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Show I I i I 41? STATE u MtM t lake FRETS so. cnif, J ASS,. UTAH GiU'i FOOD SPORTS NORTH COUNTY I ruit and nut breads arc easy to prepare and always enjoyed. How the might)' have fallen. Clearfield and Davis recorded Utahs future looks blight with the imitation the state that pavs high wages. section B impressive upsets last week. oiie.m iiu'ti'in ini, section A section B A 0 11 NUMBER TWENTY-SEVE- VOLUME N SEVENTY-SEVE- ri Voice Of Davis County Thursday, September 23, 1982 Task Force Investigates Rachael Runyans Death By GARY R. BLODGETT News Editor task force will A SUNSET homicide of the full time investigating spend little Rachael Runyan, of Sunset, whose badly decomposed body was found in a remote area of Morgan County last Sunday evening. DAVIS COUNTY Sheriff Brant Johnson, who will coordinate the investigation, said Lt. Bob Peters, of the sheriffs department, will be field commander and direct the investigation by the task force. They will be seeking the identity and whereabouts of the murder suspect who has been described as being a black male, between 30 and 35 years of age, about 6 feet tall and weare hair. ing a mustache and having afro-styl- LITTLE RACHAEL, aged 3, was kidnapped from a playground near her Sunset home last Aug. 26. She had been playing with an older brother and friends when the abductor allegedly lured her into his car with the promise of receiving bubble gum. Rachaels badly decomposed body was found by a Morgan County family as they traveled along a dirt road in a remote area near Mountain Green, Morgan County. THE BODY was found in water which may have aided in preserving the body, even though said Sheriff Johnit was badly decomposed, son. There was some problems in trying to get positive identification. However, parents of the victim provided police with positive identification of their daughter. Sheriff Johnson said that although no dental records were available, parents identified a chipped and protruding tooth, pierced ears and the child's underclothing. ABOUT $16,000 in cash and $11,000 in pledges have been collected in donations. Sunset city officials said some of the money will be used to help the Runyan family pay funeral and other expenses. The remainder will be used as a reward for the person, or persons, who provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of the girls killer. will be conducted SaturAlso, a walk-a-tho- n day and Sunset City will sponsor a slow-pitc- h softball tournament. Proceeds will go to the Rachael Runyan Fund. SHERIFF JOHNSON said the task force will be comprised of deputies and police officers from Davis County, Sunset, Hill Air Force Base and Morgan and Weber counties. The Federal Bureau of Investigation will also participate in the investigation. An extensive search of the area r : th of Mountain Green where the body was found has been made by scores of lawmen and volunteers. Since the finding of the body, Sheriff Johnson said our telephones have been ringing constantly. LITTLE RACHAEL was buried Thursday (today) following a funeral service in the Sunset LDS Stake Center. Sending Inmates To Jail Is No Free Lunch By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON - Theres no free lunch, even when it comes to the cities sending their inmates to the county jail. -- 5 WITHIN A year, cities could be paying a day for housing inmates arrested under city ordinances, says Sheriff Brant Johnson, who briefed the countys mayors during their monthly meeting. Like everything else in Davis County, nearpopulaly, the jail has seen an in state recent due to changes tion, especially law. Although the new jail expansion has been in about one and one-ha- lf years, the sheriff said than doubled to more has its budget not topped out. still its $600,000, adding VS. Were looking at the legality of charging cities for use of the jail on city ordinances. It is an area we could, probably, Mr. Johnson said, noting most counties already are levying a fee with Weber County Jail supported partially through city contributions vs. a fee. One of the key Senate races in the county is shaping up between Salt Lake Mayor Ted Wilson and Senator Orrin Hatch. In a recent luncheon, both agreed with Reaganomics, with Wilson differing only in the implementation of the program. $20-$2- ever-expandi- THE INCARCERATION of drunk drivers is inhaving a gigantic impact, he continued, an such to the inundated prison dicating its extent some expansion efforts may be needed within three-fiv- e years beyond current space exterior walls and shell are The being utilized. in place but no finishing touches completed. THE KAVSVILLE WEEKLY REFLEX 197 'B' North Main St, Layton, Utah 84041 Second Class Postage Paid at Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION M.50 per year Out of State per year Published Weekly by Overseas Subscription CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO. 15.00 Payable in Advance Phone 544-913- 3 John Stahle. Jr Publisher 5.50 THE JAIL has been small--- it no longer is, he added, warning mayors if the fee is enacted it wouldnt take affect until the next city budget year starting July 1 , 1983. We want a decision in the next six months and if we adopt it, (need to know how to) implement it. He said a formula will be prepared for next Council of Government mayors meeting Oct. 20 outlining fee estimates for each city based on average number of inmates sent from each. COUNTY Attorney Rodney Page is currently investigating feasibility of such charges with the sheriff noting only about 20 percent of offenders might be classified as coming under city ordinance infractions. That would mean state funds would go to pay the stays of convicted felons who might have to remain in the county jail on probation for a year. OREM CITY has entered a friendly suit against Utah County to obtain court interpretation, Sheriff Johnson noted, adding that attorneys for both Salt Lake and Cache counties said such action was legal. Sunset Mayor Norm Sant recommended a standing committee be set up to study that as well ?s other related matters. By GARY R. BLODGETT Salt Lake Mayor Ted WilBOUNTIFUL son said stabilizing the economy while reducing the national debt should be of prime interest to the U.S. Congress. SEEKING the seat in the Senate presently held by Orrin Hatch, Mayor Wilson told the Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce that economically things are looking up and he is optimistic that the economic trend is making a turn for the better. Mayor Wilson, a Democrat, was on the same platform as Bill Loos, administrative assistant who was unable to Sen. Orrin Hatch of commitbecause luncheon the attend to ments in Washington. FOLLOWING the flip of a coin, Mr. Loos won the toss but elected to have Mr. Wilson speak first. 1 believe President Reagan should have an opportunity to prove his Reaganomics Program, but although I believe in the concept (of the program) I dont agree with the entire method of how its being implemented, he said. THE PROGRAM is not fair, especially to the middleclass taxpayers. Id like to see the proposal approved that would reduce the flat ' rate tax base from 28 to 14 percent. e He then listed several programs he would support if elected: long-rang- A REALISTIC look at a long term taxation program; strive for a balanced federal budget; insist on reduced federal spending; work to keep wasteful (nuclear) products out of Utah; do more to get the federal government to do what it should; be an active member of the Senate, representing Utah in all that he does; and to be a part of the "new breed of Democrats in Washington. Mr. Loos, in his comments representing Senator Hatch, said this country is in such deep debt because it started with vast overspending during the (Lyndon) Johnson era and we are still paying for it. HE NOTED the national debt 20 years ago being $100 billion. This was increased to $200 billion in 1971 and in 1982 was up to $700 billion. Mr. Loos suggested that much of this is caused by it being easier to spend than to tax; letting the federal spending get out of control; by a government that lacks discipline; by allowing excessive government spending to push up interest rates; by building up a powerful military defense; by allowing social programs to get out of hand; and by everyone being on the take. ITS PAINFUL to make changes, but this is absolutely necessary to bring things back into balance, he said, and promised that Senator Hatch would do everything possible to watch out for the interests of all Utahns. |