (public education officials) would rather get along without us (business leaders) and that’s fine with us” Partnership funding came into Bush’s blurry position WASHINGTON sales rose $16 billion to a seasonally adjusted $1512 billion the Commerce Department said all Board’s funding refusal threatens director job partnership’s effort New budget House Tha Associated Pre (AP) — rallied around a liberal budget plan today that lays new taxes on the wealthy Divided Republicans meanwhile seemed ready to ignore President Bush’s conclusion that a deep cut in the capital gains tax is dead “There was a very strong positive attitude on the part of members" Speaker Thomas S told reporters Foley after a Democratic caucus ' “There’s a sense of unity" The Democratic plan would boos! taxes on wealthier Americans jand offer a small capital-gaie tax cut for families It is one of many bud--gproposals sprouting all over CapijoJ Hill amid frustration over Bush’s blurry position on taxing the rich House Republicans were honing a plan that would hold this year's spending to last year's levels Itwould also cut the capital gains tax' deeply while gently raising income taxes on the wealthy a trade Bush likes but has said'is unattainable because of Democratic opposition “We’re doing a House Republican position" said Rep Mickey Edwards “We’re not developing a White House position That’s differ- question after Holbrook re- quested that the state offices of sh ns middle-incom- et la ent" At the White House President Bush said he was optimistic a “sound budget agreement" could be found “It will take a little work" Busfysaid during a picturc-tak- n ' Moss’ position “There’s no question? that the Partnership’s ability to move forward withv effective programs be significantly jmpmged'’ Donald Holbf(9 said in an in-- f I t r t terview' Holbrook 4 Salt Lhke attorney who has’ been' instrumental' in deforming tie Partnership signed to' strengthen bdth philo- guarantee 'i' ’ - - i ) is ( ( ' - fna Associated Prasa 1 ' t Budget Director Richard Barman listens to senators Thursday d j Americans dissatisfied with Congress ‘ ' NEW YORK "(AP) — With the November-elcc-tion' less!than four weeks away Americans are dissat--' ified with Congress in to-- a New News poll Ydrk Tirpes-OSixty percept of those polled said they disapprove of the way Congress is do-iits job with 27 percent saying’ they approve the Times reported today The approval rating was l down sharply from January when 4Z percent said they Approved of Congress’ job performance ' sophical and-econom- d" reluc-woul- J -- ! i t that the effort is being questioned when it stands to bring great benefit to the state d He said the state board’s tance to add a $50000 allocation for the Partnership to its ongoing budget request could mean that the effort’s activities would have to be handled by staff at the state public and higher education ofshort-sighte- ties among public education govern- ment and business 1— sdid he be-- ’ lieves it is “u’nfortiinate and ‘ fices That option would be less than ideal Holbrook said because he believes it would effectively elim- -' inate business involvement in the public and higher education and the state Community and Economic Development Department each add a $50000 allocation to their budgets to help pay for the Partnership’s ongoing administrative costs ! More than $90000 of that money would be used to compensate Moss who assumed leadership of the effort after resigning t as state schools superintendent in April Both the state Higher Education Office and the state Community and Economic Development Department already have added See PARTNER on 2A general-- ng ing session in the Oval Office with visiting leaders from the Soviet republic of Estonia “Just stay calm — it will all work out" Bush’s spokesman Marlin Fitzwater ridiculed the Democratic plan saing "It’s the same Democratic approach we’ve seen for years and years: most whether according members of Congress “are more interested in serving the people they represent or more interested in serving special interest groups" 71 percent said special interest groups and 20 percent said the people trying to increase spending and increase taxes to cover it" He said Bush would meet with various lawmakers during the day to urge adoption of a plan as dose to the rejected initial $500 billion package as possible “We want to keep the pressure on getting an agreement" T itzwatcr said five-ye- 1 ar Americans failing to lose weight in effort to reduce blood pressure AmeriATLANTA (AP) cans failed to achieve at least one important goal in a drive by the government to reduce high blood pressure: losing weight' But the national Centers for Disease Control reported Thursday that at least seven of the nine health objectives related to high Mood pressure were met including a nationthe prevawide reduction-ilence of hypertension The goal et a decade ago was for at least 60 percent of 10-c- ar the population with higtf blood pressure to have it under control: a recent survey suggests a level of 65 percent the CDC said But one important goal was missed: reducing the overweight population to fewer than 10 percent of American men and fewer than 17 percent of women A 1988 federal survey found 27 percent of men and 26 percent of women were overweight — defined as more than 20 percent above their desired weight kV Oct 12 1990 - Vol 103 No 285 |