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Show Barbizon, Union to Discuss Closure Representatives of Barbizon Corp. and the Internationa! Ladies Garment Workers Union will meet in New York City Dec 12, to talk about the impact o Barbizon’s proposed Provo plant closure on Barbizon employeesin Utah Valley Barbizonis one of the only unionized sewing plants in Utah Vailey according to Job Service in Provo. Employees are members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union headquartered in New York City Barbizonis also headquartered in New York City Barbizon decided to close the Provo plant because of es calating transportation and com munication costs, plant manager Tom Jernigan said He made the announcement Friday to companies employees at the plant It was hard for me to make the announcement Friday." Jer nigan said He indicated Barbizon Corpis very concerned about the welfare of its Utah employees and of course, the Garment Workers Unionis also concerned Jernigan said the upcoming Che: 107TH YEAR, NO. 105 county talks between the sewing com: pany and the union wil) the company’s intent to clos Provo Barbizon’s closure likely will hurt the economy of Utah County. Walker observed plant and will involve at m both organizations You cannot let 320 employees go and not affect a community he said. Jernigan indicated Barbizon 's main marketis in the East and morning Jernigan did not have figures for the plant's annual payroll and for its salary schedule. nor did he wish to in- dicate how much the plant pays for supplies annually at this ime But Utah County treasurer Stanley Walker revealed the that shipping expenses are hurting the Provo plant Barbizon Corp. built the Provo plant paid approximately $7.000 ing its western market, Jernigan plant with the intention of supp said, but the market never maturedas expected to the county for property taxes last year, and he believes Bar: Jernigan said he hopes bizon is a major industry in the PROVO, UTAH, MONDAY, DEC. 3. 1979 $4.50—MONTH, PRICE 25 CENTS continue operation another company under There are a number of things that could happen.’ he claimed but the future of the plant and its employees remains to be seen Barbizon is Utah Valley s big gest and oldest sewing plant. ac cording to the Utah Valley In dustrial Development Associa tion. It employs approximately 320 people. compared with 250 people employed by each Bayly JoLene and Fritai sewing plants in Pleasant Grove. Provo and Spanish Fork, respectively Barbizonhas operatedin Provo since 1946 Jernigan said both Catai.aa and Pyke sewing plants in Salt Lake Valley employ more persons than Barbizon Hehopes Barbizon employees can find jobs at these plants or at Utah Valley plants Jerniganclarified he has been manager of the Barbizon plant since November, 1978 Second degree felony charges against Security officers at UTC and Orem two Utah Technical College employees City Police investigated the incident Judge Bullock said somestipulations were dismissed today in the Fourth were made in the case. Killpack and District Court for insufficient evidence, after District Judge J Robert Bullock accepted a motion by Gronemanwill resign their positions at UTC, the college will file no civil ac Deputy County Attorney Gary tion against the men, and the men will counter with no action for malicious Anderson. ‘The dismissal came onthe day set for prosecution, he said Andersonsaid the dismissal was re trial of Dean William Killpack of 1045 E. Center in Springville, and Shirl R quested in the interest of justice Gronemanof 258 N. 100 E. in Springvil- because of insufficient evidence to prove the charges. le. A third man charged in the original The men were charged with exercising unauthorized control over property complaint, Wallace Henrie, Provo, was belonging to Utah Technical College. net bound over from the Fighth Circuit Court after preliminary hearing having a value of more than $1,000. Elections Monday: WilsonThird in Heisman Voting NEW YORK — Southern California running back Charles White, the nation’s leading rusher, today was named winner of the Heisman Trophy awarded to the outstanding college football player. BYU quarterback Marc Wilson, whogota latestart in the ty. Iran has warned the United Nations that a resolution condemning the seizure of the U.S. Embassy could have an “undesirable effect’ on the fate of the hostages. The warning by Foreign Minister Sadeq Ootbzadeh came as the U.N. Security Council debated the Iranian crisis for the second day Sunday, with country after country taking the floor to demand Iran free the hostages and cometo the U.N. to negotiateits differences with the United States peacefully. The Security Council resumes its debate today. Voting in the two-day constitutional referendum was scheduled to end tonight, when authorities hoped to release thefinal figuresof total turnout at 20,000 polling stations across the race for the Heisman, wasthird in the balloting behind White and Oklahoma running back Billy Sims who won the Heisman in 1978. Behind Wilson were OhioState quarterback Art Schlichter and Notre Dame's all-time leading rusher Vagas Ferguson. Time Short for Geneva Sign-ups Public hearings that would affect the future of U.S. Steel's Geneva Works and other industries infiuencing air pollution in Utah are scheduled Thursday and Friday in Salt Lake City and Orem. Those wanting to comment haveuntil Wednesdayto request a place on the speaker's ist. The meetings, conducted by ihe Utah Air Conservation Committee and the Utah State Board of Health,will have 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. sessions on both days. The Thursday meeting will be in the Salt LakeCity Library, 209 E. 500 S. and the Friday meeting will be country. Although Khomeini was expected to win the referendum by a wide majority, firm results of the vote for his Islamic regime were awaited by political experts hoping for a new governmentinitiative on the embassy stalemate. Followers of Shariatmadari demonstrated in Tabriz to protest what they <alled a blackoutof their earlier demonstrations Sunday opposing the new constitution. The demonstrations were sparked by Shariatmadari’s demand for amending a section of the constitution that provides for absolute leadership by Tran’s chief Moslem Shiite ‘‘fagih” (Islamic jurisprudent). Shariatmadari said the provision con, flicted with other constitutional guarantees of basic freedoms of expression and political activity. Pars news agency said an undetermined numberof people were arrested Sunday while distributing leaflets containing Shariatmadari’s protest. Elsewherein Iran, voters supporting Ayatollah Khomeiniturned outin large at the Orem High School auditorium, 175 S. 400 E. Meetings are to establish a revised state air quality implementation plan and revised state air conservation regulations. Those wanting to comment should request to be put on the agenda by Wednesday; however requests can also be madeat the beginning of the hearings. Requests should be directed to, A.E. Rickers, executive secretary of the Utah Air Conservation Committee, P.O. Box 2500, Salt LakeCity. Sonia Wants Quick Ruling STERLING, Va. — Mormon Equal Rights Amendment supporter Sonia Johnson says she hopes she won't have to wait long to know thedecision of a Bishop's court which heard the case against her for spreading false doctrine and giving outsiders a wrong impression about the Churchof Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. See story on Page5. HowDoPoliticians View Welfare? In the third and final article about government welfare services at the state and federal levels, Herald reporter Bruce King writes aboutthe attitudes of Governor Scott Matheson, Senators Jake Garn and Orrin Hatch and Congressman Gunn McKay. Healso expressestheattitudes of Utah Social Services administrators toward government welfare. Story on page 4. Red Tape Boggles Contractor A Philadelphia contractor worksoutof his car and hasonly three employees, but the government is on his neck because he failed to have at least 5 percent of his work done by women laborers in doing government contract work. numbers for the second day of voting He says he has to follow 43 record-keeping and compliance proceduresto stayoutoftrouble. A Pennsylvania Senator subsequently has called for changesin the federal law. See story on Page 9. Suffers Two More Sex Assaults Iran wall poster shows peace dove roasting on Liberty’s torch. Court Forces Source Disclosure WASHINGTON (UPI) — The person entitled to protection against SupremeCourt today let stand a deci- job discrimination. —A ruling that a disabled Minnesota sion that a newspaper must revealall its confidential sources prior to a libel man who has not worked for more than trial — even those whose information 25 years is barred from applying for was not used in the allegedly libelous disability benefits. —A $1 million attorney's fee award to stories. The court also. over three dissents, a lawyer hired by a computer equipdeclined tc disturb a ruling that the ~ ment company to appeal the loss of a author of a book billed as fiction may $260 million judgment against IBM. be sued forlibel. ‘The newspaperlibel case came irom And in still other actions,the justices New Mexico, where criminal lawyer left standing: William Marchiondois seeking $8 mil—The conviction of an Oregon profes- lion in damages from the Albuquerque sor for an anti-war bombing conspiracy Journal and the Albuquerque Tribune —a verdict he contested on groundsit for publishingarticles linking him with crime. was based mainly on his reading of a organized During pretrial proceedings on the book about revolutionary activity. —An Illinois ruling that a man unable libel suit, filed in 1975. Marchiondo’s to do heavy lifting is not a handicapped lawyers asked that the newspapers a ble someone could buy theplant and In ‘Tech’ Case ay TEHRAN, Iran (UPI) — Followers of a moderate Moslem leader demonstrated today against Iran's proposed new constitution that confirms Iran's status as an Islamic Republic and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's unchallenged authority as its ruler. Supporters of Ayatollah Syed Kazem Shariatmadari demonstrated in the northwesterncity of Tabriz as counting beganin Khomeini’s referendum on the constitution and his militant followers held 50 Americans hostage for the 30th today. The referendum did not take place in most Kurdish towns in West Iran because most local political groups borcoted the polling. press reports said. closure He suggested it is possi Two Go Free AR ail ; Dissent Marks lran‘s ? employees can weather a plant Y ater identify all sources of information provided them. whether or not the in- formation wasused in thearticles. The lawyers also asked that Journal reporter William Hume. who for five years had investigated and written about Marchiondo.turn overall documents mentioning the lawyer and any ofhis activities. confidential sources, and ordered Humeto provide all the requested documents. Following today’s Supreme Court refusal to hear the appeal, Eric Lanphere, lawyer for the Albuquerque papers, said the publications had not The newspapers refused on grounds this would force them to divuige sources who asked their names be kept secret, and whose information was not used in preparing the four challenged articles, But last January, state Judge Richard Traub ordered ‘he neers to answer questions concerningall the é complied with Traub's orders at the time legal papers werefiled with the SupremeCourt, but have since then Oneconfidential source consentedto become public ‘but westill have confidential source problems." he said In the fiction case. the Supreme Courtlet stand a $75.000 libel award to Paul Bindrim, knownas the ‘fatherof the nude marathon,” who claimed he waslibeled in the book“Touching.” by Gwen Davis Mitchell. A 30-year-old woman who testified against a man who raped her has been sexually attacked twice since, and police say at least one of the attacks was motivated by revenge. Twohigh school students were arrested in the latest attack. See story on Page11 DC-10 Crash Recorders Found Search teams have found the “black box" aad voice recorder that maytell them why a DC-10 on a ‘‘voyage to the end of the world’’ slammed into an Antarctic Volcano, killing all 257 aboard. See story on Page10. WarmingTrend Indicated A warmingtrend with mostly cloady skies is forecast throug! Tuesday for the Central Utah area, with overnight lows in the low 30s and highs Tuesdayin the low 50s. Variable windsof10 to 15 mph are expected with a slight chance of a few showers. Here’s Where to Find It All Amusements Classified Ads Comics Editorial National-International 7 21-27 18 19 10-11 Obituaries Society ports Utah-Regional 4 14-15 68 5 |
