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Thursday, February 9, 1995 Grand Junction, Colorado 350 newsstand 72 pages of feefighters, HA says Agencies accused of indifference to crew safety on Storm King Heather McGregor Daily Sentinel GLENWOOD SPRINGS Citations issued Wednesday to two federal firefighting agencies for the deaths of 14 firefighters on Storm King Mountain are in no way an indictment of fire crew leaders, an Occupational Safety and Health Administration official said. OSHA accused the firefighting agencies of plain indifference to worker safety and alleged willful violations. These citations were delivered to the chief of the Forest Service and the head of the Bureau of Land Management, said Bob Glover, Denver area director for OSHA. In no way are we issuing citations to Butch Blanco or Don Mackey Blanco was the incident commander for BLM, and Mackey, who perished in the fire, was directing the firefighting work of some of the Hot Shot and smoke jumper crews. It was nice that they didnt point any fingers at the guys on the hill," said Patty Tyler of See Citations, page 8A Bear tracks lead to arrest of rapist Smith in Mesa, Ariz.

Sharyn Wlzda Daily Sentinel Authorities said they have arrested rapist Shannon Bear Smith in Arizona, eight months after he disappeared from Mesa County. FBI agents arrested Smith, 22, Tuesday night in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa, -said Jack Callahan of the FBIs Phoenix office. Agents acted on a tip from the television show Unsolved Mysteries, which featured the former Glenwood Springs mans story Jan. 13. The tip led agents to the Black Angus steak restaurant, wherp Smith worked as a dishwasher at one point, and then to his residence.

Callahan said agents believe Smith has been in Mesa for at least a month. The anonymous caller said Smith used the name Glenn Jones, but retained the nickname Bear Smith was in the Maricopa County jail this morning, but it was unclear under how much bond. Mesa County District Judge David Bottger on Wednesday raised Smiths $10,000 Colorado bond to $1 million, but that bond doesnt extend over state lines The Maricopa County jail lists Smiths bond at $235,500, while sheriffs records there show he is being held without bond It is also unclear how soon Smith could come back to Colorado, although Garfield County authorities are pursuing extradition If Smith waives extradition, he could return at any time. If he refuses to sign a waiver, officials must get a governors warrant to have him returned In 1993, Smith was sentenced to six years of probation after he pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree sexual assault, the equivalent of statutory rape The charges centered on a series of 1991 incidents with four Glenwood Springs girls aged 12 to 14. Prosecutors described Smith as a sexual predator who manipulated the young women into bed Smiths case was transferred to Mesa County because of conflicts in Garfield County.

Bottger granted him probation on the condition that he have no unsupervised contact with young girls and that he attend sex-offender counseling. Six months after his sentence began, the Mesa County Probation Department alleged, Smith violated his probation by having repeated, unsupervised contact with two area teen-agers. One of the teens told her story to The Daily Sentinel, detailing how her relationship with Smith changed from easygoing friendship to terrifying harassment. Smith was to have his day in court on April 22, 1994, but he failed to appear. Bottger issued a warrant for his arrest, which was followed by a federal warrant after investigators determined Smith had left Colorado.

Graphic Illustration by Phil Powers, U.S. Geological Survey This computer illustration of Storm King Mountain shows the potential for three different types of mud and debris flows in the event of a heavy thunderstorm or rapid snowmelt. The yellow line outlines the area burned in July 1994. The red line highlights the Sept. 1, 1994, mudslide.The pink spots are colluvial wedges, each containing 300,000 to 400,000 cubic yards of material, which could loosen and slide if they are undercut by erosion.

The brown area is the site of an ancient landslide, covering about 580 acres an estimated 150 feet deep. It could slide if erosion became severe. Officials prepare for the worst another slide French, maintenance supervisor for the Department of Transportation. A weather radar station to be installed this summer on Grand Mesa might make a manual approach more effective. Scientists still need to learn how much rain falling how fast will trigger another slide From that, they hope to predict how often other slides might occur until the mountain is re vegeta ted.

detect a slide and link it to warning signs on the highway. Watching the weather closely and being prepared to block motorists if a slide seems imminent. The cost of remote sensing devices and warning signs may be difficult to justify when they sit idle for most of the year, officials said. It would be cheaper to hire somebody to monitor the mountain than buy a lot of high-tech stuff, said Del the total amount of loose, burnt debris on Storm King The slide roared down at 10 to 19 mph and dropped 91,000 cubic yards of mud and debris over 35 acres. The geologists hope to to protect motorists on Interstate 70.

Ideas include: An automated weather station on Storm King to measure precipitation and soil saturation A movement sensor that could Heather McGregor Daily Sentinel GLENWOOD SPRINGS A mudslide larger than thtlone that overran Interstate 70 last fall could rush down the gullies of Storm King Mountain again this spring, and officials met Wednesday to get ready for it. State and federal geologists studying the mudslides say the thunderstorm that triggered the slide on Sept. 1 captured just 15 percent of Government to charge for insider-trading violations M. he alleged trading violation involves an unidentified executive, a company spokesman said. later today in New York, McGann said.

the nations largest longdistance company, is based in New York. There was no immediate comment from S. Attorney Mary Jo White in New York. Calls to the SEC were not immediately returned. It was not clear if more than one executive was involved.

I dont know any of the details, McGann said after talking to company attorneys. Associated Press WASHINGTON Federal prosecutors are preparing charges against telecommunications giant Corp. for possible violations of insider trading, a company spokesman said today. The alleged trading violation involves an executive, whose identity was not immediately known, said spokesman Jim McGann. The U.S.

attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Securities and Exchange Commission planned to announce the indictment at a news conference Revamped bill would create panel to review wildlife actions Bob Silbemagel Daily Sentinel The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved a gutted version of a bill intended to give more legislative oversight of the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Colorado Wildlife Commission. Instead of changing the way the wildlife agencies do business, the revised bill would establish a Wildlife Legislation Review Committee to examine actions by the division and commission, and report to the Legislature. The original version of House Bill 1286 would have: substantially rewritten the duties of the Division of Wildlife and the Wildlife Commission; required legislative approval of wildlife rule changes; shipped district wildlife officers of their law enforcement certification; and, downgraded the status of the agency. Rep. Jack Taylor, R-Steamboat Springs, realized the bill wouldn't get far with opposition from sportsmen, cattlemen and conservationists.

The amended bill passed on an 8-5 vote and ntrtr goes to the House Appropriation Committee. Funds stop Quayle from 96 run Quayle has found money hard to come by and got discouraged when confronted with what it would take to raise enough for a credible candidacy, Goodin said. He was extremely excited and fired up about running a campaign, Goodin said. But the financial aspect of it threw a bucket of cold water on his enthusiasm. Quayle's decision is yet another indication that the GOP field will be for smaller than expected just a few months ago.

In recent weeks, both former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and former Housing Secretary Jack Kemp have announced they would not run. That leaves a field of Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, Texas Sen. Phil Gramm and former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander. sociatod Ptms WASHINGTON Former Vice President Dan layle has decided not to enter the 1996 presidential te because of the difficulties ising the money for a viable mpaign, a senior adviser said gyt Quayle made the decision late sdnesday night and planned to ue a statement later today, said irk Goodin, who had been help-; Quayle prepare for the race, lust last month, Quayle said he is definitely running and Qu-yi.

inned to Ole candidacy papers Feb. 21. But in his travels and deliberations since, Colombia shaken Workers dear debris from a Jeep and look for survivors Wednesday In Pereira, Colombia, about 100 miles west of Bogota after a powerful earthquake rocked the country and killed at least 37 people. See story, page 8A. SPORTS 20 ID 38 2A 1C Around the region 3A Editorial Otddoore 7A Getting right 3A SC Horoscope' 38 Television Cornice 7D Local nerve IB Weather 38 OWtuartee 28 WastMe MAY WOMEN GET WELL AGAINST CCU See page ID In today's Sentinel Index REHAB UNIT KEEPS PATIENTS YOUNG AT HEART See page 1C.