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Show UDOT's Art Chidester Man Mountain AeiOGtmsu' fffoe By CLARK H.CARAS Herald Staff Writer Highway I through Spanish Fork Canyon was opened Saturday, Dec. 31, 1963, for the first time in 258 days. A chapter on a year of disasters was closed. Less than a week later, on Jan. 5, a mud and roc: slide rumbled off Billies Mountain and covered a section of the highway, forcing its closure for several hours. A new chapter was being written in the book of disasters. Almost from the beginning one man, Art Chide iter, has been trying "to beat Mother Nature." Chidester, project engineer for the, Utah Department of Transportation, was asked to take on the job of puttiig 6.1 miles of new highway around the Thistle Slide on May 1. "They took me up in a plane to show me where they wanted the road. Looking down on the job, it was a challenge so great I didn't think 1 couldn't have turned it down." ' After 11 months of fighting Billies Mountain and opening and closing the road several times, (it's closed again right now) Chidester said, "This is something that's going to stay with me for a long time." The road has been closed since Friday when several tons of rock and mud rolled off the northwest side of Billies Mountain. "We met this morning. It looks like some of the overhang we have been worried about moved a little last night. I think if things warm up enough we will get some movement from under the toe and it all will go," he said. Highway 6 will probably remain closed throughout Monday. It might reopen sometime Tuesday, said Chidester. "We're going to see if we can get up on top sometime today and put some powder in and blow it to see if we can move the toe. But we tried to get a dozer up there Sunday and it was too wet. The wet weather has just helped to compound the problem." Chidester understood the economic impact of the road when he pulled the barricades and allowed the first cars to roll through the canyon on Dec. 31. With the barricades up again Chidester said, "I guess you could say I have a lot of feelings about this. It's discouraging to have to close the road, because I know the importance of the road to people and the economy. "I fee! sorry for the miners who have to travel so far now to get to and from work. We've tried so hard to do the things we have had to in order to keep the road open. But the mountain has a mind of its own and fools us. And right now safety is our biggest concern so the road has to be closed." During his many years with UDOT Chidester has had to deal with the safety of motorists. But before he made his trip to Spanish Fork Canyon last May he never had to worry about, "The things from above. I guess you could say this is the most responsibility ever (See ART, Page 3) PROVO, UTAH, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1984 $6.00 A MONTH Sheep-Killin- g - PRICE 25 u.s ends Two AWAC To Egypt - CENTS Two CAIRO, Egypt (UPI) AWACS early-warnin- g radar planes were flown to Egypt today to guard against attacks on neighboring Sudan by Libyan U.S. and Egyptian officials said. A U.S. Embassy spokesman said the move was in response to an attack on the Sudanese town of Omdurman Friday by a Soviet-bui- lt Tu-2- 2 bomber, believed sent from Libya. The authoritative Al Ahram newspaper based in Cairo charged today that Libya is planning "land, air and sea" actions to destabilize Sudan, and Sudan said Sunday common defense forces were already in place to fend off Libyan threats. s, war-plane- Dogs Prompt Citizen Outcry yeah. Animal control falls under the jurisdiction of the police department," he says. According to Jones, when San- g dogs Santaquin's are only part of its animal control problem, says Chief of Police Don sheep-killin- oftaquin's former ficer left his job several months ago, Knox asked that he be reanimal-contr- Knox. "Animal control is a problem, yes," says Knox, naming some of the problem areas. "We've had problems with the pound. We animal-contrneed a part-tim- ' end." Reports from several Santaquin residents say at least U sheep were maimed or slaughtered Friday night in what appears to be a string of related incidents. Deborah Jones, who calls herself one of the "ringleaders" trying to take care of the problem, says it is Knox's responsibl-it- dollars." "This is the whole point," says Jones. "We haven't had animal control and because of it, people are losing their animals. It's a widespread problem." Jones says she got involved in the problem initially because she was bothered by a pack of dogs running around her neighborhood. "I put an ad in the paper because the council and the mayor don't (See SHEEP, Page 3) y to solve it. "I'm trying to get the police to come when they're called," she says. "I've talked to the police chief numerous times. He says there's not enough money. Well I've read the city ordinance. It says it's his job." Knox agrees with Jones. "She and I have discussed animal control on various levels, byan leader Col. Moammar) Khadafy will make movements by land, air and sea to destabilize A - mn somhtsUoa remits at :ce: Uoadaie & Ftcrta lUc 42 withdrew from primary. Mondale wu perert delegates; Hart wiu (158 tA. Hart htz !Sa. 43Jjpercnt,uncommitted. rtrcr IcdSos 0.1 f crctsl, w2i (55 lk Vj::. - i rL :t-;i- $. 23 dekr iU percetst Hart sie, Jackson six. ei i uncotnmt legendary mayor. Hart's ability to pry Chicago AAcKee: xNo By ROGER D.PLOTHOW Herald Staff Writer Steelworkers cannot continue to allow concessions to steel industry " their workers, says a candidate for the leadership of the United Steelworkers Union. "They'll nickle and dime us to dath," said Frank MrKoe during The city is 40 percent black. The presidential contest is seen as evenly divided outside Chicago and its suburbs, where of the state's registered Democrats live. Mondale put some new life in his presidential bid over the weekend, with an easy win Sunday in Puerto Rico and victories Saturday in Michigan and Arkansas caucuses, while Hart was win-lestwo-thir- s. blacks away from Mondale may determine Tuesday's outcome. During a Sunday night debate with Mondale and Jesse Jackson, Hart attacked Mondale's endorsement by Cook County Democratic Chairman Edward Vrdolyak who is locked in a bitter feud with Mayor Harold Washington. has thrown its support behind McKee, local president Dennis Holdaway said during this morning's press conference. McKee said he would call for a stoel industry summit conference Council to consider the Libyan "aggression," Sudanese officials said. They said a complaint was registered with the Tunis-base- d Arab League. The Khadafy government denied it was behind the Friday raid and charged the incident was part of a U.S. backed conspiracy against Libya. Tripoli said the bombing run was carried out by the Sudanese air force to create a pretext for U.S. military intervention to prop up the Numeiry government. Sudanese President Jaafar Numeiry, in a speech to army officers in Khartoum late Saturday, said Egypt and Sudan had put into effect a mutual defense pact signed in 1976 after a Libyan attempt to overthrow him. "The common defense forces have already moved in to defend strategic positions in Sudan," Numeiry said. In Cairo, Egyptian Foreign Minister Kamal Hassan Ali confirmed the pact was in force and said Egypt was taking "military measures to repel any aggression against Sudan in cooperation with the Sudanese armed forces." -- "It is somewhat symbolic to "get some straight answers" concerning the future of the American steel industry. "U.S. Steel knows what its plans are for Geneva Works. We just have to get some straight answers on what they intend to up-fro- nt do." He said recent labor concessions haven't resulted in improved job sec urity for slel workers, despite Vice-Preside- nt to assuming his new duties. Hoy as Squeeze Past Mustangs Patrick Ewing got a key basket and Michael Jackson added an important free throw in promises from industry officials. Concessions are only acceptable if the job security is guaranteed and lost wages are recovered quickly, McKee argues. McKee also supports legislation establishing quotas for foreign steel imports. "We've got to come down very hard on imports of steel." he said. "It's time to call a halt to it the NCAA West Regional second round Sunday. 36 in the For complete details on the tournament, turn to Page final minute as Georgetown survived a slowdown attempt by Southern Methodist and won 37- - NCAA 6. qFIu Epidemic Sweeping Nationand this It's flu season again, and incapacitating unruly year's strain is so widespread, many school teachers are reporting up to 50 percent student absenteeism per day. Thousands have already fallen victim to one of the variety of influenza types spreading from coast to coast, and health ex- ' of the He urged voters to consider whether a "president is bound by ... old arrangements" before they cast ballots Tuesday. Mondale said he is "glad to have everybody's support, including Mr. Vrdolyak." Chairman and President of Scripps League Newspapers, Mr. Jensen will continue as publisher of The Herald in addition Byron E. (Bye) Jensen, publisher of The Daily Herald, has been promoted to First of Scripps League. According to E.W. Scripps, differences in this campaign," Hart told a television audience. More Steel Concessions' a campaign sweep through Utah Monday. McKee and USWA acting president Lynn Williams are vying for the union's top spot. Local 2701 was requesting an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Herald Publisher Promoted 4 te: .! percent, uncommitted delcptes S3 percent, Jackson 37.9 percent. Hart 12.4 percent. Returns not complete enoKh to award delegates. Uncommitted delegates S3 ee& Caroliaa (41 dele-ate-s): S3 VI Mondale to percent Jackson Hart percent, percent, percent, Jackson wins 12 delegates, Kart one, with 28 uncommitted. ges&ety (91 ieiqpfe!: Three of 120 counties voted. Uncom-mittslates got M percest of the vcta. Paaama Caaal Zaae ! deleitis): Jlondale got percent of the vote and S3 percent were wammmea., au three delegates are knows." In the closing hours of the close battle for the state's 171 delegates to the Democratic national convention, the senator from Colorado has tried to push Mondale into the political caldron of a city whose black mayor is at war with the vestiges of the machine assembled by Richard Daley, the "double-crossed- ! percent deleritss): Mosdaie 0.1 percent Kart 31.3 pcrccd, Jadswt 13.4 frrccst, As a result, Mondale wins 78 telr;tet, Hzri 43. Jactrza !Cci!yi Illinois. It showed 16 percent were backing civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, with 6 percent undecided and a 4 percent margin of error. But the Chicago Tribune said of the outcome simply, "Nobody leaders who have it- - - . m wec.wsu J r. Sf .t j vtsmunsw prcsiuenuaj itktl' "Egypt's objective is to prevent any movement of any type that would threaten the security of Egypt and Sudan," the newspaper said. In the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, a high Sudanese official summoned Arab ambassadors and informed them his government Santaquin rancher inspects one of his dead sheep. Weekend Primary Results tMiuit writ (Sudan)." Monday: Phil Shurtleff Photo Mart, Mondale Battle in Illinois By LAURENCE McQUILLAN UPI Political Reporter CHICAGO (UPI) On the eve of a tight Illinois presidential primary, Gary Hart aggressively is linking Walter Mondale to Chicago's heated political battles in hopes of scuttling his rival's renewed campaign momentum. A new poll conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post, published today, found Hart held a 41 percent to 37 percent edge over the former vice president in in so- phisticated AWACS arrived in Cairo at 6 a.m. EST and a highly placed Egyptian official said the planes would probably be based in southern Egypt to track Libyan air activity around the Sudanese border. President Reagan made the decision to send the planes "in reponse to a request from the Egyptian and Sudanese governments to bolster their air defense capability," Pentagon spokesman Maj. Bob Shields said. "The whole whole thing is the result of the unprovoked Libyan attack last week," Shields said. The Al Ahram newspaper said, "There are expectations that (Li- ol e, Pentagon spokesman Washington said two of the ol ol e, A placed with another police officer, and agreed to take over animal-contrduties for the city in exchange. Knox says Jones' allegations are "accurate," but explains that his case load has tripled since that time. "Eighteen months ago, when I started, there were 59 case files. In 1982 there were 97 case files. Now we have 166 case files," he says. Case files consist of cases that end up in court. animal-contr"We need a part-timofficer," Knox says. "We also need three more police officers. The problem is, it takes officer. And if you want to define a pack as two or more, there may be a pack of dogs running in town. I know we've had some livestock killed over the week- W Mark Sehneller Photo ; By LAURA M. JANNEY Herald Staff Writer S Art Chidester looks over "his" road. ttOiih 110TH YEAR, NO. 199 -- - il perts say it could be before the flu is finally gone. See story on Page 9 of The Today Section. mid-Apr- Spring Must Be Drawing Near Central Utah should be fair and warmer with occasional nigh clouds tonight and Tuesday, l ows tonight are expected to be in the lower 30s with highs Tuesday in the low 50s. Further details appear on Page 15. Where to Find It Amusements Classified Ads Comics Crossword National-Internation- al rtMtnorios .....11 16-2- 2 12 16 2,11 4 Opinions Sports Today Utah-Region- Weather - 13 7 10 5 15 |