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Friday, August 2, 1996 Region The Spectrum Page A5 Oregon man still confused with dead man after three years EOT, i By The Associated Press lit wmss parent company of First Interstate. Two weeks later Helen began receiving widow's benefits, a much smaller sum, from the Social Security Administration. "We live on a fixed income," Wells said. "Every penny counts." Three months passed before the problem was corrected. Only after eight months, and some help from Sen.

Mark Hatfield's office in Portland, did the couple regain the Medicare benefits that were dropped after Wells' presumed demise. "It was a mess," Wells said. "If you've ever had anything to do with the government, you know that if you get one thing screwed up, it'll take you forever to get it straightened out." Wells said Medicare coverage was important because he has an aneurism in his heart. His 70-year-old wife recently had knee-replacement surgery on her right knee and will soon have the same surgery on her left knee. The confusion between the two men was somewhat understandable.

They shared the same name and both were born in Kansas. The dead Joseph Wells, who lived on a farm outside Lebanon, was born Feb. 8, 1925. The living Joseph Wells, an assistant manager at Safeway in Albany, was born March 19. 1925.

Division of North American Rockwell became prime contractor to build the space shuttle orbiter. During the race for space, Air Force test pilot Pete Knight became the "world's fastest human," flying North American's X-15 rocket plane. X-15 test pilots flew so high and fast they were entitled to wear astronaut wings. Knight now a Republican state( assemblyman from Palmdale. still holds the speed record from his flights in the sleek, black bullet-shaped plane.

"It was 4,520 miles per hour, or a mile-and-a-half a second," he recalled in a telephone interview. "We knew that records would be set, and that we were doing important research Work done in the X-15 program in the 1950s and 1960s paved the way for planning how the space shuttle would return to Earth, Knight said. "We pioneered that effort," he "One of the reasons the space shuttle adopted that procedure was that we were able to land on a lakebed unaided by anything other than the pilot's skill with that dead stick approach." gram. On Thursday, he hailed the decision to combine with "I couldn't think of a better partner than Boeing," said "I think they will be successful in whatever they seriously undertake." North American also built the B-25 Mitchell bomber that flew on Gen. Jimmy Doolittle's historic raid recounted in the book and film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo." During the Korean War, F-86 Sabre Jets from North American rdueled with Russian-built fighters over "MiG Alley." American pilots flew F-100 Super Sabres, the first supersonic fighter, during the Vietnam war.

In 1967, Rockwell Standard and North American merged, forming the new company, North American Rockwell. Since 1961, the company's Rocketdyne division based in the San Fernando Valley, assumed a leading role in the Cold War race to the moon. The company built engines for every manned U.S. space flight and the Command and service modules for the Apollo program. In 1972, the Space Systems More than 40,000 planes is a staggering number considering that aircraft programs in recent decades involved billions of dollars spent to build far fewer but deadlier planes, such as the 100-bomber contract for the B-1B bomber, built by Rockwell during the 1980s.

The legendary P-51 Mustang that protected Allied bombers during long-range missions in World War II rolled out of the company's Southern California factories by the thousands. For Lee Atwood, who is now 92, the Mustang became the hallmark of the company's standard for excellence. As chief engineer for North American in 1940, the Mustang was his creation, a sleek fighter that moved from the drawing board into the sky in less than six months. "It was 20-to-30 miles an hour faster than the (British) Spitfire and the German fighters and it had enough tankage for seven hours flying. It gave them what they needed to clean up the Luftwaffe." Atwood retired in 1970 as chief executive at North American, capping his career with running the company's participation in the Apollo pro By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES In acquiring the aerospace and defense units of Rockwell International Seattle-based Boeing gets a business with a proud aviation and space history, spanning World War II to the space shuttle.

North American Aviation was instrumental in building everything from the famed P-51 Mustang fighter that escorted bombers over Berlin to engines for moon rockets and Apollo command modules. In 1929, the year the stock market crashed and ushered in the Great Depression, North American Aviation Inc. was organized as a subsidiary of General Motors. Two years later, it was spun off to shareholders. In 1935, the company moved to Southern California and joined President Roosevelt's defense build-up while war clouds loomed in Europe and Asia.

During World War II, the Seal Beach-based North American built 42,700 military aircraft, including some of the world's most historic and famous fighter planes and bombers. Mountain states economic index remains steady through June ALBANY. Ore. It's a daily ritual for 71 -year-old Joseph Henry Wells: He opens the local paper and turns straight to the obituary page. Imagine his shock on Feb.

4, 1993, when he read that Joseph Henry Wells had died. "Boy, I tell you I had a chill on me," he said. "It's spooky when you see your own name in an obituary." But 3A4 years later. Wells still is being mistaken for the dead man. He recently had trouble getting a new phone line hooked up because a credit agency said he didn't exist.

The deceased Joseph Henry Wells was a month older. He died in nearby Lebanon, just 15 miles away from this rural town south of Salem. He had worked for a local plywood mill. Friends and family called up the living Wells, and were relieved to learn he was still alive. The boys at the Elks Lodge got a kick out of the obituary when Wells showed it to them.

"They said we should have a wake, you know, everybody get drunk," he said. Then the calls and letters started. Wells and his wife, Helen, said their bank took a $600 Social Security check that was directly deposited into their account and returned it to the government. "It apparently was an honest error," said Tom Unger, a spokesman for Wells Fargo, the "Utah's economy remains very strong and I think we can look for continued healthy growth in the months ahead," said Goss. WYOMING: The July index for Wyoming was 53, up from June's 45.4.

"Wyoming's manufacturing economy has bounced back from New orders remained a. region low at 45, up from 35.7, while the production index was 50, up from June's 35.7," Goss said. counsel for American Investment Bank, a Leucadia subsidiary. In her lawsuit filed in 1994, Bottomly claimed she was fired in retaliation for having accused Monson after first being told her job as a company paralegal was not in jeopardy. During the discovery process, Bottomly was subjected by defense attorneys to a microscopic scrutiny of her personal life, dating back to her high school records.

She was subjected to 22 hours of depositions by lawyers who had wanted to question her for 10 days. "It has been a long, hard-fought battle and we're very pleased with the results," said Stan Preston, Bottomry's attorney. The settlement was reached Monday night, he said. Preston said a strict confidentiality order one of several issued in the case prevented him from disclosing the amount of the settlement. "It was a satisfactory result," he said.

i Tlir By The Associated Press Growth in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah outpaced the rest of the nation in July, an indication that, economies in the region are healthy and stable, according to a report issued Thursday. The Mountain States Business Conditions Index for July was 54.6, which was unchanged from June, said. Dr. Goss, Creighton University Professor of economics, growth without significant tionary pressure in the economy." The individual index figures for each state are: COLORADO: The overall index for July was 51.8,' down from June's 52.7. Goss said that despite the slight drop, Colorado's economy remains solidly in the growth range.

UTAH: Utah purchasers reported an overall index of 55.5 for July, down from 60.8 in June. OBITUARIES Settlement reached in sex harassment suit For the region, the July new orders index was 56.8, up from 54.1 in June. The July production index was 59.8, up from June's 52.8. The price index for July was 56.1. "A strong increase in the Wyoming index offset slight declines in Colorado and Utah to maintain the region's overall index," said Goss.

"Overall, the mountain states continue to experience a healthy level of economic countries throughout the She raised a beautiful garden and made warm, cuddly patchwork quilts to the delight of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. As a mother, her greatest joy was her family and she always remembered the birthdays of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren with a gift of money and love. Survivors include her four children: Darlene (Charles) Brinkerhoff; and Ronald W. (Sandy) Heaton; of Cedar City, Utah, Dixie Gayle (George) Andrus of St. George; and Karl (Joy) Heaton of Alton; 25 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; 12 sisters: Rose Morley, Price, Utah; Viola (Veri) Kelsey; and Reba (Earl) Bladh; New Harmony, Utah, Aurec (Johnny) White, Redding, California; Ruth (Crit) Bailey, Somerset, Kentucky; Zarmon Chamberlain; Elizabeth (Gene) Gregerson; Lail (Kay) Wilkinson; Iris (Don) Sparks; Laurel (Pete) Mickelson; all of St.

George, Erinae (DeMont) Christiansen, Salt Lake City; and Nadine (Mel) Mitchell, Logan, Utah; three brothers: Evan (Virginia) Woodbury, St. George; Norman (Efronia) Woodbury, Monroe, Utah; and Elrod Woodbury, Huntington Beach, California. Preceded in death by her husband, Gail Pershing Heaton; her parents: John T. and Nimzar Woodbury; and. a brother: Carl Snow Woodbury.

Funeral services will be held Monday, Aug. 5, 1996 at 11 a.m. in the Alton Chapel. Friends may call for viewing on Sunday from p.m. at Mosdell Mortuary in Kanab and on Monday from 9 to 1 0:45 a.m.

at the Alton LDS Church. Interment in the Alton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Gail and Esther W. Heaton Scholarship Fund, at State Bank of Southern Utah in Orderville, St. George or Cedar City or to any of their children.

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-Visitation: Sun. Monday one hour prior at Chapel. ST. GEORGE HURRICANE LOGANDALE 673-4221 tp tm MORTUARY-' "Quality Service WthDianiiv" MORTUARY- who issues the index every month. The index, which is based on a.

survey of purchasing managers in the three-state, intermountain region, ranges from zero to 100. Indices above 50 reflect economic growth, while those below 50 reflect a slow- to no-growth econo-my. The individual indices for July were 51.8 in Colorado, 55.5 in Utah and 53 in Wyoming, Goss said. Paid obituary ads may be ordered through your local mortuary or directly through The Spectrum. To obtain rate information or place an obituary, call The Spectrum a (801) 674-6209.

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by calling (801)674-6238. students, and they, in turn, touched her life. Esther was Secretary-Treasurer of the Heaton Livestock Company. As an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served as Stake Relief Society President and Ward Relief Society President on two different occasions. She was Primary President and worked in all the auxiliaries of the Church.

She served as a missionary in the Washington Seattle Mission in 1985 and also worked in the St. George Temple for five years. Esther believed in community service. In 1981 she was elected Kane County Commissioner and was later honored as being the first woman county commissioner in the State of Utah. In this position, she helped get the first state approved culinary water system in Alton.

She also spearheaded an effort to get the first fully equipped medical clinic in Orderville. She served on the Alton Town Council, the George R. Aiken Hospital Board, the Republican central committee, the Special Service Board and was an E.M.T. graduate. In 1987 she was recognized by Southern Utah University as a recipient of the Southern Utah Honor award.

This award recognizes those in Southern Utah whose service to others and excellence in their endeavors provides an example for all the area's people. She was also recognized by the Governor of Utah with a "Distinguished Service Award." Esther enjoyed travel and visited many By The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY A settlement apparently has been reached in an unprecedented federal sexual harassment lawsuit against a prominent Utah businessman, the son of a Mormon Church leader. The defendants, Leucadia National owned by Utah entrepreneur Ian Cumming, two of its subsidiaries and a former company officer, Thomas L. Monson, have agreed to pay former paralegal Jennifer Bottomly an undisclosed sum, her lawyer said Thursday. However, Monson's lawyer, Ellen Maycock, said no paperwork has been signed to finalize any agreement.

The parties are confident we'll get there," she said. "But we haven't seen anything to sign, yet." Maycock confirmed that a trial set to begin Monday before U.S. District Judge Dee Benson has been canceled. The lawsuit included the first-ever intervention by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission in a Utah sexual-harassment case.

Bottomly, 35, was fired after she reported alleged sexual harassment by Monson, 45, son of Thomas S. Monson, first counselor in the governing First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Monson was fired from his job as vice president and general ID A "Oar Families Serving Your Family'' Serving all of Southern Utah 673-2454 5X IWh KM nit St. George, Utah iYlLLAG? The MetcalfTradition I rim mli 11 i Spilsbury Beard 1 We're Making Progress To Serve You Better EsjKfer Heaton -n ALTON, Utah Esther Woodbury 'jHeatpm 78, passed away at her home in on July 30, 1996, after a valiant jght with cancer. Esther was born to Johp Taylor Woodbury, Jr.

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