2 3 0 ^ . 3 3 IP/ ADC 8 3 6 V I 4 / 2 0 0 3 '•iOUrHWEST MICR FfQ PUGLISH JI.-1 FARKE E VANC'ELl.1- c l . *^ASO _____ 7 9 9 0 3 ' • -JL j J IL y ' j L ' . ; , I , - n . ____ 50 cents Sday^0p^bcr_2O,; 2 0 0 3 ; . a '- :" » : : | i ► V e S ::l 'W eAt h e r outtoepislow4y incipny a jR M o s tly _ io percent this year and expeaed i4y.B i^ ■ Th*./u»oiKlatedPrm--- ' ' - -’ ' iustafi-actionofthatin jJ ungcold* , . ... :' Nonmanufaacturingjobss boost econclomy, expertsS S d Y to recover just & - Idaho's economy, is ' ai^5^. BOISE The typically better-p:^i^gjobs The shift: in in die makeup of the 7 .strength but it^ a slow., Pivision' , of iHnancial ^ declined frafractionally during the '2 9 . gfflning .fit in the manufocturing se<ector are labor force alsoals affected average ' ^ and it’s being made M anagement offered no:o Ievidence first half oft)f this year, should giow i pageA2 procea^ < of a fa st recovery from, tlth e state’s b y 4 ^ 0 0 job;obs by j-earls end, near- continuing< to erode. Thcc :forecast ’ paychecks. • tbiuugDI Inonmasufacturing jobs 5,:^ of Analysts thoughtth< the average worst economic downturum in two Iy 1 percentent, and then pick up showed: the stote lost S that geneiaerally pay le ss.th an pro;^ bvi^ shed annual wageage in Idaho would , . worit,'according to the • dccades. Economists ddescribed another 7,20,200 jobs in 2004. themi lasc year and wi v g i c a l lLEY i duoioiiv* another 2,900 by the encnd of this exceed $30,0(0,000 last spring but ; J I ^ V lewest economic forecasc the improvements ih th<he ouUook lhat growicw th h as b e e n reflected i stated nev year before dropping 1,4<,400 more lhat will lotnot happen nmv until a e f o r r e tir - -Idaho's10's economy appears on since summer as m ar^pnal, their in payroll withlioldingwi taxes paid : ClfycOuiKlI: Four vie in 2004. late this yearjar or early next Tliat ;p of better times,” state same description for thele improve- through thetie su m m er a n d into th e i f^g councilman^ seat.a t. th e cusp That will leave manuf:ifactiuing translates intoint $300 less than lists concluded in an m ents fro m sp rin g to surum m er. eariy f a ll Page B l economisi new jo b s a re cxdusive- employment< at barely' 100,000, expected justust this summer. ^ an aly siss pubUshed liiesday. While the employmenent picture But the nc lc and services, where thi e lo w est since th e mid-]1-1990S. NationaUy.Iy, tht e average aim ual “Id ah o shshould be closing a chap- is improving, paychecksks are not ly in trade s t this year em p lo y ment en is expected to T h e r a te is h igher th antn the loss wage is risingsing a half percentage te r of prprotraaed sofmess and ex p ected to grow a s fast r this year t l ^ Idaho's M oney and next os believedd just six exi^d byy neariyi 2 p^ent the nationally,i espedally inI tdie com- point faster th o p en in g a chapter of faster :s sector, average, leaviiaving thc state at jusc ; m onths ago. rest of thiss yiyear and maintain that puter| and electronics Trade) 81strate- growth.” where employment is of:off neariy . 75percentoftlof the national average. j tbe forecast from thc . N o n farm em ploym enent, which pace througlu gh 2004. ’- e < < » :sStudents t ^ t a mseven f local • schookdIs negoti- Elecctrical n mock eco- .T1 win Falls tTOURISM GETSS A FACELIFT^ Wp;^d|g||||jy nomicic s£ u m m i t _______ P a g e E l | H rateehike F o o d & H [oom e Cooking sugar-free::T T his musst wait \^ m a n whips up gre«rea t treats tors say they for her dial^tic husbiisband. Page C l ore time to utility’s request Sports ated Press____________ ^ r a d e of champions:ns: The Vorld Series champii - Idaho Power Co! cus- Horida Marlins wereir e s a lu te d m’t see an immediate ' by their fans lUesdz^ w ith a ise souglu by th e conipa- viaory parade. egulators on *I\:esday Page ly dedsion on a 4.2 per- I s-the-board interim rate for customers of the . O pin io n ;est utility. Ctty council picks:: TlIh e candi- llic U tiliiics Commission raposal b>- Idaho Povs-er. m d f o r T w in dates we recommenc lan for a perm anent 17.7 City Council,, iin n to d a y ’s [».st in basic rates, wnS' _ - j ^ t o r i ^ .p7; 2x and its um e loo limit- PageA 6 H lit resolution by the Nov. le. tim ission said, it vs-ould six m onths to d e d d e on ^• : Q om ing:.t5 i p -..,. ;S interim and permanent :sts, b ut it set Nov. 13 for on the interim request, ity filed for its first basic ase since 1994 to b e ^ ’ m ore than S850 m ilhon ;sted in its electrical sys- I with general increases ctat WIW/Tli* al operating costs to . date a 30 percent 6 Regulator " discusses how to place the1 tritrim during a renovation of th(the Buzz Langdon Vlsltur C ent Jl customers in die past ScottDtt Martin, iflft, holds up a neww wwindow while Doug Strand dl iation on Tuesday. The project:t iuaed only volunteer labor amand donated materials for thehe Ikey tourism site n<;ar the Po need monh e projKJsed hike would thaMI Magic Valley Builders Assoclatii about S86 million a year dge In Twin Falls. k'cnue, review ■oweruti now serves 423,000 The Assoclatec> in soutiiem Idaho, east- f l in and nonhem Nevada. ^ ny offidals asked to ^ BOISE - Id Big fellas iecdng some of th e tycira ; c a l s h i f i1 i n I r a tomers won’t I u s h a n nn o u n c e i!S t a c t i c c th e proposal was being rate in crease s \ Stedhead challenge to maintain cash flow i -anglers. State regued it rating. s t s I' erim rate would generate las BS. l plans to beef;f up defense ajIgainst terrorisi delayed any d Tliursday li on a j-ear to cover the and A m erica is m ore secureire.” . cent across-thi ) The TImefrNiIg e I d a h o sMclated Press______________ leadership ar increase fora new power plant in T h e presss conferencc came on anoin o th c r •/ state's largestI Home, finance expenses ence in Iraq, and anotherir U S . - sing its hydropower dams iSHINGTON - Pacing a surgerge in vio- day of violer Tlic Public 1 U.S. killed. , President Bush said Tbesdi^ay' thc soldier was k said th c prop<)m m odate varioiLS Inisi- )mb exploded TUesday wesvest of ^eW8 ThoA««;d S tates w ill chan g e tacticss ajan d stiff- A c a r bora part of a plan;nses. I ilto g a t least four people2 a day ■ ifenscs in Iraq a n d w ill n o t: beb e intim i- B aghdad, kill percent boostirmanent increase would I I n d e x rave of I by a wave of suicid e b o m bbers er in te n t a fte r th ree didozen people died in a wav too com plexidential a rates an average WASP nbings in the Iraqi capitxd.iL U.S. :rcent, split for the first ; Ciassifled .E5-12 Mom Icncc,liscouraging I cooperation wiwith the suidde boml ed to perm it n o ffid a ls saidd Ione of Baghdad’s three dejd eputy .^vcen sum m er and non- Comics. .05 Movi U n itedrican i occupadon. 15 deadline. 'e’rc constantly looking at thc enemy ' mayors wasi kkilled in a hit-and-run shooiooting. f T he commiseasons. c n defei lasic residehtial bill for , 'Community .E4 Natii idjusting." Bush said. “Iraq1 is danger- The latestst attacks, induding the kil u k e up to six d a te d b A b d u l lo\vatt-liours a month is 1 Cwssword .B6 ObiUloney -----El on dUtand ifs dangerous bccause; teterrorists Sunday of■ )Deputy Mayor I'liris Al both tlie inte caving.” R azzaq al-A•Assam, raised fears thcth a t a rate requests,Jn d er the n u e proposal, it i ^'0MrAbby’..B6 Opinlo v ie s ____ C7 A m e riaus to leave, and w e’re n o t leav elve months before the prosirosidential strengtheneded insu^ency is increasiasingly a hearing onrise t to S(i8.‘J2 from >cr through May a n d to -Food; Spot lon, B u ^ m ad e a b ro a d defcns;cnse o f his • targ etin g Iracraqis w ho w ork w ith th e U.SJ.S.-led pfesldent Bush spoiipoaks to media Tuesday during IbfUtiUtyi a r 'Z d ! »r June, July a nd Augusi. ;&;Home ..Cl-8 Wea ^ policy during a news coni:onference, coalition ass well as international gn rate increase iblluarles .