Show D Utah The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday September 27 2002 — A7 r I Ousted Tribune managers outline appeals arguments SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The former managers of The Salt Lake Tribune have filed court papers that spell out the arguments they’ll use to attempt to regain control of Deseret News is flawed The operating agreement first signed in 1952 allows the two papers to share printing circulation and advertis- ing while maintaining separate editorial voices One provision in the agreement says either partner can veto the sale of stock in the Utah’s largest newspaper US District Judge Ted Stewart ruled against the Tribune managers this summer saying the rival Deseret News has the right to block the managers' option to buy tire paper But tire judge allowed the managers to file a quick appeal with the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver The managers filed a brief explaining their arguments on Wednesday With Stewart’s ruling joint operating agreement The Deseret News used that veto power when the managers attempted to take ership of the Tribune A contract with a previous Tribune owner gave the managers an option to buy the paper back this summer The Deseret News veto is central to the Tribune managers’ appeal They say an absolute veto option is contrary to public policy Their appeal brief claims there is no legal precedent upholding such veto rights Messages left with an attorney representing the Deseret MediaNews Group Inc of Denver took full control of the Tribune which it bought in January 2001 In their appeal the Tribune managers known as Salt Tribune Publishing Co say a joint operating agreement between the Tribune and - News Jill Pohlman and one representing MediaNews James Jardine were not immediately returned on Thursday evening The former Tribune managers also argue that upholding the Deseret News’ veto right would unfairly give that paper a hand in determining the editorial policies of the Tribune something the joint operating agreement shouldn't allow The Deseret News is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints The former managers say the rival paper is trying to silence them because they have at times been critical of the Mormon church Deseret News officials have maintained all along that they don’t want to control the Tribune’s news pages The Tribune appeal is scheduled for oral arguments in Denver on Nov 20 T 'AP photo Deactivation on its way for Peacekeeper missiles The tip of a Peacekeeper missile protrudes from its silo at Hill Air Force Base Utah in this Jan 15 1 998 photo An era begins to dose in October when the first of 50 Peacekeeper missiles buried in the plains surrounding FE Warren Air Force Base will be deactivated Their retirement expected to take at least three years is part of an arms reduction agreement reached by the United States and Russia in the fall of 2001 t Child-car- e providers undertrained SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — work force in Utah is generally underqualified undertrainedand under- ' paid a study concluded The child-car- e The study by the Mills Consult- ing Group for the state Office of Child Care found dav-ca- re remains difficult to find and the state has not taken a com- prehensive look at what to do about the problems Nearly a third of the people in child care quit every year the study found Of those leaving 38 percent leave the field entirely The main reason they give for' leaving is poor compensation six-mon- th Boston-base- d - 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