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Show City-region- DESERET NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1973 Theater al Entertainment Business S.L police Today in the West launch bike patrol Use prison acreage? Salt Lake City police last week joined with agents de police in Paris, with polizontes in Madrid and with bobbies in London, as reserve officers mounted bicycles to cruise city streets and alleys. Putting Salt Lakes finest on two wheels is part of Mays month, and is the brainchild of Chief J. Earl Jones. to build a general aviation airport am) golf course on Utah State Prison property was made today to Gov. Calvin L. Rampton by terry Mooney, 9 member of the State Aeronautics Board. A proposal Mooney cited the need for another airport in Salt Lake County since the Alta and Draper airports will be dosed soon. y land in the county which He said the only is large enough to accommodate a 5,600-forunway and the golf course, designed to sene as a buffer for the airport, is at the state prison. It would require about 300 of the prisons 1,003 acres for both facilities. state-owne- Biking po'ice are very common in foreign countries, said Jones, who saw the technique in action in Thailand, as well as in Recife and Brasilia, Brazil. Jones is a former police consultant with the U.S. State Department. Also meeting with Rampton were Bobby V. Walker, Division of Aeronautics director, and Ernest E. Wright, Division of Corrections director. But the cycling cop has appeared in few American cities, among them San Francisco and Baltimore. Its a real good idea, remarked Sgt. S.C. Leaver, director of the city police reserve corps. Youll have people out there and the crooks wont know whether theyre John Doe citizen or a policeman on a bike. Leavers reserves, in plain clothes, began the bike patrol last week. Regular city police will kick off their own biking effort this Friday, said Jones, with City Commissioner James L. Barker and Jones himself taking short tours. Reserve police officers James Lehman, left, and Steve Peterson are on One of the best concepts in crime prevention is keeping the criminal off balance, noted one reserve officer who made the initial This program cycle patrol last Thursday. Perched does it. on their officers WASHINGTON Thirteen conservation groups' kicked off a campaign today to halt work on the Central Utah Reclamation Project and 12 other water and flood projects around the U.S., describing them as unsound, and a tragic and gigantic waste of the taxpayers The whole CUP will aggravate salinity problems in the Colorado River, the group charged. The description of the Bonneville Unit added a statement that the CUP will further concentrate population along the already congested and polluted Wasatch Front area of the Bonneville Basin, thus degrading the quality of life for residents of the area. The EPC said the economic justification for the CUP is completely without foundation, and added there is no See WATER on Page B-- 2 will two-yea- r, Pres. Tanner is Members of the First Presidency of The Church of Latter-daSaints toured the new St. Marks E. 39th South, Tuesday and praised it as a and appealing facility. Hospital. 1200 magnificent y President Harold B. Lee and Mrs. Lee were shown structure by the through portions of the modern of the Missionary Otis Episcopal bishop Rev. Charles, Rt. District of Utah. five-stor- y President N. Eldon Tanner, first counselor, and President Marion G. Romney, second counselor, were taken on a somewhat earlier tour by Thomas J. Hartford, hospital administrator. The new 302-be- d President Lee said the colorful and carpeted building with its single-carprivate room layout was more like a luxury hotel than a hospitaL The church president praised the location of the hospital and said a study done for the church a few year ago ates. President Tanner was born May 9, in Salt Lake City, but spent most of his life in Canada before returning to Salt Lake City when he was named a member of the Council of the Twelve. 18, d awards made Diplomas Thursday morning at commencement exercises in the Physical Education Building, with ceremonies scheduled at 10 a.m. Land Purchase okayed City commissioners today authorized the payment of as the remaining installment in the purchase of 18 acres of land near the Salt Lake International Airport. In his baccalaureate address, Elder Petersen warned the graduates not to be swept into other paths and thus bypass the main purpose in life. Too many people think their most important objective in life is to learn a business or a profession and hence they mistakenly put their greatest effort into that, he said. On the ether hand, if we truly seek after God and adopt His way of life, we have the divine promise that all of these bread and butter blessings shall be added unto us, he said. $421,431 manager, said the Wool Pulling Co. paid $215,000 to the was given. The land, which is just south of the airport, was bought for $635,694. The purchase is part of the airports expansion E. Woodrow Walton, city property land was purchased from the Utah through a court order. He said the city court clerk when the order of occupancy program. To learn and accept that fact at this point in your life is the most vital thing that could come to you because whether you realize it or not, today you are at your first great crossroad, he told the graduates. Gas tank runs dry A shortage of gasoline has put the pinch on many service stations, forcing some independent outlets in the Salt Lake area to close. Sign in window of this dealer brings home message of U.S. energy crisis. Some other stations have gone to rationing or shorter hours. Sabotage probe opens For those who claim they do not know enough about God to make such a decision. Elder Petersen urged the graduates to learn of Him through study and searching. The evidences of God are on all sides, from the stars in See BECOME on Page Twelve local government options authorized by Utahs Legislature already contain much of what an Salt Lake County study team is seeking, the group learned Tuesday night. The commission, apppointed by the Legislature in February, to study possible improvements in the county government, met at the Building for their 10th City-Coun- weekly session. Dr. LeRoy F. Harlow, who directed a local government com modernization study pleted in 1970, told the group 12 proposals, properly perused, can save them a lot of The proposed ophomework. the tions accompanied a state constitutional amendment ape last Novemproved ber by Utah voters and which allows a change in county governments to improved forms if voters desire it. two-to-on- Harlow furnished the study commissioners the first three optional government models in printed booklet form at the weekly session. Printing of the brochure models is under sponsorship of the Utah Legislative Council and coordinated by Harlow, aided by a staff of eight experts and consultants. The models include actual provisions gathered from charters and county ordinances across the nation where the options proposed for Utah already have been placed in operation, the group learned. B-- 2 study commissioners attending the session poured over the three models which outline community council, urban county and modified The 10 general county council- - executive type governments for counties. The 12 options contain much of what youre going through now, already incorporated in the proposal, Harlow said. These were not just off the top of the head or an ivory tower but were a real showed tint the population center of the valley ture would be near the St. Marks site. he community effort, explained. The modernization study previously enlisted a advisory group from citizens of Salt Lake County, Harlow reported. The See COUNTY on Page EPHRAIM-La- w officers today were investigating the apparent sabotage which caused an estimated $100,000 damage to a power plant about three miles up Ephraim Canyon. The plant, one of two power sources for the city, was totaled out and may be out of operation for more than a year, according to Mayor Vertis Nielson. The plant had been shut down recently while officials waited for a part to repair the governor, a device which controls the plants speed of operation. Someone apparently broke into the lacked building and deliberately threw the switch which sets the machinery in operation. Because the machinerys governor was not functioning, the plant ran out of control and literally tore itself to pieces, the mayor said. Machinery parts were scattered over a wide area, including outside the building. The only item of any value which can be salvaged is the switchboard, Nielson sail d 70 study plans can 'save homework' B-- 2 Arraignment continued FARMINGTON Arraignment of Fred Baker, 32, Utah State Prison inmate, on charges of being an accessory to murder, has been contiuued in Second District Court to 3 p.m. on May 15. He is accused with having knowledge of the April 10, 1970 slashing death of Mrs. Dale Jean Langston, 24, a Lay-to- n housewife, which he refused to divulge when questioned by a magistrate. first-degre- e Bakers attorney, Rodney Page, Clearfield, filed a petition in court Tuesday requesting a bill of particulars in the case and said the transcript of the preliminary hearing for Baker in Clearfield City Court had not been completed. in the fu- Donation for park The tour of the hospital included a look at the nursery section, cafeteria, administrative offices, the surgical area and the intensive care units. Bishop Charles, in pointing out the monitoring devices in the intensive care and cardiac recovery rooms, said he hoped that someday the equipment could be tied in with the or.s of the finest such computer center at LDS Hospital centers anywhere. The First Presidency said the use of color in the hospithey were impressed with the furnishings and electronic equipment which make the new facility one of the best equipped in the area. tal was attractive and said ultra-mode- hospital is scheduled to open May 20 St. Marks Hospital at as a replacement for the 803 N. 2nd West, which will be closed. . 75 President N. Eldon Tanner, first counselor in the First Presidency, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, was honored at a surprise luncheon at Hotel Utah today to celebrate his 75th birthday. About 125 guests attended, including the General Authorities, heads of Church corporations and other corporations of which President Tanner is a member of the board of directors, and other church associ- . LDS leaders laud hospital Jesus Christ of B-- 2 will be given and special d leaflet published by the Environmental Policy Center water projects labelled disasters in water development alleges that the Bonneville Unit will do severe condamage to the scenic upper Stillwater Valley, which sists of miles of beaver ponds, excellent fishing areas and important habitat for moose and other mammals. This beautiful and frequently used natural recreation area, the group said, will be replaced by a fluctuating reservoir having an annual drawdown of 133 feet. Rampton said lie wants the proposal considered by th? Division of Parks and Recreation, the Division of Corrections and the Provo-JordaRiver Parkway Authority before making a commitment. y money. At the same time, some of the same environmental groups asked President Nixon to halt work on the Rio Blanco Nuclear Project designed to stimulate natural gas production in tight western oil and gas fields. The initial test is to be made May 17 in northwestern Colorado in the Piceance Basin adjacent to the Utah border. A Mooney said many people who own airplanes live south of 39th South and there also is pressure from northern Utah County residents to build an aiiiport nearby. He said the airport at the prison would be about halfway between Salt Lake City Internationa Airport, where about 400 general aviation aircraft now are based, and Provo. n See S.L. POLICE, Page More than 1,000 graduating stuREXBURG, Idaho dents at Ricks College were urged today to keep in mind to become like God and the "ultimate objective of life not lose sight of that goal while trying to earn a living. Elder Mark E. Petersen of the Council of the Twelve, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, gave this advice during an afternoon baccalaureate address at the church-owneschool. Deseret News Washington Correspondent 13 keep a special lookout for such crimes as car prowls, house burglaries, purse snatchings, and residential area robberies, said Leaver. reminded of ultimate goal ' By Gordon Eliot White growth. patrol. Ricks students 'tragic waste' environmentalist effort was coordinatThe ed by the environmental policy center here. Groups represented include the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, the Wilderness Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and conservation associations. , seven The conservationists said of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project, now under construction, that it would destroy esthetic and recreational values of thousands of acres of wildlife habitat and areas like Rock Creek Canyon and Utah Lake. The Bonneville unit is a $500 million project designed to bring water from the Uinta Basin into Salt Lake Valley, chiefly for municipal and industrial use, but with some of the new supply presently reserved for irrigation. Sen. has said that unless the project is Frank E. Moss, the Wasatch Front communities on schedule, completed that is, there will will run out of water within 10 years not be enough drinking water for the natural population silent-cycl- e It Keeps some people so off balance, in fact, that the plainclotnes officers have trouble getting people to believe were policeman, according to another reserve officer. Groups claim water projects on d m Much of the furnishings and equipment still needs to be installed, Bishop Charles said. He noted that initial parts' of the move from the old hospital will begin Monday with May 20 as the general moving day. Public tours of the new hospital will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, but no further tours will be conducted after those days bscauss of the moving process. Bishop Otis Charles, left, shows new St. Mark's Hospital io President ond Mrs. Harold B. Leey AMERICAN FORK Gov. Calvin L. Rampton accepted a check for $10,000 here Tuesday, a contribution which will assure construction of a new learning park near Utah State Training School campus. The new park, tabbed Adventure and Learning Park, will be build on a plot adjoining the school. The donation came from toe Utah Residential Services Association for the Retarded. The check represents the combined efforts of every parent of residents of the school along with generous efforts from businessmen in Utah, Mrs. Elaine Sharp, executive director of the association, said. Donal Cafiall is the president It is heartwarming to see how people from throughout the state rallied to raise the money to begin the primary park elements, she said. The first contribution will be the Initial Impetus for park construction, according to Superintendent Paul S., . Sagers. |