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Show ‘The SaltLakeTribune UTAH/WORLD ‘Thursday,Jamuary11,2001 Health Secretary Nominee Has TobaccoTies US., Mexico Industry has history of padding "pstnSin‘tsiaBush elected Thompson be Th ? . funds cause he is “a national leader in welfare reform ompson s Campaign and health-carereform.” Thompson's well-documented links to the toBY DAVID PACE bacoo industryparticularlyPhilipMorris,have ‘Eecoidekaists scl inion Andexpins former social eaevioes director in Wisconsin and California, to Migrant Workers ; @ Continued from A-1 ; Ttaeigeaeincite withdrawl Toniteerenolan: day, ‘cameawayfromtalks tion was laid for a new program. said working north f ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ane Se isconsin raises WASHINGTON — President-elect Bush's thoitg head the Departmentof Health and about his commitmenttoreducingthetollfrom [ @ Bush Continues Preparation 24ayafterthe Se Human Services has visited three continentsat the expense of a major tobacco company, including trip to Australia that involved a scuba , Bill Corr, an executive of Campaign bac o FreeKids. “nowthat hehas been nominated to lead the nation’s top "The -elect could announce his choice for US. trade today, and that the likely nominee is Ri- Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, Bush's choice for the post, also has received tens of thousands ofdollars in campaign contributions to work with the public health community to address tobacco usage in all its forms. With Thompson's widely ex- tary of state for economic during ‘administration ofBush’s father. In the nation’s capital for two days, diving excursion with a tobacco lobbyist. 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Nevertheless, Alicia Peterson, a spokes- : eo Dick Cheney, ee opposition to againsttol companies. eee, Se ane eee vera vention, He ultimately signed a bill that gave rmoe Institute at the UniversityofCli Net Franci called pson “stunning.” woman for the Bush transition team, said Thompson “has a record of opposing youth access to tobacco and tobacco products.” Others note Thompson signed four different tobacco tax increases inhisstateandsupportedabanon Hatch Says He’ll Keep . Tabs p On Hearing 's selection. rnclk like we have in hand a vaccine ain heart end cancer and a secretary of health with a history of working with people wea wantthe vaccine administered,” said Glan’ at Ashcroft. “As ranking minority ont I can raise a little Cain if he’s not treated fairly,” he said. ‘Tidoitbehind the scenes for the most part, but I'll do it publicly if cm Hatch was judiciary committee Pawell;eforiner chair of the aint Chiefs of Staff himself, and his national eeciirity aivieer Coniienen Bice % : Leahy has scheduled Ashcroft’s confirmation hearing to begin at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday and hopes to pac pockggern, Latino groups is consider _warmed-over 1942, to 1964, about 5 mil- Sof fie UsPhage! § i being several issues. For example, pro-choice advocates wonder whether he will en- i men worked as “braceros” — working arms—on and railroads, initially to fill wartime labor in denial ofthis problem along our border.” Gramm said he'll soon meet with President-elect Bush with Ashcroft was quoted in 1998 as By itsend, however, the bracero finish within three days, As chair- force laws that allow. abortions. man, he sets the agenda. Demo and factories under cratic and Republican leaders are saying: “IfI had the opportunity to will testify. An aide to Hatch said recognize the constitutional right allowed toselect the witnesses who pass buta single law, I would fully them shortages. salt elected members of the Senate Leahy has talked about inviting 10 to life of every unborn child, and BLM Hi were sworn in, The Senate isnow to 20 witnesses to speak against the banevery abortion exceptforthose sexual harassment against the nominee. Thomas was eventually divided 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans. Since President Clintonremainsinoffice untilJan. nomination. Hatch said the hearing wouldbe “quite bitdifferent”if he were in medically necessary to savethe life ofthe mother.” And civil-rights groups wonder Help Finding 48 vote. Hatch: said he doesn’t expect such an ugly hearing for Ashcroft, who has Senate friendships on both sides of the fence. “Everyone knows he isamanof integrity,” Hatch said of Ashcroft: “You would think this would be a slam-dunk.” But to head off problems, Hatch is making it clear he won't sit quietly if his colleagues take pot shots called on to break ties in the Sen- hearings for the past several attorate,the Democratshavetemporary ney general nominees have been control of the chamber. Hatch will handled in one or two days, with return to his position as judiciary the nominee serving as the sole chairman when George W.Bushis witness. Thatis the type ofhearing sworn in and Dick Cheney begins he would prefer for Ashcroft. casting thetie-breaking votes. “Presidents deserve to have the. Senate Democrats are taking Cabinet they choose,” Hatch said. advantage of this brief period of “If they turn out to not be good leadership to hold Senate confir- choices, the presidentwill suffer.” mation hearingsonBush’sCabinet . But Democrats want to explore choices. Ashcroft’s conservative stances on pointment of Ronnie White, an African- American, to the federal court says something abouthis position on otherracial issues. Hatch has “no doubt” Ashcroft would fairly administer the laws and noted he has endorsed the judicial nominations of numerous other blacks.“He’saveryfineman and mostsenators are getting alittle queasy about the way he is be_ing treated.” mCch continued from A-1 confirmed by the Senate ona52-to- Williams Recalls Difficult Fight For King Holiday chairman until Jan.3,whennewly challenges around the world. 20, and Vice President Al Gore is BY BOB MIMS ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE AmeriCorps members plan to honor the memory of slain makeup,characteristics and oper- civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday by Williamstried three times as a senator to convince fellow lawmakers that King’s legacy was worthy of naming a day after him and twice they sent him back empty-handed. On his final attempt, in 1986, lawmakers gave the state Human Rights Day, but not before one of them refused to greet King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, when she addressed the Legislature. The refusal to honor King by name“wasn't evenexactly an olive branch. It was a slap in the face,” Williamssays. “But the newsstory is notin the recalling of offensive statements, personal indignities or systematic atrocities norin retelling who was vicious and who was racist and who was recalcitrant during the effort to create a state holiday,” he says. “Dr. King hada dream that he dared share with the world and I had my own intent and ambitions wrapped up in making the holiday areality.” It took another black represen- tative, Duane Bourdeaux, along with Latino Sen. Pete Suazo,to finally convince the rest of Utah’s Legislature that King deserved to be recognized. Their bill, passed last March, ushered Utah in as the last state in the nation to namethe third Monday in January after King. “I didn’t come to Capitol Hill because I’m an African-American and because I am only interested in racial issues," Bourdeaux, Utah’s third blacklegislator, says. “What people haveto realize is Dr. Martin Luther King fought for all people. It’s notthefightofa black man,it’s everyone's fight.” Williams,whostill has family in Utah, speaks today at Weber State University in Ogden, homeof the first black representative in Utah, the Rev. Robert Harris. His return is timely, says Art Kimball, a former senator from Salt Lake City who once presided over the mostracially diverse district in the state, Central City. Kimball and Frances Farley, liberals from the ‘era Democrats held sway in the Utah Senate, sat side by side in the upper chamber in 1980, when calls to recognize King began to resonate across the country. It was a tumultuous year. Racist serial murderer Joseph Paul Franklin killed two black men jogging in Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park. Kimball, who is white, heard the gunshots. “Tt was scary,” he says. “Prior to that, I had a cross burned on my lawn and red-black paint dumped on my house, I never knew what the association was but I was Vv Horse Kill Continued horse ‘Two Marines stationed in Fal- lon and a Reno man were and charged, but ajudge ruled that there was no case against three except for a horse ers shooting to which each admitted. Ad from was prosecuted for those horse deaths. 1998, more than 30 wild horses near Virginia City, Nev. The feral ho state of Nevada and did not fall under the ion of the trio are trial on gross misdemeanor charges, although prosecutors asked the Nevada Supreme Court in October to overturn "s decision and clear the way for 22-felony counts to be against the men. The court has yet to rule. The two than-honorable” discharges because of the . ‘ AmeriCorpsPlans King “Day On ’ @ Continued from A-1 ating agenda to whoI was.” charge. Henoted thatconfirmation whether his opposition to the ap- fe Opes for eee hope of garnering support for the: initiative. spending the holiday helping e Salt Lake area’$" elderly shat-ins. “We're going with the theme this year that we are making Martin Luther King’s birthday a ‘day on’instead ofa dayoff,” said Kay Waite, program director for AmeriCorps and the Medically Underserved in Utah. In all, about 40 volunteers will set out Monday morning in teams of two orthree to help 15 clients referred to AmeriCorps by the state's Aging and Adult Services Division. The teams will tackle tasks ranging from snow removal, cleaning and home repairs to grocery shopping. “Alot ofthe people we will be assisting are struggling to maintain their homes and independentliving status. Hopefully, with our help they will be able to do thata little longer,” pretty well known as an advocate for minorities.” A year before, Coretta Scott King hadtestified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and beforejoint hearings ofCongress, but the King holidaybill was defeated by the US. House of Representatives. Williams joined the state Legis- lature undera cloud, Kimball says. “Terry got hassled a lot,” he says. “He was a very black man and that made some people nervous. And there was something else going on then. The more liberal viewsof the '70s turned overto more conservative leanings. That brought some of the weirdos out of the woodwork.” But in 1983, Reagan signed the bill that established the first Mar- tin Luther King Jr. national holiday. Still, the debate in Utah continued to center on two issues: whether adding anotherpaid state holiday would be too costly and ether King deserved recognition, with most detractors dis- Waite said. Groceries are at the top of a number oflists,she said, noting the unhealthyair inversion has trapped many elderly residents inside their homes. Sometimes, though,all a se- nior shut-in wants is a bit of company. “We haveone lady who just asked for someone to come over andplay pinochle with her. So far, none of our volunteers knowthe game, but we're still lookingfor someone whodoes,” Waite said. This year’s elderly service project is part of AmeriCorps’ national King Day observance. Nationwide, hundreds of the organization’s chapters will be out providing aid targeted to the needs oftheir communities. Last year, Utah AmeriCorps volunteers — commonly referred to as the domestic version of the Peace Corps — con- New car. New home. New job. New Mitkennium. Your future is in the classifieds. Mahe contact. ducted a blood drive and helped serve meals at the St. Vincent de Paul kitchens. For more information on howto volunteer or donate,call Kay Waite at 801-974-5522, extension 23, aw Williams’ Speech Formerstate Sen. Terry Williams will discuss theeffort to establish a Martin LutherKing Jr. Day holiday in Utah at WeberState University in Ogden. The speech Union Ballroom andis free arid opento the public, symbolof what he did,” says today. “When you think of him as a symbolyou're not thinking of the flaws or human characteristics. I have no information that. Martin Luther King was a ne or a communist, but clearly, like King, Abraham coln and George Washington missing King as a womanizer or left-wing sympathizer. “A lot of (Utahns) don’t really understand or know Martin Luther King,” Sen. Lyle Hillyard said in 1986. “That wouldbe like asking New Yorkers to declare a state holiday honoring Brigham ‘oung.” ie. Hillyard,still Logan’s Republican senator, stands by that assessment, although hevoted last year in favor of the bill that changed Human Rights Day to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, “Martin Luther King is not being honored as a person, but as a v * adsl Bo ei Wisi t ail |
