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Show nmnday, NoTeiher a - lie Daily Utah Ckroakle 16, 1995 WORLD Orton Particulates PROVO, Utah (AP) - - Rep. Bill Orton is urging the U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) With the Smithsonian's splendid museums shuttered and federal workers sent home in droves, the Clinton administration and Republican leaders failed to reach accord on the budget Tuesday and sharply attacked each other over a partial government shutdown. "At this time, I have to tell you we are at an impasse," White House Chief of Staff Leon Panctta said after several hours of talks with GOP leaders ended without agreement Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete V. Domenici, said there were no immediate plans to reconvene the talks, although he said staff contacts would continue. concession by either side, that meant Barring a the partial government shutdown would roll into its second day Environmental Protection Agency to review e pollution standards he says unfairly burden like areas Utah. "It is extremely unfair to ask Utah to live by different standards than everyone else," Orton says. "All I'm asking is that EPA fully investigate this problem and correct any unfair discrepancy that may exist." The EPA requires Utah and other western states to adjust measurements for fine particulates upward to make up for there being less oxygen at high altitudes. Once the state Air Monitoring Center collects particulate "EPA reference conditions" samples, it must apply a day at sea level to the numbers. Officials contend the practice results in artificially inflated readings. The state Division of Air Quality has unsuccessfully tried to change the EPA requirement in the past. Utah County Commissioner Jerry Grover raised the issue again in an August letter to the federal agency. Grover was an environmental engineer at Geneva Steel prior to being elected to the commission. In a letter to EPA Administrator Carol Browner, Orton, reiterated that the county, local industries and residents have expended tremendous resources and considerable research to control particulate pollution. Particulate matter includes dust, soot and tiny bits of sec OrtonH on pap 1 high-altitud- R-N.- last-minu- so-call- Wednesday. And with the government's routine borrowing authority expired as well, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said he would take unspecified steps "to avert the default that will otherwise take place." The failure to reach agreement came after two separate negotiating sessions, sandwiched around unusually strong attacks, both from President Clinton and the Republican leadership. "Let's say, 'Yes' to balancing the budget, but let us together say, 'No' to these deep and unwise cuts in education, technology, the environment, Medicare and Medicaid," Clinton said in a strenuous assault on the GOP budget priorities. House Speaker Newt Gingrich quickly retaliated, saying see "Shoutdown" on pafe 5 h, Arrest ECAHGEPXJfS Matsen Appointed to ACLA John Matsen, University of Utah vice president for health sciences and professor of pathology and pediatrics at die U. School of Medicine, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Clinical Laboratory Association. ACLA, founded in 1971, is comprised of member companies which include the leading providers of independent laboratories are those not located in a hospital or medical office that provide testing and related services to the medical community. ' Matsen was the president and chief executive officer of the university-controlled corporation from III. Elite Flats Budget Shutdown fc from page I keeping and record handling, as well as the lack of sufficient management oversight. A 1991 audit found similar weaknesses. Changes were made but were not followed. Linda Amos, dean of the College of Nursing, said the 1991 audit also noted that a small clinic like BirthCare HealthCare could not feasibly hire two or three people for one person's job. Billing services were handled by Thompson, but billing and collections should have been overseen by a supervisor. Amos said the College of Nursing and the clinic are investigating why adequate supervision was not in , place. This delayed the reassignment of Thompson's dudes enabled her to steal more money. Marianna McNamara, administrative manager in the College of Nursing, said a separation of dudes in billing and collecting was in' place in September 1994. The insurance companies were supposed to send checks to the administrative offices at John MJMatsen, M J). - PARIS (AP) For rent: Palatial apartments in chic Paris neighborhoods. Spacious gardens, fruit trees, spiral staircases, cathedral ceilings, fireplaces. Low payments. Only elite need apply. Housing scandals that have embarrassed President Jacques Chirac and nearly brought down Prime Minister Alain Juppe have shed new light on a longtime practice in the French capital: government-owneapartments available luxury but the to only Operating quiedy behind the scenes, the sweetheart deals benefit politicians on the left and right, as well as journalists, actors ; and executives of companies. tossed who chief out a Even judges cash in. The magistrate lawsuit over. Chirac's rented Paris apartment pays just $720 a month for his apartment in an exclusive Left Bank neighborhood. The elite may wink at each other, but ordinary French citizens are fed up. Emboldened by a crusade that nearly toppledJuppe, they're fighting the favoritism with revolutionary zeal. "We denounce this abuse of the way public money is managed," said Arnaud Montebourg, a lawyer who heads the Paris Taxpayers Defense Association. "AD taxpayers suffer this prejulow-re- d state-owne- d , dice together" . for charges against Juppe for Montebourg's group has his Chirac been the target of two civil illegally using powers. is pressing complaints. The French elite occupy more than 1300 ments, according to the Paris daily Le Figaro. The sce "Flats" the U., not to the clinic like they used to. Instead, some insurance compa-- . nies had old addresses and sent their checks to the clinic. The College of Nursing switched to a new billing system in July 1995, pardy because they suspected Thompson of wrongdoing, Amos said. Thompson was fired in July because her position was no longer needed. Billing is now overseen by the obstetriciangynecologist department and accounts cannot be deleted. When asked if this could happen again Amos said, "I would like to say absolutely not I don't give you 100 percent assurance, no one can; I just think that's being realistic ... It won't happen in that way ever again. That doesn't mean they can't find another system." The 1994 audit recommended someone look to see if disciplinary action is needed for supervisory or management personnel. It stressed that wasn't to imply action was needed. It also recommended College of Nursing management make periodic reports to ensure unusual transactions, trends or patterns are noticed and dealt with. apart- city-owne- pro-govern- - page 4 and to According police Randall Cox, Thompson's attorney, she has cooperated fully in the investigation and plans to pay back the full amount Thompson told police she stole the money because of financial problems and for revenge. ,v When transferred from the Holladay clinic to the U, she said she was not given the support she want- ed, according to police. Cox said he did not believe those motivations were fair assessments, but was not at liberty to say what Thompson's motivations were. Cox said a is set for Nov. 30 and Thompson will plead guilty. "The exact level of the charges that she'll probably plead 'to have not been decided upon, but we know there will be no additional charges than at present." Police said because she agreed to pay restitution, she will not be charged with any other counts of forgery. Beglarian suspects she will not serve jaS time either. ; "She's not going to fight the charges. She knows she did wrong. She wants to put it behind her. She said she gets what she deserves," Beglarian said. roll-ca- ll 1 EARN CASH BY DONATING You could earn (tV GJ . . be 1 1 st plasma donation RENDUM $20.00 if you donate alone idrt 5 00 you show college I.D. st t&y 7.00 fa each person you recruit who donates $32.00 total . yLXlJ (must $32.00 after your if ( 1 visit) ELECTION Monday, Nov, 20th 8 years old, show proof of current address with photo I.D.) American Biomedical 606 West North Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 - Mon - Fri. 9 am- 6 pm Sat. 8 am-- 5 pm ' . 531-12- 79 |
