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Show Judge Axes Tax Refund; Next Stop: High Corn! Ta lor Bars Distribution. Issues No Explanation Bv Dave Jonss,m rituine St.uf nit i rhiiii Distrut Judge G Hal lavlm Moiuiav m a summ irv judgment ov t timed the tati s $5o m llioii pi opt M tax refund progi am Houis aftei a mi minute inoim'i session oil Stae Tit isurer Linn I Baker suit to invalidate the rt lands Judge Tavlor held the pmgiam tint on sinutlonal He did not clubra" Judge Tavlor extended a restraint:!,, order bai ring the disti lbution of refund t hot ks and set the stage for the I tah Supteme Court to receive the U't with. n a dav or two Both sides had piotm-- t d nii at pi a! whit I ever w i the decision wilt What it me ms is the refund program is still in IiiiiImi lor it is exacted the high eourt will take seven al wei ks to receive bnets heal arguments ami Bleu dt 111 ale thiil Inputy Attortuv Ciemial who algued the Michael I vahditv ot the statute treating the refund piogram projected till davs for the appeal will a'k the He said altoine-vSupreme Court for prioritv so argu merits tan he held as soon as attorneys are readv Meanwhile the State Tax Cummis sion is processing refund apulit at ions but won t send out the checks until the t a st is settled Recover Checks State officials said they have no plans to attempt to recover rent rebate checks already sent out. since no decision has been made by the Supteme Court But unofficial Capitol Hill reaction Monday was, if Judge Tay lor's ruling is upheld the state might attempt to make recovery through income tax filings in I960 In 3rd District Court Mondav Assistant Attorney General James L Barker argued for Mr Baker that the refund program would do indirectly what the slate constitution prohibits being done that is, it indirectly relieves directly the local tax burden by returning state tax revenues to taxpayers 1 I s Tribune Staff Ptiotobv concrete exterior for the Commercial Security Bank tower at Cross- Pre-ca- st rj t j Fr ark R PorscfiaMs roads Mall site should be completed by Dec. Mot offices will open in earl spring 1 Seven New Tower Valley Police Draft Auto Chase Policy By Con Psarras Putting On 4Skin The skeleton of the Commercial Security Bank tower m the Crossroads Mall has been completed and workmen are well into the next construction " phase, putting on the skin Richard D Watson, project coordinator for Okland Foulger Co, Salt Lake City, the contractors, said the a cement, extenor finish of Cem-Litsand and fiber glass product pre-caby Buehner Cement Co , Salt Lake City . should be finished by Dec 1 10 floors in the tower The tower itself and four in the mall base should be completed enough by next several March to emergencies involving monitored allow some office openings, jurisdictions The channel is Mr Watson said vehicles by most emergency He said department stores will open 1 A topping-of- f The law enforcement leaders also about next Aug for scheduled tower for the is ceremony agreed to lobby the Utah Legislature Oct 17 next session for a statutory revision m The mall is being built on Mair. Street the fleeing Horn police law. now a class A misdemeanor between 1st South and South Temple across the street from ZCMI Lawmen want the violation to coiisti tute a 3rd degree felony , punishable bv t'hlerdatV Cli tickle A up to five years in prison A class Now there's a new computer that' misdemeanor is punishable bv a year asking for two circuit bleaks a dav prison sentence officers, he often continues to violate the law and in the case of the Sept 23 chase, the driver, while fleeing from officers, commuted several viola tions The policy which will he adopted among the agencies participating m the Monday meeting will not regulate specifically the issue of using firearms to stop a fleeing vehicle Use Same Channel The new policy will mandate that all officers involved in a chase use a statewide radio channel reserved for from ribune Staff W riter Salt Lake area police agreed Monday that in the future, a motorist fleeing from officers can be chased onl by police from the jurisdiction where the chase is occurring Representatives from seven police agencies stipulated in an agreement that if a d chase moves from one locality to another, the chase becomes the responsibility of police in the jurisdiction the chase moves into The agreement is the result of meetings among local police leaders aimed at drafting a uniform policy to govern actions of officers involved m a d chase Draft Approv ed Salt Lake Cit Police Major Gary Parke said a preliminary draft of a policy was approved Monday b lead ers of the city police department, the Utah Highway Patrol, Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office and Bountiful. North Salt Lake, South Salt Lake and Murray police departments He said leaders of other local polic e agencies w ill be asked to participate in the agreement and adopt the policy The policy itself, he said, is similar to that used by the Salt Lake City Polo e Department Major Parke said the policy will be printed and released Wednesday. He sad several agencies must have it approved by their city's attorneys before it can go into effect Officer Injured The agreement follows controversy generated by a Sept 23 chase involving officers from three jurisdictions It ended with one officer seriously wounded in crossfire from police who tried to stop a pickup truck by shooting at its tires The chase proceeded from Salt Lake City lino South Salt Lake and back to Salt Lake City where it ended at 600 Browning Ave (1400South) Four police officers opened fire on the truck when it passed through the intersection of 1300 South and 30 East moments before the base ended Two Salt Lake City police and two South Salt Lake offners created cross fire when shooting at the truck South Salt Lake Officer Stanley James Ting ey. 23, was struck hy shotgun pellets He was listed in fair condition Monday at LDS Hospital County Investigates The Salt Lake County Attorney's Office is investigating to determine whether officers wpre justified tn using deadlv force to stop the fleeing truck, and if shooting at a vehicle is indeed use of deadly force The driver of the truck, Scott Clark Peterson. 26, 125 Edith Ave (1195 South!, was cited for fleeing from police, reckless driving, ruining a red light and a stop sign and hit and run The city department's policy regard mg sio h chases cites an olficei's prerogative to end a iliase if the seriousness of the crime the driver is suspected of does rot warrant con tmued pursuit However Salt Lake City Police Chief Bud Willoughbv said when a man ll es 1 high-spee- high-spee- high-spee- d Specific Categories Mr Barker said the constitution sets down spec lfic categories of citizens who may benefit from tax rebates, reducthese include tions or remittances disabled veterans, the indigent, and heirs of soldiers killed m actum Homeowners and renters are not pro-ided for in these classifications he said v B.ilkil M iiiisim ss of It Is said the Legislatme lit to and ?!k Salt iakc Sribunr On ' ait i taxes ate too high to make a refund regardless ot it Uk al governments have doiu lh iied Ihe flop minimum ano Sloe 'I Hir oin a i txinium tefunds aie aitMniil him Mi m s that make the distribution tnmuii unfait oven d shown to Ik u i v News I.OC-.i- l IinI.IV 111 Residents Mi Barke l added that the l.ut that onlv resident taxpaviis ait eligible f lefunds is also disc nminatorv Thosi who own propertv in Ilah but wue awav during the result m v pound do Onlv Comic Tuesday Mm mug October 2, 147' not qu.uitv Mr IVanu i sn lion that the i ountered kcc Page B M oluinii It t I.ijp tin W Utah Regents Adopt $212.7 Million 80-8- 1 Budget Bv Diane Cole Tribune Staff W nter The State Board of Regents Mondav adopted a $212 7 million base budget for the Utah System of Higher Education for the 14X(gfii sc hool year Some $163 7 million of that is ex petted to come from the Utah Legisla ture, but the final appropriation request will be determined by further action of the regents Tuesday They will continue their two-da- y meeting at 807 E. South Temple to act on special budget requests by each of the state's nine public colleges and universities And if the regents' reaction to such requests Monday was anv indication, the final budget likely will rise bv several thousand dollars dec uled In slue 4 iveral appropriation June from nt Mu ha-- t That dei ision wa largelv in rojoiise to a Mondav morning meeting with Gov Scott M Matheson who urged regen's to trim expenditures while maintaining quality education He mdi cated he supports a 12 percent cot of liv mg inc rease for state agencies The 4 percent cut m the 19Mi si budget, however, is based on this year s million budget appropriation Therefore, $5 75 million, or the same amount being tnmmed from the 1974 so appropriation, will also be cut from the original $104 5 recommended for 14ho $141 7 M Redeployment' Program order to ahsoib the 4 percent (Uthacks the regents told college anil 111 Original Proposed Budget presidents ,i redeplovnient" program must In- - un Originally , Dr T H Bell, commis sioner of higher educ a turn for I tah, had dertaken ihis year submitted a budget to the regents that The idea is to show we recogiui was $218 4 million with $164 5 million of redeployment as a budgeting tool that to come from state appropriations said regent J Lynn Dougan, who made That recommendation was $13 8 million the motion to work a 4 rcent cut into less than the $232 2 million requested the higher education budget earlier by colleges and universities Redeployment would require college But near the end of a fiscallv and umverMtv officials to cut back or conservative session Monday, regents See Page B-- C olumn 2 university Fledgling Travelers Back in Nest e, st W hen J ennifer Peebles' father told her last week she was grounded, he was speaking literally, not figura tively Portland. Ore girl The 12 year-ol- d and her neighborhood friend. Dai cie Ricker, 11, flew away from home last Tuesday They landed in Salt Lake City According to Jennifer s father, John, the two decided they needed some adventure and withdrew $275 in cash from Darcie's savings account Looking over a list of possible destinations at Portland s airport the two decided they'd fly to Salt Lake City and head for Provo where they would introduce themselves to Donny and Mane Osmond Darcie. who looks older than Jennifer, bought an adult ticket and child ticket for picked up a half-farher friend e, After landing in Salt Lake City , the two checked into a motel and went bowling, according to Jennifer s father Later in the day . Jennifer became a little nervous. Mr Peebles said and called home She didn t want to tell us where she was but I talked her into it And when she said Salt Lake City 1 thought, oh no. Salt City ' I've heard of cutting sc hool but cutting the state The girls were puked up as runaways after Mr Peebles told Salt Lake City Police they were in town They were taken to Horizons Runa way Shelter, 730 S 9th West Tues day night On Wednesday . thev were flown baik to Portland lull fare for noth Thev had Mr Pei hies Lake City is she enjoved grounded time I guess said 'Thev said Salt just lieaut.ful I hoie herself because he a good now InMires Patient Safe! FDA Maintaining Close Scrutiny on Lens Implanting natural lens after cataiact surgery The guidelines, published in late 1477 and effective on Feb 9, 1978, specify procedures for intraocular lens mar. ufacturing knd for physicians who implant the lenses The manufacturing conrols. similar to the FDA Gwd MaHufi.c urwg Prac tices for other products, list procedures from start to finish in intraocular lens production Plants are inspected Record mut be kept Data must be submitted to the improved training of surgeons in mlra ocular lens operations and a new investigation of the manufacturer and their product Fear and question have plagued the intraocular lens since its introduction by a British ophthalmologist in the late 1940s Many of those early implants failed The successful implants posses a limited trac k rec ord eye L (Editor's note This is the third of tour articles on the intraocular lens for the cataract patient ) Bv Angelyn Nelson Tribune Medical Editor Dear Doctor. the federal Food and Drug Administration letter began on Jan 5. 1978 intraocular lens implantation is receiving increasing accejitanee bv ophthalmologists and patients . But. despite widespread use of these devices, accurate data on their safety is not available Existing literature both on the devices and the procedure is limited at best, and, in some cases, conflic ting " Over 3.000 Cautioned More than 3,000 ophthalmologists performing intraocular lens implant a tions in 2,500 US hospitals received that announcement of one of the FDA s largest clinical investigations The government's consumer watch dog w anted to insure the lenses are lioth safe and effective for U S cataract patients, so it moved to restrict the implantations and to gather informa- tion It (clinical investigation) is similar to the kind of study that goes cm before a drug ts approved for general use But it's a bit larger than the ty pical rtudy explained Bill Rados, FDA spokesman Rockville Md TV FPA under its authoritv to regulate medical devices based on a 1470 amendment to the federal Food. Drug aid Cosmetic Ac. set forth' n gulutions to govern the use of the intraocular lens, the artificial plastic Ion- - sometimes used to replace tic Estimates FDA Tight Controls Physicians who implant the lenses mus--t be ophthalmologists, highly trained medical doctors who specialize in eye diseases and surgery and Mime manufacturers request additional specific qualification for the surgeons who implant their lenses A medical committee must also approve ophthal mologists before they can partic ipate in the FDA investigation The ophthalmologists fill out surgu al reports on each case and send them to the lens manufacturer They must also report results from six follow up exarr. nations of the patient duung the firt year The FDA requires patients to sign written informed consent forms that detail intraocular lens risks Ultimate Goal Mr Ratio emphasizes the FDA s ultimate goal is to allow intraocular lensc s f.,r gc nc ra! ue only if the lesults of the investigation indicate that's the w isest i hole e " Tne FDA official evaluates the plug ram as bv and large success! ul ' m its first 14 months Using surgeon operating microscope, removes a cataract I'lie Ra'ph Nailer consumer urgatnza turn Health Research Group finds fault with the FDA s role with mtraoc u lar lenses In September Dr Sidney Wolfe laimed too many lenses are implanted without regard to the consequences and called for an end to routine Medicare reimbursement for elderly intraocular lens patients The intraocular lens presents an expensive medical bill to the taxpayer In Utah, the tax financed Medicare disc loses a surgeons bill runs $7(KI to $i. (Hid for ail uitraoculal lent Implantation while the hospitalization averages Vary Ophthalmologist interviewed for thi senes vaned in age, training and philosophies about intraocular lenses Each gave a different number of year that they consider safe for an mtraocu lar lens That range is from 10 to Jo Nobody knows the number of years." Salt Lake City ophthalmologist Homer E Smith contended ' You pic k any number that you want If you want to do it in someone who is 40 you av thev re probably good for 40 years 5 ou justify it in your ow n mind I think one has to think in term ol in to 15 years that Ihey re really quiti good 1 dont think one can projec t them much beyond that at this stage of the art " the ophthalmologist said c $500 to $1,000 Dr Wolle. who announced adverse reactions prompted the recall of 47 ouu lenses 111 the last three vears seek the Ians Deteriorates No one knows, for example, how long the lens will l. ,t inside the eye Some lenses, removed after a few years for various reasons, have shown deteriora tion It's possible the plastic could eventually break down into products injurious to the eye The European expel lenc e of (lie last 10 to 15 yeais doesn t indie ate that, however What s coing to happen do the lensi in 20 2 30 years is an unknown Feu that reason a lot of ophthal m logit piefer to d It onlv in oldei patient wheie the file span will t such tl a don t worrv about wbal will happen in their ec in 25 they Richard A Aid'd explained Intraocular len enthusiast Wim I Richards doesn t dwell on the possible limited longevitv of the len alhouh he considers them good for 2o ve.it nosed on liie Euicqieau ieuli Prefers Implant Frankly myself if I weie hav.m. cataract surgery I d have an implant even if I kne w it wa 20 year going to h i t i fie changed tn far a I m concerned the tux! gi are the most important vtats of mv life If I can plav goif and tc unis and do the fun things like these 20 vears a second operation wouldri t lie that big a the 5 VI ar cud o hth..."l 'oivt deal A s 1 said wouldti t put tin iii in m w didn t tt ink add d ttii 1 . p iu .iU i ts it hi Others Neil So Sure liniments pki Dr Rich mis trim, criticism from othei surgeon wh aren t a enthusiastic about mtraoc ui r ( let.se Those doc lor iKiitit out that scat lit l eye tissue and other problem can prevent a complete removal of the original implant and a second implant in the future The patient shouldn t assume a second operation will alwd be possible Is the tm The whole concept implant a tune bomb or isn t it a t.nii bomb All of the evidence is that it not a time bomb that you put it ill and 2u tlll doing i liter the implant See Page B 2 ( olumn of I 1 |
