Salt Lake Tribune | 1997-09-27 | Page 17

SLOC Tries To Polish Its Smudged Image charges, filed Sept. 5 in St George's 5th District Court, in- cludesix related counts of misde@ Continued from B-1 meanor records tampering, stemmingfrom Lister's alleged efforts to cover up the embezzlement cially. Nevertheless, others sug- gested SLOC would havea hard time getting anything it wants unless its public image improves vastly. Along those lines, Tanner and Sen. Alarik Myrin, R-Altamont, The theft chargescarry up to 5 yearsin prisonif Listeris convict- moreconcrete information about Governmentofficials need to know whatcosts to anticipate, as well as what revenuesthey can expect from the Games, to deal with SLOC in a mannerbeneficial to Games’ preparations. House Members Battle Clinton cer that he had learned he was HIV-positive in January 1995, and was immediately put in an Over Closures of Air Bases Herevealedto the bookingoffi- isolation cell, L.P. said. He was left there for two days without being provided reading material, “I wastotally depressed. I was banging my head in there. I played with a spider in mycell,” LP. said. Inmates in the population are generally free access to a phone or On the third day, L.P. general allowed TV. was al- lowed to check out a book from Inmate Sues OverSolitary Confinement @ Continued from B-1 jail’s library — once until 3 a.m with no bedding, lightsor toilet ‘That sort of confinement is clearly punitive,” Hilton said And his family, unawareof his condition, learnedofit as a result of his confinement, L.P. said Ex-Clerk Charged With Taking Cash @ Continued from B-1 they were swindled are encouraged to call supervisor Mary Jones at the St. Georgeoffice at 628-7059. Theywill not be asked to paytheir registration fee a second time, Gully said. The alleged scam was uncovered after co-workersreported irregularities to investigators. “They got suspicious because of sometransactions, and customers brought their attention to some problems,” Ingersoll said. Lister has been fired, and the agencyhas tightened its account- The Utah State Prison houses inmates with HIV together, but there are more than two dozen of them. Most jails in Utah allow such prisoners to be part of the general population, including Salt Lake County's, said Salt Lake Countysheriff's Capt. Paul Cunningham. “Unless there is a special reason, we don't segregatethoseprisoners. Somefacilities may isolate Rep. Jim Hansen’s military Eas weapons maintenance work from up and send the bill to the White House.” Bill Johnson, Hansen's military affairs adviser, said Fri- those bases should be moved to Utah's Hill Air Force Base and day other remaininginstallations. During his re-election campaign, however, Clinton said he would try to keep the Kelly and Northern Utah’s Hill Air Force finement, Davis allowed L.P. to serve the remaining four days at home. L.P.'s suit seeks unspecified damages, a restraining order prohibiting the guards from revealing his condition, and an order requiring Juab County to changeits Air Force Base, Calif.. were ordered closed Hansen had inserted language in the bill requiring the president to close Kelly and McClellan, as ordered by the 1995 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Com- “Theball is now in the Senate's court,” Johnson said eir conveto” becauseof the Hansen lan- told, ‘We don't care.’ guage. “Now they've just been It’s timefor them to growalittle spine. It's timeto stand up andsendit to the White House John DeCosta of the Senate Armed Service Committee staff said the senators hope to reach agreement with the House next Thepresident sought to curry favor with voter-rich California and Texas by promising to cir- week Earlier this year, the General Accounting Office said Clinton's privatization plan would not solve cumvent the base closure pro- over cess,” Hansen said. ‘The [House would actually cost about the president to fully comply with the recommendations of the 1995 closer to $700million bill's] provisions would require mission. The panel also said Last week, the Senate confer- eesvoted 10-8 to keep the Hansen language out of thefinal bill. But the House members voted 20-9 McClellan jobs in Sacramento and San Antonio by privatizing them Force Base, Texas, and McClellan the Senate’s did not cernis thethreat of a presidential affairs adviser “The House membershavejust said, ‘We've got to have this.” ‘They're saying it’s time to stand BRAC, The House version of the 1998 Defense Authorization bill contained the Hansen language, but Thursdaynight to keep it in Bill Johnson House-Senate conference com- Base, along with installations in Georgia and Oklahoma. were to receive the jobs when Kelly Air policy, the White House” mittee. six days in jail and told 4th District Judge Lynn Davis of his con- When he appearedin court after have just said, ‘We've got to have this.’ They're saying it’s time to stand up and send the bill to has enlisted strong House support in urging senators to confront President Clinton over his efforts to prevent defense jobs frombeing transferred to Utah and other states. At issue is the Defense Authorization Bill, which currently is ina the library, And twice, when the jail neededthe extra holdingcell, L.P. said he was locked in the S$ “The House members THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OGDEN — Rep. Jim Hansen toothpasteortoilet paper. ed. The money involved in each said SLOC must come up with the types of Olympics-related services it expects from state and local agencies. serve a 10-day sentence in Juab County, because Utah County's jail was overcrowded. Ludlowfiled felony charges because of Lister’s prior convictions. theft countis less than $1,000, but B5 UTAH Saturday, September 27, 1997 TheSalt Lake Tribune ing procedures. Following a Tax Commission probe, Ludlowfiled six theft counts against Lister for transactions that occurred in July. The city proble $470 million a year. Internal Air Force calculations put the extra cost at them from somespecific jobs because of fears of other inmates; for instance, if you had him working in the kitchen,” Cunningham said. “But state law precludes us from revealing their condition to anyone except medical personnel.” L.P. was originally charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia in 1995, but failed to serve a five-day sen- tence. He was arrested in Utah County in April and ordered to FALL INTO SAVINGS STERLING FURNITURE Bring in this ad andget... {4 a 1 1 ! I ! nal Free Airtimes| 20 Locations Including: Hurry- Offer expires 9/30/97 Plus! 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