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' ., :: s:.,, ;.itt; 454,..f.,. .Z,,,pi - a - laiser ! , g profit-producin- , - , .-.4, , IA e , y . -- , Mansion, once the home of former Gov. ,r,: 41- . . ::,:.::,::::::,:i.:....-::-..- tr :::.- -:, :"''t Iii ',:,,. ': '1' V'''',:,i,,,k444 ' 4,, ,-- . , , ., ....., ,. , .. .. , ,....,:' '- ,,i 4 f; :,: ,e, 41 I,, 11,:,,, tender, loving care. The latest figures compiled hy a Senate aging subcommittee show that despite in- profits dustry are growi ng. t ,(1.,,s,.. The chain nursing homes have grown up most heavily in states with the most exp. loitable nursing home reimbursement plans. The mvesdilators suspect that the con-o- f the state laws are noca of a factor in selectmg nursing horac sites than the size of the local elderly One of the largest chains, for example, increased its profits by an incredilA 441 19139 The averperccrit since for the chain increa age mt)doperations was a more zA 1 percent. The profits are not evil 10 . --- t-- - 4., :: , s 0054 ': :: '1 ,,, v , ' , ...! irJt.n , , ' , . , ' ' Last fall ! sent fir,' a rag awl sonte other items from the Gold Strike St4lop peopie for two and one hair bi):1L.N, I il 1!"'e. pc.vor erweivett the items. Van you heln?ltirs. A.G., Payson. A new company. Premium Corp. of America. Minneapolis, has recently purchased Gold Strike Stamp Co. The local (ace has now checked with them and found some of your order is no longer available. They scut you a new catalog and letter saying they were holding yoUr kg-AWe oofterstand that this HOW has Eq: a been received and you should get it in about two weeks :. , 1 I , , ' have to prove it You'll Z ,., PI it, i- - I t I Do-I- t Man 8tiernOtS io &olveoroblomg, get answers, inve.tigee romoiairds and cut red tart.. Wri't or teleohome. You must sign name your ,rid give your address Please include your teleohooe number. cup , MAN , " i keil IIta , gt,b to ict, 7 k , , , By jottes 4 'tAr - Desernt News staff writer At loog time ago when I hammered living with an advertising agency, we had a client who manufac:- A out ' Crisl, n, - - , I ; i they suspect the damage was caused at that time,;, Judging from oxidation in the crack, it appears it bad been that way for some time. They're sorry, but if ,you of how softly:' wattt to see a rerun of their the cars hit in the carwash, you're welcome. 1 1t7i K. ' Tt; We tried, but it looks like you'll have to prove the:'driveshaft was broken the way you say it was. The car wash people have duplicated the mishap as you reporteit it and have talked to several mechanics in the arca': Consensus is it would have been impossible for the, told' damage to be caused as you indicate. Also, since you them the driveshaft had been repaired six months ago,, . a tured glue and other adhesives. ': :' The client wanted a slogan, and We L...."., came up with: "Sticks like a brother." That just goes to show what a corny group we were back then. But. I did a lot of research on the subject for the Ad.' - --- in a elir you?-1-LS- ILI ,,,,,, ;:'.:':', car , a sh. Water got in the distributor and it wouldnl start. A car coming from behind was forced by the machinery into my car and my ear's driveshaft universal Joint was broken. Damage amounted to $19.46. I complained to the car wash people and they turned it over to their insurance company. They Forminutim.;-- 4 .M,. refuse to do anything. Can I had my rziA I .. - , ti I li 7 ti Isl '1 ' ,....w. -, .,.ar.7-:i.- .:; wiz...4.-A- -- " ; :: 4,,g ' ,lai'l'At , :, 1,,I, 191.""n" 1 I 4:4011ttc s ) ., rn,,,-4- k , JACK AnDERSOn ."ie , N4,.. - 0 ( 0 ,.3 , 0- ''''..1 , i ,or ' j.. ',.1;4' . ...,fr, .,.. ,, , '..7 , .4 t;. , ,,,s--- '!4',V'''' ,.,;i4r--,.'',- ,,....,11.: -- , ' Under the "flat rate.' system, the nursing home is paid a set fee for each patient it cares for. This encourages the operator to cut back on nursing care; drugs, food, linen and other services in orda-- to save money. , Each state picks its own io years IIoo e ..,,44 I p e -: , gas- a'nuaed slchucits Pro6n or!! CrolF;?ess In- - tittt71,fr, dians thp ift the hatchet the couse of liber4 and tte,r y, method of reimbursing the home; for care vrovided. The rei b, r,'s et n tits come OLit nf ;,tr, and local mica0 funds Unfortunaiely, t h e three major reimbursement formulas n.ed are easiiy - , urs;ng boric e2c1 stors arc co ineliiied can manipulate ihem to t'un prnfiis at the expense of the taxpaycrs pocketook and heeltr, thy: Here's how Ws inn: the "cost related" The GAO sleuths also system, the ouring home learned that the government operator is reimbursed for has plans to install a ;3'1000 his costs. This encourages vault in the building. Congi-last year rejected a padding. In New York. for ess the subcommittee example, request to install a $110,000 discovered nursing homes safe to store Nixon papers with several bogus -- costs," and tapes. Some eken went to the extent As early as March 22, 1974. of setting up their own linen we expoxii the strange deal and cleaning services at exby which Uncle Sam took horbitant fees, for which they possession of the mammoth, were reimbursed, Sen. Frnnk Pyramid-likoffice building the subcom- located only 10 miles from Moss, mlttee chairman, said the Richard Nixon's San cost related system "would Clemente estate. make a defense contractor The taxpayers are hailing drool," out another giant corpora' It's clear that the pr.?sent tion, Rockwell Intenutional, which had been stuck with a system is unfair and inadeay buildquate. T cate of the eider we it couldn't iise: ing ly: and rxt maxiinizing profit, should be the vcal (if Americii's nursing tioines, The General Services Ada NIXON lIttRARY: More miniAration has agreed to take-- - over the unoccupied rilore, it looks s if the iJuildinil in exchange for govnew federal building in ernment;ownilti property Niguel, Calif , come the Richard Nixon which t Corporation is leasae- would ing 'hut preci:lential iforary , re. The latest informetion, de,The GSA; trying hard to veloped by investiaatots for push through the scrange the Geneial AcocAmting app4rently revealii that the a MOUDI of space res:erved for the erTiment Opz.ations Cha;rman .7ack Brtx)ks, Nixon papers ha:i tiipled in c O lout ilia ,,:n-- e tc 11.1cal, : va e , t , P:0 RGx1257:Sa:t IzakC, . ,kft;.,:',1,, ,.. 4; v0, T:n. ..,, :......::::::.,,...".:,,,,,,,,...7...., ..- '- office budding. ci 3 - - now the site of another ¬ nursing homes are springing !t ! , "' t'l t ,v-,,- . 7:,... :,::-:- .,,,,,,, 1' ' l' .3 et. tt ''':q,:t 4::.:,:::C,-i,:- t''''''' , :: ..?..:i;:.' ,,,..::,:,: :.::: , S't'4011 t'..:J.:4C-,;,k- , ,,::,::,:, ;t. Ma!-- ,- 7.1' Order due from ' 'Imp firm I ' . :: ,:.. ''' .... 7 -, ,,i, .,:':',. '''Y ., .,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,-- , ..:::: -: :.:::.:;...::::,:::;.::,,i.:,::::::,:;;;;;,,,-.,41,- . ,.;. ,,. !..2.:.:4',':.:::,., .0 George Dem ., ,::,.,., ..,: . ;,,,, , . ... ,, ........ .. ,, ,,, , . Ail themselves. But Senate investigators suspect that the chains have taken advantage of lax state laws to gouge the public of medicaid money. Worse, the laws often encourage the mistreatment of patients by rewarding homes with more medicaid funds for ailing patients - "Chain" up around the country. Their aim is primarily profit, not t ,LiN LINL ; -1. 4,,,,,,o.,,vii,;,,,,z,,ut recorded use of adhesive was back in af inr sold Some potter, who was just a cut above the rest of the clay worker s. thought of putting handle,3, op.:, his jugs. Eclatet:T.tihoerii !- came up wIth a very crude glue, but enough of to make him the jug man of the year. What ,, :I?! ' e a Ile guessing. The year was around 4001 B,C. I add that enough of the handles fell off that the also did a rusking business. counter complaint A meager start. Later, an Egyptian scholar used the glue to bond slices of beatc,n reeds to make Papyius paper. This was before the Egyptians got a corner on oil, and had more time for other things. It was back about 2530 B.C. tB.C.,: does not mean before crude like in oil.l Later the same Egyptians became expert at &Mgfurnimre together. Chairs have been foulid in old tombS.. I don't 'pillow what chairs are doing in tombs. Maybe they expected visitors. , . his Then about 107 A.D., softie guy wanted to wife with a present. He made a wooden box to hold jewels. ' and then glued gold coins to the box. They were an instant success and a new industry began. About 400 years later, the Chinese got a hold oi some of the glue It isn't clear, not the Ole, I mean it isn't clear whether they invented it, or whether it came from Egypt Anyway, they used it to catch birds. It worked something like flypaper. The branch of a tree would be smeared with Wel land. and become stiick fast glue. Small birds I don't think they ate them. They trained them. You know how clever thc Chinese are. The next we read in the aid files is about Alp biiding. I'm not sure how they kept boats together priqn to 1043 A,D., hut that was the year the Portuguese put glue to work. They started using tar and beeswax to bond the wooden slabs together. Apparently for the fit st tArt, boats were leakproof that's good in a boat! 'No one really knows when people first began usir4 adbesiveg, but ancient drawings and archeological excavations dis6ose that people have neee c shot, things together since the davvit of time, I know !his is trivia, but yoor k it for a ght i theme if he is stuck with some htxtrwark. I won't squeal: , z;runl:. Pesides it got me i)ut of sikky siniatinn. for something to 1,:rite about' And where e1e C.R,r1 you gf1inforrnatino like this at these prics'! N WASHINGTON i I Wt.: re curious wlvEre toms frr.wt yoi.tr It's true the PO has a new concept calkl -- all seryke r windows- ,- Tins mean., a can g .; to any winthA for any kind of postal business. Previously, one had to use particular windows- for particular tJusiness. They also have a "speedy line." This prevents customer baelnips and facilitates serviee havo :been cooductrd which prove that customers, generally, are not in line more than four er five minutes. This disputes your personal nperience of more than 12 minutes. Maybo you are jUst not taking advantage of the innovations. Iniormation we oet is that moo ArP , with PIP nPIV wrinkip i , ; 8626 1 Ascatt ,. Nursing home or)erators rake in tender, loving cash I AL - --- ! - READERS- , ,... ,,liv,t4-ane- ' They say, 'Oh, South Temple is going to become a row of office buildings ell the way Dale to the University, "' says Jaekinari..'"I say, 'Vi:hat's wrong wiih that?' The thing that v, LI: keep the street attractive is development based on the profit motive.- It owners are prevented by architectural controls, zoning, or other regulations from devp loping structures, i;6, j Aekninn lidiv-- t11 builditois will sirimiy ''' detericirate. "It's pretty difficult when you invest in property on one basis, and then the rules are changed," adds Gordon Bader, an executive with Booneville-on-the-Hihich Corp,. owns extensive South Temple land. "I don't believe in (rules restnctmg presently allowed development; unless the owner is compensated. But the taste- of architects and preservationists seems to be for the historic homes on South Temple and for controlled modern development to blend with the old. Any architectural ordinance, says U. of U. Dean of Al chitecture Robert Bliss, will be "specifically designed to allow good contemporary architecture if it fits the character of we wart to avoid the fake the street stylistic uniformity that cities like Santa Fe have adopted." not Existing strixtures, Blisaocites, be affected by ordinances. But the provisions would encourage gas stations. stores and other buildings that become vacant to be replaced by higher caliber development. We would like to prevent any more instances such as the demolition of the Dern Mansion for an office building," adds Mrs. is not just oily old (4iureloil. street Likely, because of its layout, trees and prestigious tradition, South Temple never will be "any old street." But whether the street becomes a true historic district depends- on the outcome of the classic aesthetics vs economics battle. Traditionally, in such clashes, aesthetic interests ha te faced an uphill struggle. In addition, says Mrs. Cameron. The Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-damight locate a new museum on the bloCK, since the Church already is planning to phase oat its pioneer museum on Temple Square. PossiMy one more high quality hotel roltirl hP stiticted. ,f City. : ! t I - l: : ..,,,,,,,e,,,..0,'-- ::,,,'-.-- stately Dern 14 ' 0- ... dignitaries visited the 7,- ' ,' and other t 4'. ,..,,, :: -- advoMrs Virginia Cameron, cate of the South Temple site, favors restoring the Union Pacific Depot as an art gallery with studio space for artists. Another Ftorin the riroiect sh e. savs,, shonld i Devereaux House. 334 W. South Temple. The mansion. listed on the national historic register. was once the gathering place for Salt Lake City's high society. long-tim- ,.' 04, 4 the site for :: " -: : ' :1,...,::. 4... " ,:: :tr.,"...r 7 . ....,, , so ....''''':1.,''':!?:'. -, .4.4..4,, v.,-- .. They've startoi; a tiff process for mailing pack4-at the Post Office. If yen have to park outside at at.12 mbuite meter, there's no way to get in and met in tilat lime. Practically every car has a ticket on it teecatesOf Av shoulti do this. Seems 0,1..3 is some sort of a trap se, do What about. you say?.W,Ii.,- ,i'alt Lalee something . ,:. , ,it'? rtlf:',...!2!1,4, , i ..... New wrinkle at post office TO4 ' '' "'.,:. '' : .47,e:,RA14, , ; : :,. ' ' . s.: :::::::. .....'',, ,, ' :,,,,, ?.? .'. re;;;lkt,ciop F1177,-- . ."!jt.,4;' j :,,,,- !': t ft'..e,,,v ,;:',' : ': ..,...:1 , ,,,,,,,,,,,, : ,. ...Lri. ',:l '7'.; , 7,:t.... ''.7,,!,:::-- ,.., ,,,, --,,,,, .ifi statc . ' ' - , , It , l" ...: c , 'ai,:-- i , , n OUR ai Y,:,1 ''''' .v'''''t.',.,e, - "2.'":',:,-,,-,:.7,7,.- But many hurdles remain before any of these proposals can be implemented. For instanz!e, purchasing and restoring the famous Devereaux House alone would f:ost. ,11.1 million. and it appears the money must he raised privately. For many land owners. the street's best future can he spelled out by economics, , , 4'':..isci.!::..;...V ' . ,: :, - , ":,''''A.. A .; ' 1 ; r;,i1 .......!--.7.7.7.77 t4. '''7::::''' 1 f.'.7.:-:- ' '''' ." - .i ' 1 ' ' "'.' 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While there have been some modernistic additions,,, the building retains its Gothic Revival says Utan Heritage' Foundation Director Stephanie Churchill. But an owner of the property explained that if the home were rented as office space, it would earn a maximum of $1,o06 a month. 11 it were demolished for high rise condominiums, earnings wouid be at least $12.000 a month. With land pricee on South Term le as high as $9.50 a square toot (more than $130,000 for a typical lot I. the owner says, new develop - t i ? . :4-- ... -- : ' ,:f. - . , A" ''. ... , ' ment is required merely to recoup one's initial investment. In a few weeks. a proposed architectural ordinance should go to the city's planning anet zoring commission, whi't alr'ady has ,endorsed the concept of controls on South Temple, The comm,:,,i,,c, is expected to send ,' the city COMIlliSSiOn, a recommendation to Winch must approve any final ordria nee. Likc ' the proi:csals ' for architectill'al,, controls, the state Bicentennial Comnussion's pmposol to dosivo.!1. South Tempie from West Temple to Fourth South as a -Boulevard of the Arts" still fares many obstacles. The major problem is lack of funding for the location of aid disagreement about a proposed Performing Arts Center. which would be the anchor for the boulevard. Even if the arts center is cotstructed on South Temple. other development will he required to make the entire West Temple to 4th South area a true arts district. - $07. ,65- ,-, rf';''''''': , ' ' ' ;;,,...,,,,, , l 71 Temple, is a prime example of real estate trends on the street. An eleventh hour act of e.,077.,,::,:,: i. 't.',i tCT. '" ... , :,.4 ? rd, ..'izi'f, V ;7; tv.::.; 01, r,t, :;!' ': ; .,:if,L4.14,---L:g- ,: ' 7.; " ; I la ' , ,.. ,:, ,t t - ,!:;.,-,,- l.,;1 ...t7t,.;.:-- -,,, sa - f 1 '''''' ..,' ATir'l, - -- A - ! ' , , tOtro - 1 , :, : condominium complex, but was rescued at the last minute by the Utah Legislature. The only thing that will come dcwn is the sign;:- promist-- d Rep. Gerald Woodmar.see: , 1.:'V"..:43.7;:'...:!;',!::!:.:',:':':.i.....A-ril- t i ... .. "V. se -- - r ...'":::.;: , .. J, ' .,..e, f6- - t ...4, .r:...4f.r:1 !.1,:t 71'.!.'1 :4'!&.P'.: ,2.!t.. 4r.Se' .:::'..: 3 ",,,, 4,... Vt-d- tv - , ;;,,.:11,4! ,c..,.rsi,N r::. , to,--- - ,,, , 4,6',::,- ,I..o.,1.,16rglfili,t4 The urban environment - 't":'. :' I ' s'fi.' , -- , -- ' i 4 !INV; II) ' - 1 a high-z-i- ,!.), 2 , ' rt,4- , I .... - ,, The Gledenning Home, adjoining the restored Kearns Mansion, was to be ,a-,..- .. t tz 14 ,.:-.;- ..! '.k " ..- ,. , , ,,,,...:7-,..-,.- - :!.,..: )7:.1t,A,:li.,,vt,izi-it.,- .."atILVW4''''''r ll''''''''''' -- :,,,.7.,,...,-,- , ' . , 1, ; I, , i;ir;..1' .' .' , : Ti' e Glendenning Home, 617 E. South . k ...,.. - 1441.4o,7:1 Finally, about 10 years ago, the city pienniog and zoMng commission rezoned the ta allow ufflut! bulling!, as weii d residence;. Planners hoped businesses would buy old homes and maintain tlient as offices. off land the zo-- g speculation and building demolitions that hme pet manently Itered the streets character - ,;-- ,...,,,soi,......,,,,,,,,,,,tif!'",..',-,Attr-.."...,,..mo- Brigtiam Young te lorm the southern nounnarv ot Temnie Square. Pres. young his own Beehive and Lion Houses on located , - the stretch, and in early years. the street was : ealled "Brigham Sti ett." When mining boomed at the turn of toe century, suddenly wealthy mine bosses located their mansions along South Temple. There seemed to be more interest 11 : extravagence than stylistic uniformity in ; that freewheeling era. Consequently, re: maining mansions reflect Greek Revii,al, : Victorian., French Chateau, Colonial Geergian, Queen Ann, Italiante and Gothic Revival architecture, plus some combina'..fions that defy easy labeling. But as mansion living lost its appeal in the 192fils, and 30s, old homes began to be divided 1 - ,,,,-- tr':-.!'::-0- : & ,......--;..i- :7:: :is i.,..elki64.1L ; I. ...,,,,,,-,7,- I 4,ii 4.44 ',:-.-.- - -r, J- ,, elli ....r: y . '...7', I:. :.:: :,: 1,',':::t.,.. ,: ,.; :,.,.;,,,,,,..7t.,.,,,..v.,.:,,! ," !;:'.. '.., ikt! AD.! :., ,..,,t,,, s 1;4 i , -'- - tn.,-,t- ,:,,, ;....livit ::,y 4 1 , .,,,,,..,.,.4,,tt44-:.,.0.1e11 1 1 '..4t'2;I'''''' ftt,,,,,,, pcs,norn',,s:" i ii ,,.: 4,5k 'fier,,,:,.5 ., :...-.- L.1.0".12 .,'. p' 4,4r .,. ' ' "I. 4tolit7,1;itt...,.5. But up to now, the proposals ti'ave seemed to he merely means of marking time. South Temple, it seems, has become the pawn in a ciassie Fitniaifie between aesthetics nnd tr. , D me A , - ,.. . ?. ,:L;tti .4.crtf,, i p I iz .,..,-- ,-' 7.4,...- 4 I I :: :::,. k , S :" A 3 1975 trt- 4- to,, NI : Various proposals have been advanced to preserve South Temple. The Utah Heritage Foundation, working with the UniversIty of is proposing architectural controls. :Utah, : : The state's Bicentennial Commission has proposed making a section of the street a ' ' "Boulevard of the Arts,," 5 .0..y,,,,,,,,oct, . " d, , el 11,4tv.;111"oil,ted,:,,, ,4100tt,, , ... As the city has grown, architecture from her various eras has remained on Temple Street, a tree-lineboulevard stretching from the Union Pacific Railroail Depot to Virginia Street near the University of Utah, The street nay,' contains six National Historic Register sites aod 26 sites listed on the state register. The street itself has been named a state historic site. But today, that horitage is in danger. I fiX11'..rF nf expensive Soutt Temple laiid argue that new office buildings and high rise apartments are the only profitable uses cl! their properties. The new development, of coufse, requires old buildings 15 be de- - :. m 47ikto a , Salt Lake City was born a frontier rioneer town, spent its youth in a boisterous mining boom and recently entered adulthood as a regional center for industry and cultore. , APRIL, 1. NEWS, TUESDAY, 111. : Suzanne Dean Urban affairs specialist B,, , - . 4' 2 , . ,1 DESTRET A. .. . the "point systemmethod, the nursing homes get ti riat fee and $6' more fir every "point." This system unwittingly encourages patient mistreatment, it a patient is allowed to sit in his own. wtiite, for eamele, Niti becomes bellicore. he can be labeled a "baavioral problem." That's worth eigllt points, or $4;0. I he titer has to he aijected sedattve, SIX tros pirits are added :f the patietri then lies in bd to .kan;, pt,:iat,s for bed sores. art - euotist ' - zpAc.e. ,-, ,- 4 , ... ,r. , c. Brooks was told by GSA that the Laguna Niguel building "was adequately protected from fire." But investigators for GAO found that GSA has since contracted for $346,000 worth of "space preparation." including $153,000 for fire protection. General fire safety items are expected to run an aditional $510,000 in the next fiscal year. Gur story of a year Ago also noted that the "government officiels who eventually will inhabit the building live 30 or V) miles away in. the Los Angeles area " The GAG probe confirmed tbe seriousness of this isstie. The Housing Department, in two separate studies, flatly opposed acquisition of the frloiliting. But the dogged GSA chief, Artnur Saiiipson, went aim ad with the deal anyway. Now the building is less than 38 percent reserved and all but 29.220 square feet to be used hy GSA arid its own a:chives and 3upply serrtces, Our sotirces have told Us that inore than 100 separate agento-- p cies and tiwn bids Ter for offices, -- i. s'eti,-;:buicd.- - (c) 1.75, ,:iVntlite.f 011Nycl , , I I - ' e I 1 1 I F 1 ; z , , ' SEND. My Congres!!r-Iniit lieve ts.! la ta tiog,r-t-i- . I .A s 1, is trying n iu-- ) another-Wil- l din't as ..,... 5e ! ,t, c'--' 1 - ,To - , - , - |
