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Show Also lost was the picture of the new officers of the Manti Ladies Literary Gub. We plan to retake that b Mu Call m picture and give you that story next week. Sorry, ladies. The new planter boxes on & Ephraims Main Street was also a casualty. Well follow through on that one also. Maybe they'll be finished by then. Volume 94 Number 44 There were others and if the one you were looking for was one of them, we again apologize. We had a photographic catastrophe this week. Despite the fact that there are at least 24 pictures in the paper this week, there would be quite a few more if they had all turned out. Due to reasons which wed rather not talk about, we lost three full rolls of film this week. We feel we have the problem located and it probably wont happen again, but that doesnt bring back the pictures we planned for this weeks paper. We feel badly about all of them, but particularly bad about the ones we didnt get of Jackie Lowrys dancers. Jackie and her daughter Diana are presenting their annual dance revue Saturday night in the new Manti High School auditorium and we took pictures of all those who were 100ers. One of the pictures turned out, but the rest didnt, and we apologize for that. Jackies dance revue is always one of the highlights of the year, and this year 166 young dancers will be participating. It would be well worth your time to attend. Did you hear about the new TV show featuring an Alaskan sled dog Its called by Pat Mellor Sometime ago the doctor told Beth and I to get some more exercise. Buy yourselves something to work out with in the open air, and youll release all your tensions, he said. Well, I have to report that his prescription has only been half effective the golf clubs I bought myself really helped me loosen up, but the lawnmower I bought for Beth hasnt done a thing for her. Not so trivial: Do you see difficulties in every opportunity or opportunities in every difficulty. Jail Inmate Recaptured y After Brief Walk-- A The lure of spring apparently held too many temptations for a jail inmate last Wednesday as he enjoyed a brief outing before his capture early the same evening. The young prisoner was brought up from incarceration in Richfield to trial on a probation violation and was left in the custody of Deputy Wallace Buchanan. Deputy Buchanan was called to attend another problem and left the prisoner sitting in the sheriffs office. While the attention of sheriffs personnel was drawn to other matters, the prisoner requested permission to step into another area and smoke, Once Into the hallway; however, the prisoner apparently decided the needed fresh air and sunshine worse than a cigarette. Instead of turning right, into the smoking area, he allegedly turned left, exiting the building through the north door. Upon discovery of the prisoners absence, the sheriff put out an bulletin. During the evening, several police officers responded to an alert that a car in Manti might contain the escapee, however, a search of the car failed to turn up the elusive inmate. Shortly after that, Ephraim police chief Demont Thompson sighted the suspect in Ephraim and gave chase. Other law enforcement agencies responded and the suspect was apprehended in a haystack in Ephraim at about 6:45 p.m. Apparently a tractor taken from the property of Glen Johnson near Manti was used as the method of transportation into Ephraim. The tractor was found abandoned a short distance from the haystack. Alfred Lee Taylor, 19, was returned to custody in Richfield Wednesday night, facing escape charges as well as the previous probation violation charges. Coming Events .. May way Bountiful High School Choir Concert, Manti May I Ward, d Ward, Friday Forum, LDS Institute, 12 noon. May 3-- Mt. Pleasant Stake Conference. 4 North Sanpete School Bond Election Day. Manti Utah Stake Play, New Manti High School May 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 torium, 8p.m. May 7 Hunter Safety Course, Manti Library, 6 :30p.m. May 6 May 7 May 10 May 14 May i 7 4-- six-da- Audi- vated kidnapping is the intentional holding of a person against his will to compel a third person to engage in to terrorize the particular conduct victim or another The aggravated kidnapping charge could carry with it a maximum sentence of life in prison. Third-gradScott Seifert was visiting the home of a neighbor shortly before he was due at Ephraim Elementary School last Wednesday, April 23, when a man forced his way into the neighbors home and carried the boy, kicking and struggling, to a red rental car. Police throughout the area quickly set up watches on the roads leaving the county, but the car was later found abandoned at the Ephraim airport. The man, the boy, d and a woman apparently flew to Provo from Ephraim in a chartered plane registered to Provo Flite Service. Police believe another car waited in ... ..." red-haire- Provo. Later that same day the boy was allowed to call the elementary school. He sounded frightened, but told school officials that he was all right. At about 4 p.m. the boys mother, Mrs. Rita Seifert, received a call from the abductor who told her that if the police were not involved, the boy would be returned on Sunday, April 27. Mrs. Seifert was also told that the abductor was coming back for her and her daughter Susie. Ill get you, too, the abductor is reported to have told her. He also demanded that a conference call be set up for Thursday evening between himself, Mrs. Seifert, and her attorney, Don Peterson of Provo. While the call was in progress that night, the Sanpete County Sheriffs office managed to get the call traced to the Los Angeles area, although ir A Two Seriously Injured in Jeep Rollover by Brace Jennings Two persons who received serious injuries in a Jeep rollover at Palisade State Park Saturday night are at this writing receiving treatment at Utah Manti City Schedules Clean-u- p Day reports. On that day, the National Guard will furnish equipment to haul away old cars, etc. parked on the citys rights of way. Residents desiring to have the Guard assist in removing cumbersome equipment, cars, etc. should contact Ken Howell at anytime between now and May 17. Manti City Police will accompany the guardsmen in the cleanup effort. After May 17, owners of cars or equipment left abandoned on the city streets will be issued citations. Chief Lambert noted. 835-524- d 8 p.m. May 2 eight-year-ol- It will be Gean-U- p Day for Manti on 17, police chief Bob Lambert Bountiful High School Choir Concert, Manti 1 Wearing bib overalls and a striped shirt, Mrs. Rita Seifert of Ephraim walked off a plane at the Las Vegas airport Tuesday afternoon into the arms d of her son, as FBI agents closed in on the childs alleged abductor y search in three following a states. Robert Seifert, the boys estranged father, is being held in the North Las Vegas jail on a federal warrant charging him with interstate flight to avoid prosecution, stemming from earlier charges in California. According to Sanpete County Sheriff Kennard Anderson, the elder Seifert is also named on a Sanpete County warrant charging him with aggravated kidnapping, a capital felony. According to the Utah Code, aggra May . 25 per copy Suspect Apprehended in I&idn upping Incident Some of our Sanpete Romeos have different ways of courting. One mother we know chided her courting son for arriving home late at night. Mi, Im over 21, he retorted. Yes, 1 know, son, she admonBut youre keeping the ished. horse out too late. and a huge potato? Husky and Starch. MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1980 Valley Hospital in Provo. George Lowe, 15, the most seriously injured of the two, underwent surgery for the second time Tuesday and was reported by family members Wednesday to be in critical condition. Stanley Sessions, 28, was reported to be in satisfactory condition and would probably be released by the weekend, family members said. The Lowe youth has been living with a sister, Mrs. Belinda Gibb, in Manti and attending Manti High School. He came to Manti from California about three months ago. He suffered a massive fracture of the upper leg and femur in the accident, according to medical reports. Mr. Sessions, a Sterling resident, had severe lacerations of the head and left leg, also according to medical reports. Norman Hersman, Palisade State Park superintendent, came about the accident site Saturday night about 11 p.m. while on a routine patrol at the park. His pickup lights turned up the wrecked Jeep. At first, he said, seeing no injured, he assumed that the occupant or occupants had been able to walk away from the scene. But then, hearing sounds, he discovered the Lowe boy and Mr. Sessions, evidently severely injured, near by. Mr. Hersman, using his short wave radio, immediately put in an emergency call to the Utah Highway Patrol and to the Ephraim-Mant- i Ambulance Association and then returned to the injured people to render what first aid he could. The Ephraim-ManAmbulance, staffed by Bob and Carolyn Bessey, Rees Rasmussen and Frank Wanlass, was at the accident site about midnight, Mr. Hersman said, and Trooper Steve Brown and Jerry Jorgenson, a Gunnison police officer, soon after. The injured individuals received further treatment and then were transported to the Gunnison Valley Hospital. After the Lowe boys condition had been stabilized, they were reloaded into the ambulance and were taken to the Utah Valley Hospital. It was a long night for the injured people," Mrs. Bessey said, and a long night for us, as we had to remain at the Utah Valley Hospital until we could reclaim the splints and other equipment we used on the injured people. We didn't get back to Manti until about 6 Sunday morning, tired but thankful for the help we had been trained to provide. ti JL Scott Seifert kidnap victim telephone company equipment and personnel were unable to pinpoint the exact location from which the call emanated. During the course of the conversation Mrs. Seifert was allegedly told that if she did not accede to certain demands, she would never see her son again. The caller also revealed that he had been observing the Ephraim home of Mrs. Seifert and her three children from some time and said he had taken Mrs. Seifert's rings from the house. In subsequent calls to Mrs. Seifert the abductor allegedly repeated his demands that Mrs. Seifert meet him in Las Vegas or she would never see the boy again. Sheriff Kennard Anderson also received a call from a man who said that he had the boy and wanted all charges dropped in exchange for the boys return unharmed. During the last of these conversations on Monday evening, April 28, Mrs. Seifert told the abductor she would meet him in Las Vegas the following day. It was then that through the Sanpete County Sheriffs office the federal agents were advised what Mrs. Seifert would be wearing. According to her mother, Mrs. Seifert picked bib overalls and a striped shirt as something that would be easily identifiable by officers keeping the airport under surveillance. On Tuesday, April 29, Mrs. Seifert (Continued on Page 4) Stake Play Premieres May 6 Leader Training Session, County Courthouse, 7:30 p.m. Region 8 Tennis Tournament, Snow College. North Sanpete High School foggathon, 3:30 p.m. Manti City Clean-u- p Day. a musical Within These Walls, of 150 living encomyears depicting passing five different Mormon families from 1830 to 1980, will be presented by the Manti Utah Stake May 6 through Annual Dance Revue Will Benefit Manti High . V f 1 1 May 10. The site of the performances will be the beautiful, 506 seat auditorium on the new Manti High School campus. Curtain time will be 8 p.m. Stake leaders are encouraging all to attend members and this outstanding event. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $2.00 per person or $10.00 per family. However, suggested schedule of attendance is this: Manti First and Ephraim First Wards Tuesday, May 6; Manti Second and Ephraim Second Wed, May 7; Manti Third and Ephraim Third, Thursday, May 8; Manti Fourth and Ephraim Fourth, Friday May 9, and Sterling and Snow College Wards, Saturday May 10. Vi r- - A 4,' rs V, ' '.1 H' i v Roseann Higham and Kathleen Hansen are enthusiastic about the production nearly every ward, if not every ward, in the stake has participated. All ages are represented from Albert Antrei, 70, to Kris Higbee, One hundred sixty-si- x talented dancers, aged three to 16 years of age, will take part in Jackie Lowry's annual dance revue on May 3 at 7 p.m. in the new Manti High School auditorium. Proceeds from the program will be donated to the high school. Suggested donations are $1.00 for adults and 50c for children under 12. Tickets will be sold at the door. Shown here are some of Mrs. Lowry's students, who have attained 100 attendance at dance practice and instruction during the year: Front: Heather Rasmusson, Susan Cox. Center: Kaelynn Stevens, Annette Cox, Michelle Willardson, Karen Nielson, Angela Larson. Back: Cynthia Cox, Mandy Gray, Kimi Stilson, Lisa Ray. f ' 7. Mrs. Higham points out that this is a major event in the church-wid- e celebration of the sesquicentennial. Margaret Smoot was commissioned to write the script and Robert Brunner the musical score. Dennis and Kathleen T" Hansen have adapted the score for mm string orchestration. They have enlisted the aid of the Sanpete Community These budding actors will all apear in Manti Orchestra. Utah Stake play "Within These Walls": Chris A Higbee, Keith Willmore, Richard Higbee, Dale Blad, Doug Erickson, Matt Andreason. i |