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The Daily Herald from Provo, Utah • 1

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The Daily Heraldi
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Cmiev, Jackson Score Pirimeairy Victori es "PT miiw hit mnhmi J.RfR UPSET BY UDAll; 70 EASILY BEATS REAGAN nigh Court Rate Tight a 103RD YEAR, NO. 215 PROVO, UTAH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1976 $3.50 PER MONTH PRICE 15 CENTS, Prove Leeway Vote Thursday i i i GOVERNOR early edition of which declared winner of the After eight primaries and five caucus states. Carter lends I he delegate contest 235 to 169 over Jackson. Udall. in desperate need of a primary victory to keep his poorly financed campaign alive, finished second in both states.

After leading all night, he claimed "sweet" victory in Wisconsin late in the evening, but a surge of rural votes in the early morning hours gave Carter his sixth primary win in eight tries by 9.000 votes. Jackson won easily in New York as expected. But Udall. Carter and. surprisingly.

Hubert Humphrey combined to Wisconsin in, however, eventually primary. As the returns came Carter caught up and beat L'dall. (t'PI Telephoto) FORMER GEORGIA Jimmy Carter holds up an a Milwaukee newspaper Rep. Morris L'dall the Jackson Wins New York; Carter Overtakes Udall Tbe flag was unveiled today by Mayor Russell D. Grange.

It will be flown officially lor the first time on one of the downtown flag poles on July 4. THIS IS THE WINNER In Provo'i dty flag design contest. Its designer, Michael Jorgensen, wai presented a $100 savings bond today from Utah Lake Lions Gub. He is a BYU industrial design major (rota Burbank, Calif. Design Unveiled Marks 127th Birthday Winning Flag Provo Provo's 127th birthday was celebrated in noon ceremonies today at the Eldred Center.

The winning design for the city's flag contest was unveiled, and Provo received official recognition as a national Bicentennial Community. Provo's pioneer colonists arrived in the area April 1, 1W9. They began construction of Fort Utah on April 3. the day By STEVE GERSTEL United Press International Jimmy Carter scored a late, razor-thin victory in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday and may have eliminated Morris Udall as a serious contender in the Democratic presidential, swwpstakes. Henry Jackson stayed alive with a strong finish in the battle for New York's 274 delegates.

President Ford, rebounding from his only GOP loss to Ronald Reagan in North Carolina two weeks ago, earned both states overwhelmingly although in New York Vice President Nelson Rockefeller was his surrogate. The Carter-Jackson victories set up a show-down between the two leading Democrats in the iVrmsylvania primary April 27 Delegates Pledged It? iMIri Pmt ImrrailiMil Tntil numbrr al drlr(lrt plrdgotf to Hrpubllcin mj tipmocriiir eon trnijrfi including Tui-Mtay mjM Mr Vor ni icoo mulu RKM MMAS Wm I'n-v Nr Und Tin T.l l4 in ftnf" I II iii TnuJ (Vwti to (Mr JflJ VnV-il la txmwwtr I. US Public Forum Tonight By LARRY EIST Tonight at 7:30 in the Provo I Dgh School Auditorium city voters will have an opportunity to question Provo School District administration and board members prior to voting on the proposed leeway tax increase tomorrow. The format of the public meeting is a question and answer session. All Provo residents are invited to attend and pose questions about the voted leeway election which is proposed by the school district to raise the present voted leeway from 2.9 mills to 6 mills.

The question to Provo City voters Thursday shall be: Shall the board of education be authorized to maintain an additional program to be known as the state supported voted leeway program and to levy not to exceed 6 mills on all the property in the district for funds for the operation, development, and maintenance of the additional school program of the district. Polling Hours The polls will be open from 7 am until 8 m. at the city's 10 elementary schools. No special registration is required for the election and anyone who is 18 years or older is eligible to vote. Campaigning has been light, both for and against the issue.

PTA meetings and distribution of pamphlets to the homes of patrons have been the school district's prime methods of boosting its leeway proposal. No community wide organized opposition has been evident, although at least one group, the League of Women Voters, has publically criticized the proposal On a stale-wide level, the Utah Taxpayers Association has declared that with property reappraisal, and impending higher taxes, this is not an appropriate lime to increase tax rates. Rampton Statement On the other hand. Gov. Calvin L.

Rampton has recommended support of the leeway proposal while applauding the quality of education in rovo. Under school district projections, a proposed leeway boost to 6 mills would generate 37.000 for an increase of 01.000 over the $179,000 leeway revenue of last year. This is based on an estimated 50 percent increase in assessed valuation under the property reappraisal program now bring completed under the direction of the Stale Tax Commission, The county assessor's office recently has projected that the valuation boost would be nearer 66 percent. School district projections at the SO percent figure indicate rvvvnue for 19777 hIkhiI year (Continued on Page Si of limitations of one year had run out. In answer to questioning by persons from MTV.

he said disciplinary action icjmut the individuals involved had been taken by the school at the time, but there was a tack of communication or lack of knowledge that such incidents should have been reported to the sheriff of to his office. Mr. Wootton said he had referred questions of drug abuse or administration of drugs to patients by unauthorized personnel to Dave Reyeolds of tat Utah Department of Builtitu Leader Purged In China Shakeup President Kimball's Address Closes Mormon Conference not include the dale. City officials, working with Mr. Jorgensen.

made the two changes. Representatives from Utah Lake Lions Club presented a $100 savings bond to the winner. The flag will be available to the public and flown officially for the first time on the flag pnles at Center Street and University Avenue in in order, and that the ordinances and command ments of the Lord art followed" The 81-year-old Mormon president, revered as prophet, seer and rvvelalor by the church's 35 million members, said the twice-a year conferences are held "to reemphasize" the beliefs of the church. Elder Howard Hunter called for unity within the Mormon religion. "Ilowcver great the need may be for umty within nations." I lunter said, "there is an even greater need for harmony and Interdependence within the worldwide LDS Church." "For if we are not one.

we are not His (God's I. We are truly dependent on each other. In this rhurrh we have a need of (Continued on Page downtown Provo on July 4 this year. Gty and county guests lunched at noon at the Eldred Center. The flag was unveiled after lunch.

Joe Albi. regional director of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, and Richard Sorensen. state Bicentennial director, presented the city's official Bicentennial Community designation during ceremonies on the same program. Former Mayor Verl G. Dixon was scheduled to present an honor to Mr.

and Mrs. J. Rulon Mogan who were cited as the outstanding couple for the year for their work in the Sons and Daugher of the Utah Pioneers. Mr. Morgan serves as president of the joint group.

Hijackers Ask Money, Plane And Prisoners MANILA. The Philippines ilTIi Three armed men hijacked a Philippines jetliner today, forced the pilot to fly to Manila and threatened to kill all 76 persons on board unless authorities released four prisoners, paid 300.000 ransom and provided them with a getaway plane. One of the hostages on the twinngined BACH I jetliner, which remained parked on a runway all day while negotiations went on, was believed to he an American. deny him the "landslide" majority he had long predicted in the Empire State. Humphrey was not on the ballot, but he finished third with victories by 34 "uncommitted" delegates who support him.

George Wallace, a surprising second in Wisconsin four years ago, finished a weak third this time. In New York, his delegates in six districts were badly beaten. Ford defeated GOP challenger Ronald Reagan in Wisconsin and need only ask for a Rockefeller slate of delegates (Continued on Page Si but came under attack after he delivered Chou funeral oration and has not been seen publicly since. He was replaced as party vice chairman by a Mao protege, Hua Kuofeng. the nation's top police officer, who was named premier Wednesday.

Hua received former lYtidcnt Richard Nixon last February when Hua was acting premier. Although stripped of all posts, including acting chief of the general staff of the Chinese armed forces. Teng was allowed to "keep his party membership so as to see how he will behave himself in the future," the announcement by IVking Radio and the New China News Agency said Although Mao apparently wtt a great political victory Wednesday. Western observers said this does not mean the power struggle is over Some wry basic issues are involved, and many other high level (Continued on Page Si Funded investigative personnel. He emphasized that several good things have come out of the investigation.

He said he felt people were more aware of the problems fated by the school, adding that IIO.iKX) in voluntary contributions had come in since the matter rame to ligl.1. He also emphasized that there will be a tightening of the school audit system, and a clarification of the contractual rights of Dr. Paul Sagers. superintendent. He further anticipated that Wings and will be air SALT LAKE ClTYlUPIl-Mormon Church President Spencer W.

Kimball ended the 146th annual World Conference of (he Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tuesday, calling on his followers to maintain high standards in their personal and family lives. Tuesday's final session on the 146th anniversary of the founding of the Mormon Church in New York stale in 1830 nearly saw a confrontation between the LDS leaders and three Washington state men. Security guards quietly ejected the white-robed men from the Mormon Tabernacle before they could reach the pulpit The men were identified as Pouglas A. Wr'lace. 46.

Marion Wright. 32, both of Vancouver. Wsh and Darrell Lee. Last week in Portland. set aside as the official founding of the city.

The celebration was scheduled today to coincide with the annual senior citizen observance of the birthday, conducted this year by Mrs. Very! Thompson. Michael Jorgensen. a BYU industrial design major from Burbank. designed the winning flag.

Originally it was green instead of red. and it did Wallace ordained a black man into the priesthood of the church, an act the Mormon leadership declared invalid. The LDS Church allows blacks as members, but does not permit them to hold its priesthood, which is conferred on most Mormon boys at the age of 12. In the final address Tuesday, Kimball called up Mormons to "stand against any increase in the breakdown of our high standards in personal life and in the family life." He commanded faithful members to "see that our children are taught and trained in the love of truth and the laws of They are the most precious possessions we have." Kimball said the work of parents is to instill in their children the "high ideals of marriage and family life and see to it that your own life Is put Mr. Wootton declared that he issued suhpoenaes to KLTV (or all information and supporting records which might provide evidence of these activities, and the material was delivered to him.

He pointed out during the press conference that the affidavits were there to support the telecasts, but his investigation showed inconsistencies In statements made. "It was one person's word against another, he declared. "I won't uy KUTVwas way off base, and I won't lay they W.l hr Caf Tur Tout T1 dnrr i Jktxvi IIJ t. IN 1411 IIS Wsllaor Mnnwn IB lumi i i) Wtilkff I I I ftnll III Ownli I I I Mflortf I I 1 Muff I IX fit! Nivifc-d to mminif I 6 HONG KONG il'PIl The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, acting on a direct proposal by Chairman Tse tung. purged Party Vice Chairman Teng Hsiao-ping Wednesday from all posts in the party, government and army in the climax to a titanic struggle for porr.

"See related story 22' The upheaval was anumnced by fVking Radio and New China News Agency which said Teng was removed as a direct result of the violent and gigantic pro Teng dommstra txtis Monday in Peking's Tien An Men iGate of Heavenly iVarei Square Peking likcnid Teng to Imre Nagy. the Hungarian leader who tried to tike Hungary out of the Warsaw Pact during the 1955 Hungarian revolution Teng. as acting premier and Gnu En I-ai's cbosrn succes-played host to President Ford on Ford's visit to Peking la December He wielded enormous power under Chou the best interests of the tesidents. (21 That (he training school is understaffed and underfinanced considering the responsibilities it is called on to discharge. (J That the governmental agencies having the Job of monitoring these functions lack the funds ainl iiik.ih-1 necessary to discharge their duties.

(41 That the administrative people at the school have not been fully aware of their duties to disclose Irregularities and possible criminal activity involving neglect or abuse of pttienti to outsidt Says No Basis Found for Filing Criminal Charges County Attorney Finds Training School Under-Staffed, Under By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Utah County Attorney Noall T. Wootton today, in a press report on the month Investigation his office has made on the American Fork Training School, declared, "I Umd nothing I can prove and nothing which will Justify criminal prosecution at the school." The investigation grew out of a series of documentaries telecast in November by KLTV which alleged ac livity of a possible criminal future at the Utah State Training School facilities at American Fort. Regulations. Questions concerning business practices and alleged misuse of public funds were referred to the Stale Auditor and the Department of Social Securities Mr. Wootton said he had received preliminary reports from Mr.

Reynolds and the slate auuiU slating their investigations were not completed but there appeared to be no cause for criminal action. Mr, Wootton emphasized rveral things concerning the school; (I) That the people employed at the institution are concerned for and acting in "They are not incompetent people; they are dedicated and well trained, but the problems they face are so complex, they will always need Improvement," he slated tn a prepared statement, Mr. Wootton emphasized that "none of the allegations Involving criminal conduct can be substantiated by sufficient legally admissable evidence to prove them beyond a reasonable doubt." He pointed out that In tome reported cases of assault Investigated bt the L'Ua County Sheriff's office, tba statute were completely accurate, will say they rendered a lervice about something which concerned them, and I believe they acted in good faiih." he stated. Mr. Wootton said he hxd three investigators from his office Brent Bullock, Chris Elhridge, and Wayne Watson working on th matter, and himself took a part in the investigation.

Calling the training school "under staffed and under funded," Mr. Wootton emphasized that the problems faced by the itaff art monumental and complex. i.

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