| Show Page 2-- Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday April The 5 1988 Mecham never learned art of compromise observers say Faculty wants - increased lobbying Lynnette Harris staff writer By The Faculty Senate Monday asked Utah Stale University’s Central Administration to report quarterly on what it’s doing to educate the public and Utah legislators about education funding and issues USU President Stanford Caiier said adminstrators have been that he felt his agenda actively lobbying reports should be considered as e only a first step in a long-rang- UPI flit photo IS Evan Mecham in As-cio- long-term- Senate member Caryn said faculty and Beck-Dudle- y staff members should involve themselves in the local political irocess to ensure that the nterests of higher educatidn are well represented She added that local voters must understand the important role USU plays economically and culturally in Logan "There are at least three local legislators 1 can think of who consistently vote against USU and that should never be allowed to happen” Dudley said Senate President Joseph Morse said because of the condition of state finances and the possiblity of voters approving tax rollback initiatives "we probably can’t hurt ourselves much" by en- couraging faculty to join lobbying efforts In a separate discussion Senate members heard a report from the USU Council on Teacher Education that said enrollment in the College of Education is up 14 percent from last year Oral Ballam dean of the College of Education said 82 percent of education graduates were placed in jobs last year He added that the biggest deficiency in the college's program is the tracking of graduates once they are placed The senate also discussed a report on physical plant operations Associate Vice President for Administrative Affairs Wayne Smith said the review conducted by a team not associated with USU was favorable in most respects Smith said the review "In no way indicates that changes don't need to be made" in the six-pers- operations of the physical plant The report stresses that communication between physical plant employees and those who use their services must improve to avoid many of the problems that have occurred in the past The senate also voted against two resolutions that would have added a faculty advisory committee to the procedure for tenure and promotion review Several senate members said Mecham clause" failed on a — vote Twenty votes were required for conviction and invocation of the Dracula clause because it would be a slake through the political heart Mofford and former Con- John Rhodes a J'ressman in the recall election both called on Arizona to bind its political wounds and look to the future Mofford said the end of the trial meant "the end of some! difficult times in Arizona" and Rhodes said the state was at a ed crossroads that required "integrity and common sense" " Subscribers no iKam-- g Jourrul please phone you' Journal 01 757 J'lB belo'f 7pm t" fi “ i 0'i 3' ! Sundays To yuu' number please phone 75 7 W Le'wen and 5 00 pm Monday thru Initay OLFICI HOURS Monday Indfly I 00 a m to S 00 pm (m m Closed Saturday Sunday PC5IMA5ILR Please send address (hanyes Herald Journal P 0 lo tf 7 logon Uto' J I7 i' n business that had made him rich former aide testified A a Mormon who campaigned against big government and political power brokers believed he was Mecham The Senate convicted Mecham of trying to submarine an investigation into an alleged death threat made last November by Lee Watkins an who was Mecham’s ace campaign fund-raiser against Donna Carlson Mecham’s former legislative liaison Mecham was accused of ordering the state police chief not to cooperate with the state attorney general’s probe of the incident in which Watkins said Carlson might ave to take a "long boat ly because Carlson was under subpoena to testify before a held today Rhodes the former US House minority leader was next at 225 percent with Mecham at 175 percent grand jury investigating Mecham’s campaign finances during his fifth run Evan Mecham right and his attorney listen to closing arguments Monday Logan UP&L ‘power struggle’ continues new hearing set $38000 to build a new line and UP&L would have to remove Gurrister slat! writer By Tim The issues continued to pile up in the "power struggle" between Logan City and the Utah Power & Light Co as an additional court hearing was planned and a future hearing discussed during a hearing Monday in lagan’s 1st District Court The hearing had been set before Judge VeNoy Christof-ferseto discuss the turnover to Logan City of a UP&L n transmission line running along 1500 North that Logan City needs to link Utah State University and Logan's Green Canyon power substation Logan officials requested the hearing to ensure an orderly transfer of the line Logan City has contracted with USU to provide the school's power beginning April 17 a service which had been supplied for more than 20 years The 1500 North by UP&L transmission line is needed to ease lagan's new role as university power supplier City officials say if UP&L won't turn over the line the city would have to spend its line But UP&L attorney Cullen Battle opened the hearing by telling Christoffersen no action would be necessary from the court “Just moments ago" Battle said in discussions with Mayor Newel Daines City Attorney Scott Barrett and city power officials both parties decided an informal agreement concerning the transmission line could be completed outside of court But the hearing went on anyway with discussion concerning an April 12 hearing set to discuss whether USU properly acquired its new contract with Logan City That hearing is meant to determine whether USU should have followed certain procurement procedures before signing the contract with Logan City such as putting the contract out for bid Logan City officials said USU needn't follow such procedures since Logan City has exclusive rights to provide the school's power needs since the university lies within the Logan city limits lawyers contend the UP&L procurement procedures do apply and therefore Logan’s contract with USU is invalid Christoffersen pressed attorneys on both sides to be sure USU will receive electricity no matter how he rules during the April 12 city making them Logan City power customers instead of UP&L and Logan City officials were to do battle this morning again before the Utah Public Service Commission over other issues involved in Logan's acquisition of the USU power contract Still to come is a trial over Logan City’s $1 million lawsuit against 0P&L claiming the tower utility has been supply-n- g power to the unviersity legally for over 20 years in 'ailing to obtain the franchise rights to do so from Logan customers Routinely a municipal power supplier will reimburse UP&L for “poles and lines" during such an annexation Barrett said But UP&L is asking for "three times what we think is the fair market value” he said " This is the first time to our knowledge that UP&L has asked for compensation for more than just poles and lines They are asking for (compensation for) a percentage of their coal mines and for office hearing certain pensation and settle what are the elements of compensa- UP&L If Christoffersen asked it turns out USU did need to follow recently annexed into Logan City along with the annexation of about 50 residents into the procurement procedures and Logan City’s contract is ruled void "what about power to USU during the interim?" Battle answered that UP&L supply power in the interim if Logan’s contract is voided would overhead” Christoffersen asked Logan officials their course if they buy UP&L's 1500 North line and then find their contract with USU is void Barrett answered that officials were confident the contract would survive because "it is Logan City and USU’s position that the procurement code does not Christoffersen agreed to set a hearing as soon as his court schedule could allow "to determine what is just com- - tion" City (r Get Your Flowering two-da- y Aluminum Cans 35 apply" a pound VALLEY METALS 10th Wost lit North Discussion then turned to negotiations between Logan City and UP&L for compensation to UP&L for its equipment 752-057- INC 1 Plants Now Gladiolas 1 Lillies 1 Dahilia Bulbs at ANDERSON SHD 64 West Center Planning commission to hear report on N Logan gravel pit Richmond t forcing him to sell the with a few little gestures” said Bruce Mason a political science professor at Ariiona State University “He could have saved himself so easily it's tragic "People are not opposing him because he has a con the threat constituted a felony of tampering with a witness Approvals are sought for a warehouse V 7' ve was ride" Prosecutors claimed poll released Saturday showed Mofford would receive the lion's share of the recall vote — 408 percent — if it were A L Month Corner Year Comer Month Moil Year Mail ever-smilin- y 1929 7 i Ona One One One shark-infeste- Party Chairman Sam Goddard said Mecham mistakenly took his election as a personal mandate even though he got only 40 percent of the vote in a three-warace on his fifth try for the office "Here he was stuck out all by himself without any experience to guide him He headed right into the place where he got some people that were absolutely determined to get rid of him such as the gays" Goddard said "It was almost as though he were daring them to do something He was obviously not going to make any compromises on anything" Mecham's refusal to go along and to gel along was fatal Mason said "Mecham didn't know how to compromise” Mason said "He lacked the most important ability in politics" Some said Mecham’s style may have turned people off Henry 13-1- Herald Journal SUBSCRIPTION RAILS happier days political cronies on his staff played a major role in leading an admittedly naive politician into d waters But Mecham a slightly built g former fighter pilot and prisoner of war was unwavering in his defense against charges of obstructing a state investigation and loaning state money to his car dealership Near the end he blamed the political turmoil for inspired" State Democratic since impeachment Johnston in Oklahoma’s Continued from page 1 The (‘ache County Planning Commission will hear about progress Wednesday being made to address citizen complaints in the North Logan area concerning impacts from a gravel pit there Commission members also will meet with the Nibley Mayor Darwin McPhie about USPS24'8?0W impacts from a growing subW R Paul division just outside of Nibley Pul'lishpr The meeting begins at 6 pm Published every pvpmnj fVw:r hu in the Cache County Council Chambers 120 N 100 West CaFriday and Sunday nuvmpg Valley Publishing Co In pq H a Uigan Wesl 3rd North lugan U!ii C The commission will also Telephone M p Second da postage mki hear of expansion plans at the m'' i MLMBLR Pepperidge Farm plant near Audit Bureau uf Ci'iula'(' that incompetent "divinely Mecham sat stoically at the defense table as senators cast the votes that made him the first governor removed by while faculty input should be important in tenure and promotion review they did not think that more committees would necessarily make better decisions United Preys hipmoinvol NLA Netvs $ rippy Howard News Si" e Mecham 's biggest mistakes was appointing unqualified people to advise him adding "He could have saved member Grayson said the quarterly Ian to improve the image of igher education in the eyes of legislators and voters Senate member Frank said people involved in lobbying must communicate that the benefits of higher education are not immediately apparent — and neither are the problems the state will encounter by not funding it “The prism got funding this year but were the prisoners at the Capitol lobbying?" Ascione said "The problem is that the prison posed an immediate threat because they were faced with releasing prisoners early But higher education’s results " are more drugs" Observers say one of himself economy and growth potential Osborne ultra-conservati- with divinely inspired that resulted in his conviction and ouster from office Monday legislators and trying to communicate the importance of higher education to the state’s Senate servative agenda It’s other things — rudeness his siege mentality vindictiveness not because he wanted to do away Ousted PHOENIX (UPI) Gov Evan Mecham was the master of his own fate and could have saved his political career but observeri say he lacked not only aimple humility but the most important attribute of a politician — the ability to compromise The impeachment trial that made Mecham 63 the first US governor ousted since 1929 was a virtual soap opera But in the end supporters and foes alike said it was Mecham ’s refusal to compromise and the appearance men's locker expansion and room The 7:10 pm agenda item concerns the gravel extraction work from the Uridlewood Hills subdivision just outside of North Logan which has drawn the ire of area residents Some have asked the county planning board to withdraw the conditional use permit allowing the gravel work Concerns have been raised over dust levels and road damage from trucks hauling gravel in the area from Bridlewood Hills The planning board has attempted to act as mediator and will hear from Shirley Jacobsen a of Bridlewood Hills who will give a co-own- er report on his progress in addressing the concerns of the citizens McPhie will discuss the continuing construction of homes in the Spring Hollow Subdivision and its impacts including problems on the South Hollow Road McPhie also will discuss plans for construction in the area including an arterial road and a bridge in the area of 3200 South In other business the commission will hear the following conditional use permit requests: Don snd Barbara Corbridge single family dwelling 1147 E 4400 North Rodney Glen and JoAnn K Housley temporary mobile home 11787 N 2000 East Don E Milton temporary mobile home 3360 Mt Sterling Rd and Fred and Carol Pace tingle family dwelling 4950 South Hollow Rd Also Edward Parnell Stuart agent for Edward Clark Stuart single family dwelling 3734 W 6100 South and Thomas C Jensen single family dwelling 5450 Sleepy Hollow Lane Veteran sky diver forgets parachute LOUISBURG NC (UPI) -veteran sky diver killed in a weekend free fall apparently was so absorbed in taking film footage of other jumpers that he forgot to strap on a parachute plunged out of the plane and fell helplessly 10500 feet to his death police said Ivan Lester McGuire 35 of A Durham died in the bizarre accident Saturday McGuire was filming a jump by other parachutists Footage recorded by i camera attached to his helmet led investigators to believe McGuire did not realize he was without a parachute until he reached for his ripcord voice-activate- d 1 Hgntiichy Hcied Chicken 95 EAST 4TH NORTH LOGAN |
