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Show Clinton says draff flap wont hurt his campaign Ttdd,Vh. Hard-workin- g two years into term Page A7 Page 14, 1992 Cougars outlast Falcons; Lobos knock off Miners muscles deserve carbohydrates Alpine mayor resigns B1 (t fit'! Utah's Hwpar for 11Vr , Prem$ Ufati to , Page D7 Page 01 JJ ,;SS cento g lw Face-of- f r I ft Bush gives it f hymbs down - House of economic early Democratic are WASHINGTON (AP) tax writers nearing a plan favoring the on agreement middle class at the expense of the wealthy. But the White House today attacked the plan as a forerunner to tax hikes for everyone. President Bush today gave a thumbs-dow- n sign when reporters asked him about the Democratic bill, which would cut taxes on capital gains and corporations but put individuthe bite on high-incoals. Responding to widespread complaints about the multimillion-dolla- r salaries of some corporate 0 executives, it would prohibit a company from deducting any compensation above $1 million. r, Bush's spokesman, Marlin today lashed out at House Fitz-wate- Democrats, accusing Rep. Dan of laying a Rostenkowski, for Bush. trap He said Rostenkowski, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, asked the White D-Il- l., create a hockey game in their driveway this past week. They borrowed their par- - says particulates ents' roller blades and garden tools to create their version of hockey. n CIA's openness s tudv remains loo secret By SUSAN SCHAUER Herald Washington Bureau - WASHINGTON Mention the acronym CIA, and many Ameri-- . cans automatically conjure up visions of trench coat-cla- d spies, ; files and fancy top-secr- et high-tec- h communications equipment disguised as wristwatches and tubes ; of lipstick. But the Central Intelligence ; ; Agency, America's most famous keeper of secrets, is on a kick to ' change all that. In fact, the agency's new director, Robert M. Gates, wants to improve public relations with sus-- ; picious Americans. We've got to explore "how we might increase openness ... to enhance public un- derstanding of what we do," Gates recently told CIA employees. Sounds easy enough, but the ; search for openness at an agency famous for saying that it "cannot confirm or deny" almost everything, is a huge and difficult task. ; ; Afterall, for more than a decade the CIA even forbade signs directing the uninvited to its headquarters just outside of Washington. Shortly after taking over the reins at the CIA, Gates created an 'Openness Task Force,' whose members were charged with soliciting ideas from education officials, business executives and reporters on how the agency could change its image. The task force has issued a report on its findings, reportedly recommending that the agency ease some of its secrecy, but details are scarce because it is still classified information. If adopted by Gates, however, the CIA may be in for a whole new lesson in openness. Some secret files could be opened, 'spymas-tercould go on the television talk show circuit and hearings on intelligence findings could become public. (See CIA, Page A2) Local doctor questions implant safety reports By CHRISTI CONOVER , Herald Staff Writer Decisions rePROVO use the of breast imgarding plants are being made by lawyers and the media, people with no training to make such decisions, said a local plastic surgeon. Dr. Blayne L. Hirsche, a plastic surgeon with his own practice in Provo, spoke at Brigham Young University Thursday on the controversy surrounding breast implants. The lecture was sponsored by the BYU Health Sciences Department. There is currently no scientific evidence that states implants should be removed from the market, Hirsche said. The Food and Drug Administration asked last month that silicon gel breast implants be withdrawn from the market until the administration studies possible health problems due to implants that have leaked. Hirsche said negative publicity from the media and lawyers attracted to profitable lawsuits are making the decision on whether implants should be available. "There will be a feeding frenzy among lawyers," Hirsche said. "It's already started." Hirsche said silicon gel implants are the best implants he has ever worked with. "Why don't we let science make the determination of whether they're safe?" he asked. Implants are used not only for cosmetic purposes, but for breast reconstruction as well for women who have had mastectomies due to malignancies, Hirsche said. Because of the hype surrounding the implants (See IMPLANT, Page A2) - By ROBB HICKEN Herald Staff Writer neva Steel can be expected. Given significance of weather conditions, a better means of PM10 trends may be to compare Salt Lake and Utah counties, he said. According to charts provided by Geneva Steel, during the past five years the overall PM10 measurements have gone down in Utah County, while Salt Lake County 's levels have increased. "In short," Clayton said, "despite adverse weather conditions, eval1-uatin- PROVO High particulate levels remain in Utah Valley despite claims of significant cleanup by steel mill officials, clean air advocates claim. However, Geneva Steel officials say the coalition's claims don't take into consideration one of the Congressmen propose unified CIA command By SUSAN SCHAUER Herald Washington Bureau - 4 s' once-classifi- B H . alEIE UBdUU . . (See TAX, Page A2) Clean air group Herald PhotoBrent Stevens Brothers Jordan Jones, 8, left, and Aaron Jones, 10, Provo, used a little ingenuity to verHouse for a pared-dow- n sion his package that could be passed more quickly and that contained easy ways to pay for its proposals. But the Democrats immediately blocked a Republican amendment containing only seven elements of Bush's plan and the president was accused of abandoning other parts, tax relief. including middle-clas- s "There's a feeling that he set us up," Fitzwater said of Rostenkowski. "That's not the way it happened," a Rostenkowski aide said. What the chairman had asked, the aide said, was that the administration split off only the tax proposals from the president's budget and send them to Ways and Means, leaving such things as defense spending reductions and education reform to other committees. When the administration did not ed WASHINGTON CIA Director Robert M. Gates isn't the only one who wants to make some changes within the agency. The chairmen of Congress' intelligence committees have unveiled a sweeping reorganization plan to put all of America's worldwide spy operations under a new and stronger intelligence chief. Sen. David Boren and Rep. Dave McCurdy, both Oklahoma Democrats, say their proposal is an attempt to stimulate bolder action by the Bush administration as it conducts its own study of U.S. intelligence. Boren and McCurdy contend the nation's spy appamore than a dozen maratus jor agencies and numerous has grown in smaller offices haphazard fashion since its creation following World War worst foginversion periods in more than 30 years. Citing data presented by the Utah Division of Air Quality, the Utah County Clean Air Coalition states that PM10 particulates a tenth the size of a human hair for December-Januar- y have not decreased significantly in the past five years. This winter has shown the second highest average PM10 levels since Geneva Steel reopened in 1987, coalition figures show. Richard Clayton, vice president of evironment engineering at Geneva, said the environmental modernization is meeting expectations, and that further significant reduca-tion- s in PM10 emissions from Ge far-flu- n. The proposed restructuring of agencies from the CIA to military intelligence and electronic spying is aimed at reshaping America's intelligence d War capability to fit a world. (See COMMAND, Page A2) post-Gol- PM10 levels in Utah County during the winter of 19911992 have not worsened relative to recent years and have improved relative to Salt Lake County." Tamara Townsend, UCCAC program director, said, "We have received dozens of letters and telephone calls this winter from people complaining of health problems and wondering when the cleanup of the steel mill is going to take place." State air quality officials have (See AIR, Page A2) Prices, production fall in January - Prices WASHINGTON (AP) at the wholesale level in January took their biggest drop in 10 months, declining 0.3 percent, as a weak economy and falling energy prices kept inflation in check, the government said today . The extent of the weakness was dramatically exhibited by a second report showing that production at the nation's factories, mines and utilities plummeted 0.9 percent in January, the biggest setback in 11 months. The steep drop in industrial output was heavily influenced by cutbacks in auto production, but it was widespread, with a number of manufacturing industries reporting lower output. Analysts would have been even more alarmed by the sharp drop in industrial production, the third decline in a row, had it not been for the fact that several reports this week offered at least the glimmerings of hope that the economy has begun to turn around. The government said Thursday that retail sales climbed a surprisingly strong 0.6 percent in January, the biggest jump in eight months, while sales of North To report drug activity In confidence, to ttmll ct workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell for a second week in a row. laid-of- f Analysts said these developments were encouraging signs that the economy is beginning to turn around and should begin growing quarter, an again in the April-Jun- e Producer Price Index For finished goods Seasonally adjusted change from prior month election-yea- ' 11 - - mfmm mm MM 0.5 1.0 F MAMJJ ASONDJ '92 1981 Jan. '91 . Dec. '91 development that the r Bush administration is anxiously anticipating. But they said this development was still not a certainty, given the huge number of problems facing the economy, from weak banks to high debt burdens being carried by consumers and businesses. Jan. '92 "Clearly, January and early February were better for retail sales and auto sales. Housing also is a little better, but these are still very small gains," said Lawrence Chimerine, an economic consulHill. "It is tant with much too premature to conclude that a recovery has started. It is not inconceivable that this pick-u- p Find it Classified Ads Comics Crossword Entertainment Legals Movies Nation Obituaries Opinions Sports Stocks World B8,C1 D5 CI D8 B8 D8 A7 B2 B4 Dl B$ A4 Weather Tonight partly cloudy with Satpatchy fog. Lows urday increasing clouds with a slight chance of afternoon showers. See Page A3. 30-3- 5. DRI-McGra- w Sotrm: U.S. Doplot Labor AP American cars and light trucks surged 23.8 percent in early February. Additionally, the number of . 3T041-T1- ? could be short-circuit- ed . ' Economists believe the pickup in economic activity will not be accompanied by a rise in inflation, Air Quality Today's air quality was good in most of Wasatch Front areas, with little change in pollution levels ex pected. See Page A2. g |