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lhome In Life Today's editorials: Tax increment financing domestic violencePage 4A Remember: Today first class letters will cost you 32 cents to mail Return to sender 'WK IMP II WlWJf Blowout How to throw a good old fashioned birthday party i I 1 I la i a I I II 1 1 CARQUEST BOWL: MONDAY GAMES South Carolina 24 West Virginia 21 HALL AME BOWL: IESTA BOWL: Wisconsin 34 Duke 20 Colorado 41 Notre Dame 24 CITRUS BOWL: ROSE BOWL: Alabama 24 Ohio State 17 Penn State 38 Oregon 20 COTTON BOWL: SUGAR BOWL: Southern California 55 Texas Tech 14 lorida State 23 lorida 17 The Idaho Statesman Boise Idaho Tuesday January 3 1995 35c Call him Gov Batt now IWKlRAllW swearing in caps 12 year journey By Ron Prichard The Idaho Statesman Phillip Batt claimed the title of Idaho governor Monday completing a long political quest and finalizing a huge victory for the Republican Party he rebuilt still the same Batt said an awesome task going to try to do you a good job and I think that I The 67 year old farmer from Wilder becomes the 27th man to hold the title and the first Republican governor in 24 years Chief Justice Chas McDevitt led Batt through the oath of office at a ceremony in the office at the Statehouse His left hand on a Bible held by wife Jacque Batt said each word with a serious tone His three children and most of his grandchildren looked on as did at least a dozen cameras Retired Democratic Gov Cecil An drus who served 14 years and three term Republican Gov Robert Smylie at tended Afterward Batt turned and hugged Jacque as family and supporters delightful for all of said Jacque Batt "I think we were more excited about this campaign than Batt followed the nearly full slate of constitutional officers: Lt Gov Butch Otter Secretary of State Pete Cenarrusa Treasurer Lydia Justice Edwards Attorney General Alan Lance and State Schools Superintendent Anne ox JD Williams the only Democrat still in statewide office took the oath as state controller a new title voters approved in November for what was the office of auditor The election also left Idaho with the most Republican Legislature in the nation That victory was sweet for Batt who took over as party chairman following losses in 1990 that left Republicans with only an even split in the Senate The machine Batt built helped him soundly defeat the early favorite Demo cratic Attorney General Larry EchoHawk It was second try After four years as lieutenant governor and more than a decade in the Legislature Batt lost the 1982 race by a heart breaking 4208 votes certainly been involved in poli tics a long time and aspired to this office Batt said a sense of satisfaction and Batt will earn $85000 per year i Batt said his priorities include filling out his cabinet more appointments could come today and finishing the three big speeches he will shortly make On riday Batt delivers his inaugural address at a public inauguration on the South Portico of the Statehouse On Monday he delivers his state of the state speech to the Legislature and on Jan 11 his budget address Officially the officers start to work i today But even the newcomers have already started ox announced key appointments Monday And Lance who had most of his lineup set was in his office after the ceremony preparing for a staff meeting As Lance and aides talked his son i Luke settled in: He tried out Echo old chair Phil oath "I do solemnly swear that I will sup port the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Idaho and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of governor to the best of my Pbotoi by Chrli BuMarThe Idaho Statesman wm Top: Gov Phil Batt recites the oath of office as his wife Jacque looks on Monday Above: State Schools Superin tendent Anne ox gives Batt a hug: New superintendent Anne ox vows to cut $30 million from schools budget Local 1B Acimml RMI ImnIm flhNA ft "'oOmi ta 'GcfelWl Sgt and el MH 'I 'JE MMEv fr nil PMMWRftwM CMwnonyiwwn iajv ptm2JWMnMa racepttonwfibe held at theStaaehouseThe puMc It Invited to bath event! Ticket are not required At 8 pnuan Inaugural gata featuring country nar Chet Atkins is scheduled at the Morrison Center Tickets are $25 or $35 per person through Select a Seat Outlets 385 1 1 19 or 385 1766 SATURDAY The inaugural ball gets under way at 8 pm at the Statehouse with a proces sion led by Batt and his wife Jacque Doors open at 7 pmThe ticket price is $15 $10 for seniors and students being sold in Room 226 of the Statehouse this week but will also be available at the door Chechens fight off Russians Grozny described as tank graveyard By Michael Specter New York Times News Service ARGUN Russia Jubilant Chechen soldiers strolled through the burning center of Grozny Chechnya on Monday waving their green separatist flag in tri umph after battling Russian troops back to the edge of the city The fight for the capital is far from over but less than 24 hours after Russian Defense Minister Gen Pavel Grachev announced that his forces controlled the area around presidential pal ace the only Russians to be found there were dead soldiers and bloodied prisoners of war Many of the Russian soldiers who survived the continuous as sault by thousands of untrained Chechen rebels were reported to have taken refuge in basements Congress newcomers are latest darlings Chaplains keep their jobs Page3A By Guy Gugllotta The Washington Post tor the third tune since nreu tne place is in a logistical uproar By the end of last week some House Committees still know who their members were and it was impossible to find out how committee JAidgets would be apportioned between majority and minority Republicans were staffing up and Democrats were staffing down causing one Democratic leadership source to remark sour ly that the promise to cut 30 percent of House staff "is easy to make when our doing the Still without budgets few com mittees knew how many people they eventually will be able to afford and hundreds perhaps thousands of Democrats were still walking the halls waiting to see if the ax would fall on their jobs "People are going to show up to work Jan 3 and unless See Congreea3A WASHINGTON The new Republican majority may be plan ning to hit the ground running when the new Congress convenes at noon Wednesday but if mem bers are not careful they could spend most of the first week crashing into each other Ordinarily Congress opens with a cheerful swearing in cere mony complete with kids and spouses then recesses for at least a fortnight so new senators and House members can settle in and figure out going on But the GOP its Contract With America flying at full staff in tends to charge into battle with legislation and hearings from Day One This would be messy under any circumstances but with the House going Republican A happy Chechen fighter raises his fist Sunday after separatist lighters captured an unidentified Russian soldier center in Grozny Bloodshed was rampant all over Grozny as Russian army troops again attempted to take the capital of breakaway Chechnya and abandoned buildings "Our forces have met stub born resistance but they have blockaded the said a Rus sian Press Center statement But while Russian warplanes and helicopter gunships streaked overhead no Russian ground troops were in sight on its southern tier Grachev said Monday that his forces would "cleanse the city Logistical nightmare awaits new Congress within a With1 about 40000 Russian troops surrounds ing Grozny that is possible but only if Russia is willing to send tain death in ground fighting fit time in 40 years and "It is a graveyard of tanks that the Senateswitching mRjontata timn nmn lUNjl rno stretch to the horizons Anatoly Shabad a member of the Russian Parliament who came to Grozny to protest the military offensive said Monday VW 4 Wfl Dust could cloud Boise air quality Growth will worsen our air officials say By Charles Ettinger The Idaho Statesman Bv the year 2010 pollution will cloud Boise's skies and irri tate our lungs more often air quality has im proved substantially since the mid 1980s thanks to pollution control measures We haven't ex ceeded federal air quality stan dards for healthy air since 1991 But experts predict another source of contamination will rise It's the dust kicked up in the winter by the more than 200000 cars and trucks that already trav el 5 million miles daily in the countv Growth will worsen dust pollu tion warns the state Division of Environmental Quality "It's very likely we would easi ly hit levels over the (federal pol lution) standard in the next de cade" says Doug Collins regional DEQ air quality spe cialist talking about particulates These are fine dust particles at least 100 times smaller than the diameter of human hair Particulates can cause breath ing problems lung tissue damage cancer and aggravate lung and heart diseases Children the el derly smokers and those with res piratory diseases are most sen sitive The federal standard is 150 mi crograms of particles per cubic meter of air Pollution above that See AlrBack page Boise air pollution: Particle pollution has declined in Boise since the mid 1980s The reasons include more efficient woodstoves and wood burning ordinances Recent mild winters have also helped Microgram per cubic meta air 60 A I I I I'" I 50 45 1 40 jl rVa 35 I 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 I I I I I I I I 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 Years rtv Mandatory woodbumlng ben In Boise and Garden City Triggered when particles exceed 100 micrograms per cubic meter of air Daye 1986 1987 IM 1987 1988 80 1988 1989 60 1989 1990 10 1990 1991 70 1991 1992 05 1992 1993 00 1993 1994 00 1994 1995 To data 05 I ()Ri I High 28 Low 10 sunny and cold weather Stanley had the nation's low temperature Monday at minus 35 degrees Complete forecast Back page Index 4 aactlona 30 pagea 191ityMr ItlMtaaa 1995 The Idaho Statesman A Gannett Newspaper Ann Landers 30 Legals 48 Business MB Lite 1 60 Calendar 2B Movie Guide 3D Classified 4 10C News of record 48 Comics 50 Obituaries 4B Crossword' 3D Scoreboard 3C Editorials 4 5A Sports 1 4C Horoscope 30' TV page 40 Idaho news 1 38 Weather SA In Life 35c Boise Idaho IWKlRAllW ()Ri( SI Call him Gov Batt now swearing in governor for Party you a The from man to the in 24 ceremony the who three term Republican Gov Robert Smylie at i Jacque as supporters more the full slate of constitutional officers: Lt Gov Butch Otter Secretary of State Batt said his priorities include filling MHMHHIMHMH 7T Pete Cenarrusa Treasurer Lydia Justice out his cabinet more appointments Edwards Attorney General Alan Lance could come today and finishing the MMEb :7 and State Schools Superintendent Anne three big speeches he will shortly make ox On riday Batt delivers his inaugural Mr JD Williams the only Democrat still address at a public inauguration on the in statewide office took the oath as state South Portico of the Statehouse On W4liy qr controller a new title voters approved Monday he delivers his state of the state in November for what was the office of speech to the Legislature and on Jan 11 KM6WW6 omtart Bett man Mwi I his budget address The election also left Idaho with the Officially the officers start to work most Republican Legislature in the i today But even the newcomers have already started That victory was sweet for Batt who ox announced key appointments IKr not took over as party chairman following Monday And Lance who had most of losses in 1990 that left Republicans with his lineup set was in his office after the i wSLduiad at only an even split in the Senate ceremony preparing for a staff meeting SwMorrimn CantarTldots ara 825 or The machine Batt built helped him As Lance and aides talked his son soundly defeat the early favorite Demo Luke settled in: He tried out Echo budwSSSJnorSSS 1766 cratic Attorney General Larry old chair Photoi by Chrla ButlarThe Idaho Statesman EchoHawk Top: Gov Phil Batt recites the oath of SATURDAY It was Batts secon ry er our I office as his wife Jacque looks on The inaugural ball gets under way at than aadSee Batt Phil O8th Monday Above: State Schools Superin 8 pm at the Statehouse with a proces than a decade in the Legisla ure Batt tendent Anne ox aives Batt a huo sion led by Batt and his wife Jacque lost the 1982 governor race by a heart do solemnly swear that I will sup tendent Anne i ox gives Batt a nug 7 pm The price is breaking 4208 votes port the Constitution of the United I $15 $10 for seniors and students certainly been involved in poll states and the Constitution of the NOW Superintendent being sold in Room 226 of the tics a long time and I ve aspired to this State of Idaho and that I will faithfully Statehouse this week but will also be office Batt said a sense discharge the duties of the office of Anne ox vows to cut $30 million available at the door of satisfaction and governor to the best of my ability" from schools budget Local 1B Batt will earn $85000 per year.