Show Standard-Examin- Opinion er 15A 5 1995 Sunday February GOVERNMENT DIRECTORY Federal Government 538-101- Tremonton (SLC) 5 H: State Senators President Bill Clinton(D) The White House Washington DC 20500 1 111 (Comment Office) Sen Robert Bennett (R) SD241 Dirksen Office ' Washington DC 20510-440-Bldg 3 6 (Ogden office) Sen Orrin G Hatch (R) 135 Russell Senate Ofc Bldg V Washington DC 20510 2 (Ogden office) Rep Jim Hansen (R) x 2466 Rayburn House Ofc Bldg Washington DC 20515 7 (Ogden office) Rep Bill Orton (D) 1122 Longworth Bldg v Washington DC 20515 Sen Nathan Tanner (R) Dist 18: Weber 6225 Woodland Dr Ogden UT 84403 8 H: 2 O: SL Sen Robert Montgomery (R) Dist 19: N Ogden Ogden Valley Morgan 1825 N Mountain Road N Ogden UT 84310 202-456-- 479-644- 625-567- ‘ 625-567- H: H: 0 (Provo office) Enid Greene Waldholtz(R) Rep Box 11332 Salt Lake City Utah 84147 4 (Salt Lake office) H: State Executives O: Gov Mike Leavitt (R) State Capitol Salt Lake City UT 84114 3 O: 544-674- 4 544-590- 9 Sen John Holmgren (R) Dist 24: Box Elder 4570 W 5400 North Box 208 Bear River City UT 84301 (SLC) LL Gov Olene Walker (R) ‘ H: State Capitol 279-867- 9 State Representatives Salt Lake City UT 84114 (SLC) 0 825-303- Sen Craig L Taylor (R) Dist 22: Davis 312 Oak Lane Kaysville UT 84037 328-199- 538-104- 731-37- Sen David H Steele (R) 'Dist 21: Davis 3376 W 400 North West Point UT 84015 379-250- 0 4 Sen Joseph Hull (D) Dist 20: Roy Hooper Farr West 5250 W 4000 South Hooper UT 84315 625-567- 538-100- 782-169- 442-367- Atty Jan Graham (D) State Capitol Salt Lake City UT 84114 Rep Eli Anderson (D) Dist 1: Tremonton 8790 W Highway 102 854-376- UT 84337 0 Rep Peter Knudson (R) Dist 2: Brigham City 1209 Michelle Drive Brigham City UT 84302 H: 723-202- O: 5 723-636- 731-534- O: 6 524-474- H O 6 626-688- H: (SLC) 0 621-563- 392-445- H: H: 6 2 H: H: H: 773-747- 544-353- H: 9 451-277- H: 4 H: 3 3 731-771- 257-510- O: 451-320- 544-321- 0 O: 451-320- 0 825-377- 1 O: 2 399-840- 1 Mayor Glenn J Mecham 1715 Darling Street H: 399-520- O: 0: 629-810- 0 Council chair Adele Smith 2732 Polk H: 392-861- 1 Ralph W Mitchell 4777 Glasmann Way Vice-cha- ir H 476-934- O: 4 626-953- 2 O 627-280- 0 O: 723-293- 7 Barbara Dirks 1540 29th Street H: H: 3 392-054- 8 399-535- 2 Glen Holley 1650 21st H 394-438- 8 Bonnie McDonald 1061 Edgewood Dr 2 Comm Dale Wilson (R) 1575 S Highway 66 Porterville 84050 H: 479-464- 8 Darrell Saunders 998 5th Street Weber County Commissioners 1 399-840- Ext 3185 Jesse Garcia 767 W 24th 194 W lOONorth Morgan UT 84050 Comm Jay Hardy (D) 5770 West 8000 N O 4 Ogden City Government Jan Turner (R) 829-644- 399-840- 1 0 Comm Jeff London (D) 62 North 435 West Morgan UT 84050 H: 399-090- H: 451-32- 829-374- O: 3 Comm Joe H Ritchie (D) 5969 S 3850 W Roy Utah 84067 Morgan County Commissioners H: Commissioners O: 1 Office 783-465- 0 458-335- 9 295-032- Comm Comm Lee Allen (R) 13225 N EG Road East Garland UT 84312 H: 5 Comm Carol R Page (R) Davis County Courthouse 28 E State Farmington Utah 84025 Box Elder County 4 744-550- H Comm Spencer F Stokes (R) 3423 Tyler Ogden Utah 84403 Comm Gayle Stevenson (R) 730 Church Layton UT 84041 661 South Lambert Lane Kamas UT 84036 Rep Gerry Adair (R) Dist 12: Roy 5433 S 3100 West 1990 W 3300 South Ogden UT 84401 1 Comm Dan McConkie (R) 3846 S 775 West Bountiful UT 84087 0 counties H: 257-510- H: Rep David Ure (R) Dist 53: Morgan Rich Summit 9 UT 84337 O Davis County Commissioners Rep Marda Dillree (R) Dist 1 7: Farmington 379 Shepherd Ridge Road Farmington UT 84025 Rep Doug Peterson (R) Dist 1 1: Wash Terrace Roy Uintah 5121 South 1225 West Riverdale 84405 392-429- 825-321- 6 2 Rep Kevin S Garn (R) Dist 16: Layton 2206 Summerwood Drive Layton UT 84075 Rep Pat Larson (D) Dist 10: Ogden 880 Bel Mar Drive Ogden UT 84403 H: 825-379- 257-544- Comm Royal Norman (R) 7006 West 2400N Corinne UT 84307 Rep Blake Chard (R) Dist 15: Layton 1940 N 350 West Layton UT 84041 Rep John Arrington (D) Dist 9: Ogden 1054 Rushton Ogden UT 84401 H: 773-212- 5 Rep Don Bush (R) Dist 14: Clearfield 138 Locust Clearfield UT 84015 Rep Joseph G Murray (R) Dist 8: Weber 1030 Peach Drive Ogden UT 84404 393-706- H: H 6 Rep Grant Protzman (D) Dist 7: Weber 575 E 3073 North Ogden UT 84404 782-661- Elwood H: Rep Nora Stephens (R) Dist 13: Weber-Davi- s 2024 N 400 West Sunset UT 84015 Rep Martin R Stephens (R) Dist 6: N Ogden Farr West 3159 N Higley Rd Ogden UT 84404 H: Roy 84067 H Comm Bruce Anderson (R) O: 621-35- 394-948- 8 Ogden City Council Offices 629-815- 3 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR South Ogden residents thank Van Drimmelen The undersigned spite of the presumed legality of the “EmployFire-at-Wii- r (EAW) doc- desire to express appreciation to our recently terminated city recorder Kathy Van Drimmelen who has given us more than 14 years of faithful and dedicated service — often going the extra mile to serve even after hours and on weekends Wc note that you have often stepped in to keep the city’s business moving when an administrative void appeared or someone failed in their duties we were glad you were so able Wc thank you for your efforts to keep city operations in conformance with the statutes an effort occasionally frustrated by those who seemed to know “a better way" The citizen at i ty r iployccs of South Ogden sn" ' irk you v lo tment for your efforts in ' ! roce- of a model Person r iber-durcs Manual that is i t ctcd city employees and r leaders will learn a great n for this as time goe Wc also express regret si are inyour dismay at the hasty a treatment by ou ced leaders sans cause or i oral due process It seems r jn't'e that you would have aceumulaicd some “rights" to fair play after 1 years of dedicated service This :n ! I al elation ve trine applied to appointive positions We believe that the untimely loss of your expertise and experience is not in the best interests of the city Some of the city council members vaguely alluded to “the conditions existing in the city” as an excuse for your dismissal the citizens are sadly aware of some of these “conditions" which should be laid at the feel of the elected officials for correction — not on you alone The scapegoat illusion is not a substantive corrective action It is not appreciated by the electorate We wish Kathy the best for a bright future in a kinder and gentler environment You will be sorely missed Although our leaders are in a “no comment" mode we would hope they could at least provide the citizenry (in the next city council meeting on Feb 7) a brief but careful explanation for your untimely release Of course we understand that “legally" they don’t have to Everett 1 and Mary Ellen Carter and 97 other names South Ogden Proposed helmet law result of federal blackmail Once again an adult mandatory motorcycle helmet law (SB28) has been filed in the state Senate This is the result of federal blackmail requiring such legislation in order that a small amount of Inter-mod- al Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (1STEA) funds not be diverted from highway projects to safety programs This federal mandate is a clearly unjustified and discriminatory ac- tion against a class of citizen incorrectly perceived to be irresponsible and a burden to others What is also at stake here however is the principle of not giving into blackmail Utahns have enjoyed a reputation of fairness and individuality and arc now being encouraged to abandon principle in preference for freedom from constraints on the disposition of federal largesse As previously stated this is not a loss of funds merely a diversion and the amount diverted would be less than percent of the total I 1) DOT them Utah is one of 26 states currently in opposition to this particular mandate and needs to continue to stand with this majority 1 always wear a helmet when riding but I do so because I believe that course of action to be prudent I would consider any legislative requirement that I do so as a person- al loss Citizens should say ‘yes’ to Olympic event The 9th Utah Winter Games has ended but its presence will remain with me for a long time As a participant in this winter recreational competition speed skating twice in a short track at the new Ice Sheet in Ogden I experienced the suspense and thrill of athletic challenge for a very clean and beautiful solo sport and where silin fact 1 merited a second-plac- e ver medal for my age group and for the year 2002 representing the I think all the citizens should say “yes" to such an event give their best effort in the final stages of diplomacy and finesse as they court the Olympic bid committee and the world of sports It’s not a matter of how can we afford it — it’s a matter of how can we not afford to in international business and opportunity Get on your mark get set go! county sex As Utah seeks the Miss Jayne Blair Ogden Olympic bid rights are being given back Non-smoker- s’ This is an answer to all the smokers that arc bombarding the with their cries of their rights being taken away At least this law won’t increase your chances of the various illnesses (heart disease cancer of various types) that we have had to put up with all these Your rights aren’t being taken arc just away ours long years Your rights end where my nos begins Thank God for those who dared to have the guts to take away your “rights" to protect our lives I used to smoke but got smart and quit 46 years ago Smokers you should consider doing the same You’ll increase your chances for better health and a longer life A personal thanks to Sen Mont gomcry and all that supported him and helped pass his bill Hallelujah! Wc now have the “right" to breathe clean air safely again Standard-Examin- er from them (non-smoker- s) being given back You should read the article on second-han- d smoke in the January 1995 issue of Consumers Report I worked in a smoke-fille- d work place for more than 40 years having my rights ignored and I never thought about complaining in the Standard Not one smoker gave two hoots about my predicament and discomfort So excuse me if I don’t feel too sorry for the poor picked on smokers You’ve had it your way so long that now that wc get a chance to breathe dean air and eat in comfort you have to cry non-smoke- r" rs J Lund Ogden STANDARD’S LETTER POLICY of constitutionally guaranteed freedom and a manifestation of a state legislature weak and without a commitment to established principles SB28 has been filed by Sen John Holmgren who when pressed defends his action as a move to keep the issue of federal mandates under discussion before the people in hope that action will be taken at the federal level to eliminate the mandate This is a commendable objective but the method shows a great lack of consideration for our personal freedoms which could well become casualties of the strategy by passage of SB28 budget But the only way to be relieved from federal mandates is to oppose It Vs Dishing Brigham City enThe Standard-Examincourages participation in the letters to the editor column Letters must include your name address and a daytime phone number so we can verify the leter ter’s authenticity The desirable length is 300 words We will either return longer letters or edit them to fit No more than one letter from any individual will be published during a month We do not publish letters soliciting witnesses to accidents or other materials related to potential legal actions Letters of appreciation or announcements will be published based on individual merit “Thank you" notices may be published in the classified ad section Consumer complaints will not be published We welcome your letters but we reserve the right to reject letters that may be offensive to the community Send letters to: Letter to the Editor Standard-ExaminPO Box 951 Ogden UT 84402-095- 1 or bring them to the Associate Editor’s office at 455 23rd Street in Ogden weekdays between 8 am and 5 pm We regret that not all letters will be published er For queries on letters 625-420- call 5 Bicycling way to fight congestion and pollution R Clark’s (Letter to the Editor Jan 25) great but somewhat sarcastic suggestion to ride a bicycle to shop was actually a very good one This suggestion is great because everyone doesn’t have to give up automobiles all the lime More and more caring able people arc finding ways to substitute alternate forms of transportation some of the time As people find reasons for and methods to spend less time in cars and more lime enjoying the benefits of bicycling the congestion and pollution Young writer would also like a I agree with Lani Hasenyager about having a little that kids write love to write and would very much enjoy doing such a project And it’s true that a lot of Mini Page articles arc boring I have a whole bunch of ideas for a project like that I too could send you articles and things along mini-newspap- er 1 in our cities pate Just watch and see mini-newspap- will dissi- Fran Bush Ogden er with Lani I would volunteer for the writing team also Lani Hasenyager please write me so wc can exchange ideas If anybody else wants to also please do My address is: 1085 Maxficld Dr Ogden UT 84404 Kelly Ilofhnan Ogden Shakespeare quotes apply to recent Utah laws In response to David Cook’s article of Jan 24: You dare attempt to use the name of Shakespeare to defame the Utah legislature Mr Cook? In all of the 28 Shakespearean plays which I have studied in Shakespeare consistently writes to expose the folly of those who like yourself say “Good is bad and bad is good" Let me refresh your memory depth with just a few quotes which apply to the necessity of recent laws passed in Utah: “Why should the private pleasure of someone Become the public plague of many more?" - Lucrcce stanza 212 The majority of Utah's residents live in this great state because wc know the superior quality of the lawmakers who have made Utah the wholesome place that it is Those who do not want to pay the bill out of their “little oF wallets" perhaps do not deserve the advantages of the clean Utah envi- ronment “A pack of blessings lights upon thy back Happiness courts thee in her best array But like a misbehav'd and sullen wench Thou " - Ropout'st upon thy fortune meo and Juliet (llliii) As for me and my house wc thank our prodigious Utah Legislature because it always has and still docs: “Keep (our state) in safety and chairs of justice supplied with worthy men (and women)!" — (llliii) Cor-iolan- us Dcanne Muir Ogden Truman made the right decision in using the atomic bomb in 1 945 The controversies over the Enola Gay exhibit and the late mushroom cloud postage stamp are reminders that the use of the atomic bomb in August 1945 was a transcendent historical event that will likely stir emotions for generations On such occasions the news media tend to feature denunciations of President Harry Truman’s decision to drop the bomb The denouncers — scholars journalists and intellectuals of the left — arc joined by aggrieved Japanese who sec themselves solely as victims of a terrible and indiscriminate weapon In a fairly typical exercise Kai Bird writing in the New York Times (Oct 9 1994) approvingly cites research that the contemporary “worst case" estimate of deaths that might have occurred without employing the bomb was 46000 Moreover he declares that President Truman's diary (July 18 1945) “shows that he knew from decoded Japanese cables that the enemy was about to surrender unconditionally" Such accounts leave the impression of a massive scholarly consensus that the bomb was unnecessary Those who disagree usually are represented as emotional but uninformed leaders of veterans’ organizations and other such Such impressions arc far from accurate All humane individuals would prefer that the bomb had not been used Many scholars after a careful examination of the sources nonetheless have come to the conclusion that its use was necessary Mr Bird is simply inaccurate in his characterization of Truman’s diary My own research for a forthcoming know-nothin- 1 Alonzo L Hamby Scripps Howard News Service biography of Truman reveals a president concerned primarily with saving American lives shaken by the immense destruction at Hiroshima and Nagasaki but always convinced that he had done the right thing Was Japan preparing to surrender? The Japanese had instructed their envoy in Moscow Naolakc Sato to seek Soviet agreement to receive Prince Fumimaro Konoyc for vague discussions about an end to the war not the unconditional surrender that the US and Britain demanded and had already obtained from Nazi Germany Truman knew of this activity from American activities and from the Soviets themselves But Sato’s intercepted cables warned him less of a Japan trying to surrender than of a nation preparing to wage a bitter suicidal resistance that might last for months if unable to gel peace on its unspecified terms On July 12 1945 a distraught Sato told an apparently gridlocked Japanese government that unconditional surrender was the only course and that there was no meaning “in sacrificing the lives of hundreds of thousands of conscripts and millions of other innocent residents of metropolitan areas" The curt Japanese rejection of the Potsdam ultimatum on July 28 reinforced the worst American expec code-breaki- ng I tations What were the casually expectations? When Harry Truman became president on April 12 1945 the battle of Okinawa had been under way for twelve days The most terrible of the Pacific war it raged on until June 22 producing 45000 American casualties (killed of those in wounded missing) more than the entire Pacific conflict Meeting with his military advisers on June 18 Truman made it clear that he wanted to avoid “an Okinawa from one end of Japan to another" Military officials told him that the planned invasion of the southernmost Japanese home island of Kyushu would likely cost 31000 casualties during the first month and that the toll might run as high as 130000 This campaign was to be followed by an invasion of the main island of Honshu estimated to cost another 90000 casualties Given all the experience of the Pacific war to that date there was every reason to believe Japanese losses would be at least twice as high These estimates moreover did not take into account the possibility that an invasion of Japan proper would precipitate the mass killing of prisoners of war Former POWs recall that orders to that effect were posted in the camps after Okinawa No president of the United States would have accepted the possibilities presented to Truman rather than use the bomb One may wish as I do that Japan had been assured "unconditional surrender" would not mean loss of the Emperor and that there had been a longer interval be one-quart- er tween the first and second bombs It is still hard to get around the brute fact that Japan although clearly beaten did not surrender until Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been bombed — and then only after the Emperor overruled his military leaders and the decision survived a barely contained mutiny among junior officers The revisionists convinced that the atomic bomb was dropped by evil men with sinister designs ignore a compelling body of evidence that Truman could credibly believe that the bomb was necessary to end the most terrible war in human history Sometimes as with the Truman diary they take textual evidence beyond the bounds of reasonable Those who believe that emotional uninformed veterans have no business getting involved in a historical controversy might consider that the veterans unlike most of the scholars have a keen understanding of combat and of the real faces behind casualty figures veteran of World War I Harry Truman a front-lin- e d had seen the human costs of warfare He ho lieved in later years that had the first war not endM when it did he probably would have been kill-- H m northern France He understood And he acted first-han- s'r sity 1s 1 is hook "tnurnan Democrat' llarrv due from Oxford Cnmrsuy Press man-iin the Jail |