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Show AVIS COUNTY T uJ- 5. r p i I &od ,a. 101-i- Li iiawMMMMBBfcwHw Police chiefs call for stiffer penalties Ms, goomis deadly dan by MARK EDDINGTON Staff Writer is up 85 percent in the last ten years, and juvenile referrals have increased 126 juveniles SALT LAKE CITY What do you call more beds in juvenile detention facilities? A good start, according to Doyle Talbot, Layton police chief anJ president of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association. At a Tuesday press conference, Talbot and fellow police chiefs joined a growing number of voices calling for stiffer measures to stem the surging tide of juvenile crime. Statistics show that juveniles account for 36 percent of all arrests. Violent offenses committed by percent over the same period. A Dan Jones and Associates Poll conducted in February 1992 showed that Utahns identified gangs and gang violence as a major concern. Recent incidents of gang violence a shooting at the Utah State Fair, a fatal d shooting at the Delta Center, and a beating of a Northridge High School student have served to escalate that concern. It is important that all of us pull together in a partnership to resolve crime and gang see GUNS pg. 4 gang-relate- Jla Saw Fowler Hactaer And the winners are .. Primary elections narrow field byMELINDA WILLIAMS Davis County Clipper Locals see red Primary elections narrowed the field of city council candidates in Bountiful and Farmington Tuesday. Four over green space candidates will now vie for two council seats in each city in the November 2, general election. There was no mayoral primary in either city. by PAUL CHALLIS News Editor BOUNTIFUL Residents living next to In Bountiful, Sam Fowler garnered the most votes with 1,799. Ann Wilcox received 1,378 with incumbent Renee Coon receiving 837 and Jim Tolman Elementary School turned out in droves Wednesday to plead with the City Council not to subdivide a city park into building lots and to keep the soccer field and baseball diamond area as green space. Two weeks ago the council took a field trip and reviewed the option of turning the park space near Tolman Elementary at 400 East 1100 North into a five-lsubdivision. When news reports hit the streets last week nearby" neighbors and Tolman Elementary employees immediately decided to fight the option of the subdivision and called Bountiful officials saying they would oppose the plan. The Huefner 830. They will continue on as city council candidates in the November election. The three who lost are: Melvin Pearson, with 366 votes; Douglas Davis, 733; and Wayne Russell, 350. ot residents accused Bountiful officials of plotting the sale in secret and trying to push the deal through without public input. A special Parks and Recreation Committee meeting has been scheduled to review the several options for the future of the park site on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Bountiful City Hall. The park area is being used and we want it and need it, said Norm Hassett, opposition group spokesman. The field is being used three days a week at least 20 weeks a year just for soccer. And that doesnt include other uses or sports and special school events. Hassett said the soccer field was installed three years ago and has had steady use ever since. He added that softball and baseball are played on the ball diamond. I dont think the backstop is any more unsafe than any other in town, Hassett said. City Manager Tom Hardy had said that backstop likely needed to be tom down or see PARK pg. 3 Only 14.65 percent of. Bountifuls registered voters FAST FOOD! Weston Murray', a Woods Cross High senior, cheered on by his teammate Cindy Young, (right) showed Bountiful High competitors Jen Bohman (left) and Harley Summers (not shown) how to Murray and Young downed 10 burgers in 3 " claim offered owner John Hinojosa. The 'Cats minutes to the $1 00 prize by seniors beat the Braves juniors.The eat-of- f came after school class champions competed. ; er ' : Pocketful of miracles for lucky youth by MARK EDDINGTON Staff Writer ROY A Roy Junior High School student fared better than his clothes -Monday when a handgun concealed in his pants pocket discharged in the schools metal shop, police reported. The .22 caliber semiautomatic handgun accidently discharged when the boy put his hand in his pocket Police said the gun fired a slug through his zipper that impacted into the floor. There were no injuries reported. Lt. Kay Hargis said the boy told officers he was carrying the weapon to protect a friend. He said some high school students had threatened to beat up his friend, so he brought the gun to school. Police said the boy got the gun by taking a key from his mothers purse and unlocking a room where the weapon was kept. The boy has been referred to juvenile court for carrying a concealed weapon, carrying a gun on school ground and shooting within city limits. 54 golf tournament 0? CX ffMTKWl Davis claimed its first state LAYTON p Wednesday at Valley : championshi golf View. The Darts fired 4 304 to outdistance Clipper Country rival Viewmont which finished second, eight strokes back. Davis senior Marty Jacks took medalist honors: with a 73. while Viewmont star Tone Gardner was second at 74 with Bountiful's Scott Hailes finishing third with a 75, STATE TOURNAMENT : 1.: DAVIS 304, 2. VIEWMONT 3 2. : Layton 319, 4.- Bonneville 320, 5. Skyline 322, 6. Bingham, BOUNTIFUL 32S, 8. 5A 1 - XT Granger, Taylorsville 326, 10. Northridge, Alta 327, 12. Weber 331. n Brighton 335, 14. Orem 337, 15. Mountain View 338, 16. ' . "vx V NEWS NSL BANK ROBBER sought by police page 2 BURGLARS PREY local hikers page 3 on SPORTS STATE GOLF: locals swing to win. page 1 4 page 1 5 MR. OUTDOORS: teUsso cGsfie 1. turned out. Still that was better than many municipalities. In Salt Lake City, only nine percent of registered voters cast a ballot. Farmington did much better, with between 22 and 23 percent of the vote. City Recorder Dona Scharp was pleased, saying, We had a pretty good turnout for a primary. see ELECTION pg. 2 Chick fillet LIFE TEACHER EARNS APPLE, presidential award page 12 MAUDSLEY HOLDS ON wins poster contest page 1 3 OPINION JORDAN IS GREATEST Letters to Editor: page 5 WEATHER Mostly cloudy with T-shoiwers. HI: 58 LO: 35 |