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Show Court: Sexually-harasse- d pupils may sua schools Local school districts New high school helps contemplate expansion recovering drug abusers Page A4 i. Wednesday, Paae C5 PageBI Feb. 26 Centra! Utah's Newspaper for IIS Years - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Republican challenger Patrick Buchanan today said the strong protest vote against President Bush in South Dakota shows the president is "weak as a kitten." The Bush campaign said it took the vote as an admonition to work harder. Sen. Bob Kerrey flew South today in hope his victory Tuesday in South Dakota's Democratic primary would ignite a primaries of rally in the delegate-ric- h March. repriRepublican voters on Tuesd manded Bush for the second week in a row, with nearly a third of those casting ballots in South Dakota opting for "uncommitted" instead of the president's delegates. ' 'We need to work harder, ' ' Bush campaign spokeswoman Torie Clark acknowledged. Buchanan, campaigning in New Orleans, said the South Dakota vote shows "George Bush is weak as a kitten." Ireland OKs teen's right to overseas abortion "I tell you what it shows. It shows a terrible endemic weakness of the George Bush candidacy , " he added. Kerrey said his victory over fellow e Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa and the rest of the Democratic pack v.ould ignite his campaign. He immediately left for Georgia whose primary is a week away and said he could fight on equal terms against Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas in Clinton's southern base. "I've got nothing to apologize for in a general election against George Bush and I'm going to say to the good Democratic delegates that I'm on the hunt for you," Kerrey said today on CBS' "This Morn-infarm-stat- g. Kerrey said voters were in a new mood. "Now that the cold war is over, now that the world has changed so dramatically, people saw that peaceful revolution worked in Eastern Europe, it worked in the Soviet Union and now they're beginning to say, perhaps it can work here at With the campaign now set to fan out multi-stat- e contests, the Democrats were looking to the South and West, a frenetic stretch that will alter the campaign's style and force contenders to rely mostly on cash for TV buys and abandon the campaign style they've used in the states. In South Dakota, Bush mustered just 69 percent of the vote to 31 percent for the uncommitted slate. The weak victory followed last week's lackluster performance in New Hampshire, where Bush scored 53 percent in the leadoff primary against GOP challenger Patrick Buchanan's 37 percent. "It's not as though we had the full court press going on," said Clark. "It's a little bit of the protest feeling you sense in a into et ed 50 cents place hit hard by recession." The South Dakota vote was seen as another reprimand for Bush and a signpost of potential vulnerability in the fall election. The nearly one-thir- d of the GOP vote that went for the uncommitted slate represents support for "an anybody-but-Bus- h ticket," said Stuart Rothenberg, a political analyst. Nebraska, got a Kerrey, from next-dothe vote. Har40 of commanding percent kin had 25 percent, while Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton crossed regional lines and ran a respectable ihird at 19 percent. Former Massachusetts Sen. Paul Tson-ga- s was a distant fourth with 10 percent, unable to capitalize on last week s New or Hampshire victory. Jerry Brown, the former California governor, trailed with 4 percent. Brown will lose his eligibility for federal campaign matching funds unless he captures 20 percent in a primary in the next 30 days. Mil , & The DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) Supreme Court today overturned a lower court order and allowed a Irish girl who says she was raped to seek an abortion in Britain. Chief Justice Thomas Finlay did not indicate the grounds for the ruling, which came on the third day of a hearing in the case. A written decision was expected later. The ruling means the girl, who claims she was raped in December by the father of a good friend, is free to leave Ireland, where a virtual ban on abortions won overwhelming support in a 1983 referendum. The case was the first attempt to prevent an Irish woman from seeking a legal abortion in another country. It attracted international attention and reopened the divisive debate over abortion in Ireland . Prime Minister Albert Reynolds u !i4 , i t" i - s. Utah Rep. Jim Hansen was one of about a dozen lawmakers from the West who attacked a series of recent reports by the General Accounting Office (GAO) that say of public range are in condition. poor They pointed to a new roundup study by a Carson City, Nev., consulting firm that blasts the GAO's twq-thir- ds building, Democrats earlier tried and failed to add another $14.2 million to buy the American Stores building at the Salt Lake International Center, which the state is currently leasing. Republican Evan Olsen countered that the bond package already was too high, and voted against it, making his own statement about legislative bravery. "We have the ability to tax, and Stevens Wally Kendell. The trio took advantage of the nice February weather for a round of golf Tuesday at Cascade Fairways. perts from eight universities and nine states to review the GAO's work. gress that ranchers are abusing public lands. "Those of us that have firsthand knowledge of the western range environment have long been puzzled by GAO's outrageous conclusions," said the western Utah Republican at a morning press conference. John L. McLain, head of Resource Concepts, Inc. said he was so angry about an August, 1990, GAO report on the wild horse program in the West that his firm launched an independent review of the GAO studies. He gathered 18 biologists, ex ' They concluded that GAO lacked the expertise to evaluate the range surveys that Congress asked them to review. GAO also overstated the impact of grazing, while understated the affects of wildfires, floods, drought and excessive wildlife use, according to the consulting group. "The 'Cattle Free by '93' movement has successfully the Western rancher as an abuser of the nation's public rangelands," said Barbara "The real misuse of public resources has been the Vulca-novic- h, v. untold millions of dollars and the hours spent to produce these reports supporting the agenda of a select few." But environmental group- defended the GAO's work and the push in Congress to increase grazby more ing fees to market rates than fourfold over the next four years. Cathy Carlson, a public lands specialist with the National Wildlife Federation, noted that one problem facing the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, which handle about 700 million acres of public grazing lands, is that their grazing programs are underfunded. pay as we go, but we don't have the courage to do it," said Olsen, of Young Ward. body lacked plate," he said. findings as 'misleading and dangerous' and said they would use it to blunt the growing view in Con- con- But his press secretary, Fran-cin- e Giani, said he had been "on the phone all morning, talking to just about eve ybody." bonding bill, said Protzman, the Democratic assistant minority whip. "We're not stepping up to the Herald PhotoBrent Super Tuesday, brings As it had before, the House rejected a Democratic bid to add a new $15.5 million Tax Commission building despite Rep. Grant Protzman's accusation that the Repu- record-hig- h Lowell Christensen, right, uses a little extra force to steer his ball into the hole during his daily golf game with Bert Skinner, left, and 1C, doom and gloom," he said. hope you're right, and I hope wrong, but I don't think so. " the courage to act at a time of low interest rates. "Let us not delude ourselves that we have engaged in a great courageous act" by passing the Western lawmakers battle grazing fee proposal WASHINGTON Western lawmakers Tuesday aimed their sights at environmental groups and their friends in Congress who are trying to raise grazing fees for ranchers who use public range-land- March tests in 1 1 additional states, with 783 delegates to be won. Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke on Tuesday began campaigning in Texas, the largest Super Tuesday prize, announcing he would refuse contributions fron. Klan members, and knocking his GOP rivals. "The fact that Pat Buchanan and President Bush are talking more like David Duke every day helps me," Duke said. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Legislature held to a conservative line and the wishes of Gov. Norm Bangerter today, passing a $99.9 million compromise bonding bill for construction, highway and water projects. The vote was 47-2- 5 in the House and 25-- 0 in the Senate. The bill now goes to Bangerter for his sig- blican-dominated (See IRELAND, Page A2) Herald Washington Bureau stake. nature. . By JUDY FAHYS " - 1 ' Brown captured the flavor of the Democratic campaign to date when he joked: "Bob Kerrey hadn't won a state yet, so I was going to give him a chance. ' Kerrey today heads to Georgia and Florida, where he hoped to cut into Clinton's Southern base. On March 3, Georgia, Maryland, Colorado and Utah hold primaries, with caucuses in Idaho, Minnesota and Washington as well as American Samoa. Overall, 383 delegates will be at Legislature OKs record bondin g bill put Left-fo- ot PageCI rovo, Utah home," Kerrey said. "And I'm saying, perhaps right," Kerrey said. "It can work. We can take this power of this presidency and use it for good here at home." meet-and-gre- Orem swimmer uses pop hit as inspiration "I'm just another prophet of "I I'm Bangerter, who had threatened to veto any bonding bill that topped $100 million, was not immediately available for comment. Besides the Tax Commission The package does contain $700,000 for the Antelope Island State Park and causeway, as well as $1 million for an Ogden courts ' building. Libraries at Utah State and the University of Utah each get about $10 million for library improvements, while Dixie College's li- (See BILL, Page A2) Local United Way faces dues decision From HERALD STAFF and Wire Reports United Way of Utan County has not yet decided if it will join a growing list of affiliates holding back dues from United Way of America. "That will oe discussed in the upcoming board meeting" on March 18, said Monty Scott, director of resource development for United Way of Utah County. United Way of New York City joined six other chapters in announcing they are holding back dues from the national body pending an examination of the group's hiring and management practices. "I wish the people would understand that each United Way is an autonomous organization," Scott said. "We're trying to do the best job that we know how here in Utah County and we are trying to uphold the (See UNITED, Page A2) Alpine City Council appoints new mayor -- . l ... ina it Classified Ads Comics Crossword Entertainment Legals D2 Obituaries Opinions B2 B4 C4 D4 Dl D2 StaZZZZdu Sports Stocks World By ANNLEIGH McMANIS Weather CI A5 A3 Cear tonight with lows near 30. Thursday will be sunny and continued mild, with highs in the upper 50s. See Page B6. Air Quality Today's air quality was g()0d in most Wasatch Front areas, with an increase in pollution levels expected. See PageA2. Herald Correspondent ALPINE Three out of the five Alpine City Council members were responsible for seeing Don Christiansen appointed to complete former mayor Elaine Barnes' term. Barnes announced her resignation two weeks ago to a surprised City Council. After having served for two years, she said she was resigning for personal reasons related to family, health and business. Christiansen, a resident of Al To report drug activity in, cpnfldenco, call the sheriff at pine for 20 years, was nominated by Councilman Roger Bennett. Tom Anderson seconded the vote, and along with Bennett and Robert Smith, voted for Christiansen. Councilman Stephen Denier nominated Councilwoman Barbara Williams to serve as mayor. His nomination was seconded by Bennett. Williams voted for herself along with Denier, but the vote failed. Having served 12 years in office, Christiansen said his interest in politics is still the same. He feels that Alpine is a beautiful place to live. 370-U-T1- P "You can't always take in order to maintain good things," he said, "you have to give sometimes." Christiansen first served as mayor of Alpine in 1974. His third term ended in 1986. He admits that he needs to get his political feet wet again. As a new mayor, Christiansen said he wants to understand what programs are under current operation by the City Council and in what direction the Council has been going. Christiansen said one of his first (See ALPINE, Page A2) M1!! v : rri Don Christiansen SV |