Show Page 2— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday July 12 1988 a Reagan picks Thornburgh for attorney general post WASHINGTON (UPI) hailing the former governor for -P- & win quick Senate confirmation resident Reagan announced' his having reinstituted the and turn over the helm at the today he will nominate former death penalty in Pennsylvania department that has been to and being "in the forefront in the war against drugs" "I could always count on Pennsylvania Gov Richard Thornburgh to replace Attorney General Edwin Meese an appointment free from controversy that is expected to win easy Senate confirmation Appearing in the White House briefing room with Thornburgh Reagan said he had selected the moderate Republican and former prosecutor to replace his embattled friend ana adviser Meese who announced his resignation erimi- last week as a nal investigation came to a close without any criminal charges Reagan hailed Thornburgh's "extensive law enforcement experience and proven integrity" saying his qualities ‘ clearly meet my criteria for filling this Important port" d crime "He is a buster" Reagan declared choice for attorney generaL" Thornburgh thanked the president for the "great boom and privilege of your appointment as attorney gener- - "It's a challenge that I cept" he said to "implement a Reagan-Bus- h The former ever declined ac- while pledging the priorities ot administration governor how-wheib- er ssy he would review the special prosecutor's report on Meese who has said he would leave office by early August The announcement came after a lightening White House search for a candidate free from controversy who could tough-minde- wracked by series of resignations and controversies during Mcese's rocky tenure Calling on the Senate to move quickly on Thornburgh’s nomination as well as other top department officials stOl Reagan lauded pending Thornburgh's credentials including ms experience in the Justice Department where he served as assistant attorney general in charge of the criminal division during the Ford administration Senate Republican leader Robert Dole commended the selection and said “We think he can be confirmed quiddy" Sen Strom 0 Thurmond GOP leader on the Senate Judiciary Committee slid Thornburgh might be conif there firmed by is a speedy FBI review and R-S-C mid-Augu- wr st Richard Thornburgh left listens as President Reagan announces the nomination Democrats don't delay Nicaraguans lash out at enemies expel US officials Nicaragua (UPI) -The Sandinista government lashed out at its domestic and diplomatic enemies by closing opposition media and ordering the expuluons of the UA ambassador and seven other Americans for "shamelessly interfering" in Nicaraguan affairs Secretary of State George Shults today described Monday's expulsion orders as an "absolute outrage The surprise moves appeared part of an orchestrated offensive by the ruling Sandinista front to gain ground MANAGUA against two of its three biggest enemies — the United States the D'Escoto said the Americans were ordered expelled for "openly and Centra rebels Foreign Minister Miguel D'Escoto summoned US Ambassador Richard Melton to the Foreign Ministry Monday afternoon to tell him the government was declaring him ana seven diplomats "persona non giving the country Th contained in a letter addressed to by Nicaragua’s porting domestic opposition groups” State television said it was “the first time in more than 100 years Nicaragua has expelled an American Also Monday the government ordered the opposition newspaper La Prensa closed for 15 days for "Inciting violence prompting public disorder and encouraging civil disobedience" the Interior Mwistry said in state- described Asia and the Pacific Melton's expulsion as "an absolute domestic opposition and the shamelessly interfering in outrage” Rc internal affairs supUJL-back- ed and Managua'i the government of Nicaragua that's destabilising Nicaragua because of the way they’re conducting themselves" ambassador” Shults did not respond to a question Melton declined to comment on his of the United States would retaliate A US Embassy expulsion said the envoy was but State Department spokesman Bud spokeswoman Jacobs said in Washington "We are with Washington consulting Shults In Manilr while on a tour of considering our own response” Shults ment La Prensa the moat widely read opposition newspaper in Nicaragua had given banner headline coverage to a violent opposition rally Sunday in c which 'Sandinista police boat demonstrators with sticks and rifle ' butts Reagan gives support bill to drought-relie- f WASHINGTON (UPI) -P- resident Reagan during a meeting with Republican lead-era gave his support today to a mu but the leaddrought-reliers said there is little chance of whisking a bill through Congress this week The leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee called e a news conference to describe-thaid bjll they are filing today and scheduled hearings on hbw to help hard-h-it farmers and' ef ranchers “The president’s on board” Senate Republican Leader Robert Dole said after the session with Reagan Dole said the president was given an outline of the bill by Sen the Richard Lugar GOP leader on the Agriculture R-I- nd Biotech research funding falls short study says (UPI) -- through colleges WASHINGTON on Federal spending biotechnology — about 827 billion in 1987 — outpaced combined spending ot states and private industry but may be insufficient in some promising areas said a study released today The report “US Investment in Biotechnology" concluded that for fiscal 1987 the '12 federal agencies and one interagency program involved in biotech research spent about 827 billion while more than 400 biotech companies spent between 815 billion and 82 billion on research and development The 33 states that fund research biotechnology Drought Continued from pagel document crop and rangeland losses temperature averages and rainfall totals in order to qualify for any government help programs that may be enacted In another business the commissioners unanimously ‘ and universities spent 8147 million the report said but noted that all the financial estimates are imprecise Biotech spending in New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania accounted for half of all state spending com- bined The study conducted by the Office of Technology Assessment an analytical arm of Congress considered only new biotechnology defined as “any e that or- - tf org mi to make or modify products to improve plants or animals or to develop microorganisms for specific use” This included genetic approved a resolution creating a historical committee in order to apply for federal and state grant funding to construct a monument commemorating the IndianArmy Battle of Bear River Additionally fusion of cells and engineering new biological processing techniques but did not include traditional industrialin microbiology involved brewing baking or selective breeding of plants and animals “Biotechnology can change the way we live It has already and promises to provided provide many products never before available as well as greater quantities of products now in short supply" the report said “Some products produced by biotechnology will be less expensive and safer to use than those now produced by other means" But expected benefits to society are not always precisely reflected in expenditures the report said noting that particularly in agriculture and waste disposal — engineering new microbes to clean up haiardous wastes — “the investment level is insufficient to meet the promise suggested by current work in the area “The application of biotechnology to waste disposal is still largely experimental and ‘the investment is small compared with efforts phirmaceuticils in and agriculture" The OTA cited “fears of regulatory harriers" as "discouraging researchers from genetic investigating to disas a way engineering cover potentially beneficial or- and a widespread J'snisms” the Environmental Protection Agency is biased against biological approaches to waste disposal and unwilling to support approaches involv-lu- g biotechnology” Commenting on the OTA report Sen Patrick Leahy who chairs the Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestra noted "The Department of Agriculture spends less than 5 percent of its annual research budget on D-- biotechnology Committee Dole and House Agriculture chairman Kika de la Garza 0 WRPMif Publisher iblished tvary availing Monday thru Iday and Sunday morning by Cacha illey Publishing Co Inc PO Box 487 West 3rd North Logan Utah 84321 ah Telephone ho Talaphona 1 Sscond class poitaga paid in Logan Utah iMKR: Audit Iutmu ot Circulotioni United Pmi Iniomutlonol NEA Now Service Scrips Howard Newt Service representatives the commission about an ordinance in the Uniform Building Code prohibiting the installation of gas furnaces and water heaters in $800 $8600 miihvM not rntmng driirtry of Ihoir Htrald irngl phrai phono your corner or Th Horold noi oi 7S7 7121 before 7 p or week nighu or 10 for your corner'! nemo end phone i Sundoirt between R 00 Sn nbet pleat phono IS 00pm Monday thru Friday Offta Monday-Frlda- 8:00 am to 5 00 pm fajaday wmm RamJp iiTpvuf'iwnwuyi MASTER: mm ofnws U Joomol PO Ho 487 lagan (Hohi437l to Th to la Garza said afterward De la Garza said the House version also was likely to be ' vi v: i ' i 'v 13 7:00 pm Logon City Hail com- - i Ralph Spotten a company official "There are many furnaces and water heaters already installed in basements around the county State officials lust haven't enforced the ordinance until re- order to determine whether to grant a 404 permit for this project the Army Corps of Engineers is holding this public meeting cently "We believe it's outdated and not warranted any more Utah has done away with a similar Project necessity Wetlands protection WildlH o values commission took In The puMk Is Invited the Airport will be closed to the public beginning Aug 1 to allow county road crews to resurface the runway and upgrade the parkingtle-dow- n area HOURS: "I asked the president was he agreeable to sign and to work with us viable helpful legislation He said he wist de olong the Logon River July The airport will be closed until the end of August commissioners noted to comment m ftlio regarding! Economics Alternatives Plense Mend! ft9C) tM (fell (8ii7 Wlti n (in -- legislation on Propoud Golf Course in SW Logon request under advisement In other action the commission noted the Preston 'r farm ndarTurton HI The Monday meeting discussed the problem but did not cover any specific form of Public Meeting approached The S42S 87500 Month Carrier Vor Corrler it Month Moil it vor Moil t-- : drought-hi- t - shortsighted” ordinance" he said SUSSCRTTION RATES amta one-wee- This is Herald Journal SiSSSJMSSt heaters ' said 2411-200- tnguding Wednesday with FsnnBureau leaders and ‘Thunday'he will speak to formers and innpect a -- basements USPS drought during breakfast filed today speeches to the Agricultural Communicators Convention An indication of the severity said it is unlikely legislation of the drought was expected will be passed this week Dole today with the Agriculture ' irtment’s release of the repeated his statements at the White House adding "ItH be report on crop conditions done very quickly when we get Ithough Leahy repeated his k reback” from the commitment to speedy considcess for the Democratic Na- eration of drought relief he tional Convention refused Monday to talk about House Republican Leader "artificial deadlines' for acRobert Michel of Illinois tion "I would rather take a few ' agreed with estimates the bill would provide up to 855 billion extra days and have something in aid The money would come that works than have somefrom funds already thing that holds out false appropriated for crop subsidies hope” Leahy said but which may not ne needed Congress adjourns Thursday for the Democratic National because of rising grain prices The president signaled his Convention for Suburban Propane “We would like the willingness to work for and sign a drought bill during a meeting Monday with leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees At one point he recalled seeing the terrible toll of the 1IM drought while living in Illinois Reagan has a series of meet ings planned this week on the Paid for by Bridgerlond Audubon Soclty 1 i - : |