Show Ogien Utah Insurance agent suspect - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Salt Lake County Attorney’s Office has been asked to assist in a Department of Public Safety invesof a state employee who allegedly altigation tered drivers’ license records officials say Evidence obtained so far has been turned over to the county attorney’s office which will determine possible prosecution said Fred Schwendiman director of the Driver License Division Schwendiman said a department internal affairs officer is midway through his probe which also is focusing on an insurance agent who purportedly paid to have the records altered license case in Neither the employee nor the agent hae been identified Schwendiman said the employee a hearing officer has been suspended n with pay pending the outcome of the The department received a tip in December that the records were being altered The probe has revealed that at least 21 people have had their driving records altered Schwendiman said and evidence indicates the records were cleared to make insurance more easily obtainable and less costly Schwendiman said the probe has shown that in one instance $100 was allegedly paid to the employee to make a change “That’s not to say $100 was paid in all instances however" he said Schwendiman said all employees have access codes to use the terminals but the state’s driver license computer is 12 years old and doesn’t provide much useful information showing who may have altered a file “We have 12 million drivers’ records and we make hundreds of thousands of changes a year" he said Schwendiman said the division is reviewing its security procedures and policies to sec what might be changed so the problem cannot reoccur Sunday February 22 r If you ait looLine for growth of your money perhaps you should consider one ot PIOM t R GKOl PS Mutual Funds historical illustration of a Pioneer fund For a FREE personalized and a prospectus please clip and mail the attached coupon to: PIONEER GROUP 3701 Harrison Bltd Oeden Utah 84403 hails farm bill 9 £ V y Legislature ’87 Olsen a dairy farmer and Republican lawmaker from Young Ward was lauded by Utah Farm Bureau Federation President Kenneth Ashby during the Cache chapter’s annual meeting Friday night in Smithfield The bill approved as constitutional amendment Proposition 2 by Utah voters last November passed the House Ashby said if the Senate follows suit Olsen’s bill will be retroactive to the first of this year and will save farmers ah average of at least $200 a year Addressing other issues Ashby said there is some concern about a law that makes farm machinery and gasoline used for agricultural purposes exempt from sales tax a measure coming up for sunset review this year “The law could be repealed simply by legislators doing nothing and we are not only opposed to repeal of the law but also to this back door approach” he said Ashby called the controversy over predator control in the Mount Naomi Wilderness Area “a problem that does not seem to go away” Although a ruling has been issued permitting grazing and predator control in the area he said environmentalists continue to fight “Now they say if a helicopter flies in they will fly another helicopter behind it to make sure a coyote doesn’t get treated badly" Ashby said “If you shoot a coyote I don’t know how you can treat it any way but bad” Ashby is one of eight state farm bureau presidents serving on a national committee exploring ways to save the farm credit system “We want to make sure the thrust of the federal government is not just to save the farm credit’ system but that the main thrust is to save farmers" he said UdMIb nasscet!: Or Red Potatoes 20-l- b Your Choice Bag Russets Idaho grown No 50-l- b 2’a What’s j Bag Russets Bag Idaho grown 1 Low Lucerne No 2’a Baa fat Gallon Milk Happening NORTH OGDEN ELEMENTARY: “Be a Better Parent" night 7 m p Tuesday in school gym with Doug Brmlcy family life ed- Gallons except WORKSHOP: Elko Cadbury’s tub Sesame Wheat Bread “Rajs- Responsible Young People" a 7 pm workshop lyiarih 4 Parent Education Resource Center 100 S 200 East Instructors Lynn Tarmington and Dave Mickcl Cost $30cou To pic or $20indisidual ing and 33 Less fat than margarine CONHEALTHWELLNESS FERENCE: “Childhood Illnesses and Diseases" topic of health and wellness conference 7:30 pm Lakevicw Hospital Thursday 630 E Medical Drive Bountiful Speaker Dr Douglas R Coombs Information PARENT Ely Blue Bonnet Spread ucator School choir will sing Program open to public T Mr- - Wright’s Cren&e 3 $J For Eggs O Loaf call ALCOHOLISM CAN BE TREATED Phono OFFICE INFORMATION t Utah Alcoholism Foundation " 1 1 ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE CURRENT RETURN ON YOUR IRA? 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