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Show &' fv T$. fww1 ' ,! '''wisisg:, ' . - if , r Wbrt'lWs!wnij 4, a v , M i ? r- - i v ni Jr is I a Wst-i- r I TT IT t. illhtl ''Its BJPltl Jl mg on, showing increasing momentum hi polls. Axe you worried9 The v ommissioner said he ieved as normal tiie drop in poii support from a margin of 22 percent to 6 percent in a tew short weeks. We knew all along the lead was a paper diapers, ne said, mindful of his wile giv mg birth to a daughter just before the election. Just a I)i amaiic isiiiit lkmt get me there's wrong, rung with these tilings, he added Its just that it's a dramatic shift Theyre hath equally inquir. taut. Its just the change of pace you need to get used to. Its just a mqltcr of getting back into gear, and there are plenty of projects here in the street department to do. nothmg w lead, that name identification couldnt be counted as much on election day, he said. Be Prepared to lose? Psychologically, the commissioner granted, a candidate might be ( prepared (n lose Hipp isu vfU go over your losing speech more than your victory' speech, he said "But vou get to a punt where you feel the tree has been cut and it's just a matter which way it falls," be explanml. There is the sheer physical stamina exhausted over months of sptcchmaking, appearances, debates and n ignis away from home. Wouldnt it be expected that a loser See Page B 5, Column ! Can one net psychologically prepared to lose? There's the commiswinner sioner, an out throe years ago for his City Commission scat and a handsome winner over competitors in the Republican party convention and primary election. And less than a month before the election, polling shows you 2f) percent ahead of your opponent, but tnen you look over your shoulder, and here's the Democrat. Allan T. Howe, com n down to swing from a high-pitc- h campaign back to fcis job as Salt Lake City streets commissioner. XJLKy & May Try Again ex-gi- rl Whats it like tu lose? Stephen Harmsem unsue- cess ful cor'gn'ssional candidate, said it's a let- - TTSS Marmsen neiiccrs Loss Injured &go Tribune IV'tica! Edilo1lAe Uewng a girl triend not You're ups-- ' t and you're too interested in (i.u'uo, tor awhile !at you get over it. That s Salt trike City Commissioner Stephen M. Hartr.sen reflecting on hts loss as a candidate tor Congress. It s a wounded ego that has to heal. It's tlie wistful conjecturing at what may be demed tickle reasons for defeat, and never ever quite knowing for sure. And to continue the analogy of an election loss being Lke losing a girl friend, altlniugh it may never be statist, for some candidates its thinking what a thorough bore vour triend may be taking up w ith. May Have Been Tougher streets comFor the missioner, his loss may have been tougher because it was close. And tor him, it ended a winning streak It was for this reason the commi saioner was asked to talk about the emotional aspects of losing, and, perhaps, reflect some feeling of others :n similar straits. The most difficult tiling about losing is that you've spent nine months of your life at just a very high pitch. Meetings every morning, or organizing or staff. And then all of a sodden it's over, Commissioner Harmsen said "Where lx1 to re I was talking a tout solving the energy crisis and infla-tioand veterans problems, now its back to chuekholes and changing - Demos Name Speaker of Utah House 2 Convicted in Hi Fi Deaths Wait Penally Clove Wav da B., Tribune Staff Writer FARMINGTON or hte in Death prison for Dale S Pierre and William ndrews, convicted early Saturday of the lb Fi Shop murders, will be decided Wednesday at their penalty hearing. The hearing will be the first such the state under the new statute The liman, jury that convicted Pierre and Andrews of capital murder and armed rubbers- now must Concur it tne two are to be unanimouslv executed The decision will be made alter attorneys pi resent aggravating and mitigating evideiv e Cunv icted of Robbery Keith Leon Roberts was lound guilty of armed robbery. The proceeding was deadlocked after nearly 2D hours ot deliberation and unable to rcai h a unanimous verdict on the three murder counts Roberts laced. Weber County Attorney Robert L. Newey ha'- - until Roberts sentencing date on Nov. 26 to determine if he will again try him for murder. After the tnai, he said it was unclear under the new criminal statue whether the prosecutor would have to give up the rnbbery convictions if new murder charges are filed. Defendant Has Option I nder the criminal code, the penalty e tor murder, is either hie in t has the prison or death The ihe ol aHumne ion jury or judge to opi pass sentence If the jury is given the task, a vote for execution must be unanimous jury in capital-punishme- n lirst-degie- detc-ndan- Capital murder circumstances muiiiple slayings and murder during the commission of a felony or rape. There are no alternative verdicts muider or mansuch as second-degre- e slaughter. Cimvii ted in Slayings Pierre, 21. and Andrews. 19, were convicted ot torturing and murdering Mrs Caiol P. Naisbiit. 52. Michelle IS. and Stanley 0. Walker, 2!, during a si). Duo robbery of the Ogden Hi Fi shop Iasi Api .1 21 Roberts w as found guilty of participating in Cue store robbery and in the robbery ol Orren W. Walker a survivor ot the torture and shootings Ine verdicts were delivered at 5. in a m . 10 R hours alter the case was mien to the lury. About 50 spectators waited through the night and w ere in the An-sle- Dan Valentines think we need a last Utah Supreme Court Decision on this ticklish situation of a man voting for himself for political otfice Personally, 1 1 course, about the current situation in the Salt Lake City mission Com- - -- d where . at least three, and perhaps all four of the remaining city commissioners want to be mayor. But the city attorney says they can't vote tor themselves. This is stupid. Everybody votes fur himself in a political election Do you think Senator elect Jake (larn got up early last election day, went to the polls and voted for Wayne Dwells? think Mr Owens voted for Do you Mr darn'. Nut on jour life. . 1 ii WE WERE HOLDING an election lor class president I was one of the candidates The other candidate was a lellow by the name of Rodney ftadusch. he was Rodney was a bum of the office of holding incapable But he j) resident of the second grade. boudit voles, lbs father owned a candy whole lie sold bootleg liquor toie under ihe counter RODNEY GAVE all the kids free mndy at ipccss He gave away Tootsie A Vote for Rolls wilh the slogan. Radusth Is a Vote for Democracy.' was going Despite this bribery, uk,n uolil the day of ckction iimc when my teat her said it vvfeai t polite to vote tor yourself in an election. 1 lost the mine. Im election by one vote voted for himself Raduseli pn'.uve perhaps several times) . . . AND THATS WHY i think members ol the city commissioners should be allowed to vote far them .elves for mayor of Su'd Late City. Alter all, if a man doesn t think he has ti e qualiliea-..on- s tu be may or, be sliouldn t be on tne itv ioinmissio.1 in the firM plac Ami ihals why i tlimk the I tah State Supreme Court shoidd lake a swill iook -- 1 i Ol IIIR4 i . , - Utlll uuiililltu , if. n,w .v .ntt; 'V v - long ti iai vim ie Sort;x. Srtioit 5, selection Beetham . Associated Press Writer By Bill - . Sunday Morning. November 17. 1974 orict lived and laughed and they played poker in a stuffy courtroom, seemingly unconcerned that a jury was about to convict them of killing ciuee people. aggrav ated robbery. They were charged m the shooting two others deaths of three-- people survived, one to testify that Pierre pulled the trigger last April in the basement of a music store in down-tun Ogden. Kt'iih tiMin Roberts 2(1 l.awton e Okla., also was charged with murder. He was convicted of aggravated robbery, but there w as a hung jury on three counts of murder As the i jury deliberated their fate, he chatted quietly with his wife and parents P or nearly 12 hours he sat with his back to .Andrews and Pierre. He nev er spoke to them, nor they to him. lirst-degre- Under heavy guard and sitting at separate tables. Pierre. 2. Brooklyn. N.Y.. and Andrews. 19, Dallas, Tex., said tliev'd rather be in their cells than participate in the vigil ' I could be sleeping, Andrews aid to his companion Pierie laughed I know what the jury la doing in there. They're arguing about if they should use nylon rope or cotton, Andrews said gesturing with an arm held above and to the side of his head. shortly alter the jury came back, -- The attorney said he more pres- sure in the coming v session than two ' yours ago when the Vf? 1" , resentative, was Hep. Bernard chosen speaker on a 21 to 18 secret ballot over Rep. Richard P. Lmdsay of Salt Lake City. One I couldnt get the nerve or whatever it is to walk up to them." When it was over, when the verdict was in and the defendants were bark in jail, Mrs Walker, her hinh.Tid and other son WalkM up to Mr. and Mrs. Roberts. Walker and the elder Roberts clasped hands. There were no words, just tears. n . ' - to somehow Andrea Nielsen. Accordmg to Lt. Samuel Leaver, a call for assistance was issued. R. E. Johnson and Jcme V. Lyday responded. And then the confusion began. While Officer Reese arrested the ,uspx.'t. Deputy Nielsen stood She was holding her police revolver. "The two other officers, not knowing 2 House Democrats, who captured control of the body from Republicans by ' a a- margin in ' V'- d)e Nov. 5 general-- : : vrt - oin,.f chose Re's y Bencher as their e? m. A H vi leader, the lop pi'es- ?,:.J iding House oflicer, " Tin a dosed caucus I at the State Capitol. . , V i Rep. Bencher, 1 winning his third term as state rc p- ? ."V-- was unable Democratic representative to attend the caucus. Rep. Kcncher is a 19c8 graduate of the University of Utah College of Law, having attended previously the University of Colorado and Brighem Young University. He served as minority whip during tlie 1973-7- 4 legislative sessions He is a member of the interim Utah Legislative Council, the legislature's research arm, and has been vice chairman of the Government Ojx'ra-twii- s Committee. Go pn! if s Wrong Gai, Two S.L. Officers Find It was a ease of mistaken identity early Saturday. Only this time, it was two Salt Lake City police ollicers who made the mistake They tric'd to arrest one of their ow n The incident took place aboul lam. when Oliiecr Judv Reese on patrol became involved in a high speed chase. Riding with her as an observer was Los Angeles County Sheriffs Deputy -- 2 ut about the child, not the father on r rejected ' ratified the measure, both pro and con activity will be centered on Utah as one of the hold-osutes, he explained. Mr. Walker said she had wanted meet Roberts family, but 1 i R'P- - Bencher rutuication. With 34 of the necessary 38 states now having Poker when will it His mother and father took turns cradling and feeding his only son. a hettv B month old w ho lov es tapioca G randma w ould talk w ith a newsman ' - OS. - Page One Section B trial Another woman w as keeping vigil with what remained of her family. Mrs Orren Walker's son. Stanley, 2b, died that night at the Hi Fi Shop. Her husband survived four attempts on nis life strangulation, shooting, hav ing Drano poured into his mouth, and having a pen kicked repeatedly into his ear. A:e you fol the daath penalty, I wasnt she asked a reporter before. I think I am now. Otherwise of as'' r; the d only lirst-degre- To a casual FARMINGTON obsoivc-- r William Andrews and Dale Pierie didn't have a worry in the w the verdict was read: Each was lound guilty of three counts ol e murder and two counts ot House ot Reprcsen- Pierre, principal accuser . - speaker Itegaii lo sob who never looked at his Orren Walker See Page B-- Column 1 I) Valure Lwal .V-- s I who she was. thought she was aiming at Officer Reese. They went to grab the gun from lier and in the process knocked her in the head." Lt. Leaver said. ' Deputy Nielsen was taken to IDS Hospital where she received three stitches and was released. The suspect was booked m the Salt Lake Jail for flee mg frum a police olficer and resisting arrest City-Count- y The speaker will be joined in the leadership by Rep. Milly 0. Bernard, Kearns, a representative since 1967 and given her colleagues endorsement to repeat for a second term as the majority Hour leader. Rep. Bernard said the ERA stands a better chance of ratification with Democratic legislative control, but there See Page B-- Column 1 5, Bloom Is Off, State Faces Financial Pinch, Study Finds ... .1 . 1 It is a basic American right tor a man to think he is the best man for the lob That's himself learned this the hard way many veais ago back in the second grade in Brady Elementary School in Detroit, Mu from voting for themselves for mayor U sounds unconstitutional. Of course, there are other ways to select a new mayor for Salt Lake City: The commissioners could hold a or they could bring in the raffle county auditor, and select the job witn straws. elimiHow about a bourbon-drinkinnation? We buy a case of liquor from the state hqaoi stove. The foul leuiauuoa commissioners start drinking. The last man on his feet is the new mayor Another suggestion- - Why not have each commissioner write a essay entitled Why I Would Like To Be We send Mayor of Salt Lake City all the essays up to the English Department at the University of llah lor the professors to judge the winner OF COURSE, this essay idea would place Commissioner Jennings Phillips Jr., and Conrad Harrison at a terrible disadvantage. Both of these men have been newspapermen earlier in their betoro they went straight careers and naturally with this newspapr background, they can't write as well the other two commissioners who have no journalistic background. Here's still another idea Why don t we settle the mayorship by Best two out of three in the tinul elimination is mayor of the town Sec. there's no reason why the election ol a new Salt Lake mayor should be any problem at all. SAM, THE S D CYNIC, SAYS: One Salt Laker did his Christmas but already shopping early this year he's drunk more than half of it! g of e 2 Defendants Laugh, Play ... think an American has Hit right to vo'e for himself when it comes to politics. m referring, By Douglas L. Parker Tribune Political Editor Ratlin ation of the Equal Rights Amendment probably will be a divisive issue again before the Utah Legislature, said Rep Ronald L Rancher, Saturday utter his House Nothing Serious I court loon when the jury foreman handed the vei diets lo Judge John F ahiquist Solemn Jurors The jurors their eyes red and swollen from lack of sleep and their sat solemnly faces devoid ot emotion as Judge Wahlquist began reading the verdic Andrews, who along v ith Pic-r- had joked and played cards with a reporter while awaiting the verdicts gripped the corner of the table m front of him as the judge read five guilty verdicts who along with Roberts mother her husband. Roberts' wife and old son, sat through the five week The state government s attluence of the past few years is coming to uii end, and Utah will encounter considerable diliu-ultin balancing ds budaet from present tax sources, the Utah Foundation predicted Saturday. The lorthcoimng 1975 Utah Legislature will be faced with the difficult cho.ee nt approving a -- cry austere budget tor slate and school operations or authorizing a tax increase for next . the foundation said. yea'-The assessment was contained in a research report on Utah government finances distributed bv the private governmental research organization and prelude to the legislature s convening ui January to budget far the 1975 7t fiscal year. Deteriorating Condition years ol bud net a re surpluses arc giv uig w ay 'o a rapidlv deieriorat- ji,i Un inCiH.) r'nLtrn TVcvnrt concluded It enumerated the following 4 The phaseout of tfie statewide factors assessed property tax i or school purwhich in years of A miscalculation in estimating the poses this year, was altluenee reduced from gradua'ly india revenue expected from revised 7 2 mills to nothing vidual income tax law in 11J73, which appears to have resulted in a 812 million 5. Some other tax revenue sources short'aU" from expectations, tailing short of expectations or slowuig 2. Rising inflation and the tact that down in the face of accelerated inflastate salaries are tied to changes m tne tion. Growrn ot sales lax collections index annually With the from the first quarter of this fiscal year ( index 12 percent above that of la.--t are only half of previous periods And y ear. it is apparent salary costs will rise although second quarter results will be markedly next fiscal year even if there brighter, it may be temporary. The is no growth in employment. gasoline tax has risen only slightly with i educed highway travel and a sharp Retirement Costs in costs while inflation has increase 3 Rapidly growing retirement costs oevastaled eoiisliuctioil highway In 1972 lot state and school employes. COol tin st.de began paying the employe e Estimates siuue us well as t iuiiiuyiT share of such costs I'heie are u'so rising federal The foundation analysts applied e of Social SccurRv pav melds, since bjth what they called a on salaiu"-- . amounts will ore estimates iii piuR'cting revenue that 1 1 Mid-Rang- mid-rang- ba-.e- d t UK voo alter the foundation's assumptions, the year lt expenditure increases were limited to merely changes, the state general fund and the uniform school fund would have only about $2 7 million remaining to cover state building needs and amounts for ary new or cost-of-livi- expanded programs, the foundation concluded As a contrast 1973 umdy st noted that the legislature appropriated $44 million hems, lor buildings and other with an additional $27 million appropriated for tins purpose by the 1974 one-tim- e budget session Ordered Cutlack Gov Calvin L Ranipton in July ordered a 5 percent cutback m previous appropriation allocations to ht Ip face financial problems, a cutback ihe Inundation estimated would result in a Ul, v - Ol mviv, uiv 1 van, L ' oi.a vvujavuma - IK m . ot t J - t .ivit v.vuiu report noted, including a surge in tax revenues or lapsing of unspent funds out of this year's budget. In the latter category is a $6.5 million appropriation lor Bicentennial activities in building a fine arts center An August Salt Lake County bond election failed to match this amount. But despite possible added funds the slate might realize through budgetary lapses and higher - than - anticipated revenues, Utah will still have considerable ditiieulty m achieving a balanced budget Some ot the options thrown out by the Inundation report which the legislature may consider are cutting back programs by restricting legislative appropriations restoring The use of the property lax, raising income tax rates to ms'-'up for the increasing die sales iux i'vv oi nosing oihi suae e UtACS, ftuv.44 ao 'UC ct ii ' |
