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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH BUSINESS Utah Powerto provide electricityfor Games/ B-5 FORTHE RECORD, B-2 @ STATE OF THE STATE. B-3 ME WEATHER. B-10 ° FEBRUARY10, 2000 lleged Hit Man Describes Murder He says middleman gave him a new keyto Jill Allen’s apartment 2000, The Salt Lake Tribune .T LAKE TRIBUNE FARMINGTON — Wearing leather work gloves and fingering a cheap .22. caliber revolver, George AnthonyTaylor waited in the dark hallwayofa North Salt Lake apartment, listening for the rattle of Jill Allen's keys in the door. Taylor — whoclaims hewas hired by Paul Christopher Allen to kill Allen year-old wife — testified Wednesdayin Allen’s murdertrial that the woman put A Man’s Guide To Surviving Valentine’s Day her purseon the kitchen counteranden: If you are a man, chances are you have forgotten that Mondayis Valentine’s Day. Nowthat you know, this seems a goodtimeto pausefora large understanding about what makes a womanfeel romantic.I don’t knoweither, but I did look it up on the Internet. Amanda Saslow/Pool photo Jill Allen's confessed murderer, George Anthony Taylor, is sworn in at Paul Allen's murdertrial. Taylortold oflying in waitfor Jill Allen, then killing her. pleading guilty to first-degree felony murder and promisingto testify against Paul Allen. But Taylor — whosaid he has found Jesus — also claims he wanted to testify to give some answers to Jill Allen's family after seeing her mother on television “crying out for help”to solve the case. “] felt it was the least I could do — not to mention the guilt,” Taylor added. “For my innerpeace,I needed to comeforward and confess the crime andlet my family knowI wasnotfalsely accused.” During cross-examination by defense attorney Ronald Yengich, Taylor agreed that everything he knew about Paul Allen's purported involvement had been conveyed to him by Wright. And Taylor admitted that Wright did not always tell ceived $5,700 between April 1996 and his arrest on May6, 1997. tered the hallway, where Taylor punched Taylor also said that on the day of the Jill Allen screamed and fell. Taylor bashed the gun butt against her head murder, Aug. 28, 1996, or possibly the day before, Wright gave him a “brand-new, very shiny”keyto the Allens’ apartment. herin theface. hystericalfit. Theangstyou arefeeling right nowstemsfroma complete lack of To “eliminate Paul as a possible suspect,” Taylor said, he staged a rape and robbery by dumping the woman's purse, pulling down her pants and yanking a weddingring from herfinger. Taylor said he never met Paul Allen, whoprosecutors claim wanted to collect his wife’s $250,000 life insurance policy Allen allegedly conveyedorders and paid money to Taylor throughself-proclaimed middleman Joseph Sergious Wright. Promised $10,000, Taylor said he re- hard enough to shatter the weapon's Alreadyin evidenceis a receipt show- plastic grips. Taylor said his victim repeatedly regained consciousness and continued to struggle as he choked herwith his hands, ing that two days before the murder, Paul Allen had a copy of a house key made, which hepaid for with his debit card. Taylor, who is serving up tolife in prison for killing Jill Allen, avoided a possible death penalty conviction by struck her with a baseball bat and,finally, strangled her witha belt. the truth. Yengich claims Allen has been framed by Taylor and Wright, whois slated to testify today. Wright is serving up to 10 years in prison forhis part in the alleged murder-for-hire plot. Allen faces up to life in prison withoutparoleif convicted. Not counting about 5,000 Websites that seem to correlate the word“romance” with “hot mamas,” here’s whatI found out. CRITTER COUNTRY HOW TO ROMANCE A WOMAN: Call her. Hug her. Complimenther. Smileat her. Laugh with her. Cry with her. Cuddle with her. Shopwith her. Give herjewelry and Below,neighborhood children Lee Duval and DannyLimbtry to catch flowers. Hold her hand. Write love letters to her. Go to the end of the Earth and backagain for her. chickens in Sue Fox's yard in Conversely,if a woman wants to romance a man, she wouldonly need to show up wearing anything remotelyrevealing, including a atleft, Fox says she has rabbits, ducks, geese, goats and dogs — as many as 250 to 300. People from all over Utah County have cometo Fox's houseto look for pets to take Pleasant Grove on Wednesday. Besides having chickens andcats, hazardous-materialsuit. This may soundlike an oversimplification of gender romancedifferences,butit isn’t far from reality.It’s always Valentine’s Day for men, if you get my drift. Women needa special day. homeafterlocal authorities told her to getrid of mostof the animals. City Council Feels Duped On Rail Deal It OK'd east TRAXline after UTA said project would be done by 2002 BY BRANDON LOOMIS ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Becauseit involves a woman’s feelings, Valentine's Day is some- The Salt Lake City Council wants to know why thelight-rail line to the University of Utah cannot thing of a mystery to men. So is the top of a box of Cheeze Doodles,but be finished before the 2002 Winter Games. The council’s frenzied approval of the route in December came with assurances that there was we'll savethat for another column. Thefollowingis a basic guide to Valentine's Day survival for men, enough timeleft to complete the 2.5-mile project in time for the Olympics’ Openens a ing Ceremony at Rice-Eccles FE | whichwasfaxed to me by the nice la- dies downat “Romance Anonymous,” formerly knownas “Men Are Stadium. But now the Utah Transit Authority says that is unlikely. “Why it wouldn’t be done Pigs But We Can’t Kill Them.” STEP ONE:The minimum requirementis to let the woman know that you care. Theleast expensive wayis to look at her — preferably @ PastStories @ Web Links 1 Photo Gallery Visit Good Valentines are pink with lots of on timeis mystifying,” Councilman Tom Rogan said Wednesday. “T'm hearingoddthings thatI didn’t hear when wewere being lobbied to approve the agreement, like, ‘Gee,it's going to cost more moneyif wetry to get it done by the Olympics,’ ” he said. Rogansaid he believes UTA misled the council by using the Gamesasa reasonto approvetheline. Nonetheless,it appears there is nothing the city can doto force a pre-Olympics opening. A provi- love mysugar bunnyforever and sion that some council members thought they had included in the December memorandum ofunder- tine cards say, “Goodfor one free standing with UTA wasnotin thefinal version. UTA General Manager John Inglish said that sense, womenregard chocolate the same way men view beer. While a 6 somewhereon her face — andsay, “I love you, [her name here].” If you forget her name, don’t bother with therest of the steps. You're dead. STEP TWO:A Valentine card is an acceptable nonverbal tokenof ap- preciation.Bestof all,it's cheap. lace and have cute words suchas “I'll ever and ever and. . .” Bad Valen- quart of motoroil.” STEP THREE:Candy. For some scientific reason that makes no See CITY COUNCIL, Page B-2 handful of M&Msis OK, womentend to expect something a bit nicer. Wrappedfor starters. By the way, The Other Woman 9 0 Photos by Trent Nelson/TheSalt Lake Tribune since the candy is supposed to be for her, she’s goingto notice any test bites.Stay outofit. STEP FOUR: Jewelry. A bit pricier, especially if you didn’t bother with steps 1-3. If you did, you mightget by with a small but hideously expensivering, necklace, ortiara. Keep in mind that most women, even in Utah,do not consider aluminum, tin or a Mylar balloon to be a precious metal. STEP FIVE: Lingerie. Be careful. Few men are smart enough about womentofigure out their underwear. Not only does it haveto be the right size and caliber, it must also match any ofthe approximately 8 billion feelings she currently has about her- self. To be safe, tell the clerk that you're looking for something that can’t be used to strangle you in your sleep. STEPSIX: Romantic getaways are good for couples with more than 0.002 kids. Studies prove that not even bacteria can reproduce when a toddleris beating on the bedroom door with a Fisher-Price toy. Depending on the size of your family, the ro- mantic getaway mayhaveto cross at least three international boundaries. STEP SEVEN:Unlike men, womengive pointsfor trying. So do something. Anything is better than nothing.If you don't believe me, I can show youlast year’s knot on the back ofmy head. Lake Tribune columnist Robert lives in Springville. He welcomes mailat P.O. Box 684, Springvil e, UT 84663 or e-mail at irswitch.net Proposed Gray Wolf Reclassification Worries Utah Activists BY RAY RIVERA ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE BY JIM WOOLF THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Gray wolves won't stand a chance in Utahif federal protection for the controversial carnivores is reduced, a group ofUtah scientists and environmental activists contend. Ina letter to Ed Bangs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USF&WS), “Was it the intent ofthe Endangered Species Act to put animals everywhere they can be? Or wasit to establish viable populations ofthese animals and let others decide whereelse they want them?” Ed Bangs U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service == the group expressed concern about an anticipated proposal to “down list” the Western population of the wolf from an “endangered” to a “threatened”classification. Threatened and endangered species are protected by the Endangered Species Act. But endangered species, defined as those on the brink of extinction, receive the most attention. itened species are thoseat risk of becoming endangered. Federal biologists have more flexibility in dealing with threatened species than endangered species, The agency's proposal is scheduled to be released next month. range. Those who signed the document included representatives of the Utah Environmental Congress, the Preda- tor Education Fund and professors from the University of Utah and Brigham YoungUniversity. Bangs said this week that the down-listing proposalwill be part of an overall review of gray wolf managementin the lower 48 states. Pro- ponents and opponentsofwolves will be encouraged to voice their opinions at a series of public hearings Making such a change before the around the country. The future of wolf is restored in Utah, Colorado and northern New Mexico would be wolves in Utah would be an appro- “irresponsible,” the Utah groups said in their letter to Bangs, who heads ‘They fear that without continuing pressure from the federal government, wildlife managers in Utah and other Western states will block the wolf's natural tendency to expand its " a priate topic for discussion, he said. ‘Thereappraisalis needed because ofthe successof the wolf restoration program. Federalgoals for wolf recovery in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were achieved last year, and goals for the northern Rockies population in Montana, Idaho and Wyomingwill be reached soon,hesaid. A ‘ ‘The question nowis: What next? “Wasit the intent of the Endangered Species Act to put animals ev- erywhere they can be?” said Bangs, “Or wasit to establish viable populations of the animals andlet others A Salt Lake County jury ordered a woman to pay a half-million dollars Wednesday. Her alleged offense: husbandstealing. “I hope this sends a message that you should wait until peopleare single, or at least separated” before pursuing a relationship, said Paige Bigelow, Candace Wagner's lawyerin heralienationof-affection case against Cathy Nolen. The award is believed to be the biggest ever ina Utah spouse-stealing lawsuit. “These cases are rare, and usually you have to discourage the person from pursuing them,” said attorney Bel-Ami de Montreux, who has handled four alienation-of-affection cases, three of which settled before trial and another that ended on the happynoteof reconciliation. See SPOUSE-STEALING,Page B-3 decide where else they want them?” Environmental activists in Utah and many otherstates favor thefirst option. They want to see these native predators returned to all suitable habitat. Activists in Washington state, Oregon, California, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah have called for the reintroduction of wolves in theirstates, But Bangs said many USF&WSofficials think the agency has almost completed its work with the wolf. “The Endangered Species Act is like an emergency room,” said Bangs. Species are wheeled in when they are on the brink of extinction, and sent home when the crisis has See GRAY WOLF, Page B-2 CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS Former WeberState University administrator Phillip Austin wasnot convicted of using a gun to detain a hitchhiker in 1994. A story in the Jan. 4 Tribunemisstated the jurors’ conclusions. He was convicted of kidnapping, and that conviction was overturned in December 1999 by the Utah Court of Appeals, Qa In.a Wednesday story about businessman Morgan Philpot announcing a bid for Congress, The Associated Press reported that Philpot had raised about $1,500 for his campaign and that his spending included a new suit. Philpot said that he bought the suit with personal money, not cam- paign funds, ’ wi PRS |
