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Show Page THE HERALD. Provo, Utah, 6 Utah-Region- Friday, May 11, 1984 The latest developments in Utah and around the Iatermountain West al Leaders Say Government Should Pay All Victims of Atomic Tests Fallout to delay and draw this tragic situation out any longer, forcing each of the victims into court at personal and taxpayer expense to reach the same (UPI) -Utah's elected leaders say the federal government should admit fault and swiftly compensate all cancer victims of SALT LAKE CITY above-groun- atomic-bom- d insensitive to the danger that exists from nuclear fallout." Justice Department attorneys in Washington declined comment pending a review of the ruling. conclusion: government was Garn said. at fault," "These patriotic citizens of awarded J100.000 for contracting cancer caused by above-groun- d atomic bomb testing. But she believes the value of the decision is not in the money. "The important thing is that somehow, some way the government knows it cannot do this to people again," said Mrs. Sanders, the only live victim who will receive compensation for cancer caused by radioactive clouds that drifted across Utah, Arizona and Nevada in the 1950s and early compensation 60s. Nine others awarded damages in a landmark federal court decision Thursday are dead. said. "I think this (decision) gives us all some criteria and this all ought to be quietly settled," he said. "I think the government ought to do the decent thing." and I believe we have made - -- After five years of waiting, for the victims, called the court ruling "a landmark, because it involves civilians harmed by the radiation blunders of their own government. "This is the first time in history a court has ruled in favor of fallout victims," he Hatch said. "I have been trying to get compensation for these people for three years that the federal (UPI) Jacqueline Sanders has been Interior Department secretary who advocated Sen. Orrin Hatch, sponsor of a bill that would set up a $150 million trust fund for the victims, said the ruling should boost chances of the legislation's passage by dissuading federal officials from fighting court battles. "This is a vindication of everything we have done," Judge Bruce Jenkins SALT LAKE CITY was negligent." Gov. Scott Matheson said Congress should recognize the federal government's liability and leave Jenkins the responsibility of awarding damages to all fallout victims without further legal action. "There's no reason to try a whole series of cases," he said. Stewart Udall, the former ment that it was grossly i Relatives of the dead will receive payments of between $250,000 and $625,000. Despite her hope, Mrs. Sanders said she does not expect Jacqueline Sanders the government to heed the decision's warning. Jury Finds Gwaltney Guilty in Murder Case Briefs Ceremony Recalls Railroad Joining PROMONTORY, Utah (UPI I -"- the case that the government Southern Utah have been victimized long enough," Garn said. "Most of them are not asking for excessive compensation.... They just want fairness beginning with an admission by the federal govern- b testing conducted in the 1950s and early 60s. Republican Sen. Jake Garn, reacting to Thursday's federal court decision to award damages to 10 of 24 victims named in a suit, said, "It is time for the federal government to recognize its responsibility and settle with all of the approximately 1,400 victims of atmospheric atomic bomb testing." In the interest of expediting the trial, U.S. District Judge Bruce Jenkins chose 24 victims to represent the 1,400 people claiming to have developed cancer after radioactive clouds drifted eastward from hundreds of nuclear blasts at the Nevada Test Site, 60 miles north of Las Vegas. "It serves no one's interest Victim: Life Worth More Than Money the Golden Spike National Historic Site about 80 miles northwest of Salt Lake City. DONE!" The word flashed across America 115 years ago and signaled the driving of the golden spike that connected East and West and united an expanding nation with two cross country ribbons of steel. The completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, was reenacted Thursday at 28 About 3,200 people stood in the fresh spring air in the desolate area north of the Great Salt Lake that looked little different for the annual ceremonies marking the original spike driving than for the first celebration. - put our lives back together," LOS ANGELES (UPI) After months of anguish and two Bishop said. "It has been pretty hard to carry on sometimes. These past months have had a devastating feeling of loss and grief and sor- trials during which they watched the man accused of killing their daughter go free, Robin Bishop's parents gripped each others hands Thursday, listening with bowed heads as the former California Highway Patrol officer was convicted of murdering their youngest child. "It is such a sense of relief at last, that it's over now," said Merlin Bishop. George Gwaltney was found seven-ma- n guilty by a U.S. District Court jury of violating Miss Bishop's civil rights by raping her and killing her near Barstow, Calif, in January 1982. He was tried twice before in state court, but both trials ended with the juries hung in favor of acquittal. Gwaltney, the first CHP officer Happy Mother's Day! row." Bishop came from Cedar City, Utah, with his wife, June, and eldest daughter. Sue Vernon of Las Vegas to attend the final weeks of the trial. "It shouldn't have been a surprise, but we just didn't know what to expect this time." University Mall Hours Saturday, May 12 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. five-woma- n, Idahoans to Build Castle Dale Plant Morrison-Knudse- n BOISE (UPI) Co. will head a consortium to build a coal-fire- d power plant near Castle Dale, Utah, company officials say. M-announced Thursday that Utah Power & Light Co', had allowed the Boise-base- d firm to pick up the $100 million project option on an earlier construction contract The consortium, which will include Fegles Power Service Corp. of Minneapolis and Lord Electric Inc. of New York, will operate under the name of M-Power and Associates. M-Chairman W.H. McMur-re- n said the construction option was contained in a 1980 contract covering the recently completed Unit 3 at Utah Power's Hunter Station. - has moved to the JCPenney's Court ever charged with committing murder while on duty, could be sentenced to life in prison June SALE ON K0W! "This gives us an opportunity to , time shares in the Admiral Beach Hotel on the Barbados Islands. Ward said he filed for the injunction Thursday and was UNIVERSITY (S) MALL University Mall 25. 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