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Show Inside Today: Nation National tourism decline should skip Utah, say industry exports World 'State of siege' Inouye defends Keating Five Buffalo seeks in Argentina Page A3 PagoB3 Monday, December 3, 1990 Sports Central Utah's Newspaper for 117 Years PageA4 Page C1 50 Cents Issue No. 125, Provo, Utah C IT I 1 illiftarttefl Cheney: Kuwait won't satisfy Saddam U.S., British officials say Iraqis tested fesSp By The Associated Press The U.S. defense secretary today told lawmakers that Kuwait would not satisfy Saddam Hussein's "appetite for conquest." The Iraqi president again linked the Palestinian question with Iraq's occupation of Kuwait. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said in Washington that the United States could not wait indefinitely for economic sanctions to drive Iraq out of Kuwait. "Despite the pain he is inflicting on his own people, there is no indication that Saddam Hussein is open to a peaceful resolution of the VI Orem Has 52 ,MMiai American Lehi Springville Lindon Orem Fork problem he has created," Cheney told the Senate Armed Services Committee. The United States cannot trust Saddam when "he tells us his intentions are benign," Cheney said. "If he gets away with swallowing Kuwait, his appetite for conquest will hardly be satisfied." His testimony followed statements from former U.S. military officials and several U.S. lawmakers urging that the United States give economic sanctions against Iraq more time to take effect. Meanwhile, U.S. and British military officials said Iraq tested sur surface-to-surfac- missiles on Sunday. The missiles, which have a range of 400 miles, were fired and landed within Iraqi territory. Cheney said Iraq fitted similar missiles with conventional warheads during its war with Iran, but the missiles also could carry chemical warheads. In an interview broadcast Sunday by a French television network, Saddam said the chances of war in the Persian Gulf stand at "50-50with the outcome depending on the ," discussions between his government and Secretary of State James A. Baker III. Payson Provo Source: Individual City RDAs Herald GraphicBob Price Bush hails Brazil for Redevelopment agency sanctions brings Nu Skin, Boyer to Provo's downtown BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) it- - rmi a ' V." r tH . 1 0 J six-da- the use of redevelopment agencies in Utah County. By CHRISTI C. EVANS and ROBB HICKEN Herald Stair Writers Provo's redevelopment agency was the key to persuading Nu Skin and The Boyer Company to build office building in the downtown area. Through the Provo Redevelopment Agency, financial assistance for the companies was given and the 100 W. Center site obtained near the same cost as property in East Bay, said Ron Madsen, Provo redevelopment director. ".Provo's central business district redevelopment area is one example of 14 redevelopment areas in Utah County. Some areas, such as downtown Provo, have been successful in attracting new businesses and developments. their RDAs recorded and fixed When improvements are made to the redevelopment area property, the property value goes up, raising the amount of property tax collected. The difference in tax collected between the frozen value and the increase in the property value is called an increment. That increment tax money is given to the RDA for debts incurred during development. For example: Before the Excelsior Hotel was constructed, the land was a parking lot. The RDA (See RDAs, Page A2) boost tax coffers Tax increments, those monies taken from redevelopment areas, take a big chunk of money from other taxing entities. Chief Deputy Auditor Jim Sutherland said, "It may not be a bad thing, but sometimes when you look at it it gives the appearance of created, the property value is bad." More than $1.5 million in taxes have been collected by RDAs coun-tywifor improvements or developer enticements since the late 1970s. The total acreage contained within redevelopment areas in the county exceeds 1,405 acres. From 1981 to 1990, Provo has received $929,702 in redevelopment tax increments, according to the Utah State Tax Commission. The seven established redevelopment areas in Orem received $319,-00- 0 in 1989, its first year of using RDA tax increment funds. Orem is currently discussing the development of an eighth area. Lindon began receiving increments from its only redevelopment area in 1983 and has since obtained a total of $240,285 through 1989. force peace "N 1 -P- A: five-nati- Other redevelopment areas have remained stagnant. Provo was the first city in Utah County to establish a redevelopment agency. This economic development tool allows cities to use property tax money to encourage development in "blighted" or deteriorated neighborhoods. When a redevelopment area is 'A n : Johnson 1 Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello greets President Bush today at Planalto Palace in Brasilia today. inter-milita- ry said bombs exploded Sunday in a Mormon chapel and in the offices of two right-win- g political parties in Chile, another country on Bush's travel schedule. Authorities blamed a small radical leftist guerrilla group. An anonymous caller told a news agency that the blasts were "an offensive" to protest Bush's visit to Santiago on Thursday. (See BRAZIL, Page A2) HK4T . ,nr I Payson's single redevelopment area has taken $42,421 off the tax rolls between 1985 and 1989. While Lehi, Springville and American Fork have RDAs, none have collected tax increments. Lehi and American Fork each have redevelopment areas of about 100 acres each, while Springville has an RDA but no designated redevelopment area. (I b A "The individual city's selling point is that they're going to bring in additional taxes to offset the RDA tax losses," Sutherland said. "It's sort of a Catch-2- 2 for (the situation for county) and a win-wi- n the cities," Sutherland said. There are basically two school districts affected by RDA, Sutherland said. Alpine and Provo both have portions of their taxes TAXES, Page A2) ee MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -West African troops have forced an end to fighting between rival factions, and relief workers prepared to distribute food today to starving people in the capital as tensions relaxed. n West African The its guns on rebel turned army leader Prince Johnson for the first time Sunday when his fighters refused to halt their fire. five-natio- AP Laserphoto on Wednesday, told reporters, "I have no thoughts of changing my plans. I have great confidence in the security there." An administration official, traveling with Bush, described the trouble in Argentina as "an squabble" and said it would not affect Bush's plans. The official declined to be named publicly. In another development, police -- in V : X "extraordinary political and economic change" in the Western Hemisphere as he kicked off a South American visit. He vowed not to let his tour be interrupted by military turmoil in Argentina. In an appearance before a joint session of the Brazilian Congress, Bush praised Brazil for being among the first countries to impose economic sanctions against Iraq. He said the high oil prices resulting from the Persian Gulf crisis are costing Brazil $5 billion annually. However, local experts said Bush's figure seemed excessive. "I realize the sacrifices that Saddam (Hussein's) brutality has caused this nation," Bush said, departing from his prepared text. As the president arrived in Brazil at dawn, nationalist officers seized army headquarters at Buenos Aires and President Carlos Menem declared a state of siege, a presidential spokesman said. Bush, scheduled to visit Argentina and hold talks with Menem President Bush, in the latest ini tiative to end the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait, offered on Friday to send Baker to Baghdad and the ' Iraqis accepted. Saddam did not respond to the French reporters' questions about the possibility of an Iraqi with- drawal from Kuwait. But he said the "dialogue" with Baker would have to deal with Israel's withdrawal from the territories occupied by Israel in the : 1967 Middle East war lands;, where most residents are Palestine ans. The United States has rejected (See GULF, Page A2) : W. Africans ,vs resident Bush today hailed Editor's note: This is the second y series examining part of a missiles e ended nearly two months of relative peace in the Liberian capital and broke a ceasefire signed last week by the three. warring factions by attacking rem-man-ts of slain president Samuel Doe's army on Friday. The mercurial rebel leader told reporters he had become impatient with the slow pace of a promised resettlement of the discredited government soldiers outside the capi- tal, where they had been harassing civilians. A spokesman for the West African intervention force said Johnbut son's attack was "it has provided a good opportunity for us to demilitarize Monrovia and sort out these two factions."" , Nkem Agetua, press secretaryjo army commander Gen. Joshua of Nigeria, told The Associated Press today that remnants of the Liberian army remaining in Monrovia had indicated they were ready to go to an army barracks 15 miles east of the city, and that the West Africans intended to help them move soon. Many of Johnson's men had to be forced back to a base at Caldwell, eight miles northeast of Monrovia, he said. In one incident, the West Africans were seen arresting more than 50 rebels outside the U.S. Embassy. No shots were fired then, but there was a shootout when the West Africans forced Johnson's men to disarm at a bridge linking the city to Monrovia's port. Agetua said more than 40 Johnson fighters were detained Sunday. ro Independent observers number at nearer to 200. mmL put the The spokesman said no force had to be used against the soldiers because they retreated to their barracks. AP Laserphoto Agetua put the death toll from the fighting at about a dozen fighters ir all from both sides. Rebel soldiers stand outside Argentine Army Headquarters in Buenos Aires today after attack. Kohl wins, begins forming new coalition ChanBONN, Germany (AP) cellor Helmut Kohl, who triumphed elecin the first free tions in 60 years, began talks today on forming a new coalition and discussed the new Germany's role in the Persian Gulf. "On international levels, one is conscious of a special responsibility," he told reporters a day after coalition rode to his center-rigvictory, buoyed by his own popularity as a champion of quick unity. But Kohl indicated Germany would probably not be able to quickly make a constitutional change that would be needed to allow the deployment of German troops in the Persian Gulf or else ht where outside NATO areas. "We will discuss this within the coalition ... I don't see this situation at the moment," he said. Kohl himself proposed the amendment, but many of the opposition Social Democrats have criticized it. Kohl said he had already begun initial talks on forming a new coalition with his Christian Democratic Union's current governing partners, the Christian Social Union and the Free Democrats. He has indicated he wants to have his Cabinet in place by Christmas, but his coalition colleagues on pressing him to for instant decisions on his next Cabinet. One decision was made for him when Economics Minister Helmut Haussmann said he was quitting the Cabinet amid what German television claimed was growing criticism over Haussmann's handling of the economy. Haussmann was a major force in putting together the economic and monetary union of West Germany and East Germany in July, a crucial step toward full unification Oct. 3. He gave no reason for quitting. But Stern magazine released an interview with central bank chief Karl Otto Poehl, who criticized Kohl's plans to borr6w up to $100 billion next year to finance unification. Pochl's comments were confirmed by the Bundesbank's press office. The big losers in Sunday's elections were the leftist Social Democrats, the main opposition party, Greens. Both and the parties had criticized Kohl's rapid pace of unification and accused his Christian Democrats of underplaying the cost of bring the east up to the standard of the west. The Greens, Europe's ecology movement, lost most of its seats in parliament, receiving only 3.9 percent of the vote in western Germany. The Social Democrats, led by Oskar polled 33.5 percent. Kohl's center-riggoverning coalition won 54.8 percent of the vote. far-lefti- st most-establish- Find it Weather ArtsEntertainment Business Classified Ads Crossword Lifestyle Dl B40 .......D2-D- 6 D4 C56 Movies Dl National Obituaries A3 B2 B5 Opinions Sports TV Schedule Weather World ht C1-C- 3 Dl A5 A4 Tonight and Tuesday will be fair and a little warmer, with Tuesday's highs in the mid-40- s range. See Page A5. 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