Show The rv ceraiKQ Hi III II iii Ami l mail D V QJJ yoCJ93i fio273 § Monday September 302002 arts rec on ballot w — A3 1 III 3x1 County will put tax for Exchange program seen as success — B1 V ' ri'itSf Brldgerland’s Daily Newspape Weather rlij -- Logar£ UtahlP 200?ft$0: Lawmakers still divided over Iraq Valley voices Mostly cloudy and cool — PageA12 WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have yet to settle differ- ences about the threat posed by Iraq and how to confront it despite White House hopes Congress soon will pass a resolution authorizing military force to topple Saddam Hussein Republicans and Democrats appearing on the Sunday talk shows said they hoped a resolution would win overwhelming support even as they sparred over the United Nations' role and the severity of the threat from the Iraqi president Update TW MUM Poverty levels seen surging across nation By David R FrancJs The Christian Science Monitor ' US forces build up around Iraq — A5 Proportionately more Americans are poor The income of middle-clas- s households has slipped a little Income inequality has worsened a GOP lawmakers lining up behind President Bush said it is unlikely that Saddam will allow inspectors unfettered access to search for weapons of mass bit Those are the highlights of Census Bureau reports last week on poverty destruction “He is not going to allow them back in because he has these weapons and materials and labora- lories and he isn’t about to give them up’’ said Sen John McCain Number of home foreclosures on rise — A2 - and income in the United States in 200L Poverty usually increases whe economy weakens and unemployment rises But boom or slump th US has a higher poverty level by most measures than any other industrialized nationTo many poverty experts Americans don’t seem to care enough to end this embarrass ment “It’s real simple: We choose not to” says Timothy Smeeding an economist at Syracuse University's Maxwell School “It’s not a priority” President Bush proposed a tax cut that benefits primarily the well off Congress approved it with some Democratic help As to a hike in the minimum wage that might lift some families out of poverty or at least make them less poor it’s been frozen in Congress for years though Sen Edward Kennedy (D) of Massachusetts hopes to attach boost to a pension a minimum-wag- e reform bill before Congress adjourns for the November elections In contrast Britain’s Prime Minis-- : ter Tony Blair has tackled his coun- try’s high level of child poverty head on “A very ambitious program” says Jane Waldfogel an economist at Columbia University New York It’s estimated that 1 million British chil-dren have already been lifted out of poverty Starting in 1998 die British government offered universal childcare for ‘ Next year will be eligible under the plan Blair’s Labour government has introduced a national minimum wage at a relatively higher level than in th? US Britain’s “Sure Start” program helps provide children up to 3 years old with home visits family support and health services ft covers propor- tionately more children than early Head Start in the US Adolescents in poor families get money to stay in school Britain’s equivalent of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is more generous than the US program It provides poorly paid workers with extra income To a degree it offsets the free market’s tendency to pay those at the bottom less than needed to raise a family properly AP photo - Valley residents ponder spanking child abuse By Arrin Brunson staff writer T ' JL he violent assault on a girl by her young mother captured the attention of the nation this week raising unsettling questions about the acceptable degree of hitting as well as the issue of whether children should be hit at all Cache Valley resident Pat Bailey is the mother of five children' from Rupert Idaho who works with her husband several Part-tim- Caught on camera: Madelyne Toogood e West Bank (AP) — Respond- to US pressure Israel withdrew forces from ing Yasser Arafat’s headquarters compound on Sun- but said the hunt for men inside whom they accuse Of terrorism would continue Arafat himself accused Israel of violating a UN Security Council resolution which demand- ed an end to the siege that began Sept 19 “They are trying to deceive the Security- Council” Arafat told reporters in his office min- iites after Israeli troops rolled out of the com- pound leaving behind shattered buildings around Arafat’s office After the decision was announced the Israeli flag was pulled down from one of the few build-ings left standing in the devastated compound Troops began removing tanks bulldozers coils of unused bathed wire and lighting equipment As the Israelis left some of Arafat’s guards emerged through tire nibble smiling and RAMALLAH ' ' - Preston M See SPANK on A7 SeeIRAQonA7 ' AP photo An Israeli army tank drives past the Entrance to the standing building in Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah El LuceroHerakJ Journal v Devon Warrick shows the Bronze Star Purple Heart and the Army of Occupation medal that he was awarded : i during his service In the military go” said Warrick Warrick said that ire didn’t want his brother risking his life and it was more important for vv JL i A8 wwwhjnewscom Lii n evon Warrick is well-knoas one of the hardest working men in Preston doing everything from building play houses to hauling gravel Warrick is also 84 years old and does it alias random acts of kindness and service According to Gene and Ifcmara Austin neighbors and good friends of Warrick he has done selfless good deeds all his life ' “We’ve been a recipient of many of his kind deeds” said Thmara Austin - A6 Mias ed By Tiffany Erickson staff writer i B5 Obituaries B3 Opinion B2 Sports ' known for his many good deeds 84-year-o- ld Index Classifieds Comics Movies days a week in the LDS Temple in Logan She was interviewed in a toy store where she was shopping for her grandchildren “I think sometimes you have to make a point and sometimes there needs to be a spanking” Bailey said “I don’t think it should be excessive” Bailey said society has two extremes — those who hit too often and too hard and those who look for abuse where there is none There are certain times and events embracing “It’s not a complete withdrawal” said Mohammed Abu Sarifa 24 one of the guards who had a black beard from days with-da-y out shaving because of a lack of water “They are still around the compound but we will stay here to protect the president whether it is for a day or two days or for a year” Israeli officials said they would try to capture suspected terrorists they said were with Arafat Israel Radio reported that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his Cabinet that 41 people inside were wanted by Israel Earlier officials had given numbers ranging from 19 to SO but offered few names entered the UN envoy Terje Roed-Larse- n building immediately after Israeli troops left “This is not the end of the crisis but a spring- board to put us back on to political process’’ toward a peace agreement said Marie Dennis Larsen’s spokesman i r sh Israel leaves Arafat compound See POVERTY on A12 - Democrats including House members visiting Baghdad urged the Bush administration to work closely with the United Nations and to let inspectors resume their work “You don't start out by putting the gun to their head and saying we’re going to shoot you if you blink” said Rep Jim McDermott speaking from Iraq McDermott also suggested the president might be misleading the American people about the need for military action something thq ' White House swiftly denied Congress may consider the resolution this week though negotia- tionson terms continue Bush said ' Saturday that agreement was near and predicted that “soon we will ' speak with one voice" Democrats say they will not give the president open-endauthority and are seeking to put more emphasis on a multilateral Madelyne Gorman Toogood arrives on Wednesday carrying a pillow and a blanket for a supervised visit with her daugh- ter Majftha at the Thomas N Frederick Juvenile Justice Center in South Bend Ind Martha was placed in foster care after Toogood was charged Sept 21 With battery of a child S Good Neighbors Gene said that during World War II Warrick was 26 years old and working for Greyhound with two young children at home when he was drafted into the service Greyhound offered him a deferment but he turned it down and went to war so his younger brother wouldn't have to go “I told therii I had a younger brother still on the farm and if I was deferred lie would have to f 11 V ! Warrick returned from ihe war with a Purple Heart awarded for being wounded in battle a Bronze Star for heroic and meritorious achievement while engaged with an enemy of the United States and an Army of Occupation medal for his service in Japan He is now retired after driving 25 million miles for Greyhound but hasn't let it slow him Sef SENIOR on A12 W'yiy ! 'ipinyi a |