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Show Joriimt B Volume 1, Number Single Copy 25 Thursday, January 18 The Green Sheet 3, 1985 Mine Disaster Ranks by Paul Roily SALT LAKE. The biggest story of 1984 in Utah was the last major story to occur in the year. On Dec. 19 in Orangeville, a coal-fire- d mountain became a fiery tomb for 27 mines when a blaze broke out about 9:30 p.m. near an air intake tunnel, trapping the 26 men and one woman inside the Wilberg Mine, Rescuers tried for days to reach the victims, hoping to find some alive. But all hopes were dashed on Dec. 22, just three days before what was deemed by nature to be their final resting place. The second most sensational story in Utah last year was probably the emotional trial and eventual death sentence given to Arthur Gary Bishop, who admitted in grim detail that he sexually molested five young Salt Lake County boys and murdered them to avoid being caught. The crime spree lasted over a r period, when the boys Christmas, when the rescuers, fighting their way through flames, smoke and gases, found no survivors in the tunnel. Attempts to recover the bodies were also frustrated by the recurring fire and the mine was eventually sealed with the victims left inside for Derby Prizes Are Claimed MURRAY. Andrew Ian Bennion arrived here in the wee hours Tuesday, marking the second straight year the winner of the Green Sheet's First Baby Contest has been born at Cottonwood hospital. Clocking in at 12:35 a.m. on the first day of 1985, the infant boy is the first child of Jan and Dorothy Bennion, who reside in the 4800 block on 1300 East. Weighing in at 7 lbs., 8 oz., he measured 201-- inches long. The mother of the year's firstborn, a scanning coordinator with Harmon City, Inc., is a graduate of Olympus high and BYU. The father, a graduate of Kearns high and the UofU, is a graphic designer with Bailey, Montague and Associates. Maternal grandparents of the year's first baby are Cornelius and Suzanna Dicou, who reside in the Winder area. Karel and Catharina Van Leeuwen of Murray are . hook-o- n baby seat; Turner's Jewelry, 9312 So. 700 East, 20 percent discount on watches or jewelry; Creative Concepts and The Cookery, 52 and 56 No. Main, a free Teddy Bear; Village Markets in Cottonwood and Holla-datwo combination pizzas,; Murray Styling Salon, 118 E. Vine St., a free tan for the parents; Gym'n-ie- , gift certificates; Woodland Floral and Gifts, 1860 W. 5400 South, a fresh floral arrangement; Murray Park, 335 E. Vine St., free ice skating and skate rental. Also, United Bank, 5595 So. State, $25 invested for 10 years; Kinderfoto in Fashion Place; Forever Trim,, $10 gift certificate toward class tui Mid-val- e, four-yea- tion; Jack and Jill Shop, 3737 So. 900 East, a pair of booties; Diaper Service, 1235 E. 3300 South, four weeks Voluntary Pay Rate Is free diaper service; Winder Dairy, worth of dairy service. 4700 So. 900 The Stuft Noodle, East, free dinner for the parents; Adventureland Video, 8300 W. 3538 South, free VCR rental and two movies; Salon of Italy, 5445 So. 900 East, free haircut and styling for the mother; Small World, 6177 Fashion Place, $15 gift certificate; Allied, 6419 So. State, $25 gift certificate; 4400 W. 4100 South, $25 Going Up MURRAY. Effective in January of 1985 the rate Albertsons, with locations throughout the valley; Discovery Toys, 7217 Whitecrest Way, a $35 "Face Mobile." subscription rate. In that time, the cost of newsprint, our largest expense item, has increase by 334 percent. In addition, we have experienced other cost increases in every area of operation. Part of this increase will to to your carrier, the rest to the paper. We can't thank you enough for your participation in our voluntary pay program because your support is essential to our carrier system. I speak for everyone at our paper in wishing you a happy and prosperous new year. On the paternal side, Lowell and Bennion of Kearns are grandparents, while Mabel and Gerrie Dicou, both of Salt Lake, are Shirley and respectively. Shi-LHair Styling Salons in Murray and West Jordan, free haircut for the mother; Valley Fair Mall in Granger, $50 gift certificate; Holiday Tire Center in Granger, Sandy and Holladay, front end alignment and four spin balances; Worth Looking Into, 3519 So. 2985 South, stained glass night light; BBC Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning, a second room cleaned free; Village Television in Taylorsville and Rose Park, a night's use of a video disc player and two movies; Kiddie Kandids at eight locations along the Wasatch Front, an 8x10 photo of the baby. Also, Wallpaper Warehouse in Granger, Murray and Sandy, $25 gift o certificate Publisher L vv. V HERE'S YEAR'S FIRST . . . Apparently young Andrew Ian Bennion is letting the world know of his arrival, which came early Tuesday, early enough to win the Green Sheet's First Baby Contest. The proud parents are Jan and Dorothy Bennion. WEST JORDAN. A closer look at the West Jordan water rate structure has resulted in city council action that will pacify homeowners and raise the ire of come commercial users. For literally decades West Jordan J has operated under an ordinance dictating a price structure that has billing rates set "absolutely at random," according to Mayor Dennis Randall. "There has been no method found in the records to justify our current schedule, " he stated. The system presently calls for residential and commercial users to pay a flat monthly rate of approximately $7.80 for 6000 gallons of water. For any additional water used, customers are billed at 66 cents per 1000 gallons. Another part of the ordinance calls for a rate adjustment depending on the size of the line. According to the mayor the billing rate seems to have been built around the circumfrance of the pipe rather Secondary Loads Are Heavy According to a Utah Education Assn. (UEA) survey, Jordan School District has 1,244 middle and high school English, foreign language, math, science and social studies classes with more than 30 students. "Many teachers could offer more instructional advantages to their students if classes were smaller, commented UEA president Betty Condie. She said many classes require students' understanding of complicated concepts, and this calls for a lot of communication between the teacher and students. "Larger classes permit less communication, she explained. The district's average size of middle school classes is 31.1 students and the high school average is 27.2 students. But Jordan is not facing overcrowding problems alone. The UEA survey indicates that neighboring Granite School District has 1,329 school junior high and high academic classes with more than 30 Another grim July 24 discovery ofconfronted law enforcement ficials in 1984 when the bodies of Brenda Wright Lafferty, 24, and her daughter, Erica, were found in their Utah County home with their throats slashed. Mrs. Lafferty's brothers-in-law- , Ron and Dan Lafferty were charged with the murders and caught several days later in Las Vegas. The brothers referred to themselves as prophets of God and a revelation eventually turned up which indicated Ron Lafferty thought he was give orders from God to murder the young mother and her infant daughter. The Laffertys insisted at several press conferences that they were ordained by God to prepare for the second coming of Jesus Christ. The written "revelation" indicated they felt Brenda Lafferty was interfering with that preparation. Ron Lafferty last week attempted suicide by hanging himself in his Utah Cunty jail cell. He is recovering at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo while the murder trial of his brother Dan begins this week. A trial for Ron will be rescheduled. students, with the district's average size of junior high school classes is 29.5 students and the high school average is 29.5 students. Though much smaller than the two giant neighbors surrounding it, Murray School District has 50 junior high and high school academic classes with more than 30 students. The district's average size of junior high school classes is 27,5 students and the high school average is 27.2 students. Mrs. Condie stressed that Utah's class size difficulty "isn't demonstrated by averages, though. The problem is the large classes that are above the average figure." She said the UEA is calling on the State Legislature to appropriate $17.7 million this year for class size reduction, plus yearly increases by that amount for the following four years. The UEA president explained that the goal is to reduce the number of students in Utah's classro"ms to the national average. Observing that Utah has the na tion's largest class sizes, Mrs. Condie noted that "our students are competing with those of other states for future job opportunities, scholarships and entry into college. We want our students to have equal opportunity with those of other states, but learning opportunities can't be equal when some young peole are in markedly larger classes." IRS Lists than the amount of water flowing through it. Some of the area's larger industries have felt they were paying too much. The city has also heard complaints from people claiming that homeowners are subsidizing businesses because of the inequitable schedule. "We are really concerned and want to determine if our rates are fair or not, " Randall said. Community consultants from Provo were hired for $20,000 in a joint effort by the city and National Semiconductor, the city's largest commercial water user, to audit the entire system and the accounting procedures. The firm discovered that the city wasn't taking in any surplus funds, but that seme businesses and homes are shouldering an unfair share of the burden in the form of water SALT LAKE. Job hunting challenges and frustrates many people. While there are many jobs available in Utah, there are also many job seekers, some of whom are not familiar with the state's job market, says A. Barclay Gardner, Job Service administrator. Job Service has published Job Hunter's Guide to Utah for this very reason. The Guide offers insight to Utah's market - where the opportunities are and how the economy affects them. The availability of jobs depends on the performance of the economy. Even when economic conditions are at their worst, many people can still find jobs. A constant flow of jobs open, creating many opportunities Newstead fled to murders. Oklahoma where he murdered a cab driver before he was captured. He has been convicted of first degree murder in that state and his fighting the extradition methods used to bring him to Utah to face similar charges here. Kay is also in the midst of legal battles. He agreed to plead guilty last summer on the promise he would not get the death penalty. But state prosecuters claimed the judge did not have the authority to make that promise and Kay's plea bargain was thrown out. He wants the Utalf Supreme Court to make the agreement binding to ensure he will not get the death penalty. The two men allegedly executed two men and one aoman in the Playhouse Lounge to pease a girl friend who had been fired from the bar earlier. Key Decisions While the murder mine disaster and cases grabbed the headlines, perhaps the most significant stories in the long run for Utahns were a judge's decision that the government was negligent in its atomic bomb testing program 30 years ago, and the Energy Department's decision to exclude Utah from the three sites picked for further study in the process to select a l site to build a nuclear Continued on page 8 high-leve- Start Date Altered that libraries have the most intense usage near shopping centers off a major roadway." Some members of the council and staff lobbied intenselly to have the library placed adjacent to the proe posed recreation center within the city park area. To put it in the park would eliminate the picnic area, Randall countered. It would take up all the Dennis Randall, the county's com- land. "We need to open up parts of mitment to the project remains 100 the park to general park activities," percent, but the money cannot be he added. t.iken out of the reserve fund until The compromise plan will make r the county conducts its the library part of the overall budget adjustment in June. scheme of the park system but still A disagreement over the location of the library was worked out give it the high visibility off Redseveral weeks ago when the council wood Road, he said. Ground-breakinis scheduled betvoted to locate the library near the June and September of 1985. ween Redwood on city park, but fronting g activities and book Road. are donations Redoff will be presently being far greater Usage solicited by the West Jordan Library wood Road where it is highly visible, Randall says. "Studies have shown Board. WEST JORDAN. A minor snag in the land aquisition for the new West Jordan Library has pushed the starting date of that facility to late summer or fall. Funding for the new facility has been set aside in a reserve account by the County Library Board and the County Commission. According to West Jordan Mayor Undeliverable Area Refunds multi-purpos- mid-yea- LAKE. More than 500 Utahns have federal tax refund checks waiting to be claimed. Many of the checks, averaging $338, remain undelivered because taxpayers have moved and left no forward address. Continued on page 8 SALT in Utah every day, according to the The Guide indicates that Guide. managers comprise an increasing People changing employment share of Utah's work force every creates most job openings. Turnover year. The trend is expected to conwas responsible for more than tinue at least through the middle of 300,000 job openings for Utahns in the decade. 1980 alone. Second of a Series Turnover happens for many reasons people changing jobs to seek more interesting work, higher Employment opportunities for pay, a different place to live, or engineers - electrical, electronic, mechanical or civil - are increasing, merely the desire for change. Turnover also occurs when an employee but at a slightly slower rate than total employment. Engineers trainis fired. ed in energy-relate- d All of those factors combine to profields will produce a steady stream of job openbably have more opportunities because of the increase in energy ings. Most people contribute to turnover many times during their development and conservation. Opportunities for teachers are working careers. Once the general availability of continuing to grow because of the jobs in Utah is understood, the job continued population growth. Comhunter can concentrate on which oc- petition is still strong for the posicupational group holds the most options because there are more education graduates. portunities in the state. g Fund-raisin- Doctors, nurses and others in medical fields can expect many opportunities, although hospitals are releasing patients more quickly. Employment in these fields has increased more rapidly through the Eighties and should continue, particularly for registered and practical nurses. . Jobs In The Service Industry Increasing Opportunities for engineering technicians are growing steadily. Openings for mechanical engineering technicians, surveyors, drafters technicians and electrical-electroni- c will all be available in the future, fields proagain with energy-relate- d viding the greatest opportunity. Employment for computer pro Council, calls lor a decrease of about the base monthly rate to all! water users for 6000 gallons of $2 in water. Customers who use more than 6000 gallons will pay for 45 to 51 cents per ( thousand gallons. The city will receive the samel amount of money, Randall says, but it will be collected on .1 different basis, with everyouivfiying for what they use. The net resuit, he says, will be a significant reduction in rates for residents. Some industrial users will also see a reduction. For those businesses who have been getting what the mayor termed a "free ride" under the old ordinance, the mayor admitted, "some are going to go bananas because the rate will match their demand." rates. The council is scheduled to take The firm's recommendation, action on the new ordinance Tueswhich has been accepted by the City day evening. Hunting Is A Frustrating Challenge by Annette Mecham e A third sensational murder case occurred in Utah last year on St. Valentine's day when three people were gunned down in a Cedar City bar. Two drifters from Las Vegas, Douglas Edward Kay and Norman Newstead, were charged with those Water Rates Change Eyed Bar-bizo- SANDY. Another Grim Crime first-degre- Peter Bernhard for wallcovering; Nelson's Baby News, 107 W. 7200 South; $20 gift certificate; Le Hair Styling Salons in Murray and West Jordan, free haircut for mother; Marie Calender's in Granger, Granite Park and Union, a free pie; Magic Mill Center, 8925 So. 700 East, $20 gift certificate. Also, Big O Tires, 9095 So. 700 n East, free oil, lube and filter; Fabric Store, 9316 So. 700 East, the makings for a baby quilt; Kentucky Fried Chicken at 37 locations in Utah, free bucket of chicken; Burton Lumber, 3909 W. 4700 South, gallon of Glidden paint; Commercial Security Bank, 5101 So. State, $10 toward a savings account (double if it's twins) ; Murray Theater, 4961 So. State, two passes to a movie. Also, Family Store, a portable voluntary pay subscription for your Green Sheet will be $1 per month. We have operated for over a decade without any increase in the ranging in age from 4 to 13 mysteriously disappeared. Bishop was caught on July 24, 1983, and admitted the murders the next day, leading police to the five decayed bodies dumped in graves in the mountains east of Salt Lake and near Provo. Bishop was found guilty of five counts of first degree murder last spring and awaits appeals of his death sentence, sitting on death row at the Utah State Prison. Jordan Haiku Sentinel Published weekly by Diversified Suburban Newspapers, Inc. 155 E. 4905 South Murray, Utah 84107 USPS ) (ISSN Second Class Postage Paid At Salt Lake City, Utah 656-38- Postmaster: Send Address Changes TO GREEN SHEET 155 East 4905 South Murray, Utah 84107 Subscription Rate: $12 Per Year grammers and systems analysts is employment for truck drivers may favorable. Because of the rapid iluctuate over the next few years. technological advances in computer Economic conditions can also equipment, employment in this field cause extreme fluctuation for conis also growing faster than total struction workers. The Guide inemployment. dicates favorable opportunities for Opportunities for accountants and these workers should occur during auditors are increasing steadily and periods of economic growth. strong growth is expected to conOpportunities for clerical workers tinue. - secretaries, tellers and others -Jobs in the service industry -j- have claimed a large percentage of anitors, porters, cleaners, food ser- the total employment picture over vice workers, police, etc. are all the past years. People with training steadily increasing. and experience in use of new types of The number of automotive office equipment should find the job workers, opportunities plentiful. mechanics, auto-bod- y diesel mechanics, office machine Job opportunities for sales servicers, refrigeration mechanics, workers are growing faster than the television, radio and household ap- average for all occupations. Oppliance repairmen is increasing portunities should remain good, parrapidly and that will increase ticularly in the retail trade sector. Next week the Green Sheet will ofthroughout the decade. Because the volume of freight is fer some tips for those who are hundetermined by economic activity, ting for jobs. |