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Show Thursday, January 6. U icide suspect EIRyy As "state-of-limb- Education Department, Terrel Bell spends much time in his spacious Of Death Threats former girlfriend of (UPI) secretary of the Girlfriend Tells capital - Page kFlb-- 5 lKf iitll 1 Bell Longs for His Utah Ski Slopes WASHINGTON SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, The latest developments in Utah and around the Intermountain West talk-Regio- nal Briefi 1983 downtown office. He longs to mountain be on in Utah skiing. Bell came to town two truck, years ago in a moved into a townhouse overlooking a gasoline station and snow-covere- A homTillman tes- d ul tified Wednesday she had been threatened by Tillman because she was dating the murder victim. here." Bell said the White House pushed other high priorities on Capitol Hill the past two years, but now fully expects it to introduce legislation to abolish his agency. He declined to predict, however, whether the measure will be approved by Congress, noting the widespread home since Reagan had promised to dismantle the Education Department. Bell, 61, is still waiting. "I thought I'd be here a year and then back on the slopes skiing," Bell said in an interview Wednesday. "I'm has been no legislation to close either agency. Last fall, James Edwards resigned as secretary of energy before achieving his goal of closing the agency. He stepped down to become president of the Medical University of South Carolina. There have been persistent rumors that Bell may leave, but he remains at work. opposition on Capitol Hill and within the education community. "It's going to be a touch-and-g- o situation," Bell said. "It will be a very tough really surprised I'm still was sworn in as a member of President Reagan's Cabinet. He was counting on a short stay and a quick trip back contest." Reagan promised to dismantle the Education and Energy departments, both created during Jimmy Carter's presidency. But thus far there Lori Groneman, 24, of Bounti- ful told the Third District Court jury Tillman had claimed he would "go nuts" and had vowed to kill her if he ever saw her Blast Expert Sent to Clear with another man. The Tillman is charged with using an axe to beat Mark Allen Schoenfeld, 29, at his home near Westminster College on May 26, 1982, and then setting a fire in the house in an effort to cover up the slaying. Miss Groneman told the jury she had dated Tillman for five years, but broke off the relationship two DUCHESNE, Utah (UPI) -Gov. Scott Matheson sent a dem- years ago because she was "scared to death" by threats made by the suspect. She then started going with Schoenfeld. olition expert to Duchesne County today to see if a large ice jam on the Strawberry River Clark Continues To Get Better SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -Dr. Barney Clark today entered his sixth week of life on an artificial heart with University of Utah doctors still looking for positive signs he will fully recover from the implant operation. The Clark has not had a medical complication since Dec. 14, but he was still suffering periods of mental confusion that began five days following the historic surgery when he developed seizures resulting from a body chemistry imbalance. "Dr. Clark continues to be in serious but stable condition," said University of Utah Hospital spokesman John Dwan. "He still suffers periods of mental confu- River Iced-u- p t could be blown up. County Crews set off three huge dynamite blasts Wednesday, but they failed to break j apart the ice that has clogged the Strawberry River and flooded farmland two miles above Starvation Reservoir. The county commission asked Gov. Scott Matheson for emergency assistance to help reduce the flooding. And Matheson said late Wednesday he was dispatching an explosives expert from the State Transportation Department to see if the jam could be broken apart. A spokesman for the gover- nor's office also said the Na- tional Guard may provide trans- portation support. If the job proves too big for state crews, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to help, the UL Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Jan. 6, 7, 8 Inside The Mall: Tablet and Racks WUt fRi TMf spokesman said. Commissioner Alton Moon said county crews set off 26 sticks of dynamite in three attempts to unclog the jam. The explosions broke up some of the ice and reduced the water level under one bridge. But the bulk of the ice remained. "We don't know how successful it was. We now have some water working under the ice. We are hoping it might push through and break up the jam," said the commissioner. rt mm .DUCKETT'S COMPLETE INVENTORY NOW ON IS sion." "The doctors remain hopeful that the situation will clear with time," Dwan said Wednesday. SALE GENERAL ELECTRIC RCA EKLVINATOR ROPER APPLIANCES TsvTEONSOtE PHILCO Utah Pilot Lost In hQ) Washington CHARM GLOW STEVENSON, Wash. (UPI) -- FREE LAYAWAY Authorities say they believe a twin-engiplane missing with five people aboard may have level of crashed at the 3,500-fone ot a mountain about seven air miles northeast of Stevenson in the Columbia Gorge area. A spokesman for the Skamania US, County sheriff's office said Wednesday night signals from an emergency locater were still being received and that ground parties were en route to the area where the plane is believed to have crashed. The passengers were identified as Doug Page, 47; Don L Bingham, 57, and his sons, Kelly, 28, and Darlow, 29, all of Black-foo- t, Idaho. The Binghams, owners of the Eastern Idaho Grain Co., had been in Portland on a business trip. n.f a mm r inn m. era Derry, a former traffic reporter for several Salt Lake City radio stations, is a Key Airlines employee. ll U GSD400WBtC SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -Fire officials have identified a SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -The State Health Department carbon monissued a stage-on- e oxide pollution alert Wednesday for the Salt Lake City area, but said the situation may clear up Thursday. The state agency urged all persons with existing heart or respiratory conditions to reduce physical or outdoor activities is given. 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