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Show wrp rtf lit war to miwuhh ! 'T1' jw TV Today DESERET NEWS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1976 Today in the West loved a good fight SS Editor 8 note: This is the sixth in a of Bicentennial articles sahstinz lesser known Utahns who contributed to the states growth. The list was compiled by the Utah Westerners, a club for professional and amateur historians, " r he direction of Dr. David E. Miller, professor of history, University . (Ci- -i of Utah. By Elizabeth Schoenfeld Deseret News staff writer .vA AfcV Patrick E. Connor loved a good fight. He came to Utah in 1862 to protect the mail and immigrant routes and to keep an eye on the Indians. But he watched the Mormons as ... .is -- jt..Frr SuA-. ' i si s well. Fort Douglas, begun almost immediately after Connor arrived in Utah as commander of a group of soldiers, is evidence of his dedicated work. At the fort, he began to publish the Daily Union Vidette, an newspaper. But he did a lot more, according to A -- fr .jzm mm: anti-Morm- Patrick E. Connor McConkie ft says he's '? v. .... :r (sai- - r cials about the alleged ethnic slur. These three men and 11 others are 14 honorary consuls in Utah, representing France, Italy, countries Germany, foreign SwitSweden, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, zerland, Finland, the Netherlands, Peru, Costa Rica, Monaco and Senegal. Their hours and pay vary almost as much as their duties. Some are paid monthly salaries; some get expense money; some Most spend their own money for expenses. v 1 4 ? w 7. ' ' 77Z7 w ymr1'" - F' sk 't, ' . fc 4 " v , k- "5 1 hk s - V. is v 3 T " v V & v 4s. V f. ssw ' ? 4 Afternoon temperatures will continue in the 70s and 80s and lows tonight will be 45 to 55. The extended forecast indicates generally fair weather, but with a chance of showers and cooler temperatures in the north Thursday or Friday. Salt Lake Citys high Sunday was 76, and low this morning was 54. High for the state was 85 at Hanksville, and the low was 48 at Roosevelt and Richfield. upper County to pay share , " M 0 ' k S9 W vXA ,vv -- 1 , , v n ' n : 'r Tuesday. Salt Lake County commissioners today agreed to of the cost of staffing and maintaining a new senior citizens center at 9th South and 9th West. Commissioner Ralph Y. McClure said he and City Commissioner Jennings Phillips Jr. met privately last week and agreed the county will pay a yet to be determined portion of the $100,000 a year estimated cost tmoperate and maintain the center. to use Mennwtiile, the city now has the Community Development (CD) funds to build the center. The city had planned to build the center with CD money Inst year, but delayed the project because city officials wanted the county to agree to help fund the center. i Vaccine due next month ? ' ";-- V Utah skies will turn from partly cloudy today to mostly fair Tuesday, with the chance of precipitation decreasing to less than 10 percent. A few widely scattered thundershowers continued today, but improvement is expected as a westerly flow of drier air moves in tonight and ...... - SirA a,, 40ux .t2' Utah heedth officials now expect to receive initial shipments of swine flu vaccine the first week of October. As soon as the supplies arrive, vaccine will be distributed to local and county health departments, according to the monthly newsletter of the Bureau of Disease Prevention, State Division of Health. Private physicians will be able to obtain free vaccine from local health departments. Physicians will be allowed to charge for administering the vaccine, but may not charge for the vaccine itself. Vaccination clinics are also plannd All persons ower 18 years of age who are not allergic to eggs should receive the vaccine, the newsletter said. Vaccine against both swine flu, and separate vaccination Jersey) and Kong flu, is recommended for those against over 65 or at high xisk due to cardiac, respiratory, metabolic or other (tie disease. w ' r y j, '' Economist sees gains The economy will continue to improve despite the current loss of upward momentum, but would do better under Carter titan under Ford, Walter Heller predicted here today. Heller, regents' pnnfessor of Economics at the Flanked by IDS Church First Presidency, Gov. Calvin L Rampton and other dignitaries, O. Claron Alldredge, ZCMI Center assistant manager, speaks at dedicatory ceremonies. The ZCMI Center dedicated Calling the ZCMI Center an example of free enterprise in action, President Spencer W. Kimball of The Church of Jesus Saints formally dediChnst of Latter-dacated the downtown facility today. There is a feeling here which is so typically American, which says to the world, Here is free enterprise in action, with all its blessings to both the customer President Kimball and the shopkeeper, said in remarks proceeding his dedicatory y prayer. He also traced the history of ZCMI department store founded by Brigham Young over a century ago. Other speakers during the dedicatory exercise held in the centers grand court were J. Howard Dunn, vice president and general manager of Zions Securities, and 0. Claron Alldredge, assistant manager, who served as master of ceremonies. Many church, civic and business leaders were present on the stand and in the audience. They included N. Eldon Tanner and Marion G. Romney, counselors to President Kimball in the First Presidency ; Gov. Calvin L. Rampton; Mayor Ted Wilson; Elder Franklin D. Richards, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve and chairman of the Zions Securities executive committee, who gave the invocation. e couple their consular work with jobs. One of the busiest of the parttime consuls is Garff, who handies West Germany's affairs in Utah. Garff has three of his office staff trained to handle the normal paperwork of the full-tim- consulate. He gets $600 to $700 a month for his work, which includes providing temporary loans to tourists, giving presentations at schools, escorting visiting officials around (own and helping Germans who have run-in- s with the law. stranded Five to 10 people a day come into the office for routine pension certifications and other paperwork. One of the slowest consulates in town is Senegals. There are not many Senegalese in Utah, so Louis Leatham averages only about three hours of consular work a month. He clips articles on Senegal from the newspaper and sends them to Washington, gives tourist information to people going to the country, and last year helped arrange the wedding of two Senegalese students. 1 zf; , Skies will turn blue j iA f Honorary consuls' pay City. When local Italians are offended by the use of the film The Godfather to show corruption In America in a Bicentennial film festival, offiHenry Aloia complains to government u4 - yif $ vb 4 '' ; - tl .fjs 1 '3&& t '' - . ! it -S-T c n an American soldier marries a German girl, then leaves her and goes to Utah, Ken Garff helps track him down. ' When a Dutch womans car breaks down 50 miles outside P,exburg, Idaho, and needs a new engine, N.Y. Teerlink rents towing Lake equipment and brings the car to Salt . rr.v' rjyuer, S survey shows he is leading other potential candidates as a replacement for Rep Allan T. Howe should he withdraw from the Second District Comgressional race. Hone, however, has declared his intention to stay in the race. McConkie, at a press conference at the Ambassador Club, also listed endoresements of him as a write-i- n candidate by six of the 11 county Democratic Party organizations in the district. He said the opinion poll was taken by the Survey Research, Inc., of Washington, D C., commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The survey, taken before he became an official write-i- n candidate, consisted of 395 telephone interviews with citizens in the Second Congressional District, McConkie said. According to the candidate, the poll showed: If Howe should withdraw from the election race, 17 percent of those surveyed would prefer McConkie as a replacement, 16 percent would prefer Daryl McCarty, national committeeman; 4 percent Edwin Firmage, University of Utah law professor, and 2 percent Mickey Gallivan, state travel director. Fifteen percent of those whowould have preferred Howe would now prefer McConkie, and 12 percent prefer McCarty. Of those opposed to Howe, 21 percent prefer McConkie and 16 percent McCarty. Sixteen percent of the independent vote prefer McConkie and 15 percent McCarty. Twenty-thre- e percent of the Republican vote prefers McConkie and 16 percent McCarty. Fifteen percent of the Democrats prefer McConkie and 18 percent prefer McCarty. McConkie, 30 years old, said he is especially heartened that voters age 50 to 60 gave him stronger support than any other age group. McConkie, administrative assistant to Rep. K. said the following county Gunn McKay, Democratic organizations have publicly endorsed him as a write-i- n candidate; Juab, Clinn Morgan, chairman; Millard, Ward Kilrack, chairman; Beaver, Hyrum Tolley, chairman; Garfield, Irving Johnson, chairman; Piute, Leslie Neilson, chairman, and Washington, Jay Bone, chairman. He said it is his understanding that the remaining five counties in the Second District will meet during the coming week to determine if they will support a write-icandidate. . Among the other five counties is Salt Lake, which constitutes over 80 percent of the Second District voting Population. When I . . M lb a public opinion UPI writer ' fcSSfc:? - $ pay a portion Ft... By Dexter C. Ellis Deseret News political editor By Valerie Schulthies But 14 soldiers were killed. Connor was honorably mentioned by the U.S. government for his part in the fight One historian later said, "Had the savages committed this deed, it would pass into history as a butchery or a massacre. Another time, when Cohnors military jurisdiction was enlarged, he took 2,000 men and defeated the Arapahoes because they had ambushed the Overland Mail Route and killed the drivers. Shortly after this, he was promoted to major general. He was mustered out of the service in 1866 and decided to live in Utah. He was blamed the Mormons for every crime and wanted to break Brigham Youngs political power, Moorman said. Connor saw the futility of propagating a theocratic government in a free country. This was an era in journalism when See CONNOR on B-- 7 f . ?? favored as write-i- n James McConkie said today g Dr. Donald R. Moorman, professor of history, Weber State College. "Connor was one of the most in Utah terinfluential ritorial history, Moorman said. "He was well known as an Indian fighter and became the father of Utah mining." A few months after he arrived in Utah, Connor commanded about 300 men in a forced march through winter snow to Franklin (Idaho) to subdue Shoshoni Indians who were holding up the trails along the Bear River Valley and down in Cache Valley. "He was an able leader who drove his men hard, Moorman said. "Although approximately 75 soldiers had frostbitten feet, the rest took the Indians by surprise and killed about 300 men and 50 women and children in about three or four hours time, Moorman said. The historian said numbers of Indian casualties differ because no one really stopped to count. s Deaths Comics V. The center opened a year ago. It now has 60 stores and is completely occupied, according to Alldredge. Zions Securities is the developer of the mall, which covers a major portion of a city block. The firm is the real estate development arm of the church. The ZCMI department store, now nearing completion, is the principal anchor of the mall, which also includes the Beneficial Life Building, a office tower. The malls parking plaza will accommodate 3.000 cars. The 9:30 a m. dedication ceremony was the begmning of a week long first anniversary celebration. Numerous entertainment events have been scheduled in the centers grand court. The Brigham Young University International Folk Dancers performed at noon today followed by Del Rich organ concerts at 2:30 and 7: 15 p.m. Tuesday will be communications day, featuring Bell System centennial exhibits and demonstrations plus Mr. Chips trained chimp act at noon. Wednesday will be creative day, with demonstrations of gourmet cooking, flower arranging, art and antique discussions, cake decorating, jewelry selection and makeup demonstrations. A 12:30 p m. fashion show with 16 stores participating will be the Thursday feature. Television personalities Bob Welti and Laurie Malmstrom will be commentators and Del Rich will furnish music. International programs will be featured Friday. The Swiss Chorus Edelweiss will perform at noon. Janet Todd & Co., world champion accordionist, will entertain at 2 30 p.m. Del Rich will provide organ music at 1 30 and 4 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., the Aloha Islanders, Polynesian musicians and dancers, will entertain. Saturdays program will include the Greek Folk Dancers at 1! a.m.; a noon organ concert; Sherri Cole International Dancers at 1 p.m. and the Sunrise Spinners Square Dancers at 4 p.m. On Monday, Sept. 20, ZCMI will present its 20th Vogue Fashion Show Preview for fall. The original contract for the center was for $42 million. Additional millions have been spent on finishing shops and stores and the office space in the tower, according to Alldredge and J. Howard Dunn, Zions Securities vice president and general manager. They noted the Salt Lake County tax evaluation on the entire block is nearing $150 million. helping others The main duty of an honorary consul is just to be there when citizens of the country need Bartlett Wicks had a friend who was a friend of Pnnee Rainier and Princess Grace of Dr. Anthony Middleton Sr. set up a meeting beltVeeii Freiu.li government officials and the cars, and his regional manager was a friend of the consul general in San Francisco. help. Because need comes in n.any forms, the consuls find themselves doing varied jobs. missionary committee of the Church t f Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints (Mormon), because the government feared missionaries might be political agitators. He also checked with Customs for a woman who wanted to send pumpkin seeds to her son in France. Aloia has even tried to patch up marriages. Selection of the consuls seems to be a rather informal process. Most consuls are American citizens with some tie to the country they represent. Some are naturalized citizens. Julius Andersen was bom in Denmark, and was active in Danish society in Salt Lake before he was chosen. George Eccless only tie to Finland was his acquaintance with several Finnish bankers. '1 University of Minnesota and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Kennedy administration, spoke at the opening session of the Store Principals Conference of Mutual Buying Syndicate. The three-daconference is being held at the Hotel Utah. Heller predicted a four to five percent growth rate in the gross national product during the next year. He said retail trade is picking up steam along with automobile sales and capital investment Jimmy Carters more activist approach to the problems of unemployment and inflation would mean the economy would operate at a more healthy clip than if President Gerald Fords present policies are followed, Heller said. y D rr wp im m luiw tuitie 1 Police raided two abandoned homes in the 500 North block on 3rd West early today and arrested six persons in connection with a burglary investigation. Four men and two women, one a juvenile, were taken into custody and more than $1,800 worth of stolen food was recovered. Officer Kyle R. Jones said employes of a Safeway store at 270 W. 5th North, called police about midnight to report the store had been burglarized and vandalized. Food was ripped from shelves and broken on the floor, glass cabinets were broken, displays knocked down and a total of $700 damage done, police said. our slip is showing... A computer error made its way into Friday's Deseret News when an r was dropped, inadvertently labeling associates of the late Democratic party leader James A. Farley as something they fiends. In the news analysis probably were not article by Ernest Cuneo, the story should have read, "Farley had 150,000 personal friends. The error was brought to the attention of the Deseret News ombudsman. Monaco. Ken Garff Jolin VfJ Browning of Morgan, the only from outside the Salt Lake area, represents Belgium, where his family arms business purchases large quantities of weapons. When a person is asked to be an honorary consul, he undergoes a security check. If he passes, he gets a certificate signed by the President of the United States, the U.S. secretary of state and the ruler of the country he is to represent. Depending on the country, he may be asked to handle passports and visas, promote trade with Utah firms, give presentations and publicize cultural events. For most honorary consuls the job's reward is the satisfactionof helping. Many are not paid for their work. consu- REMEMBER TO VOTE sold German TUESDAY - Sept. 14 Call fUtah League of Women Voters p.m. for your Monday 521-353- 5, 6-- 10 voting site. A v DESERET NEWS GOALS 76 REMINDER J |
