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Show I 0 II The Salt Tribune, Frida) March . Vocational Unit Key to More Prison Beds George A Sorensen Tribune Suburban Editor By If prison officials willing to curtail a are l voca-tiona- training program for a while, that overcrowded institution will he able to pet 113 more ieds in six months. That was the option given to the Utah State Board of Corrections at the conclusion of a board meeting held in the St. Mark's Diagnostic Unit Thursday by Dr. Anthony Mitchell, director, department of Social Services. During the nvoting Warden Samuel W. lal has proven to be one of the liest moves the corrections imarij has made "We have moved more people into minimum socurily sinee the diagnostic unit was moved here on Jan. 3 than the numts-rin their diagnostic unit when it was then-- , he said. Board Chairman S L. DiBolla praised the warden and his staff for heroic efforts in main tabling control. The warden said the Draper City Council has of ngmd on a letter tlx.' allow to stipulation from prison to the city. Prison officials foci Investigation at the prison can hr better handlid by the Salt County Sheriffs Office. During a meeting with x George W. Latimer, ehairman of the Board of Pardons, the corrections lxard passed a resolution allowing the pardons ixard to have a hearing transferred money for an additional executive secretary to work with Michael D.E. Cannon the next budget. from Adult Probation and Parole to the Pardon Board on April 1 hod completed ponding the resolution Mr. Vickery is a hearing officer in the APP. After Mr. Latimer that the state does not need a pardons board, the corrections board agreed to support efforts to obtain adopted will allow a committee being selected by Gov. Scott Matheson to raise funds from the pri-r for construcate tion of a chapel in the minimum security facility. The governor is to name the committee members in the next few weeks, the board was informed. officer under its direction. to have Arrangement Bill Vickery Ix-e- full-tim- e final resolution A 2 Thieves Rob Grorcry Store Truck Falls On Man, 59 31, 197 v A 59 year-ol- d man was Injunxl Thursday afternoon when a truck fell on him while he was working on it at his home at 3939700 East. Jack Roberson was lisp'd in serious condition at St Mark Hospital. six-to- Salt Lake County paramedics said the half-topickup truck fell on the victims chest while he was repairing the vehn icle. The safe and all but one of the cash register were emptied by robbers Thursday night at the Safeway Store at 300 all West and 500 North while an unsuspecting clerk rang up groceries for a group of shoppers. Two men, described as entered the grubby, store shortly before 8 p.m. and wandered to the back of the store. There, they pointed revolvers at employees who walked past and told them to go into the rest room. They were told they would be one-by-on-e, long-barrele- d the Smith outlined crowded conditions at the prison and reported it looked as if it will ho several months before the overcrowding can Farm Dormitory Dr. who Mitchell, at- tended that portion of the meeting and left, returned to report that bids for remodeling an old farm dormitory have been opened and contracts are being readied. If you wish to curtail the vocational training program which is ixw being housed in the dorm, construction can start as soon as the contract is awarded. The contract calls for the work to be completed in 155 calendar days, w hich can be accomplished if the construction workers are not impeded by the (vocational training) Dr. Mitchell program," said. Prison Cannery The longer range program calls for moving the vocational training program Into the old prison cannery. Warden Smith said serious control problems are created the by crowded conditions and pointed out neighboring Arizona and states Nevada are faefng the same situation and have been unable to maintain control. Best Moves Arizona has the inmates on lockup most of the time and Nevadas license plate plant was recently burned down, the warden told the board. He said the movement of the diagnostic unit to the old St. Marks llospi- - 0n ler Youtli Welcomes Tour Group Employees of a Youth Services Center at 3! 99 S. Main St., designed to fill and needs of chikire-their families in the county, Thursday conducted an open house and tour of the facility. LaMar Eyre, center director, said the center will be open 21 hours to assist youths who come in for status" such as smoking, truancy and curfew violations. Approximately one-ha- lf of the 300 youths that through the center go each month are referred by police departments, he said, and one-thir- d come in voluntarily. 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When four of the five employees store the were locked up fifth was running the one of cash register the robbers took the night manager through the store gathering all of the cash except for the cash register where the lone employee worked, trying to take care of a long line of shoppers. Officer Elden Tanix'r, Salt Lake City Police, said Safeway officials were unable to estimate the loss without an audit. He aald when, the robbers got the money they walked Out the dixir and escaped. No car was seen. The officer said he was uncertain whether the robbers were the same two who have robbed numerous other Sufe-wayalong the Wasatch Front x . Want Ads are for finding a JOB! |
