Hawk Eye (Newspaper) - December 4, 1995, Burlington, Iowa UAW rejects Cat but 17-month-old strike 5A Prisons keep bulging U.S. prisons see record one-year increase of 90,000 By Lori Montgomery Knight-Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON - The U.S. prison which broke the million mark in 1993, climbed this year to more 1.1 million inmates as state and federal prisons logged their largest population increase since began in 1923. A report released Sunday by the U.S. Department of Justice shows the number of Americans behind bars jumped by nearly 90,000 during the 12 months ending in surpassing the largest previous one-year increase of 85,000 in 1989. Some criminal justice experts bemoaned the warning that the nation is slaking a thirst for punishment at the expense of social programs that could stop crimes before they But others pointed to the dramatically lower murder rates recorded last year in many of America's largest cities and argued that the policies of the past decade are I shocked and outraged that you've got a 90,000 I remain very by said Robert author of the newly released The Legal System vs. Individual are how scooping up the repeat and violent offenders that have been getting away for so Justice Department officials said the growth spurt reflects the continuation of a national trend toward harsher punishment for violent criminals and drug who are increasingly likely to be sentenced to prison rather than released on It also reflects an increasing willingness among state officials build Texas See Prison page 8A> Deer hunters stumble onto man's body The Hawk Eye - MEDIAPOLIS - Opening day of deer season Saturday turned up something a couple of longtime hunting pals didn't A decomposing body of a John and Joe have been hunting together since they were old enough to carry Saturday they headed to a favorite timber between and 27, doesn't recall exactly where it is and the Des Moines County Sheriffs Department hadn't released information i The pair went off in separate agreeing to meet around 8 a.m. by their 28, came across the body about in a ravine 40 yards from the smelled something caught his eye over The GALA at 25 Randy Hawk Eye Dave and Pam Stoermer of inspect a few of the many items for sale during a silent auction at the 25th annual Burlington Fine Arts Gala Sunday at Items ranged from a gourmet dessert plate to a Waterford crystal Motel ballroom offers refined venue for event See Body page 8A> By Criss Wilson The Hawk Eye Pam Harter isn't quite sure she's forgiven Greg Jochims for the last piece of art he bought for should see she spreading her arms wide as bidding at Sunday night's GALA swirled around her in the Pzazz as big as me and it's this guy carrying three dead ducks in Jochims bought the picture at another charity auction and it by the perfect for the men's store he He reminds her of that and returns to bidding on another piece of art. One sne try to accommodate something for said Gretchen a of the ' annual Burlington Fine Arts League Grand Auction for Learning and Living this year ranged from the popular dinner parties to fishing trips to toy There was a nod towards every if not every price The auction has brought in in its 25 It moved from its home last year in the Deery Brothers automobile showroom to the Pzazz ballroom this year and in doing so grew in size seems a little better behaved this Burlington's Tim Roberts looking across the formally crowd as the first A print by Jane Thode Walsh graced the cover of the auction began to roll from auctioneer Sam didn't used to make people sit Standing on the but still were Burlington's Shannon Schaeffer and her Neither had started bidding as the first hour ticked It was all a bit daunting to the first-time GALA They had just watched friend K.C. Fleming wave across the room to his an action the auctioneer momentarily mistook for a bid on a woman's sweater donated by The Schaeffers were hanging waiting for the moment to feel here because we're said a Western Illinois University student home for the Paul raising a glass of complementary Funds raised at the GALA support fine arts activities in The proceeds from Sunday's effort were still being tallied late last like to recognize the people who have been here for all 25 Burlington Fine Arts League president Carol Benne Recognized for a quarter century of participation were Fine Arts League members Marianne Mary Ann Marianna Ginny Betty Maggie Steele and Jane Clinton OKs first sortie into Bosnia The Associated Press Spain - President Clinton authorized a vanguard of 700 American troops to open a risky mission in former Yugoslavia and rejected Bosnian Serb demands Sunday for rewriting the treaty U.S. forces will help you make a peace not everybody is happy with Clinton referring to Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko warning that Serbs in Sarajevo will never live under Muslim and Croat as the agreement Despite the complaints of Mladic and Clinton think the treaty is in trouble I don't think it should be It is to be signed Dec. 14 in Wrapping up a five-day European Clinton announced he had given the go-ahead for sending into Bosnia 700 U.S. troops trained in logistics and Within a few the advance troops will establish a U.S. headquarters in the town of Tuzla in preparation for nearly 20,000 Americans set to follow in a matter of The part of a 60,000-troop international peacekeeping will spend the winter and months after that trying to separate warring parties and disarming land mines hidden by snow-covered As he headed home from weary from long days and late Clinton faced deep skepticism from Americans citizens and the Congress about the military Bipartisan support Senate Majority Leader Bob said on the Sunday that around Wednesday this week the Senate will take up a See Bosnia page 8A> Mujahedeen will not U.S. soldiers The Associated Press Bosnia-Herzegovina - The region where 20,000 U.S. GIs will be enforcing peace in Bosnia is also patrolled by several groups of Muslim mujahedeen - holy warriors who came to Bosnia to assist the Some mujahedeen joined special units of the Bosnian From their base nestled in the stark hills amid coal slag heaps and strip mines above they say they welcome the Americans and hope to receive U.S. training and But more independent units who clashed with British troops earlier this are wild Some mujahedeen in the Bosnian army say they've already received clandestine training from former U.S. special forces officers near the small town of U.S. officials have denied aiding the But one former mujahedeen said he fought alongside two American who were acting independently of the U.S. on missions behind Serbian The 9th Muslim Brigade is based at 9 See Welcome page 8A> elderly ask for their tax cut Backlash building from majority of taxpayers who will be unaffected by GOP tax By Dave Skidmore The Associated Press WASHINGTON - From almost any the proposed tax credit looks like a sure-fire crowd But there's an undercurrent of Although some lawmakers would rather cut the budget or want lower income eligibility no one has doubted the sheer political resentment simmers among those left They include childless parents of children too old to qualify 18 and and divorced parents without do not have a chance to claim any being Emerald Star of said in a letter to a GOP tax reform have been working since I was 15 to support myself and frankly am sick of | In she represents majority of Only 29-million households will get in effect shifting some the relative tax burden onto the other 86 million ' The National Commission onj Economic Growth and Tax headed by former Secretary Jack letters in Money magazine and in other Most focus on the issue before the whether a income or a consumption tax should replace the current But many writers also on this year's includes the Earlier this President See Taxes page SAK Inside Dec. 4, 1995 16 2 sections City & Region 3A Classified 4B Comics 7B Crossword 6B Dear Abby 7B Deaths 7A Education SB For the Record 7A Happenings 8A Iowa & Illinois 5A Nation & World 6A Opinions 4A People 2A Reader services 2A Sports IB TV listings 6B Weather Seasonably warm though not as warm as High In the upper 40s. page 2A Sports Fiesta Bowl officially lands No. 1 Nebraska and No. 2 IB City & Region Mount Pleasant youngsters shop for Christmas at special 3A World Rabin's assassin suggests prime minister's bodyguard may have helped 6A
