Show fl m 91 lit Thursday No Inside - - v i V"-VT- April 2g 2000 ‘1 & si‘v£I r 02000 Logan Utah $50 1 to Opera company claims UofU has unlawfully taken possession of rare recordings By Jeremiah Stettler staff writer versity’s music department and various others was filed Monday April 17 in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake 1 ' County: y “We have hesitated in bringing this The Utah Festival (jpera Company has filed a legal complaint claiming the University of Utah unlawfully took possession of an archive of rare and valuable musical recordings instruments hooks and other memorabilia valued at around $3 million C lj’ ft- - action" said Barbara Fjeldsted chairwoman of the opera company's board of trustees “On two separate occasions Utah Festival Opera has y expended great energy and resources The Mariska Aldrich Music' in attempts to come to an equitable Archive one of the largest sound agreement with the University of libraries in the United States had Utah to acknowledge the opera conn: supposedly been given to the opera pany's claim of ownership of the company by Ric: Anderson and Archive Regrettably these efforts Henry Holt the archive’s executive" have not met with success” ' officers in February 1997 y t Fred Esplin spokesman for the: The suit "which names as defenUniversity of Utah said the universi- U U dants the of professors Roger' ty strongly disagrees with the opera Miller and Ed Thompson pf the uni company’s claim to ownership Page 12 1 Wednesday Update t Bridgeriantr s Dally Newspaper f rf s! - Two streaks come to an end I J 'X I' I - v l r- : f US marble v The opera company says Anderson reached an agreement with Utah Festival Opera Company more than three years ago after negotiations with the University of Utah broke “We understand tlie opera company’s disappointment in not receiving the archive but we strongly disagree that the Utah Festival Opera Compa-- : ny has any ownership” said Esplin “The foundation courted a lot of recipients J down- but according to our knowledge nothing was donated to any other organization until the col lection was donated to the University of Utah in Augtist 1998 After numerous discussions with the opera company we continue to believe the University of Utah is the rightful dwner The Utah Festival Opera Cofhpany has failed to provide the university with any reliable evidence that they: owned' or ever bwned the collection It is unfortunate that they : have resorted to litigation” j yy : 'y-- The dimation was announced the company says through pressf releases and in various gatherings of those1 interested in (he archive The opera company" claimed that Miller Thompson and other officials at the University of Utah were aware of the published statements Fjeldsted indicated that the opera company received the archive us a gift “in good faith” “No one associated 'with or " :: - ' 4"' V' j MUSlCon Page 16 See team young r Dishneau Associated Press Writer By David By v? v i MIDDLETOWN Md— Ben Nelson can do wild things with a ' marble With a flip of his wrist and a v snap of his Angers the small ball ' zooms away Then it rolls right hack as if tethered by clastic coni That psychs out other players! says i Ben 16 the 1998 US boys national champion He gets’down on all fours to demonstrate his mastery of the backspin technique: Twist flip snap! Twist flip snap Ben will need all his tricks Friday in London at the World Marbles Cup when the US team — nine teen- - 'V man — go agers and a with British men In their 40s and 50s who have honed their skills outside pubs Will the kids be all right? Coach Jeff Kimmell hasn’t a doulH-i- t-: iC ‘‘I think the English team might be T a little shy at first playing with a ) bunch of kids But once they lose a couple matches they'll be shocked at how good the kids are’ he said They’re good allright The US shooters — from Maryland Pennsyl-- 7 vania and West Virginia — include 5 six national champions and three from a team that beat the Brits in 19 at an international tournament V in Tennessee : But the cup is the granddaddy of marbles tournaments in a country where the game dates hack to when Caesar’s soldiers brought it Julius b from Rome The last Americans to y win the cup were from Kentucky in has hit “a Sheriff Lynn Nelson said Wednesday that' overflow inmates are now being sent to the Davis County brick-wall- " L-r- ft? jVj'v W- :- “if - i-- : y: Jail ia' X’ ' i'J'X t ! : j 's1 : i f ! t Kimmclfs playtrs have been practicing for months on the English Since 1998 county jailers have sent overflow inmates to the Box Elder County Jail The w ill have to pay itv “There is no negotiation” lie county set aside money to pur-said “We arc just wailing to chase 10 beds in the then-neBox Elder County Jail That o hear how much itV going to situation has continued but Cost per day This is an einer- now the county is paying $43 a gency situation” Davis County is also full and -day! indefinitely for up to 25 beds a day And now Box can only spare a few beds Elder has hung out its own “no - After those beds ure full the vacancy? slgn jeaving over- - next step is to lower standards : flow Cache inmates without? for releasing inmates into the ? ’ “Our inmate housing v''''community':':' sitiia- “That’s the oiily level" Nelsini said “We arc facing ever- increasing numbers of inmates committed to our jail Our efforts to solve this problem J 1 'ik V rs Ml’) ‘ 1 r :V ? j i ' V - K : raP ill a ti tt ft ' r :v yS A German national team also will ' say” i ami develop plans to deal with it have hit a brick wall at every turin” y Last year's average inmate population set a recorel of 8092 inmates a day In 1998 county jailers were tasked with finding room for 776 inmates a day The jail remodeled in I99X is built to ideally house 77 inmates Additioiully the jailY - staff has only increased from 20 to 27 since 1993 while llie inmate iK nvs si : - have risen-- ' officials’-havimplemented other stopgap measures to lessen tlie pressure ! on the facility Inmates are rou- ‘j tindy given time off their sen- ? tences for good bchavmr and minor offenders who have been arrested and are awaiting legal ' matters :are often released on their own recognizance instead - of being held until court - appearances1 increased 210 percent over that same period - r V - iij 'sr -- e has population - option we have left” Wllliamsiui said ptV As the jail inmate numbers tion is at a crisis yl992'-yyr'--: a'' 'yr ' bcdsJ - compete in the tournament outside the Greyhound Pub in Tinsley Green The English regard the Amer-- ! leans as more serious contenders but they aren't losing any sleep over it according to Sam McCarthy-Fb- x tournament official “What them Yanks?” he said “Good luck to them that’s what 1 ” Elder is federally mandated to limirits population the only option was Davis County : Jail Commander Lt Yon Williaiiison said he still doesn't know hat Davis County is Kgouagto charge for housing the overflow inmates but regard- less of the price the county ) ' - t V - next closest facility to Bo w r s ' ? j ‘U y ::: iv ' 5v' f1 tv ' 1 knucklc-to-knuck- le 1 Weber County Jail which is the ( : - 'other beds in the state Nelson said' because 'the Pugh The “no vacancy sign at the Cache County Jail remains lit and the overcrowding problem : : B - ' I Jeremy staff writer '$: But the high numbers have resulted in a situation where some less violent inmates hre released before serving even half of their sentence aiid'oth- -' ers scnteiwed im mjsdemeamxr crimes never serve any time ordered by local judges! ln the past year j 03 sen- tenced inmates were released early or simply turned away for overcrowding reasons: If there isn’t something done those During the first part of this that number rose to 8961 year ' VI inmates a day Nelson said The ' overflow of 23 inmates arc being sent to Box Elder but the Herald Journal Me photo County’s contract with Box in The Jail Elderonlyguarantecs lOhedsa "numherswiUincrease'' at the Cache of their cells Inmates lean against the bars Logan County inmate overflow from the iaH which was being sent to Box Elder County Jail is now day and with Box Elder full See JAIL on Page 16 Nelson has had to search out being sent to the Davis County Jail as the Box Elder facility is fun to capacity j - - See Marbles on Page 7 ' 'f ' ' r"i Weather j1 Keep fluoride A warm Friday to look l forward to Page 16 urge council 25 Opinion 23 Obituaries Classified Comics Movies 20 Sports Friday 22 4 12 It flies in the face of reason said Walt Appel and if seems obvious that a ch is not good for everyone ridated water was the topic of discussion Wednesday as the Logan Municipal Council heani comments from Appel a representative of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water which opposes placing the issue of water fluoridation on the November ballot “Right now we have a choice” he said “If we want fluoride we can buy it in toothpaste gels or fluoride tablets My concern is that if we wholesale this in the water people w ith greater sensitivities will be affected1 ' Appel argued that fluoride can pose a health threat to individuals suffering from kidney problems or bone disease to Wendover Win wants you kOHM women and to those who are allergic to iL He compared fluoride to immunizations stat- ing that the public should have the right See FLUORIDE on Page 16 wwwhjnewscom LITTLETON Colo (AP) — The Columbine High massacre has left an indelible mark on Colorado but it should he easier for residents to deal with the effects of the deadly rampage once today's anniversary has By Jeremiah Stettler staff writer Index Fear pain remain at passed Gov Bill Owens said “I think Columbine will be with us forever just as the Oklahoma City bombing” Owens said this morning as he stood in Clement Park near Columbine High School “There will never be much closure” he said “Fix at least a generation those of us w ho lived through it will always be living in it” Owens planned to lead a public service at the Capitol in downtown Denver including a statewide moment of silence at 11:21 am the time the attack began a year ago today At the school classes at the school were canceled and attendance was optional A private assembly was planned followed by a public remembrance and an evening candlelight vigil in the park In addition graveside services were planned by some vie-- J ! i ' :! ' f f v wl x 1 y t 0 " ' &nw X Ii j - f t I Si ' ‘ ’ ' ' v' XPphoto at the memorial to the Audrey Mercer 18 a senior pauses at a cross victims o! the Columbine High School massacre at Chapel HiM Cemelery in Littleton Colorado on Wednesday Today is the hist anniversary of the schdol shooting that left 15 dead “I had to be here” "You think about Oklahoma City and you arc remorcful for them but it’s not in jour back jard This is in my back yard” said Branson who wore a blue and ' silver ribbon — the tints’ families The park and school remained mostly empty in the early hours today except for a camp of news media satellite trucks and equipment Todd Branson of Thornton a Denver suburb visited Clement Park early this morning because Sec PAIN on Page II i kmnr in Mujir r t - |