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Show vmfl bfllodlfi - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Fed- eral attorneys will not file criminal charges in the Wilberg Mine fire because they cannot prove criminal culpability in the underground blaze which killed 27 people Dec. 19, 1984. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Warner said Friday that in order to prove criminal culpability, government attorneys would have to show that any alleged criminal acts Were intentional and the suspects guilty beyond reasonable doubt. The U.S. attorney's office has decided it cannot meet those standards, and therefore has decided against filing criminal charges, Warner said. The decision came after prosecutors reviewed results of a special investigation into the disaster by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. Warner said the MSHA report had recommended his office file criminal charges on some, but not all the detailed allegations. '. MSHA spokesperson Katherine Snyder said her agency first conducted a routine accident investigation of the mine fire and released the results of its final report in August 1987. That report confirmed preliminary conclusions announced in March 1987 that a defective air compressor ignited the fire. As a result, MSHA fined UP&L mine-safet- violations. The final MSHA report cited 11 reasons to support its conclusions the fire originated in the air compressor, which had inoperative on-off safety re switches. Snyder said in April 1987 MSHA decided to launch the "special investigation" into concerns there may have been some criminality involved in the Wilberg fire. "Because the special investigation was entirely confidential, I am not able to discuss anything that it uncovered or what MSHA's recommendations (to the U.S. Attorney) is," she said. However, she said MSHA has the authority to conduct a special investigation in addition to its accident investigation because of provisions in the federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. She said the law has provisions for both civil and criminal penalties. Regarding the civil penalties MSHA levied, Snyder said UP&L succeeded in convincing an admin-- , istrative law judge to rule that Emery Mining was solely responsible for the fines since it was the mine operator at the time. Doctors join boycott of giants baby-formu- la - Some Utah pediatricians, dismayed by the companies' advertising policies, have come out in support of boycotting infant formulas made by Co. Carnation and the Bristol-Myer- s marketing products under the Carnation label, broke with industry tradition and produced television commercials and print advertisements for its Good Start and Good Nature formulas. Ralston and "Historically, companies had agreed not to advertise formula ; SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Drs. Charles W. David Boettger say they are cerned because a con- long-standi- agreement not to promote infant formulas directly to the public has been violated by the companies. Ralston, Boettger and other doctors throughout the country oppose direct advertisements because promoting infant formula discourages women from breast-feeding. Breast-feedin- they g, say, is healthier and more wholesome for babies and should be the primary source of nutrition. "We believe that sound nutritional practice should remain the most important driving force in formula production. We request that the costly and often deceptive and confusing public advertisement of infant formula be discontinued," the two Utah physicians say in a prepared statement. "We recommend supporting only .hose formulas and formula manufacturers that do not engage in advertising to the general public," they add. The flap over direct advertising began a year ago when Nestle's, directly to the consumer. There has rebeen this professional-produclationship," Boettger said. When the Carnation products quickly gained 3 to 5 percent of the $1.6 billion U.S. infant formula market, other companies became interested in advertising. Bristol-Myeofficials say they are launching their own advertising blitz to pro- mote the company's new Gerber Baby Formula. However, in an apparent overture to concerned doctors, the company produced an ad that emphasizes the Then importance of breast-feedinit explains that for women who can't or don't want to breast-feethe Gerber formula is the closest thing to mother's milk. But Ralston describes that claim as "completely unfounded" and one that further undermines the producers' integrity. Rolland Eckels, spokesman for er rs By PATRICK CHRISTIAN Herald Staff Writer CAMP WILLIAMS Utah Gov. Norm Bangerter reviewed Utah National Guard troops Saturday at Camp W. G. Williams in Utah and Salt Lake Counties during the annual Governor's Day recognition. Several thousand members of the Army and Air National Guard attended Saturday along with members of their families and others interested in Utah's National Guard. The governor reviewed his troops from the back of an army vehicle along with Utah's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. John L. Matthews of Provo. Bangerter told national guard members that this was his fifth year as their state commander in chief. But he said, "no matter how many times I do it, I still get a tingle up my spine. This is a great country." The governor said he had accompanied the Army National Guard on a summer mission to Honduras and learned of the critical role the guard plays in the nation's defense forces. "I came away with a new appreciation. They were making a critical difference in Honduras," Bangerter said. Governor's Day also featured a of a Utah Air National Guard KC-13-5 Stratotanker aircraft and Army National Guard helicopters. There were rides and displays for children and others who attended the annual event. The retirement of Utah's assistfly-ov- er ant adjutant general for the Army National Guard, Brig. Gen. James Martin was announced by the governor. Martin has served over 35 years. He was given the Legion of Merit award for his service. The governor said Col. Tom Brewer will be installed as the 1 Herald photo Patrick G. Christian v- - Maj. Gen. John Matthews, left, Governor Norm Bangerter and Col. Randy Ence review ' National Guard troops at Camp Williams Saturday. . , new assistant adjutant general. Awards were also presented by the governor to national guardsmen Roberto Madina and Ross Russell for saving lifes of young- sters earlier this year. Bangerter said the nation's na- tional guard is playing a growing role in national defense. He said equipment recently delivered to Columbia for President Bush's newly-expandwar on drugs was delivered by national guard ed aircraft. He said the Utah National Guard itself was called this year to fight in President Bush's newly expanded war on drugs- The use of Utah Army National Guard aircraft recently used to spot marijuana fields in southern Utah should sent the message that no one "can use our state as a marijuana farm," he said. The governor called the recently-dedicated national guard facility in Draper "one of the finest national guard facilities in the nation." He also said Camp Williams is taking an expanded role as a military training facility for mili - rela-...-tiv- es and-..-Go- d Building inspector closes theater but the show goes oil By ANTON GARRITY Herald Staff Writer LINDON A playhouse in Lin-do- n was closed by a building inspector Friday after having passed two inspections earlier in the day. Even the closed building was not enough to keep the current play Lindon City building inspector, Phil Brown Friday evening, said playhouse owner Jody Renstrom. "We have really been harassed this past year by the inspectors, we've worked our hearts out trying to do whatever was asked of us," she said. from being performed Saturday" The playhouse has been under the 1 night. : current management for the past The Valley Center Playhouse at Vh years with no previous prob780 N. 200 East, was closed by lems with the building codes. About . a year ago a new building inspector came in with a list of things to fix, said Renstrom. "We have done everything we have been asked to do," she added. A state fire inspector and a Pleasant Grove fire inspector checked out the playhouse Friday morning. The theater passed the inspections. But a third inspector from Lindon hung-u- p the closed sign Friday evening without even inspecting the building, said Ren.--,' strom. , Despite the closing of the build- -, ing, the cast of the current (which is about Joseph' and Hyrum Smith), voted and decided to perform the play Saturday? night in the parking lot. The $ p'm ' play was free, Renstrom said. ; The playhouse itself will 'remained closed indefinatly, umil the' matter can be cleared up, she sajd. play,'-"Brother- d, nutritional group, emphasized his company's puo clearly state that the best food for an infant is breast milk. Bristol-Myer- s' welcome Merc you Ve shied away from PCs because they're too intimidating, now there's API ivcsmviait; User Interface Tandy by Ss ft good news! STUDENTS! " ' ' f J COLETE S"ALL SO Gallon Size Say hello to DeskMate, the Graphical User Interface that replaces confusing commands with e simple, plain English. The proven, DeskMate format will guide you through each M539 Regular '19.99 EA. Set up include Discover the DeskMate Difference... the Friendly Face in the PC Crowd. INSTANT OCEAN UQLSEHP uqt took ? b food wtemm Mer bon KILLS SCIECCE DIET convenprogram with simple ience. 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