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Show Page A2 Thursday, January 22, 1987 Park Record raw Kepoirit Expect clear and cold temperatures for at least the next couple of days around the Wasatch Front. Dress warm and hit the slopes, conditions condi-tions are good ! Below are ski conditions for area resorts as of Wednesday, Jan. 21. The number of lifts and runs opened may change as weather conditions change. Call resorts for updated reports. 0 DEERVALLEY Deer Valley is reporting a 38-inch base at the top of Bald Mt. Six lifts. All slopes are open except the Mayflower bowl. Skiing is on packed powder surfaces. Call 649-2000 (recording) or 649-1000 for a Deer Valley update. Park City Ski Area has all chairs open as well as the gondola. Approximately Approx-imately 90 percent of the mountain is open, with approximately a 55" base on the upper portions of the mountain. Expect packed powder conditions. con-ditions. For more information call 649-8111. r SKI A H E A ParkWest has a base of 40" at 7,800 feet. All lifts and runs are opened with the exception of the Southside Chutes. Skiing is on powder and packed powder surfaces. Call 649-5400 for more information. X T O I I N G Cross-country skiing The Park City Golf Course and Jeremy Ranch tracks are presently open under excellent conditions. For more information on local crosscountry cross-country skiing call White Pine Touring at 649-8701. The Way We Were iffy: ,v ' It. ' . 7F i . " Z I iCM o a I si I I I ' I v. si Getting rid of the snowbanks the old fashioned way When the snowbanks got too deep on Main Street, this mechanical marvel was used to clear them away. This photograph was taken in front of the Memorial Building, apparently in the 1940s. Several of the buildings shown in the top left corner of the photo, including the old Oak Saloon and the Rexall Drug Store, were destroyed by fire in 1973. Photo courtesy of the Park City Museum. Reprints available. EPA to test again EPA from A1 vironmental health director, also indicated in-dicated the state did not have the kind of equipment it needed at the time tests were conauciea to aeier-mine aeier-mine whether , the air pathway presented a risk!' " ' "Air-blown dust could be a problem," pro-blem," Duprey admitted this week. The new data collection effort could be a problem, too for Prospector Pro-spector homeowners. Duprey said he is "fairly certain" any new data would be used to determine, once again, if Prospector should be proposed pro-posed for the national priorities list of Superfund. However,' he and Kaufman both stressed the primary purpose of the new data would be to determine whether a health hazard exists. If testing shows the area to be an immediate im-mediate danger to residents, Duprey said EPA Superfund money could be spent to remove the danger without the site ever going on a list. One such site in Mill Creek. Mont., was evacuated By Duprey. But he said, tests had "found arsenic levels in urine elevated in the area and not attributable to any other cause" but the nearby heavy metal smelter. Homes were poorly constructed, and the area was a wind-blown desert. The arsenic could not be isolated without relocating the residents, he added. A parallel situation is not expected ex-pected at Prospector, but Duprey does think cadmium and arsenic "should be looked at." When asked why the position of region eight has changed to urge additional ad-ditional studies be done now, Duprey answered, "The focus was on two different things. Ours was on groundwater, surface water and air emissions in the community. Until recently," he said, "I hadn't had the question raised on in-resident health issues." Duprey noted people .in Park City had not seemed worried about their health, and had in fact opposed EPA's effort to take additional addi-tional samples. "Now, the best thing to do is not to criticize past action, but to get on with it," he said. Duprey will get on with it by meeting with officials of the Utah Health Department Jan. 23 in Salt Lake City, where a more detailed work plan will be formulated. From here, he hopes to coordinate with Park City and the TSDR to "get agreement" on how to proceed. By the end of February, coordination should be complete and if necessary, corrective action started, said Duprey. Park City has connections to Australia and America's Cup It's not easy to find a connection between the landlocked skiing town of Park City, Utah, and Fremantle, Australia, located on the edge of the Indian Ocean. But, thanks to the America's Cup 12-meter boat race, there is a small connection. The winner of the challenger's series was the Stars & Stripes boat skippered by Dennis Conner. The boat is out of the San Diego Yacht Club and the syndicate that is behind the boat is called Sail America. The president of the Sail America syndicate syn-dicate Malin Burnham, an owner and part-time Deer Valley resident. Burnham has been involved with getting America's Cup back since Conner, who was then racing out of the New York Yacht Club, lost the cup that America had held for 132 years. In an article written by Bill Center, staff writer for the San Diego Union, Burnham is quoted as saying: "The longest and most grueling phone call of my life was made in March of 1986... We had this conference con-ference call. I was in Utah, Dennis was in San Diego.. .It was absolutely gut-wrenching." Burnham went on to explain that he and Conner and the others in charge of the Sail America campaign cam-paign were trying to decide whether or not to build a new boat. Finally, after prodding from Burnham who was in his Cache Unit at Deer Valley, the syndicate decided to build a new boat Stars & Stripes '87. Last week it was that boat which earned the right to meet the Australians and try to win the cup back. As for Burnham, he may be spending spen-ding more time in Park City after the Fremantle regatta. He has said he won't return as syndicate chairman chair-man because of the number of hours involved. UPCM stockholders to reconvene by TERI GOMES Record editor The annual stockholders meeting of the United Park City Mines Company Com-pany started on Dec. 16, adjourned and will reconvene on Tuesday Jan. 27. The meeting will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Salt Lake City, and according to documents from the mining company, the stockholders have several matters to consider. Items to be discussed include the election of directors of the company, an amendment to eliminate personal liablility of the directors under cer tain circumstances, and a proposed vote to approve the decrease of the par value of common stock from $1 to $.01. Lawyers representing the mining company withdrew last week from the current suit UPCM is involved In with both the Park City and Deer Valley resorts. Documents for the mining company state "a substantial substan-tial portion of the fees incurred in 1986 remain unpaid. The amount of any such fees will continue to be a significant expense for the company as long as the lawsuit is pursued." The subscription price for the stock offering was set by the board of directors at $.50 and is, according to UPCM documents "substantially below the $2.50 closing price of the Common Stock on Dec. 24, 1986.. is intended to create a price incentive for the exercise of rights. " The net proceeds from the sale of the stock, again based on the information infor-mation in the report, are expected to be approximately $2.5 million and will serve as operating capital for the company for about one year. The proceeds will pay off "interim borrowing bor-rowing of approximately $900,000 which includes a loan made by Loeb investors and members of the Bamberger group." (Principal stockholders of the company.) Governor defends tax hike MONDAY, JAN. 12, 1987 BANGERTER DEFENDS TAX HIKE; LEGISLATURE CONVENES Urging legislators to weigh the future of Utah's children along with the additional addi-tional burden on taxpayers, Gov. Norman Bangerter said the future of the state's outlook for a "world-class economy" depends on. a $200 million tax hike. Bangerter's State of the State message focused on increased in-creased educational spending tied to his tax proposals. "I'm convinced that if we fail to act responsibly to provide pro-vide education, or even if we are perceived to have failed, fail-ed, our present economic problems will worsen or even become chronic or permanent," the governor told legislators. Preceding Bangerter's speech Monday morning, 1,000 demonstrators went to the Capitol to protest the governor's proposed tax hike. U. SWAPS LAND FOR NEW SPORTS CENTER-University of Utah officials have OK'd trading $2 million in undeveloped land for a 20-acre site to build a $5.5 million indoor sports complex. The George S. Eccles Sports Center will include a six-court intercollegiate tennis building, and an indoor athletic practice facility will be built entirely by private donations. dona-tions. The U. has collected $2.7 million so far, including a $1.5 million pledge from the George S. and Dore Eccles Ec-cles Foundation. TUESDAY, JAN. 13, 1987 TOP COURT UPHOLDS MATERNITY LEAVE In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court said California may require employers to grant maternity leave to pregnant workers and reinstate them when they return. The opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall said the ruling does not require preferential treatment, but merely "established benefits that employers must, at a minimum, provide to pregnant workers. WORKER CHARGED WITH SETTING HOTEL FIRE A 35-year-old maintenance worker was arrested ar-rested and charged with 96 counts of murder in the New Year's Eve fire at the DuPont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Charges filed in U.S. District Court said Hector Escudero-Aponte used a Sterno-like fuel to set fire to new furniture in the hotel's ground-floor ballroom, according to a complaint filed by the FBI in U.S. District Court. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14, 1987 REAGAN OK'D MISSION TO IRAN IN MAY-Presi-dent Reagan personally authorized a secret mission to Iran last May 15 during which a document outlining U.S. policy toward the Islamic nation was given to Iranian Ira-nian officials. Thirteen days later, Robert C. McFarlane, Reagan's ex-national security adviser, arrived ar-rived in Tehran with a planeload of arms. Lt. Col. Oliver North accompanied McFarlane on that trip. The policy document stated that the United States recognized recogniz-ed the Iranian revolution "as a fact." The Iranians apparently ap-parently had been seeking such an assurance in exchange ex-change for help winning the release of U.S. hostages. HATCH, OTHERS SEEK REAGAN APOLOGY Some staunch Reagan allies, including Sen. Orrin Hatch, have recommended to the White House that the president use his Jan. 27 State of the Union message to apologize to the American people for the Iran-Contra arms scandal. The Republicans said the president should accept full responsibility for his administration's mistakes and appeal to the people to forgive him. THURSDAY, JAN. 15, 1987 10 DIE WHEN PLANES COLLIDE OVER KEARNS A commuter airline landing at Salt Lake City International Airport was hit by a small private craft whose pilot was practicing touch and go landings at Airport No. 2. Six passengers and two crew Week in Review members of the Sky West metroJioer died and both oc-v oc-v cupants of the small Mooney-20 plane were killed in the 'accident at about 12:56 p.m. Debris from the planes was scattered in a three-square-mile area over Kearns. WINDS WIP THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH Freight-train cars were overturned and F-16 fighter jets at Hill Air Force Base were grounded as winds bowled over northern Utah. Davis County from Centerville to Farmington caught the biggest blasts, according to weather officials. The winds caused an ex tensive power outage in Ogden. Interstate 15 in Davis County was closed to high-profile vehicles and Interstate In-terstate 80 in Parley's Canyon was closed to triple-trailer triple-trailer semi rigs for about an hour. FRIDAY, JAN. 16, 1987 PROBE BEGINS INTO MIDAIR CRASH Investigators from the National Transport Safety Board began their inquiry into the collision that killed 10 people over Kearns earlier in the week. Investigators In-vestigators surveyed the crash site from the air while others photographed and documented the precise location loca-tion of wreckage on the ground. LAWMAKERS SHOW NO MERCY ON BANGERTER'S TAX PLAN-With the first week of the Legislature behind them, few of Utah's lawmakers were embracing Gov. Norm Bangerter's call for a $200 million tax hike. Senate President Arnold Christensen, R-Sandy, said he thinks appropriations meetings will endorse "fewer dollars rather than more." SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 1987 DR. SPOCK ARRESTED IN MISSILE PRO-TEST-Benjamin Spock was arrested after the famed 83-year-old baby doctor climbed a fence at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as part of a massive but peaceful protest against the "suicidal" Trident-2 missile. Up to 45,000 nuclear missile protestors participated par-ticipated in the "Stop the Countdown" demonstration at the main gate leading into the Air Force station, military officials said, just two days after the first successful suc-cessful test firing of a Trident-2 nuclear missile. UTAH STEELWORKERS RELIEVED AT NEWS OF TENTATIVE PACT-Around 18,000 local steelworkers greeted the news of a tentative agreement agree-ment between the United Steelworkers of America and USX Corp. with relief and anticipation. Negotiators for the 22,000 idle steelworkers and USX, formerly United States Steel, reached a tentative agreement in the 170-day dispute about 12:45 a.m. Saturday after a week of marathon bargaining. SUNDAY, JAN. 18, 1987 KIDNAPPERS NAB WEST GERMAN AS POSSIBLE POSSI-BLE BAIT FOR TRADE-A West German businessman was kidnapped in Beirut, according to the Foreign Ministry. Two newspapers said the kidnappers kidnap-pers apparently hope to trade Rudolf Cordes, 53, for a Lebanese jailed as a terrorist in West Germany and wanted in the United States. PHILIPPINE TROOPS ON ALERT AMID RUMORS OF COUP PLOT-For the second time in two months, armed forces chief Gen Fidel Ramos moved to foil any attempt by civilian and military forces to overthrow President Corazon Aquino's government. A well-placed well-placed military source said Ramos remained at headquarters head-quarters with other top generals into the pre-dawn hours Sunday, gathering reports on forces allegedly in-volved in-volved in a "destabilization plot." |
