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Show inside Today: Focus Nation Senate sustains civil rights veto School district told it will have to make tough busing desisions PageBI Wednesday, October 24, 1990 Page Sports Sewing A3 Page V ' wn ijAf U I ULr J? jC i ft Ml? "SW . I F( -- BYU 50 Cents WASHINGTON House (AP) Democrats appeared ready today to drop their demand for a surtax on the wealthy, opening the way to n a plan acceptable to President Bush and to most members of Congress. The Democrats' shift appeared also to avert a possible, partial government shutdown at midnight. Several senior Democrats, asking not to be named, said they feared that continued insistence on the surtax could doom the effort to find an acceptable deficit plan. Such failure could also trigger deep cuts in government services less than two weeks before the Nov. 6 elections. "It's one thing to tax the people's pocketbooks and it's another thing to tax their patience," said Rep. "We've done Tom Downey, too much of both.' s V I "i deficit-reductio- T f - M , ij UNM Page CI B6 five-mon- th V, versus emocrats ready to drop deman x on or surta rich - Iraq's ambassador to France said all French citizens in Iraq and occupied Kuwait could return to France within two days. Iraq's parliament on Tuesday endorsed Saddam Hussein's proposal to allow all French citizens in the country to leave, a gesture seen in Paris as an attempt to divide the alliance. West's anti-IraThe more than 300 French citizens in Iraq and Kuwait are among hundreds of Westerners prohibited from leaving by Saddam since his invasion of the emirate Aug. 2. Many are being held at strategic installations to deter a possible mulattack by the tinational force in the Persian Gulf. The Pentagon on Tuesday said the United States might send more troops to the region than the 240,-00- 0 who are there now or en route. "The fact is that we're headed r, toward conflict," Sen. Richard a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said during an interview on NBC's "To-(Se- e GULF, Page A2) Intensity defines Issue No. 85, Provo, Utah Saudi king firm on Iraq withdrawal ft Crafts are made easy Central Utah's Newspaper for 116 Years By The Associated Press Saudi Arabia's king today denied reports that the Saudis are willing to accept territorial concessions to defuse the Persian Gulf crisis, and a U.S. senator said Iraq and the multinational force are headed for war. , Thirty-tw- o British hostages returned to London today, and about a dozen Americans also freed on Tuesday were headed home. One of the British hostages who was held at a strategic site in Iraq said he and his fellow captives briefly rioted when their guards refused to provide them with enough food or adequate toilet facilities. & l v f -- f - i46fcX Senate negotiators were awaiting a new House Democratic proposal that presumably would raise the tax burden on the wealthy by limiting their itemized deductions not by imposing a new surtax. Other elements of the deficit-cuttin- g plan would raise the top tax rate for the wealthy, hike the gasoline tax by at least 5 cents a gallon and impose new costs on Medicare recipients. The plan would also cut spending on a variety of programs, including veterans' and agricultural programs. Oddly, signs that Democrats might be ready to drop the surtax surfaced even as some House Republicans were indicating a possible softening of their own opposition. "It's a possible," House GOP Leader Robert Michel of Illinois said of the surtax after a party (See BUDGET, Page A2) qi Dole quits Cabinet to head Red Cross - WASHINGTON Labor (AP) Secretary Elizabeth Dole today became the first member of President Bush's Cabinet to resign, leaving after two years to become of the head Lu-ga- American Red Cross. Dole's deparwas an ture Garn still trying to get CUP bill through Senate WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Jake Garn, move hopes to the $679.9 million Central Utah Project funding measure through the Senate, but says doing so by Thursday is contingent on negotiations over reclamation "reform." 3 Last week, the House voted to pass a bill authorizing completion of the CUP by the year 211-14- 2000. The bill contained a controversial rider from a separate water revision bill by a key member of the House Interior Committee. Miller, a longtime critic of CUP, agreed to support the bill if Utah's congressional delegation would accept as a rider to it his reclamation revision language. The language would prevent farms larger than 960 acres from receiving federally subsidized irrigation water. The Senate Energy and Natural project-reclamatio- n Rep. George Miller, Resources Committee has apits own HR2567, which proved could be taken up on the Senate floor Wednesday or Thursday and to which Garn would attach the CUP funding provisions from the House-passe- d CUP bill. , nounced by Presi dent Bush, who jms Herald Photo Tamara Sneddon Herald Staff Writer Residents of an Orem neighborhood are angry about a proposed zone change that may push something into their backyard they don't want. The residents concluded that the Orem Planning Commission paid little attention to them when dealing with growth and development in their neighborhood. "I just don't think the City Council will listen either," Orem resident Joann Madsen said Tuesday night. "I think the council will just go ahead and do what it wants to do anyway." The residents, meeting at an 1160 West home, are enraged because the planning commission approved spect On the fence Brothers Jorge (left) and Martin Berrocal take turns pounding nails in a new fence that the of Elizabeth Dole American people and as secretary of Labor has made the work place safer, healthier and more secure." Dole, the highest ranking woman in the Bush administration, said that after 25 years in government they built for a contractor. The fence lines Orem's Rotary Park. Snow says he's 'mad as hell' at latest attack By PATRICK CHRISTIAN Herald Staff Writer An angry Karl Snow tried Tuesday to react to a press conference that hadn't been conducted yet. At his press conference in Provo, Snow charged that Utahns for Ethical Government would attack him at a press conference this morning in Salt Lake City. Snow charged that Utahns for Ethical Government's agenda is politically motivated. And he said the organization is not being ethical in the tactics it is employing. Utahns for Ethical Government did conduct its press conference this morning. It was, as Snow said it would be, critical of Snow. "At this point, I'm as mad as hell," said Snow Tuesday. He said it was unethical for Scott Norton, president of Utahns for Ethical Government, to be rehashing allegations that. Snow claimed have already been laid to rest by a panel of four independent attorneys and a certified public accountant, who all cleared Snow of wrongdo- ing. Snow charged that Norton is a close friend of his Democratic opponent Bill Orton. But Orton adamantly denies any involvement with Morton. "It is outrageous, absurd and an obvious attempt by Karl Snow to try to divert attention from himself and his own problems over to me by making allegations that I am the root of the problem," Orton said. "Karl Snow has enough problems of his own without me getting involved." He added that most of Snow's detractors are fellow Republicans who are concerned about Snow's past. Orton admits to knowing Norton when Orton served in the bish-(Se- e SNOW, Page A2) Three investors claim Snow closely linked with Strand Herald Staff Writer Congressional candidate Karl Snow is lying when he denies rezoning a corner lot at 1200 West and Center streets. "We had a lot of people in the room the night that they (the planning commission) went against us," said Mike Seamon, a resident. "The planning (development services) staff even said it was a bad idea, and that it wouldn't work, but the planning commission went ahead and approved the zoning change." The residents gathered at a home to discuss action they might use in getting the city manager and council to respond in their favor and overturn the planning commission's decision. "If they put anything there, it'll be right out our back window," said Seamon. "The minute they put in anything commercial it'll depreciate the property of the homes in the next block over." The neighbors', more than 20 in number, all live due east of the proposed zoning change. Development Services Director Ed Stout explained Monday that his staff recommended to the planning commission that the changes not be made. He said that the depth of the lot would not accommodate the proposed usage. "The lots are not near deep enough," he said. According to Stout, the property owner has requested the change from residential to highway services. Highway services would allow for the development of restaurant, fast food or quick stop shopping. Government. "I do not Bill Orton and am not associated with the Bill Orton campaign," Norton said. "I am a private citizen." Norton also denied Snow charges made Tuesday that Norton may be violating federal election laws and is a close personal friend of Bill Orton's. Norton said he formed his organization nine days ago after reading an article in the Student Review of Provo outlining the involvement of Snow with Strand and the UniqueGlobal merger. He said he was so outraged that he took the information to Orton but Orton said he did not want to get involved with Norton or the information. Ethical By PATRICK CHRISTIAN ex- tensive involvement with convicted stock promoter Mike Strand and the Unique BatteryGlobal Oil merger, three figures in the failed merger asserted today. At a Salt Lake City press conference sponsored by Utahns For Ethical Government the three, Herb Gleason, John Darger and Percy Kalt said they were involved with Unique Battery and Global Oil and said Snow has lied about his own involvement. The press conference was conducted in the Governor's board room at the state capital by Scott Norton, president of Utahns For Orem neighborhood upset over rezoning plan Bv ROBB HICKEN said she had earned tne re- service she was looking forward to new challenges. "As president of the American Red Cross, I will have the opportunity to work with 250 million volunteers around the world," Dole said as Bush stood by her side. Dole, 54, has been credited with easing hostilities between unions and Republicans during her nearly two years in office. She worked to strengthen job safety programs and toughen enforcement of child labor laws, and was also praised for her efforts to settle the bitter Pittston coal strike in 1989. But others criticized her "low profile" within the administration and complained that she was not a part of the White House policymaking process. They cited last year's debate on the minimum wage bill, in which White House chief of staff (See DOLE, Page A2) The property is on the east side of 1200 West, and is currently listed as a transitional zone being considered for a different zone. It is the only parcel of land in the area south' of Center Street being considered as transitional. Resident Spencer Cottam said the City Council will not budge on the issue on the night the item comes up for action. "Logic just doesn't do anything with the council," said Cottam. "We have to get in and see the council members before the council meeting and let them know that the community is upset over the rezoning." Madsen, who lives directly through the block from the rezoned (See REZONING, Page A2) represent l Norton said three names keep coming up whenever Karl Snow is Mike Strand, talked about Unique Battery, and Global Oil. "Mike Strand is a twice convicted penny stock felon. Karl Said he never had any financial dealings with him other than buying stock. The men here today say he was deeply involved," said Norton. Darger, making his first public appearance since the SnowStrand allegations surfaced months ago, identified himself as the owner of Unique Battery. He said, "Karl Snow denies extensive involvement with Mike Strand and denies involvement with the Unique BatteryGlobal Oil penny stock scheme. He is lying. I was there." OlCa Mill Mil II ArtsEntertainment Dl D3-D- Comics D3.D7 Legal Notices B5 D3 Movies Dl National Obituaries A3 B2 B4 Horoscope Opinion Sports State C1-C- Herald "Want Ads" get results. 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