| Show Iiwan Utah Wednesday March Potlatch- deaths mourned Utah-ldah- o news roundup $ 1 million suit filed over swine flu shot BOISE (UPI) — A Bingham County man seeks $1 million in damages from the federal government in US District Court for Idaho claiming he is partly paralysed as the result of a swine flu vaccination Ray Mickelsen says he was completely paralysed jfor a'short time then permanently paralysed in -portions of his body after receiving the swine in fluensa vaccination injection Oct 26 1676 Lawsuits concerning the swine flu vaccinations are not heard initially in each district of federal court They are usually transferred however to a central court where lawsuits with similar allegations can be hear initially and then sent back to Itheir Jurisdiction of origin for final proceedings Micklesen claims the government was neligent and violated the public trust by inadequately testing the vaccination distributed nationwide to combat what ' was expected to be a major outbreak of the influenza strain Mickelsen says Blackfoot Idaho public health : officials administered the vaccinations and within two weeks he became sore stiff and had tingling sensations in his shoulders arms legs and feet He says he now suffers from Guillian Barre Syndrome and claims the illness is a direct result of the vaccination Mickelsen ’s claim for damages with the US Public Health Service was denied in Sept 1979 but he had until We&iesday to seek damages in a civil lawsuit in federal court His suit specifically charges the government with knowing about the potential side effects of the vacination but “negligently failing to make any clinical tests with respect thereto (to the side effects) or to prepare adequate biostatistical input prior to the design of the clinical tests" Utah County solons sued - SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) Utah Legal Si has filed a dass action suit against the Utah Coiaity Commission because it refuses to federally funded food program for infants and children Utahns Against Hunger aided in the suit which was filed in federal court Tuesday The suit alleges that the Utah County Commission has violated the rights of three women and their sored program is designed to provide food for mothers in need at important times during the prenatal months and after the child is bom when it is in critical stages of development The Utah County Commission has rejected the program in because they fed it is not needed Utah Legal Services attorney Gary Ferrero says the “insensitivity" of the commission to the needs of women forced the suit It asks that the county commission be required to accept the federal low-inco- program Budget cuts to hurt county in - Federal budget cuts SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) may cost Salt Lake Cbiaity between $34 million and d according to county grant t $8 million in grantfrin-aiadministrator Gregg Goodwin Goodwin told the County Commission Tuesday that I the exact total of cuts will depend upon Congress But he warned programs ranging from the sheriff’s office to capital improvements and water quality i uro iects may be trimmed ? The cuts will probably begin with the coming fiscal 5 year which begins Qct 1 The county will begin to : feel the effect of the budget tightening by next Jan 1 Goodwin said ’ “That gives us the lead time we need" Cbm-- £ missioner William Hutchinson said “We’ll have time : to wind down and be ready" -- - indude acquisition Education and Training Act (CETA) funds the County Attorney’s major fraud investigative unit the Sheriff’s Department computerized crime analysis program and Third J District Court programs Goodwin explained that the county may be required to continue some programs under a “maintenance of : effort” clause present in federal fending contracts “Those clauses are null and void” Goodwin said if ''Congress cuts program fending “in midstream" ! programs Comprehensive Owner charged with arson £ : SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- Salt Lake County Fire 'Department Battallion Chief Dale Magana has ‘charged an apartment owner with arson in connection with a Dec 19 1979 fire that destroyed the ynan’s HoUaday duplex The complaint signed before Fifth Circuit Court Par-‘so- ns Judge Larry Keller Tuesday charges Bliss J 37 of Salt Lake City with aggravated arson and insurance fraud Both charges are second-degre- e felonies The vacant building was insured -- Tor $75000 The chief alleges Parsons drilled holes in the ppiling above the area where the fire was started to hasten its spread The fire was apparently started ith a flammable material The complaint states that Parsons also claimed 66000 in loss of Income resulting from foe fire $4000 fcorth of contents destroyed and $3750 in damaged or destroyed landscaping - State representatives Tuesday BOISE (UPI) ambushed a Senate bill partially deregulating Idaho’s trucking industry and bannished it to and probable doom in the House Transportation Defense Committee Oil UlC IMJUr UJ waasa uvwm f — V7 iwp session coming to a dose this almost certainly kills the bill ? Colder said the measure would drastically reduce Ifhe costs experienced by farmers shippers and consumers But the vocal opponents of the bill said it was state discriminatory since it would exempt from of common carriers intrastate the only regulation sand and and livestock graveL agricultural products denounced the Larry Harris £Rep business” measure as Rep Mack Neibaur RrPaul said there was “no Jproor to Golder's claim that the absence of Idaho Utilities Commission regulation on the In“anti-sma- ll public dustry would reduce costs i RH council revises new water rate hike RIVER HEIGHTS -TRiver Heights Ctty Council Tuesday revised its March 11 motion to increase city water rates effective May 1 The revision was necessary due to an error the council made during that he meeting according to Ervin City Recorder ' QrosMe At present River Heights a residents pay $225 per month for water plus 15 cents per 1000 gallons for any amount used over 10000 gallons During the March 11 synopsis of the goals of his organization Crosbie said that Norton would be available again if the community showed an interest in the group he represents The council will hold its next meeting April 8 at 7:30 pm in the River Heights school 5th East 420 South SALE nature though" The blaze broke out in the steel building where “reject tissue was stored The tissue was to be used in case of a shortage of materials at the company's pulp the men notified the company’s professionally trained fire department Barclay said abuut 20 company firefighters and crews from other building cities battled the blaze and up to 30 other employees assisted at the height of the efforts Barclay said the smoke apparently triggered an automatic sprinkling system which began to spray water soaking the bales that filled the warehouse from floor to ceiling The bales weighing from 350 to 750 pounds depending on the degree of moisture filled the by 7Woot warehouse he said Barclay said it would be “unfair to the families and premature" to speculate on the cause of the men's deaths He said autopsies have been ordered by the Nez Perce County coroner “We just don't know what happened” he said “We’ve got people who walked out of the building alive when people standing right next to them died” Killed were Robert R Baumann Mark Evans and James Charlo all Potlatch firemen and Rim Follick and Scott Taylor of the Potlatch consumer products division Charlo was the last man found — six and one-ha- lf hours after the fire was reported Seven more men were injured in the fire but most of the injuries were minor ranging from smoke inhalation to broken bones said Potlatch spokesman Todd Maddock The men were taken to St Joseph's Hospital for treatment and all but two were released Those still in the hospital are listed in satisfactory condition Barclay said that firefighters from neighboring communities were planning to attend the funerals of the Potlatch employees He said memorial services had not been scheduled pending the completion of the autopsies The incident was the first fatal accident since 1963 at the northern Idaho plant Barclay said he had no indications that normal safety precautions had been violated fire-fighti- 46-fo-ot assumed the present rate for overage to be 20 cents instead of the actual figure of 15 As a result during that meeting the overage rate was raised to 25 cents effective May PICKUP COVERS two-piec- e SCOTTIE with scabbard regularly 2850 1395 CAR and COVERS pockets patented stretch fabric backs polyester regularly 4450 BUCKET SEAT COVERS and low back high patented polyester stretch fabric backs regularly " 39-9- 5 3945 11 attractive colors thursday march 7 til Saturday april 5 alcoB manufacturing inc company 124 south 600 west logan Utah 84321 EQJHsOgjetf SG®I7® ®®Kff)©SGGgS According to e the council Tuesday cancelled its earlier motion and revised the new water overage rate to 20 cents The original base rate change made March 11 increasing rates from $225 to $275 remained unchanged In other business the Thursday 10 am Door crashers-llmlte- tf Fingertips perf 225 fringed If sheared velour solids: Cannon Fieldcrest council discussed weed spraying the census a school bond meeting and heard a report from John Norton of Utahns for f no phono or mall Bath Towels if perf to $8 prints Jacquards solids of all kinds 4customer 111 i Ji lower Taxes Qrosbie told the Herald Journal that the city of River Heights will not be involved with spraying weeds this year Instead those persons who feel that they do have a weed problem may contact the county weed department That department will offer contracts to individual citizens for weed swaying Crosbie also stated that John Norton of the Utahns for Lower Taxes spoke to the council giving members a brief Wellsville to honor former councilmen Former Wellsville City councilmen will be honored during the Wellsville City Council meeting Thursday at 7:30 pjn in the city offices 92 East 1st South Former city counB Gene cilmen Maughan Arlyn and Lee Bailey will be presented awards at 7:45 pjn Also the during Brenchley meeting will Conrad Bailey discuss street and irrigation ditch problems ana city departments will make reports ) ( -- Grain prices Tuesday: No 1 hard winter wheat 540 cwt No 2 yellow corn 440-4- 5 cwt No 2 cwt barley 410415 OGDEN Utah (UPI) —Grain prices Tuesday: Under 11 percent protein wheat 375 bu up 02 No 11 protein 376 bu No 12 protein 310 bu up 42 Ths Big Ones vjith The Famous labels 3 149 99 if perf to $10 Jumbo bath perf to $6 Jumbo hand iff perf to 250 Jumbo wash Iff up your linen closet with Cannon Martex Fieldcrest Burlington and Lady Peppered softies Fill find unsheared lush conventional terries and the velvet of velours in Jacquards prints solids Many matched sets as wed as solos No phone or mail lay away 60 days 20 down You II Bonus value Bath sheets If perf 1999 fluffy cotton terry thick then some in and luxurious as can be-and super generous size 36x70" you can ready wrap up in Several dobby bordered colors up 02 No 13 protein 392 bu up 12 No 1 soft white wheat 3J8 bu up 14 No 2 barley 520 cwt up 06 Arrivals:- - 2 cars both wheat iffcj m BUCKET SEAT COVERS WITH FULL Odd 1 - seat cover that occurred after the fire broke out are of a freak processing plant Barclay said Two employees working near the warehouse felt heat radiating from the structure and went inside to investigate When they discovered smoke inside the i960 The Herald JoumSl the council meeting DENVER (UPI) Trucking bill ‘ambushed9 1 LEWISTON Idaho (UPI) Residents of the northern Idaho communities surrounding Lewiston are quietly mourning the deaths of five Potlatch Corn employees who died earlier this week when fire erupted at the company’s tissue plant “this is a small town and an accident like this is Just devastating" said John Barclay Potlatch communications director “Just about everybody around here knew at least me of these five men and the community is taking this awfully hard” Potlatch officials also called in inspectors from the Safety and Health ana Administration to sift through ashes in an attempt to i the cause of the fire and deaths Barclay said the company was seeking help “from any competent authority to help us make sure this never happens again” Federal rules require that any time five or more employees are killed in a company disaster that inspectors must be brought in to study the scene Three employees in the company consumer products division died when bales of tissue soaked with water from an automatic sprinkling device collapsed on top of them Barclay said The men' assisting in fighting a fire that had erupted at the tissue mill at about 3:30 pm Monday-“Fir- e is not an uncommon thing in a tissue mill" Barclay said “The follow-u- p accidents these deaths 26 Q EvS I 3 |
