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Show Fund tie-u- p By David Clemens Deseret News staff writer Congress failure to pass the Federal Highway Bill last fail may hold up more than a dozen federal - aid highway projects in Utah. The projects include three in the Salt Lake area and six major projects elsewhere in the state. The Utah State Highway Department may thus have as littie as $16 million available for new projects in fiscal 1974. Howard B. Leath-aengineer for planning and programming, said. Never in my experience have I seen Congress fail to act in such a situation, he noted. Business Deaths Action Ads MONDAY, MAY 21, 1973 DESERET NEWS, threatens road projects In every even year since 1956, Congress has passed a highway act permitting distribtuion of federal road money from the Highway Trust Fund. If Utah were forced to operate in fiscal on only $16 million in federal highway-aid- , the following projects would be affected according to Leatham: improvement of 21st South from 5600 West to Magna; widening of 35th South from 8th West to Redwood Rd. and the railroad overpass at 13th South, 6th West. 1974 But Utah could have as much as $130 million in federal funds for 1974. It depends on what Congress does now, and on the U.S. Supreme Court. Should Congress pass the Highway Bill, it would apportion about $57 million to Utah for highway aid for 1974, Leatham estimated. Congress could also appropriate another $57 million for the Beehive state. The second $57 million would come as a makeup" appropriation for fiscal 1973, when Congress allotted no money as the Highway-Bilfailed to come to a vote, and OMB acted to release $49 milium in road funds to Utah. l Should Congress fail to pass the Highway Bill before July 1, Utah would have to fall back on its residue of federal funds from fiscal 1973. This residue of $16 million is by Congress for Utah but impounded this year by the Department of Transportation and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). State projects affected would include four 20 miles north of Fillmore, 10 miles on south from the Idaho state line, 15 miles north of Paragonah, and seven miles south of Beaver. Also curtailed would be approximately four miles of east of Salina and a approach to Price and connection with the projected Price bypass on U.S. OMB currently exercises power to tell the how much of congressionally-approvemoney they can spend. Funds appropriated by Congress but held up by OMB are said to be impounded. See FUND on Page states d B-- 5 Today in the News 2 drown over weekend Two Utahns were drowned in separate accidents over the weekend, bringing Utah's 1973 drowning toll to nine. Mrs. Betty Margaret Porter, 47. Kaysville, a member of a Kaysville boating party on the Green River, was pronounced dead on arrival at Uintah County Hospital. Vernal. The boating accident was reported Sunday by Dinosaur National Monument officials. daughter of Douglas BalTonya Ballinger, linger. Xurrav, and Xrs. Marsha Johnson Ballinger. Spring-viliwas pronounced dead on arrival at Utah Valley Hos4 pital after she was pulled from Hobble Creek Sunday, at e, p.m. According to investigating officers, the child wandered away from a picnic. Mrs. Boiler was part of a group of six on a one-dafloating trip through Split Mountain Gorge. AH members of the party were tossed into the swift Green River just below School Boy Rapids when the boat struck a rock and over- Utah women y win praise turned. Mrs. Porter was caught under the overturned raft, but the other members of the party escaped. 300 attended Man, 80, dies in fire Logan session MAGNA An man perished in a fire at the South, shortly be- 9050 W. 2700 Ssnada Deseret News staff writer condemned Panama Hotel, fore 4:30 a.m. Sunday. LOGAN Success stories from women who have made it to the top in such fields as the U.S. Army, politics, social work and the The victim, Ted Anderson, who lived at the hotel, was found by firemen lying in bed in an upstairs room of the hotel. Salt Lake County Fire Chief Charles Paris said the fire was apparently caused by the victims smoking in bed. Anderson died of asphyxiation and heat, Paris said. The victims body was taken to University Hospital. By Susan the Year. A cesarean birth at 7:30 a.m. Sunday was the last surgery performed at the old St.' Marks Hospital, 803 N. 3rd West; and a bum victim was the fiXst new admission at 10:55 a.m. to the new St. Marks at 39th South between 11th and 13th East. In other activities, the Utah Federation of Business and Professional Women celebrated the groups 50th birthday. There are now 32 dubs with 1,176 members in Utah. The moving of 41 patients, including five intensive care cases began at 7:15 a.m., with seriously ill patients being moved first. The last patient had left the old hospital by 9:58 a.m., said Assistant Administrator James White. Kathryn Putnam, Ogden, assistant city reas vice president; Lola J. Nelson, Bank, Price, assistant cashier, Carbon-Emeras recording secretary. Madeliene Parker, Salt Lake City, accountant in a CPA firm, as treasurer, and Peggy Hansen, Salt Lake City, executive secretary of the Federal Resources Corp., as chairman of y the nominating committee. Brig. Gen. Mildred C. Bailey, director of the U.S. Womens Army Corps (WAC), spoke at the conference and said that women are completely integrated with men in the various branches of the service. Elimination of the draft and creation of an army has raised a greater need for women in the military and they work side by side with their male counterparts, she said. Every patient was accompanied by a nurse ambulance ride and physician for the Utah Highway the orescribed a route. by along Patrol. About once every five minutes, an lance left the old hospital, took the 6th North access to south, proceeded to the Denver 0 exit east), exited onto 7th East southbound to 39th South, then east to the new hosambu- pital. Early Sunday was deliberately picked as the moving time because of favorable traffic conditions, White said. Intensive care patients were accompanied by intensive care or cardiac care nurses in oxygen-equippe- d ambulances. Portable units (electric, shockers used in the event of a cardiac arrest to stimulate the heart) were also placed aboard ambulances carrying seriously ill patients. The Utah National Guard, with the assistance of Sgt. John England of the 866th Army Reserve Supply Co., moved the patients and some equipment. Much of the equipment, however, had already been transferred. 4 Both jeep and limousine ambulances were used in the move. But a truck was used to transfer two patients, one a teen-ag- e girl with, a leg in traction who required more room than an ambulance affords, with a broken back who requires a special orthopedic bed RN The drenching rains, with some hail mixed in, turned Derks Field into a bog, postponing the Pacific Coast League baseball game between Spokane and Salt Lake City. One of the reasons that Deborah Ann Shields, 22, is the new Days of 47 Queen is her belief that being a homemaker requires a zest for service and an enthusiasm for all areas of life. lt Lake Valley July 24, Mr. and Mrs. Arden Bodell, Sandy, second attendant. daughter E. 8725 of South, ing and cooking. fA 5 U 'v ' . ysv ;:? fk r .V' VVWk.7- It requires being aware of the world around you because that is the world in which you will raise children, the new queen said. ' And it requires being spritually aware and possessing a general zest for service and the excitement it can bring in a family situation, she added. - 'm. w1 Y4 . ? The new queen is descenUed on both sides of her family from pioneers who crossed the plains to Utah before May 10, 1869, the date the transcontinental railroad was linked in Utah and ending the long treks on foot from , . the east Vv As Days of 47 queen, Deborah will reign 1847. Other finalists in the queen contest were and Mrs. Terrj Fisher. 22, daughter of Mr. Grant A. Fisher, 1260 Elm St.. Provo, first at- - 20, 1250 At the Saturday contest. Miss Shields described homemaking as a.i and detotal involvement field requiring manding more than the technical skills of sew- ' The attractive blonde was chosen queen from some 150 contestants. The annual Days of 47 celebration is held in honor of the arrival of the first Mormon pioneers in the Salt tendant, and Sherry Rodell, v f This was the response of the Brigham Young University dance major Saturday when she was asked what qualities would make an ideal homemaker. And she puts them into practice in her own life. She performs with the BYU Young Ambassadors and has participated in a USO tour of American military bases in Germany, Holland and France. Half the hospital staff reported to work at the old hospital early Sunday, and half at the new. The transfer proceeded exactly as planned, without problems. d The new, hospital is siton a spacious tract. The National Guards 144th Evacuation Hospital crews of litter bearers donated their services to the hospital staff. Lt. Col Robert S. Cloud, chief of medicine for the 144th Evacuation Hospital, was chairman of the movement committee for the hospital staff. The 115th Engineer Utility Detachment from Camp Williams, emergency medical personnel from Hill AFB, the 625th Company of the Utah National Guard, Highway Patrol and the local Citizens Band Organization assisted in the move. 203-be- uated Deborah Ann Shields, Days of '47 queen, has "zest for service." t. about utes. 4 p.m., knocking out power for 35 min- There were reports this morning that the Upper Provo River has uprooted trees and is six threatening a highway bridge on miles above Woodland. 5 line between Lightning hit a 46,000-voBrigham City and Honeyville, Cache County, Homemaking challenges queen Deborah, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jed Shields, 2749 Apache Cir., Salt Lake City, has taught childrens dance in Provo schools, teaphs dance at the YWCA and works with retarded children at the Garfield School. The other patient moved by truck was a patient who requires a special orthopedic bed for a broken back. Sun moves in, drives off thunderstorms Lightning strikes caused many power outages, but a spokesman for Utah Power & Light Co. said service was usually restored within two hours. More than 200 general outages were reported and transformers were knocked out in Rose Park. Highland Drive and Granger. over all the holiday activities, including parades, the Pioneer Park Pageant, rodeos, a pops concert and dances. She will participate in a sunrise service July 24 at 6:30 a.m. in the Tabernacle and speak at LDS church meetings around the SaF J a 7u v in June and July. . Charged in tot's death New St. Marks Hospital opens Mary Ellen Wilkinson, Orem, a social involved with mentally retarded and physically handicapped at the American Fork Training School, was chosen alternate Career Woman of the Year. corder, Paris said the victim had lived in the hotel for years, even though the hotel was condemned about eight months ago by the Salt Lake County Board of Health and had not been in business since then. Another person living at the hotel, Arnold Johnson, Anescaped from the burning building and told fire fighters derson was inside. Paris said. Anderson was dead when firemen reached him. Damage to the structure was estimated at $10,000. Iale Although the hotel has been out of business since residents had been allowed to 1972, two former long-tim- e continue living there while attempts were being made to upgrade the structure. Pam Seilhorst was among the last 41 patients to be moved from the old St. AAark's Hospital to the new facility. brate the groups 50th anniversary, to elect officers and choose a Young Career Woman of New officers were installed Sunday. They included Arietta Elton, Salt Lake City, manager in a medical office, as president; Mildred of Deseret Richey, Salt Lake City, of Intermountain AeriMortuary and al Sightseeing, president-elec- t. ' two-stor- y BPW conference held at Utah State Mrs. Hansen University to pro mote the advancement of women, to cele- Mrs. Myra Hansen, 26, Salt Lake City, executive director of Neighborhood House, was named as the young career woman of the year and described her job as a teacher worker, friend and substitute mother to 150 children. v A large number of summer homes in the area are protected by dikes, but the water was reported within one foot of the top of them in some cases. Local residents reported the river as being the highest it has been in years. The East Canyon Reservoir also filled and started going over the spillway Sunday, but Jim Costoff of the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, said, It hasnt flooded anything so far. He said he didnt anticipate any trouble unless there was a long spell of warm weather and rapid snowmelt. He said he was going up to take a look at the situation today. Fair weather was returning to Utah today after thunderstorms pelted some areas with rain and hail and caused numerous power outages Sunday. Much of the activity centered in the Salt Lake Valley where precipitation totaled .15 of an inch and hail was reported ranging from one-hainch to an inch in diameter. lf The forecast calls for decreasing clouds and showers, with skies becoming fair tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures will be a little cooler, with lows tonight in the 40s and highs in the 70s and low 80s. The moist unstable air mass over Utah is gradually retreating to the south and east as cod relatively dry air spreads into the area from the northwest. Salt Lake Citys high Sunday was 74 and low this morning was 54. Lows tonight will be in the mid 40s and the high Tuesday in the mid 70s. High for the state Sunday was 89 at Hanksville. Low was 34 at Brwe Canvon BOUNTIFUL Richard A. Monahan, 26, former Bountiful resident now living at 1225 Ridgedale Lane, Salt Lake City, was charged with second degree murder this morning in connection with the April 23 death of Randy Patterson, 24- The boy, son of Mrs. Bonnie Patterson, Bountiful, died at University Hospital after being brought there early on the morning of April 22. Hospital attendants said he severe head injuries. Police said Monahan is a boyfriend of Mrs. Patterson, who is divorced from the boys father. The arrestwas made by Bountiful Det. Ron Ballantyne. Monahan was to be arraigned later this morning before Bountiful City Judge Mark Johnson. suf-fer- Flower vendors warned Street comer flower vendors face revocation of licenses unless they comply with Salt Lake Citys strict regulations, city commissioners decided today. ; enforcement officer of the citys planHarry Hurley, ning and zoning department, told commissioners he has received complaints about vendors operating on public property. Mayor E. J. Gam said the complaints are valid and the vendors should comply with regulations. Hurley said all persons selling flowers on street corners must have a business license, must be located on private property and have the permission of the owner to do so, cannot have signs and cant operate within three blocks of a floral dealer. If the vendor complies with regulations this year. Hurley said, the program of allowing the street comer sales will continue next year. Otherwise, the program could end next year, he added. Reservists 'brush up' In one day, 20 Army Reservists painted the home of Mr. M Mrs. Charles Nelson, 225 W. 6th North, as a part of a Community in Action project. Paint and supplies were donated by Fuller Paint Company and Holladay Lumber Company and other local stores. Capt. Gary R. Cahoon, of the 419th Transportation battalion of the 96th Army Reserve Commmand said the unit decided to paint the house Saturday after discovering from the Office of Economic Opportunity that Nelson is permanently disabled and unable to work, and that his wife has recently been released from the hospital. The couple have five children. The community-minde- d members of the battalion are also involved in a monthly community service project for the Utah State Department of Welfare. Unit members drive trucks to Provo, where they pick up welfare program food and deliver it from Price to Logan. Last day for contest Today is tie last day to enter the Deseret News Storytime Contest which carries a prize of $100 for the first place winner and awards of $50 and $25 for second and third place authors. Entries must be postmarked by midnight tonight in ordfr to be eligible. Story length should be between 800 and 1,000 words. Anyone is eligible to enter except employes of the Deseret News and the Newspaper Agency Corp. or their immediate families. Winning entries will be published in the Deseret News on 8 and must be typed double-space- d by paper with a cover page to include the name of the author, address, phone number and brief biographical sketch. Mail entries before midnight to Storytime Contest Deseret News, P.O. 6ok 1257, Salt Lake City, Utah 84M0 or deliver tn newsnoner office. 34 E. 1st South, , |