Allan Turner Howe

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1. Obituary: Allan Turner Howe, Deseret News, December 18, 2000.
2. Rep. Howe to appeal conviction, Independent, July 25, 1976.

• 1. Obituary: Allan Turner Howe

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  Allan Turner Howe, our beloved father, grandfather, and brother, returned to Heavenly Father Decem-ber 14, 2000. He died peacefully from heart disease at the home of his son and family in Falls Church, VA.

  He was born Sept 6, 1927 to [REDACTED], and [REDACTED],. He was the youngest of six children. He re-ceived his Juris Doc-tor and Bachelor of Science Degrees from the U of U and served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He has been an active member of the LDS Church all of his life and served a mission in the Mid-Atlantic States. He was elected as the National President of the Young Democrats of America. He was appointed as administrative assistant to Senator Frank E. Moss and Governor Calvin L. Rampton, and he was the director of the Four Corners Regional Commission. It was then his honor to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from the 2nd District in UT. He spent the last ten years as the Washington Representative for the National Park and Hospitality Association.

  He is survived by his five loving children, [REDACTED], SLC, UT, [REDACTED],, Jupiter, FL, [REDACTED],, SLC, UT, [REDACTED],, Falls Church, VA, and [REDACTED], (Sandi), Orem, UT. He is grandpa to 13 grandchildren who love him dearly. He is also survived by his sisters, [REDACTED],, Sandy, UT, [REDACTED],, Murray, UT, [REDACTED],, [REDACTED],, CA; and brother, [REDACTED],, Murray, UT. His former wife and mother of his five children, [REDACTED],, SLC, UT also survives him. His parents and a brother, Lawrence Howe preceded him in death. We will all deeply miss him and his gentle loving spirit and his generous, kind and thoughtful ways.

  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of No. Va., 4715 N. 15th St., Arlington, Va. 22205.
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  Services Tues. 12 noon, Dec 19, 2000 at the South Cottonwood LDS Ward chapel, 5605 S. Vine St, where friends may call 11-11:45 a.m. Interment, Murray City Cemetery. Funeral directors, Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary.

• 2. Rep. Howe to appeal conviction

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  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rep. Allan T. Howe, D-Utah, convicted of soliciting sex acts for pay from two police-decoy prostitutes, is "more determined than ever to see this thing through to the end," his lawyer said Saturday.

  While Howe and attorney Dean R. Mitchell prepared their appeal to District Court after Howe's conviction Friday, there were these developments:

  —Judy Barrett, Howe's campaign office manager, resigned "because of some family problems."

  —The Deseret News, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), reiterated its position in an editorial Saturday that Howe should withdraw from his race for re-election. Howe, 48, married and the father of five children, is a member of the church.

  "I don't care what they're saying; although I haven't talked with Allan this morning, he has indicated all along to me a very strong stance. He didn't do those things," Mitchell said in a telephone interview. "I'm sure he's more determined than ever to see this thing through to the end."

  THE FRESHMAN congressman was not opposed for renomination in his own party, but two Republicans are seeking their party's nomination to oppose him in the November election. Howe has said he does not intend to drop out of the campaign.

  Mrs. Barrett said she resigned Friday "because of some family problems" and not because of Howe's conviction. However, she said, "I think it might be best" if Howe resigns, "but that's his decision."

  Howe's campaign manager, Eric V. Nelson, resigned shortly after Howe was arrested June 12. Nelson was scheduled as a prosecution witness, but he never took the stand in Howe's 4½-day trial.

  The Deseret News said, "It's still not too late for Rep. Howe to bow out of the race for re-election and for the Democratic Party to select a substitute."

  "If he doesn't, Utah could be in for a most distasteful election campaign, with the possibility of appeals dragging out the case through much of the campaign."

  SEN. Frank E. Moss and Rep. K. Gunn McKay, both Utah Democrats, said Friday — after Howe was convicted — that he should not seek re-election.

  Gov. Calvin L. Rampton also urged Howe to withdraw from the campaign, but said Howe's "presumption of innocence continues and, therefore, I am not recommending that he resign his present term."

  Rampton referred to the fact that a defendant in City Court, upon appeal, is presumed innocent just as if there had been no trial. The District Court trial must be conducted as if there had never been a previous trial. Therefore, court officials said, there is no record of the guilty verdict and the defendant is presumed innocent.

  Howe was sentenced to a $150 fine and 30 days in jail, with the sentence stayed pending appeal.