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.4 SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 19, 1988 A5 REGIONAL FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Duke talks to area farmers via satellite i Z. 11 a ''''Ilmtklb. gg c114114N, Spokane County's new flag. ...) 1.

44 AIL wh .4 '')1 1 rot, :11, .4..: 14, al' r- A. i -F4 .,,,,17 1 '14 '1 iii.L.L.:4, irt 1,. PORT ORCHARD, Wash. Sequestered panel mulls death penalty Jurors deciding whether rapist and murderer Daniel Joseph Yates will be executed or imprisoned the rest of his life spent the night in lo- cal motels be- fore taking up the case again today. The segues-AKr tered panel re- tired for the night after five hours of deliberations that followed clos- Yates ing arguments in the gruesome case Wednesday.

On Oct. 8 the same jury convicted Yates, 33, a tattoo artist who moved to Bremerton from Lansing, of aggravated first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and aggravated first-degree rape in an attack on young teen-age runaways near Silverdale. Under state law, the death penalty can be imposed only for aggravated murder when a Jury decides unanimously that there are no grounds for leniency. The only alternative penalty is life in prison without parole. Yates was convicted of slashing, choking and raping the two girls and a boy, then shooting and stabbing them on Sept.

17, 1987. By Jim Camden Staff writer Trying to blend high technology with agriculture, Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis talked to farmers in Spokane and around the country via satellite today promis- ing better times for rural America if he wins the Nov. 8 election. Dukakis promised to increase trade, spend money on ag research and provide support for family farmers while cutting payments to corporate farms.

He flailed at Republican nominee George Bush for opposing the Clean Water Act and choosing Sen. Dan Quayle of Indiana as a running mate. "We're on your side, we care about your concerns," said Dukakis as he sat on a straw bale in a farm yard in southern Illinois and fielded questions from farm families gathered around him and groups connected by phone in 20 locations between North Carolina and Spokane. Some were at state fairs or college ag buildings. In Spokane, a focus group of five farmers gathered in the cocktail lounge of Cavanaugh's Inn at the Park to watch the session on cable.

Gordon Lederer, a Latah farmer, asked Dukakis what type Of agriculture secretary he would choose and who he would have as advisers on farm policy. Dukakis said he would appoint someone who had been a farmer to States and high food costs for their domestic crops. "But we're not going to do it by cutting prices to farmers." Continue farm subsidies. "Providing subsidies is something I believe in. That support should be limited to family farmers." Oppose, but not rule out, tar-ills.

"I hope we can avoid them. I hope we can encourage more trade, not less trade. Spend more money on product research. He mentioned the use of '1 grain to make plastics biodegradable, corn as a road de-icer and gasohol as potential directions for the research. Spend $100 million to "invest in rural America" by encouraging new businesses that would provide jobs off the farms.

111 Work with farmers facing ground water contamination to find ways to reduce the amount of chemicals they're using. Farmers gathered for the group, generally gave Dukakis high marks for his answers. Al- though most admitted they were supporters before they Lederer said the last eight years have been hard for farmers. Fore-, closures have increased and many who remain in business haven'r, been able to purchase new equip- ment, he said. "He's willing to take questions," said Scott Rohwr, a Rosalia farmer.

Michael Dukakis talks to farmers today via satellite. Stall photo by Chris Anderson that cabinet position, and listen to farmers. "The people that have taught me the farmers themselves," said the New England governor. The satellite conference, which campaign aides said was the first of its kind used in a presidential race, offered some unusual Dukakis, on the straw bale flanked by pumpkins, wore a suede jacket and a checked shirt. The farmers in Spokane wore dark suits nr Navy blazers and ties.

In the hour-long conference, Dukakis said he would: Bring down barriers to farm exports, especially through negotiations with the Japanese who have a high trade surplus with the United SPOKANE County's new flag depicts Indian, sun Spokane County has adopted a county flag that expresses the importance of Spokane's Indian heritage and the Spokane River in the county's history. The 3-by-5-foot nylon flag depicts a Spokane Indian in ceremonial headdress, profiled against a yellow sun. This symbolizes the Indian name for Spokane, "Children of the Sun." A diagonal blue stripe crosses behind the sun, symbolizing the Spokane River and its magnificent falls, These elements are exhibited on a green background, representing the county's unity with Washington, the Evergreen State. The design for the flag was selected from entries in a contest among Spokane County graphic arts students sponsored by the Spokane County Centennial Commission. The winning design was prepared by Stephanie BumgarnerOtt, a graduate of Eastern Washington University and daughter of state Rep.

Gary Bumgarner. There are plans to display the flag, along with flags from other Washington counties, in Olympia as part of the Centennial celebration, said county Commissioner Keith Shepard. Twenty-five copies of the flag have been produced, Shepard said, at a cost of $70.07 each. Support urged for minimum wage petition SPOKANE No leaf sweeping until next month Leaves likely will not be swept off city streets until sometime next month, after most of them have fallen from the trees, said Brad Blegen, city engineer. As always, city residents are re-' minded they are responsible for removing leaves from their yards and should not rake them into the streets, he said.

commerce. The minimum wage initiative would include some full-time agri- cultural workers for the first time, Critchlow said. The state's minimum wage last was increased in 1976. Last winter, the state House, con- trolled by Democrats, approved a bill to boost the hourly minimum to $4.24 an hour, but the Republican-controlled Senate refused to go higher than the federal minimum wage of $3.35 an hour. As a result, both measures died.

By Mike Prager Staff writer State Senate candidate George Critchlow today called on voters to support an initiative petition that would raise the state's minimum wage for thousands of workers in small businesses and agriculture. Initiate 518 would boost the minimum wage to $3.85 an hour next year and $4.25 an hour in 1990. It would cover an estimated 46,500 workers in Washington. The current state hourly minimum is $2.30. "That's less than half of what the a leader in the Spokane Regional Women's Commission; and Clay Bleck, owner of Royal Chevrolet downtown, in endorsing the initiative on the Nov.

8 ballot. Initiative 518 won a spot on the ballot last summer following the second most successful initiative petition drive in state history. Nearly a quarter million registered voters signed the petition. Those affected by the state minimum wage include workers at businesses grossing less than 000,000 a year and not engaged in interstate (federal) government sets as the poverty level in this country," said Critchlow, the Democratic challenger to incumbent 5th District GOP Sen. Gerald Ming.

"It's certainly not a livable wage," he said. Welfare payments are higher than the state's hourly minimum, he said, and an increase in the state minimum wage would encourage more families to get off welfare. Critchlow was joined by John Leinen, secretary-treasurer of the Spokane Labor Council; Jan Polek, Incinerator concerns hearing set Cal)ezio pumps 61 sizes, Oily 84.90 a pair! By Rick Bonin Staff writer Public comment on the environmental safety of Spokane's planned trash incinerator will be taken at a hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Spokane County Public Health Center, W1101 College. The state Department of Ecology will decide whether to issue a permit for the project under federal clean-air regulations.

That's one of two environmental permits needed for the plant. The other necessary permit has been issued by the county Air Pollution Control Authority, but that has been appealed by project opponents. An appeal hearing is scheduled Monday in Seattle before the state Pollution Control Hearings Board. The state permit also was approved once before, in April. But it was revoked after the federal Environmental Protection Agency determined proper procedures were not followed.

A decision on the new permit is expected within a few weeks of Thursday's hearing. That decision can be appealed to EPA. The proposed incinerator has the potential to emit significant quantities of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and lead, among other pollutants, according to ecology officials. Along with Thursday night's testimony, written comments will be accepted through Friday. Those should be addressed to Air Program, Washington Department of Ecology, Mailstop PV-11, Olympia, Wash.

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In black, taupe or navy leather. '1 Nokvi.R.t vo Permit to construct canoe launch sites issued by county 4 '2 5 12 6 12 7 12 8 th 9 1210121112121213 It 11 Et in rw 111 Lo la LI El 121 LI II Ill RE 13 El WIN El The state is moving ahead with plans to build access sites that will make it easier for canoeists and kayakers to use the Little Spokane River. County commissioners Tuesday night issued a development permit to the State Parks and Recreation Commission for construction of a boat launch and a takeout site on the river. The launch site will be just downstream from Waikiki Road, and the takeout site just downstream from where Nine Mile Road crosses the river near its confluence with the Spokane River. The sites will provide access for non-motorized boats to a seven-mile stretch of the meandering stream as it flows through Little Spokane River State Park.

Boaters now must launch and take out at undeveloped sites on public property, or on private property with the permission of land owners. The state owns at least one bank of the river for all seven miles between the two new access points. The county parks department acquired much of the property and transferred it to the state. State parks environmentalist Mike Ramsey said the department hopes to complete the launch site by next spring. Work on the takeout will not begin until archaeological investigations of the site, which is near Old Fort Spokane, have been completed, Ramsey said.

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