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Show Sunday, September 11, GOP faces stiff challenge in 1938 Utah House races By MICHAEL WHITE Associated Press Writer SALT LAKE CITY The Republican Party risks losing more than the usual number of incumbents in the Utah House - races this year, and they can't pin all the blame on Demo- crats. Nominations in nearly a third of the GOP's House majority are at stake in Tuesday's primary election, with eight Republican incumbents choosing not to seek reelection and another six facing challengers. The 14 intra-part- y races are the most of any recent election year, and many have been fueled largely by the same backlash that has placed three initiatives on the general election ballot, Republican and Democratic officials say. "It gives you the idea that folks are restless," said House Majority Leader Nolan Karras, tax-rollba- ck "The message has y. been received loud and clear: they don't want business as usual." Altogether, 23 nominations for the Legislature are at stake in primary races, includ ocrats could pick up 11 seats and gain control of the 17 Republican and six Democratic seats. In addition to the House Republicans, three GOP Senate nominations are in question. On the Democratic side, two ing Horiuchi said. Two years ago, House Democrats nearly doubled their number from 14 to 27. Horiuchi said 1988 could be even more successful because of resentment over the tax increase and discontent with the state's lackluster economy. "It's given us a lot of ammo. Because of that, I think this year's going to be even better than two years ago," Horiuchi Other veteran lawmakers challenged in the primary include Senate Majority Whip Dix McMullin in District 5 and in in in in in Republican Reps. Scott Holt House District 14, Walt Bain District 17, Ervin Skousen District 31, Tom Christensen District 71 and Ray Schmutz District 75. In House District 29, former Democratic Rep. Samuel Taylor is seeking to regain the -D- Soft Drinks Assorted Varieties 6 Pack emocratic challenger Paul Van Dam says Utah Attorney General David Wilkinson is "preoccupied with pornography" and should spend more time prosecuting murderers and rapists. In the first debate between the two attorney general candidates on Friday, Van Dam put Wilkinson on the defensive for taking the state's Cable TV Decency Act to the U.S. SuCourt. preme ' Wilkinson, a Republican seeking his third term, countered by listing his accomplishments in office and by attacking Van Dam's record as a county attorney 10 years ago. But the state's cable TV law, which was ruled unconstitutional by federal district and appeals courts, dominated much of the debate GOP candidates are working harder this year and raising more money to ensure they don't lose control. Karras has been spearheading an effort to fatten a fund created earlier this year to help finance Republican legislative campaigns. Party Chairman Randy Horiuchi said the large number of Republi- can primaries gives Democrats a head start on the general election. Horiuchi said there was a good chance Dem 1JJ f initiaa trio of tives are approved by voters in the general election, it will tax-rollba- ck be up to local school boards to decide which programs will be cut. The State Board of Education on Friday reiterated its opposition to the initiatives, but washed its hands of the task of deciding where the budget axe will fall if the Minimum School Program must be reduced. The program represents the allocation of state subsidies and local revenues that finance the basic education program in Utah's public schools. It also includes a number of specialty programs fully funded by the state. Although the State Office of Education's finance section had compiled a list ol possible cuts based on reports from more than half of the state's 40 local school districts, board members decided to forego en- - "This is a constitutional issue. There is a serious lack of judgment there." Wilkinson said he pursued the case because he felt the law was constitutional. He said notable attorneys such as Rex Lee, the former U.S. solicitor general, and Harold Christen Provo man claims reverse discrimination SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Gov. Norm Bangerter earlier asked the state board to submit a 1989-9- 0 budget reflecting the 13 percent, or approximately $120 million, public education cutback in the event the ballot initiatives are approved. The initiatives would repeal last year's record $166 million tax hike, limit property taxes and give tax credits to people who enroll their children in private schools. Laurie Chivers, director of finance for the state school office, said her staff compiled the list on the basis of reports from 22 districts. The list included cuts in kin- C f Boneless VesTTm 1.09 Spareribsr Swifts Brown & Serve Original Beef Reg. 1.59 8 oz. Sausage Rubbing Alcohol 70lsopropyl t6oz. education and raising class sizes so 1,400 teachers can be laid off for a $42 million savings. But board members were reluctant to endorse specifics. "I'd be more comfortable with telling the governor that we are recommending that local school boards will be mak- do. O R ing the cuts," said board member M. Richard Maxfield. The board adopted a motion by Maxfield giving local districts first responsibility for budget cutting; that the state board will work with local districts to ensure some bal- U Fudge Brownies """''2'00 y ance between flexibility and protection of line item programs; and to support a "leveling mechanism" to reduce the chance that cutbacks will hurt some school districts more than others. Board members agreed to turn the statement over to the board's executive committee for further refinement before returning it to the full board for action next month. dergarten, teacher career ladders, pupil transportation, handicapped, administration, accelerated learning programs, vocational Fresh Cabbage c U.S. No. 1 VOTE f -- white subcontractor has filed a lawsuit alleging reverse discrimination in a state program to set aside contracts for businesses owned by women and members of racial minorities. Mountain State Legal Foun-- . dation filed the motion on behalf of Stephen Ellis, a land- subcontractor The Other White decide cuts dorsing the cuts as possible consequences of tax limitation on grounds this should best be left to local school districts to A scaping ' UmiM Please Albertsons Supreme Pork Reg. 1.58 Lb. Wilkinson reached in his briefcase and pulled out copies of letters of support from authored by Lee and Christensen and published in a local newspaper. Wilkinson also said he has won other cases at the U.S. Supreme Court after losing in lower courts. "We know when we have a chance and we don't give up when we have a chance," he said. Wilkinson defended his eight years in office, citing his help passing the Administrative Procedures Act as his biggest accomplishment. The act sets statewide standards for legal procedures, eliminating what had been separate standards in each agency. decency," Van Dam said. adult education, Cans Country Style Spareribs sen, who has been nominated as deputy U.S. attorney general, agreed. News-KSL-T-V will SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -I- lunch- eon of the Davis County Bar Association. The law granted the state power to regulate nudity, sex and sexual language on cable programs, but was never enforced pending the outcome of the legal battle. Van Dam, who trailed Wilkinson by 11 points in a Deseret poll last month, said Wilkinson cost the state $750,000 pursuing the case despite little chance of success. "This has nothing to do with Local di 12 oz. Karras said there was little real chance Republicans will lose the House. But he said ago. at a sparsely attended 7 Shasta Van Dam criticizes Wilkinson for cable TV pornography battle SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Page said. nomination from Rep. Jay Fawson, who ousted Taylor and went on to win the South Salt Lake City seat two years State Democratic THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, m. miL. House. "The issue is, can we translate people's uneasiness about the way Utah has been run the last 10 years, and pin it on Republicans. If people are mad, it's Republicans' fault," Senate nominations are being contested, including that of Minority Leader Rex Black, whose District 2 covers northwestern Salt Lake City. 1988 in Provo. Ellis is suing the state and the Department of Transportation on the grounds that Utah does not have a significant enough minority population to justify abiding by a federal minority subcontractor law. In a motion filed Aug. 18 in U.S. District Court, Ellis con- tended the federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 and the federal Surface Transportation and Uniform of Relocation Assistance Act 1987 violate the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. 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