Show Zbekiall Lake Zribunt "LuArtCAL SUNDAY April 11 1993 i' : '1 - ' e 0 l'''' :A - "- VT: Asomager 1:1 141-- I 7 4 - Nt i e t9 ! 017 tp--4T- 41 '''' h' 4 F ' - Ar 1 ‘ 1 "0 ht:1' 44160-- :2 - Li '- 4 ' '' 7 r Ned--- s - d4-1 -- 4- '' -- '' "OPP e!161L-- : ii s ):1N ' 4'1'17''''1:ti - 40-1- k 44i " - 11 VV4 ' il NN rdip 'n-- t N 09 Z y )1 - ' 7r -- By Paul Roily THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE i I14"a I $ ' - ?ev - A 'k'1'"A 1 --- - 94: id - t' ' "'4 Ar s great-granddaught- la) 111:'1'11:1i:"i4-ipsitt- : - p if' - t5 s3' -- atlirs)tkosent 0 ' r--- -- - t '‘pt--J'g0- - I ' 1 ::1ct 1" a - it 10 Photos courtesy of the Huntsman family Peter Huntsman red shirt stands amid Armenian soldiers during a recent humanitarian trip Sons of Industrialist Aid Armenians 1I : Huntsman's Millions - Feed Survivors of War-Ravage- d : - - I' i141It)1 -- - -- - :') sw:i4e tig': By Jon Ure 1 (T:- i tt4 ' 1 1 1 1 ' ! worse the Huntsman family's interest intensified Several weeks ago the three 11 I ': 114"-- I ' -- : I 41' -- ''' A ' t ' The latest cause exploiting the Lee legend is the Committee of 50 States founded by maverick Joseph Stumph Jr The press release shows the former Utah governor as chairman of the committee that wants to curb the power of the federal government Mr Lee does not recall that he signed for the Committee of 50 States The letter declares "the South was right" in its secessionist cause But he hastily adds he agrees "with what they are trying to do" Mr Lee knows better than most what it feels like to take on the powers of Washington DC He made national news by attacking taxes federal revenue sharing and US foreign policy A Saturday Evening Post article in 1951 described Mr Lee as a politician whose favorite question is "How much?" His favorite answer is "No!" Mr Lee first gained statewide attention in 1938 as mayor of Price where he had two state agents thrown in jail 1 ' '' ' ' ' ' THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE most Ten years ago Utahns didn't know where Armenia was Now hundreds of people across the state donate money medicine and clothes to help Armenians Earlier this month Gov Mike Leavitt issued a proclamation declaring 1993 the Year of Utah Humanitarian Assistance to Armenia "Recently the Utahns have demonstrated a substantial degree of support to the relief programs aimed at the former Soviet Union" said Utah state Sen Ronald 26000 cases of food in nearby Turkey and supervised its delivery to the destitute Armenian cities of Spitak Leniniean and Yerevan in the hope of keeping 50000 Armenians alive until winter's end In those cities Armenians have starved frozen and lived in Stone Age conditions since war broke out with Azerbaijan Landlocked Armenia has been cut off from all fuel supplies since the war began To stay warm Armenians have uprooted 6 million trees g for fuel The country's is dead Crime industry sons picked up once-thrivin- is rampant — Ockey chairman of UTAH (Unity To Assist Humanity) Alliance This nonprofit organization was created a year ago by members of the Salt Lake based Utah European Business Council and community leaders to provide humanitarian aid to people in need "There's been a wide spread desire to help these newly born democracies" Mr Ockey said "And Armenia a small country ravaged by war with neighboring Azerbaijan seems to be in a worse economic situation than other former Soviet I See Column 4 liq- uor-control for public intoxication The agents were in Price to investigate allegations of illegal gambling in some private clubs and their arrest culminated a broiling controversy between the mayor and the state over the way it enforced liquor laws "I disagreed with the way they were interpreting the liquor laws especially for some towns as op posed to others" he said "Why they would shut down a man's entire business his livelihood" He gained national attention as governor of Utah in 1951 when he threatened to walk out of the annual National Governor's Conference "unless they take a stand on high taxes inflation the Korean War and integrity in govern- re-N- B-- 2 "But the Armenians are very courageous people" says David "To them happiness is when the electricity comes on for two hours a day" Attempts by other groups to aid Armenia often result in stolen food or goods Much of the stolen goods find their way to the black market the Hunts-man- s say The Huntsmans take their aid directly to the people through the Armenian government The Huntsmans also have promised to assist Unity To Assist Humanity (UTAH) Alliance to distribute their donated food and goods ment" He was so vocal about increased taxes and the growing federal role during his 12 years as Salt II See 6 Column 1 B-- It Might Have Been the Perfect Piece of Coal But No One Wants It Now By Mike Gorrell THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Beneath a dying tree at the University of Utah covered by a tattered tarp is a huge lump of coal No one wants it But no one has dared get rid of it for this is a storied lump of coal It might be the largest single piece of coal ever mined — 5 feet wide 5 feet high 10 feet long 20900 pounds in all "It was one of the prettiest pieces of coal you'll ever see" said Helper resident Lyle Asay 79 a veteran of 42 years in the coal mines "It's a perfect piece of coal" In its glory days it was dis- played at the Utah Capitol Charles R Mabey posed for a picture beside it when he was Utah's governor in the early 1920s And some believe the lump made a trip to San Francisco to be a cornerstone of Utah's exhibit at a 1915 World's Fair celebrating the Panama Canal opening Now it sits on railroad ties atop drums in a parksome ing lot south of the Huntsman Center deteriorating slowly in the shade of a Siberian elm tree that has been dying since the lot was blacktopped The tarp never comes off University plant operations director Pieter van der Have fears the lump will fall apart if exposed to the elements "It's an eyesore just a big lump of coal like the kind you're supposed to get under your Christmas tree if you've been bad" Mr van der Have said "I tried to get rid of it about 10 years ago but there's a feeling of obligation at the university to keep it" That feeling comes in part from the lump's historic background but it also reflects sensiNI See Column 1 POOR COPY 44: 1' '' r '' ' ': 1 ?)--'! 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Griffith when she performed last year at Kingsbury Hall The returned to Salt Lake City for a concert Wednesday singer-songwrit- "N tcfl I z V ''' ' ‘ f ifI t ' ( ' Al' A ()ft ii 4 4'''' - 4- o 1 -- 4- '44 ':1 0r't - i lz - - :' - '7' 1 f JV ' S -- ' 1- - ' ' 4 Jeff Allred:The Salt Lake Tribune University of Utah's Pieter van der Have peeks at what may be the largest slab of coal ever mined It sits in a campus parking lot "John Patience isn't ready to come back You can even locate him I've tried and tried and tried" — Midvale pollee Capt Dan Pearson the former acting chief who refused last week to continue in the position "Dispatchers are a special type of people Their job is stressful but saving one life makes it all worthwhile" — Lana Coombs Valley Emer gency Communications Center supervisor about dispatchers Tracey Farr and Lisa Murdock who have been nominated as Utah Dispatcher of the Year 1 4 '-- -' 1 1 4 Lynn R JohnsonThe Salt Lake Tribune Former Salt Lake mayor and Utah Gov J Bracken Lee still has passion for issues 21 years after retiring "I believe in things" he says Rebel: Secession Threat Will Whip By Judy Fahys THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Joseph Stumph Jr sees no reason to wait for Washington to stop meddling in the affairs of states Bolstered by the blessing of former Utah Gov J Bracken Lee and former state Sen Bill Barton he is trying to mount a revolt of state officials around the country The goal: Get states to threaten a mass exodus from the union unless the federal government shapes up soon "It's up to the states to put things back in order" says Mr Stumph of Taylorsville "This would put the federal government on notice" A water master for Kennecott Corp by day Mr Stumph recently came into the spotlight for continuing to sell videotapes that predicted the date of Armageddon — even after they were condemned by officials of the Church of Jesus Saints He Christ of Latter-dahas outlined his beliefs in a 350- page book that he peddles at survivalist meetings Mr Stumph believes Congress y and the White House have usurped too many powers the US Constitution gave to states Driver un past-du- e preg- nant woman tried to chase down a driver who had run into a man in a wheelchair Debbie Teeples saw a pickup hit Briant Boschetti at Washington Boulevard and North Street at 8:30 pm Friday Mr Boschetti 28 was dragged about 20 feet before his wheelchair came loose from the truck The driver stopped sat for some time then got out and heaved his victim back into the mangled chair lie then sped off according to Mrs Teeples who had left her car to help DC Into Shape In response Mr Stumph says states should pass a resolution expressing their intention to secede from the United States unless the federal government takes a step back He is preparing the resolution for distribution and if 38 states pass it Mr Stumph says change will happen "This sounds radical and far out but it is within the power of the states" he insists Mr Barton agrees The West Valley City businessman suggests Mr Stumph work with the American Conference of State Legislators a conservative association of lawmakers based in Washington DC "It's pretty serious stuff" Mr Barton says of the call for secession "but it's got to be pretty serious stuff to change it" Karl Kurtz of the Denver-baseNational Conference of State Legislators says he has not detected the kind of anger that might d prompt secession "Certainly we haven't heard anything from legislators around the country about anything like that" he says Mr Kurtz points out that the MI See B6 Column 3 "Seeing him go off like that made me mad so I got back in my car and followed" she said She pursued him for several miles through downtown Ogden at speeds up to 60 mph Near 35th Street and Wall Avenue she gave up the chase deciding the risk was too high for her unborn baby "I going to go into labor" she said "I'm already a week and a half overdue" She flagged down a passing police officer who at first thought she actually was in labor She told him what happened She didn't get the lithought I was cense plate but gave a description: a 1970 Chevy pickup brown with a white roof driven by a blond mustachioed man in his 30s Mrs Teeples returned to the accident scene to find Mr Boschetti shaken but uninjured His chair was badly damaged dame4kiAaeEtt040Mi0 a011oAA10Am1 "I went on the bus and he Allman was 10 sheets to the wind Ile didn't even Gregg know who I was But I helped him tuck his shirt in his pants and got him in front of his keyboards It was amazing Something clicked and he nailed the show It was perfect from beginning to end" —Sam Callis manager of Salt Lake City's Zephyr Club which celebrates its lOth birthday "The relationship between me and Pete got overblown I was friends with him just like I was friends with 40 other people at Washington Some people act like we were sleeping together" l' ftotm0oksomwwJmobwpre(NLittkvif " z 14 aW44tIma4i1 "I'm an old dog who likes chasing cars and I'll chase (Utah Sen 077inl Hatch until he's out of office His behavior on the Clarence Thomas-AnitHill hearings (in 19911 was reprehensible" 00°"" : ' n I - - - 14' k'11 6- OGDEN — A iA 4-- - - lk'- v i Hit-and-R- -- -- - (3-'-r- 4 t Pregnant Woman N i Al tetst By Tom Quinn - : ' SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE I ' ' - - Sees Red Chases ' ' 1t '1"?ilr:i 721 '4i4! A ' 1 991- ' "‘" AtyP'L !L -2 ' - i - : ' - ' r1 ' c'tA4 xf 4 - - '' No 55-gall- UTAH QUOTES "There were no tears his voice didn't crack he didn't show any sorrow Ile might as well have been talking about a trip to Disneyland" — Deputy Salt Lake County prosecutor Ernie Jones about testimony by Eric Taboo Johnson who was convicted Thursday of manslaughter in the death of his "best friend" Fritz Jocelyn '' people" '4 - By Michael Nakoryakov has As Armenia's conditions grew - t!'' Utahns Pitch In for New Democracy The humanitarian effort began when their father Jon Huntsman started a relief effort after the December 1988 The earthquake earthquake ravaged the country of 35 million killing 60000 people and leaving 500000 homeless lief" r-- 14 1 Workers at the Huntsman concrete plant in Armenia inspect shipments of food and supplies for tile needy and elderly vid 25 Huntsman Chemical Corp :ti 4' - " ' t i - : k'''- ist 0 ' - ' i 1 7 - z 4 ' f I ''1 : alkii - 1 :ii::1 ':'7t":11:211i:'1v1177:::::11:!'14'':::1:7:110' office-seeker- i ! 1 ' lz ' ! i t c : '71' Nagor- "And it's one of the nice things about being a private corporation We don't worry about our shareholders stringing us up for spending from $8 million to $10 million in Armenian housing medical equipment and supplies and emergency food re- I - )1 4 no-Karabakh made more than two dozen humanitarian missions since then "This is Dad's way of trying to bring peace in the aftermath of the Cold War" says Peter a senior vice president of Huntsman Film Products Corp and LI 1 1 Is f 'i Three sons of Utah industrialist Jon M Huntsman spent the night of April 3 surrounded by the armies of Muslim Azerbaijan "We went to sleep that night with the sounds of gunfire and artillery" says James Huntsman 22 The Huntsmans were in Stepanakert the capital city of an enclave of Christian Armenians in western Azerbaijan Nagorno- - Karabakh is the scene of intense fighting as the former Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been warring since the breakup of the Soviet Union Most Armenians are Christians most Azerbaijanis are Muslim It was the third trip to the area for brothers James and Da- I p ' 1' ktai - - ' it 1 t i THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE 30 - - - Areas Peter Huntsman -- - - ' colors er cartoons "Could you move your things sweetheart so we could sit down here" he asks gently After two soft requests she complies And he begins to remember the days when presidents diplomats and senators did not merit the patience he lent the toddler At 94 years of age and 21 years into retirement J Bracken Lee is still a draw for political activists s and public who want to exploit his name to advance their cause "Well I believe in things" the Salt Lake City resident says slowly to explain why his name still pops up in brochures "And I never had a lot of patience with politicians and government officials who weren't truthful with the jo - ok 11 r - ) 111ti-- A' C sa 0 -t ' ' 64'''iii :0"v'-''- :' Goofy with crayons and watches idlt 214-21:iy- e4 'Ll :: - J Bracken Lee sits comfortably in his armchair within reach of his walker Nearby his ' 1' e' r:- ' i -- 4k 's :cif:::? r7--4- es - c - r -- 44-1-- 1 - ' ' etto ' c42 ' A - 1- "141)- - At Age 94 J Bracken Lee Still A Vocal Presence in Utah Politics '' Le r1 a eitie z 44 ' '''': lir L- - A 1- " - toil V o - 11 ''' - e''' '"' Am ' i 4 4 0 - B1 01110mooli0-yie- — Former Ute assistant coach Joe Cravens about his friend ship with University of Idaho Athletic Director Pete 'Ake who hired Cravens to head the Vandal basketball team |