| Show 0gben tan&arfr-iExamtn- er ectinn h 5 y fly ire r mi ' j ’ s " t Utf® ®mi§y JPIN ? i (&Sif $ 455 J t Z'7-- Seoy DEFENSE DEPOT OGDEN — “Gunn McKay has the clout to do it if he’ll get tough on this one’ That comment by Elmer Ward summed up reaction of local leaders to the Wednesday statement by an environmenold installation tal consultant that the future of this may lie in the political arena Co ’ raft - ? i 1 37-ye- ar ' ! v--: r m ' $ 3-- Also agreeing with William P Gardiner of McLean Va that politics “is a very real but difficult to assess” factor in the depot’s fate are Mayor A Stephen Dirks and jl : Steve Lawson executive vice president of the Ogden Area Chamber of Commerce Mr Gardiner also said the timetable for the Defense Logistic Agency study into the future of the depot indicates a decision is at least a year away with any closure two to JF ' yS "S’fVl V ) i SCHOOLS TO CLOSE FOR DEER HUNTING vironmental impact statement CkdUi IT WAS MOSTLY empty seats at Wednesday night debate between Ogden’s mayoralty contenders Here David Haun is prepared who set up the meeting chats with Jerae London one of a handful who showed up In background is Luther G Wyatt visit to the Defense Depot Ogden Wednesday and left for Pennsylvania to inspect another depot involved in the proposed realignment of DLA facilities In agreeing with Mr Gardiner’s assessment of the “political factor” involved in the depot future the three Ogden leaders also expressed optimism the House Appropriations subcommittee chairmanship held by Rep Gunn McKay will give the Utahn sufficient influence to keep the Defense Depot Ogden “here where it belongs” Rep McKay is chairman of the Military Construction Subcommittee in the powerful House Appropriations Committee “And that’s where the power is when it comes to making political By CLIFF THOMPSON Standard-Examine- j Staff How many Ogden residents real- ly care who their mayor is? That question came out loud and clear Wednesday night when May- or A Stephen Dirks and challenger Lloyd Murdock met in their first i i I f '1 j f J ' p ! f i ! J :j y 4 ! j i j i f‘ j: I: D-Ut- debate before a virtu-- i ally empty house Only nine people showed up to hear the two discuss their propos- als for the future of Ogden — and that included the wife of one candi-- f date the girlfriend of the other and a news reporter The outpouring of public apathy prompted strong agreement bet-- i ween the two candidates on what they called one “real serious” political issue This is a need for people to be-- j come interested and active in the municipal election process At the 7:30 pm starting time there were four people on hand — Mr Murdock Mrs Murdock David Haun chairman of the meet-- I ing and a news reporter Mr Haun set up the debate in what he hopes would be an initial effort to revive the Weber County Young Democrat organization “I can’t believe it” Mr Haun said of the lack of public turnout Mr Murdock expressed disap-j- j turnout and pointment with the we ought to just suggested ‘maybe hold a press conference and let it face-to-fac- i f r e go at perative” Mayor Dirksonealso spokeof out member the strongly when meager audience asked Mr Mur-§-: dock to justify his entry into the mayorality contest “The only justification a person needs to become a candidate for public office is a desire to serve” Mayor Dirks stated “And we need more people with that desire and interest” The two mayorality contenders then proceeded to disagree on a number of issues with Mr Murdock questioning some actions of the City Council and Mayor Dirks stating he “feels very comfortable on my running for re-electi- on By a Bis-se- ! coholic treatment programs By double addiction Dr Bissell said she means that women are also quite likely to be addicted to tranquilizers as well as to alcohol This occurs she said because vote the Ogden City Planning Commission Wednesday reco mnended property at 1700 Canyon Road be rezoned for a apartment complex The project had been before the commission and City Council previously for approval The council said the number of units per acre should be reduced Developer John P Reeve submitted a plan for 17 units per acre instead of 19 Gilbert Fredericks led the opposition among residents in the area saying the revised plan “belittles 3-- 2 136-un- MAYOR A STEPHEN DIRKS listens care fully as challenger Lloyd Murdock makes a Mr Murdock said the city had no provisions to assure former tenants of the Ogden City Mall site can return to the facility when it is completed “And many couldn’t afford it anyhow because of the high rent” Mr Murdock said Mr Murdock said this means Ernest W Hahn Inc “will be obliged to import businesses into the city” and that these “foreign” firms then “will export the money we spend in the mall” Mayor Dirks disagreed contending all tenants of the site have an opportunity to go into the mall which he said will “keep more of our dollars at home and create a lot of needed new jobs “Much of the mall site previously belonged to absentee owners whose Fm The female alcoholic is more likely to be doubly addicted thanll the male alcoholic Dr LeClair of Newport RI told an afternoon session of the first annual Institute on Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency Wednesday The institute was sponsored by St Benedict’s hospital in conjunction with the McKay-De- e Hospital and Weber State College Featured as speakers were physicians from throughout the US who are themselves involved in al- ah Public school students in North- ern Utah will get a small Fall Recess this weekend co inciding with the opening of the deer hunt Children in the Ogden Morgan and Box Elder districts will be released early on Friday and also get Monday off Ogden and Morgan students get out at noon Friday and the Box Elder district will dismiss classes shortly after lunch Students in the Weber School District do not have school Friday but will be back to the books on Monday The Davis School District is releasing all classes at 1 pm on Friday but will hold classes on Monday Pianners OIK Neighbors Oppose Apartment Units the woman alcoholic has likely been to a doctor who has prescribed tranquilizers to help with the same problems that she is try- ing to solve with excessive drinking “Men are less likely to seek help and are rarely prescribed tranquilizers for what are usually diagnosed as environmental rather than emotional problems” she said She said the biggest difference between male and female alcoholics is that women are “more likely to pass society’s judgments on themselves” The female alcoholic knows that society views her with less sympathy than the male alcoholic and r point during Wednesday night debate Stan- dard-Examin- er it ject The matter goes for final deci- sion to the City Council on Nov 1 In other matters the commission recommended denial of a petition to rezone from residential R-- 3 to R-- 5 property at 2871 and 2873 Adams where Bernard Preece wants to maintain a real estate office Assistant planning director Robert W Eldard said there was not sufficient parking place at the site Mr Preece disagreed saying his plans call for adequate parking the intelligence of the THEY ALL RAN commission” He said the area already has too FOR COVER BUT many apartment units and the increase in families has overcrowded PIPEBOMB A DUD schools that” Mayor Dirks subsequently said the apparent public apathy stems from an adverse public image of politics stemming in large part from “Watergate” But both he and Mr Murdock said it is such times when public : participation in politics and gov-imeminent “become extremely Mr Lawson agreed stating “when it comes to political realities the question is ‘does “I think it is going to take at least a year to make a decision” Mr Gardiner said as he completed his further-bey-o- nd Initially a decision had been expected next March but Mr Gardiner said the initial draft of his en- U' dele- gation to Washington some weeks ago to present Ogden’s case for keeping the depot open to two congressional committees isn’t due until the end of this year This will be reviewed by Army and Defense Department officials and presented at a public hearing before the final impact statement three that '&' - trator at the depot who led a McKay have the clout’?” to save the depot Both Mr Lawson and Mayor Dirks agreed the Utah Democrat does Mayor Dirks said the “political aspect is important in this case and Rep McKay being where he is gives us a plus we’ve never had before” Mr Lawson said Rep McKay “will have a lot to say about this and could be the most influential member of Congress in this case” years-possibl- y “ decisions” said Mr Ward a former top ranking civilian adminis- photos by Cliff Thompson Roger Wheelwright ridiculed the plans that the developer had deneglect of the property contributed shown “tremendous economic and scribed as “first class” with a reto the deteriorated condition of our cultural growth” during his creation center downtown commercial district” administration “All he’s got is a tennis court “I’m not claiming that I accom- between two buildings” Mr Mayor Dirks said Mr Murdock said that other than plished this alone” Mayor Dirks Wheelwright said the one criticism he “strongly sup- said “There has been solid support “We bought homes for our curthe mall and from the council Ogden’s members the families and we paid ports” rent industrial expansion program business community and the gener- price for homes and this premium detracts However he said he is opposed to al public of the neighborfrom the quality “But whereever you look from hood” Mr Wheelwright said any tax increases asserting “the Commissioner Louis Howard people just can’t afford to pay any the new commercial district at more taxes” Five Points to the shopping center said the petition to rezone from Mr Murdock said he “fully supat 40th and Harrison you can see residential R-- 2 to R-- 3 is in accordavOgden growing and prospering” ance with the master plan for the ports an educational program ailable to everyone” but that edu- Mayor Dirks said area but that later the commission He also pointed to plans for the can limit the number of units per cation administrators “shouldn’t n be given a blank check” dollar expansion of acre Mr Murdock called for “rigid the Newgate Shopping Center at Mr Howard Commissioner Robert Sanders and Virginia Anplanning and building rules” and 36th and Wall said he is an “adamant opponent” “And all of that is being accom- drews voted for the petition City of plea bargaining plished with private enterprise” Manager Larry D Hunter and has Dirks said the mayor said Ogden City Katie Dye voted against the pro Mayor six-ye- ar multi-millio- NORTH OGDEN — A homemade pipebomb turned up Wednesday after being down for some time in the bottom of a small reservoir on a mountain above 1700 North Marv Lambright and Joseph VanNatter two workmen from the Pine View Water Company discovered the explosive device after they drained the reservoir for cleaning The capped plastic pipe had a fuse coming out of one end In rushed the Weber County Sheriff’s Department and the bomb disposal squad from Fort Douglass The bomb was removed from the pond another explosive charge was attatched Everyone ran for cover The new charge was detonated The pipebomb was a dud filled with water-soake-d gunpowder 6-in- ch Double Addicted Loco! Semimr Speaker Says she is likely to agree “there is nothing worse than a drunken woman” the doctor said And Dr Bissell said the woman drinker can’t rationalize as well as her male counterpart the promiscuity that sometimes results because of her vulnerability She must also bear the potential guilt of damage to her unborn child the doctor said She said the rising number of women alcoholics may mean that more women are seeking help instead of that women are drinking in greater numbers “They are catching up with rather than surpassing men” she said Claiming there is “definitely a genetic tendency toward alcoholism Dr Bissell also said one or more of three other conditions are usually present in the development of an alcoholic First the alcoholic must have the kind of body that can tolerate alcohol well enough to experience its more pleasurable effects Secondly she said the person must have the kind of emotional makeup that finds drinking rewarding And last she said there must be someone to expose the person to the opportunity to drink or an to drinking that can am-bivilen- ce cause problems Claiming alcoholism is “definitely an illness for which the alcoholic is not responsible” she said once the first time they had potatoes the the illness is diagnosed the alcoho-i- c alcoholic usually can remember is responsible for getting treat- the first time he touched alcohol ment She said though there is less drinking among groups that either do not drink at all or who use alcohol with the casualness of food those who leave these groups and began drinking in the process of integrating writh the larger society have a greater chance of becoming alcoholic “This she said is because of the ambivilence and because the group has developed no way of dealing with alcohol except by leaving it “It was an event” she said She said treatment may be more difficult to arrange for a woman alcoholic “If a man is told to attend 90 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings there is the assumption that someone else will take care of the children and that he will be able to get the car” she said And she pointed out that men divorce their alcoholic wives more often than wives divorce alcoholic husbands primarily because of the alone” economic aspect She said though many persons “Alcoholism is costly and the cannot remember their first drink divorcing husband need not worry any more than they can remember about financial support” 4 |
