| Show Nt I OB The Salt Lake Tribune TV Show Helps Capture 3 Utah Fugitives Gets High Ratings From FBI Sunday November 26 1989 I Computers to Tell Tourists What's What r Dan Bates TribuneStaff Writer Just think of Vic as the accommodating hotel concierge you never have to tip Really if you're a stranger in town you ought to hook up with ?z0r:1111!::ov:)141::E'::?:::::::' By :4::"i?:t'' i::ot ::i ::::::a:::::i::::strid ti him -- :! 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Most of the rest of us are likely entithe ty" — or those who can get lost on vacation once we step off the hotel elevator To acquaint travelers with the device Utah Travel Council officials have allowed Mr Voyce's company to place one in their main visitors' center just south of the State Capitol "It's not designed to get people here It's designed to get people already here to stay longer" mused Joe Rutherford the Utah Travel Council's spokesman "I think people still have to have something to hold and look at either at home or in the car" he said "So I don't think it will replace brochures" The Utah Travel Council has supplied the system much of its facts and figures about travel spots A team of a dozen Utah Infor friendly information computer shows off what Utah has to offer in its tourist sector - and can be tailored for regional emphases from his companys Salt Lake City office Which explains why the units are components of a "central authoring sys- mation Network computer media and management staffers and consultants spent three years developing the concept and hardware and software for the tourist-dat- a consoles Resembling a video game the $8350 units enand comgage and meld laser-disputer technology to provide a glimpse of what Utah's tourism sector offers After an orientation by Vic the viewer is directed to push the image of a button on the screen to select a "menu" category — such as hotels restaurants "nightlife" ski resorts and other tourist attractions can access More button-pushinmore details including road maps to desired destinations and histories of some of Utah's state parks In all each unit can produce up to 54000 video frames of information or enough to plug at least 650 businesses and attractions "A lot of stuff" Mr Voyce noted for the behalf of us type" Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints are entertaining proposals to position a few units on Temple Square — but without the liquor-laexplanation Along with the $8350-per-unprice Utah Information Network stays in business on the "advertising- it can produce for clients such as hotels and restaurants "We try to make them informational in nature rather than as an 'ad' " said Mr Voyce sparing the' tourist from as much blatant commercialism as possible Promotions on the units run from $350 to $3000 Mr Voyce said the company tries to use existing photographs video tape and logos to keep production costs ble- tem" it Other companies in other states have developed similar consoles in the past for shopping malls or airports The Utah units however contain a paper printout feature — especially handy for the dry baffled visitor who punches up the description of how the states liquor laws work They also sport a direct-dia- l telephone link to a given hotel restaurant or other attraction for reservations making or gleaning more facts By January the company plans to have at least 10 of the units operative throughout the state including at the Marriott Hotel in Salt Lake City public visitor centers in Cedar City and St George Deer Valley Resort and various locations in Park City Mr Voyce said officials of the state-of-the-a- rt k user-friendl- y g literate And the "stuff" is all "updat ea "There have been two considerations: How do we service the tourist while making it accessible to the entity servicing the tourist" he explained Offering visitors help in understanding Utah's liquor laws is seen more as a hospitable gesture than something commercial - tse'v r ' At any given time there are about 50 fugitives on the run from Utah he said and most of those eventually get caught But some are a little more stubborn "The show really helps us with those fugitives who are the most difficult to catch" he said The public also enjoys being a part of the process said Agent Tubbs The public is more anxious than anyone to get the dangerous fugitives off the street When Utah's fugitives were featured on America's Most Wanted FBI agents traveled to Washington DC where the show is broadcast and stood by to help process the phone-i- n tips When the Steven Ray Allen segment was broadcast officials received more than 700 tips about 200 of those were legitimate and one of those led authorities straight to hide-ou- t said FBI Special Agent James Screen The enormous number of tips pouring into the show has increased but Agent the FBI's workload Screen said it's a welcome burden because it increases the chances one of the leads will be the one they've been looking for "It's the tip you don't check out that may be the one that gets the guy" he said The show has been criticized as being sensational for its often grisly reenactments of murders rapes and just about everything else But if the get the job done the FBI are glad to help -do get a little The gruesome sometimes but that gets the public's ire up and they want to get the guy all the more" said Agent Screen People are often reluctant to call police with tips or turn in someone they know because they're afraid or don't want to get involved But when and see they see the how heinous the crime was or see something that confirms their suspicions they're usually more inclined to call authorities The show has worked so well ltie Utah FBI is hoping itvill help them catch two more of its' most wanted Agents are now working Tvith the shoves producers to spotlight Lynda) Ritterbush and Ronald Glenn Grid seth s 145uper 0 1c)j this" g jury-riggin- down 43--1 q taA‘ 1 ' :7::e: ::"::0llet: ! :::: : i!1: 4 :: 4:::i Ni te '1 Tr 41 414 's t '7!::: Aoaa - 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