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Show Minia r'linr' ty ip yi Htt mr r1ijii''Titrii ii'ir r Mi' "r ' '' 'WiymiijjiiKHi ifligfriUmyril Law Disclosure Funds Urged Campaign By Jack Fenton Tribune Staff Writer A tough law forcing disclosure of campaign financing at all levels of state and local government should be on the agenda for any session of the legislature before fall elections, Assistant County Attorney Gerald H. Kinghom declared Wednesday. A four year-ol- d ordinance affecting only Salt County officials was voided Tuesday by Salt Lake City Judge Melvin H. Morris who said the law was unconstitutional because the legislature hadn't authorized it. Ill ask Gov. Matheson to consider it for the special session," Mr. Kinghorn stated. Enact Disclosure Laws Hell have support from Common Cause, a peoples lobby. stales have enacted ". . Forty-fou- r major campaign finance disclosure 7 . laws, either through their legislatures or public referendum," according to Patrici t Brim, administrative director. Her research shows 49 states have laws making major campaign contributions matters of public record. "We real! are at the bottom of the list." Mrs Brim said. The city court ruling dismissed two counts of failing to file campaign statements brought against Commissioner William L. Hutchinson He joined the group calling for a tough, statewide law. Hutchinson Comments Tlie legislature should draft a law that can be monitored adminis. . tered equally," Mr. Hutchinson commented. He wants administration handled by the state to minimize any political use of the measure. State law orders candidates for governor, secretary of state and attor- . . said Common Cause will urge candidates to pledge full disclosure of their financing Wont work," Mr Kinghorn said. Without a tough law he sees nothing to stop candidates from reporting some contributions and overlooking others. states ha ye enaetetl major campaign finance disclosure Ians, either through their legislatures or public rt'fertmtlum. W really arc at the bottom of the list says . . forty-fo- ur latricia llrim of Common (mu. general to file statements, Mr Kinghorn said And successful candidates for city offices must do the same. That's like locking the bam door after the horse has been stolen," Mrs. Brim said of the law for cities. People want to know Indore the elections how candidates get their financing " Original Law Mr. Kinghom said legislators gave the public this information in 1971 through their original campaign funding disclosure law 1( was modified after a year. ney John E. Delaney, policy and oera-tiondirector who heads the countys lobby effort, expressed fears that injecting such a controversial issue into the May 24 2(1 seeial legislative session could jeopardize other county proposals s Dan & Nothin"c Serioii$J MINI NOTES: .Affection for Utahs minibottles is divided among visitors to our state. Many tourists visiting Utah favorite item souvenir among visitors. Many tourists, I am told, visit our liquor stores and buy a complete collection of minibottles to take home as souvenirs. They will stand in front of the counter in a liquor outlet especially the liquor outlets in the big hotels and theyll point to the minibottle display on the shelves and say, Gimme one of those and those and those . . . and three of those, and two of the wide ones in the comer . . I TALKED TO SEVERAL liquor clerks in the Utah State Liquor outlets, and they all agree that the minibottles are a state curiosity. I had one woman tourist come in not long ago and buy 120 assorted minibottles to take back home," one clerk told . me. "She said she was taking them home to use as booby prizes for her bridge club, the clerk added. On the other hand, some visitors resent Utahs minibottles. Most of these are active travelers, salesmen and business executives. They are not above telling one and all that Utahs liquor laws are stupid, and they resent having to carry little bottles around in their pockets. IN FACT, MANY SALT LAKE tax icab drivers profit from this dislike of minibottles. One cabbie friend of mine said he regularly receives his tips on fares to the airport in minibottles. This fellow will be going to the airport, the cabbie friend tells me, "and we drive up to the airport terminal door, I take out his luggage, he reaches in his pocket for the fare then he'll pull out three or four minibottles and hell say, Take these damned things, too. Its not a bad deal, the cabbie admitted. He's got a collection of more than 100 minibottles at home, all tips. Lucky is the man who is married to a woman who can make out the family's annual income tax return. AROUND AND ABOUT: There are many advantages to living in Utah. The climate is nice, the skiing is great, the people are friendly. But there is one great disadvantage to living in Utah you cant make e wine in your basement! According to federal law, an American head of a household can legally make 200 gallons of wine and pay no taxes. annually In other words, an American head of household can get the kids down the basement and have them tromp on enough grapes to make 20(1 gallons of tax-fre- wine. But its against the law dont try basement state. in Utah so to make any wine in the if you live in the Beehive THIS 200 GALLON privilege of make wine is governed by the ing IRS. tax-fre- The law will be rewritten soon to take out the head of a household provision, so some officials tell me. In other words, when the law is changed bachelors (but not Utah bachelors) will be allowed to make 200 e wine. gallons of tax-fre- A few womens libbers have attacked the "head of the household clause, but the government has ruled that a woman as well as a man can be termed head so it is legal for a of the household" woman, as well as a man, to make e wine. But not in Utah. To me, 200 gallons of wine seems to be a lot of wine but wine experts say that in many American families especially families that came from the old country it is not unusual for a family to consume half a gallon of wine limit daily ... so perhaps the fits the wine need. SAM. THE SAD CYNIC. SAYS: One Utah man is trying to figure out a way to deduct visits to his mother-in-laas a taxable business expense. "The visits certainly aren't a pleasure. he at guru. tax-fre- w b " V. Local News TV Comics Txlav Pam 11-- 2 Thursday Morning, April 13, 1978 Page One Section It Stewart Udali and was a magazine editor in Colorado and executive director of the Izaak Walton League of America. "I get turned on by trying to find the right thing to do rather than taking a point of view and fashioning it to fit, he said. That'.- - a hell of a lot better than carrying a grail on some sort of quest, he added. When asked what changes he will bring to the office, Mr. Gregg quipped "Well, you will hear better jokes. He said more seriously, he wanted the BLM to respond more quickly to matters. :f. "This is a time of conflicts and controversy because the BLM is doing several things that mean change . . . the name of the game in public land management is controversy. Uses (of the land) are in conflict and it is unreasonable to see the BLM winning popularity contests. What we should have people perceive is that the BLM is playing it straight, he said. Mr. Gregg noted that the BLM Organic Act said in effect the public lands will remain under federal government control. Sure, there will be multiple use, but (under the act) means taking managing A ssoc ated Press Laser Dhoto 1 different regulations under the Organic Act and quite properly this Farhel Payne after jumping from a hot air balLarry Allen, right, is helped out of mountains raises questions frm people in the a record. worlds He believes hes set loon. near Strawberry Reservoir by Deputy Sheriff West, he said. He noted this will be a source of irritation and difficulty. Government Viewpoint (Administration) will be pretty prickly, because the government said will in effect that the government manage the land and that Implies putting financial resources into the land to make it more productive, he said. By Ann Shields He noted that the Rangeland Imfour a snow in at about hot balloon after jumping from air student deep Tribune Correspondent provement Act would double the money about 22,000 feet to set a new world's miles north of Strawberry Reservoir. spent for rangeland improvement to Larry Allen, Provos "lost balloon- record Tuesday. Search and rescue "1 am positive I broke the record," between $2 billion and $2.5 billion. college ist," was back home Wednesday night units found the Mr. Allen said, and I believe I jumped I dont think this bill will But from about 22,000 feet. I wont know the this could well be the most pass. important exact altitude until confirmation can be of legislation since the Organic made when the sealed altimeter is piece he said. Act," opened." He noted that the Organic Act which Victory Celebration many people are cussing and perhaps I The opening is planned for Saturday will too" will help make the rangeland night, at a victory party at a local improvements available since the land is to stay with the government. restaurant, Mr. Allen said. Mr. Allen, who spent Tuesday night I dont thinn this bill would have the By Jon Ure huddled underneath his parachute in support of the Administration unless works, that he jogged in the evenings I knew I was in trouble the lands were to stay with the Tribune Staff Writer in Alta Canyon that he drove a yellow the snow, said as soon as I jumped." GMC government, he said. a and white automobile A Salt Lake County woman WednesTarga e The Brigham Young University Mr. Gregg added, "The BLM is a vehicle; and that if day was charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to they killed Merritt by hitting him while junior from Oklahoma explained that messenger of a lot of things that are e he was jogging in the canyon, it would strong winds blew the parachute out of murder of her the Greeks commit the coming from Washington control, forcing him to land in a tree used to kill them if they brought bad a physician. appear to be an accident. news and is the point man for a lot of high in the mountains east of Provo. Joyce Evelyn Hummer, 49, of 3508 Defendant stated that if she couldnt After dropping to the ground, Mr. things that are unpopular. Eastwood Dr. (3330 South), was charged get someone to do it she'd have to shoot Allen said he used his emergency chute in a complaint signed by Salt Lake City Little Chance for Bill Police Detective John Stoner before him herself and that shed probably to make a tent and gathered firewood He noted that a bill introduced by only get a few years in prison," the for the long, cold night ahead. City Judge Robert C. Gibson. to return Sen. Jake Gam, complaint alleges. Lit Signal Flare federal lands to the state, has little The complaint alleges that she atThe officers were given advance chance of passage and said a similar tempted to contract" the murder of At sunset, teams started the search bill introduced in 1949 failed also. East, in payments for travel to Salt Lake City for the missing student. Mr. Allen said Dr. Bard Merritt, 3920-lltwhere they were met and driven to St he heard a order to collect life insurance benefits. and lit a flare about Mr. Gregg said he has been on the plane Marks Hospital. 10; 30 p.m. Unable to give Mr. Allens She was originally released on her environmental side of matters for some They were shown the doctor's car and exact position, the pilot was not able to of his career and believes parts of the own recognizance but she was later then driven to "the residence of direct searchers to the site until 7; 30 public lands should be set aside as Jail booked into Salt Lake Merritt's girlfriend and the place where a m. Wednesday. on orders of City Judge Melvin H. wilderness areas Morris. A bail hearing will be held he usually stayed." Members of the Wasatch County He said he hoix'd the review of such The officers arrested Hummer in a Search and Rescue team brought the land is finished by 1980 and noted that Thursday morning. room of the Little America Motel. 5(1(1 S. stranded parachutist out of the mounPolice Cooperation he knew of no one in the BLM or Main. on snowmobiles. tains Department of Interior who is trying to of a was result The charge cooperaadd millions or thousands of acres to Erwin Oertli. Highland, Utah Co., Although the suspect told the officers tion between the Las Vegas police and the wilderness areas " Salt Lake City police. She was arrested the insurance policy was for $150,000, guided the balloon for Mr. Allen's she them off a m. 10:18 met Tueswhen she at Tuesday, ascent. in a Salt Lake City Taking Tuesday afternoon They wont keep wilderness areas showed them a policy for $200,000, they day from an Orem car dealership, the with areas included that dont belong," hotel. said pair hoped to break the previous world he said. A statement in the charge alleges record of parachuting from a balloon at an of she the He added he was chosen for his job that employee approached 18,000 feet. Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, seeking to because ". .1 didn't discover natural High winds and turbulance blew the resources on Earth Day." put out a contract to kill her Yrslenlav's Chuckle balloon off course as well, according to 1 have for $100,000. spent the last 10 years doing M r. Oertli. He landed the hot air balloon Let no man hide behind a woman s what the BLM is doing: finding ansA hotel security guard alerted police there to near Tabiona, a small community wers." he said He served as a staff and two Las Vegas undercover officers, skirt a There's hardly enough woman hide approximately 55 miles east of Orem. assistant to former Interior Secretary Tom Kahrs and Dan Purdy, entered the case 20-2- After 22,000 Fool Jump Searchers Locate Lost Chutist County Woman Charged In Murder Conspiracy ; first-degre- first-degre- h City-Coun- Pay $104), 000 "Kahrs. together with fellow undercover officer Dan Purdy, met with the defendant at the time and place appointed, during which conversation defendant indicated that she would pay Bard $100,000 to have her Merritt, murdered; that it was to be made to appear to be an accident, otherwise she wouldnt collect the insurance money; that she was the owner of a $150,000 term life insurance policy with Aetna Life A Casualty Insurance Company and was sole ." beneficiary thereof. Further, the complaint states that she had just paid the premium on the policy and "she would pay the $100,000 when she got the insurance money." Jogged in Evenings According to the complaint, she allegedly told officers where Hie ductui rs? Director Describes Reasons for BLM Unpopularity Building. i V$- . By Robert Bryson Tribune Staff Writer The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is the point man for policies from Washington and as a bearer of bad news the ancient Greeks killed such the bureau is unpopular messengers with some, the new director of the agency said Wednesday. Frank Gregg, a Denver native named to the post Feb. 14, addressed a press conference at the University Club take delight in the minibottles. In fact, they are a Even before he was charged, Mr. Hutchinson said he'd accepted a $6,000 loan from Gary Nagle of Nagle Construction Co. and was repaying the money It hadnt been reported Constitutes Compromise In the eyes of some, even Slot) constitutes some kind of a compromMr. Hutchinson noted three They're not controversial, ise, wouldnt take much time," he said of months ago. He said hed filed one proHsed changes in laws governing the updated statement and would file county board of equalization and Urban another report showing the debt to Mr. County as an optional form of govern- Nagle. ment. The law was declared unconstitutionUntil the legislature acts, Mrs. Brim al and that wasnt done. Valentines ' rnMa-- n Clouds Bring Threat of Rain , Snow Residents of the Intermountain Area probably will not be able to see the Northern Lights Thursday night because of heavy clouds. A spokesman for the National Weather Service said high clouds were moving into Nevada Wednesday afternoon and will cover the rest of the Intermountain Region Thursday, bringing a chance of rain by evening. Temperatures should remain in the low to mid 60s Thursday, but lower to the mid 50s Friday as the rain continues. Cooler temperatures are expected over the weekend as rain mixed with snow spreads over the area. Growers have been alerted to possible frost damage. Solon Stresses Need for I1AFB Repairs Tribune Washington Bureau Any further delays in repairing the main taxiway at Hill Air Force Base could impede flying operations at the Utah Military installaWASHINGTON tion. This warning came from Sen. Jake when he appeared beGarn, fore the Senate subcommittee on military construction. The Utahn asked the subcommittee to provide $4.5 million to repair the taxiway in fiscal 1979 rather than 1980 as recommended by the office of the Secretary of Defense. He noted the new squadron was scheduled to arrive at Hill AB in January and that this plane has a lower air intake scoop which makes it prone to damage from loose gravel and other runway defects. The 6 is an important part of our defense capabilities and it is vital that the Hill facilities be upgraded to ensure maximum operational capabilities for the plane, he said. Sen. Gam said the runway, constructed in 1941-4wasnt designed to withstand the stress and pressure caused by todays larger and heavier aircraft. This situation, coupled with Utahs freeze-thaweather cycles has created ruts, cracking and general deterioration," the Senator said. 6 F-1- S.L. Loses Nurses Convention Due to ERA By George Raine Tribune Staff Writer Because Utah has not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, the American Nurses Association lias canceled a conference planned for Salt Lake City in 1980. it was learned Wednesday. The conference, which was expected to attract some 600 nurses from across the country, was to deal with continuing education in the profession, and would have been hosted by the University of Utah College of Nursing's Division of Continuing Education It was considered a plum to have been selected to host this conference, said Darlene Peay, R N.. continuing The Salt Lake City conference was to 1980, at the have been held Oct. Little America Motel Convention Center, and the U. College of Nursing had submitted its bid as host a year and a half ago, said Ms. Peay. It had been formally accepted some time ago. Such a conference would be attended by continuing education specialists, who might be attached to universities or colleges, or staff development direcBut the board, he said, was only tors of hospitals or other health care reflecting a mandate from the ANA facilities, said Ms. Peay. House of Delegates, which, in 1974. Were Disappointed' "Of course were disappointed." sue passed a resolution saying that the nursing community should make every said "We felt it would be a real benefit effort possible to help secure the to us that we could show nurses from aerwss the country the caliber of our enactment of the ERA. education director at the College of Nursing. Reflecting Mandate Contacted at ANA's Kansas City, communications Mo., headquarters, director Dr. William Kuehn said the ANA board of directors on Feb. 17 determined that future ANA conventions and conferences would be held only in states that had ratified the ERA. 13-1- 6 continuing education program and our ability to plan and execute a national continuing education conference of that magnitude." She said this action would not dissuade the college from making more bids and otherwise continue education programs across the state. Dr. Kuehn said another site for the conference would be selected. The ANA has also canceled planned conferences in Kansas City and In Atlanta, he said. The International Council of Nurses, which is based in Geneva, Switzerland, was to meet In Kansas City in 1981, but because See Page B-- Column 5 |
