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Show WEEKLY REFLEX-DA- VIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, MAY 20, 1981 TT Q o O q But Thats About All By GARY R. BLODGET You can BOUNTIFUL purchase premium gasoline in Venezuela for only 25 cents per gallon, but after that the cost of living is a little sleeper than living in the United States. expense, although they were accepted by the Friendship Force. They are planning a month-lonstay in the U.S. while the tour group visit is limited to 10 days, they said. The AKarados are termed THATS WHAT was country that experiences more poverty than riches. "There are some richer, and a lot more learned through an interpreter while interviewing four residents of Maracabo. Venezuela who have spent the past two weeks visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed (Lilli) Sandoval. of 460 Springcreek Dr., Bountiful. The Sandovals met the foursome Brinolfo Alvarado, his wife, Anna; their son, Jesus; and daughter-in-law- , Maria w hen the Sandovals were touring South America with the Friendship Force, an international friendship touring organization. two years ago. USING THE Sandovals, who speak fluent Spanish, as interpreters, it was learned that Venezuela has an abundance of oil fields, including many under large lakebeds. More than 8,000 pumps are presently drilling oil from a single lake in their (visitors') hometown. The Alvarado family is visiting the Sandovals at their ow n g upper middle class" in a poorer than us," they explained. "We live a good life in that is very, very economically deprived." They said inflation has more than doubled in the past two years, since the Sandovals visited their home in Venezuela, boosting the cost of new middle-size cars to more than a country $20,000. "I BOUGHT a 1977 Ford LTD for $11,200," said the elder Mr. Alvarado, "and that was a bargain price from a friend. A new Ford Mustang costs more than $18,000." He said his monthly earnings before his recent retirement was about $1,700 a retiremonth. He gets ment and his retirement, and previous salary, would place him in the upper middle class. full-pa- y THEY EMPHASIZED that Venezuela is a deprived county where the average age limit is very, very young for two reasons. They noted that ill- ness and poverty conditions and most couprev ent ples marry young and have very large families. Thus, the country has a population of 70 percent under the age of 23, with nearly 50 percent being less than 14 years of age. Only 4 percent live to be older than 60. old-ag- THEY SAID they are a liberated, Democratic country but living under constant fear of Communism. Their style of government is much the same as in the United States in that there is a president of the county and he appoints governors to the 20 states within the country. There is no time limit for serving as governor but lasts only as long as the president desires. The Alvarados agree on at least one thing they have been very impressed and very pleased with what they have seen during their visit in the U.S. and Bountiful. They were especially impressed with the tour of Temple Square. IT HAS been a very nice visit." they said, giving thanks to the Sandovals and others w ho have made their stay VISIT FROM VENEZUELA de Alvarado, and hei husband, Bl SSELBERG BOUNTIFUL - Utahns may view the MX as the biggest issue facing the nation but the passing of President Reagan's budget proposal and its potential outweigh it for the rest of the country . THAT ASSESSMENT came from Rep. James Hansen. in a speech before the Bountiful Breakfast Exchange Club last week, noting that Americans don't realize how great the effect will be. "That means the Interior Dept, will be cut by $853 million." for example, he said, noting trimming will be felt in all areas, including welfare. "The administration really doesn't hurt (welfare) them very much. MX IS THE big thing here. For the w hole country . the biggest problem is inflation. If we can get a handle on that I think it was a most dramatic step." the former state legislative leader said, adding it's a light at the end of the tunnel " and I don't mean a locomo- people wanted to cut dow size of government. It's a and the part the federal ernment has to do with n the mess govit is somewhat phased out. A lot of regulations w'ill be cut." WHAT MADE America great was the courage and ability to move with the tide and serve a need. Mr. Hansen said, referring to the old Studehaker firm that originally made buggy whips but saw the potential for horseless carriages and made the switch to Fisher; to change its work from designing coach frames to a large division of Chevrolet making automobile frames. "Now the government would force them to continue making buggy whips." he said, localizing the need for innovation to the Davis schools lunch program. "All of those families making more than $15,000 will have to pay for their own lunch." THAT HAS school foods people saying their volume will go down and bring problems. But wouldn't it be possible to go back to the lunch or the brown-ba- g ala carte, the representative tive." While there are two avenues of thought in the nation'scapit-al- . some feeling the move was a boomand others feeling it w ill wreck havoc, he said. T feel UINTAH Scores of Un- ion Pacific Railroad workers are completing a four-da- y cleanup operation of derailed boxcars caused when a gigantic mudslide blocked the tracks here last Monday morning. NO ONE was injured in the mishap which sent eight rail cars including one which was believed to have carried toxic chemicals into the Weber River between Uintah and Riverdale. The one railroad car marked with warning signs because of the chemical turned out to be carry ing auto and truck batter asked. "Do they have to say they've been doing it that way for 20 years and want to keep doing it?" he said expanding that to the issue of Amtrack. where each taxpayer subsidizes a passenger who travels through two states to the tune of $35. COULDNT THAT service he changed to he profitable, such as placing more serv ice in the east where the demand is great while it isn't high here, he said. Speaking of military preparedness. Rep. Hansen said he felt James Earl Carter honestly felt he was on the right track by trying to disarm for the past four years. "The man just backed right down. It was his thought that if we disarm the Soviets will. They've continued to build." THEY JUST keep going, he continued, adding. "I don't want to see the greatest war machine built no one else does. It's just insanity. Looking at Piesidenl Reagan's overtures to the Soviets for weapons talks he said. "I applaud the President for taking a definite step. SALT is a It's got to be a unilateral thing." If we back off on building submarines we do the same thing, etc. Isn't that what we're really looking for?" give-awa- Trying to illustrate that some positive things are happening Mr. Hansen empha and Mrs. Denzle at a family er on Mother's Day. ts were Mrs. Farrell Ogden; Mr. and Robert Stauffer. Kays-- ; Mr. and Mrs. Steven son, Provo and Mr. and Ernest Graham of Los lies, Calif. r. and Mrs. H. Glenn Austin went to Anchorage, Alaska where he attended the Hen-cso- I one-tw- ize push for 17.5 percent increase, members whould reduce inflation, get defense on its led and prove itself effective befoie taking any such action, he said, especially when everyone else is expected to take cuts. ies. according to railroad officials. MOST OF the train cars about 35 cars of the train had passed the area before the slide occurred, slamming into sev- - were loaded with mail being delivered from the midwest. The train was en route from North Platte. Neb., to Oakland. Calif., when the mishap occurred about midnight Sunday. Several cattle were killed when the bluff of the hill gave way LOOKING AT hi s ow n congressional group in Washington he called the seniority system in play there "one of the worst, detrimental things" and said bureaucracy per se shouldn't be blamed for problems but Congress. A freshman in Congress or the Senate may have a four or five man staff but as he grows in rank and seniority that may jump to 18 he may not need more than two. There's a thing to building a kingdom. Congress has gone up 253 percent in the last ten years. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency is the only one that has grown bigger (by more percent)." But the veterans in Congress want to protect what they have, knocking down such talk as limiting congressional terms. "It was never intended to be a job. The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution changed the President's term, It's that same type of thing" BFfORf. Congress AND gives itself a raise with some Ste-.wa- rt Calif. eral cars and dumping them "like matchboxes" into the Weber River. The quarter-milwide slide also dislodged several Utah Power and Light Co. utility poles, knocking out power in a wide area for several hours. e FARMINGTON The Davis County Commission National Association of Counties Convention for eight days. Others from Davis County attending were Glen Saunders. Harry Gerlach; Attorney and Mrs. Rod Page; Mr. and Mrs. Claude McBride and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Gibbons. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney have returned from a combined business and pleasure trip to San Francisco. Report signed a contract with Utah Power and Light last Tuesday, allowing the power company to continue lighting maintenance work throughout the county Richard and Gail Bennett of Farmington, recently returned from serving in the Uruguay Montevideo Mission. He will give his mission report May 24 at :20 p.m. in the Farmington 5th Ward Sacrament meeting. Rock Chapel, np UP&L representative Ronnie Hart told commissioners the contract agreement is routinely renewed by both parties. Com. Ernest Eberhard gave no dollar amount for the contract and said the agreement Gary R. Bennett, son of 1 LAYTON Renovation is due to start late this week oi early the next at the Davis . Authority s Apartments in Housing Kose-woo- north Layton. MORE I II AN SMhl.lHHI will be spent to prov ide a facelift to the 28 units from inside out. says Executive Director Overnight Parking: Not Over One Hour CLEARFIELD Vehicles will not be allowed on Clearfield streets for longet than one hour between midnight and six a.m. during snow removal periods, according to a new offstreet parking ordinance adopted by the city council last week. Rosemary Davis. he flat roofs w ill be altered to pitched, with insulation installed in both the walls and roof. In addition, the units vv ill see carpeting for the fust time along with modifications to the electrical, heating and plumbing system, including new sinks, cabinets and leslrooms he pioject where necessnrv is locate at 2(o E. 2IOO N. near North I.avton Jr. High School. 'IIIE APR I MEN IS weie so poorly built that olten the utilhe ity bills exceeded rent. Housing Aiiihonty has been winking to icdo the pioject lor nearly two years. he grounds will also be relandscaped and a new laundry building and playground con. structed to round out the with competition anticipated in November. Resident will pay 30 percent of their income for rent and utilities in line with government rental programs. 1 I THE FINAL legal paperwork for the ordinance was completed by city attorney Alt' VanWagenen Tuesday and approved by the city fathers. According to the ordinance, physicians forced to park along the streets during emergencies are the only "exception" to the rule. I pro-icc't- PREVIOUSLY, the offstreet ordinance prohibited a.m. The new ordinance allows parking between residents another two hours parking span, but prohibits parking while snow removal vehicles are working the area, mdm 6 The huge slide blocked both lines of the Union Pacific mainline tracks between Ogden and points east An estimated 20 trains a day using the tracks were through Idaho, a spokesperson for the railroad said. County Signs Contract For Maintenance - after several days of heavy rains. The slide also blocked part of the flow of the Weber River, flooding at least four nearby homes. RAILROAD officials said On Layton Apartments savers." e Stops Trains Kaysville . sized. " here are a lot of good things happening. I can see us substantially reducing inflation in years, and if plans follow through, an increase in average interest savings rates from 51 : to 71; percent. "But right now we penal- esus. Renovation To Begin Mansen: Budget Most Important Bv TOM Visiting t lie Ed and Lilli Sandoval residence of Bountiful for the past two weeks have been friends thev met two vears ago while on a friendship Forte group tour of eneueln. I hev are to r: Bi tnolfo Mat ut Antioneta Bat t tox Alvarado, his w ife, Anna; daughter-in-la- merely allows UP&L to continue doing maintenance work on lighting systems inside county limits. He noted that the new county jail, as well as county street lights and utility poles have to be maintained from year to year. IN HIS brief appearance before the council. Mr. Hart said UP&L is surveying lighting systems in Davis and Weber counties. The commissioners unanimously agreed to the new contract and the agreement was signed promptly, mdm I HOSE IN I E RES I ED in renting should contact the in Larmineton. 4s 2587 or 77h- - ISO. Project Aichitect is David Jones of I I otliei mean Sons in Salt Lake CTtv while Kiel C'orp. ol ( igden is the general contractor Dilhciiltv in financing has held up the with the units vacated last veal and lempoiniilv reoccupied in I cbm. us. Mis About ten Davis explained were rented vv ith those tenants lemainmg asked to vacate bv June I HE I RMSIIED apartments include six oik and six two bedioom and eight thiee and eight lout bedioom units. AAoik is expecled to begin on tw o duplexes w nil tom units ol lout bedi ooms cue h AS oi k is also piogiessmg m Bountiful on the new Meadow s' 4H unit semoi citizen housing complex, also to he admmisled bv the Housw ith compleing Authoi it tion anticipated m cbiuaiv APPI.IC VI IONS aie c intently being accepted with Ml ' ' v I those seeking housing screened according to income and other guidelines I iiilhcr inhumation can he obtained for the Housing Authoiitv tb Computer Checks Carbon Monoxide By (LAY SAUNDERS The Wasatch Front Regional Council recently released the results of a project to predict carbon monoxide concentrations throughout southern Davis and Sait Lake counties. The project uses computer modeling to estimate carbon monoxide concentrations throughout the urban area. Up to this time, estimates of carbon monoxide concentrations were available only for areas where air sampling monitors were located. WHILE MOST of the findings of the project were as ex- pected. the computer model did yield some surprises. Recent air quality planning has assumed that the highest concentrations of carbon monoxide coincide generally with the corporate limits of Salt Lake city. The model predicts that much of the eastern portions of Salt Lake City are. in fact, below carbon monoxide standards. At the same time, areas in the vicinity of Interstate-15 and State Street, as far south as 45(H) South, are exceeding the standards according to the model. aid in the selection ol appropri- ate controls and improve the overall understanding of the air pollution problem in the he project Salt Lake Valley mav also be useful in streamlining future I nv ironmental Impact Statements for public I THE STANDARD being compared to is the National Ambient Air Quality Standard established by the National Clean Air act. T he standard is 9 ppm over an r average. According to the model, the area of highest concentration of carbon monoxide can be expected to be within an oval shaped area centered on the eight-hou- Salt Palace. The general boundaries of area are State Street. 300 West. 300 North, and 300 South. THE CARBON monoxide monitoring for downtown Salt Lake is located to the east of that area, which may indicate that the highest concentrations have not been monitored. The computer modeling project wax undertaken by the Regional Council as a part of its effort to develop traffic control measures which would improve air quality. THE MODELING effort will improvement', especially highwavs. throughout the valley DISPLAY AD DEADLINE Wednesday at Noon. COPY DEADLINE Thursday at Noon |