Show Page 2 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday February 23 1995 HAFB audit targets waste SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Even as boosters argue that Hill Air Force Leading the list is Base's operational quality should spare it from the next round of not unusual for a large base and that the reports should not hurt its survival chances except perhaps when the shortcomings are publicized reported that the Air Force Audit — or that $730000 percent “None of the other Air Logistics Centers (competing with Hill for survival) or bases similar to Hill are cur- Hill spends each year on local phone lines and equipment is wasted n Auditors said the base rents old rotary phones or computer modems which would have been cheaper to rently receiving this degree of exposure for their audit reports” base :ii buy leases private lines that duplicate it! government lines and failed to find errors in billings bi Bill officials say such problems are officials said in a prepared statement The Pentagon is to announce its recommendations for base closures next week Even if Hill escapes - i 4 r Hill spokesman Lcn Barry — emphasizing the base was one of 12 66 more had found that $111780 i: Agency — of the IS -- v- later F-1- 6s upgrades than needed auditors allege In a copyright story published the Deseret News also Wednesday jii A ment Commission could add the northern Utah base to its final list out how many would be retired before new navigation systems would be available F-1- 6s The base requested a $12 million error stemming from Hill’s failure to figure sures auditors have found a number of problems Leading the list is a S12 million error stemming from Hill's failure to would be figure out how many retired before new navigation systems would be available ksrc" Defense Base Closure and Realign- the i found to have significant discrepancies — said the base welcomed the auditors’ scrutiny which “can contribute to improving the productivity and efficiency of Hill Air Force Base organizations” The following are some of other problems found by the audit agency in reports released between April and October 1994 under the Freedom of Information Act: - V wvwmiZZ- -' ’ ' 1:1 Auditors said $31000 worth of Air Force parkas had been improperly issued to civilians Auditors said the Base Medical Treatment Facility did not adequately check the credentials of outside doctors that it contracts nor did it perform required criminal background checks line to Mormon Church President Howard W Hunter has been honored by the Utah chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews More than 1000 people gathered at the Marriott Hotel Tuesday night to pay tribute to Hinckley who is Hunter’s first counselor in The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-- y y Saints ’ Hinckley 84 received acco-ladfrom Gov Mike Leavitt Sen Orrin Hatch and Rep Enid Waldholtz 3H Leavitt recalled a Hinckley visit to the tiny Wayne County town of 'n Loa ter-da- es )C' “President Hinckley looked around that small church and said i ‘Loa — it means love one anoth- er’ and those words so aptly represent his life and mission” the governor said ('J In a recorded message Hatch cbmpkrid Hinckley to the Old Testament prophet Abraham — “Fotyeari (President Hinckley) has loved all of our Heavenly 1 - -- rr nr ot n: a -- V- - it iii ji 1? 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A f- -f SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah engineering educators say they will top any 7ttiAafatt other school’s academic proposal d to Micron Technology The company is looking at Utah County and other sites for a $13 manufacturbillion computer-chi-p ing plant In a letter delivered Tuesday to Micron the university pledged to set up graduate engineering programs — and any other programs “deemed useful” — at Micron’s proposed facility The letter also promised outreach programs for Micron workers in Boise Micron was willing to pay Idaho $6 million for that kind of flexibility After the company decided Boise State University’s education program was inadequate it offered the state $6 million in exchange for an engineering program at BSU but was turned down Boise-base- MtUth to 06 pjface tUHcl I Payment based on Individual qualification for CRT Gold charge 18 minimum Merest rate revolving charge $25 min payment or 4 of outstanding balance see In store t' Utah County Oklahoma City and Omaha Neb are finalists for the plant which eventually could create more than 3500 jobs University officials said Tuesday’s letter was their second LOGAN: 155 East 1400 North HOURS: MON thru HAT 10 TO 7 pm' Closed Sundays 801-753-83- m 10 esm wo MimmAhuaim (SILIL £?WMOVIESM Herald Journal EMISVkFSILDCVIIE SRORTSm v value! 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