Word: utah
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...police decoys took lie detector tests administered by Dr. Richard Raskin of the University of Utah. Raskin--a big man in lie detection who was ready to testify for the defense in the Patty Hearst trial until her defense discovered California doesn't accept lie detector tests as evidence even from Raskin--found that both decoys were telling the truth about the Howe incident...
After the trial, Howe's attorney explained that in Utah a defendant is entitled to an automatic appeal to District Court and a trial with an eight-man jury. The attorney said Howe could not have received a fair trial in City Court and hence decided to wait until District Court to present his case...
...around the state called upon Howe to withdraw before he damaged the chances of the rest of the ticket. The party discussed ways to get another name on the ballot, but was stymied--the state convention had already been held and Howe was unopposed for the nomination. Because Utah law prohibits write-in votes in primary elections, Howe's name would not even be listed. Several Democrats offered their names as alternatives, but none was well-known enough to win a write-in campaign in the general election. Wayne Owens, who gave up the seat now held by Howe when...
...Four Corners area--the site of the controversial Kaiparowits power plant. Howe started to answer but was cut off by his wife's vehement reply: "Of course he had a girlfriend. Me!" His attorney said that such questions are the reason Howe can never get a fair trial in Utah. The reporter tried to ask another question, but Howe interrupted to ask what paper he was from. When the reporter said he represented the Brigham Young University student paper, Howe told him that he was a disgrace to the paper and the institution...
...breast. He announced on Sept. 3 that he was going to continue as a candidate for Congress despite his travails. He apologized for having been in that part of town, but continued to claim innocence, saying he put his trust in the innate fairness of the people of Utah...