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Show Pog Times-Thursda- 'Editorial and September 9, 1982 O pinion Governor calls criminal justice conference Trail leads to Utah Police officers who are investigating the kidnapping of Rachel Runyan, Sunset girl who disappeared August 26, are starting to the believe that the kidnappers trail leads out of Utah. When Melanie Larsen, a Kaysville girl, disappeared several weeks earlier in a similar case, she ended up in Nebraska . The resoluion of tragic cases like these usually depends on enough people knowing about the circumstances of the disappearance and the description of the victim and the suspect. Virtually all of the leads in Rachel Runyans case have resulted from people who saw a man or a car that fit the suspects description or a girl who looked like Rachel. A bill currently being considered by the Senate, the Missing Children Act, provides law enforcement agencies with the means to relay information that could lead to the resolution of such crimes. The act establishes a national computer network to assist police agencies in locating missing children. The network will allow police to share the circumstances of a local disappearance, the identity and appearance of the victim, and the description of the suspect, his car and his methods with the entire nation. Law enforcement agencies in other parts of the country could learn of similar cases or similar suspects. Then, through pooling their information, they could come closer to solving a case. The Senate version of the bill allows parents to enter information about a missing child if law enforcement agencies are negligent in doing so. Cost of the system will be almost insignificant. The computers for the network are already in place; the systems only cost would result from their use. The network will correct the problems of our current missing persons 4 informational pipeline. Records show that only percent of the children who are missing for a appreciable length of time are entered into the national missing persons file. The FBI collects information for that file on a voluntary, not an obligatory, basis. The outlook for the bill is very optimistic. It has 75 in the Senate, including myself and Sen. Jake Garn and it is scheduled for consideration by the full Senate sometime in September. 10-1- Utah Governor Scott Matheson has called a conference on criminal justice t o develop a comprehensive state wide public policy on crime control. The conference, to be held in the new Ogden Hilton on October 20 and 21, is expected to draw part kdpantsfrom all aspects of the criminal justice system and state and local government statewide. In a letter inviting officials to attend. Gov. Matheson said Combating crime and developing the most effective justice system are and will continue to be major challenges in Utah. It is anticipated that during the next decade our problems will become all the more difficult with an escalating population and an increasingly uncertain and complex financial future. He identified the purposes of the conference as: To identify the major criminal justice issues facing state and local enlaw including jurisdictions forcement. courts, prosecution corrections, and juvenile justice. To examine the role of planning and coordination in the criminal justice system. solutions and To develop strategies for dealing with priority problems and to: a. Establish realistic short and long range goals for improving the total criminal justice system. Recommend processes for b. staffing and providing continuity in the criminal justice system. Unit and I am providing special emphasis and training in this area. While the first month of operation for this Unit was remarkably successful, I believe that this is only the beginning of what this Unit can and will do in the way of collecting restitution for victims of crime. Cannon states that, Not only do I believe that victims of crime should be paid and recompensed by those who commit a criminal act, but I also believe that society as a whole should receive a restitution by criminals in the form of public service projects, such as cleaning up our parks, roadways and other public facilities. Cannon explained that a part of the function of his Resitution Unit will be to collect courts costs including attorneys .fees of court appointed defense counsel in those cases when the law allows such repayment. toll-fre- Installed August 13, the new ski line takes calls from skiers and travel agents interested in receiving the 1982-8- 3 Utah Ski Planner, a comprehensive guide to 14 Utah ski areas, produced by the Utah Ski Association and distributed by the Utah Travel Council. Utahs tourism industry has benefited from the greatly cooperative marketing efforts of the Utah Travel Council, the Utah Ski Association and private industry, commented Governor Matheson. Utahs ski industry is a major contributor to the states economic wellbeing. Programs such as the new 800 ski fine, the Utah Ski Planner and joint advertising marketing ef 82-8- 3 forts have a positive impact on the health of Utahs economy. Skiers anywhere in the continental United States, outside of Utah, can line to reques t the call the toll-fre- e e 1982-8- 3 Utah Ski Planner. The ski line answers calls with a brief recorded message and allows callers 30 seconds to give their name and address. The 800 line this year replaces the pop out cards which accompanied Utahs ski ads in previous years and is expected to yield a higher response 2 record of 75,000 than the requests. toll-fre- 81-8- Obtaining Utahs informative ski planner will be easier than ever, explained Keene. TRhe 800 line provides a more efficient method of responding to requests, eliminating the time involved in clipping and sending popout cards. Skiers and travel agents can expect to receive their ski planner within ten days. Parents need to help children boardbuses safely As students prepare to return to school this fall, the Utah Safety Council urges parents to remind them of school bus safety rules. National Safety Council studies show that school buses are a safe form of ground transportation, but school bus safety is still a continuing concern, especially at bus stops. Over three-fourth- s of school bus transportation-relate- d fatalities occur outside-the-buso bus stops are the most dangerous place children will be at all day. More than 21,000,000 pupils are bused to school in the U.S. Parents can help keep order by being present at every stop, Newell H. Lindford. President of the Utah Safety Council, says. They should warn their children to keep out of the roadway and discourage them from games or horseplay. Tragedies occur when children run or are inadvertently pushed into the path of an oncoming car. When the bus approaches, students should line up away from the road and wait until the doors are open before stepping near the bus. Then they should use the grab handle and go direct ly to t heir seat s. s. ir Two categories of competition in the floriculture department at the Utah the arState Fair September 9 tistic section and the horticulture section will allow Utah citizens who raise their own flowers to match skills with the states top gardeners. And according to Mrs. GlennaH. Leavitt of of the supervisor Farmington, department, there can be some real learning for those who want to upgrade the quality of their flower production of their arrangements. Nearly every family grows flowers.she pointed out. They ought to bring their best ones to the fair and enjoy the fun of the competition. Four different shows are held during the 11 day fair so entries will be fresh both for judging and for who rate the viewing by flower show as one of their favorite exhibit areas. Entries should be brought to --the fairgrounds at 155' North 1000 West, Salt Lake City, between 7 and 10 a.m. on the four show days: Thursday, September 9; Saturday. September 11: Tuesday, September 14 : and Friday, September 17. then an official entrv blank must be Many students must walk across the road to get on and off school buses. Lindford says this can be dangerous because some motorists fail to see children crossing the roadway. To cross safely, parents should have their children walk about 12 feet ahead of the bus (so the driver can easily see them) and wait for a signal from the driver before proceeding to the center fine of the road. Students should then pause at the center line for another signal from the bus driver before cont inuing across. Lindford encourages parents to help pupils, especially the very young, to get to and from school safely this year. manpower of deputy sheriffs and school crossing guards so far and that may not be far enough to prevent a young person from being approached by an exhibitionist or a potential kidnapper.Sheriff Hayward said. Other duties that mothers will be assigned is to report any situation to the Sheriffs Office that may require ambulance, fire or police action. She will do this by establishing lines of communications at a residence nearby the location she is protecting. She will also identify, if possible, any troublemakers and report these actions to the school. She will counsel youths engaged in horseplay or other .dangerous acts and will record license numbers of reckless drivers and suspicious vehicles. -- fair-goer- s, Right of way off limits 24 hours a day, care physician seven days a week. The nurse to patient ratio is much higher. All the nurses have just completed a special pediatric intensive care unit training course. The new four-be- d is with the latest equipped physiological monitoring equipment and is ready for all kinds of pediatric cases except bums. Dr. Nielson says. Because of the different treatment required, burn patients of all ages will continue to be treated in the University Medical Centers regional burn center. A new. specially equipped pediatric intensive care unit goes into operation Tuesday at the University of Utah Medical Center. Children are not small adults, according to Dr. Dennis W. Nielson, medical director of the new unit. Children have special problems. They can get into medical trouble more quickly because of their size. Seriously ill or in jured children must be watched more closely than adults. Their intravenous injections must be monitored much more closely. We must be careful about how much blood is taken for tests. They suffer kinds of diseases, Dr. Nielson says. With the new University Medical Center pediatric intensive care unit, we will be able to take the seriously ill or injured child or adolescent out of our regular nursing units and put them under the care of doctors and nurses specifically trained to care for them. the University pediatrician says. Patients up to 18 years of age will be cared for in the new pediatric intensive care unit if they are facing immediate and continuous situations. "There will be a critical on-ca- ll six-wee- k University Hospital has purchased a great deal of new equipment both for the pediatric intensive care unit and for use with children in the operating room. according to Dr. Nielson. The intensive care of children and adolesence . requires anesthesia, respiratory and other equipment specifically designed for people of their age and size. Dr. Nielson says. The opening of University Medical Centers new pediatric intensive care unit is a natural expansion of our services. We now are prepared to provide intensive care to all patients, from the newborns to the adolescents and to adults.Dr. Nielson said. full-tim- 66669 6;6666666666666666666 THE MAGNA TIMES 91 24 9 W. 2700 S Mogru. UT B4044 01 250,5656 Published every Thursday Application for mail at second class postage rates is pending at Magna. Utah. Postmaster may send address change to 9 24 W. 2700 So., Magna. Utah e . 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 Edi.r J. HOWARDSTAHLE 6 . Fallon, NV 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Yearly subscriptions are $ 0.00 outside Utah e 1.00 1 Member Utah Press Association USPS 9 6 6 6 6 6 9 I6 9 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 PEGGY ADA MS 6 My office will assist the PTA committees in establishing these activities. said Sheriff Hayward. In addition, we will be using our Talking Sheriffs Car in kindergarten through third grade classes in many County Schools in the coming weeks, Sheriff Hayward commented. I am arranging for officers from my Juvenile Division to set up surveillance locations near school grounds to offer extra protection to young people and will have officers from the Public Information Unit available to speak to PTA, civic and church groups to explain measures parents can take to protect their children. Sheriff Havward concluded. 533-585- Disruptive pupils coould cause the driver to lose concentration resulting in an accident. Lindford says. Parents must encourage their children to follow these basic rules while onboard : Stay seated, no fighting or fooling around, don't throw things, no loud talking, never lean out the windows, and always obey the driver. Aisles should be kept free of books, lunch pails and other items. 533-636- 6 Sheriff's office cosponsors Mother's Corner program Pediatric care unit opened Governor kbits off ski line Utah Governor Scott M. Matheson was joined by Utah Travel Council Director J. Phillip Keene in and Utah Ski Association Director Raivo Puusemp, September 1, to inaugurate e ski line, Utahs new Department of Social Services; Larry Higgins. Bountiful Police Chief and President of the Utah Chiefs of Police sibilities to victims of criminal of- Association; William R. Hyde, Chief fenses; and. Deputy Salt Lake County Attorney e. Provide the executive, legislative and of the Statewide and judicial branches of government a Association of Prosecutors: Brant 1. final report of recommendations on Johnson. Davis County Sheriff and the above issues by December 1 . President of the Utah Sheriffs To provide members of the Association; V. Love, Stephen executive, legislative and judicial Assistant Director of the Utah branches of government and citizens Division of Corrections and President at large jyith an opportunity to of the Utah Correctional Association; on Larry E. Lunnen. Commissioner of the recommendations provide priorities within the criminal justice Utah Department of Public Safety; 0. W ood Moyle III. Esq., President of the system A steering committee, by Dr. Glen W. Howard, Chairman of corrections and Law Enforcement at Weber Stale College and Dr. Richard P. Lindsay. Director of Special Affairs for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, has been appointed to organized the conference and give it direction. Other Steering Committee Utah residents are concerned when members are Judge Leslie D. Brown of children being molested or reports of the Third District Juvenile Court in revealed in the news Provo and Presiding Judge for the kidnapped are said Salt media. Lake County Sheriff Board of Juvenile Court Judges; N.D. PeteHayward. Bullock Robert of the Fourth J. Judge "As a parent and grandparent I District Court in Provo and Chief share the concerns of these citizens, of the Utah Judicial Council; Judge Barbara Burnett. Chairman of the he continued. The Salt Lake County a Sheriffs Office is Utah Board of Judicial Council; to called Corner Mothers program Barbara Burnett, Chairman of the school Utah Board of Juvenile Justice and provide greater safety to said children. Sheriff Hayward. and a Prevention Delinquency This program is being implemented member of the Utah State Board of the Juvenile Protection through Corrections; Andrew L. Gallegos, and Chairman Safety Chairman of the Executive Director of the Utah Parent-Teache- r Association for each school. The PTA representative will be responsible to organize mothers of school children with scheduled assignments during certain hours and at certain locations on a regular basis. completed and a small entry fee $1.50 The assigned mothers would be for six or less entries paid. available at a strategic corner along Premium books containing rules are the routes to and from school during 8 in Salt available by phoning the critical hours when school conLake City. Leavitt urges gardeners who intend to enter exhibits to get a venes and lets out. These mothers would be responpremium book and follow it closely as sible to observe any problems, to number of blooms, length of stems, irregularities that may occur and be and other rules. cirShe advises entrants to gather on the lookout for suspicious to cumstances and record descriptions flowers after 4 p.m. the day before the show or before sunrise the morning of and license plates numbers to aid the in the show. They should normally be cut Sheriffs Office their investigation. W e need these extra eyes and ears with long stems, just before they come mothers, said Sheriff into full bloom. She suggests placing of concerned " if we are to protect these Hayward. the flowers in warm water up to the flowers heads immediately after young people from the criminal element. cutting, then storing them for several We can only stretch our available hours in a place free of drafts. In the horticulture section, where judging is based only on the quality of the flower or flowers, all entrants are judged together. In the artistic section, which features arrangements .The Utah Department of Tranbased on various themes, six sportation is calling on all political categories are available: Advanced candidates this year to comply with amateur, novice, amateur, men only, both the Utah Highway Beautification miniatures and juqior. (No entry fee is Act of 1967 and the National Highway Beautification Act of 1965. charged for juniors ages 16 and Under those statutes it is illegal to younger. place signs in the right of way on Interstate or any state highway. Flower show at fair Unit obtains $75,537 Ted Cannon. Salt Lake County Attorney, announced today that his newly organized Victim Restitution Unit has been successful in obtaining Court ordered restitution for the victims of crime. The new Restitution Unit became operational July 1,1982, and in its first month of operation obtained 51 court ordered judgments for restitution, with a total of $75,537. ordered by the court to be paid to the victims of crime. Cannon explained that it is the mission of his Restitution Unit to ensure that not only is restitution ordered by the court, but more importantly that the restitution is in fact paid to the victims of crime. Cannon went on to state that its one thing to say that our sympathies lie with the victim of crime, but I think it is important to actually do something for victims. This is the reason that I created our Restitution Utah Sheriffs correctional E. Lunnen, Association; Larry Commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety;0. Wood Moyle III. Esq.. President of the Utah State Bar Dee Association; Wayne Shepherd. Director of Public Safety at the University of Utah and President-Elec- t of the Utah Peace Officers Association; and William C. Vickrey, Director of the Utah Division of Youth Corrections. ' For more information, contact Paul Sheffield at or at room 154, 150 West North Temple, Salt Lake City 84103. c. Articulate a coherent public policy on crime control. d. 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