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Show Page A2 Thursday, March 10, 1988 Park Record Two groups both eye UP track ' , m ,7 j ; U .- "... r . -vWJ 'V . f " ; Members of the Singer family. Bates, Jr. and Roger Bates, Sr. SINGERS from A1 He describes the feelings from some neighbors as "a hate" which existed long before the standoff. "They always tried to get John Singer off but they couldn't, so they killed him," says Bates. Suzanne says that as a child there were many times when people were not nice to her. "People would say to me, 'Your dad's a devil. I was always treated like that." She feels the neighbors and many people in the community have long preferred that the Singers not live there. Bates adds, "Without a doubt, I think as long as these neighbors live here they're going to try to get us off. There's a few people in town that are real good, real honest people. They have a good spirit. They're honorable. But there are more people who are not. They are bitter. But I guess that's everywhere, it's not just this community." Even though the family feels there will be continued con-tinued friction in the future, Bates says he doesn't foresee incidences similar to the church bombing. "I don't see anything like that happening, but I can say we will never stop fighting for truth and justice. I foresee the government trying to suppress an outlook of fairness and justice, and people willing to stand up for their rights." Heidi says she's not looking look-ing that far down the road. "I take one day at a time and leave it in God's hands." As far as looking back at what's happened, Bates says, "we're grieved about House's family we're grieved for anyone who loses their father. These people know that," he said in reference to the Singer family. "They've gone without their father." Bates thinks the siege could have been handled differently and with less tragedy. "It could have had a better ending if Governor Bangerter would have left it up to the professionals. I begged the FBI to come up and I laid out a plan for them to take. There was other avenues that could have .- . - ..-,: , - ' ' : - : - ' I- 1 : . . f y ;':- x ' ; ' " 1 . - ;- ..... - " "i ' ! - v. iuL S, .!. . t- - .r- Ml ,-niii a-tut n- -minnnrM mminim Sarah Bates enjoys an afternoon snack. 111 IP-ark MecgKwfl The Park Record (USPS 0037-8370) is published weekly by the Diversified Suburban Newspapers. Second-class postage in Park City, UT. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Park Record, 1670 Bonanza Dr., Box 3688, Park City, UT 84060. Entered as second-class matter, May 25, 1977, at the post office in Park City, UT 84060, under the Act of March 3, 1897. Published every Thursday. Peter Bernhard. Andy Bernhard. Teri Gomes Randy Hanskat, Ron Georg, Heidi West, Sena Taylor Jennifer Madgic Matthew Snyder. Rick Brough, Tom BeaKummer Susan Davis Susan Davis , Linda Martin Bill Dickson, Pamela Hainsworth,-Michael Hainsworth,-Michael Ayers Yvonne Thompson Kevin Crawford - J.P. Max, Mark McCune- From left, Rebecca Bates, Heidi Singer Swapp, Roger been considered. It's the state's fault that it ended like it did." Bates maintains that state officials wanted to see a quick ending to the conflict. "It was the state that came in.. .under Bangerter's authority on the last day. I don't think they state officials really cared what happened. The question is, why did Bangerter use his authority to come in? The FBI didn't want to.. .all the federal people felt it was premature. Bangerter just thought it would be a feather in his cap on an election year to settle it without bloodshed." bloodsh-ed." But the governor's plan didn't work, notes Bates: "House was shot because of Bangerter's poor planning plan-ning and quick-to-anger heart." When authorities stormed the compound and after House and Swapp were shot, the rest of the family quickly surrendered. Heidi told why: "When they were moving in with those tanks, they told us to come out. I just didn't want to see my kids blown to bits." Bates adds, "it was more of a fear for the children's lives than anything else." Now the family members are trying to put that episode behind them. "I don't think people are as interested in the story as the newspapers are in telling tell-ing the story," says Bates. "I get as tired of hearing hear-ing about it as I get tired of telling it. It's repetitive that's what gets old." The publicity, however, hasn't been all negative for the family. They have received monetary and in-kind support from sympathizers who are often unknown by the family, according to Bates. Sometimes the senders enclose a note of appreciation apprecia-tion for the Singers' efforts in teaching their children at home. "They say they can teach their children at home now without hassles from the stated . The contributions often come through the mail, or by people, they meet on the street who offer to help. "Most are from people we don't know," he says. "Vickie also gets a social security check for her children, but it doesn't add up to very much. For the most part, God provides it. He really does." STAFF Clyde. '. Ten Gomes . Publisher .General manager . Editor .Staff writers . Production manager . Photography and darkroom . Contributing writers - Office manager - Circulation manager - Classified manager -Advertising sales - Graphic s - Distribution - Cartoonists 1 by SENA TAYLOR Record staff writer An Ogden organization has indicated in-dicated an interest in using the stretch of Union Pacific rail line between bet-ween Echo and Park Gty, and is seeking the support of the Summit County Commission in their efforts to do so. ' Meanwhile, Union Pacific officials are urging the Ogden organization and the tri-county commission to work together in acquiring the track. The Union Station Foundation, a non-profit group organized to help fund the Union Station in Ogden, is eyeing the soon-to-be abandoned stretch of rail in Summit County for scenic train usage. The train would run from Park City to Ogden through Weber Canyon. The Golden Stake Empire, an association of governments for the counties of Box Elder, Davis, Weber and Morgan, is supporting the foundation in its efforts. ef-forts. The foundation and the Summit County Commission agree the line shouldn't be demolished after it's abandoned, but so do the Heber Creeper owners, who have been working on a separate proposal to operate a tourist train trough Provo Canyon. Lynn Butterfield, executive director direc-tor of the Golden Spike Empire, says the Ogden proposal doesn't have to conflict with the Heber proposal. That plan, dicussed cooperatively between Summit, Wasatch and Utah counties, has been spearheaded by the Creeper owners and supported by the Mountainlands Association of Governments. "We have no problem Singer attorneys want by SENA TAYLOR Record staff writer Defense attorneys for three individuals in-dividuals of the SingerSwapp family fami-ly complained to a federal judge last Friday about not having received evidence against their clients yet, while a federal prosecutor explained that the U.S. Attorney's office is trying try-ing to catalog the more than 1,750 items before turning them over. Bruce Savage, attorney for Jonathan Swapp, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather Nelson told him the inventory would be available the following week, "but as of today, we've received virtually nothing." He argued that during the time the government1 is. making their inventory inven-tory of the items "they are also getting get-ting time to see where they fit on the tree. We're not seeing that. If it's overwhelming their multi-attorney, multi-staffed, multi-investigator office, of-fice, it's certainly going to be a pro Western Gear still deciding by HEIDI WEST Record staff writer Western Gear will wait until at least the end of March before making mak-ing a final decision on where in Utah to locate its new branch. The aerospace company is debating whether to move to the OgdenRoy area or to the Summit County industrial park just outside of Park City. And, although a board decision by parent company Lucas Aerospace Ltd. was due at the end Of February, it was delayed until four or five "outside board members" could be contacted, con-tacted, said Mike Rott, manager of the satellite facility division. Rott and other staff from the company's Los Angeles office submitted sub-mitted a packet of information about each of the two Utah sites they are considering along with a staff recommendation. Although Rott said he could not release the content of the recommendation, the executive board of Lucas did review the data and in fact asked for more. Now, Western Gear is exploring details of their project in Utah in Porno trial A lifelong Coalville resident will stand trial in 3rd District Court June 7 on charges of exploitation of a minor and conspiracy to distribute pornographic material. Arvin V. Moore, 39, pleaded not guilty to a nine-count indictment before Judge Pat B. Brian March 7 in Coalville. Two days have been set aside for the jury trial, and motions will be heard April 18. Moore was arrested Jan. 11 after Summit County Sheriff's Deputies discovered video tapes at his residence that showed teenagers involved in-volved in various sex acts. According Accor-ding to a legal affidavit, deputies in-terviewd in-terviewd two youths who said they were paid to perform on the tapes. Those youths are reportedly not from the Coalville area. The videos were confiscated by officials, of-ficials, and they allegedly show a 17-year-old girl on one tape and a 16-year-old boy on another. The youths are engaging in various sex with working with Mountainlands," said Butterfield. "We see their proposal pro-posal as complementary with ours." He told the Record Tuesday that he's been in contact with Union Pacific officials regarding the track. "They would like us to work hand-in-hand with Mountainlands, and we will continue to do so." He said Union Pacific would like the two agencies to pool their resources to buy the track, resources which would most likely have to be nongovernmental. non-governmental. "Money is a problem we have to work out," he said. Butterfield maintains that a connection con-nection to Ogden has unique benefits compared to to the tri-county plan, because the train would have access to Interstate 15 and to a working Am-trak Am-trak station. Although the Union Station Foundation Foun-dation doesn't own any rolling stock (train engines, cars, etc.) it is prepared to purchase that equipment equip-ment if the proposal comes to fruition, frui-tion, and an unnamed Texas entity has already told the foundation it can provide a loan to the group. Under the tri-county plan for a train through Provo Canyon, the Creeper equipment could be used. Commissioners from Summit, Wasatch and Utah counties recently met regarding the tri-county railway proposal, and commissioners commis-sioners from Wasatch and Utah counties approved a motion to form a non-profit foundation, which would be the bargaining party in negotiating with Union Pacific for the track between Echo and Phoston. The two Summit County Commissioners at the meeting, Jim Soter and Tom Flinders, abstained from the vote because commissioner blem for us." In the hearing on defense motions before U.S. District Chief Judge Bruce S. Jenkins March 4, Nelson responded that "the gathering of evidence has proved to be a horrendous horren-dous task," especially in light of the many different agencies involved in the investigation. "It's not a simple matter of asking us to turn over the evidence. ..they prosecutors receive new evidence each day." As an example, she said prosecutors had just received a "surprise" piece of evidence, being a receipt signed by Timothy Singer for the purchase of firearms. , Nelson told the judge, "the government is working feverishly to get these items identified in the inventory. in-ventory. The purpose of the inventory inven-tory should make it possible for the defense to see what's available.. .and all parties can see what items we're aware of." She said the U.S. Attorney's office much more detail than is ordinarily ordinari-ly the case in the planning process, said Rott. "The board wants to make sure we're doing it right," he added. Part of doing it right means consulting con-sulting with four or five members of the full board who actually work for companies not owned or operated by Lucas, and those members were not in attendance at the executive board meeting in Paris late last month. They will be available when the full board meets March 24, said Rott. "We are just waiting to try to get all board members in the same room at the same time." Rott noted that the company had moved a branch to another state a few years ago to fill a certain niche which then dissolved. "We want to make sure we're not repeating any of the same circumstances," he said. . Western Gear plans to break ground this summer, and county staff have noted there are many details which remain to be worked - out before the company can actually actual-ly begin building its facility. For instance, a water and land agree set acts on the films. The girl, now 18, said in an interview inter-view with law officers that Moore paid her $200 to make the tape. The boy also allegedly said he was paid to perform on the video, and said Moore gave him cigarettes and beer during the filming. Moore is the co-owner of Mary's Food Town Market in Coalville. He was released from the Summit County Jail just after his arrest when he posted a $10,000 bond. - The nine counts being brought against him include two counts of a second-degree felony, sexual exploitation ex-ploitation of a minor; three counts of conspiracy to distribute pornographic por-nographic material, all third-degree felonies; two counts of dealing in harmful materials to a minor, both third-degree felonies; one count of supplying alcohol to a minor, a class A misdemeanor; and one count of furnishing tobacco to a minor, a class C misdemeanor. Ron Robinson was not present. Under both of the proposals, such non-profit organizations are being used so that counties won't lose available mineral lease funds. If the counties, themselves, were to acquire ac-quire the track, money paid in lieu of taxes for government-owned lands wouldbelost. Commissioners expect Union Pacific to abandon the line by June if no other arrangements are made. If . the line was abandoned, the right-of-way properties would be returned to their original owners and it would be impossible to rebuild. Said Butterfield, "We would like to build a package that would be beneficial to all of Northern Utah. And if our part of the plan fell through, we would jump on and help the tri-county proposal." The main purpose of the foundation, founda-tion, according to Butterfield, "is to raise money for the building up of Union Station, and to preserve railroad history and artifacts in Utah as a support to the Utah State Railroad Museum." With its IRS corporate status as a tax-exempt non-profit organization, it is able to take donations and act as a donor, he said. The foundation's affiliation with the Golden Spike Empire is a result of the Empire's role in promoting tourism in that four-county area. "The museum is a major attraction in our area," said Butterfirld, "so the foundation is a logical partner." Union Station was founded in 1924, after the original structure was destroyed in a 1923 fire. That first structure was built in the late 19th century, according to Butterfield. evidence planned to set up an evidence room for defense counsel to access; complete com-plete with photo copying equipment and video and tape players. The judge responded, "the sooner everyone gets all the information, the better off people will be." The trial for Addam Swapp, Vickie Singer, Timothy Singer and Jonathan Swapp is set for April 6. The four are charged in a nine-count indictment alleging conspiracy, illegal il-legal use of an explosive, attempted murder of federal agents, and weapons violations related to the bombing of the Kamas LDS Stake Center, the 13-day standoff and the shootout that ended the siege. The motions filed so far by defense lawyers Include requests1 to' divide the trials, move the trial out of Utah, ask federal 'prosecutors to further detail their charges, and allow time for the filing of more motions. Those motions will be heard next Wednesday, Wednes-day, March 16. ment with landowners in the industrial in-dustrial park and nearby Atkinson special service water district have yet to be signed. And the site plans, road alignments, etc. would need planning commission approval. As the decision is further and further delayed, the probability of a finished facility this year may be progressively dimmed. But, Rott says at least so far, he is not worried. wor-ried. "I'm close to being concerned," concern-ed," he says. "But, so far I don't think we're losing any time." In fact, the additional details requested re-quested by the board have put Western Gear ahead of where they would normally be, he noted. "We already have the building designed." design-ed." If the delays are hard for county commissioners and staff, they are even harder for Western Gear. Rott, who is one of a handful of California staff who will be transferred to the new facility, is caught in limbo about just where his new home will be. "It's been an agonizingly slow process from my perspective," he said. 'Pipeliner' guilty . A 34-year-old California man pleaded guilty in Coalville's 3rd District Court March 7 to charges of possession of 40 kilograms of hashish with the intent to distribute it. Dickie Stukes, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., was sentenced to zero to five years in the Utah State Penitentiary by Judge Pat B.Brian. Summit County Sheriff's Det. Joe Offret said Stukes was arrested ar-rested about three months ago near Echo Junction on Interstate 80 by a Utah Highway Patrolman. The trooper had stopped stop-ped Stukes for a speeding violation, viola-tion, and in the course of the stop he searched the car, finding 40 kilograms of hashish. Offret called Stukes'a "pipeliner," who regularly transported drugs across the country from coast to coast. |