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Show Age Alone ind , Rain Forecast for Election Day II d Jonsson Tribune Staff Writer By Dave a Day The National Weather Service is predicting an increase in clouds accompanied by southerly winds with Salt Lake highs to stay in the low 60s range opinion Monday Assistant Attorney General Stephen G Schwendiman told the State Anti Discrimination Division that though Etah law goes slightly further than federal law. it is nonetheless valid, arguments about federal su- chance of scattered afternoon showers are forecast for Election Temperatures will be cooling by Wednesday with variable clouds and showers near the mountians for more likely Sec page weather details B-- .hhn Medina rector nti Dim rimi 0:1 d. Forced retirement based solely on a workers age. even if the employee is under an approved retirement ben efit plan, is illegal in Etah, the I tah Attorney General s Office said in an Utah voters will he holding on to their rain hats as gusty winds and Canl For co Worker in fteiire premacy notwithstanding The opinion, which has an assumed mantle of legal authority unless overturned by a court, could have a "major' impact on retirements in Etah. And it will h.ivr an immediate ef-- t on lit age discrimination com plaint s fiii d with Mr Medina's otfiee during the last six months, complainants and their employers have been awaitin', the opinion to see w fiat their next moves would be Federal Bremen! law makes mandatory ie la foie ago 70 illegal, even where the employee is supposedly "safelv covered by a retirement plan Etah law makes mandatory retirement illegal regardless of age, and the opinion said that this applies even whole the "safety net of a federally approved tetirement plan is in place ' hii n f Mr 'll will p' ' od Meiidav to pm opos i! to (a lag nipt ituti next .l.iiiuary to amend trie err erit ivv to remove tiie disirn on t;ve that employers have m keeping p rson.. jpt r age 70 I'll is d sit'cen live comes through companies being teijinriti to hep up retirement for wotkeis until they re tire Also, the longer a et voted etn plovee works, the larger his hern fits w ili be t a pi , tie wol.ldt; tie pen., i ml olg a'! ev , Vo w or k l v i oi,M i nj,. j 'in. ,1 ..in arid the vv n'k' t v i, is fu.ppv f'ecause hi oil!, draw his so! n v ait take tlieiit at his opl loti hat we like is to see a worker given the option of taking his rv '.moment, or, if he chooses to work after 70, putting his retirement plan on hold while he works freezing it and draws a salary," Mi Medina said Thus the mplover would be happy - ; ,, , o ult filler a e ,, r (Tribune 'on e Etah law eliminates the r, to age in retirement M.iU.'is making the foteed ntirement ef anv worker illegal if that retliemero soltlv on the age faelot A d W , dim.ii ba r S' t, m d win told Mr Medina Mr Medina said in 7 of tin I1' di , nnunation complaints it w.e- i. ra . d that t ht workers would com moo working while Mr Sehwenmm iri s opinion was being drafted local Nows TV Feat tires Today, D-- Page 7 Tuesday Morning, ( Non ember fi, 1981 Section B Page 1 fir : I? ir sfc" I i r4 '"I 1 d Von Porter I - Students at Vista Elementary School in voting get some first-hand i Tribune Stott Photos by experience at mock election. Young ers receive ballots from judges table . . and stand on their toes to reach the shelf in the adult-sizevoting booths that will be used by many of the childrens parents in the real general election Tuesday. . . . . d Student Elections a Landslide Victory for Reagan By Diane Cole Tribune Education Editor Etah children focused on the polls Monday, conducting opinion surveys and mock elections and campaigns that turned up some predictions o? Tuesday's state and national elections. As might be expected, President Reagan got the nod from student voters in at least two Granite District elementary schools. But student pollsters at a third school gathered some surprising statistics in Etah's gubernatorial race. In a telephone survey of 50 Salt at Lake area residents, John C. Fremont School, 4270 Atherton Drive, found half favored Democrat Wayne Owens, while only 26 percent supported Republican Norman Bangerter and 24 percent were In contrast. 70 percent of students voting at Canyon Rim Elementary School, 3005 S. 2900 East, chose Mr Bangerter for Utahs governor, compared to 30 percent for Mr Owens. 84 percent of Canyon Rim's Nearly voters felt President Reagan should serve another term in the White House, leaving 16 percent for his Democratic challenger, Walter Mondale. In Utah's 2nd Congressional District race, 74 percent at Canyon Rim voted for Republican David S. Mon-soand 26 percent voted for his Democratic opponent, Frances Farley. William e Cannegieger, the teacher who organized Canyon Rim's mock election, said television advertising fifth-grad- made students well aware of the candidates and issues in this campaign. Vista Elementary, 4925 S. 2200 West, started generating student interest in the election several weeks ago. Lee Stern, special projects chairwoman of the school's Parent-Teacher- s from Association, solicited support sixth-gradteachers for a mock campaign and election. two-wee- k e Students posed as candidates, campaigning with posters, buttons and and 310 members of electorate the school's registered to vote early last week. Just 262 actually voted. Approximately 88 percent cast ballots for President Reagan and his running mate, George Bush, with slightly less than 12 percent supportFerraro ing the Mondale-Geraldin- e Valticket. Rep Bangerter, ley City, attracted 68 percent of the hand-shakin- Vista vote, compared to Mr Owens' 32 percent. Students Douglas P. Galbraith's class explained their votes, their campaigns and the issues As candidates, they relied heavily on personality, rather than campaign promises, to win over constituents. Jason Baker voted for Mr Owens because "he won't put a nuclear wastes in our deserts He voted for Mr. Mondale because he wants to ban space weapons on both sides." Sean Jager, the student who played the role of President Reagan, argued that Mondale cannot take weapons from Russia. "It's better to be ready to fight, he said. Justin Monson campaigned as Norm Bangerter because "he does stuff instead of just saying stuff And he's an Eagle Scout, which shows good leadership.' sixth-grad- in e U.s Institutional Council Cunning Convict Takes Approves Proposal for Elevator to Freedom Hotel, Convention Center By Peter Scarlet Tribune Education Writer A proposal by a private developer to build a $13 million hotel and con- vention center at Research Park was approved Monday by the llniversity of Utah Institutional Council after a discussion. Developers H. Roger Boyer and Pearson Enterprises of Salt Lake City submitted the proposal for the conference center, which would offer capacity for conferences of up to 500 participants and would employ up to 200 workers. Under the proposal, the U. of U. will lease land in Research Park to the joint venture, which will be operated bv Bover Pearson as a competitive enterprise subject to all applicable property, sales and room taxes. Council member Emmanual A Floor and Desmond Barker Jr., the councils vice chairman, abstained from the vote and member Richard Giauque voted against the proposal, which allows the U. of U. to finalize negotiations with Boyer, Pearson. Mr. Floor cited a conflict of interest for his abstention, saying his company is involved with Americana Hotels and Realty Corp.. one of the developers submitting a proposal and the first alternate choice of the U. of U. Mr. Barker said his abstention was because of the need the university has to more clearly address the problems of traffic and neighborhood relations. Mr. Giauque said he supported the conference center concept, but voted against the proposal because the university should have considered being an active participant in the project as well as to better ensure its control over the land. "We have to be very careful with this resource," he said of the university property. "The university should consider a joint venture. To turn it over on a lease, the university in effect is losing control. I'm not opposed to the the conference center, but to public property being leased lock, stock and barrel to private enterprise." Before members voted, Mary Ann Webster, president of the Yalecrest Community Council, discussed concerns of citizens in communities near tne university. While much concern and initial opposition to the i mference center has See Page Column 1 B-- A convicted thief, awaiting transportation to the Utah State Prison, escaped Monday after he the court elevator and rode to freedom. Detectives said Michael Elliot Preston was placed in the 3rd Diswhich trict Court holding cell contains an elevator after being sentenced to a year in jail by Judge Dean E. Conder on charges of theft and forgery. Preston, dressed in street clothes, aparently didn't like the idea much, and jimmied a panel on the elevator. By crossing two wires, he called the elevator to the fifth floor, got aboard and rode it short-circuite- d - UMW Ends Strike Against Emery Mining By Joe Rolando Tribune Staff Writer The 635 employees of Emery Minim Cnrp affiliated with the United Mine Workers of America returned to work Monday, ending a strike marked only by peaceful picketing. Wind May Increase Range of Flood Wind-whippe- County's flood control director warned Monday. Protecting the areas north of Salt Lake's international airport with dikes and pumping stations could cost as much as $8 million, R Terry Holzworth told commissioners. "A lake elevation of 421 feet - two feet above the current level can cause significant problems in the Rose Park area due to backwater ef- 1 - ( f feels," he explained, noting that could come in June with just a normal winter. A wet winter would drive the lake a foot higher, Mr. Holzworth said Cost estimates are being prepared, And. on the other side, pumping without diking would mean "pumping the whole Jordan River." Consultants are expected to answer this and other questions by he noted. The flood control director expects to recommend a program dealing with the lake at an elevation of 4211 feet and planning for a level of 4213 feet. "A storm tide on the lake at an) elevation of 4211 feet would cause flooding in the commercial area east of Redwood Road at 2000 North Diking the Jordan River seems to ho the most economical alternative, he explained as he guided an afternoon tour through the area. But there are questions Would the l add to ground river's water problems nearby'1 high-leve- i Forbes. That cell was also locked, so Preston knocked on the door, which was opened by a court bailiff. Preston had cut his finger most likely while jimmying the elevator and he asked the unwitting bailiff to direct him to a bathroom where he could wash up. The bailiff obliged even to the point of the bailiff giving him a bandage and then Preston walked from the court building. He remained at large Monday evening. 32-Da- Rising Creal Salt Lake waves next spring and summer may push a rising Great Salt Lake into areas usually considered safe from flooding, Salt Lake down to a similar holding cell on the third floor, said Salt. Lake County Sheriff Detective Lt Ben he said. y UMW District 22 spokeswoman Nadine Stewart, based in Price, said the graveyard shift was the first to return to work at 12.01 a m. J I.lll'l, .'lilting ages underground coal mines at three sites in Emery County. Owner of the mines is Utah Power & Light Co. The UMW ended the strike after local and district officials explained terms of a new contract over the weekend to members of Emery Mining's three local unions. The UMW and Emery Mining reached agreement on the contract last Tuesday in Salt Lake City. Ms. Stewart said the union's constitution does not require the rank and file to vote on the new contract because in September they voted and Coal approved the Operators Association contract. With only a few exceptions, the Mining contract is the same as the agreement. The UMW had to negotiate a separate agreement with Emery Mining because the company is not a member of the BCOA, the bargaining arm for a number of coal companies. The contracts chiefly differ from See Page W . J (III., I'l.JU UMW-Em-er- UMW-BCO- IJ-- t v Justin noted that the past two weeks has taught him that it ran be embarrassing to campaign for votes Daniel Grover, who acted as George Bush, is concerned that a lot of people voted a straight Republican ticket. "I voted Democrat for governor because the last two governors seem to have done a good job," he said. "A lot of kids voted for Reagan just because theyre used to what he's like" Amber Banks urged people to vote for Geraldine Ferraro because we need a lady in government. There are too many boys. We need a change" Should anyone accuse them of using their parents as their voter guides, 25 percent of Mr. Galbraith's class reported no prior knowledge of their parents' preferences. About 12 percent of the class voted differently. Although she doesn't know why. Natalie Allred said she went along with her parents on President Reagan. but she preferred Mr Bangerter over Mr. Owens because of his attempt to reduce taxes. Toni Davis' support of President Reagan is based on the absence of trouble the past four years. "I saw his commercials and he seems to care," she said. "I didn't vote for Mondale because hes saying bad things about Reagan while Reagan is being nice." Her support of Mr. Owens is tied to a debate she witnessed. He talked about taxes, but Bangerter just seamed to want the job." Colleen Schmid voted for the president because her parents are and because he. unlike Walter Mondale, promises not to raise taxes. Forest Service Approves Proposals to Expand 5 Wasatch Ski Resorts By Jim Woolf Tribune Environmental Writer Proposals to enlarge five Wasatc h Front ski resorts were given preliminary approval in a draft plan for the Wasateh-Cach- e National Forest released Monday. The thick document recommends that Snow Basin, Beaver Mountain, Park West, Solitude and Snowbird be allowed to extend their operations onto adjacent Forest Service property. Other resorts would not he allowed to expand beyond their current boundaries and no new downhill ski resorts would be permitted for at least 10 to 15 years The public has until Feb 8 to c omment on the proposed plan, winch details Forest Service objectives for such things as recreation, wildlife management, timber and mineral production. National ForThe Wasatch-Cachest covers the north and west slopes of the Uinta Mountains, the Wasatch M.vimt line .ini' IV.. k tn rhr Idaho border and the Stansbury Range in the Great Basin It covers 1,219.748 acres T 30-Ye- ar In the section dealing with winter recreation, the Forest Service proposes to allow Snowbird to expand onto 180 acres of land in "Scotties a small bowl just west of Bowl" Snowbird at the north end of the ridge between Gad Valley and White Pine. The area is already skied quite frequently. The plan also approves the concept of a ski lift connecting Alta and Snowbird but puts off until further study a decision on Snowbird's proposal to develop the White Pine drainage. Solitude would be allowed to expand into the Twin Lakes area but prohibited from additional development in Silver Fork for at least 10 to 15 years Snow Basin could expand into Strawberry Bowl, Willow Springs and lands north of Easter Bowl. Beaver Mountain could develop Long Hollow; and Park West could expand on 180 acres east of the crest ot the Wasatch Range. Neil Hunsaker, land use planner National For-,-- t for the Wasatch-Cachh rwine of this expansion would occur until resort owners could prove a demand for the additional terrain. See Page Column 5 e ' B-- Agreement Superseded County Has Until 2017 to Buy Salt Palace Land From LDS Salt Lake County has until the year Salt Palace land from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints or let the sports center and nearby Symphony Hall-ar- t gallery be repossessed 2017 to buy arena-conventio- New paperwork approved Monday agreement supersedes a signed in 1964. The buyout price is based on appraisals dating to 1964 that put worth s of the church's acres near some of it 2 $2 million plus interest six-plu- V computed at 7 percent. percent and the rest at 4 Meanwhile, property is being leased for $1 a year and' buyout reduced by the value of free use given the church. Analysis of earlier agreements was ordered in 1983 when the Utah Symphony asked commissioners if those LDS Church credits could be applied to symphony rent. Commissioners vetoed that request and said interest rates on the transaction are so low there should he no thought of an early payoff. I I |
