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Show Mantling Man's Cast May Set Trend The Salt Lake Tribune, Tuesday, January 21, 19H6 Task Force Winning War on Artifact Looters? By Joan 0 Brien Tribune Staff Writer A Blanding man who pleaded guilty Friday to charges he raided an ancient Indian ruin is the only person successfully prosecuted since a federal task force declared war on artifact looting more than a year ago. But "momentum is on our side," U S. Attorney for Utah Brent Ward said at a Monday news conference. Mr. Ward credited the Task Force on Artifact Looting with deterring further raids of ancient Indian ruins on federal land. "Whereas detailed surveys of sites during the period May 1984 through May 1985 showed about 100 incidents of illegal activity, more recent surveys show that since May 1985 only approximately five minor disturbances and two major digs have occurred, he said. Pueblo Anthropologist James Adovasio displays baskets that were recovered in artifact looting investigation. 900-year-o- ld Wreck Kills Todays Weather Continued From Hh - two-yea- Twelve of 28 baskets Shumway and two others recovered from the site were displayed Monday. James Adovasio, chairman of the University of Pittsburg's anthropology depart- ment, said the baskets are especially valuable because they are so well preserved They literally represent fingerprints of their populations," he said The baskets were probably made in the 11th or 12th Century AD., when the Pueblo peoples flourished across the Southwest, Dr. Adovasio said. He declined to estimate the value of the baskets, saying he didn't want to encourage further vandalism in the Southwest already a "hotbed of looting." The L'mversity of Pittsburg wants to formally borrow the baskets that are now ultimately destined for the Smithsonian Institution. as Storm Leaves Roads Slick One indicator of that was mountain winds. Gusts of up to 50 and 60 mph were recorded in the Wasatch Mountains Monday afternoon, Mr. Alder no' Pm nation was heaviest in the n, r(h,.rn ' acj of the state, with most of the mountains getting 6 to 8 inches of snow and Alta reporting 9. Salt Lake International Airport had 1 inch of snow, and the city's benches had up to 3 inches. Ogden re ! ported 3 to 5 inches, and the benches in Cache County had between 4 and 5 inches. Mr. Alder predicted the moisture dropped Monday will result in fog Tuesday morning from Cache County to Utah Valley. It will lift by Tuesday afternoon and leave clouds for Wednesday. By late Thursday or Friday, another storm will probably arrive. Mr. Alder said. 19 FRONTS: Showers was accompanied L aroand the Provo Airport thunder and was intomittent like an April rain, Mr. Alder said. As the front reached Utah's western desert it The storm Sentencing for Shumway, 28, is scheduled Feb 14 before U S. District Court Judge J Thomas Greene r Shumway faces a maximum sentence and $20,000 fine. Days after the task force was formed, a federal grand jury charged Shumway with four counts of raiding an ancient Indian ruin located in the Manti-LaSa- l Forest. Mr. Ward called the indictment the "opening salvo in the war on pot hunters and artifact dealers in the black market for antiquities." Shumway was the fust person charged under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act since 1979, and he has been the only one charged or convicted since the formation of the task force. But Mr. Ward said Monday "there will be some other related charges coming out of this case." s. TO Temperatures l ways. Weak ridge conditions will be followed by a moist westerly flow Tuesday night. Areas of early fog, with increasing clouds during the afternoon. Mostly cloudy skies through Wednesday. Afternoon highs will reach the upper 30s to near TO, with overnight lows in the lower to mid-20- M B-- 1 of the National Weather Service's local office, the Monday morning and afternoon storm resembled a springtime shower in several Utah Forecast J At a November 1984 news conference announcing formation of the task force. Mr Ward said raids of Indian ruins "appear to be rampant and out of control " But stepped-upatrolling of archaeological sites and coordinated investigations of public lands violations are largely responsible for the reduction in illegal digging activity, he said. However. State Archaeologist David Madsen warned looting activity could resurge if Earl K. Shumway, who pleaded guilty Friday to one count of violating the Federal Archaeological Resources Protection Act. is given a light sentence. "I get the feeling that commercial and private artifact collectors are waiting to see what happens in this case," he said at the news conference. "If the sentence is light, they will be back at it. Occluded Ram Flumes Snow Nottonoi Weottver Service NOAA, l.oan Stationary 17:tl Dept, of Commerce U.S. Ogden Air Pollution Index llounliful Suit l.ukt Oplcu 2337 Salt Lake Cits lrmo 2336 U 1527 100 Marginal 75 Goad Very Goad Excellent a m 36 23 43 OZ CO TP Source: Utoli Htoffli 62 OZ 28 0pl. l40 Cedar Citv 2352 1844 25 J1 M 56 OZ CO OZ CO Proto Green River 35 CO endoter 2137 ernal Corbon Monoxide Moab Blanding 3052 2552 M CO TP Tolol Porhcutontj -- Tribune Trans Africa director Randall Robinson tells audience at U. of U. that Martin Lu Area Forecast Tuesday and Wednesday Salt Lake Citv, Ogden and Provo Forecast The trough of low pressure will move Into Colorado. Weak ridge conditions on Tuesday will be followed bv a rather moist westerly flow Tuesday night and Wednesday. The local forecast calls for areas of early fog, with Increasing clouds by afternoon. Mostly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures Tuesday night and Wednesday. Chance of measurable snow less than 30 percent. Variable winds are likely during the period. Daytime highs are expected to be In the upper 30s to low 40s, with nighttime lows In the mid-2Cache Valiev: Northern Utah Forecast The region will hove mostly cloudy skies Tuesday night and Wednesday, with a slight chance of showers during the afternoon. Highs will be In the low to mld-30with lows In the mld-tupper teens. Western Desert ond the Wasatch Front: The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies, with areas of early fog. Probability of measurable pi eclpitatlon at Salt Lake City decreasing to 30 percent. Afternoon highs will be In the upper 30s to low 40s, with overnight lows In the upper teens to mid-20Uinta Basin: Areas of fog, locally dense at times. Otherwise, continued cold and mostly cloudy. The highs In the mid- - to upper 20s, lows In the mid- - to upper teens. Southwest Val Southern Utah Forecast ley and Sevier Valley: Conditions will be with Increasing mostly fair Tuesday, clouds by Wednesday. Chance of mesura-bl- e at Cedar City less than 20 precipitation percent. Daytime highs will reach the upwith evening lows In the per 30s to mid-40Southeast Utah: upper teens to mld-20Fair to partly cloudy skies Tuesday night and Wednesday. Occasional light winds. The highs will be In the upper 40s to near to low 30s. 60, with lows In the mld-20- s Utah's Dixie: Conditions will be mostly fair, with cooler temperatures. Afternoon highs will be In the upper 50s to low 60s, with overnight lows In the mid- - to upper 30s. Recreational Areas Conyonlands and Lake Powell: The forecast calls for decreasing winds and showers, becoming fair to partly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday. Cooler temperatures. Highs today at Lake Powell will be In the mid-50with lows In the upper 20s to lower 30s. Canyonland highs are expected to be In the upper 40s to low 50s, with lows In the 20s. Northern Utah ski areas: Partly cloudy Tuesday, with Increasing clouds during the afternoon. Mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday, with scattered snow. Breezy northwest winds. The highs will be In upper 20s ond low 30s, with lows In the upper teens. Northern Mountains: Increasing clouds Tuesday afternoon. Light northwest winds. Weather Summary Missing T Utahns Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Continued From B-- l a class with his first white American. There has been a good deal of ground made up since then, he said, and much of it is due to Martin Luther King. He was also gratified for the large mixed audience that came to hear him speak. Never in my wildest expectations did I think this hall would be this full to honor Dr. Martin Luther King. It's a demonstration of how far we have come, he said to the more than 500 people. Mr. Robinson said Dr. King made a commitment to social justice for all people. Dr. King was not just a black American, but an American for all Americans. he said. Dr. King strived to make this country what it said it was and what it will become if it remains vigilant. Mr. Robinson, a graduate of Harvard Law School, said because of the countrys stance, All too often we find ourselves on the wrong side of social injustice. We need to look behind the scenes and look at what we support. He said this has caused this country to make more unnecessary enemies because we fail to look at how those policies affect the common people. He said because of the stance in this country, we support leaders while it matters little what they do to their own people. Let us think how our actions af anti-Sovi- anti-Sovi- fect the world community, he said. He challenged the audience to remember what Dr. King stood for in Vietnam, against apartheid and the nation's responsibility to the poor. Mr. Robinson, who has been a legislative aide to congressmen in Michigan and Missouri, said people in this country do not know what is happening outside of its borders. "We have to learn more of other people, he said, and have a respect for them and their culture. If we do, that respect will be returned seven-fol- d . . . "Martin Luther King was an American for all time, he said and there was never a more deserving person for a memorial in his name. Global Temps Intermountain M Mostly cloudy Wednesday, with scattered I snow developing. Daytime highs will be In I the mid-t- o upper 30s, with evening lows in the upper teens to low 20s. Southern Mountains: Mostly fair skies I Tuesday, with light west winds. Variable cloudiness Tuesday night and Wednesday. The highs are expected to be in the low to mld-40with lows In the lower teens. Extended Forecast for Utah Thursday through Saturday Another I Northern and Southern Utah trough of low pressure will pass through I the Intermountain Region late Thursday ond Friday with drier ridge conditions by I Saturday. The extended forecost co.ls for I generally cloudy skies late Thursday and Friday, with scattered rain or snow showers mainly In the northern region. Mostly fair skies Saturday. Afternoon highs will reach the upper 30s and 40s In the north, I and 40s and low 50s In the south. Statewide s to lower 30s. lows will be In the Extended Forecast for Idaho Thursday through Saturday Norlhern and Southern Idaho The extended forecast calls for mostly dry conditions, with patchy night and morning valley tog. There will also be an Increasing chance of some rain andor snow. Light and variable winds. Daytime highs will be In the 30s and 40s, with nighttime lows In the teens and 20s. Staff Photo bv Tim Kelly ther King was an American for all time, and deserves a memorial in his name. Yesterday's Conditions Trace TODAY THRU SATURDAY 20 DOWN 90 DAY LAYAWAYS TUNTURI, PRECOR, MARCY, PRO ADVANTAGE Daily Data Note: This Information Is received dally from the National Weather Service ot the Salt Loke International Airport. Precipitation readings ond temperatures are those recorded at the airport. Yesterday's Weather Dota Precipitation Precipitation Accumulative In January deflcency Precipitation since Oct. Accumulative excess 1, 1985 0.50. 0.80. 0.02. 6.46. 1.91. Utah high 68 ot St. George. Utah low 15 at Rondolph. S.L.C. high 37 degrees. S.L.C. low 30 degrees. Normal high for this date 38 degrees. Normal low for this date 20 degrees. Record high for this date 58 degrees. 8 Record low for this date degree. Sunrise Today 7:47 MST. Sunset Today 5 32 MST. 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