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Show 2 Varad hfnn Friday, Odobr 21, 1983 Cotfy sree work tfo wrcap up nenf week By Steven Wallis Express News Editor The roads are finally done. Well, the major road improvements in Vernal City were mostly completed this week. With good weather next week, side street access ways and other road repairs will also be smoothed over. This year probably marks the biggest big-gest road repair effort ever in Vernal City; 100 South, 100 North, 500 South, 200 West, 800 West, 500 West and West Highway 40 were either torn up and repaved or just repaved. (The State Road Department did West Highway 40.) This doesn't include road repairs in Naples City along 2500 East and in the Davis area around the new Davis Elementary. Now that the roads are smooth again, it is obvious that the city was right in repairing the roads, but at the time, it made you wonder: familiar routes to and from work were disrupted, bus routes rerouted, thousands of barricades were set up, dust, dirt and more dust. During the peak of the city road rehabilitation project, one city coun cilman said, "They yelled at us when the roads were bad, and now they're yelling because we're fixing them up." But believe me, the roads we will be getting are worth all the dust and dirt, and it's not solely because of the smoother ride. Because the city's road reconstruction reconstruc-tion project was divided into several smaller projects, local contractors and workers were employed on the projects during the summer. That was a big boost to the local economy at a time when it was needed. Local trucks, and equipment were used on the project. Also once the roads are finished, Vernal City will owe nothing on them. There is no bonded indebtedness. The projects were paid for by an increase in the city mill levy (from 1.58 to 6.38) and a surplus of funds from last year. Once the roads are finished, hopefully hopeful-ly the city will enforce a five year moritorium on cutting the roads as they have done on 500 South Street. The city replaced most of the old water and sewer lines under the roads so that the city won't have to be a violator of such an ordinance. Hopefully the city fathers have learned a little prudence from the PUBLIC FORUM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What is your opinion? The Express welcomes letters from its readers concerning ony subject' pertinent to the Umtoh Basin. While there ore no restrictions os to contents or reasonable length, letters must be submitted exclusively to the Express anil bear the writer's full nome, signature, phone number and address. Names must be printed on political 'letters but may be withheld for good reasons if requested on others. All letters ore subject to condensation Other side needs space Dear Editor: During the several months I have spent in Vernal, I have developed a fondness for the Uintah Basin and its industrious citizens. I alec have enjoyed en-joyed pursuing the pages of the Vernal Ver-nal Express, which possess the kind ot charm that can only be found in a small town newspaper. The editorial page of the Express, however, is another matter. Really, gentlemen, don't you find your collection collec-tion of right wing columnists a trifle one sided? Are Orrin Hatch and Richard Lesher prophets ordained by God Himself or is their side of the story the only one heard simply because their columns are cheap to run in your paper? In the interest of broadening the input in-put of your editorial page a bit, I propose pro-pose that those with opposing viewpoints view-points make themselves heard, at least occasionally. I myself will do my part by replying to a Lesher column run under the headline "Union Leaders Don't Lead." Let's talk about Union leaders for a moment. Over the years, they have done much to improve the lot of the working man and have provided him with a voice he would not otherwise have had. In the process, a few of these leaders have become corrupt, confused, confus-ed, greedy or simply out of touch with their constituents. In short, they are neither belter nor worse than our elected government officials. But what is the exact point upon which Richard Lesher berates AKL-CIO AKL-CIO President Lane Klrkland? tie says Kirkland endorses a proposal to Increase federal taxes inspite of a Gallup poll showing that most union mem ben oppose such an Increase. In other words, because Lane Kirkland Vernal Express (USPS 6580 8000) $ U 00 fv oo d S M 00 p jrw orf el by Vol ttptm fbM9 C"eer. 54 Nor Vtol A, VoJ, U 1078 Sko 1om p9 P4 V. fttiUx 8078 NM ttrttSS, f O lot lOtO. Vrol, Uh 8078 Ml w,, :; iK't PvUvW I Wjfl ..... Hmt (4 frrj fcW4 ;;...,.:;. HW t AJ0 lW. Wit hyvt W AJpg SAnntlin a V'tffc r1 A awHiie 'U differs with the bulk of his constituents on this single issue, Richard Lesher. and the Express scream about the nonleadership of all union officers. Since when do the polled opinions of a group determine the opinions of that group's leaders anyway? If this standard stan-dard is to be applied to Lane Kirkland, it should be applied to Ronald Reagan, too. Polls show most Americans oppose op-pose escalation in U.S. involvement in Lebanon and Latin America, yet Reagon goes right on upping the ante in both places. Polls show Americans feel more should be done about the shooting down of KAL Flight 007 than simply lecturing the Russians, yet we are still selling grain and other products pro-ducts to the Soviet Union. By the standards espoused in Lesher's column, then, Ronald Reagan is a poor leader, indeed. Still, no one can lead simply by following popular opinion even Lesher admits that in the very column I have referred refer-red to. He derides such a policy, then takes Lane Kirkland to task for not using us-ing it. Come now, gentlemen. You simply cannot have it both ways. At least try to judge those men you oppose by the same standards you apply to those you support. DENNIS MCCARTY street construction program and will set aside the revenue from 2 or 3 mills of city taxes every year to keep the city ci-ty streets from deteriorating as they did before the reconstruction and to build new streets without bonding or having to increase the mill levy five mills as was the case this year. For years the city has boasted of having the lowest mill levy in the state while city streets deteriorated. City Coun-cilmen Coun-cilmen have already voiced a desire to set up such a fund. But with streets still in the city with little road base and that have to be patched pat-ched every year and galvinized waterlines that spring frequent leaks from electrolysis, the job of the City Public Works Department is like cleaning house, "it never gets done." But this year they did a good job on something that "never gets done." Vernal woman injured in two-car two-car accident A two-car accident Thursday evening even-ing about 7 : 12 p.m. resulted in serious injuries to a Vernal woman. The accident occurred at the junction junc-tion of U.S. 40 and State Road 149, near the road leading to the Quarry in Jensen. Hyrum W. Slaugh, 75, of Vernal was northbound when the accident occurred. occur-red. Slaugh had stopped at the stop sign and not seeing the approaching car proceeded through the intersection. intersec-tion. The second car driven by Thomas H. Kervin, 47, of Sacramento, Calif, skidded into the Slaugh car hitting it on the passenger's front door and then hitting a utility pole. The drivers of the two cars were not injuried but the passengers in both vehicles were. Bertha Slaugh, 80, of Vernal, a passenger of the Slaugh vehicle was flown by Life Flight to the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City in critical condition. William Crouse, 44, of Carmichael, Calif., a passenger in the Kervin vehicle, vehi-cle, received bruises and cuts. He did. not require medical attention at the hospital. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, as of 7:00 a.m., Mrs. Slaugh was still in intensive care in the Salt Lake hospital. Her condition had been changed from criticial to serious condition. The accident is still under investigation. fe let, 71 &) mtmm .... tw f 8rj tm, rn mi WWri . . VVjr ijf0 U) 4)11 &U 7t 1 JCJ MS (H J? 2$ t Sheriffs Office reports shooting incident According to the Uintah County Sheriff's Department, a shooting Incident Inci-dent which didn't cause any Injuries, emild have been a very serious situation. The incident occurred In the vicinity vicini-ty of 3000 South and Son East at shout Ipm on Oct. 30. The complatnlant told officers that she had just finished feeding her children and doing the dishes and Had sal down in her llv irutroom. when she heard what sounded sound-ed like a cap gun, I'pafl further investigation the woman found a bullet hole in the west side of her home about I feet from the ceiling The Sheriffs Department was able a trace the path of the bullet from ili ordinal entry until if eniled the home. The bullet entered through the east .V nf the how about 3" north of the kitchen window and about 4 feet from the Oonf The bullet ricocheted oft a cabinet bin?" eft3 traveled through an inner wall and etiled. bounced off the lit ingrwiro ceiling twice and finally lodged lodg-ed in the outside west wall. ttri and tsiSrfics etjwrts from the department who aided officers, are ewotinwiftg the imrertif alion. The Sheriffs Department stated that the family ws ettremely lucly tx one iejred They wsnt to remind persons per-sons MNt firearms to ettreme c inn ti firing and cleaning their fans. IV depafimeot caatwned fwons V fwTxml the target area. hen firm, to and pwWe injuries ta mm (first it was dove SEASON THEN SA&E HEW SEASOfTHEN ELK SEASDN, AND I NOW DEEP- SEASOM, I DON'T KNOW IF fvY OlS MAN CAN MAkF ITi THCDI IftU TOPHEASPWT f SEASON OP. NOT' 1 I ii I' I ; .... m . a i vfii ' a' I I Waterline breaks while crews try to repair line Oil shale panel tomeet in Grand Junction Vernal City water crews were working work-ing on a line on Fifth South and Ver-. Ver-. nal Avenue Wednesday morning about . 10 a.m. when water began spraying out of the lines and into the air. Dave Hatch, Vernal City Water Department, explained that city crews were replacing an old clamp, with the water still on when the incident occurred. occur-red. Hatch said they didn't shut off the water at first because their water valve had been covered when the new street had been paved. He explained they wanted to solve the problem without having to cut the road to shut off the water. The surge of water occurred because of an electrolysis hole about 4" in diameter that was in the line. Hatch explained that normally there is only a small hole or a sheer break in the lines, which causes a very small amount of water to leak out during repairs. Hatch said it took crews about an hour to get the problem under control because they had to cut the road and shut the valve off in order to control the water. The Oil Shale Environmental Advisory Ad-visory Panel (OSEAP) will meet in Grand Junction, Oct. 26 and 27. The panel will review plans of Rio Blanco Oil Shale Company for abandonment of its two experimental modified in situ (MIS) retorts, a proposed off tract disposal site, and receive a briefing from a representative of the Synthetic Fuel Corporation. On Wednesday, BLM district managers Lee Carie of Craig, and Lloyd Ferguson of Vernal, and Bob Elderkin, Acting Chief of the BLM Oil Shale Office in Grant Junction, will give reports to the panel. Status reports on the three prototype oil shale projects will be presented. The Panel will then proceed with consideration of the matters before it for review. The panel will conclude its review of the two Rio Blanco Oil Shale Company matters on Thursday; hear a status report on the BLM plans for additional oil shale leasing by Bob Leopold, Oil Shale Program Manager, Denver. Mr. Steve Gottlieb, U. S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation Director of Environment, will also brief the Panel on the corporation's cor-poration's program. OSEAP's authorized membership of 31 is now complete by virtue of the recent re-cent appointment of Dr. Paul Kilburn to the panel by the Secretary of the Interior. In-terior. Dr. Kilburn is Vice President of International Environmental Consultants Con-sultants of Golden, Colorado and has extensive experience in environmental environmen-tal assessment of energy projects. Local man falls to his death According to information released by the Uintah County Sheriff's Department Depart-ment Norm Shiner, 33, was killed Thursday as a result of an industrial accident. He had been living in Vernal at the time of the accident. The accident occurred at Staker Construction Company at their gravel and tar sand pits about 3'j miles southeast of Vernal, about 2:53 p.m. Shriner fell into a tar sand recycling bend and was crushed to death. He was pronounced dead at the scene. CHRISTMAS MAILING DATES 1983 To unirr ihe timely arrival ai ovmni dniiniiioni for Chruimai delivery, all null thould be pmird on or before (he ibUowinf daiei in 1983: Assault report at County jail Detttnauon A female prisoner In the Uintah County Jail was assaulted by a fellow inmate early on the morning of Oct. 16. The Incident occurred shortly after 1 a.m. According to the Uintah County Sheriffs Department, Kimberly N. Dextator was arrested by the Vernal City Police for public intoxication. She was booked Into the Uintah County's only drunk tank. The department explained ex-plained the drunk tank Is different from a regular cell In that It contains cots Instead of metal frame beds in order to protect Intoxicated persons from Injuring themselves. Later that same morning a male person was brought Into the drunk Lank In a more Intoxicated slate so officers of-ficers made the decision to move Ms. Dextator to a regular cell used to house female prisoners. While officers were attempting to place the male prisoner In a cell they heard shouts and scuffling sounds from within the cell housing the females. When officers opened the cell door, they could see Ms. Dextator holding down a fellow prisoner Allison Slrtngham of Vernal. Dextator was also striking Slrtngham. Officers moved the male intoxicated prisoner from the male holding cell to another cell for male prisoners and placed Ms. Dextator in the male holding cell. Ms. Stringham was transported to Ashley Valley Medical Center for acute cervical strain and bruises, she was put in a neck brace and given medication for pain. Ms. Dextator has been charged with assault and Intoxication. Her bail was set at 12,060. She has been arraigned and released on bond. Racquetball tournament to be Nov. 1 A single elimination with consolation racquetball tournament will begin Tuesday, Nov. I. sponsored by Vernal Recreation and Community Schools. Entry deadline for the tournament la Friday, Oct. 28, at S p.m. Entry forms can be obtained at the racquetball racquet-ball courts at Uintah High School or at the Vernal City office. 500 East Main. Africa. Hawaii. AuuraUa....H . CanbbranWeM tnebet . OrlSou)l America. Europe. Far taM...., Greenland.. Ireland MidXaM Southtan Aaia. Prioriiy SDec It Dec. II Dec. IS No. IS Nov, 9 Dec. Dec SDec.. It Dec, t Dec tSNov Letter! SDec It Dec...., It Dec..... II Nov.... It Dec.. 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