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Show fir W lyyf yY''w ' fil 2B The Salt Lake Tribune Friday, February 18, 1983 Matheson Takes Stand At Doxey Elementary Special to The Tribune Since Monday is a holiday, stuPresident's Day dents at Doxey Elementary School in Sunset observed the occasion SUNSET Thursday with Gov. Scott M. Matheson. in a question-and-answsession following brief remarks, one of the youngsters asked the governor if he would like to be president Its a job no one ever turns down when it is offered," replied the governor. Another youngster of lesser political but of a more altruistic bent asked if Gov. Matheson liked his job. And appropriately, er Yes, he replied. Still another asked if the governor has had an opportunity to see President Reagan. Yes again, the governor answered, pointing out he has met with the president on several occasions. In response to other questions, Gov. Matheson said his work day six days a week usually begins at 7:30 a.m. and continues to 10:30 p.m. Moreover, the governors duties involve considerable travel and, he added, a good governor spends less than half his time in the office. The governor was invited to the school by Dr. Shirley Pearson, the school's principal, to participate in Thursday's President's Day program. Students wore paper tricorn hats'" in patriotic colors and the Clearfield" Job Corps Center provided an honor guard for a flag raising ceremony marking the beginning of the program. Rhonda Erickson, a sixth grader and student body president, accompanied the governor and Assistant Superintendent John S. White was on hand to represent the Davis School Districts central administration. Participants concluded the morning program with punch and cake. But the cake was no ordinary cake. Made by Doxey PTA members, the cake was the size of a desk and its frosting was red, white and blue and in the form of the American flag. - Victim Goes Home Brent Hansen, 20, was released from the University Medical Center on Wednesday after recovering from burns over 30 percent of his body. Mr. Hansen was washing automobile parts with a solvent in his par- ent's basement at 4866 S. 1830 West, Jan. 39, when the fumes were ignited by a water heater pilot light. He was able to run upstairs for help. Flood Insurance Plan Accepts West Valley Federal Emergency Management Administration, said. He added flood insurance is available to all residents of West Valley City, but the requirement to purchase flood insurance does not apply to property which is not in a FEMA identified flood-pron- e area. The insurance limit for a singlefamily home is $35,000 and $100,000 for other residential buildings, Mr. Newman said. Coverage for contents is limited to $10,000 for residential buildings and $100,000 for structures. Rates for the insurance are 40 cents per $100 for residential structures and 50 cents per $100 for contents. All others, including hotels and motels with normal occupancy of less than six months duration is 50 cents per $100 for the structure and $1 per $100 for contents, Mr. Newman said. Information on the flood plain areas in the city can be obtained at city hall, he added. of the Special to The Tribune West CITY Valley City has been accepted into the National Flood Insurance Program, making residents eligible to . buy flood insurance from any property insurance agent or broker at rates subsidized by the federal government, John D. Newman, city manager, announced Thursday. Acceptance into the NFIP follows the City Councils adoption of flood plains management measures designed to reduce future flood damage, he said. Owners of property in flood-pron- e areas must, by law, buy flood insurance to receive any form of federal financial aid to build or buy buildings in these areas. WEST VALLEY - This would include grants from FHA, VA and Farmers Home Administration loans; loans from the Small Business Administration, and conventional mortgage loans from any federally regulated or supervised bank or savings and loan association, Luis O. Guiffrida, director Board of Corrections Voices Opposition to Penalty Act The Utah State Board of Corrections Thursday voiced opposition to House Bill 209, the Child Kidnapping and Abuse Act, and will ask sponsors to delay action for further study. appointment, said, I see this as a dangerous piece of legislation. It brings California determinate sentencing into Utah, which has a di- fferent philosophy about corrections. It poses constituional problems and it is not drafted to meet Utah needs, Mr. Boyce added. ' Agreeing that the act has tremendous public support, the board adopted the concept, but objected to several provisions including the possibility that information collected in presentence investigations can be opened to argument in the courts. The board passed a resolution up for further study and a close look at the constitutional questions. It is to be heard by the House Judiciary Committee Friday at 3 p.m.. Corrections Director William Milliken told the board. that the bill be held Ron Boyce, professor of law at the University of Utah, who sat in his first board meeting since his recent Guilty Plea Entered in Assault A Salt Lake City man Thursday pleaded guilty to one count of felony aggravated assault in connection with the beating of a man who was held at bay with a shotgun while being attacked. George William Burton, earlier pleaded innocent to a charge of attempted criminal homicide. However, he agreed to plead guilty to the lesser offense in a plea bargain offered by Salt Lake "35 W. 1390 South, County Attorneys Office prosecutors. Third District Judge James S. Sawaya sentenced Burton to a term of 0 to 5 years at Utah State Prison. A in the case, David Carl Russell, 22, same address, had pleaded guilty to a charge of misdemeanor assault last December in 5th Circuit Court. He was sentenced to serve one year in jail. According to the charges filed by Salt Lake City police detectives last November, Burton and Russell assaulted Larry Peterson in their home. The charges allege Russell held a shotgun to Mr. Petersons head while Burton repeatedly struck him in the face and head with another sawed-of- f shotgun. Mr. Peterson suffered a fractured skull and a broken neck in the beating. All Blinds 20 -- 30 off handcrafted blinds. Youll love them because theyre well made, durable, easy to hang and naturally attractive. A fresh opportunity to improve your d window treatments: of wide assortment on Pier Is savings across-the-boar- 2 Plead Guilty to Lesser Crime . I) Two men charged with running a confidence game in connection with a bogus charity operation, have pleaded guilty in 3rd District Court to misdemeanor charges of theft by deception. Andrew Ellsworth Vcgen, 47, 3761 Grant St., and Phillip Allen Merritt, 32, 834 Westminster, earlier had pleaded innocent to charges of theft and operating a confidence game. However, they agreed to plead guilty on the lesser charge in a plea bargaining agreement with the Salt Lake Attorney's Office. Judge Homer F. Wilkinson ordered Merritt to appear March 10 and Vogen to appear Feb. 23 for sentencing on the class A misdemeanor. Each could be sentenced to a year in jail and fined up to $1,000. of sizes may vary from Selection store to store. n a id The men had been charged by Salt Lake County Sheriff's detectives in connection with a scam in which they allegedly took money for nonexistent charities while falsely representing themselves over the telephone as working for the Utah Highway Patrol. collections Inmate Walks Away Prom Work Crew Jfs lss , A Utah State Prison convict walked away from a road crew early Thursday morning, according to prison officials. Capt. William Moss said Gerald Vina, 26, left the crew that was working on stale roads after being taken to the site by the officer h. charge. He was serving a sentence of years for theft and was scheduled for parole in September. Prison officials believe Vina, who is from Murray, is still in the area, Capt. Moss said. r V The new Sale prices good one week only. 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