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Show r ljr I V' i SuMrt A)M ai Mitl i' i Vv J v )' V for Union? Ripe Hospitals gait fake (Editor's Note This is the first of a two part story on union efforts to organize nurses at Utah hospitals ) geUmnr Laxul .tw Jones-Schen- By Angel.vn Nelson Tribune Medical Eiiitoi Obituaries . Feature liijjr It- -l Are tion I'tah hospitals ripe for unioniza- The Utah Hospital Association says Nurses distributing union interest cards and setting up union organizing meetings sav yes Checks with employees at Salt Lake area hospitals find mixed support for the union activity Rick Kmnersley, hospital association evicutive director, doubts the unions have made many inn avis into Utah hospitals duimg their current drive He said hospitals see organizing no Sunday Morning, July Section 22, 1979 Pago One 11 Ex-Adjut- ant Six'i'ial to The Tribune Maxwell Evans Rich, 65, former Salt Lake Area NOT THE TYPE: Utah's fabulous Chamber of Commerce executive vice annual pioneer celebration is about to president and Utah State Adjutant General, died here Saturday after begin for emphysema and We'te gett.ng ready for our colorful hospitalization heart problems salute to the hardy men and women Mr Rich was executive vice presiwho performed the miracle walk dent of the chamber from 1964 until across the bar- lr70, when he resigned to become ren plains to executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, Washington, D C. found our state National Guard Career There will be His service as Adjutant General, the parades, rodeos, concerts, ban- highest military position in the' state, quets, picnics, culminated a long career in Utah and all kinds of National Guard and the U.S. Army. special honors A native of Centerville. Mr. Rich was for our fabulous born Aug. 13, 1913, to Fred and Eva Utah pioneers. Evans Rich. He married Billie Me Dan Valentine Our pioneers Seamount Aug 30, 1940, in Salt Lake were a special breed, a fabulous breed City. of great courage, stamina and fine He graduated from Davis High dreams. School, where he was student body I would like to be able to say that I president, and attended the University of Utah. In 1932; at the age of 18, he would have made a great pioneer the Utah National Guard joined But the truth is: I would have made a World War II, he entered the During bad very pioneer Army and saw action in the European My wife told me so the other evening Theater. He was decorated with the while we were eating dinner Silver and Bronze Stars and the Croix had achieved the rank of Can 1 say something without you de Guerre and Lieutenant Colonel wife said getting mad" my Youngest in Nation Probably not," answered, "but go He returned to Utah National Guard ahead anyw ay and, in 1953, was named Adjutant "You would have made one lousy General, one of the youngest in the pioneer, she said nation "I disagree, 1 said. "Born in 1817 His activity in national military instead of 1917 I probably would have organizations ied to his election as put old Jim Bridger out of business. president of the Adjutant General Fort Bridger in Wyoming would now be Association of the United States in 1958 Fort Valentine. He had previously served as secretary-treasurer- . I'll bet, my wife said, "that if you In 1964, he received the Prexy Award had been a pioneer, you would have from the I'tah Chapter of the Public complained every inch of the way." Relations Society of America for his "You hot I would have," 1 said, and "profound demonstrations of the beliefs you can't tell me that some of the bovs in the potential of Utah. who made the trip didnt comJoins S.L. Chamber plain. . Later that year, Mr. Rich was named ACTUAL LY. COMPLAININ' is part executive vice president of the Salt of being a pioneer in the first place. If Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, someyoure not complaining about 32 years in the military. ending thing, theres no sense moving in the The National Guard awarded him first place with the Distinguished Service Award You would have yelped all across for his valuable service. the plains about something, my wife He became active in civic affairs, said. serving as president of the newly I said, "there would have Well, formed Utah Transit Authority and been one thing I sure would have blown chairman of the Olympics for Utah my stack about if I'd been a pioneer " "And what would that have been? I said "The singing at night, "Every movie I see about the pioneers, they spend half the night around the Nothing Serious11 LA JOLLA, Calif 1 . Few campfires out. . hot sun, . 1 yodeling their lungs After walking 25 miles wanta hit the hay. in the MY WIFE SAID, with dreamy eyes: been wonderful to roll down through the canyon and see the What valley for the first time. would you have done first? "It must have . "I think the first thing done is take my shoes ofl. I would . Interviews with two dozen nuiscs winking at Salt Lake area hospitals, however revon'ed that while some nurses are unlit ml in then support of a that support veins belwei n union General Max Rich Dies at 65 Dan Valentines . for the most part as employees, malcontents trying to stir the water " trying to get things going a registered muse Jan and organizing committee member of the Union of Utah Nurses, on the other hand, thinks that the attitude among Utah nurses, the final point of the unionization movement, is "very sujv for this soil of thing portive, very good (unionization' " "We have been a silent group for a long time and have actepfml wind was given to us Now we re ready to stand ui for our rights," Ms Jones Si hen k said have . "And the second thing I would have done is go down to Walgreens and get a big frosted glass of iced tea. . . . Then 1 would have gone over to the Hotel Utah and got a big private room and then 1 would have put a Do Not Disturb' sign on the door, and I would have slept for about three days." "Be senous," my wife said "OK, I said, I'll be serious Lf 1 had been a pioneer, I doubt if I would have ever gotten to Salt Lake City. I got a feeling my feet would have given out snmewhere in Nebraska. would have looked awfully pretty in one of those big bonnets," m.v wife said, modestly. "It is very hard to wear a big bonnet and lead a horse and wagon at the same time, I said. "I wouldnt have been leading the horses, my wife said I "I would have made the trip sitting on the front seat of the covered wagon looking beautiful. "THAT'S WHAT you think," I said "I would have thought of some way to we get in the back of the wagon before were 25 miles out of Missouri " departments within hospitals uid between hospitals Union aitivit.v resuifait-in area hospitals last November when a Holy Cross Hospital licensed practical nurse, a member of the International Typog raphical Union (ITU) at his second job js a printer, emit m ted the union about organizing the facility's nurses Dei iding it w asii't the proper union to represent nurses, the ITU dropp'd out of the picture in early 1979, and the Holy Cross nurses went to the health care division, Professional Nurses and Has pilal Personnel, of the United Paper-inkers International In February, the Atfiie, Teihmeal ami Professional Department of the United Steelwoi kers of America cn tcred the si ene alter being contacted bv to wmk Ds Hospital nurses It with Holv Cross muses too Form Utah ssm ialmn 1 group of RNs, stling it dlitn ! feel Hade unions such as the Steelwoi kers or Papi rworkers could adequately rep lesent professional nurses, burned its own union. Union of Utah Nurses, in June It kept a low profile in the early months of union organizing, but the Utah Nurses' Association, the nurse professional organization whiih is certified to act as a collective bargaining agent by the National Labor Relations Board, now holds union-typmeetings, e too Union contacts or organizing commit tees exist at Holy Cross Hospital, LDs Hospital. University of Utah Medical Center, Primary Childrens Medical Center, Valley West Hospital, Cottonwood Hospital. St Marks Hospital, Lakeview Hospital, McKay-DeHospital, Utah Valley Hospital and Doxey-HatcMedical Center Strongest Support Strongest support seems to lie at and LDS hospitals Valley West Hospital also appears active, but it's uncertain how much of an impact the new administrator and nursing director have had on the small Granger facility Union activity ranges from, for organizing comexample, a mittee of the Steelworkers at LDS Hospital to a few interested employees at McKay-De- e Hospital. The two big unions are passing out interest cards in an effort to generate the 30 percent required to petition the NLRB for an election. The Union of Utah Nurses plans to begin passing out interest cards by the end of July. Van Heffner, Utah Nurses' Association executive director, said his group would petition for an election if 70 percent of the 1,200 UNA members asked for one e Holy-Cros- Maxwell Evans Rich Military, Civic Leader Committee, which he saw as a boon to the state's blossoming tourism industry He was a member of State Civil Defense Council, the Kiwanis Club, the Alta Club, the University Club, the Sons of the American Revolution, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Rifle Association In 1970, after eight and a half years with the chamber, he resigned to become executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, which took him to Washington, D.C. His seven years there came at the height of the battles in Congress. The NRA has been a longtime opponent of legislation. He left Washington in 1977 and moved to Carlsbad, Calif. Surviving him are his widow, of Carlsbad; and two daughters, Susan Whitney, Fountain Valley, Calif ; and Julie R. Gaddis, of Salt Lake City; a brother, Ben, San Francisco; sister, Evelyn Ans'ee, Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at noon in Larkin Mortuary, 260 E South Temple Military graveside services will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Utah Lung Association gun-contr- gun-contr- Union organizers predict a union election at a Utah hospital any time between August and October. Mr. Heffner, offering his gut level impression, looks to October as the probable time. Spokesman for the hospitals, Mr. Kmnersley, thinks October election predictions reinforce his assessment of the labor activity as weak. The unions must be facing great difficulties in getting hospital employees "to respond to their propaganda, he said. One of the few hospital administrators willing to discuss unionization, Jerry Smith of the University of Utah Medical Center, said he doesnt see a groundswell toward the unions, but anyone who denies current union activity has his head stuck in the sand. "I don't think there will be any serious results this time. But it will come around again, Mr. Smith said. The current union talk isn't new for Column 2 See Page B-- Zoning Officers Cite Violators of Mobile Home Laws By Jack Fenton Tribune Staff Writer Zoning enforcement officers have issued violation notices to owners of 350 mobile homes being used outside designated parks in violation of Salt Lake County law Fred Kirkham, zoning enforcement officer, said some of the trailers have been moved since he began issuing notices four years ago. But Utah Tax Commission records indicate there may be 350 still to he found by enforcers, he noted. Mr. Kirkham's recommendation Change the law to allow mobile homes on individual lots outside designated parks Too Much Prejudice Planning Director Clayne J. Ricks and his assistant, Ken Jones, feel theres too much prejudice against mobile homes for the suggestion to be politically acceptable. "Conflicts between home owners and mobile home owners are just too great, Mr. Ricks predicted Meanwhile, the county attorneys office is commencing civil actions against some owners based on recent, more serious violations, according to Deputy County Attorney Kent S. Lewis. The county tried criminal prosecution in some of the valleys justice of the peace courts but without success, he noted. Conviction could have carried fines of $299 and six months in jail. Strong Feelings What went wrong with the criminal prosecutions? Mr. Lewis and the planners will say only that there are strong feelings locally when it comes to telling someone how fo use their land Exceptions 78 Degrees? Spot Cheeks Reveal Compliance By Robert Bryson Tribune Staff Writer Spot checks of public buildings in downtown Salt Lake City show most thermostats have been turned up to 78 degrees as directed by President Carter However, an informal survey did turn up a low setting of 72 degrees. And. there were reports employees and some customers were hot under the collar over the increased temp eratures President Carter directed that thermostats be set at 78 to save energy and oil Temperatures in Salt Lake City have topped the 100 degrees mark on occasion since that order A check showed a thermostat on the 23rd floor of the University Club Building, 136 E. South Temple, set al 72 degrees The floor houses meeting rooms used hv the public and has some business offices The Bureau of Land Management has offices in the same building, but on lower floors. The thermostat in the 15th floor, housing the slate director's office and others was set at 78 degrees. But, the thermostat for the BLM offices in the hall on the 14th floor was set at 74 degrees. The lobby thermostat for the University Club Building was set at 80 degrees The Salt Lake City Public Library also showed differing settings A thermostat on the first floor of the building at 209 E 5th South was set at 74 degrees The second floor showed settings and temperatures of 80 degrees and fans in use. Thermostats at Mountain Fuel Supply Co. main offices, 180 E. 1st SouC , on the st floor were set at 75 degrees 1 offices, Salt Lake federal offices, downtown restaurants, theaters, hotels and others surveyed were in compliance Some had settings above the 78 degrees mandate with one downtown sporting goods store registering a high of 83 degrees. Some reports of customer and employee complaints were noted An official at the downtown ZCMI store said customers "have been complaining Like the devil Thev have said it is too hot and uncomfortable, especially in the fitting room where customers try on clothings they are considering buying "We just tell them we are trying to comply with government regulations and to be patriotic. But it really is a problem. In a store like this you can turn the thermostat to 78 degrees in the lower levels, and it will stay at that temperature City-Count- y "But, on the higher levels it wdl he hotter and then on the main floor which opens onto the street, it is notier than 78 degrees, they said Some air conditioning experts said temperatures may vary in the building and in a room depending on its exposure to sunlight and other factors. Some offices reported their employees had noticed the increase in temperature but added it is "perhaps a psychological difference more than anything However, the Downtown Retail Merchants Association hadn't rc ceivcd reports of customer or employee complaints Jack Hallowed, public affairs director for the U.S Department of Energy, Denver, noted the office doesn't have "the machinery for enforcement" of the President's mandate just yet Future court decisions will affect the county's continued attempts to solve the problem, Mr. Lewis said. Mr. Kirkham is critical of the ei county laws drafted when mobile homes were little more than camp trailers. His travels through the unincorporated valley indicate many of the units now parked on private property house oldsters or young marrieds who couldnt afford conventional houses. Helping Others Chances are theyre parked on pn-- v ate property belonging to other family members, the inspector continued. "You can take care of them a lot better on your own property than you can in a nursing home, Mr. Kirkham said of the oldsters. Planners have thought a lot about that, Mr. Ricks said. They call it the grandma problem. The big fear is that after the elderly relative dies some family members will want to rent the unit to recover their investment. Legalizing mobile home use on private property also would let the county impose needed safety standards and make inspections assuring units are grounded, porches are stable and so on, Mr Kirkham said. Law Has Conflicts has some conflicts," law "Our acknowledged. For example, county ordinances dont consider mobile homes as dwelling units because they have wheels instead of foundations and fall short of Uniform Building Code standards. Wheels or not, theyre no longer considered by owners as temporary, Mr. Kirkham stressed. He agrees with the planning director that fire is a big threat to mobile home living. The inspector sees that danger reduced by county imposed conditions and safety inspections. Mr. Ricks sees it as a reason to keep them segregated Studying Plan "But there's no reason mobile homo owners should pay rent forever, he said His office is studying a developer's plan for a mobile home subdivision that would let owners buy their own parking pads in a condominium approach. And, new parks are on the drawing boards, Mr Kicks added But theyll be more expensive than the rent charged until recently as owners competed to fill a glut of vacant parking pads "The Uniform Building Code guarantees that the house next dixir was constructed to certain standards mobile homes dont meet those standards," Mr. Jones explained, outlining planning department objections to K inspector's proposal Mr.-Rick- s Volt rdav'h Chuckle It's foolish to worry about anyth: such as yi beyond your control w tie One Bundy Lawyer Walks Out, Another T ries to Quit Rv Rick Spratlmg Assoi ia cd Press Writer MIAMI - R. Thpodore Bundys defense on charges of strangling two sorority sisters was shaken Saturday when one of his lawyers left the case and another tried to quit, saying Bundy "1 repeat, my wife said, "you would suffers a "debilitating . mental have made one lousy pioneer. disorder. "Maybe you're right," I admitted, "I Though (he former law student think, perhaps I would have waited a backed off from his earlier decision lo " few years and taken the tram become his own lawyer, he forced an llth-hou- r overhaul nf defense plans SAM, THE SAD CYNIC SYS: A all Robert Haggard a Miami attorney year ago Things sure hhange. the Washington politicians were com- who had been slated to deliver closing now they're arguments next week, asked to be ing out of the closet excused and walked out of court coming out of the cabinet! . . Ed Harvey, a public defend) r a. id a leader of the defense effort, asked permission to quit. He said thered been "a total breakdown of the lawyer-clien- t relationship." Harvey also asked Judge Edward D Cowart to hold a hearing to determine whether Bundy is still competent foi trial. Harveys language was unexpectedly strong, even with the jury absent. "Defendant's conduct . . . has revealed the debilitating effects of his mental disorder by reflecting a total lack of insight regarding the disorder and its effects on him by icflecting a w'holly inadequate ability to consult with lawyers about the case with a reasonable degree of rational under standing," Harvey said m a motion Conduct Pattern Bundy was reflecting a pattern or couise of conduct which can and only he described as deli iincnt.il to bis cause and which goes " beyond mere poor judgment. The judge refused to hold a hearing on Bundys competency but said one might be needed should Bundy be convicted and the jury required to recommend a sentence is charged with murder, Bundy attempted murder and burglary m a series of savage attacks on young women near Florida State University He said on Jan 15, 1978. Margaret Bowman, 21, and Lisa Levy, 20, were strangled in their sleep at the Clu Omega sunnily house Three other women survived brutal beatings Other Cases Bundy also is accused of murdering a schoolgirl in Lake City, Fla nurse in Aspen. Colo and a and has been convicted of kidnapping a young woman in Utah As his defense began Friday, that his lawyers were avoiding him lie said he wanted to defend himself But Saturday morning he said he had reached a compromise with the Bundy-complaine- lawyers they would continue to question witnesses And Margaret Good not Haggard would give the closing argument Ignores Advice rose to complain that Bundy Harvey was ignoring his advice and asked to withdraw. "The man's life is on the line, he said "He should not be forced to take d the services of lawyers he does not have confidence m " court-appointe- Harvey's motions irked Bundy, who said there had been no mention of them al a jailhouse peace talk late Friday. 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