Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday April 20 Demos question Only Republicans were invited to the conference — paid with expenses from the Legislature's travel budget “The thing that concerns me is that this was an exclusively Republican meeting” Democratic Chairman Pat Shea said Thursday “If it was a affair involving state legislative matters it would be OK But this was a strictly partisan meeting in which Democrats were excluded and poor state taxpayers should not be paying the rich Republican Party to hold Republican meetings” The meeting was attended by Utah's five Republican House members: Reps Donna Dahl Frances Merrill and Olene Walker non-partis- an day-lon- all Salt Lake: Lavinia Kanig Spanish Fork and Naomi Shumway Bountiful Legislative records show the state paid 9410 each in air fare for Reps Shumway and Kanig and 9390 each in air fare for Reps Merrill and Dahl Mrs Walker paid her own way The Senate paid 9644 in air fare and hotel bills for two days for Sen Donna Wayment the only woman member of that body House Speaker SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — Plea bargaining by Utah’s county attorneys allows habitual criminals to remain on the streets a state narcotics supervisor has charged The state’s conviction rate on narcotics cases is about 95 percent but those convictions are seldom for a felony charge said William T Riggs agent for the Utah Department of Public Safety’s Narcotics and Liquor Law Enforce- ment Bureau “Many times the county attorneys’ offices drop the charge down to a Class A misde- meanor” said Riggs The discretionary authority of county torneys allows them to do anything they want with narcotics cases he said Riggs did not accuse any particular county attorney of excessive plea bargaining But he said rarely do prosecutors in any jurisdiction press for the maximum penalty of 15 years applicable to those charged and convicted under Utah’s habitual criminal law at- Riggs also said he opposes legalizing marijuana and other narcotics He said drug abuse is tearing apart the nation with some Utah children in the second grade using marijuana Evans ponders remap BOISE (UPI) — Gov John Evans is pondering the latest reapportionment scheme but is not happy with the plan because it “divides the state into thirds” Pat Costello Evans’ attorney said Thursday the Democratic chief executive had not decided whether to support the plan but was not happy with its three huge floating legislative districts “Those very large flotarial districts are to the disadvantage of the people of Idaho" Evans told reporters earlier this week at Coeur d'Alene “You are dividing the state into thirds — that’s what your talking about” Costello said the governor met with legislative council leaders Thursday afternoon to discuss the proposal Evans said he might call a special session if several conditions were met including strong support for the new plan among Democrats Republicans and the public Boy George review - PROVO Utah (UPI) Brigham Young University bookstore officials banned albums by transvestite rock singer Boy George last month but they still can not decide whether Culture Club albums should be permanently removed from the shelves The albums were pulled from the shelves in Three die in crashes 1-- 15 DRAPER Utah (UPI) — Three people were killed and seven others critically injured in seperate accidents on Interstate 15 at the Point of the Mountain and south of Payson Killed at the Point of the Mountain were Susan Talvert 29 Salt Lake City and Mildred Dill 61 West Jordan Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Peter Davis said details of the accident were sketchy It oce curred a north of the Point of the Mountain in the southbound lane at about 9:55 a m when a staion wagon collided with a van Both victims were occupants of the van Davis said The station wagon was cut in half Stephen B Ostler 56 Provo was killed in the Payson accident He was driving a small pickup truck towing a trailer when his vehicle veered off the road into the rear of a parked state March by bookstore officials who feared Boy George would promote homosexuality and transvestism The bookstore board of directors has decided to refer the issue to the administraschool tion of the Mormon-owneBYU Communications Director Paul Richards said "They decided that the issue itself is bigger than the Boy George situation and direction from the administrators is needed on how to deal with these issues that have an impact on our religion and our university” d Lower fares asked SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — In response to complaints from businessmen and community leaders the Salt Lake International Airport Authority has asked Western Airlines to lower fares between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles The fares have doubled since competing airlines stopped flying the route two years ago Glen Stewart Western's vice president and project director in Salt Lake City said the airline will consider and respond to the authority’s request But he said the company feels the 9200 coach fare is in line with routes of similar length throughout the country Stewart said the main reason for the increase was that fares offered two years ago were artificially low due to competition The two airlines that competed for the area PSA in 1982 and United Airlines in 1983 are no longer in the market because their fares were too low he added Fruit Trees (Semi Dwarf & Dwarf) ALSO Shade & Flowering Trees ANDERSONiS But Dmitrich said he still wonders why Utah’s three Democratic women legislators were not invited to the White House meeting Shea said Reagan has been working with Republican women to “bridge the gender gap” and he suspected that was the meeting’s intent But Mrs Walker who paid her way said “it was one of the most informative most valuable meetings I have attended Reps Merrill and Dahl also said they were briefed on issues important to Utah such as transportation and environmental problems “Also as a representative I am an information source for my constituents” said Mrs Dahl non-partis- an events" House Minority Dmitrich Mike Leader admitted ce Bangerter has been fair in his allocation of travel expenses “I just checked it out and the Republicans have been given 44 percent of the expenses the Democrats have had 32 percent and the rest has gone to legislative staff” The Democrats have had more than their fair share he said Republicans outnumber the Democrats 7 in the House and 24-- 5 in the Senate 58-1- USU council KpQQooDDDDDaaDDDDaaaEg BALDWIN'S to consider D FY-8- 5 budget D D The Utah State University Institutional Council will con- D sider USU’s budget D during its regular monthly D D 1984-8- 5 meeting Saturday The meeting begins at 9 am in the Alma Sonne Board Room of the UniCL versity Inn on campus Z 8 D 0u o z o In other scheduled business the council will discuss the Philosophy and Mission Statement for the university prepared by the University Plann- a ing Council and recently approved by the Faculty D Senate A name change for the exceptional Child Center is another action item on the D a The Total Of Price A Of Pair a g D o Glasses ! also Prescription busi- council’s agenda Council members are slated to consider several ness items and faculty and staff D changes at the meeting SALT LAKE CITY (UPI- )- Operators of three independent gas station outlets have been found g scheme that cost Utah guilty of a motorists millions of dollars Jerald L Wagstaff and J Craig Larson of Holiday Oil Company Merrill Maughan of Metro Products and Douglas J Allred and H Dean Kent of Triangle Oil pleaded no contest to charges that they conspired from early 1970 3 to set prices until Their change of earlier pleas of not guilty allowed federal Judge Bruce S Jenkins to find the three guilty without a trial The no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but a refusal to argue the merits of the case Defense attorney George Diumenti said the defendants entered the no contest pleas to save the cost of lengthy trials The men also face a class action 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