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The Positive Side Of 1987 To Emerge By June bv Ralph l( Golf 'i een Sheet Staff riter Ml KRAY As we begin the new year, armchair oracles of all stripes are looking forward to the year ahead Several local diviners have eyeballed 1987, and if their prognostications prove correct, a grim economic future lies ahead If what they predict comes true, observe! s can expect Economic pressures nationwide to build in support of trade barriers, Factories closing their doors as unemploy merit climbs to new levels, Overseas travel early this year for Gov Bangerter as tie seeks to piomote the Beehive State to foreign investors Out of state fm anal assistance to boost L'ah s talk ring economy coming semekme 'i tne spring oi eaily summe But I tabu i i, we to learn to live wnbi u' am n tus such as the v arts and higher education because "limitation' is the key word regarding Utah s future While these economic predictions may be a bit grim, these and other tantalizing tidbits of oracular advice were made public recently during the fourth annual Utah Astrological Society prediction banquet The dinnet, held early last month at the downtown Hilton, featured prophecies for the year ahead by several members ot the society as the highlight of the organization s annual get together The following ai e some of those predictions fine Lynn Ilachmeister Holiday resident Lynn Hachmeister known primal llv for consulting the stars to make sports forecasts on radio, is chief among those to foresee a grim economic future for the Beehiv e State Last y ear I predicted that I tah s she economy would struggle noted "This became a strong reahty in November More of the same is expected in 1987 although by June a bit oi positive news will begin to possibilities explained in lavage destroying forest and People will begin to take a haid nations environmental policies look at the the fall of 1987, a new look into our prisons - perhaps through secretive research or clandestine methods - wnl make headlines and provoke coriections officials to make serious proposals for changes be impressed with those I tabus vvi.l ' changes Not all of her predictions are grim, By Guidelines will be set regarding small urc raft flying in the paths of muor air earners with investiga t ions levealing the depth of the drug and ah ohol problems ot pilots, and middleweight fight ot the Eighties with Sugar Rav Leonard challenging Marv in Hagler is slated for egas pril 6 in Las Hachmeisters chaits see Hagler fiustiated bv Leonard s speed but The Ms Hachmeister foresees "an early spring w ith much warmer weather than usu al " This balmy situation will continue throughout the summer and well into fall she said Winter tourism will take a back seat to expanded jud ges scoring of the tight pointed out lands enforcement, she noted, 'thieves wU have a heyday and will rise" during 1987 buiglanes ' Weather wise she tah recreation the western l'S valuable tecreation law however L the tight w ill end in a split dec ision if it goes past tour rounds lontioversv will sui round the summer r she Daniels I)ad Foimei Murray iesulent Othei predictions include hires this sumrnei will emerge " Due to budgetary constraints in Davyd Daniels is a numerologist who bases piedictions on 'tne vibrations of numbers ' rather than movements stars ot the ' 1987 is he noted Numerically a seven year - a time ot rest ic search religion investigation analvzation contusion deception and sell deception I sing these numencal in he foiecast lluences, that America will be involved in anothei military confrontation pio Some other pi edictions include 'letrorisin will be a constant thieat especially to Americans Haish woids in May will icsult in aggiessiw oi violent outburst among authoi ities with more icsignations lesulting Mexico and Canada will play moie roles to and lor us in secuntv and natural economics disasters Ml mteiesting Supicme Court case will cmeige concerning the i ights ot lathe i s and Moie scandal and lacketecring will he exposed in I tah as inc idents ot ci immal acivitv come to tne sur-la- c e bablv midtolateyeai The current scandal in Washington will not go awav he nger against spying on predicted us bv our government could bi ing in ciejsed v ocal e xpi ession he noted Our lieedom of speech and pnvacv endures onlv ater a head on colli sion Ualta Jones S. Bountdul s Malta Jones put ht r am ng to tie test to astiological eve the com ng events f ot both I tah and the nation he I mt( n States will Continued on page 9 1 i 4 .Single Copy IEp oiuii.e M, amber 48 Thursday , Jan. 25c (Ireen Sheet Publication 1, 19, H7 Holiday Retail Sales Scene - Merchants Reflect Ups And Downs Of Season at sou'll Die hopping sta-i- n low il. set mill to he u h ed in other similai m,i - m 'he v al tv as u i - heai 0 m W est me illev w t had (ii 'e a lew ealh good mill v (In u noti ill) G p a Is k ill aht oi ng bn ' ill so 27 o W est In K.ilpli II (.dit -- 11 A i i i t i Yuletide is ti aditn nullv tunic -- t shopnm seasons ot tin nt ol the veai a- di -- t hii-- it i - oi vh -- toieIhev 'ota'led o t i.i l last did h( av -- ,, la- -t j i h'v I ,ii mt s i Oj I to he e a ii hi f I I i I I For Valley's High Schools lp until just recently, when people in school districts aiound the state talked about alternative housing their thoughts and efioits were being dnected at elemental v schools But lepo'ted Jordan District Area Si. ei lentendent Dr Thomas Owen the same students that are now leaving some elementary schools bui sting at the seams will soon be leaching the high school and college levels In an efloi i to deal w ith these concerns the district is conducting an ' effective high schools" study financed bv a S13 000 state grant, to in Owen s words, trying SANDY l l v i i n d u ! mlit i i i Luis - ol ihiidi t no l n ' u - v i hi, 'eased c n" " in' We he i 111(0 (IV I Bi u a o t i lost pn B s ( all " ,h I (I Il i s Id C, i' 1 , much i g O' dlj ' i 1 V a ' t t ' t h v v 1 oo li ol t i 2 i i i ih md 'i '( i l -- ii i iiH'ii it st s ,n - Alternate Housing Is Studied by Bob Mickelson Green Sheet Staff Hriter i to' n ign the veil nt iinht ' hood of dm i (son -- i ti d out pull s. i I tota and i 1 tin I1 1 'll i W ( 111 '1 l( nil en'titdi', t said anlk s id a i ase o m eh vint v , i m saw a 1, i n, tla . ml I i i o p ll s li d it , i isa Im tit 1 1 i m i -- i l i -- i (i ii i "on in, i e in ictiln n i e ha olm ma n mi i,i l - an til pi all - cita - in it W i u 'vixen i u d iigui -(i -- tatist , child oi ii ( tquihng 'he it al ,( go no f.Ital In note , ' I so he ' L Ol , im e i aid iliiie ,i' the i -- i talihi " , hav at s sail s W hm doll i h( . ires - to i d. ' ht up i . -- i 'i 't ' i i ,0-- 1 kl(W i ic bi-s ur. giv v ! diseov er a new w heel " The study, being conducted bv Ron Sing a v ice pi mcipal at Brighton high, will be a two pronged attack aimed at alternate housing patterns at high schools to accommodate larger numbers of students while at the same time insure those students success at high school According to district figuies, by the year 2006 the Jordan's high school population will grow fiom 11 302 to 26,600 or 235 percent To house those students in a traditional setting would require six more high schools But the district can only af foi d to build three during that period of time, two in the west area and one in the south That leaves the north aiea Hillcrest and Brighton in a highs, bni'i Owen noted To undu stand why Hie new high schools are planned tor those areas you only have to look at what would happen to West Joidan high without them " Owen continued Based on oui projections without the new westside schools. West Jordan would have to handle 10 000 kids " While some relief might be gi anted Bnghton by the new south ai ea high school Ow en believes both it and Hillciest can expect 25 to 100 pei cent more students by 2006 People in higher education are also concerned about what those numbers hold for them in the fui ture because, said Owen 50 to 60 percent Continued on page 8 bac k he addt d South 'low in t he valhv s nevisi mall opened Us dooi s jiisi I. t uni met at HKiOu South and I 15 While most o! the inu iKtion woi k on inc new tai tv h is lit compil'd! a numbei oi ston- - wm still he opening theie in the iiai futuie '1 he stoies that ueie opt n mi -- i Park Record Acquired iy Green Slices Ml -- i HR Dn ci silled -- in,i i i the thustmjs season 'owner seemed to he busv he explained However then were a lew sui Paikf puses this (lnistu'ds pointed out Some ol tin 'enants lid bettei than the exj tiled though well is the v some did no! not do anticipated Weatwivsnkt listen bettei than it is hut genualn il was positive toi everyone I lie Let oi it is a paid lion weiklv ncwspapii I hi lai kills Dti i i n i id i scmng allt ' mu u lanacio' nouaie Continued on page 8 munilies I .gu coups Czech Reflects On' Vacation 'Trip From Homeland by Sherma Lind Y eates Green Sheet Staff Hrie: I i SANDY Americans leturnmg home are in the newsla'ely From time to time we hear about others escaping and coming to America When we hear these thing most of us reflect on our coutnry and what it offers Perhaps theie is some learnof those ing in listening to the words to Amei ica coming Peter Benadik, a teacher at Jordan Valley is such a man Like mos of us he started his story w ith his birth pluce 16, 1954 in I was born Jan Bratislava, Czechoslovakia I am married My wifes name is Elizabeth and we have three sons Martin who is 10 years old Andres who is 8 and Tomas who is 7 In the summer of 1984, we finished our plan to escape from Czechoslovakia We went on summer vacation to Yugoslavia and we a tried to cioss the Y'ugoslavia-Austriborder during the night, but we were caught by the Yugoslavian border patiol, Banadik related on vacaThey thought we were tion and did not know our way We were advised not to try to cross the border line again because it is illegal and we might be shot oi sent back to Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia is not that strong, we were lucky we were not shot foi living to esc ape "We found out about the office of United Nations in Belgrade, the capital City of Yugoslavia, and we asked for political asylum We were in exile We had to swear to everything we said We did not stay at the office of United Nations all the time, we waited and after three days they gave us political asylum which w e received after two months cipal, John Gardner and he approached the district and they offered me a contract I like to be here with these people, we are a good team We work together This is the second year we have been together I cannot say they enough about my have helped me Then we asked for permission to Mr Benadik worked with a immigrate to the United States of student who has left Jordan America It was an accident that we Valley and he still sees him Curcame here We have no relatives, no rently Mr Benadik works with three one here individuals One is 21, another 12 and We arrived in America at the another 9 Kennedy International Airport in Let me tell you about Com New Y ork City on Nov 19, 1984 after mumsm Communism is very bad 10 hours of flight When they came to power, there "We spent that night and a second were many hungry people and the day m New York and the next evencommunists were very nice talking Ciing w e flew to Utah and Salt Lake They said everything would be for ty and there we prepared to start our the common people new life said Mr But it is not so, "In Czechoslovakia, I was a Benadik It is a nice life for the just trolley operator and fire inspector communists The private slate took Heie I am a training specialist and over property like banks, factories that was an accident There was an You can ow n your ow n home and can opening at the Jordan Technical have good money and medical care Center and I set about learning and a car, but you must be a comEnglish It was my first time I was munist lucky because they help people find Y'ou are taught that Russia is the a job It cost me nothing, either the first country, the best country in the state or Salt Lake community paid world, even of all the socialist counfor the training Now they do not tries have that program There are no I am surprised here in America funds for such help that people like Russia The The Technical Center sent me Americans say to me, Oh it is the here to Jordan Valley in POD 3 for government leaders The people are " two months training three times per just people week and two hours daily Continued on page 9 Afterward I talked to the prin Jt. As. A. t 5 .1 4 ti .. . 'umto! NOW AT HOME Peter Benodik works with fellow Jordon Valley School teachers Angela Aragon ond Ruth Freedman in preparing lesson ilAfrhtft ifflrftn nftilfc Benodik ond his fomily escaped from Czechoslovakia in 1984 and ho is now a teaching specialist at Jordan Valley. p0n |