Show Standard-Examine- Sunday November 27 1988 r 13A Media judge work together in trial coverage Three cheers for 3rd District Court Judge Mi- chael Murphy! Editor’s Notes For the last week Judge Murphy has worked with Randy Dryer a Salt Lake attorney representing local newspapers radio and television stations Gandy- Hatch to solve problems before they occur d'j '('‘le1’ "r K'd 'du :J V' Typically when a high profile case is tried a flurry of motions are filed requesting the courtroom be closed preliminary hearings be declared off limits and police to the media and court files be sealed Not very Rather than delay crucial decisions until the day conducive to good relations between the press of the trial Judge Murphy has wisely given media court officials the state’s prosecutors and defenrepresentatives — as well as counsel for the state dants and the defendants — an opportunity to negotiate Judge Murphy will preside over just such a case rules governing access to the proceedings well in a few days when three members of a polygamist ahead of time dan are tried for e Instead of a rush of motions somemurder in the slaytimes poorly thought out and badly drafted the ing of a state corrections officer during a shootout that ended a stand-of- f between the family judge has given all parties the time and encourage last-minu- te second-degre- 13-d- ment to do a good job And more important to reach a consensus beforehand rather than disrupting the trial with legal wranghngs Implicit in many judges’ thinking is the notion that every criminal trial has two parties: the state prosecutor and the delendant(s) If the judge does the right thing by those two entities he has complied with his responsibilities Judge Murphy has chosen to include the interests of a third participant — the public Obviously if he did not care about the public's concerns in the trial he could do a lot of things that would better please the state and the defendants But Judge Murphy by his actions shows he feels the public has just as legitimate an interest as the state and the defendant do in having an open and fair trial Conflicts between a defendant's right to a fair trail and the concept that government actions should be taken in the open not behind closed doors are inevitable Both are rights guaranteed by the Constitution and both are profoundly important Reconciling the two is difficult — sometimes impossible But a good trial judge has the responsibility to oversee the attempt In this case Judge Murphy has provided the framework for such a reconciliation By working well ahead of the actual trial all parties — including the public — have an opportunity to present their needs and reach a set of operating procedures that everyone can live with The benefits vastly outweigh any additional time or expense required Hopefully others responsible for administering Utah's courts will follow Judge Michael Murphy’s example Government changes stays the same WASHINGTON — Transition is a weird time The government stops The government changes The government stays the same Because the presidency is changing virtually everyone in positions of titular power — there is a theory that the government actually is run by GSls 2s 3s 4s and 5s — has submitted a resignation The really big bosses are going on to lucrative corporate posts intellectually challenging academic positions or happy satisfying retirement Their houses are on the market for $750000 The political appointments are nervous wrecks They are wondering why they stayed on in government so long how they will support their families and whether their brothers-in-lawill make remarks at pointed holiday gatherings about how well their plumbing businesses are doing Their spouses all have been given the same admonition: a light Christmas this year The career employees are frantically trying to find out the scoop on who their new bosses will be and comparing notes on those already announced President Reagan goes on" being president and signing or refusing to sign legislation making pleasant chitchat with visiting dignitaries going to parties and going out to his ranch for vacation (all tallied up his time there since he became president eight years ago has totaled a year) He’s more popular than ever but people are just the teeniest bit bored with the w Ann McFeatters Reagan presidency George Bush ready at last to convince people he’s a tough old bird with a mind of his own is a blur of activity The engines on Air Force Two never quite shut off He's in meetings and policy councils and decision arenas from dawn until dark The Western world hangs on hints of whom he'll pick for advisers A year ago Reagan was the center of attention and Bush was a historical footnote Now Reagan is fading into history and Bush is the man of the moment He goes into a favorite Chinese restaurant and the newspaper reports his tab for 10 was $230 and that the other patrons stood to applaud him As for Nancy Reagan other than the unsurprising note that she thought her husband was ill served by many on his staff there hasn't been a public word about her for days Even jokes about her rental clothing have disappeared People eagerly exchange anecdotes about Barbara Bush No longer is she criticized for not dying her white hair The snide remarks about dowdy clothing have disappeared from the fashion columns Now she is praised for her “courage” in going white for her interest in literacy for her homespun candor for her compassion for her “refreshing” fashion statements Dan Quayle is Vice president-in-waitin- g such as Richard meeting with Nixon who said such publicly encouraging things as Quayle is not the “intellectual midget” many believe him to be Speculation is beginning to spread about the “Bush style” and what to expect about the tone of future state dinners There is ” talk of replacing veal with a French name Current Cabinet members could now walk down the street (not that they do) without being stopped John Sununu who is going to be the second most important man in the White House in the Bush presidency is lionized even in New Hampshire where he is governor This short bespectacled father of eight is suddenly the Washington equivalent of Robert Redford Lobbyists are working until midnight cramming to find out every detail about the incoming appointees and how the new members of Congress will vote on requiring reductions in sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions associated with fossil fuel combustion Meanwhile the Social Security checks get mailed out Tax auditors report to work every morning The Pentagon hive hums with the curiously unchanging business of its worker bees The Agriculture Department drones pore over their statistical charts As artfully as ever the State Department’s diplomats craft their daily cables Transition is a weird time Scripps Howard News Service half-serio- “Tex-Mex- Letters Sister searches for adopted brother Water development not good for local residents I’m writing this in hopes people will be aware of the adoption registry available in Utah and to tell some of the reasons I registered r I am looking for my brother My mother was very young and unmarried when she gave birth to a baby boy in February 1960 in Ogden (old St Benedict’s) and was forced to give the baby up for adoption Until now she never thought it would be possible to locate him and together we are trying every way possible Our reasons for finding him are not to take him from his family but to let him know us and In reference to an article about Bear River and surplus water in Ogden and Weber Rivers (Standard-Examiner page I Nov 19): force was told in the task Our fall of 1987 that a plan was under development for Salt Lake County to propose use of Bear River and surplus water of the Ogden his background as well as to let him know the reasons for his adoption It’s been very difficult but I have found many understanding and helpful people There’s only so much they can do My hope is that my brother will become aware of this registry and register with the Bureau of Vital Records and our information will match For those interested the address of the Bureau of Vital Records is 288 N 1460 W Salt Lake City Utah 84116-070- 0 C Hunt Layton Resources to develop northern Utah resources just for Salt Lake County All who read these lines from Morgan Box Elder Cache and W'eber Counties should protest any and all attempts by Salt Lake County to develop the water of Northern Utah Earl P Olson Natural Resources Task Force Mission 2000 Ogden flag”? If sewing it on a jacket is defiling it what about my sons’ Cub and Boy Scout uniforms with flags sewn on the arms? The article describes an instance where the department confiscated a flag left out in a violent some information that raised more questions than it answered The article quotes the language of the Utah code annotated as follows: “A person who storm and called owners casts contempt on the flag by Wouldn’t it have been simpler for publicly mutilation defacing or the department to call the owners defiling it is guilty of a class B and remind them the flag was misdemeanor” out? I am in support of flag laws He quotes Sgt Ken Payne of the Davis County Sheriff s Deand the sherriffs department I partment “People who use the am only concerned that we as citAmerican flag as a bedspread or izens do not implicitly accept the as curtains or sew it on the back interpretation of law from the of their jackets are guilty of defilword of those asked to enforce it Could the paper please evidence ing the flag” Although I agree with him in the wording of the law or ask a principle I have some reservajudge how that law is to be intertions Who decides what is defapreted? mation? Does the law spell out Aaron Bodtcher what constitutes “defiling the Clearfield As social workers in the Weber County area we want to applaud the Riverdale Police Department’s new policy regarding domestic violence The implications of spouse abuse are far reaching and affect more than just the two parties involved The children who witness the event are at the very least traumatized and learn these " Read my FINGERS — no new taxes ” Today in history Today is Sunday Nov 27 the 332nd day of 1988 There are 34 days left in the year Today’s highlight in history: Ten years ago San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk a activist were shot to death' in City Hall by former Supervisor Dan White (White served five years in prison for manslaughter He was found dead Oct 21 1985 a suicide) gay-righ- ts On this date: In 1901 the Army War College was established in Washington Policy will help squelch domestic violence Davis citizen questions law enforcement The recent article by Erie Presley “Davis rigorous in enforcement of US flag law” contained and Weber Rivers We tried to obtain information on the proposal for three months but could not The proposal is another attempt by Salt Lake County with full compiicitv of Larry Ander- - son Utah State Division of Way ter © 1988 by N£A Inc “skills” to perpetuate with their own families Hopefully the policy to charge the responsible person can impact the cyclic nature of domestic violence We would like to see each police jurisdiction adopt this poli- cy in the future Katy Larsen and Kate Bcdore Ogden disguised as a priest In 1973 the US Senate voted 92-- 3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as vice president succeeding Spiro T Agnew singer-actres- s In 1981 Lotte Lenya perhaps best known for her role as Jenny in “The Three- penny Opera” died in New York at age 83 In 1982 four men working near the bottom of an MX missile test shaft in Tullahoma Tenn were killed in a flash fire as they were cleaning up from an explosion 10 days earlier In 1910 New York’s PennsylFive years ago: 183 people vania Station opened — at that were killed when a Colombian time the world's largest railway Airlines Boeing 747 iAvianca terminal crashed near Madrid's Barajas In 1937 the musical airport Stores across the United rvue “Pins and Needles” pro- ' States reported being inundated duced by members of the Internashoppers by sometimes-violetional Ladies’ Garment Workers ' trying to buy Cabbage Patch Kids Union opened in New York dolls In 1942 during World War II One year ago: French hostages the French navy at Toulon scutNormandin and Rogtled its ships and submarines to er Auque were freed by their prevent them from falling into captors in Beirut ' the hands of the Nazis Lebanon In 1945 Gen George C MarToday’s birthdays: Actress shall was named special US en- ' Mona Washbourne is 85 Broad-- ' voy to China to try to end way producer David Merrick is 76 Children’s entertainer “Buffa- -' hostilities between the Nationalists and the Communists lo Bob” Smith is 71 Singer Eddie Rabbitt is 47 Caroline Kennedy O’In 1953 pro-lab- or nt Jean-Lou- is pro-Irani- Loss of Clark column lamented What a shame Stephen L Clark isn’t going to write for the any more He was the best outdoor writer the paper had He could make you see the beauty of the nature around you — the beauty that he was writing about I have cut out and saved some Standard-Examin- er of his articles — they were so well written Hope I will be able to see his work in another paper or magazine You missed a good bet when you let him go from your organization E Vermeuw North Ogden playwright Eugene Neill died in Boston at age 65 1970 Pope Paul VI was wounded in the chest during a visit to the Philippines by a Bolivian painter In dagger-w- is 31 Thought for Today: “Tomor- row comes mous never” — Anony- — Associated ielding Pa m Remember when 20 YEARS AGO November 27 1968 Development of Antelope Island recreational facilities “as early as possible” was urged by the Greater Ogden Chamber of Commerce legislative committee headed by D Keith Hunt The committee recommended the opening of the recreation area in time for 969's Golden Spike Centennial celebration Plans to construct a new $3 million senior high school in Pleasant View just west of the North Ogden city limits were announced by Weber School District officials Weber Superintendent William R Boren said construction was expected to start by early 1970 and Ogden architect John Piers had been commissioned to design the building Boren said there were no immediate plans to sell the existaling Weber High at 1100 Washington Blvd several been had inquiries there regarding though the old school 1 The Army had awarded Capt David B Havas 27 of Ogden the bronze star medal with “V” de-- v ice Havas was cited for his personal bravery dur ing enemy attacks against Company D 5th Special Forces Group during the siege of Cao Lanh Havas was the son of Mrs Nettie Havas and the late Gus Havas of Ogden A graduate of Ogden High School he had attended Weber State College He had been on active duty with the Army for 18 months After receiving official notification and certification of the Nov 5 school board election members of the Ogden Board of Education recognized the two members-elec- t at the board meeting Congratulations were extended to George L Bell and Spencer J Klomp both successful in their election bids r to fill terms on the board Official notice of the election results was forwarded by W'eber County Clerk W'endell Hansen The Ogden Rescue Mission had planned two Thanksgiving dinner services one at am for the 60 Corpsmen from the Clearfield Job Corps and the other at noon for men and women “off the street who needed help” Rev Forrest L Stinson mission superintendent said music and a short message would be delivered He expected about 150 people at the mission for the turkey dinners with all the trimmings four-yea- 11 50 YEARS AGO November 27 1938 In Hollywood the film industry which had been watching the development of television with a wary eye expected the real test of public response would come in 1939 when regular service was initiated and receivers became available in a number of types and sizes The public from the role of spectators would become participants in the project and on the extent and manner of that participation the effects on the motion picture industry would depend Plans to insure needy children a joyous and happy Christmas were underway in Brigham City under direction of Harry Hanline Junior Chamber of Commerce committee chairman Other committee members were Evan Owens Lee Seeley and Earl Sheffield The Brigham City CCC camp and the Boy Scouts had offered to gather and help distribute the toys The highest award in Girl Scouting — the golden eaglet pin — symbolizing the virtues of character participation and personality had been awarded to Marjorie Jensen of Ogden The pin was presented at the annual meeting of the Ogden Girl Scout Council Miss Jensen had been in Girl Scouts since 1929 completing her badge in 1933 She was a student at W'eber College and was assistant leader in Troop 7 first-cla- ss Coaches and officials of Region One assisted The sports staff in naming the 1938 football squad For the first time in more mythical than a decade Ogden High dominated the northern division football selections with six players on the first eleven They were Bob Sneddon tackle RodStandard-Examin- er ney Dunn end Arnold Roe halfback Hugh Rounds guard Bud Hulston quarterback and Sid Foulger halfback The drama classes at Central Junior High School under the direction of Arleen Larsen drama teacher were preparing three short one-aplays to be presented the evening of Dec 15 The tenth grade fourth period class had selected a mystery play “The Spider” The cast included Virginia Nord-quiVirginia Parsons Ann W'ard Barbara Nelson Dons Owens Marilyn Snell and Nedra Williams ct st |