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Show BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah 13 Thursday, April 10, 1975 And other agencies, too capability to solve many crimes which have heretofore gone unsolved, he said. Crime van increases In Charge Sgt. Sheridan Nelson of the department has been assigned as officer in charge of the unit. He recently completed an k course at extensive the Sirchie Fingerprint laboratories in New Jersey in operation of the mobile evidence van. Instruction focused on the latest techniques of scientific investigation and crime scene searching. The expense of Sgt. Nelsons training was also federally funded, said Studdert. He noted the unit has been utilized in several criminal investigations since its arrival. Detective BC police capabilities one-wee- Brigham City has joined the ranks of police departments Brigham City police department to identify and collect physical evidence in criminal cases," said Studdert. sophisticated enjoying evidence collection equipment. The department has purchased a mobile crime lab, e blue van closeted in a complete with the latest in and collection camera equipment, according to Chief of Police Stephen Studdert. The mobile unit, costing just under $14,000, was federally-funde- d by the Law Enforcement Assistance administration. It was purchased as part of a comorehensive program to improve the capability of the Not Limited But the lab wont be limited to Brigham City. According to Mayor Harold B. Felt, the unit will be made available to all police agencies in Box Elder county, to assist them in their criminal in two-ton- vestigations. The unit contains crime scene searching equipment and portable equipment necessary to conduct analysis of various kinds of physical evidence, said the chief. The unit will bring Brigham City police department up to the top of the professional standard in physical evidence collection, according to Studdert. We will now have the the center median. Trooper Larry Forsgren said SIX WASHINGTON RESIDENTS when their car went off In one-ca- SR-8- 4 rollover r Two Yakima, Wash., families on their way home from church meetings, Six escape serious harm no injuries were sustained by turned, coming to rest here. They had been attending church meetings in Salt Lake City. escaped serious harm near Willard and over- - escaped serious rollover injuries in a one-ca- r about 4 p.m. Monday. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Howard Dunlavy said a car driven by Edward Joseph Heater vas northbound on SR 84 north of Willard when the driver apparently dozed at the wheel. The car left the road to the east, hit a culvert and overturned, he said. Heater, his wife Jackie and infant daughter, Jennie, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yeary and son Robbie, 10 months, were driver Jerry Edward Williams of Yorbalinda, Calif. At 12:18 p.m. Sunday, Kenith Leo Forsgren of Garland ran off a county road and slid into a ditch. taken to Cooley Memorial Trooper Forsgren said one of three other passengers with him was treated for bruises in the mishap. The mans car was a total loss, said the trooper. Trooper Dale Hooper inrollover on vestigated a one-ca- r the bird refuge road April 5 at 8:19 p.m. Driver was Albert C. Lyons, no address given by the trooper. No injuries were reported. City and treated for minor injuries and released, said Dunlavy. hospital in Brigham acIn another cident at 655 a.m. Monday, a semi attempting to take the Elwood offramp of jacknifed off the road and into BC police probe break in BRIGHAM CITY DETECTIVE Sgt. Sheridan Nelson shows Tremonton Police. Chief Ronald Ogborn and Perry City Chief Ron Smith (from left) part of the sophisticated equipment found in the evidence collected van the department has acquired. are Bear lake is 976,000 acre feet. The Lower Bear river is expected to flow 104 percent of the amount that ran last year. This is 117 percent of the Police Water supplies are 'up1 for a into broke burglar Bywater Floor Coverings company, 145 North Main, in Brigham City last Monday night, then stole a company truck. Patrolman Jeff Stiver said the thief broke out a glass in a back door'to gain entrance. Stiver said $107 was taken from the till, another approximately $15 from a pop machine and a calculator from a drawer. The thief then took the company truck, which was recovered in Ogden the next day by Ogden City police. In another case, Stiver said a citizen band radio, which was reported stolen from Joe Gallegos of 545 South First East, was returned to the man a short time later. Bert Moffitt of 123 West First South reported to police someone broke into his locked pickup truck and stole two tool boxes and tools valued at $250. who BRIGHAM CITY POLICE CHIEF TOPS installs new officers 69 of Brigham Betty welcomed by Cook, who was in her Faye position, were Andrews, secretary Edna Stoll, treasurer Mary Hacking, weight recorder Lorena Antonio, assistant recorder Vaudis Sanford, and reporter Lois Greenlee. Each officer received a charm from Betty Cook, who conducted the ceremony. Coleader Fae Andrews installed Mrs. Cook as leader. TOPS queen of the week was May Earl with Julia Harper as chosen to continue runner-up- . Meetings are held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Holy Cross Lutheran church, and membership is open to all who wish to take off pounds sensibly. bicentennial briefs Farmers led the American Revolution, fought its battles, and supplied its armies with food. George Washington, a Vir- ginia planter, was the military leader of the colonists. Thomas Jefferson, also a Virginia planter, and Henry Laurens, a South Carolina planter, helped pro- - rai ! average. "Some u0fl3?QSlE) high flows and flooding of low lands along the river may be experienced this year, Bailey continued. Conservation Service, Tremonton. Predictions based on snow surveys made for the period of April 1 show that runoff on the Bear river is expected to be 316,000 acre feet or 110 percent of the long time average. Forecasts for the Little Bear river are 53,000 acre feet or 156 percent of the long time average. Storage in Bear lake is presently 114 percent of the long time average. Bear lakes storage on April 1 SMB by Flo Munson Angela Dawn Church, 15, of Boise, Idaho, formerly of Brigham City, has been named as a state finalist in the Miss Installed and leader com- to last year's storage of 1,097,000 acre feet. The long time average for ffij MAKES CUTTING TWICE-AS-EAS- Y R EXCLUSIVE DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM TWIN-TRIGGE- mmt Former BC girl in contest City held their weekly meeting on April 8 with a candlelight ceremony for the installation of new officers for the coming year. Snow surveys for Northern Utah show irrigation and water supplies are expected to be above the long time average for 1975, reports Floyd Bailey, district conservationist, Soil acre feet 1,110,000 Steve Studdert has some good wishes for these cyclists who plan to take part in the April 26 hike-bik- e locally. The event is intended to raise funds for retarded children and will take participants to Bear River Bird refuge and back (those who make it all the way). Registration will be from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. at Rees Pioneer park bowery. Ready to go here are Gina Savoca, Officer Harold Howard, Tom DeCarlo and Allen Wright. Utah TOPS looking was pared Idaho Angela Dawn Church . . . pageant finalist vide political leadership. In 1775, farmers made up over 90 of the colonies population. Several acts of Great Britain over a period of years antagonized most of this group. Southerners resented being forced to ship their tobacco and indigo to Great Britain, while Northerners felt penalized when the British cut off their livestock and grain markets in the Spanish and French West Indies. And most farmers resented the Proclamation Act of 1763 which prohibited settlement west of the Alleghenies. When the time for decision came, both the Continental Congress and the Continental Army were largely composed of and acted for the planters and farmers of the new nation. o v National Teenager pageant. Angela Dawn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Church of Boise and Ballard Harris of Bountiful. A student at Borah High school, Angela has a 4.0 grade average. She is a sophomore. She is staff editor of the school newspaper and has participated in journalism workshops. In addition she is a member of the gymnastic team, Pep Club and A Cappella choir. She is also LDS in church active organizations. Angela is talented in ballet, acrobatics, jazz and Russian dancing. She will compete with other contestants in the Miss Idaho National Teenager pageant held at the Rodeway Inn in Boise July Proud local grandparents are Mrs. Mildred Smith of Fielding, Mr. and Mrs. Jule Harris of Tremonton, Mrs. Afton Church of Panguich. Mrs. Ellery Ballard of Tremonton is Angelas great grandmother. FRONT TRIGGER For control on small 1970 G.M.C. Vi ton V8, Auto, trans 1971 FORD F100 V8, 4 speed jobs pn like pruning. REAR TRIGGER For leverage on big jobs like cutting firewood or lumber. pu TAN , 1971 FORD RANGER V8, Auto, trans XCT $(0) pu $11JL33 1973 FORD F250 pu V8, Auto, trans, P. 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