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Show ymr'"'" yyiinry u 1 rt' nwiAI, wMg( 40, 4 n the accidents occurred between 1:20 p.m. Friday and 0:30 a.m. today, but since the holiday toll does not begin until 6 p.m. Friday, only three of the victims will be listed in the All holiday count. The six deaths rocketed the highway fatality toll to 134, compared with 127 at this time last year. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Brent said Jennings, alone in his car headed east, lost control on pavement and crossed the median about midpoint on the overpass. rain-slic- k By Paul Swenson Deseret News staff writer When Mrs. Lillie Mae N'ickson, 507 N. 12th West, came to Sait Lake City from Texas in 1831, she was a practicing Christian who - had committed herself to cast her bread upon the water." He collided with a car driven by Roger George, Dudis, 25, a University of Utah student from Holyoke, Mass. Miss Leigh, a passenger in Dudis car died shortly before 10 p.m. at LDS Hospital. Dudis underwent surgery during the night listed in critical condition, but improving, this morning. He was pinned in the wreckage for about 20 minutes while rescue workers used hydraulic equipment to pull the Friday, on her 67th birthday, the bread of life jeame back to her in gold I the 1973 Book of Golden I Deeds Award, presented , "by the Exchange Club of , An Salt Lake City fireman, Vaughn Epperson, came upon the scene moments after the accident, removed a fire extinguisher from a tanker truck halted by the mishap, and extinguished a fire in the Jennings car which was burning near the gasoline tank. KILLED: Fred D. Loveless, 65, Provo. Kim Robert Jennings, 19, 577 F St. Barbara Leigh, 22, Cedar City. John C. Van Dine, Garden Grove, Calif. Mrs. Erls Lavone Van Dine, his wife. Douglas Allen Hansen, 23, 2076 Monroe St., Ogden. Loveless, Utah Countys Civil Defense director, was killed and his assistant, Clayton Dalton, 52, Pleasant Grove, seriously injured when their county pickup truck went out of one and control on miles north of Provo and rolled several times. one-ha- lf off-dut- y Fowles said he could not determine what caused Jennings car to go out of control and probably never will know. The trooper said several accidents have occured at approximately the same spot on the overpass. A man and wife from Garden City, Calif., were killed about 2:25 p.m. Friday when their northbound car went out of control on U. S. 50-- 6 one mile north of Delta and rolled. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Curtis Shields said both occupants were thrown from f times. the car, which rolled one and Both were dead on arrival at a Delta hospital. one-hal- They were en route to Pleasant Grove to secure some radio equipment to be used by workers who are maintaining a flood watch in the Payson area. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Reese said both men were thrown from the northbound vehicle as it rolled. Loveless was dead on arrival at Utah Valley Hospital. Dalton suffered a broken shoulder, hip injuries and lacerations. Loveless was a member of the Provo PoDepartment for many years before becoming director of the Civil Defense lice Jennimgs and Miss Leigh were killed shortcrash ly before 6:30 p.m. Friday in a head-oon the 6th North overpass of n government Opinions from citizens on modernizing Salt Lake County government are invited by the Salt Lake County Government Study Commission at a meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Murray High School, 5440 S. State. The commission is looking into the possibility of adopting a new form of county government and seeking input from all citizens througliout the county. The next meeting will be held June 5 at 7 p.m. at Highland High School, 2166 - 17th East, and future meetings will be announced through the media. Bob Moore, Salt Lake Coun- ty Democratic chairman, will present hLs views on county government at Tuesday nights meeting. A question and swer period will follow. Hansen was killed and two companions were seriously injured when a compact auto went out of control on 14 miles west of Grantsville and rolled seven times. Hansen was found still strapped in the car by a seat belt He was dead on arrival at Tooele Valley Hospital. Suffering multiple injuries were Jeffrey Georg Peterson, 21, 817 Catherine St., and Dennis Wayne Bennett, 23, 1680 Northwood Ave., Apt. 6, both Salt Lake City. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Jed Henrie said the accLdent occurred about 6 a.m. today in the eastbound lanes of The auto first went into the center borrow pit, then came back on the highway and rolled off the right gide. Tooele County Deputy Sheriff Wayne Jones assisted in the investigation. Hes charged Citizens can update an- ljf f Mrs Nickson car apart. Fridays rainstorm resulting in slick was a factor in two of the accidents. with Salt Lake City. Mrs. Nickson, ) mother of two sons grandmother of four, opened her hoUs6 and the and has her arms to more than 200 MURRAY Police here today were faced with the uncomfortable dilemma of having charged with robbery a man whose alibi has been checked and found to be unimpeachable. The result is a strange string of circumstances whereby a court clerk used a judges rubber stamp signature to obtain the mans release from jail and on his own recognizance, although the robbery complaint remains. If the complaint is dropped, the action probably can not be taken until Tuesday (Monday is Memorial Day) and then only after the man faces a police lineup before the woman wno first identified him. ,iThe man was originally held for a few hours Friday in Salt Lake Jail under $25,000 bond, but he is now free without bail. Many of the foster children she has cared for have been mentally, physically or emotionally handicapped. Two quotations were used at the Golden Deeds luncheon at the Hotel Utah to illustrate Mrs. Nick-son- s devotion Sir John Lubbocks declaration that happiness is a thing to be practiced, and an old Danish proverb, Children are a poor mans wealth. Mrs. Nickson has some ideas of her own on children: There is nothing more wonderful than loving small children and being loved by them, she said. Bringing a child into the world does not necesYou sarily make a woman a mother, she noted. have to show them that you care about them to deserve the credentials. The Golden Deeds Award cited Mrs. Nickson for knowing that lifes rewards are found in doing for others who feel simple and difficult things sometimes beyond northe need, and for caring mal limits of human endurance and loving, with the genuine touch of a mother. The Granite High School Madrigal Singers, directed by Dr. LeGrande Anderson, sang at the luncheon. Rev. Roily E. Hurrington, pastor, Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ, said Mrs. Nickson has been an active member of the chunh for more than 20 years. robbery City-Coun- The holdup occurred at 10:30 a.m. Friday when Bonnie LaRue Turner , 27, was accosted by a man who poked a gun in her face as she prepared to leave her car to deposit $457 in cash and more than $64,000 in checks in a Murray bank. a.m., Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Chris Korring stopped a man in his car in Taylorsville when he noticed the man behind the wheel was wearing a red baseball cap (an item of clothing attributed to the robber) Korring asked to search the car (without benefit of a warrant! and the man refused. He was then placed under arrest by Korring, who then proceeded to search the auto. Nothing was found Lt. Keith Killian of Murray City Police Department said. The man next was identified by Miss Turner, and on the basis of that identification Killian signed the robbery complaint and booked him In jail. Throughout the day, Killian pressed an investigation of the mans alibi and shortly after 5 p.m. had determined that it checked out. The lieutenant telephoned a deputy county attorney and asked that he arrange for the mans release. The A fourth preliminary hearing date will be set in City Court for Robert E. Roll, accused of the March 10 murder of Deputy Sheriff M. E. Colebrook, 41, of East. 6758-24S- 5 The record of the case in the city clerks office discloses that Roll, 43, 3569 Warr Rd., was first to appear for preliminary hearing April 20. This date was continued to May 25 and then to June 8 by stipulation between Phil Hansen, Rolls attorney, and Chief Deputy County Atty. Donald E. Sawaya. which the defendant has been in jail since May 4. Customarily, persons who a e not able to post bond and are in jail take priority on the preliminary hearing calendar over those who are out on bail. Roll is free on $10,000 bond. The defendant in the automobile homicide case hasnt been able to post a $10,000 bond. Jan Kipp, who schedules the court calendar, said he will set the fourth date when DepHansen uty County Atty. Clint Balmforth and one. on can agree Friday, Ron Brown, a city clerk, said the June 8 date had already been scheduled for hearing a case of automobile homicide in i"ij j BPT1 i 6th South & It was later disclosed, however, that jail personnel were under the impression that the man was being released on the order of the county attorney. (County Atty. Carl Nemelka said today he was not aware of the release and that it was not made on his authority). (Under Viaduct) Ic CAR STEREO, Speakers PftlR. 10 SPEED Another hangup in the case, it was later disclosed, . was that although the release was apparently legally effected, the deputy county attorney and the court clerk neglected to inform the judge that his stamp had been used for the release. discovered BS The man is now scheduled to face police lineup before the woman who originally identified him. And h e still is charged with armed robbery, despite the fact Murray Police say his alibi ches out. a COMPONENT SYStEM COtOSCXE Recorders, Turntables, Converters, Cassette Equipment, AMFM Radios, Elec, tronic Calculators, Home Speakers, 4 Channel Equipment, Stands, Clock Radios, Ail Types Car Stereos, Blank Tape, Accessory Items, etc., etc., etc. Timberline 20X24 ft. From $3,595 1 STEREO MAP Loft FINANCE Chalet 24 X 28 it Loft From $6,295 Instant Credit Optional, you may choose to buy Envirowests easy-to-assemb- le 600 West that no city judges were available to effect the release. 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