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Show - - - roMr - J 4 Grocer who loved kids killed by 13-year-o- New Year's Eve bash 1 j doesn't turn out vill end with fireworks ld Page A10 Utah Valley women Holiday confection Page A3 reach tourney finals Page B1 Page A6 Wood Burning Conditions X07 ai OK Burn Day Saturday, Decmbr 30, 1933 Centra! Utah's Newspaper for 122 Years, Provo, Utah SO cttnts Micron says ' cutback will By VERN ANDERSON Associated Press Writer . not affect investment . SALT LAKE CITY From its dizzying climb to Olympic heights to the painfully public sob story of its newest member of Congress, Utah produced headlines in 1995 suitable for National Geographic and the National Enquirer. And that sublime-to-soap- y spectrum is reflected in The Associated Press' annual list of the state's Top 10 news stories, based on a survey of the news coopera- By KRISTIN KEMMERLE The Daily Herald While tive's newspaper and broadcast ; membership. While Salt Lake City's winning bid to host the 2002 Winter Olympics was voted the No. 1 the state news story of the year is currently featured in National the public and priz vate travails of Joe and Enid were a strong ruhner-uEleven of 13 Utah news organizations responding to the survey made the Olympics the top story, while the Waldholtzes received e two votes and 10 ballots. The survival of Hill Air Force Base and Micron's choice of Utah County as the site for a huge manufacturing complex received equal recognition for third place, followed by Deedee Corradini's reelection as Salt Lake City's mayor in fifth and the issue of growth Nash, Geographic Wald-holt- I 5 $..- - -' 4 " . wit W:' as . :v secon- 1 d-place sixth. ; The second change in the Mormon Church's leadership in just nine months was voted seventh, a i bizarre marriage between a man and another man posing as a woman (another tale rich in tabloid interest) was eighth, and a lawsuit involving the West High choir and its director was ninth. No. 10 was the fight over S Utah's wilderness bill. The survey included ballots from Utah's six daily newspapers televid and four e sion stations. A vote was awarded 10 points, second glace nine points and so forth. The Olympics received 127 network-affiliate- first-plac- 117, Hill Air Force Base and Micron 65 points," the Waldholtzes each, Corradini 49, growth 48, e Mormon leadership 43, the West choir marriage 38, High 34 and wilderness 32. the Olympics and the ,: While Waldholtz saga were easily the most newsworthy stories of the year, the issue of growth transcended its specific placement at No. 6 and emerged as a factor in other news stories, including the ;2O02 Games and the wilderness male-mal- issue. Idaho-base- d in hiiMLii iiii.iii i wwiiiMMrm AP Photos Thousands of people cheer on June 16 as it Winter Olympics will be coming to Utah. The story of the year, beating the Waldholtz saga is announced in Salt Lake City that the 2002 Olympics story was named Utah's top news by 10 points. In separate balloting, the AP's ty and generally feel good about Intermountain Bureau staff in Salt themselves and the city founded in Lake City also made the Olympics 1847 as a safe haven from reliNo. 1, but by only a single point gious persecution. 2. Purely as theater, the unravelover Joe and Enid. Hill was third, the wilderness fight fourth, the ing of the political and private marriage fifth, legislative lives of Rep. Enid Greene Waldy holtz contained elements of repeal of the state's a seeming love match sentencing laws in sex tragedy gone to ruin, a bright political star dimmed, an .infant, daughter Jhe .. subject of a custody battle. But Rep. Waldholtz's explanation for her campaign and personal financial disasters an angry and tearful indictment of her estranged husband and erstwhile campaign seemed at times treasurer, Joe to lapse into farce. And polls showed her 2nd District constituents largely were unmoved, bid problemmaking a atic for the Republican. 3. The decision by the Base cases was No. 6, Micron seventh, growth eighth, Corradini ninth and Closure and Realignment ComWest High 10th. mission to keep Hill Air Force Base open was in many ways a The AP membership's Top 10: 1. Salt Lake City's tribute to the efficiency of its dream to host the Winter Olympics 13,000 employees and the grass' V ' was realized on the city's fifth try roots lobbying of northern Utah decicommission's residents. The when the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2002 sion to close Defense Depot r;i "t"'-;Games on its first ballot on June Ogden carried not nearly the economic impact that would have 16.Enid Greene Waldholtz and her husband, Joe, wait in line with their An ocean away from the IOC's accompanied a Hill closure. ballots to vote Nov. 8, 1994, in Salt Lake City. The unraveling of the decision, tens of thousands turned representative's political and private life was second on the list of the state's top 10 news stories. out in Salt Lake City to cheer, par (See STORIES, PageA2) minimum-mandator- first-ter- For example, Micron will concentrate on building the wafer fabrication facility, central utilities plant and administration building. "The FAB is the most critical to construct," Bedard said. Micron will begin production of silicon disks in the FAB while other assembly buildings are still being built. The assembly buildings, are the easiest to build because the materials for them are the easiest to get, Bedard said. Materials for the FAB and CUP buildings, called m "V-- J - -- ; Micron will slow its pace ' by reducing the hours in a shift from 10 to eight hours and by .reducing second- - ; shift construction depending on the area of the site being worked on. ( aA for construction schedule," said Kipp Bedard, vice president of investor relations. "We're going from a warp pace, literally, to a more normal construction schedule," Bedard said. all-ma- le in spokeswoman Micron. The computer chip manufacturer said Friday that it will still invest $2.5 billion in a new plant in Lehi. One billion dollars should be spent by the end of 1996, and construction will still take three to five years with the $2.5 billion to be spent in that time frame. "Micron decided to slow the pace for the winter season because it is ahead of p. first-plac- Boise, Micron Technology Inc. is not cutting back on the total amount of money and time invested in its Lehi plant, it is slowing the construction pace, Micron officials said. Cutting back now should allow Micron to spend more money on equipment and employees lat;, said Julie - e materials, long require special ordering. While Micron will keep the lead-tim- materials, it long lead-tim- e matewill resell easy-to-grials. Bedard said. "This is really a business decision. Do we need to continue to pay premiums for overtime, night shifts, for holiday pay? Do we need to continue to expedite those materials so quickly and put those rushes on, or can we go to a more normal schedule?" Nash said. et nversion blame d for first fireplace restrictions By DONALD W.MEYERS The Daily Herald It took more than a week, but the inversion sitting over Utah County finally forced the state Division of Air Quality to enact fireplace restrictions. The DAQ declared a "yellow" burn condition Friday morning as PM10 levels in the county edged above 100 micrograms per cubic meter. Under the yellow conditions, residents are asked to voluntarily refrain from using fireplaces and wood burning stoves. With the inversion beginning to weaken Friday afternoon and meteorologists predicting a storm will break it up over the holiday weekend, state air officials were mulling a return to normal burn conditions by Friday night. Robert Dalley, manager of the state Air Monitoring Center in Salt Lake City, said the pollution levels were building up slowly since the inversion began shortly before Christmas. ': ' ' Business Classified Ads Comics Crossword Family Legals Mini page Movies Obituaries Religion . By SHEILA SANCHEZ The Daily Herald Weather Find it A8 B9 .C2 B6 C7 .A6 C2 A7 A8 A3 A4 Sports .Bl Stocks B7 Have a story during a thermal inversion. In this case, Dalley said the PM10 level increased at only 10 micrograms a day. Part of the reason for the slow decline was that the inversion hit during the holidays, when there are few people out driving. Also, this was a relatively weak and wet inversion, which slowed the pollution Traveling increase further, Dalley said. Friday was the first time the state imposed a restriction since the wood burning season began Nov. . workers construction will be the most (See MICRON, Page A2) 1 Investigation of Springville police completed SCSI Arts Friday's conditions were borderline, with the hourly readings varying between the lower ranges of the yellow conditions and the upper limits of a "green" burn day. An inversion occurs when a layer of warm air traps cold air near the ground and prevents normal air flow. Under such conditions, pollutants and haze build up quickly. Past air pollution violations in Utah County occurred during heavy inversions. Under normal conditions, particulate levels rise at a rate of 20 micrograms per day Today cloudy. Snow likely, possibly mixing with or changing to rain during the afternoon. Highs upper 30s and lower 40s. Little addi- tional Tonight accumulation. and Sunday cloudy. See Page A 10. Air Quality Friday's air quality was moderate for Utah County. Friday was a "yellow" wood burning day. ides or mm tlpr SPRINGVILLE Springville Bertelscn Delora Mayor announced Friday evening that a committee has finished an investigation into the city's beleaguered police departthree-memb- er ment. During a special meeting in the Springville Council Chambers with representatives of the media, Bertelsen said the results of the investigation into Police Chief Louis Fcthcrolf's dealings with his staff are contained in a report she received Friday and which she had previously shared with city council members, who were also in atten Call dance. She said that she and the city council will "take under advise- ment" recommendations contained in the document. Bertelsen explained that the investigation began Dec. 11 after an initial review was conducted by Springville City Recorder Doug Bird and Springville City Attorney Harold Mitchell. But much to the dismay of several disconcerted residents and police officers at the meeting, Bertelsen refused to reveal the contents of the report. Declining to comment on the Bertelsen said, investigation. "There are things in it concerning some allegations that have a great o ? a ira ri 7 deal to do with personalities and with people." City officials asked the committee to investigate the police department after several police officers and dispatchers filed charges against the police chief. The employees allege improprieties on Fetherolf's part. Fetherolf was unavailable for comment at press time. Bertelsen said the embattled police chief is still working and that Springville Police Officer Chuck Senn, a veteran of the department who was terminated by Fetherolf for alleged insubordination on Nov. 27, is on paid leave. Friday was his retirement 20-ye- ar Fetherolf, a former chief in Fallon, Nev., replaced Chief Lcland Bowers, who retired Jan. date. 13. Bertelsen said Senn has" appealed his termination. The", appeal is being handled by the city's grievance committee. The mayor explained the audit was conducted "because of the turmoil in the police department." She said that after she and council members study the report, they will hold a public hearing to announce the recommendations that "they're either accepting or rejecting." (Sec CHIEF, Tage A2) |