Show 7S?'AJC m HiSatr—: iwwi mrnk Page 2 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday July 3 1999 aSitiwN maoum ttnSMiiliM tzzmmTri Plenty of programs competing for surplus By Curt Anderson AP Tax Writer WASHINGTON — When Congress returns from its Fourth of July recess the competition will he fierce on how to diside nearly SI trillion in budget surpluses among tax cuts Medicare and more government spending The Congressional Budget Office's latest forecast is for a total surplus over It) years of $29 trillion including $996 billion that is not earmarked for Social Security SecuSome Republicans want all that ini— far to used abus their e cut taxes money rity tial plan for a $778 billion tax cut — but others say Medicare changes should come first including new assistance for prescription drugs as sought by Presi non-Soci- al dent Clinton “We may put a little bit more money in tax cuts" said Rep John Kasich chairman of the House Budget Committee “But we're not going to take all of these extra resources if we think we have a legitimate way to really reform Medicare" Democrats meanwhile contend that huge tax cuts would do nothing to erase the public debt and could severely hamper key programs ranging from education to national paiks which are subject to budget spending caps imposed during link's of federal deficits "We think this lax cut proposal is totally irresponsible and misplaced in terms of its goals" said House Minority larader Dick Gephardt But GOP House leaders sowed Thursday to press ahead the week of Julv 12 wiili a massive lax cut o even though many GOP mixlerales particularly in the Senate believe it is tixi large and Democrats say its sheer sic practically begs a presidential veto The package outlined in general terms would include cuts in taxes on income inheritances and investments as well as breaks to encourage personal savings for retirement and education and to enable more people to afford health insurance “The only reason for this surplus is because taxpayers are paying too much which is why they deserve a refund" said Rep Bill Archer chairman of the Ways and Means Committee "If we don't cut taxes now and the money stays in Washington the politicians surely will spend it" Most Democrats believe Clinton will never sign a tax cut hill approaching SI trillion although he has said he is willing to consider a moderate hill using 10-ye- ar some of the surplus with benefits targeted to the middle class The Senate presents another roadblock to a $1 trillion tax cut Because the GOP budget only allows for $14 billion of the new surplus estimate to he added to the tax package it could take 60 of the (X) senators hi agree to boost the number by more The Senate has 55 Republicans 45 Democrats told Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott House the “excited" he was proposals by reporters but added that there was no “magic number" for the tax cut In a letter to Lott Senate Finance Committee Chairman William Roth urged that only $14 billion of the new surplus money he added to the tax cut and the rest be set aside "to carry out a comprehensive Medicare reform" el In brief Baby boom echo being heard now Advocacy group finds immigrants settle in buy homes speak English WASHINGTON' (AP) — Within 20 years of arrival in the United Stales more than 60 percent of immigrants lived in their own honk's in 1900 says a study on how well immigrants integrate into American society About 76 percent of immigrants who hud lived in the country lir 40 years were naturalized citizens and three of four spoke English well within 10 years of arriving in the United Stales said the study “Immigrants are much better prepared in English than is commonly thought" said the report released Thursday hy the National Immigration Forum an immigrants' advocacy group "Assimilation is not about immigrants rejecting their past hut about people of different racial religious and cultural backgrounds coming to believe that they are part of an overarching American family" the and sometimes multigenera-tiona- l study said Assimilation is a long-terprocess the report said Immigrants rarely discard their native language and culture immediately There were more than 26 million foreign-hor- n people in the United States in 1998 about 98 percent of the total population the report said "Of these 672 percent had arrived in (he US before 1990 with almost a third (328 percent) settling between 1990 and 1998" An estimated 271 percent of immigrants living in the United States were of Mexican origin The Philippines were the second most common country of origin at 46 percent and China was third with 39 d of all immigrants live in California Six percent Nearly slates are home to more than 70 percent of immigrants: California New York Florida Texas Illinois and New Jersey the report said Data for tlk study were taken from the 1990 census and the Current Population Survey which trucks generational differences one-thir- ‘Godfather’ author Mario Puzo dies g author Mario Puzo creator of the NLW YORK (AP) — fictional Corlconc moh family and winner of two Oscars for his screen adaptations of his hook “The Godfather” died Friday He was 78 died apparently of heart failure at his home in Bay Shore on Long Island said Neil Olson his literary agent Puzo had just finished work on his latest hook "Omcrta" The hook is due out in July 2(XX) luzo who wrote seven other novels in addition to “The Godfather" was bom in New York tlk son of illiterate Italian immigrants After serving in World War II he began his writing career — starting out doing pulp stories for men's magazines But his literary ambitions were much higher and he published his first novel “The Dark Arena" in 1955 Puzo's next hook was an autobiographical piece about the Italian immigrant experig Mob glamour: ence “The Fortunate Pilgrim" was hailed author Mario Puzo by The New York Times as “a small clacreator of the fictional ssic" But it sold fewer than 5(XX) copies Corleone mob family and luo seeking the fame and fortune he felt he deserved as a writer set out to w rite a best seller He succeeded “The Godfather" which came out in 969 covered a different immigrant experience: It fix:used on the Corleone family Italians who came to the United States and plunged into the world of organized crime The hxk sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and spawned movies that became American cinematic classics Best-sellin- luo Best-sellin- 1 1 AP photo President Clinton meets Challenger a male bald eagle Friday in the Rose Garden of the White House prior to an event celebrating the success of the Endangered Species Act by announcing action to remove the American bald eagle from the endangered species list Bald eagle flies off danger list WASHINGTON (AP) — The American bald eagle the living symbol of the nation since 1782 is hack from the brink of extinction and can now be removed from the endangered species list President Clinton said Friday Celebrating a three-decad- e struggle to protect the hald eagle against pesticides and encroach- ments on its habitat Clinton announced a process that is expected to remove the majestic hint from the list hy July 2(XM) "It's hard to think of a better way to celebrate the birth of a nation than to celebrate 'lie rebirth of out national symbol" the president said on the eve of the independence Day weekend “The return of the bald eagle is a fitting cap to a century of environmental stewardship" The president was joined on a d platform on the South Lawn of the While House hald eagle hy a I y ear-ol- d named Challenger who Happed his long brown w ings and ctkked his snowcapped head Challenger was blown from a nest in the wild us an eaglet and experienced too much human contact at a young age to he able to survive in the wild The bird screeched during (he president's The press would he having a field day with that to the present day wouldn't they?" alive or dead “Taking" is defined as shooting poisoning Removing the hald eagle from the government's endangered list 3-D- molesting or harming the bird WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy is still roaring ahead creatnew jobs in June everywhere from ing more than a quarter-millio- n amusement parks to hanks Though the overall unemployment rate crept up to 43 percent all industries except manufacturing and mining posted solid gains Indeed some economists suggested the strong job growth could prolong concern at the Federal Reserve that the economy might he growing too fast for its own good American businesses added 268(XX) new jobs a big turnaround from May when they cut payrolls hy 5IXX) the Labor Department said Friday The unemployment rate went up slightly in June because the even the large number of people entering the labor force jobs that were created out-pac- ()-- more racially and ethnically diverse than students of the hahy boom generation When the crest of the baby boom was in school in 1972 for example 85 percent of the student population was white 14 percent was black and the remaining 1 percent was Asian or other races In 1997 78 percent of elementary and high school students were white 17 percent black and 4 percent Asian Weekend ay PLANTING SALE: 7 r--: v Oil 40 Of F O' 50 207a Of 1 gallon Pine Trees: ! All 4 choose from Lodgepofe or Scotch Hanging Baskets Ornamental Grasses 30 OF f AH Crabapple Trees 30 0: F All Rhododendrons and Laurels 20 C iT Hydrangea Shrubs 20 Oii Honeysuckle and Wisteria Vines 40 Orr 20 ('r said SEE WHAT SUNDAY HAS IN STORE Assorted Austrian Bosnian remarks "Believe it or not" Clinton “Ben Franklin wanted our national symbol to be a turkey population" to the report “School Enrollment in the United States — Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1997” elementary and high school students in 1997 were flag-hacke- Job growth jumps jobless inches up car-ol- d y According import of a bald or golden eagle threatened one of the report's authors “This comes on the heels of declining enrollments in the 1970s and early 1980s when there was a general decrease in the o 6-l- Golden Eagle Protection Act which bans the taking possession transportation export and upgraded from endangered to Gladys Martinez 17-- will not expose it to new dangers and its status will be closely monitored The eagle will continue to he protected from hunting or capture hy two laws: the Migratory-BirTreaty Act which prohibits the taking killing possession transportation and importation of migratory hints and the Bald and With the banning of the pesticide DDT in 1972 and the passage of the Endangered Species Act a year later the bald eagle began making a dramatic recovery Today there are 58(X) breeding pniis Four years ago with recovery well under way the eagle was WASHINGTON (AP) — Remember how the baby boom generation flooded the nation schools decades ago? Well they’re at it again This time it's their children1 jamming the classrooms something population researchers refer to as an echo effect when a generation reproduces itself The Census Bureau reports that the number of students enrolled in US elementary and high schools reached 48 million in 1997 just short of the all-tihigh of 487 million recorded in 1970 "In the past few years as the children of baby boomers reached school age elementary and high school enrollments have rivn and this trend is expected to continue for the near future" said AH ' i ' IW Quince Shrubs Clump Amur Maples is gate) sizes Happy 200th Anniversary: First Lady Hillary Clinton reminisces about her life in the White House Fresh Voices: ! 40s OFF "Do you expect fidelity when you marry?" Boundless Optimism: Dine Tad Szulc describes his personal experience with heart surgery mens j Any Tree Shrub or! Perennial ! 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