Show pwr The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday February 17 By Pan Harris SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — - The head of the nation's (UPI) largest Indian tribe said Thursday night he was taking a leave of absence making the announcement shortly before tneNavajo Tribal Council voted to suspend him The action against Peter MacDonald came in the wake of allegations he accepted thousands of dollars in kickbacks and WINDOW ROCK Arix Page 3 Utah Democrat switches parties MacDonald ousted as head of Navajos ' 1989— Partisan loyalty was shattered on Capitol Hill Thurw with a Democrat bolting his party and the Legislature shunning Republican Gov GOP-controu- ed Norm bribes MacDonald announced he would take administrative leave and walked out of the council meeting when it became obvious opponents had enough votes to force his suspension 2 After MacDonald left the council voted to suspend him Bangerter's tax-limi- ts tionplan Rep Hugh Rush Valley shocked his colleagues by announcing he was defecting to the Republican Party in the first such partisan switch in memory “Philosophically and from a policy standpoint I feel more like a Republican than a Democrat" said Rush "The Democratic Party did not represent my viewpoint or those of the majority of Utahns" The second-terlawmaker said he bolted with Just four D-W- 47-3- Pressure to oust MacDonald already facing a recall effort grew dramatically last week after witnesses testified to a Saute investigative committee that MacDonald has accepted tens of thousands of dollars in gifts and cash from contractors hoping to work with the tribe The testimony included allegations that MacDonald of the $7 million in profits eventually was to pocket one-thireceived by the 'speculator who sold the tribe the Big Boquillas ranch in Arizona rd m days left in the 45-d- ay legislative session because he cannot in good conscience side with Democrats against a Republican-favore- d tax cut We owe the people of the state a tax reduction even if it's only a symbol” Rush said Thedefection will not impact the balance of power giving the GOP a 7 margin u the House instead of a 8 edge Rush said party bolting was not unprecendented in the Legislature referring to what he said was a similar case in the mid 1970s But officials said the case mentioned former Sen Carl Pettersson Lake was not an official defection Pettersson asked to be accepted into the Republican Caucus because of a personal conflict with Democratic leadership but was refused said Richard Strong director of the 48-2- 47-2- - D-S- alt ‘ Office of Legislative Research and Counsel "The result was he ended up a man without a party” Strong said public hearings or legislative caucuses "I think it hit them cold up there" said Bangerter "I don't think people knew what was coming' Bangerter would not take responsibility for the fumble closed-doo- r caucus saying he lived up to his Bangerter suffered a re- promise by coming up with the bellion of his own Thursday bill and the rest was up to with the Republican-dominatelegislators House refusing even to considBut the governor added his er one of his top legislative plan isn’t dead yet priorities — a property tax “I think there's lots of ways I freeze — by a 6 margin can handle it” he said Lawmakers said the unfa- it could be brought up vorable vote appeared to be a the Senate or substituted result of having the bill sprung an already introduced House bill on them “It probably could have done Bangerter vowed months better" said Rep Byron ago during his who tried campaign he would seek legisHarvard to bring the bill to the floor lation to put a cap on property without previous discussion in taxes on the contrary was welcomed by the GOP which endorsed the switch in a Rush d 39-2- Lava Hot Springs board likely to remain three-perso- n group t ) By Ken Pecok his initial “aye" vote to “no” and then asked senators to reconsider their votes on Friday ' According to Senate rules members of the BOISE Idaho — The state-ru- n Lava Hot prevailing side can request a second vote on the Springs Foundation likely will remain a following day Anderson changed his initial vote board unless key Republicans in an attempt to see Hansen’s measure pan their minds Rydalch and Vance will be lobbied by both change during a reconsideration vote today' parties Soda Springs Republican Sen Dennis Hansen's “I don’t know what I will do in the vote board with tomorrow" attempt to change to a said in an interview after two members being from Lava Hot Springs the vote "I'mRydalchto make some calls" going failed Thursday following 90 minutes of In her opinion the state should not interfere emotional meandering and heated debate with what she terms a local problem The session began with Sen CE "Chick" Vance was not available for comment Bilyeu invoking a rule that forbade Some senators based on their comments senators from leaving the floor during debate would rather not hear about Lava Hot Springs on and Sens Bilyeu Ralph Lacy Friday or ever again Bert Marley spoke out at length “I think because of this debate today we've against Hansen’s bill prior to the vote one more day in the Senate" Sen Mike Idaho Falls Ann Sens Rydalch Republican Sained told his colleagues “I ’and George Vance Parma cast the deciding votes defeating Senate Bill 1136 in an otherwise think it has been a great waste of legislative line vote The GOP controls the Senate time” garty Sen Atwell Parry agreed: “I’m The bill is not dead however After the initial amaied that we are spending so much time on which this” he said “I would hope that you would tally the vote was deadlocked 1 would’ve killed the bilL Support this and then we ean move on to greater Sen Larry Anderson Falls changed things' For the Herald Journal three-memb- er five-memb- er t v - 22-2- 0 4 ! s T v :A M t 'i ba 21-2- in Animal control officer urges pet owners to hare animals vaccinated r to act in peculiar ways ' She explained there are two stages in which rabies can " s By Christopher Williams staff writer " i The last confirmed case of a human contracting rabies from an animal in the state of Utah may have been 50 years ago officials say And that speaks efforts to have well of all dogs and cats vaccinated for the disease But a Logan City Animal Control officer believes that a rabies outbreak eould occur if ’ on-goi- P and do not M“pUAr pets get For almost two years John Italasano has worked as part of Logan City's two-perso- n animal control force According to Italasano it’s difficult to tell how many dogs and cats go without rabies shots in the valley But going on the premise that pets must have rabies shots to be licensed ' — and looking at the fact that only about 800 dog licenses were issued in Logan City last year — Italasano estimates i only one fourth to one third of the dogs in the city are pro- perly vaccinated To help in the efforts to have ' all pets vaccinated the Utah Veterinary Medical Association is once again holding its rabies vaccina- -' annual tion clincs throughout the valley on Saturday The cost for the vaccinations are 55 low-co- st Though cases in which humans contract rabies from pets may be rare when pets contract rabies it can be frightening for their owners ‘ Diana Wittkope a veterinarian with the Cache Meadow Veterinary Clinic said rabies is a virus that is transmitted through saliva into a bite wound She said the virus attacks the nerves of the brain the brain to inflame v causing while also causing the animal appear in animals m oqe form Wittkope said animals stagger around and don’t appear to know what they are doing In the other form animals will become very aggressive In conjunction with the rabies clinic February is also a time in which the Cache Animal Protection League (CAPL) encourages owners to get their pets spayed or neutered TO help encourage owners Carol Wolfe of the CAPL said the league recently published coupons in The Herald Journal The Utah Statesman The ’ Logan maintenance building Providence city equipment building-Rive- r Heights City Offices and Wellsville city maintenance building From pm behind the Smithfieid city maintenance building from S:10-in the Richmond fire station and from noon-- 5 pm in the oW Sears garage in Logan 4 (friiBtf 5 P-- 8uinal0GI O R&R HARDWARE m da in ini February 1 8th & 20th sale U Cache Citizen and Valley Advertiser will save pet owners 55 in spay or neutering costs When P veterinarians services for the reduced fee Those discounted costs are paid for by the CAPL In the 2 Vi years she has been involved with the CAPL Wolfe said she has noticed people have become more aware that they need to get their pets spared or neutered But she said many people still do not get their pet spayed or neutered “A lot of myths seem to abound especially in the rural areas about spaying or such as it will neutering change the pet’s mood I think it’s more of a cost problem than anything 'More ana more people are becoming aware of the need to do this but there still is a problem" Wolfe said : Pet owners con get Itieir dogs and cats vaccinated by attending clinics at tfie following times and in the following areas: from pm at the Clarkston 3 Hall Hyde Park City maintenance building Hyrum old fire station Millville City Office Building Newton Town HalL Nibiey City HalL North Town WELLSVILLE DOG CLINIC Sat Feb 18 l:00-3:00p- m Special Salel City Equipment shed RABBIES SHOT LICENSE SPAYED or NEUTERED ii l ake advantage of our T LJJ Red White and Blue Face Painting ( 1 A free balloon rith each Sat & Mon painting 1- -4 pm $500 1000 500 JMU fJGICHE IULLEYMML - 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