European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 a a the stars and stripes monday october 8,1990 lifetime achievers us Angeles dodgers baseball manager Tommy Lasorda Queens at the Columbus citizens foundation dinner Center and his wife to Chat with the Rev. Francis my saturday in new York. Lasorda and Mugavero received Gavro retired roman Catholic Bishop of Brooklyn and lifetime achievement awards from the group. Former Utah governor dead Salt Lake City apr former gov. Scott Matheson died of Bone marrow cancer sunday at the University of Utah health sciences Center a Hospital spokesman said. He was 61. The popular two term Democrat died at 5 a.m., just Over a month after first receiving treatment for the cancer multiple myeloma said Hospital spokesman John Dwan. He had been in and out of the Hospital several times since sept. 4. Matheson served As the states 12th governor from 1977 to 1985, choosing not to seek re election despite consistent favourable ratings in the polls. As governor Matheson successfully opposed placement of the my missile system in the states Western desert battled to continue. Funding of the massive Central Utah water control project and was Given High Marks for decisive action when parts of the state were devastated flooding in 1983. After eight years in office Matheson said in late 1988, a the hours began to Wear me a i never slept in As governor and for five of my eight years in office i never took a vacation a he after leaving office he was appointed chairman of the democratic National policy Council in 1985, and at his death was a partner in the Salt Lake Law firm of Parsons Behle amp Latimer. In 1983 he suffered a mild heart attack spent two weeks in a Hospital and returned to work. In May 1987, Matheson announced he would not Challenge Republican sen. Orrin Hatch in the 1988 election saying a personal considerations regarding my family and expanding responsibilities As a private attorney figure largely in this Dwan said Matheson a family would have no comment for at least 24 hours. He is survived by his wife Norma three sons and a daughter. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. Inmates ranks swell 6 percent in six months Washington apr the number of inmates in state and Federal prisons jumped 42,862 during the first half of 1990 As the nations prisoner population reached a record 755,425, the Justice department said sunday. The 6 percent increase during the six month period was Only slightly less than the record 46,000 jump during the first half of 1989, said a Bureau of Justice statistics study of state and Federal prison populations. It helped Pace a record annual increase of80,000 prisoners from june 1989 to june of this year that Stephen d Dillingham the bureaus director called a the largest growth in 65 years of prison population the population of the already overcrowded Federal prisons grew by 8 percent during the first six months of the year while the number of state prison inmates increased 5.8 percent the study said. Federal prisons hold nearly 60,000 inmates. The enactment of mandatory minimum sentences particularly for drug crimes and repeat offenders has helped swell the ranks of Federal prisons. The prison population growth created a weekly demand of 1,650 new Beds for inmates the study found. The growth in the number of women prisoners continued to outpace the increase in male inmates the study said. The number of women prisoners jumped 7.1 percent during the six month period compared with a 5.9 percent increase in the male inmates. At midyear there were 43,541 women and 711,884 men in state or Federal prisons. Illinois posted a 10.5 percent increase in its prison population the largest percentage increase of the 50 states followed by new Hampshire a increase of 10.3 percent. Prison populations declined in seven states a Alaska Colorado new Mexico Rhode Island Oregon Tennessee and West Virginia the study said. Nationwide the incarceration rate was 289 persons held in state and Federal prisons per 100,000 . Residents. The South had the highest rate 310 prisoners per 100.000 residents. In the West it was 271 prisoners per 100.000 residents followed by rates of 238 per 100,000 in the Midwest and 231 per 100,000 in the Northeast. 1 by Matheson said. A i immersed myself completely in the Job but i loved the former counsel for Union Pacific Railroad was a political unknown when he was backed for the Job by three term democratic governor Calvin l. Rampton who had decided to return to the practice of Law. With Rampton a support Matheson Defeated former Republican attorney general Vernon Romney in 1976 and won re election m 1980 Over former gop state chairman Robert Wright. Frisco Paris named favorite cities new York up a readers of Conde Nasty Straveler Magazine voted san Francisco their favorite City to visit in the United states and Paris their top Choice in the world according to a Survey released sunday. Paris replaced Florence Italy which was last years International Winner. The top Choice was followed by Rome san Francisco Florence Vienna Austria Lucerne Switzerland London Seattle san Diego and Venice Italy. On the Domestic list the choices were san Francisco Seattle san Diego Boston new Orleans Washington new York Oahu Hawaii Chicago and Orlando Fla. The 1990 readers Choice poll to be published in the magazines november Issue was conducted by Mark Clements research inc. Awards for top Billings were to be presented Sun Day at the american society of travel agents world Congress in Hamburg Germany. In other categories Singapore airlines won for the Overall Best airline. Alaska airlines took the award for Best . Air Carrier followed by Midway airlines and american airlines. While Singapore received top Marks As an International Carrier Swissair which came in second Overall finished first for punctuality. A other award winners were Best . Mainland resort Coeur do Alene Idaho Best tropical resort Hal Kulani on Hawaii a Oahu Best hotel in world the Oriental in Bangkok Thailand and Best hotel in the United states the Crescent court in Dallas Texas. The Best cruise line selected was Holland America line and the Best spa was the Canyon ranch of Tucson Ariz. Animal activists win ban on Navy plan san ramp Tom and a h san Francisco a an Ani Mal rights group has won a court order against a Navy program to kill squirrels at a weapons station. The group claims the chemical bait used also threatens endangered species. . District judge Thelton Henderson granted a temporary restraining order to the Contra Costa county chapter of in defense of animals. The group sued the Navy in Federal court contending a Squirrel control program was started at the Concord naval weapons station without an environmental Impact report. Contra Costa county paid for half the poisoned Grain but was not named in the lawsuit. The county has sponsored an eradication program for years that has not been challenged in court. The Navy began the eradication program last week because neighbors of the base complained squirrels were damaging property and buildings and because the animals burrowed into ammunition bunkers said assistant . Attorney James Coda representing the Navy. About 5 tons of Oats containing the anticoagulant were spread Over 800 acres of the Navy a 12,900-acre station North of Concord before the ban was imposed. The animal rights group claims the Poison threatens endangered species that live in the area East of san Francisco Bay such As the san Joaquin kit Fox and Salt Harvest mouse. Predatory Birds such As owls and Golden eagles also could die after eating the poisoned squirrels said Maryanne Britten an attorney for the group. The temporary ban lasts until oct. 22, when Henderson will hold another hearing to decide whether to extend it. In defense of animals also contends the program is cruel because the Poison causes the California ground squirrels to bleed internally and die slowly said spokeswoman Jean Bonadio. Henderson on Friday ordered the group to raise a $10,000 Bond by Early Thi week As a condition of granting the temporary stay. The Bond would cover that Navy a losses if the animals rights grou fails to win its Case. The Navy paid Contra Costa count $10,000 for the poisoned Grain. Since Las May the county has sold the bait to land owners at a 50 percent Price discount. Be fore that it provided the poisoned Grain for free but began sharing the Cost be cause of increased requests. John Defremery the county a agricultural commissioner said about 35 tons of poisoned Oats have been used on about 35,000 acres of county Range land this year
