Show 2-- Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday June 24 The 19(7 Senate debates $1 trillion spending plan WASHINGTON (UPI) The Demoeratk-le- d Senate moved toward a vote today on SI trillion a bitter budget that will draw battle Unci struggle with President Reagan on implement ing provisions he says would overburden taxpayers and gut military programs “Everybody knows this Is a Democratic budget Lawton Chiles DFla chairman of the Senate Budget Committee said as he opened debate on the fiscal IMS spending plan He defended the resolution for its reduction of the federal deficit its refusal to order all the domestic program cuts the White House had defense budget plan requested and its two-tithat links higher military spending to Reagan’s to er approval of new taxes “Democrats felt like we were working on a construction project in a thunderstorm" Chiles g said of the process largely boyeotted by Republicans and harshly criticized by Reagan Reagan has escalated his attacks on the Democratic budget in recent days saying it would “raise taxes and gut defense” Henas ledced to veto any accompanying tax increase egUlatlon Chiles said be is stm seeking Reagan’s help in the budget process warning “Without the president’s cooperation the next few weeks will not be easy” budget-writin- He referred to the stream of tax and appropriations bills needed to implement pro visions laid out in the budget resolution which serves as a blueprint for government spending for the year beginning Oct L Reagan has no authority to sign or veto the budget resolution itself but ne can veto subsequent legislation intended to write various sections of the budget into law Senate Democratic leader Robert Byrd of West Virginia said he is skeptical that Congress will get much help from Reagan “I know we’ll get nothing but oratory from the White House” Byrd said But Sen Pete Domenid of New Mexico ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee and an advocate of an overhaul of the budget-writin- g process said if Democrats want Reagan’s participation they should alter the process to require his signature on the budget package Domenid criticized the budget plan complaining that Democrats want to boost domestic spending by $21 billion — about the same sum they want In new taxes “Most Republicans will disagree rather seriously with the Democrats” he said “The bottom line on this budget is about as simple as any bottom line can be in any debate” agreed Sen Phil Gramm Racketeering charges against Leonhardt dropped to be refiled Warn Continued from page 1 Jenkins said after much discussion in the counter attorney’s office he made a decision last dence native Louis Leonhardt night to drop the charges and were dropped this morning in mile later after Cache County Sheriff’s investigators obtain Logan’s 2nd Circuit Court now But Depute County Attorney further information James Jenkins prosecutor in deemed necessary to avoid losthe case said the charges will ing half of the 12 charges in be refiled as soon as posable court Leonhardt 43 is currently in When the charges are refiled the Utah State Prison on a win depend on the progress of cocaine possession charge He he said The the investigators was arrested on the racketeerwould be refiled within charges ing charges March 30 three a few months at the latest weeks before he was sentenced to prison on the possession Jenkins said “We thought it would be charge to which he pleaded to tie up the loose ends better guilty Jenkins said and reflle’ A legal question regarding the “We're proserating Leonhardt “peculiarities’’ of the state's for acts committed (alleged) racketeering statute a fairly over a period It innew law prompted this mornvolves an investigation that has ing’s delay Jenkins said and ' difficulties Technical legal questions arose two days ago concerning the content of testimony of certain witnesses he said and whether certain Charges on 12 felony counts of e comthe select mittees that Depute CIA McMahon John Director him in late 1915 approached requesting a legal opinion about US arms dealings with Iran Sporkin now a Judge on the US District Court for the District of Columbia said he undertook the project with the belief that aU the US activity on the arms sales — including any mention of the American hostages — had to be cited in a finding because “this kind of action I thought should have a from the president of House-Senat- racketeering involving cocaine distribution filed against Provi- ted States” However Sporkin said he did not know that Secord — the retired Air Force major general who with North directed the private foreign policy “ terprise” — had already ' recruited into the project which included not only the arms sales to Iran but also the diversion of sales profits to the Nicaraguan Contra rebels 10-ye- sr UPI Former CIA counsel Stanley Sporkin been going mi for several years now You drat put an that effort at risk “We are concerned that this person has done a lot of damage I would to the community take a great deal of offense at the suggestion that this case has m mishandled” a continuance refile was not an option Jenkins said While Judges do often grant continuances to defense attorneys he said prosecutors rarely gain them and last week the Judge hearing the Leonhardt ease 2nd CirCutt Court Judge Ted Perry denied a continuance sought by Leonhardt's Public Defender attorney Cheryl RuaselL witnesseswilltestify Preston appoints committee for building issue By Robert Merrill Franklin Co staff writer PRESTON Idaho — A committee of city officials was appointed Tuesday to press d the owner of a building on Preston’s State Street to rase the fire-gutte- structure The building at 2 So State SL is owned Ralph Roylance of Smithfield It was heavily damaged in a January also damaged an adjacent building owned by Roylance The council has been pursuing several options the past few months to nave the building torn down Officials have also negotiated with Roylance to give the property to the city Roylance offered the property to the city at no charge but council members two months ago decided it would be too costly for the city to raze the building by fire-whic- Schools Continued from page 1 and want he said The research group will then come back with a proposal of the study listing the questions to be answered and the cost of the study Allred said The report should come within two weeks of meeting with the group Saturday he said After recaving the report the boards will have to decide whether or not they want to the study at that point jmrsue are just “stall tactics “The owner is apparently dragging his feet Let’s get this thing resolved "he said Keller called for the formation of a four-ma-n committee to negotiate with municipalities “The cost of foe city’s insurance including errors and ommlssions coverage by city officials would be $45000 annually” he said “The Insurance is considerably more expensive than the city has been paying but reflects fob turmoil of the Insurance industry” The city has been during foe three years according to Arlene Roylance The committee consists of: Phillips Elmer Oliverson the city’s public wax's director Gene Larson foe city’s building inspector and Councilman Cedar Hodges The group is to report back to the council during its regular July meeting In other business the council listened to The last time the city carried general liability insurance the cost was $30000 noted Keller He said the new figure increase over represents a seven-fol-d insurance costs if four and five years ago The council decided to take Jepsen’s offer under advisement mil-lira- — heard from district administrator Richard Jensen In another matter Blair told that the distrlcta’ career ladder the board that all the interior program had been submitted doors at Mount Logan Middle School need to be replaced to bring the building up to fire code Any building that is undergoing major reconstruction such as the middle school has to bring the old sections of the building 19 to code with the new sections he said The problem however is that the district doesn’t have any money to replace all the doors “We drat have the money to it but we drat feel unsafe” “We don't want to over this but we may Suarrel Blair said unless someone do he said ' and approved by the state board The program will get $403000 in funds from the state for the 1987-8- 8 school year Jensen also reported that 24 new teachers had been hired in the district Fifteen of those fill elementary school teaching — TO COMPARE OUR PRICES OUR SERVICE ei MI-1-9 Sast city clerk MUfflERS WE'D LIKE YOU TO MEET If you need a muffler — tabled a discussion on the purchase of a new computer enforcement non-la- w 1 smoothly with both Daiues and n proKing calling it a position win-wi- of a That was the acceptance “memorandum of understanding” between the two entities on foe proposed new location of the Bear River District Health Department in the old Logan to county business — voted to support a resolution of foe Utah Association of Counties to stand behind Utah Gov Norman Bangerter’s efforts to attract foe federal superconducting supercollider project to Utah — adjusted the current year’s budget to include funding human services no longer funded by foe state to PERFORMANCE TIRE is the PAUL place to come BAIRD our new Exhaust Specialist has the experito ence and the know-ho' - work procomplete your fessionally & w lifl PAUL BAIRD JxhaustSgcdalM 1 — established a board of equalization and set hearing The county may pull out of dates Aug 17 through 21 foe agreement if foe department discovers it is not feasible — agreed to challenge the buildto convert the Logan Municipal Council to a wild cow milking contest as ing to its needs of the Cache County Fair part In exchange for the library and Rodeo the city will get the old health — heard King announce that and building department Cache County televisions will $90000 soon be able to pick up Channel In 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bring all the schools in the state up to code he said “I’m sure if the public examined the doors they'd question if it’s foe best use of public funds (to replace them) under the drcumstamces” Blair said The board took no action on foe matter deciding instead to Just wait until they hear from foe fire marshal In other businesa the board: WE a presentation from Mike Jepsen an insurance agent from Idaho Falls Jepsen told the council that general liability insurance can now be obtained for “We’ve got several options under Idaho’s Uniform Building Code” said City Attorney Dallin Phillips at the regular council meeting “We can declare the building unsafe give Roylance sufficient notice to rebut the declaration and go through legal steps to remove it” Councilman Dan Keller said he believes that recent conversations with Roylance LOGAN |