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4 SPORTS rj NATIONAL 1 Congress ife- starts 100th WEATHER I 1 Windy, cold more snow -A2 market in brie FrONOMY NYSE Issues I 1 Consolidated Trading i 1 Monday, Jan. mZmJy DowjlUTipS a 44.01 points I -A9 1.613 I I UW home against CSU A4 ail (fr Sullivan takes oath as Wyoming's 29th governor By ERICH KIRSHNER Star-Tribune capital bureau CHEYENNE Gov. Mike Sullivan pledged his dedicaiion, energy, and strength to help Wyoming weather the economic storm facing the oil-dependent state after being sworn in Monday as Wyoming's 29th chief executive. Sullivan took the oath of office administered by new Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice C. Stuart Brown before television cameras and a crowd of 500 gathered in the House chamber in the state Capitol building.

Secretary of State Kathy Kar-pan, Treasurer Stan Smith, Auditor Jack Sidi, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Lynn Simons also were sworn in by Brown. i Ift 1 if I llll.lliilU. ilWHI.JI-)liii l.lllil lfli i ii Sullivan's first speech as governor dealt almost entirely with the state's economic woes. He said Wyoming is part of a global economy and "cannot dictate" its future, but urged residents not to do nothing while waiting for "the next economic boom." Related story, Bl "Some would suggest that the proper stance today is merely to sit tight, withdrawing to await the next economic boom. I reject this philosophy We must seek those changes that reason suggests and experience would approve." The governor's speech was the centerpiece of festivities that also featured two children's choirs and Please see SULLIVAN, A12 erated the Reagan administration's position that there is no plan to replace Casey, who has brain cancer.

But the spokesman conceded that discussions such as those Wallop described may have occurred. Wallop said he has not been asked to replace Casey, adding that he does not expect such an offer since it could lead to the loss of a Republican Senate seat. Casey had surgery last month to remove a cancerous tumor from his brain. Since then, questions have been raised about his ability to remain as head of the CIA. At the time the cancer was Please see ALLOP, A12 Wallop says he's been asked about CIA job Star-TribuneRick Sorenson Gov.

Mike Sullivan and liis wife Jane greet friends after inaugural ceremonies Monday in Cheyenne Sullivan's inaugural message gets high marks The new governor became Wyoming's 29th chief executive by scoring a stunning upset over Republican nominee Pete Simpson in the Nov. 4 general election. Joe Sullivan said he is proud of both of his younger brothers. The youngest, Dan Sullivan a Republican state senator from Natrona County, said he felt the new governor's talk was "appropriate" but added he is eager to hear his State of the State message to the Legislature next week because that message will be more specific. Sullivan's mother, Margaret, said the reality of having a son as governor had not yet sunk in Monday.

"I have a lump in my throat Army Col. John Hutton, the presidential physician, said in a brief statement: "The (prostate operation) procedure went very smoothly. There was nothing out of the ordinary." White House spokesman Larry Speakes had reported earlier that an overnight examination of four small polyps removed Sunday from Reagan's colon, showed themselves to be "benign, as expected." First Lady Nancy Reagan, who spent a day and a half at the hospital with her husband, returned to the White House Monday evening. She had her dinner with Reagan, although it was not clear whether the president had solid food. As she left the medical facility, she said her husband was feeling "fine, thank you." She reported that her husband was spending his time in bed "working and reading." Crispen quoted Mrs.

Reagan as will be facing difficult economic times brought on by national and international policies over which he has no control. Herschler described Sullivan as "intelligent, dedicated and hardworking." Witnessing the oath-taking from the front row were Sullivan's wife, Jane, his three children, his mother and his older brother, Joe, a protective services social worker who lives in New Orleans. Joe Sullivan said he was "overwhelmed" by his younger brother's election and inauguration. "I kept pushing for him but everyone kept telling me he was an unknown," Joe Sullivan said. "HI iV 11' i Is- from the excitement," Mrs.

Sullivan said. "But I'm sure I'll get over it before his term of office is over. "I just wish Jane's father and Mike's father could have been here," she said. Both are deceased. Meanwhile, former Republican state Sen.

John Ostlund of Gillette said Sullivan's address was "a great speech," that offers hope to all Wyoming citizens. Ostlund said he particularly liked Sullivan's remarks concerning improvement in state government relations with business. Sullivan said he seeks a "new alliance with the members of Wyoming's private Please see REACTION, A12 doctors say saying during a telephone conversation that the president "was in fine spirits through it all." Mrs. Reagan, who slept at the hospital Sundy night, was to return to the hospital Tuesday morning. Crispen said all four of Reagan's children "have been filled in on his condition." White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan visited the president at the hospital shortly before the operation "to transact a couple of items of business and wish him well," Speakes said.

He said he did not know what the items were. He said Regan stayed until the operation was completed. The spokesman said Reagan signed correspondence after the operation and that he planned to work on his budget presentation to Congress. Speakes said the president was not on any medication. Please see REAGAN, A12 said.

"We've now got to talk convincingly that it is not in the best interests of the state to tear at the fabric of the university." Veal said the university has done what has been asked of it to meet state financial shortfalls, including the furlough of university employees on the days after Christmas and New Year's and a trimming of the university's budget by $12.5 million earlier in 1986. Veal must deal with the financial problems facing the university despite the fact that he announced his decision to resien a vear ago. Please see LV, A 12 Reagan's surgery went well, A 1 By ANDREW MELNYKOVYCH Star-Tribune staff writer c1987 Casper Slar-Tribune WASHINGTON The Reagan administration, which repeatedly has denied that it is considering replacing ailing CIA Director William Casey, already has talked to at least one possible successor. Sen. Malcolm Wallop, said Monday he has received "feelers" from unnamed White House officials about the possibility of becoming director of the CIA.

A White House spokesman reit- Panel nixes releasing of Iran report WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate Intelligence Committee, on its last day under Republican control, narrowly rejected President Reagan's appeal Monday to release a report about its investigation of the Iran-Contra affair. Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas, who had joined Reagan in urging the release of the report, said the panel voted 7-6 against making the document public. The 15-member committee has an 8-7 GOP majority when all members are present. Committee members said it was against the panel's rules to confirm the vote or to say how members voted. On Tuesday, when the 100th Congress convenes, control of the committee shifts to the Democrats, who won a Senate majority in the congressional elections last fall.

In a statement issued by the White House Monday night, the Reagan administration said it was "outraged and disappointed" by the committee's decision. "We think the American people have the right to have this information to judge for themselves," said spokeswoman Denny Brisley. "The president will continue to do everything he can to see that all the facts come out as quickly as possible." Congressional critics have insisted that the Iranian arms shipments violated a U.S. prohibition against selling arms to terrorists. The Washington Post reported in Tuesday's editions the State Department told the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week that it believed the president had the authority in special circumstances, to override the prohibition contained in the 1986 antiterrorism act.

The newspaper quoted sources as saying the department's view was submitted as a follow-up to committee questions on the Iranian arms sale. However, the newspaper quoted an unidentified State Department official as saying the position "was simply descrip-Please see IRAN, A12- By JOAN BARRON Star-Tribune capital bureau CHEYENNE Democratic Gov. Mike Sullivan got high marks from observers Monday for his inaugural address with its message of change and hope. "It was eloquent, well-done and I totally agree with his request for unity and the need for all to work together," said Rep. Patti Mac-Millan, R-Albany.

"When he talks about creativity combined with common sense, he definitely pulls at my heartstrings," MacMillan added. Although the reaction to Sullivan's address was universally positive, popular retiring three-term Gov. Ed Herschler drew the loudest and most prolonged applause. "My goodness," Herschler said when the clapping in the House chambers finally died down. In his introduction of Sullivan, Herschler said the new governor Casper Area A3 Classifieds B8-12 Comics A7 Community B3 Crossword B4 Landers, Oracles B4 Letters All Markets A8 Obituaries, Diary B2 Opinion A10 Sports A4-6 TV-Movies B5 Wyoming Bl Old Grouch Gov.

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Veal, who is retiring from his position at the end of the current school year, is preparing for his last legislative session as president of the university. Proposals to the Legislature now being formulated should allow a stronger institution to emerge in coming years despite financial problems, he said. Al-thoucl1 K--iMni to discuss the BOB DOLE Urges release of report Budget gets cool reception from Congress WASHINGTON (AP) President Reagan proposed the nation's first trillion-dollar budget on Monday and ran into immediate congressional skepticism over his plans to trim the deficit and cut dozens of domestic programs while still adding billions to Pentagon spending. The $1,024 trillion budget for the 1988 fiscal year an increase of 0.9 percent over estimated spending for this year offered a renewed attack on the soaring budget deficits which have bedeviled the country during the Reagan presidency. But Reagan held firm against any general tax increase to reduce the red ink.

Rep. Jim Wright, D-Texas, ho ill become speaker of the House, last month proposed increasing taxes on the wealthy to combat the deficit, but found little support from either Democrats or Republicans. Reagan, saying his plan would "put the worst of the deficit problem behind us," proposed a $42 billion package of cuts of domestic Please see BUDGET, A12 slashed enough, Veal says nature of the plans being formed, he maintained that the university could not be the target of further budget cuts. "1 believe any more reductions will mean cutting into the muscle of this university," he said. Quality in the university's faculty is also a concern, Veal said, and officials will have to convince the Legislature that it is important the university be spared further budget reductions.

"We've done everything we can do to effectively manage our resources and we have handled the reductions in the same way," he.