| Show Standard-Examin- From Page One er Wednesday June 2 1999 5A Tornadoes kill Daddy’s Little Daredevils! two in Midwest The AssoctXed Press FARMERSVILLE 111 -- Tornadoes struck central and 5 wallets southern Illinois and eastern Oklahoma killing two people and injuring at least 10 as vio- ONLY $2495 lent thunderstorms swept across the Plains and Midwest A line of severe thunderstorms spawned more than a dozen twisters late Tuesday and early today in Illinois where a truck driver was crushed to death while he slept inside his rig at a truck stop in Farmersville 60 miles north of St Louis authorities said In eastern Oklahoma a woman died when a twister hit near Fort Gibson Lake six others were injured LEAH OGDEN CITY MALL 394-332- 2 LAYTON HILLS MALL l: f ? i i ' : t Kingston From 1A describing the four sexual en- counters she was allegedly subjected to by Kingston She watched calmly as the lawyers argued over how much she could say about her family’s polygamous ways She remained composed despite the judge and the prosecutor constantly telling her to talk louder Her voice rarely rose even after the admonitions The trial was to reconvene at 9:30 am today before 3rd District Judge David Young In opening arguments Tuesday defense attorney Stephen McCaughey told the jury he would poke holes in the prosecution’s case eight-memb- er all-ma- le “Listen to the discrepancies in how many times the alleged intercourse occurred where the alleged intercourse supposedly occurred and when the dates the alleged intercourse occurred” he said McCaughey tried to call prosecutor Dane Nolan to the stand as a witness for the defense claiming Nolan would be forced to admit to alleged inconsistencies in the girl’s story But the judge denied McCaughey’s motion If Nolan had testified he would have been precluded from trying the case 15th significant day Kingston’s niece testified she was married Oct 15 1997 a date she said Kingston insisted on with only two days notice because she would be his 15th wife For the same reason he later gave her a ring with 15 diamonds which she later turned over to authorities She testified her father John Her father faces sentencing June 29 in 1st District Court in Brigham City after entering a nocontest plea in April to a child-abus- e charge for beating her with a belt when she rebelled at the arranged marriage The girl testified that the sexual encounters with her uncle didn’t begin until the January following the October 1997 wedding She said she was able to d on ward off her their wedding night because she was menstruating uncle-husban- Kingston through McCaughey has steadfastly denied the charges and the marriage initially denying even knowing the girl a stance that later changed Encounters The charges allege Kingston had sex with his then 1 niece in 1998 sometime between March 2 April 6 and Jan sometime between May 7-- The first time she said came while she was still living at her mother’s home in Sandy with her three brothers and six sisters All but one brother had attended her wedding The judge and the defense were working hard to keep the girl’s testimony from drifting to the workings of the polygamist clan but some glimpses trickled in She said Kingston told her one of his other wives had a dream “about me coming into their family and that it was a good thing” She said she wasn’t allowed to extend her education beyond the From 1A Unemployment rates in Davis Weber and Box Elder counties have all dropped since last year at this time he said creating competition among employers for competent employees Right now Weber County has a 41 percent unemployment rate Davis’ percentage is 32 and Box Elder has a 42 percent rate “Right now there are options for workers” Sargent said “If you’re able to pay enough wages you can entice people to move This makes it much more difficult to compete with the private sector because law enforcement doesn’t have that advan- tage” Fifty percent of the patrol officers in Weber Davis and Salt Lake counties earn between $1240 and $1790 per hour said Leslie Lund a labor market economist with the department Twenty-fiv- e percent earn more while twenty-fiv- e percent earn less than that range The average patrol officer’s hourly wage in this region is $1510 she said Wages lower in rural areas Statewide 50 percent of patrol officers earn between $1 190 and $1680 slightly lower than those along the Wasatch Front Lund said Though specific wage statistics were not available for Cache and Box Elder counties Lund said the average patroller’s hourly wage statewide is $1430 “The salary is always going to be a major factor When you look at the potential hazards that is always a concern” said Detective Rod Peterson of the Logan City Police Department He is also director of Bridgerland Applied Technology Center’s police academy in Logan But there is more to the shortage than just economics and safety The media’s sometimes critical view of the police also contributes to less recruiting options Groll said Because of negative publicity police endure more public scrutiny than they did several years ago Also like it or not the world is a more dangerous place Groll said To prepare new recruits for Ogden’s tough reorders or dtai coupons or otter other Decade By Decade Look At The Last 100 Years Coming Sat July 24 1999 She said the hierarchy of Kingston men who ran the clan were simply called “The Order Daniel and David Jessie and All their last names are Paul Jjj? Kingston” While clan leader Paul Kingston does not arrange marriages she said he has to approve them Surprise move Containing the important stories and historical photos of our area by decade A keepsake section that will enjoy good readership for a long time McCaughey objected when she started to list the names of David Kingston’s other wives who attended her wedding calling for Nolan to establish some kind of foundation as to how she learned they were Kingston’s plural wives This section w ill be part one of a two-paseries of r Millennium Sections published by second will be a look ahead at the next 100 ears and published in January 2(XK) rt Standard-Examine- In a move that surprised some observers Judge Young joined in the objection demanding Nolan explain how it was relevant to an incest case "The fact that the other wives were there welcoming her goes to her beliefs in regards to her expectations of her role in the marriage” Nolan argued unsuccess- The morelinformation MULypunifi' j - 4K' s - wrr - My 1 null ju O'fAr fully According to the Associated Press experts place Utah’s polygamist population somewhere between 20000 and 30000 About 70 percent of Utah’s population are members of the LDS Church which renounced polygamy in 1890 as a condition of US statehood The prospective jury pool of if they had any associations currently with polygamy but were not asked if any of their ancestors were from 50 people was asked raFTTOl rGTAIOTl 3RE3 polygamous families You can reach reporter Tim at e Police vaJ 19 Not vabd A Kingston clan “girls didn't go to school much It wasn’t part of their plan for other girls my age like me Wives” at Mount Jordan Middle School because in the ninth-grad- ?4-- HOGSTENThe Assoceted Press is Daniel Kingston presided over the wedding and at least six of the defendant’s other wives attended and even spoke at the ceremony Vahd from 'Experience America’s Finest Children’s Portrait Studio!3 Defendant David 0 Kingston confers with Susanne Gustin-FurgTuesday in Salt Lake City’s Scott Matheson Courthouse during the first day of his trial for alleged incest Kingston’s wife Sharti Kingston is at right' TMAL UNDER WAY: ‘Choose portraits from one pose Not products 547-032- 2 625-423- 8 Gur-rist-er or streets Lt Clarke Combe said while training new officers for several weeks in the field his department focuses on easing new recruits into the high-strelaw enforcement lifestyle “We work them (recruits) in gradually so by the time they’re faced with a crucial situation they’ll respond naturally” he said ss Fewer applicants Right now the Ogden Police Department is busy hiring 10 new officers and Sangberg was surprised by the low number of people even expressing interest in the positions Last time the department had openings it received nearly 150 applications he said “This time only 48 actually tested” Sangberg said “And the skill level is down a little bit I think that’s because the education level is down we’re not getting as many college graduates applying” Sangberg and Peterson also agree that the local hiring pool needs more diversity “I think there is a need for more female officers” Peterson said And Sangberg says racial minorities especially' Latinos need better representation on Ogden City’s police force “We really have a hard time tapping into the Hispanic community” Sangberg said regarding po: lice recruitment “We need officers that are and comfortable there” know-ledgab- le Eager recruit When he was recently hired by the Ogden Police LavenDepartment as a patrol officer der Lealaitafea said he accomplished a nearly lifelong goal “I knew it (police work) was a dangerous job but it’s something I’ve always wanted to do” he said After graduating from POST in 1997 Lealaitafea went to work as a special functions officer with the Utah Transit Authority After just a few days on the job he’s discovered that being a police officer is a completely different experience and one he hopes to maintain “If you offered me $10 million I wouldn’t be completely happy unless I was doing this (police work)” he said “I mean completely happy” You can reach reporter Patrick Parkinson at 5 or email him at pparkinsonstandardnet 625-423- MM Selection Service Simple SPECIAL PRICING on all Demo Models 4 HUGE discounts applied for this one time only Grand Opening Celebration! Save $1000fs on Grand Pianos! Save $100's on Uprights! Top Name Brands like Yamaha Samick Roland and more! SAVE up to 50 on all Grandfather Clocks OUR UNBELIEVABLY U11CK HAVE YOUR NEW H AND SEIEITION MEANS WE IN STOCK TODAY! 11 Layton Hills Mall (Upper Level by JC Penney's) 546-348- 5270 Freeway Pk Dr 0 Riverdale 779-970- 3 JTTWtMT- - |
