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Show ©@06 Weber Davis SaltLake - SECTION C Ut: Che Salt Lake Cribune TUESDAY,January 17, 1995 CLASSIFIEDS Utah Red - Wood Burning Prohibited Yellow - Wood Burning Discouraged Green - Wood Burning Allowed Page C-3 Liver Patient’s Mom Says Son Is Not a Drug Addict Womack said. “For this towr didn t hide splant, a lot of th kr it it. I'm outraged that the outraged She also claims the Vernal P: and mar ijuan Geoff's drug hol omaek hot But nearl alec ainful as son's ] sentment harbored Vernal her the r donated Allen p last June It's not as h Allen hid the fact that hb a en busted in February 1994 for pc ssion of methamphetamine and marijua na, Womack said. But ill will sur A KING OF HUMAN RIGHTS Geoff. ive 19, because he is combat when drir they view his pe ve of the resident time and money elp for aliver transplant Lynn R. Johnson/TheSalt Lake Tribune Membersofthe Faith Temple Pentacostal Church choir pay tribute in song to Martin Luther King Jr. at the ZCMI Center Monday. lice Department and the Uint County Sheriff's Offi target faced among some residents when hewas arrested again — for simi lar offenses — on New Year's Day I had somebody say, ‘If I had Geoff for a son, I'd kill him And Wor drugs f planted, but she will not say whom The episode began in April when Allen came down with hepa titis virus A along with his girlfriend, Lynn Cook. The disease is not associated with drug use Cook got t {ter but Allen did not. On June after a two-d @ See LIVER, Page € Utahns Unite in Song to Honor Civil-Rights Leader By Shawn Foster THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The Faith Temple Pentacostal Church choir performed a miracle Monday: It drowned out the noise of shoppers at the ZCMI Center. * TheSalt Lake City church choir belted out said the dancing and the prayers were an Gy, We need someoneto look at as a hero. And Martin Luther King is the one.’ Rights Dayin celebration of what members said was the message of the slain civil-rights “Martin Luther King wanted peace and love andthat’s what we're for, because Jesus is love,” said 23-year-old church member KimberlyHarris. Many Utahns spent the day Mondayremembering King’s legacy through music, dance and song. Others spoke to audiences, urging themto renewtheir commitment to equalrights for all Larzette Hale, thefirst African American to serve on the Utah State Board of Regents, told Salt Lake NAACP membersat a memo- rial luncheon that things have changed for the better since the 1920s when she was a poor sharecropper’s daughter. And that is thanks in large part to Martin Luther King ‘His leadership inspiredus to dare to believe that there is hope.’ Hale said. Now it is time to pass on that vision to a newgeneration that sometimes is mired in despair. Thetaskis to teach young people to believe that ‘there is a hopefor a better day, a better world,” Hale said. Many membersofthe Salt Lake branchof the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People nodded their heads whenHale said thata big part of the solution Seals organized the annualeventsix years agoafter his friend was killedat a Salt Lake “Thephilosophyof Martin Luther Kingis oneness,’ Seals said is creating jobs. For the first time in 20 years, the unemployment rate for African ‘Americans dropped below10%. “This America will become either an America that accommodates all of our dreamsor an Americathat fails.’ Halesaid “I have hope we can get it together.’ As the church choir at the mall donned maroon and gold robes andclimbed up onto the stage, curious shoppers stopped and stared. By the time the choir pouredoui the rich sounds of the song “So Good.” solving problems withfists and guns nightclub KIMBERLY HARRIS gospel songs on Martin Luther King-Human leader attempt to help people see the futility of the audi- ence was swaying with the singers andclapping hands. It didn't hurt that the choir brought along some ofits own congregation ‘The singing is bringing people together and bringing them back to God.” said longtime church memberJanet Cooper. One ofthe biggest remembrance services was the Young Peoples Peace Vigil at the Capitol Rotunda. The evening vigil emphasized the underly- ing unity among Utah's diverse groups and the needfor a united front to fight the violence that is tearing apart the social fabric Ava Cabey, a host at the event, told the audience that King’s message of peace and equalrightsis the onlyhopetostopthe killing of young people Oneof the vigil’s organizers, David Seals, King, said a young member of the Faith Temple Church, has filled a need for inspiration for people across the generations. Weneed someone to look at as a hero,” said 23-year-old Kimberly Harris. “And Martin Luther King is the one. King. who would have been 66 on Sunday extended his vision fromcivil rights to a broader quest for human rights. The marchesfor civil rights evolved into protests for peace and economic justice, King’s youngest daughter, Bernice King told a University of Utah audiencelast week That broader viewis the perspective modernfighters for justice must take, Halesaid Monday The answersarenot going to come easily, but understanding the economic and social reality of the next generation is a start, he said. “How dowe doit?” Hale asked. “Any waywe can.” An enemy that middle-class African Americans face is complacency. Just because conditions arebetter for someAfrican Americans, thefight is not yet over. “Things are better, but we still have a long wayto go,” Hale said. And the focus for the next decades of struggle will be humanrights. “In God's world, there is enough roomfor all of us,” Hale said Tony Yapia Brigitte Nisson comforts daughters Jennifer, 11, left, and Stephanie, 9, at funeral for police Sgt. Kim Nisson on Monday WasProvo Officer Killed In Line of Duty? Issue Is Important for Family By Robert Kirby SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE OREM — Provo police Sgt. Kim Nisson didnot die in a shootout or trying to save a life Instead. the 39-year-old hus- bandandfather oftwo girls was killed Wednesday waiting to make a left turn in American Fork while serving court papers But he was a hero to his colleagues. OnMonday. 250 police officers were among the 600 people who attended Nisson’s funeral service that included a procession to the Orem City Cemetery led by 100 Tim Kelly The Salt LakeTribune Iris K. Betts takes her dog Princess Alexus for a stroll in the newly fallen snow at FairmontPark in Salt Lake City on Monday. Shoveler’s Gender Often a Snow Job Snowfall Piles Up As Skiers Cheer ByLili Wright ByMike Gorrell THE SALT THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Back bent, sneakers planted on the slushcovered sidewalk, David Clogston is a man with a mission. LAKE TRIBUNE Some days, even without the “lake effect,” the aerodynamics of Little Cottonwood Canyon can turn a sputtering storm into the type of thing skierslive for. Mondaywasthat kind of day. While accumulations generally were small in Wasatch Front valleys after a day of off-and-on snow showers, Little Cottonwood’s upper reachesadded 12 to 16 inches of light powder by dusk. That brought the two-day storm total to nearly four feet of new snowat Alta and Snowbird ski resorts. “Never trust a northwest airflow,” said Utah Avalanche Forecast Center forecaster Evelyn Lees. “Just when you turn your back, it kicks in and the Cottonwoods get hammeredandforecasted snowfalls have to @ See SNOV'FALL,Page C-3 i He maybe from Georgia, but he knows howto shovel snow. Whenhe was married, patrol cars. At thetime of his death. Nisson was working his second job as a deputy constable for Provo Whether he was working in an official capacity as a police officeris an issue that will determine if his survivors can collect $106,000 froma federal fundset up to compensate the family of policeofficers killed on thejob. There is no precedence be- cause a constable has never been killed while working for Provo ProvoPolice Chief Swen Niely Nisson'’s death J a line-of-duty death under federal guidelines But the department will not know for certain until the paperwork arrives from The Law Enforcement Memorial Fund in Washington, D.C. The agencydecides if a deceased officer qualifies for the funds andpays the benefits. The money is in addition to whatever private insurancepoli- cies an officer may have @ See OFFICER,Page C-2 CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS Martha Hughes Cannon, who waselected to the Utah Senate in 1896, died July 10, 1932. in Les Angeles. A story in the Sunday section of The Salt Lake Tribune had incorrect dates. LDS Leader Leaves Hospital he did all the shoveling. He is convinced most mendothe same.It’s just one of those guy things “It's inbred,” said the safety engineer as he leaned on his shovel. “‘Right out of the manly man manual. Men shall shovel walk. It’s in the Bible.” Deirdre Eitel/The Salt Lake Tribune Alma Lopez hurls a wet snowball at Enrique Quintana in Salt LakeCity. Forget thoseideals about genderequity in the ‘90s. Most Utah men and womendivide household tasks along traditional lines, according to a Utah State University professor who studies the relationship between work @See SHOVELER'S, Page C-3 Mormon Church President Howard W. Hunter was discharged Monday from LDS bythe faith’s 9 million mem. Hospital in Salt Lake City. returning to work,’ LeFevre! He had spent five days being treated for exhaustionand dehydration after a grueling schedule of dedication ceremonies for the newest LDS temple in Bountiful LDS Church spokesman Don LeFevre said the 87-year-old Hunter, considered a prophet 7 bers. nowis resting at home ‘It is unclear whenhewill be said é This is the second time in a month Hunter has been hospi- § talized. In December, he spent « a fewdaysin the hospital after a trip to Mexico City, where he organized the 2,000th stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of ™ Latter-day Saints. 4 x |
