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Show Standard-Examiner 2A Thursday, Feb. 13, 1992 Flood From 1A storms — I don't know.” On Wednesday, swirling waters By PAT BEAN uprooted motor homes at the RV park northwest of Los Angeles and Standard-Examiner staff swept at least one out to sea. An- Richard H. Truly, who headed NASA’s efforts to return to space after the 1986 Challenger disaster, has resigned his position as head of the space agency. Truly, 54, told the Associated other was smashed up against a railroad bridge. About 100 people fled and at least one drowned. A county Fire Department helicopter flew just above the water, edging up tc half-submerged RVs Press on Wednesday that he had $0 a crew member could lean out to said I served at the pleasure of the president.” He added that he was leaving “the best job in Washington.” Truly was the first astronaut to head the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Gil Moore, a Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory researcher and former Thiokol Corp. employee who came to know Truly in the 1970s, said the resignation was not unexpected. torists from atop cars mired in roil- ing waters over U.S. Highway 101. About 25 homeless people were routed from thickets in the usually dry riverbed. Elsewhere in Ventura County, a mudslide engulfed the bedroom of a house early Wednesday, smother- ing a man and a pregnant woman. The 30-year-old man and 27-yearold woman were buried under 5 feet of mud, authorities said. At least two people died earlier in traffic accidents blamed on the L.A. County firefighters use a boat to evacuate elderly residents of mobile home park in Santa weather. Two skiers were feared buried after heavy snowthat was part of the storm caused an avalanche at the Mount Baldy ski area 40 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Clarita, Calif., Wednesday. No injuries reported, but the park experienced heavy damage. other crew members were rescued. vital canyon roads. Flooding along It was not immediately clear if the railroad tracks forced cancellation accident was storm-related. of Amtrak service between Los An- Also missing was a crew member of a Marine Corps helicopter that went down in the Pacific off Ventura County on Wednesday. Eight The storms closed freeways and reading time, more time Ogden School District and state average testing results for fall 1991. The national norm Is 50 for each subtest. A score higher than 50 on math, requiring ail to use correct grammar indicates Ogden students did better than the national average, while a score of below 50 indicates they did worse than the national average. Language/ Seclal Reading Math English Sclence Science and less time spent geles and Oakland. Breakfast foyereta Seeulurease Test scores Changesinclude daily From 1A ow and single-parent famies. “I think people are starting to swallow their pride a little, simply because schools have proven they can do a good job with breakfast,” ‘talking about irrelevant matters.’ Winawer said. Scores Steve Johnson, Utahns Against Hunger executive director, said the Ogden district has set an example for the state by serving breakfast at nearly all of its schools. However, he said there are 215 schools in the state whereatleast Sth grade: From 1A all know that when a parentis involved, we have a better student,” she said. Not only are the SAT scores be- 40 percent of the students qualify for federally subsidized free or re- duced school lunches. Of those schools, Johnson said only 78 also _ Ogden 1990. low state and national averages, but Ogden 1991 theyfall precipitously as students advance through school. Only at the S5th-grade level did students score higher than they did the year before. At the middle and high -State199 offer breakfast, He said he thinks 58. all of those schools should be offering breakfasts, “Most Utah districts don’t offer it Source: Ogden School District Standard-Examiner spent “talking about irrelevant matters.” Board members said they were encouraged by the changes already in place but did not formally adopt the recommendations or policy changes. The committee asked for ,” school levels, test results were ei- ther even or below 1990 scores, Call said suggestions voiced in the district that Ogden struggles with a high minority population that carries with it language problems, that there is poor parental support or that tests don’t reflect what is learned, have “little validi- Skiers From 1A cie said. . Soucie said the high danger exists because of two to three feet of new snow on top of weakly supported Instead oflistening to such “ex-. cuses,” Call said the district has begun the get-back-to-basics approach byaltering routine classroom teaching. Changes include daily reading time, more time on math, requiring all students — and teachers — to use correct grammarandless time one more week to present a final plan to the board. snow. “The snowpack is so weak and unstable that I don’t think it’s going to stabilize in a few days. It’s going to take a long time,” Soucie said. The forecast center said avalanches were occurring not only on steep, higher-elevation slopes but at lower elevations. Snowmobilers and snowshoers also are at risk and gullies are particularly dangerous, the center said. The center reported one avalanche Wednesday in the mountains outside Park City where two skiers triggered a slide 300 feet wide. There were no injuries. WEATHER in any of their schools, and it is difficult for us to understand why that is the situation,” he said. “Federal reimbursements are more than adequate, and we believe the program is really very easy to implement.” Local school boards have the authority to implement breakfast prorams for their schools, but ohnson said he would like to see either the state school board or the Legislature mandate their implementation. ceecgaponeen TOMORROW'S Tomorrow © Precipitation OUTLOO : irae Saturday 42/30Ogden Elko A, 48/28 “ 51/38 cl Incr.clouds i Rain/snow Temperature 42/28 : Average high record temperaturesfor today in Ogden. =iaainendiagsnasenaisalieepmmnagthcaavietinta 38/28 aa Flurries Tuesda tomorrow Area Hi Conditions Arches 42° Cloud Seariaie 95° Show Fish Lake 33° Snow shrs. Lake Powell 48” Ply. cloudy Zion 86° iy.dovdy Flaming Gorge 40° Windy Leg ie é Sunrise Sunset 7:24 am. 5:59 p.m. c eats S08 NG H ice Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Wests atl)wd “Every NASA administrator has| maintained close ties with Thiokol. And the company,as the sole stipplier of the shuttle boosters, can only continue to enhance Northern Utah because of that position,” | Moore said. Truly became an astronautin § 1965 and was named associate administrator for space flight in 1986. In that position, he led the rebuild- | ing of the shuttle program after the Challenger shuttle exploded. He becamethe eighth administra- § tor of the civilian agency on Jue 1,§ 1989, just one day after concluding a naval career of more than 30! years. He was a vice admiral when he retired. During Truly’s tenure, the agency @ ‘received bad publicity over prob-@ » lems with the $2.1 billion Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched with an incorrectly ground mirror. The error had been made during manufacture 10 years earlier, but NASA’s management took the heat. There were other problems with shuttles that leaked fuel, with launch delays and with expensive space probes that malfunctioned af- § ter launch. The Galileo spacecraft, en route to Jupiter, has a jammed antenna, threatening to drastically ® reduce scientific returns when the probe reachesits target in 1995. insisted “on running NASA from the vice president’s office, éveng when the professionals at NASA advised strongly against the vice president’s constant overruling off policy decisions at the agency.” CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS | The Standard-Examiner’s policy is to promptly correct any error. If you find a mistake or something youthink is unfair, please call 625- 4210 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. week- & AssociateEto lora Ogan C. andall Brian A. 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Albert Gore, D-Tenn., said] the National Space Council, héad-§ ed by Vice President Dan Quayle, % EstherandPublisher SPDPIPDAD 2 GR A Mom, FS samy 83 9 Showers T-storms Rain Furies Snow Moore said he didn’t expect NASA’s relationship with Thiokol to change with the appointment of a new administrator. President 808 Anchorage Sun “NASAand Thiokol can look forward to a long history of working together.” : Gene Giasmann Hatch National : Elder County plant where Thiokol § makes the motors, Truly said, dis pubofa Dectaay Standard Con. © 1999. ee ee . es : During a January visit to the’ Box HOW TO CALL 308 70s Temps low indicate overnight to 8 a.m launch, days. 46/34 43/29 Recreation areas 3 15 27 ™ 29 39 45 Wed.jackpot: $11.9 million Jnctn. : Recor Winning numbers: Grand 1971 cl ck:rtly Ned hot gases that ignited the huge ex- ternal fuel tank used during the wos p 708 ® 51/32 rocket to fail, resulting in a leak of "508 Vemal a ta, tee 46/31 H *s 35/18 46/31 Oo Sunday During his tenure as administra- tor, Truly maintained close contact with Thiokol, which builds the solid rocket motors that boost the shuttle into space. Truly recently announced cancellation of the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor program — boosters -that would have replaced those made by Thiokol. At that time, he noted that the space agency “has come to have a great deal of confidence in Thiokol’s redesigned motor.” The motors were redesigned after the 1986 Challenger accident in which seven astronauts werekilled shortly after the shuttle was launched. Investigators concluded that the shuttle exploded after cold weather caused a seal on a booster Sl e Evanston @ “In the middle of a budget pro- cess, I believe this is very bad timing,” Garn said. “It sends the wrong signal to Congress and makesit more difficult to pass the president’s budget request.” ence i Wendover Salt Lake City eat ° .r7.... e 4533 aggressive administrator. In his resignation ietter to President George Bush, Truly wrote: “It is with the deepest regret that I submit this letter ... as we discussed when we met today, and because NASAis without a deputy, I will remain until April 1.” Utah Sen. Jake Garn said west he thought it was a “mistake” for the Bush administration to pressure Truly into resigning. iiefetetaren 50s a ogane Moore said. “He’s been a young, atcner aie L 20K Satiaine trator during those difficult years,” A resolution sponsored by Rep. ALMANAC af ’ “But it was good that NASA had one of their own there as adminis- Darrell L. Jorgensen, D-Midvale, could movethe state in that direction. It commendschild nutrition programs and encourages the implementation of school breakfast programs wherever possible. rFORECASTS Var. clds,/P.C. He'll leave ‘best job in Washington’ been pressured to resign. “It’s a situation where the president decided «. to make a change. I’ve always knock on doors and windows and check for people trapped inside. Nearby, helicopters plucked mo- 45/33 Richard H. Truly Weekdays Bam. toSp.m. Weekdays eekdays 8 Bam.to5pm. |. ee Postmaster: Send address rections to Standard-E * ‘S USPS 403-840), PO. 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