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Show o tti Oil-Pollut- A JP ' nji ujm rtpifMTiri'ini tfifjfr t$ 'y By JOSEPH A. ST. AMANT ? Sines oil leaks started in February, tourist spending In Santa Bar bara is running $150,000 a nionth below 1968 figures. Cryosurgery Is Useful But The speechwriters had worked up a great line for Neil Armstrong to speak as he stepped from the lunar module. He Isn't A Miracle C M.D. THOSTESON, SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (UPI) -This beach resort city is trying to maintain its image as the Riviera of the West but a big blob of oil has smeared the picture postcard. Since an offshore oil well blew out Jan. 28 and spewed a quarter million gallons of oil along tawny Oceanside playgrounds for about 30 miles, restless and resentful natives call this the year of the great oil spill. Oil Is a subject on almost everyones lips and on literally e eryones beach. The well, operated on federal lease by Union Oil Co., was capped and sealed 10 days after the blowout but the oil continues to seep through fissures in the ocean bottom and globs it ride the waves to despoil the sands and besmirch the white hulls of pleasure yachts. Oil, the black gold which has meant sudden wealth to many, dealt a heavy blow to the economy of this area. Tourists brought an estimated $53 million to this city each year. Since the spill, spending by tourists is running about $150,000 a month below 1968 figures. This would mean a loss of $1.8 million on the year in this category alone. The commercial fishing industry is staggering. Sports fishing has been curtailed from five boats daily to two boats operating only three days a week. The situation seems to be improving. Some concerned observers question whether the fish will ever return to tainted feeding grounds. Seals which abound on the charnel islands 35 to 55 miles off the mainland have been hurt by the oil. There is a great controversy raging as to the specific effect on the herds. At least 1,200 sea birds were poisoned and died by oil. beaches offended the esthetic senses of this city of 70,000 which nestles in a setting of great natural beauty against the foothills of the Santa Inez Mountains. The vast Pacific stretches its surface broken by from the shore oil the few islands and by the man-mad-e drilling platforms. The oil company provides cleanup Residents are helpless because authority lies with the federal gov- ernment, which has leases millions to oil granted worth com- panies. . . . crews at a moments notice to catch the vagrant blobs of oil which float up on the beaches periodically. The surface sands appear clean but underneath is a residue of muck. When the wind riffles the sand it very often with oil. turns up black Its like somebody swept the dirt under the rug, one observer raid. The resentment is mirrored in a highway billboard, reading, Stop Glop. Gty council members and the county board of supervisors speak angrily about oil. A ban forever on all offshore drilling has unanimous support, it seems. Aroused citizens work to marshal public opinion through an organization called for Get Oil Out. GOO But these people really have nothing to say about the oil, no authority. The authority lies with the federal government and Department of the Interior which granted leases worth millions to numerous oil companies. The city gets no revenue from these federal leases. A presidential panel, appointed by President Nixons science adviser, Dr. Lee Dubridge, recommended a solution to the leakage drill the wells dry and there will be no further spill. This could take as long as 20 years, the panel conceded. And most people in Santa Barbara dont like the idea of putting up with the spill for 20 more years. To a casual visitor the shoreline does not seem much different from before the spill A motorist gliding along the freeway There Is A Hill In View ' YOUR HfALTH By GEORGE iyMmnnynuyiipii3T Santa Barbara An Unhappy City ed '$ sCfjfrynMy. Dear Dr. Thosteson: There was an article in a magazine about a new type of surgery called cryosurgery. It is a method of surgery involving freezing with a cryoprobe. It has been used in hospitals around the world for Parkinsons disease, also on skin cancers, and for prostate. Why isnt it being used more widely? The doctors here dont even talk about it. E.A.B. Answer: Cryosurgery is a method of removing tissue by freezing it with an instrument which is chilled far below freezing temperatures by the use of liquid nitrogen. For some operations it has certain advantages; for others it does not. It was an ingenious idea; it had had a considerable amount of publicity, but it is, after all, only an adjunct to the surgeons techniques. A good deal of surgery (but by no means all) is aimed at removal of diseased tissue. This can be achieved by cutting it away, somtimes by use of sometimes by freezing, or cryosurgery. There is an adage, long familiar among doctors: Be not the first to adopt the new, nor yet the last to abandon spoke it very nicely, but it came out con trived. The memogenuinely rable line had come spontaneously a few minutes when A r mstrong was d e s c ribing the Wouldnt unmanned machines do as well? earlier moons terrain: There is a hill Mr. Kilpatrick in view, he said. To this spectator, at least, that simple sentence somehow summed up the whole of this magnificent adventure. The words gave meaning to the billions spent, the lives lost, the risks assumed. There is a hill in view. And it is mans nature to see what lies on the other side. Until the moment of Sundays touchdown, a great many responsible Americans had questioned the space program. The money could have been far better spent, it was said, in curing the ills of the cities. Why send a man to the moon? We cant even get him home from the airport. But If the program had to be undertaken at all, why assume the added cost and risk of sending astronauts? the old. It has proved to be a pretty good rule. Grabbing at every new method isnt the safest method so far as the patient is concerned. It takes time to learn how best to use new techniques, and the sure and final test is to see how results between two methods compare after they have been in use for some time. Cryosurgery requires special and complicated instruments, and it requires a lot of know-hoprecisely what temperatures to use, where to apply them. The area which is to be destroyed by freezing must be small enough so the body can readily dispose of the tissues which have been killed. The wise thing 0 do is wait and watch while the pioneers in this type of work evolve the most effective instruments, learn what pitfalls must be avoided, and find out which cases can be most effectively treated in this manner and which yield best to the conventional methods. I am by no means criticizing cryosurgery; I am merely saying that the experts themselves agree that they dont know all about it yet. In any event, it doesnt always produce miraculous new cures that cant be achieved by other methods. It is simply a new tool for the surgeon to use in such cases as offer an advantage. Dear Dr. Thosteson: My daughter has a past history of milk allergy causing eczema. When it flares up badly I take all milk away from her. I Pondered if she should have calcium during these times? Mrs. L.S. d Answer: A calcium supplement iij or tablet form would be in order. Powdered soy bean products (as soy bean milk) contain nearly as much calcium as milk and may be used in cases of milk allergy. Pasteurized goat milk can be considered. Remember that calcium is obtained from other foods: leafy 'egctables, nuts, meats, fruit, and vege- JAMES J. KILPATRICK The unforgettable hours of this past Sunday must have changed many minds. Never in mans history has so glorious an adventure been so widely shared. When Armstrongs foot touched the moon, earthbound human beings learned more of the meaning of exploration than all the textbooks might convey. Perhaps they learned much more. They may have learned something priceless of themselves as well. For this was catharsis, a purging of tiie soul. Vicariously, we traveled through the void, looked back on earth, sensed the universe, marveled at the dust of eons. It was an hour of exaltation, a time for measuring. How small are the quarrels of man! But how vast is the spirit that breathes within him! Doubtless it is possible to justify Apollo in the worst of all ways, as a benefit to military men. It is more assuring to justify the Apollo in terms of the natural sciences. But the greatest of all values is the humbling value. The chains that held men captive here on earth have now been snapped. The quest begins. And mere mortals, suddenly conscious of the Before arriving at CEDAR CITY the eighth annual Shakespeare Festival, I did my homework by reading several editions of Loves Labours Lost and listening to the London label recording. Again I found myself in substantial agreement with a footnote attributed to Dr. Samuel Johnson, which said, in part: In this play, which all the ediit tors have concurred to censor must be confessed that there are many passages mean, childish and vulgar. The whole play, in fact, seemed to me guaranteed to defeat the efforts of any mortal actors, and I couldnt understand why Fred Adams, founder of the Utah Shakespeare Festival and director of this year's production of Loves Labours had bothered to put it on Lost, except that he wants eventually, I assume, to stage all 37 plays. After seeing the actual performance (the second of seven this summer), however, I am inclined to modify my opinion somewhat. The play itself, one of Shakespeares earliest literary works and the first of his plays to be published, is certainly something of a nuisance. It is profuse in hopelessly tangled love affairs, letters that inevitably get into the wrong hands, and at times it is almost completely inundated in a great feast of language "... ... CRITIC AT LARGE that proves their savor. tasteless because the jokes have long since lost But the production given it by Professor Adams makes it quite endurable and frequently provides scenes of gaiety and charm. Mr. Adams wonderful penchant for not only wringing cut of this sows ear every drop of fun and hilarity but also adding some of his own stage misr. chief makes the museum piece a crowd-please- Along with the fantastically beautiful costumes that make Loves Labours Lost one of the most visually attractive productions I have ever seen on the huge Elizabethan - style stage beneath the cool, majestic trees on the campus of the Southern Utah State College, Mr. Adams should be on his knees constantly giving Bruce thanks for another blessing and Don Boyer, a combination bean-pol- e Quixote. As the boorish schoolMr. Boyer disteacher, Holofemes, plays his learning by larding his talk with proverbs and phrases in foreign tongues, particularly Latin. Creating Holoferenes as a bookish fool who has lost all contact with reality, his portrayal transforms the pedant into a pompous, conceited, ignorant village schoolmaster long-winde- The city attorney has filed a petition for a permanent injunction against any offshore oil drilling as a violation of the Ninth Amendment of the U.S. constitution guaranteeing civil rights specifically, the fundamental right of the people to retain and enjoy the areas esthetic beauty and natural resources reasonably free of pollution. To Bahamas half-mil- and comes to the winners tape 15 lengths ahead of the field. As a fantastical Spaniard, Bert Nemitz is also admirable, as are the clowns, Costard and Moth, by Timothy McGuinness and Jonathan Morgan. In more solemn roles, the others occasionally seem a trifle ill at ease with the Shakespearean rhythms, but they are satisfactory enough, and for the most part they look very handsome and beautiful in Cherry Jo Strawns elegant French court finery. One werd of caution: Be sure to read the text lines of the Princess of France because unfortunately, until pretty Miss Kent Wilson learns how to project across the footlights, youll never hear or know what her side of the dialogue is. For an hour before the three plays, which are being given in nightly rotation, there are the usual May pole dancing, dancing on the green, and recorder ensembles. This year there has been added an authentic Punch and Judy Show (with the play before two performances begins), and an informal keyboard virginal recital At curtain time the virginal is carried to the side of the stage and furnishes some tasteful music used in the transitions of Loves Labours Lost. Rotating with Loves Labours Lost are Othello" and "A Midsummer Nights Dream. by Brickman pened. Just before last Fourth of July, James Teague, son of Chairman Teague of the Veterans Committee, arrived with girl friend at Chubb Cay in the Bahamas where they stayed at the Colony Club. They arrived on a plane chartered from Florida Airmotive. The pilot, John Wagner, later flew Blackhawks chief counsel, Don Dorenzo, and his wife to the Bahamas. Dorenzo is handling 57 company appeals against the VA and he was able to give the Congressmans son a few ideas about Blackhawks troubles with the Veterans Administration. Part of the luxurious entertainment provided for the lucky son of the powerful Veterans Committee chairman was a cruise aboard the yacht, the Black Hawk, owned by Andrew Machata, president of Blackhawk Construction; also a fishing trip with Jim Scarborough, a fishing guide from Marineland, Dei Ray Beach, flown in to help young Teague and girl friend find the best fishing spots. All was paid by Blackhawk. The couple also visited Freeport where they registered at the Lucayan Hotel, as part of the vacation at Blackhawks expense. Chairman Teague made an official inquiry at the Veterans Administration about Blackhawks troubles with the VA. He did not imply any criticism of the VA, but even a routine inquiry from the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee is enough to make the VA review its decisions. Here are the Veterans Administration contracts which Blackhawk would like to have reviewed: 1. Two contracts to install air conditioning units in veterans hospitals in Pittsburgh and Manhattan. When Blackhawk defaulted, the VA took over the contracts and completed the work itself. 2. A 1,250-behospital in Hines, 111., in the outskirts of Chicago. The VA was dissatisfied with the work and held up payments. 3. A veterans hospital at Tampa, Fla., for which Blackhawk bid $283,000 lower than its nearest competitor. But because of unsatisfactory work on other projects, VA contracting officer Jack Robinson ruled that Blackhawk was not a responsible bidder and awarded the contract to the J. A. Jones Company of Charlotte, N.C. NEWS A15 Frida', July 25, 1969 s OUR MAN JONES Sorry, Pal, Belter Go Next Door V By HARRY JONES It could be summer madness: t Don Harkcr, from out in Holladay, was in the doctor's office waiting room the other day. He got tangled up with a small foot stool, tripped, broke his wrist. The doctor was too busy, so Mr. Hark-e- r was sent down the hall to a specialist! Salt Lake City contributed to the space age . . . hired 10 new metermaids! Remember the old joke about the goat? The fellow said he kept a goat in tiie house. When questioned about the smell, he said, the goat will have to get used to it. Well, theres a similar bit up on the Avenues, but with a little different twist. A group of hippies have rented a house and keep a goat and a lamb inside with them. But neighbors report that the sheep and goat keep trying to get away ! The Procrastinators Club didnt gt their float in the parade last Thursday . . . didnt get it finished. It was one they started for the parade back in 1967. The float committee of the club will discuss the delay at the next meeting . . if they r hold one. Do you know what they do to celebrate birthdays in the Larry Eyre family? Larry's wife, Fatricia, was 30 years old the other day. She celebrated at St. Marks hospital giving birth to a baby daughter. It was juit a year ago that Larrys sister, Kathy Matley, gave birth to a baby daughter on her birthday. Sooner or later, they are going to have to start giving ordinary presents like you and I do! Vi i. . ! - i' Brigham Gty decided against parking meters a little over a year ago. The meters started to gather dust, and the city council decided to sell them. And wouldnt you know it . . . Salt Lake City was the high bidder! r , $ J Did you hear one of our own local television newscasters explain the other day that the astronauts were going to scoop up samples of earth on the moon? Wilf Clark is a visitor to our fair city from Chicago. And among the highlights of the first day in town was losing his wallet with over $300 cash and enough credit cards to buy half of the valley. Well, being from the Windy City, Wilf figured he was out a wallet of good quality, $300 cash, and what the finder could put on a credit card before he could notify the various companies. But it had that Salt Lake ending. Bob Dunfield, an interior decorator, found the wallet and returned it to the surprised Mr. Clark. The interior of the wallet was still decorated with cash and the cards. Dave Gayton just returned from Hawaii . . . two week vacation. He was loaded down with all kinds of goodies to eat. Dave does like to eat. He must have been spotted for a tourist . . . Hawaiian shirt and straw hat . . . all that jazz. Because the stuff cost more in the Islands than he could have bought them right here in the valley. '6 ,r Wit's End Remember back when a ldd could hide behind his mothers skirts . . . that was before the mini craze! ) A O' - niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiii C BIG TALK . V A w0 Vs A d 7-- UHwMwufam BMt Bvudlrmo. 4 OiirmT payers. A Plush Trip the small society oret i how ominous like the poisonous blood of some mo'ue monster. Theres an odor, too, along the waterfront. Its the odor of oil, subtly assailing the nostrils. But it never pervades the inland sections of the city, according to the residents. On the beach, the sand is sooty and leaves a residue on shoes and feet. Those who venture into the water may have their bathing suits soiled by oil. To protect the city against damage suits the beach is posted: Warning. This beach may be subject to occasional oil pollution. Use at your own risk. The Chamber of Commerce is trying to be honest about the situation. Manager Stanley C. Lowry points out there are the neaiby other tourist attractions mountains, tennis, golf, horseback riding, the historic mission Santa Barbara, great fields of wild flowers. You can still picnic on the beach, he says. And some people just want to walk along a cliff and look at the ocean. All Kinds of law suits, asking millions of dollars in damages from involved oil companies, iiave been filed by the city, by the county and by individual tax- How To Rate tables. mmm On first look, the public beach at Santa Barbara along Cabrillo Boulevard seems the same. But there is a difference. There is no collar of white foam on the surf here. The surf is a dull, dirty brown as it creeps over the sands, some- pettiness about them, look to Infinity and sense the greatness beyond. A natural pessimism suggests that the mood will not last. Repentant sinners seldom stay repentant long. Once the moon-glofades, men are likely to be filled with hubris as they were before; mean, vain, selfish, bitter. But it would be a wonderful thing, while the clarity of viBy DREW PEARSON sion survives, to examine our earthly tere and JACK ANDERSON rain and to see the hills in view, a to a mile away. WASHINGTON If you are the son We might then begin to explore the of the chairman of a powerful committee large quarrels and small bickerings, the of Congress and you play it right, a lot of hostilities and differences prejudices, wonderful things can happen to you. You that divide us. Just possibly we might can get a free trip to the Eahamas for discover that the brotherhood of man yourself and girl friend, along with a is something more than a hollow phrase. special fishing guide flown in from FloriViewed from the moon, the feuds of East da and a side trip to Freeport, the ornate and V(est, of black and white, are seen in gambling of the Bahamas, plus capital a better perspective. We are Gods chil- an excursion on an yacht dren; and a sorry lot. At any r.te, thats what happened to It will be many years, one supposes, James Teague, son of Rep. Olin E. before such a moment comes again. But Teague, Texas Democrat, who is chairthe day will come it may be centuries man of the House Veterans Committee. hence when man ascends a hill and The company which paid for Jim s finds beyond. Meanwhile, the Teagues trip, with girl friend, was the next must search be maintained. If the Blackhawk Construction Company. Coinstep is a manned orbiting laboratory, let us put timidity behind and take that step. cidentally, Blackhawk is having a series The footprints left by Armstrong and of arguments with the Veterans AdminisAldrin on the moon provide a path that tration over faulty contracts, and its pocannot be abandoned. It will lead us, if litical pressure was so vigorous through Sen. Everett Dirksen of Illinois that Vetwe choose to follow, outward to the univerans Administrator William Driver, one to and the inward human heart. erse, of the best in VA history, had his resignation accepted. Here is the inside story of what hap- liq-ui- Yu can lo weight If you really want tol Dr. inosteson'i booklet, "Lost Secret! ot Reduclno," " vou how naturally and with no gimmick! level beat, wiled to your Individual need!. L copy, write to Dr. Thosteion, care ot the Newt. P.o. Box 1SS7, Salt Lake City, Utah r:1!0 enclosing J5 cent! In coin and tong, itamped envelope. Caipinteria. MERRY-GO-ROUN- D Shakespeare's World Of Witty Words By HAROLD LUNDSTROM Deseret News Music Editor which skirts the beaches up trom Los Angeles is thrilled by the majesty of the sand cliffs and their eucalyptus tiees, the broad sweep of the ocean. The waves have a beautiful collar of white foam which pushes up on the beach . . . through places called Summerland and DESERET Inc. 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