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Show Monday. “Mey 20, 1995 | oy noel esa Campaign disclosure law New SUU center honors graduate CEDAR CITY (AP) — The new student center at Souther Utah Uni- versitywill be named for a graduate killed in an automobile accident. Scheduled for completion in March 1997, the complex will be named the Sharwan Smith Center in honor of Stanalie Sharwan Smith, 24. She died May 18, 1995, in a rollover on Interstate 15 near Cedar City. Also killed was Smith’s niece, Shilo Shurtliff, age 2. “Her wholesome, open, active and positive nature deserves emu- lation,” said Sterling Church, SUU vice president for student services. A 1994 SUU graduate in Spanish, Smith was the daughter of businessman Hyrum Smith andhis wife, Gail. Hyrum Smith is chairman of the board of Franklin Quest International and one ofthe donors to the center. by car at Lagoon FARMINGTON(AP) —A 13year-old Idaho girl was struck and killed by a car in the parking lot of amusement park,police say. The girl, whose name was not released, walked between parked vehicles on her way to get an umbrella out of a car Saturday morning, said Farmington Police Cpl. Mark Achter. The girl's head was turned to talk to friends who were walking behind her whenshe stepped into the path of an oncoming car, Achter said. The girl appeared so suddenly that the driver did not have an opportunity to brake before hitting her, he sai An initial investigation showed the driver was not negligent in the accident, Achtersaid.It was raining heavilyat the time of the accident. Army family CAMP WILLIAMS (AP) — A of Springerville, Ariz., was joined by four of his efght children in the jumphere Saturday. “Its done,” said hefty fine and evenjail time. but erring candidates are more likely to get a phone call. The problem with the law is Paulette Logan, clutching husband in a relief she wouldn't admit to feeling after he andtheir four children reached the ground. The National Guard has become a family tradition for the Logans. Harold Logan served in Vietnam in 1966 and left the Army for I8 years only to retum to the National Guard eight years ago. He was joined Saturday by reports are filed with her office, yet it has no enforcementor investigative authority. Instead, enforcementconsists of staffers in the state electionsoffice calling candidates repeatedly and pleading with them tofile reports. “Quite frankly, there is very lit- tle enforcementin the currentlaw, and we probably haven't been as diligent as we could have beenin certain cases,” Walkersaid. Under Utah law, candidates for state office, as well as members of the Legislature. must disclose the source of campaign contributions The law requires disclosure at various times during election years and at the end of all even-numbered years. Officer-holders who are retiring or who resign are required to file a year-end closing statement, and to keep filing year-end statements SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's colleges and universities are seeing fewer students than expected and many are placing blame onthe robust economy. “There's an inverse relationship between the economy and enrollment,”said Allen Simkins, Weber State University’s vice president for administrative services. Statistics show that as Utah's economy heated up in 1994, enrollment growth took a nose dive. In 1991, jobs grew by 3 percent while enroliment grew by nearly 10 percent. But by 1994, when job growth had jumped to Job growth is expected to remain steady for the next few ears, possibly spurting again as the 2002 Olympicsnear, said Lecia Parks Langston, chief economist for the Utah Department of EmploymentSecurity. Higher education officials believe the expanding job market lures students who want to make money rather than pursue an education. And manytake fewerclasses and work more hours. Blake Holmes, a 24-year-old exercises north of Cedar Fort. Fire forces out smelter workers Craig Moody. formerstate senator and congresswoman Karen Shep- herd and former representative and now-City Council member Joanne Milner. “It was probablyan oversight,” said Moody, wholeft the Legislature in an unsuccessful bid for Congress. “As I recall, there was No new money spent and no mon- eytaken in. | probably should have put zero (on a disclosure report). Milner was more direct. “I guess | should have known the laws we passed.” she said. “I didn't file and didn’t realize | had to. All I know is I had no money left in the account” when she left office at the end of 1992 Shepherd checked her records transplant from Washington state. studied for a year at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, before moving to Utah. He said he considered continuing his education until he saw the strong Utah construction market He now is making about $12 an hour working as a heavy-equipmentoperator for Kim Dunn Construction, Centerville. “For my age, I feel I'm doing real good,” Holmes said. “1 know kids in school trying to pay on a car, on school loans andeverything else. | figure as long as construc- tion’s good, | might as well just try to bankit.” As businesses move into Utah or expand operations, they tap into an energetic and inexpensive source oflabor: college students “They come on campus and set up booths. They are making major efforts to recruit our students,” said Gerald Sherratt, president of Southern Utah University in Cedar City. Companies such as Matrixx Marketing, Circle 4 Farms and the O'Sullivan furniture manufacturer are looking to boost their work forces significantly, Sherratt said. Colleges in the fast gre southwestern part of thestate bh not suffered enrollment sta UU's enrollment in wi quarter was up 6.5 percent { the prior year and Dixie C enrollment was up || percent Utah Valley State College's enrollment was up 6.4 percent, but Utah State University’s was upjust 3.6 percent and the University of Utah's was upless than | percent College of Eastern Utah saw an enrollment decline of nearly | percent The numbers are more serious at Weber State University whict had a 0.6 percent dip in the winter quarter and a 3.3 percent declinein the spring quarter. Enrollment was 14.6 percent below projections. Weber's student body, which commutes and tends to be blue collar, is most susceptible to changes in the economy said WSU Provost Bob Smith “People make choices betweer d going to school. Our institution is heavily populated by part-timestudents. Whenthe econ- wse specialist for 2tM’s Beaver Rive ce Area. 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SALT LAKECITY (AP) — A Russ Groves said the two-alarm Satisfaction ¢ This is An ee Reduction Sale On One Gi A Kind And Discontinued SM To rogatar public comment concerning agenda items, please call 379-6 20. Yourcomments willbe tranemitted te Council members. and injured three firefighters. Salt Lake County fire inspector e Evaluation gn explanation of ZUARANTEED For High School Students in the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades (1996-1997) From Provo, Alpine, Nebo and Wasatch School Districts o Have at least 2.5 GPA ‘© 80% attendance in school An interest in Math and Science vare MANYSTEMS aT )) Math and Science fire at the Kennecott copper smelter west of here forced the of several empl me tires of that loader, he said. About a dozen employees were evacuated from the area, which t tbe Yr M I } c ; enetically pure S omy goes down, they chooseto go to school.” July SummerSession Other children and grandchil- dren watch them jump each month former Speaker of the House H. BUVSCE Guard 19th Special Forces Group's Support Company. during routine parachute training islators not seeking re-election failed to disclose how much money they had in their accounts when they left office. Among themare balanceat the end of the the Lt. Governor's O joesn’t have a copyinits files Part of the reason some forme’ candidates fall through the may be because election s focus exclusively on those r for office, not on those wh held office. Failure to report is a misdemeanor punishable b six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, but no one has ever been prosecuted under the law “if a candidate is in the limelight and in a major party are aware money has bee and not reported, then w turn it over to the attorney ge for prosecution,” Walker said However. under Walk the names ofonly six ca whofailed tofile have bee overtothe attorney ge of them Libertarian candid: typically do not raise or sper money ontheir campaigns anywa The sixth was Republ Charlies Pipkin. who lost in the 1994 party convention in his cam paign for House District 38 ir Kearns. College enrollment down as economyrises Robert, 30, who has been in the National Guard nine years; James, 24, in the Guard for three years; and daughters Dianne, 23, and Sarah, 19. both enlisted. All belongto the Utah National A review of disclosure statements by the Deseret News for the 1992 and 1994 election years show that almost all candidates for public office filed their disclosure enforcement, said Lt. Gov. Olene reports. But since 1992, at least 27 legWalker. Campaign disclosure was just 3.1 percent. family made Amnyhistory over the weekend when four children parachuted with their Green Beret father from a Utah National Guard airplane. 54, nance disclosure law can carry a 6.3 percent, enrollment growth breaks record Logan, SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — until their campaign accounts and found shehad prepared a |992 year-end disclosure showir ero Violations of Utah’s campaign show a zero balance. and how they spent that money. idaho girl killed Harold | Herd of wildhorses lacks enforcement in Utah |"Preserves gene pool Ure ap, hoe one sa pen A East, Contral Business District. RRs oa opi og week Reg. ° be Well Unit fight Shancis) jeg. S599 2... 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