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Show Monday, December 10, 1990 The Daily Herald, Provo, Utah Regional Party to go on with or without Cook - Relatives of hostage revel in his release SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah relatives of a Colorado man held in Kuwait say their prayers have been answered with his release. The brother and parents of Richard Anderton had nearly three months of anxious waiting rewarded when they received a telephone call Sunday evening reporting Anderton was free and in Frankfurt, Germany. Anderton, 42, a civil engineer, is a former Utahn who now lives in Larkspur, Colo. He attended the University of Utah and Granite High School. His wife, Bonnie and daughter Jennifer, left Colorado en route to Washington D.C. Sunday after receiving a telephone call from the State Department saying Anderton was on a Iraqi airliner bound for Germany, said Mrs. Anderton's mother, Joan Behrens of Salt Lake City. Earlier, the family could do little more than wait and hope. "It's nervous time," said the brother, Robert, a member of the Utah State Legislature. "We're trying to get it ' con- firmed," said William Anderton, the hostage's father, in a telephone interview with The Salt Lake Tribune from his home in the tiny southern Utah community of Hurri-- " cane. The interview was conducted fore the man was released. Earlier Sunday, before the bean- nouncement that John Anderton was free, Utah relatives hoped he was one of about 175 Americans who flew from Kuwait to Frankfurt after transferring to another plane in Baghdad. Later they learned that he was, indeed, aboard the freedom-boun- d jetliner. Richard Anderton working as a waste-watengineer in Kuwait when he and his family became trapped following Saddam Hussein's Aug. 3 invasion. The family fled to the U.S. Embassy, where Bonnie Anderton and Jennifer remained until Sept. 3, when they were allowed to leave the country. Anderton was forced to remain. William Anderton said the family was particularly concerned because his son is a commander in the Naval Reserves and had served in Naval Intelligence in Cyprus. He was worried that things could have gone bad for his son had that information been released. "This is the first time I've let that out. It could have worked against him," he said. It's unknown when Anderton will return home. The family is concerned about his health and expect he'll be given a thorough physical examination in Germany. And then there will undoubtedly be debriefings by the State Department. Then there's another factor that might hold up his return to Larkalbeit a pleasant diversion. spur Bonnie Anderton's younger sister is to be married Friday in Annapolis, Md. Family members hope he'll be able to attend the ceremo- fit- er Cook has said he was considering returning to the Republican Party, which he forsook several years, ago to launch a so-funsuccessful career as a political independent. Since then, however, he has downplayed the notion. ar Danny Blaylock, chairman of the Independent Party's Weber County chapter, said the party is devoted to Cook and respects any desire he might have to return to the GOP. to-1- Springs Road and Flower Canyon have also been heavily abused, she said. "They think it's neat to climb next to it or over it," Howard said. "What they don't realize is they are climbing through it, and that it's being lost forever. It's a problem of ignorance more than of intentional abuse." officials, is that petroglyph panels," says Julie rock-climbi- "Insofar as we're concerned in this county, we're dead set on continuing what we're doing," he said. "We're not interested in watering down our plans by joining the Republicans." Cook said Friday that he had asked state GOP Chairman Richard Snelgrove for a list of party membership so the Independents could poll the Republicans on different issues, including whether Fister looks on. Flemmer was a "proxy" groom for his son, Paul, who is a Marine serving in Operation Desert Shield. Del Flemmer places a wedding ring on his new daughter-in-laRhonda McWilliams, in as the Rev. Gale Lolo, Mont., Saturday Lawmakers already face 450 bills a coincidence. It would be a glorious present," said Joan Behrens. Howard, an archaeologist for the BLM's Moab District. "And in the process, the rock art itself is being destroyed," she said. Howard cites an advertisement in a magazine invitto the Utah climbers challenge ing canyons. A color photograph shows a cumber working his way over the top of an Anasazi petroglyph. Management Lh Proxy wedding "It's quite Utah's heritage is in many cases crumbling under the onslaught of rock climbers. "It seems the popular thing is to climb right over the top of ancient ck fit1 ! "It's a temptation for us to say, 'Look, maybe we can jump back into the Republican Party,' ... but we need to keep this party in place," Blaylock said. AP Laserphoto ny. tragic," she said. "And it's also illegal to damage or deface rock art in any way." The BLM posted signs prohibiting rock climbing in areas with high concentrations of rock art, but someone removed the signs. "Another (sign) was found floating in the Colorado River just the other day," Howard said. "The first two signs we put up disappeared within the first week." The two areas most popular with rock climbers also have the richest concentration of rock art: the Potash Road area just west of Moab and the Indian Creek area just east of the Needles District of Canyon-land- s National Park. Eight centuries ago, the smooth face of the Navajo sandstone of eastern Utah provided a limitless canvas for ancient inhabitants who pecked and painted on canyon walls. Now those canyons have become a mecca for rock climbers from around the world who prize the challenge of the slick, red-rosurfaces and the sheer beauty of the canyon walls. The result, say Bureau of Land But with or without him, Blaylock said, the Independent Party of Utah will continue fighting for issues such as term limits for elected officials, a cap on campaign spending and lobbyist regulation 4 p taTM Frosh legislators face annual - Climbers threaten rock art "It's MOAB (AP) OGDEN (AP) The Independent Party of Utah cherishes founder Merrill Cook, but the party will survive with or without him, a northern Utah member says. -. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Legislature's general session is still a month away, but 450 bills and resolutions already are in the mill, Stolen rare bird back with owner Thor has BOISE, Idaho (AP) returned home. A chance sighting by a Seattle birdwatcher led to the return of white gyrfalcon Thor, an who had been stolen from the Boise y home of expert Mor-le- y Nelson Nov. 16. The rare bird, valued at $5,000, came home to roost Saturday after it was seen munching pigeons on a North Seattle rooftop. The Seattle birdwatcher, who was not identified, videotaped the bird last week and showed the tape to authorities at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo. The zoo contacted a falconer and an agent from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who found Thor. The falconer swung a lure to attract the bird, which was then housed at the zoo. birds-of-pre- Other areas like the Kane all-da- y orientation seminar freshman legislators have been told. Most of the newly-electe- d Class 24 legislators to be sworn of '90 in on Jan. 14 attended an annual y orientation seminar at the Capitol Saturday. Richard V. Strong, director of the Office of Legislative Research all-da- and General Counsel, estimated that about 1,000 pieces of legisla- tion can be expected during the session. His office processed 1,209 bills and resolutions for the 1990 regular session. However, Strong explained, past sessions that followed an election have shown the number of bills to be introduced decline slightly because new members need time to focus on issues and become accustomed to procedure. Seven of the state's 29 senators will be newcomers, although Ron Ockey currently is a representa 45-d- ay they tive, and there are 17 freshmen in House. the The orientation session included presentations on such detailed matters as staff organization, appropriation process, intern programs, state tax structure, personal retirement- programs, -insurance pay- checks, secretarial help, and stationery. There were also tips from colleagues on protocol and working with lobbyists and reporters, and the day closed with a mock legislative session. Leo Memmott, director of the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, said the state's total budget should approach around $3.5 billion for the fiscal year beginning July 1. But projecting tax money and federal grants and other revenues sources some 18 months in advance can be cloudy, he cautioned. Mm would accept Independents with open arms. "I did that in the context of quite sincerely thinking that we should look at that option," he said. "I think that after the election's over and you're thinking of embarking on some new issues' like term limitation, it only makes sense to take a deep breath and really analyze that carefully and openly and honestly," Cook said. He said Snelgrove had asked about the possibility of an Independent crossover. "I said if the result of the survey indicated that, that's something I might promote in our group, but I want to make clear that I wouldn't come back myself," Cook said. "The Independents would have to want that, and the information I've gotten so far is that they don'tj" be said. "I won't make a move wiiii-othem. 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