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Show I The police beat - & Care to spend a night in the pokey on July 4? by Roy Manning Nephi Chief of Police The Fourth of July has different memories f 3 , I ill V V to the couples baby. The mother grabbed the baby and ushered the family out of the park. Her parting remarks that she would never live in a town that for each of us. To some it recalls the history of our V were great country whose birth R. Manning we celebrate. To others its picnics in the park, Souza marches, rolling hoops, and mumblety peg. But to many people, the Fourth of July brings back the horrors of fires or disfiguring injuries caused by fireworks. As early as 1966 the legislature watched as lines of youth filed into the State Capitol to discuss the dangers of firecrackers. But, of course, no one at the symposium ever thought that they would be injured. My family and I were visiting Nephi last Fourth of July. We were sitting at the park to watch the' fireworks allowed such behavior. Now I agree that fireworks in general are fun, but I have had firecrackers blow up very close to me or my children. This delicious platter is served ' with choice of baked potatoe or golden French fries . . . plus our special toast. are They dangerous. Utah law says that the only legal fireworks are sparklers, smoke bombs, snakes, and caps (the toy gun type). ALL others are illegal. Persons using illegal fireworks are subject to fines of up to $299 and to doing up to six months in jail. I know that these penalties seem stiff, but after you've had an aunt who was playing with fireworks and had to have 36 stiches in the side of her face when a firecracker blew up; or known friends who have lost the tips of their fingers, or had hearing losses, or who have been blinded, or . . . The city and one of the LDS wards spend considerable money and time to present a safe display that is put on each year. Sitting next to us was another family that was also planning to move to Nephi. Their and entertaining children were sitting on a fireworks display at the blanket. city park each Fourth. This year I hope that the The fireworks started family I talked about just then and so did the earlier will return, throwing of firecrackers because those possessing and the setting off of bot- or using illegal fireworks tle rockets. Two of the will be arrested. Then the bottle rockets and rest of the citizens will firecrackers landed next have an opportunity to i The Times-New- s enjoy the Fourth and Nephi, Utah develop good memories June 28, 1979 for the years to come. Oh yes, Happy Fourth of July. Stephen Greenhalgh stands on the steps of the Capitol with Utah Congressman Dan Marriott. Greenhalgh returns from Washington Stephen Greenhalgh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Greenhalgh of Nephi, has recently returned from Washington, D.C. after spending part of the summer working as a congressional aide to Congressman Dan Marriott. 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