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Show it i S C September ' Wh i v VU U i a ' 18, 1978 Saturday People have more fun than anyone They ought to: they got their clothes here, got their food here, got their fun here . ! do they always The Salt Lake Tribune i i ' rfl iiipolls Decline. State Fair Reports Less pleasant aspects of the Utah State Fair include complaints by citizens claiming to have been bilked by operators of midway games. But complaints have steadily decreased during the past several years, according to fair t. director Hugh C. B - r -- -- ? i;r: Sili r - t0 T ring-hurs- w. f , Va - I n V''" - f- ; - : 3; - y4 V? p ft v r $ - y w-- ;. . v I Weve orJy had three complaints at the fair office this year, he i V - t 4 f f exp-laine- d, saying 't- t W' the number last year was just as small. Best Year Ever "This is the best year weve ever had, Mr. Bringhurst said. While fair officials dont want children to be "ripped off" in midway games, the fair director emphasized that game operators are there to make money and not play games." Assisting fair officials in keeping an eye on the midway games are members of the Salt Lake City Police Department's Internal Investigations - V , '. -- t' 1. '" 0 v - 'A $$0 r X ttSl ' n. . Nothing Major Assistant Police Cliief Don Roberts said police have had no major incidents involving the games this year. Advantages of having police officers stationed near the fair's midway are that the games and events can be supervised, and immediate action taken by police in case of complaints, Chief Roberts said. Meanwhile, Mr. Bringhurst said the number of visitors to this year's fair will probably reach the 'Xsnii&i. ftSVi-W- V AX g k . ' f V &r- I J9- Ti - ;Kv. Mrw. Ijj tfhrz&r S . -- " A II ( WTf. JrtffiiAwssr v rX WH At?- IH-- ' V T; . ' Xi I earlier estimated 350,000 if the weather remains r- - r y good Saturday and Sunday, the last two days of i It aI' r.? the fair. Although crowds were less than expected during the fairs first few days it started Sept. 9 because of reports of v U V i kw 5ft V ' 5 - 4 f x rc kz'in u X I 1 S- , - raii'J V i t' - it 'r I - rvs- rw ff IT J-t- - - n--.' -- I As1 Vl ,.S( -- , .? ' w., -- y V c. t -. . 4 te5ias3U- a rx-- I - - X' 1V i t fV- V s - tf V, tiij T? J rlMM Vf - fc A .- - X S - M t ''11i M .I. Trt fc L, m 5 pf-r- -r - V 'f - rr ("bX s. x sp -r-- ,4 - gn , ' A (i X y4f- 5 1 if - m r2 ; V ri, 'tftf'i; & "C? Vi tr-A-ir-i- r f fy. Xf ? I" if fiWtK.- 1 ijt - a 4r fi g 'mm - r lsrx3WLS4rew I msamm i 1 4, charges. 4AkVto . s ' - tT.'5Ad,5J?T"x;Cia "1 Those were all dropped, except the sinv1' officis! misconduct charge, after he agreed to resign. A spokesman for the t, UsS Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office said the Sevier County Jai! was selected for Hansens protection, but would not iw elaborate Diem by Guiibimt W W 4 ( 4 A t. '4 ,f - " O' S , -) - ! , self-inflicte- d Mr I 1 i- - i MiJL ;3S w?V J, n 5j tS? , i t'Yr r rmrt f7vstm 'f. ba 1 f !S 3f - . . V E - - Hi - v r - ' uliujX ;v V ?rrd A r- f " t A - City-Coun- ty Salt Lake City Police said Shirley P. Jones Jr., 56, 425-0- ! h East, died Friday at 7:35 a.m. of a gur. ho. 4 r ts v ' - Former Salt Lake demeanor r- - ' iiutin" In Jail At Richfield Hansen, 4215 Sunset View Dr., resigned his elected post in a plea bargain agreement with prosecutors. He was charged with nine felony counts and six mis- TO r . uii.. s.:f Judge Floyd H. Cowans, who sentenced Hansen after a guilty plea to the misdemeanor count, signed the order which will allow the foimer auditor to be released Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. vx.. s. I ir 4 0 hilUvtia l.Wf rix T 9mi : lilJkr 5L a tor County Auditor Gerald R. Hansen was in Richfield in Sevier County Jail Friday, where he senwill spend his y tence for official misconduct" in office. Hansen The was booked Thursday into the Salt Lake Jail and whisked away to Richfield by u sheriffs deputy. f if '4S v -- Ex-Audi- 1 ; A approaching storm fronts, Mr. Bringhurst said attendance picked up several days after the opening. Saturday Events Fair events Saturday include a pet contest at the bandstand at 11:15 a m Children and youths under 14 will be admitted free until noon if they bring any type pet on a leash or in a cage for judging. Other activities include the 4 H award program and dress revue, trick roper Francisco Zamora, bands, magic shows and two performances by La one at 6:30 p.m. Costa and the other at 9: 15 p.m. i '1 r v - w- - $ I i .T V |
