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Show he Salt LakeTribune Section D UTAH @ FOR THE RECORD/D-2 @ STATE OF THE STATE/D-3 @ CLASSIFIEDS/D-13 et aeVeer IDE Sue __-NBUSINESS Boeing to cut 20,000 jobs in the next two years [ D-7 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER2, 1998 ROLLY & WELLS New Airport Buildings Could Be Smoke-Free Original sponsorof Utah Clean Air Act moves to outlawsmoking roomsin terminal scheduledfor 2003 completion BY JOHN KEAHEY THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The Utah Legislature passed a no-smoking-in-publicbuildings law in 1994, but exempted Salt Lake City In- PAUL ROLLY and JOANNJACOBS ELLS © 1998, The Sait Lake Ti Swallows Make Like Sea Gulls To Save the Day Worthy Mormons flocking to the new Monticello LDS Temple — where ternational Airport Now, the original sponsor of the Utah Clean Air Actis moving to plug that loophole. Rep. Jordan Tanner, R-Provo, is writinga bill for the 1999 Legislature that would make all newly constructed buildings at the state’s public airports no-smoking zones. That meansthe new $1.03billion Salt Lake City International terminal, scheduled to be completed in 2003 would not have smoking rooms like thoseat the current The six smoking areas have glass walls separating smokers from non-smokers at the airport. Each glassed Tanner recalls he did not want opposition to his bill from the city, which overseesairport operations. in room hasits own ventilating system so smokeis not distributed into other public areas. “Utah was the second state [behind Vermont] to pass a clean-air act and the first state to implement it. I did not want to stall this landmark legislation.” How does the city feel about Tanner's new proposed ‘The first smoking rooms were built beginning in 1992. The last roomwas constructed in 1996, when Concourse B was renovated. “People in 1994 were not embracing the no-smoking approachas muchas theydo today Tanner says. By 2003, people won't even giveit a second thought that they cannot smoke within airport buildings. pre dicts Tanner. Airportofficials are taking a wait-and-see approach to Tanner's proposal. We need to know more” about the legislation. says airport. airport spokeswomanBarbara Gann. “Wearerelatively Passengers, already banned from smoking on flights within the United States, would have to wait until they smoke-free now are outside the airport beforelighting up. The law, if passed early next year, would not affect current airport buildings that have six special smoking rooms found throughoutthe various concourses ‘The airport was excluded from the act when airport officials raised concerns at legislative hearings about the impact of the law on travelers. Most of the 21 mil lion people whousedthe facility last year are changing planesrather than originating or endingflights there legislation? Like the airport, “we want to see what it says. Until then we have no opinion,” says Ken Connaughton, spokesman for Salt Lake City Mz If Tanner's bill becomeslaw, Salt Lake City Interna tional will be following in the footsteps of major air ports across thenation that already have banned smok: ing insidebuildings. The lawmaker says Reagan Washington National 1 the District of Columbia, O’Hare Airport (the world’s busiest) in Chicago, and Dallas International all ban smoking We shouldn't spend the moneyto build separate facilities. As a society, we are increasingly recognizing both the health hazards and problems smoking brings, says Tanner nearly 57,000 ceremonies have been Truck Firm Was Mired in Safety Woes conducted from July 28 to Oct. 31 — can give thanks to the birds. This time, however, it has nothing to do with sea gulls. Before the dedication of the temple, flocks of swallows gathered around the Monticello North Chapel and refused to leave. Nothing church officials did sent them flying Thebirds obviously knew something the faithful didn't. Meredays before the temple was to be dedicated, the groundskeeper turned on the outside lights. Thou- Garbagevehicle that crashed is owned bypolygamousclan sands of moths emerged on the tem- ple and the grounds. They were so thick, people could not get into the temple without stepping on them. Officials were about to postpone the dedicatory ceremonies when, as a last resort, a maintenance worker BY GREG BURTON © 1998, THE SALT used a blowerto scatter the moths. trol through a North Salt Lakeintersec- They flew into the air, where they tion Mondayafternoon is partof a fleet were eaten by the swallows. of A-1 Disposal vehicles found in viola tion of 245 state and federal safety standards since 1993, resulting in thousands Q Christmas Quota of dollars in fines levied against the truck’s owners: the Kingston polyga- Kevin Nunley of Salt Lake City says he has been to manycities where, during events attracting large crowds, the local police have been efficient at directing pedestrians and mousclan At about1:30 p.m., the runaway truck careened through the westbound lane on Center Street at Orchard Drive, striking motorists through the streets andtoward their destinations. Saturday night, as downtown Salt a car and then an asphalt truck, which struck a pickup. An inspection of A-1's 1986 Interna- Lake City was besieged with Christ- tionaldiesel truck afterthe crash reportedly revealed evidenceof faulty brakes. mas shoppers and admirers ofthe recently lighted Temple Square, no The middaycollision sent four people traffic officer could be found. to the hospital, twoincritical condition, Butonepolice car sat empty on South Temple between Temple Square and CrossroadsMall. Its driv- Paul Fraughton/TheSalt Lake Tribune er was scurrying up and down the Let There Be Light street ticketing pedestrians. Nualey said the officer wrote a tl is not something wesee all the time,’ The state Christmas tree brightens the Capitol Rotundaafter its lights were turned on at noon Tuesday. The treeis a 30-foot blue spruce donatedbyClifford and Marjorie Chambersof 1211 Hunt Road (5400 South) in Salt Lake City. Theywill miss the tree they planted 28 years ago in their front yard, but seeits selection as a tribute to its beauty. with @ newoffice in the nine-story pi@iby Publisher Jim Mortimer, who tolif'the newsstaff this weekheis mgying himself to smaller, more practical digs Our numerous agents at the LDS publication told us that former Mike Leavitt aide-turned-Managing Editor LaVarr Webb gets the keys to Hughes’ old quarters on the eighth floor, while Publisher-in-Waiting Fred Timbycontinues to reside in his topfloor suite. o Slam Dunk Gunk Since the arena was built, Dean and JoAnn Liechty of Logan have had eral reviewsbefore anythingis final,” Part ofthe investigationlikely would includethe safety record for the company that collects garbage along the Wasatch Front In 1996, John Daniel Kingston, a part- chief cperating officer, along Tower of Babble. He has the cavernous*quarters — secondonly in size to the Tabernacle — that had been occu- onein serious condition. One victim was treated andreleased with minorinjuries A Highway Patrolinvestigation is on going. “This particular type of accident said Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Verdi White. “We'll have to sort through sev- half-dozen tickets in 30 minutes. Qo Revolving Doors and Floors Deseret News Editor John Hughes nowshas been given the aditonl ti- LAKE TRIBUNE Agarbagetruck that sailed out ofcon- Appeals Court Rules Tot’s Medical Costs Not Covered ner of A-1 Disposal, was warned by an inspector with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) of some 30 safe- ty violations, among them reports of unsafe tires, leaky wheel seals and operat- BY RAY RIVERA THE SALT LAI IBUNE The Utah Court of Appeals has ruled that Medicaid should not payfor an experimental growth hormone that could free a 2-year-old girl from an intravenous feeding tube. Markelle Frei-Peterson, who will turn 3 this month, has a condition known as small-bowel syndrome. Doctors removed 80 percent of her small intestine when she was 5 months old. Pediatric gastroenterologist William D. Jackson said that because the remaining intestine is not large enough to absorb nutrients. ing trucks with defective or inoperative Markelle mustrelyon intravenous feed- eventually require liver transplants or ing to keep her alive. in extreme cases, die. Last year, Jackson began treating day, and the devices have caused frequent infections. mone that he hoped would stimulate recommend$5,000 in fines to A-1 Dis- crease Markelle’s ability to absorb nutri- See POLYGAMOUSCLAN,Page D-2 Her mothersays thetoddler must be hooked up to IV tubes for much of the ‘These infections as well as other prob- Markelle with humatrope, a growth horgrowth of the intestine lining and in- brakes. That inspection prompted the Office of Motor Carriers division at UDOTto lems caused bythe child’s short bowei ents. from complications caused by an infeetion that left her in critical condition Primary Children’s Medical Center charitable funds financed thefirst three months of the treatment. Markelle’s mother, Heidi Peterson, has said that since taking the hormone, Markelle’s correctly identified in a story Monday re- small-bowel syndromebecause of their immature livers, Jackson said. Some See COURT,Page D-2 garding a moveby somesouth Salt Lake Countyresidents to reduce or eliminate liquor outlets in their communities. haveplayed havoc onherliver. She has beenin and out of hospitals, her mother said, including a six-week stay in August Children areespecially susceptible to ability to eat orally had improved. Jack- CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS Draperresident Bryan Larson was in eight seats on the front row behind the west basket in the Spectrum at Utah State University. Still, they have had nophysical contact with players. Until Saturday. During the Aggie- Whitworth (Spokane, Wash.) game, Aggie forward Donnie Johnson removed a wad of blue bubble gum from his mouth and chucked it behind him. It stuck like glue on JoAnn’sglasses. o Season of Giving Salt Blob Formed Upheaval Dome, Researchers Say BYLEE THE SALT L E TRIBUNE majorgeologic mystery. NASAscientists believe it is the eroded crater of a big meteorite that slammed into ancient 2300 East for Thanksgiving dinner When shearrived to retrieve the Canyonlands National Park. But Texas nately, she discovered whenshe re- ling evidence the domewas created by an earthly force bird Wednesday, she was told it already had been picked up. Unfortuturned home that no member of her family had pickedit up. So she had no Thanksgiving turkey. She calied the store to explain her dilemma and was told she would re- ceive a call back within the hour. Thecall came from Ron Burkin- shaw, meat/deli specialist from Smith's corporate office. He called on his cell phone to inform Kuhlman that he soon would be arriving at her door with another 23-pound turkey. Becauseof the mixup, Smith’s re- fused paymentforthe bird. COPY State Park Southern Utah's Upheaval Dome is a Linda Kuhlmanof Sandy had re- Smith's Food and Drug at 9400 South served a 23-pound turkey from 1 CANYONLANDS, Len) (NATIONAL CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION = < geologists on Tuesday published compel- Their new study concluded a haif- mile-wideblobofsalt slowly rose from a thick underground salt layer, erupted to the surface, produced a pancake-shaped “salt glacier” and then was destroyed by erosion. ‘We believe Upheaval Dome is the remnant of a pinched-off salt dome,” said study co-author Mike Hudec, a geol- ogist at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. “We believe it is not a meteorite im- a © TheSalt Lake Tribune ety of America Bulletin — said Upheaval Domeis “one of the most enigmatic and controversial geologic structures in North America. “It is visited by many thousands of tourists every year, and they'd like to knowwhat they're looking at,” Hudec said. The study found multiple lines of evi- dence to argue rocks at Upheaval Dome pactcrater.” were folded, tilted, faulted, stretched and otherwise deformed by a salt dome December's issue of the Geological Soci- during the instantaneous impact of a \ The study — featured on the coverof during at least 20 million years — not Tim Kelly/TheSalt Lake Tribune Geologists claim Upheaval Dome wasformed by a “salt glacier” that eroded. 1,000-foot-wide meteorite. Hudec conducted the study with Martin Jackson and Dan Schultz-Ela of the Bureau of Economic Geology at the Uni. versity of Texas, Austin, and Ian Watson and Mike Porter at Exxon Production Research Co. in Houston. Unlike the surroundingflat layers of rock in Canyonlands, the rock strata in Upheaval Dome are warped upward to form a central mound encircled by a moat-like depression, which in turn is See SALT BLOB,Page D-3 |
