| OCR Text |
Show Page 10 - THK HKKAIJ). Prove, Vtab. Mmday, .November eswna Utah chance oi losing the only major the political office they control governor's chair. Republicans hold better than s majorities in both houses of the Legislature, they own all five seats in Utah's congressional delegation and every statewide office except governor. The polls indicate Republicans should hold on to that advantage, plus pick up the governor's seat that Democrats have controlled for 20 years. Republican House Speaker Norman Bangerter, 51, leads Demo- By PAUL ROLLY LAKE CITY ( L'PI ) -Republicans are blowing up balloons and lining up whistles to celebrate the expected GOP landslide in Utah, but Democrats are h efforts to salmaking vage something out of the Nov. 6 election. President Reagan's win in Utah is assured. The only question is whether he will exceed his 1980 the highest tally of 73 percent percentage of any state in the that Utah gave him in nation the last round. The president has led Mondale by 45 to 50 points in most polls throughout the campaign and Utahns loudly proclaim their state as "Reagan country" whenever the Republicans rally. Utah Democrats have not only given up any hope of delivering fcf Mondale in the presidential election, but they stand a good SALT two-third- last-ditc- crat Wayne Owens, 47, by least nine points in the latest polls and indications are he will win the general election on Tuesday. Owens a one-tercongressman from Utah in the early 1970s, has appealed to voters for political balance and espoused the danstate, gers of having a but the polls indicate that argu one-part- y 5:30 a.m. Sunday. started in the motel s basement and spread through reported at LAKE CITY (UPI) -SLake fire officials estimated damages at $500,000 to $1 million id a fire that sent some 30 guests of a motel into the cold early morning air. An exploding heater in a camper Sunday morning also injured a Salt Lake City man, who was in critical condition. ISalt Lake City fire officials said the blaze at the Quality Inn was IS ALT They said it walls to the ground level and second story of the northwest wing of the motel. It took firefighters about two hours to control the blaze. At its height, flames shot 50 feet into the air and spread a gray smoke in the downtown area of Salt Lake City. ment has made little difference. Due to a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 1980, this is the first year the state's lieutenant governor will be elected with the governor as a team. Before, the lieutenant governor ran in a separate race independent race. of the governor's Bangerter's running mate is State Auditor Val Oveson, 32, and Owens' running mate is State Community and Economic Development Director Dale Carpenter, 43. At least two of Utah's three seats in the U.S. House will remain in the hands of the Republicans and there is a good possibility the GOP will retain the third seat Republican Rep. James Hansen, 52, leads his Democratic opponent, Milton Abrams, by a 65 to 15 percent margin in Utah's 1st Congressional District. Abrams. a retired library director from Utah State University, has run a low-ke- y campaign and has not been able to climb higher than 17 percent in the polls. The 3rd District race is similar to that in the 1st District. Republican Rep. Howard Nieslon, 60, has never really been threatened bv his Democratic challenger, attorBruce Baird, a a statistics former Nielson, ney. professor at Brigham Young University, has garnered between 65 percent to 70 percent of the vote in polls throughout the campaign. The 2nd Congressional District race is the closest contest in Utah this year. Republican Lt. Gov. David Monson, 39, and Democrat Frances Farley, a former state senator, are running in the polls for the seat being given up by four-terneck-and-nec- k m Some 14 guests were evacuated from the wing where the fire was located, along with about 16 others from another wing, who left because of heavy smoke. who Rep. Dan Marriott, decided not to run for Farley narrowly lost to Marriott in 1982 and has been the leader in the polls throughout most of the campaign. But Monson made a surge in the last month and has drawn close to Farley with campaign ads that attempt to sew him to Reagan's coattails. In other statewide races, Utah's Republican One guest suffered minor smoke inhalation. Investigators said their initial findings show wiring in basement started the blaze. The Fire Department sent 50 firefighters, nine engines and two ladder trucks to LAKE CITY (UPI) in but the more populated ones, -T- housands of hunters who took to the fields for pheasant season last weekend frightened hundreds of residents in what one law officer said was an almost situation. Some counties were able to handle the complaints as they came like Salt Lake and Weber, ported a backlog Saturday. In Weber County, the situation became "almost uncontrollable" as deputies scrambled to answer complaints of hunters shooting too close to neighborhoods or 650,000 Utahns Head for the :,SALT LAKE CITY re- About 650,000 Utahns are expected to vote in the general election Tuesday following a surge in registration that created Look Democratic Brian challenger Moss, 40, by only 5 percentage points. Most political observers think Moss' impressive showing for a Utah Democrat in such a low-kerace is because he is the son of former U.S. Sen. Frank Moss, who won three senatorial elections and sat in Congress from y 1958 to 1976. Utahns also will decide five propositions and one initiative on this year's ballot. The propositions would eliminate the property tax on boats, airplanes and cars and replace it with a ta'ewide fee ; change the way the i , Legislature meets, adding 10 days to the number of required sessions every two years; switch the way judges are selected and retained; enhance a fund used to help finance public education; and strengthen citizens' right to bear arms in the state. d county-assesse- 5 I Personal Computers MlJtfl!l3i) I at who Lis! Complaints are received every year, but the situation seems to be worsening, Giles said, ROPOSITION t- -y VOTE FOS lines in some county clerks' offices. Reports from around the state indicate heavy voter registration and absentee voting . (UPI) v er trespassing, Sgt. Paul Giles said. "I could use five more cars and still would not be able to catch up with all the complaints that have come in," he said. Polls Attorney General David Wilkinson, 47, leads Democratic challenger Joe Tesch. 41, by about 30 points in the polls. Republican Deputy State Auditor Tom Allen, 36, leads Democratic challenger Sterrett Neale, 59, by about the same margin for the State Auditor's post being vacated by Oveson. The treasurer's race is much closer, with Republican incumbent Edward Alter, 43, leading the scene. In another fire, a Salt Lake City Fire Department dispatcher said a man was burned on 68 percent of his body when a heater exvehicle. ploded in a truck-campA University of Utah Medical Center burn unit spokesman said Edward Carlson, 68, Salt Lake burns on City, had second-degre- e his legs and buttocks. He was in critical condition Sunday. Residents Turn Tables on Eager Hunters SALT , Minimiz Losses Fire Hits Motel; Injures Man in Camper alt TV The latest developments in Utah and around the Intermountain West crafs D Gin Sf eat 5, 1984 If 1! CftlSfi! County Commissioner DON'T VOTE FOR GARY ANDERSON paid by committee to oloct Kon Croor interests have developed a clever tactic to defeat the intent of the constitutional provision for lawful gun ownership. laws in local communities Simply pass anti-gu- n ANTI-GU- N The splintering of the will of the majority is effective and part of a long term plan... we saw it used at Morton Grove, Illinois. U in the State Proposition 5 was designed to protect us against such tactics. That is why leaders and organizations such as: M Kenneth v IT - - - - ,. ., . Marvin S. Heslop (D) Ferrell J. Hill (D) H8 H57 Cary G. Peterson (R) Lowell S. Peterson (R) Irby N. Arrington (R) John B. Arrington (D) Jack M. Bangerter (R) Norman H. Bangerter (R) Wiiford R. Black, Jr. (D) H39 Paul Hiskey (D) S6 W. H9 Elgin S. Hokanson (D) S8 Dixon Pitcher (R) H8 S23 H30 James H44 Gov John Hollingshaus (R) Jeff Hunt (D) H12 George G. Poff (R) H53 S2 Arlo D.James (D) H48 Candy Probert (R) H48 Clark Reber (R) H42 Geo. Lamont Richards (R) H27 Stephen M. Bodily (R) Richard J. Bradford (3) H3 Vivian N. Jensen (D) H30 H41 John F. Krusi (D) H3 Kathrine Brimley (R) H52 Gov Lavinia L. Kanig (R) Mark M. Klotovich (D) H66 L. S. Brown (A) Kaye Browning (R) Kim R. Burningham (R) H13 D.R.(Don) Lankford (R) S17 H19 Busk (D) H71 Lavon W. Laursen (D) Donald R. Lebaron (R) Craig M. Call (R) H63 Tom Christensen (R) Warren D. Cole (D) Robert Phelps (R) W. "Jim" Piatt (D) S28 S20 H67 Paul Rogers (R) Edward Ryan (D) S14 H75 S14 Ray S. Schmutz (R) P. Lloyd Sellenite (R) H58 Ervin M. Skousen (R) H31 H22 Ron Stephens (D) Don R. Strong (R) H11 H71 Ted D. Lewis (D) Merle C. March, II (D) H38 Richard H64 Kevin C. Cromar (R) H46 Dix H. McMullin (R) Donna M. Dahl (R) Richard C. Diamond (R) Henry J. Dickamore (R) R. Lee Ellertson (R) Bryce C. Flamm (R) H37 Job F. Measom (D) H67 H6 Frances Merrill (R) H32 Boyd L. Warn. ck (R) Marvin F. Warren (D) H15 H. Craig H43 Jed H61 Dave Monson (R) 2nd Cong. S19 Sherry Morgan (D) H7 PaulT. Fordham(D) H51 Ray D. Free (R) H35 Alarik Myrin (R) Steve Ney (D) Goodfellow (D) Earl R. Groneman (D) H53 P. George i H7 H60 Brent - Alford (R) Carl D. Anderson (R) Neal m. B. Csndld3te H. Larry D. Hanks (R) Richard D. Harding (R) H34 L. Maxfield (R) Moody (R) S5 S20 Robert Sykes (R) Daniel H. Tuttle (D) B. W. Wasden (R) H18 H65 H23 H52 H49 H65 H40 Paul Washeba (D) H32 Beverly J. White (D) Lillian B. Wood (D) H21 H55 H46 David L. Wilkinson (R) AG Ray Nielsen (D) Craig S. Oliver (0) H69 James H36 "Jim" Yardley (R)H73 Utah Peace Officers Association H74 Utah Chiefs of Police H9 J. Carl Osborn (0) Kurt E. Oscarson (0) H42 Utah Sheriffs Association S2 Brent S6 Utah Highway Patrol Association Gov Statewide Assoc. of Prosecutors H35 H49 L.Gygi(D) H45 C. Overson (R) Wayne Owens (D) H18 F. all endorse Proposition 5 r7 P ( OTECT A RIGHT r ESERVE A HERITAGE Obtained Utah Lake flood control funding. liCT SENATE DISTRICT NO. 171:1,, VOTE ON PROPOSITION poiiticii dvertnmnt P'd bv !hi Ulih Shooting Soo'ti Council. Ain C. Cfvtr, - c9 Chrmn. - |
