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Show VUh Frees Aatociatica Eaat 300 Sooth Salt Lake City, tfteh 8UU . N Vy r 12 Pages u Deadlines: FRIDAY, November 18, 1983 News: Thursday 10:00 A.M. Vernal, Utah 84078 Advertising: Thursday 2:00 P.M. 91st Year No. 92 Phone 789-351 1 9RC Sinqk't-onu LkJ Governor declares Ruppe Day Governor Scott M. Matheson, Wednesday officially declared Saturday, Satur-day, Nov. 26, as Cal Ruppe Day to lend support to fund raising activities that will take place for the heart-lung recipient. The governor made the declaration because of the "astronomical cost associated with the operation and recovery." Ruppe is still in intensive care at the Stanford University Medical Center. He is undergoing some tests to determine deter-mine the cause and treatment of an infection in-fection in his lung and thigh, where in-occulations in-occulations are being administered. Ruppe has been suffering from primary pulmonary hypertension which constricts the blood vessels in his lungs and does not allow sufficient blood to flow. He underwent the transplant Nov. 5, and is the 16th person per-son at the medical center to undergo the transplant. Reita Ruppe, Cal's mother, who has . been with him, said that he is doing much better since the operation, and she said she is overwhelmed by the support of the community. Last week doctors at the California medical center did a biopsy of Ruppe 's heart through a tiny incision in his neck. An instrument was put through a vein in the neck which clipped off a piece of the heart. The biopsy showed that Ruppe's body is not rejecting its new organs. Ruppe will undergo three to four more biopsies while in intensive care to keep tabs on the condition of his heart and determine the correct amount of a new drug, cyclosporine, which keeps his body from rejecting the new organs and keeps its defenses up. -.During Car Ruppe Day there will be an all-day telethon for members of the community to call in and make pledges. Also a benefit dinner will be served at 5 p.m. at the Vernal Junior High Cafeteria. Admission to the dinner din-ner will be by donation to the Ruppe Heart-Lung Fund. At 6 p.m. a talent show will be at the junior high auditorium and an auction will follow. The community is invited to bring items to the auction. N iTfer- M m I l J 'T Sei III If if Vv:. r y i tri if ... 1 4 y;ts ? Ciiy shu bear for Evidence presented at a hearing Wednesday convinced the Vernal City Ci-ty Council to shut down Bud's Sport-man Sport-man Lounge because of gambling charges. Bud's Lounge was one of five area taverns that are being charged with illegal il-legal gambling based on an investigation investiga-tion by the Utah State Narcotics and Liquor Control Agency, Vernal City Police and the Uintah County Sheriff's Department. The Vernal City hearing was action prescribed in the city ordinances for 'issuing a business, beer, and gaming license. Two agents with the State Narcotics and Liquor Control Agency were questioned ques-tioned by the council during the hearing. hear-ing. The Agents explained that Sept. 8 they entered Bud's Lounge on south Vernal Ave. and played a video card game. One of the agents won 50 points on the poker machine and asked the bartender to pay off. The bartender handed the agent $12.50, according to the agent's testimony. Bud Hacking, owner of the tavern, questioned the agent's description of the woman who gave him the money. fs d own gambling lie also said that he had been out of town for the past six months and didn't know about the alleged gambling. "1 can't see how a qualified state representative can make that mistake." Hacking said. Hacking said the agent described his wife, but named nam-ed another woman in the warrant. Det. Paul Parker, Vernal City Police, showed the council a notebook that was taken as evidence from the tavern which appeared to be an accounting ac-counting of the payout from the machine. The council noted that the sums listed in the book were inincriments of 25 cents and that the average amount appeared to be $7.50 with some as high as $25. After a 10 minute recess, the council coun-cil unanimously ruled the lounge be shut down for 10 consecutive days of the choice of the owner, but before Jan. 15. The steak house portion of the establishment will not be affected by the council's decision. Since both businesses were under the same license, the owner applied for a new business license for the steak house. ,CAL RUPPE undergoes breathing tests five days after his heart and lung transplant at the Stan ford University Medical Center. Naples City to consider write-in Justice candidate Subdivision default causes city headaches A Naples City woman who is vying for the Justice of the Peace position formally requested that the city coun-cij coun-cij consider her as a candidate. Vickie Anderson, who launched a write-in campaign for Justice of the Peace, during the general election along with attorney Joanne Stringham, was present to request that the city counciT consider Mrs. Anderson as a potential candidate for Justice of the Peace, when the position becomes vacant in February. In February the position will be a four-year term. In a third class city Justices of the Clubs in the area, local businesses,, Peace can be appointed by the coun-and coun-and other groups are also working to cj. Mrs. Anderson was unaware of the raise lunas lo deter the Ruppes' medical costs which are estimated at $250,000. point someone out of the city. The Naples City Council didn't commit com-mit to appointing Mrs. Anderson as . Justice of the Peace but will make a decision in January. Mayor Lawrence Kay gave an update up-date on last week's meeting with the State Impact Board in Salt Lake City. He said while funding of the grant looked look-ed favorable the board had not yet made a definite decision on whether to approve the grant. The board however, is going to review the request and ask the city council members to present them with a figure on how much Naples can pay toward road repairs, which is what the grant is for. The impact board will meet again on Dec. 8. In other business before the council t Ml and Judy Hunsaker came before the members regarding the relationship relation-ship between the city and the Cowboy Corral. The Hunsakers are currently managing the establishment and want to make sure that they were complying comply-ing with city ordinances. They also wanted to improve past relations with the bar and the city council. The council members said that as long as Hunsakers' complied with city ci-ty ordinances, they didn't think there Continued on page 2 The Vernal Rod and Gun Gub will sponsor a benefit turkey trap shoot Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Vernal Rod and Gun Gub trap range at 10 a.m. The Vernal Sunrise Lions Gub has pledged SI, 000 and challenges other clubs to do the same. The Rotary Club Continued on page 2 appointment procedure when she began her campaign. Her votes weren't counted. The controversy over the position of Justice of the Peace stems from the fact that the present justice is not a Naples resident. While Ms. Stringham does not dispute the fact that the present pre-sent justice is more than qualified, she reminds the Naples City Council that they should first consider appointing a qualified resident, before they ap- "A can of worms" no, "two cans of worms with a few snakes" were the words used at the Vernal City Council meeting Wednesday to describe the Central Park Subdivision, 700 South Vernal Avenue. Sam Hatch, owner of the property, came to the council to request that the number of lots in the subdivision be reduced from 38 to 30 so he could save on property taxes. The developer of the properly. Academy Realty, has abandoned the project and the property is in litigation. City-county planner Bob Nicholson told the council that there are two problems pro-blems with the development. First, the four lots, which were deeded to the city ci-ty in case the developer defaulted on improvements, were filed fraudulant-ly, fraudulant-ly, and secondly, the water laterals to property lines weren't made. Now, to get water to residents, they will have to dig up the street and put the lines under the curbs and gutters which are already in, Nicholson said. At the council meeting, Hatch asked ask-ed the council not to do anything concerning con-cerning the subdivision because of a recent notice from the county that his protest of taxes on the property had been denied. "I feci that the city has a legal responsibility to make the developer pay up," Hatch said. "If the company hasn't any money, what action can we take?" Mayor Snyder asked. The city didn't agree that they would follow through with legal action against the company, but said they would again listen to I 'ati h's requests when he gets bis t-xes straightened out. Two teenagers killed, one injured in crash A one-car rollover four mile north of Maeser on the Taylor Mountain Road claimed the llvwt of two Vernal girl and injured another, Wednesday, Slacey Spidle, 18, of Vernal wan apparently ap-parently driving a 12 Camaro and was traveling al a high rale of speed when the vehicle left the road while, rounding a curve. The south bound vehicle traveled through about 73 feet of Mgebnmh ftd rolled into a raven at Spring Cm The ttah High Patrol wa notified of the accident al S.M pm The drief and a passenger , Laura fane Gudae, W. of Vernal, were thro from the vehkle. A second passenger, Reorgina Lvnn Manfooth, . akw of Vernal climbed from Ihe wreckage and went for help Sw walked walk-ed about mite swdh on h Taylor Mountain Road before she flagged down a truck driven by Jed LaFever who was coming from the Ashley Spring area, LaFever went back to the scene, where Norman Fletcher. pawMmgrr in the truck, wan dropped off. Miw Man-thonih Man-thonih was taken down tne mountain. LaFever, who it employed w ith t'ln-tah t'ln-tah Engineering, radioed for an ambulance am-bulance which met him at the Rod and Gun Club lurnnff. Miaa Manlooth suffered a brokpn shoulder bone and fractured ankle. She wes transported lo Ashley Valley Medical center and released Thursday afternoon Fletcher said the two girts, who wvre thrown from the vehicle, show ed no signs of life when be found them. n'.v. Vv-eA;- j;v:1-: v;u5hi v:.iVr-1 SLVviv Jl-ff -V-.,--, 1 l.-'i it .M TROOPER DAVE JACODSEN. Utah H-ghway Patrol, inspect ac-cident ac-cident where two local teenagers tost their lives and one escaped with injuries Tt-e vehicle ro!!f'1 or i'i(1 rhdi uo af the hot torn of a ravino a Spring 01 the. l.'nw Mouta'i Wo-d C INSIDE Youth Orchestra Special Olympics lllitfftUfrwm ike I IMk t irning C enlf Tmpf f eepf U n Sports iHtettien hi villi k ( -A - --: a J |