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Show Emm FDA OKs Depo Provera Lindsay, Burningham for contraceptive use appointed new judges Page A3 Page Clinton Bill Clinton today accused President Bush of saying "incredible dishonest le tack that would "slam him home in the next five days." As the two rivals dueled in battlegrounds. Bush said on national television that "the mood is entirely different out here." But Sen. Al Gore dismissed polls showing a narrowing gap between the candidates. "We have always said this race is going to be extremely tight," he said. Clinton, in pivotal Ohio, was up mid-weste- early to jog through Toledo's downtown streets and said it was time to escalate his criticism of Bush. about all these incredible dishonest things he has said about my record and my plan," Clinton said. "He has put ads all over America that are lies. ... He has made up charges about my record. He will say or do anything." Clinton's comments came not only after a narrowing in the polls but a fresh Bush ad on television in hotly contested states that pictures Clinton's Arkansas as a land of desolation and ends ominously with a vulture perched on a tree WASHINGTON - President Bush, like Michael Dukakis four years ago, is closing in on his opponent in the polls. A few more days will tell whether he suffers Dukakis' fate on Election Day or engineers a stunning comeback. "The Republicans are starting to come home to Bush. That's why you see the national polls tightening up," Michigan pollster Ed said Wednesday. "In a race with a newcomer challenger running against an incumbent president, this is to be expected." Sar-pol- surveys, mofe imin a presidential race, still portant show Bill Clinton the favorite. The Arkansas governor leads in more than enough states to gei the 270 Electoral College votes needed to te win the White House. Bush, on the other hand, has comfortable leads in but a handful of states. Still, several polls released Wednesday showed the first evidence in weeks of Bush moving up. and private surveys indicated a Find it Movies L4 C6 E7 C5 E4 CI C5 A3 B2 B4 Nation Obituaries Opinions Sports State Stocks World Dl B3 A6 A4 Bush, appearing on' the CBS "This Morning" from Michigan, renewed his theme of the last three days, that a summer spurt in economic activity "gives the lie to the (See CLINTON, Page A2) v.? Herald PhotoPatrick J. Krchn The hills and foliage along the Alpine Loop above Sundance paint a vibrant view of the big states the president must wrest from Clinton to win. With five days to go. Bush projected confidence. "Believe me, we are going to w in," he said in Ohio. ABC and NBC surveys among likely voters gave Clinton a seven point lead over Bush, with Ross Perot a distant third, a gap consistent with polls conducted by both the Bush and Clinton campaigns. A Gallup tracking poll for CNN-USToday showed a much closer race Clinton leading by just two points among what Gallup termed the most likely voters. But the president was still below 40 percent in national surveys, and was running third when voters were asked which candidate was best equipped to run the economy. His standing is a virtual mirror image of Dukakis' four years ago. Tracking polls five days before the 988 election showed the Democrat within seven or eight points of Bush, and Dukakis aides were A 1 boasting of a "surge" much like (See BUSH, Page A2) Herald Washington Bureau - A look at WASHINGTON special-interegroup contributions to Utah political candidates offers a cynical example of how st Washington really works, says Larry Makinson, research director of the nonpartisan Center for Re. sponsive Politics. Special-interegroups have divided their financial support nationwide between Democrats and Republicans in this campaign year, w ith the 2 to edge their political action committees gave congressional Democrats being offset by sizable contributions to President Bush and the Republican National Committee, Makinson explained. Seventy-seve- n percent of Utah's Third District incumbent Bill total campaign receipts came from PACs, while contributions from individuals amounted to 20 percent of his total w ar chest. Orton's Republican challenger, Richard R. Harrington, has gotten the bulk of his financial support st Weather scat- tered showers and lows to Periods of rain Frimid-40- s. day with highs near 60, but cooling later. See Page A5. Air Quality Today's air quality was good in most areas along the Wasatch Front, with little change in pollution levels expected. See Page A2. Or-ton- special-intere- st 's are fast approaching, perhaps closing high alpine roads as soon as this weekend. changing colors under gray skies. Weather watchers say winter conditions Next president faces record federal deficit By DAVE SKIDMORE Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The gov- ernment is reporting a second straight record annual deficit, which analysts say will combine with more red ink this year to limit As much as the next president may want to cut taxes or raise spending to stimulate economic growth, he will have to worry about worsening the deficit and spooking the bond market into driving interest rates higher, economists said. the next president's options for That could have the unintended stimulating the stagnant economy. effect of dousing economic growth The $290.2 billion imbalance instead of stimulating it, they said. for fiscal year 1992, which ended Economist Sung Won Sohn of Sept. 30, marked a 7.7 percent increase over the old record of Norwest Corp. in Minneapolis $269.5 billion, set in 1991, the said bond traders have sent interest rates higher even before the elecTreasury Department said tion out of fear that Congress and Wednesday. the president will let the deficit According to government proout of control next year. spin jections, the news will get even fisBut economist David Munro of 1993 the in worse cal year. Taking into account ConHigh Frequency Economics in in New more York said Democrat Bill providing gress' delay Clinton, if he wins the presidency, money for the bailout of the savmay surprise observers by opting ings and loan industry, the administration predicts a deficit of $309 for deficit reduction over stimulatbillion, while the Congressional ing the economy. "When you get down to brass Budget Office foresees $296 billion in red ink. tacks, it's better for him that 1993 just-start- from individuals, while PACs contributed 38 percent of his total receipts, according to reports filed through June 30 with the Federal Election Commission. Orton received $128,995 from PACs, mostly from labor groups and those representing finance, insurance and real estate interests; while individuals contributed $33, 197. His total receipts through June 30 amounted to $167, 107. Orton, who is seeking reelection to the House for the first time, also received sizable contributions from construction, agriculture, health, business, lawyers and lobbyists. Harrington received $17,660 from individuals, while PACs 62 percent By SUSAN SCHAUER 1 Cloudy tonight with mfffi Study shows incumbency determines PAC contributions in Utah, nation Incielc : mm limb. tightening race in some By JOHN KING AP Political Writer of his total receipts through June 30, from PACs, and $26,778 from individuals. Hansen's Democratic challenger, Ron Holt, got half of his total campaign receipts, which amounted to $28,820 through June 30, from PACs, 29 percent from individuals and 12 percent from personal contributions and loans. The bulk of Hansen's PAC support has come from defense groups, which gave $24,975; energy and natural resource groups, which contributed $15,450; and transportation interests, which contributed $9,500. Holt's. PAC support has come from labor groups. Center The Washington-base$1 ,000. His total receipts Politics analyzed for Responsive through Aug. 19 amounted to 215,000 contributions amounting $28,660. to $230 million that included PAC The center's study "shows the donations to Congress, individual most important thing to these, contributions to President Bush groups isn't which party you be- and Democrat Bill Clinton, and oflong to, but whether you're in regular donations to the national fice," said Makinson. parties through June 30. In Utah's First District race, inIn the race to fill retiring Sen. cumbent Republican James V. (See PAC, Page A2) Hansen got $79,401 , or 74 percent ' con-tribuf- d 1 be a tough year than 1995 or 1996," Munro said. Clinton said Wednesday that he hoped independent candidate Ross Perot, who has made deficit reduction a centerpiece of his campaign, would play some role in a Clinton administration. As high as the 1992 deficit was. it still was far less than the Bush administration's January forecast of $399.7 billion and also below its y prediction of $333.5 billion. Economists attributed the performance to a delay in spending on bank and savings institution failures. In the spring, the House defeated a bill that would have authorized the continued operation of the Resolution Trust Corp.. which handles mid-Jul- failed S&Ls. As a result, that agency actually earned $8.9 billion for the government because it continued to sell assets inherited from previously failed thrifts. In January, the ad To report drug activity in confidence, caii tho sheriff at 370 - U -T1P - - ministration had expected the RTC to spend S40.5 billion during fiscal 1992. Meanwhile, spending on bank failures by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was $29.3 billion less than projected by the administration. But the agency has warned that low interest rates only have postponed failures. "If the lower deficit level had been due to prudent fiscal policies, that would have been something to cheer about. Unfortunately, that was not the case." said- former Democratic presidential candidate Paul Tsongas. Tsongas and retiring Sen. Warren Rudnian, have formed a nonpartisan group, called the Concord Coalition, to campaign for deficit reduction. - In fiscal 1992. federal spending totaled $1.38 trillion and accounted for 23.6 percent of the entire economy. Revenues amounted to $1.09 trillion. Russian general says Alger Hiss never spied By RAYNER PIKE Associated Press Writer - NEW YORK Alger Hiss, the State Department lawyer accused of espionage during the McCarthy era, never spied for g the Soviets, says a Russian general with access to i. high-rankin- archives of the former Soviet Union. The general's' videotaped statement was shown today at a news conference, after which V Hiss. 87, said he was filled with "great happiness, elation and joy" at what he saw as a success- ful conclusion to 44 years of seeking exoneration. Some experts cautioned however that the general's findings may not be the last word on the case, which caused a major con- Alger Hiss Volkogonov called the allegations against Hiss "completely groundless." troversy. Said Volkogonov. chairman In a statement given to John of Russia's military intelligence Lowenthal, an American historian and filmmaker who has stu- archives: "The fact that he was died the case, Gen. Dmitri A. 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