Show WT" Two dead in Utah-ldah- o news roundup hotel fire Salt Lake City’s government probed Attorney's Logan Utah Sunday January ment Former Third District Court Judge Stewart Hanson Jr Friday named two people to serve with him on a citizens committee formed to probe the same charges He picked former chairman of Utah Common Cause Marjorie Thomas and the purchasing manager of the Mormon Church Max Nichols for the com mittee Hanson was named Thursday to head the board three-memb- er County Attorney Ted Cannon said his office also is -- 3 ©or Rjtaosiger h ©one So Uo'ro Ctavisag PAYETTE Idaho (LTD — The death toll from a fire which swept through the landmark Bancroft Hotel in Payette Friday morning remained at two early Saturday but police said officials have resumed their search for more bodies Two unidentified bodies burned beyond recognition were pulled from the remains of the hotel — one of the oldest buildings in the city — Friday and police fear the death toll may rise before they have finished sifting through the rubble described by one witness as “a Roman ruins" The National Guard called to the city Friday by Gov John Evans helped demolish the building and has been aiding authorities in their search for more dead One guardsman said the death toll may rise to 10 before the search is completed SALT LAKE CITY (LTD The Salt Lake County Office is stepping into a probe of allegations of wrongdoing in Salt Lake City govern- The Herald Journal 31 1979 olio 0 (i It was not known how many persons were in the n hotel when the fire struck A total of 17 persons were registered at the hotel and three were missing Friday night but it was feared some persons not registered at the hotel might have been in it when the blaze began A&CHE lOUHTRY pre-daw- investigating the charges of irrgularities and coercion in the city government Cannon said he has appointed Deputy Attorney Joseph Tesch to sene as special prosecutor for corrupt practices ' Wrecking crews were called in to tear down the The controversy centers around allegations of a brick building alter the fire was contained because police takeover of the city Personnel Department authorities feared falling bricks and other debris after a secret meeting between Police Chief Bud might injure searchers The search for bodies was Willoughby and Commissioner Glen Greener halted Friday night because the smoldering rubble Also at issue are charges that at least two of the was too hot to approach commissioners promised pay raises to police if the The Payette Fire Department said Saturday the officers’ union would withhold support from the cause of the fire which began at about 4:30 am unification proposal during a zerodegree snowstorm is still unknown Before it was controlled 4t hours later it had destroyed five businesses partially destroyed a state agency and another business and had virtually The US Labor Department has hotel BOISE (UPI) leveled the three-stor-y Nine persons were injured two seriously and all said it will decertify Idaho's Employment Department if the state's unemployment insurance law is were taken to Holy Rosary Hospital in Ontario Ore not changed to conform to federal standards Glenn W Nichols Idaho Employment Department director said a special meeting of the department's From Sharon Johnson 550 North Main Logan Utah Vjarpets Dear Floor Covering the desk of ana Bell Judy Moon Customer: nfl! Yup that' right d city-coun- ty Feds challenge Idaho law - advisory council has been scheduled for Monday in hopes of finding a way to avoid a shutdown "We have teen informed that interpretations of the law regarding unemployment insurance for teachers and for employees of a cultural nonprofit group such as the Boise Philharmonic Orchestra — do not match required provisions of the federal law" Nichols said Saturday Under Idaho’s law the department denies unemployment insurance claims to teachers between terms who have "reasonable'' assurance of being under contract the following school period Idaho's law also does not grant unemployment insurance to employees of private nonprofit agen- - cies Sues IRS for ‘harassment9 BOISE (UPI) -- The man who led Idaho's 1 percent initiative drive is racing the Internal Revenue Service Don Chance and his wife Dora have filed a U7JOO dollar suit in US District Court charging agency employees with harassing them over tax audits Chance said that harassment resulted in the sale of his insurance firm — Chance and O'Brien Inc at less than market value Chance claimed in the suit that during an audit he was not given certain advice required by federal law - - Group protests Singer killing asks for probe truly Salt Lake City citizens' group is calling on ts throughout the state to keep their children from school Monday in protest of the killing of John Singer and the subsequent jailing of his wife A Vicki A spokeswoman for the "Concerned Citizens for the Singer Family Committee" is recommending that parents take the action to show their support for a grand jury investigation into Thursday's shooting of the Marion Utah polygamist Bonnie Lee the group's spokeswoman said “We have received close to 400 phone calls from people in many states in support of our efforts to see that a grand jury investigates the shooting "There's so much emotionalism and sensationalism about this right now that a grand jury is the only sane way to work it out" she said She said the newly formed group can be contacted at S30 East 17th South Salt Lake City Utah 64105 or by phoning 486-45- CARVED PLUSH CARPETS 100 characteristics Many deep rich colors DuPont nylon Superba set soil hiding Reg 1395 Sq Yd EPA made a ‘Weteye9 goof - Now SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) The Environmental Protection Agency says it goofed when it said the Army would have to build another detoxification facility for Weteye nerve gas bombs if the controversial weapons are moved from Colorado to Utah The EPA said Friday it has learned that the Army already has a facility at the Tooele Army Depot capable of dismantling the bombs if the Army decides they are no longer needed But Deputy Regional EPA Director Roger Williams in Denver said there are still health and safety questions that make shipment of the bombs by (Armstrong SAXONY CARPETS 100 Autoclave heat set nylon Beautiful earth tones Reg 959 Sq Yd NOW risky CHAUMONT Evans & Black's biggest seller beautiful carved plush looks elegant in any room 100 continuous filament Anso nylon guaranteed not to wear more than 1 0 in five years Utahn dies in avalanche HELPER Utah (UPI) — A member of the Carbon County Board of Education has been killed in an avalanche in Spring Canyon Charles J Cuburu 57 Price an employee of Braztah Corp died about 2:45 pm when he was removing snow from a road leaning to the Braztah No 5 mine company officials said The company declined to give further details of the inridiwL An ambulance sent to the scene was delayed because it had to stop about a half mile from the accident location because of unstable snow conditions said a Carbon County sheriffs deputy Then were also high winds in the area at the time of the accident Morals charge dismissed - SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) A Juvenile Court judge has dismissed a morals charge against Salt Lake County Commissioner William L Hutchinson Judge John Farr Larson granted a prosecution motion Friday to drop the charges against Hutchinson The commissioner was accused of contributing to the delinquency of a minor Deputy County Attorney RickOddone told the Judge there was very little chance they could get a conviction on the charge Wants school taxes uncut - BOISE (UPI) Jerry Evans state Public Instruction Superintendent has called on fellow of the 1 percent tax limit until school districts set their levies in September "It's tremendously important that we allow them to do that" Evans told 200 persons at a luncheon of legElators and the Idaho School Superintendents Association Reg 1768 Sq Yd NOW 11 95 Sq Yd ALL ROLL ENDS UP TO 60 OFF THERE'S EVEN MORE (JO WAX BEGINNER ASST ARMSTRONG DESIGNER SOLARIAN VINYL-LINOLEU- M (imm 4 Group Lostons 1 1 2 LHtlo Boavor passo $3400 4GroupLotsons 2 Littla Boavor Pottos 2AroaPatto SECOND SESSION February 3 or Sunday Faoruary 4 o Saturday Morning 10:00 am o Saturday Afternoon 1 :30 pm o Sunday ! 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