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The Idaho Statesman from Boise, Idaho • 1

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MsWf4 SOBSifJ iS Brian Boaworth All American 1 1987 The Idaho Statesman The Idaho statesman 123rd year 165th issue A Gannett newspaper mug it Enin Hamer road nets preliminary uk oy dliw PagelC Coach tellrBoswortkx hm irt ran im novf IV zIV I 1 1 I WAI pX Pa 'IB IgJ1 g3 I I I I Andrus calls for of By RANDY STAPILUS The Idaho Statesman Cecil Andrus took the reins of Idaho state government for the second time Monday calling for advances in education and eco nomic development and for an "Idaho of The Democrat took the oath of office as governor for his third term just before noon in 30 degree weather beneath an overcast sky He then delivered his inaugu ral address to a crowd of about 1000 people from a temporary wooden platform built on the southern steps of the state Capi tol Andrus succeeds John Evans who served as governor for just less than 10 years after succeed ing Andrus in 1977 Evans stood with Andrus and presented him to Chief Justice Allan Shepard for the oath of office The new governor 55 is a native of Hood River Ore and a three term state senator Andrus was secretary of the Interior dur ing the Carter administration Six other statewide elected offi cials also were sworn into office An editorial Page 4A Text of speech Page 5A Woodward Page 1C Supreme Court Page 2C by Shepard They were Lt Gov CL Otter Secretary of State Pete Cenarrusa state Audi tor Joe Williams state Treasurer Lydia Justice Edwards Attorney General Jim Jones and state Su perintendent of Public Instruction Jerry Evans All but Otter and Justice Edwards are incumbents The swearing in ceremony for the seven officials took about 10 minutes More than two dozen legisla tors including House Speaker Tom Boyd Genesee and Sen ate President Pro Tern Jim Risch Boise attended the cere mony The ceremony was conducted by state Adjutant General Darrell Manning The Idaho National Guard provided the traditional 19 gun salute to the incoming offi cials The new governor delivered a 10 minute speech similar in length tone and structure to his first in 1971 including as that one did a quote from former President John Kennedy An second inaugural speech in 1975 was slightly shorter But while the 1971 address fo cused on protecting the environ ment and healing societal wounds of the this speech em phasized economic challenges and the need for improvements in education It addressed those issues gen eral not specific terms More de tail is expected in his State of the State address and budget mes sage both scheduled for next week Andrus proclaimed: "An Idaho of Opportunity is our goal And we begin today to craft the blueprint for an Idaho where economic educational and personal oppor tunity is truly available to all our He acknowledged: have been through tough demanding See INAUGURATION Page 5A Eager Andrus gets moving Governor elect fixes flat tire drives to Statehouse for ceremony By RANDY STAPILUS The Idaho Statesman Gov Cecil efforts to get things moving in Idaho started Monday even before he was sworn into office at the very end of a lousy 24 hours for Susan McDermott McDermott Boise a geriatric nurse practitioner had tried to fly into Boise on Sunday night but had been blocked by fog and had spent the night in Portland in stead The cabbie who drove her home from Boise Municipal Air port on Monday morning pointed out worse news when he reached her house: A tire on car was flat She had difficulty changing it and was reading an instruction manual when a voice behind her said are you coming with that The voice belonged to Andrus whom she never had met Andrus had driven past and noticed her anxiously reading the manual I need some help with McDermott said and the governor elect a couple of hours away from assuming office spent about 10 minutes helping her change the tire then we she said I said something like Tm glad I passed out those pamphlets for you on Election It was a highlight of day but only the beginning of He arrived at the Statehouse at 11 am about 10 minutes before outgoing Gov John Evans and chatted with friends and relatives in the office When Evans arrived at the of fice Andrus invited him in but the incumbent said he first wanted to say goodbye to his em ployees He and most of his office staff met for several minutes in the conference room Many staffers were teary eyed af terward and Lola Evans the out going first lady dabbed tears from her eyes But there was humor too When Evans reappeared Andrus dashed out of the of i ice and walked up to Evans in the reception area" I gave you the big veto he said find it the desk I want it He and Evans laughed and Evans replied probably use it Legislators often have referred critically to big red veto stamp which Evans said he See ANDRUS Page 5A aw A t'HK I J' I jOr 'I jt7 'W' 1 'WB EMMMEflEwR pi RMHHBQMQKC? i fr Gov Cecil Andrus introduces his granddaughter Monica 4 to Auditor Joe Williams during a reception Rebound pushes market to records The Associated Press NEW YORK The stock market soared to record levels Monday as investors extended an early 1987 buying spree after late tax related sell off The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials jumped 4401 to 197132 topping the previous closing high of 195557 set Dec 2 and the previous biggest one day point increase of 4341 points set Nov 3 1982 The closely watched average ended riday with a 3136 point gain Gainers outnumbered losers more than 7 to 1 among issues listed on the New York Stock Ex change Volume on the Big Board totaled 18185 million shares The sharp gains surprised most traders who attributed much of the rally to the end of year end tax selling pressure which was particularly acute in 1986 due to changes in the tax law late December there hnvnr nw where to be said Michael Metz a techni cal analyst with Oppenheimer Co Eldon Grimm a stock analyst with Birr Wilson Co said: had a lot of people selling for profits and then you had a lot of selling for losses and tax deductions in 1986 Now you get an auto matic In the closing days of 1986 there were many in vestors who rushed to sell their stocks to take ad vantage of last tax benefits for capital gains as well as those who sold to deduct losses Ralph Acompora a technical analyst for Kid der Peabody Co predicted rally would "last a few days The question is whether While most traders bought heartily kicking in some computerized buy programs many were reluctant to let go of their stocks because they hoped to receive higher prices in future sessions analysts said Jack Baker a stock analyst for Shearson Leh man Brothers Inc said many traders returned to the market Monday after a long holiday respite with a generally positive attitude about prospects for economic growth and lower interest rates in 1987 Baker said the market also had a bullish reac tion to a relatively strong bond market where prices of some 30 year Treasury issues ended the day up $750 per $1000 face amount US budget hits $1 trillion Congress greets Reagan spending plan with skepticism Plan brings costs cuts By MARTIN CRUTSINGER The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Reagan proposed the first trillion dollar budget on Mon day running into immediate con gressional skepticism over his plans to trim the deficit and cut dozens of domestic programs while adding billions to Pentagon spending The $1024 trillion budget for the 1988 fiscal year an increase of 09 percent over estimated spend ing for this year offered a re newed attack on the soaring budget deficits that have bedev iled the country during the Rea gan presidency But Reagan held firm against any general1 tax increase to re duce the red ink Rep Jim Wright Texas who will be come speaker of the House last month proposed increasing taxes on the wealthy to combat the defi See BUDGET Back Page The Associated Press WASHINGTON President proposed 13 figure fed eral spending plan would nick a few bucks a week oit of many budgets and drain thousands of dollars out of some family bank accounts through higher home costs and bigger medical bills The 1988 federal budget pro posal calls for no general income tax increases as it outlines spend ing $1024000000000 the first tril lion dollar government outlay plan But this spending plan does seek to cut the flow of federal red ink with measures aimed at spe cific groups of Americans These millions of Americans would be hit right in the bank accounts through user fees higher electric bills higher Social Security taxes lower subsidies and the like Among the proposals Some retired coal miners suf fering from black lung would find at least a portion of their benefits taxed for the first time Schoolchildren from lower in come families 147 million of them no longer would receive subsidized school lunches Subsi dies would be cut off for children from families with incomes greater than 185 percent of the poverty level about $20350 a year for a family of four Currently lunches for all children regard less of their income are subsidized Going to a national park See IMPACT Back Page 7 Inside I I 1 a Sa it 1 fact: Nineteen journalists were reported killed worldwide in 1986 Page 3A quote: over and we're all Glen Courson owner of a sporting goods store in Irving Texas lamenting his surplus of sesquicentennial souvenirs Page 2A Weather og early fog late clouds across the southwest part of the state Highs today near 32 Lows in the upper teens Page 6A handles disputes In Beverly Hills ftster Advice Page 2D Business Pages 4 6B Classified Pages 4 8 Comics Pages 4 5D Daybreak Pages 1 6D Editorials Page 4A Local news Pages 1 4C News of record Page 2C Sports Pages 1 3B TV Page 4D 4 Sections 26 Pegea Classified 377 6333 Subscriptions 377 6370 in Daybreak Caldwell fails to reappoint city officials By MIRIAM BARR The Idaho Statesman CALDWELL The Cald well City Council failed to reappoint city department offi cials Monday night resulting in an abrupt adjournment of the meeting Mayor Pete Cowles upset because the council voted 3 to 2 to table a motion to reappoint city department officials re cessed the meeting walked out of the council chambers for couple returned and adjourned the meeting he said Cowles said later Monday night that he called appointed city officials who were not in attendance at the meeting and told them they had not been reappointed so to show up for today will have fire and police Cowles said no checks can be issued and no money accepted and de Councilman Jack Carter said those affected include City At torney CA Smyser City Engineer Ron Redmond City Clerk Betty Jo Keller ire Chief Tom Bums Assist ant ire Chief Bill Buchta Po lice Chief Bob Sobba Planning and Zoning Director Sylvia Robison City Treasurer and inance Director Donna Tal ley and Parks and Recreation Director Nevin Holly Jack Carter said he and council members Durand Mar cus and Kent Marmon voted to table the motion Council President Jack Ray mond and Councilman Les Carter moved to reappoint all the officers Councilwoman Patricia Mallea was ill at home Boise committee aooroves design of Towne Square mall By BETSY ZE The Idaho Statesman Designs for the proposed Boise Towne Square regional shopping mall in West Boise won approval by the city Design Review Com mittee on Monday clearing the way for Price Development Co to seek building The company hopes to begin construction this spring on an 879000 square foot shopping mall which is to include The Bon JC Penney Sears and 175 smaller shops delighted to be ap proved and to be off and run said Tom Mulkey of Price project manager for the mall Mulkey said he would submit ap plications for building permits in ebruary with the hope of begin ning construction in March The mall is scheduled for completion in the fall of 1988 The two story mall according to designs approved by the com mittee will be of natural toned split faced concrete block with dark burgundy brick accents A series of pointed two story arches will mark the entryway and in side the design will include sky lights planters benches a 300 seat food court on the upstairs level and escalators elevators and stairs The committee cited a number of concerns about the landscaping and setup of the site Mulkey said the company was amenable to suggestions for more planters and trees in the parking lot benches and bicycle racks outside mall en trances and fewer parking spaces next to the interior road that rings the building City plan ner Tempra Wilson said those parking spaces would lead motor ists to back out into the interior road where pedestrians would enter the mall Price had proposed more land scaping than technically was re See MALL Back Page iii I i.

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