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Show VOL 54, NO. Monticello, Son Juan County, 17 Uf ah 84535 THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1971 Canyonlands Capitol Monticello excited by disaster drill Friday evening was an exciting one for Monticello. In addition to the school play, there was a mock disaster that involved a number of people who were enjoying the Pinewood Derby in the Community Church and law enforcement personnel, the Sheriff's Patrol, the hospital staff and several interested citizens. A telephone call to the hospital set in motion the machinery of handling a large number of injured people, BLM both at the scene of the tragedy and at the hospital. The cooperation between law enforcement agencies and volunteer groups and the pub- lic was again demonstrated as it has been in the past here. As always, with such an there was some under-takin- gt confusion, but all in all everything went fairly well. Each group involved in handling the injured learned something about the problems that arise and how to solve them. Every group found that it had some good plans and some that need to be developed better. Arlow Freestone would lk like to say thanks, to all who participated in any way. He feels that the hospital is better prepared to respond in such an emergency as a result of the practice, even though id did reveal some areas of waekness in the plan of action to be followed there. WHITE SANDS MISSILE Appointment of the associate director a new position for the Bureau of Land Management in Utah was announced Criday. William C. Lovell, a former Utahn, will fill the position. Robert D. Nielson, BLM state director for Utah, also announced that Edward J. Roffmann, chief of the division of resource program management in Utah since September 1967 has been assigned as associate state director for Arizona. Mr. Leavell, a native of San Fernando, California, has been a BLM Employee since 1952 when he graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in forestry ;and range management. from 1960 to 1964. Prior to his Price assignment in 1960 he was a trainee in the Interior Department's management training program. In Washington, after the Price assignment, Mr. Leay-ewas promoted successively to range specialist,and assistant division chief, then resource services brandh chief in BLM's division of resource program management. Since April 1969 he has been chief of resource program management in BLM's California state office in Sacremento. Mr. Leavell is a member of the American Society of He Range Management. and his wife Helena are parents of seven sons and daughters, ages 5 through 18. Mr. Hoffman, the new Arizona associate state director for BLM, began his career with Department of The Interior in 1948. ll AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RANGE, N.M. April U. S. Army Pershing 20-F- our missiles are scheduled to be fired next week from White Sands Missile Range Launch Complex at F Green River, Utah, to open the 1971 spring series of Pershing firings. The two-staartillery ballistic missile will be programmed to impact on White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The four rounds will be fired the first of a series scheduled for April, May, and June. They will be fired by Pershing units of the Seventh U. S. Army who are operational with defense forces in Europe. These units return to the United States periodically foi annual service practice service practice firings. off-ran- ge ge 13-rou- nd They will be operating under simulated tactical conditions. Supporting the firing units will be members of the 2nd Battalion, 44th Artilliary (Missile) group, from Ft. Sill, Okla. Most major elements of White Sands Missile Range also will provide support including instrumentation, communications, meterologica data, ranee control and eround and flight safety. Technical assistance will be provided by field elements of the Pershing Project Manager's Office of the U. S. Army Missile Command at Redstone Arsenel, Ala. , and the field Artillary Missile Revolution Group, of Fort Sill. White Sands Missile range officials have announced that the Green River safety ares, southeast of Green 10 PACtS To launch missile Friday White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico- - April 28. Air Force officials have announc- ed the scheduled launch of an Athena missile Friday April 30, from the White Sands Missile Range launch complex near Green River, Utah. The multi-stag- e reentry study vehicle will be programmed to impact on the White Sands Missile Range. White Sands personnel will monitor the flight and provide safety and instrument support River between the launch site and Deadhorse Point State Park, will be evacuated on firing days. No road blocks will be set on U. S Highway 3, Hcwever, five road blocks will be established on firing days on secondary raods leading into the safety area. These blocks will be set on Crystal Geyser Road, Floy Wash Road, D"- binky Well Road, Deadhorse Point Access road about seven miles west of U. S. 3, and on Deadhorse Road near a landmark known as "The Knoll". Next week's firings will be the first in the Pershing program since last November. The 1970 firings were conducted from a site on Black Mesa, near Blanding, Utah. Data gathered during the mission will be utilized by the Army, Navy, and Air Force. For the firing, Army offic- ials announce that the safety area west of US Highway 160-1between La Sal Junction and Monticello will be evacuated. Evacuation will begin at 6 p. m. and last for a period of up to twelve hours. Also at 6 p. m. , intermittent road blocks will be set on access roads leading into the same area. Windwhistle campground will be closed during the firing period. beautification 160-16- 169-16- off-ran- ge McKay asks Canyonlands road funds Philip Himmelberger receives award appropriation of $50, 000 the Washington D. C. . . Utah riations Committee's Interior subcommittee for additional funds for improving and maintaining the entire access road from S Highinto the Canyonway 160-1lands area. In prepared testimony to the U-- 63 subcommittee, Representa- tive McKay pointed out that San Juan County cannot afford to maintain the 16 miles of highway from S 160-1to Dugout Ranch and that serves almost entirely road the park visitors. Representative McKay added agreement was reached in Salt Lake City at a meeting between San Juan County, the Utah State Department of Highways, and the National Park Service, and that if addec money could be appropriated, then the State and the County would meet the Park Service contribution on a matching basis. Cost of improving and maintaining the road would require $150, 000 in fiscal year 1972 plus $50, 000 per year thereafter for five years. This would require a committee U-- 63 first year and $17,000 per year and $17,000 per year for five years thereafter. Representative McKay stated "I think the agreement is a perfectly logical and obvious agreement, and I strongly endorse this subcommittee's appropriating these funds for these purposes. It is something different for those who are not familiar with this area of South 63 Odette named head Bert Odette has been appointed City Beautification Chairman by the City Council of Monticello. Mr. Odette has asked the cooperation of all the civic groups and individuals in making this a good spring clean-u- p. Mayor Gene Etherington has announced that anyone who has junk to pick up should call the City Offices. There will be a special pickup of junk on May 8. Mr. Odette asks residents who have vacant lots to clean them up. Dog license Representative Gunn McKay has asked the House Approp- per copy Cool Climate - Warm Welcome names ass't. Army to fire Pershings state director give Ld ern Utah to appreciate the need to develop and maintain access roads to national parks in this area. It is not similar to other national parks in California and other places where there are already existing interstate highways that National Safety Council pass near the park. If these awards for outstanding work areas in Canyonlands are to in defensive driving program be made available to the were presented to eight area public, access roads need to men in Salt Lake City, at be developed and maintained. " the Hotel Utah. Awards for Representative McKay addteaching more than 500 students were presented to ed, "It is not logical nor proa that to expect per financially Phillip Himmelburger and hard pressed county such as San Eugene E. Carlson, Utah Juan County should be exDrivers license examiners. pected to expend major amount Instruction in defensive of monies for the development driving programs have helped more than 33, 000 Utahns these of highand maintenance do become better drivers in the in large, ways when they, of last five years. not serve directly, many Governor Calvin Rampton the citizens of these counties. " deadline All dogs will be picked up in Monticello if they are not licensed by May 10. Licenses are available at the Monticello City Offices. To conduct travel seminar Bob Soltys, public infor- mation specialist of the Utah Travel Council, will be conducting a Tourist Training Seminar in the area May 3, 4,5. Meetings' will be held both in Blanding and in Mon- ticello. Letters will be sent to business operators. Others in- terested may call the County Travel Office for times. The 3. phone number is 587-283- noted at the meeting that 5. 5 persons were killed every 100 million miles driven cn the states 2 the states 39,438 miles of highway in 1970. The rate was 6. 4 deaths in 1960. The governor attributed the improve -ed safety record to an aggressive program for highway improvement and drivers education. Phillip is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Himmelburger |