| Show Standard-Examin- UtahMetro O-ri- ng SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The FBI is investigating at least one suspect in the apparent sabo- ID’d sabotage suspect maker Morton Thiokol the FBI and NASA and the federal agencies began a joint investigation “We do have suspects and the case will be prosecutable” FBI tage of used on space shuttle rocket motors and an arrest or indictment is imminent an agent said HydraPak which manufactures the in West Jordan discovered in June that a small number of the rubber-lik- e seals had been deliberately cut Officials immediately notified rocket gs Special Agent Cal Clegg said Thursday “Right from the inception we have been discussing the case with the US Attorney’s office and we feel that arrests or indictments will be imminent” Clegg said he did not know whether more than one person but the number it depends on “could expand the evidence that is gathered” Charges could be filed within the month he said James Dockstader HydraPak vice president of production said earlier that none of the damaged seals had been shipped to or received by Morton Thiokol which manufactures the rockets at its Northern Utah plant He said Thursday he could not was suspected comment on the FBI probe However he said HydraPak's internal investigation had determined that allegations of lax security shipment of substandard and a company cover-u- p were without foundation gs Dockstader said he received a report on the internal investigation on Monday which found no “irregularities in manufacturing shipment or inspection processes” Strike won’t close ballet opera By BECKY CAIRNS An orchestra of professional musicians has been hired to play for Ballet West's season opener Wednesday in the Capitol Theater said Trevor Cushman general manager “Romeo and Juliet” runs through Sept 26 in Salt Lake City and comes to Ogden Sept 28 and 29 Utah Opera will also open its season Oct 13 with “Lucia di Lammermoor” as scheduled said spokesman Judith Frisbie-Goin- s free-lan- Standard Examiner staff SALT LAKE CITY — A strike by Utah Symphony musicians may have canceled the opening of the orchestra’s season but the impasse will not affect upcoming productions by Ballet West or Utah Opera Symphony members who play for performances of both the ballet and opera voted Aug 31 to strike Negotiations with management are continuing Utah State Fair schedule Saturday Sept 17 free-lan- ce SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Evidence from the federal trial of four polygamist clan members convicted in a church bombing and police standoff may be used in the state murder trial of three of the defendants a judge ruled Prosecutors David Schwendi-ma- n and Creighton Horton asked US District Judge Bruce Jenkins Friday to release evidence for possible use in the trial of Addam Swapp 27 his brother-in-laJohn Timothy Singer 22 and Jonathan Swapp’s brother w 3 4 pm Tauna Lyn bandstand pm Shorthorn beef cattle judging showring Alta Winward - Outlaw Trail Festival Bandstand pm Clapier & Nelson bandstand 530 pm Fire Hawk Budweiser 6 pm Ken Whitner Hypnotist 5 bandstand Piano bar & guitarist $ - 8 pm south 12:30 pm Shades of Sunshine Budweiser stage 1 pm Limousin beef cattle judging Administration Building pm Special delivery sky diving 6:30 pm Gary Morris grandstand Tucker & Anderson Budweiser 7 pm Open horse show championship performance judging Horse arena showring Chris Martini School of Dance bandstand 1:30 pm Tucker & Anderson Budweiser 2 pm Ice Capades Salt Palace Crisco American pie contest south of Administration Building Ken Whitner Hypnotist bandstand 230 pm Clogg America Budweiser 7:30 pm Ice Capades Salt Palace Hughes Brothers Budweiser 8:30 pm Faltline Band Budweiser 9 pm Zion Tribe bandstand 9:15 pm Gary Morris grandstand 930 pm Welkinson Family Budweiser 11 pm Fair closing bandstand 6:1 5 The Jensens bandstand graphic Standard-Examin- Convicted Utah teen pieads for his life Swapp 21 The three are charged wuh e murder in the slayLt Fred Corrections Utah of ing second-degre- House House was shot to death when a gun battle ended the clan's siege with police triggered by the Jan 16 bombing of a nearby 13-d- ay Mormon chapel Evidence from the federal trial includes three guns bullets curtains riddled with bullet holes and a letter from Gov Norman Bangerter to clan leader Addam Swapp and Swapp’s reply There were no objections to the requests from defense attor- the judge the evidence would be photographed by FBI agents and the photographs would be left in place of the items until the trial ends The three homicide defendants and clan matriarch Vickie Singer were convicted in May on federal charges stemming from the bombing and standoff Mrs Singer was acquitted by a federal jury of attempted murder of FBI agents and was not charged in House’s death Swapp and the others face arraignment in 3rd Circuit Court Tuesday LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Utah teenager convicted of shooting a convenience store clerk in the face pleaded for his life Thursday saying the young girl didn't deserve to die — and he didn’t ci- ther “I am truly sorry for what hap- pened” Edward Bennett 19 of Lehi Utah told a jury Thursday afternoon “She didn't deserve to die No one does I am not a killer I don't see any sense in my dying except for revenge purposes” Bennett’s appeal came in an emotion-fille- d penalty hearing in front of the same jury that conmurder victed him of Monday night in the shooting death of Michelle Moore The jury is expected to hear Friday from prosecutor Mel Harmon who has said he will seek the death penalty The jury will then deliberate Bennett's fate The victim's mother w'ept and held her ears as defense attorneys played a tape of heavy metal music that Bennett says he listened to the evening he and Joseph Beeson 18 of Orem Utah set out to rob a Las Vegas convenience store “Believe it or not I am a car first-degr- Antenna will bring By TIM GURRISTER Standard Examiner HUNTSVILLE — Residents of Ogden Valley communities proshould be receiving CBS-Tin first time the for again graming two years with installation this month of antenna cable and a tower by the Ogden Valley Special Service District With the arrival of $14000 worth of equipment this month a has been set target date of Oct CBS and of the for resumption V 1 chairman-elec- t ing person” Bennett told the jury He pleaded for his life saying “I could help others because I’ve known about every problem” prosecution witness testified during the trial that Bennett had told of shooting Mrs Moore 21 between the eyes the night of Feb A 9 Bennett told the jury Thursday that he doesn't remember what happened in the hour before the shooting He said all he could recall was going to another store and being unable to rob it because of protective glass in front of the cashier “I felt cold my mind scrambled” he said of the night of the shooting “To this day I don’t remember what happened” Bennett said his voice breaking Bennett read to the jury a statement he had written recounting troubles in school because of dyslexia a reading disability “I’m not smart I’m stupid” he said “I’ve been called an idiot by teachers” Gordon Bennett the young man’s father made an impassioned pica to the jury often breaking down and sobbing ’ CBS -TV KSL television broadcasts to the valley said Paul Moredock technical adviser to the district and of the district’s board of trustees The equipment ordered in Feb- Kern Some of the musicians belong to the same union as the striking symphony players Cushman said Others are not union members but “the union has given us a waiver to use those people” he said None of the players are members of the Utah Symphony Cushman said “We are very satisfied with the orchestra we have and we don’t feel defensive at all about the show” Cushman said Hatch of events: International world ot swine speeders pig racing Jordan River Parkway 10:30 am noon 2 4 6 8 & 10 pm Fisher Brothers lumberjack show West of Grandstand 1 4 & 7 pm 10:30 am Fair gates open 11 am Young Ambassadors grandsiand Noon SECO bake your best judging south of Administration Building Nestle choco bake challenge judging by Administration Building Sunshine Generation of Ogden released Schwendiman assured If the strike continues she said the opera company will also hire other musicians to form what is called a “pickup” orchestra Orchestra rehearsals for the opera begin Oct 3 “We will be very sorry not to have the Utah Symphony play if that takes place” Frisbie-Goin- s said Ballet West is in rehearsal with the musicians who are under the direction of the company’s new music director Terrence UtalfStateEai Singer evidence neys ce comment backfires SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Sen Orrin Hatch's remarks about the Democratic Party catering to the interests of homosexuals has backfired with voters 37 percent of whom say they are now less likely to vote for the Republican incumbent However the copyright Deseret News-KSTV poll published Friday shows Hatch still enjoys a huge lead over challenger Brian Moss the son of former Sen Frank Moss whom Hatch unseated in 1976 Pollster Dan Jones & Associates found that 67 percent of the 903 Utahns surveyed would vote for Hatch 24 percent for Moss 2 percent for American Party candidate Robert Smith and percent for someone else Six percent were undecided The poll has a margin for error of 3 percent Five weeks ago Jones found that 69 percent of Utahns favored Hatch and 22 percent favored L 1 said Reception of CBSKSL transwas discontinued in the from missions an antenna includes ruary h and valley in October 1986 because of New York and h diameter cable from Ar- equipment changes among local broadcasters that according to izona he said tower federal regulations required the The raising of a for the equipment will take place end of those transmissions bewithin two weeks he said Details cause of potential disruption of were announced at a meeting of other signals Moredock said two-inc- four-inc- 72-fo- ot Man pleads innocent sometime between June and November of 1987 Roth imposed the probation term after a y diagnostic review of Mahon by the State Department of Corrections to aggravated assault OGDEN — An Ogden man pleaded innocent Wednesday in 2nd District Court to a charge of 90-da- aggravated assault stemming Man from a July 26 bar fight in Ogden Alan Fernandez 34 of 609 23rd St is set to face trial Nov Johnson From 1C band were the most damning evidence against Johnson Baron said afterward In the closing arguments tried to discredit Orozco “You heard from her own husband she's a liar a manipulator someone who'll do anything to stay out of prison" Hunsaker Hun-sak- said cr tions But Baron said the facts of the case could point only to a guilty v erdict That plus there were too many things wrong with Johnson's story Baron said OGDEN — A Riverdale video store owner was sentenced to 14 days in the Weber County Jail and fined a total of $600 for pleading guilty to two counts of distributing pornographic videotapes Second Circuit Court Judge Parley R Baldwin also ordered Brad F Wilmot 36 to pay $6180 in restitution for the cost of the videotapes Wilmot of 1268 S 1250 West Syracuse had been charged with three counts of misdemeanor distribution of pornography for selling tapes from his store Toad Video 4105 Riverdale Road to a resident who was working with 1 He is accused of breaking a beer bottle over the head of a Ogden man in a dispute over a woman that took place late that night at Rowducks 240 25th St according to police reports The victim was treated for cuts on his head clerk pleads not guilty to robbery Ex-hot- el OGDEN — A night clerk fired by a local hotel pleaded innocent Wednesday to a charge of robbing the hotel after binding a clerk with duct tape Charles Ray Thompson 24 of 3545 Porter Ave is set to face trial Oct 20 in 2nd District Court on a charge of aggravated rob- police He pleaded guilty in August to two of those charges and had the third count dismissed as part of a plea bargain Baldwin first imposed a jail sentence then suspended all but 14 days of it Utah law requires at a minik mum of a jail sentence for each conviction on distributing pornography one-ye- bery' He is accused of going into the Radisson Suite Hotel 2510 Washington Blvd in the early showmorning hours of Aug ing a gun to the clerk and forcing him into the back room where the clerk’s arms were taped together around a pillar The clerk told police he heard the masked robber opening the till and safety deposit box The robber then left A restaurant hostess coming into work said she spotted Thompson leaving the hotel He was arrested at home later that day “Why doesn’t her story make any sense?" Baron asked the jury "Because it’s made up" daughter of ar one-wee- Ogden woman is fined $350 for hitting man OGDEN — An Ogden woman was ordered to pay a $350 fine complete 40 hours of community service and pay $675 in restitution to a man she admitted hitting over the head with a beer mug Second Circuit Court Judge Phillip Browning also imposed a Man arrested in sweep guilty of drug charge 360-da- y OGDEN — One of seven people charged with selling a potent form of cocaine in an August sw eep of drug dealers along Lincoln Avenue pleaded guilty to a charge of arranging to distribute drugs In return for the guilty plea to one charge prosecutors agreed to dismissed a second drug charge filed against Darryl “Derrick” Nelson 24 of Ogden Nelson no address available is set to face sentencing Sept 27 on e the felony He was one of seven people arrested in a police operation to close down crack sales on the 2800 block of Lincoln Avenue Nelson is the first to plead guilty in the case Two others have pleaded innocent to drug charges Deputy Weber County Attorney William Daines said the bargain in the case was a straight plea to one charge in return for dismissal of another second-degre- jail sentence but suspended it all upon payment of the fine He ordered Clarita Georgette Brown 28 of 972 23rd St to complete a term of probation Brown pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor attempted aggravated assault for hitting William Torstenson with a glass beer mug and gouging him with the broken handle The two along with Torsten-son’- s wife had been drinking when an argument erupted police said Torstenson treatment refused medical Man guilty of ramming wife’s car hitting her Hatch's comments were criticized by local Democratic officials and carried by the local and national news organizations Asked if the senator’s remarks made them more or less likely to vote for him Jones found that 37 percent were less likely to vote for Hatch 37 percent said the remarks made no difference to them 5 percent said the remarks actually made them more likely to vote for Hatch and percent either had not heard about the comments or were undecided Bud Scruggs Hatch's campaign manager said he is pleased that Moss has only gained 4 points on Hatch Late missionaries Moss Two weeks ago in a St George Hatch said of Democrats: “And of course they love — they are the party of homosexuals they are the party of abortion they’re the party that has fought school prayer every step of the speech way” 1 1 1 The current project is part of a $250000 upgrade of the district's transmission facilities scheduled over the next years Ogden Valley’s 5009 households and businesses are charged $1 a month for the “upgrading expanding and additional programming” package Moredock said The pace of the planned improvements is based on the $1 a month fee level he said which generates just more than $18000 a year suspended 15-ye- ar Elder Mark S Glauser son of T James and Nancy Glauser of 2537 S 1000 West Syracuse served in the Mississippi Jackson Mission He will speak at the Syr 1700 S 2000 West at 1:15 pm Sunday Information on other missionaries may be found in the Church News section of the paper acuse 3rd Ward Chapel 40-pl- 40-ye- ar What’s happening BUCHANAN REUNION: Log Cabin Hall Lucy Park Wichita Falls Texas Celebration of 75th birthday of Ollie Mae Buchanan Those planning to attend should contact John Buchanan 3835 WT Parr Road Grapevine Texas 76051 by Sept 20 Phone 8 am to 6 pm or after 6 pm EMERGENCY MEDICAL SER4 VICES WEEK: Sept 18-2- School School is scheduled for regular enlistment in February He will receive training in electronic communications CpI Roy H Barrett son of Phill L Barrett of South Weber was promoted to his present rank field High School Keith Edward Greenman of while a member of the 3rd MaLayton enlisted in the Air Force’s rine Aircraft Wing Marine Corps Delayed Enlistment program The Air Station Camp Pendleton Calif 1984 graduate of Layton High Lana Sibley term ek OGDEN — A Pleasant View man who pleaded guilty to ramming his wife’s car and then punching her was ordered Friday to serve a term of probation and pay a total of $625 in fines Second Circuit Court Judge Phillip H Browning also imposed suspended jail sentences totaling Ogden man receives 450 days on Kim R Underwood term 31 of 1862 W Pleasant View jail OGDEN — An Ogden man Drive He had been charged with agwas ordered to pay a $2500 fine assault in the July 4 inpay for any counseling needed by gravated Huntsville but he near cident his victim and pay for his own to plead guilty to lesser agreed his as probation part of therapy of driving for fondling a girl under the age charges and simple assault of 14 Second District Judge David E Connie Underwood 28 told Roth first imposed then police her car was forced frm the road and rammed after an arprissuspended a one-to- on term for James Mahon 49 of gument at a Monte Cristo cabin She said her husband then 2735 Taylor Ave Mahon reportedly cooperated punched through the driver’s with police in the investigation of door window and slammed her the incident which occurred head into the dashboard Military people Charles and Arietta Sibley of Clearfield will begin Naval school this month in Norfolk Va in the advanced electronics field She is a 1988 graduate of Clear- gets for selling porno tapes 25 There were numerous conflicts in testimony on dates of when conversations took place he said as well as the amounts of money involved in various drug transac- 3C Court briefs 1 to Ogden Valley the district membership Sept 8 in the Huntsville Town Hall “It will be a community barnraising type activity” Moredock Saturday September 17 1988 er MountainWcst Ambulance sponsoring awareness displays noon to 8 pm each day at Smith's Food King stores: Monday and Tuesday 4275 S Harrison Blvd Ogden Wednesday and Thursday 1485 S Harrison Blvd Ogden Friday and Saturday 2560 N 400 East USDA COMMODITIES: Ogden Area Community Action Agency distributing USDA commodities 8:30 am Tuesday at 3159 Grant Ave Ogden Those receiving commodities must be years of age show acceptable proof of residence in Weber or Morgan 1 counties Information 18-5- 9 399-928- FAMILIES ALIVE CONFERENCE: Weber State College Shep- herd Union Building Ogden 8 10 pm Thursday through 1 Saturday Information PAGEANTS: Clearfield Junior Miss Scholarship pageant and Little Mr and Miss Clearfield Nov 5 at Clearfield High School 938 S Falcon Drive Applications for both contests must be in by Oct 7 to Lori Chandler at Clearfield High For information contact the Clearfield Chamber of Commerce 40 S 125 East am to 626-716- |
