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Show UEA Chief Denies Calling School Volunteer Plan Hilarious looming crisis facing education in I'tah due to radical student growth While Mrs Bundle told lawmakers she wasn't dismissing the gubernatorial proposal, she said educators have some concerns about it "Were concerned about the thousands of volunteers nei ded to enter' the system and help out on a sustained basis We don't discourage to reduce the adult stu i Utah Education Association President Betty t.'undie told members u! lie Legislature s Joint Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee that she was misquoted by a local television station when it reported Si.it she thought the governors pro" posal is hilarious t (Jbr dent i.itio but don I want to see them used to student teacher ratal. she said Pile L EA leader said she was also coin orned that volunteers possess the Last month. Gov Bangerter called loi the use u! thousands ol volunteers to help teachers in I'tah s mostly crowded schools as part of a larger plan to deal with what he called a Hv 1'i'ti-- r hunt Education Editui The use ii! thousands ot volunteers m I tuli schools gives educators some concerns. hui Imv Norm Bangerter s lor their use isn t 'hiluri-ms- . ;j opus.il s.od t!u president ol Utah's i, truest teacher's union Wednesday F skills necessary to provide effective issistance, and stressed the need to set up good screening procedures to ensure that individuals posing a danand welfare of ger lo the students are weeded out We cunt just let anyone m our schools." said Mrs Bondie In response to a question from Kep Robert Sykes. Lake, Lowell Baum, the UFA'S executive director. well-bein- said tie dldn t know d teacher laieei ladder plogiains have been heipltil ill raising teacher morale and sell esteem Career ladders, adopted by he Legislature in I9H4 in response to the education reform movement, prov ide extra money tu give teachers a few extra working days in the school year and to provide pay incentives to top teachers "You 11 increase the status and sell esteem of teachers when you give teachers a greater role." said Mrs Bondie, who added that school boards, administrators and princi Local Salt fake (Tribune Mitchell Found Guilty of Killing Pilot . .. I -wi gr t ' ; JLu By - tKVv-- Tori Gomes t first-degre- e seven-woma- 1 B-- Salt Lake County has eliminated 33 jobs following budget cuts in December, and at least 19 other positions are expected to be abolished this summer. personnel specialist Twitchell told the County County Mar-itz- a Corn- - Three May Face Cocaine Charges Law enforcement authorities may seek federal charges against three people taken into custody late Monday for carrying about 18 ounces of cocaine The three were booked Tuesday into Salt Lake County Jail after offi- cers from the Metropolitan Narcotics Strike Force surprised them at the Salt Lake International Airport. Sgt. Dale Bithell said. He said officers investigating the case planned to seek charges in U.S District Court for Utah in connection with the incident. Acting on an anonymous tip. Strike Force officers intercepted a man, 35, from Hialeah, Fla., his brother, 34. of Murray, and a woman. 25. of Taylorsville The Floridian had just gotten off an Eastern Airlines flight from Miami hen officers stopped the three ami asked to search the man's luggage Police discovered two large pack ets of nearly pure cocaine in a brown travel bag. Sgt Bithell said to them bv Rep Svkes Suppose there isn t enough nioiiev for the governors recommended career ladder increase i$9 9 million), but maybe oniy $a million What would you think of taking some money out of any VMB weighted pupil unit) increase to add to career lad del s'1 " Mrs Bundle said some teachers love the career ladder while others hate the teacher pay concept Mis Bondie told committee members that the L EA earlier this week launched a campaign to win citizen suppoit for tax increases needed to keep the state's public education sys- i January EA 1 See B- - i, Boluimi 1 .0, Iage I Dormant U.S. Case May Cut Millions In Utah Revenues dian lands. But the case. Southland Royalty vs. State of Utah, needs to be completed so it can take its place as a legal -- Climber Survives 300-Fo- Tribune Photo bv Georoe A. Sorensen Fall ot 300-fo- mission on Wednesday that 33 positions had been abolished as of Jan. 16 to comply with the belt tightening ordered by commissioners in response to the county's tight financial situation and a rebellion by residents angry about increasing property taxes. The reduction in positions actually resulted in the release of only 19 employees, most in the Public Works Department. while 18 others. were affected by shifts to vacant positions or to jobs at lower grades on the county pay scale. Major cuts have yet to impact the county's Human Services Department. where another 19 positions are scheduled for elimination this summer, said department personnel specialist David Marshall "One of our biggest reductions' in force won't occur until July," Mr. Marshall said, with most of those resulting from closure of the county's detoxification center. Employees in the Mental Health Division, Health Department and Detention Center also are likely to face the budget ax. Four Human Services positions have been eliminated already, he full-tim- e City-Count- y added. The Public Works cuts involved positions in flood control, fleet manage- ment. facilities and maintenance, security, engineering and the highway division, according to Ms. Twitchell Other reduetions affected employees in the County Attorney's Offiee. a counselor at the detention center and a Salt Palace security supervisor precedent to ensure that where the tribes have gained taxing authority, the states' authority remains. In that, it would counter precedents that might develop from similar cases now pending in other states, which could hold the reverse, explained San Juan County Attorney Bruce Halli-day- . "We need to enhance our chances and pursue this case with fervor." the attorney told the governor. Conversely, oil companies say if the tribes tax, the states (and thus, the counties) may not. Oil companies are wooing the Indians' support in the expectation they'll be exposed to lower tax liabilities frozen waterexperienced climber survived a fall over this fall near the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Wednesday about 1:30 p.m., said sheriffs Deputy John Adams. Mike Hatcher, 27, Brightonwas ice climbing with two other people when he lost his balance and plunged over the edge of the frozen waterfall. He was listed in fair condition at LDS Hospital. Mr. Hatcher suffered a broken leg, but no internal injuries. An S.L. County Tightens Belt, Scrubs 33 Full-Tim- e Jobs full-tim- e The I EA leaders were r elui taut to directly answer another question pul By Dave Jonsson Tribune Staff Wfriter Utah's failure to pursue a dormant federal court case could cost $50 million in tax revenues and bite into counties where there are Indian reservations, a group of San Juan County officials warned Gov. Norm Bangerter Wednesday Oil companies are trying to woo Indian tribal officials in efforts to fight states' attempts to continue taxation for activities on Indian lands. San Juan County Commissioner Cal Black explained. The Supreme Court last year ruled that the Indian tribes have taxing authority. The impact on Utah would be felt in San Juan, Duchesne and Uintah counties, which have Indian lands from which oil is being extracted and where tribes and the state now have concurrent taxing authority. The impact on San Juan County alone could be $2.7 million a year in property taxes, plus over $15 million if the county were ordered to pay back eight years' worth of taxes the oil companies have paid under protest. At present, the focus is on a case that Utah seems to have won. but which remains unsettled in the 10th Circuit Court on a technicality. It says the state has concurrent authorn activities on Inity to tax first-degre- er I Oil Companies Want Indians To Be Sole Taxing Authority five-ma- n While avoiding a direct answer the president stressed the impoi tunec of having a strong base befoie any ineenllv e pay scheme such as t ladders to effectively work earlier base pay amt anv increases to it come through the WEB. which is the basic ingredient in the state's Ini mula for subsidizing lot ai schools ISIOIls hursday .Morning Section H x Tribune Correspondent COALVILLE Francis Preston Mitchell was found murder in the 1984 Park City shootguilty of ing death of airline pilot Fred Duncan on Wednesday Summit County jury. night by a Mitchell dropped his Bible when 3rd District Court Judge Scott Daniels read the jury's verdict. The jury, which began deliberations at p m., returned about 9 p.m. After a recess following the verdict, defense attorney Kenneth R. Brown told the judge that Mitchell would waive his right to a jury in the penalty phase of the trial. Judge Daniels will hear arguments on the penalty e murder is punishphase Saturday. In Utah, able by life imprisonment or execution. After the verdict was announced. Summit County Atwith torney Robert Adkins said: ''We're glad it's over that decision "We thought it was first degree. Its been a long year and a half." he said, referring to the lengthy murder investigation and the creation of a special grand jury that indicted Mitchell in May Earlier, during closing arguments. Mr. Adkins told the jury that Mitchell's shooting of Pan Am pilot Fred Duncan was not accidental, "it was cold, bold and brazen. The motive in the 1984 Park City murder, said Mr. Adkins, was that Mr. Duncan was trying to "hone in" on Mitchell's drug territory But defense lawyer Brown told the jury that his client was acting out of "love" and concern for a friend when he burst into the home that August night. The gun Mitchell was carrying went off accidentally, he said. Mr. Adkins recounted the five days of testimony, including the defendant's testimony on Tuesday. Mr. Adkins repeatedly pointed out conflicting statements made by witnesses and Mitchell and. he would then say. Somebody's lying." Although the defense tried to show a struggle had taken place in the home of Brian Oliver and that the shooting was an accident. Mr. Adkins pointed out expert testimony from the state Medical Examiner's Office to the contrary. "The bullet wound was inconsistent with a struggle," Mr Adkins told the jury. "If a person wants to kill someone with the use of a firearm, isn't he going to shoot in the heart or in the head?" Testimony showed Mr. Duncan was killed by a single gunshot wound to the forehead. "I think the placement of the shot tells you it wasn't an accident; it was done with intent. the prosecutor said. He said Mitchell unlawfully kicked open the door of the Oliver home and. according to testimony by eyewitness Patty Tyrrell. Mr. Duncan's fiancee. Mitchell stumbled into the room and said, You bastard!" and shot the victim in the head. Mr. Adkins reminded the jurors of conflicting testimony about the sale of cocaine from the defendant to various witnesses. Mitchell testified he had supplied Greg Oliver with cocaine for personal use, but under Greg Oliver admitted he owed Mitchell $6,000 for 4 ounces of cocaine he had taken on consignment. Mr. Adkins told the jury to remember that Mitchell had testified he had brought just one handgun back from Miami the week before the shooting, and that he had Column 4 See pals now miukc inu'l edui ulionui Jc ot Commissioner Black noted that tin: companies are openly seeking to convince tribal leaders that it is in their best interests to side with the oil companies." A national magazine urges oil companies to cultivate Indian leaders' support, and if they dun't al to immediately ready begin to pay taxes under pro test, to ensure that refunds can be had later if they win their cases in court The officials told the governor court case has been inactive for three years, while other cases in other jurisdictions, running contrary to the states' interests, are speeding on their way to the US Supreme oil - l Court Commissioner Black noted that counties stand to lose twice. If went against them they may have to pay back the taxes paid under protest, plus they'd be out eight years' worth of governmental services provided within the Indian reservations, which those taxes were supposed to have paid for "We want also to make it clear that we don't want this to be seen as an effort." Commissioner Black said. "We don't want to take taxes away from the tribes. That authority is conceded. We just want to prevail on the point that if counties have to provide direct services, they must have the power to tax also." He added that he couldn't fault the oil companies for attempting to lower their taxes as much as possible. The officials told Gov. Bangerter that they estimate losses to San Juan County and the state this way: Loss to San Juan on property taxes, $1.5 million plus up to $10 4 million in refund, Loss to the San Juan County School District, $1.2 million annually. $6.5 million refund. Loss to the Uniform School Fund. $2.2 million a year plus $13.1 million refund anti-India- n Loss in severance tax revenues $5 to $6 million a year, plus $20 (state) to $25 million refund. Loss in other taxes, such as cor- porate franchise and sales. $1 million year and $8 million refund a Keeping an Eye Out for a Full Moon Principal Walks Lightly Guiding 700 Students By Dawn Tracy Tribune Education Writer Principal George Pawlas carries a cordless telephone on his hip so students can immediately call home or their parents work -from school hallways or the playwith news that they've ground received the "principal's stamp of approval" for good work that day When the moon is full or there's an approaching storm, however, Mr. Pawlas said he "walks lightly" and discounts bizarre behavior at the school. Birthday cards with pencils, in dividual notes on each student's re port card and newsletters are oth er ways Mr. Pawlas c mmunicates with students and parents to improve public support for his school "Schools are for children. Princi pals and teachers are there only to support," said Mr. Pawlas. a South Carolina elementary school principal. "Yet research has shown that the learning and caring climate can emanate from the principal, who can be the key individual at the school." Mr. Pawlas discussed ways to improve communication and skills at a seminar conducted by the Utah Principals Academy meeting In Provo this week. Administrators came from across the state to participate basic-learnin- The Leaphart Elemantary School principal said he reinforces students good work and accom plishments rather than meeting out discipline, He added, however, that he "walks lightly" when the barometer drops or when there's a full moon that somehow seem to cause bizarre behavior at the school "1 don't know why but children and even teachers seem to get hy- - peractive," he said. "I circle full moon dates on my calendar and watch for approaching storms so can remember to discount cross behaviors. I don't know why this is so, 1 only know that it happens." Students whose parents show concern and expect a lot from them tend to do better in school. 1 said Mr Pawlas. If parents are interested. school officials have an obligation to communicate with them frequently Young children share informa tion about typical school-daactivities, but they tend to distort aetual events Notes were effeetive at one y See B-- Column 5 |
