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Show r' Inside Today: ir'mi '." ffr" Worid Sports lifestyle Timp Cave National Monument S. African bans Women want on visitors center destroyed by fire may be eased U.S. warships Page PageA4 Monday, February 4, 1991 AS Kelly leads AFC to Pro Bowl win Page A8 Page 50 Cents Issue No. 188, Provo, Utah Central Utah's Newspaper for 117 Years B1 usn s ays budget creates new era of expansion' - WASHINGTON Presi(AP) dent Bush today sent Congress a $1.45 trillion budget that he said would allow America to move from recession to a "new era of expansion." But the document is likely to be remembered more for its record deficits than for any new initiatives. The spending plan for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 seeks more money for the war on drugs, space exploration, education and highway construction. But the increases are mostly modest, in some cases . amounting to only small pilot pro- grams. To pay for the programs being increased and to help reduce the budget deficits, the administration is seeking to save $48.6 billion over five years by cutting such government programs as Medicare, guaranteed student loans, crop insurance and subsidies for wealthy farmers. The budget acknowledges that the country is mired in a recession but unlike past presidents, Bush offered no government spending initiatives to fight the downturn. "Z increased U.S. military spending for a war that is estimated could cost anywhere from $28 billion to $36 billion. Bush said he would send Congress a supplemental request to cover costs of the fighting in coming weeks. White House Budget Director Richard Darman said that the administration hopes the U.S. costs will not go much higher than the $15 billion figure. Darman said the bulk of the fighting should be financed by contributions from U.S. allies, but that assumption, like many of the oth Instead, he said his budget focuses on efforts to improve America's long-tercompetitiveness. The budget is based on a optimistic forecast that the recession will be brief and mild with the economy growing again at healthy rates in the second half of this year. If this forecast proves inaccurate, the deficit would balloon even more. Another major threat to the president's budget is the cost of the Persian Gulf War. The document released today includes what Bush termed a "placeholder" amount of $15 billion for m IIT"MI til Jf By JUDY FAHYS Herald Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Utah Gov. Norman Bangerter said Sunday he supports the president's plan to shift $15 billion in federal programs to the states, but doubts Congress would allow the plan to work. Voicing a skepticism shared by few other governors, the Utah Republican predicted Congress would repeat past practices by refusing to give up the dollars promised to the states under the president's proposal. I MP-- ' wn WkH " Saudi Arabia (AP) The relentless attack by U.S. and allied has forced Iraqi soldiers to move in smaller convoys and top officers to seek protection in schools, U.S. military officials said today. In the last 24 hours, the ofUeials said, the U.S. Air Force knocked out 25 Iraqi tanks moving in enemy territory and lost one UH--1 helicopter that crashed in a situation in Saudi Arabia, killing all four crewmen. Allied warplanes also destroyed five to 10 vehicles moving through Kuwait, suggesting the air camwar-plan- a riniiiii?TiiiiinniiinMiiiMiw iiiii iiiiiiiwrfi'ii jn-- AP Laserpboto Francine Lista holds her sen while lighting a candle in St Patrick's Cathedral in New York as part of a national day of prayer. Many Utahns also participated in the event to pray for peace. LAKE CITY (AP) -American and allied troops deployed in the Gulf War were remembered with prayer and song as Utahns took part in a national day of prayer for peace. An interfaith service at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salt Lake City was among dozens held at VA hospitals throughout the country in response to President Bush's pro clamation of Sunday as National Prayer Day. Some area churches added special services dedicated to remembering the troops serving in Operation Desert Storm. Other churches, which have been saying prayers for peace since the military buildup in the Persian Gulf began, noted Bush's proclamation. Members serving in the Middle es non-comb- at Utahns observe day of prayer SALT East were remembered by name paign has forced Iraqi ground forces to move in smaller convoys in many of Sunday's services, and numerous prayers were offered for the families cf those killed in the war. The First Presidency of the LDS Church urged members not only to fast and pray Sunday, but to "continue to appeal to the Lord each day for an early and satisfying conclusion to the hos- to avoid detection, Marine Maj. Gen. Robert Johnston said today. At a separate news conference in Riyadh, the commander of Operation Desert Storm, Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, said today that allied air strikes have been so effective that senior Iraqi officers' are moving their headquarters into schools because "they know we're not going to attack civilian targets." tilities." that scales back strategic 1992 weapons geared to a once formidable Soviet threat and plans for conflicts like the Persian Gulf War. The overall blueprint, released today by the Pentagon, terminates the Trident submarine, the Navy's futuristic Advanced Tactical Fighter and the Air Force's Advanced Tactical Aircraft. "The intent by 1995 is to design a force structure that is still capable of responding to the kinds of things we're encountering in the Middle East today," said a senior Defense Department official, who briefed reporters on condition he not be identified. Largely unchanged in the budget, however, is the costliest weapon in the B-- 2 stealth bomber. history The Bush administration is requesting $4.8 billion for four of the stealth planes, which are designed to locate mobile weapons in a Soviet Union. The request for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 is two less than .the Air Force had planned to seek but two more than Congress narrowly agreed to in last year's budget.. . The overall budget is consistent with the levels set by the administration and the Congress in the budget agreement reached last fall. Actual spending in the new plan is $295.2 billion while the budget authority given to the Pentagon and other agencies for defense activities is $290.8 billion. Last year, the budget had $298.9 billion in real spending and $285.6 billion in authority. The budget does not include any of the costs of the military buildup in the Persian Gulf .or the actual expense of war. The Pentagon plans to submit a supplemental budget later this month addressing those costs. In his budget message, Bush justified the delay by saying "the timing of the resolution of the multinational coalition's efforts to reverse the aggression in the Persian Gulf is uncertain." The budget calls for $4.6 billion for the Strategic Defense Initiative, which, if approved, would amount to $1.7 billion more than Congress authorized last year. Responding to the increasing threat from ballistic missiles, the budget proposes increasing the amount spent on theater and missile defenses within the anti-ballist- ic Related story, A3 "We've never had any success with Congress," Bangerter said. "In my view, we won't have any success with Congress until the governors are willing to stand up together shoulder to shoulder and say we're not going to put up with it any more ... and I don't think we're prepared to do that either." Bangerter made the remarks Sunday at the National Governors' Asked whether that inhibited the air campaign, Schwarzkopf said, "in all probability, yes." But he said he was not concerned. The general also said he hopes Iraq's claim of 321 civilian casualties from allied bombing was cor- rect. "I'd hope that reflects exactly what I've been saying all along," Schwarzkopf said. "I would also say that if the number's only 321 I'm quite encouraged by that, because if they follow the same policies with regard to that as they've followed can divide by 10." 1 Has mi k i 5 V t ui 1 lie I: .!i ! y I 14 inn . 8 I I In other action today, U.S. and war-plan- es dawn. Witnesses in Baghdad said communication centers, government offices and industrial installations some of them for the were hit second and third times since the war began nearly three weeks ago. On the diplomatic front, Iran's a tank containing a million gallons of highly Qammible methanol not far from the world's largest naval base, police said. A area was evacuated, said police dispatcher T.A. Walker. The tank at Allied Terminals Inc., a commercial port, is in an industrial section along the waterfront, she said. A second large tank of methanol, a highly flammable and volitile liquid, is adjacent to the one to which the bombs were attached, police said. Each tank '.,i Association meeting in the capital, where the state executives updated their legislative agendas with the White House and Capitol Hill lawmakers. With the national economy faltering and most state budgets already pinched, the governors generally were heartened by the notion of applying their own mettle to troublesome programs with federal dollars. President Bush said he wants to turn over $15 billion in block grants (See BANGERTER, Page A2) president made a surprise offer to hold direct talks with both Iraq and the United States to try to end the war. U.S. officials disclosed today that the battleship USS Missouri used its guns in action for the first time since the Korean War, targeting prefabricated concrete bunkers that the Iraqis were moving into Kuwait. The newspaper of Iraq's ruling party boasted the Baghdad government would drag the allies into a drawn-oground war by staging more attacks like last week's Iraqi push into the Saudi town of Khaf ji. "Combat on the Saudi periphery should be based on the tactic formulated by our ancestors," the newspaper said today. For the moment, Iraqi forces appeared to be in a defensive posture. The U.S. military said Iraqi troops were deeply .dug in, seeking shelter from punishing allied air attacks. Those attacks con-(SGULF, Page A2) ut ee military convoy heads to the front in Saudi Arabia. President Bush's budget does not include the cost of the gulf war. A SDI program from the' $180 million .Congress approved last year to $279 million. The request for SDI, however, also increases the budget for Phase 1 defenses from $873 million to $1.6 billion. Included in that total is $559 million for the Brilliant Pebbles 1 .B6-B1- D Crossword. B7 Movie- A.9 s- National ................-.-.-.A- 3 Obituaries Sports State A6 arwim B1-B- 3 .B10 Stocks Comics ......... A10 Weather B10 World A5 375-510- 3 rd The Allied Terminals chemical storage site is about 5 miles from the base. Security at the base had been tightened in the wake of Iraqi threats to commit terrorism because of the the Mideast fighting. City and police personnel well as the state police as and Coast Guard officials were at the scene. Fair but hazy tonight, with lows in the 20s. Tuesday will be slightly cloudy with possible afternoon rain showers; highs in the 40s. See Page BIO. A4 Opinions system of space-base- d interceptors, up from $392 million last year. Overall, the budget for SDI, commonly known as Star Wars, includes $4.6 billion for the program, plus $578 million for the tactical missile defense initiative, which is managed by the SDI office. it A3 Arts Entertainment Classified Ads had 3 million-gallo- n and was about one-thifull, police said. The huge Norfolk Naval Base has sent more than 35,000 sailors to the Persian Gulf War. Weather Find it AP Laterpholo nut 'ilnii V else, you Iraqi forces traded fire across the desert frontier and allied pounded Baghdad before To enjoy the convenience of Daily Herald home delivery, call 1 on everything Two NORFOLK, Va. (AP) pipe bombs were found today on Budget gives $295 billion to military - 2,029 pages. The administration laid the blame for the recession and the escalating budget deficit at the budget briefing. In his budget message, Bush conceded that the economy was in a slump, but he said, "We can, however, return to growth soon and proceed on the path to a new era of expansion." The administration did not propose any tax increases to help (See BUDGET, Page A2) Bombs found near base capacity Tab for Persian Gulf war comes later, Bush says WASHINGTON Presi(AP) dent Bush is proposing a $295 billion military budget for fiscal hefty seven pounds and Kuwait," said presidential chief economist Michael Boskin in a ranian sea der offers to mediate talks betwe en United States, Iraq DHAHRAN, imni nifiiiiTOifi 7It-- ' This year's version featured a patriotic red, white and blue cover with the tome weighing in at a - J f book. door of Saddam Hussein. "The longest peacetime expansion was interrupted by the oil shock following Iraq's invasion of angerter behind Bush's plan F I ers in the budget, was certain to be questioned in Congress. The lawmakers are likely to make major changes in the president's spending blueprint. Like last year, all the budget material wts included in a single B4 Air Quality Today's air quality was list- ed as moderate in both Utah County and Salt Lake Comity areas, but do advisories were given. See Page At |