Show I jtf C VOLUME 244 NUMBER 171 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS US F-1- " lc AP' shrinking US - '- - threats Paul White the lab's program manager for special projects has criticized the removal of weapons from the US arsenal to meet recent initiatives On Thursday the Senate ratified the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in a 93-vote (See story on ) Under this and other accords including the cuts agreed to in June by President Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin the former superpowers will be dismantling about 40000 warheads But "the stockpile protection may not be enough to handle the threat" White declares The United States has frozen all new strategic 6 A-3- "The question is how much does this start the race over again?" says Democratic consultant Brian Lunde "And I just don't know the answer- With Bush trailing — and more bad news expected in the unemployment figures to be released today — Republicans hope Perot will create enough turbulence to cause voters to reconsider the entire contest "We were just in a rut" said a senior White House official minutes after Perot's announcement "The combination of Perot's emergence plus the new discussion about debates have thrown things in some flux and probably gives us a chance to ask voters to take a fresh look" Late Thursday night top aides to Bush and Clinton reached an agreement in principle for three televised debates in the final month of the race Sources refused to discuss whether Perot would be alowed to participate Before the debate agreement Clinton advisers insisted there was no evidence that Perot is a big enough pebble to create such dramatic ripples in the presidential race In Clinton's private polling this week aides say Derot's support actually dropped in many states as he moved toward his announcement development apons Nuclear warheads no longer See A-Column 3 3 i t- - kt4 210 4 —41 - '1 4 If - "' - - - e - 7 - 2 - N -rr 1 '44671 - -' "1:C: :- i ' "'"""11011rdipla 4 t VIatiM"'"'''''''' i t 1 NE - - ' r r'u ' ''4-- - '114- - 7 k- - - ---- :' '14t A t - 7 t d - 2 ' L' ''::44t7-- ' ' '''' - 4 '''''''A41140 rIM r'- - iik "2111ALlatarga IIP - ltaLedE440"4gt kick Egan Ike Salt Lake Tribune IT'ALKLYG 3HLES 1T'ITH A CAAIIEL diversion Thursday Hisham Al Omar Kuwaiti national gives Riverton motorists a drive-timHe and his friend are in "Stride for Life" a tour walking from San Francisco to Washington DC in a display of thanks to Americans for Desert Storm and to raise funds for war victims e Raging Abortion Debate Makes US Stand Out Among Nations By THE ASSOCIATED I I PRESS Abortion is illegal in Brazil cept in cases of rape or a health risk to the mother But judges usually delay so long in authorizing abortions that permission comes too late Poor women often revert to home remedies or unsafe abortions About 10000 women die of complications from the estimated 14 million to 24 million annual abortions Health - 1DDLE - 1 i Britain EUROFE 250000 abortions are performed every year PERU Abortion in Peru is illegal under all circumstances A feminist group Centro Manuela Ramos D See A-- 2 Column 5 - Denmark Finland Israel Egypt Lebanon Saudi Arabia Britain Ireland Denmark Finland France Greece Italy ! France : Germany Greece Italy ' Russia Spain Sweden i : Australia : India China i -- Australia China India - - : - v f :: '- k i' "' ' F - - : 1 - i-- 47: - - i : i' 1 ) I 1 '' - k-- -- i : - - - : - ' 4 ! - t 4 t It' ' ' jamas: -10 14 - I 1 t 1 f kt Kick Egan he It LAie Tribun Marie George Perot's campaign leader in Utah gets the news she had been waiting and hoping for Followers in Utah Celebrate Billionaire's Second Coming Chris Jorgensen By THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Ross Perots Utah campaign volunteers praised the second coming of their leader Thursday as one of the greatest moments in American politics The supporters at Perot's Salt Lake City campaign headquarters embraced and partied as the presidential candidate announced on national television he was on again "This is the most exciting time of my life I'm just numb" gushed Marie George coordinator of Mr Perot's Utah campaign "This is a great day for the American people: Ms George who wears a diamond-studdePerot lapel pin and a fancy Perot watch likened the candidate's campaign to Brigham Young Uniwin over Southern famous versity's Methodist University in the 1980 Holiday Bowl "We're jumping into this late and there isn't much time left" she said "But bigger miracles have haphalf-doze- n off-agai- on-aga- n d born-agai- n last-secon- d pened" Not all of Mr Perot's supporters felt betrayed by his tailing out of the race last July said volunteer Jeff Volimas who swears he never gave up hope his hero would run again "This is the best birthday present I've ever had" said Mr Volimas who turned 33 on Thursday "If we can get before the public and let them hear Ross stand on the issues we can convert a lot of voters back" he said "Many people have -never felt good about the two candidates we've gotMr Perot's fans aren't the only ones reveling in his return State Republican leaders say he has little threat of winning and is sure to steal votes from In See A-- 2 Column Column 3 Abortion Counseling Continues in Utah Only one clinic in Utah receives the federal Title X money affected by the gag rule on abortion counseling and officials at that clinic say the rule is faulty but it will not interfere with their mea- work The clinic Planned Parenthood of Utah is using private funds to allow professionals to counsel women on abortion options Federal money goes to another program that provides birth control to women "The rule is strictly political It has nothing to do with good health care" said Mary Carlson of Planned Parenthood "We're careful but were still cours0-- g women on all options including abortion" Indonesia Philippines South Korea Japan Japan I — Usually available at least through the first trimester on demand 2 Most common restrictions include requiring approval to determine that the mother's life is in danger fetus is deformed or in cases of rape or incest 3— Government health insurance in most cases but some private insurance applies in some cases Asmciateil Prcss Graphic i - - A-- 2 - Forecast Nothing Serious high temperatures today with increasing clouds toned Northern highs mid-80Upper 90s in the south Details half the nations's legal firms reduced staffs in 1991 Things look bleak for '92 Hundreds of thousands of lawyers still remain A study shows d l B-- Where to Find: Comics Ann Landers 81 CrosswordJumble Births C-- 5 Editorials Business Cl Classified Ads localRegional Movies B-- 0 A-3- 2 B-- Obituaries Public Forum C-- 6 Stocks 3 Trends Rest of the West Polly & Sports Star Gazer TV Wells 1 Schedule Utah Dateline '- - Vocabulary I Ielp er Geography Quiz 8-- fire is raging not from a lake resort A C-- 7 far be-tee- California and vada Name the lake A-2- 9 I3-- Answer in 8-- A-1- 7 n Ne- — (PAL-erLack of color: unnatural pa!eness as of the face assJciated with poor health fear etc Pallor story S 1 I - - where supporters say they will have difficulty garnering the majority needed for the override Congress has yet to override any of Bush's 35 vetoes vote came as Thursday's the administration's regulations took effect at 4000 federally clinics funded nationwide despite a lawsuit in the District of Columbia that challenges the regulations A decision in that suit in US District Court is expected soon (Republican Utah Sens Jake Garn and Orrin Hatch voted to uphold Bush's position) The regulations dubbed the IS See Column 3 -'-- s I 4 i -- t"- '- et :) i - : :'"' family-plannin- g - Zimbabwe ' - 73-2- 6 Switzerland South Africa P ASIA I PACIFIC Russia 'Sweden Switzerland - two-thir- Spain 1 z-- - The politically charged Norway Norway Romania '1 sure now goes to the House Netherlands Netherlands : - BOSTON GLOBE Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia AFRICA Mexican law bans abortion except in the case of rape or a situation Still nearly Poland -- WASHINGTON — The Senate in its second rebuff to President Bush in a week Thursday easily overrode the president's veto of a bill that would lift broad restrictions on abortion counseling at federally funded clinics Peru - - Israel ' - - health insurance MEXICO - Brazil Chile Mexico Canada EAST Abortion is legal under all circumstances in Canada which has no law on abortion and where govepays the cost -- Illegal in most cases pays3 Canada THE AMERICAS - CANADA rnment-run insurance Legal In most Legal with circumstances1 restrictions2 - I Senate Rejects Ithortion Gag But Veto May Survive in House Abortion laws around the world ex- While Americans passionately debate the issue of abortion it is barely discussed in many other countries including those that ban abortions and others where they are paid for by the government Abortion often is illegal in Latin America and the Middle East where organized protests against the bans are rare and the influence of Roman Catholicism and Islam — which oppose abortion — are strong In Western Europe abortion almost always is legal An Associated Press survey of abortion laws on six continents found that prosperous nations are most likely to have liberal abortion policies while blanket restrictions are most common in the Third World There are notable exceptions such as legalized abortion in China and India while abortion remains illegal in Near-recor- 1 BRAZIL John Wright Today poll completed Wednesday night showed Perot drawing just 7 of Most the vote to Bush's 35 and Clinton's 52 national surveys completed last week had found Perot running in double digits That aside Perot enters the fray again with a plan that defies all political wisdom on the economy — a blueprint of tax hikes and spending cuts that would slash into the federal deficit but also ripple painfully society through a recession-rackeTo stem the red ink Perot would: Hike gasoline taxes 50 cents per gallon Increase income taxes on employees who earn $55500 or more Pensioners who earned more than $25000 also would pay more income tax Charge elderly Medicare beneficiaries higher premiums to cover doctors' services Expand cutbacks in defense Reduce government programs 10 across the board hold Put the space station on long-terTo his volunteers Perot said Thursday: "My decision in July hurt you I apologize I thought I was doing the right thing I made a mistake I take full responsibility for it" 4111C 5 rwsr-A-- - 1 -- - IIIcoomov ifr kl - o fc- 1 0- - e MM i - 0 ix t r ' ' ' 4 if f- - - - 1 t If i ti:te f - - - - fil:A44"-- - : e Day nuclear-we- - : - things right Perot made the announcement at a packed sometimes raucous news conference saying he was in the race to win despite his meager standing in national polls "My objective is not to commit political suicidePerot said Perot was accompanied by his wife Margot and the man tapped to be his running mate retired Adm James Stockdale The former Vietnam prisoner of war and a Medal of Honor winner is in Perot's words "a man of steel" Advisers to President Bush and Bill Clinton agree that Perot virtually has no chance of recapturing anywhere near the breadth of support he commanded last summer when he led in several national surveys before he abruptly decided not to run But they disagree about how much he could change the dynamic of a race that has left Clinton holding a lead of 9 to 12 points over Bush in most polls since Labor arms-contr- st - 41" i f' - y East-We- till ' ' i-- - ' to TIMES last-minut- emerging Third World e 400r1 't 1992 THE SALT LANE TRIBUNE e With his return to the presidential race Ross Perot could scramble the deck — or merely play out a losing hand Announcing his candidacy in the final month of the campaign after bowing out in mid-JulPerot declared: "Not only is government a mess politics is also a mess" Ile suggested he was the one to set 0 - k SALT LAKE CITY UTAH LOS ANGELES s stockpile may be inadequate to cope with F-1- 5 4 nuclear-weapon- 'a - A- - ' A senior scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory has warned that the 'V aA it A4 t et Ig JANES DEFENSE WEEKLY CWC6:1A104 - -- Nuclear Arrm Puts US at Disadvantage n 1 4 I With Perot Back in the Game Who's Holding the Best Hand? Expert Says Cutting of the Mediterranean between Turkey and Greece The two US and Turkish ships were about three miles apart at the time Both ships were taking part in "Display Determination" an annual NATO exercise consisting of vessels from the southern NATO region the Pentagon said The exercise usually involves the United States Turkey Greece and Italy US Navy officials were dispatched to the Mauvenet a 376- foot destroyer to assess damages and injuries to Turkish allied crew The USS Belknap flagship for Adm William Lopez commander of the US Navy's 6th Fleet was headed for the scene Thursday night The Mauvenet was formerly the American Robert H Smith-clas- s destroyer commissioned in 1944 It was transferred to Turkey in 1971 after having been converted for minelaying The 1063-foo- t Saratoga is a conventionally powered aircraft carrier commissioned in 1956 It was among the first class of carriers designed specifically to launch jet aircraft The Sea Sparrow missile is a scaled-dowversion of the Sparrow which is used on fighter aircraft such as the and It is modified for use on board surface ships so that it could be launched against attacking aircraft and Cruise missiles air- craft carrier accidentally blasted a Turkish destroyer with missile fire Thursday during a NATO exercise setting the vessel ablaze and killing at least seven people Pentagon officials said At least 15 other members of the Turkish crew were injured but there were no reports of US Navy casualties said a Pentagon spokeswoman Maj Katherine Ingram The USS Saratoga launched two Sea Sparrow missiles during maneuvers in the eastern Mediterranean and apparently hit the Turkish destroyer Mauvenet with both missiles officials said Ingram said one missile hit the bridge of the Mauvenet an area of the ship that controls navigation A fire broke out but was extinguished in 15 minutes the spokeswoman said "It was an accidental launching" Ingram said Crew members from the Saratoga were dropped onto the stricken ship by helicopter to help with the rescue A multinational contingent of ships in the region also rushed to the vessels aid It was not known how many crew members the Mauvenet was carrying Ingram said the accident occurred about midnight (4 pm MDT) in the Aegean Sea an arm 1 t October 2 1992 US Carrier Accidentally Hits Turk Ship With Missile 7 Die Ivepeow t FRIDAY TODAY'S READERSHIP: 329800 WASHINGTON — A I h P Ikvs 4 I |