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Show I World The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Two Farley's bill opposed to death penalty endorsed SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Religious leaders, defense attorneys and the American Gvil Liberties Union today endorsed a bill that would abolish Utah's death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole. Sen. Francis Farley, lake, said passage of her bill would ensure punishment for those found guilty of capital crimes and provide "a more certain penalty that preserves human life." The bill, by fellow Democrat Paul Fordhahi, would apply retroactively to death row inmates who would D-S- alt return to court for the alternative sentence of life imprisonment or life without parole. Utah became the first state to end a national moratorium on the death penalty on Jan. 7, 1977, when Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad in the wake of a U.S. 10-ye- ar Supreme Court decision upholding death penalty laws. Nearly a decade later, Dale Pierre Selby was put to death by injection for the torture murders of three people in the Ogden Hi-Shop in 1974. A year later, Arthur Gary Bishop waived further appeal and died by injection for the killings of five boys. William Andrews, was to have been Selby's executed last August after the State Board of Pardons denied his appeal for commutation, but the 10th U.S. Court of Appeals issued a stay. The case is pending before the Denver court. appellate Most of those who spoke at a news conference at the Capitol Monday described the death' penalty as a vengeful practice sanctioned only by the United States among Western nations. Fi last-minu- he did. , "It is one of the most awful circumstances I have ever found commence a myself to be in in this life," he said. "We've got to substantial fight against it" The bill has the support of Episcopalian, Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist and other congregations represented at the news conference. The Rev. Dan Saperstein of West Valley City's Westvale state in the Presbyterian church said the death penalty "puts the role of God and the citizens in the role of executioners." "Utah is known as the first state to enforce the death penalty, he said. "This only furthers its reputation for frontier justice and indifference to human life." Lenoris Bush, first vice president of the Salt Lake chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said the death penalty disproportionately applied to minorities. "We have long maintained the death penalty is cruel, inhumane and in violation of the Eigth Amendment," he said. she Farley, who has said she will not seek another term, said a stands and of good deal "has a believes the bill support" great chance of passage after it passes through committee and reaches the Senate floor. death penalty like someone who had witnessed an execution, as Germans take over Thousands of people Monday EAST BERLIN (AP) stormed the headquarters of East Germany's hated secret police, official media reported, and a prosecutor said he will indict former Communist leader Erich Honeker for high . treason. The charge, which also will be sought against the former head of the secret police, carries a maximum of death in "exceptionally grave cases." East German state television said the situation at secret police headquarters had gotten "out of control." The reports forced a hasty suspension of talks between the government and the opposition. The official news agency ADN said "tens of thousands" had television spoke of 100,000 stormed the building, while state-ru- n : people. "Several people brought bricks with them," ADN said, adding that many were throwing furniture out of windows and rampaging through the offices. The secret police are being disbanded, following massive protests from East Germans. n Chief prosecutor Joseph told officials at the talks that Honeker and former national government-oppositio- n security chief Erich Mielke are being investigated for association" and high treason. airline says if local A Provo-base- d PROVO, Utah (AP) want travel and it, businesses they can have airline agencies Lake Salt and Provo service between City within a couple of months. Gene Mallette, owner of Alpine Aviation, met with business and travel representatives last week and told them he is willing to begin commuter service to the Salt Lake International Airport. 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