Show r m 4A Friday May 4 1990 Standard-Examin- er Baker Kohl talk before meeting Shevardnadze e nuclenot modernize ar missiles in Europe or deploy new ones The Western allies announced they will meet in London in late June and hold a summit including the Soviet Union by the end of the year in Paris Baker also offered to consider BONN West Germany (AP) short-rang- — Secretary of State James A Baker III met today with Chancellor Helmut Kohl before beginning another round of bargaining with the Soviet Union over Germany’s future and lagging arms control talks Later in the day Baker was to see Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard A Shevardnadze who upon arriving in Bonn flatly ruled out NATO membership for a united Germany meetThe ing was to come a day after the United States announced it will withdrawing some of the Lance missiles now based in West Germany if the Soviets drop their objections to NATO membership for a united Germany In comment late Thursday in Tass Vladimir Bogachev the of short-rang- Baker-Shevardnad- e ficial Soviet news agency’s mili- tary analyst said: “Let us hope that accepting in principle the Soviet proposal for talks on lacti- cal nuclear weapons and suspending modernization of Lance missiles and nuclear artillery Washington does not at the same time intend to give a for the deployment of more dannuclear missiles gerous in Europe” misNew US siles if mounted on tactical air- -- arms-reducti- short-rang- go-ahe- ad air-bas- ed ter 31 years of eyeing the Red Arover an my suspiciously divide that is now nd craft fighter-bomb- as the such East-We- st would be capable er viet borders Bogachev wrote Shevardnadze called the US announcement a “good decision” but also noted that the Soviets were the first to e propose eliminating nuclear weapons Behind Thursday’s decisions is a determination by the allies to respond to the historic political change sweeping Europe and finding a new role for NATO af- melting away But the of striking targets well inside So summit de 35-nati- nadze was expected to focus primarily on arms control and be followed by more intensive talks in the Soviet Union y in By then Baker said “we’ll know a lot more” The talks also hold the key to how President Bush and Soviet President Mikhail S Gorbachev will address reducing armories during their summit beginning May 30 in Washington Another projected treaty to set nuclear mislimits on siles bombers and submarines is also running into obstacles at the negotiating table in Geneva pends on completion of a treaty to reduce troops tanks airplanes helicopters and artillery in Europe NATO Secretary General Manfred Woerner on Thursday accused the Soviets of in the negotiations in Vienna Baker meanwhile said at a separate news conference in Brussels Thursday that “the negotiations have not proceeded as rapidly as we would have thought” but deferred making a judgment until he saw Shevardnadze later today Baker’s meeting with Shevard “foot-draggin- mid-Ma- g” long-ran- ge Latvian parliament votes to declare independence RIGA USSR (AP) — Latvia’s parliament adopted a decla- ration of independence today launching the Baltic republic’s secession from the Soviet Union 50 years after it was forcibly absorbed by Moscow The Supreme Soviet voted 138-- 0 with one abstention to measure which calls for the pass independence after an undetermined transition period Fifty-s- ce even ’ deputies refused to vote When the results of the vote were announced via loudspeakers to a crowd of several hundred people outside parliament a loud cheer went up Then those inside and outside the hall began singing “God Biess Latvia” the republic’s national anthem The declaration made Latvia the last of the three Soviet Baltic Associated Press Dog paddling Flooded out homeowners push a boat- load of dogs through a submerged inter- - section in Dallas The rain eased in Texas today but more is expected WASHINGTON (AP) — Face against gas pipeline By PHIL JENSEN r SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials joined hands across ‘political aisles today to condemn a natural gas pipeline proposed through Davis Coun-t- y opposing the Testimony Wasatch Variation came as a congressional com- mittee opened a field hearing this morning at the state Capi- - ‘ mise with developers and federal regulatory agencies for two years but has been unsuccessful The Wasatch Variation was approved earlier this year the by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission but local and congressional concerns have placed the project on hold “FERC has failed dismally to allay fears of our citizens” tol Utah Gov Norman Bangerter Two companies are propos- - told the committee through a ing the pipeline to carry natu- spokesman as the hearing got ral gas from Wyoming to under way Southern California and have Bangerter was joined in opreceived approval from a fedthe Davis County route posing eral agency to route the line Hansen GOP Sens Jake by through Bountiful Garn and Orrin Hatch and The route has provoked cp- - Democratic Rep Wayne Owposition in Utah and fears ens who requested Congress from residents that it presents to hold the hearing a safety hazard The route is opposed based on concerns it poses a safety Rep Jim Hansen who has submitted a bill to hazard by crossing earthquake stop the Davis County route faults and potential slide areas said today he has been at- in the populated foothills of tempting to reach a compro Bountiful - t - Front Members of the Latvian opposition complained they first saw the draft declaration only this morning “We are physically unable to give an answer today on this document” Sergejs Diemans told fel- low legislators “Time must be taken to study it carefully” Deputy Leonids Alksnis warned that if the declaration passed as expected Moscow would apply heavy pressure on Latvia to rescind it “If we pass this declaration' Moscow will do the same thing to Latvia” as it did to Lithuania" Alksnis said Other deputies objected that' Latvians had wanted to restore their independence for 50 years In the end the lawmakers voted 139-5- 6 to address the measure today : Moscow The neighboring republic of Estonia has taken a similar step The third Baltic republic Lithuania declared full independence on March 11 and the Kremlin since has imposed an economic blockade on the republic Earlier the republic’s Communist Party chief warned that mass demonstrations and strikes would break out if the measure were adopted but other members of the Supreme Soviet called it Latvia’s “last possibility to survive” The Supreme Soviet or parliament put the independence declaration on the agenda despite complaints by some deputies that they were being rushed into a dangerous decision A vote was expected late in the day The parliament is dominated by the grassroots Latvian People’s Lithuanian leader gets sympathetic ear Utah officials united Standard-Examine- republics to break away from ing star in the Communist Party a member of the Supreme Soviet “Freedom yes Gorby no” they chanted “Lithuania don’t give to face Lithuania’s visiting prime minister Kazimiera Prunskiene couldn’t budge President Bush stance in the in” from his hands-of- f Today continuing her visit independence showdown between her tiny republic and the Soviet Prunskiene presses her appeal for America’s support with a speech Union But everywhere else she went at the National Press Club in Washington she found sympaAs she must have anticipated thetic listeners Sen Jesse Helms Bush refused to recognize the took her by the hand and new democratic government in led her across the Senate floor Lithuania as an independent And members of the Young country And the president refused Americans for Freedom accustomed to demonstrating against anew to apply economic pressure communism shouted outside the on Soviet President Mikhail GorHeritage Foundation headquar- bachev to call off his embargo ters in support of a woman who designed to make Lithuania until three months ago was a ris- - abandon its secessionist notions G is owned by the county Rink “If it falls to the city we’d be happy to work with either one” Sneddon said That means the city council would have to at least sit in on : meetings with local Olympic boosters to build the g venue plan It would have to prepare the ice sheet proposal on its own “We do not see the ice sheet g and oval as competing proposals” Fluhart said From 1A the local governing authority over the area in which the site lies is responsible for the propos- speed-skatin- al The college lies within the city limits on land The state-own- ‘ ed Weber County Fairgrounds named as a back-u- p site is also in Ogden The ground however speed-skatin- him" she Instead after the two met for said Everywhere she sought to drive 45 minutes Thursday in the Oval Bush called again for dialogue” stressed his abhorrence of “intimidation” and reminded his guest that the United States has never recognized “the forcible incorporation of the Baltic states into the home one point: “You do not have to choose between Lithuania and Gorbachev” She argued that Gorbachev-woulbe strengthened by the ex- istence of an independent Lilhua- - Office “good- - faith nia USSR” It would him help “overcome the reactionary forces which oppose not only independence for the Baltic states” but’ his reforms as well Prunskiene said she told Bush the same thing Prunskiene 47 introduced as “a courageous woman from a courageous country" told the conservative Heritage Foundation she got the impression that the president at least was not “indifferent” to Lithuania’s plight “I made it clear to President Bush that the Lithuanian nation is awaiting basic support from In any event she said “Even the world’s darling does not have the monopolistic right to decide: the fate of ether nations” Corrections The practice rink is not required as part of the oval proposal However Fluhart said it is one of the venues the Salt Lake Olympic Bid Committee included in its contract i Max Thompson chairman of the county Olympic group said there is the possibility that one or pvo ice sheets would be included Jpi thin the oval Sneddon said the committee would consider that possibility in its site selection meetings & clarifications In Tuesday’s Job Talk column by Knight-RiddNewspaper’s Gary Dessler the use of want ads was misstated According to a survey question asking employers which recruiting tools they use er the most popular recruiting source was want ads (used by 83 percent of employers down from 87 percent in 1989) KSi Today’s weather outlook ' Stammrd-Examine- Regional forecast over past Utah: Fair through Saturday with the warming trend continuing Highs in the 70s north and 5 5 south Lows tonight Salt Lake Ogden and Provo: Tonight clear Lows in the mid- -' 0s Saturday sunny and warmer Highs in the upper 70s Cedar 7 7 Grass 15 7 70-8- 35-4- Extended forecast Utah: Warm Sunday and day with breezy south winds Monday Partly cloudy Tuesday Few showers or thundershowers north Lows 40s to mid-50- s to low 80s Highs north mid-70- s Sunday and Monday then mesttv 70s Tuesday High in south 80s to low 90s Southern Idaho: Fair Sunday Chance of showers Monday Partly cloudy Tuesday Highs in the 80s Sunday cooling to the 70s Mon- Monday and Tuesday Lows mostly In the 50s Sunday then 40s Monday and Tuesday Air pollution report 24 hours Mold Pine 14 18 Box Elder Scale Gene Glesmann Hatch — President Randall C Hatch — Editor and Publisher William L Johnson — General Manager Flora Ogan — Associate Editor Published daily and Sunday by the Standard Corp 455 23rd St Ogden Utah 84402 Copyright © 1990 Postmaster: Send address corrections to Standard-ExaminPO Box 951 Ogden UT (USPS 84402 Second class postage paid at Ogden Utah Regional temps er 403-84- High and low temperatures and precipitation amounts in Circulation Utah and region for the period ending at 6 a m today: ur To subscribe: Call the circulation department at one of the numbers below weekdays 8 a m-- 5 pm Weber A North Davis counties South Davis Box Elder A Morgan Delivery problems: Call before 7:30 pm weekdays or before 11:30 am Saturdays and Sundays Alter' those times please leave a recorded message Carrier delivery rates: Daily A Sunday $800mcnth or $96yea r Mail delivery rates: $9 25'month ot $1 1 1 year Daily A Sunday Sunday only $575month or $69year 399-981- 1 National temps Display ads Temps indicate previous day's high and overnight low to I am EST Monday through Friday 8 a m to 5 p m After 5 pm or Saturdays 9 a m to noon Dispatch department National forecast The Tha following report is prepared by the Utah Bureau of Air Quality for the Wasatch Front as of 8 a m today: Ogden (d) Weber County (r) ‘ Davis County (r) Sait Lake City (d) - 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