Show 'V 2A Tuesday Ogden February 3 1987 US calls Soviet hand on ban holds nuclear test GENEVA (AP) — The top Soviet arms negotiator repeated tothat the Kremlin’s day moratorium on nuclear weapons tests would end with the next US test blast Shortly afterward the United States conducted its first nuclear tt of 1987 “The button that triggers our nuclear test ranges is on the desk in the White House Deputy Foreign Minsister Yuli M Vorontsov said at the opening session of the 1987 Geneva Disarmament Conference US Energy Department spokesman Jack Campbell announced today’s test conducted 700 feet beneath the surface of Yucca Flat 86 miles northwest of Las Vegas in the Nevada desert The test k had an explosive yield of less than 20 kilotons activists and Washington sources had reported that Hazebrook was to be conducted Thursday Vorontsov said the Soviet Union would continue to press for negotiations whether House nears pay hike showdown WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress and 3000 federal officials will get hefty pay raises if the House doesn’t vote against the increases by midnight tonight Resentment simmered near the surface today as the House agonized over whether to follow the Senate’s lead Thursday in turning down the $12100 pay raise for Congress Rep William Ford said the senators were trying to “look like heroes and then run for home That’s how I feel about their ungentlemanly conduct said Rep Vic Fazio about 60 members of the Senate are millionaires and don’t need the raise as do many House members Fazio also criticized fellow House members who have indicated their opposition to the raise saying “The old canard ‘vote no and take the dough’ is really hypocritical" House Speaker Jim Wright has said the House likely will follow the Senate lead and reject the pay raise which the Senate also tied to emergency legislation for the homeless “If we put it to a vote on the House floor I’m sure it’ll fail" said Rep Frank Horton Monday as a House task force heard testimony on the pay raises The raises are to go into effect at midnight if the House does not Proposals From 1A But it would force more of the rural districts to cross county lines and merge For instance it would put Morgan Rich Summit and Wasatch counties in the same district He said he doesn’t know how much his it plan would save but acknowledged that wouldn’t be much Consolidation though provides two main benefits in Boren’s view First it signals to taxpayers that school districts are trying to make savings wherever possible The second and most important benefit is expansion of the tax base enabling districts to improve education quality he said Larger districts can place teachers in schools where they teach the courses for which they are most qualified whereas cause of all the attention it has received this year They said if the bill died in committee the public would assume the Legislature didn’t care about saving money Bill From 1A tion issue and spend more time on matters that directly relate to the quality of education “Please don’t ask us to use our energies to combat consolidation" said Ncola Brown a member of the state Board of Education But committee members said they felt the issue should be brought before the House be W-- 4 act to stop them President Reagan last month recommended the raises for Congress and other federal officials and judges based on even higher suggestions from a salary commission Among the raises were a 156 percent increase for the Senate and House which would put the at congressional paychecks $89500 Cabinet members’ pay would rise 125 percent to $99500 Supreme Court justices would go up 26 percent to and federal district $110000 judges 104 percent to $89500 Some lawmakers complained their pay isn’t high enough to attract America’s best and brightest to public service smaller districts require them to teach a variety of classes An expanded tax base also allows districts to provide such services as counseling and curriculum development “That would be especially true in the smaller districts where now the superintenand spends dent has to be a most of his time on the road going to meetings" Boren said In Boren’s study he consulted the works of several national experts Most agreed that school districts are most efficient when they have between 10000 and 30000 students His reorganization plan is based on carving the state into districts large enough to support a good educational program The state now has seven districts with fewer than 1000 students None of those would exist under Boren’s plan Instead the smallest district would be Beaver which has roughly 1400 students while the rest would have from 4000 to more than 50000 students “There is a public perception that all is not right with public education and that there are a great deal of savings out there" said Rep Lake City “It Richard Bradford would be a drastic mistake not to allow debate on the floor on this matter It would send the wrong message to the public" After the committee voted Burningham or not the L’nited States conducted a test Swedish ambassador Maj Britt Theorin noted that a comprehensive test ban treaty has been the conference's “professed goal for 25 years “It would indeed be deplorable if such fireworks should mark the opening of this session" she said referring to the imminent US “Political realism in today’s intest and Moscow’s response “It would amount to nothing less terdependent world — makes it imperative to recognize that secuthan an affront to international efforts to achieve a comprehen- rity is indivisible" he said Vorontsov who heads the So-sive test ban Vorontsov said the Soviet pro- viet delegation in talks with the United States on nSclear and and reforms gram for economic space arms spoke to the confer“serious and profound democratilaunched by Kremlin ence as a guest He said that the! zation leader Mikhail S Gorbachev re- negotiators had started to draft documents quired peace and security in the works changes how much federal income tax should be withheld from each paycheck Because the big tax overhaul plan enacted last year reduces deductions raises exemptions and lowers tax rates every worker is required to file a new W--4 by Oct WASHINGTON (AP) — If you haven’t had the courage to tackle the ndv W--4 form wait a few days You may get your choice of two different versions The Internal Revenue Service under pressure from lawmakers who are fielding complaints from taxpayers is considering replacing the month-ol- d form with two options: one simpler and one more complicated Announcement of the agency’s proposals was made Monday by Sen David Pryor head of a Senate Finance subcommittee that oversees the IRS after conferring with IRS Commissioner Lawrence Gibbs Pryor said Gibbs had assured him the IRS would not merely “go through the motions" in trying to respond to taxpayer complaints Workers use a W--4 form to notify employers But although Boren’s report was hailed as the definitive word on consolidation in the his recommendations have gone unheeded because of resistance from the rural districts that would be most affected by his plan Rural school officials say their districts may have few students but they cover large geographic areas that make it difficult for school personnel to maintain contact with the district office Consolidation would take the district office even further from them and make communication with parents and employees even more difficult the critics say Parents also fear a loss of representation on the school boards but Boren said they shouldn’t worry “Even if you consolidated those districts they would still have far better representation on the school board than you have in Weber or Ogden" said he realized consolidation would be a hot topic before the House He handed out copies of a second bill as a “backup" position The second bill is decidedly weaker requiring consolidation only in counties where there are fewer than 30000 students That would not affect districts in Weber Utah and Salt Lake counties And the only penalty for districts that did not comply would be a loss of state funds that go toward administration Local superintendents estimated that amount at $60000 per year per district 1 Most of those who fail to submit a new form are likely to find they have been underwithheld during the year and could be subject to a penalty a year from now Others could be overwithheld use of their giving the government interest-fre- e money for part of the year The 1986 law requires the IRS to devise a W-- 4 form that allows taxpayers to bring tax withholding and liability as nearly in balance as possible The form that employers began distributing to workers last month does that but in a way that leaves many taxpayers confused Proposed district realignment YO Logan Box Cache Elder iLwC111 Ogrier Weber fgan Salt Lake City Granite light North Summit South Summit I Daggett MurraJ J°rdanFpark Tooele Proposed realignment of Utah school districts from 40 to 23 districts New districts outlined and named in bold former districts in Alpine Provo Clty J Duchesne ’"“Wasatch Dotted Source- lines and circles State indicate districts within county Uintah boundaries Office of Education graphic Three groups are allowed to initiate school consolidation By SUSAN Standard IPAKTCHIAN Examiner staff Most Utahns probably don’t realize they have as much power as legislators or school board members to consolidate school districts State law allows three groups to initiate consolidation — the Legislature school board members and the general public Although these provisions apply to consolidation of county school districts within the same county (such as North Summit and South Summit) the law makes no specific mention of consolidating county and city school districts such as Weber and Ogden That’s because up until a few years ago cities of the first and second class were required to have school districts But that provision was eliminated and Jim Wilson with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel said he believes the consolidation law can now be applied to city and county school districts “There’s nothing specifically in the (Utah) Constitution (about consolidating city and county school districts) but I think you could argue that as long as you’re talking about districts within the same county (the law) would apply" Wilson said One method is that the state Constitution gives lawmakers the authority to abolish and consolidate school districts The second method puts the matter in the hands of school board members It requires a majority of the members of both boards to approve a resolution to combine the districts and then present it to county commissioners One board would then need four of its five members to approve another resolution that would transfer its property to the other board Salt Lake Ooden and Provo: Tonight cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers Temperature! dropping fo the low 30s Snow level between 5000 and 6000 feet Wednesday gradual clearing through the morning becoming partly cloudy by afternoon Highs in the low to mid 40s National temps Temperatures Indicate prev iot high and overnight low to I r ay's EST The 10 members of the Ogden and Weber school boards would serve until the voting districts were reapportioned by the county clerk and a new board was elected And because the board would be administering a new district it would have to hire a superintendent and central office staff set tax rates and establish guidelines for negotiating with teachers and other employees Standard-Examin- Gena Glatmann Hatch President William L Johnaon General Manager Randall C Hatch Managing Editor Flora Ogan Associate Editor r The Ogden published daily and Sunday den Utah by the Standard is at OgCorp PO Box 951 Ogden Utah 84402 Copyright © 1986 Standard Corp Second class postage paid at Ogden Utah (USPS 403640) Postmaster: Please send address corrections to PO Box 951 Ogden Utah 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