Newspaper | 1976-06-16 | Page 6

Page 6 Wednesday, June 16, 1976 Hanterings By Johnson Louis What can we do, Kid Brown? What can we do against State, Veep, Defense and all the other flank-holes flank-holes to be filled? They made me out a liar. You an idle threat. And they made our photo finish hopes fizzle. He led from wire to wire, but the Chesire Cat didn't finish ahead alone to win this year's Democratic Derby; no, he had every other jock but Kid Brown eating one side of Alice's mushroom, and once their egos had shrunk enough, climbing aboard (You can bet that other side'U be heavily guarded). Who could have guessed all the names that would take a back saddle to Jimmy? Scoop was easy. But the Bulldog who forgot FDR and blamed a wheelchair? The innocent in-nocent and babyfaced Church of Idaho? And what about the Big Boss of the Hog Butcher throwing into the Cadillac-size gas tank hat the son of the one Ike twice smothered? And Slow Mo I guess hopes brother Stew saved his notes. Why the delegates should even go sit below State ( signs between back-patting bashes in the Big Apple ' beats the hell out of me. Who can look forward to being wooed, wined or dined? The Chesire Cat has taken the fun out of uncommitted. And it looks as if by convention time the unskilled (but that I suppose depends upon how you look at it) secretarial labor force will exist not. So why go? . : The Republican Rencounter I had part right, the facts that it is indeed a battle, and that it is indeed being fought dirty nothing, of course, compared to Tricky's tactics, but not entirely above belt just the same. Still, it will be dull, not that all the donkeys have fallen in behind the Cat. Who is interested in what David Brinkley calls a fight to see who gets to lose to ' Jimmy Carter? Whoever is nominated, be it Migraine Jerry or Ronnie of the Late Late Show, has only a rattling skeleton's chance of winning. -. It's funny that while I had my telescope on all the yBtmeBmmm&mpoMcingi I should ' nave'Mtfdut my mici'cope'.'The'rear political excitement ex-citement last week was local. So many cheap shots in one week aren't likely to be dealt again. Oh well, I've been fooled before.Let me think... yes, it was back in '68. Or was it.... Top of Mdirt Street . Park City. lltdlt NOW OPEN FOR THE SUMMER SEASON Serving the Finest in Beef, Lamb, and Seafood at Reasonable Prices. Thursday-Sunday 6-10 PUZZLE Sierra Club Filed 1 971 Suit Against Teton Dam Twelve terms associated with the stock market are hidden in this block of letters. The words may be spelled forward or backward and may run vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Can you find all twelve? By Catherine Gasparini Sierra Club Research June 3, 1976 found the right base edge of the $60 million Teton Dam leaking water at a rate of 2 cubic feet per second. The leak was not considered significant enough to warrant investigation. At 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, the right base edge was leaking at a rate of 50 cubic feet per second. At 10:00 a.m. there was a structural cave-in, cave-in, followed by a whirlpool at 11 a.m. The final break-away occurred at 11:57 a.m. A quiet Saturday morning turned into nightmare. In 1971, a suit was filed in the District Court of Idaho by a number of environmental organizations and concerned citizens, including the Sierra Club. Although there were a number of issues involved in the litigation, the focal point of the suit was the question of adequate of the EIS filed by the Bureau of Reclamation (builders of the dam) according ac-cording to NEPA stipulations. On December 23, 1974, after' numerous hearings and appeals, the affirmation of adequacy of the EIS was handed down by the court and construction of the dam proceeded. In December of 1974, the Sierra Club Research office received copies .of two documents written by federal geologists investigating the eastern Snake River Plain and adjoining mountains, which alerted the Bureau in 1972 and 1973 to, among other hazards, seismic danger in the Teton area. The reports pointed out a potentially active fault near the Teton Reservoir, and warned that an earthquake could cause desplacement or sliding of canyon walls. The reports also noted that southeast Idaho was assigned to Zone 3 by the NEIC (National Earthquake Information Center), which is the zone of highest seismic , risk, where "major destructive earthquakes ear-thquakes may occur." The reports disclosed failure of the Bureau to recognize that reservoirs have actually caused earthquakes, and stressed the point that filling the reservoir would "raise the water table in the rocks surrounding the reservoir and beneath the dam itself, thereby substantially increasing in-creasing pore-water pressure and increasing the likelihood of slumping or sliding in response to earthquakes." It is important to note that at the time of the break-away, the dam was for the first time filled to near capacity. The dam was not only on an earthquake zone, but , was built over a fault, with part of the earthen structure on each side. The ground on one side was porous and soft due to previous faulting, consequently, con-sequently, filling the the reservoir could have compacted com-pacted one side more than the other, causing a small rupture rup-ture at the base of the dam. When the water began. to leak, water could have begun to wash out the basis sand structure, opening a hole into which the rock covering collapsed, ending in a complete break-away. Although a variety of occurrences oc-currences could have caused the collapse of the dam, a number of geologists support sup-port such a theory. Perhaps the investigations now beginning will support different dif-ferent conclusions. The swollen Snake River now recedes from its path of muddy devastation leaving,, in its wake, 400,00. acres off severely damaged farm land, ' 4,000 homes and businesses washed away, hundreds of other silted-over homes, r damage estimates of Sir-billion, Sir-billion, and five known dead. It will, indeed, be nearly, impossible to catalogue and calculate the horror, despondence and anger of the people who live in the area and have suffered this un-lortunate un-lortunate occurrence. Perhaps it was extremely poignant of one of the ' four geologists to have suggested that "strategically placed motion-picture cameras" be used "to document the process of i catastrophic flooding." Perhaps only he knows if he was serious or not. In the words of Professor Robert R. Curry, University of Montana, Mon-tana, "The Bureau of Kelcamation's contention that "people always tell us there will be a disastt. below our dams,' should not negate competent professional ; opinions that believe very -high risks are involved in such projects." jljl-rjllljl!l JLAJLJLJ!Jl!L pJLLJ sLJL JLJLJLLJLJL?! LLJLJL!JL1JL JLJJLJLJ!!!J JL!LLJLiXJJ! JLJLJLJJ!L! JjL!LJLJLJiJL !L1JLJJLA-L JLJLJLJLJLJLJLJL E 1 D 1 R 1 E 1 1( C 1 I r LAST riiEniii u" 1 7TTTT7X1 WEEK'S -KTiixJ! SOLllTiON:P INFORMATION j,. .... ,,wQ The telephone number for Mountain Bell's local Directory Assistance will change to 1-411 beginning Thursday, July 1, according to Kenneth O. Hill, Public Relations Manager for Mountain Bell. Beginning in July, the telephone company will charge 20 cents for each D.A. call beyond a five, free-call allowance ' per line each month. To help avoid D.A. charges, Hill reminded people that small, personal telephone directories may be obtained from Mountain Bell business offices throughout the state. He said studies of Utah D.A. calling volumes show that only five percent of all customers - will receive charges with the five-call allowance. 'There are two numbers our customers should remember for Directory Assistance in the state. The first is 1-411 for local numbers and 1-555-1212 for numbers in other areas on the state, except for Scofield and Minersville, who will call the operator," Hill said. The allowance and charges will apply for calls to both numbers. ' Coin phones, hotels, motels and hospitals which are exempted from charges may have different numbers for I).A Check the instructions on pay phones and consult motel-hotel attendants for the numbers to call. Visually and physically nandicapped people who cannot read or use the directory may be exempted from the charges by obtaining ob-taining a signature from a physician or official of certain cer-tain social agencies and presenting it to the telephone company. The forms for exemption may be obtained from Mountain Bell business offices, and agencies such as the Salt Lake Center for the Blind. Preview of U.S. Open Golf Classic By Bill Roland The crackling sound of the loudspeaker will break the soft silence of a Georgia summer morning. The voice will summon 150 of the best golfers in the world with a simple and often heard prelude'Next on the On Thursday morning the 76th United States Open Championship will begin at the Atlanta Athletic Club. There is a very special feeling about this year's Open, people have already started calling it it Bobby Jones Open. In November of 1971, thirty-one days before bis death, Bobby jones wrote a letter to the United States Golf Association encouraging them to hold the U.S. Open at the Atlanta Athletic Club. There is no name more revered in golfing circles than the name of Bobby Jones. Consequently the U.S.G.A. followed his suggestion and now for the first time the U.S. Open will be held in the heart of Dixie. Although the course itself is untested in tournament competition it will undoubtedly provide a viable challange for today's top shotmakers. Due to the fine efforts of the greens superintendent Bobby McGee, and good weather this spring, the course will be in superb condition with the Penncross greens a trifle slower than the normal Open greens which usually putt like linoleum. The tough and narrow back nine should provide the television viewers with a good idea of the test the golfers will have to face. The 11th is a 480 yard par four, with the second shot from a downhill lie, requiring a wood or a long iron to get home. The 12th a par five has a small lake right in front which may cramp the style of many "would be birdies." Both par three's on the back, numbers 15 and 17 are in excess of 200 yards and both are guarded by water. It would be most exciting if the Open Championship was to be decided on the tough and grueling 18th hole. The 460 yard par-four has water extending down the left side, from where the tee shots will land, and crossing in front of the green. Truly a classic finishing hole. ,As.alwaysr.ther.e iarouchpeciilation. as tojvho will be holding the hot stick. Obviiju&jj Jiclu jnii be considered a threat. He finished only three or four strokes back in his recent Memorial Tournament and spent a good deal of his time and energy running the tournament instead of trying to win it. Personally, I feel that Tom Weiskoph may emerge as this year's Open Champ. He finished a strong second at the Kemper Open last week and is overdue for his second major title. Other prime considerations are J.C. Snead who does nothing fancy but could conceivably win the one big tournament that has eluded Uncle Sam. That's Uncle Sam Snead, of course. Hale Irwin seems to thrive on tough golf courses as evidenced by his victory in the Open two years ago at Winged Foot, his great record at the Heritage, and most recently his second place finish at Muirfield Village. If an Open rookie can surprise the field, it will be Roger Maltbie. He is an exceptional scrambler, excellent putter and so engrossed in his game he doesn't have time to worry. I simply guarantee an exciting U.S. Open. ABC Sports will provide ample coverage with a special at 9:30 p.m. Friday and extended coverage Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Don't miss it. Next week we'll take a look at what transpired and how one golfer met the challange and became "the Open Champion." 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