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Show DESERET NEWS, THURSDAY, JULY Action Ads 29, 1976 Deaths Today in the West ' L 2 J.U President Spencer W. Kimbaflmia nine other General Authorities of The Church of Jekus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints left Salt Lake City today to conduct area conferences in five European nations. Some 28 conference sessions will be held in Paris, France; Helsinki, Finland; Copenhagen, Denmark; Amsterdam, Holland; and Dortmund, West Germany for nine days ending Aug. 8. Church membership in Europe has grown 36 percent in the past decade to more than 75,000 persons. Worldwide there are 3.6 million Mormons. Traveling w ith President Kimball will be President N. Eldon Tanner, first counselor in the First Presidency; Elder Thomas S. Monson and Elder Boyd K. Packer of the Council of the Twelve. Elder Robert D. Hales and Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, Assistants to the Twelve; Elder Rex D. Pinegar of the First Council of the Seventy; and Elder Charles A. Didier of the First Quorum of the Seventy. it 4 Record 324 seek j An apparent record number of 32 Candidates are seeking election to Utahs 40 local boaVds of education this year. They are Running for 107 positions. Utah's 40 school districts have 202 board members. In addition, 36 candidates are seeking six positions on the State Board of Education. For the 40 local school districts, 76 incumbents and 248 challengers are seeking election. Of the 107 incumbents whose terms expire this year, 31 are not seeking reelection. The Utah School Boards Association, which compiled the data, believes more candidates are seeking school board positions this year than ever beiore. Preliminary returns in a survey being conducted by the Deseret News indicate candidates are running for board positions because they are dissatisfied with school achievement, concerned about discipline, would like to see more emphasis on basic subjects, are concerned with the high cost of education, are opposed to federal Title IX regulations and are concerned about growing federal and state control of education. No more ducks in Liberty pond The friendly ducks in the Liberty Park pond are gone, bringing an end to an era in which children and their parents and grandparents brought food on summer days to feed them. About 120 ducks and geese were rounded up Tuesday and are being kept in another pond in Tracy Aviary until homes are found for them. Weve had so many complaints, ranging from how the ducks are fed to the nuisance they create, in the last six months. Even though weve made many improvements, we just cant please them," said John Gust, superindendent of Salt Lake Citys Parks and Recreation Department. Before deciding to remove the ducks from the large and small ponds. Gust said he built new feeding stations, installed 300 feet of new fence because some ducks were escaping and even put in a ramp so the little ducks could scramble up from the water to the top of the bank "We just couldn't please the complainers, Gust told the Deseret News. "And we simply had too many ducks and geese. Gust said that it's against the law to abandon animals "but when families tired of cute little Easter presents that grew up and pecked the children, they brought them to the park and dumped them over the fence. he said. Its some of those tame ducks that will be given away to good homes. "People with ponds of their own are welcome to go to the aviary and pick them up. If people have ducks they want to get rid of, have them call the Humane Society, he said. twS clRCUS PArTy deseret Dam oversight? As late as two months BOISE (AP) before the Teton Dam collapsed, the Bureau of Reclamation was considering an aerial, infrared survey to determine where 4.8 billion gallons of water was seeping from its reservoir, a Boise newspaper said Wednesday. In a copyrighted story, the Idaho Statesman said the infrared study was never made at Teton Dam in eastern Idaho because conditions were not right. Instead, the paper said federal officials apparently settled for visual examinations of the reservoir. The earthfill dam collapsed June 5 as it was being filled for the first time. That released 80 billion gallons of water in a flood that devastated eastern Idaho. The paper said project manager Robert Robison recommended to his superiors in an April 1, 1976 memo that an aerial survey be made to check volcanic vents and fissures or cracks in the dams abutments. Harold Arthur of Denver, director of design and construction for the bureau, said he didn't know about the proposed survey. The Statesman said Robisons April 1 memo was addressed to Arthur. Andy Viksne, a bureau geophysicist at Denver, said photographic surveys depend on trapped warm air in fissures. As the air meets air outside cracks, it causes a difference in temperature which shows up in aerial photographs. There was insufficient temperature difference at Teton Dam to make the survey worthwhile, Viksne said. The survey would have used U S. Forest Hey kids, Service equipment usually used to locate "hot spots in forest fires. It would have cost $5,000, according to Robisons memo. Several theories about the cause of the dams failure involve seepage of reservoir water into canyon walls. The water then could have bypassed constructed barriers to emerge at the northern downstream edge of the dam, washing it away. Robison in a March 3, 1975 memo asked Arthur to authorize filling the reservoir at a faster rate than the one foot per day limit set by the dams designers. In the same memo, Robison said water levels in observation wells were rising. He said about 6 percent of the reservoirs water was being lost to seepage or through the banks. Six percent of the 80 billion gallons of water in the reservoir when it failed would be about 4.8 billion gallons. Meanwhile, with the application deadline just a week away, the Small Business Administration says it has received loan requests for more than $50 million in connection with the dam disaster. Branch Manager Verne Leighton said the agency has received requests for $50.6 million from 1,112 flood victims. About 200 applications are from businesses and the balance is real and personal property losses from individuals. Leighton said the loan requests are expected to triple by the deadline next Thursday. Nearly 4,000 applications have d been issued but less than have been returned, he said. one-thir- almost time for school Summer vacation will be over soon for approximately 165,000 area students and about 7,500 teachers. School begins Aug. 26 for some 5.500 Murray School District students. The district's 10 schools are expecting a decrease of about 100 students. Students in the Granite and Davis districts return to their classrooms Aug. 30. Jordan and Salt Lake City district youths go back to school Aug. 31. Granite's 51 schools expect 61,000 students, a slight increase over last year; Davis 52 schools expect 37,000, a small increase. Jordan's 43 schools expect 37,000, an increase of about 2.400 students; and Salt Lake City Districts 39 schools await 25,500 students, a reduction from last year of about 1,000 pupils. Parents can expect to pay the same fees as last year for books, activities, shop and band in Granite, Murray, Jordan and Salt Lake City districts. Davis, however, reports its book rental fees will be reduced slightly from last year. School lunches will be the a same as last year in Granite, Murray and Davis districts; up 5 cents in the Jordan District and down 5 cents in the Salt Lake City District. ,000 youngsters -6 sALT PAI'ACK 9- THllRS.. AUC.'9, works with undarpnvtlegen or you Of your organization disadvantaged cialdran. nominate them kr the Deseret News Circus Party m the Sait Palace Aug 19 Form beiow must be received by b p m Aug lit Mail to Deseret News Circus Pady Post Otsce 1ZST Salt Lake City Utah 84t 10 or deliver to 34 E 1st South H Organization Adult Supervisors Performance desired LJ 2.30 p m j 7 30 p m EXPLANATION OF 300 WORDS OR LESS WHY GROUP SHOULD BE SELECTED AS GUESTS AT THE BAILEY DESERET NEWS RINGUNG BROS AND BARNUM CIRCUS PARTY ATTACH VOLIR They will be the guests of the Deseret News to attend either an afternoon or evening performance of Ringling Bros, and Barnurn & Bailey Circus in the Salt Palace. Groups working with underprivileged or handicapped persons may fill out the coupon on this page for tickets and attach an explanation of 300 words or less to use in case of a tie. The Greatest Show on Earth promises one of the most exciting parties for youngsters in a long time. It marks the fifth year the Deseret News has presented the circus party as a public service. The circus opens Aug. 18 and continues through 23 m the Salt Palace arena. This years edition promises to thrill first-offend- er first-offend- er Few object to centers - UTAH STATE PRISON Having a halfway house in the neighborhood does not disturb most residents, a ieport to the State Board of Corrections concludes. The report, prepared by University of Utah social psychology students, says most people surveyed have little contact with halfway house residents. People who live near the rehabilitation centers have not changed their lives because of the centers. The students surveyed 70 people who live near live halfway houses. Three houses are drag related and two are operated by the Division of Corrections. The report shows that about 80 percent of the people interviewed think the houses are effective for rehabilitation. The same percentage favors starting more houses. Fire chief from the ranks? The three assistant chiefs have bbtsuinterview ed, plus most of the seven battalion 'Chiefs and the department superintendent. No one Under the rank of battalion chief is expected to be interviewed. Greener, who is serving as acting fire chief, was at a league of Cities meeting today and could not be reached lor comment. to a circus party Dreams of attending a circus will come true Aug. 19 for 1,000 underprivileged and handicapped youngsters. A petition asking a Salt Lake OGDEN (AP) City District Court judge to disqualify himself from hearing an injunction against three Ogden judges in the program will be filed, an assistant city attorney says. Parley Baldwin, representing Municipal Judges David Roth, E. F. Ziegler and Stanton Taylor said Wednesday he feels Judge Bryant Croft is prejudiced and has already decided the case. Baldwin said the petition has nothing to do with a temporary restraining order Croft placed on the program, but rather with the written conclusions Croft submitted. License Bureau Director Earl Dorius has said the program supercedes a state law making it mandatory that the licenses of persons convicted of drunken driving be revoked. Sail Lake City's now fire chief probably will be somebody already employed in the Fire Department, a member of Public Safety Commissioner Glen N. Greener's staff said today. i Greener and other city commissioners have been interviewing candidates for thq job, which was vacated last month when Chief LeonjDipKorver was DesNews will treat 1 Ogden to file petition the youngsters with a Bicentennial institution theme as the salutes the 200 years of America Ringmaster for the circus will be Tim Hoist, former Logan resident who attended Utah State University. ld Naming postponed Announcement of the winning name in the contest tii name the village m Pioneer Trail State Park has been postponed until Aug. 13 Vince Foley, park superintendent, said the winner would not be announced today as previously scheduled. However, he said, the contest is over and further name entries are not being taken. Foley said slow response to the contest was responsible for the delay He said e must meet with his advisory council and theit;li'name must be approved by the Parks and RccreallOS Board. The former Utahn joined the circus 1971 as a down for one of the traveling units. He became the singing ringmaster on another unit later. in a red. white and The 1976 show will begin with a blue extravaganza Stars and Stripes Salute and climax with an Independence Day celebration cheer to Old with an Glory. The visiting guests of the Deseret News also will be entertained with a parade of trained animals, acrobats, clowns, wild animals, dancers and many other attractions. high-flyin- BLM ' g Deadline for requesting tickets for the special Deseret News Circus Party not is Aug. 12. Only written requests will be accepted. telephone calls Wi warns of washmMs Lou Jacobs the clown wiil be on hand. r' , roads 'Jiave been washed Several out because of thunderstorms, and travelers should make local inquiries before going into the back Country this weekend, the Bureau of Land Management lBLM) cautioned today. Paul L. Howard. BLM state director, said the problem areas are at various sites across the state. bTek-countr- y |