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Show 2A The Salt Luke Tribune, .Sunday, January 12, 1966 'v Spotlight M Legislative Bills Are as Thick as the Fog Continued From bill to cut the loose. A-- one-eight- h Un the public education front, Gov. Bangerter proposes a $40 million influx of new money, a 6 5 percent increase over current expenditures, basically to meet natural enrollment growth and little else. His budget contains an additional $10 million, a 4 percent hike, for operations for Utah's state universities and colleges. The Bangerter budget contains another $10 million for the public teachin ers' career ladder" program theory, extra pay for extracurricular duties. Some legislators may push for a $16 million appropriation to keep the program In line with a three-yea- r funding schedule set in 1984. Gov. Bangerter also wants to spend $1 million on what he calls "ALERT" a new program to train and coordinate volunteers as classroom aides. Teachers would get a 2 percent pay hike under the Bangerter plan, while the slate's 14.000 governmental employees would qualify for the same rate through merit reviews. No pay increase it proposed for state workers. Meanwhile, all the state's elective leaders and judges would glean modest salary raises, though generally half as much as recommended by the Utah Executive and Judicial Compensation Commission. While the governor largely honors his 1984 campaign pledge to support no major tax increases through 1986, his budget would raise the state school fund property levy by 0.9 mills l cent share Lawmakers in last June's special session agreed to commit $20 million of the flood reserve toward retiring $30 million in short-terbonds to cover new prison construction. As part of a debt refinancing" scheme initiated back then, the governor now wants to float $33.5 million more in general obligation bonds for an array of capital projects without straining the state's indebtedness. Vet many legislators, especially a large faction in the House of Representatives. equate bonding with deficit spending and specious taxation. Guv Hangerter s bonding package would fund a $9.2 million physical education facility at Weber State College, a $4 6 million state capitol computer center and a $4.5 million juvenile court building in Ogden It also would augment prior funding commitments for Burr Trail paving ($1.7 million), the Clear Creek Fremont Indian Museum ($800,000) and the Wolf Creek wildlife property acquisition in Weber County ($3.7 mil- across-the-boar- lion). $11 million contribution to privaWestminster College tely-owned for building renovation is bound to create some stir. Some lawmakers believe that spending state funds for a private institution would set a bad A precedent. d - to 22 18 mills, or last years level -to hedge a revenue projection that never measured up. Also, he wants to raise the vehicu- lar safety inspection sticker fee from cents to $1 to bolster funds for drug a move some call law enforcement a "user tax" hike for anyone who drives, Most tax issues in the 1986 session relate to reforms rather than huge raises or reductions, with Gov. Bangerter seemingly unmoved by any that may create hardship from other tax sources or that take revenues away But heeding to protest chants from their constituents, two Republican Salt Lake east bench senators are sponsoring measures to take property taxes to task. 25 Sen. Warren E. Pugh wants to lower the state school levy by 10 mills, then recoup the $90 million lost there with moderate increases in the sales tax, personal income tax and the corporate franchise tax. It's the tax shift approach: paying a little less in one place and a little more elsewhere. Sen. Kay S. Cornaby believes the state and local governments can forgo roughly $70 million altogether by imposing a lower residential property assessment valuation that Utah voters approved in a constitutional amendment in 1982. is Yet Sen. Karl G. Swan, championing higher taxes from an "equity" vantage. He thinks Utah's y mid- - and earners could in federal inmillion some $80 forgo come tax breaks initiated three years ago and pay higher state income taxschedule. es under a multiple-rat- e Education needs the money, he argues, but he concedes his idea stands little chance. Lawmakers will never be short on taxation fodder. high-salar- f - ' ' r;" ' ' A l Rep. H. is Craig Moody. sponsoring constitutional amend- ments for imposing annual limits and forcing majority votes in the Utah House and Senate whenever tax increases are proposed. tax-hik- two-thir- e d Rep. Craig M. Call. R Provo, will fight bracket creep" by proposing to adjust state income tax tables for inflation. It's called indexing Legislators will also try to temper Utah's unitary tax - an assessment on the earnings of multinational businesses in order to heighten its global profile as a congenial corporate OC7 - host. A bill has been filed to add high-tech- " research and development equipment to Utah's list of sales tax exemptions as another "economic development" inducement. However, bills also have been filed to repeal like exemptions for the mining and manufacturing sectors, both seen as commentaries for genuinely free enterprise. After the session adjourns. Utahns should know if the state will officially observe the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday next January. They may know if either Plulo T. Farnsworth, inventor of the TV; J. Willard Marriott, the late hotel businessman; or another prominent Utah figure will join Brigham Young in Congress's Statuary Hall, Lawmakers are bound to resume last years parental-consen- t issue aimed at the use of contraceptives by minors with a law Gov. Bangerter believes can withstand legal challenge. They will posture on whether beer should be grouped with liquor in Dram Shop tort liability, enabling an injured party to sue not only the drunk but also the provider the grocery store, tavern, club or the backyard barbecue host. They will work from a e measure on making changes in a insurance revision statute the that they largest bill on record adopted last year. They will entertain a sweeping truck deregulation measure that would enhance the competitiveness for rights to Utah's major transportation routes. Whether or not the work is finished, they will be adjourn at midnight Feb. Jane Wyman Boy George and MR T identify with each other Not only do they both dress tunny and have contrived names, they news conference last week and will appeared 'together at a Los Angeles earn be reunited on the Feb episode of The will play themselves and sing on George and his band. Culture Club, has accidentally booked into a them which of being the the show, plot Boy George A-- 1 country bar The two spoke with television writers about what it s like to be a little different When I look aror-- me everybody else looks dumb in Mr. T. comparison." George said "Well, apart from with Boy George identified he said Mr. T, who was a little surly, because people get upset with him despite having "a lot of gold in their So at home they quietly go put closet that they're afraid to wear on two or three chains and run around the house pretending they re me. But in public they say. 'Huh' lie sure looks gaudy with that.' They're a " bunch of lakes ' Jane Wyman continues to improve after abdominal surgery, but it will be another week before she can go home, a hospital spokeswoman said. Wyman. President Reagan's former wife and an Oscar winner who s Falcon Crest," now stars as the sinister Angela Channing on e with New on Year's St. John's symptoms. Day entered Hospital She underwent abdominal surgery for removal of an adhesion on her intestine Jan. 2 and celebrated her 72nd birthday in the hospital two days later, said her spokesman. Robert" Crutchfield of Lorimar Productions. which produces "Falcon Crest CBS-TV'- flu-lik- 350-pag- c it 700-pag- - Vice President George Bush may surprise you by turning up on the tube some Friday night to chase cocaine traffickers around Florida. hit pup-coshow, is considering a cameo "Miami Vice." NBC-TV2 man. the Los Angeles Herald ExamNo. by Washington's appearance iner reported Saturday. Steven Holmes, assistant to Executive Producer Michael Mann, said F'riday his boss was excited about the possiblity of a Bush role "and told me to 'Go for it ' p 's Tribune Wire Services 26. Reagan Says He Takes Khadafys Threats Against U.S. Bases in Europe Seriously - President (AP) Reagan says threats by Col. Moarn-ma- r WASHINGTON Khadafy to attack U.S. military bases in Europe are being taken seriously because the United States should be ready for any contingency in dealing with Libya. During an interview with a group of European journalists. Reagan was told that the Libyan leader "has threatened to hit American bases in Europe and the people around them." "We take those threats seriously." Reagan said, according to a text of the Friday interview that was released Saturday by the White House. Other than an ongoing response lu the threat of terrorism, a Pentagon spokesman said he knew of no special precautions being taken at overseas buses following recent threats from Khadafy. "Weve taken a number of precautions over the past year and a half at military installations" and embassies, said Lt. Col. Gene Sands. "We have certainly taken increased precautions," he said. I am sure the Khadafy thing enters into it. but that is a larger part of the terrorism problem." In the interview. Reagan declined to say whether the U.S. economic sanctions imposed against Libya in response to recent terrorist attacks would be followed by use of retaliatory force. "I can't discuss things of that kind." think we he said. "I just say that should be ready for any contingency." But Reagan rejected a suggestion made last week by Sen. Howard Libya Shot Down U.S. Fighter, Kuwaitis Say 1 that Khadafy Metzenbaum. be assassinated if he is responsible for the Dec. 27 terrorist attacks on the Rome and Vienna airports. During interviews last week with the Cleveland Plain Dealer and a Cleveland television station Metzenbaum said: "Maybe we are at the point in the world where Mr. Khadafy has to be eliminated." "No. I was quite surprised by that." Reagan said. "You don't join them at their level. Terrorism in response to terrorism is not the answer. It is terrorism that is the evil." Continued From A-- l der investigation, he said, "but it was not the result of hostile action." The plane was flying from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea, stationed in the Mediterranean, which sailed from Naples, Italy, toward the Dibyan coast last week. Nice is on the northern shore of the Mediterranean, about 1,000 miles northeast of the Libyan coast on the Mediterranean's southern shore. A operation was called off Thursday afternoon after no wreckage was found, the U.S. spokesman said. The pilot was not identified, pending notification of relatives. The state-ruKuwaiti agency said neither the United States nor Libya publicized the real reason behind the crash because they wanted to avoid their feud "sliding into military confrontation." Western diplomats in Tripoli said Friday that the Libyans had planted a SAM-battery of missiles in launchers disguised as wheat silos 24 miles southwest ul the city of Benghazi. The missiles, with a range of 150 miles, can protect virtually the entire Gulf of Sidra, which Tripoli maintains lies inside its territorial waters. The United States says it is international waters. In 1981, two Libyan fighters were shot down by U.S. Navy planes 60 miles from the Libyan coast over the Gulf. Tripoli said eight American pljnos were involved in the dogfight search-and-rescu- e n Associate Press Lose praro Thomas Stevens held his wife Pat hostage Saturday at the Arlington, Texas convenience store w here she works. Gunman Kills 1, Wounds 1, Then Commits Suicide ARLINGTON. Texas (APi A man held his wife hostage for six hours at a convenience store, fatally shot an employee and wounded spokeswoman Carlene Ness. Ms. Palmer had been shot twice in the abdomen, she said. Craig Talley. 25. of Arlington was in fair condition with gunshot wounds to the arm. foot and leg. Ms. Ness said. another before killing himself Saturday. a day after he was served with divorce papers, police said. Thomas Edward Stephens. 40. shot himself in the head shortly after his wife. Pat, sneaked out of the store after being held at gunpoint for about six huurs, said police spokesman Jim Willett. Mrs. Stephens. 37. works at the store. Stephens, who had been treated at an alcohol rehabilitation center fur two months, was served with divorce papers Friday. Willett said. Police were allowed to enter the store about 3 a hours after the siege began to remove the employees who had been shot Stephens "was extremely irate, profane" w hen police went into the store, said Police Chief David Kun-kl"lie was making comments that he wished he'd killed the man Terry I 'aimer. :su, of Mansfield was dead mi arrival at Arlington jl Memorial said hospital Talley had "played possum" in the store, pretending to be unconscious, Willett said. We suspect they were not random victims because he the gunman paid absolutely no attention to the customers in the store, and he became very irate when he discovered the man was not dead." Willett said. About two huurs later. Stephens was talking to a police negotiator "when his wife saw an opportunity and snuck out the front door." Willett said. He didn't know she was gone until she was gone." Moments later. Stephens came out yelling," ran back into the store, then came out again, put the gun to his head, and killed himself. Willett said. Stephens was a baggage handler for American Airlines. Willett said. flu-pit- I Dead, 18 Khadafy Asks Reagan to Visit Libya TRIPOLI. Libya (AP) - Libyan leader Col. Moammar Khadafy on Saturday invited President Reagan to visit him in his tent headquarters. "Yes. why not," Khadafy told six r interreporters during a view in the tent at his heavily fortified barracks headquarters where he entertains friends as well as world leaders. "If Reagan comes here, he will change his mind," Khadafy said. "He would see that I don't live in trenches, wearing hand grenades in my belt; that it is not that I don't laugh or smile and have no family, and that I hate." He would change, I know." Khadafy added. "I invite him through two-hou- you." With the Khadafy during the interview were his wife Sophia. 32. and four of his eight children. Reagan has called Khadafy "the world's No. 1 terrorist" and accused him of supporting international terrorism. including the Dec. 27 attacks on the Rome and Vienna airports. Khadafy responded by calling Reagan "an Israeli dog." a harsh insult m the Arab world, and "a failed actor." He also has said Reagan is the chief source of trouble in the Middle East Libya's official JANA news agency called the attacks "heroic." Khadafy said later the attacks were "unlawful" and that they had hurt the Palestinian cause Injured in Prison Uprising PENDLETON, lnd LIT - One w as fatally stabbed and 14 inmates and four guards were injured Saturday night during an uprising in the gymnasium at the Indiana State Relurmatorv Rial lasted about an hour authorities said. About 399 inmates were m the gym when the uprising began about 8 15 pm Sgt Jim Grmdle, a prison spokesman, said. It was not immediately known how many inmates were actually involved in tiie disturbance, he said "About 9 3ii menthiue was pretty lnnute well under control" at the maximum would nut be released until Sundav, security prison about 20 miles east of Indianapolis, he said Grindle said the cause of the disturbance had not been determined. A lock down" is expected Sunday to search for weapons at the prison, he said Coroner John Noffe confirmed one inmate was killed in the uprising He said the inmate, believed to be from Indianapolis, suffered multiple stab wounds to the head and back Noffe said the identity of the in mute who died about 9 p m probably after relatives are notified. A spokeswoman at St. Johns ' . Apartheid Denounced Medi- cal Center in nearby Anderson said three of the injured guards were ad nutted and one was treated and released The spokeswoman said the in mates' injuries were being evaluated The first report she had listed a mini her of minor injuries, although she said one inmate was in serious condition with multiple stab wounds to the back and a stab wound to the U.S. Episcopal Church Installs New Leader WASHINGTON - (AP) The U.S. Episcopal Church installed a new leader Saturday who. in his first sermon as presiding bishop, called on Christian activists to save a world "on the edge of the abyss where our very survival is uncertain." Pealing bells and joyous trumpet salutes marked the installation of the Most Rev. Edmond Lee Browning as head of the 3 million-membe- r denomination. With Anglican Bishops Desmond Tutu of South Africa and James Kauluma of Namibia in attendance. Browning pledged "my compassion, solidarity and witness with yuu and on behalf of your courageous witness against the evil of apartheid." The Texan beamed at the applauding crowd in the majestic Washington Cathedral, wearing a huge lei draped over his formal vestments by friend from Hawaii, where he has been bishop for the past nine years. At a news conference after the three-hou- r service, he said he would work to affirm the ministry of women - still a contentious subject a decade after the Episcopal Church decided to ordain women Two women. Verna Dozier and Deacon Gladys L. Hall, read scripture passages during the installation service Browning was elected bv fellow bishops and other church officials last September fur a term ;i' presiding bishop. He is the 24Hi primate of the American branch of the worldwide 79 million-membe- r Anglican Communion His first sermon in his new office w as somber, centering on a world imperiled by nuclear weapons, govern ment injustices and hunger And he spoke of a new activism by tl e American church, insisting that ChiiMians must do more in fighting such Soviet-supplie- sion fur the troubled, or "there maybe no one left to write our epitaph." He predicted at the news conference that the Episcopal Church acting alone and with other denomiwould be "getting more innations volved. very definitely" in lobbying for legislation to help the poor and -- - homeless. In his sermon, lie said. "The concept of a nuclear holocaust is a sacriverv image ol lege that destrovs God" Cl. Suit 1 Citk f 5 and one was shot down. 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