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Show 2 Vernal Expret! Friday, December 20, 1985 Price family $1,500 richer for reporting cattle theft Christmas will be brighter for a family this year due to the courage and personal convictions of Karen Price who demonstrated her civic pride by reporting a cattle theft. La-poi- my husband! SAID SHOULD! Representatives from the Uintah and Duchesne County Cattlemens Associations, Searles Gas, Diamond Hills Motel and Cafe and Frontier Travel showed their appreciation to Mrs. Price for reporting the theft and testifying in the subsequent trial with a reward of $1,500. Dorothy C. Luck, John Jorgensen, and Woodey B. Searle presented the reward money to Mrs. Price Dec. 18. Randy and Terry Searle also contributed funds for the reward. Mrs. Price said that without the reward money she would not have been able to provide her older children with Christmas presents. Due to financial problems the family has experienced in the past few months, they only had enough money to buy their youngest child gifts. Part of the reward money, which cattlemen say is a small price to pay, will be used to purchase a color television. The monetary reward, however, was not the motivating factor behind her willingness to report the crime. Mrs. Price reported the crime out of a sense of duty and a love for animals. I felt I was doing my duty as a citizen, said Mrs. Price. I had no idea at the time I would receive a 1 HAVE PLASTIC SURGED BEFORE CHRISTMAS HE CUT UP MY CREDIT CARP J) BECOMING INVOLVED paid off for Karen and Eddie Price (center) as they are presented with reward money of $1,500. Making the presentation are Dorothy Luck (left), Woodey Searle and John Jorgenson. Mrs. Price reporting a cattle theft and testimony in the trial lead to the conviction of the prepetrator. be intimidated and was the leading witness at the trial. Im not sorry I did it, said Mrs. Price. Ive always had a soft heart for animals and I am happy that I could save the calfs life. The theft, which occurred in May, was the first of several cases that have come to light in Uintah and Duchesne counties in recent months. Joe Jorgensen said that in Duchesne County cattle loses have been high due in part to theft and illegal slaughter. This year losses were close to $100,000. Cattle theft and illegal slaughter is to the Uintah Basin. Every county in the state has begun to feel the ripple effect. Cattlemens associations throughout Utah have agreed to take a strong stand against cattle thieves and sportsmen who use cattle for target practice. not limited In a letter dated June of this year, the Utah Cattlemens Association President Dick Probert urged full prosecution under the law for cattle theft or the slaughter of a ranchers jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinffluiiiiiiniiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiffliiiiiiHiniiiHHfliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil Western Resources WRAP-U- P iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii livelihood. Dawson confirmation reward. Mrs. Price said she became involved in the case in May when two juveniles brought a calf to the ranch the Price family is renting. The two young men informed Mrs. Price that they had obtained permission from the owner of the land to keep the calf on the premises until it could be sold at the cattle sale, the following week. She was also told by the juveniles that the calfs mother had died and the calf had to be moved. Becoming by Helene C. Monberg, Vernal Express Washington D.C. Correspondent and Westerners Washington Southerners in the Senate on Dec. 4 successfully combined in backing Robert K. Dawson of Alabama to be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for civil works over formidable opposition from nine environmental groups led by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). immediately suspicious of the juveniles, Price began to investigate the case on her own. She began to search for the calfs dead mother and called several neighbors to see if one of their cows had died. She was also upset because no one consulted her about leaving the calf on the premises. Mrs. Price became further suspicious when no one showed up to feed the calf which was housed in a chicken coup. At first some family members told Mrs. Price that she was unduly concerned and should not get involved in the situation. They said it was the property owners responsibility to removed. the calf have The Senate confirmed Dawson by a to the post that he has held vote of Mrs. However, encouraged by the support of her daughter and mother, Mrs. Price notified the Uintah County Sheriffs office of the situation and discovered that the calf had been stolen. After an investigation by sheriffs deputies a juvenile was arrested and charged with the theft of a calf belonging to Gene Nyberg, Uintah Cattlemens Association member. He was found guilty of the charges Oct. 17 in 5th District Juvenile Court by Judge Mer-reHermansen. Despite harassment and numerous continuances, Mrs. Price refused to ll Vernal Express 6580-8000- (USPS ) Published every Wednesday and Friday for 00 per year in area and $20.00 per year out of area by the Vernal Express Publishing Company, 54 North Vernal Avenue, Vernal, Utah 84078 Second class postage paid at Vernal, Utah 84078. POSTMASTER. Send address changes to VERNAL EXPRESS, P.O. 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During the Tuesday noon board of directors meeting, Jack R. Wallis, Publisher and Editor of the Vernal Express, received the award. Mr. Wallis received the award six years ago under similar circumstances. The committee decided to break with tradition and give the award twice, because of Jacks work as president of the Chamber, said Mike Shampton, chairman. He continues to provide the same service to the Chamber. During his tenure as president, he embarked on a campaign to unite the different agencies in Uintah County and to spark cooperation between them. He devoted a full page in his paper with the bold heading, Partners in Progress with heads of three public entities and officers and directors of the Vernal chamber pictures on the page. He repeated the page this year and plans to continue it annually in one form or another. Wallis has been publisher of the Vernal Express since 1970. years he has written a weekly column in the Express, Jack Straws, which has dealt with everything from the weather to roads. As publisher of the For the past 789-062- 784-346789-314- 247-235- 353-458- 4 789-130- 7 Continued from page m m Fnday Edition News Advertising Thursday ... 1 Edition Monday 5 00 p 1 00 a Tuesday Advertising ... Thursday n nal. A strong supporter of the Utah Press Association, an organization of Utah weeklies, he served as its presiHe has been dent in 1971-7secretary, vice president and director of the UPA. In 1982 he was given the Master Editor and Publisher Award, the highest award given by fellow publishers and editors in the weekly press. His son Steven R. Wallis, a chamber member and editor of the Express, presented his father with the award. Advise for drivers... 722-492- 5 Deadlines Wednesday y newspaper, he keenly feels his responsibility to encourage community to civic development with news articles about worthwhile community projects. He is a believer in northeastern Utah and its potential. Wallis is a newsman, the newspaper was purchased by his grandfather, originally while visiting Vernal as an inspector for the state board of health. His father, William B. Wallis, ran the newspaper for many years Jack received his first chance at putting out a newspaper when at age 16 his father was hospitalized. Wallis was born in Vernal, graduated from Uintah High School, served an LDS mission to East Central States and graduated from BYU. He is married to Janet Decker and all of their six children have worked in the paper while growing up in Ver- 789-315- Ouray, Leota, Randlett ..Sheila Bloxham, News 14 semi-weekl- 247-237- 10 00 am. 00 p m. 1 pavement Allow plenty of space between you and the car ahead. Christmas holiday motorists are also encouraged to pay heed to these defensive driving hints: Stay alert. Watch the driver ahead. Keep an eye on his turn signals, brake -- t an acting basis for 19 months. Congressional Quarterlys breakdown of the vote indicates that Dawson lost only six votes in the 17 Western reclamation states and only three in the South. He lost only two Republican votes in the West and South. The Westerners who opposed Dawson were Sens. Alan Cranston, John Gary Hart, Max Baucus, Melcher, and Jeff Bingaman, Dak. The Mark Andrews, R-Southerners who opposed him were Sens. Paula Hawkins, Wendell and Ernest F. Holl-ingH. Ford, Two Westerners did not vote on the rollcall: Sen. Barry M. who was out of Goldwater, Most town, and Bob Packwood, of the opposition to Dawson came from New England and the Midwest. It was the first battle in the Senate over a nomination based on environmental grounds during the second term of President Reagan. The battle over the Dawson nomination indicated environmental groups can successfully delay confirmation they held up a vote on Dawson for six months but they cannot defeat a Presidential nominee for confirmation on environmental grounds on a vote. straight No questions were raised about Dawsons qualifications for the post or his ability to run the civil works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The battle centered on the narrow issue of Dawsons administration of the Corps 404 dredge-and-fi- ll regulatory program under the Clean Water Act. Opponents claimed that he had not properly followed the law and was insensitive to wetlands, one of the prime natural resources of the country. Dawson labeled such opposition garbage. After his confirmation Dawson called the Senate vote a great victory over the most ferocious opposition that I have seen since I have been here in Washington (about 13 years). Only a half dozen of the 30 or so environmental groups participated in the Dump Dawson movement. I do not intend to back off regulatory reforms in the 404 program while continuing to protect Dawson told the environment, Western Resources Wrap-u- p (WRW). He said he would continue to work with environmental groups on such issues g and user fees and as would maintain an open-doo- r policy to talk over 404 issues with them. on lights, and movement within or ween lanes. bet- Look beyond the driver ahead to see emergencies that may force him to act quickly and thereby threaten you Stay back, particularly in bad weather or on slippery roads. Start stopping sooner; apply brakes the instant you see a hazard developing. -- -- s, e. y cost-sharin- Dawson said Sen. John H. Chafee, who had led the opposition to Dawsons confirmation as chairman of the Environmental Pollution Subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, had called him after the vote to congratulate him. Dawson said he expects to continue to work on Corps programs with Chafee and other senators who opposed him despite their differences over the 404 program. One of the first items on his priority list is to try to move the Corps water authorization bill ( S 1567) to the Senate for a vote. The Corps water authorization bill (HR 6) passed the House on Nov. 13, but its Senate counterpart (S 1567) has been hung up in the Senate Finance Committee, which must act on several tax features before it can be scheduled for floor debate. Dawson felt handicapped in pushing legislation until he had been confirmed in his post by the Senate. LONG DELAY Dawson had served as acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for civil works since May 4, 1984, when W.R. Gianelli, whom Dawson had served deputy, resigned to return to his home in California. Dawson was Gianellis chosen successor. This hurt Dawson on two counts. The environmental groups felt that Gianelli was too in pushing for regulatory gung-h- o reform of the 404 program. And many water organizations felt that Gianelli in pushing costwas too gung-hsharing. Dawson had the same interest in regulatory reform and costsharing that Gianelli did. o The White House did not get around to sending Dawsons nomination to the Senate for confirmation until June 3, 1985, and hearings on his confirmation were not held until Sept. 12 in the Senate Armed Services Committee because Chafee asked Goldwater, Armed Services Committee chairman, to hold off until Chafees subcommittee held further oversight hearings on Dawsons handling of the 404 program. Chafee held a total of four oversight hearings on the 404 program with Dawson as the key witness. Finally the Senate Armed Committee on Sept. 20 recommended Dawsons confirmation with Sen. Gordon by a vote of 13-the lone dissenter. Humphrey, Ten senators on Oct. 10 notified Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole, they opposed Dawsons confirmation. They included Chafee, Robert T. Stafford, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and George J. Mitchell, ranking democrat on the Chafee Environmental Pollution panel. As they threatened to have extended debate on Dawsons confirmation, Dole had difficulty working out a time agreement on floor debate with the opponents. Meanwhile, Dawson sought help to break the logjam. He appealed to the Senate Republican Policy Committee, and Sen. William L. Armstrong, chairman of the Committee, sent out a letter on Oct. 25 signed by 24 senators urging rapid consideration of the Dawson nomination. David A. Jensen, a staffer on the Policy Committee, kept track of the Dawson nomination and was instrumental in getting the Wall Street Journal to publish an editorial on Dec. 4, the day of the Senate vote, strongly urging Dawsons confirmation. The attack on Dawson was an attack on the Presidents attempt to ease needlessly stringent and intrusive environmental regulations in the 404 program, including over wetlands, the Journal charged. The National Water Resources Association (NWRA) and the Western State Water Council (WSWC), once headed by Gianelli, also swung into action. The directors of NWRA wrote letters to their senators stating they regarded the vote for Dawson to be a key water vote, and they followed up with phone calls to make their point, Thomas F. Donnelly, NWRAs executive vice president, told WRW on Dec. 109. WSWC also contacted Western senators about a week before the vote. Their support was crucial, Dawson told WRW after his Senate confirmation on Dec. 4. WATCHING DAWSONS EVERY MOVE Sen. William Proxmire, opposed Dawson, listed the who en- - vironmental organizations who stirred Dump Dawson up the drive as the NWF, National Audubon Society, Environmental Fisheries Society, Bass Anglers Sportsmen Societty, Environmental Defense Fund, Izaak Walton League, Sierra Club, Environmental Policy Institute, and Coastal Alliance, during Senate debate on Dec. 4. But it was the NWF which took the lead in the drive. Dr. Robert Davison, who was in charge of following wetlands programs for the Federation, became a professional member of Chafees Subcommittee staff in October. He switched from NWFs office downtown to Capitol Hill shortly after lie wrote a critique of Dawsons handling of the 404 program which was submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee at its Sept. 12 hearing. The critique charged that Dawson has an overt hostility to protection of wetlands under Section 404 (of the Clean Water Act) , a law that in fact is intended to protect wetlands and a law that he is sworn to uphold.. .(His) statements are inimical to the Congressionally-identifie- d goals of this of Water Act, the Clean key provision and they are at odds with the positions taken by the leadership of the Senate Environment Committee, which has jurisdiction over Section 404. For these reasons, the Davison-writte- n critique said, NWF, the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, the Environmental Defense Fund and the National Audubon Society oppose the confirmation of Mr. Robert K. Dawson as Assistant Secretary of the Army (civil works) in the strongest possible terms. The Davison critique was constantly referred to by opponents during the two days of debate on Dawsons con- firmation. Dawson had testified at the Chafee panels oversight hearing on May 21 that Congress did not design section 404 to be a wetland protection mechanism and it does not function well in that capacity... We believe the issue of wetland jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act demands appropriate legislative direction for the protection of wetlands. Chafee, Stafford, Mitchell and other Dawson op- ponents flatly disagreed with Dawsons May 21 statement, claiming that Dawson was reading the law as he wanted it, not as it is. Chafee also charged that Dawson was intransigent in negotiating new memoranda of agreement (MOAs) between the Army and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Interior Department. It took us from May to November, which is six months, in order to get them (the agencies) to reach MOAs to do something to protect the wetlands of this nation... To say that we had to overcome objections from Mr. Dawson would be the understatement of the year, Chafee told the Senate on Dec. 2. Other points raised against Dawson atwere his alleged laissez-fair- e titude toward enforcing wetland protection, his attempts to limit the Corps permitting jurisdiction over isolated wetlands, and his failure to work out a jurisdictional dispute with EPA over a definition of fill material and waste disposal. But the Western-Souther- n coalition didnt buy the arguments of the Dawson opponents, so Dawson was confirmed. Will the environmental groups back off, in light of their defeat, WRW asked Lynn A. Greenwalt, former director of the Fish and Wildlife Service and now NWF vice president for resource conservation, on Dec. 6. No, we are going to keep our eye on Dawson. If he doesnt protect wetlands well sue him. The White House put a press into his confirmation, and we got 34 votes against him. There were only 17 votes against Jim Watt when the latter was confirmed as Secretary of Interior in 1981, Greenwalt recalled. We feel Bill Gianelli and Bob Dawson have overstepped the bounds of the law in administering the 404 program. Sen. Chafee became infuriated over Dawsons footdragging on agreeing to MOAs to protect wetlands. full-cou- rt |