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Show r'agt AS THE DAHY HERALD, (www.HarkTheHeraldxom), Provo, Utah, Thursday. May 22, 2003 EARTHQUAKE Quske rocks Algeria Continued from Al 'I . vasal; immediately dear Earlier state radio reported that about 250 were killed, saying that most ofthe deaths occurred near the epicenter, located near Taenia, about 40 miles east of Algiers. Hie radio report said 104 people were killed in the town of Rouiba, 20 miles east of Algiers. In addition, 50 died in' Boumerdes, about six miles from the epicenter, 42 were killed in the town of Ain Taya, 20 miles from the capital Two more deaths were counted in the Berber capital of Tizi Ouzou, and one more in Bpuira, both further east. Details of the increased number of deaths as reported by the Interior Ministry over the official APS news agency were not available. 1 saw the earth tremble. I saw people jump from the window of the hotel," Icham Mouiss of Boumerdes told : Sea 1 200km i frjnettn ALGERIA 0 - SOURCES: US. Geological Survey: Associated press: ESHI Noure-din- e Yazid Zerhouni traveled to Thenia and Boumerdes. A call for blood donors was issued and medical personnel election draws near. Precise estimates of the impact of the whole bill on particular families remained uncertain because of details that were still in flux. But changes in the tax brackets alone would save a single filer with. $65,000 in annual income $741 in federal income tax. The dividend change would save a taxpayer in the 33 percent bracket $180 for every $1,000 in dividend income earned. Changes to the tax rates for capital gains profits from the sale of would assets save investors roughly $5 for every $100 they earn on Continued from A 1 billion in tax cuts, $20 billion in aid to states and about $15 billion in refunds for families with children. The tax cuts are less than half of the $725 billion Bush proposed in January when he unveiled his plan to help the nation's sluggish economy. But amid congressional concern about the mounting federal deficit as well as low-inco- the war with Iraq it quickly became clear he would have to settle for less. Wednesday's deal was struck after Vice President Dick Cheney came to the Capitol for an afternoon of hard bargaining a kind of shuttle diplomacy among Republican factions warring over the size and details of the tax cut. His active role was a sign of how urgently the administration wanted Congress to finish the bill this week, before lawmakers Memorial begin a week-lon- g long-ter- m deficit-ridde- Rangel, Final details were still being worked out overnight, but GOP House and Senate leaders voiced confidence they could pass the bill as early as today. They also acknowledged that many Republicans are bound to be disappointed that the tax cut is so much less than the original Bush plan. "Obviously, we're disappointed we couldn't get more," said John Feehery, for House spokesman Dennis J. Hastert, Speaker "But you've got to look at the big picture. If the Democrats were in control, we'd be raising taxes." would be only temporary. Precise expiration dates were still being calculated Wednesday, but. the tax cut on investment income would likely last until 2007. Meanwhile, tax credits for families with children, tax relief for married couples and new incentives for businesses to invest and expand would probably last no more than important to Bush. The Jonger ittakesto get money it providesTlowTng to consumers, businesses and beleaguered state governments, the less likely the I ff i NABILThe Associated Press Rescue workers search through debris of a damaged building Critics denounced the temporary nature of many of the tax cuts as illusory, arguing most, if not all, would be extended. They derided the cutoff dates as to designed gimmicks obscure the bill's true n drain on the federal budget. "We know that the price tag is fake because the backroom negotiators are intent on putting an artificial 'sunset' on the tax cuts, an expiration date that they know is not real but makes it appear as if a tax cut does less damage to our fiscal situation," said Rep. Charles stock investments. While most ofthe tax cuts would take effect retroac tively to Jan. 1, 2003, they would not stay on the books for nearly as long as the 11 years Bush proposed. To keep down the bill's total cost, most of its provisions Day recess. Timing of congressional action on the tax cut bill is economically and politically u io two years. The accelerated income tax rate cuts would expire in 2011. economy will have significantly improved as the 2004 TAXES - AP were asked to help. A hospital in the town of Baghlia was seriously damaged by the quake and numerous roofs in towns around the epicenter caved in, the Interior Ministry said. In Algiers, cracks appeared in a number of buildings. LCI aired footage of a stairwell in one building that had crumbled to the ground. People thronged the streets, afraid to enter their buildings. French television station LCI. Interior Minister A magnitude 6.7 earthquake' hook Algeria Wednesday kiting at least 95 people and injuring 350 others. R-Il- in Algiers, Algeria, after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. TEMPLE Continued from A 1 devotional palace, which was built 500 years ago in India." The short spires are in the shape of a lotus bud, "which represents the soul in the material world," Das said. "In other words, we are in a material world, but we are not material." The larger spire adds a pot called a klash to the lotus motif "It is traditionally envisioned as holding the nectar of immortality," he said. "What you don't want to neglect is nourishing the soul itself One has to be practical about the things we need to do to keep body and soul together, about earning money and keeping shelter, but at the same time we need to understand that things of this world are just temporary." Eskelson, who said he comes at least once a week to worship in the temple, became a Hindu devotee five Li i 1, r1 I MATT SMITHThe Daily Herald the summer to make the structure architecturally complete. years ago, just as the foundation of the temple was being laid. "It's quite an magiTg thing to witness happen," he said. "To see this come all the way from a concept of love and an offering to what you see today brings one to ecstasy, to a blissful position." The temple, located at 8628 S. Main St in Spanish Fork, is open to visitors seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The second annual Himalayan Fest will be held June 7 starting at 6 p.m., and will feature performing artists from India. 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