| Show The Salt Lake Tribune Week in Review: Senate Sunday September 23 SAUDIS EXPEL TERRORIST SUSPECTS — Saudi Arabia expelled most of the Yemenite and Jordanian envoys in Riyadh on Saturday and Saudi sources said the diplomats were suspected of planning terrorist acts with Iraqi diplomats who also were sent home "The Iraqis are engaged in espionage looking for places for terrorism and the Saudi secret police has concluded the Jordanians and Yemenis were trying to assist them" said one of the sources "We have decided it is time to burn bridges" UTAH NS JOIN TREND TO LIMIT TAXES — The controversial initiative on this November's ballot to eliminate the sales tax on food is repre sentative of a growing national trend toward citizens movements to put taxation policy in the public's hands The initiative is one of nine ballot proposals throughout the country that proposeto limit taxes according to the National Taxpayers Union DEMOS PICK NEW ASSESSOR CANDIDATE — Salt Lake County Democrats selected Kyle K Kopitke Saturday as their candidate for county assessor to replace resigned primary election winner Michael D Callister charged with drunken driving Mr Kopitke loser of the Sept 10 primary by a 2527 to 1954 margin was handed the nomination 12 days later by a vote of acclamation from nearly 100 members of the party Labor central committee meeting in emergency session at the AFL-CIHall 2261 S Redwood Rd O 24 Mónday September — SAYS AT BRINK US AT FAULT WORLD IRAQ Iraq on Sunday accused the United States of pushing the Persian Gulf region and the world to "the brink of a bottomless abyss" and women and children wrenched from their husbands and fathers flew home on the last US- chartered flight from Baghdad At the same time Iraq apparently sought to improve relations with France admitting that its soldiers had raided the French ambassador's residence in Kuwait 10 days ago It apologized for the incursion DE KLERK VISITS US -- South African President FW de Klerk arrived Sunday for talks with President Bush on ways in which the United States can help that country bring about a peaceful transition to a nonracial system But the visit the highlight of which will be a lengthy White House discussion on Monday has been clouded by an upsurge of violence than 750 lives in black South African townships in that has claimed more ' recent weeks 6 DIE INCLUDING TOT — A Ogden girl killed in a freak Incident was among six people to die in traffic accidents on Utah highways during the weekend Ogden Police Lt Mike Empey said Lisa Price who just turned 2 last week was killed about 4:40 pm Saturday when she was hit by an unoccupied car that rolled down a hill and struck her while she was playing near her home at 2955 Madison Ave SCIENTISTS STUDY DWINDLING RAZORBACK — It's been 30 years since biologists documented the last young razorback sucker swimming in the Green River A few aging adults of this native fish species continue to spawn each spring on gravel bars near Jensen and at the mouth of the Yampa River but none of their offspring seems to survive Researchers believe the youngsters are eaten by catfish and other fish which have been introduced into the river The razorback sucker was formally proposed in May for the federal list of endangered species NEW AIDS CENTER OPENS — A new facility for people with AIDS environment for social gatherings theraintended to provide a home-lik- e py programs and educational seminars will open Oct I in Salt Lake City Horizon House is a project that will be run by volunteers on a shoe-strin- g budget according to Dick Dotson a Salt Lake City businessman who helped establish the facility - ills tv - iz Wednesday September 26 UN ORDERS AIR EMBARGO ON IRAQ — The United Nations Security Council ordered an air traffic embargo on Iraq Tuesday in retaliation for its invasion of Kuwait allowing governments to ground aircraft or deny the overflight of their territories to planes suspected of carrying goods to the two gulf countries The new measure was aimed at tightening UN sanctions against Iraq which has defied the world body for seven weeks The resolution was approved on a 14 to 1 vote with Cuba voting - against SADDAM'S VIDEOTAPE SCORNS US — In a taped message released Tuesday an unrepentant President Saddam Hussein of Iraq told the American people that President Bush is "sending your sons to war" for "no purpose save fatal arrogance" In his scornful and vitriolic tape Saddam said that a military conflict in the Persian Gulf would end up "repeating the Vietnam experience only more violent and with bigger losses" for the Americans DEMOS PUT OFF CUTS — Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee shouted down President Bush's veto threat Tuesday and voted to delay for 20 days deep spending cuts that will be triggered unless n plan If the $85 Congress and the White House agree on a billion in arbitrary spending reductions are allowed to take effect as told the committee scheduled Oct 1 Chairman Jamie Whitten "it threatens to bring the economy to its knees We can't afford the risk" SECTION OF TO REOPEN — The state's newest section of Interbetween Redwood Road and Interstate state 80 — a part of "old" that has been reconstructed — will open on schedule Monday exactly as promised a year ago the Utah Department of Transportation said "There'll still be a little work going on but essentially the new segment is complete and we think we will have traffic on it by midday" Kim Morris UDOT community relations director said Tuesday was among AMA SALUTES HATCH — Sen Orrin G Hatch eight public officials Tuesday who were named recipients of the Americala Medical Association's 1990 Nathan Davis Awards for contributions to 'advancing America's health care Other recipients included Sen Edward y M Kennedy and Louis W Rep William H Natcher deficit-reductio- "non-politica- l" Tuesday September 25 WORLD WON'T RETREAT FRANCE TELLS IRAQ — French President Francois Mitterrand on Monday denounced Iraq as a "warlike state" and warned Baghdad the international community would not retreat from its demand that the Iraqis give up Kuwait Mitterrand in his address to the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly also proposed a four-poiMiddle East peace plan and set the stage for a Security Council vote on extending trade sanctions against Iraq to include an air embargo OIL PRICES SPURT HIGHER — Oil prices jumped to near-recor- d nt D-K- r f J f 4 ' '' i ' N4C - 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— An innovative proposal for cleaning up contaminated soil at Salt Lake City's Wasatch Chemical Superfund site was unveiled Monday by a contractor for the site's owner Entrada Industries Dale Timmons senior geologist with Geosafe Corp explained a plan to insert giant Kirkland Wash-base- d soil at the old chemelectrodes into pesticide- - and herbicide-contaminate- d ical plant 1979 S 700 West The electrodes will generate enough heat to melt the surrounding soil and destroy all of the hazardous chemicals bomb WORKERS FIND BOMB AT STEELYARD — A live anti-tan- k was found by two workers Monday in a yard owned by Metro Steel 420 W 900 South said Salt Lake City Police Lt Ken Thirsk The bomb was found inside a load of steel cases purchased as government surplus for recycling the lieutenant said A military emergency ordinance team removed the bomb without incident he added D-A- la Sunday September 30 1990 bark |
