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Show Student Fighting Prompts Police To Voice Concern A boy received a concussion while classmates chanted "beat him," and students pelted an Orem policeman with rocks in two separate fights at Orem Junior High School on the same day this week. The school principal says he's disturbed about the fighting that seems get worse during the spring, but he disagrees with police on the size of the crowd at the last fight. Orem Police Lt. Ron Mosher says Orem police will provide extra patrols in the area, but he expects school officials to supervise students. "This is getting to be ridiculous," says Mosher. "When stu- dents congregate into large crowds, a gang mentality can take over." Orem Officer Tim Berhow says he was shocked when students threw rocks at him after he arrested two boys fighting near the Orem Junior High School campus Tuesday after school. Orem Lt. Mosher says Orem police officers have responded to a half dozen fights at Orem Junior High and four at Lakeridge Junior High since last week. Berhow says about 200 boys and girls watched the Tuesday fight, and when Berhow attempted to push through the crowd, several students closed ranks so he had to shove his way through to get to the fight. He took two fighting boys into custody and as he walked back to his patrol car with them, watching students pelted him with rocks, hitting him twice but not causing injuries, he added. Orem Junior High Principal Kent Rowley says he believes the total was more like 50, rather than Rowley said he is fearful that publicity about the fighting will encourage ether students to fight. In an earlier fight on the same day at Orem Jr. High, a 14 year-ol- d student was beaten by two boys. He later told police and his parents that his attackers kicked him in the face while other students and adults told the boys to "beat" him, the boy's mother told the Herald. "Even kids he thought were his friends were yelling at the other boys to beat him up," the boy's mother said. "My boy received a concussion, and he's also got knots all over his head." Rowley says the beaten boy is a good student, while one of the other boys in the fight has had problems at school. Rowley says it's not uncommon for junior high school students to get into fights, but in the spring, the problem gets worse. "Anyone caught fighting will be suspended," he says. "This is something we will not tolerate." Berhow, a nine-yepolice veteran, says student behavior is worse this year than any he can ar remember. "I can't explain why, but students are more rude than ever before," he says. "Parents ought to know what's going on." has asked Fourth District Court judges to suspend the process they have been going through to select new directors of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District Board. Judge David Sam said the court has been waiting for word from the governor on a new system approved by the Utah Legislature in Senate Bill-1He said he expects the judges to comply with the governor's re1. quest. 1 provides for the governor to make apointments to y water conservancy district boards from lists of candidates prepared by county commissioners. In a letter to David Sam, Presiding Judge of the Fourth Judicial District, Matheson wrote, "the SB-1- multi-count- new appointment will procedure become effective immediately upon my signature, and will replace the existing court selection process which has been in existence since the board was created by the legislature." Matheson said he intends to sip SB-1- 1 as soon as it is cleared by SB-11- ," Jury Finds Millionaire Innocent An eccentric millionaire, Russell Maguire, was found innocent of charges of kidnapping an Ogden girl, 8, by a Federal jury in Seattle. The jury found Maguire innocent by reason of insanity, but under federal law, he was set free. In other news concerning Utahns, a Salt Lake City man stood on a busy street corner with a sign saying he needed a job. So far he has' had three offers, but he is waiting to decide which one to take. The honey bee is now officially Utah's state insect, thanks to a group of school children in Salt Lake Valley who suggested the idea to legislators and then a garage or a you building boathouse?" their visitor asked. "I don't know; we were thinking it was going to be an ark," responded Grace, with her strong South African accent. Grace says she met Leen in South Africa after he had moved from Holland. "He always had itchy feet, and we have moved around a lot. As a young girl I used to date a gypsy, but I tell everyone I really married a gypsy when I married this Dutchman." They moved moved to Salt Lake City several years ago. "But the pollution from cars made if hard for me to breath and I was in hospital a lot," says Grace. "Once, when fishing at Utah Lake, I told Leen if we lived here it would probably add five years to my life." Shortly bought the small house by the Provo River, they explained. The couple admit they really were worried when the water was getting close to going over the existing dike and it looked like Provo City and the Army Corps of Engineers were going to build a dike around them abandoning them to certain flooding. But even then Leen's tough Dutch temperment was making war against the after-wards.th- water. Voters in Vernal and surrounding area barely voted for a bond to build a new high school. Stories and picture are on 24. By ROGER D. PLOTHOW Herald Staff Writer and JEFF MAPES Herald Washington Bureau Provo City officials are worried that Senate action urging the Army Corps of efEngineers to continue its flood-contrforts in central Utah will not provide the requested aid. Utah's two senators entered language into the Congressional Record on Tuesday urging the Corps to use money already in work its budget to continue flood-contrnear Utah Lake and on the Provo and Jordan Rivers. But city officials believe the language is too vague to do the city much good. "As I read it, nothing really has happened at this point," Chet Waggener, chief administrative officer for Provo City, said today. Bill Ferguson, Provo's Washington lobbyist, also expressed doubt today concerning the Senate action. "I'm not sure what the prognosis is," Ferguson said. "I'm a lot more pessimistic than before" that the Corps will agree to do the additional $2 million of work sought by Sen. Orrin Hatch, On Tuesday, Hatch agreed to withdraw an amendment to the $5.1 billion jobs bill which called for an addtional $2 million in flood aid for Utah Valley in exchange for assurances from Sen. Mark Hatfield, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. h. through Friday, according to the National Weather Service forecast for Central Utah. The forcast says overnight lows will be in the low 30s and highs Friday may stay as low as the mid 40s, with chances of precipitation at 60 percent. Here's Where to Find It All Amusements Arts 33 17 .. Business Classified Ads Comics Crossword National-Internation- 2,18 35 Opinions 29-3- 2 Sports 36-4- 4 Today 34 25 al Utah-Region- al Your Time . - - 3 15-1- 6 24 5 f Leendert Helderop, a tough Dutchman who lives next to Utah Lake, says, "I'm not afraid of the water," in his thick Dutch accent. He notes that in his country, 25 percent of the people live behind dikes. Sitting in an overstuffed chair next to Grace in their home, he said, "I figured the water would have rose about this high." He held his hand almost two feet above the floor. The Dutchman said he had planned to put their more valuable furniture on concrete blocks just above the water and live in the home until the water receded. "At first, the city was not going to protect us with the higher dike, so we went to the city and told them that I moved to the lake for my health and hoped they could move the dike so it would save us, too. "explained Grace. She said Provo Police Chief Swen Nielsen personally came to see if trucks could get f through the trees to enlarge the dike between their house and the river. She said he urged the Army Corps of Engineers to make the extra effort. If finally was decided the project could inlcude the Helderops. "Mr. Nielson is a very nice person," she added. Leen says the dike probably will save his home, but even with the dike he fights the "sea" just like his ancestors. Water is seeping through the grass as he mans two small pumps that force the "sea" back into the river. He says he is staying no matter what. "I'm a good Dutchman and a good Dutch captain goes down with his ship." GEE CZEB3D Hatfield had pledged his efforts "to make appropriate assistance and funding by the Army Corp of Engineers available." Ferguson says he originally thought Hatfield's assurances would force the Corps to spend the $2 million out of its existing budget to buy $400,000 worth of pumps and work. do other But after seeing the exact language of the exchange, Ferguson said today he is not sure what the Corps will do. Representives of the Corps also are unsure what action they will take. "We have to have some type of authority from Congress that says 'move ahead,'" said Lee McQuivey, Corps representative, in Salt Lake City. "Congress gives us so much money each year to spend at our discretion to take care of major flood problems. But our authority is limited. I guess if Congress were to say 'go ahead, flood-contr- ol use some of your discretionary money,' we'd do that." The city's main concerns are the cost of the pumps and increasing the height of the dikes. Waggener says the city was forced to sign an agreement with the Corps to buy the pumps. "We signed that agreement with the Corps because of a statement by them that they would not accept an agreement stated any other way," Waggener said today. "We really had no choice in what we signed If we wanted them to go ahead with the levy work." The $400,000 cost of those pumps is significantly higher than the qity originally projected, according to Waggener. Bob Widener, an. aide to Sen. Jake Gam, said negotiations are taking place on several fronts to see who will buy the pumps. Waggener says the city is pleased with the work of the Corps so far. "I'm sure Mr. Mcquivey will be glad to do whatever he is authorized to do. They have been very, very cooperative with us," he aid. "McQuivey is doing exactly what Sacramento has authorized him to do." He believes, however, that more needs to be done. "We think the scope of the project is somewhat larger than any of us envisioned it originally, and that's why we're back asking for the possibility of more funding." The city already has signed a contract the Harper Excavating, the private contractor working for the Corps to build the dikes, to increase the height of the levees. Waggener says the he will not deliver the contract until he learns what action Congress will take. h, Utah Jobless Face No More Benefits By PAUL ROLLY SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) Rain, Snow Continuing Friday show- 1 Flood Aid for Provo in Doubt watched Governor Matheson sign the measure in to law. Periods of rain or snow C" flood-threateni- ol ers are expected to continue PRICE 25 CENTS . to be made by county commissioners in counties with representatives on the board, and by city officials in areas where one board member represents more than one county. Three nominations will be submitted to the governor for each board position, and the governor will make the appointments with the consent of the Utah Senate. In his letter to Judge Sam, Matheson noted that there are currently a number of vacancies before the court which, under existing practice would be filled by March 24. Ever since the district was created appointments to the board have been made by the Fourth District Court. In recent years, the four judges have sat en banc to hear nominations, and have made the appointments as a body. "It is my intention to sign SB-1- 1 as soon as the bill is reviewed by the Attorney General and transmitted by the Legislature to my office. I expect that those vacancies now before you would be appointed pursuant to the procethe govdures outlined in ernor wrote. Page - garage: Thursday: com- 1 By PAT CHRISTIAN Herald Staff Writer Leendert Helderop of Provo is a tough, confident and apparently optimistic Dutchman who is defying the "sea" like his ancesters have done for 2,000 years. Only the dike, extending on one side of his yard, prevents certain disaster. It but for a while it recently was looked like Provo City might have to write the Dutchman off. "I'm not afraid of the water," he says with a heavy Dutch accent. "In Holland, my country, 25 percent of my people lives below sea level behind dikes and pumps. My countrymen have been battling the sea for 2,000 years. With his wife Grace, Leen lives next to the Provo River just over the bridge from the innundated Utah Lake State Park. Already water is lapping at the foundation of his neighbor's house across the river. With an easy toss of a rock from his back as he is called by his wife porch, Leen can skip a rock across the troubled, waters. With Utah Lake rising and already breaching some dikes, the Helderops only salavation is the improved dike. When others might be trembling, the retired couple are so optimistic they are adding a garage with the modest income they receive from social security. They also apparently have a healthy sense of humor. When a visitor recently stopped, the Helderops were standing on ladders nailing the framework for the ol Russell A. Magaire ments on verdict. $6.00 A MONTH j "What the Utah Attorney General's Office. The bill calls for nominations Herald Staff Writer Gov. Scott M. Matheson 17. 1983 Flood xFew' Puzzles Him 200 students, in the crowd. Governer to Pick CUWCD Panelists By Josephine Zimmerman PROVO, UTAH, THURSDAY. MARCH 109TH YEAR, NO. 195 - Utah's tojobless look will not have unemployment checks forward to next week unless Congress does a on an emergency jobs bill. quick about-fac- e Duane Price, director of Utah's unemployment insurance program, said funds to pay the 36,700 applicants will be gone by Monday. "We have enough to cover the checks we about $4 send out over the weekend million," said Price. "But that's it. And we nave no contingency plans to continue financing the program." Utah's last hope to keep the program going suffered a severe blow Wednesday when the U.S. Senate failed by one vote to limit debate on a controversial amendment to a supplemental appropriations bill. The bill is designed to funnel $5 billion into 29 states for unemployment compensation. "The amendment would repeal a 1982 law requiring financial institutions to withold 10 percent on dividends and interest payments for taxes. The witholding law is scheduled to go into effect July 1, and President Reagan has said he would veto any bill that, would repeal the legislation. The Senate needed 60 votes to stop debate on the amendment, but supporters of the vote could only muster 59. The Senate also fell 10 votes short of limiting debate on the bill itself. The effect of the votes means Congress still is caught in a parliamentary quagmire and may not appropriate the unemployment funds by the time the funds are all used. The special session of the Utah State Legislature last December authorized the state to borrow $18 million from the federal government during the first three months of 1983 to keep the unemployment fund going. Price said the state already has borrowed $12 million and planned to take the other $6 million this week to continue payments through March. But the federal funds are depleted and, without the supplemental appropriations bill, no money can be allocated to Utah or the 28 other states virtually in the same position. "We met with the governor and tried to come up with an alternative plan, but there just wasn't one there," Price said. He said if Congress does not release the funds before Monday, "people will have just to make do until we can pay them.. We're telling the people to continue making their applications, but they won't get paid until we get some money." |
