| Show A2 The at How Utah Lawmakers Voted On Key issues The Senate passed the Natonal Serve Act Alediterraneari Wildfires A" 0 raged on Me of Mnt Vesuvius other blazes destroyed hundreds of acres of wrsods in Sicily Arsonists are b:arried fcir more at of the 10CC3 fires that have burned during the last two months of hot dry weather across the Italian peninsula Sicily and the isle of Capri In Greece large forest fires raged out of control in several parts of the country including the slopes of Mount Olympus Low clouds prevented Greek Air Force planes from dumping water on the mountain the fabled home of ancient Greek gods A massive blaze around Spain's Los Alcornocales nature reserve threatened an oil pipeline and blackened 2500 acres of one of the worlds largest cork-oa- k forests A LO NO NO The Senate voted 50-4- 3 to cut Clintor s request for ballistic-missil- e de'ense in next year's defense budget from $3 8 billion to $3 billion Nn The Senate voted 90-- declaring the president should seek congressional authorization for deployment of forces in Somalia NO 7 MAJOR YES YES HOUSE VOTES The Salt Lake Tribune As much as 10 inches of rain fell over already-sat- u r-- 0 Clinton Signs Directives To Reinvent Government Monday's historic signing ceremony between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization The president said the occasion would be one of the most exciting moments of his life In a radio address with Vice President Al Gore and later at a e town meeting in a sweltering warehouse Clinton portrayed the government as an outdated bloated bureaucracy that does not work His streamlining plan aims to save $108 billion over five years by reducina the federal work force by 252b000 and making government more efficient "Today the national government on the average has one supervisor for every seven employe es " Clinton said In some agencies the ratio of supervisors to employees is 1 to 4 Clinton said He said the streamlining program would cut the number of managers in half so that the average would be one supervisor to 15 employees The administration says the personnel reductions largely will be accomplished through attrition and steps such as job buyouts However officials say that some layoffs are possible Clinton chose Texas as the site for signing the first orders in his streamlining plan because of the state's own efforts to revamp government and make it more efficient State officials say they have saved billions of dollars Texas Gov Ann Richards called what Clinton and Gore are trying to do "federal liposuction — one way or another you've got to get the fat out" Gore said Clinton's plan is sure to meet with opposition but that "we are asking anyone who is resisting to get out of the way" White House strategists believe Clinton's plan puts the administration in line with the views of most voters who are angry about government waste and don't trust Washington to make things better From a political standpoint Clinton hopes to woo disaffected voters such as the followers of Texas tycoon Ross Perot In his radio address with Clinton Gore said "The government wastes billions and it's not giving taxpayers good service" Presidential Orders Mean Less Waste More Haste For Federal Bureaucracy By Terence Hunt PRESS THE ASSOCIATED I 10-1- 1 Earthquakes tankers and merchant were violently in the Straits of Malacca when two quakes jolted the Indonesian island of Sumatra causing some panic but no damage Earth movements were also felt in the Caspian Sea region the Nicobar Islands eastern Romania the Greek Islands northern Burma western Japan Indonesia's Aceh province southern Alaska and the border area Washington-Orego- n Oil Lvessels hall-styl- HOUSTON — Setting in motion his plan to revamp government President Clinton signed orders Saturday to eliminate the jobs of more than 100000 midlevel bureaucrats slash regulations and make Washington treat citizens customers like Clinton said the government is "stuck in the past wasting too much money often ignoring the taxpayer coping with outdated systems and archaic technology and most of all eroding the confidence of the American people that government can make change work for them" sales Wrapping up a blitz for his "reinventing government" campaign Clinton signed three orders that he said would make the bureaucracy work better and cost less: E A directive to the Cabinet to prepare a plan by Dec 1 to reduce the 22 million federal work force by 252000 people within five years "More than half of the personnel cut has to come from people who are basically in middle management handing down rules and pushing up paper work" the president said H An executive order to cut in half within three years the mountaM of regulations that govern how the bureaucracy works "Government employees then can spend less time worrying about rules and more time worrying about results" the president said E An executive order directing federal agencies to analyze the needs of the people they serve and to operate like a customer service center Clinton said it stanwould "set customer-servic- e dards and put the people that are paying the bills first" He recalled that when he was governor of Arkansas a similar directive cut the time for people to get licenses by mail from three weeks to three days Clinton issued the orders as intense preparations were under way back at the White House for cash-payin- rated ground in the American Midwest sending rivers and streams across central Iowa well over their banks for the second time this summer Des Moines residents faced yet another long period of clean-u- p just weeks after being able to return to their homes The city's water treatment plant knocked out of service following the disastrous floods of July survived the new rains intact g five-da- y r-- (i-- 7-- 0 14Th te" ittrS):4: ''''- - Ell-- 29 '' -- - 0 -' - c e' 55 -S " - - Aot1a1J8a v el 61 Vernon drenched (§1)Typhoon Japan as it brought and high surf to the entire stretch of Honshu Island and parts of Hokkaido Rush-hou- r traffic in Tokyo was chaotic on the morning that the storm arrived and almost all air traffic in the capital's airports was brought to a halt The North Carolina outer banks were dealt a glancing blow by Hurricane Emily which veered back out to sea after passing to within just a few miles of the barrier islands The storm spawned tornadoes which wrecked several buildings Wall of Wafer dam burst in remote China's Qinghai province unleashing cascades of water which wiped cut several villages and killed at least 223 people Thousands of others were injured and many more missing followng the disaster which occurred A Awestern d COMMENT ON RUSSIA ""' r----"""1- 4 - '''I -e ' MICHAEL NAKORYAKOV one of the world's most explosive regions fits nicely into a series of War breakthroughs The explanation is clear and logical: The Soviet Union has collapsed and so has its support of the PLO Arafat had to back down and agree to the terms offered by Israel and the United States There are facts that seem to confirm this assumption After all some former employees of the Soviet embassy in Italy still remember a thin and Arab who claimed to represent some obscure organization and asked "the Soviet comrades" for help It would be safe to suggest that without this help the name Arafat never would have become so In his 24 years as the PLO leader Arafat has exchanged brotherly kisses with at least three Soviet leaders and there are few organ! post-Col- d hungry-lookin- well-know- g 1 Et India's Wildlife Sancthe carcass of jury the park's last surviving rhinoceros with its valuable horn cut off The poaching wiped out the last of the 50 55 g2 46 - rue (Russia) Feral Felines on South Island the territory's feral cats which were first introduced in 1947 to counter a plague of mice The South African Broadcasting Coportation reported that Environment Ministry workEc3 killed the cats by hunting them down and by introducing a feline disease after the animals were found to be preying on the bird population rather than on the targeted mice laAuthorities rhinos that once roamed the 30- square-mil- e park in the state of Assam Wardens are having better luck protecting rhinos in nearby Kaziranga National Park where the animal's population rose by 31 to 1160 during the past year Global Threat strain of cholera triggered an epi- demic in Bangladesh and parts of India threatens populations around the world according to the Dhaka-base- d International Center A new which Marion Additional Sources: US Climate Analysis Center US Earthquake Information Center and the World Mawr° logical Organization zations in the world that have received more Soviet-mad- e weapons than the PLO But the PLO's loss of Soviet support cannot be the only reason why the negotiations became possible Even with the American backing of the accord the picture still seems incomplete The United States and the former Soviet Union always have tended to overestimate their influence in the world and this certainly has not changed in the last three years Even the tragic lessons of Vietnam and Afghanistan failed to change Washington's and Moscow's notion that they can direct other nations as they please But in most cases their interference only has complicated already complex situations The Mideast cause is not an exception If the sides in the conflict finally decided to talk peace it could happen only because they — themselves — finally had enough hatred and bloodshed But it's just the beginning of a long and difficult process And there should be no illusions that the end of the Cold War ensures peace in Middle East three-decadelon- ' for Diarroeal Last Rhino tAill 1 Diseases Research disease called Bangladesh The "Bengal cholera- by health workers was first observed in southern India's Madras state last year then spread rapidly to the swamps of Bangladesh It is especially virulent and no natural immunity has yet been developed for humans just before midnight on Aug 28 News footage from state televisoin showed piles of rubble where buildings once stood and soldiers digging through the mud for survivors in t t144 Vostok wardens - 4014 -- Arafat's Resolve Dissolves With Soviet Union The scheduled Monday signing of the peace accord between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington hardly can be called a routine event Unlike other international developments casually dubbed historic this one deserves the name It is not easy to discern how these leaders can sit at one table let alone negotiate common terms Just recently Yasser Arafat a poorly shaven man in a checkered headdress was referred to by the Israelis as the chief of a terrorist group committed to the destruction of the Jewish state The United States basically shared this view It has refused to PLO leader issue the an entry visa and Arafat's prestige in America plunged only lower when he sided with Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War When Yitzhak Rabin became the Israeli premier a year ago his abilities as a peacemaker also seemed questionable The 71- year-olpolitician used to be considered one of the most hawkish members of the Israeli administration He still was remembered as the successful military chief of staff when Israel captured the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war Nevertheless the two now seem willing to put the past behind them and talk if not as buddies at least as civilized counterparts To many this fast progress in IL - ErGame rt 11)): ancY - - " Tropical Storms el ti) Vamo r 0 For the week ending I (Aa September 3 1993 11 t:1 iv:251E114 j:'"' 58 Eal 993 Chroncle Faluree 'i ro'1 ss - 445 s 0 0 leo I 4i1 58 r r: 4'1-- Iran Java A 2 -" i air S cb 0 - tram 4 - s- t t I 40:74ftb VV V -7 II Another Round - - i I n The Senate voted 63-3- 3 endorsrg a more restoctive polcy than Pres!dert tons on gays in the millary Ay' vote was a vcte tor Clinton s policy NO huge ta LIslopes NO NO 57-4- 0 12 1993 446144 v) LLJ ertezber ay 0Et z z 5 Lake Tribune NATIONWORLD S g n Michael Nakoryakov is a veteran Russian journalist from Moscow now on the staff of The Salt Lake Tribune Did BLsh Break Law IFit' Iraq Policy? Feds to Begin Probe LOS ANGELES TIMES WASHINGTON Department — The Justice after months of scrutiny has decided to open a broad new investigation into whether laws were broken by US officials and American companies in arming Iraq before the Persian Gulf War The inquiry which is being led by a special assistant to Atty Gen Janet Reno raises the possibility of new criminal charges in a con- troversy that many skeptics thought had been dismissed by the Clinton administration So far only one US company has been charged and six employees of an Italian bank have been convicted in connection with transactions that helped Iraq obtain billions of dollars worth of sensitive computers and weapons technology in the years before the war John Hogan a longtime associate of Reno when she was Miami's chief prosecutor said he and a team of prosecutors and investigators are examining whether US export laws were violated by sales to Iraq PrA whether any government officials were volved in misconduct in arranging aid to Baghdad or covering it after the war REMMOilMlleME Phoenix Finds Armed Gangs Bring Street Gunfights Senseless By Pat Murphy PHOENIX — In the 1960s when Phoenix embarked on the of urban freeways critits first design ics of an inner-citfreeway system rallied around this cry of despair: "We'll become another Los Angeles!" Now the same despair seems again these days but for far more bloody reasons: the growth and spread of armed juvenile gangs prowling the streets of sections of South Phoenix engaging in shootouts and senseless drive-bkillings The gang names the shootings the blood feuds between families — all the elements so reminiscent of Los Angeles' notorious gang wars and drive-bshootings But whatever bloody incidents the community may have taken in stride in the past the killing last weekend of 63- year-olRudolph Garcia has sent rage throughout most of the metropolitan area e Garcia a operator for the city of Phoenix was caught in the cross fire of guns fired by two gangs outside a wedding reception Garcia was fast-growi- y ever-prese- nt y y d heavy-machin- t710 gait gakt Zribunt CUSPS 478-36- e Utah POSTMASTER Send address changes to The Salt Lake Tribune 143 South Main St Salt Utah 84111 y y By Mall (4week period) Daily and Sunday (Utah Idaho Nevada and t ill II Iial $1112 Daily Only (Utah Idaho 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detain the juveniles and conduct routine searches of the cars Although police almost always find weapons in the cars they cannot confiscate them or arrest the owners if the weapons are not actually being held or in use Now Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson has stirred a community debate on whether schools — over which he has no jurisdiction — should adopt and enforce student dress codes to prohibit the wearing of shirts associated with specific gangs Although student opposition to the mayor's proposal has been predictably strong the idea is picking up support despite legal questions on whether public schools can enforce dress codes CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING Carrier and home delivery information on weekdays before Sundays before 1 pm $14 per copy 162 per copy $150 per copy Salt Lake south Davis counties 10 $50 per copy $150 per copy (Rates may differ outside the Salt Lake metro Retail Display Advertising before 5 pm) Obituaries (Mon-Fr- i (After 5 pm weekends holiday s4 politan area) Member 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a baseball game with her daughter Ironically the senior Garcia had become an active and outspoken worker in a new group Mothers Against Gangs recently formed as a backlash to the increased shootings Gang activities have spread to campuses of some Phoenix schools where police report the growing presence of weapons and fights The city of Phoenix has begun to fight back The City Council has enacted a tough curfew law that police have used effec Drive-B- y Entertainment In- Features Newspaper in Ed 2372073 2374018 Photography Reader Advocate Recreation Roily & Wells Sports Sport Scores: 95 cents per minute — touch-ton- e phone required A (Sports staff not permitted to give otiVores) 0 w I |
