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Page A2 The Daily Spectrum For The Record Friday, December 17, 1993 eqple Catholic Diocese says two sexual charges filed By The Associated Press The accuser said the relationship began when he was a minor and when Spellen was pastor of Salt Lake City's St. Patrick's Parish during the mid-80s. Weigand said the 76-year-old Spellen told him last summer he was being privately accused of sexual misconduct. When preliminary investigation showed the allegations had some foundation, "Father Spellen was placed on canonical suspension, which removes him from any liturgical capacity within the church, including his permission to celebrate Mass and the sacraments," Weigand said. In late October, the accuser told Bussen he had a continuing relationship with Spellen but was trying to break it off.

per, the Intermountain Catholic. "It is important that these accusations not be sensationalized by rumor and misinformation." said Weigand. 'Releasing the information myself is the only way I know to protect against these dangers." He said if others have suffered abuse from someone connected with the diocese, they should contact the Rev. Robert Bussen, vicar general of the diocese. One case involves the Rev.

Lawrence M. Spellen, who served 34 years as a priest at seven Utah parishes and for a few years was a teacher at Judge Memorial Catholic High School in Salt Lake City before his retirement in 1987. SALT LAKE CITY Two child sexual-misconduct allegations have been lodged, one involving a retired priest and the other involving a lay volunteer, officials of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City said. The retired priest is being accused by a 27-year-old man who claims to have had an ongoing relationship with the cleric since he was a teen-ager. The other allegation involves a lay volunteer at the Cathedral of the Madeleine dismissed last September after allegations of past sexual abuse.

Bishop William K. Weigand addressed the accusations in this week's diocesan newspa HOWARD STERN Flees to Pasadena to avoid paying for protection PASADENA, Calif. Lawsuit! First Amendment! Jerks! That was Howard Stem's response when West Hollywood demanded he pay for police protection during a book-signing. But in the end, he moved the event to Pasadena. An estimated 8,000 to 10,000 people lined up to get autographed copies of Stem's best-selling "Private Parts" at a bookstore Thursday.

Some waited for more than 18 hours, despite overnight temperatures in the 30s. "It's the biggest crowd weVe had since Jimmy Carter was here about six years ago, and maybe Dr. Seuss nine years ago," store clerk Tim Christopher said. West Hollywood had demanded that Stem or the bookstore he had planned to visit pay $14,000 for extra police and post a $25,000 bond against damage. "I think West Hollywood is a bunch of jerks.

Other people get book signings there all the time," the raunchy radio host said. "Suddenly, my civil rights are violated." Scrapbook Ex-Mormon General Authority pleads not guilty to sex charge By The Associated Press LSI MICHAEL JORDAN Batting practice is fantasy camp CHICAGO Michael Jordan is playing baseball these days. But don't expect to see him suit up. The retired Chicago Bulls basketball star has been heading to Comiskey Park for a little batting practice to help him recover from a wrist injury suffered last season. "He has been rehabbing his wrist here because he doesn't want to inconvenience the Bulls trainer," White Sox senior vice president Ron Schueler said Wednesday.

"It's more like a fantasy camp for was staying overnight with Lee's daughter in the summer of 1989. "He said he loved me and that the Lord said it was okay," she told 3rd Circuit Judge Robin Reese as tears ran down her cheeks. "He started talking to me about polygamy. He said it was going to be brought back to the Earth." He asked her to lie next to him on the bed and he fondled her breasts, she said. At the time, Lee was a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, a governing body of -the Mormon Church.

The church abandoned the practice of plural marriage in 1890. Lee, a Navajo and the first American Indian ever named as a Mormon general authority, was excommunicated in September 1989 for apostasy and conduct unbecoming a member of the church. However, there were no allegations of child abuse at that time. It was the first time a general authority had been excommunicated in 46 years. He had been appointed to the post in 1975.

The girl said she did what Lee told her to do because of his position in the church. SALT LAKE CITY Former Mormon Church general authority George P. Lee has pleaded innocent to charges that he repeatedly molested a young neighbor girl, telling her that God had said it was okay. The plea came after the girl, now 16, testified during a two-hour hearing Thursday that Lee fondled her breasts, buttocks and genitals, sometimes daily for weeks on end, when she was between the ages of 9 and 12. The girl's testimony about the extent of the abuse was new even to prosecutors and Lee's defense lawyer, Ron Yengich, who pressed the girl about why she continued to visit the Lee home despite the alleged abuse.

She admitted that, while living out of state, she had even asked to visit Lee and his children in Utah. Lee, 50, is charged with a single count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child. If convicted, he could face a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years to life at the Utah State Prison. Once, the girl said, Lee called her into his bedroom while she Spectrum photo Nick Adams Pine View High School band musicians Brent Palmer (foreground) and Lance Leavitt provide the fanfare for their school's basketball team Thursday night during the game against Enterprise High. Michael Jordan DON RICKLES Mr.

Clean king of insults NEW YORK We can see it now: Don Rickles calling the cardinals "hockey pucks," making fun of the Swiss Guard "As far as clean goes, I could play the Vatican," comedy's king of insults boasts in this Sunday's issue of Parade magazine. The 67-year-old comic knows most comedians today are raunchier than he. And that's not the only thing that has changed since he started out. "There are all these improv clubs and comedy TV stations today," he said. "In the '60s we worked the joints.

And that's just what they were. Joints. Comics were the low end of the business." Rickles has appeared this fall in the Fox sitcom "Daddy Dearest" ANITA HILL Finally agrees to tell all in book OKLAHOMA CITY Anita Hill will finally break her silence in print. Hill has signed with Doubleday to do an autobiography that will deal with her sexual harassment allegations against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

$rs The terms of the contract were i not disdosed Thursdayr'' Hill has not publicly discussed the allegations ince she made themi at Thomas' confirmation heaiirigs in 1691. MICHAEL JACKSON Defends against song stealing charges ecord Report reveals first test details LMAIMAC 1 By The Associated Press v- said. He said high profile vehicles such as vans and minivans are especially susceptible to accidents. "It's important to familiarize yourself with your vehicle, and the way it drives in the snow," he said. "And, of course, always wear a seat belt." 1 SALT LAKE CITY A report released this week on secret radiation tests conducted at the dawn of the atomic era provided the first official confirmation and first details of such tests at Utah's Dugway Proving Ground.

The half dozen tests from 1949 to 1952 made up a tiny fraction of the work at Dugway, where thousands of chemical and biological warfare experiments have been conducted. More information was disclosed Wednesday when Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, released a General Accounting Office investigation. Alcoholic Beverage and Control Commission An application for a private club liquor license by Club Royale in Brian Head is on today's agenda of the Utah Alcoholic Beverage and Control Commission. The Lodge at Brian Head has applied for a restaurant liquor license and is also on the agenda.

The Lodge at Brian Head and Club Royale are at the same address 314 Hunter Ridge Road but each business is under different ownership, said Neil Cohen, compliance specialist with the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Department. The commission meets at 1525 S. 900 West, Salt Lake City. T1" f' "'I i At irt: LOS ANGELES Michael Jackson defended himself in court, but not against the allegations most people are talking about. His testimony was videotaped for trial in a lawsuit brought by two unknown songwriters who claim Jackson stole parts of "The Girl Is Mine." 'Thriller" and "We Are the World." "If someone wrote a song, we would be honest and give them credit," Jackson said in the videotape played Thursday for a federal jury.

"Any songs that I take credit for on my album, any songs that say Michael Jackson are written by me." Jackson's testimony was taped last month in Mexico City, about the time he canceled a world tour. Washington County Marriage licenses issued by the Washington County Clerk's office. Duane Woolley Maw and Kymbra Renee Sites, St George, Dec. 4. Salustio Romero Quiroz and Norma Castillo, St.

George, Nov. 12. Trenton Vernon Wilson, St George, and Vicky Gardner, Enterprise, Utah, Dec. 10. Kelly Ray Taysom and Karry Camille McPhail, St.

George, Dec. 11. Gerald Rolf Sommer and Kaylynn Stratton, Cedar City, Dec. 11. David Duane Lang and Alleen Debra Sorenson, St.

George, Dec. 11. Darin Max Hunt, Grantsville, Utah, and Lynnette Goodwin, New Harmony, Utah, Dec. 2. Coby Wallace Powell and Heather Rose Farnsworth, St George, Dec.

11. Jonathan Barraclough and Gema Vicente Ortiz, St. George, Dec. 10. Doyle Edwin Charter and Maryann Lott, Washington, Utah, Dec.

13. Erich Christopher Eigher and Jennie Ann Halverson, St George, Dec. 11. Danny Wayne Park and Dana Kay Peay, St George, Dec. 11.

03 LOTTER 1 3 Michael Jackson Brian Head Dec. 17, 1993, 6 a.m. Temp. 12 degrees; Wind, Southwest, 5 miles per hour; Humidity 10 percent; Skies, clear; Depth of new natural snow, trace; Last 7 days, 40 inches; Total snowfall to date, 73 inches; Average depth of base, 45 inches; Snow made on 0 trails; Trails groomed, all, all are open; Night skiing, Yes, Ch. 6, 4-10 p.m.

Surface is packed powder on Giant Steps and Navajo Peak. Today we plan to have 45 plus trails and 6 lifts open representing 90 percent of skiable terrain. This weekend we expect to have 45-53 trails and 6 lifts open, representing 90-100 percent. Lifts open: Giant Steps, Blackfoot, Navajo, Roulette, Pioneer and Dunes. Recommended runs for intermediates: Daybreak Recommended runs for advanced skiers: The Plunge.

Wearing sunscreen will prevent sunburn. Night skiing starts tonight, chair No. 6, 4-10 p.m. 1 St. George police a St.

George police arrested a 36-year-old St. George man Thursday night and charged him with driving under the influence and driving without a driver's license. Randall Flanagan is held in Washington County Jail on $640 bail. A 41 -year-old-St. George man was arrested Friday morning by police and charged with possession of methamphetamine, driving under the influence of alcohol and having an open container of alcohol.

Elmer H. Allen was released from Washington County Jail on $5,700 bail. saying he needed treatment for addiction to painkillers. The pop superstar has been accused in a lawsuit of molesting a 13-year-old boy. He has denied the allegation, and no criminal charges have been filed.

MICHAEL J. FOX Keeps jurors laughing at trial LOS ANGELES (AP) Actor Michael J. Fox kept jurors laughing as he took the stand at a trial to decide a lawsuit by a woman who bought a house from him. The star of the "Back to the Future" trilogy testified for about 45 minutes Wednesday. He spent most of the time trying remember sale details.

Occasional quips drew chuckles from jurors, i Fox said he was filming a movie in Florida at the time he signed many documents for the transaction. -By The Associated Press Utah Highway Patrol officials are urging motorists to use caution when driving. With Cedar Valley's first real snowfall of the season comes the first of what officials hope will be very few snow related accidents. "(Thursday) morning we had seven or eight accidents," said UHP Sgt David Excell. He said most single-car accidents during winter happen when people drive too fast.

"State law and prudence dictate that when roads are not conducive to high speed driving, people need to slow down," Excell Blanch Lee Carlyle, 79, St. George, Dec. 15. Patsy A. (Trejo) Utley.

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