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Show UkJikxLi. October W 1HF. I) MM 16. III K U.I. IW. I Uh 'er Women's groups host 3rd District candidates at forum By PAT CHRISTIAN The Daty Herald Defense dollars should go for troops, readiness and training not for expensive and untned programs like the Star Wars Initiative incumbent District 3 congressman Bill Orton told women in Provo on Monday. Orton's Republican challenger. Chris Cannon, sa. J President Bill Clinton should focus less on the Middle East and more on China. Cannon said China can already strike Hawaii with a nuclear missile and in five years will be able to attack Cahftsrnia. The Women's Business Network, which fights for women's success in the business world, and Women in Leadership, which fosters placement of women into elected and other government positions, hosted the candidates a! a noontime luncheon at the Provo Park Hotel. Orton said the Star vVars Initiative, a space-base- d system to destroy intercontinental missiles, is a relic of the Cold W ar. He added that today there is more of a threat of a nuclear missile coming to America on a truck or ship than being fired from another continent. Cannon said that military cuts are out of line with the current mission of the military and the situation is so bad some soldiers don't have ammunition to practice with. He said this may be due in part to transitions, but also because the Democratic administration lacks clarity on the War mission. exact post-Col- d Orton countered that his. the Republican and the Clinton defense plan all vary less than I percent in total spending so only differences about how the money is spent can be al issue. While the fiscal 1997 defense budget is 40 percent below what it was in the Reagan years, congressional Republicans have only proposed spending 0.68 percent more than does President Clinton. A gentlemanly war of words actually erupted after the Monday forum. UDOT, Draper spar over site for facility DRAPER (API The L'tah Department of Transportation and Draper city planners div agree over the proposed placement of a road maintenance facility. LOOT has identified an parcel on the northwest corner of Interstate 15 and east of the future location of the Bangerter Highway as a prime site for the building. But city officials hope the site w ill become a center for business and commercial development. "If they'd talked to us any time in the last year, they would have known we were evolving a master plan for that area and that's definitely not the best use for that location." said Debby Wilson. Draper's economic development coordinator. "We don't want heavy industrial or outside storage along our freeway interre change." However. UDOT owns the Jim Mc.Minimee, property. L'DOTs Region 2 director, said the department acquired the land y as it secured propthe for planned Bangerter erty extension. "The land that we have is. of course, worth a lot more than properties farther away from the interchange, and it's our job to make sure the taxpayers of Ltah get fair maiket value for those properties." he said. Draper Mayor Elaine Redd has discussed the matter with L'DOT officials and said they have been "very cooperative." She is optimistic a trade can be worked out. Wilson, though, notes that L'DOT can build the facility without city approval. City staff were almost finished with the master plan for the area last month when it learned of L'DOTs intentions. Wilson said L'DOTs plans arrived Sept. 12 and the department wanted the city's comments by Sept. 6. right-of-wa- 1 During the discussion, the candidates tried to answer a question posed by Orem Mayor Stella Welsh about edecatKmal vouchers. this "We have in Utah might not be true nationa great public edually cation system and you just can't turn that thing upside-dow-n federally-mandate- d er program." with some vouch- Chris Cannon Answering first. Cannon said he disagreed with presidential candidate Bob Dole on federal educational vouchers. "We have in Utah this might not be a great public education true nationally system and you just can't turn that thing upside-dow- n wi:h some feJerallv-mjn&i-e- d voucher program," Cannon suid. "I mi happy to hear rm opponent lAc that point of view; I've never heard him say that before." said Orton. Orton said he supports a voucher system that expands options within the pubiic school system but not a voucher that would funnel money to private schools. Cannon told the women that while he opposes federal vouchers, he wouid not rule out state vouchers helping to fund private education. After the event was over. Orton accused Cannon of doing a flip-floon opposing vouchers. Angered over education votes related to vouchers that Cannon has publicly criticized in his "44ft-ote- " campaign. Orton said it looks now as if Cannon agrees with at least the votes he has been criticiing. Cannon defends using Orion's voting r. . ur on rJ or : isiiTiJint.-r;- r kev.luiions 4?23 m1 HK The Republican ihuineJ the pro: H iu-- 2- c -. were lu De::.ocrjt conin.:.i.-to nr.. level of re? vm involving cv-;u- . jte . ; and le sj;J Orton opposed '. aroendrjjents. Cannon tried to cbnfy his poMh The Daily Herald after the meeting said he want ail school-choicdecif to he made at the state level Whiie he doesn't necessarily support .. oppose state voucher systems that gp e taxpayer money to pmaie schools. said it - an idea worth considering. Cannon said pubiic schools in L'tah d. he would not support vouch; f ere. b.t. he said, vouchers funnelmg t. d t!'a: to private schools might he help: ii vi,Tie California public schijol sysien; l ru: the forum, the two candidal-- . aUi ta'ked about health care, the t:ionun.ei;t in v.uthern L'tah and progran i , lor the disabled Ji.ie. ? e p County makes changes to service areas By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN The Daily Heraid Changes in development practices in the unincorporated areas of Ltah County have prompted commissioners to make changes in the sen ice areas which tax property owners for certain services. Service Area No. 7 was established to provide structural fire protection, while Sen ice Area No. 8 was established to provide for planning and zoning services. Originally, they covered only the development ones, including TR- - Union co-found- 5. RR-5- . Industrial Critical Environment 2. ! and Hidiwav Service-1- . Because the Agriculture-- 1 one e develhas now become a the commission has one. opment voted to extend Service Areas 7 and 8 to cover all of the unincor-poraie- d area with the exception of Mining and Grazing-- 1 and Critical Environment-- 1 ones. County planning director Jeff Mendenhall said it was important to include the A-- 1 zone in Sen ice Areas 7 and 8 because his depart five-acr- ':her zone. Mendenhall ment is doing a great deal of work suhdiv worn are springing up those arejs Service Area No 6 wilt rcn.am unchanged. It takes in al! of the w ith the five-acr- e el-- saM In oil.er business, commi'-sio- : - adopted the following hern- - An annual operating agree riient between tlie sheriff's depar i.ier.t and the Linta Natioi.J I orests fire dispatch. area and unincorporated to provide extended police protection, as well as ho: J ing and zoning enforcement. Service Area No. 9 will cover n;i only Critical Environment-one. Both Mining and Grazing-are low density ones v.nh liti'e deveiopiuen!. and require a lotur level of lire protection than she PiiMic official bonds" i Yvct:e RLe and Mike Pientka l iah Coiin'v bail commissioner-- , e.ich n the amount of S 10.000- - A doe licensing agreement and anin.a! shelter service areeniei-M!h Spring i'ic cit.. 1 1 f says Chavez's death did not end battle er SALT LAKE CITY (AP) When Cesar Chavez died in 1993. people thought it was the end of the United Farm Workers, but they were wrong, said Dolores Huerta. who with Chavez founded the union. More than 26.000 workers in California. Arizona and Texas are on the union rolls, the organization's credit union has loaned $14 million to workers, the union medical plan covers workers during the growing season and the offseason and the housing program has built 6.000 union-sponsor- homes for workers and their families. In the past three years, the union has added 5.000 members, and organizers are working with mushroom pickers in Florida and more than I5.0IX) strawberry pickers in California, she said. The obstacles still are there. "Cesar said it will take time because the growers are too rich, too powerful and too racist." said Huerta. who spoke Monday at the Cesar Chavez Peace and Justice Aw ards luncheon. She said union officials organiz s ing straw berry pickers in California have been beaten and that owners have plowed under ih. crop and fired workers r.?;her prohibit racial and gender prefei er .es m public hiring, contra than recognize the union. And most states siil! 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