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Show Grafton, The Salt Lake T ribune I tali From Page l least 163 are a few houses and the church that doubled as the school and town hall Continued was shot there, so was the 1946 "Rammovie rod" and the made-for-T' Red Fury The most famous film with scenes shot there was "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." B-- Those few buildings are being destroyed by vandals, Mr. Beckstead said. "The No. 1 threat is vandalism. In Alonzo Russells adobe house every brick has at least one name carved in it. And for some reason, the producers of "Butch Although Cassidy" did some preservation work, Mr. Beckstead said most of the moviemakers have permanently tered the town. people have this thing about breaking windows, he said The weather also threatens the structures The fragile adobe buildings will literally disintegrate within five years if no action is taken to protect them, Mr. Beckstead said. The movie industry, while making Grafton famous, also has done a lot of damage. Grafton has provided the setting for several films since 1929, Mr. Beckstead said The Arizona Kid, the original Cisco Kid movie, al- Mr. Beckstead also opposes proposals by the Grafton Development Corp to build a lodge, parking lot, RV park and possibly a youth camp across the river from the town. The firm even wants to divert the river and build a rodeo arena, he said. "If they try to put up a development that size and scale, mother natures going to come back and say, you lose. At first he supported the development plans but now he fears the firm wont take the time necessary to pre serve the area He said Grafton Development wants to have the work completed in just more than a year. Mr Beckstead said he would like the state to acquire the land for a park like Pioneer Trail State Park Or the federal government could acquire the land and simply extend the boundaries of Zion a few hundred yards or create a national monument. Several individuals now own the property in and around Grafton, he said Mr. Beckstead has formed the Grafton Historical Preservation Society in an effort to prevent development and further deterioration of the town. The society is a two-fol- d operation," he said. One aim of the group is to collect artifacts from the entire upper Virgin River area. The other focus of the group is the town's The Forecast 20 ,30 Skies will he fair to partly cloudy over the Beehive state today, and will remain so through Tuesday with patchy late night and early morning fog in the valley. Lows will be 10 to 20 with highs in the 30s and low iOs. Continued From Page B-- l Ms. Fisher noted. "Not all of them need state funding. But focusing on the state's 25,000 families, she said 55 percent live in poverty compared to 13 percent in the general population. Have an Epidemic If this was an incidence of disease we would know we have an epidemic, Ms. Fisher said. "These problems are real as compared to what we would like to believe about family single-pare- The amount of money given to child care will represent a clear policy choice that determines whether women will remain on welfare or join the work force, Ms. Fisher thinks. marginal 25 - JO Total Purticulanl Salt I very good excellent (arbon (arhon ii (.arbon Monomtle Monoxide Monoxide ake (huJen 22 11 11 Provo Nvurre 1 lah Department of Health Area Forecast Monday and Tuesday Salt Lake Cny, Ogden and Provo Forecast High pressure will prevail and skies will be fair to partly cloudy today with patchy late night and early morning fog. T empera-ture- s will be continued cold. Tuesday weather will be hazy, with fair to partly cloudy skies and fog In the evening. Gusty canyon winds are possible tonight and Tuesday morning. Temperatures for the period will have lows In the mid-teen- s through lower 20s. High temperatures will be In the mid to upper 30s. Southwest ValSouthern Utah Forecast ievs, Sevier Valley: High pressure will prevail and skies will be fair to partly cloudy with patchy late night and early morning fog. Tuesday will be fair to partly cloudy. Forecasted temperatures for the area has and lows In the highs In the low to mld-40- s upper teens to low 20s. Utah's Dixie: Skies will be fair to partly cloudy today with patchy late night and early morning fog. Tuesday weather will be fair to partly cloudy. High temperatures will be In the upper 50s and overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 20s. Southeast Utah: Variable clouds will turn to fair to partly cloudy skies through Tuesday. High temperatures will to low 50s. Lows will be In be in the mld-40- s the teens to low 20s. Cache Valley: Northern Utah Forecast Skies will be fair to partly cloudy and tem peratures continued cold with areas of late night and early morning fog through T High temperatures will be in the low to Lows will be in the mid to upper teens. Wasatch Front and Western Desert: High pressure will prevail and skies will be fair to partly cloudy with patchy late night and early morning fog. The valleys will be hazy on Tuesday with continued partly cloudy skies. Gusty canyon winds are possible along the Wasatch Front tonight and early Tuesday. Temperatures continued ues-da- mld-30- cold with lows In the to low 20s mid-tee- and highs reaching the upper 30s. Uinta Basin, West Carbon County and Castle Valiev: Fair to partly cloudy skies and continued cold with areas of Icrte night and early morning fog. Highs will be in the low to Lows will be 7 to 15. Utah Recreation Areas Lake Powell and Canyonlands: Mostly fair weather will turn to partly cloudy today with moderate temperatures. Winds on Lake Powell will be mostly northerly at 5 mph. Temperatures at Lake Powell will have highs In the Overnight lows will be near 30. temperatures will reach highs in the mid to upper 40s with lows in the upper teens. Northern and Southern Mountains: Skies will be fair to partly cloudy. Gusty canyon winds possible near the mouths of the canyons along the western slopes of the Wa mld-30- mid-50- Weather Summary W. Yellowstone Yesterdays Conditions L Precip Hanksvllle Helper Kanob Logan Milford Moob Montlcello Ogden M .... .... 15 M 21 07 17 14 M 13 15 00 16 09 17 26 18 20 14 ... 38 29 31 .25 .02 Wlnnemucco .... 53 16 27 32 39 53 38 34 12 08 33 24 20 24 03 02 02 06 Wyoming Idaho Boise Idaho Foils Pocatello Rexburg Twin Foils .... 27 19 M 20 32 2" 27 M 30 Thursday 2035; Friday 1934; Southern Idaho Forecast Monday through Friday Monday and Tuesday: Variable high clouds and a few mountain snow showers on Monday ond mostly fair but continued cold on Tuesday. Patches of night and morning fog or low clouds in the valleys. s Lows will be teens to with highs in the upper 20s and 30s both days. Wednesday through Friday: Weather will be mostly dry with temperatures near to a little above normal. Highs In the southwest will be in the 40s and in the southeast in the 30s. Low temperatures will be in the 20s, dipping down Into the teens In the east. mid-20- Colorado Denver ... Conditions 17 16 34 17 T National Yesterdays Conditions Todays Forecast Theyre asking 10 percent which would cost $100 million. I don't expect theyll ever get that increases much, but even so day-car- e will be gone unless taxes are raised. I really doubt if you'll see too many tax increases other than possibly the cigarette tax. Promised Lower Sales Tax Legislators also have promised T T M 1 20 13 17 M 12 T T M in running for public office. I much prefer to be the person that helps the person doing the running. Besides, she has her sights on a higher objective. My goal is to run the St. George Marathon next year. y governGiving up a ment job doesnt mean Mrs. Plumb will be totally abstain from politics, though. "I plan to start work soon on the next 2nd Congressional race and do fund raising for the party in generday-to-da- al. But, retiring means there will be more time for grandchildren, knitting, housecleaning and other domestic chores. Growing older is advantageous, she said, because worries that were important in youth become trivial and there is time to reflect. I've decided that being a senior citizen is going to be a lot of fun. Anyway, now I can get discounts at the movies. Dolly Plumb Democratic Matriarch ' Wetter Than Normal -That Was November Continued From Page B-- l prove that the religious matching criterion violates First Amendment guarantees. Additionally, the Eastons believe they continue to be treated unfairly by the state on the question of whether they will accept any healthy infant. Mrs. Easton said the state continues to represent their application as one requesting a healthy Caucasian infant. She said they have witnesses, including a former social worker assigned their case, who will testify that they have asked only that the baby be healthy, and they will accept baby. any race or mixed-bloo- B- -l on Nov. 13, gusting to 62 mph, snapping power poles in the Cedar City area. Gusts that high were also reported in Cache Valley. Heavy snow in the northern mountain on that day brought between eight and 16 inches of snow to most northern ski resorts that day. On Nov. 20, a storm in southern Utah produced four to five inches of snow in the Cedar Breaks area and an inch of snow in Bryce Canyon. an active cold From Nov. front brought four to eight inches of snow in many valley locations. to 31 The mountains received-u24-2- 6 inches of snow. Localized lake ef-- . feet on the evening of Nov. 25 dropped 20 inches of snow in South Jordan, 13 inches at Kearns, 12 inches at Tooele and nine inches at Taylorsville. Nov. 27 was the coldest morning of the fall season with Bryce Canyon 10 degrees below zero. The next day, another storm moved into northern Utah with gusting winds in advance of the storm up to 40 mph in the valleys with 66 mph reported on Hidden Peak. One . to three inches of snow were common along the Wasatch Front with four inches along the benches of Utah County. Social Security Program Benefit Reforms to Help Disabled Continued From Page Bnew, more liberal definitions. -l Daily Data T Couple Cites Difficulty In Adoption The Eastons, who applied for adoption in 1978, were to have received a baby in 1980, only to have the natural M .01 2-- Refers to Caucasians During the hearing before Judge Winder, the state referred only to the availability of healthy Caucasian babies, indicating that five or six at the most came up for adoption during any year. .01 .05 "A major portion of the poor families in Utah by the year 2000 will be women and their children, she said, unless the decisions legislators make about child care make that pro- -' jection incorrect. shes not interested l "Democrats, Independents, Libertarand ians, Republicans, whatever still be considered righteous. "There are a lot of us that are moderates. I think the Democrats are taking a bum rap. But, despite the image problem and the pounding defeats of recent elections, there is no overwhelming sense of gloom and depression among diehard Democratic denizens, said Mrs. Plumb. Weve hit the bottom. Now we have to ask; How do we get up again? Ive been through winning and losing races and I can tell you, winning is better. Losing is the pits. Although shes 0 in the election winning positions as department treasurer of the state Democratic Party and as delegate to this years national Democratic convention Mrs. Plumb said the silver-haire- d Continued From Page that they will lower the sales tax which was raised to alleviate flooding last year If that happens it will take $50 million to $60 million of the $90 million surplus, he said. We have to be very careful when looking at doing things we want to do and those we should do," Sen. McAllister said. Child care is still a piece of one of the most important social problems facing Utah and the nation, Ms. Fisher countered d .10 M M T Nevada Elko Ely Los Vegas Reno High pressure will prevail over most of the Beehive state through the period. An upper level trough will move east through Arizona later In the week. Skies will be fair to partly cloudy, with the exception of a few showers In the extreme south on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures will be a little below seasonal normals. Salt Lake City temperatures for the period: Wednesday 2136; 08 16 M 31 39 25 42 30 36 52 34 Northern ond Southern Utah 29 16 15 19 16 30 30 M ........ 16 M 35 30 m George M 49 45 M M Pork City Tooele Unlv. of Utah Vernal Wendover Zion Nat. Pork 06 40 39 44 44 33 Greenrlver Provo Randolph Richfield Roosevelt Salt Lake City 25 35 mid-20- Yesterday's Montana Weather Summary Troce Missing T .... .... satch Front tonight and early T uesday, otherwise winds will be light and from the east. Low temperatures in the north 3 to 7 and In the south in the low teens. Highs in s to 30s. the Extended Forecast for Utah Wednesday through Friday Global Temps Intermountain Casper Cheyenne Rock Springs Evanston Laramie . percent salary raise Continued From Page good St. 1 we give state employees, it costs us the senator said. $10 million, Salt Lake CityOgdenProvo 50 Price Sen. McAllister didnt disagree But he said the expected $90 million budget surplus also must fund the problems of public and higher education and provide raises for state employees. "For every Funds Child-Car- e Air Pollution Index KM) Johnson mon community of Grafton his own sade. Town is threatened by development. Demo Matriarch Looks To Still Another Life B-- R Is Too Much life." Utah Alta Brlghom City Bryce Canyon Bullfrog Cedar City Delta Fillmore i Advocate Backs Hike in Utah Forecast for 7 p.m. EST, Mon., Dec. 3 Tribune $toft Photo Ov I ynn University of Utah graduate student Doug has made preservation of Mor- - Hut Legislator Fears 15 Todays Weather WS M B3 3, 1984 Historian Fights to Save Town U. 0 Monday, December Note: This Information is received dally from the National Weather Service at the Salt Lake International Airport. Precipitation readings ond temperatures ore those recorded at the airport. Y esterdoy 's Weather Data 0 05. Precipitation 0.19. Precipitation in December Accumulative excess 0.11. 5.34. Precipitation since Oct. 1, 1984 2.90. Accumulative excess 52 at St. George. Utah high at Coalville. Utah low S.L.C. high 36 degrees 17 degrees S.L.C. low 43 degrees. Normol high for this date 24 Normal low fnr this date degrees. 61 deores. Record high for this date 06 for low Record this date degrees. -- 1 Sunrise Today 7:35 MST. 5:01 MST. Sunset Toda- yUtah Agriculture Forecast: Fair to partly cloudy skies will prevail through Tuesdav with patchy late night and early morning fog. Lows will be below freezing or 10 0 20 degrees. mother withdraw the child at the last moment. Since then, they have inquired as to the religious matching doctrine, and they now feel their prying has turned the agency against them. Mr. Macri said the Eastons are In Utah, only one class action case resulted, with 550 mentally retarded recipients winning their case before Chief U.S. District Court for Utah Judge Aldon J. Anderson. The judge gave Social Security officials six months to their cases. in their mid-30and have been waiting since 1978. He told Judge Winder their chances grow slimmer as the years pass. Freemasons Slate Christmas Service Utah Commandery No. 1, Knights Violation of Authority of the New York Rite of Templar, Judge Winder has already said he will have a special would not, in any event, require the Freemasonry, Christmas observance in the public state to give the next healthy child to of the Salt Lake City the Eastons, feeling that such a direc- Gothic Room on Dec. 12 at 7.30 tive would be a violation of his own Masonic Temple p.m. authority to direct state government The service will feature special regulations. Christmas music by the choir and orHe did, however, indicate that chestra of Judge Memorial High there were certain elements of the School. The public is invited. A coffee "religious matching rule that might hour will follow in the Masonic dining deserve judicial review. room. i Outside of the class action, Mr,, Bowles said he had no statistics show- - j ing how many others within the court system would be affected. The reform act specifies that any- - . one with a pending court action is en- -' titled to review, although specific wording and interpretation has yet to,.'-bfinalized. . , In Utah, according to latest figures, there 11,600 on disability rolls. , Of . that, approximately 8,000 were dis-- , abled employees; 1,300 were spouses receiving benefits; and 2,300 were children of disabled employees. Total benefits amounted to $45 million Annually to the disabled, $1 8 million to spouses, and $5.3 million to children! .'' All are approximate figures. ! Mr. Bowles said records were not available as to the number of dis- abled who were physically disabled, as opposed to mentally impaired. i 4 Although physically disabled recipients were cut from rolls, it was in the area of mentally impaired that pfCK duced most court challenges. ' |