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Show Page A2 Thursday, March 5, 1987 Park Record The Way We Were i EPA from A1 "just conjecture" on his part. Laurie Snow, Garn's press secretary, returned the favor by telling the Record Garn was "tired of unappointed, unelected bureaucrats dictating to local governments what they should do." Snow said Garn characterized characteriz-ed Kaufman as "publicity hungry" and said his motives for speaking out on Prospector were questionable. "Kaufman is not an elected official. He doesn't represent repre-sent the state of Utah, and he doesn't have the state's interest at heart," she said. Although it was a bit mysterious why the Post article prompted KSL to do a story, Kaufman said it was because this station had not covered Prospector Prospec-tor in the same depth as the other two Salt Lake City networks in the past. Sherrill said he had read Kaufman's name in the Post and called him to comment on camera about the tailings site: Although city building official Ron Ivie speculated Kaufman "elected to have his own news conference to set the world straight" after reading and ' disagreeing with the Post article, Kaufman said Sherrill contacted him. Sherill verified this, and added ad-ded "I'm not aware of any news conference he called." Ivie also questioned whether Kaufman was actually speaking for the Environmental Protection Agency, and stressed the plan he, state health and regional EPA officials of-ficials are working with now to test and re-evaluate Prospector data would change if this were the case. Park City Manager Arlene Lo-ble Lo-ble said she, too, would like clarification if Kaufman speaks for EPA. "He went through repeating statistics from old, bad data which EPA threw out," she said, noting he had used dust samples EPA chose not to include in ranking the site. Loble also said what Kaufman said was "inflammatory." However, Kaufman distinguished between what EPA chose to include in ranking the site, and data like the dust samples, which existed but were not part of the Superfund listing. "Just because it wasn't used in listing doesn't mean it's wrong," he said. Loble also argued, as did Garn, that objections to placing Prospector Pro-spector on the Superfund list " were not politically motivated, but were based on the poor job EPA had done in interpreting data. Kaufman's allegation that the city, state or Garn held up additional ad-ditional testing for political reasons was equally incorrect, she said. "From the beginning, we asked if we could re-do the tests," said Loble. "We have always wanted more information gathered." That request may be granted soon, if federal, state and city staff can agree on the form of a plan proposed by EPA in January to re-test the site. The government govern-ment officials are conducting the fourth in a series of meetings to mold the plan as the Record goes to press. mill N 4 1 h pi ii?,a iir The west side of lower Main Street has changed a bit since this photo was taken. The Park City Hotel was replaced about 1915 by the New Park Hotel, now known as the Claim jumper. The presence of the Silver King Coalition Building at the far right side indicates the photo was taken after 1900. Photo courtesy of the Park City Museum. Reprints available. Lovejoy and Allen leave post by TERI GOMES Record editor Two Park City Police officers, Kurt Lovejoy and Al Allen, announced announc-ed this week they have left the force and will be looking for work in perhaps different but related fields. Lovejoy, who had been with the department three years, left March 1. When contacted by The Park Record he said he would be looking to complete his training as a commercialcorporate com-mercialcorporate pilot. Lovejoy had previously flown helicopters in his work with the the sheriff's department of Denver. Another option Lovejoy mentioned was to work with the U.S. Customs Department. He had also once worked work-ed for the State Department overseas. Allen, who has been in the squad room for more than 10 years, said "every few years it's a good idea to reconsider your goals. I decided it was time to seek better employment." employ-ment." Although Allen said he would like Ragland resigns position at ParkWest Wayne Ragland announced his resignation as general manager of ParkWest Ski Resort last month, after working at the ski area 10 and a half years. Ragland said his reason for leaving leav-ing ParkWest was based on an agreement between him and Jack and Marilyn Roberts, owners of the resort. Saying he had "deep feelings" for the ski area, Ragland said he decid-to decid-to leave because "it was time to move on." "A lot of good people work there (at ParkWest)," said Ragland. "ParkWest has been a place for locals to ski. It has helped contribute to the excellent balance of resorts in this area." Ragland is currently being labeled as a consultant for ParkWest during the transition of re-hiring. Said Ragland "I'd like to thank everyone I've worked with over the years. I love the town and I love the people." Ragland served as mountain manager of ParkWest for his first six years before the ParkWest Management Company announced plans to discontinue resort operations opera-tions in August of 1982 because of financial problems. ' A group of Salt Lake City investors, in-vestors, including Ragland, formed the White Pine Management Corporation Cor-poration and raised necessary investment in-vestment capital to lease the ski area from Roberts, saving the resort from having to close during the 1982-83 season. . The group helped keep ParkWest's wheels in motion during the troubled times by increasing the cost of lift tickets from $11 to $15 and continuing to emphasize "a local image." im-age." ParkWest opened In the late 1960s and has since been open every year. - - - jfT , - V c ' c j? f f) . ' v ,V -, iK-ir V I v ' - Kurt Lovejoy has decided to leave the Park City Police Force after working work-ing on it for three years. to stay in the area, he said for the moment he is "leaving his options open." Park City Police Chief Frank Bell said he was sorry to see the officers go but wished them well in their new Al Allen has worked with the Park City Police Department for over 10 years. pursuits. "Overall there has been very little turnover in the department in the past few years, " said Bell. "We'll be looking to fill these two positions by May 1," he added. jfe mow Mepirtf If you think Spring has arrived, you could be right. The forecast calls for thunder showers, with the possibility of snow over the weekend. The skies should clear by Sunday. Watch for unmarked obstacles at all resorts. Below are ski conditions for area resorts as of Wednesday, March 4. The number of lifts and runs opened may change as weather conditions change. Call resorts for updated reports. DEERVALLEY Deer Valley is reporting a 43-inch base at the top of Bald Mountain. All lifts and all slopes are open. Skiing is on packed powder. No reservations reserva-tions necessary. 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. Seven, bowls are open as well as 75 runs. There's a 67-inch base on Jupiter at the top of the mountain. The Summit House is reporting 46 inches. Expect Ex-pect packed powder. For more information call 649-8111. zfe W SKI ARE A ParkWest has a base of 50 inches at 7,800 feet. All lifts and runs are open with the exception of some of the Southside Chutes. Skiing is on packed powder surfaces. Call 649-5400 for more information. 2 TOURING 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 or Jeremy Ranch at 649-2700. Reagan's memory fails on sale MONDAY, FEB. 23, 1987 REAGAN'S MEMORY FAILS ON ARMS SALE President Reagan told the Tower Commission he cannot be certain if he OK'd the first shipment of arms to Iran in the fall of 1985 before or after it occurred. occur-red. That uncertainty is why the president gave conflicting con-flicting accounts to the commission, according to a White House spokesman. Whether Reagan gave prior approval to the shipments is a point of contention between bet-ween ex-National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane and White House chief of staff Donald Regan. TASK FORCE FORMED TO FIND SUSPECT IN 12 BOMBINGS The bombing injury of a Holladay man prompted federal and local lawmen to form a task force to find the suspect in that bombing and 11 others nationwide since 1978. The bombs have killed one man and injured 21. Investigators have positively linked the bombings that injured Gary Wright, 26, to the 11 other bombings. Wright was injured more than a week ago when he picked up a bomb in a parking lot in Salt Lake City. TUESDAY, FEB. 24, 1987 THIOKOL TAKES PAY CUT FOR ROCKET WORK Thiokol voluntarily accepted a $10 million reduction in its fees and agreed to take no profit from $409 million in work required to fix future rockets, NASA said. The firm also agreed to replace the rockets lost in the Shuttle Challenger disaster in January 1986. TWO ARE CHARGED WITH ALTERING RECORDS A state driver's license investigator and an insurance agent were charged with 13 counts of falsifying or altering public records. Insurance agent Bret VanLeeuwen and Shirley Taylor were charged with tampering with computerized driving records. The charges are class B misdemeanors. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25, 1987 LEGISLATURE ENDS SESSION WITH BIG TAX HIKE Legislators ended their 1987 session by handing Utahns the biggest tax hike in the state's history $151 million. The lawmakers passed a no-growth budget of $2.7 billion that includes $877 million in basic education aid. The tax hike fell $50 million short of Gov. Norm Bangerter's request. It included a half-cent sales tax boost; an 11-cent-a-pack increase on cigarette taxes; and five cents more on gasoline tax. At the heart of the increase is a state income tax reform that will place more of a burden on rich people and eliminate about 80,000 poor people from the tax rolls. The state also is banking on a $50 million windfall due the state because of federal tax reform. HOSTAGES AT HEART OF ARMS SALE-The Tower Commission will report that the sale of U.S. arms to Iran was aimed strictly at gaining the release of American hostages, contrary to statements made by President Reagan, according to one source. The panel could not determine how profits from the sales were diverted to the Contras. PSC REJECTS UP&L RATE-HIKE REQUEST RE-QUEST Saying Utah Power & Light Co. inappropriately inap-propriately included $11.7 million in its request, the Public Service Commission denied the utility an increase in-crease in consumer rates. UP&L has requested the increase in-crease to offset fuel costs. The PSC ruling means consumer con-sumer rates for electricity will remain unchanged for now. THURSDAY, FEB. 26, 1987 TOWER REPORT COMES DOWN HARD ON REAGAN The Tower Commission blistered President Presi-dent Reagan for his policy and lack of management. It said he did not adequately control his national security Week in Review staff and that his arms-to-Iran policy "was not accurately ac-curately reflected in the reality" of his policy. It said chief of staff Donald Regan was primarily responsible for the chaos that ensued in the White House after the convoluted deal became public. The report cited Vice Adm. John Poindexter for failing "grievously" in not telling Reagan about the diversion of funds to the Contras. Con-tras. The panel said the sale of arms to Iran "rewarded a regime that supported terrorism and hostage-taking." FRIDAY, FEB. 27, 1987 , ..-, , BAKER REPLACES REGAN-Former Senate Majority Ma-jority Leader Howard Baker abandoned his bid for the presidency in 1988 and replaced embattled Don Regan as White House chief of staff. Regan's resignation was considered inevitable after the Tower Report blamed him for the chaos in the White House after the Iran-Contra Iran-Contra arms scandal came to light. He reportedly was irate about being stampeded from the White House. Baker said he also was contacted earlier about replacing replac-ing William J. Casey as head if the Central Intelligence Agency. SCHOOL BOARD WANTS PROOF OF NEED TO CLOSE EARLY-Utah school districts can close two days early this year, but they will have to prove that this is the only way to make up a one percent budget reduction. That decision was handed down by the Utah State Board of Education after a lengthy meeting about the need for Utah schools to trim $6.3 million in light of a budget shortfall. Board members said their decision was flexible because some districts may not need to close early to make up their share of the budget cutbacks. SATURDAY, FEB. 28, 1987 TORNADOES KILL EIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI MISSISSIP-PI Powerful tornadoes swept across south-central Mississipi killing eight people and injuring at least 117 others. Fallen trees and power lines blocked rescue efforts. ef-forts. "We've got injuries along a 15 to 20-mile track," said Carl Carlos, Jones County Civil Defense director. Officials called units of the National Guard to help clear roadways and prevent looting at damaged sites. SOVIETS SEEK TO RID EUROPE OF MISSILES-Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev announced an-nounced the Kremlin is ready for a separate accord with the United States to rid Europe of medium-range nuclear missiles, indicating a major switch in his policies. He said that while the Soviets will insist on a ban on space-based weapons, there was no Soviet obstacle in the way now for agreement to eliminate medium-range missiles from Europe. SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1987 CHAIRLIFT HURLS FIVE SKIERS TO THEIR DEATHS-A damaged chairlift pitched dozens of skiers onto rocks and snow far below a lift, killing five and seriously injuring 41 at the Pyrenees resort of Luz-Ardiden. Luz-Ardiden. Officials said 76 other people on the lift were treated for lesser injuries or shock. Local news media gave conflicting reports about the cause of the accident, acci-dent, saying the lift cable snapped, that it jumped off a pulley, or that a support pylon may have collapsed. THAILAND BEGINS EMPTYING LAST U.N. REFUGEE CAMP-About 200 Cambodians, many of them weeping, were loaded aboard trucks and driven away as Thai officials began emptying the last U.N. camp for Cambodian refugees in Thailand. Thai officials of-ficials said the refugees, the first of 26,000 people to be removed from the Khao i Dang refugee camp, were taken to encampments controlled by Cambodian resistance forces to join about 250,000 compatriots. v r. ) |