Show 3A Standard-Examin- Sunday June 5 1988 er Dukakis hopes to tie up nomination T uesday WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential primary season ends on Tuesday in circumstances that scarcely seemed imaginable when it began four months ago with Michael Dukakis ready to Democratic nomination and claim a George Bush on the defensive despite banishing his Republican rivals Democrat Jesse Jackson is the only other contestant left of 13 would-b- e presidents who toed the starting line last winter But even his campaign manager concedes that Dukakis is likely to wrap up the party’s nomination by the end of the week For the record New Jersey California Montana and New Mexico are holding primary elections on Tuesday with 466 Democratic convention delegates at stake and 265 up for grabs on the Republican side But Bush is unopposed as he has been for weeks and he skipped lightly through the final states on the calendar Instead he has spent the last several days trying to figure out how to end a downward spiral that has left him trailing Dukakis margins in some national polls by double-dig“I’ve never felt more relaxed never felt more convinced we’re on the right track” he told reporters late last week after four days of skull sessions with aides and outside advisers The only suspense left in the Democratic primary campaign is whether Dukakis’ expected sweep of the final four contests will give him the 2081 delegates needed to clinch the nomination “1 hope on Tuesday we will have won the nomination” says Susan Estrich Dukakis’ campaign manager The Massachusetts governor intends to in g campaign extensively as the the weeks before the convention opens in July as well as open serious talks with Jackson and select non-broker- ed r r ( i f it nominee-in-waitin- Dukakis speaks in Cherry Hill NJ a running mate The hope among campaign aides is for a display of unity in the weeks to come from the other primary rivals including Sen Paul Simon Richard Gephardt and Albert Gore Jr The Republicans have a unity display lined up already The vice president will make an appearance at a “Unity 88” conference in Denver this next week where Sen Bob Dole Rep Jack Kemp and Pat Robertson — former rivals — also will speak Campaign manager Lee Atwater says Bush will use his trip to begin speaking out more forcefully against Dukakis and provide a “pretty good taste of the flavor of the campaign for the summer” The last act of the primary season means an p end to months of campaigning for Jack-so- n but not an end to the campaign non-sto- Associated Press Montana Democrats gaze at Jackson with wonder at n On the topic of the vice presidential not Dukakis and Jackson take turns probing nd feinting Jackson hasn’t said he wants it but says he’s entitled to consideration Dukakis under intense pressure from many ina-tio- dinner in Butte Roosevelt-Kenned- y party regulars to look elsewhere for a running mate but aware that he needs Jackson’s followers to support him in the fall praises his rival lavishly and agrees that he is entitled to consideration But he says the results of the primaries do not entitle Jackson to a “leg up” Tait coalition nears deadline in petition drive determination on whether they By WENDY OGATA staff Standard-Examine- will be placed on the ballot The Utah Tax Limitation Coali- tion this week is wrapping up its i J $ push to get three controversial tax initiatives on the November ballot to submit ev“We’re trying 10th to the clerk on the erything offices” said Chris Larsen Larsen secretary to coalition chairman Greg Beesley said the legal deadline for turning in the petitions to clerk offices in the 29 counties is June 13 The coalition deadline of has set a Friday to allow itself a cushion of a few days After the signatures are certified by the county clerks as those of properly registered voters they will be turned over to the lieutenant governor by July 5 for final one-ye- ar self-impos- ed Cook From 1A Jon Memmott a consultant to Taxpayers for Utah scoffs at Cook’s ideas For one thing he said the four departments Cook would merge receive a total of $489 million in state general fund money The remainder comes from federal monies and restricted funds from fees that must be used for specific things he said Those four departments also have combined administrative budgets totaling about $22 million he said “so the numbers he’s talking about saving are just up in the night" The same is basically true of the State Office of Education which Petitions have been circulating on four tax initiatives since the spring of 1987 One of the initiatives requiring financial disclosures from political action committees has been dropped because the Utah Legislature this year enacted a law imposing similar requirements The other three initiatives would repeal 1987 tax increases cap property taxes to 075 percent of residential and percent of commercial property market value and give a tax credit to parents of children in private schools The State Tax Commission estimates a total tax revenue loss of about $350 million if the initiatives pass — a figure disputed by 1 receives only about $126 million in general fund money and $936 million in federal funds restricted for handicapped programs Memmott said Cook said Memmott’s figures are way off base and that his definition of “administration” unlike Memmott’s includes anyone who’s not on the front line in providing service such as teachers Memmott said doing away with the state school board is not a simple thing It would take a constitutional amendment which reapproval from quires both the Utah House and Senate and a majority approval from voters he said Memmott said he’s sticking with a $17 million estimate in savings by increasing average class size by one two-thir- ds Today’s weather outlook Regional forecast — Wizidv Utah sunny and hot today Fair to partly cloudy mild and tonight Partly breezy cloudy and windy Monday and not as warm Widely scattered showers or thunderstorms In the west Monday afternoon South winds in the western Utah today with winds from 20 to 40 mph and Busts to 60 mph Otherwise southerly winds from 15 to 30 ty Regarding higher education cutbacks William C Loos director of governmental relations for the University of Utah said a $28 million cut would devastate all the state’s universities A $14 million cut to the University of Utah represents more than a 10 percent reduction in its state funding he said “It’s a question what programs you lose and what classes you don’t offer” Higher education cutbacks may also negatively impact vital research going on in the state that brings in $100 million in grants annually from outside of Utah Loos said Former Gov Scott Matheson one of the of Taxpayers for Utah doesn’t think much of Cook’s spending reductions “There may be some excep tions maybe he’s got an idea or two where we should save money and if so we should save that Cutting fat is one thing the former governor said “We must be very careful we do not cut into the sinew of the state’s future What Mr Cook’s proposing I’m afraid would do that” Matheson said he’d like to see some change in the State Board of Education He’d prefer a board “But simply abandoning it leaves us with a non-elect- ed ed public institution and what sense does that make?” As for higher education cuts Matheson said that is where many jobs come from and hampering the ability of colleges and universities to build the state’s economic base “is a serious cut into the investment of our are of 0 to 100 Between 250 and 450 political or religious prisoners remain in jail and restrictions on religion continue sunny skies and near record high temperatures Fair to part- ly cloudy and mild tonight with breezy southerly winds Windy and not as warm on Monday with partly cloudy skies and a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms Southerly winds from 20 to 40 mph today with possible gusts to 60 mph Southerly winds from 15 to 30 mph tonight through early 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