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North, South Editions Serving more than 60 communities at the crossroads of the West Volume 27 number 210 September 28, 1993 22 PAGES, 2 SECTIONS 50 CENTS 'rust mdm down on religious dBssiiesi Wednesday Thursday Friday TTTn A vXTTTfi" JlL JTn. -Ji L-l LLX Area Forecast Tonight, fair. Wednesday, mostly sunny with highs in the 80s to mid-90s. Thursday through Saturday, sunny warm days and clear nights. Page A12 of the United Effort Plan Board of Trustees.

"Until arrangements are made for your relocation, you are directed to maintain the property in its present condition and to take reasonable care to protect the safety of the persons residing on or using the property." Some letter recipients are plaintiffs in a 5th District Court lawsuit against the United Effort Plan board. The plaintiffs seek reimbursement or equity for improvements they've made to their homes. Resident Don Cox told Boston-based TV talk show host Faith Daniels he needs the equity in his home to move from Colorado City. All property in polygamous Colorado City and neighboring Hildale, Utah, are owned by the United Effort Plan, established by the church in 1942. Residents are primarily religious adherents who are granted certain property rights.

The combined population of the communities is about 5.000. In the letter. Jeffs stated the church views all improvements as donations to the Fundamentalist Church. The letter warns that no further donations are being accepted from the dissidents. By LOREN WEBB Staff Writer COLORADO CITY.

Ariz. Church leaders have sent letters to 45 religious dissidents here, declaring them disassociated from the church. And the letter suggests they may be removed from their church-owned homes. "Those individuals who voluntarily and publicly reject the, priesthood must be dissociated from the United Effort Plan, and from its parent, the Fundamentalist Church." said Rulon T. Jeffs, president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and president i Bubbly feeling: The Toronto Blue Jays got Story the champagne treatment Page after winning the American A10 League East Division title.

paras i Cyril Bradshaw, one of the 45 persons receiving the letter, said the letter is based on a "false premise." "In my opinion, the letters were sent out to remove any claim any person has on the equity in the home he built and occupies." Bradshaw said. "They are based on a false premise. Nowhere in the trust declaration is religion or church mentioned." Ben Bistline of Colorado City contested the United Effort Plan's status as a charitable institution. He said the United Effort Plan was not organized by the Fundament-Please see DISSIDENTS Page A12 Field offices could meet budget ax Social Security: Clinton administration considers closing some of 1,300 offices. From the Associated Press WASHINGTON The Clinton administration is considering closing some of the Social Security Administration's 1,300 field offices, a cost-cutting move likely to stir opposition from lawmakers and advocates for the elderly.

The administration's desire to merge field offices first surfaced in the notes of a Sept. 8-9 meeting of Social Security managers and the agency's acting commissioner, Lawrence Thompson. According to the 12-page document obtained by The Associated Press. Health and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala favors consolidation of field offices and believes the department "can handle the politicians" when the issue arises.

Although spokesmen for the Department of Health and Human Services say Shalala would never claim to be able to "handle" lawmakers, they say she would consider closing field offices. "Anything we can do to improve service to the public, while saving taxpayer dollars, we will do and we will do it in consultation with members of Congress," said HHS spokesman Victor Zonana. Some 26 million Americans visited Social Security's field offices last year, according to an agency estimate prepared for the House Ways and Means Committee. The offices handle applications for benefits and Social Security numbers, help recipients who have lost their checks or have questions about their benefits, and issue emergency checks. Any changes to Social Security Cedar man may have been captive Korean War: Family learns pilot presumed dead could have been held.

By MIKE CARTER Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY A marker atop an empty grave in Cedar City marks the presumed passing of Air Force 1st Lt. Thiel M. Reeves, missing since 1952 when his F-86 was shot down over Chodo Island off the coast of North Korea. Now his family has learned he-may have not have died at all. Reeves, a native of Cedar City, is included in a list of 37 U.S.

airmen the government now believes may have been captured and sent to the former Soviet Union for interrogation and imprisonment in its gulags. Their fate remains uncertain. The list and a 77-page report were provided to the Russian government by Americans on a joint task force on POWs and MIAs. Moscow has long denied any prisoners were secretly sent to the Soviet Union, although it acknowledges some U.S. aviators on non-Korean War missions were captured.

"After 41 years, you sort of give up," said the missing pilot's brother, William Please see REEVES Page A12 AP photo Fae Miser displays Korean War News clippings and a picture of her brother, Air Force Lt. Thiel Reeves. In 1954, the Air Force pronounced him dead. Hurricane facility pursues Three people suffered minor injuries in a three-car collision Monday in Cedar City. Page A2 The county's new Endangered Species Impact Fee will cost Santa Clara builders $250 per acre and .2 of 1 percent of the total value of all new residential, commercial and industrial construction.

Page A3 Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, indicted on charges of misusing her office during her Th years as state treasurer, called the allegations "sleazy politics" aimed at erasing GOP gains in Texas. Page A5 The United States has moved away from the goal of capturing Somalian warlord Mohammed Farah Aidid and is instead trying to isolate him and create a political structure without him, according to a published report. Page A5 Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze returned safely to his headquarters today after escaping from the city of Sukhumi following its capture by Abkhazian separatist forces. Page A9 The chaos in American Express' boardroom may be over, but the company has its work cut out: halting the attrition in its trademark green and gold charge cards.

Page A4 Break the normal workaday routine and try a new twist on a traditional snack with "Yummy Yogurt Popcorn." Page B1 Election registration If you haven't registered to vote in the Oct. 5 primary election, you still have a few more hours. First-time voters and residents who have moved into new districts have until 9 o'clock tonight to register. Southern Utah cities and towns with primary elections are Beaver, Brian Head, Cedar City, Hurricane, Ivins, Kanab, Minersville, Monroe, Parowan, Richfield, St. George and Washington.

Registration deadline for the Nov. 2 general election is Oct. 19-20, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, or the location of registration agents, call the county clerk's office: Beaver: 105 E.

Center, Beaver, (801) 438-2352; Iron County, 68 S. 100 East, Parowan, (801) 477-3375; Kane County: 76 N. Main Kanab, (801) 644-2458; Sevier: County Courthouse, Richfield, (801) 896-9262; Washington County: 197 E. Tabernacle, St. George, (801)634-5712.

By The Daily Spectrum nsm Dear AbbyA8 ClassifiedB8 ComicsB7 CrosswordB7 EntertainmentB6 HoroscopeB7 LifestyleBI MoneyB4-5 MoviesB6 NationA5 0bituariesB9 OpinionA4 PeopleA2 Police BlotterA2 SportsA10-11 StateA2 TelevisionB6 WorldA9 By LOREN WEBB Staff Writer HURRICANE, Utah Hurricane Mesa Test Track Director Ron Chase said Monday he is hopeful the site will be selected by the Army to conduct chemical simulant tests as part of a Theater Missile Defense Program. But area residents aren't so hopeful. Virgin Town Mayor Patsy Hosey said she had not heard anything about the project. "I sure would appreciate it if the government would inform affected residents. I would like to think we could trust Zion officials consider shuttle buses to alleviate problems in Zion Canyon military test to determine how effectively U.S.

defense weapons systems can destroy incoming chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. Chase said an environmental team was sent to the site to examine any effects of launching the chemical containers on a high-speed sled, mounted on a 12.000-foot track. The containers would hold triethyl phosphate or TEP, a poisonous substance found in household cleaners. Chase believes using TEP at the test track would not have any detrimental effects. Please see TEST Page A12 Zion National Park officials are looking shuttle bus service through Zion Canyon Officials conducted a shuttle experiment K' instantly become politically volatile in Washington, and the mere mention of closing field offices stirs rabid opposition.

Congressional staffers said Monday they were taking word of possible closures seriously. Aides to two key Democratic lawmakers were reluctant to discuss the proposal on the record, but called it foolhardy and said it showed a lack of sensitivity to the elderly and disabled. VTT1--. vr-v Spectrum photo Loren Webb into the feasibility of starting some type of to alleviate high traffic and a lack of parking. in 1988 (above), but lacked funds.

them," Hosey said. The test track is located north of Virgin. The test track is one of 13 sites under review by the Army's Space and Strategic Defense Command, at the request of the Department of Defense's Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Chase said the site would be used to shoot a missile containing a simulated chemical agent off the test track and over the dilT near State Route 9. the access route between Zion National Park and Interstate 15.

The test would allow Army researchers roads, gridlock in the parking lots; and noise and air pollution from vehicles idling and drivers circling to find a place to park. The heavy vehicle traffic has also killed plants where overflow parking is allowed. Davies said. And it creates a safety problem because there is no room along the road for people to walk. Many motorists have to walk long distances along the road to get to a scenic pull-off spot, such as the congested Temple of Sinawava parking area.

A shuttle system would help ease congestion and also encourage visitors to get out of their cars and enjoy the park's natural resources, Davies said. The National Park Service saw the need for a public transportation plan 20 Please see ZION Page A12 nfl iMt m'1 ''i "rffti irt -ffr nrt By LOREN WEBB Staff Writer SPRINGDALE, Utah Thinking about a trip through Zion Canyon? Your next trip could be in a shuttle bus if Zion National Park officials have their way. Park Service spokesperson Denny Davies said a shuttle bus system is desperately needed to alleviate traffic and parking congestion. "We have way too many vehicles for the available amount of parking," Davies said. During the summer months, between 3,000 and 3,500 vehicles a day compete for 450 parking spots In Zion Canyon.

Close to 5.000 tour buses visiting the park each year compound the problem. The result Is traffic congestion on the ii ii iiiilN i6 mrtfl lift mm.