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Show Page A2 Tuesday, September THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, 25, 1990 e Klerk fakes his case to Congress WASHINGTON (AP) African President F. - South W. de Klerk is seeking to convince congressional leaders that he is serious about his commitment to establish a system in his country. De Klerk planned meetings this morning with Senate leaders and, after an appearance at the National Press Club, a visit with House members. Part of de Klerk's mission is to persuade Americans that his goal of dismantling apartheid is irreversible. But some black activists said they are not yet convinced. The Congressional Black Caucus canceled a meeting it had scheduled with de Klerk because it feared the session could be misinterpreted. After de Klerk's meeting Monday with President Bush, Randall Robinson, head of the non-raci- TransAfrica al anti-aparthe- group, said the two leaders' meeting sent a "false and dangerous message" that South Africa is on its way to change. De Klerk, meanwhile, assured Bush that the process of democratic reform cannot be reversed. "We will not turn back," he said, promising a new system in which all South Africans will have a "vote of equal value." Bush, in turn, hailed the "dramatic progress" away from apartheid rule in South Africa. "Clearly, the time has come to encourage and assist the emerging new South Africa," Bush said after his 2Vz hour session with de Klerk. Behind the leaders, a black Marine held the flag of South -activate The Penre- serve forces for Operation Desert Shield, but the total call-u- p is likely to fall well short of the 50,000 authorized by Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, military sources say. The Pentagon today said call-up- s of reserves from all services have reached 21,970, an increase of 317 from its previous tally announced last week. Maj. Doug Hart, a Pentagon spokesman, said a larger increase is likely to be announced late this week. Hart said the latest tally included a decline of 156 in the previously announced total for the Army. He said this was due to a counting error in the Pentagon's earlier tally. The Navy's total rose by 183, the Coast Guard added 290 and the Air Force total was unchanged. Additional call-up- s late this week are expected to bring the service-wid- e total to about 26,000. President Bush authorized use of the reserves on Aug. 22. It is the first reserve call-u- p since the Vietnam War. Cheney told a House committee last week that he expected nearly 50,000 reserves to be on active duty by Sept. 30, but a military source said Monday the total is unlikely to exceed 40,000 and that it would take several more weeks to reach even that total. The source spoke on condition he not be identified. "It's not going to be anywhere near" the 50,000 figure projected by Cheney, the source said, unless war with Iraq breaks out. In the Alv Dstiliiimn rQllUUOn The following information is taken from the Wasatch Front air pollution report compiled by the Utah Bureau of Air Quality. The complete report is available by telephone at Conditions follow: as of 8 a.m. were as U.S.-Sout- h good Weber 8h " V ; Areas Downtown PKpvO ke Salt gden vr;"'""""-- good 8 g The air quality or today was good m all areas along the Wasatch Outlook Forecast calls for a slight increase m pollution levels with a clearing index of (Index) Highs m ur fn North Provo d0" FrOV0 0 f 02 so pa JO were still frosty because of the negligible progress toward ending white rule. Bush remarked on how far South Africa has come under de Klerk's tutelage. "Who among us, only a year ago, would have anticipated these remarkable developments," Bush said. De Klerk has overseen the lifting of bans on democratic political parties and the release of African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela, among other prisoners. Still, South Africa has not met the requirements for lifting U.S. economic sanctions, which were imposed by Congress four years ago over President Reagan's veto. U.S. officials said South Africa still must lift emergency rule in Natal Province and release the remaining political prisoners before the sanctions may be suspended. Later, Foreign Minister Pik Botha said Bush's characterization of the dismantling of apartheid as irreversible should help persuade European governments to lift sanctions. He said he understood the difficulty in changing U.S. sanctions written into law by Congress. "We are aware of the sensitivities constraining the U.S. administration and we are not here to ask the U.S. to do anything about it at this stage," Botha said. case of war the Pentagon would be expected to activate far more reserves, including combat units. It was not immediately clear whether the services had scaled back their original projections of how many reserves would be needed or whether Cheney had miscalculated. In response to a reporter's inquiry, the Pentagon issued a statement Monday evening saying Cheney's original approval of the call-u- p plan was "designed to allow the services a maximum amount of flexibility" to meet their needs. "At present, it is not possible to forecast whether the needs of the services will come up" to the nearly 50,000 total authorized by Cheney, the statement said. Bush's decision to mobilize the reserves marked an important political moment in the administration's campaign to try to force Iraq's army out of Kuwait. "Weekend warriors" from around the country have been forced to leave their jobs, families and communities to provide medical, transportation, airlift and other services in support of Operation Desert Shield in the gulf region. Those placed on active duty are y tours, and obliged to serve the period can be extended another 90 days if Cheney decides the extra help is needed. When Cheney signed an order Aug. 23 approving a reserve activation plan, his spokesman, Pete Williams, said as many as 49,703 reserves could be placed on active duty by Oct. 1. He said the actual number was likely to be about 4ti'000 because the Marine Corps djd not plan t0 use the 3,000 re-serves it was allowed to call, mi DIZMQnM1 linlf good air; moderate; 51-1- 101- - Z29 hazardous. and Abbreviations carbon monoxide Te sulfur dioxide particulates NQte The Utah County residential area reading is taken from the Lindon monitoring station. The State of Utah has identified the following as primary sources of pollutants in Utah County: co vehicles and gas vehicles; oz and pa heavy industry. Iraq. CMug.2 20 times in two years before he d;pd on Nov. 5, 1985 Benson 0 fomfer 90 jjfe food. On Sunday, Saddam declared he would rather go to war than let a Invades Kuwait trade embargo "strangle" his country. A day later he insisted that "Kuwait belongs to Iraq and we will never give it up U.N.-order- in" Price per barrel, oil for current delivery, traded on the N. Y. Mercantile Exchange ' i 6 1 13 20 27 in Aug. 1, j H 17 10 j ' 24 Sept. Source: Bloomberg Financial Markets AP ed even if we have to fight over it for a thousand years." His comments have caused jitters in financial markets, because oil prices would shoot up if war broke out and more expensive oil would fuel inflation. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress last week GNP: (Continued from Page Al) down from 2.5 percent in 1989 and 4.5 percent in 1988. At the same time, a price index tied to the GNP was unchanged at an annual rate of 3.9 percent. But with the surge in oil prices, inflation as measured in the Consumer Price Index jumped 0.8 percent in August alone and the higher prices will be reflected in the third-quartGNP. The price of oil before the Iraqi invasion was less than $20 a barrel. It posted a record $38 a barrel on Monday. Many economists say the Persian Gulf crisis may be the death sentence for an economic expansion lasting nearly eight years since the 1981-8- 2 recession. Half of the top economists surveyed each month by Blue Chip Economic Indicators now believe the economy will enter a recession this year. "In a sharp revision of earlier views, 50 percent of the 50 panel members replying ... now think the recession will start this year," wrote R.J. Eggert, the newsletter's editor. "Of those expecting the recession to begin this year, three believe it actually began in the second quarter, six expect the downturn to begin in the current quarter and 16 have pegged the fourth quarter of this year as the starting date." The National Association of Business Economists reported in a survey released today that 60 percent of the 71 forecasters responding said they expect a recession within the next three years, up from 36 percent in a May survey. Of those, 76 percent said a recession already has begun or will begin in the fourth quarter of 1990 or the first quarter of 1991. er long-delay- the economy was not in a recession yet, but that the Persian Gulf crisis added "new and substantial risks." If petroleum costs remain more than $30 a barrel over a year's time, he said, it would lower economic growth by one percentage point and boost inflation by two percentage points. And since about half of U.S. oil consumption comes from overseas, it would add $30 billion in import bills, he said. The Commerce Department also profreported today that after-ta- x its earned by American corporations fell a revised 0.6 percent, worse than the 0.2 percent drop first reported and their poorest showing since a 5.9 percent decline in the third quarter of 1989. During his congressional testimony, Greenspan gave no indication the central bank was on the verge of pushing interest rates lower as the Bush administration and many economists have urged to stimulate economic growth. The Fed has used higher interest rates in its attempt to curb inflation. The administration in July slashed its forecast of economic growth to 2 percent for this year. Airways flight to bring Aziz' delegation to New York and Iraq has so far refused to make arrange ments through another carrier. In his speech to the assembly, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati criticized both Iraq and the United States, which he said was using the military buildup to back its imperial designs on the Persian Gulf region. Bush issued his own tough message Monday. After speaking to about 150 representatives of groups in Washington, he was asked by a participant why he would not talk directly with Saddam. The president said Iraq would have to first pull out of Kuwait, restore the former Kuwaiti leadership and assure the safety of Americans. "We're not going to yield one inch on those provisions," he said. In other developments: The exiled emir of Kuwait, Sheik Jaber left today for New York for his Arab-Americ- an $404.45. In New York on Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 59.41 points to 2,452.97, a low. As leaders from Brazil, Argentina, Poland and Indonesia condemned Baghdad Monday at the United Nations, Iraq's U.N. ambaslis sador, Abdul Amir first public appearance outside Saudi Arabia his country. since Iraq invaded Located Between and ShopKo in the Plum Tree Plaza in Provo Food-4-Le- Lowest Prices on YOUR COMPUTER MANIAC MadMacT-Shir- $7 $40 $159 $419 $799 $999 $799 $74 $35 $44 t Mac Carry Bag 800K floppy drive 40 Meg hard drive (HD) 44 Meg removable HD 100 Meg hard drive Tallgrass 4040 HD RAM 1 Meg SIMM Carmen San Diego -- Quicken ss Mac Software in Utah $43 Might & Magic II $99 Symantec SAM v2.0 $799 FrameMaker Mac SoftPC (run IBM on Mac) ....$359 $338 OlympiaNP30 printer $1299 GCC PLP II laserprinter $199 Abaton 200 DPI scanner 2 $1199 Page MegaGaphics $999 Plus Mac20 Meg hard drive Prompt Repairs, Service & Upgrades on All Macs Pre-Own- ed I in UtahSalt Lake Counties on chases over $50(1 Installations extra, A vput There are a few things you'll have to give up with a natural gas fireplace. SLAIN: (Continued from Page Al) been convicted in the media." Morales' father, Hector, added, "I believe in the justice system of this country of the United States of America. I just pray and hope my son gets a fair trial." All eight suspects, who range in age from 18 to 21 and all live in Queens, were arraigned on second-degre- e murder and first- - and -degree robbery charges. They face 25 years to life in prison if convicted of murder, 8 13 to 25 years on the robbery charge, and five to 15 years for second-degre- e robbery. The eight suspects are Morales; John Hincapie, 18, Anthony Anderson, 18, Ricardo Nova, 18, Ricardo Lopez, 18, Luis Montero, 21, Pascal Carpenter, 18, and Emiliano Fernandez, 18. second- (DELIVERY J SXTRA) 1 ' first-degr- - Z 1 t ' 1 i i (I S S.N. Second Class Postage Paid at Provo, Utah U S P S. ID 143-06- 0 Published Daily by SCRIPPS LEAGUE NEWSPAPERS, INC. 1555 North Freedom Blvd. P.O. 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Assad left Tehran today after a four-da- y visit, but sources said he failed to get an Iranian pledge not to send food and other essentials to African relations Residential Areas UTAH COUNTY West Texas Intermediate Africa and a white Marine held the American flag. It was just a year ago that de Klerk assumed the South African presidency, a time when otal reserves call-u- p ay be under 50,000 WASHINGTON (AP) tagon is continuing to GULF: tened impassively from his seat. The price of crude has already almost doubled since Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2, prompting President Bush to send tens of thousands of U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia to lead a multinational force standing up to Saddam. In Tokyo, where the market was closed Monday, the Nikkei Stock Average today closed down 418.51 points, or 1.76 percent. The close was the index's lowest 23,359.32 in 33 months. 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