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A1 2 Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyo. Friday, November 9, 1990 Gulf Kuwait are bring results. Bush said he had "good support from the American people," and "I'd like to feel the American people would support their president on whatever decision is made." "go the extra mile," both in conferring with Congress at home and with U.S. gulf allies abroad, to make sure that U.N. resolutions calling for complete and unconditional Iraqi withdrawal from said the use of force would be "undesirable." Referring to the U.S.-led coalition that now confronts Iraq, Bush said, "I am determined to hold this coalition together." He promised to He said he would appeal for Democratic support for his policies, but warned: "I'm going to use the veto so as to stop a lot of bad things from happening to this country.

I am more determined than ever to use it." Bush abandoned his politically popular no-new-tax pledge during negotiations with Congress to re- Michael Boskin, Bush's chief economic adviser, told a business group Thursday that he wouldn't rule out a possible negative quarter of economic growth either in the final three months of this year or early next year. "I have directed (him) to increase the size of U.S. forces committed to Desert Shield to ensure that the coalition has adequate offensive military option should that be necessary." Bush committed American troops three months ago, starting with 1 0,000 troops shortly after the Aug. 2 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and since then has spearheaded the development of an international diplomatic response that has included deployment of massive forces currently more than 300,000 troops from 27 nations and several United Nations resolutions calling on Iraq to withdraw its troops from Kuwait. Asked what change led him to decide to beef up the forces, he replied that it was a "guarantee of the safety of all and I think it sends a very strong signal" to Saddam.

Said Bush, "Iraq's brutality, aggression and violation of international law cannot be permitted to succeed." "1 find it hard to believe that today, Nov. 8, that he does not understand that he's up against a determined, unprecedented alliance," he said. The president said he believed Saddam "felt he was going to have just an easy time of it" when he moved into Kuwait. "There's where the miscalculation was," he said. Bush said the United States and other countries decided to confront Saddam to guard against "some horrible world conflagration" at a later date.

Bush said there were no "mixed signals" from Moscow. Earlier in the day, Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze had said, "Whether or not the use of force could be ruled out probably this could not be ruled out and a situation may emerge which effectively would require such a move." It was the first time the Soviets had indicated publicly they would at least acquiesce if the United States, which holds the presidency of the U.N. Security Council this month, attempted to win passage of a resolution authorizing force against Iraq. In the past, Shevardnadze had dam Hussein's army, I'm not going to speculate," said Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Bush's escalation of the U.S. gulf presence was greeted with skepticism from congressional Democrats. "I am concerned that the administration is moving to establish an offensive capacity in advance of a U.N. resolution authorizing offensive action," said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Claiborne Pell, Pell said the international trade embargo against Iraq has not yet had "a decent chance to produce results." A House Armed Services Committee member. Rep.

Ike Skelton, said Bush's use of the word "offensive" was ominous. "The whole attitude seems to be changing from defense to offense," he said. "This is a new chapter." Rep. Lee Hamilton, chairman of the Middle East subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he believed "the president has been concerned that the focus has been drifting away from the military option" with European political figures visiting Iraq to negotiate for the release of their citizens held hostage. The president, said Hamilton, "wants to let the Iraqis know that we're deadly serious about this." Bush said he hopes international economic sanctions force Saddam to withdraw, but his declaration concerning offensive forces dramatically altered his three-month policy in the Persian Gulf, which has been to be able to withstand further aggression by Iraq.

It was Bush's second news conference of the day. Earlier, he discussed political and economic matters, but brushed off questions about the gulf. It was possible that this gave Baker time for fresh meetings in Moscow. The president said he also had consulted with Saudi King Fahd, whose nation has provided the main staging area for the U.S. and multinational deployment that included more than 300,000 troops before Thursday's announcements.

Bush said current forces were adequate as a defense against "any further provocation" by Iraq. To the troops half a world away, he pledged: "We won't leave you there any longer than necessary." Cheney stood by the president's side as Bush announced: Continued from Al faniry Division (Mechanized) based at Fort Riley, Kans. Neither he nor Bush would say just how many troops would be joining the 230.000 U.S. forces already in the gulf area. I lowever, full deployment of the units listed by Cheney would add more than 150,000 troops to the U.S.

forces there, Pentagon officials said in private conversations. Even without sending all of their support units, the additional combat and essential support forces total about 100,000. Iraq has more than 400,000 troops in the region. There seemed to be indications Thursday that cracks might be opening in Iraq's stated determination to remain in Kuwait. Iraq's army newspaper and U.S.

officials said Saddam replaced his military chief of staff, Gen. Nizar Al-Khazraji, with the head of his elite Republican Guards, Gen. Hussein Rashid. It did not say when or why Khazraji was dismissed. Western analysts with knowledge of Iraq's military machine said Khazraji's surprise dismissal indicated growing opposition in some military quarters to Saddam's strategy on Kuwait.

"It's very ominous," said Hans-Heino Kopietz, with Control Risks, an international security firm in London. "It's not wise to change horses in mid-stream at this point in time. Khazraji's dismissal now is indicative of some opposition to Saddam within the military," said Kopietz, just back from a Middle East tour. Khazraji had been chief of staff since 1985 and was one of the top officers in Saddam's inner circle of military advisers. Cheney said the Navy would send three additional aircraft carrier battle groups and their escorts, the battleship USS Missouri and a second Marine amphibious group of 5,000 men.

And, the defense secretary said, combat-ready National Guard brigades the 48th in Georgia, the 155th in Mississippi and the 256th in Louisiana would be called up for the first time, for possible reassignment to the Middle East. They total about 10,000 people. Also, Cheney said, the Air Force "probably" would also send reinforcements. Hundreds of additional tanks will be deployed, the secretary said. "Whether it will be adequate in the event of going to war with Sad- Bush Continued from Al who increased their power in both the House and Senate with Election Day victories.

"I didn't do as well as I'd like," the president said, reflecting on Tuesday's GOP losses. Bush said the clear message from Election Day was that "people feel they're taxed too much." Six incumbent governors, of both parties, went down to defeat. The losses generally reflected tax or economic woes. Bush, in one of his gloomiest assessments, said he was very concerned that the economy was faltering. He said he would consult with economists in and out of the government on ways to soften the blow and stimulate growth.

"We're in some tough times right now," the president said. Michael Boskin, Bush's chief economic adviser, told a business group Thursday that he wouldn't rule out a possible negative quarter of economic growth either in the final three months of this year or early next year. He didn't specifically forecast a recession, but said there was no doubt economic growth was weak. "The economy at best is in a lull, but we do expect that lull to be relatively brief and relatively minor," Boskin said. Even before the election, Republicans were heavily outnumbered in Congress, and their losses Tuesday will make it harder for Bush to win veto battles and push a legislative agenda.

But Bush said the results won't "tie my hands at all" in dealing with lawmakers, signaling that he would be less conciliatory in the next two years. "When you extend the hand (of cooperation), somebody else has to reach out and shake it," Bush said. Board of Charities and Reform, but still require the Legislature to provide for the performance of those duties. Amendment No. 4 would restrict the use of public employee retirement funds to purposes benefiting the members, retirees and beneficiaries of the retirement system.

shied away from Simpson, not his money. "That is ludicrous hogwash and Graves knows it," Hughes said. "Al Simpson is the quintessential politician who is knowledgeable about issues and is one of the most effective senators Wyoming has ever had." Simpson's margin this year was smaller than the one he won in 1984 in his drubbing of unknown Democrat Victor Ryan. Simpson defeated Ryan with 78.3 percent, or 146,373 votes, compared to 2 1 .7 percent or 40,525 votes for Ryan. Many people also thought Simpson would fare better than he did this year because Helling, a senior at Casper College, entered the race as a political neophyte with a total campaign fund of $5,500 compared to $1 million in the Simpson campaign coffers.

"He's really a great guy," Graves said of Simpson. "But when you get in that position of power it goes to your head. You just have to remember you still have Wyoming roots, it seems to me." Hughes said Simpson, like other incumbents for national office, suffered at the polls resulting from the budget crisis and a rising national resentment toward Congress and its apparent paralysis in the face of ever increasing federal budget deficits. "I don't think the voters were mad at Al Simpson," he said. "I think they were mad at the system and were sending a message to Washington." rYiiE Blue Ox Supper Club Now taking Holiday Reservations.

Large or small parlies! Call Karen al 472-4VI3 Opening w0. Still has a few Christmas Party dates available Mondays through Thursdays I 0 Bush said that if Democrats want higher taxes, "we're in for a whale of a fight and the proffered hand (of conciliation) may miss the shake because we're not going to compromise on that." "What I think we're going to see coming down the pike at me is a whole wide array of tax proposals out of the Democrats. And they're going to do it over my dead veto or live veto, or something like that, because it ain't going to happen, I'll guarantee you." With his latest pledge of no-new-taxes and his bashing of Democrats, Bush appeared to be testing themes for his own re-election race in 1992 although he insisted he hasn't decided whether to run. timony and affidavits," Byrne said. "That issue has already been decided by other courts, which said we were not required to do so." Furthermore, Hopkinson is abusing the writ by having failed to bring up the issue of jury instructions in previous petitions, Byrne said.

"Claims which could have been brought earlier in death penalty cases are all too often brought in piecemeal fashion when execution becomes imminent for the sole purpose of obtaining a last-minute stay," the court document states. "Such apparently deliberate withholding of claims from previously filed petitions and the unexplained and unwarranted delay in bringing claims before the courts until close to the last month constitute an abuse of the writ which the federal courts should not tolerate," it stated. Hopkinson's lawyers have said that the claims were not deliberately withheld and that recent U.S. Supreme Court cases have clarified such issues as what was wrong with the jury instructions. Skretteberg argued that lower transportation costs for the company will mean lower road building costs for the taxpayers.

Hugh Duncan, an attorney who represented the Snodgrasses in their attempt to block the company's condemnation effort, said Wednesday that Rissler McMur-ry is under no obligation to pass on lower transportation costs realized from the Bessemer quarry. The company, he said, may simply outbid its opponents and pocket the difference. Skretteberg said Thursday he cannot guarantee savings to the taxpayers as a result of the Bessemer quarry. If the company can hold down its bids for projects as a result of the quarry, however, other companies will follow Rissler Mc-Murry's lead, he said. mm mm With thil Coupon mm FREE DRINK 1 I (Foutain drink, coffee or tea) with an all-you-can- eat meal Thla coupon good for 2 free drinka with 2 adult meala.

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Hopkinson has seen the postponement of numerous execution dates most recently Sept. 25. Two days before he was to be put to death, Hopkinson 's defense lawyer, Leonard Munker, convinced Judge Matsch to stay the execution at least until two issues were adequately studied and responded to by the state. Those issues, according to Byrne, are whether the jury that sentenced Hopkinson to death were given proper instructions and whether the Attorney General's office should have given Hopkinson 's lawyers copies of grand jury and other witness testimony. Byrne contends in the document that Hopkinson's jury instruction argument has no merit and that previous courts have already ruled that the Attorney General's office does not have to relinquish certain documents.

"They allege we should have given them materials that include grand jury testimony, witness tes- Quarry Continued from Al Bessemer Mountain. The seven alternate sites are identified by Skretteberg as locations on: Bates Creek, "the tunnel" north of Alcova Reservoir, Hacklo, an old Highway Department quarry south of Glenrock, Deer Creek, Eagle Creek, Horse Creek and Big Red Creek. In a letter to Howard M. Schri-nar, Wyoming commissioner of public lands who administers the state lease involved, Skretteberg said the suggested sites were rejected for various reasons, such as proximity to Casper, low-grade limestone, extensive road construction and costly mining techniques. For example, Skretteberg said, Bates Creek is farther from Casper than the existing Garrett Quarry.

I lauling 1 1 0,000 tons of limestone at a cost of between 1 2 and 1 7 cents per mile, he said, makes even a few more miles prohibitively expensive. "I think that's a specious argument," Killean responded. "It's a cost of doing business. A can complain (about his malprac-itce insurance) but he still has to pay it." VLm STEWED CHICKEN ON A 4 AAA MifTCala AKU at iy Tfl Mi BED OF FETTCICINI NOODLES Plui Soup, Saisd 6 Dcsxrt Sfi35 JOjH's Pob Lunch Special Chopped Sirloin Dinner Special 10 Oz. Prime Rib $895 STYLE SHOW 12-1 BOOK YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY NOW! 266-2921 6t 1 Verdict Continued from Al the governor appoint a state examiner, state geologist and state inspector of mines.

It would still permit the Legislature to provide for the performance of those duties, however. Amendment No. 3 would delete the constitutional requirement for a Simpson Continued from Al said. "You're facing out of state contributions that are huge, arising from Simpson's contacts and relationships among the power structure." Mark Hughes, chairman of the Wyoming Republican party, said Simpson enjoys tremendous popularity at home but slipped this year because of a general sense of dissatisfaction with Congress. Ordinarily, such a margin of victory would be considered huge, In Simpson's case, however, even his campaign manager Joe Ratliff acknowledged that the vote was closer than expected.

Hughes too, though he pointed out Wednesday that such a margin like Gov. Mike Sullivan's could appropriately be labelled a "landslide," said he had expected Simpson's margin to be greater. Graves attributed Helling's relative success to voter dissatisfaction with what he described as Simpson's "arrogant attitude," which he said manifests itself with regular "brow beatings" of his critics and a hyper-defensive reaction to dissent. Graves also said that Jackson attorney Gerry Spence and Casper attorney Bill Downs both decided not to run against Simpson because the financial barriers were too daunting. "Again it's a question of why do you want to take on that kind of a fight when you know you're going to be beaten over the head with all that money," Graves said.

Though Hughes acknowledged that incumbents do enjoy an inherent fundraising advantage, he said the Wyoming Democratic party Habbv Birthdnvf MT M. ---J- LILY ZIMMERMAN love You, Mite House and Senate. "You know the minority party is used to being humble." But Fanos also said he expects no major confrontations between Sullivan and the Republicans. "I think Sullivan has good rapport with the Republican party and will have more from now on," Fanos said. Harrison said he doesn't think the Republican gain makes much difference.

"I look at it that they're one vote short in the House," Harrison said. But he added that people in the state should be concerned about outside pressure from Republican party officials to control legislative business. "I haven't liked this effort in the past to keep Republicans from joining us in sustaining a veto," he said. He said what happened to Republican House members Nyla Murphy of Natrona County, the late Mary Odde of Fremont County, and Bill Rohrbach of Park County "is not right." Republican State Party Chairman Mark Hughes a few years ago chastised the three Republican legislators for voting with the Democrats on some issues including an attempted override of Sullivan's veto of a budget bill. The Republican House leadership later stripped Murphy of her chairmanship of the House Labor Committee and blocked Odde from a committee chairmanship.

"Legislators have to represent their constituencies as best they can and sometimes it's in the best interest of their individual constituencies to sustain a veto," Harrison said. "This upcoming session we ought to start off on a good footing and not already start trying to figure out how we're going to outma-neuver one another," he added. Ute 'Presence of Christmas 9pv. 23- SA.M. Democrats Continued from Al override, Vinich said, but he thinks the House would go against the governor on that issue no matter what the partisan count of House seats is.

The Republicans don't want a Democratic governor appointing a Democrat to succeed a Republican U.S. senator, Vinich said. "So that's one that probably will fly," Vinich said. "On that issue, I think the House will override the veto." He said another bill that now could get through the Senate is a proposed constitutional amendment to place a cap on damages for wrongful death or personal injury. Sullivan supports the proposal so a veto is not an issue, but the proposal requires a two-thirds majority vote to pass both houses of the Legislature, Vinich said.

Outside of those issues, Vinich said he foresees little change even though the Republicans now have the desired 20 votes in the Senate. In the past, he said, the Senate has not taken hard-line Republican caucus positions, Vinich said. "Diemer has never been able to control his troops very well," Vinich said, referring to Senate Majority Leader Diemer True, R-Natrona, who is in line to be Senate President next year. Vinich also said that Sullivan isn't as confrontational with the Republican-dominated Legislature as was his Democratic predecessor, Gov. Ed Herschler.

Nor has he vetoed as many bills as Herschler. Nevertheless, Vinich said the Republicans would like "to make history by overriding a veto one time." Rep. Matilda Hansen, D-Al-bany, a contender for the post of House Minority Leader, said that in the early 1980s House Republicans tried to hold the line in overriding Herschler's vetoes. They often failed, however, despite their two-thirds majority seats since some Republicans members voted with the Democrats. Sen.

John Fanos, D-Uinta, said lYi House Democrats now have the "power and the burden" of holding the line if the Republicans mount a veto-override movement. "I think we're just going to have to live with it," Fanos said of the loss of Democratic seats in the See Your Painted Room Before Vnn Buy the Paint with yTT: IlK-rlVlU W) 3 Jim Cox Outlaws g5 I iTilxi Tii it; Benjamin Moore's Video Color Planner at sta pffit's K11 Collins Reserve now 235-3000 235 E. 1st 759 CY Avenue "3 Next Door to Porter's) UJtm mama mm.