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Show I fct 1. If ECX 4 If 4 ! Tft Vf CAT 14 23T3 CITY 3-- 71 QUO! Jki SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1971 County Sheriffs Deputies Act as Guards at Prison Off-dut- y Members of the Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office will soon work hours at the Utah State Prison as guards. The deputies will be paid out of funds allocated to the state correction budget. Sheriff Larson met with the county attorney to work out details of a program agreed to by Mr. Nemelka luring his recent meeting with the governor. At least one deputy will be on duty at the prison during afetrnoon and evening to conduct instant investigations of any criminal activities at the prison. The high incident period at the prison is during late afternoon and evening when the inmates are not working and not locked up in their cells. This is the time when a deputy is needed most to protect evidence and guard the scene of a crime such as stabbing, beating, molest or other incidents at the institution. Sheriff Larson had said that he had no men available for regular duty during daytime hours but that deputies would be available on their own time if paid by the state. Governor Rampton ' agreed that deputies would be paid out of funds in the corrections budget but it has not been determined what the salary will off-du- ty be. The help was sought by the county attorney and the governor after the County Attorney brought out allegations against the prison and charged that the prison officials were not cooperating with Salt Lake County when a criminal law was broken al the prison. Prison officials on the other hand have agreed to any investigation into the running of the prison and are willing to cooperate in any way possible to the governor and the county attorney. Civilization means a society based upon the opinion of civilThere is time, at the moment of change, for reflection. ians. It means that violence, the of warriors and despotic We must briefly look over the shoulder to estimate rule chiefs, the conditions of camps where we must achievement. We and recognize and warfare, of riot and tyranny progress do fail then to we this, and give place to parliaments where where we are going. If are are made, and independent laws .1 anuary 1 is important only because we changed the date courts of justice in which over on our calendar. We can look to the future but we must long periods those laws are maintained. Winston Churchill. build on the past. Utah May Keep Up With Nation With Benefits to Slain Officers Utah Legislative leaders were told by Governor Calvin L. Rampton that he will recommend that the State Board of Examiners be given statutory authority to pay $25,000 in death benefits to widows of slain peace officers. The governor made the motion in a meeting called to go over procedures and plans preparatory to the start of the January 10 budget sessions of the legislature. Governor Rampton said there had been such an increase in the number of deaths of peace officers that its becoming difficult to recruit new officers who as part of their jobs must accept the danger of violent death. The proposed death benefit would be a morale booster to law enforcement personnel, as well as provide for the financial security of the officers families. By constitutional provisions the budget session is supposed to last 20 days. The governor can propose any budget related measures along with his traditional one year's budget proposal, but legislators themselves may add other items if two thirds of both houses agree. Along with the death benefits for the peace officers other matters will come before the law making body which they must face in the wake of present structure. The main issue in the non budgetary items that the legislature must face is reapportionment of the Utah State Board of Education is a must. Reapportionment of the legislature itself is a possibility. Legislation to tie the state income tax into the federal formula for simplification, and finally several of the legislators have expressed dismay of the Utah State Road Commission to the banning of studded snow tires and hinted legislative action might be proposed to lift the ban. TODAYS "V EDITORIAL V - 4 Research Reveals Studded Snow Tires Involved in Less Accidents Results of a study for the Minnesota Department of Highways on the effectiveness of studded tires, dated two months ago but not generally made public, have now been disclosed. The report confirms the safety benefits of studded tires. Earlier this year theMinnesota Legislature allowed the law permitting the use of studded tires in that state to expire. The study, dated September, 1971, was not released during a special session of the legislature in October when lawmakers again looked at studded tires, passing a law that permits out of state cars to use studded tires in Minnesota for a limited time. The study, conducted by the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory of Buffalo, N.fl Y., showed (Continued on page four) |