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Show Wednesday, December8, 1971 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—Page 31 On GrandJuncti AEC head Charges Governments With Colorado Responsibilities DENVER (UPI) — James R. Junctionbeforeofficia’s realized The state of Colorado wants Schlesinger, chairman of the it posed a health hazard. the tailings removed and has Atomic Energy Commission, Schlesingersaidinitial studies recommended that tle federal says the federal and state gov- on 1,400 homes in Grand Junc- government pay the cost, exernments share a mora! respon- tion revealed only two had lev- pected to run into several milars sibility in working toward a 3o- els of gi radiation above lions lution to the radiation problem limits set by the U.S. Surgeon Schlesinger, reviewing the 25in Grand Junction, Colo. General and 33 exceeded a year chain of events leading to warning level. The problem stems from the use of low-radiation tailings or wastes which were removed from AEC- licensed uranium mills. The sand-like material was used for many years as a ‘fill” for construction in Grand WASHINGTON (UPI)—The hardest at the railroads rather Interstate Commerce Commis- than Amtrak because railroads handle all actual operation of be forced to give passenger trains under contract to Amtrains jciority over freight trak trains and to give its riders a The regulatiens generally clean, comfortable, on-time parallelthe stated eee of ride. Amtrak, and eventual adoption Forthefirst time, passengers would give Amtrak a weapon it would be allowedto collect cash does not now have to force payments frum railroads that railroads to perform. The failed to provide proper service. present contract Amtrak holds § e ICC Tuesday issued a with the railroads says only broad set of proposed regula- that rail lines will make every tions, which could become effort to follow Amtrak staneffective early next year. They dards. The passenger penalty proviset strict, specific standards for passengertrain performance. sion would set minimum of $25 railroads and Amtrak, the and up to half the ticket price new national passenger train if the railroad did not provide network, were given until Jan. the accommodations for which § to comment on the proposed the passenger had paid reserva- Ea». tions or if a train was rules, It would be required that cancelled, A spokesman indicated other trains run no later than 15 minutes behind schedule for penalties would eventually be every 500 miles traveled, with set for violation of other passengertrains given right-of- portions of the regulations. The ICC was required to set way over’ freights “except in the regulations under the 1970 emergency.” The regulations would hit law setting up Amtrak. Evenings 5 to 9 P.M. Saturday 9:30 to 12 In Carry-home Packs! Prisoners With Families ZIPPER BOOTS SPECIAL PURCHASE! ey ‘ boots Sleek, smart vinyl at an unbelievably low, lowprice! Smart fashion colors, too! 5-10. <5 4B. BAG OF gHif SHREDDED FOAM of violence at the prison even though an administrator was knifed to death last May just down the hall from Farley's office. Unafraid of Violence “I don't lose any sleep over it,” he says, explaining that the emerge the winners,” he said, dding that Madame Gandhi was awareofthis. “We've had a remarkable proclivity in this country for alwayspicking losers,” he said. Is; defending India's intervention in East Pakistan, Church long critic of the U.S. presence in Vietnam—said the United States shouid be the last to call “It’s in the nature of prisons for wards to makeit impersonal and not treat prisoners with India an “aggressor.” humanfeelings,” he says. “But knifing was apparently the result of a grudge between two inmates and the administrator. 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Also, an ex-convictis less likely to return to prisonif he finds a supportive family awaiting him onhis release, Farley, a composed young man, tall and muscular, is not CLASSIC SWEATER BODY SHIRT SALE $i $44 euack “ Believe me, they're likely to 4 each: decorated dinnerplates, salads, saucers soup, cups. Choose from magnificent designs at Grants low price! 2S WASHINGTON (UPI) — Sen. Frank Church, D-Idaho, has called for complete U.S. neutrality in the war between Pakistan and India but madeit clear his coats lay with India and e desire of the Bengali people for independence. Church, a member of the Senate ForeignRe Relations Commiti been highly critical Monday of the Nixon Administration| for its “proPakistan bias.” The Administration position, he said, was “quite inexplicable”to him but added it might be due to President Nixon's personai preference. Church told a news conference he expects Indian and the East Pakistan rebels to win the war. He said he did not expect the war to last beyond three months at the most because of the two nations’ limited resources, Church returned iast week from India where he visited refugee camps and talked with Indian leaders, including Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Church said efforts to halt the war on the basis of maintaining the status quo were doomed to failure. He said the people of East Pakistan, after having voted for candidates pledged to autonomy for East Bengal, could not be seeccasot by the West Pakistan’ CAN OPENER Sg KNIFE SHARPENER COMBINATION 2S = Sen. Church 3-SPEED PORTABLE MIXER —streamlined with powerful motor. Thumb-tip beater-ejector. Decorator colors... colorful trim, 20-PCPOPULAR IRONSTONE SETS SALE fy LLITILLIIY: Sympathyof chests,” he says. “They tell me I’m a good listener.” Whena prisoner’s wife stops writing letters or visiting, Paul tries to contact the woman. When a prisoner’s mother is undergoing surgery, Paul gets the hospital report on her condition. When a prisoner's children are in trouble, Paul checks on them and tries to help. PaysTravel Costs His salary is paid by Friends Outside, a California volunteer organization devoted to prisoners’families. These volunteers help Farley locate prisoners’ relatives and talk to them about the needsof tneir men. Friends Outside also provides transportationto the prisons for visitors and sometimes pays for train tickets and motel rooms for families who must travel a distance. In one case, a wife and two teen-aged boys were brought from Southern California to visit their husband-father at Soledad. The man had not seen his family for seven months and was worried that his sons Marvelousgift! wv: Give him a great 2-SLICE POP-UP TOASTER —range selector for light to dark toast. Easy-clean removable crumb tray. Chromewith gay, colorful trim. => their vebtton India Gains His office, located just off the main corridor leading to the cells, is open to prisoners from 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. five days a week. Inmates come to Paul whenthey are worried about a friend or loved one. “Sometimes they drop in just off TABLE APPLIANCES SEE SANTA AT GRAN‘S Liaison Volunteer Links something exposure WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY KNOWN FOR VALUES sion has proposed that railroads get indulge in what I would regard WwW ICC Seeks Priority Of Passengers OverFreight to emitted from radioactive mater- ials, may be between 1,500 and 2,500. CHRISTMA S GIFT SALE THIS IS THE ARIZONA MEMORIAL in Pearl Harbor, erected over the sunken hulk of the USS Arizona which was lost on Dee. 7,7, 1941 with over 1006 lives. It was the largest single sourceof Pearl Harbor Day casualties, Most of the men arestill entombed in its bulk SOLEDAD, Calif. (UPI)— Paul Farley, 26, has chosen a unique job inside the walls of Soledad Prison in preference to military service. Farley, a conscientious objector who served two yearsin the Peace Corps in Chile, serves as full time liaison between prisoners andtheir families. Authorities believe he holds the only job of its kind in California prisons and perhaps in the nation. However, he said the number of structures that exceed safe levels for radon gas, which is as useless recrimination,” he said Schlesingersaid it would take four to six months more of study to establish a relationship een the gamma and radon \ in the homes. 5 Medically, gamma radiation the existing situation, said there has been linked to genetic and was “no shortage of mistakes chromosomalabnormalities. Raon the part ofall parties. don daughter radiation has been ‘The important questions are. linked to lung cancer. 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