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Show a"4l Wednesday. Moy 13, 1937 VifTUl ExpTtH 3 Western Resources WRAP-UP llltll!!llllllllllll!l!lillll!llllII!IIIIIIIIIIIIII!!l!lll!lll!llllllllll!!l!lllillli!ilII!lllllllllM Coal bill addresses subsidence Suspect bound over for fraud 01 fi' f . " . . -- -; ' V i: . ' ?) "" ' f ' . r ' PlD After a lengthy preliminary hearing hear-ing Tuesday, May 5, Arlene Taylor, 52, of Vernal, was bound over to Seventh District Court on second and third degree felony fraud charges. Judge Whitney D. Hammond heard the testimony of numerous witnesses in the hearing which began at 9:30 a.m. and ended after 7 p.m. in Seventh Circuit Court in Vernal. Acting Ac-ting as prosecutor for Uintah County was Deputy County Attorney Randy Hudson. Taylor was represented by attorney Kirk Bennett. The charges against Taylor are based on two separate incidents involving in-volving insurance claims regarding fire loss in and of a mobile home. She was also charged with aggravated arson for a fire which burned about one third of the mobile home August 27, 1986. The arson charge was dismissed. Arraignment is set for Wednesday, May 20 in district court. Witnesses included bank and insurance in-surance personnel, a state fire arson investigator, individuals who had lived liv-ed in the mobile home, those who were involved in moving and setting up the home on the location where it burned, family and acquaintances of the suspect, and others who had per tinent information on the cases. Taylor testified in her own behalf on one of the charges, but did not take the stand during the hearings on the other two. According to Detective Wayne Hollebeke and Brent Halliday, fire arson investigator for the State Fire Marshall's office, investigation is continuing into the fire that destroyed Taylor's mobile home in Jensen. .- .... , , T-! 7- 1 1 I i U ) w i a::, i MARK FOLEY is elected Uin-tJh Uin-tJh County Republican Party chairman. tr? xjlti it i BTTX t I I FT i I J , - r.. . I . . , t . I V . . r """"" " " ( Vi - ; " ' " I At - I Jr.' i V" t 1 . -'w- '.; ' : - ) riMJf (,:'; r-.?ej .ye f,.-ver. Tra if AT TLM TiON CONTRACTORS! ueruury Lino fADi r.trrrco Open Houso hi""'"m"H May 20 & 21 Z':Vy u- D vA:a a-; J dra.vng for cc'of TV! by Helene C. Monberg, Vernal Express Washington D.C. Correspondent Washington D.C President Reagan is expected to sign this week a bill (HR 1963) allowing coal-producing coal-producing states to set aside a special trust fund up to 10 percent of the sums they receive annually from the Abandoned Aban-doned Mine Land Reclamation ( AML) to deal with mined land subsidence and other reclamation problems after payments into the fund expire on Aug. 3, 1992. The bill passed the House on April 21 and the Senate on April 23 without debate. It repealed the two-acre exemption ex-emption in the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA-P.L.. 95-87). There was widespread agreement by all parties the Reagan Administration, Congress, the coal industry and the environmental en-vironmental community that the two-acre exemption in SMCRA had to be repealed because of its widespread abuse in the Appalachian states. Chairman Morris K. Udall, D-Ariz., of the House Interior Committee quipped the bill moved through the House by "steamroller." The special trust fund set-aside has special application to coal-mining states in the West, particularly Wyoming, Wyom-ing, where there are hundreds of abandoned aban-doned underground coal mines. Rep. Richard B. Cheney, R-Wyo., pushed for the state fund set-aside in the House bill, and Sens. Malcolm Wallop, R-Wyo., and Alan K. Simpson, R-Wyo., did likewise in the Senate. The House report (H. Rept. 100-59) explained the reason for the state set-side set-side in what has become known as the Cheney amendment. "The existence of abandoned coal mine voids beneath populated areas in several parts of the country is illustrative of the kinds of problems that defy immediate solution. solu-tion. For example, in Rock Springs, Wyo.," located in Southwestern Wyoming, "which sits atop a honeycomb of abandoned underground coal mine voids, citizens have been troubled since 1948 by periodic episodes of subsidence, collapsing col-lapsing of ceilings of the mine voids. For many years, local, state and federal officials have searched for ways to do something about this problem. pro-blem. Millions of dollars have been spent to study the extent of the voids, and to try to keep them from collasping. "The method of choice in recent years has been to try to backfill the voids by pumping in a slurry mixture. But there Is reason to believe that backfilling intended to prevent subsidence sub-sidence has, itself, triggered more sub-'sldcnce sub-'sldcnce in adjacent areas," it said. "Consequently, the state of Wyoming is seeking other methods to deal with the subsidence problem in Rock Springs and elsewhere. But it is questionable ques-tionable whether a good cost-effective solution to this long standing problem can be found before 1992, when the fee collections which finance the AML fund are scheduled to expire," the Committee report explained. "We also have problems In the Superior area northeast of Rock Springs and in the Clenrock area east of Casper," Bob Meyer of the Stmpon staff said here on May J, OTIlin ttKSOtM K news ItttE ON OIL SHALE DILL: The HmM? Rulm Committee on May S granted i rule to a tI! (HR loan hkh would promt lh transfer of ii iMaar ill,. I more than 270,000 acres of public oil shale land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming to private interests for $2.50 an acre on grounds the holders of these oil shale claims "have failed to take actions either to develop them or to perfect them under the Mining Law of 1872," the report (H. Rept. 100-43) on the bill filed on April 7 by the House Interior Committee stated. The bill is expected to be taken up in the House during the next two weeks, according to the House Interior Committee. The bill would affect 111,931 acres of land in Utah, 99,729 in Colorado and 54,400 in Wyoming. The legislation stemmed from Interior Department plans last year to allow 525 mining claims on oil shale lands in Western Colorado to go to patent even though there is no market for shale oil at present. The administration ad-ministration and the mining industry oppose the bill, while environmental organizations vigorously back it. NEW PUBLIC LAND ACTIONS: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Interior Department and the U.S. Forest Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture on April 23 again have sent legislative proposals to Congress to swap 25 million acres of public land between the two agencies agen-cies to improve administration. The Administration continues to back this so-called "interchange," while Congress Con-gress continues to give it a cold-shoulder. cold-shoulder. BLM also announced on April 22 that it plans to dispose of wild horses and burros which are not adopted within 90 days. There are 10,000 wild horses and burros in holding facilities because the public range in the West can only maintain about 30,000 of these animals, according accor-ding to BLM Director Robert F. Bur-ford. Bur-ford. Public comments on BLM's proposal pro-posal to kill unadopted wild horses and burros humanely will be accepted by BLM until May 22. Utah weather and crop report Planting progressed well ahead of normal as Utah farmers had another full week in the field, according to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Service. Almost all of the small rains were seeded and the majority had emerged. emerg-ed. Small grains planting and emergence was approximately 7 to 14 days ahead of normal. Corn was well along and 10 to 14 days ahead of normal. nor-mal. Virtually every district in the state reported irrigating alfalfa, small grains and row crops after emergence. Soil moisture rated 80 percent short, 20 percent adequate. Winter wheat and alfalfa averaged 9 inches high statewide. First cutting of alfalfa progressed in Dixie. Potato planting was almost complete. Snap bean planting was under way. Fruit prospects vary from poor to fair for apricots and sweet cherries, generally good for pears and peaches, and good to excellent for apples ap-ples and tart cherries. Calf and lamb death losses have continued below normal, Ranc feed Is generally good but rottls rain a lower r.wj:c graces are maturing early. Sheep and cattle in southern Utah are beginning lo move tu summer sum-mer ranges. Cras.shrnr sign are ijure hu Mormon crickets are afpe3rir.it, Ined activity is grnerally ahr.nl of pat years. hi. an k? Vernal City SECRET WITNESS 789-8888 Irva Huber Irva Huber dies dies at age 83 Irva Huber, 83, died May 5, 1987 in Salt Lake City, Utah. A former resident resi-dent of Lapoint, living there for 30 years. Born Oct. 14, 1903 in Colonia Diaz, Mexico to Erastus Kruse and Lucy Ann Johnson Fillerup. Married Elmer Huber May 30, 1929 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He preceded her in death. She was a school teacher, elementary school piano teacher. Research librarian of the University of Utah. Active in all auxiliary organizations of the LDS Church. Survived by her children: Mrs. Berlin (Shirley) Jensen of Sandy, Marvin Mar-vin Huber of Lapoint, Doyle Huber of Vernal, Margaret Walton of Salt Lake City; 25 grandchildren, 31 greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by a son, Merlin. Funeral services were held Saturday Satur-day in Salt Lake City. Burial was in the Lapoint Cemetery. Just as soon as he's born. The same baby who, ten years ago, wouldn't have lived to SDeak his first word. But now doctors can look inside the hearts of unborn babies, detect de-tect disorders and correct them at birth. Thanks to research. he can have a healthy, normal hfe. AmrnrnnHrnri v - ' Association P IT: This is the only paperwork you'll do with our Medicare supplement. ' Ss ;l V"1 ' ;r-i;cii 1-1 -V f IV! Lyle Goodrich Naples service Lyle Goodrich ' Lyle Henry Goodrich, 77, of Rifle, Colo., died May 4, 1987 at the Pioneer Hospital in Meeker, Colo. Born July 16, 1909 in Vernal, Utah to Lewis Henry Goodrich and Josephine Merrell. Married Oral Anderson March 30, 1927 in Vernal, Utah. Worked Work-ed as a farmer, worked in the oil fields and was a sheep shearer for many years. Member of the LDS Church. Lyle loved his grandchildren, devoting lots of time to them. Preceded in death by two sons, Dale Goodrich and Robery Lyle Goodrich. Survivors are his wife of Rifle, Colo., son and daughters: Dallas Goodrich of Rifle, Mr. Lloyd (Lois Wetenkamp of Aberdeen, South Dakota) Mrs. Darold (Carolyn) Corners of Fort Collins, Colo.; 15 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren. Brother and sister, Delroy Goodrich and Mrs. Maud Anderson of Vernal. Clifton Goodrich of Orem. Funeral services were held Friday, May 9 at the Naples First Ward Chapel. Bishop Norman Haslem conducted. Family prayer was given by Philip Goodrich. Prelude and postlude music was played by Ada Openshaw. Verdin Goodrich and Terry Anderson sang. "Beautiful Land," accompanied by Ada Openshaw. Invocation was given by Ross Merrell. Remarks were given by Bishop Haslem. "Beyond the Sunset." and "Going Hume." was presented by Verdin Ver-din Goodrich and Terry Anderson, accompanied ac-companied by Ada Openshaw. Orlo Goodrich spoke. Gam Anderson gave the benediction. Burial was in the Vernal Memorial Park with Verdin Gwxlnrh dedicating the grave, lallhearers were Tom, Brent and Hay Goodrich. Don Cheshire. Jay Veienkarrp and Jhn Morgan. Na)lei Fitsl Ward Hehef Kucirty 3K m charge of the flower Kuwral Tvirrs were uwW the dif rrlt'W of Thtt!Min' Vernal Mnu.ir , - I : f ; -.-' t ? r - ' -f. - ti - :- :-i I ---: ? ; ----- I- v 5 ! 1 , ' f ' tor Wm. Harvey McKee William McKee dies in Vernal William Harvey McKee, age 83, died May 9, 1987 at the Uintah Care Center in Vernal. . Born Nov. 25, 1903 in Vernal, Utah to William McKee and Emily Aurellia Markham. Married Reva Delphia McKee Feb. 28, 1930 in Duchesne, Utah. Later solmenized in the LDS temple. He was a dairy farmer. Member of Maeser 1st Ward, having served as bishop, Sunday School superintendent, stake high council, stake high priest presidency. Served a stake mission with his wife and a full time mission to New Zealand with his wife from 1970 to 1972. Served as mayor of Maeser and president of the Upper Canal Co. Preceded in death by son Rex Pitt, brothers and sisters: Mary Lloyd, Ray McKee, Aurilla Gerber, Sarah Smith, Lynne McKee and Mrs. Elsie Palmer. Survived by his wife of Vernal, two sons and one daughter, Mrs. R. Dan ( Rayma ) Slaugh arjd Mark H. McKee, both of Vernal and Carl Everett Pitt of Haven, Montana ; 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren; brother Harold McKee of Vernal. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Maeser 1st Ward Chapel. Burial will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery. CHAMELEONS American chameleons are providing clues to the origin of the Caribtean islands. According to National Wildlife magazine, these tropical lizards have been around since the first islands were formed. By studying the tiny rreatures. scientists have concluded that many of the Islands are far older than previously thought, dating back as far a loo million years, They also Mieve the lizards weren't washed ashore (mm elsewhere, as ha leen snittgcMed, but were descended from common m tutors that were prrrt when the Islands pread apart from Ut(.rr land ma". - 4 j-.i- E 4 5 SI - 1 f. .t f - - f - ?' :'.''( 'i i! " . r , - i t J -. I : J :. - -.- - - r-, t ;.. . .... i -c -r r r-t '- . |
