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Show ' i 6A DESERET NEWS, TUESDAY, MAY 22. 1973 Richardson hits Dam bursts, rips Payson Continued from Page A-- snag l WASHINGTON (LPl) The Senate Judiciary Commi- and business establishments. Much of this frantic work was to no avail. The water when it reached its height easily went over the sandbags. Scores of law enforcement officers were pressed into emergency service to try to control the ciowds during the flood. Around midnight there was hardly a house that didn't have a light burning. People stood out on sidewalks or m the street as the water reached flood proportions at the mouth of the ttee one-tim- Warnings from law officers continued to come down from the canyon. The water in the canyon is at least three feet high, a patrolman who lives in the canyon continued to radio down. The committee, meeting in clossed session, had appeared ready to recommend Senate confirmation for Richardson and endorse his choice of Cox to be the special Watergate scandal prosecutor. But instead the panel called Richardson, now defense secretary, back to the witness table to tell about a meeting he had April 30 with Krogh. Richardson testified previously he met with Krogh at the request of former presidential aide John D. Ehrlich-ma- ld Even then it was hard for the residents down below to realize there would be that much water come down. Highway Patrol and sheriffs officers told people congregated along Mam leave the area. "Theres high water coming and its three feet deep and a block wide, the bullhorn warned. Actually, the creek bed runs right under the town and the culverts were no match for ihe size of the flood. Mayor Howard Riley was on the scene, along with Utah County commissioners, Sheriff Mack Holley, and Forest Service, Civil Defense and county road personnel. Many residents were evacuated and some made narrow escapes through the rapidly rising waters. today unexpectedly delayed approval of Elliot L. Richardson to be attorney general and called him back for more questions about a meeting he had with Egil Kiogh e White Krogh, a House aide, has acknowledged authorizing the burglary of Darnel psychiEllsbergs atrists office m 1971, more than nine months before the Watergate case broke. canyon. The water rushed across 8th South about midnight, overflowed the old creek bed and flooded Payson City Park before it came on down and started its rampage through town. Senate in There were reportedly eight homes in the Mrs. Rosetta Jensen, whose house was in and some of the families were recanyon the path of tne flood, said she loaded her four ported waiting out the flood on high ground. children and her mother-in-lain the family car and fled their home. The water was over The Utah Highway Patrol said they were in the hood of the car, she said, apparently no danger. A number of horses were evacuated from shaken by the experience. the local racetrack before the waters began No injuries were reported, apparently berising in the town. cause residents had time to prepare for the On Mam Street, park benches were overonslaught. turned by the water and small trees were We knew we only had to evacuate about uprooted and floated away. One observer with 20 or 25 families, so we were prepared, the said the street looked like the ocean, w waves, but muddy like the Colorado River. mayor said. . Utah County Fire Marshal Floyd Lundel said the water was much more than we ever expected to come out of the canyon. This thing is a heartbreaker. hd Local officials said water trouble been developing m the canyon for the past 10 days. They said hot weather increased the runoff from melting snow in the 10,000-fo- Richardson had said that Krogh related to him details of how the Central Intelligence Agency had supplied disguises and other mateenal to E. Howard Hunt and others for of the Beverly the break-iHills office of Dr. Lewis Fielding, Ellsbergs psychiatrist, Pnor to the committee Democratic delay. Senate Leadei Mike Mansfield, anticiunanpating swift and perhaps imous approval by the panel, had said he expected the Senate would take up Richardsons nomination by Wednes- day at the latest. Woman screams, mugger relents HONG KONG (UPI) -When a youth grabbed her purse, police said, a housewife began screaming. It so unnerved the youth he ran back to return the purse. ADVERTISEMENT n to receive important and worthwhile information about Kroghs involvement in the burglary. jr FOR GRADUATION Workers had been laboring to keep debris and logs from jamming spillway's at the many irrigation and drinking water supply dams in the mountains. A WATCH FROM McCONAHAY'S JEWELRY in our NEW LOCATION 15 E. 1st S. (Mezzanine) Cow&i i&una ojtdL MAKING YOUR EARS HURT AND ITCH? 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