Show (0 g ft e n OGDEN UTAH SATURDAY EVENING tandarfr-tExaintn- er Section JANUARY 26 1980 By BOB ANDERSON Standard-Examin- Staff er said Rep Gunn McKay are Americans beginFriday night ning to unite as they see Russia invading Afghanistan He praised President Carter’s State of the Union address and endorsed the American policy of conD-Ut- ah tainment Speaking at the annual meeting ernments the congressman from Utah’s First District said American ideals must be translated into a working and aggressive foreign of the Weber Area Council of Gov- policy “The missile which Boeing has been testing in Utah — and there are some problems with it — can hug any terrain dodge trees It’s almost indefensible and scares the Soviets” he said Referring again to the proposed MX Mr McKay said no decision will be made on whether or not to RUSSIAN PROBLEM the bases in arid areas in ‘‘Our advances in several build Nevada until 1983 and Utah specialized fields have produced A billion dollars has been althe amazing cruise missile — a whole new problem for the Rus- located this year for preliminary sians to contend with” the con- design work and more site planning the congressman said gressman said new potentials for power These new sources are vital Mr McKay said adding “I am told Utah Power and Light is 25 percent behind in its estimates for needed power by 1990“ He expressed confidence in what he called America's lead over Russia in technology FRAGILE THING “Liberty” he said “is a fragile AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS Hugh John- - Pehrson (from left) give first aid to victims of son and Alan Gould Weber County Paramed- - a traffic accident on 23rd and Harrison Fri-i- c Jim Hicks and Paramendic student Steve day afternoon Staff Photo by Rod Boam thing that must be defended and defended by each new generation” Utah with vast untapped resources of oil shale and mineral wealth will play a major role in the nation’s future “There are few areas of the country which are tied more closely to federal defense policies than is Northern Utah” the congressman said “The future of Defense Depot Ogden Hill Air Force Base and the MX missile system is an active concern of all of us” Mr McKay said the SALT treaty is now on the shelf Thus desirability of the Air Force’s “race track” missile basing mode — the MX — is going to be debated NEED ANSWERS Four persons were injured — — none seriously in two traffic accidents in Ogden Friday afternoon A four-ca- r pileup in the 2300 block of Harrison sent two local girls to the St Benedict’s Hospital emergency room Friday afternoon Ogden City Police reported Lon Gustaveson 17 of 4499 Jefferson and Stephanie Peterson 17 of 46?S Porter were taken to the hospital by Moss Ambulance where they were both treated for minor injuries and later released According to the report all four vehicles were southbound on Harrison at the time of the accident Miss Gustaveson was following behind two of the vehicles when they stopped for traffic A $45 million lawsuit filed against the Air Force by three men who allege they have suffered damages from exposure to toxic chemicals at Hill Air Force Base has been continued for four weeks Federal District Judge Bruce Jenkins granted the continuance Friday during a court hearing in Salt Lake City The delay will give the the three Hill AFB government and — of two whom are medicworkers ally retired — more time to process claims under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) Plaintiffs James Galetka of Riverdale Clifford Buckley of Roy and Carlos Martinez of Clinton allege they have sustained both physical and mental disability from working with toxic chemicals at the Utah air base While federal employees usually don’t have the right to sue their employer the plaintiffs have attempted suit on the grounds that “chemical poisoning’’ is not covered by the compensation act But Assistant US Attorney Gordon Campbell told the court Friday that a Civil Service Commission official has ruled that such claims are within the jurisdiction of the compensation act To get compensation he said the workers must first establish their injury and then establish a cause-effe-inrelationship between the jury and working with chemicals at According to investigating officers she could not stop her vehicle in time and struck the rear of a car driven by Robert Friese 18 of 1660 26th Mr Friese in turn rammed the rear of a vehicle driven by Jeff Atencio 17 of 4S30 the report read S 2675 W Roy Another car traveling behind the others was unable to avoid the collision and struck the Gustaveson vehicle The driver was identified as Scott Smith 17 of 1522 Cahoon Weber County Paramedics ar- rived on the scene and gave first aid to the two accident victims No one else was reported injured in the mishap In an accident on auto-peaestra- in Air Force officials agreed during congressional hearings last April in Washington DC to fund a two-ye$1 million study by an independent medical group to look at ar 25th and Lincoln two Ogden women were slightly injured when they were struck by a pickup truck as they attempted to cross a street Ogden City Police also reported Beatrice Salinas 21 of 767 W and Martha Reardon 32 of 819 25th were taken to St Benedict’s Hospital where they where treated and relased for minor injuries According to the report the two women were crossing 25th in the crosswalk when a truck driven by 24th Glenn E Woods 49 of 1721 24th ran into them as he turned onto 25th Mr Woods was southbound on Lincoln before he made his turn adequate methodology together An Air Force medical officer assigned to head the military liaison team working with the independent medical group said several months ago that the study would begin in the employee complaints January But that study has already been To date the Air Force has given postponed because the Air Force no indication that the study is said more time is needed to put an ready to get under way four-wee- k ct Hill AFB The attorney said that Mr Galet-ka’- s claim has been reviewed and denied on the grounds he “refused to appear for a physical examination’’ Mr Campbell reported that Mr Buckley has failed to file the proclaim form” and per “follow'-unoted Mr Martinez has not yet “filed the required medical information with the Department of Labor “Part of the information has been provided but not all of it” the attorney told Judge Jenkins Mr Campbell asked for four additional w'eeks to complete the handling of the claims and noted the plaintiff's attorney Richard C Dibblee also needs aditional time That will also give Mr Galetka who maintains he has already had a sufficient number of physical examinations time to administratively appeal his claim exJudge Jenkins agreed to the uncase tension and continued the til Feb 22 at 1:30 pm Based on the recent Civil Service ruling more of the some 200 base workers who contend that working with toxic chemicals has damaged their health are expected to file FECA claims However their chief stumbling block will be establishing chemical use as the causal factor in their assorted illnesses p WATER GROUP TO HELP PAY FOR PIPING CANAL ON BENCH Stockholders of the Ogden River Water Users Association have approved a $225000 loan from the State Board of Water Resources to pipe part of the Canal that figured in flooding on 3rd Street last summer The water association would cooperate on a 0 basis with Ogden City to pipe about 600 to 700 feet of canal above 3rd and and cover another 300 to 400 feet above 9th Edwrard H Southwick secretary-manager of the wrater district both said the users and the city have agreed to take flood control measures even though they’re not legally responsible for the flooding Ogden-Brigha- m 50-5- that damaged more than 30 homes in those areas destroying one Investigators have determined vehicles so damaged that the soil above the canal that heavy off-roa- d runoff from a cloudburst caused the flood Mud and debris blocked sections of the canal sending storm water cascading onto homes and streets below causing about $1 million in damages The area was delcared a disaster area by the Ogden City Council and federal relief was requested Mr Southwick said the piping and covering will be done “in the interest of public safety” Commissioners Order Removal Of Two Furances at Incinerator The Weber County Commission has ordered the razing of two garbage burning furnaces at the waste disposal complex in West Ogden The decision by unanimous vote said Commissioner Douglas Hunt clears the way for a total waste recovery system efficiently designed to salvage and marketd waste that can be used for refuse-derive- fuel OVER 50? DANCES PLANNED FOR YOU dance for people over 50 years old is being sponsored every Tuesday from 8 to 11 pm at the Baker Merrill American Legion Post Home 2408 Adams beginning Jan 29 “The Music Men” a dance band led by Bob Lynn who played sax and clarinet for the Dorsey Brothers dating back to 1928 Music will include fox trots W’altzes polkas and the All senior citizens are invited to the dance in the Legion hall Smoking and drinking will not be permitted Donations of $150 from each person will be accepted Proceeds will goto senior citizen projects A one-ste- p The two furnaces were installed year ago at a cost of $400000 Two years ago the state ordered the two incinerators be shut down 13 because emissions were higher than allowed by Environmental Protection Agency To repair and bring the incinerators up to EPA guidelines would have cost in excess of $2 million The county’s Waste Dispopsal Advisory Board whose members are elected officials from each city served by the county-owne- d facilities had recommended the commission tear down the old furnaces He conceded there are unans- wered questions regarding the impact of the MX on Utah and Nevada As chairman of the House subcommittee on appropriations for military construction he said he “intends to put the bill in my pocket until we get the answers” Nevetheless he said he believes the MX missile construction project would not have as much impact “as some are telling us” Three billion dollars would be spent in Utah on the project — a billion dollars a year between now and 1983 The project calls for experimentation with geothermal solar and other sources for development of Share Costs Of New Jail Cities Asked A Weber Area Council of Governments committee has recommended cities share costs on a population basis to raise $247000 to complete the funding for a new $14 million jail planned by Weber County North Ogden Mayor Eldon of hoc McColley member the ad committee chaired by Ogden Mayor A Stephen Dirks reported Friday night that the County Commission found bonding for the $247000 not feasible and too costly Mayor Dirks had suggested the county might consider a bond of $700000 a sum more attractive to investment companies but the process to prepare and advertise for issuance would take five months Mayor McColley said the committee had another alternative on its agenda: — Cities would be committed to raise the $247000 and the county would charge each municipality for the daily costs of holding prisoners their police put in jail Area Council Chairman Samuel S Lower asked mayors attending the Area Council’s annual meeting to discuss the committee’s recommendations with their respective councils and report back Using the 1970 census Mayor McColley said the $247000 equals about $205 per capita The cities’ payments would be: The reputation of the Ogden IRS Service Center as the Treasury Department’s “flagship” for all such installations will be kept make the world a better place to live not only for one’s self but for others you contact as well” Mr Pecorella who came to Ogden in 1976 is a member of the United Way of Northern Utah past the new dir rector pledg- - president of the ed Friday Group at St Joseph’s School a Dominic policy board member and past vice president of Federal Executives Parent-Teache- ‘‘Ed’’ Pecorella took over the helm follow-in- g brief Association of Utah His wife the former Nancy Gearin of Lawrence Mass and their two children Marisa 16 and ceremonies Steven atttended by 15 attended the ceremonies some 200 Mr Pecorella has dealt with people “problems” at the center including Mr complaints from employees in the Pecorella 46 past over the building's temperasaid he in- ture — either too hot or too cold tended to The new director will continue to keep the goal represent the government in labor DOMINIC PECORELLA set by his negotiations currently under way predecessor Robert H Terry that with the National Treasury Emthe Ogden center be ployees Union that is seeking a new7 is The objective to efficiently contract with IRS Assistant Director Kenneth I processfederal income tax returns and respond courteously to in- Walker presided at the quiries from the public with equit- ceremonies able treatment assured for all the Among those attending were Ronew director said land K Wise of Salt Lake City Mr Pecorella with his hand on Utah director of the IRS and Air the family Bible took the oath of Force Col George H Gibson Jr office delivered by Thomas A Car- commander of Defense Depot doza of San Francisco western reOgden gional commissioner As director Mr Pecorella is rePolice for million the overall $48 sponsible operation of the center At peak periods annually the Ogden facility employs 3800 workers The Ogden City Police Deparwho collect $367 billion in taxes tment will be sponsoring a and process 97 million returns statewide comprehensive training Mr Pecorella said his promotion session for SWAT operations on from assistant director to director January 30 31 and Feb 1 was a high point in his life comparSeven SWAT teams from ing the event to his graduation throughout Utah will participate in from Merrimack College at North activities ranging from classroom Andover Mass courses at the Fire Tow er The commencement speaker to field problems atTraining St Benedict’s was Richard Cardinal Cushing Hospital who Mr Pecorella said urged stuAlso on the agenda will be gymdents to keep their perspective and nasium physical fitness training at sense of humor and with their various times during the three-da“knowledge and education help course “pre-eminen- ” to Sponsor Training Sessions y Ogden $141040 Harrisville $1760 Huntsville $1122 North Ogden $10671 Plain City $3132 Pleasant View $4116 South Ogden $29142 $14699 $20281 Roy Riverdale Washington Terrace Uintah $812 $7640 and Weber County (unincor- porated) $22581 The monies would be budgeted in the cities’fiscal year beginning in June Mayor McColley said with a commitment from the cities the County Commission could proceed with Parts wrill stored for use if construction plans needed for maintenance of a third furnace that continues to operate meeting the EPA standards Commission Chairman Boyd K Storey noted that Teledyne NationKenneth P O’Connell III of Las al and Hunt & Associates plan for a Vegas Nev and a Weber State has been prosystem to recover metals College rubber and other items moted to graduate the rank of captain in the that can be shredded and used for US Air Force marketable resources Capt O’Connell is a B52H pilot be new will the a unit of the Strategic Air with system Financing of waste the sale industrial Command at Ellsworth Air Force through bonds for Base in Rapid City SD development proposed issuance in the fall by Teledyne He received a bachelor’s degree National in 1975 from WSC and was commislease and operate sioned through the ROTC program the waste disposal plant and landHis wife Ranae is a daughter of fill through a contract with the Mr and Mrs Dale Beus of 5100 South 1050 West in Ogden county College Graduate Gets Promotion was-tepap- er Hunt-Teledy- ne IT WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS There are days when a guy just can’t seem to get a handle on Johnny Higeere who was innocently things Ask the other day riding is bicycle across 24th and Washington to to fall seemed when the whole world just pieces Oh well there’s always tomorrow Staff Photo by Rod Boam 11-year-- |