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Show 2B The Salt LakeJTrihune, Thursday, August 7, 1986 A County Will Try to Smother Burning Tires Special to The Tribune ; OGDEN Bulldozers were called in Wednesday to begin bury- ing approximatley 2 million burn-- i ing tires at the Weber County land- fill that have been spewing smoke into the air for four days. "We have chosen to bury it all and are gearing up with the big equipment necessary to cover it," Ogden Fire Marshal Allan Peek said Wednesday. Crews were scheduled to begin moving a huge hill of sand next to the dump onto the burning tires, with the project overseen by Environmental Protection Agency monitors, said Brad Dee, Weber County emergency management director. Smoke, gases and particles have polluted the air since earth-movin- Sunday from the fire as far as vis and Cache counties. Da- More smoke, thicker and blacker, is expected during the ef- forts to snuff the fire with sand. Officials say the operation will be stopped if levels of benezene, a suspected carcinogenic, increase in the air. Jim Baker, a toxicologist with the EPA's Superfund cleanup program in Denver, said carbon flakes in the smoke pouring from the fire provide a surface area that toxic substances such as benzene and heavy metals can stick to. Cause of the fire is still unknown, but arson is suspected. Weber County began stockpiling the tires eight years ago as fuel for a proposed burn plant that never materialized. Utah Is Spending $30 Million To Provide New Prison Beds By George A. Sorensen Tribune Suburban Editor i Utah is among a group of 37 states Which is spending more than $3 billion this year for construction of new prison beds to keep up with the increased number of criminals being sentenced to prison. The figures were released by Corrections Compendium, a journal for corrections professionals, following a nationwide survey. Utahs share is $30 million. But because of double bunking and remodeling instead of rebuilding much of rpedium security, Utah taxpayers are saving $50 million during a first phase and an additional $20 million in future construction costs of an second and third phase, Kenneth V. Shulsen, director of administrative services, Department of Corrections, said. ; I Nationwide, the $3 billion will purchase 59,000 new prison beds, the latest issue of Corrections Compendium shows. Utah is getting 996 new beds in facilities that are now under construction or expected to be under construction soon. ' Under construction in the Utah prison compound is a facility that will accommodate 576 inmates by double bunking. The facility in Cedar City is also well under way, Mr. Shulsen said. 48-be- d Scheduled to start construction this summer is a facility in maxid women's famum and a new to All be completare expected cility. ed by late summer of the fall of 1988, Mr. Shulsen said. The savings come by remodeling rather than replacing much of the medium security facility, he 240-be- d 132-be- The publication survey shows the cost of each new cell in the 37 states varies between $15,200 and $157,000. The major factor in the cost variance is the security level (minimum, medium or maximum) and whether land must be purchased. The construction will add space for the increasing numbers of inmates, alleviate prison and jail overcrowding, and replace old prisons where conditions have been declared unconstitutional. The construction, at the Point of the Mountain and in Cedar City, is funded by a $30 million bond and approximately $2 million provided by the Legislature. Some of these funds will be used for construction of training and other support facilities, Mr. Shulsen said. The 37 states will spend $2.8 billion and the federal government $191 million this year for the new beds. The survey indicated California has the most extensive prison construction under way, with 10,000 new beds being added to that state's system at a cost of $300 million. In second place is Ohio, where 9,000 new beds are costing $575 million. A striking example of variance in costs uncovered in the Corrections Compendium's survey was in the cost of 21 maximum security projects. These ranged from $29,167 to $120,000 per cell. The average cost per cell is $43,682 and jumps to $98,237 when land is acquired. The survey places Utah in second place in the Intermountain area in new construction this year. Arizona, with 3,312 new beds, tops this area. Idaho and Colorado are adding 500 beds each; New Mexico, 268; Montana 192, and Nevada and Wyoming are not adding any beds. Sandy Education Foundation :To Supplement School Funds Special to The Tribune Collaboration will be the guiding philosophy behind an education foundation to be formed by Sandy City to benefit Jordan School District schools in the rapidly growing city. Pam Hickman, chairwoman of the Sandy Education Committee, said establishment of the foundation will be announced Aug. 11 in a meeting at 315 p.m. in Gov. Norm Bangerters Capitol Hill office. The governor. Rep. Richard J. a member of the Bradford, SANDY Legislature's Education Interim Sandy Mayor J. Steven Newton, Jordan Superintendent Raymond Whittenburg and Ms. Hickman will participate in the announcement. Mayor Newton organized the education committee when he served on the Sandy City Council to help serve the educational needs of Sandy youngsters. Ms. Hickman said Sandys educa- Study Committee, . tion foundation is being formed partly in response to Gov. Bangerter's call for greater community involvement in education. There is also another, more practical, reason. "Sandy faces unique problems in education with the highest birthrate and the lowest median age in the nation," she said. "There are simply not enough tax dollars available for the needs of education in our area. The chairwoman said the foundation will provide an opportunity for parents and the community to participate in improving the existing school program. Its the goal of the Sandy Education Foundation to supplement the schools attended by Sandy residents. Local residents will have an opportunity to raise money for specific needs in their schools as well as the community at large," said Ms. Hickman. "Our philosophy is one of collaboration," said Dr. Whittenburg, who is a member of the Sandy Education Committee involved in organizing the foundation. Strutter Senatorial Primary tor tlu Democrat Just Dont Count Us Out, Say Williams and Oliver Paul Roily Tribune Staff Writer One Democratic contender for the U S. Senate plans to market promoting himself as Utahs "Rocky Balboa while the other is traveling to Indian reservations to register voters. Sen. Jake Garn, the Meanwhile, Republican incumbent they're both trying to derail, has raised more than 20 times their combined contributions without even trying and enjoys a nearly lead over each of them in the polls. And he hasnt even really kicked off his campaign yet. Still, both Terry Williams and Craig Oliver, who face each other in the Democratic senatorial primary Aug. 19, are confident of victory. "I'm confident I'll be the next senator from the state of Utah," says Sen. Williams, the first black to serve in the Utah State Senate. "Im going to win this race through hard work, good old American-styl- e says Mr. Oliver, whose past political career includes two unsuccessful bids for mayor of Murray and one losing try for the state House of Representatives. "Sen. Gams support isnt as strong as it appears to be. As soon as we begin articulating the issues youll see that support start to erode. Were going to surprise a lot of people, Mr. Oliver added. But before either of them get their shot against the two-terincumbent, they have to face each other. And in many ways this battle is one of the strangest senatorial primary races Utah has seen. The two Democrats have raised less than $20,000 between them so far, while Sen. Garn has raised close to a half million dollars before his campaign has even kicked into gear. Sen. Williams campaign office consists of a small store on State Street in South Salt Lake that is often closed and unmanned while Mr. Oliver is running his senatorial campaign out of two private homes. Neither has much of a campaign staff nor a clearly visible campaign structure. Neither candidate was embraced, nor even encouraged, by the traditional Democratic Party apparatus and both have expressed some disgust about the lack of support they, are receiving from the party. Yet both are political mavericks, to an extent, and seem to prefer to run independent campaigns outside the organized political machine. Sen. Williams, plagued by personal debts and little personal income, sold "everything I own to raise $5,000 the amount of campaign contributions needed to to be included in the Federal Elections Commission reports. Mr. Olivers wife is waiting on tables in a restaurant to help support the family while he spends his time "realizing my dream as a candidate for the U.S. Senate. They both emphasize their differences with Sen. Garn and acknowledge there is little substantive difference between each other except for style and campaign tactics. Sen. Williams, through higher name recognition, is considered the favorite in the Democratic primary, but Mr. Oliver says it is that very tag of "favorite that will be his opponent's undoing in the primary because of overconfidence. "Were going to win the primary by outworking Terry, said Mr. Oliver. "That's how we got out of the convention. We worked harder than Terry. "Mr. Oliver got out of the convention because we let him out of the convention, said Sen. Williams. "We felt it would be advantageous for our chances in the general election to first go through a primary race. Sen. Williams received 61 percent of the delegate vote at the state Democratic Convention to Mr. Olivers 39 percent. It takes 70 percent to eliminate an opponent at the convention and win the automatic party nomination without a primary. Mr. Oliver said he "came from no How Do You Say Hello Without Talking? where to win a spot on the primary election ballot because he traveled the state to gain support while Sen. Williams opted to forgo attending most of the Democratic county conventions. Sen. Williams, though, said he is running a campaign that focuses more on "small, neighborhood meetings. Both Democrats are facing considerable odds in this race, no matter who comes out of the primary. It is no secret state Democratic Party officials asked numerous Democrats to run for the Senate other than Sen. Williams and Mr. Oliver but were turned down because it seems an almost impossible race to vide food and other assistance for the needy. one term in As a state legislator the House of Representatives and one he has concenterm in the Senate trated on fair housing and equal opportunity issues, although as one of just a smattering of Democrats in a sea of Republican lawmakers he has rarely succeeded in getting his bills Mr. Oliver, 34, graduated from Murray High School in 1970 and married his high school sweetheart. He worked his way through the Universi-tof Utah as a brick mason's helper and eventually graduated in political science. He first encountered politics in 1973 as a college student w hen he ran for mayor of Murray and finished third in a field of seven. passed. He later moved to California His most publicized triumph was where he worked in the Fresno Social his successful sponsorship in the last legislative session of a bill creating a Services Department helping to state holiday to honor the late Dr. place abuse children in alternative Martin Luther King Jr., the slain civil care situations. rights leader. "My experience as a social worker valBut the picture of his legislative helped to form my present-da- y ues and views, he said. "I saw tre- matting becomes confused a bit when morone looks at is record on ll mendous social problems. I worked in win. an economically deprived area. I saw als issues. Sen. Garn, who enjoys an extremeall sorts of social injustices. be His labeled other stands might ly high approval rating among votHe now believes the governments as liberal in Utah, but on morals ers, defeated Democratic candidate issues he has broken away from most priority should be in addressing some Dan Berman in 1980 by the largest of his Democratic colleagues and has of those domestic social and econom- margin in Utah history. That was desided with the more conservative eleic problems rather than spending Mr. Bermans spite of ments in the the Leg$100 million to support causes like the the Republicans parstrong by campaign, backing rebels in Nicaragua. ty, and much better name recognition islature. A Christhan either of this years Democratic He came back to Utah in 1981 and contenders. tian, Sen. Williams is opposed to got into real estate. He ran again last abortion on demand, favors local govAnd the Democratic Party seems year for mayor and once again fin- to be putting most of its resources in ernment control over pornography isished third. He also ran against the two congressional races it feels it has sues and was one of only two DemoRepublican incumbent for the House a chance to win and several key races crats in the Legislature who voted to of Representatives from the Murray override former Democratic Gov. for seats in the Legislature. area two years ago and lost. Scott Mathesons veto of a controverBut dont count out the Democratic But I hardly spent any money at sial bill regulating cable TV prosenatorial contenders, they both inin those campaigns and I didnt do all gramming. sist. that badly, he said. "I believe in run- - ; "I did get in trouble with my DemoIm not predicting Ill beat Jake ning campaigns with a lot of hard Garn. But hell know hes been in a cratic colleagues on that one, he work and very little money .and thats I voted my conscience. "But said. race by the time its over, says Mr. how I'm going to run the Senate cam- His campaign against Sen. Garn, he Oliver. .v paign. "Were going to win, says Sen. Wi- said, will be as much against "ReaHe said his campaign against Sen. ganomics as much as anything else, lliams matter-of-factl"Count on it. and Sen. Garns role in promoting the Garn will focus on theTocumbents Sen. Williams says his campaigns silence over the administrations fail- presidents economic policies. prospects will pick up considerably "I will hit on the budget deficit, the ure to complete a nuclear test ban after the primary when political actreaty with the Russians. tion committee money becomes trade deficit, the nuclear freeze issue "He Sen. Garn should take the "I and he said. military spending, available to the Democratic nominee. and work to stop this insanity out how Sen. Garns role as will point Demohe "the national Also, said, nuclear testing, he said. "But he ; of the Senate Banking Subchairman cratic Party has a check waiting for has done nothing. the candidate who comes out of the committee has benefited bankers and realtors and hurt everyone else Hell also attack Sen. Garns si- primary. interest rates and the lence on the administrations refusal ; through higher But Mr. Oliver says he detests to punish South Africa economically unacceptable deficit. PACs, calling the increased financial for apartheid. no is The American dream longer participation of unidentified special attainable for many people, he said, Im also going to point out the ob- interest groups a cancer on our politiof the conflicts of interest of Sen. vious many blaming cal system that is replacing the tradieconomic policies for that situation. Garn, he said. "He makes a lot of tional role of the political party. Sen. Williams says he is quietly money in honorariums from the Mr. Oliver, who has raised about of voters coalition the that banking industry then he votes for the forming $10,000 so far, plans to finance his interests of big banks at the expense him the will and get through primary campaign by producing and marketof everybody else. He goes up on the Sen. into the election general against with a slogan featuring a ing space shuttle, then he votes on NArace with Sen. Garn. The message on Garn. SAs budget." "We on voter are registrafocusing the will say something like Of course, hes talking about Sen. tion drives of nontraditional voters, Oliver vs. Garn: Rocky V, he said. Garn at this stage because he is sure he his volunteers that said, noting g Despite the different he will win the primary and be Sen. on two Indian voters have registered philosophies and differences in style, reservations so far and also plan to Garns opponent in the general elecSen. Williams and Mr. Oliver are simtion. on "the younger voter, the colfocus backilar politically, although their not student who Sen. Williams is convinced he will lege many normally grounds differ significantly. to vote. win the primary and be the Demoregister Sen. Williams, 36, first encountered Mr. Olivers campaign tactic is cratic contender against Sen. Garn. burn victim Utah as a overt. He is traveling to the 20 more From the looks of the polls and the from Burley, Idaho, admitted to the in a truck financial atmosphere, Shriners Hospital in Salt Lake City largest cities in Utah political whichever Democrat is right will find equipped with a loudspeaker, "letting for a series of skin-graoperations. the people know we are there and lethimself in the same situation as the "I was badly burned in a small ting them know that we care. We are Christian selected to be the one to be house fire and I came from a thrown to the lions. taking the campaign on the road. family, he said. So I came to Salt Lake City for treatment at Shriners. A year later, he said, his family moved to Salt Lake City because "we were the only black family in Burley, Credit-Car- d Idaho, and we were literally driven out. A Sandy man has been arrangement, prosecutors agreed to He graduated in political science from Weber State College in 1973 and sentenced in federal court to five drop the remaining count. They also in prison on his guilty plea to agreed not to bring any more charges immediately set out on a career years one count of credit-car- d fraud. against Hoffer stemming from his geared toward programs to help the fraudulent credit-car- d and the infirm. activity in poor, elderly U.S. District Chief Judge Bruce S. 1986. He served as political action workJenkins sentenced Louis Ronald Hoffers wife, Julie Hoffer, has also er and later director of the Central Hoffer to the prison term and ordered entered a guilty plea to charges she him to a pay $50 City Neighborhood Council, working aided and abetted her husband in illefee. for such grass-root- s local governgally acquiring 67 credit cards from ment issues as downzoning, neighborHoffer last oil to month pleaded guilty companies, banks and stores. She hood revitalization and crime preone count of access device is scheduled to be sentenced later this or credvention. fraud. In a plea bargain it card month. c He later worked for the Development Corp., a private, corporation in Salt Lake City that used a federal grant to deand senior citizen velop Entertainment at the Utah State to Gary Morris Sept. 10 and $2 for the housing on the citys west side. The will start with Eddie Diamonds Sept. 11. Fair Sept. project faded away when larger comRabbitt and end with Lee Greenwood. Grandstand seats for the entertainmercial development like Triad do not include the cost for fairers moved into the area. e Fair officials also report the admission. grounds His last job was with Utahns book to available is premium The seven other performers will be a Against Hunger, program operated give people skilled in such activities with the help of federal funds to pro- as fine arts, home arts, gardening and Miami Sound Machine, Sept. 5; Marie crop and livestock production details Osmond, Sept. 6; Reba McEntire, Sept. 7; George Strait, Sept. 8; Ronnie on how to enter their best work. Millsap, Sept. 9; Bellamy Brothers, Admission prices to the fairSept. 12; and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, grounds are $4 for adults and $2 for Sept. 13. those from age 6 to 16. Children 5 and Fairgoers who want to hear more under get in free. than one entertainer but who dont want to pay a gate admission to the Evening shows are 6:30 and 9:15 fair each time will get a break this p.m., except closing night times of 6 "In homes where there is frequent touching, year. Attendees at the late concert and 8:30 p.m. children grow up feeling more secure and trusteach night can get into the show by ing of themselves and the world, he said. Prices are $7 reserved and $4 genentering a special grandstand gate at Children reared in homes where there is "bad eral admission for all but two nights. the east end of the bleachers. Show touching, or abuse, may grow up to be seriously The special prices are $4 for all seats tickets must be bought in advance. impaired emotionally. When does the need for touching end? he asked. "At age 45, a member of the audience said. "Some kids think its when their parents are retired," Risberg rejoined. "We need to be touched, he noted. He asked audience members to share a hug with a stranger in the room. Risberg noted that in his own case he finally I I managed to tell his father he loved him when the man appeared to be dying. His father survived and he now enjoys a new relationship with him. "We started to touch, we would hug when we saw each other," Risberg said. One day as he was For Farm Equipment, RVs, Boat, leaving, he said, his father called him back. Heavy Duty Equipment, American A Foreign Cars. "We forgot to do that . . . thing, his father A Lot Drive A Little said, referring to the hugs they had shared. "He had come to rely on our hugs," Risberg said. He said studies in Nazi Germany on babies 407-007- 4 proved the need for a human touch. One group was held and touched; the other group was not. "What happened? Every baby who was not West-S.L.- C. touched died," Risberg said. "Touch is crucial to life. We need it before life, SERVING UTAH, IDAHO, WYOMING POR OVER 15 YEARS a fetus needs stimulation and we need it until the day we die, be said. y ; so-ca- ; well-finance- d born-agai- ; n ; ; i ; ; i Garn-supporte- d ; fund-raisin- ft low-inco- Utahn Gets 5 Years for His Plea Of Guilty to Fraud victim-assessme- Multi-Ethni- State Fair Lines Up Some Big Names non-prof- it low-inco- 108-pag- Social Worker Treats Utahns to Touching Lecture ; ; ; By Margaret Sowerby Tribune Correspondent WASHINGTON TERRACE, Weber County -so Greg Risberg gives a touching lecture touching, in fact, that the audience embraces before he is finished. Risberg, a clinical social worker and educator from Oak Park, 111., has presented his program on the importance of human touching to more than 40,000 in 35 cities. He presented the program again recently at the Ware West Nursing Home. He believes touch is one of the most important, ; ; ; ! but most neglected, human needs. The audience, made up largely of health care workers, are workers Risberg describes as gen-- : erally filled with the need to "touch and be touched. He began with the suggestion that members of the audience say hello to some one they didn't know. "Introduce yourselves, tell them your name and greet them in a friendly manner, he said. A buzz of conversation and laughter filled the room as the audience complied. "Now, I want you to introduce yourselves to someone without touching them." he said. The audience was more restrained with this rule. Next, he instructed them to act as if one person in the room was a best friend from high school who they haven't seen in years. The audience compliedwdthe 4 Risberg asked the audience about their touch- ing and if they felt they had enough touching in their lives. "Few people I have asked this question have said they have too much touching. Two of these were mothers who had just given birth to quintuplets," he said,. Most members of the audience said, when he asked, they would like more touching in their lives and that it is important. "The good news is that most of us know touching is important. The bad news is that only a small percent of us feel we have enough touching in our lives," he said. Risberg said medical schools were questioned about classes on the importance of a human touch. medical Only 17 of 184 English-speakinschools said they offered such classes and spent only an average of 40 minutes on the subject. Each human needs a minimum of four highs a day. eight hugs for a good day and 12 for a great day, Risberg said. He noted there are seven different types of hugs, the best he described as "a gigantic bear hug with contact from the shoulders to the tips of the toes and everywhere in between." A lady from the audience helped him demonstrate this hug. The kind of home a child is from will help determine how free he may feel as an adult to touch and be touched. 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