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Show n America's Pastime 1 n 1 E""3 Jump in u rear its expensive head, the By NANCY BRING HI RST Herald Staff Writer As of July 1, 1985, Orem lost its insurance policy. As of July 10, 1985, the city was still uninsured. Without any advance notice, Orem's insurance carrier said it would no longer offer general lia- bility insurance, city attorney Bruce McEuen said Wednesday. "Not having any insurance isn't an acceptable option,' said McEuen. "But of the available policies, none of them offers a viable alternative for us. They have very limited coverage, with very, very high premiums." The problem, said McEuen, has put Orem in a crisis situation. "The city has built up a reserve fund which we can use," he said. "Orem also follows a risk management program. We believe most lawsuits ending up in judgment against a city could have been prevented." Weighing the question of whether it is better to pay outrageous premiums for a negligible amount of coverage, Orem's city council decided it was better to stay uninsured until the city could join a Utah municipal risk management pool, said McEuen. "Everyone has the same problem of do you, or don't you, have enough insurance," he said. "Nobody is offering liability insurance right now. You can't find any. "Now that's a crisis. We're looking down the barrel of a gun, and we've got to find a way out of it." Orem officials said the only way to solve their dilemma would be to form the municipal pool. "Basically, what we will do is create our own viable pool," said McEuen. "We're simply trying to rescue ourselves from what has become a terrible situation." If city officials had known the insurance problem was going to pool Smaller cities, those without much of a tax base, are in the most precarious position, he said. "The tiny cities are looking disaster right in the face," said McEuen. pool for several weeks. "I've been working 50 to 60 hours a week just trying to get this together." he said. "I think we should have something going in two or three weeks." Membership in the pool would be allowed only if cities agree to abide by a stringent set of bylaws, regulations, and other rules of a good risk management program, said McEuen. "The pool would be formed under the state governmental immunity act," he explained. "In essence, the pool would be governed by a board of directors who are representatives of the member-cities.- " Such pools are a fairly common concept in other states, said Mc"Cities have banded together the past. Their basic purpose is I 111TH YEAR, NO. 296 By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Herald Staff Writer HandiSALT LAKE CITY capped individuals leveled strong criticism at the Utah Transit Authority Board Wednesday afternoon for not responding more quickly to the needs of transportation of the disabled. Barbara Toomer, spokesman for ADAPT, said representatives of the various organizations made up of handicapped individuals had appealed to UTA to equip buses with f. if-- 1 i , " - evening showers are forecast In Central Utah by the National Weather Bureau, and Friday's temperatures will be only In the mid 90s. By J.J. JACKSON Herald Staff Writer off long puts something enough. ..he just may not have to do it. See story on Page 21 of the Today Section. Gusty winds will accompany the showers. Further weather news is on Page 14. Here's Where to Find It Amusements Business Classified Ads Comics Crossword Health Military 16 28 31-3- 9 26 26 16-1- National-Internation- 18 All 2,29 Obituaries Opinions Sports Today Utah-Region- 7 i Weather 4 27 Utah County's neighbor to the north and east, Wasatch County, is already helping clean up Utah Lake. Utah County's commissioners have suggested, if the cost isn't prohibitive, the lake should be cleaned up so it is a bigger benefit to the county. wheelchair lifts, as was recommended in 1976 at the White House Conference on the Disabled. She claimed UTA started appointing task forces to see what could be done. "There have been four task forces, and still nothing has been done." she charged. Toomer declared that UTA has been able to come up with innovative financing to put ski buses up the mountains, to put bus terminals on Main Street, and to finance the Brigham Street Trolley, all of 11, 1985 $6.00 A MONTH - PRICE which used government funds. "Why can't innovative financing be used to help the handicapped?" she asked. "We ask that you implement the recommendation given months ago by your task force. It made a valid study. Are you going to continue to do studies until they come up with what you want to hear?'' she asked. Kim Light, Shirlene Rowley, Mark Smith and Rosemarie Ren-doall in wheelchairs or disabled, spoke of the need for a dual trans 25 CENTS portation system for handicapped. They emphasized that the LIFT paratransit system is overburdened and provides only one way of transportation for the handicapped. Light reported that the LIFT van allows a handicapped person one trip per day for work, medical purposes, or school. An individual cannot make two trips. "Separate is not equal," declared Rendon, who emphasized that many handicapped people (See UTA, Page 3 By Associated Press Lovers of the original Coke, forlorn for 21 2 months alter Coca Cola Co. switched to a new formula, rejoiced at the news that their old what favorite was coming back one called "the happiest day of my The Atlanta-basecompany announced Wednesday that it would market the old version of its popu d 5 14 If the lake is tidied up, it could mean doing some of the same things which Heber Valley has done while cleaning up Deer Creek Reservoir and water which makes it to Utah Lake via the Provo River. "We're just trying to prevent it (Deer Creek Reservoir) from getting worse," says Ray Loveless, d water quality director for Association of Govern Moun-tainlan- ments. But, look how much "preventing it from getting worse" has meant: The sewer system for Heber City and Wasatch County removes nutrients which could otherwise make their way to Deer Creek Reservoir and feed algae. None of the sewer systems in Utah Valley does as effective a job as does the Heber Valley treatment plant. The Environmental Protection Agency required the Heber residents to put in the $13.5 million treatment plant because water from Heier makes into Salt Lake County's culinary water system. EPA paid 75 percent of the bill for the plant. Part of the treatment process is the holding of a winter's worth of water in storage tanks. In the (See LAKE, Page lar son annK under the name Classic" "Coca-Col- a side-by-sid- e ZIMMERMAN Herald Staff Writer By JOSEPHINE AMERICAN FORK - The future of the Utah State Training School at American Fork depends to a great extent on what alternatives are available in Jeremlph "Jerry" Dandoy i 3) with the new Coke in response to demand from consumers. Many had let the company know-tha- t they felt the product was too important a part of their lives and American culture to fall prey to marketing strategy. "People felt Coca-Col- a represented Americana, and thev don't want Americana changed on them." said Tim Orden of Old Cola Drinkers of America, which ran a campaign of hype and gripe in support of the more tart, tradition- rum was consumed. It was the real thing, said Orden, borrowing from the Coca-Col- a ad slogan. The head of the group's Palo Thirty or 40 members of the group and their'friends gathered at Old Cola headquarters in Seattle Wednesday night to celebrate. A weight had dropped from 205 to 168 pounds since the new formula came along and she cut back from nine Cokes a day to just one from her stash of the treasured cola. al Coke. cake was cut and old Coke with Alto, Calif., chapter said her Dandoy Look s at O ptions for School Phil Shurllf II Photo 3) Coke Fans Toast Return of xReal Thing' life." 6-21-2- PROVO, UTAH, Thursday, July Reservoir Clean Example for Lake - Not Quite So Hot Friday Scattered ri Wmmmmt Putting Off Procrastination those who dish it out. Every procrastinator knows that if he x tail McEuen is "very optimistic" that the pool will come together quickly and will meet its member's insurance needs. Young, right, is the starting QB with the troubled Los Angeles Express. See Page 6 for more details. ing to those on the receiving end of it but it is often a boon to . provide an insurance program and a risk management program," he said. "But it has to be controlled." passer annoy- r in to Steve Young, his days in the UNited States Football League' might be numbered, according to his agent. Procrastination can be r ... Euen. tough football situa- tions and for s X - quarterbacks have a habit 'Pa 40 In Tight Spot? of getting Brian Tregaskis Photos "Orem has a fairly large tax base. If something happened here, and if we received a judgment against us, we could raise the mill levy, or something along those lines, to pay for it." Orem's attorney said he has been trying to put together the mutual Quarterback in J could easily have been in place for members to turn to in their time of need, he said. "We found out, after the fact, that this problem had been going on for six months," said McEuen. "In fact, we were told just a week before our policy was cancelled that everything was OK. I think some people are trying to take advantage of the situation." Thursday: BYU Jacob Willis and Adam Martin (below) found a way to entertain themselves during their team'i consolation game (left) in the Provo City Mustang tournament by playing with Wednesday some gum stuck to a shoe. Gum has been particularly sticky this month as temperatures have hovered near the century mark. According to Provo weather observer David James, temperatures will likely be in the mid to upper 90s through Saturday, then climb over 10G again Sunday. He said the weather the rest of the month will likely be similar with a high pressure cell stuck over the west. Temperatures will moderate occasionally as the result of periodic Invasions of tropical moisture. the community for the handicapped, as well as the incidence and prevalence of mental retardation, according to Jeremiah "Jerry" Dandoy, new training school superintendent. He sees the school in a transition period. "As medical science has advanced to keep people alive longer, I'm not sure we have caught up with the need to improve those lives. The future of this institution will depend on advances in medical science," Dandoy said in an interview with The Daily Herald. Dandoy said he strongly believes that medical science in the future will solve many problems of mental retardation, primarily in the field of prevention. Until then, the goal will be to provide the best quality of life for the handicapped. Noting that in the past, the severely handicapped were "warehoused," he emphasized that efforts now are made to find the level at which these individuals can function and lead better quality lives. Some "No human being is totally day we will be able to trigger responses. If I didn't believe that I couldn't be in the business I am," he declared. "Even with the"Karen Ann Quintans who can still function when taken off life support systems, I believe some day we will be able to trigger responses." He sees technology in the future as both preventing and relieving handicapping conditions. "Look how we've progressed so far with prosthetic devices, artifical tongues and larynxes, ear and corneal implants, and heart transplants. Who's to say there won't be nerve implants trial can help some of the handicapping conditions?" He sees his own contribution as pushing that time a little closer; as Helen Keller said, "not giving the handicapped life, but giving them quality lile." "We've made too many assumptions in the past.' he noted, pointing out that because a person reaches certain age, he can't work, or because he is handicapped, he can't work. Even severely handicapped individuals are able to do some things, he asserted. In the area of epilepsy, he pointed out that 80 percent of the affected people now are active outpatients because of eprly diagnosis, medical control and therapy intervention. "These people are now leading much more productive lives, and most are now allowed to have drivers licenses." With other handicapping conditions, he said simple accommodations now make it so that people no longer have to sit at home. "We no longer say 'You are handicapped, we will take care of you. We will put you in an institution where there are a lot of people just like you.'" "We took away a lot of lives with that type of thinking," he declared. "We must have the ability to let go of these people. Too long we have been afraid. 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