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Show Page B2 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Friday, December 3, 1993 iwdnss charges Student facing A male resident of Wymount Terrace, married housing on the BYU campus was arrested Thursday in connection w ith as many as 40 incidents of lewdness over the last two months. BYU Capt. Mike Harroun said the suspect, who was not identified, was sitting in his vehicle at 1430 N. 650 East, Provo, when he called a female over to see him fondling himself. "Gratefully, she had the wits about her and took the time to get the car's license plate number," said Harroun. "It cleared up eight of our cases and we know of others in Provo and West Valley . ' ' BYU police have been searching for a suspect since October in connection with a number of similar incidents. He is a BYU student from. Morgan Hill, Calif., said Harroun. During questioning Thurs- day, the. suspect admitted to exposing hfroself to JO others between 0 a.m. Thursday, none of which were reported. He faces multiple charges of lewdness. 'ARREST Orem detective Gerald Nielsen said an male was arrested Thursday evening in connection with the theft of checkbooks and a bicycle. 'David Lewis, 1834 S. Sandhill Road, Orem, allegedly walked into the office area of book store at 858 10:30-11:3- Mapleton police Detective Scott Dibble said the pair was charged with burglary and telephone harassment in connection with the crime. They pretended they were with a company that was setting up a prize delivery, Dibble said. They would call the residence to see when someone would be home, then enter it when they knew it was vacant, he said. Dibble said the burglaries were a vindictive thing aimed at a youth who lived next-doto the suspects. The pair took baseball cards, plastic holders for the cards and about $60 in cash. Police set up the silent intruder alarm after the second burglary. It is designed to send an alarm signal over the police radio dispatch frequency when a residence is entered. "We responded to the alarm and caught them as they came out of the house," Dibble said. "They were quite surprised." A Mapleton youth and his Pleasant Grove girlfriend were arrested in Wyoming Thursday for car theft. The Mapleton youth stole his mother's car, picked up his girlfriend and fled the state, according to Dibble. "We thought they had run off to Wendover to get married, so we were concentrating our search in that area," Dibble said. Mapleton S. State, Orem, and was in the process of going through purses when an employee startled him. Lewis claimed he was looking for a restroom and fled. The employee didn't notice the checkbooks were missing until after he left. However, officers obtained a description and later spotted Lewis riding a bicycle in the area of 1000 N. 400 East, Orem. He was questioned and eventually taken to the address where he said he lived. On the way to the address, another officer was taking a report on a stolen bicycle and it matched the description of the one Lewis was or riding. Once they arrived at the address, it was determined Lewis did not live there and he had provided a false name as well. He faces two counts of theft charges as well as providing false information to a police officer. Charges are pending against two male juveniles arrested after Mapleton police set up a silent residential alarm Dec. 3. The pair, both 14, were arrested after allegedly burglarizing the same residence twice. Man pleads guilty and mentally ill By LAURA D. GOLDEN Herald Staff Writer A man changed his PROVO to "guilty and mentally ill" plea on a charge of sexually abusing a child. William Christopher Griffey, 41; returned before 4th District Court Judge Boyd L. Park Thursday to change his plea on the ree duced felony. I Griffey was originally charged with rape of a child. he had sexual admitted Griffey intercourse with a girl. Park set sentencing for Feb. 3, after a mental competency exami second-degre- first-degr- ee . Harvey L. McGee St George Harvey Leo McGee, age 88, died Tuesday, November 30, 1993. . He was born August 23, 1905 in Kirk-bnd, New Mexico to Elwood Dewitt and Celia Hunt McGee. He married Matilda ed rum in aeatn. ne married Ruth Pierce in 1975. Their mar- - ' riage was later sealed in the Provo LDS Temple. . Mr. McGee lived in Utah County where 4 he worked as book-L- u Geneva at keeper SteeL He worked as manager of Ferg's Service Station in St George for many years and as a volunteer at Care and Share for 13 years as a food collector. During, the early part of his life he frotked with Navajo Indians. He was a idember of the LDS Church where he hold the office of High Priest Surviving family members include his wife, Ruth, of St. George, Utah; children: H. Lavar McGee, St. George, Utah; Eugene K. McGee and Joseph McGee, both of Orem, Utah; Jess McGee, Sj)anish Fork, Utah; Phillip McGee, Bicknell, Utah; Carol June Ferre, West Jordan, Utah; Kenneth McGee, Richfield, Utah; stepchildren: Bert Deebach, Salt Lake City, Utah; Susan Parker, Hurricane, !Utah; Clorinda Dueren, Bountiful, Utah; Pat Ford, Woods Cross, Utah; Sheryl Prigmore, Ogden, Utah; Edward Moore, Ririe, Idaho; Phillip Moore, Hurricane, Utah; Thomas Moore, St. George, Utah, Rodney Moore, Ferron, Utah; 56 grandbrothers children; 31 and sisters: William McGee, Scott sdale, Ariz.; Stella Tanner, Mesa. Ariz.; Ruth Tanner, Farmington, N.M.; Charles McGee, Mesa, Ariz.; Ellis McGee, Gallup, N.M.; Richard McGee, Snowflake, Ariz.; Celia Wheeler, Farmington, N.M. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Naomi; stepson, Michael Jones; and brother, Leonard. Funeral sendees will be in the Bloom-i- n gton LDS Stake Center Saturday, December 4, 1993 at 11 a.m. Friends may call Friday evening from 7 to 8 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 300 West St. George Blvd. and again on Saturday at the chapel from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be in the Springdale Cemetery under the direction of Metcalf -- I Amy N. Carlson Amy Eliza Nerdin Carlson, 89, died December 1, 1993 in Lakewood, California. She was born April 2, 1904 in American Fork to John and Minnie Loder Nerdin. She married Rudolph Carlson who preceded her In death in 1979. She left Utah with her husband in 1941 and has been a resident of Long Beach, Sacramento, and Lakewood, California. She is survived by a son, LaVerl (Bud) Carlson and his wife Camilli, Lakewood, California; nine grandchildren, 18 greatgrandchildren; and a a brother, Robert J. Nerdin, Salt Lake. She was preceded in death by a dataller, Betty Ekine Donaldson. . Funeral services will be Saturday, 2 pan. in the Anderson & Sons Mortuary, 49 E. 100 North, American Fork, where friends may caii Friday C to S p.ia. and Saturday one hour prior to services. BuriaL Pleasant Grove Cemetery. I W. 920 South, No. 131, Provo, pleaded not guilty on a charge of rape of a child. He will tried March 24. nation. In other court arraignments: Marciano Osvaldo Preciado, 19, 530 E. 500 North, Provo, e theft pleaded guilty to credit and attempted by deception card fraud. first-degr- ee third-degre- third-degr- Preciado admitted he obtained money by cashing stolen checks and forged a name on a credit card. He will be sentenced Jan. 6. Linda R. Dalton, 37, 187 W. 300 North, American Fork, pleadwelfare ed guilty to third-degrfraud. Sentencing will be Jan. 6. Oscar G. Mogollon, 40, 340 ee Denece Crozier Sanford Earl Crozier passed away December 1, 1993 of causes incident to Multiple Sclerosis. She was born June 11, 1952 to Sue Sanford and William Robinson Earl in Salt , . Lake City, Utah. She graduated from Pro-Denece r vo High School. De- - nece earned an R.N. at Weber State Col lege of Nursing in V-Salt Lake City. 1 Denece married . Steven Crozier Feb- ruary 1, 1985 and they moved to Midway. For the past five years Denece has h Convalesbeen a resident of cent Home where she has been lovingly attended. Denece is survived by her husband of Girdwood, Alaska; mother, Mrs. Glade Anderson of Provo, Utah; sisters: Mrs. Ron Bigelow (Ellis) of Houston, Texas and Sanford Alexandra Stark (Sas) of Chicago, Illinois; stepsister, Mrs. John Immel (Lynda) of Evanston, Illinois; aunt, Mrs. Philip A. Ray (De) of Pebble Beach, California; four nieces and two f--1 - Doxey-Hatc- nephews. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Casey May Crozier; stepfather, Loren Glade Anderson and stepbrother, Dr. Steven Glade Anderson of San Francisco. A memorial service has been held by the family. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested a donation to a charity of your choice. ,5) 1 1 t Zs f j j - 1 Ryan and Tyler. Her grandparents are the late Jim Burraston and Doris Walker, and La Verne Smith, all of Spanish Fork. IV She was preceded tn death by a sister, Holly Burraston and a brother, Nicholas Burraston. We will all miss Heather very much. She was the sunshine in our home. We know she will bring as much happiness and joy in Heaven as she did on earth. Graveside services will be Saturday, December 4, 1993 at 1 p.m. at the Spanish Fork City Cemetery, friends and family are welcome to attend Services are under direction of the Walker Mortuary, Spanish Fork. ' Sharon Sam Williams Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 7, 1993 at 11 a.m. at the Pioneer 1st Ward, 378 N. 700 West, Provo. Friends may call Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Berg Mortuary Provo, 185 E. from 9:30 to Center Street and 10:45 a.m. at the church: Interment, FounUin Green Cemetery. Tupy B andclass-BDU- I. Mott will be tried Jan. 15. Kevin John Fowler, 43, 7400 S. 941 East, No. 33, Midvale, pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degre- e forcible sexual asabuse, burglary and class-A sault. Fowler will be tried March 3 1 . Arlene Joy Baughman Bradley Arlene Joy Baughman Bradley, 62, passed away Tuesday. November 30, 1993 at her home in Ivins, Utah. She was born November 13, 1931 in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Guy Richard Baughman and Sadie Grace Baughman. She attended the College of Puget Sound graduating as a registered, certified medical assistant. She married Hugh Bradley on December 18, 1951. Their marriage was solemnized in the Oakland Temple in 1964. She was a member of the LDS Church and served in various callings, teaching in the Primary, Sunday School and Relief Society organizations. She also served as Relief Society President. She had a great love for animals and spent much of her life breeding and caring for her dogs. She also loved gardening, camping, and walking. She was a beautiful artist and an expert cook. She is survived by her husband of Ivins; three sons: Mark Hugh Bradley of Henderson, Nevada; Paul Hugh Bradley of Salem, Utah; Matthew Guy Bradley of Orem, Utah; and two daughters: Lynne Brandin of Las Vegas, Nevada; Sharon Stone of Sandy, Utah; and 28 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 6, 1993 in the Ivins LDS Chapel, Ivins, Utah at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in the Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Utah, on Tuesday, December 7, 1993. Terrl Jean Kovatch Terri Jean Kovatch Barzee, age 48, passed away Dec. 1, 1993 in the Boise Hospital in Idaho from complications due Heather Anne Burraston, 7, of Spanish Fork, left this earth on Thursday, December 2, 1993 to return to her Heavenly Father. Heather was born on May 4, 1986 T'1" in Provo, Utah to I Brent Thomas and Melody Jean Smith Burraston. t Heather has three Nathan, ee Barzee Heather Anno Burraston brothers: Albert Mott, 30, 1994 W. 500 North, Provo, pleaded not guilty evadon charges of ing, class-driving on suspension June! She was born 17, 1945 in San nardino, Calif, Richard (Joe) r " police were pleasantly surprised when they received a call from the Wyoming Highway Patrol informing them a trooper had found the pair alongside The couple had run out of gas. have been Both charged with car theft. In addition, Det. Dibble said several handguns that may have been stolen were recovered from the car. Police are determining who owns the guns today. The two are being held at the Utah County Detention Center. teen-age- rs - ATTEMPTED SUICIDES An Orem couple was treated at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center early this morning following two separate attempts of suicide at a Provo motel. A report indicates a male slit his wrists at 12:15 a.m. today and paramedics responded to treat him for minor bleeding. Nearly two hours later, his wife called her husband and told him she was going to put a plastic bag over her head and seal it with tape around her neck. He arrived 10 minutes later to find her unconscious and called for help. She was revived and taken to UVRMC in handcuffs once she became combative. The incidents happened at 40 W. 300 South, Santa to visit runey uaraen - For a row, the AMERICAN FORK Utah County 52nd year in residents will be treated to the annual Christmas display and a brief visit with Santa Saturday at Pulley Garden in American Fork. Thousands are expected to repeat the annual trip as Santa and Mary fondly known as AmeriPulley will can Fork's Christmas Lady be by the gate from 5 to 9 p.m. to greet visitors and present each child with a treat. Motorists are asked to approach from the south on 900 East (Mary Pulley Lane) in American Fork. On Monday, Dec. 6, residents of the Utah State Developmental Center and area group homes and nursing homes are invited to visit the scene beginning at 6 p.m. The display, which includes the nativity scene as well as other familiar Christmas symbols, will be lighted each evening from 5:30 to 11 p.m. through December. Miss Pulley began the traditional display in 1942, during World War II, as a way to say thank you to the men and women serving in the armed forces and their loved ones at home. Since that time, the display has remained basically the same. Most of the figures in the nativity scene, including shepherds, wise men and the Star of Bethlehem, are the original figures repainted to maintain their luster. Miss Pulley, who turned 93 this year, was honored last week as grand marshal of American Fork's annual Santa parade. Police sound sirens for Shop With a Cop SPANISH FORK Residents in Spanish Fork may have a difficult time sleeping early Saturday morning as more than 100 police and emergency vehicles will be soundr ing their alarm in conjuction with this year's Shop With A Cop event. Beginning at 7 a.m., the convoy of vehicles, complete with lights and sirens, will leave the Spanish Fork K mart store on its way to Spanish Fork High School. The route will go through 800 North, Main and Center streets. The convoy will return through town at approximately 8:30 a.m. Ber-- f to 4 V & Cle-- t lia Kovatch. She) 1 if marriedJ xvucnaei 1 Barzee July 12, 1974. The marriage was later solemnized in the Provo temple. She is survived by her husband Michael IN Barzee and three Michael Randy, and Jason; two sisters and three brothers, Vickie Reinhold, Merle Brow-nel- L Richard Jr., & Marvin & Mark In past years, several residents have called 911 thinking a major disaster had occurred. Shop With A Cop is an event organized by Utah County law enforcement, PACE and K mart stores in an effort to help some of the county's underprivileged children. sons: Kovatch. She was preceded in death by two sisters and a nephew. The funeral will be held Saturday, Dec. 4, 1333 Li Ontario. Oregon. Leo Paquia Leo RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Paquin, who teamed with Vince Lombard! on Fordham University's "Seven Blocks of Granite" football team in the died Thursday. He was 83. - mid-1950- s, - Robert A. Wandi Robert A. SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) Wands, s r.vs photographer who took some of the most enduring Images of World War n, died Friday. He was M. Provo Post Office extending hour PROVO To enhance customer service during the holiday period, the Provo Post Office wUi extend the weekday hours. Through Dec. 24 the windows will be open Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 6. Saturday hours will remain the same -8- :45 to 12:30 Because most mail is sorted on automated equipment and dark envelopes are more difficult to read, Postmaster Richard Woolums suggests that customers seperate holiday cards from their other mail. A special receptacle for colored envelopes will be located at both the Main Post Office at 95 W. 100 S. and the East Bay Facility at 936 S. 250 E. Sp. Fork man sentenced to probation for assault By LAURA D. GOLDEN Herald Staff Writer PROVO A Spanish Fork man will serve a three-yeprobation on a charge of aggravated assault. ar will serve a Baldemar Tones, 50, Spanish Fork, returned before 4th District Court Judge Guy R. Burningham Wednesday to be sentenced on the charge. Torres, who works on a sheep farm, admitted at the time of his arraignment he had been drinking alcohol with friends when an argument ensued. Torres obtained a rifle and used it to threaten the others. Burningham ordered Torres to spend 49 days in the county jail, beginning June 20, 1994, due to conditions of his employment. Torres will pay $925 in fines and fees, along with $1,700.39 in restitution for medical treatment of two victims. Burningham ordered Torres to submit to mental health and substance abuse evaluations and any appropriate treatment. Any costs Torres encounters may be applied toward his fine. In other court sentencings: Bruce S. Johnson, 36, 260 E. State, Lehi, vAl serve a three-yeprobation for class-- joyriding. Johnson will spend 57 days in jail with work release. He will pay $925 in fines and fees, along with $214 restitution for the impound fee paid by the owner of the vehicle. Burningham ordered Johnson to complete a substance abuse evaluation and follow any recommended outpatient treatment. Aaron Charles Young, 21, third-degr- ee ar A for third-degr- three-ye- ar probation, theft. ee Young will spend 14 days in jail and pay $925 in fines and fees. Burningham ordered Young to submit to a mental health evalua-- ( tion and any recommended treat- costs ment. Any the for encounters therapy Young may be applied toward his fine. From Judge Boyd L. Park's calendar Thursday: James Melvin Marshall, 27, will spend up to five years in prise theft. on for Marshall will receive credit for time already served. Steven Blair Forrest, 23, 87, N. 800 West, Orem, will serve a three-yeprobation for reduced class-theft and burglary. Forrest will spend 30 days in jail and pay $555 in fines and fees, along with $2,665 restitution. Park ordered Forrest to submit to substance abuse and mental health evaluations and follow any recommended treatment. Forrest will also complete the Career Guidance Program. Garren Allan Loebel, 1 105 N. 200 West, No. 6, Lehi, will serve a three-yeprobation for theft. Loebel will spend 46 days in jail with credit for time already served. Park ordered Loebel to pay $555 in fines and fees. Loebel will submit to substance abuse and mental health evaluations and follow any recommended treatment. third-degre- ar A third-degr- ar ee Concert celebrates grant to academy PAYSON A concert Friday by Russian pianist Kira Merzhen-kay- a will celebrate a grant from McDonalds to the Peteeneet Acad- emy. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. at the Academy, 21 South 600 East. ' It is free to the public. Part of the evening will be the presentation from McDonalds to members of the Peteetneet Acad-me- y board of a $25,000 grant. Some $6,000 of that grant has already been used to new curtains. , Candidate sponsors health care town meet PROVO gressional - candidate Third District con- Dixie Thompson will host a Republican health care town meeting Saturday, Dec. 4 at 12:30 p.m. in room 32 1 of the Wilkinson Center on the campus of Brigham Young Uni BYU: (Continued from Page Bl) ship and made recommendations. It also states BYU President Rex E. Lee made the final decisions concerning the matter and was given no directive by the school's Board of Trustees, which includes the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints and some general authorities of the LDS Church. "They feel I haven't lived up to the citizenship requirement because I have been an outspoken feminist," Farr said. However, the university's statement said Farr is "resorting to oversimplification and sloganism when she says she was fired for being a feminist." "BYU is among a minority of universities nationwide that are enjoying net gains in the number of women they hire and promote. The university shares many of the con versity. The meeting will be concurrent with hundreds of meetings taking place all across the country under the auspices of the Republican Party. cerns expressed by equity feminists, ' ' the statement said. Farr said she has given interviews to the media because the agreement reached with the university only requires her to keep confidential the September appeals hearing of her tenure denial before the Academic Vice President' Council and her personal file. $he said she's also not supposed to whether a financial settlement tiis-cus- s edtoher. Farr, who had initially threatened to sue the university, said by signing the agreement she also gave away her rights to pursue legal action against BYU. About her decision not to sue, she said: "I feel a lot of loyalty to BYU and to my colleagues who are still at the university. "I didn't want to get into that kind of adversarial relationship with BYU. "If we settled (by the agreement) their first decision, the firing, doesn't stand. I resign. I'm not fired," Fair added. CELLULAR: phone company paid Gandhi for his work, but said he is not on a retainer with Cellular One. (Continued from Page Bl) now we're finding people are getting leukemia," said Kelli Foster, 1253 N. 1 10 East. Foster said her home was the closest in the neighborhood to the site, only 350 feet away. Foster said she was willing to do the research on the health issues surrounding cellular communications. She said if her research into the matter shows that there is no significant hazards from the installation, she will not object "If I come back with mixed findings, I think we should say we Coleen Abbot, a Country Creek resident, chastized the commission for not notifying the whole neighborhood. She said Foster was the only one to receive a notice, and they found out when she went to rally her. neighbors. "It's not a perfect system, but you're all here," Commission Chairman Paul Washburn said. "Each year, we look for a better way to notify the residents. ' ' in response to residents' concerns about the aesthetics, commission member Luann March asked if the installation could be moved to the east, away from the homes. 1 don't want it," she said. Buxton said there are bound to be mixed findings when different researchers study the matter, but he restated his belief in the safety of cellular technology. To reinforce his case, Buxton presented a letter from Om P. Gandhi, chairman of the University of Utah's Electrical Engineering Department. In the letter, Gandhi said emissions at ground level found it to be 100 times less than industrial safety standards. He said the tests, done at a facility in Salt Lake County, found barely detectable energy levels 3 feet from the antenna. Buxton acknowledged that the door-to-do- or OBITUAR FEES Tho Dally Herald charges for obituaries. Death notices, brief Items identifying the deceased and the funeral home involved however, run free of charge. 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