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The eraM Ssj®mraau Picture testifies: The courthouse was red — A3 MC receiver back after knee surgery — A8 ILoganJUtahl© 2002fc$50 Bridgerland’s’DailNewspape kVoli93Thlo7225BJuesda9?AugusU3:2002 Weather a Census shows Utahns o among d ® ®F Sunny and clear highs in the 80s SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah residents continue to be 'among the in the country accordCensus 2000 numbers released to ing best-educat- ed — PageA12 Tkiesday The census also shows that Utah women edged closer to gender parity on college and university campuses In 2000 nearly 88 percent of Utah adults age 23 and over had at least received their high school diplomas 26 percent had completed at least a bachelor’s degree The national aver- ages were 80 percent and 24 percent respectively Utah women over 23 who had at Update 3 Workplace EEOC releases discrimination lawsuits report bounces best-educate- least completed baccalaureate degrees nearly equaled the male graduation rate 17 percent to 19 per- cent The gap widened when it tame to graduate or professional degrees however 55 percent of the state’s women over 25 had completed postgraduate work compared with percent of men according to the cen1 1 sus “The last decade has shown us that educational attainment across the board has led to a lesser percentage of Utahns living below the ' poverty line” said Neil Ashdown Utah's director of demographic and economic analysis ‘in order to ensure we have a vibrant economy we need a highly educated work forte” According to a census analysis high school students during their adult working life can expect to earn $12 million in 1999 dollars Those with bachelor's degrees can expect to earn $21 million: those with a master's degree $25 million Doctorates earn their holders $34 million Professional degree holders — doctors lawyers dentists and veteri narians — can expect to earn $44 million High school dropouts would earn $1 million census numbers show These estimates are based on 1999 earnings projected over a typical work life defined as the period from ages 23 through 64 Dave Buhler spokesman for the state Board of Regents said the wealth gap between the undereducated and college educated is growing ever wider The days when men g could expect jobs well-payin- See DEGREE on A7 Beauty in eyes of mural’s beholders WASHINGTON ( AP) — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says it won 60 percent of its employment discrimination tris als in the past That compares with a success rate of nearly 27 percent for private plaintiffs in workplace bias suits according to the EEOC's litigation report being released today The report covers 1997 through 2001 ' Overall about 91 percent of lawsuits bias were sucemployment cessfully resolved through settlement agreements favorable court orders and decisions “Our selection of cases our preparation and our intent to make sure that our limited resources are are some of the drivers for our high success rate" EEOC Chairwoman Cari M Dominguez said Monday “Wetake so few cases to litigation We’re quite selective and deliberate as to’which cases we take five-year- well-invest- ed forward” The commission evaluates litigation success based on injunctive relief — court orders immediately stopping discriminatory practices relief for victims including jobs back' pay and and changes to discriminatory policies and practices by employers The agency’s success rate on appeal of trials is 80 percent compared to a 16 percent success rate for private bar lawyers the report said The study also showed that: 1963 lawsuits were filed by the - EEOC in the past five years 370 cases were filed on behalf of a class and another 1212 were filed on behalf of individuals Of the suits filed 30 percent were for sex discrimination 22 percent were for retaliation 133 per- ' cent were for race discrimination 1 28 percent were disability discrimination and 82 percent were for age discrimination Dominguez said age and disability ' discrimination account for the fastest-growisegments of the cases because of the growth of the aging population other-benefit- i ' Ell s ng i Elizabeth Provost an art conservator takes photos of a mural in the Bluebird Restaurant By Darrell Edward Ehrllck staff writer m T - ' i the evolution of this town - The artist was Providence-boEverett Clark “Ev” Thorpe an early abstract painter Clark chronicled the settling of Logan in hi mural — which is actually composed of three murals wrapping around three walls of the dining room The murals were begun in 1935 and completed 20 years later The murals’ timeline extended well beyond the 1970s though Thorpe envisioned the future including a glintpse of what he thought 1988 might look like His rendition included a much different looking Logan whose landscape he believed! would bC markedly skyscrapers arid futuristic streamlined cars Thorpe never saw whether or not his vision of the future matched reality: He passed away in 1981 But for several generations ‘now Bluebird diners have been able to enjoy his vision along with a plate of Bluebird chicken or over a piece he Bluebird Restaurant is an icon Icons of course are people or places that instantly come to mind But the word icon itself comes from die Greek eikon meaning an image figure or sacred portrait Tb most locid people the Bluebird conjures up sacred memories of sharing a chocolate malt- ed while looking into a sweetheart’s stare For most the Bluebird is one of the last vestigial portals to the Logan of yesterday However one man’s work at the Bluebird spanned both die past and looked towards a future he never saw in the process creating his own sacred portrait of Logan In the back dining room of tins Logan landmark framed in mahogany-colore- d trim are murals depicting star-cross- ed of peanut butter pie The murals have carved out' such a place in people's hearts that a few community members haVe it in mind to preserve these murals — these locally sacred images — for the generations to come Though the Bluebird restaurant is privately owned Logan resident Jean Pugmire said it is impossible for the current management to restore the murals “We looked at them and saw : how dirty they were” Pugmire said “We've been coining here quite a long time and it's kind Of gotten to where We' need to clean them or quit coming" Pugmire's friend and fel- low mural preservation activist Marsha Rawlins joked: “We got sick and tired of how dirty it Pugmire added See MURAL on A12 newspaper lor results and anew question txiuld change one thing in your would be your lfait v If you ' iu i ! r ! b)No so : Index CtasaifiedB5 OWtuariesA6 Comic8iB3 Movies t Dpiniop3iiA4 B2 Sports pillSillHH wwwhjnewsdom rv- f--: A8 - ' was fear of being fired vHaU joined Dugvlw fa 1986 to work in the facility’schemical laboratory Dugway an 800000-acr- e military (testing facility m the desert 60 milea southwest Salt' Lake City researches defensive measures detection and decontanunation equipment and cleanup methods lor chemical weapons Almost immediately after he was hired at Duglwsy Hall began raising concerns about environ-- tnental and worker safety the ruling states HaU claims that one Dugway commander called him a “traitor” for revealing problems to officials outside the military US Labor Department administrative law judge David Di Nardi’i Thursday ruling describes Hall as ‘a dedicated conscientious and highly motivated public citizen" The Cache Office two aggravated sexual abuse of a child charges Monday against Jason Jones a Providence man who reportedly W ’ ' ' ' ' said--(- ' Jones was arreslet at his home June 11 on1 suspicion of molesting a oy TIk'! molestation allegedly occurred1 between Sept! !' 2001 and June 2002 Cache County 'Sheriff's investigating said ' Jones suffers from mental retardation and has' ! an IQ pf about 60 roughly equivalent to arold-TheVthat of an y say it is kind of “iffy” weather he realizes the actions he's : alleged to have committed are illegal Though mental health evaluators deter- - ' mined earlier this month that Jones was com- peterit to proceed with hearings in his case his attorney David Smith disputed the ! r BISHOP Cftlif (AP) 7- t- Nature' photographers Galen and Barbara Rowell whose works were pribK ' listed inNational Geographic Outside and many books were killed in' a plane crash while returning to their eastern Sierra Nevada home during the weekend ' The plane in which they were passengers crashed at 1:24 am Sunday about two miles South of Bishop Airport said Inyo County sheriff’s Deputy Paid Aero Baldwin The pilot of the twin-pro- p dis-miss- ed e’ Photographers killed i s suffers from mental retardation “We have deeided for now that the state js going to dismiss the charges without preju-icCache County Attorney Scott Wyalt AP photo hrihire Galen photographers known Internationally hired above) and Barbara Rowell were killed wheq a charter plane on which they were passengers crashed J a : By Jason Bergreen staff writer Vi County-Attorney'- David W Hall filed a whistleblower case against the Army in February 1997 four Friday survey results Are you happy with yourself? Answers Number Eercent 81 62 'a) Yes ' r - 4 SALT LAKE CTTY (AP) A judge has mledthat Dugway Plovirig Ground should pay more than $147 million in damages to a former employee who reported safety probr warfare lems at the chemical-biologic- al : research facility Todays question j against retarded man dismissed whistleblower compensated Friday’s car was” Child sex charges Go to The Herald Journal Web site (wwwhjnewtcom) to cast your vote on today's survey question See '' LucwoHeraJd Journal Logan on Monday Preservation activists’ step into Bluebird Restaurant’s picture Quick read a) spouse b) job residence cj in 1 tf - See CRASH on A7 : SeeJONESonAT 9 |