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Show 7- - 4;?i r i is' fiissiiw torn fe e . Vol- - 6, No. 43 - Wednesday, October 31, 1984 50 cents a single copy Voters to select leaders Tuesday, from School Board post to President Local voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6, to help select a new President of the United States as well as to fill several key positions in state government. In addition to selecting between the Ronald Reagan-Georg- e Bush ticket for the Republicans and Walter Mondale-Geraldin- e Ferraro for the Democrats, Utah voters will name a new governor and lieutenant governor, decide whether to send Howard Nielson back to the House of Representatives, name local legislators andschool board members and vote on five propositions and one initiative. Nielson is being challenged by Democrat Bruce Baird and Libertarian candidate D.W. Crosby for. his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's third district. Vying for goyernor and lieutenant governor are Democrats Wayne Owens and Dale Carpenter, who are teaming up against Norman Bangerter and Val Oveson. Other state offices include State Auditor, where Republican Tom Allen will oppose Democrat Sterrett Neale, State Treasurer, where Democrat Brian Moss faces in-cumbent Republican Ed Alter, and Attorney General, which features incumbent Republican David Wilkinson against Democrat Joseph Tesch. Pleasant Grove voters will be involved in the Utah Senate race between incumbent Paul Rogers and Democrat Lavon Wilson Laursen and Libertarian Victor C. Austin. Local voters will also be voting for incumbent State Representative James Moss from District 59. He is running unopposed for the seat. On the county level, voters will decide between Republican Gary J. Anderson, the incumbant, and Democrat Kenneth "Doc" Creer, for the four-yea- r county commission seat. J. Oniel Miner is running unop-posed for the two-ye- position on the county commission. School board races include a contest between David C. Harvey and Bill Hoglund, both of Pleasant Grove. Lindon voters will be voting for either Nancy G. Williamson or Richard P. Gappmayer for a seat on the Alpine District Board of Education. Four judges, running unopposed, will seek voter approval to maintain their seats. They are Justice Christine Durham on the Utah Supreme Court, Judges J. Robert Bullock and Cullen Y. Christensen, in the Utah Fourth District Court and Judge John Backlund in the Eighth Circuit Court. Voters will also be asked to make decisions on five propositions, all of which would ammend the Utah State Constitution. They will also be asked to vote on Initiative A, the Cable TV Decency Act, which would prohibit the distribution of obscene material over cable television and goes on to define that material. !f n . j n " x1 - Among the trick or treaters at your door tonight may be these three children, L to R, Rachelle, Bryant and Stacie Lynn Albrecht, who are all dolled up to scare or entertain J you. ; Chief gives tips for j Halloween safety .' Pleasant Grove Police Chief Mike ' Ferre suggested several safety tips J tor trick or treaters and homeowners for Halloween tonight. When come to your home, greet them at the door. ., Leave your yard lights on so , children can see where they are , walking. Remove obstructions from sidewalks, steps, lawns, driveways, etc. so children will not trip and fall. Keep dogs and other pets on leash or confined so they will not startle young children. If you provide homemade treats, be sure they are wrapped in-dividually. If in a package, write your name on it so parents will r know where they came from, i It is important that parents insure j a safe and enjoyable evening for their children. Following are some suggestions that will help insure a safe evening. Children sometimes become careless from excitement. Remind them to be extremely careful of roadways. Try to stay away from busy streets and intersections. Stay on sidewalks when possible. If no sidewalk, walk to the left facing traffic. Never dart from between parked cars. Cross at cross walks, look both ways before crossing. Be alert for cars that are turning at ' ' ' intersections. ChUdrens costumes should be safe. Clothes that are loose and bulky, shoes that are poorly fitted, and costume accessories can cause accidents. Wigs, if worn, should be non flammable. Everyday shoes are much better than high heels or costume shoes. Make-u- p is better than masks as masks can sometimes impair the vision of youngsters. Toy weapons should be made of cardboard so as not to injure if fallen on. Reflective strips should be visable on costumes. Insist that treats be brought home for inspection before eating. If you have any suspicions about a par-ticular treat, contact the police department at 785-350- .. Fruit should be washed and cut into small pieces to make sure nothing has been put inside. Open wrappers that are partially opened and and inspect the contents carefully. Unpackaged items such as popcorn and small candies should be discarded. Adventureland Video grows from one PI. Grove store to largest video chain When Brent and Connie Smith opened their first Adventureland Video, Inc. in Pleasant Grove on Oct. 1, 1981, little did they realize that just three years later they , would have over 300 franchises and ;,..V.ipany owned stores in 43 slates -- and ,be rated number one in the "Blue Chip" Chains "Most Likely to Succeed" category. The firm has video stores locally not only in Pleasant Grove but also American Fork and Lehi. Area residents are invited to help them celebrate their third an-niversary on Saturday, Nov. 3. Mr. Smith said a "big celebration is planned at the American Fork and Pleasant Grove stores." He said . "Many of the local merchants have pitched in and hundreds of prizes will be given away. A number will be listed in the corner of the flyers going out and people can come in to see if it matches the numbers posted in the stores. If it does, then they receive a free prize - anything from a pizza to a savings account." The major prize will be three one hundred dollar bills which will be given away at drawings on Saturday evening. The Pleasant Grove store will be at 6 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. at the American Fork store. You must be present to win. Mickey Mouse will be on hand for the celebration, and there will be free popcorn and balloons for the youngsters. Scott and Malinda Overman, and Bill and Susan Erickson are the new owners of the American Fork Ad-ventureland Video along with Mr. Smith and his wife Connie. Ben and Sharon Fullmer, along with the Smiths, operate the Pleasant Grove franchise. The phenomenal growth of the family-oriente- d franchise has been noted in major video magazines over the past year. Video Store magazine in its August 1984 issue stated "Ad-ventureland" grew 500 percent in the period beginning Aug. 1, 1983, is the third largest chain in the VS100, and the second largest specialty video franchise in the video retail business. Saying the company expects to have 400 stores in operation by January 1985, Mr. Smith added, they currently have stores in 43 states and plan to be in in every state in the nation within the next 12 months. Mr. Smith says motto of the firm is "providing family entertainment at a low cost." He said the firm was the first video franchise to adopt a policy of not allowing movies into their stores. If the franchisees don't want to comply with that policy, then they aren't allowed to open a store with the Adventureland name on it. When the firm opened in Pleasant Grove, over 800 consumers joined the video club despite the fact there were several other video establishments in the area. Mr. Smith notes a person can buy a lifetime membership for a small fee, then reap the benefits of discounts, sales and promotions. He said customers can rent or buy 300 to 500 titles, including Walt Disney movies, cartoons and comedy. "We also stay away from hard B.'s," Mr. "Smith said. "We have a market of our own and are known for our stocking of films the entire family can enjoy." Mr. Smith commented more family movies are being made now, saying, "you look at the movie billings, there are more family shows coming out - E.T., Star Wars, The Natural, Footloose, to name a few." The Adventureland Video in American Fork, in addition to carrying VHS, also has the largest library of Beta movies in the area with about 800 titles, while the Pleasant Grove store has discs as well as VHS, Mr. Smith noted. The stores both sell and rent video recorders and movies. Mr. Smith said he grew up in northern Utah - in the Kaysville area - and was a district sales manager for Campbell Soup Co. in Los Angeles before going into business for himself. He lived in Pleasant Grove for five years before moving to Highland recently. He recalls after he and Martin Ehman, chairman of the board, opened their first store in Pleasant Grove, they sold their first franchise in Murray. This was just three months later. Now they open stores at a rate of 20 to 25 a month. Debate will air pros, i cons of Initiative A The public is invited to a debate ' between John Harmer, Chairman of law Management Inc. and Mr. J Bunnell, president of Utah Cable j Operations. The debate will air issues concerning the Initiatiave A lheelectionballotonNov.6. I The debate will be held Nov. 1 at 7 Pm. in the downstairs public meeting room at the American Fork Library. Harrner was born and educated in Utah, graduating fro the Univrsitoy j Utah in 1959. Af a ter obtaining his w degree from George Washington University in 1962, he has served as national prsident of the largest organization opposing pornography in the United States. Bunnell is the president of the cable operations in the State of Utah. He will represent the cable industry. The debate will be centered around the question: Does cable TV broadcast material that is indecent, sexually explicit and pornographic? Proponents of Initiative maintain that the problem is that there are no regulations to control material on cable televison similar to the restrictions that are on network broadcast television. Opponents argue that the regulation is unnecessary, is already regulated by state statues and say that cable television is invited to the sub-scriber's home, where control can be exercised by individuals. Harmer will explain the first amendment rights and this issue, and the Supreme Court ruling on the "right to maintain decency". The meeting should prove educational and informative to those who are undecided about how to vote on Initiative A. As Lafferty trial is postponed I Newly named counsel asks out By MARC HADDOCK "e path to the trial of Ron and ai Lafferty ran an uneven course last week. The men are charged with the July slaying of their sister-in-la- ,7a Lafferty and her daughter Erica in American The defendants were declared SyPeknt to stand trial and to j'end themselves at the end of a iihti?Ur hearing n Wednesday, SIU the trial scheduled to begin Oct. ut Judge J. Robert Bullock Saif1 tnat decision, and in a Sl "0rder Appointing the judge assigned Mike J"n and Gary Weight, who have advising the Laffertys by court fitment, to defend the two men trial' Bullock also vacated the defense counsel could 7hareacase-rder was followed by an Juncement Monday from Dan W that he would fire the at" der,ri S and sue Jud8e BuHck for J?v'ng him and his brother of ' S- - Th filed Tuesdav Esplin and Weight Distr 3. motion witn lne Fourth dro Pourt askin8 lhat they be .PPedfrom the case. Espj: ls is not anything personal," n said in an interview Tuesday. "The Laffertys just don't want to accept counsel." ' He said the decision to ask to " withdraw was made after a meeting with the defendants showed that the i lawyers and the Laffertys could not agree on a basic defense strategy. "That would make it very difficult ' for us to represent them," Esplin said. The defense attorney also said that Judge Bullock had never changed his ruling on the com-petency of the two men made last week. The motion to withdraw was basically a request to Bullock to allow the Laffertys to assume their own defense again, Esplin said. "When Judge Bullock talked to us Saturday, he was not changing his opinion on the Lafferty's com-petency. He was simply saying that they did not seem to be following accepted procedure," Esplin said. But he pointed out that throughout the court proceedings against the men the Laffertys have complied with'accepted practices in the court room. Esplin said he expects a hearing within a week on the attorneys motion to withdraw. I think all parties are interested in getting things going as soon as possible," Esplin said. "Getting this resolved is imperative before we can go to trial." Esplin said Bullock had told him that one reason behind. Saturday's order assigning the defendants counsel was the publication of a crucial trial document on the front page of the Provo Daily Herald. That document, which the Laf-fertys say they believe to be a revelation from God to Ron Laf-ferty, instructs "the prophets" to "remove" "thy brother's wife Brenda and her baby, then Chloe Low, and then Richard Stowe." In addition to being charged with the murder of Brenda and Erica Lafferty, the brothers are charged with conspiracy to murder Mrs. Low and Stowe Highland residents and former members of Ron Lafferty's LDS Ward. The document was discovered by American Fork police before the Laffertys had been apprehended, and was used in the Laffertys' preliminary hearing to establish the conspiracy charges. Ron and Dan Lafferty obtained a copy of the "revelation" when they filed a discovery motion to examine the prosecution's evidence against them. They gave a copy of the revelation to a reporter for the Daily Herald the same day Judge Bullock declared the two men were competent to stand trial - and five days before jury selection for that trial was scheduled to begin. Ron Lafferty, at a news con-ference last Wednesday, said the release of the document would show that there was no "hit list" as had been typified by the prosecution, but that the revelation was directed at "the prophets," an unidentified group, and that "the revelation does not contain the word 'kill' or 'murder.' " At the Laffertys' competency hearing, Bullock told the defendants they would be allowed to defend themselves as long as both men agreed "to comply with with courtroom procedure and protocol." Esplin said Bullock may have felt that the release of the document violated that agreement. The "Order Appointing Counsel" also prohibits both the defense lawyers and the Laffertys from "discussing evidentiary matters with any and all persons other than participants in the trial." Still on schedule for this week is the Friday sentencing of Ricky Martin Knapp, one of two other men accused in the murders. Knapp pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated burglary and a reduced charge of second degree homicide, and has indicated he will testify for the prosecution if he is asked. Public hearing to settle R&D question Two public hearings will be held at the beginning of the Pleasant Grove City Council meeting Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in the City Hall. The public is invited to attend. The meeting has been changed to Wednesday due to the general elections on Tuesday. At 7 p.m. the council will hold the hearing on whether to allow a Research and Development Park Zone. At 7:30 p.m. will be a hearing on a request to allow a zone change from A-- 2 to R&D Park at 300 W. 1800 North. Dale Eckley, assistant director of nursing at American Fork Hospital, will address the council at 8 p.m. on behavior modification. Jay Mecham of Provo Land Title will discuss an SID assessment at 270 N. 1300 E. at 8:30 p.m. Police Chief Mike Ferre will take up business with the council beginning at 9 p.m. Council mem-bers will present business from each of their departments following the police chief. Elections move deadlines back Next week's newspaper will be published on Thursday, so the paper can provide information on Tuesday's general election. As a result, the news and deadlines will be moved back one day. The deadline for classified advertising will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. News deadline is Tuesday at noon. The newspaper offices in Lehi and Pleasant Grove will be closed Friday, but will be open both Monday and Tuesday. |