Show Page 2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday July 27 2000 I I Attorney queries UHP troopers’ roadblocks CEDAR CITY (AP) — Iron County Attorney Scott Bums will investigate the legality of recent checkpoints set up by the Utah Highway Paired Burns said Wednesday he plans to research the “special enforcement activities" by the which he thinks troopers might be a way to get around Utah’s stringent roadblock rules Last Friday the UHP set up a stop that resulted in four drunk driving’ arrests six drug arrests and 23 alcohol citations at milepost 4 on State Road 143 AP photo A in for a water drop on a a side canyon to Provo Canyon on Wednesday Forest Seivice helicopter flies which is wildfire in a remote area of South Fork Canyon On Wednesday Sgt Kevin Olson said the stops are a way of getting drugs and alcohol off the highways without bothdrivers who ering are complying with the law Olson said signs were posted Friday — and at a similar roadside searches during the Fourth of July weekend along State Road 14 — that tell drivers a drug dog and patrol officers are stationed up ahead law-abidi- ng Forest Service calls in Air National Guard to fight fires SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The US Forest Service has caused by lightning called in the Air National We're still trying to initial attack so none of it’s con- “It's still running Guard to help fight the fires in Utah Idaho Wyoming and Colorado Meanwhile a fire that began early Wednesday morning on wild- on us - tained” said Vi Hillman a spokeswoman for the Utah from Cheyenne Wyo and three from Charlotte NC arrived at Hill Air Force Base on Tuesday to help Forest Service firefighters battling wildfires in the four states division of the Bureau of Land “Resources have been Management stretched pretty thin (but) we Fire crews id Big Cottonhave now quite a bit of air wood Canyon also were worksaid Kathy Jo Pol'support" ing to contain a the west side of Stansbury Island in the Great Salt Lake had burned about 3400 acres by early afternoon About 60 firefighters were battling the blaze which was was lock spokeswoman for the aircraft three Interagency Fire Crater in Salt Lake City blaze that probably sparked by a gunshot Six C-1- 30 Signs also were posted thanking drivers for their cooperation Drivers who d!Crl)EST:NOb Kids Package - Great Teen Deal - Better Lenses Best Service Great Prices Better Frames Best Warranty COME SEE US! Disabled aren’t breaking the law have nothing to fear Olson said “They’re not stopped for suspicion (of DUI) they have to do something wrong" he said That includes trying to dispose of contraband Bums said he is not sure if he is “completely comfortable with the tactic” Unlike other checkpoints Olson said the UHP does not have to put notices in the newspaper for these interdiction efforts “It’s something different” he said “We don’t do it very often We just hit the two major holidays" He said he is uncertain whether the tactics will be used for the upcoming Labor Day weekend Bums said the recent stops were designed not as a roadblock but as a “rase" designed to trick people involved in illegal activity “It’s basically an issue as to whether it’s fair or silly” stu- - Bums said “If people are im A rf t LOGAN 7SM280 & Lt BtaaV law to be Supreme Court decisions and subsequent statutory changes Those requirements include posting legal notices in the local newspaper talking to judges setting up appropriate lighting and other requirements Regardless Bums said he strongly supports getting drunken drivers off the roadways but “doesn’t want to take part in the violation of constitutional rights mm®- 3 20 22 37 44 Introducing ONE-EYE- D Utah recent following WEDNESDAY JULY as NUMBERS JACK TRIPIER This newest $2 card game lets you TRIPLE your cash up to $120001 Overal odds are 1 in 400 Abo have "MOW fun with MOW MONEY! 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ORIGINAL PRICES elevator because she’s too short to reach the buttons - But these same people along with scores of other physically or mentally dis- abled Utah residents say their lives have improved tremen- dously since the Americans with Disabilities Act became a decade ago — law : “We’ve made enormous strides and climbed huge obstacles" Farnsworth Miss Wheelchair America at the 1990 signing of the ADA said Wednesday ‘fThe ADA has given back respect and dignity to people with disabilities” The law makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of disabilities It also set standards to make buildings and public transport accessible to the disabled According to the US Census Bureau about one in five Americans have some sort of disability while one in 10 have a severe disability ' Mortensra of Utah’s Association for the Deaf says her doctor now relies on a sign language interpreter whenever she goes for a checkup Grush-Dal- e chairwoman of Little People of America whose heights fall below 4 foot 10 inches says she can now reach many telephone and ATM machines Still advocates say there’s a long way to go to fully integrate the disabled in the work force and in society and ensure they can get around 1' freely For example Salt Lake Gty Mayor Rocky Anderson said his administration has sur- veyed every city park street and municipal building to determine how to make it Accessible to the disabled SUMMER DRESSEriTANTSUI Last year the Supreme Court narrowed significantly whom the law covers ruling that people with ’physical impairments that can her treated with medication or devices such as eyeglasses or hearing aids generally are not protect- ed GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE CHARGE IT WITH ZCMI WE ALSO WELCOME VISA f AT ALL STORES PLUS : MASTERCARD AND DISCOVER ' On the Neb A DIVISION OF MAY DEPARTMENT STORES National Council on Disability: http:towwncdgov V lif 'i WWW7CWCOM f ' |