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Show Prefers fNo Cloud on My Actions9 fbt Mayor Perry Logaes LOGAN (AP) Mayor Ted S Perry submitted a letter of resignation Wednesday, saying he wanted no suggestion of conflict of interest with h's job as director of a bank which holds city funds The resignation was the second blow to city government m a week. City Commissioner Glen Nielsen was arraigned Wednesday after being charged a week earlier with a felony count of misusing public binds and a misdemeanor count of using his position to gain special privileges Nielsen has denied the allegations Perry telephoned a local radio station, KVNU, to read his letter of resipation but declined further comment. Newsman Kjell Jenkins said Perry asked that the story be held 20 minutes so he could sub PWjigfWI 1 Wi m IIP"WIIWWWJM WIAMMIWP W1 mit the letter to the other two commission members. Nielsen said he had received the letter but declined comment. He said the commission would decide whether to accept Thursday. Commissioner Russel Rjeldsted said he heard about the resignation on the radio. Perry said the resignation would be effective immediately. As you are aware, the bank with which I am affiliated was authorized as a Logan City depository at least two years pnor to the time I accepted the invitation to become mayor," Perry said in his letter read to KVNU. He is a director of First National Bank of Logan. He was appointed mayor 16 months ago to re- - Aides Mull School place Richard Chambers, who was jailed for making a profit with public money. Jenkins said the mavor had recently told the station he would announce Sept. 1 whether he would run for mayor again. director of a bank which takes public deposits even though they were authorized pnor to the time he became councilman. Perry said the First National Bank was authorized as Logan city depostory Perry said m the letter that when he two years pnor to his becoming mayor was asked to accept the position he took it based on advice from local counsel He Perry said he prefers there be "no cited a case in which an officer of a cloud on my actions, and for this reason bank was allowed to serve on a school I am resigning." board even though the board hid deposHe asked the commission to express its in that bank. He cited another opinion his appreciation to city employes who saying that bank directors can serve as have "worked so diligently with me this state legislators even though state depospast year, m enabling Logan City to its are held in the bank. have a surplus of $1 million in revenues However, he citeu a Nebraska case over expenditures, notwithstanding the which decided a councilman may not be lowest tax mill levy in 70 years. gulf aJit Test Data Snowbird Meet Page Lures Savants Ixjoal Nov s TV Today Obituaries IJ- -t By John Cummins Tribune Education Editor Thursday Morning, August 16, 1973 Pag One Section B "Never before has the need for accountability and (or hard daa been more needed. Public schools and public monies are a trust and the public must be accounted to for that tru-.- t W T ' rrOl 8 4, - f SNOW BIRD The publication of public school tost semis, a highly controversial among educators, won strong suphere port Wednesday from Dr William L. Hutchinson, Granite School District deputy superintendent Speaking before a seminar for Granite administrators. Dr Hutchinson called the release of test scores a first step toward accountability, and said- .v. V SK v , nrf? f - Public Misunderstanding Warning that the greatest danger In releasing test scores lies in public misunthat derstanding, Dr. Hutchinson school systems can run nevertheless, greater dangers of public misunderstanding by keeping important information from the public than by disclosing it. I also recognize that test results reflect the work of the schools only in the cognitive domain, neglecting their and affective work in the psycho-moto- r domains But the time to hide information about tne schools is long since past," Dr. Hutchinson said. Without advocating any specific standardized test or reporting form, Dr. Hutchinson said school officials should he able to point to "residual achievement" the amount by which actual student achievement stands above or below predicted expectancies. a helicopter sits Salt Lake City Police Departments new-- 1 detection of crime est addition to deter crime and to aid in at Sugar House Park ready for dedication I Explain Nature of Tests He called for reports that would explain the concept and nature of the tests administered, interpret the data and include when dealing with individual schools such input data factors" as ceremonies. During unveiling of the new copter an invaluable aid for his men. A bird, Chief J. Earl Jones termed hcli-- 1 lest flight of craft followed dedication. I the schools absentee rate, the experience of its teaching staff and pupil-teach- ratios. Judge Halts SNAFU Law on Abortions or EAGLE, Its The best bird available joined the Salt Lake City Police Tactical Forces to fight crime and make the city more safe after bnef ceremonies Wednesday at Sugar House Park. a surplus helicopter bird the with painted citys official police took to the air mmutes insignia after Public Safety Commissioner James L. Barker Jr. snipped its golden nbbon. The A member of the panel of three federal judges asked to declare Utahs revised abortion laws unconstitutional has issued a court order halting enforcement of the statutes against Jane Doe. The anonymous woman is plaintiff m the class action civil suit, filed in US. District Court for Utah July 6, that challenges the laws which went into effect July 1. Gov. Calvin L. Rampton and Atty. Gen. Vernon B. Romney are defendants. Members of the three-judg- e panel hearing the case are Chief Judge David T. Lewis, U S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, Salt Lake City; Chief Judge Willis W. Ritter and Judge Aldon J. Anderson, both U S. Distnct Court for Utah. Issues Order Judge Ritter issued the order, a preliminary injunction, halting enforcement of the laws against the plaintiff pending the final order of this court. Judge Ritter signed the order and signed for both Judge Lewis and Judge Anderson. It appears to the court that the plaintiff Jane Doe is entitled to a preliminary injunction dunng such time as the court may need toprepare and file find mgs of fact, conclusions of law and decree, the order says . .The plaintiff will suffer irreparable and immediate injury, loss and damages unless defendants are restrained of this pending the determination matter, the order continues Placed Restrictions legislature passed laws placon obtaining an abortion restrictions ing and requiring in the first three months of pregnancy that the abortion be necessary to preserve the life or mental or physical health of the mother. The 1973 The new law also sets out requirements for judicial hearings and requires consent of family members in connection with approval by judicial hearings. Plaintiff is pregnant with an unwanted child, the suit says, and wants an abortion but Utah Code Annotated prohibits the action, it alleges Her physician has said he is willing to pertorm the abortion if the legal situation and complications effected by the Utah Legislature can be clarified," the suit says (evasion of Privacy The law is unconstitutional, the suit says, because it is an invasion of privacy, is overbroad, purports to regulate the right of privacy and discriminates on the basis of wealth. The three-judgpanel held a tnal on the matter July 27 and took the matter under advisement following oral arguments by attorneys for both sides. e When originally filed, the case was assigned to Judge Anderson However, the three-judg- e panel was requested to hear tr.e case by Judge Anderson after he denied a petition for a temporary restrainthe ing order, subject to a review by three judges Chief J. Earl Jones said he hopes crime can be cut by using machine and it will become an invaluable aid in suppressing crime in Salt Lake City. He called for patience from residents who may be encircled by its bright spotlight at 2 am. and hear the machine through before they their bedroom windows evaluate the new program. The helicopter was transferred to local officials earlier this summer by the Office of Emergency Services the countys operations. through They gave us the best bird avails able, the chief said. Lt. Gary Parke, commander of the tactical squad which will fly the machine on patrols and special assignments up to four hours a day, said a gamut of operations is planned for the winged patrol car. Use will be limited nance, pilot availability by mainteand opera Great Help for Police tional costs. He said the helicopter can be used for limited rescue work and emergency responses as well as civil disorders and crime prevention. First to nde with pilot Harley Kin-swho has flown the craft as part of his military reserve training was Mr. Barker. er It was great, he said as he stepped a little shakily from the craft. You can see the whole city itll really help us out. Next to nde was Chief Jones, who also said he was impressed by the viscraft after ibility from the three-plac- e a nde above the Sugar House area. We call it SNAFU Snazzy New Air Fuzz Unit joked Lt. Parke when quened about the new name for the bird. That name came from delays in getting craft transferred, he said. its called EAGLE Actually, Law Ground Air (Emergency Enforcement)," Chief Jones said. Its crew, pilots Kinser and Earl Pnce, will have an observer. Patrol man Charles Bernards, to watch the ground, the chief continued. The craft is expected to go into regular operations within the week and will be housed at the Salt Lake City International Airport. gallon-a-minut- e 100-fo- It Doesnt Agreeing with the commissioner, the chief said to make all suggested changes and improvements, federal revenue sharing must continue. our last budget, we had to tnm over $100,000. Revenue sharing just has to keep coming in. If it doesnt the city must find a new source of revenue, the On chief said. who said he commissioner, really didnt know if the county had a shade tree committee or not, brought the matter up Wednesday because Highway Director Basil McGlochlm said more than 1,000 trees should be removed just between State and 5th East and 3200 and 3900 South. Mr. McGlochlm noted that the county doesnt have the needed equipment, manpower or a tree removal budget and advised staying out of the tree removal busmess. So , Wait! Jack Fenton the advice Salt Lake County commissioners gave to their shade tree commission Wedneswas day. The group that was formed m 1968 may have money to work with in 1974, explained Commissioner Pete Kutulas. But he tied it to federal dollars reportedly available through the department. Until thpn, Mr Kutulas said any such group should "work without a budget, functioning within its capability to fulfill its duties. . agn-cultu- havent done badly in the de-- , Kutulas Commissioner past, dared. We started out with only one (tree when the pioneers arrived). Part of it is remaining and an untold number (of others) exist." We Tnbune Staff Wnter Patience money must be found in the improvements budget, Mr. Barker said. "But finding the money might be difficult. The citys capital The Grow on Trees By airport, construction of two new stations and major changes at five others. Difficult to Obtain Funds? The shade tree committee was named m 1968 several months before a law outlining its duties. Although the law calls for seven members serving r terms, the group is made up of rune persons serving six years each. four-yea- Miles C. Labrum, who was chairman of the group when it asked for a $7,500 budget in 1969, said there had been no meetings for about three years. I New fire stations should be built for the upper avenues where some property is already owned by the department and on Redwood Road near 6th North, the chief said. In addition, major changes or relocation are necessary for stations three, four, five, six and nine. Time to Study Needs We need this long range planning, Mr. Barker, who called for the report, said. It gives us the time to study the needs and hopefully find the money to make the changes. Pointing out the necessities of some station changes, Mr. Barker said some of them were built for horse-drawvehicles. He said although the buildings such as the Sugar are well maintamed House station theyre just not ready for the jet age. Dr. Hutchinsons boss, Dr. T. H. Bell, Granite superintendent, supported the deputy superintendents position with the notion that Education in Utah will be improved if it is more open. Management by Objectives And, in an address to the administrators outlining the districts Management by Objectives system a process of identifying school needs, setting objectives for meeting the needs and evaluating have been whether the objectives We should keep met Dr. Bell said, score on performance in each and every one of our schools. However, Dr. Bell said a release of test scores should be accompanied by a facthe school's "overburden index tor determining the level of the schools students, the student mobilitity rate (determined by the number of students that move in and out of the school dunng the year), the number of students from split families, the educational level of the students' parents S.L. Fire Department Seeks $4 Million For New Equipment, Stations, Repair To keep pace with a growing city and replace equipment dating back to 1940, Salt Lake Citys Fire Department will need slightly more han $4 million worth of capital improvements in the next five years Thats the overall view of a report made by Chief Leon DeKorver to Public Safety Commissioner James L. Barker Jr. We need new fire stations and equipment," the chief said Wednesday. His requests include purchase of eight new 1,250 pumper trucks, aerial ladder units, additionfour al rescue and crash equipment for the School officials have been defensive about test results for too long. . . . Knowing test results can help the public see first where steps need to be taken, and then see where gams have been made, Dr. Hutchinson told the assembly of school principals and staff members. See Page B-- Column 1 Dans on Vacation Warden Turner Mr. Richardson Dan Valentine is on vacation. His col- umn. Nothing Senous, will resume upon his return. Two Correctional Groups Elect Utah Prison Aides n Presently, the city has a Class III fire rating from the national fire underwriters board. And, Mr. Barker said, thats a pretty good rating for the city and its department. That rating determines to a large degree what each resident must pay for fire insurance. We have a very good department, Mr. Barker but a lot of old equipment, said. Chief DeKorver said some of that equipment has been in the shops for six months because parts cannot be found to repair it. Cites Age of Equipment For example, some of the citys pump trucks were made m 1940 and one cf its ladder trucks joined the department m 1941. You not only need front line equip- ment, but you need backup items as well, the chief said A major fire would require on line equipment as well as reserve machinery to cover the rest of the city, he said. In addition, all the trucks need periodic repair and maintenance. Each item, from air masks and radio equipment to the gigantic ladder trucks, is essential for a modern, well equipped department, both men agreed. By George A. Sorensen Tribune Suburban Editor - Two Utah State SEATTLE, WASH. Prison officials Wednesday were elected national presidents of their respective sections dunng business meetings of the Amencan Correctional Assn. Congress of Corrections here. They are Warden John W. Turner, who will take the helm of the Amencan Association of Wardens and Superintendents, and A1 Richardson, food services manager, who is new president of the Food Service Amencan Correctional Assn. 26 Organizations The 2,500 delegates attending the represent 26 organizations in all 50 states These associations cover such aspects as prisons, jails, parole and probation, food, military and community organizations such as the Salvation Army and the Volunteers of America. con-gre- Theme of the congress centered around rapid charges coursing through the corrections field due to recent court Secret Witness If you have a tip that will solve a major crime phone 4 for reward in359-465- structions. rulings on due process of law and the nghts of persons incarcerated. Also discussed was the concept of rapid-growin- g treatment programs. Several federal court decisions state that pnsoners do not lose many nghts under the due process concept. Wardens, supenntendents and other institutional leaders were counseled on how to meet community-base- these their d challenges own and include them m programs Limit? Perhaps the most startling statement was made by Federal Judge Lawrence W. Pierce of the the Southern Distnct of New York. He said no one should have to sene more than six months in a pns-o- n before being released on parole or into a community treatment program. A second program outlined, now under expenmentation in eight cities, the Diversion Services Cent jr, sponsored by the Amencan Bar Assn, m which certain first offenders" are diverted from the penal system following a pre-triinvestigation. Warden Turner will retire in September. He has been at the pnson for 25 years, 15 as warden and six as deputy warden The warden now lives at the pnson, but will make his home in Bluffdale after retirement. Pre-Tri- Mr. Richardsor, 7429 S. 100 West, Midvale, has been at the pnson for 16 years after moving from Oregon State Pnson. |