Show I Dear Sue SueI I I lei leiBy By Grover Among the major news stories of the week war and fighting dominated the front pages of most of the area newspapers INTERNATIONAL Denounced by their king and most military commanders rebel officers surrendered during the past week in Madrid Spain and ended their of the Spanish in a dramatic attempt to overthrow Spain's fledgling democracy Earlier in the week some two hundred military officers of the Spanish national guard had entered the Parliament during a nationally televised session and detained several members of the legislative body at gunpoint in order to force the resignation of Juan Carlos king of the nation and members of the Spanish government There were no injuries reported during the overnight seizure of the government offices Charges and countercharges flew from Washington and Moscow during the week as both sides in inthe inthe inthe the El EI Salvador civil war blamed outside insurgents for the fighting which continued throughout the week and killed and injured several civilians in that torn strife-torn Central American nation Leftist guerillas reportedly being supported by Cuban and Soviet advisors claimed late in the week that American military advisors had been engaged with government troops in the fighting Leftist sources presented the identification badge of a former American Air Force sargeant as proof of their claim US U.S. officials at the State Department countered through the international media that the identification had been stolen from the sargeant while he was stationed in El EI Salvador and did not indicate that he was killed in the fighting as rebel forces had claimed Communist government officials in Moscow accused the United States of complicity in the civil war through the meeting of the Supreme Soviet congress in Moscow during the week Meeting in Moscow during the week delegates to the Soviet congress were informed by Stanislaw Kania Secretary of the Polish Communist Party that his government had the will and the strength to solve that countries internal problems independently Delegates to the congress had expected to ask for Soviet intervention in the continuing labor strife in Poland Addressing the delegates to the convention in Moscow the Polish party leader promised to put an end to the activities of counterrevolutionary forces seeking to sow anarchy in Poland Fidel Castro leader of the Cuban Communist government also spoke before the party congress rejecting Washington's charges that Cuba was instigating rebellion in El EI Salvador and saying We will fight to the death if imperialism attacks us NATIONAL A federal judge upheld during the week the executive order by the Reagan Administration freezing the hiring of thousands of federal job aspirants by the US U.S. Office of Personnel Management formerly the Civil Service Commission That freeze had been announced by the President on the day of his inauguration retroactive to the day following his election and affected several thousand federal job aspirants many of whom had quit their jobs after being offered positions with the Reagan Administration Two governmental unions and three job aspirants had challenged the hiring freeze in the Federal court of Judge Charles Richey who told reporters and interested parties the hiring freeze is neither unconstitutional nor is it contrary to law In filing the court test governmental unions claimed that the freeze affected people while the administration puts the figure at LOCAL The on off again-off again controversy regarding the government government government govern govern- ment of West Jordan was on again during the week with the resignation of the current city manager of the Salt Lake County municipality During executive session this last week the city council reluctantly accepted the resignation of the former chief of police who was responsible for changing the form of government in that city Robert A. A Stockwell hired as chief of police in that city one year later when the mayor of the city attempted to fire him Stockwell then gained the support of a citizens group was rehired by bythe bythe bythe the city council as city manager and presented and successfully promoted through an election a change in city government from the mayor council form to the manager council form of government in West Jordan In announcing his resignation Stockwell informed the council that he had been offered and accepted a position as the city manager of Eureka California Officials of the West Valley City government have announced a public hearing for city hall during the week to announce the annexation policy of the second largest city in the State of Utah a move seen sure to be controversial by many media watchers and governmental critics throughout Salt Lake County Officials of the city announced that the annexation policy statement which is mandated mandated mandated man man- dated by Utah State Law will not be immediately implemented However officials of the unincorporated areas of Taylorsville Kearns Hunter and Magna were not swayed by the statement and began hastily drawing up plans for incorporations and electioneering within their communities County officials contacted stated that the policy hearing was necessary for the city to be in compliance with state law but that they would be watching the hearing with more than just slight interest One county official indicated if this is the move by West Valley City the County will lose too much land to continue as a viable entity There will be a fight Proposed annexation by West Valley officers would include the main campus of And hunters and fishermen in Utah may be hit with higher licensing fees for their sports if the Utah legislature passes an amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment presented in Salt Lake City during the week Initial figures being discussed during the week would raise the cost of a combination fishing and hunting license for 1982 from the current 2350 to 2750 a fishing license from 1050 to 1200 big game license from 12 10 and the small game tag from to 1000 One of the sponsors of the legislation Representative Nolan R Karras-R- Roy indicated during the week that those initial figures may be reduced by 50 per cent before the amendment is introduced on the floor of the Utah State House |