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Show Page 2-THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Monday, December24, 1979 Aircraft Remains Sought At Lake “We were hoping to be able to pull to tie straps on,” he said. the planeoutof the lake today, but the Hesaid thatafter the straps are tied wind will probably preventthat.’’ said theyplanto try to lift the wreckage out Lt. Owen Quarnberg, of the Utah of the water with a helicopter and set County Sheriff's Department this morning Hewasat the crash sceneof a twinengined plane that crashed Friday night killing the pilot and one passenger. Quarnberg had just gotten out of an airboat and was soaking wet from efforts to tie buoys onto wreckage in Utah Lake Two airboats were used this morning in efforts to recover the wreckage of the downed MU-2 Mistsubishi turboprop aircraft that crashed in a snowstorm Friday around 6:15 p.m. Killed in the crash were Bradiey Ragan — ownerof the world’s largest whatis left of the plane ona flat-bed trailer Small pieces of wreckage, that Friday and Saturday, weresitting on top of the ice are all gone now. Wind caused the ice to breakup, and this morning there was open water where at the time of the crash there was solid ice. Funeral services were held for Ragan this morning in Provofor family members wholive here. Other services will be held in North Carolina for the tire dealer. independent Goodyear Tire dealership Ragan got into the tire business in — and pilot Harold White. The acci- 1943 then formed Brad Ragan Inc., dent was one of 16 holiday aircraft parent firm of the Carolina Tire Co.in crashes during the weekend which 1970. The company now has 35 stores killed at least 36 people in 11 states. and 70 commercial outlets across the Lt. Quarnburg said that the plane U.S. and Eastern Canada. It reported located in water about a quarter of a $153 million in sales last year. mile off the southwest side of Provo City Airport is broken into two main In Southern California, the bodies of pieces. said that thetail section and three Air Forcepilots, and the wife and main fuselage are located about 250 infant ter of tecovered yards from each other. “We plan, when the weather gets of a single-engine Cessna that went better, to send a diver to the wreckage down in a storm the previous day. In Legislature Tax Relief Battle Foreseen enmea SEARCHERS CONTINUED night in Utah Lake killing 2 men. Ice nad moved urd ; Tecovery efforts 2 parts Drains Cause Discomfort By BRUCE KING > Mountain Fuel spokesmansaid le should one quart a week or = pi ‘honth cd sate down a i i Eos Herald Staff an Orem family diagnosed it as sewer gas. Sewer gas can afflict almost anycity dweller, according Mountain Fuel ' / Ch "Republican Issues Luncheons are open to the public on the 3rd Thursday of each month at the Chuck-A-Rama in Orem at noon. ahi night, patients there will covered the blaze about Christmas, according to Center. No one was hurt, Oman, pes emu ital woman. peta youth were i a vers dentrovedbyatie sibel ilton ex I Christmas tree, and they = indicated people in were replaced by money the community i Published Sunday through Friday by Scripps lesoeea are Ine, tor Emeritus Christmas| .....2088S:e"_.. ' N. weeie hospital to have a nice jit Bureau Chilton indicated « Christmas through their still have a nice 7:10 pm. atthe Youth deus 1 Month, corrier a i i ; mee SUBSCRIPTION RATES see OreYour cai = ‘MAIL RATES IN UNITED STATES Mon \onths oFrice CMCULATON HERALD TELEPHONE NUMBERS, : $4.50 $5000 3 $5.00 yess have localcitizens donated for helped patients at the In this way, sewer gases can escape The Mountain Fuel representative said Mountain Fuel gets many calls that turn outto be sewer gas. the people cspouringthe one Air travel has more than tripled since 1986. P ite a fire at the was estimated at $18,000. Youth Center of the Utah water in the through the vent pipes. OremCityoffices were closed today and will be closed Christmas day. All garbage pick up will be delayed two days from the regular pick-up day,city officials say. The Orem Recreation center will be closed Monday and Tuesday also. The new regular phone number for the recreation complex is 224-7151. The new numberforschedulingis 224-7155. The Legislature is favoring a constitutional amendment to allow local governments to seek the approvalof a majority of citizens to override any tax limit ceilings if there is a special local need. This amendment should help to ease the fears of local officials that they will be too financiallyrestricted by any tax limitation bill passed by the legislatures the resentatives said. ‘epresentative Rogers also emphasized that the decision facing the aneis an either-or decision — either tax limitations and tax cuts orthe elimination ofthe food tax. It is economically impombe for the legislature to do both, he 1555 North 200 West, Provo, Utot State Hospital Friday security officer dis- generosity. evaporates from them. Then sewer vapors can enter their homes. Sewer gas can explode, just as can other gases, the Mountain Fuel spokesmansaid. It cannot asphyxiate a person, butit is combustible. Provo Fire Marshal Henry Brimhall said he knows of no fatalities in the valley from sewer gas explosions, but it does afflict people in the area from timeto time. The best cure for the problem is to regularly pour water down unused Schedule funds to the budget which the Governor neglected to include in his budget report such as the $25 million left out of just one program in last year’s Social Services budget alone. e Mar Patient's ny people Many le d do notuse their their ba: base- Orem Sets e : other vapors that can build up in drains to keep the goosenecksfull, he A current plan, originates by the Republican dominated legislature, was tested for ‘constitutionality in in court. This guarantees that both renters and home owners can receive no less than $100 and no more than $400 in tax The benefits of the Cont program (of eliminating the food tax) would depend upon the willingness of supermarkets to consistently pass on the pennies saved to their customers, the legislators said. “I am proud of the ways that the Republican legislature has responsibly returned tax surpluses either he way of Tenet or reductions the past 8 ee that I have served in the te,” stated Senator Snow. Hecited as examples the major reform and reduction of the inheritance tax and the state-wide mill levy on property, a reduction of the state income tox, and several other more minortax eiiminations and rebates. Representative Rogersobserved that in his opinion it is particularly irritating when the legislature is made to look bad by having to add mandated operating : Fire At Hospital Won’t Many do not realize sewer gas can enter a homethrough drains, a local Mountain Fuel service representative said. It is especially likely to enter a basementdrain, because water thatseals the house off from sewer gas tes, He explained every house drain has a foes: or trap just below the surface of the drain that contains approximately a quart of water. The water acts as a seal against sewer gas and ment drains, so By KAY THORESON Tax relief for renters and home owners versus the elimination of the food tax will be a majorissue facing the legislature and State Senator the voters in 1980 a ntative Paul Karl Snow and State Rogers as they spoke at the Republican Issues Luncheon. mtis importantthat the voters are given the reasons for which a majority of the legislature believes that the poor and the elderly will not be helped by the food tax proposal as much as they are by present tax rebate plans and by proposed unconstitutional amendments to solve problems related to the tax rebate bill, agreed both I slators. idely aineruyfonsae from store and the to store, combined cost of eeSinea acre! tax systems for food and ne would probably result in tittle or no an ings to the consumer while reduced sales tax revenues would hurt local governments and make them even more d lependent upon state and federal funds, the Republicans charged. themselves water down wieid Heindicat eaelem m willwillof often affect a wholenei now He said a neighborhood in Northwest Provo was affected by the gas not long ago. The Mountain Fuel spokesman noted Provo City collects sewer gas and fires its sewer plantboilers with it. The gas is a low British Thermal Unit (BTU) methane gas, he said. CARPET CLEANING watt 54" 2 ROOMS 12°tvs. 20.00 FREE — room deoderizer Christmas presents, Janina Chilton indicated. Provo firemen were calledp.m. to theIt apparently fire about 7%0 NOW OFFERING: ommercial Janitorial Service! Steamliner 377-2020 Sime It’s a Want Family Christmas started from a burning cigarette or from an ex- plosion in a television set. The fire destroyed a lounge area and its fur- Ads , Bring nishings, including a Christmastree and some @ ft Results of the presents underit. 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