Show v T QJ Vol75 Logan Utah NO 40 Wednesday Feb oiima 15 1984 ''" 20 pages 2 sections - rsHr1 25 cents EseEszsas5rarc£i xr - r3S"sr Chernenko lashes out at US policy MOSCOW (UPI) — New Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko meeting with Cuba's Fidel Castro and Nicaragua’s leftist leader today attacked US policy in Central America and the “aggressive intrigues of US imperia- lism” “Both sides strongly denounced Washington's intention to whip up tension to interfere in the internal affairs of countries in that region and to impose its writ on them” the official Tass news agency reported after his meeting with Nicaraguan junta leader Daniel Ortega Chernenko's attack on the United States came less than 24 hours after he met with Vice President George Bush who said the new Kremlin leader agrees “constructive” steps are needed to halt the decline in relations “We felt the spirit of the meeting was excellent” Bush said Tuesday after his talks with Chernenko following the funeral of Soviet President Yuri Andropov “The way the whole relationship was discussed was very temperate very reasonable” US-Sovi- The comments indicated Central America remained one of the biggest obstacles along with the Middle East and nuclear arms toward improved US Soviet relations Chernenko also met with Castro Tass said and reiterated Kremlin backing for Cuba's opposition to “the aggressive intrigues of US st -- French Chernenko who succeeded Andropov Monday as head of the Soviet Communist Party also met with Politburo member Truong Chinh of ed said Premier Pierre Mauroy Chernenko showed “a strong desire to improve cooperation between France and the Soviet imperialism” Bush had said before leaving for Rome After his meeting with Ortega whose leftist regime is under attack from Nicaraguan guerrillas Chernenko reiterated Moscow's support for “the Nicaraguan people defending the freedom and independence of US-back- official mourning period that ended Tuesday with the burial of Andropov Afterward he met with Bush and other visiting world leaders “What we are really trying to do is to set the tone for a whole new phase of East-Werelations” British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said their homeland” et Union" Earlier the Soviet Union and its leaders bade farewell to Andropov extolled as “a glorious Vietnam and was scheduled to see Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau later in the day Chernenko had presided over a four-da- son of the Communist funeral in Red Square y Party” with a hero’s Matheson to call special session SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -Gov Scott Matheson said today he is looking at more than 30 items that he has been requested to have lawmakers consider Garry BryanfHerald Journal Let 'em eat snow Falling on an already white landscape has the effect of highlighting a picturesque barn and a horse near Smithfield The weather picture is forecast to remain about the same today and tomorrow: mostly cloudy with widely scattered snow showers Logan schools to go it alone with By Dale Bublifz staff writer Tuesday night the Logan School Board unanimously approved the implementaion of a d class day into the scheduling mechanism for Logan High School beginning this fall The board's choice disdains the more popular scheduling schemes for one unused elsewhere in five-perio- five-perio- d approved rian “We are willing to be pioneers since no one else has done it” said Olsen “We’d just like the chance to make it work We’ve found that a good faculty can succeed in implementing any program it really wants” The lone negative comment on the plan involved the music program and a feat that students might abandon music classes as they approach their junior and senior years A band student who remains in a music organization throughout his high school stay it diploma “The day allows for better opportunity for the gifted and talented gives teachers 70 minutes to complete field trips and other projects and provides an overall better educa five-perio- five-perio- eight-perio- other classes after completing the 140 hours required for each of their initial classes Students would be able to accumulate 30 credits in four years of study easily conforming with the state's graduation requirements The board also approved the state's graduation requirements adding an additional year of English needed for a high school d special agenda will be the 1700 million School Finance Act and the 169 million Supplemental Appropriations Bill for state agencies Both of those bills failed to properly pass the Legislature between because of a mix-u-p the House and the Senate The Democratic governor who last week announced he to a would not seek third term also said he will be campaigning for Democratic legislative candidates Matheson called body “the most the Utah one-side- d by the legislature Legislature during its regular budget session in January The most notable items he will put on the special session The fact that most schools in Utah accepted d the day didn’t seem to bother Blair or Logan High Principal Rulon Olsen They recognized they might be the only school in the state with a day and noted a vast majority of the school’s faculty favored the w five-perio- Utah “I’m pleased with the program and want to give it a chance” said Logan Superintendent James Blair “The state has mandated improvement in educational excellence and this' program should improve the progress in meeting that requirement” d Under the plan students will spend more' time in classrooms attending class sessions They will earn one credit after 140 hours of class and register for mistakes made tion? said Blair “In addition it allows teachers better preparation time” liiiiilillils a during legislative session he will set for March 21 The governor also blasted Republicans for the way they have handled the state’s affairs while controlling the Utah Legislature Matheson noted during his monthly news conference that many of the speical session items are necessary because of i in the United And he unhesitantly States” suggested a poor job the Republican-dominate- d Legislature has done day d would earn six credits by graduation under the new program Under the present system the same student earns four credits "Students might leave the music groups because the state only requires a credit and a half for graduation” said Blair “It does concern us since we want to maintain a high quality program” Board member Malcolm Allred warned Blair to expect to pay for these improvements in education He asked that patrons be aware of costs associated with this move and for the curriculum district to provide a credit increase requirements “Anytime you you have to anticipate it costing more and for more teachers to be brought in to teach the additional classes" said Blair “The public has asked that we make the necessary moves to improve education and it's up to us to put these improvements in place" well-define- d F ranee proposes January sales UN peace force production up By United Press International France proposed today that the Security Council authorize the UN peace forces in southern Lebanon to move area rebels where have taken control of large areas Meanwhile in Lebanon Syrian-backe- d Druse rebels linked up today with their Shiite Moslem allies at a strategic junction 200 yards south of the US Marine base driving the Lebanese army from the position tional community must face its responsibility There is no resolution before the council but de la Barre de Nanteuil indicated WASHINGTON he was increase mainly de-in automobiles foods and who control partment and drug store items the Commerce Department said today The January performance the strongest since May was a return to the vigorous buying trend that was interrupted by December’s surprisingly wesk 01 percent increase On Wall Street the stock market moved sharply and broadly higher aided by reports this morning that industrial production rose 11 percent in January up from the 01 percent increase in December' The reports was Moslem west Beirut and most of the territory around Beirut International Airport fanned out southward and linked up with their Druse allies who drove in from the southeast military sources said The rebels are topple fighting to Lebanese US-back- the govern- ed ment French Ambassador Luc de la Barre de Nanteuil said French troops were ready to ferve in such a new force but suggested it would be better not to use the armed services of any of the five permanent members of the council He said the multinational force of US French Italian and British troops sent to Beirut following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in the summer of 1M2 had tried “courageously and tenaciously” to carry out its mandate “But circumstances have now changed” the French envoy said “The risk of confrontation is now such that the interna veto-holdi- -S- more on retail goods in January than in December's Christmas rush with the working on one In Lebanon Shiite Moslem militiamen (UPI) hoppers spent 22 percent The Druse punched through the Lebanese army lines despite two bombardments Tuesday morning from the US Navy destroyer Claude V Ricketts The destroyer fired another 42 rounds Tuesday night and a spokesman said the salvos were aimed at artillery positions in territory in fire to “hostile response - Syrian-controlle- d directed toward greater further 'evidence the economy is not in danger of slipping into a recession as some had feared earlier this year Beirut” Department- analysts said - The setback for the Lebanese army came smid speculation that Christian President Amin Gemayel would soon abrogate e the May 1M3 withdrawal agreement as troop demanded by his foes it appeared that December's severe weather kept many buyers awsy from stores Better weather in January allowed them to catch up and Israeli-Lebanes- t also added some large price increases for food “I've seen that kind of pattern before and it's a good guess” one analyst said US retail sales reached 11044 billion in January after seasonal adjustment S23 billion more in sales than DVfcPtlecember 0P4— he department said Auto sales were up 12 percent accounting for S261 million of the month’s overall increase The level 4 all sales was another record high as was the S2L3 billion in auto sales But other durable goods showed little sales growth Even with autos included the sales of the heavy duty items were up only 01 percent In contrast sales of nondurables from paper to food were up a very strong 33 percent the biggesQpX-Psurg- e for that category since May 1175 “I never cease to be amazed at how the government comes up with these numbers” Jeff Edelman an analyst for the kDean Witter Reynolds Wall Street organization said £ Inside 1 Index today Students at South Cache Junior High School sent a special valentine yesterday to Jennifer Phillips and Marci Burbank two classmates confined to a hospital V 2 Weather About Cache 4 17 Almanac Classified ads Comics 11-1- 9 16-1- 7 Food Horoscope Or Lamb Ann Landers News of record Obituaries 9 16 16 16 4 4 Outdoors Sports Stock prices Theaters Weather World report 14 7 13 17 ‘4 3 Weather weather everywhere always foggy never fair What to do? What to say? ignore “But that won't change anything” say some Ignore them too 4 I 4 4 MU PWWI nJTiylpr idltWB jp Anti III |