Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday February 2 1988—3 Region report Attorney general proposes bill BOISE Idaho (UPI) — State Attorney General Jim Jones is proposing a bill that would keep the names of crime victims and witnesses secret from the public until trial The measure was introduced without discussion Monday by the House Judiciary Committee A hearing will be held later Jones said victims and witnesses are subject to harassment and intimidation if their names appear in media reports He cited publicity about a rape case in Moscow as justification for the bill but the county prosecutor and newspaper publisher there contradicted his account The bill would require the consent of the victim or witness — or a court order — before police could release names addresses or phone numbers Defense lawyers would have to use the legal discovery process to obtain information “That information does not need to be made public" Jones said “The bill says ‘Pay a little attention to the victims just to give them some peace of mind and hopefully some protection’” Jones cited the case of a University of Idaho student whose name reportedly appeared in the newspaper after she had been raped The only rape trial in Latah County in the six years since Jay Shelledy has been editor and publisher of The Idahonian in Moscow occurred in November Shelledy said In that case Shelledy said the paper decided against using the victim's name because she was mentally handicapped Latah County Prosecutor Craig Mosman said “I thought the newspaper showed admirable restraint" Mosman said no rape victim’s name has been published in Moscow this decade Contacted later Jones said he was referring to a 1984 case that may have involved an attempted rape or assault rather than an Charlotte Singer Swapp from left Vickie Singer Jonathan Swapp and Heidi Singer Swapp leave court Monday No bail for bombing suspects By Cherrill Crosby Ward said adding investigators recovered the woman's diary In which she wrote about the bombing The night of Jan 15 just hours before the empty chapel was gutted with an estimated 100 pounds of explosives she wrote: "‘Things are serious now as it's the appointed time for Addam to go forth Jon his brother and Benjamin (Singer 15) are going down to help’” place the dynamite ana explosives Ward said reading from the journal The prosecutor then read from the entry the day of the bombing in which Singer said although the family could not hear the explosion they saw the roof of the church blow off about 3:05 am Jan - SALT LAKE CITY A federal (UPI) magistrate refused to set bail Monday for three members of a polygamous clan charged in the bombing of a Mormon chapel that ignited a deadly 13-d- standoff with scores of lawmen Saying they had no respect for the courts and would probably flee if released US Magistrate Ronald Boyce said Vickie Singer her son John Timothy Singer and Jonathan Swapp the brother of the clan's wounded will remain behind bars during legal proceedings You have not responded to any orders from the court" Boyce said in rejecting a request for bail for the three defendants charged in the Jan 16 bombing of a Mormon Church meeting house near er Vickie Singer 44 and Addam Swapp who is married to Singer's daughters Heidi and Charlotte are chargeo witn church bombing possession of explosives and assault on federal officers who surrounded their 2 farm for nearly two weeks during the tense seige John Timothy Singer Jonathan Heidi and Charlotte Swapp are charged with being accessories after the bombing Boyce said he would rule Tuesday whether Heidi Swapp should be released and continued until Feb 16 the detention hearing for Charlotte Swapp releasing her to a halfway house tt-ac- re Heidi Swapp "may well be at the heart the religious fanaticism that may be at the root of this incident" Ward told the magistrate citing a psychological report that said she was paranoid delusional angry and resentful of 16 But defense lawyer Kathryn Collard argued Vickie Singer "is not a violent person in any way” and should be released on bail “I do not have any interest in trying to escape the trial or court proceedings against me” Vickie Singer said in a brief statement “I do give you my honor" Ward said the night after the standoff the hospitalized Addam Swapp voluntarily told a Salt Lake County Sheriffs deputy guarding him what occurred during the shootout that morning In addition Swapp told the deputy “‘This is not over I have friends on the outside This is not the end"’ Ward said their remote northern Utah farm The other bombing suspect Addam Swapp 27 remained hospitalized in satisfactory condition after being wounded in a Jan 28 shootout that ended the standoff Lt Fred House a state Corrections officer was killed in the firefight but there were no other injuries "If it had not been for this woman (Vickie Singer) her revelations and her prayers an officer would not have been buried" US Attorney for Utah Brent She also "submits to the will of her husband — a husband who to this day says ‘It's not over”’ Ward said "She could have walked ran or crawled to get (her five young) children out of there (the barricaded farmhouse)” But Mary Corporon Heidi Swapp’s said her client told her her husband would not let her take the children ranging from 6 years to 10 months lawyer actual rape Researchers develop biological sensors (UPI) — University of Utah researchers remote developing biological sensors the size of small fountain pens are hopeful the device will continuously and simultaneously monitor the chemistry of blood and other body fluids The federally funded project is in its initial stages said bioengincring professor Joseph Andrade It may take up to 10 years to develop the prototype The remote biosensors are made of optical fibers or glass threads less than a millimeter thick which are commonly used in the communication and computer industries said Andrade e The goal of the project is to develop a biosensor equipped with an array of detection channels that could simultaneously evaluate as many as 100 biochemicals in a person’s body he said "The goal is to be able to measure virtually any biological function now measured in a typical clinical or biochemical laborataory but do the monitoring on the end of an optical fiber" Andrade said “Such direct measurements would permit the physican to monitor a patient closely and more effectively adjust anticoagulant therapy and regimens and drug dosages “What we’re shooting for is sensors that will fit inside a piece of tubing to monitor flowing blood as well as other solutions” he SALT LAKE CITY long-rang- said Sports Info? 752-212- 2 Money sought for Idaho computer BOISE' Idaho (UPI) -- Nearly all the problems have been solved with the state Health and WelfareDepart-ment’- s computer system but its cost will have nearly doubled by the time all the bugs are worked out officials say Rich Donovan director of the department asked lawmakers for $36 million Monday in supplemental money for the current fiscal year and an additional $850000 for fiscal year 1989 to fix the state’s troubled -- processing of up to problems last spring was mpted by Sen PhU Batt wp lost Lee Michaels (Disc Jockey) of Q92-F17 14 pounds in just 3 weeks on the M weight loss program "What It's fantastic! do I think of From the great tasting food to the friendly professional service receive What more welfare-eligibilit- y Nutri-Syste- m Nutri-System- g fund while the other half would come from the federal gov- ? 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