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Show WirinPsri.iv Trust Fund Set Up For Wife, Children Of Murder Victim BY ROD COLLETT Herald Staff Writer Provo police say they are analyzing evidence obtained in the murder investigation of Dan Okelberry, 29, of Provo, a BYU student and assistant of a local grocery store who was shot and killed late Saturday night during an armed robbery. Okelberry died at Utah Valley Hospital after being shot once in the head with a small-calibpistol at the southwest corner of the Storehouse Market at 604 N. 200 W., er Provo. A trust fund has been set up by a local bank and Provo police are offering a substantial reward leading to information that would apprehend the killer. Provo Police Chief Swen Nielsen said persons having information about the homicide can call police at Anyone wishing to add money to the reward fund may send contributions to "Reward Fund" at P.O. Box 1849, Provo, 84603. 375-183- 1. In addition, local citizens wishing to contribute something to the Dan Okelberry Trust Fund may send funds in care of Zions Bank, P.O. Box 130, Orem, 84057. Okelberry left two small sons, ages three ans five. His wife is also expecting the couple's third child within a few weeks. The murder occurred sometime around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Okelberry and fellow employees were leaving the store with the day's receipts. Okelberry was alone with two bags of money when a someone came out of the darkness and fired one shot into the Provoan's head. Chief Nielsen said preliminary findings from evidence submitted to the state crime lab in Salt Lake City have not been released. The evidence includes bullet fragments from the shooting and other samples obtained from the crime scene. A group of detectives are investigating the murder, which is the first homicide in Provo this year. Area Briefs LAKE CITY (UPI) Utah's state auditor and treasurer don't think much of some art works hammered out of old copper taken from the State Capitol dome when it was damaged in a wind SALT storm. Auditor W. Val Oveson and Treasurer Edward Alter wrote Gov. Scott Matheson Tuesday complaining the art objects look out of place in the Capitol rotunda. They said one of the jects, a green, ob- free-standi- wall long and high, blocks light coming into the building. They also complained about workmen drilling holes in the marble to hang two other copper metal sculptures. The three art works were commissioned by the Utah Arts Council to make use of the copper which blew from 28-fe- et Provo police are investigating three burglaries in the past week where thieves broke into cash registers, took cash, stole tools and batteries. service-statio- Detective n (Keith Teuscher said included the stations burglarized Police say they have a armed robbery that occured early Tuesday morning at the Crestview Service station at 1600 S. State in Orem. According to a police spokesman, shortly after a man carrying a small black hand gun robbed the gas station of about $200, police officer Joe Marrott spotted a man on a stolen motorcycle within two suspect in an Herald Staff Writer A Springville man will be the first person in the state to stand trial for racketeering. the Timp Chevron at 1218 S. UniverMike Robertson, of 645 E. 400 N., sity Ave., Conoco Service Station at Springville, was ordered to stand 1395 S. University Ave., and the trial in Fourth District Court by Husky Station at 485 S. University Judge Maurice Harding Tuesday at Ave. the conclusion of a preliminary Police say they have a few leads hearing. Robertson is charged with to go on and the investigation is felracketeering, a second-degre- e continuing. ony. Provo police who investigated the case say it marks the first time a charge based on the state's new blocks of the Crestview station at racketeering law has been tried in about 3:20 a.m. court. Judge Pro-teHarding said Police say the suspect fled and in Eighth District Court he is the chase ended at about 950 S, "doubtful about the (racketeering) Geneva Road when the motorcycle statute," but he said questions went off the road and crashed into a about it should be settled at the barbed-wir- e fence. district court level. old suspect was taken The Police monitored more than 90 to Utah Valley Hospital with a calls between Robertson and Larry broken leg. He is listed in fair D'Martini, of 110 S. 700 W., Provo, condition. according to testimony Tuesday by Sgt. Jerry Markling. Sixty of those calls dealt with gambling, he said, though Robertson placed bets with A be will bus shut-i- n call D'Martini on only one occasion. at the Marriott Center at approxiRobertson is alleged by police to 1 p.m. for those without mately have been a partner with D'Martini transportation. in a bookmaking operation. Numerous objections were raised Last year the restaurant served d at- more than 1,300 people. This year by Robertson's they hope to exceed 2,000. m 20-ye- ar Free Turkey Dinner Offered Again The Redwood Inn Restaurant, 7777 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan, will host its tenth Thanksgiv- ing dinner for the needy. Everyone is welcome to attend the free holiday meal. Deliveries will be made to those unable to leave their homes. If you are a 1. court-appointe- Holiday Changes Garbage Schedule The colder weather has also in Because of the Thanksgiving holi day, both Provo and Orem garbage creased the amount of ashes picked pick-u- p normally scheduled for up by collection crews. Thursday, Nov. to Friday. 25, has been moved Provo neighborhoods usually will scheduled for a Friday pick-u- p be moved to Saturday, according to the Provo Sanitation Department. Also, hours at the Orem landfill have been changed to the winter schedule: The landfill will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, until next spring. If you plan to dispose of ashes by dumping them into your garbage containers, please be sure the ashes are cold. Hot ashes my result in severe fire damage to a garbage truck. Orem residents with questions on routes in the city, times, or pick-u- p 0 inquiries about the landfill, call or Provo residents may call 224-714- 224-711- 8. 373-171- Utah Guardsmen Return from Korea Utah National Guard "Green Be- placed in isolation for several days rets" from Provo are fighting a for mission briefings and prepara- simulated guerilla war in Korea, tion. The Utahns then parachuted into but are expected back in Utah this y in southwest the week. Thirty Utah Army National Korea. Guardsmen flew to the Republic of Preparation for the simulated Korea Oct. 29, to train with regular warfare included forced marches U.S. and Korean army groups in a with full packs, a brushing up on orienteering, military exercise labled Foal Eagle communications, raids and ambush tactics. 82. A spokesman for the 19th Special "Green Berets" from A Company, Layton, and B Company Forces says the Asian operation is Provo, First Battalion of the 19th designed to offer guardsmen "the Special Forces Group paired up most realistic training possible to with Korean soldiers and were prepare them in case of war." back-countr- &a I iJTZHr ii Hi in a storm June strong THE HFRAI.D Provo Utah. - Page 3 wind- 1980. Day Christensen, Margaret Harrison and Thomas Schulte were paid $9,000 each for their work. 30, Matheson approved the location of the art on the north end of the main floor in the Capitol. Oveson and Alter complained that they weren't consulted. They said the objects look out of place next to the gray marble of the rotunda. "I cannot believe any legitimate art critic could look at this (the green wall) in this location and say it looks fine," said Alter. Utah Fine Arts Director Ruth Draper was to meet with other state officials to determine whether the objects should be moved to another location. To Begin in Provo Suspect in Orem Robbery in Hand Orem the dome Racketeering Trial Burglaries Investigated n 94 1QR9 Copper Art Isn't, Say Officials By ROGER D. PLOTHOW Gas-Statio- NnvpmhPr Dry, Cold Turkey Day By United Press International You could describe Utah's weath-er- r today in one word: Brrrr! Skies were mostly sunny, with the exception of some cloudiness in the south, but the state remained locked in the grip of cold air that was expected to keep the warmests temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. Early this morning, temperatures were well below freezing in the north where the sky remained clear during the night. A blanket of variable clouds in the southern part of the state helped keep the temperatures up a bit. Logan, Helper and Roosevelt reported overnight lows of 11 degrees, vernal 12, Wendover 14, Orem 15, Ogden 19 and Salt Lake City 20, Cedar City 27, and St. George 40. The clouds in the southern part of Utah were due to some moist air flowing into the area ahead of a low pressure system near the Southern California coast. Some of this moist air in the form of mostly high cloudiness was beginning to edge into northern Utah this morning. Capitol worker checks out Thomas Schulte's work. Brigham Young University Officials Give IRS Donor List SALT LAKE CITY - The summons in 1979 ordering BYU to (UPI) federal Internal Revenue Service says provide the donor list. TheBYU doaudits of claimed agency officials Brigham Young University tax showed returns nors' "a large have complied with a federal court torney, concerning the state's handling of the case. He accused police of invading his and given the IRS a list of number" had overstated the value client's privacy during the wiretap order donors who gave property to the of gifts to the university, resulting of telephones in the home of Larry in unjustified tax write-offuniversity. D'Martini, and said the affidavit private court IRS a The had obtained used to obtain permission to wireand included vague hearsay tap allegations. "It is very common for a warrant to wiretap to include hearsay," Prosecutor Steve Killpack countered. Numerous witnesses were called during the preliminary hearing to evidence try undermine phone-ta- p used in the state's case against Robertson. s. Killpack repeatedly objected to methods used by the defense, which at one point included Killpack being called as a witness against his own case. Judge Harding said he believed there "was some merit" to motions argued by the defense but a decision on those motions should be made at district court. The preliminary hearing for Robertson, which began last week, took more than 12 hours to complete in four separate sessions. Robertson's trial in district court is scheduled to begin a week from Friday. i M I |