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Show B V?7 UaJlJU h The Daily Herald Tuesday, September 24, 1996 A St SALT LAKE CITY AP) A manslaughter and robbery in the April 1995 slashing death of David Bender at a Salt Lake City raoteL - Andrew Charles Hansen, 33, fled his halfway house within an hour of his parole last year Police said he knifed Bender 66 times the next day during a robbery at Motel 6. " Salt Lake County prosecutors agreed to a plea deal because they had only fingerprint evidence to put Hansen at the crime scene, said Deputy District Attorney Bob SiotL ' Monday's plea was intended to ensure Hansen will get two prison terms when he for sentencing. appears D.!f gh4 miss nuiJ and tterl batil 'IDS itheri lltft. uary Dinosaur fossils p.ai OK at quarry stolen I Ik About 20 PRICE (AP) dinosaur fossils worth $50,000 were stolen from the visitor center Dinosaur at the Cleveland-Lloy-d Quarry in Emery County. The fossils were stolen between when the center closed to the pttb-- lie after Labor Day and Thursday when a family of picnickers ' reported a gate had been broken 'pen and the door kicked in. tw. Among the 100 pounds of ir bones were two thigh nes from an allosaurus, a nosaur shoulder blade and wnaller bones including vertebrae. I 4Jon Burge. a paleontologist ana '"iJjfector of the College of Eastern Utah's Prehistoric Museum in Price, told The Salt Lake Tribune. The quarry is on Bureau of Cand Management property and CEU manages the visitor areas during the summer months. I Me lure iple tiber I Birthday sweet for Bessy. Doris " SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Doris Gonzales, born and Bessy ' joined at the head and separated in a series of operations that conclud- d on Sept 13, celebrated their ftpA birthday Monday with a taste of birthday cake frosting. The babies, born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, still are recovering 'rom their latest surgery and remain in serious condition at Pri-- ffoary Children's Medical Center. ' Hospital spokeswoman Bonnie ' fidget said the infants are awake , mi alert and that doctors are haptheir with progress. py - V Hospital staff had a private birthday party for the girls and 'ifreir mother. Doris Gonzales, who ; opened gifts of dolls, toys and clothes. Midget said the girls liked die posting and "got it all over their jnouths. like you're supposed to ma your first birthday. Company cleared In trench fatality lit tarl mi OCDEN (AP) - City construction is under scrutiny Residents left homeless by Saturday's fire are frightened and scared, Raquel Guzman said. "Many of them don't even speak English." she said. "And they just don't know what is going to happen to them." Guzman, whose nephew lived in the apartment building that burned, was acting as a translator for the Red Cross. The organization put up nine families at the New Orleans Hotel for the weekend Monday, Red Cross workers were try ing to help them find more permanent housing. said the most Guzman important items lost to most of the families were immigration OGDEN (AP) of the Clay Apartments OGDEN (AP) City officials say they'll inspect all old apartment buildings and possibly require sprinkler and alarm systems in the wake of Saturday's fatal fire at the Clay Apartments. Such older structures are typically exempt from fire ordinances requiring such safety systems because they were built long before the current building and fire codes were implemented. Fire Marshal Bob Wright said. "If we have a lot of buildings like the Clay Apartments, without sprinklers and alarms, we may have to push for an ordinance to make the codes retroactive," Wright said. "I think we'll be looking at all the older structures that are two stories or more. Fire doors also might be considered, he said, since they would have halted the Clay fire's advance, he said. The building is reportedly 70 or 80 years old. The fire killed a family of four. The victims were identified as Jesus Cruz Rivera, 31. and Rosen-d- a Cruz Machado, 27, and their daughter Ana Gabriela son Carlos Cruz and Alfonzo Cruz. Rosenda Cruz was also six months pregnant. at Carlos was a first-gradMountain View Elementary. A counseling team was at the school Monday morning to help teachers and students handle his death, said Elaine Stone, the school's secretary. The bodies were found near a stairwell on the top level of the four-stor- y building, the same level as their apartment. On Sunday, weeping family members, including Jesus Cruz's father, who had flown in from Mexico, stood outside the building and looked up at the blackened ruins of the apartment. j Holes in die burned rooftop let sunlight filter into the apartment. But there was really nothing to see. "There's just nothing left up there," said Lorenzo Cobos. "Jesus was my cousin, but he felt er documents. "These documents represent a lot of money for these people, and they will be hard Jo replace," she said. Eight-mont- h pregnant Oralia Acosta, who jumped from her fourth-floto apartment escape, was one of these who returned to the apartment Sunday. She was badly bruised in the jump, but was treated for only minor injuries at Columbia Ogden Regional Hospital. On Sunday, she patted her stomach and said, "Thank goodness my baby is OK." Those wishing to help those left homeless by the fire can make donations to: American Red Cross of Northern Utah Disaster Relief Fund, Clay Apartment Fire, 1 143 36th SL, Ogden. UT 84403. Monday. At the same time, two other firefighters were on standby with an ambulance at Weber State University for an event there, Wright said. He said it was his understanding that other firefighters from Staat other tion I were stations for firefighters on vacation and a regular rotation of firefighters to fill in at Station I hadn't kicked in yet. Wright said the first fire engine on the scene came from the department's Station 4 in West Ogden and responded in six minutes. The department's average response time is three to five minutes, he said. "From what the first witnesses describe at the fire scene before it was even reported, a one- - or difference in response time wouldn't have made a difference," Wright said. The first witness on the scene described the apartment building's lobby as "fully engulfed," he said, and a second witness described it as literally "blowing out of the other end of the building like a during a (car) sellathon, his actual delivery of product leaves much to be desired." Overson said Mon- SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Salt Lake County Commission has ordered County Attorney Doug Short to turn over any investigations to the district attorney or state attorney general. Short contends commissioners are attempting to thwart investigations that may be embarrassing to them especially Commissioner Brent Oversea, who is running for day. Last month, for example. Short told the Utah Supreme Court that he was investigating allegations that commissioners were bribed into buying a $7.9 million golf course. Short later said in a letter to District Attorney Neal Gunnar-so- n that he had no evidence of impropriety and had not initiated any investigation. Monday's resolution will put an end to Short's innuendos by putting the investigative process in the hands of "those most qualified to do the work," Overson said. Overson said Short is using the illusion of possible investigations tool in his as a public-relatiocommisthe with battle ongoing sion. "Like the TV commercials that ns tout savings Horse roundup is starting early day, had been planned for next spring, but had to be moved up because springs and watering holes have dried up early. "The horses have already moved onto grounds they usually don't use until February." Warr told The Salt Lake Tribune. He said forage on their regular range has already been stripped bare. Warr said be and about 50 BLM agents will remove about half of the herd's 400 horses before the end of September and will put them up for adoption. The CEDAR CITY (AP) Bureau of Land Management has begun a roundup of w ild horses in western Iron County earlier than planned because the drought has dried springs and watering holes. Meanwhile, officials are planning to kill some horses in south-eNevada where dry conditions have so weakened the animals that it is doubted they could make it through the w inter. Gus Warr. the BLM's specialist for wild horses in Cedar City, said a roundup of the Sulphur Herd in Iron County, which began Mon 14-fo- ot m ,4 company, said the stale division had oo evidence of a violation. When he challenged the "We found out that the cita-- s. uon was more political in nature 4haa substantive infonnalioa. like my brother." Cobos said. "We grew up together. I was the godfather to Carlos and Gabby." Jesus Cruz worked for Logan Cold Storage and his wife for Gold River Distributors. On Monday, fire officials were explaining why it took six minutes for the first fire engine to arrive when the department's Station 1 is just one block from the Clay Apartments. It appears there were no firefighters in die station when the fire started at 1 1 a.m. Six of the 11 personnel were at the station's training tower on west 12th Street preparing for a Chil Investigators suspect a cigarette left in a discarded chair under a basement stairwell started the blaze. A fund to help the family of Jesus Cruz Rivera and Rosenda Cruz Machado with funeral and burial expenses is being established at First Security Bank at 2404 Washington Blvd. in Ogden. More information is available at the bank, 626-9588. By state statute. Short said, he is the most qualified. State law requires the county attorney investigate and prosecute ordinance violations and other Short's first responsibility is legal adviser to the commission, said private attorney Randy Dryer, and the county attorney should not be allowed to investigate his own clients. "This resolution doesn't direct Mr. Short to ignore his statutory duties, it just prioritizes them," said Dryer, who was hired by the commission. An attorneys' code of conduct recently adopted by the Utah Supreme Court says an elected non-feloni- fl. attorney must act in the best interest of the government entity, not its officials. When the two conflict, the officials should hire outside counsel, not outside investigators. The matter eventually may be decided in court. The commission is seeking a declaratory judgment on the powers of the commission and county attorney. Next week commissioners are expected to vote on an ordinance amendment that would severely limit Short's authority to review county ordinances. Current policy requires the county attorney to approve all ordinances before they can be enacted. f"1 TW mA 1 Xf J in Ml only) Czchsss Firm Tim- - Pi IDiun m 'Hi' alum F3-- reg $39 regS129 Quern- - reg $329 King- - reg$499 no$79eapc noS99eapc now $249 set now $399 set J VST For a limited time Glass Act will tt'aive uu la $100 of vour Invurance UcOuaiwe. insurance approved pricing Fast. Free Mobile service lo your home or office. "Call No for Del EL Jt Nt CUSS ACt oj 373-872- tsAMt 6 OOR GOJPY Simmons Diamond l Cr3S!s:? 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On the night of Sept. 17, 1994, a man grabbed Draper Payless clerk Natalie Weaver in a darkened back room about a half-hoafter closing time. Weaver, 20, said that a man put a hand over her mouth and began walking her into the customer area where clerk Sundee Fagg was working. Weaver screamed and the assailant let her go. She ran away and locked herself in a bathroom. Fagg, 21, said that as she went to unlock the front door, a man said. "Stop or I II shoot." She turned to see a man pointing a gun at her. Fagg stared at the man for about 10 seconds. "Then I turned and ran out of the store to the Subway across the street," she said. The man chased Fagg for a short distance. From the witness stand Monday, Fagg identified DeCorso as the man in the store. "I still do have some doubts (about his identity), because some people look like other people," Fagg said. "But I am almost positive." 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