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Show inrvTT'T'""y',JP',,,,rrl',yir1''ni,r''l 'w DESERET NEWS, g vwrv vr'yt'Y'rryvyyri,',yy August 29, 1969 Friday, Vacation's Over, Kids ytehim Inleods Lowmnxalkeirs Deseret News Special trr 'urmw'mrmx wfflasy Sen. W. Hughes Brockbank, Lake, today took office as president of the National Legislative Conference, which conferconcluded a week-lon- g ence here. H lt ,, , y ' v ? I IJzM-AS- 9 ' ' 4 l v, Utahn, a veteran of 11 years in the Legislature, succeeds Lt Gov. Ben Barnes of Texas. ' W The n, Wallace selection marks the first time that a Utahn has headed the conference, which represents some over the 8,000 legislators nation. lt D-S- The Utah solon will also have the opportunity to preside over a national conference in his home town when the 1970 meeting of the organization comes to Salt Lake City. It will be held in the Salt Palace Aug. Sen. W. H. Brockbank . . . heads conference and staff members were here in St. Louis for the 1969 conference. 25-2- 20 Utah legislators Grand Jury Testimony? Send Letter Citizens having information to the Salt Lake County grand jury were asked today to contact jury foreman A. Allen Coombs by letter. Combs said the letter should contain the name, address and telephone number of the sender and be addressed to:.. co Allan Grand Coombs, New Courts Building, 240 E. 4th South, Salt Lake City. ARRANGE DATE There were fewer major crimes, such as murders, rapes, robberies, in Salt Lake County during the first six months of 1969. But over-alcrimes were up 13 per cent over last year. A report issued by the Salt Lake County Sheriffs Department showed: Eight murders during the first six months of 1969, compared with 13 last year a drop of 38 per cent; rapes, 18 this year, 33 last year, a 38 per cent decline; robberies, 18 and 20, down 10 per cent, and burglaries, 767 and 834, a drop of eight per cent. Offenses which increased were: Assaults, 295 this year, 158 last year, up 86 per cent; larceny, 3,268 and 2,755, up 18 per cent; auto thefts, 4.692 and 4,116. an increase of six per cent. While crime went up 13 per cent during the period, arrests increased by 35 per cent 3,252 during the first half of this year, compared with 2,399 last year. . A representative of the grand jury will then contact the citizen and arrange time, place and date for testimony to be given to the seven-mainvestigative panel. n , government ANNOUNCEMENT PENDS Jurors met Thursday to Interview applicants for the posts of special counsel and special investigators for the jury. Coombs' said more applicants remain to be interviewed and no announcement of appointments to the positions is expected until sometime next week. Members of the news media met Thursday afternoon with jurors, Third District Presiding Judge Bryant H. Croft and District Atty. Jay E. Banks to set up ground rules for press coverage of jury activities. Jack H. Goasling Jr. will be liaison man between the jury and the media. Robbery Loss $17,500 An inven- CLEARFIELD tory of merchandise at Merls Jewelry, 138 N. Main, disclosed today that losses from an armed robbery Wednesday afternoon totaled $17,500 in jewelry and cash. The loss, not covered by insurance, had been originally estimated at family year. During his legislative career, Brockbank has served in both the House and Senate, has been floor leader for his party and is chairman of the CommitJoint Budget-Aud- it tee. He was vice president of the National Legislative Conference during the past year and presided over most of the ses-sions here since Lt Gov. Barnes remained in Texas because of a special legislative session in that state. Urged By Council interfering Charges of with an executive officer against Lee V. Giles, 34, 2559 S. Derby St were dismissed today by City Judge Maurice D. Jones. The judge ruled that the prosecution failed to prove Giles guilt under the offense charged. He said under this law, the charges would have to be more specific. Elemertary students (kindergarten through grade 6; will begin registration at 9 a.m. on a p r e v i o u sly announced alphabetical schedule. Regular school days will begin between 8:30 and 9 a.m., depending on the indi- The complaint against Giles was signed Aug. 12 by Detective Neil C. Boswell of the Salt Lake County Sheriffs office. It alleged tha Giles had made a threat against Silt Lake City Commissioner Philip R. Blom-quiafter a model cities meeting at the Salt Palace May 6. vidual school. Classes will begin at 8:40 a.m. in most junior high schools, with an 8:30 a.m. starting time set at Clayton, Irving and Southeast junior high schools. st The district's four senior East, West, high schools South and Highland will begin classwork at 8:30 a.m. n Water Use Study Case Dismissed In Threat Charge Salt Lake City schools will open Tuesday with registration in the elementary grades and classwork for junior and senior high school students. V Y''T"? V yfVWVT yv,-i'",Y Gov. Tom McCall welcomed both groups to Oregon Thursday and said during a luncheon speech the Northwest also area in will be a water-shothe future. He called for the states to band together in compacts to build area plans ORE. (UPI) Members of the Western States Water Council told their counterparts on the federal level they would like to see more study on the multiuse concept of future water PORTLAND, rt projects. The representatives of 11 Western states adopted a policy statement urging the National Water Commission to avoid duplication of study areas and concentrate more on broad water use concepts. They said duplication would be costly and would make it nearly impossible for state water use organizations to keep informed of what was being done on the federal for the future. He also blamed business as usual for the water problems the area Is facing today in the areas of pollution, prob. lems with fish and wildlife and environmental ' tion. degrada-- , Mil level. It was the first meeting of the Western States Water Council with the National Water Commission. y) o l, Jury, Is Staff members at the conference were Leslie H. Lloyd, Utah Legislative director, Council; Karl N. Snow Jr., outgoing legislative analyst; Leo L Memmott, legislative auditor and Melvin E. Leslie, legal counsel. convention booth during the week extolling the virtues of the state as a family vacation spot, and Brockbank said he looks forwrrd to a really big convention next -- County Crime Up Despite Drop in Major Offenses to present Citizens having any information into possible irregular- ities of state, county or city within the boundaries of Salt Lake County are invited to contact the jury, Coombs said. H. Gardner, Fork; House Speaker Lorin N. Pace, Lake; Reps. Ronald T. James Halvorsen, W. Platt, Lake; D. C. Leon Reese, DeMont Judd. and Howard C. Nielson, Brockbank Some Utahns manned a special Bar-lo- presided Thursday over a session on natural resources development and Sen. Ernest H. Dean, Fork, conducted a session on intergovernmental relations. Other Utah legislators here include Sens. Ezra T. Clark, Miles Ferry, Carl E. Petters-so- Utah State ST. LOUIS . Senate Pres. Haven P. ryyriyr $15,000. The thieves escaped with every diamond ring we had and all our loose diamonds, plus all our expensive watches, Mrs. Merl Riding, wife of the owner, said. High Quality Peters Victor THE VERSATILE NEW PIK-POCKE- Delegates to the fivtnday international conference of Greek Orthodox Youth of America (GOYA) headed home Thursday evening after final events of electing officers and g holding a auction. GOYA has a national membership of some 1,700 people between the ages of 18 and 35 and about 150 delegates attended the conference. PRACTICE T1 SHOOTING CLAY TARGETS Collapsible Storage Pouch for use in any pickup TARGET THROWER tilt-se- at whit heavy-dot- y The Ideal way to improve 135 per case -d real bargainl duck, 50 long,-- 11 deep, open to 16 wide, Contains five pockets, 4 deepj 5 to . wide. Easily installed into a f 15 highly-usefstorago pouch for most everything! Mad from GOYA Delegates Head Home CLAY PIGEON STOCK UP FOR Try your shooting accuracy out that new gun! ul fund-raisin- Louie Marquart, Los Angeles, was named councilman for the 10 Western states, including Utah. Stanley Chrysohos was elected national chairman, with Christ Anthasopoulos as vice chairman and Priscilla Kolyvas as secretary. Angel Zotos was treasurer. ' An auction to see whether The Rev. Elias Stephanopou-los- , pastor of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, should keep his newly grown beard, raised $4,507 with the beard remaining. Agency Plans Quality Review Effective next month, the State Social Services Department will Institute a quality review program for all divisions, Ward C. Holbrook, executive director, reported today. He baid the Family Service Division has had such a program operative for six years by requirement of the federal government for welfare cases which are terminated. 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