Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday April 2 1996 — Page 5 last year slowly Report: Economy grew Indicators an important gauge of future economic activity rose sharply in February as businesses socked by the January blizzard brought workers back on the job The Conference Board a New York business research group said today the index climbed 13 percent As for GDP the 199S performance was the most anemic since the economy actually shrank 1 percent in 1991 the WASHINGTON (AP) — The econo- my grew just 2 percent last year the smallest advance since the last recession but signs are springing up of a modest rebound as winter ended The Commerce Department said today the revised gross domestic product — the total output of goods and services within the United States — was even weaker than its initial 21 percent esti- last year of the previous economic 33 per mate in late February But the Index of Leading Economic More than 1 million children abused downturn The GDP had shot up jobs in February increased factory Greenspan told Congress last week Just a month earlier he had worried about a “dismal" start to the year In fact the Fed declined to cut shortterm interest rates last week to stimulate more growth It had nudged rates down in both December and January in an attempt to rcinvigorate the economy Alan designed to prevent any surge in inflation that led to last year's economic slowdown The economy showed few signs of strengthening in early 1996 when the partial government shutdown and bliz- cent in 1994 The 1993 expansion was held back in part by a slim 05 percent annual rate of growth in the final three months down from the original 09 percent estimate It had grown at a 36 percent rate from August through September The revision was due to less business investment smaller inventories and a smaller decline in the trade deficit than first thought that offset more consumer spending than originally estimated zards and severe weather froze output in many areas But lately it has shown signs of picking up speed with an explosion of new orders and strong home sales “The economy seems at this stage to be running at a reasonably good clip” Federal Reserve Chairman Blasts at newspaper bank believed linked SPOKANE Wash (AP) — Minutes after a pipe bomb exploded outside a newspaper office two men in military-styl- e fatigues and ski masks robbed a nearby bank ordered people outside and set off a second bomb The twin bombings Monday WASHINGTON (AP) — State agencies say 1 million children are abused or neglected with parents responsible for 80 percent of the damage resembled crimes carried out by a neo-Nagroup in the Northwest in the 1980s However investigators wouldn’t speculate on who may have been behind Monday's blasts No injuries were reported but zi Federal officials say the real toll may be three times as high because in many cases mistreatment is never substantiated and both buildings were heavily damaged Investigators believe the pipe reported by the states The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect released its latest report Monday based on 1994 statistics gathered from 47 states and the District of Colum- at The Spokane Valley office was meant to divert attention from the bank bomb percent of the children suffered neglect TVenty-si- x percent were physically abused ly and 22 percent suffered other types of mistreatment the Center said Some victims suffered more than one type of abuse s robbery Spokane County Sheriff John Goldman said Witness- e 14 percent were sexually abused 5 percent were abused emotional- explosion Spokesman-Review’- bia Fifty-thre- It was the Fed’s earlier rate hikes AP photo Review outside the of valley a site the Spokesman Wash investigate flrsflghters Spokane bureau Monday Authorities said bandits exploded another pipe bomb moments after the newspaper explosion to help them rob a nearby bank pipe-bombi- es saw a white and maroon van at both places “The blast shook the building Mike said violently” Schmcltzer editor of the paper's Vfcllcy Voice edition “(It) lifted all 200 pounds of me up and out of my chair It blew off the plastic front of my computer monitor" Goldman refused to comment on a one-patypewritten note with apparent biblical references left at the newspaper office He also refused to discuss whether the bombings might be connected to an ongoing standoff between FBI agents and a ge group called the Freemen at a remote farm in right-win- g Montana The FBI and federal Bureau and Tobacco of Alcohol Firearms have joined the investigation The note sealed in a plastic bag was hcadcd‘“Grectings from Yahwch” said Greg Bcvcr Spokane Valley opera- tions manager for the newspa- - who scanned the note Ker giving it to deputies “Yahwch” is an English rendering of the Hebrew name for God The term has also been used by some members of the Christian Identity movement which is known to have ties to white-separat- organizations ist Parents were blamed for the vast majority of abuse or neglect with other family members blamed in 10 percent of the cases Substantiated cases of abuse or neglect increased 27 percent durperiod beginning ing the five-yein 1990 officials said ar was There little change between 1992 and 1994 however with the number of verified cases hovering just over 1 mil- lion “There has been an increase in child abuse fcjtd neglect slnfci 1990 which is attributed in part to drug use and an increase in drugs that are highly addictive and cause severe behavioral chances such as crack cocaine” said Michael Kharfen a spokesman for the Health and Human Services Department of which the Center is a part The states said they investigated more than twice as many child abuse allegations than they verified — about 27 million in 1994 Other studies indicate the actual number of abused and neglected children may be much higher Dole under fire for stance on wages WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are trying to make Republican presidential candi- date Sen Bob Dole pay a political price for blocking an attempt to increase the minimum wage last week They marked the fifth anniversary of the rise wjth a news conferlast minimum-wag- e ence comparing th6 '375'perccnt inflalion-td- j utcd' (ntrtaat 'M DoK'sWn salary since he entered Congress in 1961 with the 233 inflation-adjuste- d decline in the minimum wage over the period “It’s no wonder Sen Dole was surprised to find out that the economy was going to be a campaign issue If working families had gotten as many pay raises as Sen Dole has they wouldn't be worried either” Democratic National Committee Chairman Don Fowler said at a news conference on Monday Aides to Dole the Senate majority leader and President Clinton’s certain opponent in the November election counterattacked pointing out that Clinton did not propose an increase when Democrats controlled were trying to slip a minimum wage increase into unrelated legislation rather than debate it bill as "It's all politics It’s unfortunate We’ll take a look at it’’ he said Fowler issued a chart citing Dole's support Opponents of a higher minimum wage jobs for poor aigue it will destroy entry-lev- el and minority youths and Republicans cited a Ginton statement that raising the minimum wage was "the wrong way to earners” raise the incomes of low-wa“The Democrats are playing maximum polfor increasing congressional pay in 1967 itics It’s hard to take their rhetoric seriously l?f5 1979 1983 1989 and 1991 and his when President Ginton suddenly proponed 'cipboxilfon to raising the minimum wage in a minimum wage increase when the orga1961 1966 1972 1973 1987 1988 1993 nized labor bosses offer him $33 million in 1995 and 1996 support” Dele sphesman Garkson Hine “If Sen Dole won’t lift a finger to raise the said and incomes of working Americans wages Clinton last year proposed a 90-cewould President Dole be any different?” why the increase spread over two years to bring asked House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt minimum wage to $315 per hour Senate o in a statement Democrats on Thursday sought to force a Dole’s staff however pointed out that he vote on the proposal They fell just five of the 60 needed to end supported raising the minimum wage in 1989 votes short 55-4- 5 as part of a bipartisan compromise signed by debate then President Bush Ginton criticized Republicans in his Saturthree-year-o- free-standi- ng ld ge - THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR ABUSE Call For Free Confidential help with domestic violence - Monday- 1- Friday 8:30 am 5:00 Call 911 in an emergency D-M- day radio address saying the purchasing power of the minimum wage will fall to a low this year if Congress does not act Dole responded that Democrats 40-ye- ar an FAST CREDIT APPROVAL 800 YrMal7AFR 762 iihMimin 725 The Democratic National Committee’s focus on Dole includes a new television ad criticizing him for opposing Ginlon’s version of the balanced budget MEETEETSE Wyo (AP) — A wolf was shot to death on grazing lands over the weekend Wyoming Game and Fish officials told radio-collar- ed ranchers Ranch managers in the Meeteetse area said Sunday they had been advised by federal wildlife agents to say nothing about Saturday's shooting But they were upset that they had not been told wolves were in the area because it is calving - Mass (AP) Appearing on her public-:ccscable TV show about s masks Rovce Pat-- n suddenly turned to the camera id spewed sexual abuse accusants against a former neighbor's mily ipier-mac- Patton showed video of the mily's home and seven children id used their first names She ive an explicit profanity laced the iplanation of how one ofon a iildren performed a sex act was Sling and how the mother Since the shooting state game wardens have warned ranchers to watch for other wolves The wolf was the fifth Yellowstone National Park wolf killed since an initial 14 wolves were freed in the paik early last year other family’s children She said she also meant to expose rampant child abuse in this working-clas- s mountain city of 17000 “I used the swear words as an attention-getter- '' Panon said But she acknowledged she had not filed a police report Fawn Carnes 33 the mother whom Patton attacked on the show was watching that night by chance “My mouth just dropped to the floor I was crying” Caines and Patton were neighbors and friends foi more than two years but had an angry falling out last summer Patton of it freedom of wasn't “This eech” said Mayor John Barren had videotaped the family while “It was obscene” lly aware Hundreds of calls flooded the in's TV offices after the March show of “Masquerade" Patton s show was With-dayvan-le- s d and the family she accused led a citizens libel complaint ainst her Patton 28 a mother of three ildren said she went public in to the ipes of bringing help the women were still friends Carnes denies Patton's accusa- tions and says their fight was over leased money and a borrowed bottle of suntan lotion “She could have said all she wanted about me and I would have laughed it off but she brought my babies into this” Carnes said Built' “My understanding when they went into this was that they would monitor the wolves and let us know when the came around” said rancher Alice Renner “So far they don't seem to have followed through on that at all” Public access show turns into forum for sexual abuse claims NORTH ADAMS Custom wolf shot in Wyoming d pm nt IT Radio-collare- — Computet - 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