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Show t i PAGE 2 THURSDAY, AUGUST THE VALLEY VIEW NEWS ftSMey era Vea Necos Skateboard Craze Returns Issued each Thursday at 9124 W. 2700 S. Magna, Utah 84044 Second Class postage paid at Magna, Utah Mail subscription Payable in advance $5 out of state $4 per year in Utah All advertising must be in our office by noon Monday for Thursday publication, and preferably by 5 p m Friday. Area businesses wishing information about our rates may contact our of ice at J Howard Stahle Publisher I 250-565- M Glen Adams Assistant Publisher J. Howard Stahl Jennie L. Hansan Duane Humphrey, Barbara Bird, Janice Hubbard, Bob Meldrum, MANAGING EDITOR EDITOR PHOTOGRAPHER. . . . 968-176- 5 REPORTERS 968-810- 2 969-484- 5 968-129- 5 Conservancy Meeting Slated The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District scheduled for 3 p m., August 18, 1977, has been The next tember Oringinally a fad of the sixties, the skateboard craze cooled as accident and injury statistics among young people soared. But the idea never completely died. Todays newly designed and engineered boards bear little resemblance to the wood models of the sixties. The new boards are flexible plastic or fiber glass with wheels of urethane. They are generally road-grippin- g faster, bigger and more expensive. Are the new boards any safer? That is the question haunting parents, health care professionals, lawmakers and safety advocates as they watch the unprecedented revival of sidewalk surfing spreading across the country cancelled by Board Chairman, Estel L. Wright. regularly scheduled meeting Board of Directors hadn't noticed skateboards are back. In case you of the is Sep- once again. The National Safety Council reports that in 1975 there were an estimated 27,500 persons treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuriees associated with skateboards. The Utah Safety Council reports that the obvious to the sidewalk the inevitable falls, the severity dangers surfer result from of which will depend on speed at impact and type of surface or object struck. Bob Ingersoll, Managing Director of the Utah Safety Council Since said, skateboards cannot be braked, except by the expert, the rider must leave the board in order to stop. At the speed boards are capable of, this can be hazardous not only for the rider but for pedestrians or bystanders caught in the path of the board. Mr. Ingersoll added that, due to the limited control on the part of the average rider and degree of concentration needed to ride on such a device, vehicular traffic may not be noticed early enough to avoid collision. The Utah Safety Council offers the following safety rules which are recommended to keep skateboard accidents to a minimum: 1. Public streets should not be used for skateboarding. A possible exception is where vehicular traffic is blocked-of- f during demonstations or contests. Similarly, driveways that incline into the streets should not be considered as suitable sites. Until such time as more knowledge is gained on the use of skateboards, its 2. Minimum Increased 15, 1977. To the patrons of Kearns Improvement District from the Board of Trustees : VVe extend sincere thanks for the fine CLASSIFIED coperation shown in reducing the use of water in ADS Kearns. recommended that their use be confined to designated areas such as playgrounds, sidewalks where not prohibited, arid restricted portions of parking lots and shopping centt. s. A paved surface free of large bumps and cracks cut the chance of an unscheduled fall. 3. The beginner should be mindful of the speed potential and falling hazard and confine maneuvers to his skill level. Shoes with non-sli- p soles appear to offer some advantages. Also, there is available a variety of useful skateboard safety now equipment including helmets and padded guards for hands, elbows, knees, etc. 4. The response has been so good we will be able to allow 30,000 gallons for the coming month instead of the 20,000 gallons of water requested in $2 week $6 month 250-565- 6 not speed, Trash Schedule previous months. Thank you again, Water Conservation In Mind Keep Kearns Improvement District Board of Trustees Control, should be stressed at all times, with see and be seen as the watchwords. 5. The board should be examined from time to time to determine that it is mechanically sound. 6. When not in use, the boards should be kept out of any walkway, driveway, and away from stairs. 7. Permission for children to use such devices should be dependent upon their ability to understand and apply these rules. Planned Please have trash out on curb Monday, August 15, 1977. Men and trucks will cover the area from. West of 4000 West to the west County border. South of 4700 South to 6200 South. 1 1, 1977 This weeks mail brought a little 12 page booklet from the Office of Public Information, U.S. Department of State purporting to be an update on the State Womens Meetings and the National IWY Conference. Guess what it had to say UTAH - Turnout: 13,860. about Utahs IWY meeting! Mormon attendance in large numbers. All national recommendations defeated. One resolution urging repeal of suffrage was overwhelmingly defeated. Thats it. Not one reference to the four outstanding speakers. Not one reference to Utahs theme of strengthening the home. Not one kind word for that giant among women, Esther Landa. Not one word about the approximately 100 recommendations which came out of the workshops. And for the life of us we cant even remember suffrage even being mentioned except by New York states Lt. Gov. Mary Ann Krupsak as she commended Utah women for their long record of involvement in community and government affairs. We feel that through the IWY commotion a serious injustice has been committed against Utah women. Because Utah women soundly defeated ERA the radical movement is attempting to make Utah women appear before the world as women who think they are Inferior to men. Let us assure you that is not the case. Utah women are only opposed to the Equal Rights Amendment, not to equal rights. Utah women have long stood along side their men as equals. Its not equality ERA opponents object to, its federal interference in a domain which belongs to the state and home. Frankly, many of us identify with portions of the womens movement, or at least we did until womens rights and ERA became a catch-al- l for every radical cause which caomes women have been turned off by the along. Many pro-ERwomens movements embrace of gay rights, abortion, defense amnesty for draft evaders and programs. We have serious questions about the effect of the proposed constitutional amendment on Social Security, the judicial system and the rights of women who prefer to retain those roles traditionally held by women. Were aware passage could bring about a host of financial woes for our country. That report brings up another sore spot for many Utah women. We think Mormon women are being given too much credit for what happened at the Utah IWY meeting. We know, of quite a number of non Mormon women, principally Catholic women, who worked hard for the resolutions opposing abortion. We read that little booklet which was published at the taxpayers expense from cover to cover. It isnt very funny. It isnt even honest or factual. It presumes to make judgemental observations which are biased. State meetings which, sheeplike endorsed everything the National IWY committee recommended, received commendation and praise. Those who did their own thing and rejected ERA, lesbian approval, and abortion on demand received wording coached in negative terms. Exerpts from talks quoted were all supportive of the liberal radical view. Along with all of the talk about equality we feel it is time for IWY to develop a little equity. A anti-nation- al New Tests Set For Students PRINCETON, N.J. - Prompted by concerns of many educators about the lack of basic skills among high school students, many school districts around the country will administer a new series of tests to their strudents this fall. The new Basic Skills Assessment Program has been jointly developed by Educational Testing Service (ETS) and a national consortium of school districts. It contains questions that measure the reading, writing and math skills of students. According to ETS, the tests also include questions designed to measure a students ability to use basic skills in situations as real-lif- e well as in school-relate- settings. Carol Dwyer, director of the ETS Were using program, explained, real-lif- e questions so teachers can identify the students who need additional instruction in the basic skills to function adequately in society when they leave school. d And, Dwyer says, The tests will be given to eighth and ninth graders, early enough to help teachers spot these students. Dialing doesnt stop at 0. Dialing has come Zero-Plu- s to business and residential telephone customers in the Kearns area. With Zero-Plu- s Dialing, the Long Distance calls you need an operator for credit card, collect and calls billed to another number-c- an be made almost as quickly and easily as direct distance dialed calls. Here's how all person-to-perso- it n, works. For Long Distance out- - of-sta- te calls, dial O (Operator) plus the Area Code plus the Telephone Number. For calls within Utah, dial O (Operator) plus the Telephone Number. As you finish dialing, the operator will come on the line to determine what kind of call you're making. And to make sure you get the fastest service possible, your Long Distance call will be going through while you're talking to the operator. Even though Zero-Plu- s Dialing calls will be billed at the operator-assiste- d rate, will these calls provide you with faster and more convenient service. But remember, Direct Distance Dialing will always be the least expensive way to place a Long Distance call e. Inquiry Planned Into Handling- Of Divestiture The WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee and on Antitrust Monopoly, Senator Edward M. Kennedy today agreed to initiate an inquiry into the Federal Trade Commissions handling of the divestiture of Peabody Coal from Kennocott Copper Corporation. Senator Orrin G. Hatch requested the inquiry on June 24, 1977, after the FTC indicated approval of the sale of Peabody Coal by Kennecott to a consortium of companies in(R-Uta- cluding: (2) Mountain Bell The questions are on such topics as the ability to read and follow a simple recipe or to read and comprehend newspaper want ads. Other questions deal with the math skills required for everyday tasks such as balancing a checkbook or food shopping. An optional portion of the test battery includes essay type questions. ETS explained that the program was developed because many states and school districts have been looking carefully at the emphasis given to the basics of reading, writing, and mathematics in school programs. Some states have already set deadlines for programs that would require students to pass a minimum competency test before high school graduation. ETS worked closely with hundreds of school districts to develop the program and consulted about 4,000 other districts for their suggestions to insure that the program whould satisfy their needs. ETS is providing initial funding for the program. Program policy determined by an Executive Council of representatives from school districts nation-wid- Newmont, Williams, Bechtel, Boeing, Fluor, and Equitable Life Assurance. They have agreed to a purchase price of $1.2 billion. I a letter advising Senator Hatch of the investigation, Senator Kennedy said, the subcommittee staff will be interviewing FTC personnel and reviewing documentary material," to determine if the forced divestiture was justified. After the initial phase of the investigation has been completed, Senator Hatch has agreed to sit down with the subcommittee chairman to decide how the matter should be handled. Hatch said, Kennecott was very badly treated by the FTC in this divestiture. Kennecott could have solidified itself, with the coal company giving it a new aim for the future. Instead, the FTC forced the sale of Peabody and allowed six companies to take over. Three or four of these companies are direct competitors of Kennecott, according to Hatch. The Utahn has suggested that there may have been improprieties in the decision rendered by the FTC. |