Show 2C Standard-Examine- r Saturday Oct 21 1989 Metro T: ? Weber school board setting priorities for surplus By DON BAKER Standard-Examine- WASHINGTON TERRACE — Some unexpected income from a land sale has left Weber school board members in a quandary over whether the money should be used to buy books computers or instructional supplies So board members asked district officials Wednesday night to prepare a priority list of needs so they can best decide how the $145000 should be spent The board made the money available by accepting an early offer from Craig Keller-strapay-owho purchased the old Burch Creek School property at 40th Street and Adams Avenue to build a convenience market ss ff Kellerstrass who was scheduled to pay the $155000 balance due on the property over the next two years will receive a $10000 discount for an immediate payoff — giving the board $145000 to meet some pressing needs Board member Ted Parke who said he's aware than some Randolph From 1C the Davis County Jail $10000 to kill Tarantino — a charge that was later dismissed and which Randolph still denies ever happened - Superintendent William Reese said he is generally aware of those needs districtwide but indicated it would take about a week to pull together a list of priorities Board members also will consider the possibility that instructional supplies such as pencils paper and teaching materials may be an even more urgent need than books or computers Gaye Pesout president of the Weber Education Association told the board that teachers would like to participate in developing the priority list of needs In a related matter the board agreed to buy a $20000 building lot for Weber High’s vocational home construction program Half of the lot was donated to the Weber School District Foundation by developer Kent Jones while the remaining half belongs to Blackburn Jones Construction r “I did the tampering” Randolph told the board “This stuff about conspiracy to commit murder didn’t happen” When asked by board members why he committed the crime Randolph said Tarantino and another inmate at the jail Steve Williams lied about the case “It was a mistake" he said oi the crime but he said he felt he needed to do it to discredit Tarantino had the conspiracy case gone to trial “I was scared to death” he said “I know what I didn’t do” He also said if the drug charge had been brought against Tarantino media attention — which had focused heavily on him dur Road From 1C damages and to have 850 West dedicated for public use along with a permanent injunction prohibiting the city from refusing to maintain the road Horton said he thought the timing of the suit as politically motiHorton is seeking vated in the Nov 7 general elections Two council seats also are up but the incumbents are not running William J Critchlow who represents the residents had told city Salute From 1C She said the students’ enthusiasm would surprise many people "They are really are turned on about this There are few discipline problems because the children want to be there I have to push them not to be late for class and even minutes before their classes start they’re still putting on the last strokes” But Shiozawa doesn't confine her volunteer activities to the school year She spent a lot of time this summer preparing and CPR From 1C He said he tried to open its mouth but it was clamped shut His only hope of saving it was to breathe into its nose Smith’s wife Linda ran to find a zoo keeper but one couldn’t be found because the zoo was near closing time After about 20 minutes a taker was located Legislators may throw support behind textbook resolution By DON BAKER education officials last month saying there had been criticisms that past supplemental appropriations earmarked for textbooks were spent for other things But state schools superinten-den- t James Moss delivered a summary to the committee showing how officials have follow'ed the Legislature's directives in spending the supplemental money for books computers and instructional supplies Appealing for additional onetime funding Moss said nearly every district in Utah has Standard Examiner SALT LAKE CITY — A legislative committee has indicated it will throw its support behind a $10 million supplemental hudget request aimed at resolving Utah’s public education textbook crisis The decision came Wednesday after state Office of Education officials presented the Legislature’s interim committee on education with a detailed report showing that Utah school districts have been spending tax dollars as intended for books and instructional computers Lawmakers had questioned district-by-distri- ct schools won’t allow students to check out books for homework because the volumes must be shared with other students said his first priority for the money is “to make sure every student has a textbook That recommendation drew the support of Danny Blaylock chairman of the Weber County Tax Limitation Coalition who noted that “a textbook is where ing the murder trial — would have shifted to Tarantino's credi- year bility 8 Second District Court Judge Douglas Comaby who sentenced Randolph on the tampering charge backed up Randolph In a letter to the board Cornaby wrote that Randolph was a “victim of the system and forced into tampering with a witness in order to protect himself” Randolph said the witnesses and the police in the case overstepped normal boundaries in an attempt to convict him Cornaby nonetheless said he felt the prison sentence was still appropriate in the case “I realize I broke the law I should have known better” Randolph added Palacios said she saw nothing in Randolph’s arguments that would lead her to go with anymaxthing less than the imum even though corrections guidelines would have suggested Randolph be paroled after one five-ye- ar officials that he planned to file a lawsuit if they did not respond by June 30 to his request that maintenance of the road be resumed City Attorney Deborah Badger said a reply was delivered by June 30 to Critchlow’s office but did not disclose what was in the reply “It seems more than mere coin- cidence to me that now more than 3A months after their deadline and tonight at this meeting His sentence will expire on Feb 1994 and he will be released then The board did give him credit for 138 days he spent in the Davis County Jail during the trial process Defense attorney Bernard Allen called the decision “ludicrous” John Caine said it and was “unbelieveable” Both men attended the parole hearing late Friday morning along with Randolph’s family and a couple of his friends they see From 1C ment of government munitions and equipment including three 6 jet engines valued at about $2 million each On Wednesday two Hill airmen pleaded guilty to charges of stealing the engines and selling them to the undercover agents The guilty pleas were entered as part of a plea bargain agreement F-1- The superintendent also said computer technology is playing an increasingly important role in education and must be considered a legitimate He suggested the board accept Kellerstrass’ offer but set the money aside “for the most urgent needs we have in the district whether than means computers or textbooks” said federal and Air Force authorities anticipate charging more than 100 people in Punchout-re-late- d which will result in additional charges being dropped against Airman 1st Class Brian David Roth 22 of Chesterland Ohio and Senior Airman Danny Joe Stroud 24 of Newton Kan when they are sentenced Dec 12 Two other Hill servicemen have been acquitted by military court panels of charges that they thefts Four of those charged in the original indictment including one Utahn and three Californians were arrested by the FBI last month In all some 20 indictments have been handed up including the nine last week in Ogden Not all of those charged have been arrested unlawfully sold government property US Attorney Dee Benson has pm Wednesday November 1 7 Radisson Hotel Ballroom Dr Stephen Nadauld President of Weber State 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