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Show Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant 1996 Attendance: 142,000 50 Cents VOLUME 111 NUMBER 17 MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1996 Despite strong Utah vote for Bob Dole President There was some good news and some bad news for all political persuasions in Tuesdays general election. Nearly everyone had something to be happy about and something they werent so happy about as results of the voting began to come in Tuesday evening. As expected Democrat Bill Clinton won a sweeping victory over challenger Republican Bob Dole in voting for President of the United States. Final tallies reflected about what the polls had indicated for many weeks, Clinton was by a 54 to 33 margin. That result was projected long before polls had even closed in California. As a result of that situation, there has already been talk of setting a uniform time for or polls to close in the nation some other such solution to help western voters feel that they are not indeed disenfranchised in the That was about all the good news for Democrats in Utah as Republican candidates won nearly every state race. In a upset. Repub- Sanders 68 lican Chris Cannon was largest victory margin in the history of the state for Governor. 54 and Clinton 10. 33. Ross to 30. Governor Mike Leavitt rolled to a record high majority for Governor, defeating Democrat Jim last-minu- te Bradley 75 an- nounced as the winner in the 3rd Congressional District about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, ousting incumbent Democrat Bill Orton. Orton had lead in the counting most of the evening, but a problem with ballots had delayed the count in Utah County, where Cannon came on strong with what turned out to be the winning margin. The final tally, with 100 of the precincts reporting, was Can- present process. Utah joined 18 other states in in a losing voting for Bob Dole cause. Totals in Utah gave Dole had Bill Clinton Perot Clintons Electoral College total was a virtual landslide, 379 to 159. 52; 47. Orton non As a result, the entire Utah delegation to the U.S. Congress will be in Republican hands. Republican Merrill Cook managed to succeed Enid Green to the 2nd Congressional District seat by defeating a bitter Democrat, Ross Anderson, 55 to Although Sanpete Republicans did not have the opportunity to vote for the 2nd District seat, they were happy to sec it in the hands of a Republican. In the 1st Congressional District, incumbent Republican Jim 1 lansen handily defeated Gregory 42. to 23. wins re-electi- on Polling places busy r"i i frmKiiiwi.w This was the Democrat Governor Calvin Rampton, running for an unprecedented third term, won 69.7 of the vote. More good news for the Republicans is the fact that the U.S. Congress will still be under Republican control. They picked up one seat in the Senate, lost a few in the House, but still retained a majority in both houses. The breakdown was 221 Republicans to 200 Democrats in the House and 54 to 45 Republicans in the Senate, w ith one Independent. In other state races, all Republicans were elected with the excep- tion of State Attorney General, where incumbent Democrat Jan Graham, for the second time, defeated Republican challenger Scott Burns. Graham garnered 53 and Burns got The right to vote is a sacred trust. An impressive 64 ballots in Tuesday's election. 46. For State Auditor, Auston Johnson, Republican, defeated Democrat Karen Truman 58 to 42. For State Treasurer Republican Ed of Sanpete County voters cast Alter defeated Democrat 39. DArcy Pignanelii 57 to (See "Election lesults" on page 2) 'Harvey opens this weekend trailer broadsides Belly dumper rig van on U.S. 89; woman hospitalized of the rig ruptured, as did the gas ley Regional Medical Center. Her Harvey, a comedy in three acts Mary Chase, opens this weekend at the Manti City Auditorium. Gunnison dentist Ernest Larson will take the part of EKvood P. tank on the van; however, there was no ignition of all the spilled fuel. The driver of the rig was Ryan daughter, who was also in the van at the time of the accident, was uninjured. Both were wearing seatbelts. Eliason, who was not wearing a seat belt, time with his friend Harvey. Dowd's sister, Veta Simmons, is played by Barbara Peterson. Veta would like to commit her brother by A Manti woman was injured drivers side door. It appears that when the van she was driving was the van was attempting to make a struck by a Cox Rock Products when it was struck by the double-traild belly dumper rig. rig, which was travThe accident happened at 11:15 eling about 64 miles per hour. The a.m. on Hwy. 89, 12 miles north impact from the accident was so of Manti. The rig was traveling loud as to be heard by two deer northbound at the time of the ac- hunters up on Skyline Drive. The cident. The van was struck in the diesel tank on the passenger side n, er fully-loade- 1 Eliason of Mt. Pleasant. Janet Glenn, of Manti was transported to Gunnison Valley Hospital, then taken by ambulance to Utah Val- - four-year-o- ld was uninjured. The van is a total loss with an estimated $5,000 damage. The rig incurred about $80,000 damage, including the fuel tank and body of the tractor, and damage to the front trailer. The accident slowed traffic to a crawl for almost three hours, as Manti Ambulance workers attended to Mrs. Glenn, and Manti Fire Department and Utah Depart- ment of Transportation (UDOT) cleaned up the diesel spill hazard. Traffic in both directions was closed for about 15 minutes when UDOT, Utah Highway Patrol and woman was hospitalized after a double trailer rig hit her van broadside on 89 between Manti and Ephraim on Tuesday, Oct. 29th. dl-ia- Nathan (Dave) Hampton. Nurse Kelly, played by Rebckah Reeves, (See "Harvey" on page 6) Prison inmate escapes from Central Utah Correctional Facility Law enforcement officers and investigators from the Utah De- GCL. Shepherd was last spotted m partment of Corrections are Provo four hours after his escape, searching for missing inmate a First Bank. le Keith Lamar Shepherd. The inmate disappeared from the Central Utah Correctional Facility about 10:30 Monday morning. Corrections officers believe Sanpete Sheriffs office workers used a special tow truck to move Shepherd left the prison by hiding the fully loaded off in a small compartment of a vvarc-houthe road. The tow truck had to be truck. When the truck in from Salina. stopped for fuel, Shepherd apparbrought Mrs. Glenns injuries included ently jumped out and then stole a multiple fractures. She was re- Gunnison Phone Co. truck. Officturned to Gunnison Valley Hos- ers found the truck in Gunnison. pital early this week, and will re- A woman in Gunnison identified main in the hospital for an unShepherd as the individual who U.S. specified time to recover. stole her 1991 champagne-colore- d Citations are pending. Mazda with license number 547- belly-dumpe- A Manti Dow'd, a gentleman who spends the majority of his to Chumleys Rest, a sanitanum for mental patients. The Sanitai ium is inn by Gumilev who will he played Wav nc Reev es. At the home w e by meet Dr. Sanderson, plaved In rs sc I robbing Security had altered his appearance, fiom a full beard to a goatee. le made off with almost $2000. after indicating that he had a gun m his pocket. The incident was iccorded on video tape. 1 The Shepherd Shepherd escaped from the Utah State Piison November 3. 1092. Officers in Sparks, Nevada apprehended him on Feb. 22, loot, after a series of armed robberies across the west. WEATHER SLSL for the Manti area Reported by Lee J. Anderson Manti High School 1st term honor roll announced. see page 4 Farm Bureau to hold annual meeting. Veteran scouters receive Silver Beaver award. see page 8 see page 8- - is serving first degree felonies for seven aggravated robberies and one aggravated sexual assault. |