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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, Homme Richard, has been granted national recognition by the American Revolution Bicentennial Admin- istration (ARB A). The project, organized by the Atlantic Charter Maritime Archaeological Foundation (ACMAF), will begin operations next summer in conjunction with the commemoration of the nation's Bicentennial. In announcing the designation, John W. Warner, Administrator of the ARBA, said: This ambitious project is unique in that it not only symbolizes the ingenuity that has traditionally characterized the American people, but also exemplifies the international flavor of the Bicentennial celebration. Though the thought of finding the remains of the sunken frigate has captured the imagination of maritime historians for generations, this project was conceived only 13 years ago. The expedition is now forming. It will be staffed by faculty members, graduates and students of seven American and British universities. It is expected that participants will also come from France and West Germany. The U.S. Navy will cooperate in the venture. There is a possibility that midshipmen participating in the project will receive academic credit. The expedition will be based on the Yorkshire coast of England, a short distance from the scene of the 1779 battle off Flamborough Head in which John Paul Jones, in the Bon Homme Richard, captured the Englisn frigate Serapis, and where the Bon Homme Richard subsequently sank. It was during this battle that John Paul Jones uttered his now famous reply to a challenge to surrender, I have not yet begun to fight. The expedition will use two survey vessels, each equipped with sophisticated SONAR mechanisms, which will be used to probe the ocean floor. This area of the ocean floor is considered ideal for undersea salvage operations because of its rocky composition. The degree of wreck immersion (in the bedrock) should be minimal. The water in this area is less than 200 feet deep. It is planned to lift all artillery from the wreck by the end of 1976. The remainder of the salvage operation will take another two or three years. One question still to be resolved is exactly who owns the Bon Homme Richard. According to the 17, 1975 $1500 World of Plan to Salvage Shipwreck Granted Bicentennial Recognition A plan to salvage artifacts from John Paul Jones flagship, the Bon OCTOBER Poetry Contest A $1500 grand prize will be awarded in the current Poetry Contest sponsored by the World of Poetry, a monthly newsletter for poets. Poems of all styles and on any subject are eligible to compete for the grand prize or for 49 other cash or merchandise awards. Second ACMAF, the hull may belong to France. Some of the artillery was purchased by John Paul Jones using American funds. Under English law, all individual items of personal property, such as navigational instruments and tools, would be American and not French prop- place is $500. Joseph Mellon, contest director, erty. The initial response is gratsaid, With the cooperation of France and England, the remains from the ifying. Even poets who never pubship will be brought to the United lish are sending their work." Each States and possibly displayed at the winning poem will be included in Navy Museum in Washington, D.C. the prestigious World of Poetry The excavation is scheduled to Anthology. Rules and official entry forms are continue into 1979, the year of the available by writing to: World of Bicentennial of the action off 801 Portola Dr., Dept. 211, Head. A book will be Poetry, CA 94127. San Francisco published, and a television docuContest deadline: November 30, mentary produced, in conjunction 1975. with the project. Flam-boroug- h Page Nine Utah Symphonys Mahler Recordings Praised in National Magazines As the Utah Symphony launched its 36th season this week with evening concerts in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Logan, the orchestra and its distinguished Maestro came in for some welcome publicity in two nationally prominent magazines. Stereo Review in its October issue carries a three-pag- e article on Maurice Abravanel, coinciding with the release of the Utah Symphonys last three Mahler recordings, thus becoming the first American orchestra to record all nine of Gustav Mahlers Symphonies and the Adagio from his Tenth. Elsewhere in the magazine is a full page review of the new Mahler releases in which the relative merits of Abravanels recordings are compared with those of the Chicago Symphony, the Concertgebouw, and Bernstein. Mr. Abravanel and the Utah Symphony fare very well in the comparison, incidentally. The September 22 issue of The New Yorker has a review by Winthrop Sargeant of the three new Mahler releases which says, Abravanel is a superb Mahler conductor, a shade gentler and less explosive than Solti (to compare this with another recent recording of the series), and his orchestra, wayy off in the Rockies, is a fine one. The complete set of Mahler recordings is comprised of 16 discs recorded by Vanguard, the most recent having been recorded in the Salt Lake Mormon Tabernacle in May of 1974. The total number of Utah Symphony discs presently on the market is 84. August 1975 August 1974 Coal Cost Per Ton 23B ' v. jggv Jjg.-.H- Cost of one ton of coal is increasing! Here are three facts: A tan of coal costs us 40 percent more today than a year ago. In 1975, well bum about 4 million tons of coal, our most economical and available fuel. sjc We have to pay these inflationary costs. We have no choice! lUU'UQ iw03$ o You sayr ALa&, Urne We go. DOlUTN -- Utah cefitpofty You can help! 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