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Answers a) Yes Number 135 233 biNo Total respondents 368 Eercem 367 633 Index Classifieds Comics £4 B2 Opinion A Movies B8 Sports A8 ' ' N- - Obituaries " V SALT LAKE CITY ( AP) — The Utah Legislature agreed Monday on a $73 billion budget that included a $91 million raid on the state’s tobacco settlement fund The House and Senate' earlier approved slightly different versions but the House voted 9 Monday night to go along with the Senate The changes included giving a wwwhjnewicom A6 post-Olymp- ic N Korean Pentagon reports first such incident since 1969 a per-pup- See BUDGET on A7 jets latest incident happened Sunday morning Korean time and there 6 “The learning curve is greater than the time to overcome it" evening after the Cache County Republican convention voted to nominate him as ft replacement for former Rep Brent Parker Parker resigned Friday following Jiis arrest Wednesday night for allegedly soliciting an undercover male police officer See WEBB on A12 See PARKER on A12 $73 billion budget overhaul OK'd Liquor-la- w SALT LAKE CITY(AP) — You may need a drink after reading this The Utah Legislature has signed off on sweeping changes to the state’s liquor laws and raised the tax on beer The Utah House approved both measures Monday First the House voted 9 to join the Senate’s earlier unanimous approval of nearly 275 pages of changes ranging from the precise metering of mixed drinks fo the disposition of private wine collections Then the beer tax was approved 31-1- i on a 39-3- 3 vote but the tax was reduced because of an agreement to do so if the new liquor laws passed Instead of increasing the tax from $12 a barrel to $14 it increases die tax to $1280 a barrel Both bills will go to Gov Mike Leavitt to sign into law The liquor laws also mise licensing fees and the state’s markup on liquor and wine for another $33 million a year in state revenue See LIQUOR on A12 buzz US plane Logantoutility tries revive disputed job By Jeremiah Stettler staff writer WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korean fighter jets intercepted a US Air Force reconnaissance plane over the Sea of Japan and one used its radar in a manner that indicated it might attack US officials said Monday LL Cmdr Jeff Davis a Pentagon spokesman said it was the first such incident since August 1969 when a North Korean plane shot surveillance down a US EC-12- 1 plane killing 31 Americana The closest the fighters came was about 30 feet Davis sairLThe See PLANE on A6 U‘ instead of tire House’s preference to reallocate the money for the state fair House Republicans also gave up their battle against doing away with $137 million in sales-ta- x exemptions The tobacco money rounded out a budget plan that does little for public il schools It raises funding by $20 to $2150 a year — not enough to move Utah from dead-la- st among states in education funding The agreement made by legislative leaders did not include an ambitious Senate plan to boost personal or corporate income taxes by $97 million for education Instead the revenue agreement hikes Winterfest celebration $23000 as desired by the Senate -6- SALT LAKE CITY— With barely a hiccup in die performance of house business Legislative District 5 saw its new representative sworn into office before noon Monday A harried morning greeted Curt Webb as he entered die State Capitol shortly before 8 ajn to begin a marathon three days of learning the ropes of legislative process while trying to keep up with a constant stream of bills “The learning curve is greater than the time to overcome it” Webb said Saturday Legislature adopting 46-2- Go to The Herald Journal Web site tvwwhjnewsoom I to cast your vote on todays survey question n Curt Webb and his wife Micheale Webb are all smiles after Gov Mika Leavitt signed the letter to allow Webb to replace Brent Parker in the House of Representatives e” See TUITION on A6 LuceroHenM Journal Curt Webb left of Providence b sworn Into Utah's House of Representatives by Speaker Marty Stephana in Salt Lake City on Monday Webb was nominated Saturday night to represent Legislative District 5 afUteh Legislature sentadves However the proposed $97 million from an increase in personal and corporate income taxes had been meant to address such education problems as crowded classrooms Tuition tax credits could be debated separately on the House floor if the bill's House sponsor can guarantee at least 38 votes approving the bill Stephens said The bill’s sponsor Sen Thomas Hatch had said his bill would let public schools figure out ways to start evaluating students based on their mastery of basic skills instead of “seat-tunin class Hatch’s bill had initially promised another $30 million a year for education including $5 million to study new ways of teaching EN Parker has been charged with one class-- B misdemeanor count of sex solicitation Salt Lake City Chief City Prosecutor Sim Gill said “The allegation is that basically the defendant offered or agreed to pay some money for a sex act” Gill said The charge was reviewed through a blind screening process he said Every case that police send to the prosecutor’s office goes through a screening process to determine if there is enough evidence and cause to file charges In cases where a person may be recognizable to screeners the office has a policy of concealing the person's name to ensure a fair process he said “Our position is pretty straight forward We don’t care who you are or what your lineage is or what your status is” Gill said ‘There are certain times that you want to make sure people aren't being charged for who they are or notcharged for who they are” Gill stressed that during that process every person is first presumed innocent Salt Lake City police say Parker met the undercover officer near Cactus Street and AP photo surveillance aircraft takThis photo from file US Air Fores shows an ing off from an undisclosed airfield Four armed North Korean fighter jets intercepted a US reconnaissance plane over the Sea of Japan and one used Its radar in a manner that Indfcated K might attack US officials said RC-13-5 v i Logan Light and Power hopes to salvage a customer relations program that was scrapped temporarily under the pressure of city lawmakers last month Faced with threats of having his funding withdrawn Light Department Director Ron Saville postponed a customer relations program that he believes will save the department money The program which centers upon energy conservation became deeply controversial last fall when some power board members and city councilors claimed it was nested specifically for Rick Lungman a retired See UTILITY on A7 V ft 1 |