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Show fjf"V Jfn. 0 -- mm li Li - WASHINGTON (AP) Opponents of a new U.S. h efforts weapon failed in to halt the Reagan administration's plans to begin final testing of th? device. only that the test date is classified. The test involves an attempt to d knock out a scientific satellite, Solwind, as it orbits above the Pacific Ocean. anti-satelli- last-ditc- The first developed in of two-stag- can-size- the Senate voted against a proposal to delay the operation. The test was scheduled for today, according to sources speaking on condition they not be named. Officially, the Pentagon will say 62-3- 4 The or ASAT, weapon will be carried to about 90,000 feet by an fighter and then launched to try to track down the satellite. anti-satellit- e, F-1- attack. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Norma Holloway Johnson refused a request for a restraining order to block the test. The suit was brought by Reps. George Brown, Matt McHugh, and Joseph Moakley, John Seiberling, along with the Union of Concerned Scientists. She listened to 30 minutes of oral arguments before ruling that the ;... a political one "that U.S. weapon, e 1978, is a rocket capped by a coffee d "homing vehicle" which is intended to slam into the target. federal court on Thursday turned down a suit by four Democratic congressmen seeking to block the test, and later in the day 5 A uop u eg? Both superpowers are heavily dependent on satellites for spying, communications and early warning seven-year-ol- A ,?nii rail u u u should not be decided in this for- um." Later Thursday, Moakley and 97 sent Reagan a letter asking that the test be halted because "the informal U.S. Soviet ASAT test moratorium that has been in effect over the past two years has contributed to our national security and we appeal to you not to break the moratorium." -- The letter said, "Since the United States is more dependent on satellites than is the Soviet Union, we see serious risks in allowing ASAT weapons to jpOTnrni(oj li nine more weeks" until the summit. But Sen. Barry Goldwater, offered a successful motion to table, or kill, the measure. proliferate." Late Thursday, Sen. John F. Keroffered a proposal ry, delaying the test, but it was killed vote. on a'62-3Kerry offered his ban as an amendment to an unrelated immigration bill. It would have delayed the test until after the U.S. Soviet summit meeting in Geneva on Nov. 4 Goldwater explained that "we should not care about what the Soviets think. We should have the attitude that whatever we have to do to make this country strong, we're goir.g to do it." -- 19. Kerry called his proposal "a straightforward attempt to enhance the climate for fruitful discussions at the summit by preserving the status quo on ASATs for The U.S. weapon has been tested stages, but there had not yet been an attempt to actually hit an object in space. in 6 112TH YEAR, NO. PROVO, UTAH, Friday, September 38 $6.00 A 13, 1985 MONTH - PRICE 25 vT CENTS Budaef Pinch S tails Water Plant; Board OKs CUP Contract Wording By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Herald Staff Writer Board members of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District ;voted Thursday to delay bidding on an expansion of the Jordan Valley Water Treatment Plant until they have a chance to examine the budget and outline priorities. The board also approved a resolution on wording of the proposition to be placed on the Nov. 19 ballot when voters will be asked to approve a $335 supplemental repayment contract for the Bonneville Unit. Included in the resolution was approval of minor wording changes made by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in the supplemental repayment contract. Don Spencer, Salt Lake County, told the engineering committee Thursday morning that three projects recommended by the committee would have to be bid in phrases, and he wanted to see an outline from the finance committee concerning the availability of funds. Engineering committee members for the project in this years budget. Bidders received the specifications last month and a bid opening were told the Jordan Valley Water Treatment Plant expansion has escalated to an estimated $24 million. The board budgeted $6 million Garn and Hatch Applaud Repayment Pact Approval 1965 contract is raised, a situation that resulted from the Carter administration. Hatch said the contract "is a major step forward for the completion of the Central Utah Project and is the product of hundred and maybe even thousands of hours of work." Garn pointed out that a study ordered by former Gov. Scott concluded there Matheson, was no alternative to the Bonne' ville Unit. "The state's final report concluded that water from the Bonneville Unit is essential if growth along, the Wasatch front is to continue past the turn of the century," Garn said. - WASHINGTON Utahns will now face approval of a supplemental repayment contract for the Central Utah Project made necessary by "delays and savagely high inflation rates during the Carter administration's project bias," said Sen. Jake Garn, anti-wat- . h. h, Garn and Sen. Orrin Hatch, h, applauded final approval Thursday of the controversial con- tract by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District. In a statement, Garn explained tha the Jordanelle Dam cannot be completed until the repayment group of citizens interested in changing the county's form of government Thursday recommended the commissioners give way to a legislative body and an appointed chief administraer tor. Five of the legislative officers would be elected from districts. The sixth member would be elected Is e. American Fork Mayor Malcolm Beck, long an advocate of regional representation of the county's legislative body, had first recommended a body, none being elected He suggested one area include Lindon and the north end of the county; another district include the bulk of Orem; another district include the southern part of Orem and the northern part of Provo; a fourth district include the balance of Provo; and the fifth district include everything south of Provo. Presently, the three members of the Utah County Commission are each elected at large. "The way it five-memb- ; -- -- i Scott Colledge Youth 13 on Friday, 13th - He said it SPANISH FORK would just be a normal day and he would still have to go to school, but not everyone will do he what Scott Colledge will do will turn 13 on Friday the 13th. "I'm not superstitious," said Scott. He did list several special birthday present's including a "ghetto blaster" and a parakeet. Scott said he was born on Wednesday the 13th and says he has been looking forward to this birthday. "I hope it will be a normal day and that lots of good things happen," he added. Scott is an eighth grader at Spanish Fork Junior High. He likes video games and is active in scouting. He is the son of Gene and Mary Ann Colledge and the oldest in a family of three boys and two girls. e. Daily Herald Wire Services WASHINGTON The economy went both up and down in August, according to reports issued today, with inflation down by 0.3 percent and sales up by 1.9 percent. Spurred by falling food and fuel costs, wholesale prices recorded the steepest drop in more than 2Vz years, the Labor Department said today. The decline in the Producer Price Index the means wholesale fourth in the last 12 months prices have risen at an annual rate of just 0.8 percent so far this year. Some analysts are starting to hold out the prospect of plunging commodity prices holding the final 1985 wholesale inflation rate even below the 0.6 which was the smallest percent increase in 1983 since 1964. On the other hand, in one of the first signs that the economy may be speeding up again, retail sales jumped to a record high, helped by extraordinarily- - information on Page PMS - - , I- a - A i - ' M !, : ; (See WATER, Page r 3) i. O Provo-Orewithout anybody else being involved," Beck noted. He also provided figures indicating what would happen if the county tried four geographic areas. In that scenario, he said, dividing the population equably would leave the representative of the north end of the county with most constituents from north Orem and the representative from the south end of the county with constituents from south Provo. "We do not accomplish what we want because that would leave the bulk in Provo and Orem. They still control all the seats," he said. When a subcommittee headed by LeRoy Harlow recommended four members elected from districts a situation in which Beck and two elected at large in control of all had noted would leave Provo-OreBeck offered an amendment that agreed on seats the total number, six, but suggested only one be elected Harlow's subcommittee also recommended that the county legislative body elect their own chairman, as opposed to having voters elect the chairman. (See COUNTY, Page 3) ' i V I l ; : ' 1 ( ' I- I - Syndrome) exhibit a wide variety of both physical and emotional problems that range from bloating and headaches to hostili i e. strong auto sales, the Census Bureau said today. The clearance-sal- e financing rates being offered by auto companies until the middle of next month boosted auto sales 7.1 percent, the best performance in that category since April's matching increase. One analyst, Donald Ratajczak of Georgia State University, is now forecasting a 0.5 percent wholesale-price inflation rate for all of 1985. Prices at the wholesale level rose 1.7 percent last have year. As for last month's drop, prices over-al- l not fallen at such a pace since the 0.7 percent decline registered in January 1983. The August index showed food costs dropping 0.7 percent, following a 1.3 percent increase in July that was the sharpest rise in a year. That big July increase was due largely to a 22.2 percent rise in fresh vegetable prices. By contrast, fresh vegetable prices declined 14.8 percent last month. Gasoline prices, down 1.4 percent in July, fell 2.1 percent last month. Jim Nelford takes a swing at Jeremy Ranch. Boat Mishap Hurts Former BYU Golfe By ROD COLLETT Associate Sports Editor Former BYU golfer Jim Nelford, who Cougar Coach Karl Tucker called the first of the great Canadians to attend school in Provo, is facing up to a year of rehabilitation after a boating accident Sunday caused severe injuries to his right arm, back and leg. was water skiing Sunday Nelford, who attended BYU from 1974-7at Saguaro Lake near Scottsdale, Ariz., with some friends when a ski boat accidently ran over him. A Maricopa County sheriff's spokesman said a helicopter was immediately called in and flew Nelford to Scottsdale Memorial Hispital, where he had emergency surgery to repair severe muscle and bone damage to his right side. According to Margie Nelford, Jim's former wife now living in Pleasant Grove, his right arm was broken in nine places and incurred deep tissue damage, including a damaged ulna nerve, which provides sensation and feeling to the limb. She said a series of pins was placed in Nelford's arm during surgery. A hospital spokeswomen said Nelford is listed in good condition but his injuries are listed as serious. "Nelford sustained deep lacerations to the right flank and thigh as well as injuries to the right arm, including broken bones, laceration of the nerve and damage to muscle tissue. Because of swelling he returned to surgery again on Tuesday where portions of damaged muscle were removed and repaired. He will require surgery later on to 7, ot (See NELFORD, Page 3) "LIU- - auving vmiuren 6. I f i; . ' X r ... Seminar 'Women who suffer from PMS y. In Sunday's Herald It's last year's dream matchup at Cougar Stadium Saturday when 1984 s No. 1 team faces off against last season's No. 2 BYU team Washington. e U "You can't encumber future Good News: Sales Up, Inflation Not Dream Game Saturday pre-gam- V boards, so you can only bid what you can pay for this year. Even with a tax anticipation note you can't bring in enough money to build all three projects this year," Friday: See i ... is now, you can be controlled by A I t - ' By J.J. JACKSON Herald Staff Writer 1 v J ... The Johnson pipeline is estimated at $2.5 million, and the Hatch-tow- n Dam at $5 million. All three projects are being handled by CUWCD without involvement of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. LeRoy Hooton, Sa'lt Lake City, noted that the Johnson Water District pipeline will be the first aqueduct constructed by CUWCD. Edward Clyde, attorney, said the district cannot award bids with insufficient money in the bank to complete the project. Panel Recommends Change In Utah County Government ! l had been scheduled soon. The engineering committee also endorsed building an aqueduct to carry water from the Duchesne Water Treatment Plant to the Johnson Water District in Duchesne County, and to build the Hatchdown Dam in Garfield Coun- - ty. ceiling of the By PAT THORNE Herald Washington Bureau .. , r ty and paranoia. To find out about Cannon's experiences and how medicine and science figures in the treatment of PMS, see story on Page 17 of the Today Section. Fair and Warmer The weather in Central Utah will be fair and warmer, layi the National Weather Bureau, but windi may blow up to 25 mph, Highs Saturday will be near 80 degrees with overnight lows In the mid 50i, Further Information on Page 11. Where to Find It All Amusements Classified Ads Comics Crossword National-Internation-al Obituaries Opinions Sports Today Utah-Region- Weather 15-1- 6 22-3- 1 20 20 2,16 4 19 6-- 8 17-1- 8 5 11 |
