Show 2— The Logan Utah Friday June Herald Journal 29 1984 Bird black market arrests made in Canada 14 states WASHINGTON (UPI) - The niques the agents were able to US Fish and Wildlife Service Infiltrate the networks of indi- today arrested more than 30 viduals involved in illegal people in 14 states in a raptor taking and trading” the crackdown on a multimillion government added dollar At the same time in what was international black market involving rare birds of described as a “closely coordinated enforcement effort" prey such as peregrine falcons Those arrested include Amer- wildlife officials in three Canaicans Canadians and West dian provinces — Ontario BritGermans They were charged ish Columbia and Alberta — with violating various federal and the Yukon territory served wildlife statutes as well as 15 March and arrest warrants smuggling conspiracy mail involving similar charges of fraud and making false state- black market trading to rare ments birds Interior Secretary William The birds include gyrfalcons Clark and Attorney General and endangered peregrine William French Smith in a falcons Falcons are swift Joint announcement said the strong birds admired to many action culminates a three-yeparts of the world for their undercover investigation that hunting abilities The gyrfalcon — an Arctic “exposed a thriving international black market in federally species that is the largest of falcons — can fly straight up to protected birds” The surveillance and under- the air rather than spiraling as cover operation which involved do most birds of prey that 300 federal and state wildlife descend on its prey at speeds of officers “substantiated earlier up to 200 miles per hour Officials estimate that beinformation the tween that 1981 and 1984 as many as multimillion dollar illegal black 400 birds were taken illegally market in birds of prey is a worldwide problem of serious from the wild and were offered for sale to the United States proportions” Mid Clark and Europe and the Middle East Smith "Smuggling techniques inFish and Wildlife Service cluded many used by drug agents served search and arrest traffickers” Clark and Smith warrants in Arizona California noted These included crossing Colorado remote sections of the border by Idaho Illinois Louisiana Minnesota Missouri car or truck and carrying ile Montana Nevada New Mexico legal eggs to New York Texas and Utah or strapped next to the “Through undercover tech ar Pete SchroppHerald Jc mal Battle of the olfactory nerve Sticking her nose in where a nose was never intended to go is Tina Biddle (above) who valiantly (and foolishly?) agreed to judge Wellsville's first "Smelly Tennis Shoe Contest" Thursday And could that impish grin of contest winner Steve Ray (right) be the smile of a kid who knows where his shoe has been? (Puddles unwashed socks a home for frogs — the mind boggles) Steve emerged from the pack of 22 hoping to have their shoes judged the smelliest to win a S25 gift certificate from the Footbroker (let's hope he uses it to buy new shoes) The contest was organized by Chris Allen Wellsville's false-botto- well-wor- n 5 shoes" report Israelis detain ship - BEIRUT Lebanon (UPI) Israeli gunboats intercepted a small Lebanese-owne- d passenger ship in the Mediterranean today and forced it to steam to the Israeli port of Haifa a spokesman for the ship's owners said He said Israeli officials were interrogating the Alizur Blanco’s more than 60 passengers despite direct Red Cross intervention One report said Palestinians were on board “The Red Cross say the ship could be released once all its passengers and crew members are questioned by the Israelis” the spokesman said The seizure of the ship came as festive gunfire by Moslem militiamen marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan escalated into an artillery and mortar duel with Christian forces across the Green Line that divides Beirut The shipping spokesman said the Alizur Blanco was well within Lebanese territorial territorial waters when seized and escorted away by Israeli gunboats Tanker burning ABU DHABI United Arab Emirates Flames ripped through a d supertanker today as vessel to tugs battled to tow the Kuwait from the Persian Gulf war zone and keep it from sinking Eight of the 31 crew of the Liberian- - (UPI) — missile-damage- oil-lad- en Crime Continued from page 1 working on standards to reduce their caseload by as much as one-haVickrey said whole providing for more reasonable supervision If the policy is adopted maximum risk misdemeanor offenders will be supervised while minimum risk misdemeanants will no get lf Herald Journal USPS 2418 2000 W R Paul Publisher Published ever y evening Monday thru Friday and Sunday morning by Cache Valley Publishing Co 7S West 3rd Nortn Logan Utan 84371 P O Box 487 Telephone 7S2 3121 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engine room is now a write-of- f and is completely flooded and huge flames are ripping through the crew quarters” he said The 260000-to- n Tiburon was being towed to Kuwait from the Iranian war zone oil terminal at Kharg Island he said It was in the middle of the Gulf zone this afternoon Tent cities illegal - WASHINGTON (UPI) The Supreme Court today acting in a case involving tent cities pitched across from the White House and the Capitol ruled that the government may ban sleeping in urban national parks The case grew out of a controversy over tent cities — dubbed “Reaganville” and “Congressional Village’’ — set up in March 1983 to dramatize the plight of the homeless The 2 decision overturned a federal appeals court ruling that the activity of 7-- proposal Because of the heavy workload of probation agents the department often is not providing the supervision of felony offenders the community deserves Love said Adopting the proposed policy “may not be the best answer but we're convinced it’s the only answer" he said Also at the meeting was Afesa Adams a member of the Governor’s Committee on Executive Reorganization She presented the committee’s prelimi- nary ld Iran-Iraqw- ar supervision Vickrey said Steve Love the state’s chief probation and parole agent said draft copies of the policy are available to those interested and that the department is seeking citizen input to the recommendations forming a separate state protestors sleeping in tents pitched across from the White House and Capitol was constitutionally protected activity The high court at the Justice Department’s request earlier stayed the lower court ruling and allowed the National Park Service to forbid the activity temporarily The US Court of Appeals in Washington declared that demonstrators have a constitutional right to express themselves by sleeping Rebels damage dam El Salvador (UPI) — Duarte Jose President Napoleon personally surveyed the damage at El Salvador's largest hydroelectric dam which leftist rebels temporarily seized in one of the bloodiest battles with the army this year Guerrillas of the Popular Liberation Forces or FPL said they killed or wounded more than 500 soldiers and took control of the Cerron Grande dam 25 miles northeast of San Salvador in a n artillery raid Thursday But Duarte and military officials put the number of soldier casualties at about 60 dead and 50 wounded Duarte said 60 guerrillas were killed or wounded in the battle Three civilians were also reported injured Even the government figures however represented the heaviest single loss by the army since Dec 30 when rebels briefly captured the 4th Infantry Brigade Fort at El Paraiso SAN SALVADOR US-back- ed A WASHINGTON (UPI) of five coalition national environmental groups is opposing a lawsuit by the National Rifle Association that could open up some national parks to hunting for the first time The groups charged Thursday that the NRA’s suit against the Interior Department could “set a precedent allowing the shooting and trapping of wildlife for the first time to over of the nation's national policy board to an advisory board If a separate corrections department is established a policy board would “diffuse” the accountability of that department to the governor the committee report states The committee also recommended that members of the Board of Pardons be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate Board members currently are appointed by the Board of Corrections Also recommended are specific qualifications and fixed terms for Board of Pardons members The committee also is re-- commending that Division of Corrections Youth remain within the Department of Social Services Final recommendations of the committee will be developed this fall and presented to the governor The public is invited to comment on both the state’s criminal justice system and on the reorganization committee’s recommendations Written comments should be addressed to: Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice 137 State Capitol Salt Lake City Utah 84114 on partment of Corrections Corrections is currently a division within the Department of Social BOOTH That structure often is too complex for corrections to respond quickly to problems the committee report states In addition the funding processes for social service programs and corrections are different and often the two compete for state dollars Adams said RENTALS Services LOGAN UTAH But the environmentalists warned that if the NRA is successful to court many of the most popular parks could be opened to hunting and trapping including the Grand Canyon to Arizona Acadia to Maine Carlsbad Caverns to New Mexico and the Everglades in Florida Groups involved in the coalition are Defenders of Wildlife parks” The NRA vehemently disthe National Parks and ConAssociation the puted the argument saying its servation lawsuit is aimed at only a Sierra Club the Wilderneu “limited number" of park areas Society and the Humane Society and ia not intended to open up of the United States three-fourt- hs The House’s initial refusal to act on the debt ceiling Thursday wm linked to a stalemate between the House and Senate Continued from page 1 over military spending The House is seeking a 35 debt ceiling the Treasury would run out of money to pay percent increase for the PenSenate federal bills on July 7 during tagon while the GOP-le-d recess Congress and Reagan are holding out for the three-wee- k has set for Independence Day a riM of more than 7 percent A and the Democratic National House-offercompromiM of 5 Convention July 9 percent wm rejected Debt ed 16-1- you teadyn public ichool on the subject of tho origin of man you hava to giu"balanced treatment" to both evolution That it you caifi teach that evolution it a Croatian and proven fact you mutt toy that it it a theory: and that creation the idea that a Supreme Being did the job in an inttant of time - it just at valid tdentificaliy as evolution Well the ACLU it challenging this law in court and the trial bogint thii week A few weeks ago I overheard a school student discussing the matter with hit teacher at they stood in the school hallway (riaht under the sign) little Johnny: “AM Jones do you really believe in evolution?" Mr Jones: “Why of course Johnny it's a proven foci It's the meat unifying principle of biology Little Johnny: “But can you tell me any one thing you KNOW qfrmrt evolution? I mean is there any PROOF that man developed from animals?" Mr Jones: "Oh yes the fossils prove it" Johnny: "But I thought you told us a few weeks ago that there are huge gaps in the fossil record" Mr Jones: "Well there are a few pieces of the puzzle missina but we know that they mu- - be there and we'll find them" Little Johnny: "How long will it take? They've been digging for hundreds of years and still haven't found an example of any creature into another creature And what about the Law of Biogenesis changing youttJd us about? The law that says everything reproduces after its own kind?" "Well there are mutations Remember the fruit fly experiments I told you about?" "Yes but all those fruit fly mutations haven't produced a single new species All they've shown is that most mutations are harmful andtend to eliminated be by nature" Mr Jones: "Yes and you know what that is don't you Johnny? The survival of the fittest ! Doesn't that prove evolution?" Little Johnny: "Nape! My dad says the survival of the fittest doesn't say anything about the arrival of the fittest H doesn't explain how creatures got here only how they become extinct Isn't it easier to believe that - -- It's" - God—" Mr Jonas clamped his hand over Johnny's mouth "Don't say that1 Do you want to get me fired?" "Sorry Mr Jones Well I have to go now See you Applications are being accepted for Pioneer Uniaue as well artscrafts and food booths are desired Contact Lois Price Mayor's Office 61 West 100 North 0 Logan 752-306- most of the park system to hunting pre-daw- De- The ion iiii is recommending the Board of Corrections be changed from a lug-ag- Battle heating up over hunting in national parks - summer recreation director as part of the community's Summer Fun Program which offers a variety of activities for youths age Chris said Tina is her roommate and "the only one I could con" into lodging the contest Said Tina "I got unemployed yesterday so I didn't have anything else to do" The contest will repeat next year said Chris who advised all kids to "save your icky tennis VOfarld m later" Jones: Ok Johnny Talk to me anytime I’m always happy to help students leom That's what academic freedom is all about - the wonderful and unrestricted search for truth I " Mr 1984 John Temples Reaction to this column iiT Church off Christ PO Bex 144 logon Ut 84321 9 Worship ef the Church of Christ in Legu b Sunday 148 West 200 North" "Copyright welcomed 753-191- |