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Show niz t::iv?.anY (? c.. - T !"- city, t I SPECIAL r.m i rriTinuAi Ways to beat a boring weekend 02 -- Wednesday March LIGHTER SIDE i I i J A 13, ft L, - - 1985 IRuaimway Ahummii humorous look at ser ous topics Allens Lose Family Feud By A Cucumber HAFB has more touchdowns than a football game. TOM HARALDSEN General News CYCLOPS Guest Writer We print journalists love to see the errors of our television colleagues. Newspaper folks dont have the luxury of receiving $100,000 salaries for reading cue cards, so many of us are jealous of the boys with wind blown hair on the evening news. We laugh at the weatherman who go into spasms of joy as they announce the Nevada Low swirling across our borders. We laugh at the inane interviews of many sports broadcasters (You lost the game by 34 points, Bubba Joe. . Now how do you feel about the lie country. THAT STATEMENT refers not only to military installatio is, but municipal airports as well. On an average day, more than 2(X) landings and takeoffs occur at Hill, according to the man whose responsibility it is to make things run smoothly. Maj. Dennis Coombs has been managing the air field since 1982 He is part of the Air Force Logistics Command Base which operates the runway lor a numoer oi military and civilian air units. The AFLC has no aircraft of its own. camer-as--an- Hooked nose delays taping In January they received other airline tickets, another room at the Hyatt and another $300. They were to tape the two days before they left for Califorshow on Jan. 2 nia, they received another call: A conestant had become so thrilled over winning $10,000, she had thrown up her hands and hooked Richard Dawson's nose. Since the host was among the walking wounded, the show would be postponed again for several days. Two days later they fin i taped the show competing against a family from St. Louis. The Livingstons lost. It was the word cucumber, says Suzy. When they asked for a refrigerated vegetable, we came up with green peppers, mushrooms and broccoli. We were wrong. The Show Me State family said cucumber and walked to the bank. The Livingstons enjoyed their stay in Los Angeles and flew home with a $350 prize, noting that they had just experienced the most expensive cucumber in history. Now came the problem with actually viewing the program. The shows producers told the Allens the program would be shown on Wednesday, Feb. 20, so Suzy invited neighbors and family members to gather at the house (while her Primary class also planned a party and grouped around the rabbit ears.) 1 Sorry, no copy We turned on the TV and all we got was a blank screen laughs Suzi. An electrical outage was the culprit, though the signal reappeared at the end of the program allowing the Allens to see Suzi, Dru and Mary receive a peck on the cheek from Richard Dawson. They then called up Channel 4 where officials apologized for the power problem and agreed to televise the show on March 1. So once again the Allens called family members and planned on sitting down for a Family Feud television party. Once again the Primary class bought popcorn and planned their own party around the TV set. the Allens One day prior to the announced received another when telephone were having dinner they call. It was from a neighbor. Its great to see you on TV, "they said. We assume youre watching. The Allens said no, then scrambled to call their friends and relatives, most of whom were not at home. But they could always contact Channel 4 and receive a copy of the tape for their own home use. The station executive told them to come down but that was before the next telephone call: Im sorry, but the tape has been destroyed per company policy. The Allens were saved when a neighbor told them he had videotaped the program. At least something had gone right. . . well, at least two other things had gone right. During their first visit to Los Angeles Suzys sister Mary became pregnant; one week later, Suzy also became pregnant. I don't know if Richard Dawson's kisses had such an affect. But what do I know -- 1 would have guessed Brussel Sprouts! 1 It Hill Air Force Base houses one of the busiest single runways in the game?) d Now a Bountiful family has faced the television they have a tale to tell. Charles and Suzy Allen recently appeared on the syndicated Family Feud. Thats the show where a contestant gets kissed repeatedly by Richard Dawson and can get rich by blurting out marshmallow at the appropriate time. The Allens (appearing as the Livingston Family: Charles and Suzy, Suzys sisters Dru Brewer and Mary Livingston, and Marys husband Scott) found the program was snakebitten trom the very start. They auditioned locally with KTVX Channel 4 and received a call last October inviting them to Los Angeles to tape an evening edition of Feud. The producers of the program paid their air fare, housed them at the swanky Hyatt Regency on Sunset Boulevard and gave them $300 in spending money. But the night they were to tape the program they received a call: Richard Dawson had a toothache and the taping was cancelled. They were to return in January. - HILL AIR FORCE BASE will probably come as no surpnsc to residents who neaiby, but . I I but does have tenants a number of at Hill MAJ. COOMBS said the largest tenant is the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, which is made up of four Sprawled out over thousands of acres, Hill Air Force Base Fighter Wing, with its four squadrons, plus other aircraft BUSY RUNWAY: is home to the 388th Tactical Coordinating The Skies squadronsof Hesays involves between 75 and 80 percent of the ai, Field operations. But they are not the only aircraft using Hill We also have a squadron of rethe 419th Tactical serve Fighter Wing, which uses the base on weekends. The 6514th Test Squadron also flies from here, as do a number of 0 and 3 aircraft, he stated. the 6 H-5- With 300 daily touchdowns, controllers must control the skies Length: 13,500 feet long, with emergency landing cables. Activity: 151,799 landings and takeoffs in 1984 Maj. Coombs says that a busy day might involve more than 300 THE BASE also has a number of other aircraft and helicopters as tenants, and most aircralt leaving Hill are involved in the Utah Test and Training Range located in the desert west of the Great Salt Lake. Another tenant is the 40th ARRS, which houses helicopters used as a rescue unit and as a range support for UTTR. Whenever you observe an 6 or other an craft leaving Hill and heading west, you are watching the start of daily exercises which usually last a little more than an hour. In that time, an aircraft can fly to the range, participate in military maneuvers, and return to base F-1- touchdowns or take offs, and . added that a recent day saw 354 operations. One individual who is greatly involved and affected by this activity is Master Sgt. Jim Hill of the 1881 Communications Tower Squadron, who supervises the :jtMm Control tower: Nine stories high, with a staff of 38 controllers Average day: More than 200 takeoffs landing landing tower at the field. His responsibility is an area from ground level to 3000 feet above, and the five statute mile area around the field. and Lights: Over 600 lights, Types of aircraft: DURING 1984, the airfield had 151 ,799 operations, including contacts with aircraft headed for other airfields. And the close proximity of Ogdens municipal airport presents Hill Field with a rare problem for a military base. Ml W1 military, civilian freight transports, THERE ARE at least four civilian tenants as well, each dealing in the transportation of fi eight and supplies to other air force bases. We have as one of our primary responsibilities at Hill the tran- sporting of supplies to bases throughout the west. So these aircraft always have a prionty to land or takeoff, Maj. Coombs plains. It is rather unique to have another airport that close, but we aren't the only base in that situation. The Air Force generally FLOOD CONTROL avoids these types of proximities, a base spokesman stated. SGT. HILL has 38 controllers assigned to the tower, which operates 24 hours a day and can serve as an emergency runway for any type of aircraft. There are a number of positions in the tower, each position carrying its own responsi- bility. Our ground control position covers anything on the ground, whether it be aircraft taxiing or vehicles. The flight data position is our secretary of air traffic control, and keeps in close contact with Ogden and Salt Lake International, he said. Air traffic control A2 K PROJECT Workman Construction Company has been contracted to replace a storm drain by culvert for Barton Creek under Utah Highway 8991 at about 900 North, Bountiful; for a cost of about 10-fo- ot $50,000. cost will be shared by Davis County and Utah Department of Transportation. Completion date is set for early May, but until then traffic will be reduced to two lanes In the area of construction. This RON BOSWELL I clipper ex- |