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Show New Delay In Provo X !; b,.-;0&ij, ; I By LEO PERRY Deseret News Staff Writer KT"pi .dome By LAVOR K. CHAFFIN Deseret News Education Editor A group of concerned parents today asked the State Board of Education to delay action on a proposal to provide two hours of planning time weekly to Salt Lake City elementary school teachers. H. Barker, Salt Lake physician. Barker and about 15 parents presented a letter to Talbot calling for the State Board to delay action on the issue and much more declaring that public information and "debate should take place before our elected representatives to the consider school approving this issue. CONSIDER ISSUE - -: 'W't ' PROVO A controversy about building a new road or improving the present road through Provo Canyon continued to swirl here Wednesday with a request for further 9 delays' until a Teachers Association and the city suiool administration. Under the plan the citys elementary grade teachers are to have two hours of planning time per week. In order to provJe the time, pupils would be dismissed two hours per nine-poin- surcan- t vey of conditions in the yon is completed. About 125 citizens representing several businesses and associations, met at the Utah County Building in what they an investigation called meeting. " -- An? ' a ' '. t"- - W j,yV cW r ' ' nt OUR MAN -- ' - yy A fir -- u - s PJ'ir I I slo Vv.kV.. iii Jr., uses computer to resurrect Caruso's voice. Restores Carusos Voice Stockham said. You hear all sorts of things about him the quality of his voice, the power of his voice, the expression, There will never be another Caruso. Yet what does a person who never heard Caruso in person have to base his belief in those statements on? Some horrible old records, thats all, Stockham said. REAL VOICE But now, after Stockhams restoration of the voice: I think Caruso is everything he was cracked up to be so far as Ive been able to discover. ... Development of the technique by which Stockham restored the voice began at the of Massachusetts Institute Technologys Lincoln Laboratory in 1964. Stockham was on the faculty, Alan V. Oppenheim was working toward his Ph.D. and Ronald W. Schafer was a stu- ... rs te -- ! per-stude- nt m per-yea- B-- ON STREET IN S.L. , north-centr- Aide Assumes Alcoholism Post northwestern section of Utah. Many reporting stations from the northern border to south of Utah Lake recorded more than 200 per cent of average amounts of precipitation for the period. Along the Wasatch Mountain south of Nephi to the southeast corner of Utah, precipitation was generally 100 to 170 per cent of average. The Uintah Basin and southeastern section, were drier, with most reporting stations in the 50 to 100 per cent of average Detober-Decem-b- Elefson said. merely stepping into the fice which he has so ably ministered. erham, Im worked a ad- Elefson, a native of Iowa, was for five years assistant director of the Mental Health Institute at Independence, Iowa, the states largest alcohol treatment facility. He has programs more than r of- thing with alcohol that has been done recently in making people aware of the dangers of smoking, Elefson stated. Since many youths have already tried alcohol by the time they reach junior and senior high school, Elefson V . V thinks education programs in 10 treatment years, treating 5,000 alcoholics on S. , an individual basis. RATE GROWS Alcoholics in the United States have risen from about six per cent of the population to 10 per cent In the last decade. To check this increase, we must get people to change their attitudes toward alcohol, he said. I believe eventually we are going to have to do the )same : , lv 'I ' , nvx-Richard D. Elefson ., on alcoholism as an illness should be conducted in grade schools. battles alcoholism CLOSING THE DOOR Teaching about alcoholism in the higher grades is like closing the barn doors after he the horses are gone, noted. AH A 1 uuiiuica cuoQ uuiu a responsibility in educating the people of our country concerning the problem, Elefson added. Its not a matter of wet versus dry, but of getting people to honestly ask tfcem- - selves why alcohol.' they need One out of every 15 social drinkers becomes an alcoholic. We must reduce the soar1 acceptability of alcohol and get the message to the public that alcoholism is a disease which can be treated, he explained. Elefson. a former Methodist minister, views his new job as an extremely exciting and challenging opportunity. We are not interested in building an empire or image but tvant to continue to provide the best services possible to help those who are afflicted Elefson WIT iness, said. Elefsons wife, Bonnie, and two children, Susan, dent. ANALYZE SIGNALS Oppenheim found that certain systems cf mathematics rather recently developed might be used to analyze sig-- n a1s previously thought unanalyzable. The three worked on the idea, beginning laboratory work about 19G6, and published their findings two years ago. Since then, Oppenheim has stayed at M.I.T., Schafer is. now with the Bell Telephone Laboratories at Murray Hill, N.J., and Stockham is in Salt Lake but all three still are working with the new tool of analysis. They are using this tool to sharpen and augment anything that can be recorded. 1ST EXIERIMENT The first experiment was one I did. It applied to conof the loudness trolling sound, said. The Stockham result was a patented process by which the range of loudness can be reduced to a level to acceptable a in- recording strument, then expanded back to its natural range for playback. the In their 19G8 paper,, the three showed how computer filtraA major deblurring project is of photographs. tion can bring out details lost areas of a photograph that in are extremely light or dark. They also are working on reducing blurring front motion of camera or object. The Bell Laboratories in New have been Jersey extremely successful in elimi- See DIGITAL on Page B--8 Water Supply Outlook Well Above Average ESCAPEE CAPTURED tecognition. I dont think anyone can really replace Mr. Gqod- - - r1 i U. Computer Scientist cross-sectio- Utahs alcoholism program has achieved international , 1 'Ln,!&&' yv n M ... iuvLla nr'rArvnrn Under his leadership, - v iV- - ding-a-lin- mind-alterin- g m : - Ma Bell Explains 'Alcohol is just as powerful a as substance any other drug of abuse, but it is harder to combat because of wide public acceptance and the general credence given to it, as a social tool. This is the view of Richard D. Elefson, new executive secretary of the Utah Committee on Alcoholism. The post was turned over to him this week by Clyde W. Good-erhawho is retiring after 20 years of distinguished service as head of the committee. V ! 1 , ..v ' .g - -- '1 'tjf t ' ! '.om-plete- d, By PAUL C. RICHARDS Deseret News Staff Writer IN;. ( - v it Do you want to trade Provo Canyon for a block of week. cement? one citizen asked The proposal, as submitted the group. alAs soon as construction ; The proposed program, to Talbots office, provides for boards an evaluation with schools starts, it is too late to decide ready in effect, releases puand teachers obligated to if the road will destroy the pils two hours per week, in effect shortening their class show that the program bene-f- it beauty of the canyon, anothThe State Board of Educaer stated. time. pupils. tion is scheduled to consider Dr. D. Allan Firmage, University of Utah Professor Thomas Stockh.n OBJECTIONS CUES The request that the proposthe matter at its Friday meetchairman of the department of al1 not be In a formal letter to Talbot, civil engineering, Brigham ing. Talbot has said he would approved was presented to Dr. Walter D. Talbot, recommend approval of a Barker said, in part: Young University, who said state superintendent of public We are here as representaprogram worked out in negotihe was an interested citizen ations between the Salt Lake tives of several hundred coninstruction, today by Br. Alan and represented no specific cerned citizens and parents group, called for the survev of conditions in with regard to the teachers planning the canyon before any conelementary m struction of a new highway program for our schools. In recent years, with the through the canyon. admitted after Firmage tremendous expansion of knowfrom the floor that questions a been has there . . . ledge some of the points of his surcorresponding increase in the ' already be By ROBERT KUESTERMAN quantity of information . . . vey may demanded that all but students must acquire in Associated Press Writer order to progress and succeed questions should be answered n Commis-sioRoad in the competitive world we by the State Turn scientist ; computer before construction Thomas Stockham live in . . . Jr. over anu on the flip side you find Curricula leading to higher begins. Robert Redford, stage and an and opera lover. became longer degrees movie star, also was present And that half explains why longer and educators began at the meeting and questioned the real voice of the Great searching for ways to imofficials concerning appointand provide Caruso has been resurrected. learning prove Ma adviBell of is new ment a little bent out of shape over something a . highway more education at an earlier to I mentioned here the other day. Its not the first time, which is committee The rest of the explanation sory age instead of constantly assist the state in future road is that Dr. Stockham is one of and probably not the last. extending the training period locations. three scientists in the country Sometimes I wish old lady Bell, Alexanders wife, of life farther into adulthood. Who appoints this advisory haid been a bit more congenial, or whatever it Was in using a new analytic tool TIME LOSS committee, and from what making use of digital computher make up that caused Alex to spend so much time the ers to deblur sound and (teacher Although groups are members drawn? puttering in the basement. is put Redford wanted to know. program images. planning) he It hadn't invented the someone else forth as leading to improving CROSS SECTION I wouldnt want to call it would ha,Te that same year. In fact, some claim that educational opportunities for commercial. says Dr. StockHe was told that the State Bell pinched the idea from someone else. children, each student will Road Commission will appoint ham of his work on recordings He was only 27 at the time. If he had been old lose two hours per week of his but it the committee, possibly as of Enrico Caruso, enough to have a teenage daughter,' he would have classroom instruction if other regular be someday and next that might as week, early before twice the thing together. putting thought if there are 18,253. eleEnrico Caruso be techniques can be applied in will the membership mentary school students in drawn from a NEWMANS NUMBER n of addition. sounds better now the 32 Salt Lake City schools Utah citizens. 07 RECORDING The latest bit which upset Ma Bell has to do with for a total of 36 weeks, this Firmages proposals inStockham, 38, a professor of player may have one tone Paul. Newman of the movies. represents a loss of .72 hours clude: electrical ; A or an engineering at the control and a very sophisticatstudent in of our was New York year, per per young teenager valley A total resource inventory pupil-houUniversity of Utah, took a ed sound system overvthe holidays. Hes overseas now. On Christmas aggregate of 1,226,000 of the canyon be made by 1907 may have 10, made by chilrecording our education of he called New to from York He chatted had Stockhams Holladay. Eye qualiindividuals or computer agencies Caruso. dren are deprived of. for about 40 minutes. He said there was no worry about 2,000. fied to make such investigaThe music was converted to We fail to see how such a tions. the bill because Taui Newman had volunteered to .pick PERFECT TONES electrical our enhances loss childrens signals and fed into tab. 'was to from kids It Pauls new a present for up away highAny plan The result: Vesti La Giubba the computer, which eliminateducation . . we are losing home during the Christmas Season. He believed it. way through the canyon in the clear, perfect tones of ed surface noises, and balthe equivalent of slightly should include the entire disIve always liked Mr. Newman especially since he the' Maestro. more than 13 days to anced the frequencies as they tance from Provo-Oreplayed the role of Butch Cassidy. But when I heard could never be balanced by r. Caruso has always held Heber. what he had done for youngsters away from home, I other electronic equipment. MORE STUDY sort of a magical place in the An evaluation of objec-Se- e was overwhelmed. It was a real bit of Christian charity, Where a simple record annals of musical history, PROVO on Page 7 We respectfully submit a beautiful Christmas story. that a majority cf concerned Then Ma Bell came along and spoiled it all. parents and citizens are Its a hoax, said Ma Bells helpers. If you are to the arbitrary told that Paul Newman is giving out his telephone opposed credit card number and you can call free, just dont beshortening of the school lieve it. program for our children. No proof that the proposed planMa Bell said first it was Steve McOueeh and ning program will improve our reBell One Davis Ma is for sure, Jr. Sammy thing childrens education has been ports. the numbers attributed to the stars are phony. to the populace at presented These stars are supposed to have unlimited long We believe that the large. distance calls on special phones which set them back a in the number of reduction goodly sum of green. school hours for our children A convict who escaped Oct. 13 from the Utah State By ROGER PUSEY ' should not be approved withPrison wras recaptured Wednesday evening by Salt Lake MORE GOOD NEWS Deseret News Staff Writer, out a great deal more considCity policemen. Ma Bell has more good news. It is pointed out that Utahs 1971 water supply eration by the State Board of Benny J. Gallegos Jr., 21, Ogden, was taken into Utah statutes make it a misdemeanor punishable by outlook is well above average Education and perhaps by the custody about 6:05 p.m. by police Lt. O. J. Hendriksen S299 fine or imprisonment for not more than six since early winter storms and patrolman W. E. Wayment near the intersection of Legislature, as this proposal have piled up a 'heavy snow would reduce the number of Clinton (640 North) and Wall Street (50 East) after he months, or both for using such tactics. .cover on most Utah .waterwas spotted walking with his wife. And if the fraud amounts to more than $100, it actual school days below the sheds. Police Lad kept tabs on several houses in the area becomes a felony and the caller Iecoms eligible for the legal minimum of 180 days of since Galleinstruction. after information that t!me Mountain. Point of at the the Monday receiving big Carryover reservoir storage is generally well above averMa Bell ended the release with the comment that i gos was in the area, Wayment said. We believe that further if someone whispers a free miracle number into your Gallegos, serving 10 years to life for rape, either studies are required before age, and adequate fall precipiwalked away or escaped in a garbage truck from a launtation resulted in good watersuch a change should take car, ignore it like a bill collectors c5H. shed soil moisture conditions. dry detail. There just isnt such a thing, she added. place and become a precedent The escape and recapture were the second for GalleThis favorable water supply for the state, and that much I know mv teenager friend called for free from a situation was reported today gos. He bolted for freedom in April, 1969. during n more public information and booth in New York. And if we cant credit it to Paul by the Soil Conservation Servappeals hearing at the Metropolitan Hall of Justice, 240 debate should take place beNewman, maybe the kid has a little bit of Eutch Cassi4th his conviction. E. on ice (SCS), U.S. Weather Bu-- ; South, rape elected our fore representady in him! He was recaptured seven months later by the Federreau and U.S. Geological tives to the school boards conal Bureau of Investigation agents while hiding in a closWITS END Survey. sider approving this issue. et in a Denver, Colo., home. I've nothing against television, but I dont like The letter was signed by Fall and early winter precimews that has to go through channels. Dr. Barker. pitation was well above normal in the. and nine-poi- ssssCHr ; jlllgi, jfelilli . V -- v CEMENT BLOCK I L- -J Road Query Citizens Request Complete Survey ''' P 13, and Richard Jr., 14, will move to Utah in June after completion of thischool year. in the 110 and 200 range valley areas and per cent in the SECTION City, Regional Our Man Jones Comics TV Highlights Obituaries Action Ads Weather Map B .1, 3, 4, 8 i-- 1 2 6 8 5 9 mountains. Temperatures in Utah were mild in November and early December. In the temperatures plunged sharply - and heavy snowstorms dumped large amounts of snow in the mountains. Snow measurements taken the last week of December range from 127 per cent of av-- " erage on the Escalante River to 243 per cent on Farmington Creek north of Salt Lake City. measurements of Many snow water content along the Wasatch Front near Salt Dike See EXCELLENT on Iage B-- 7 Rural Utah Loaned $15 Million In 70 During fiscal 1970, the Farmers Home Administration invested $15.1 million ia loans to rural Utah, but were not in the giveaway business, says the FHAs tional administrator. na- James V. Smith, Washington. D.C., said Wednesday night in Salt Lake City that FHA is not a welfare agency . .'we cant do anything for a family that is not willing to . work. Smith made his remarks at a banquet at Ramada Inn honoring one of those families to work the willing Charles H. Petersons of Sanpete County. The Peterson family has been named Utahs 1970 Farm Family of the Year by FH k and will represent the state in national competition. FHA officials say the Petersons turned Poverty Flats into a Cent-erfiel- d, thriving dairy farm through FHA loans. Smith also addressed the ,G!ch annual convention of the Utah Wool Grower? Association Pis morning at Hotel Utah and said: The American farmer only wants an op- - Mil j$&Sh Mt James V. Smith . . . praises farm family portunitv to work and make it on his own. lie said the FHA is especial- interested ir. helping the young farmer 'get started. Contrary to general belief, e these young and on RURAL See Page ly part-tim- B-- |