Show Standard-Examine- r Sunday Aug 5 1990 3D Roseanne Barn Face it your fifteen minutes are up Roseanne why? You could hae been magnificent out there at that Padres game Lord knows the song was written for graduates of the Julliard School and even some of those have gone dead flat under the rocket's red glare v wasn't the problem baby We Singing would have loved your singing it the way we do if you'd done it sincerely if you’d said “Here goes folks and join in because I'll need all the help I can Why off-ke- get” You shrieked and sneered the words with fingers stuck in your ears And when the crowd of 30000 people booed you spit on the ground and grabbed your crotch supposedly imitating the boss on the field It was more like Andrew Dice Gay in drag Your humor has always teetered on the edge of disgusting but a solid chunk of common sense usually saved you and made you real Gross with a for the heart of gold 1 figured The standard-beare- r Let it all hang out Roseanne But you sang it disrespectfully down-to-ear- th man of the Padres he probably thought he had as they say “a concept" combining his two enter- Susan Trausch prises especially liked sour interview with Diane Sawyer on “Prime Time Lise” You sat in a tent of a shirt and slacks hair a mess facing the queen of white silk I Sawyer asked this excruciatingly involved question about the sociological implications of your TV character and impact of success on your life You stared at her curled a lip and said “Uh?” That was funny That is also the essence of good comedy — people honestly trying to grapple with something that oserw helms them Charlie Chaplin was the master Laurel and Hardy lived by it Jack Lemmon Lily Tomlin and Woody Allen have also made it their own I figured you knew this And maybe Tom Werner figured you knew it too although who knows why he invited you to sing because he’s not talking As the executive producer of your show and chair Now he's got “a situation” Also a headache Twelve hundred calls came into the Padres offices after last Wednesdays game The Veterans of Foreign Wars complained Singer Robert Merrill weighed in Players got upset And team president Dick Freeman issued an apology Know tin audience Roseanne — the second rule of corned) Comes right after believability This was not a nightclub crowd expecting blue jokes This was apple pie country Kids peanuts and Cracker Jack The national pastime There are very few sacrosanct moments left in Banour society but singing “The ner" at games is one of them People rise take off their caps place hands on hearts if they choose and try to hit the notes together Two teams one country amen play ball You don’t mess with that sweetheart Even rock Star-Spangl- renditions ot the music stay this side of raucous The singer whether doing blues country soul or operj always wants to sing the song 1 ou wanted to trash it nd don't write me off as a zealot cither m not the type to have an attack if somebody bums a flag I figure we've got a lot more flags and the protesters will get tired of striking their matches if we just ignore them But it's hard to ignore a crude woman with a microphone in the middle of a sports arena The audience has now here to go but deep dow n into its seats right-wing- er 1 with ied faces Maybe you were nervous Maybe you were drunk Maybe you actually thought you were hilarious After all there's a lot worse that passes for entertainment today But not on the pitcher's mound Kiss it goodbye Roseanne You were fun while you lasted but your 15 minutes are up Boston Globe eohunnisi Letters Roy residents urged to protest tax increase This is an open letter to the residents of Roy City The city council in June made the front page headlines after their history making tax increase of 447 percent was passed by a majority of the council members Now a final public hearing is scheduled for Aug 7 6:30 pm at the Roy High School auditorium The challenge placed before us is to let our voices be heard We the residents and businesses of Roy City must rise up from our lazy chairs to meet the political rhetoric of this unreasonable tax increase Taxation without representation is why our ancestors declared independence in 1776 from Great Britain Today we face the same dilemma with a majority of our city fathers feeling they know what is in our community’s best interest no matter what the lic outcry Roy needs a Rambo to stop tax increase pub- The decisions that will be made on Aug 7th will have a chilling effect on our children our grandchildren and our community well into the 21st Century Together we can stop this run away train from destroying the rich tradition of municipal gov- ernment of the people by the people and for the people If you sit home on Tuesday Aug 7 do not rationalize in your mind that “you can’t fight city hall” Do not blame the city council for the tax increase place the blame on yourself for each of you have been given a personal invitation to the party On Aug 7 there will be a public meeting on the budget for Roy City at the Roy High School at 6:30 pm I hope every disgusted citizen of Roy will be present to cilmen are not to blame for all of the problems in Roy but each council over the years has added to the problem by annexing so much property to Roy We have been told that by annexing we add to our tax base and we could afford it If this is the case how come 3 percent of this increase is money needed “as a result of new voice their protest to this absurd increase It is time we citizens stood up to our officials and convinced them that there is a bottom to the well of money We cannot afford a 447 pergrowth?” I for one am tired of tightencent tax increase nor can we afford 471 percent property tax ing my belt while our elected offiincrease and a 5 percent increase cials right from Roy to the US in the budget as being advertised government go on these big This city needs to be run more ef- spending sprees and keep finding ficiently Have any of you taken ways to give our tax dollars away the time to go over to the city of- It seems to me that there must be fices and get a read out on the a huge embezzlement fund built up in the US by now budget to see how much our “exWe citizens of Roy won’t be are receiving? empt” employees James H Thomas We just cannot afford these kinds able to sell our homes if this proRoy of wages posal goes into effect I have ofA budget was submitted to the fered to sell my home to any of Drivers should fight back on gasoline prices the councilmen I have had no Roy City Council with no tax inHow long are the motorists us need gas and that we’ll buy it crease They could not agree on takers As I told two of them who live along the Wasatch Front where it’s most convenient that proposal they could not “No one but an idiot would buy in Roy now” May I appeal to all motorists agree on a 16 percent increase going to have to put up with the senPublic outcries over taxes have on a effort could nor to carried make conscious to that's any they agree buy hoodwinking being on by gas stations? Here a few less gas? Combine as many short sible proposal Then the figure of fallen on deaf ears The ballot weeks ago retail gasoline prices trips as you can into one trip 447 percent was flung out and box seems to be ineffective I took a rather steep rise to $ 05 Buy gas from the station with the was adopted It is reasonable to doubt a Moses could lead us out of this bondage We need a Ramper gallon Just a few days later lowest prices — even if it’s just assume they may (just may) lowI 22 increase bo or perhaps we better be preand er to had one never the lower carried articles cent saying percent newspapers that some government agency bought gas from a station at 21st agree on that thinking these pared with tar and feathers at this and was going to conduct an investibut then I found that “gullible citizens of Poy” will ac- meeting Maybe that will get their attention was selling gas for 96 cept it and think they “got a good is station into this price fixing Why gation or 97 cents while most others deal” Not true We can’t accept an investigation needed? Sara Faye Hess When close to 100 percent of wanted $105 Maybe you feel as that I realize that all of these coun- the gas stations between Provo if you can’t do much to fight Roy and Ogden are selling gas for against the Wasatch Front Gas about the same price isn’t that Cartel but think of the possible Time to get ‘old boys’ out of feeding trough pretty conclusive evidence that effect of hundreds of thousands litWe are told that there is no that really believe that the Federthey are selling it for the same of motorists each doing just a tle price? Unfortunately the gasoline honor among thieves I refer you al deficit can be lowered by raisDon Brown to the July 29th editorial page dealers have us right where they ing taxes I know of a nice want us They know that most of Layton and to Sandy Grady’s column: beachfront property in Arizona Sen Dave Durenberger was that you can buy cheap Science doesn’t support evolution theory? When I think of more money caught with his hand in the cookraised through increased taxes Some would have us believe beings on earth — is still largely ie jar After a vote of 96-- 0 to dethat the theory of evolution is all enigmatic as when Darwin set nounce him in the Senate he and made available to our “honbecame one of the good old boys est and honorable politicians” I but a proven fact Nothing could sail on the Beagle” also think of hogs at feeding time Some of the major things he with pats on the back and expresbe further from the truth While it is true that there is good evisupports this statement with fol- sions of love and respect from the Some of those hogs are so anxother 96 I doubt if even Socrates ious to get at the food that they dence that some species do low: will get both feet in the trough Paleontology has failed to ever saw such a display of hypocchange to adapt to changing enviand it is unbelievable how fast ronmental conditions but not all come up with the fossil missing risy do as is evident by the number of links which existed at Darwin’s My Webster’s dictionary tells the food disappears A proposal to limit the time me that to be honest is to be time species that become extinct 2 Hypothetical reconstruction good worthy and upright and to each elected senator and repreNothing has ever been proven about the relationship between of major evolutionary develop- have honor is to have a keen sentative can spend in office surclasses and orders nor has any ments such as linking birds to sense of ethical conduct Perhaps faces from time to time We have valid assumption about the origin reptiles look more like fantasies the other 96 are afraid of the day one small problem: how do we that they are in the same fix and get enough of the good old boys of life been demonstrated In fact than serious conjectures 3 New discovers by molecular will want the same treatment to vote in favor of limiting their just the opposite is true The So now we have seen the retime at the trough? more science learns the less supbiologists throw more doubt on port there is for the theory of the theory' At a fundamental lev- sults of “Peace in our time” and el of molecular structure each will be seeing the results of “Read evolution George Bunch member of a class seems equally my lips” For all those people In his recent book Evolution Ogden A Theory in crisis Michael Denrepresentative of that class and ton makes this statement in his no species appears to be any infor Tixier More questions summary: “The real truth is that termediate between two classes Mr Tixier needs to make sure water systems and who’s respon4 The probability of the comdespite the prestige of evolutionEarl Holding’s needs? He alof sibility it will be for monitoring life tremendous molecules of and the plex originating ary theory intellectual effort directed toward from the organic soup is beyond ready knows that his “needs” are the water systems and the water reducing living systems to the chance even if the whole universe for 1320 acres of land plus the sheds? 7000 acres already available to was an otganic soup Again special interests and confines of Darwinism thought money will make the final deciIn my opinion if the theory him nature refuses to be imprisoned While he is making sure of his sion In the final analysis we still know was introduced today it would be how about Holding giving needs new forms science how to little about unacceptable very N Winder Max K Kennedy him the revised master developof life arise The “mystery of and ment — Ogden sewage new concerning plan the origin of Layton mysteries" 1 1 posed Today in history Today is Sunday Aug 5 the 217th day of 1990 There are 148 days left in the year Today's Highlight in History: On Aug 5 1962 actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead in the bedroom of her Los Angeles home Her death was ruled a “probable suicide” caused by an overdose of sleeping pills Monroe was 36 On this date: In 1861 the federal government levied an income tax for the first time In 1864 during the Civil War Union Adm David G Farragut is said to have given his famous order “Damn the torpedoes full speed ahead!" as he led his fleet against Mobile Bay Ala In 1884 the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor In 1914 the first electric traffic lights were installed in Cleveland Ohio In 1924 the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie’’ by Harold Gray made its debut In 1953 Operation “Big Switch” was under way as prisoners taken during the Korean Conflict were exchanged at Panmunjom In 1954 24 boxers became the first inductees into the Boxing Hall of Fame including Henry Armstrong Gentleman Jim Corbett Jack Dempsey Jack Johnson Joe Louis and John L Sullivan In 1957 “American Bandstand" hosted by Dick Clark made its network debut on ABC In 1969 the US space probe Mariner 7 flew by Mars sending back photographs and scientific data In 1981 the federal government began firing air traffic controllers who had gone out on strike i In 1984 actor Richard Burton died at a hospital in Genejva Switzerland at the age of 58 In 1986 it was revealed that artist Andrew Wyeth had over a period secretly created 240 drawings and paintings Of a woman named Helga Testorf a neighbor in Chadds Ford Penn n Ten years ago: Hurricane battered the southern periin-sul- a of Haiti leaving more than 200 dead in its wake Five years ago: President Reagan revealed to reporters (hat a growth removed from his hose several days earlier was basal fell carcinoma a highly curable fqrm of cancer One year ago: Five Central American presidents began meeting in Honduras to discusfc a timetable for dismantling Nicaraguan Contra bases Today’s Birthdays: Former astronaut Neil A Armstrong is!60 Actor John Saxon is 55 Actfess Loni Anderson is 45 Actress Holly Palance is 40 Singer Samantha Sang is 37 Thought for Today: “We ‘are all snobs of the Infinite parvenus of the Eternal” — James Gibbons Huneker American author and critic (1860-192— Associated Press 1 15-ye- ar lAl-le- 1) Remember when 20 YEARS AGO August 5 1970 An isolated cloudburst dumped up to two inches 3 and 4 pm Tons of water flowed down Sullivan Hollow leaped over the of rain on Ogden between road at 32nd and Van Buren and Sullivan and n Quincy flooding homes and yards Arthur D Jr of Rushton measured 120 inches that fell in approximately 80 minutes Traffic on Washington was backed up from 20th to 28th due to high water After sp ending its fury over the city the storm then crossed the mountains heading in the direction of Bear Lake Ma-la- Robert L Tucker an equipment specialist in the Minuteman Missile Division of the Directorate Materiel Management at Hill Air Force Base was appointed to fill an unexpired term on the Washington Terrace City Council Mr Tucker was term vacated by Kent named to fill the four-yeArave now city engineer A resident of Washington Terrace for 6 years he would be in charge of planning and publ ic buildings ar 1 The harvest season was also the time of Garland's annual Wheat and Beet celebration planned for Aug 6 7 and 8 Final preparations were being made for the 41st annual event Shown in a staff photo examining one of the huge machines used during the grain harvest were Mayor Nephi Wester-gaar- d and Mrs Mark Jensen committee member James Blair was the 1970 junior club champion at the Patio Springs Country Club in Eden Blair shot a scratch score of 77 over 8 holes to capture the title Mark Ballif Jr was two strokes off the pace for second place with a 79 score while Randy Williams and Kevin Hillier tied with 84s Master flight honors went to Gary Ballingham with a score of 91 Scott Christensen finished second with a 97 while Phillip Hadley carded a 98 Steven D Borger son of Mr and Mrs S J Bor-gof Kanesville had received a meritorious combat promotion to sergeant in the Marines His promotion was based on performance experience military knowledge and leadership ability Sgt Borger was assigned to the 1st Motor Transport Battalion in DaNang South Vietnam 1 er 50 YEARS AGO August 5 1940 President Robsevelt called for unity between federal and state governments in strengthening national defense and uncovering subversive activities In Utah further and continued expansion of military facilities in the Ogden area was foreseen following the visit of a congressional delegation inspecting United States defense facilities from Alaska to San a said Diego and the east coast Rep Snyder Ogden was a logical Army center for the entire west coast as well as the interior Bernadine Lewis King of Los Angeles holder of the upside-dow- n airplane record for women was seriously injured when her plane crashed into the mile diorchard of Howard Dalton about n Mrs in west Willard of King rectly Ogden flying circles was flying to Great Falls Mont for an air circus Shown in a staff photo examining the wreckage were: Harold Wolfley Paul Barnard Allen Davenport all of Willard Leslie Nelson vocational agricultural education teacher at Box Elder High School at Brigham City D-P- had been awarded a fellowship at Ohio State University at Columbus for the 1940-4- 1 year to study toward his doctorate degree The announcement was made by L R Humpherys professor of agricultural education at Utah State Agricultural College Another student of Weber College’s CAA civilian pilot training course had won special recognition according to Dr Robert A Clarke director Jesse Jensen son of Mr and Mrs James P Jensen of Ogden was one of seven CAA students and the only Utahn chosen to compete in Region VI finals for an aviation scholarship offered by a national oil company Region VI included Utah Arizona New Mcxi co and California i one-ha- lf well-know- Percy W Hadley was appointed president of the Ogden LDS 5th Ward elders quorum with J Srpith Jacobs and Mont C Robins as counsdbttindj Elliot T Sampson secretary The '¥fctififeg'!6ffiers were: Hugh F Webb president Welling Zundell and Gerald F Ross counselors and Lorin E Bachman secretary MB |