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Show Inside Today: Nation Provo council changes zoning of certain rivcrbottoms property Pago Bi: : Wednesday, November 28, 1990 Sports Ufestyle receiving marks PaeA3 L James Beard at gossip's center Smith nearing Gephardt cgsinst tho use of force Page CI Iraq sends more troops to Kuwait LONDON (AP) John Major, who rose from poverty to become Britain's youngest prime minister of the 20th century, succeeded Margaret Thatcher today and pledged to "build a society of opportunity." Major, 47, was confirmed in office by Queen Elizabeth n today after Conservative Party colleagues in Parliament elected him Tuesday night. The new prime minister, Thatcher's protege and most recently her chancellor of the exchequer or treasury chief, said he wants "a better quality of life for all its citizens. "I don't promise you that it will easy, and I don't promise you that it will be quick," Major said, standing with bis wife, Norma, outside the prime minister's official residence, 10 Downing St Major had gone to Buckingham Palace this morning after the departure of Thatcher, Britain's longest-servin- g prime minister this century. The new prime minister won his seat in Parliament in Thatcher's first election victory of 1979. She elevated him to the Cabinet in 1987, and backed him as her successor after determining . she could no longer hold on to power. In a audience in the palace, Thatcher handed her resignation to the queen. Hundreds of people, many clapping and cheering, had pressed to the railings of Buckingham Palace as Thatcher arrived. She left with her husband, Denis, in a private car. Conservative support for Thatcher eroded as a result of economic troubles, a lag in the polls, a new per capita local services tax that levy and her resistreplaced a real estate-base- d ance to British integration into the European Community. Major inherits a land plagued by 10.9 percent inflation, 6 percent unemployment and 14 percent interest rates. Thatcher, leaving 10 Downing St. for the last time before resigning, stood by her policies, which dismantled the welfare state and U.N. to vote on resolution Thursday By The Associated Press Baghdad is sending more troops into Kuwait, the Pentagon says, as the United Nations prepares to vote on a resolution demanding that Iraq withdraw from Kuwait by Jan. 15 or face possible 0 attack. At the same time, Iraq's deputy foreign minister said today in Baghdad that President Bush 0 f! should initiate talks with Saddam Hussein to restore peace in the Persian Gulf, although he did not offer concessions regarding Iraq has called for dialogue with the United . States previously, but U.S. officials have said there is nothing to discuss as long Iraq refuses to free all foreign hostages and withdraw unconditionally from Kuwait. Another Iraqi official denied today that Baghdad was preventing Soviets from leaving the country. On Monday, the Soviet Foreign f Ministry I free-mark- et accused 10 Downing By HERALD STAFF And Wire Reports SALT LAKE CITY The Utah National Guard's 625th Military Police Company has been y placed on alert for a possible tour of duty to support Operaer Alpine residents angry over gag order to know why Mayor Elaine Barnes had fired Police Chief Brent Lese-be-rg that Tuesday night's City Council meeting was conducted at Alpine Elementary School, which has much more seating than City Council chambers. But in the end, residents learned that they wont be given a conclusive reason from their elected officials, Leseberg or any other city employee. That's because the city and Leseberg authorized a resignation agreement Tuesday night that gags parties from discussing allegations against Leseberg or a secret tape recording said to be evidence that led to his dismissal Rumors that have surfaced under the cloak of secrecy have ranged from dissatisfaction over his not informing underlings or superiors when taking off for National Guard training to questionable dealings with female Alpine police officer Lynn Fautin. During one of two breaks due to executive sessions, John D. Anderson passed around two petitions for signatures. "So you won't be bored please phone. The first petition was called an initiative petition. Marilyn Anderson, Alpine, said that signatures would be used to allow Leseberg to remain police chief until Feb. 1. It would also force Alpine to hold a special election within 90 days allowing the citizens to decide whether they wanted Leseberg as Greenspan: n Federal (AP) Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, all but declaring the nation in a recession, said today that skyrocketing oil prices and a growing shortage of credit have substantially weakened the economy. "All indications are that a meaningful downturn in aggregate output occurred as we moved through October into November," Greenspan told the House Banking Committee. In response to a question from Rep. Charles Schumer, Greenspan said it was too soon to determine whether the country was experiencing a recession, but he conceded WASHINGTON 15 f Oil - 180-da- read something for consideration," said Anderson over the micro- police chief or someone else. The second petition a referendum petition is the actual peti-(SALPINE, Page A2) of Baghdad breaking a promise to allow Soviets in Iraq to leave and threatened a "tougher attitude" if they were not granted freedom. On Tuesday, the White House faced criticism in its drive for a U.N. resolution authorizing force. Senate Democrats questioned the need for swift military action and demanded more say in gulf policy decisions. Relatives of Americans held by Iraq also urged a more cautious approach by the Bush administration. China's foreign minister, Qian Qichen, said in Beijing today his country would not vote for the U.N. resolution. But he refused to say whether China would veto the measure, which it could do as one of five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council. U.S. officials say the Chinese have promised not to oppose the resolution. Qian was to meet with Secretary (See GULF, Page A2) ce Utah Guard's MP unit put on alert AP Laseityioto British Prime Minister John Major and tjk wife Norma stand outside No. St today after returning from Buckjaghajti Palace to see the queen. (See BRITAIN, Page A2) 4 Ku- wait. th I D1 50 Cents Issue No. 120, Provo, Utah Central Utah's Newspaper for 117 Years Major becomes prime minister By PATRICK CHRISTIAN and ANNLEIGH McMAMS Herald Staff Writers ALPINE Dissatisfied with a gag order agreement lowering a curtain of secrecy on the firing of the city's police chief, several Alpine residents chanted in unison, "New mayor! New mayor!" during a meeting Tuesday night About 200 people came to the meeting hoping for answers. They left still angry over being kept in the dark about an important public policy decision. So many Alpine residents wanted Page ee tion Desert Shield in the Persian Gulf. The Murray-base- d company's mission "is to provide guards for prisoners of war and civilian internees and for U.S. military installations and facilities," said spokesman Maj. Bob Nelson. Utah National Guard units previously activated include the 120th Quartermaster Detachment, a cell of the 142 Military Intelligence Battalion and the 144th Evacuation Hospital, whose last members left Utah early Sunday. The Provo Police Department reports that it has one member on staff who has been placed on alert for military police duty to support Operation Desert Shield. The person was identified is Lea Griffith, an animal control officer. Although several area police and fire departments report others from their staffs have either been alerted or activated to duty, Griffith is the only one alerted for military police duty. The longest period between an alert and activation was seven days; the shortest two days, Nelson said Tuesday. Nelson said "quite a few" of the reservists are police officers, but he could not say how many. President Bush announced earlier this month that the U.S. would boost to more than 400,000 the number of troops in the Gulf in the wake of Iraq's August invasion of (See UTAH, Page A2) prices weakening economy that economic growth, as measured by the gross national product, probably would turn negative in the October-Decembquarter. "This seems to me to be a nice way of saying we've entered a recession," said Schumer, The central bank chief said oil prices, which have risen from $20 a barrel before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2 to $33 now, are cutting into the spending power of both businesses and consumers. er He said the clearest manifestation of the oil shock is in the labor market, where "private employment and hours of work dropped Orem council postpones markedly in October." "The drop in employment and hours is causing personal income to decline at the very time that rising energy prices are squeezing many household budgets. This drop in real purchasing power, along with plunging consumer sentiment, does not bode well for the near-tertrends in consumer demand," he said. Although world oil supplies have rebounded to what Greenspan described as "comfortable" levels, he said uncertainty about what will happen in the Persian Gulf is keeping the price of oil high and is causing consumers and businesses to hold off on purchases in general. Greenspan also said the "credit crunch," which he first publicly noted in July, "has pro m ceeded somewhat further. "The available anecdotal information clearly suggests that many types of businesses are encountering greater difficulty obtaining financing," he said. The central bank chairman confirmed that the Fed has moved in recent weeks to cut interest fates in an effort to rtimulate the economy. And he said, "I can only offer the assurance that the Federal Reserve will seek, as we have in the past, to foster economic stability and sustainable growth." However, he cautioned, "There is no policy initiative that can in the end prevent the transfer of wealth,' and cut in our standard of living, that stems from higher prices for imported oil." redevelopment decision j n n " - " " !) AP Ltserpboto Balcony view Presidents Bush and Carlos Salinas de Gortari appear on the balcony of the Museum of Nuevo Leon Tuesday. The two met to discuss a free trade pact See story on Al By ROBB HICKEN Herald Staff Writer Orem City Council tabled plans Tuesday night to develop an eighth redevelopment area after the council chambers and rotunda were filled with concerned residents. The council set aside this latest RDA until after the first of the year. Redevelopment is a procedure used to create and stimulate economic development and growth in designated areas. The RDA boundaries, as outlined by the council, consist of 94 acres of private land located generally between 400 North and 1200 North and between State Street and 900 West. More than 100 residents attended the public hearing Tuesday night. Mobile Residents of the Manor were concerned about losing homes to eminent domain, while residents near 700 North were concerned that not enough blighted area had been included in the outline area. Mon-A-L- ea Resident Arthur Miller said: "I'm sure a lot of people here tonight are concerned about con- demnation. Are there any guarantees in the RDA to provide for those residents in the mobile home park?" Another resident, Scott Madsen, said, "I'm having the biggest trouble with the word blight. A lot of tenants of the mobile manor are calling saying, 'It's not a new shining place, but it's a nice place to live.' 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