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Show 'FAMOUS' COED cosycBii She Wants To Prove Her Worth By LEO N. PERRY Deseret News Staff Writer I hope to make PROVO a career out of being a woman. Pretty BYU coed Melinda Cummings, daughter of movie and television star Robert Cummings, sat quietly and ex my summer Reforms recommended in 1963 for handling aggravated sex offenses by juveniles have met with only casual and limited response, Utah juvenile authorities agree. The report was prepared Jan. 10, 1963 by a special governors committee following public outrage over the murder of an American really well, she said. She said the tour has been helpful in understanding the people of the world. And in a small way I feel that I helped my country, she said. She said she was urged to attend BYU by her brother who toured the Provo campus with their parents when they came to Utah on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. Cummings are stockholders in the Valley Music Hall in Salt Lake City and were impressed with the educational facilities at Provo. I have special parents theyve given all of us special opportunities, she said. She has an older brother, a younger brother and two sisters. n Because of movie and commitments, the Cummirgs family travels extensively. But my mother and father have always taken the children with them. Sometimes one under each arm, she said. The attractive coed said the Cummings children were always exposed to cultural exIf my parents periences. went to the opera, we were if it was a visit to included reflected about the statement $he had just made. the long, She brushed blonde hair away from her face. I want to prepare myself for womanhood, to be able to do the best I can, she explained. She said her experiences at Brigham Young University had been most helpful in helping her to progress. The atmosphere here is outstanding; the people who are my friends are the greatest, she said. The blue-eyesophomore is majoring in dramatic arts and is minoring in music. She is active in the entertainment field with the program bureau and is now in rehearsals for a light musical. The program bureau has been especially helpful to me. There is nothing like it in the entire world, she said. Miss Cummings was with a troupe tour which entertained in the Orient for two months last summer. Although Ive done worth d Fork baby sitter. The committee was their perception and analysis, authorities agree. Only one of the nine priorities listed in the report has received recommended emphasis. ONE EXCEPTION The one exception is that additional diagnostic services are being provided at the State In dustrial School and the State Prison, according to Second District Juvenile Court Judge John Farr Larsen, who served on Melinda Cummings follows her father's career lead in the art gallery, we were part of it. Miss Cummings, who has some stage credits as a pro-- . fessional, said she loves to perform on the stage. Its exciting and stimulating work must constantly you ruTnTiTnRTnT Active in sports, she lists swimming and water skiing as prime recreational pur- Snowstorm Jumbles Traffic TVT1TIX7I7Q AXJ JLJ V V B1 Plum Goes To Lloyd request, I was not optimistic about my chances because there were only three openings on the Committee this year. My assignment gives Utaty a wider representation on congressional committees. I have thoroughly enjoyed my work on the House Banking and Currency Committee, Utah is superbly represented in this legislative area by Sen. Children community the Salt Lake have the biggest interest at stake iu the proposed law marriage and divorce changes before the Legislature, Judge Aldon J. Anderson of the Third District Court said today. He spoke to members of the Womens Legislative Council at the State Office Building. of but IFil Probes MEASURES Anderson and Samuel King, chairman of the Citizens Advisory Board on Family Courts, re viewed six Senate bills dealing with family problems. We hope that all of the six will pass, but any one will improve the situation considerably," King said. He told the women that 2,700 divorce actions were filed in Selt Lake County last year, with an average of three children involved in each case. at noon Wednesday carrying a The courts under the present suitcase filled by bank officials avstem, do not have time to with stacks of worthless note-giv- e thought to individual cases,! paper resembling the $50,000 in since each judge has an aver-- small bills the extortionist had age of 30 domestic matters on demanded in the letter, "No comment was the terse his calendar each day," King statement today of J. Wallace said. in agent LaPrade, special FAMILY COURT Salt Lake office of the of charge Included in the proposed laws Bureau of Investiare provisions which would es- the Federal to FBI efforts in regards gation, tablish a family court division to provide when counseling requested by the court, the attorney or the parties involved. King said such a law would not be implemented on a statewide basis, 'but would be put Into effect at the county level with the approval of county commissioners. He also stressed the imporC ' 1 program, the committee deals with relations with foreign nations generally, mutual security, protection of Americans abroad, and the United Nations, he said. Abortion Bill to trail the man as he left the bank. Booking officers at die Salt Lake Jail said at 10 a.m. today that no suspect had been booked in the extortion City-Coun- attempt Wallace F. Bennett, the ranking Republican on the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, Rep. Lloyd said. In addition to its jurisdiction over the annual authorization for the foreign aid Chirch Opposes lank Threat . ' The bank was dosed from shortly after- neon until 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, while FBI agents, Salt Lake City Police officers and bank officials made a thorough search for the "56 sticks of dynamite that the letter writer said had been planted in the bank. Nothing was found. Branch manager Lee Barnes See BOMB am Page B- - 12-1- suits. But singing and dancing also are important parts of her life. She will be in the east of Thursday, January 23, 1969 The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints Thurs- day issued the following statement: have given careful consideration to the question of proposed laws on abortion and sterilization. We are opposed to any modification, expansion or liberalization of laws on these vital subjects." Two bills, SB116 and SB117, have been introduced In the Utah Legislature and We in certain instances and permit voluntary sterilization. the committee. tance One of the most congested areas was the ramp that nels traffic from U.S. 40 to the road leading to Salt Lake International Airport. As many as 40 cars were reported to have slid off the high way and several cars were involved in at least six collichan- Palace Rites Set May 21 Dedication of the $17 million Salt Palace has been set for May 21 Dunn, at 8:15 p.m., manager, J. Howard announced today. The dedication will be preceded by several events, however, including karate championships and the Ice Follies, beginning April 11. Dunn said the dedication will be followed by four daysof open area house events, including per It will be colder tonight, with formances by high school low temperature between 10 bands, athletes and other and 15. groups. sions. A few snow showers and considerable cloudiness with partial clearing this afternoon and evening was forecast by the Weather Bureau for the Salt Lake the pre marital counseling act which would make counseling a prerequisite to the Issuance of a marriage license to persons under 21 or previous- By DOUGLAS PALMER ly divorced. Deseret News Staff Wriler The proposal would provide a thinking time of six months Mr. and Mrs. J. Ambrose bfore a license would be grant-a- Hunter, Salt Lake senior citIn such cases. izens who were married Jan. The couaseling would not 14. have only one piece of prevent anyone from getting advice for others contemplatmarried after the ing marriage later in life. but we period," he explained, if yourt Dont See JUDGE an Page d B-- ll SECTION B City, Regional Comics 1 6. 11, 16, 1820 2 Theater TV Highlights Financial 10 21 22-2- 4 wait sure. The couple, who met at the Friendly Neighborhood CenAve., ter, 156 Westminster last Oct. 24 , returned this week from a honeymoon after in Las n Jan. 14 wedding they had Vegas, delighted ti sen the step. Hunter is 77 snd his new bride, the former Ina Lund Olsen, 4 65. . will cover added. P01 Hove turns prablMt Dial 6 to 9 pm. Monday through Friday, or write te lax 1257, Sak lot Gty, Utah $4114 Do-W-ta 20-2- AIRPORT RAMP $400,000 1 fender-bendin- A New Law I am scoffing yow some auggretive material which I received in the mall I realiae this js a difficult problem to trade dowi but it dbtebe me greatly. This literature came la an unmarked envelope and could have been opened by my children, etc. Pleaae see what you caa do to ace that this ge'j into the bands of the proper authorities and that this outfit is investigated. I have do idea how I got on their malting list. Several other doctors have also received this literature. Dr, W.R.S., Salt Lake City. Do-Man had a similar question last spring. He feels it important enough to repeat the answer. The material you sent comes under a new law which was effective April 15 and which gives anyone the right to stop delivery of mail ads that one regards as "erotically arousing or sexually provocative to himself or anyone in his family under 19. The recipient must file a signed complaint with the postmaster in the area where he lives. Officials will order the sender to remove the complainants name from all mailing lists and not to send him ads or anything else. Even material addressed to Occupant or with only a street address can be banned. If the sender fails to desist, he can be yanked into court. Additionally, all material submitted will be sent to (in this area) Denver Postal authorities who will determine if any legal action or otherwise will be taken. (Note: Anyone' receiving such material should take It personally to the local postoffice and not mail it.) I am journalism major and decided to go into business making rubber stamps. However, the company I was dealing with in Chicago b unreliable and I am looking for another supplier of the materials I need. Can you help me on this and also find a company which will fill the orders I have taken so far? T.F Provo. It k S.L. Stamp, 380 W. 2nd South., will fill your orders. ConBill Cannon. For Information on other suppliers and the trade in general, contact the Marking Device Association, tact When A Romance Blooms , Don't Wait of Another salary increases, the auditor said. The total of these is $1 million which would be the excess new revenue over what the city has pledged it will reduce In sewer service charges and utility franchise taxes and still absorb a $400,000 loss in inventory taxes which were repealed last November. The auditor said the sewer service charge revenue of onita i) $850,000 p?n V0r 2.8 mills of property tax levy. The $750,000 in franchise taxes added to existing utility taxes a year ago amounts to 2.7 mills of property tax levy. The loss in inventory tax will be equal to at least two mills or more than $650,000 within a few years, Jones 5 HAPPY SENIOR CITIZENS , by City Auditor Lawrence A. Jones. The chart showed $300,000 each for the Police Pension Fund and upgrading police and fire departments by hiring new officers which the city needs to meet standards set nationally for cities of comparable size. LIMITED FACILITIES But Larson said, Utah still limited treatprovides only ment facilities and services following diagnosis. Another priority suggested a centralized reporting system for all verified complaints and convictions of sex criminals. Ivard Rogers, director of the State Bureau of Criminal Identification, said the system has not been completed, and will not be until there is complete use of data processing equipment REPORT DATA Rogers said that most law agencies in the state are now reporting needed information for the data processing system. Another rcommendation is 1-for additional personnel in both 15 the juvenile and adult probation work. There have been only The talknd of a snowstorm modest increases, authorities that appeared to have passed agree. The report also urges maxithrough northern Utah during the night, landed a parting shot mum use of existing Interstate on Salt Lake streets early Compacts for juvenile and adults to care adequately for today, precipitating a rash of specialized problem cases which traffic accidents. Utah cannot provide at this a slippery time. became Only limited, certainly morass of stalled cars and net maximum, use of these g accidents shortly compacts have been exercised, after 6 a.m., necessitating the according to Ernest Wright, exclosing of the freeway from 6:50jecutive secretary of the State to 9:30 a.m. between 6th and Board of Corrections. 13th South. COSTS JUMP 5 CRASHES He says that part of the probUtah State Highway Patrol lem is that cost of treatment troopers reported they had in- facilities in California instituvestigated between 20 and 25 tions have skyrocketed. collisions involving more than Review of state activity In the 50 cars by 10 a.m. field of aggravated sex offenses Salt Lake City Police assigned was prompted by several aggraall available patrol car to traf- vated sex offenses since 1963. fic investigation this morning Officers assigned to Juvenile and had covered 50 separate acSee 6$ REPORT, Page B--ll cidents by forenoon. County sheriffs deputies reported 11 traffic accidents. y would legalize abortions BYU musicals. Walkin Happy at Brigham Young University Feb But her eyes, which sparkle when she talks of singing and dancing, again turn serious. Remember though, my first goal Is to become someone worthwhile. recreate. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH By DeANN EVANS Deseret News Staff Writer or- ganized by Gov. George D. Its recommended Clyde. reforms remain classic in tele-visio- Judge Asks Passage Of Marital Bills demises By ROBERT D. MULLINS Deseret News Staff Writer while things before now, this was the first time I felt Id spent fiespomise Mrs. V. Lucile Hutchings, executive director of the center where the Hunters met, said there are a number of other romances blooming among elderly couples who come there each Thursday for lunch, a program and games. The Hunters were honored there today at a noon luncheon. Any widower who doesn't want to get married has two Hunter said, recallchoices, loneliness ing his days of following the deaths of two prior companions. Mrs. Hunter, who was born in Mount Pleasant and lived there until her first marriage In 1921, has been a widow more than 14 ) years. A Evanston, They'll Investigate Feasibility Several yean ago the city covered a drain ditch In the Glendale Park aubdivision area (12th S. and 14th IV.). This left a big space. I understand that plans have been drawn for a long time to make this a playground area. I wrote to the city several months ago but didn't get an answer. Now it is a weed patch and garbage gets dumped there. Can you find oat what has been done and what ran get this project moving? G.E.M., Salt Lake City. widower hat two choices that of either staying home and feeling sorry for himself or coming to the Center where Neighborhood he may meet someone to his liking, Hunter said. The Petition 263 to S.L. Planning and Zoning Commission resulted in a public hearing Aug. 15, 1962 on proposed change of zoning and establishment of area. Number of persons opposed the idea saying it would be a nuisance and difficult to police. Mayor Lee moved that the idea be abandoned at that time. Petition 533 In 1963 provided for extension of business zoning in the area, and the city vacated surface rights to the shopping center for a parking area on the north side. No one has done anything about, the south end yet. Parks dept, thinks there may be some merit In the idea of a playground and will investigate feasibility of such a project in the near future. d couple, who between have 10 children by them their prior marriages, say their families are happy they decided to take the step. Mrs. Hunter hag 14 grandchildren, while her husband has 37 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. They are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints and plan to do lotr of temple work and traveling. 01. Too Much Fuss y Mr. and Mrs. J. Ambrose Hunter cut wadding cake. Can you toll me what happened to the $800 silver aervio MAN on Page BA See DO-I- T t |