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Show j Tribunal Says Utah Owns Sub erg ed Lake Lan C State Will Press for Clear Title To Acres Below Meander Line Ik suit ulif i By Frank Hewlett Tribune Washington Bureau - WASHINGTON The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state of Utah, not the owns the federal government, minerals-riosubmerged lands of Great Salt Lake. Still to be resolved, however, is the tifle to the lake's mud flats or relieved lands. The majority opinion was delivered by Justice William 0. Douglas. All the other members of the highest court joined with him except Justice Thurgood Marshall who took no part in the consideration or decision. h TV Today Local NeM Sports Page 26 s 9 Tuesday, June 8, 1971 Second Section Page 17 Important Step Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, hailed the action as an important and Utahns Laud Courts Edict Oil Lake Beds Ownership Mondays decision by the U.S. Su- Specially assigned assistants ;o Mr. Romney argued the states case before eight members of the U.S. Supreme Court April 26. A decision so quickly after the arguments, Mr. Romney said Monday, possibly could be taken as an indication the judges were immediately impressed with Utah's argument and needed little time In which to decide. Rampton Hails 1967 Pact Case Over 3 Years Old state-feder- Gov. Calvin L. Rampton said he believed the 1067 agreement was the major breakthrough, but that the greater value to the state than royalty income will be the expenditures of the mineral extrac-- t m firms within the state for construction, plus income and property taxes collect'd from the firms and their workers. Charles R. Hansen, Stante Land Board said rentals have totaled director, $433,780. This is invested in short-terinvestments. Had the federal government won the case, that money would have to be turned over, and the federal government would have itself begun to collect rent checks. j s i. I j i f their plant developments. These are National Lead Co.s Magnesium Project, a planned $130 million de 'lopment, and the Great Salt Lake Mmerals and Chemicals Corp., near Little Mountain. of them well along in Court upholding a special master's report favoring Utah's claim to ownership of the Great Salt Lake beds was hailed as one of the most important tiscisions involving Utah in the last several years. Atty. Gen. Vernon B. Romney said value to the state in minerals carried in is almost beyond the lakes waters belief and that his office must now prepare a case for the states ownership of the exposed lands around the lake, commonly called relicted lands. The decision will have little outward effect on development of mineral extraction plants on the lake, since a agreement in 1967 provided that whoever won the suit, the state would, in the interim, issue leases permitting development and then collect rentals and any royalties and hold these in escrow. preme Six Leases On Lake There are six 'essees on the lake; two Mr. said a loss by Utah would have had little effect on the industries except to delay formulation of an over-a- ll leasing and administration policy since the state, as interim agent, has developed a policy and the federal government has not done so. The case is over three years old. Former Atty. Gen. Phil L. Hansen began the suit in 1967, and Mr. Romney assumed the responsibility when he took office over a year later. Mr. Romney said this phase of the ease had been essential, for without being able to prove the lake was navigable as oi statehood, Jan. 4, 1896, the state could not have asserted ownership of the lake bed and waters, and could not have thereafter asserted ownership of the relicted lands. In event of a loss in the case, a final option was open to the state, Mr. Romney said. This was that had the state chosen, it could have accepted the federal offer of buying the lands for $4 million. The state chose instead to sue. Dan Valentine's Nothing Serious RAMBLING: Do you know Iheie's a national organization called the White Fang Club membership is limited to people who have been bitten by a rattleand sur-- v snake, ived. Any members in Utah? . . . And did yc know .JUST that many farmers are installing w a car- 1 peting in their cow stalls? It's the Dan Valentine iruth. The carpet- from cows the slipping on the ing keeps concrete barn floor. Hows that for affluence? carpeting in wall-to-wa- ll cow stalls! . . . The place to get married is South Dakota. That is. if you don't want to pet get a divorce. When South Dakotans hitched, there is only one chance in seven the marriage will end up in a divorce court. In California, the odds are even. I guess that's why Elaine and I aren't divorced We were married in South Dakota ! . . . Rev. Helen Davenport, pastor of the Gooding, Idaho, First Baptist Church, is of the few women ministers in the West. Any in Utah? . . . Over 800.000 automobiles will he stolen this year. So, lock it when you lpave it! . . . s own 20 million Americas radios land it sounds like they are all on at the same time!) . . . teen-ager- NOTE TO UTAH EDIT TORS: In San Francisco, one high school is teaching math by conducting a dice game in tl e classroom. Not a bad idea. Theres no faster w ay for a young fellow to learn how' to count titan in a dice game . . . In a recent column I stated that Utah doesnt have a single car manufacturer. 1 wrs wrong. The Welch Fun Cars Co. on S. Wert Tempie makes dune bugoies. made ir, Utah True, the pans an-n- t hut the buggies are assembled here, so that makes the Welch outfit a bonr tide carmaker! . . ECOLOGY exp'jjer says the averkitchen should have at American age N I . least three wastebaskets well, dont just sit there, go and count em ! . . .The average age of a stewardess on a commercial airliner is 24. (Most of them look younger) . . . The folks who live in the small town of Media, Pa., have come up with a nobody in Media smokes great idea between the hours of H a.m. and noon. Some local community should start a similiar program. Lets start with Manti . . . And did you know theres a Spring Fever Quarter Horse Assn, up in Idaho? The football and basketball teams get all the headlines and glory. Thats why few folks know that Utah State University has one of the best gill rodeo teams in the nation . . . TODAYS VALENTINE extra special Valentine today to an Army officer who has been more than working overtime this past year. He is 2nd Lt, r Richard Ross, and ; since last spring t hes been sta- tior.ed at Ft. Douglas. In addition to his Army duiies, j An he has been attending Utah. I classes at the University necessary judicial step which will allow Utah to pursue its claim against the United States for land lying below tne meander line of the Great Salt Lake. I understand, added Sen. Bennett, the court's action validates Utahs ownership of the presently submerged land of the lake and hopefully this favorable decision will be a prelude to full clarification of our states ownership of thousands of additional acres which are very impoitant to Utahs economy. 400,000 I am hopeful that with this Supreme Court decision falling in Utahs favor, we will be able to press our claim to 400,000 additional acres which wpre once below the water line and will settle once for all the title to these lands which are so important to Utahs future, Sen. Bennett said. ank E. Moss, deSen. scribed the courts decision as good news we in Utah have been awaiting since the passage of the Great Salt Lake Bill in 1963. While we must still have a court g on the relicted land and establish the meander line, decisions on the case continue to go in om direction, said Sen. Moss. I am confident that eventually we will see the state obtain title to the area and realize the great economic potential which will result. Justice Douglas noted that Utah's claim was premised on the navigability of the lake when statehood was attained not all. During the past year, he has also been active in a tutoring program for He has giarnmar school youngsters been involved in a breakfast program for underprivileged youngsters . . . and has been a leading light in the campaign to raise money for Odyssey House, Salt Lake drug rehabilitation center. Lt. Ross is a man who takes part i.t a community. Hes now on leave in Illinois, and will soon be going to Vietnam. An extra special Valentine of the Day to you, sir . . . and good luck. Jan. People and Cargo Special to The Tribune noted. The opinion called attention to the remasport of tfie special ter who found that the lake on Jan. 4, could have floated and afforded 1896, passage to large boats, barges and similar craft currently in general use on inland navigable bodies of water in the United States. He further found that the areas of the lake that had a depth suffiwrere several miles cient for navigation w'ide extending substantially through the length and width of the lake. Most of the history of actual water transportation, to be sure, took place on the lake in the 1880s yet the findings of the master are that the water conditions on Jan. 3, 18, still permitted navigation at that time, wrote Justice Douglas. In sum it is clear that Utah is entitled the decree for which it asks. The special master has submitted with his report a proposed decree which we attach as an appendix to this opinion. We invite the parties to address themselves to that decree with the view of agreeing, if possible, upon the issues which have now been settled by litigation. Utah Guardsmen Head for Hills In Artillery Test - just three Flames Almost Destroy Centerville Apartments 4, 1896. There was in addition a boat known as the City c' Corinne which was launched in 1871 for the purpose of carrying passengers and freight, but its life in that capacity apparently lasted less than a year, said Justice Douglas. In 1872 it was converted into an excursion boat where it apparently plied the waters of the lake until 1881. There are other boats that hauled sheep to and from an island in the lake and also hauled ore and salt and cedar posts, he howitzer and snap photograph of Utah National Guard Sgt. Jerry Aldredge during summer camp. Under Construction He pointed out that well before statehood boats were being used by ranchers, one of which carried sheep. , A 196 unit apartCENTERVILLE ment complex under construction between 1st West and 2nd South in Centerville, was almost destroyed by fire late Monday night. Davis County Fire Chief Buck Earl, said arson is suspected. Blair Jones, of Chateau of owner the apartCorp., Centerville, said was there ments, nothing in tlia caused a fire. would that have building The complex was scheduled to be com- - president pleted July 1 and neither electricity nor gas were connected to the building. Chief Earl said an eastern third of the structure was in flames when fire fighters arrived at 10:05 p.rn. If the water volume had been available, he said, of the building could have been saved. As it is 90 to 100 percent of the structure has been destroyed, he added. two-thir- Three fire trucks and 20 firemen were the scene within minutes after the alarm was received. The complex is located about 50 yards west of Main Street in Centerville. at With CAMP W.' G. WILLIAMS which to in days practice with new weapons before tests, members of the 2nd Bn., 222nd Artillery from Southern Utah moved into the hills of Camp W. G. Williams Monday for training. As part of the annual summer encampment of the Utah National Guard, the unit is part of 3,000 civilian soldieis stationed at Camp Williams and another 1,000 at Dug way Proving Ground. Perhaps the biggest job during the first three days rill he for tne artillery battalion under the command of Lt. Col. Eugene C. Wolf. The encampment is under the direction of Maj. Gen. Maurice L. Watts, Utah adjutant general. court-appointe- d Matters Report The court's special master was Judge J. Cullen Gante Sr of the Third District Court of Appeals. His report recommended Utah be given title to the bed of the Great Salt Lake lying below the meander line as earlier surveys or in accordance with the relicted act of with the exception of any lands 1966, within the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, the Weber Basin federal reclamation project. Another part of his report says, The state of Utah is not required to pay the United States, the Secretary of the Interior, for the lands, including any minerals, lving below the meander line of Great Salt Lake. The Great Salt Lake case nas been before the high court since 1967 Last fall its srwcial master ruled for Utah. On Anril 26 of this year the court heard oral arguments at which time Utahs case was argued bv Dallin W. Jensen, special assists.. t to th attorney general. The federal government was renresented bv Peter L. Strauss, assistant to the Solicitor General. Barker Outlines Unruli Speaks at U. Ambulance Could Be Reagan in 72, California Demo Asserts Service Plans With Salt Lake Citys contract for private ambulance service expiring next week, public Safety Commissioner James L. Barker Jr.. Monday suggested alternatives for commission consideration. A new contract vtih Medical Integrated Systems, doing business as Intermountain Ambulance Service. The firms current agreement expires June 15. Put the contract out for hid with Intermountain and Gold Cross Ambulance Service. By placing it out for bid, the city could establish a fair, competitive price for ambulance sendee . . , Mr. Barker declared. Negotiate a new contract with Intermountain and Gold Cross. This means the firms would alternate daily on By Clark Lobb Monday in Salt Lake City. If Nixon falters he may well play the some game as Lyndon B. Johnson and decide not to run, said Jesse Unruh, former speaker of the California Assembly and unsuccessful in his bid for the California governorship in 1970 against Gov. Reagan. I might even bet pven money in this pristine state, Mr. Unruh said. The Californian said he is not commitof the candidates. But it was obvious in his discussion of the three leaders that his leanings go toward Sen. Kennedy. If you're a Kennedy you don't hav to be a candidate to be a candidate. he replied when it was mentioned the brother of the late President John F. Kennedy and late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy has said he will not run. Kennedy is ahead of all other Democrats in California polls which show he also would beat Nixon, Mr. Unruh continued. He was a strong supporter of both JFK and RFK and was chairman of the California delegation at the 1968 Chicago Democratic convention. A Strong Contender Joins in U. Seminar He said Gov. Reagan would run a strong race and would be much stronger than most people think. I feel he would have a hard time winning another election in California, but in traveling through the country I find he has a lot of support in the Midtwo pretty powerwest and the South ful the iormer areas, Mr. Unruh was on the University of Utah campus to participate in the annual Robert A. Taft Institute of Government seminar. He addressed 35 elementary and secondary grade Utah school teachers with rapped Monday morning and them at a luncheon in the Student Union. The seminar is designed to put participants in direct contact not only with competent political science instructors but with experienced politicans, elected public ofiicials and leaders from both parties. Codirectors of the seminar, which continues through June 18, are Dr. Walter R. McPhie, former chairman of the National Council lor the Social Studies Research Committee ard professor of education at the University of Utah, ai.d See Page 3b, Column 6 Tribune Staff Writer There is a strong possibility that California Gov. Ronald Reagan, not President Richard M. Nixon, may be the Republican canideie fur the piesideney in 1972, Californias calls. Put Salt Lake City back in the ambulance business under Fire Department This, Mr. Barker said, supervision. would cost an estimated $41,000 plus $16,000 for two new ambulances. A $25 a call charge also was suggested to balance income and expenses. Mr. Barker said commissioners will study the alternatives and make a choice, maybe later this week. A three-maPersonel committee Director Lynn J. Marsh. Public Safety Budget Director Phil W. Deni and Assistant City Attorney John T. Nielsen selected tne alternatives for study. n In negotiations with the city, Intermountain has asked for a contract, formal review procedure for all complaints, an end to the $1 a cal now paid the city and for a $5,000 subsidy, Mr. Barker said. No. 1 Democrat said g speaker said. What about the Democrats? was Mr. Everybody's running, Unruh's first reply. But he tempered it a few seconds later by saying tm feels the leaders now are Sen. Edmund S. Muskie of Maine, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota, who lost to Nixon in 1968, not necessarily in that order, The rest are way benina, he said. tee to any School Boards Parley Hears Call for Cost Stability By John Cummins Tribune m sick and tired of seeing good teachers pemdized just so the poor ones can get a Itay raise, says Gov. Stanley K. Hathaway. Education Writer - SAM, THE SAD CYNIC, SAAS: JACKSON, WYO. Wyomings Gov. called for K. Monday Hathaway Stanley a stabilization in the rising cost of public schools and a means of balancing expenditures for education with other expenses of state government. Appearing before delegates attending a western area conference of tne National Association of State Boards of Education at Jackson Lake Lodge, Gov. Hathaattack on way delivered an the single salary schedule system of paying teachers and called for an end to the constant clamoring for more dollars in the name of something called quality time Ids almost the mid lie of June to start tanking about getting the Christina decorations up on Main Street. a desire to give children the best possible education has given impetus to puttirg more money into schools ... Tribune Staff Photos by Georoe A Sorensen The trick is getting the light just right! If jou do, you can look ail the way down barrel of rul-5n- of Thats More Acres duration. He said R II jc each year. But, he said, die public now is beginning to ask what they are getting in return for their taxes. People no longer are accepting the premise that more dollars mean quality or the idea that building greater facilities and paying higher teachers salaries result in a better education, Go,. Hathaway said. The governor said appropriations for pu'ilic education in Wyoming have increased to the point v.iat 74 cents of everv dollar raised in the state goes for schooling. tx We must find a balance providing a good education for our children and leave enough money for our other state he said. interests, While he praised local school boards and educators; for their efforts as well as their support for legislation hailing to reduction of Wyoming's 185 school districts to 60 districts by next year, the governor was certain to have stirred the ire of te.K her otgumations wi.h h:s attack on the rigid, s.ngle salary system of ng teacners. "I'm sick and tmed of see.rtg good so the poor ones teachers penalized just can get a pay raise. Gov. Hathaway said. As it is all teachers are promoted end given a pry raise each year regardless of their qualifications or performh. said, Wnile we have many ance, dedicated teacners, 7r.rxb- there are Qnly ot hwir too prPCk many Sn.d p2jT what tiiey are children. teaching The governor, however, declined to advocate outright a system of mrit pay for teachers and said tiie job of devising a new pay syrtem should be that oi tne The education education pioiession. going to have to come op prolession with a way of rating itself -- - with a dues not guarantee eve. tine See Page 36, Column I too little attention to ps-ten'ihi- |