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Show Faria It, Urd-- r r . .k WESTERN AME Univerbity of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 64112 VOLUME 16, NUMBER 43 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1972 Utah Supreme Court Decisions Real Estate Foreclosure UNAUTHORIZED equate COUNSEL DOES NOT VOID JUDGMENT W. SMOOT BRIMHALL, Commissioner of Financial Institutions, Plaintiff (UTAH SAVINGS & LOAN) v. ROBERT B. and RUTH MECHAM, Defendants & Ap-pella- nts Trial Court: Judgment in favor of plaintiff. A judgment is void only if the court Supreme Court: Affirmed. which rendered it lacked jurisdiction or of the parties, or if it acted in a manner inconsistent with due process of law. Plaintiff counsel: Dallas H. Young Jr., 48 N. University Ave. Provo, Utah 84601 Defendants counsel: Robert B. and Ruth W. Mecham, Pro Se See details page 3. Soviets See Crime as Product Of Failure of Institutions - ANN ARBOR (ACCN) How does the U.S. crime rate compare with that of Soviet Russia? It doesnt. The Soviet Union has published some recent percentage figures on the types of crime that occur but, since 1928, has withheld numbers they are based upon. If secretive about crime rise and its consequences, the Soviets are more informative in discussing its causes, Prof. Connor finds. The thrust is to establish the offender as a flawed product of various institutions: the family (where his socialization was, incomplete or ineffective); the school (where he ; or the facwas likely a drop-out-) tory (which paid little attention to his off the job behavior). Crime and delinquency in par- ticular reflect a series of failures on the part of the institutions and activities which the state itself sponsors and regulates," Connor explains. Statistics, while fragmentary, indicate that more than half of all juvenile crimes are theft and other property offenses, Connor notes. Hooliganism," the Russian term for public order offenses, accounts for a large proportion also. Soviet delinquents tend to break the law in groups, but these bear little resemblance to the organized fighting gangs found in large American cities. during the 1950s," Connor says. They are a smaller, seemlingly spontaneous and tem- gathering that comes together for some specific act." porary The more serious offenses, appear concentrated in the older (15- - to age groups, Connor notes, but this segment is not necessarily more delinquent. Court records show that less than five per cent are girls. The Soviet attribute delinquency to two related trends: the failure of family, school, youth organization and factory to control the young, and second,' the dynamics of the adolescent male personality. The latter theory sees adolescents, with their burgeoning and desire for independence, as persons not fully formed, more susceptible to bad influences than and more promising prospects for rehabilitation, Connor says. The case of the adult criminal does not permit excuses of immaturity or diminished responsibility, and his crimes are more serious." The distribution of crimes adults, listed in a Soviet criminology text- inbook (presumably for 1966-67- ) 24 per cludes: hooliganism" and state of theft public cent; 17 per cent; crimes property 16 per cent. the person against Connors observed that, unlike during the early years of the U.S.S.R., crimes against the state represented only a small share of the total. But we can, speculate that the statistics on property offenses, particularly of the petty variety, are far behind the real situation. Soviet newspapers and legal journals frequently publish complaints about the inefficiency of accounting and property control in large en- New homes In St Prosperity Warms By Daniel K. Cunningham Says Voter Pay Would Attract 'Undesirables - - six-mon- th population surge In 1960s. Population Booms Daily Record Columnist ST. GEORGE, UTAH This quiet terprises, giving us the impression of massive small but damaging southern Utah town has the appearthefts by employes. To many ance of a quiet slumbering village. But its certainly not sleeping! socialists, what belongs to all SL George has grown 40 percent to no one." belongs last decade, to 7,000 residents. the With a few exceptions such as And it likely large scale embezzlement, crime is wont stop growconcentrated among those aged 18 to for some time ing 30, Connor notes. Russian reto come. searchers frequently cite low I think SL educational achievement as a George is sitting common characteristic of criminals, on the threshold but no conclusive data relating of a great ecoocnomic to social class, boom, criminality . Newell predicts cupation or income is yet available. i of one Jackson, linked to One significant factor 'resiMr. newest the Cunningham some 80 per cent of all robberies and dents of the area. Connor is estimates homicides, Just on tourist trade, I think St drunkenness. Alcoholism is a could double its population George severe problem in the Soviet Union. though it will take a few years. But it should not be interpreted as a Mr. Jackson is manager of the cause of crime, only as a second Elmer Fox & Co. office in SL form of deviance in one person." George, In illustration, he notes: My firm had the option of closing There are no taverns in Russia, down their office here. But they so typically one might find a man decided to stay here and prepare standing outside a liquor store, looking for one or two otters to share the price and the contents of a bottle with him." Behind its public denouncement of drunkenness, the Soviet government is ambivalent, Connor suspects. The production of vodka is a lucrative state monopoly. WASHINGTON (UPI) A proposal to pay people to vote has been rejected by a former director of the Census Bureau who said it would attract the kind of voters that we dont want at the polls." Rep. Morris K. Udall, author of a national voter registration bill, suggested giving a certificate to anyone who votes at LOS ANGELES (ACCN) Both Los Angeles County Superior and least once every two years good for Municipal Courts are increasing $5 that can be applied to local, state their use of Own Recognizance or federal taxes. That kind of a voter would not do (O.R.) releases as alternatives to the a of confinement the country any good," Richard M. poor, jail an elections consultant to status Scammon, county report has revealed. Newsweek Chief Administrative Officer magazine, told Udall at a Arthur Will reported to the Board of House subcommittee on census and Supervisors that the Superior Court statistics hearing. It would only result in the kind of O.R. Unit has released 44 per cent voter that we dont want at the more felony defendants and reviewed 13 per cent more cases per polls," said Scammon who stepped down in 1962 as census director. month within a period. OR Releases Increase in Los Angeles George area reflect 40 D-Ari- z., St George for the coming boom. Color Country! Because of his companys strategy, the father of five found himself transferred from Ogden to southern Utah. His first 'impression? I had always been a big city boy, but I was enthused about the SL George area. Its tremendous to get up in the morning and look across the valley at cliffs and mountains. Talk about color country!. The Emigrants Returned Many of the new residents of SL George are former Utahns who have returned to the state. One is Vance Davenport, who operated a successful plumbing business in southern California for many years. A few years ago he visited the St. George area and was so impressed that he relocated his business to the southern Utah town, but with a different emphasis. He gave up plumbing and went into the plumbing supply business to accommodate the growing number of homes and condominiums under construction in SL George and nearby Bloomington. Tired of Reno Asked if he misses California, Mr. Davenport replied, Not a biL Though he added that California was a little easier place to make money. Another former Utahn who has returned is Mrs. J. Price (Vilda) Ronnow, formerly of Reno, Nev., where her husband has an insurance business. Both she and her husband grew tired of the hectic pace of living there. "When we moved to Reno we worked very hard and were involved in many things, both civic and church, until we were fed up with iL says Mrs. Ronnow, who was 1971 Mother of the Year in Nevada. Calls Weather Glorious The Ronnow family built a new home at Bloomington. A strong attraction here is the glorious weather. We have a beautiful view of Pine Valley through the kitchen window. In the winter we sit in the sunshine and watch the snow fall down on Pine Valley. Its fabulous! Her daughter Mary has found the local high school to be extremely friendly. They have cookouts. And the girls have parties in the is This unheanl of in Reno gym. because it would get out of hand. Restaurants Are Varied Though southern Utah is a sparsely populated area, Mrs. Ronnow says there are many unique dining places. There is a German restaurant in Leeds which was started by a woman who used to cook for the German Kaiser. In the other direction, in the quiet town of Pine Valley, right among the pines and near a stream theres place called The Branding Iron which serves fabulous steaks. And outside Zion National Park there is a restaurant called The Driftwood that bakes its own fresh bread and puts up jam every season. Summing up her easy going life in southern Utah, Mrs. Ronnow concludes: No, I would not go back to the city for anything. all-nig- ht Court Freezes Chilean Funds In Law Suit - The Chilean government is planning legal steps to take against a U.S. judicial action Nocking the funds of nine Chilean state agencies in New York because of a $5.9 million claim by Kennecott copper against the Salvador Allende SANTIAGO (UPI) regime. The embargo ordered by federal district court in New York and made effective February 18 covered such Chilean government agencies as Lan Chile Airlines, the state copper corporation, the central bank, the mining corporation, the development corporation and other state bodies. The embargo was sought by Kennecott in behalf of its nation-- alized Chilean affiliate, Braden Copper, in a lawsuit against the Chilean state. ) t |