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Show I I ln All lire 3 1HWS S OOt 3 1917 y wonwioossy ss3tid Hdin oo a ihqs Tennis tournament o lb-dy- New life comes to old school. draws competitors. Page 4 Thursday August 16, 1990 Page 5 99th Year Visitors in Middle East - No. 66 Price, Utan 50 cents are glad to be home Helper man trades Saudi job for visa Editors note: The State Department began advising the thousands of Americans in Kuwait not to attempt a large-scalescape because of the potential danger. They have been advised to prepare for evacuation. e By JAN HALLIDAY Staff writer , He had to keep pushing and talking to get out of Saudi Arabia, but a Helper man made it home Tuesday. L. Darrel Davis had to resort to quitting his job to get an exit visa, but he was determined to get home. He worked as a training coordinator for the Saudia Consolidated Electric Company. Davis said he and wife, Margaret, had been on vacation and were returning to Saudia Arabia when they heard the news of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. In Switzerland, he sent Margaret back to the United States and went on alone, not knowing what he would face. When he arrived in Saudia returned to Price only days before the Iraqi occupation of he turned in his passArabia, Kuwait. port and said he wanted it back the next day with an exit visa. That didnt happen, so he kept trying to find a way to get out of the country. Its a very precarious situalive in Kuwait, and they ly was one ofthem. But no one tion knows where the people were there, Davis said. Anydepend on incoming food from taken. thing can set it off. Iraq to survive. For the first four or five undersaid to his He is concerned for the safethere motiof was the his attack days after the take-ovefamily, but he said the standing, ty to was the asked when vated Kuwait stop is worst part nothing the United Iraqi forces from moving into Saudi-- a Nations food blockade estabIraqi President Saddam HusArabia, he added. The lished against Iraq in the Per-sio- n sein to pay back money which Gulf. had been loaned to Iraq during thing that scared me the most the war with Iran. Saddam was the poisonous gases. Kuwait is a country about tfild the Kuwaitis he had no Davis thinks the Iraqis did half the size of Utah. It is comprised of desert land which money, and he also demanded not move on into Saudia Arbia grows no food. There are that Kuwait give him a strip of because they were too busy around a million people who (Continued on Page 3) securing a hold on Kuwait. relaxes at home with his daughters native Billy and and his wife, Virginia. He and his daughters Amy Samayah, Kuwaiti ar Kuwaiti native awaits word from family By JAN HALLIDAY Staff writer Days before the' Iraqis marched into Kuwait, a local man and his two small daughters returned from a vacation there. of Price had Billy been in Kuwait since June 25 and arrived back in Salt Lake City on July 25, only a week before the Aug. 2 take over. He is a native of Kuwait and had El-Em- ar been there visiting his family. Since the Iraqi take-ovehe has not been able to make any contact with family members in the country. He has a brother in Saudia Arabia who has not been able to contact the Kuwaiti family members either. After talking to his brother, said a man had told him several Kuwaiti families had been evacuated from their fami homes and the r, El-Em- ar r, El-Em- ar El-Em- ar Then by the time they had it under control, troops from other countries were rolling into the area. Still determined to get home, Davis called Sen. Orrin Hatch and other congressmen trying to put pressure on his company for an exit visa. He talked directly to the KUTV television station. He finally quit his job and was given permission to leave the country. While there, the government gave out lists of prime target areas to avoid. Power plants were on the list, and he was working at one. The Saudi government also told everyone what to do in case of nerve gas poisoning. Davis said there were a few things to do if a person was inside, but if youre outside theres nothing much you can do about it. Davis said he believed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had been setting up the Kuwait invasion for at least a month because it would not be easy to get 120,000 troops along the border without planning. He also believes most of the Iraqi aircrafts are armed with chemical warfare, and Saddam would use it. Davis thinks there is a good chance Saddam has nuclear weapons as well. He thinks the U.S. and its allies had no choice but to get involved, that there is a nine to one chance this will turn into a war. The guys a menace to the world, Davis said. Kuwait would have only whet his appetite for more. The worst thing for on every-(Continu- ed Page 3) County action will allow withdrawal from rec district individual rights of the citizens in Carbon County by establishing this resolution, Varner declared. And for giving the rights back to the inhabitants of the district, and for tax roles. By LYNNDA Staff writer JOHNSON Carbon lawmakers have adopted a resolution allowing county residents to delete properties from the recreation special service district effective immediately. The board of commissioners approved the property withdrawal resolution and set a Sept. 26 public hearing on its adoption at a specially scheduled meeting Wednesday morning. The public hearing will begin at 7 p.m. in the commission chambers at the county courthouse. Introducing the matter at Wednesdays meeting, Chair- man William Krompel explained that the board of commissioners wanted to provide Carbon residents who felt uncomfortable with being included in the rec district an opportunity to delete properties from its boundaries and The Carbon County Recreation Special Service District encompasses only unincorporated areas. Carbons municipalities are excluded. Krompel stressed the fact that taxes cannot be levied on properties within the special service district without first being passed by a majority vote via a public election. He said residents who decide to withdraw properties from the district will be welcome to participate in future projects and use the countys recreational facilities. Following the chairs introduction, Commissioner Lynda Varner moved to adopt the resolution and set the public hearing date. Commissioner Emma Kuykendall seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. "I would like to commend the other two commissioners for finally recognizing the . giving those citizens the opportunity to withdraw their properties. Discussing the procedure for deleting properties from the rec district, ClerkAuditor Norm Prichard said property withdrawal forms are currently available at the county clerks office. Residents must fill out the forms, sign the documents and have signa- - tures notarized. Serial numbers and legal descriptions on all properties must be provided. He pointed out that the necessary information is readily available on prior property tax notices. Prichard explained that, once the withdrawal requests are completed, residents need do nothing more than return the notarized documents to the clerks office. The office will record the forms, and there will be no recording fees. Residents may also request withdrawal of properties at (Continued on Page 3) College clarifies position on 200 East By JAN HALLIDAY Staff writer Michael Peterson, president of the College of Eastern Utah, approached the Price City Council during a special meeting Monday in an effort to clear up misunderstandings about the proposed closing of 200 East between 500 and 600 North Peterson said CEU wants to work with the city in every way to make the area around 4 the new computer building attractive and to maintain safety for the heavier traffic flow when the building is occupied. CEU plans to help refurbish North in front of the park, making it safer and more d beautiful with a boulevard. Peterson said there had been allegations that CEU was trying to squeeze out the Parkdale Care Center, but this was not true. CEU is not 500 tree-line- interested in that property and intends to give full support to the nursing home, he said. Negotiations are underway to work out an access road to the back of the building. Residents had complained about CEU entering into a lease agreement with the Mining Safety and Health Association (MSI1A). Peterson said CEU would not bid for the lease because the college administration discovered there was a double lease V agreement involved and the Social Security Administration would use also the space. He said CEU could not finish plans for the back parking lot at the computer building until a decision was made about the road. The grading of the site and plans for the parking lot will all depend on the space available. Peterson also talked about the need for more parking spaces in the area of the park. (Continued on Page 3) |