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Show UINTAH B ASIN STANDARD. February 8 2000- - Clinton wants $1.2 billion for American Indian programs Wages in Utah rising at a slower rate than before By Phil Sakn, Salt LaktTrtbuiu UUha tight labor markat con linues to drive up wages, but the incraue is slowing, new research shows. Wages rotes an average of 4.4 percent in 1998, down from 4.9 percent the year before, said economist John Mathews of the Utah Department oTWorklorce Services. Tha leveling off comes as Utah's economy continues to cool from its rapid growth of the To tome extent, the slowdown in our economy has taken some pressure off the labor market, Mathews said. If wages are rising slower, some Salt Lake City-are- a employers have yet to tee it. Neal Summers of Kelly Service, Arm, said a temporary-placemepressure for wages to riie has not diminished for clerical, technical and professional jobs. As long as unemployment remains low the statewide average in 1999 totaled 3.8 percent Summers experts pay increases to continue at the same rate. M dont see that changing at all, he said. Mining continues to be Utah's g highest-payinindustnr, with an annual average monthly salary of 33,855 in 1998. At the same time, it was the only Utah industry losing jobs, with industry employment de-creasing 9 7percent in 1998, to Workforce Services' research. Economic problems in Asia contributed to mining's slowdown. Federal government jobs pay the second-highemonthly wage in Utah, at 3362. mid-1990- a. light-industria-l, ft it q R ft Ml v in r- The lowest-payin- g jobs tail, where workers earn an average monthly wag of 11,310. Not surprisingly, the highest-payin- g jobs require extensive training. Fhyaicians and surgeons earned the highest hourly wag in the 1999 346.80. Dentists earned survey the second-highehourly wage, 34360. Waiters and waitresses earned tha lowest rale, 36 an hour, followed by amusement and recreation workers, at 36.20 an hour. Although wages increased 4 percent or more the past several year. Utah wages still lag behind national pay averages. Workforce Services reported. The state's average nonagricui-tursalary totaled 326,500 m 1998, 84.7 percent of the national average. In 1981, the average Utah salary totaled about 96 percent of the tional wags seal. At least part of the decline stems g from job looses at two mm panics, Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. and Geneva Steel Co. al high-payin- I in 1981 to about 2,000 last year. As the U3 steel industry suffered in recent years, Genevan employment also dropped from about 7,500 to 1,700 in the same period. The state still is absorbing these cutbscks, and the job losses st Kennecott and Geneva represent a fundamental change in the states economy, Mathews said. Utah industry has shifted from resource-base- d heavy manufacturother ing to service, industries, he said. high-techa- ft ft ftft 9 ! a ijyj Ji SAN JUAN CO UNTY-Prv- li Bunary plans have been approved for an golf course in MonliceUo. course and onal30-acr- e The course will be buih on the existing nine-hol- e plot of land sresl of the existing course. San Juan Record 18-ho- ie le County's efforts to close a mobile home park in West Wendover, Nevada have again been thwarted. On Jan. 7, a California judge mlrd that the county (claims of injury wvrr unsatisfactory, denying an appeal to a Nevada judge to order a hah to construction at a trailer park along the border. A California lawyer repreaentingthe county conceded Tooele's court hsq but said stato-leve- l actions by Nevada and Utah might soon solve the problem outside the courtroom. - Tooele Transcript Bulletin TOOELE-Tooe- EAST JUAB COUNTY-- A Nephi man was sentenced Friday, in Fourth District Court held in Nephi. to spend six years in Utah State Prison for ieruslly-sbusiti- g relative. s teen-age- d James W. Penrod, 22, Nephi, requested that Judge Lynn W. Davis allow him toesnw his sentence in a residential therapy clinic rather than in the state penitentiary, but his request was denied. - The Tunas News board and Cbunty officials met with hospital and health-dumembers recently to discuss the future of Allen Memorial Hospital in the wikeofan announcement by hospital officials that th facility is in continuing financial trouble. Facing a budget deficit approaching 1200,000, the hospital dropped its year 2000 contribution to the employees' pension fund, froae wagee and delayed indefinitely hiring new employees in aom nonmedical departments -- Times Independent MOXB-Q- iy President Clinton plans to ask Congress for 312 billion in new spending on American Indian pro-including hundreds of to build schools, hire police and improve health care on reservations, a White House aide says. Clinton announced the spending initiative in his State of the Union address last week, but did not include specifics. That plan, to be included next week in Clinton's proposed 2001 budget, includes new or expanded American Indian programs in nearly every federal agency, said Lynn Cutler, the president a top adviser on Indian issues. Cutler outlined the plan to tribal leaders at a meeting of the United South and Eastern Tribes, which represents 23 tribe. Details of the proposal include 3300 million to buildI at least six new reservation schools, 3650 million for housing programs, a 3117 million increase tor reservation road repairs, about 3300 million mors for the Indian Health Service and $103 million added to reservation law enforcement, Cutler said. Ki, st a PiSS.ll in East Elementary's "Donuts for Dads reading time continue to ENJOYING A GOOD last held The was event Friday morning. Students in kindergarten through 3 grade bring a dad. grow. sgain granddad, uncle, brother or friend andabook or two to have them read. After there aJing icssmwm completed there are donuts for everyone! BOOK-Participat- Th head of the Interior Departments Bureau of Indian Affaire, the main agency binding tnbal governments,' tie. not asenlhusias- - "I don't think it's anything to have a party over because th needs in Indian Country are so great, said Kevin Gover, a Pawnee who Clinton picked to head th bureau in 1997. Sen. Ben Nighthoree Campbell, the only American Indian in the Senate ana chairman of th Indian Affaire Conunittoe, also was skeptical. PUt County may have to borrow money to keep running. County commissioners last week approvsd the framework for a tax inticipation loan - a government loan based on the promise of future tax aymenls. Tbs ban. if taken, would be paid bark when property tax payment rrive in November. Transcript Bulletin WRESTLING ATHLETES OF THE MONTH-f- or December and January at Duchesne High were Scot Muir.GsIca Wilson. Brady Reinhardt. ShiaJon Jenkins, and (not pictured) Tony Fabrizio and Cole Peterson. L i If you haveijver been . : :T or722-Sl3ri- - I CLASSIFIED PRICE-l- t ? First & Second Mortgages. Refinance (No out of pocket expense) ' Debt Consolidation ... 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Cutler acknowledged thot Clinton's proposal fell short of meeting the needs of American Indiana, who face far higher rates of poverty, unemployment and other social problems than th country as a whole. She said th 1 1.2 billioo plan is th largest increase in American Indian funding ever proposed, and anything more would face stiff oppo- sition in the Republican-coo- t Congress. llisexl money for reservation roads will put only a tiny dent in tha ' 34 billion backlog of repairs needed for highways through Indian Country, Cutler acknowledged. An Interior Department report last year recommended repairing or replacing 170 bureau schools at a total cost of $1J billion, for mote than th au schools that would be replaced under Clin tons proposal. The president also will ask Congress for $13 million in new aid to the 31 tribal colleges, Cutler said. Other details of Clintons proposal include: - $6 million for training teachers to serve achoob with large mim- - e OOELE-Toor- ie ion sub-prim- e closed loan during the ; month of i February! specialist - Give Us a Try! For More Information Call Kim Dojaquez 8 cell: (435) work: (435) 657-061- 2 Qhartgstqn Road Heber City, Utah 84032 671-026- l c v sjocteat?! v Town Mayor, Doug Evans, read a letter of SUMMIT COUNTY-Oaklc- y acceptance and gratitude" which will be sent to local resident, Nadine Gilmore, for her generous donation of $500,000, which will be used in the building of the new indoor arena. - Summit County BEE Godwin quadra-plet- s five werksofwaiting.onoofth AMERICAN FDRK-AA- rr got torome home last Friday. Baby C, or McKenna, as she is now known, is the strongest of the four sisters born just before Chrialma last year. With three children at home and three st the University of Utah hospital in Salt Lake CMkhaei and Jenny Godwin still havetocommuts to as th other three babies Makayla. Jordyn and Jade. New Utah - - VERXALrTen students at Vernal Junior High have been suspended at the school after a drug investigation by Vernal City Polka. Th investigation began two month ago, as school administrators became suspicious that marijuana was being brought to th school, but they were unable to confirm their suspicions. This month, however, an individual came forward with information about a couple of individuals who were distributing marijuana. - Vernal Eipreas RE-ESTABLI- CEBBQI0DS? 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