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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune UTAH D3 Friday, December 4, 1998 td AlT)S Posters Earn Honors for Student Artists BOX ELDER The Brigham City Council has approved $1,104 for the Police De- partment to match a $9,932 federal grant so newlaptop computers can bepurchased for patrol cars, UTAH by ‘County by County tional Energy Foundation as part of a two-day wo SUMMIT Park City has hired a Washing- Police Chief James Paine Says the department now has two computers andwill be able to buyfive or six new ones. Paine says he is still looking for funds to buy seven getsthefederal fundingit needsto haveone. — Box Elder News Journal Scott Bosworth, former assistant secretary of transportation for Massachusetts, will be paid nology Center, 1301 N. 600 West in Logan, between 6:30 p.m. and 8 — Mark Havnes DAVIS An Idaho man well-known for a jan Juan Kane Bi Featured Today deputies have racked up about $18,000 in overtime pay and ex- pensesforofficers whotraveled to Idahoaspart of the investigation And Mitchell saysthe investigation has not ended y: “We're still racking up comp ing to ram down the door of his charged with attempted burglary, criminal mischief, simple assault and DUI for riding a horse while intoxicated. arshall had been in an argu- ment with his sister and her hus- band. Officials say Marshall has ha- rassed Davis Countydispatchersin the past and made threats to banks, stores, schools and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. — TheAssociated Press DUCHESNE ‘The cost is starting to mount for Duchesne Countyin the murderin- vestigation in which two people were murdered and their bodies blown to pieces. Two suspects have beencharged with the murder ona ranchinthe county Sheriff's Lt. Travis Mitchell says Health Budget Poses a Threat, Officials Claim @ Continued from D-1 county’s new $135 million jail, plannedto open in September. IRON Southern Utah University’s gay SwedeAlley, a parking garage and other transportation-related projects. been closed for the winter season, but officials at the national monu- says Superintendent Kit Mullen. Except for Christmas and New Year's Day, the centerwill be open from8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m associated with the monument Thetrail to the cave will open for the season in May. — AnnShields en Winslow SEVIER Science teachers in Sevier Coun- ty SchoolDistrict put on hard hats, Utah Mining Association and Na- The tax hike would add $10.3 million to the $14.3 million the county nowraises in property taxes. The county needs $9 million a yearto operate the newjail. A public hearing on the tax hike will be held Dec. 15. — The Associated Press Conard. Health are sen claimshe did not see them and duction of the tax rate because bumped their car and gunfire steel-toed boots and coveralls and went into a Southern Utah Fuel Co.'s coal mine to see the mining process firsthand The tour, which included 21 teachers, was sponsored by the board members most upset over the proposed refederal grants must be matched with county taxpayer funds. Only 43 percent of the depart- ment’s operating budget comes from county property taxes. The remaining 57 percent comes from departmental fees and from matchingstate and federal grants “So cutting one dollar out of our property tax will have a com- plan to ask commissioners to at ‘The bounty hunters claim they turned on their headlights, Leaks have occurred in two steps of the destruction process. rear window of Larsen’s truck. One slug struck Larsen in the back of the head, dazing him. When Larsen stumbled from the Sixteen of the 24 leaks were detected after the projectiles weretransferredin a sealed con- Three bullets penetrated the truck and collapsed, Brennan sprayed him with pepper mace self-defense. But prosecutor Paul The two men insist they fired in Parker said the shooting was not justified becausethe bounty hunters were not in imminent danger. Parker, however, offered a plea-bargain deal becauseof disputes over howfast and hard Lar- sen’s truck hit the bounty hunters’ ear; whether the bounty hunters turned on their headlights; and behind him He has been in and outof jail currently behind bars. tainer from the surroundingstor- lowed tiny amounts of nerve gas vapor to escape. Air inside the container is sampled before the box is openedin the unpack area Might of the leaks occurred when crews were removing a heavybolt screwedinto the nose of the projectile. This released small quantities of fumes that had accumulated in an empty metal tube — knownas the “burster well’ — that runs through the middle of the projectile. The leaks have been been small The unit of measure usedat the incinerator is called a “time weighted average” (TWA). One said TWAis the maximum level of nerve agent a worker can be exposed to for 40 hours a week during a lifetime without health problems. Levels measured during mostof the recentleaks have beenless than 10 TWA. Clothing worn by workers offers protection up to 2,000 TWA, said Ryba After thebolt is removed from the nose of the projectile, it is loaded on a conveyor belt and movedinto a sealed room, where robots extract the burster well, drain the nerve agent into a liquid incinerator andfeed the contaminatedcasinginto a metal-parts incinerator, Asof Nov 5, the military has destroyed 24.253 of the GB-filled TodayIs 98 Deadline For Pre-Games Helpers Todayis the deadlinefor would. be volunteers to sign up for pre Olympiceventsthis year The cut-off date was set to give Salt Lake Organizing Committee officials time to evaluate applica tions, find people whose specitic skills are needed, interview them and provide training before test events in March. “We needed a deadline to move to the next step,” said SLO( spokesman Frank Zang Inthefirst week after the volun teer-recruitment campaign was launched on Nov. 15, more than 105mmprojectiles. With 24 6,000 people registered via SLOC’s leaks, it means they are having problems with about 1-in-1,000 Web site — www.sle2002.org — or 000of these projec- available, Zang said Mostaccepted volunteerswill b¢ age igloos to the incinerator building. Jostling and shaking during transport apparently al- ‘it doesn't work “Half of all new AIDS infectionsreportedin the nation are young adults, ages 13 to 24,” Morasco tiles remain to be destroyed. If problems continue at the same ate, the military will issue about 655 more news releases announc- ing leaks beforethis category of chemical weapon is eliminated The incinerator, which opened in 1996, was built to destroy 1.15 million obsolete chemical weapons stored at what is now known as the Deseret Chemical Depot in Tooele County’s Rush Valley. The 105mmprojectiles are by far the most numerousof the 20 catego- ries in the Utah stockpile. requested sign-up forms through the mail. Updated numbersare not used at the U.S. Alpine and Free. style championships March 19-24 at Park City, Deer Valley and Snowbasinski areas. SLOC anticipates needing 8,000 volunteers for 15-20 test events leading up to the 2002 Winter Olympics. Zangstressed that regis tration is ongoing for pre-Games activities between the fall of 1999 and February 2002 Signups for the 2002 Olympics and Paralympicswill beginearly ir 2000. eeety Later, the two men were wait- ing near Nagel’s Midvale home when she drove in, followed by Stock# 26094 Larsen in his pickup truck. Nagel parked, got into the truck and Larsen began backing out again. With their headlights out, the bounty hunters drove up behind AND Your Computer? ..YOU CAN!!! WW ing to figure it out,” says Craig began ramming his car. Hanagarnesaid he fired when he heard Brennan's gun. and handcuffed him. How Would You Like to SAVEon Both Your Internet UNLIMITED INTERNET ACCESS raised a few concerns. “We'retryWilliams, spokesmanfora citizen watchdog groupcalled the Chemical Weapons Working Group. those grants every year. ly scared [of returningtojail].” Plague Army’s jumped out and beganyelling at Larsen. Brennan told police he started firing only after Larsen least restore the tax rate on the health funds so they won't lose Leaks @ Continued from D-1 erupted since the shooting incident, and is ROCKY <& MOUNTAIN 7 INTERNET Copies ofthe first-place workwill be printedand distributedto schools next spring, said Jacqueline Morasco, HIVeducation specialist, State Office of SS Cole Naegle, Cache Valley Learning Center. was surprised when his. truck missed me by twoinches,” Brennan said. ‘She was definitelyreal- plete mortgage duethe next day,” Centerville While wewould hopeall youths wouldabstain Arms Burner Brennan down in a car. “She said board member Jane Reister positive leadto AIDS infection, she said Larsen in the driveway. But Lar- Another problem for the prosecution was Larsen’s credibility vironmental fees chargedto businesses. But commissioners want the loan to be due now. “That's like having your com- S|Bis by72 percent, to $307 from $178. whether Larsen knew anyone was years throughrevenues from en- AIDS is abig situation Choi noted. More than 600 Utahns have AIDS, and 800others are HIV that way.” BE ESB OYA Gin) approved, the move would make @ Continued from D-1 sult in an unanticipated $2.28 million reduction in the department's reserve fund. The Health Department borrowed those funds with the intent of paying them back overseveral His work, oneof more than700entriesrece’ features a wall with graffiti spelling AIDS. A er in the cornerof the workis removingthegraffi ti, The entry says “AIDS Isn't Over Until We Al Help Choi created his entry as part of a commer: art class, using artist markers andpencil Thefirst-placejunior high winner wasCole ? gle an eighth-grader at Cache Valley Learni Center Logan, Winning top elementary scl honors was Taylor Stapley, Stewart Elementin Taylor Stapley, Stewart Elementary School. doublethe county's property taxes toraise the moneyneededto oper- cough up a lumpsum payoff for building this year, which will re- i PCBROKERS OMPUTER Cyrix 233MHz LExKus ES S00 V6, Front Wheel Drive Leather, CD Player; Sunroof, Traction Control, Luxury Sedan. IDALA OSE tas ONG —™ padAG Quattro. Wago! +20 hp, 30-valve V6 engine ati Tne ransmsion achage«melange exter! inert focks and sul wheels Bspeakerseen sytem « CO player 5 anti-theft alarm system Winter is here — Quattro® all-wheel drive gives you the safety and confidence of an SUV with the luxury andstyle of an Audi. 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Education Department Executive Director Kathryn Vedder. health officials. oe , ment in American Fork Canyon wantthe public to know the visitor center remains open until Jan. 3 come said. His work was selectedas thefirst-place from unprotected sex or other behavior that car Health board members during a county budget hearing tonight departmentrevenue annually, say NY G AN state Gangs affect everyone and we need to together. Well, it is that way with AIDS, too Weber the state's highest-taxed federal grants, Seegrist said To reduce the health-fund ying Access to Timpanogos Cave has county. the department gets in state and in a lossof at least $1.1 million in iB yp ate the county's new 880-bedjail. If Church said the rule banning those other than SUU students ap- pliesto all campusclubs. pounding effect" in the amount propertytax rate. That will result open to school-age Utah students throughout th ss Wtfor Af the university with legal action. programs healthy,” said Health ment’s $23 million operating budget by $1.7 million nextyear. for said Wednesday they must nearly of a high school student who was attending the meetings threatened ping some programsto keep other @7o cut the Health Depart- proposed AIDS is a problemaffecting everyone, says Sam uel Choi, a senior at Salt Lake County's Skylin High Heis among this years 12 winners in the HIV AIDS Awareness Poster Contest, sponsored by the State Office of Education, the Utah AIDS Foundation and KUTV This is the ninth year for thecontest, which i and lesbian pride club has banned high school students fromattending its meetings. SUU Vice President of Student Services Sterling Church said the club took the step after the mother “The cuts are so severe we're going to have to consider drop- Salt Lake County commissioners are proposing: center UTAH he said. — Uintah Basin Standard horse. Ronald Marshall has been transit Samuel Choi, Skyline High School — The Park Record time and expensesright andleft,” sister's Centerville home with a | The city is hoping the federal government will pay 80 percent for his threats andbizarre conspiracy theories has been charged with try- we AJ]HELP $20,000 for six monthsof work. anopenhouse forthe publicto dis- p.m. THE SALT LAKETRIBUNE payfor transit projectsin prepara: tion for the 2002 WinterOlympics. 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