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Show mmm' w" V Sheep Deaths Top Local News f ' x 'I . 4- ' 'J ' I W , "? " X By PAUL SWENSON Deseret News Staff Wnter is In tlie remote desert range of Tooele County's Skull Valtame ley. sheep ranchers checking their flecks in upon a frighten. ug phenomenon. ett masse. Their sheep were dying Scattered deaths were discceied on the White Kochs range on the west side of Skull Valley, Match 14. Doyens of sheep were found dead or dying the next day, and by March 19, more than 6,40 cat cusses covered the rangeland. A sea of dead animals." was tlv way one stockman it. When it became apparent after a lengthy investigation the sheep died as that what had first been feared was true the result of deadly U.S. Army nerve gas testing at Pugwnv Utah had its most significant news story Proving Grounds mid-Marc- r lc '5 cl Hi Wi lx of 1968. The release of the nerve gas outside Dugway boundaries was blamed on a malfunction in spray tanks on the Phan ton jet fighter t .at released the gas in a low level pass, March 14. Dugway officials assured that greater precautions would be taken with any further tests to make certain no dang.u occurred to sheep or humans. Sheep owners were compensated for their loss by the U.S. Army to the tune of $376,000 in damages. The final 1968 chapter in the case was written just Saturday when an investigator for the American Association for tlie Advancement of Science said chemical tests had proven beyond doubt" that nerve gas killed the sheep. In a poll of Deseret News staff members, three other stories .anked high among top local happenings. The settlement of the strike against Kem.ecott Copper Corporation, with the state pegging the impact on the Utah walkeconomy at a loss of $100 million during the out was rated the No. 2 story. When the strike ended March 30, it had cost each wot k- See SHF.EP on Page Or u via F-4- nine-mont- h Skull Valley scene in May as bj; ial pit was dug for dead sheep. The Salt Lake County Commission afternoon Monday adopted a record budget for 1969 based on what critics say c estiis an mate er It's too early to commit Bountiful or any other area as a jun- ior college site, but there is good potential in the Bountiful area with its fast growing popu- lation, said Dr. Allen. He emphasized that although Bountiful meets most of the prerequisites for support of a junior college, so do one or two other communities along the Wasatch Front. A junior college in Bountiful is or any other location M.P., Salt Lake City. Could be several reasons for this. They are converting from a manual to a computerized system of handling things Could be it was a refill and this has caused some foul-upsituation and it was necessary to have checked out with your doctor. Regardless, basically, its a problem you should refer to your doctor for handling. Next time you are also urged to at the hospital if you do check with the administration office encounter unexplained delays.- They can do some speeding up. We Moved from an apartment house in October. The manager told us our $20 cleaning deposit would be refunded. The manager says he knows of no reason why we shouldnt Mrs. R. A., have it, but the owner has to send the check. Salt Lake City. Wvner has made out check and you should have by now. No Further Delays Since living at my address I have not been receiving my mail. My main concern is my social security check. Sometimes it is late and lately it hasn't ronie at all. I've checked the Post Office and the SS office try ing to get things cleared up. No Inck. Will you try? Mrs. J.E.O., Salt Lake City. Do-Man always tries. Post Office says no reason you shouldnt get your mail. But. last month your check was sent to the wrong address by a couple of bloc ks. Checked SS people and sure enough they had your address wrong. Corrected now and you should have no further delays. It some still at least six years from beginning of construction, said Dr. Allen. IN ADVANCE But we must plan a junior college campus at least four years In advance of groundbreaking. Thus, the decision for location of the next junior col lege probably will be made in the next few years." After that, the buildings will be erected and campus facilities developed as needed while fole master lowing a plan, he said. 150 ACRES Dr. Allen said it would be necessary to have about 150 acres of suitable land for a college campus, located within easy access to major highways. He added that a junior college would serve a large segment of students in a concentrated area, usually drawing students in a radius of 15 to 20 miles. long-rang- A two-yecommunity college should have a beginning enrollment of 2,000, with facilities for expansion. Classes would be academic, with limited vocational studies. Many of its courses would be designed for graduation after two ye1 s, while others would be geared for preparation into See COLLEGE on Page B-- ses- r sion, a figure of $27,619,606 emerged, about $6.4 million above the current budget of $21,221,836. The executive secretary of the Utah Taxpayers Association, also charged that commissioners had used an "old timeworn pricing gimmick" to make it appear that they had severely sliced departmental requests. You mark it up too high to start with so that it would look like the people were ga of carryover 18.9-mi- minor final closed-doo- surplus and an expected five per cent increase in assessed valuation, the tentative levy would leave a deficit of $630,00. This is equivalent to another .8 of a mill. The present levy is 18.7. The official, Jack A. Olson, revenue. After TOO EARLY - of trimming in a A drive to sponsor a community junior college in Bountiful was launched Monday by a group of city and civic leaders who met for two hours with Dr. Merle E. Allen, director of Utahs Coord mating Council of Higher Education. Dr. Allen told the delegation that Bountiful is one of two or next locations the states for three prime junior college. I have a gripe with a hospital. My great grandmother Is on some heart pills and every time she goes to the hospital, it takes four hours to get the pills. Last time we even called in advance and said wed be in on a certain date. We still had to wait four hours. After complaining several times they gave us the pills. Is this the way to treat our senior citizens? a $3,626,169 overly-optimisti- By GARY R. BLODGETT Deseret News Staff Writer Several Reasons iH in .L Courafty Adopts Budget College Potential problem? Dial 6 to 9 p.iw. Monday through Friday, or write to Box 1267, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110. ni I Union pickets destroy signs as strike ends. The Great Escape. B-- Z Bountiful Mulls eight-memb- 'M- l- but was the original budget based on full departmental ting a bargain alter you made your cut," he said. "Your price is still too the taxpayers were high he today," shortchanged requests. Mr. Olson said this had been trimmed by about $1.8 million to $27.8 million and that figure had been published prior to Christmas. Reading of the original department estimates made it appear that your reduction to $27.6 million all came during the Monday hearing when added. He charged that the $29.2 million figure read to the crowd in the public hearing was not the adjusted budget, DESERET NEWS commissio ners announced at a public hearing in the Metropolitan Hall of auditorium that only a .2 mill hopefully" property tax increase will be needed to balance the budget. a tax official However, pointed out that even counting Justice only he complained. Mr. Olson's comments Monday weie in shaip contrast to his attitude a year ago when he commended commissioners for cinching in their belts See COUNTY on Page 6 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Tuesday, December 31, B 1968 HUNCH, FOOTPRINTS LEAD LAW TO LOOT 1 Billion Is At Stake In Lawsuit On Lake Land $90 A team of Salt Lake policemen followed a hunch and led them some footprints in new snow this morning to a stocking full of money and a suspect in three burglaries. Police booked a young California transient in Salt Lake City Jail for investigation of second degree burglary after officers followed a trail leading from three service stations to an empty house at 5th South and 9th East. The suspect was found in the attic about 6:15 a.ir. by Officer D. Andreason, who also recovered a green shock- question of who owns the treasure of minerals and salts in Great Salt Lake and the land exposed on its receding shores was taken up today in Third District Court. The question was posed Richard !uay by Dewsnup,! 'Delta, representing the state $90 billion ' ing filled with coins. The service stations, all burglarized within a period early this morning, are located at 901 E. South Temple, East. East, and h more was $36,000 trimmed, j h at-sh- ip torney general in a complaint around it w hich has been uncov-file- d last October against Hardy ered in the past 120 years is of Salt Lake City, owner, whether or not the lake is navi-Th- e Co. Salt of patented land on the lake gable. If it is, under federal law shore southwest of Grantsville. the sate is owner, The firm is represented in! The Hardy Salt Co. said it has court by Tom Greene, a Salt t bppn navigable' since 1896 Lake attorney. Presiding Judge wbpn Utah joined the Union. D. Frank Wilkins heard their.The state of Utah says it was thpn and is now a navigable of ownerCrux of the question of the lake and th j land PIVOTAL ISSUE Aside from the state and the i salt company, there are many others interested in the outcome of the case. One of these is the U.S. government which owns 40 per cent of the land on the shores of the lake. There are also more than 150 private owners along the Frosty Blanket Buries Utah Utah's continuing schizo- with probability of tonight all between zero and 15 freeways and other tonight, phrenic weather pattern left the roads in Salt Lake City and more snow dropping to 20 per degrees, southern half of the state y but increasing 40; Most of the rest of the state shore, kpp trafflc patroimencent tonight and Salt Lake cent Wednesday. continue will per comparatively! Secondary to the question of and i Valley soaking up one of the.'nvesEanf mud, with lws near 20 degrees. who owns the lake - but high- Central and southern Utah,' At some winters heaviest storms. Utah ski resorts est in importance because of the meanwhile basked in compara The storm, that also dumped the new snow caused grer value of the natural reMonday, Fair skies weather. tively good new moisture in Washington, is who owns some The new snow load was due to over Cedar City and vicinity, mixed feelings. Some ski runs sources recei .ed more than eight inches 600.OOO acres of land exposed Oregon, southern Idaho, Central an r front that edged along with the Arctic Colorado and north and east of of new powder, but at Alta, high over the years as the lake Richfield and Sevier Salt Lake City, ended just after southward Monday. High winds forced closing of lifts,1 receded more than 16 feet. to continue "ere expected was expected to build over.e and at 5 p.m the Forest Servmidnight in the valley. PEOPLE OF UTAH the southern portion 0 f the.toniKM and Wednesday. ice closed the road to the resort If the lake is determined naviSalt Lake International measured 4 V2 inches of new Mountain West today, forcing1 No new snow is likely any- - because of avalanche danger. gable by Judge Wilkins and if The Utah Highway Patrol re-- be sloreline is set snow and a total depth of five by the court inches on the ground this mornCache Valley, Sevier Valley, 'ported at 8:40 a.m. this morning on jbp bnp as jj existed in 1896, Partial cloudiness was pre- - the Uinta Basin and Moab and that the road had been reopened tbe peopie 0f Utah will own this ing. A Monday night low tem- perature of 14 degrees glazed dieted for Cache, Weber, Davis, vicinity were expected to regis- - to travel for cars with chains eX)X)spd land and could lease it Salt Lake and Utah counties ter the coldest temperatures or snow tires. for exploitation by private highways and sidewalks. industry. Right now, if the 600,000 acres could be leased, it would bring about $150,000 a year to the state. And the federal government, with its 40 per cent interest could likewise lease its land. Ice-slic- k gener-L0Unt- ' rearfnd Price-Helpe- Val-sur- e pres-,aro- Air-po- rt I -- They'll Adjust Themselves A year ago I bought a bow ironi a firm and the first time my non used it it cracked. I took it back and they said a manufacturers representative would have to look at it. Then 1 got a letter from the manufacturer saying they thought my son broke it and they would replace it (or $10. I think they should replace it sans any nfoney. Can you help me? J.M., Salt Lake (it.v. Local firm's policy is to adjust these problems themselves IF the manufacturer doesnt Take tlie bow and the letter to the manager. Hell help you. It'll the corner of 4430 (45th) South and 2990 East there is dip In the street. Residents have report'd it two or three times. It is dangerous. Perhaps a suggestion from you On a large on tlie ball. S.S., Salt Lake City. Someone will be on the ball, but not until spring, because correction involves either a culvert or regrading of 2990 East and neither can be done successfully during the winter. Do-I- Man was assured it was programmed. t. Happy Cooking Can yon help me And D. R. G., Nephi. a place to buy a Co., 226 S. chefs hal? Mrs. in S L. They handle Wrile to Eagle State, and linen, including chefs hats. call and ttia voluma at mall We'ro Miry Iho mmoor te antwtr ovary auaitlOT. Piaaaa, no madlcai or laaal suaitlani. don't aand (tamp or teK adCrnwO anvelapai at antwart can only t aivan in ttilt column. Only auastiena at aanaral Interast will oa antwarud and tataphona callt can ba accapttd anlv an ha Da-I- t Man phono at tha hourt not tor prttenbed. Giva your nama. addratt and talaphana numbar but It balp pueticattpa Map hal, yauj (Editoi- -i Notot maXt It Impattibla By DEXTER C. ELLIS Deseret News Staff Writer Be Done In Spring would get someone Britain Initiates Drunk Drive Test Traffic safety complex extremely is aii problem, but Great Britain recognized one major area wnere the problem could be isolated and dealt with through a new system of laws, plus vigorous enforcement. This area Is driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. It has long been recognized as a major problem, but only in recent years has the type of research comprehensive been conducted which disclosed its full seriousness. tests of dead Laboratory drivers and pedeslrains in several states, including Utah, have shown that up to 50 per cent or more had significant amounts of alcohol in their blood. Research in Britain showed that from 18 to 62 per cent of fatal traffic accidents involved drinking. The higher figure was for the period between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m,, when most accidents driving occur. I11 the face of these figures, British police, under the old law, were averaging less than one arrest for drunken driv ing for every 200 fatal or serious drunk traffic accidents. Obviously wrong and something was an analysis court cases showed what of it was. The average blood alcohol level of tacse convicted of drunken driving was a thoroughly - soused .22 per cent. Tlie average acquittal level NOT NAVIGABLE The Hardy Salt was more than 19 per cent. Yet, tesearcb in both the United States and England showed that a drivers ability was seriously impaired a a far lower figute. blood-alcoh- To deal with the pioblem, enacted the Road Safety Act of 1967, the major feature of which has made it an offense for a driver to have more than .08 per cent (by weight) of alcohol in hU blood. This is the level at which the average driver is twhe as likely to lave an accident as a di iver. This has eliminated the familiar court argument over whether a driver had had one beer or Ifl or whethrr lip ran mild" his liquor better than Britain vSet DKl NK on Iuge B-- is Co. attempting, in arguments before Judge Wilkins, to prove that the lake is not navigable. If this is true, then the salt company would own part of the treasure embedded in the dry land as it is constantly exposed by the retreating water, Mr. Greene told the judge that if the lake is determined navigable, private owners have another alternative. This is that or exposed relicted, land, under common law, traditional-Se- e BILLIONS on Page SECTION ttr City, Regional V-W- Theater Mi Sport;. A. The Breathalyzer, used effectively by Britain, demonstrated by Stae Trooper Sgt. Neil Bishop. Financial . B-l- fi B 1, 2, 9, 16 2, 3 4, 5 6, 7 Comics .8 Obituaries Weather Map Airiiou Ads 9 9 't.-D-- la |