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Show DauisBcai TUESDAY Snorts May 18, 2004 A rendezvous www.dippertoday.coni with the past athletes fly high in state meets Davis Crowds flock to Bird Fest Judy decries state caucus system BOUNTIFUL Decrying what he calls "an system of caucusesconvcntions. failed Senate candidate Cody Judy is calling for changes. In fact, he is threatening court action, using the way he was treated, up through the May 8 state convention, as an example. "It allows a small minority to load the caucus meetings with friends of supporters that don't necessanly represent the mainstream of voters, he said. "It is so harmful to voters if they have the feeling there's no choice, and delegates decide who they get to choose anyway, then they will feel their vote doesn't matter, Judy said. At issue for him are several ways he believes party leadership slighted him. Although a candidate prior to any county conventions, he was not alerted to the first four, and so missed them; his better-know- n opponent for Senate, Paul Van Dam, was allowed to speak double the allocated time at the state convention and far longer than Judy was given at the Davis convention; his campaign table was greatly separated from other federal candidates at the state meet. We told the candidates they only had three minutes maximum (to speak), said Richard Watson, Davis County Democratic Party chairman. We gave both of them the same amount of time (Van Dam and Judy). If it was longer for Van Dam, it wasn't intention- BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Men s Editor - SPIKED TIRES AND THE DAVIS COUNTY SWAT TEAM, right, brought a peaceful end d to a chase and stand-of- f in Fruit Heights early Friday morning after the high-spee- suspect crashed into Mult-count- a tree, above. chase leads to crash, arrest y BY MELINDA WILLIAMS Clipper Staff Writer - A 30 year-ol- d FRUIT HEIGHTS man is behind bars after leading police on a chase last Friday that led police through four counties and only ended when the man drove into a tree after his tires were spiked. Martin, Washington Tracy Terrace, was taken to Davis Hospital and Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries, before he was booked into the Weber County Jail. But not before residents of six to eight houses here were jolted out of their early morning routines to be evacuated. FBI agents and Weber County al. Judy is considering taking the matter to district court, saying no agreement had been reached with Democratic Party State Chairman Donald Dunn. He also was awaiting a response from Van Dam. Im not asking for preferential treatment, I just want to be treated fairly, Judy said. deputies tried to serve a warrant to Martin at his Washington Terrace home about 2 a.m., according to Davis County Sheriffs Lt. Brad Wilcox. He was wanted on health care fraud charges. Law enforcement officers picked the early hour because Martin lives across the street from Bonneville High School in Washington Terrace, and they wanted to serve the warrant before school started. Martin showed up about 3 a.m., but remained in his truck. After about half an hour, deputies approached the vehicle to arrest him. Fie fled, Wilcox said, taking officers on a chase that wound through much of Weber County, into Davis County, back into Weber County, and reportedly even into Box Elder County before returning through Weber County and back When one into Davis County. Weber County deputy was asked where Martin went, he said Where didn't he go? Wilcox noted. While much of the chase could be described as a slow speed chase, it reached speeds of 80 mph on the freeway and 45 mph through residential areas and lasted more than an hour-and-a-ha- Wilcox said the chase ended just off of U.S. 89 near 4(X) North when his truck crashed through a fence and came to rest after hitting a tree in Clifford Curtis backyard at 5:39 a.m. H See "MULTI-COUNTY- ," p. A5 FARMINGTON Throngs attended this ear's main Great Salt Lake Bird Festival activities. Satuidav preliminary reports were that more people than ever befoie took pail in the 6th annual event. "I've been on the planning committee for three years, including this I conone, have been an exhibitor tinue to be excited about it and seeing it grow," said Bill Fenimore. Fenimore is an avid birder, starting the Wild Bird Center in Layton, following a lifelong interest in birds. For this year's festival, he hosted a field trip to the Utah Botanical Center and a workshop giving ideas on how to make backyards more bird friendly. I believe with a good effort by the volunteers and enthusiasts, and partners w'ith the Friends of the Great Salt Lake, Division of Wildlife Nature Resources, Conservancy, Ogden Nature Center, and affiliated groups, it will continue to build as a place where people want to be, especially people from out of state, he said. have certainly been represented at this year's festival, organizer Neka Roundy said. They've come from Wyoming and Colorado, California, Missouri, Texas, Ohio, Wisconsin, New Yoik, and as far away as Vermont. This is the best one weve ever had, definitely more people than ever, she said. "We had a lot of young folks, a lot of birders in our workshops on Friday and Saturday. "We've had a lot of local folks, and that's good. Wed like to show off what we have to out of state people, rs B See "CROWDS," p. A5 I le claims party leadership formed a special interest with Paul Van Dam. There was no neutral party. I low many candidates are going to want to stand up, run for office? It's a disgrace to the whole system. That is why almost every state in the nation has just gone to a primary system. The advantages of our caucus system are monetary, Judy said. That way, only those candidates who make it past convention have to spend money to get through the primary. BOUNTIFUL CRUSADERS: JoAnn Hamilton talks with John Harmer after Wednesday's meeting. Faithful meetto battle r 1 A10 A12 Horizons Obituaries PeoplePlaces. Sports . . Television B1 . B4 . For delivery problems, please call us before 10 a.m. Wednesdays 1, . A4 A14 Viewpoint YouthEducation 295-225- A2 . ext. 119 or 120 at; world pom contagion BY ROLF D. KOECHER Clipper Executive Editor Americans shouldn't be surprised at the sickening images coming front prisons in Iraq, says a noted national scholar who blames the lewd behavior among U.S. troops on a worldwide epidemic of pornography. Judith A. Reisman, Ph.D., made the statement during her discussion of a nationwide initiative to B See TATTHFUL," p. A5 Falling for kids Brian Wallace of the Ogden Skydiving Team goes horizontal barely 40 feet above ground at the Bountiful Rotary's sixth annual Coats for Kids car show on Saturday in Bountiful Park. Wallace, who righted himself and made a smooth landing, was just one of many who volunteered time, resources and talent to raise money for local children in need of winter clothing. See story on page A3. |