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Show - i - A poor copy's Vf f KLY PErUX Sf PTf WOf R DAVIS NEWS JOUHNAl,; ' 4, 1983 Life In Prison Lmimig TK weather to warm Mat beginning and I ifU preiiy tp had Kca aurpted Cuttle, and al age fe! t1 P'4 alone, h( J. aihieiemenl I TOOK tom Kritty tJuiy WWtft. WMal Malt, fng'nh lit, Many, and a theatre tlm, all 1 (hat ilai 44 Mat tn)iitc4 catteue rtcofJrf, lb? cUtt Mat Jiliuuli at n a Maikh iiiiiit tuit tifiktf hadn't had any mailt tor quite I be sometime. 16 Many cUtt gut lube a pain in the neck an4 my laglith teacher an4 didn't tee eye to )ut, 1 HUT MCIIT the group haw 4 on parti- signed. I II kD TO check on all the people Mho Mere coming in from the street m ho m ere going lo speak, and I even had la make ihc programs. Between all lhi I Mat pretsured by ihree inmates one night to Id a man go to the pony m ho net er attended a meeting. tthen I taid he couldn't go. too of (hem grabbed me. Mhile the man in question beat on my face and stomach, leaving me nothing less than an inch Iron passing out. I remembered a voice saying. "He m ill go lo that par ty." I was a bloody mess, my nose Mas sore bui not broken, my left eye had a cut so bad I nearly lost my vision because of it. Both my left eye and right hand Mere badly swollen. WHEN I fell to (he ground, one of the three stepped on my hand and tried to break it. Once alone. I slowly stood on two trembling legs, went to my sink, and tried washing the blood from my face. When I looked into the mirror, I winced. I looked like a drunk on a three day holiday for a month! I COULDNT tell the man (oflicer) what happened, but 1 needed ice to keep the swelling down as much as possible. I managed to get past the cage without the man seeing me, and entered my cell with a full bucket of ice. One of the inmates saw my condition and asked if there was anything he could do. I told him nothing, to leave me alone. I was in pain, but I Was also angry. I wanted to kill three kids just then. Thats all they were, kids. THE ICE felt good, but my face didn't. Once the blood was wiped clean, I looked into the mirror again. I couldn't see out of my left eye. My face was swollen, but not nearly as bad if I hadn't of gone for ice. It was then that I went to the man with this story. Lt., I came back to my house and had a dizzy spell, fell over my chair, and the side of my face hit the edge of my footlocker and well here I am. HE DIDNT waste time with words. Immediately he took me to the prison infirmary where the technicians took one look and after swabbing my face clean, told me to keep my eye covered for three days, and if my vision wasnt restored then, I would be taken downtown to the hospital for a complete examination. , That was it. 1 never told them about my hand. Once they were finished with me, the Lt. asked, "Okay tough guy, nice try. Now how about you telling me what really happened. I HAD NO reason to explode in his face, but I had to make it look real. Hey! Whats the matter with you! When a guy tells the truth you still dont believe him. A lie youd believe, truth no way. And if someone did hit me, do you think Id drop a dime (information) on him anyway? "No, I dont think you would. All I want is to keep this from occurring again. DO YOU know something dont Lt.? He hesitated a moment. No. If Then answered, I youre ready to go back to the block, lets move it. BACK WE went, and as I entered my house, the same guy that nearly blinded me, entered my house and threatened me about snitching. My first year Mii Rri to get to! want townie tLem. there is mi way can sup them. If ihe gulv don't wine bok. of a they ito, tv there tea'iy any harm in it? I lhn,k iwt, Nobody feeling will tel burl," 'Maybe It look a tong lime to gel out ode groupv to come out here, and w hat a they don't come out again Then what? rath I fell hke My right hand hurt Seven people received one ot IFIIIE gut iiifiui. tte never poke to rath other alter that, hul (here make tore the caket Mere reJ . meal coukc J and diced, certificate nuJe nJ signed, Iihcte Mere prevented lor tit mumbtami one y ear altcndan-cei- n Lo fame iMu (n to streaming M pi by a bun 6 id convuu. They are a A people, they want to remain anonymous, i tut -moo," er baJly, I had Mgmien bow had ll hurl irnid uwd il on Krvk't ihroal. My eye hurt worse, the day of the party rolled around and everything wav ready to go. Ralph, Marty and my Klf were the hoviy with Ralph doing most of live work. cipation. outstanding service, and length of lime without a dnnkl clearance! made and pome TuommKiuttiUt wavitT any hae toward oiiwr either. Home a her hunday nifel? Ihey from A A tame mia my house and pulsed me oil him. frik, the guy t nearly KM, eo. Lpw4 on the Amt , All the an-phad Knit up imiJt mt self Wav gone Knk Usl. tiff tong eye wi the May I wrote my ettay paper. I had other thing Km Jet college, The AA pan. Ai the Kgwn.ng of May. I had been elctieJ teticujy of the group which hc)4 many rcipnfl'ibili-lie- . Bui tur Ihtt party I ha4 Id thoe re a non w la grab tombj u.$ Ihrual, hog hiq again a !e w at) and Nr at him !!). I mj him nmr to threaten me a am M never (a tome wufim one tom of me agn, - TIRScmiEY. if they conic out again, that tell me something. 1 hey arent the A A you ihmk they are. AA meanv you are reponvible, right? If they want to help us they w ill come out again. Only vJofl Tlh in j the venous are senouc. to lirnny ktt angiy. I d.frnj what Said, tor I wav one of thove win) hod written a letter, Jo Ann had problem. big ones, only hoped my let ler to her would wifc, THE I INK. sponsors who spoke about By CARY charge of this party, I was given the job three months too late. I refused to be pressured into getting things finished at the last minute again. INSIDE OF a week, the officers of the group voted to have me in charge again, and in less than three days I had my planning committee together. 1 went back to the dental lab for the first time in two weeks. My face was completely healed except for some slight puffiness under my eye. When she first saw me, this was when I saw some sign or outward appearance there was something there besides an inmate to employee relationship. AFTER I was fitted for another trial denture, she handed me back my book of poems. "You must of loved her very much. "Love like that comes along once in a while and when you lose the woman, you dont want to lose the memory. AFTER TALKING to you like I have, I cant understand why a person like you is in here. You are intelligent, creative, and you arent like most of the others I come into contact with, and you certainly are aggressive. Buttercup, youre not so bad yourself. But Im here cause I got caught. Thats the difference between me and the guy on the street. Otherwise, there is no difference. HER PHONE rang. When she hung up, she said she had to go out front which is off limits to me, so I told her I would talk to her later. One Sunday night, an AA group came out to the prison for one of our meetings to see how we run our group. There were six or seven single women. THERE WAS one woman I noticed who seemed uneasy. I never spoke to her but I wish I had. Several guys asked me if they could get the information and I told them sure, why not. R. BLODGETT FARMINGTON -B- elieve it or not, most Davis County taxpayer will K forking out kss in property taxes this year than last even if the reduction is minimal. and Fruit Heights where these communities g have had to increase their mill I never spoke muh to each other, but once this romance started. I was his fersonal secretary, helping her leiters and everything. Every night (and day I he would ask me to read her ktters. then he woulj ask me what they would mean, if shew as senouv about what she wt- - tc. Ihiv would go on three to foe hour al a lime. John got into an argument, frank kit. but he Md John never to come near him again warned to break oil the lationship. Ken close fiiepJv for almost two sears. would gel cold hre- lhat feel, and re- got me- - said something to him CkarficlJ with 16.67 mills kod the way among the county's 16 communities. Syracuse has the lowest mill kvy, only 5.0 mills, while Bountiful will experience ihe biggest tax reduction this year, a drop of .22 mill lo a total of 10.81 mills. DAVIS COUNTY District Ihe overall tax levy for I9K0 will be slightly kss than last year. Clinton with 17.7 mills and - -- Because of the continuing high national rate of unem- three-mi- ll claims are payable in Utah effective Aug. 24 to individuals whose regular unemployment proposed Utah Constitution amendment as such a hodgepodge of good and bad ideas that it should not be passed at this time. HE EMPHASIZED that one section of the proposed amendment gives the policy instrument of the state to the legislature while under the present law, the Utah Constitution designates the basis for taxation. East Layton upped its mill levy by six mills to 1S.0 mills and Fruit Heights increased its mill levy by 5.13 mills to 14.06 mills. Although these were hefty increases for the small central Davis County com- munities, the overall city mill levies are still about average for the county. THE OTHER two cities to increase their mill levy this benefits become exhausted, according to Duane C. Price, director of unemployment insurance services for Utah. PAYMENT OF additional unemployment benefits was triggered by the jobless rate for the nation as a whole and not by the rate currently King experienced here in Utah, Mr. Price said. Laws concerning payment of extended Knefits provide for extending regular UI beof the indnefits by one-half ividual's entitlement or 13 weeks, whichever is the lesser, Mr. Price explained. HOWEVER, A claimant eligible to receive extended may not receive a total of more than 39 weeks from the combination of his regular and extended claim. K-nef- Thus, for example, a claimant eligible for 20 weeks of regular UI benefits at $94 a week who exhausts his benefits is eligible to receive 10 additional weeks at $94 a week , IN ANOTHER example a claimant w ho exhausts his regular claim for w hich he was eligible to receive 30 weeks of Knefits at $94 a week would be entitled to receive nine weeks of extended Knefits at $.94 a week (Kcause of the maximum combination). In the instances where the individual has Ken awarded 36 weeks of Knefits under his regular UI entitlement, which is the maximum allowable under Utah law, the period of extended benefits would be three weeks. THE UTAH Job Service will notify individuals not currently filing claims of their possible eligibility to receive extended benefits. It was noted, however, that individuals whose benefit period on their regular UI claim ends prior to Aug. 24, will not be eligible for extended benefits. Individuals in regular claims status who exhaust their benefit periods subsequent to Aug. 24, 1980 will receive exhaust notices advising them of their eligibility for extended benefits. INDIVIDUALS receiving notice of eligibility for ex- Commander For 388 Fighter Wing Col. Jerauld R. Gentry has been named the commander of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing. HILL AFB COL. GENTRY replaces Brig. Gen. W. Troy Tolbert who was assigned as the commander of the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Va., and had been the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing commander since August 1979. Col. Gentry comes to the Utah based wing, which flies the 6 Fighting Falcons, after serving as the commander of the 4440th Tactical Fighter Training Group (Red Flag) Nellis AFB, Nev., since October 1978. THE COLONEL is a veteran of 23 years of service in the Air Force. He has more than 4,500 flying hours in 50 different fighter, trainer, bomber and research aircraft. In 1971 and 1972 he flew more than 200 combat missions in Southeast Asia. The 6 is not an entirely new fighter for him. While serving in the Tactical Fighter Requirements Section of Research and Development at hall. the F-1- 6 program. HE ALSO participated in the negotiations leading to the for coselection of the 6 production by the European r tended benefits should contact their nearest Job Service office to initiate their claim for extended benefits, Mr. Price said.. Consortium of Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands and Norway. In addition, Col. Gentry has been an experimental test pilot flying test missions on the F-F-and six models l of the F-- Most important in this series was accomplishing 4, 1 1 the performance, stability and control and spin testsof the the t. IN ADDITION, he participated as the chief Air Force pilot with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the joint USAF-NASlifting Body Research Program. The success of the program provided the basis for the current U.S. Space Shuttle effort. He has received both the Harmon International Aviation trophy and the Society of Experimental Test Pilots trophy as the outstanding test pilot of the year. Kin-chel- HIS MILITARY decorations and awards include the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Medal with 13 oak leaf clusters. He holds a Master of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California. The colonel is married to the former Arden Truppe of Hammond, Ind. They have two sons, Jeff and Alan. I IT lNT your fault, Jon worry atout ii, , tv easy to -- vomeihing to believe John, ani me, Ibete kvfsrj mgM, ( -l wakarninghiwtog0upia , world, and me in th . moi Id I crewed h me. g man , . , 1 SHI E had vuotcihmg dvg to learn I didn't know n at thq . bme. but H wouUn'1 K long Klure f tW Not long al all NoccmKr would K adJcd lo I9K etax rolls. THIS LIEWAY is absolutely necessary, according to school officials w hocnc that the drastic cutback in federal and state funding has left Ihe district in critical financial Probing Reports Of Shots In Kaysville KAYSVILLE Police are investigating a report that four students were shot at as they walked to school in Kaysville last Thursday morning.No one was hurt. KAYSVILLE Chief Lyle Larkin said the youths reported the shwting incident about 8 a.m., a few minutes after they said they heard a shot ring out and kicked up dust about ten feet in front of them. The incident which happened near the Davis Area Vocational School was observed by others in the area who said they, too, heard at least one shot fired. THE YOUTHS, all white teenagers, ran to nearby Kaysville Jr. High School where they reported the incident to the principal. Chief Larkins said there does not appear to K any connection with this incident and the shooting to death of two black men who were jogging near Liberty Park in Salt Lake City a couple of weeks ago. . Wjih the decrease m D Countys ntiU levy, the county lax assessment for I9S0 w dl to 16.95 'mills for the incorp , ralrdorc and 20.4 nulls Cut 0 unincorporated area. voted leeway Shut if condition. , t' 6IOST WATER and sewer districts within the county w 0 also remain about, the same ,, , List - .. 4 t .J year,. . -- : - . i i . Federal Regulations Increase Costs For Davis Education of his original entitlement) on an extended Kncfit claim, the UI director said. unemployment insurance the November general election ballot. Mr. Corbridge label the i I wanted ihe passed by the voters in (one-hal- f MEANWHILE, County Assessor Thayne Corbridge has gone on record as urging a strong no to a tax revision proposition that w ill appear on forget bwl it wasn I easy, wavkorm tng that nothing in prison con a mutated right in the had. after a long struggle with severe cutbacks in federal revenues has finally decided to hold Ihe line at 42.10 nulls for this lax year. However, school district officials have approved a Unemployment Benefits Are Extended ployment, extended benefit hell ' , along pretiy well. Now.--n looks as if our friendship ier which he took ihe, wrong way. He flew olf ihe handle and staned toward me. I thought i iM did I say John donT Hunk easy, I hose two had and said, You got a pass Ibreakl that time, Hon I push your fiih, I knew if I go withm sinking distance odum he would stick me, la all the lime I hod Ken here, I rank and I seemed lo have gotten gullficnd. - - U hat I walked out oftKuffie and Called alter I rank. He turned n lw ote JOHN MIT up and stopped him, It was then, frank and with when I had a run-iI rank, lie was upset about somefhng. He had troubles I , . o(ie IK 1 HE EAST day of the month upset me. I had finished writing another letter for John, wuh ne W f NT bo. k into the off , Juba looked at me anj sojJ, aa i worry ft. 3 trank get I and Ito, Uc IM every he cools down, he H forge! about whal fuppenrj in Tax Property year were Kaysville, an in1. 1 1 mills; and .11 mill. However, Layton. both were Klow the amount decreased by the county and kvies. jumped all over me at the chow SLOW DOWN and tell me whats bugging you. How come you said it was okay for the guys to write her . John and crease of decrease in the county levy and all bui four of the 16 communities in the county have either retained last year's levy or offered a slight reduction. Thus, for the most part, the 1 9X0 tax bill will be slightly lower. The major exceptions to this will be in East Layton Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, D.C., he was responsible for the Lighweight Fighter Prototype Program which evolved into Three days later, Denny atHHlt fa4 cn he Was jukmg al firs!, has a smkni temper, and gel dangerous tony and I in ihf classification where he jumped across lade alter me, BEFORE KING, John wanted more than ktters from her and I talked him into going down to the Chapel and speak to her on her breaks. 0 le w rote bock and forth iwo weeks be fixe he 4hJ a word to her I, He was nervous. As ihe days dragged on. Chuck. Hul and my sell would try to convince John to stick ll out. Every now and then he DAVIS COUNTY Commix sion has settled for 1.7 mdl I.UKY MONTH, the first Saturday, the women from their facility are able to attend our family night meetings. Out of eight women, four of (hem I have adopted as my sisters. I MADE mention that if we wanted our Christmas party to be a success, we better start now and not wait until the last minute to get everything like this lime. Even though 1 was in aV Do chances tor ads anccmcnt once released. Once the meeting w as over, all the inmates w ere able to get together w ith their families and friends. The rest of us who didnt have families stay cd in a light little group or spoke with outside AA members, or mem bers from the other two prison AA groups, the women and from the farm. the guests. W from college, and playing catchup inl the caet thing to do. especially it you ate inmg to play match maker at the came lime with one of the gnlc Bom the womens facility and one of the inmates w ho ended up King my closest friend. myself, month ccriili-catw ere three out side upset with Ihe way Ralph handled the introductions, saying he acted ignorant with and w hoi she w as in prison fie, gvlte wav married AH Ihe typical questions from a man wiioc jmeJ all the signs o Ml leg m love, I took the lead away from him, and Md Kathy by letter, a friend of mine w oulj K interested in has mg a running tteiteri conversation wah her. She had agreed- - She w as v imerested in John as he however. I changed my mind about writing anymore and I told the guy v in the group not to wine v we dido I Want to toe their trut. 1 a w ait and gel to know them better, I very one agreed wuh me. Somehow I couldnt help but Lei I put piyvelf in a MliiB, I vUkcd od in my stuJicv COIMIMJ THE PARTY ran until 9.15 that night before Mr. Rollins signaled il was time for every one to leave. The women from ihe women's facility left first, then family and outside guests. Everyone was happy the way the party turned out. As for Frank. Don, Chip and myself, we werent satisfied. I had ordered one year pins to go along with the certificate and they never arrived. Frank was w av ()U OWING day. award. received a 1 here JOHN STkKII I) the whole ihng by askmg me who she hd By TOM BISSF.LBF.RG WHAT THE additions of new gyms or additional space did, it has balanced the use of New FARMINGTON gymnasiums at Clearfield and Bountiful high schools glisten in the sunlight and Kckon hundreds of youngsters to participate in a variety of activities. must keep pace with the needs of the youngster. The young ladies have the same needs and desires a the young men. facilities and opened it to where girls feel their programs ' are just as vital (as the boys). A minimal girls program has started grow ing. Mr. H ill adds, emphasizing the district OTHER SCHOOL districts have had to make major modifications in their programs and facilities, as well, he says, in- . AT A PRICE tag of more than $2 million a piece, some have termed the facilities a bit luxurious for Davis School District. Add to that a new program but was. faced with facilities that were bulging at the seams. physical education plant at North Davis Jr. High School, adding another million dollars BOUNTIFUL and Clearfield highs couldnt meet that extra plus. How does the district afford such extravagance, you ask, when it has been forced to cut back on some programs, including those in physical education? Woods Cross and Davis we are getting by at present," he says, largely due to auxiliary facilities. The increase in girls sports ; . has Ken amazing" in just the f FEDERAL mandates dont past several years, Mr. Hill says, citing athe success of vastop with athletics, however; rious sports since their incep- but also include providing tion, all well within the past bilingual education, an area decade. that heavily impacts Davis District with students s peaty SINCE THE girls sports ing many different native lan were put in operation and their guages. In addition, programs for the handicapped, for inst-- . sanction by the Utah High School Association Davis ance, add to. the cost of providSchools have won four basket- ing an education for all stu-- . ball championships (in five dents, t . , j Voters will have a chance to years), we have done extremeo ly well in track and field. deterrpme if Since. J1974 4j ' if. taV. petition We 'haver &A rr r championships strain but at Layton, tional opportunities be increased girls sports, - TO PROVIDE such fare somethiing had to give, and at those two schools it meant virtually doubling the existing facilities. The gyms there were older and could not be easily modified to meet those increased needs, Mr. Hill says. The same physical educa. tion program is offered at the Other four high schools, for instance, but modifications have Ken possible, there, such as utilizing a bleacher area or some other areas to meet the increased load. THOSE facilities are being used from 6 a.m. until school (and then for physical education classes) and then after it lets out until 6 or 7 p.m., Mr. Hill says, and then theyre geared for community schools and community recreation programs. Title IX has jacked up the price tag, Kcause no federal assistance is provided to meet program needs. But it has brought some definite pluses, the physical education direc- tor says. s.-- . . - ' " schools received additions and new physical .education- - athletic facilities were added nearly all existing high schools in Granite District. Federal officials periodically check the district to see if proper opportunities are King provided and Mr. Hill says "we have Ken in good shape i . thalway."- - . .to View-mon- t, . ' - they-want,t- , gymnastlcsvhity he' UddC pionship tn i 973 lacked' on yn$ noting that attendance at girls,.;.- - hffbafcout half the price of i shoes? sports and their acceptance the community growing. - , hA . . y ohnp flU ex- plains Jim Hill, district physical education director.What Title IX has done is increase the sports we offer (to girls) including volleyball, basketball, track and field, swimming, gymnastics, cross country, golf and tennis. cluding Salt Lake District where both East and W'est high .V. THE ANSWER lies not with the district itself but with the federal government that requires such facilities be built under a program called Title IX, mandating equal educa- allowed both boys and girls. It was that law that got BYU in the news, for a while, as the feds wanted that private institution to bend its rules to such ends. Davis School District, being totally public, is subject to such regulations, y ' 7 - .f ' THE NEW gyms at Bountk ful and Clearfield were neces- sary to meet those regulations. because theres no way one gym can handle that load of a girls always provided ' BEYOND 6oos(raV,f-.uUuUC.I- l j W,.. costs, to provide equipment A1; ' V supplies, transportation,' 1 1 1 11 Q i.Vf cials and "uniforms chalky jap u '? about $240,000 extra a ypaf w c sVj over previous costs,. he sajs-W- , U . s That helps put a strain on the maintenance and Oifer8)o 1 11W budget, that area Which ts hurti . . - S ing, right now and has Caused WU? i 1 the Board of Education Two? i a, FWiWGTON' an additional thi;ee mill tax ..'"majesUspects abandoned theui . , vehicle .only a blocki , levy. , ' e ' i. ; ifrrar.liit .lJbkis. County Sher4 : AND WITH projected cn- S&lASee.here alter eluding . ' tinued growth in thecoubtf a f d during-increase in facilities is'prob- - - thae north on Interstate! 15. The two occu-ably imminent, with Layton High mentioned in particidar,Vp.anfi. 'poi'sibiy juVeniles But Mr. Hill tends to return - evened. W ' ' to Knefits of such prograifls t that perhaps outwiegHthe Lt, ROBERT Peters of Many youhg ladies .JteWi County Sheriffs De-- s . want to participate in extra- partme siaid Ihe ear was re- ; curricular athletic activities rbrtfcd Moten&om Salt Lake? and as a school disirifct we uty and yas spotted northi should provide tie program - bound on Officers from; . and facilities as we have forth, Patrol, ttah'Highway ' . . JsKmtitifuL Centerville and young men. Difiv-Cininii .pursued thd PHYSICAL WELL Kit lost it after 4 is important to life and way'duringtheear-- , ' peoplelaterin performing;, .'''s darkness. J abandoned jobs more satisfacte tuimgthe stance, he says.-- ; ALSae Farmington Post y Speaking of reaction. viAitigkL only a block --esKofTs office, police expanded program In' 1. l . .' 5 .... 1 P : i. ' high-spee- -- J ,-- - y J'&ewstat r , public Mr. Hiflays had nothing but back from students, and parents.. The provided are . ftvH. Vwt, Fbrmington and tK for several looking for the two sus- bad fled from the area- - tMa,'. t & - j i |