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Show t .REVIEW PHONE NUMBERS Action Ads Rocky Mountain Circulation 487 Vol.ll No. A Sunset 8 -- 1 i --1 Advertising. News Office 487-740- 1 487-227- f 8 9 U''"'EL MIrpr .,,0, The Weeklv Newspaper Serving The Sai lake Community And Air Pollution MlJraJJ3 MWiPW'wmiwfr ' $r " b . f t vt 8 s w Appraisals Not Up To U.S. Standards by Ann Bailey 3 1 -- $ fjWfP Two weeks ago, Elmer B. Staats, General of the United Comptroller States, told Congress that a significant problem involving appraisal practices was found in the Utah Department of Highways. This week the Review determined that the 'significant problem involves at least $11 million and possibly as much as $20 million, claimed by the state from the federal government as reimbursement for highway costs. Between 1956 and 1962 the highway department purchased several million dollars worth of property. Of this the appraisal procedures for $11,464,005.56 worth at property were not approved by the U. S. Bureau of Roads - and still havent been approved. Up to 1965, Highway Department spokesmen revealed to the Review Wednesday night, the federal government withheld up to Hairy C. Helland, Highway director said that he was sure the $22-miHl- on, $22-mill- lon News Briefs Week In Review 7 Jail's Got B.O. Salt Lake County Commissioner John. Preston Creer Is asking federal prison authorities if the windowless new Salt Lake County Jail with its more than 100 inmates should be air conditioned to remedy the ills of temperatures that refuse to go below evenatnight. Some time ago the same federal authorities suggested that the stench of human bodies cooped up in heat without circulation would be untenable for both prisoners and for jail personnel. The city and county commissions decided not to to use air conditioning facilities that Eut been provided for in the jail. Assuming that federal prison authorities are the best friends a county jail inmate can have, Commissioner Creer wants a best friend to tell him what can happen with such conditions. ees Another Pact With AGC A three year pact with Associated General Contractors has been accepted by members of Utah locals of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffers, Warehousemen and Helpers of America. Locals representing about l,000jnem-be- rs in Salt Lake City, Provo and Ogden to accept a contract retrovoted active to July 1, providing for a $1.20 hourly increase, including 88 cents in wages and 32 cents in other benefits. o-l Price Fixing Probed Here After a meeting of John T. Hankins, Federal Trades Commission Counsel with the Board of Directors, Utah Petroleum Retailers Assn., it was announced that FTC will be asked to investigate possible gasoline price fixing or discrimination by refineries in the Salt Lake Area. FTC counsel came here from Kansas City at the request of UPRA to determine if there has been pressure applied to dealers to lower prices. Declining prices and a gasoline price depression led to the concern. (Continued on page A6) Fewer Drop-Out- s Peoples Voice? Squelch No. Granite Reports Control Policies Alternatives Help LiUl Urop OUl l Oiai ', The high school dropout problem is horrible - and its getting worse. At least this is what were told in the dramatic television public service commercials. Something must be wrong though because hi Utahs largest school district the problem isnt getting worse. Theres always a danger in speaking optimistically of a serious problem like truancy, because the public might become apathetic. But the administration of the Granite School District deserves and praise it shall receive. 'praise Year before last was a bad year in comparison, but except for that 1964-19pause, the Granite School District has seen a steady decrease in the percentage of enrollment dropping out of high school prior to completion since 1958-5- 9 when over 5 out of every 100 students left to this past year when three out of every 100 pulled out. School officials are a little Why? hard put to pin down the exact reason; they only know that a combination of efforts over the past few years finally paid off. Much of the credit goes to Dr. John Reed Call, a modest young man with a quiet sense of humor who looks like the stereotype of a school teacher. Dr. Calls frequent reports to the School Board in his position as director of pupil personnel demonstrate an incisive talent for getting things done. Dr. Call credits two major efforts with the reduction: Better identification of dropouts and potential dropouts and increased efforts for bringing them back or providing alternatives to normal school. Better controls .were adopted at the beginning of the year to spot dropouts with the use of IBM equipment. , School Counselors and District personnel made home visits in contacting the students. An important effort in decreasing the dropout rate was the substitution of alternatives within the system. For students with financial difficulties adult 65 (Continued on page A2) It appears that there is no provision in law by which the people of Salt Lake Valley, as they raise their voices in a clamor for petitions, might determine that their wishes are lawfully or effectively registered. The first effort of citizens to make petitions available to the voting public was squelched Wednesday afternoon in a major press and television extravaganza in the offices of County Clerk Jacob Weiler. It was the opinion of County Attorney Grover A. Giles that there is no provision in law by which the county people can undertake, on their own initiative, to abolish that which they once authorized. At the same time, interested persons indicated they expect a similar squelch from the office of the Secretary of State Clyde Miller. The only proper next move, said Gayle Dean Hunt, lawyer, would be for us to have ready a petition of Mandamus (to compel an act by a public official) to be presented to the Utah State Supreme Court. Failure at that juncture, it appeared likely, would mean that all arms of government have acted to effectively prohibit the people even from expressing themselves by affixing signatures on sheets at paper (such sheets to have influence on future actions of government). Not to miss a bet in bringing the car of government in tune with the clamor of the people Mr. Hunt and a client, Louis F. Hoffman, in a letter directed to the- - members of the Salt Lake County Commission, urged that body, under state statutes and the state constitution, to order an immediate election on the Salt Palace question. That the board of commissioners has such authority was cited by Mr. Hunt from Utah Supreme Court opinion, in which the court stated: We are of the opinion, therefore, that ample power and jurisdiction is vested in the defendants as county commissioners to call the contemplated special election for the purpose before stated." The purpose as stated by Mr. Hunt and Mr. Hoffman is: "Shall Salt Lake County, Utah, abandon present plans for construction of the Salt Lake County Auditorium complex (Salt Palace) and utilize the land appropriated therefore for other lawful purposes to be determined and to continue to invest funds raised by sale of the bonds until such determination is made? It was expected the county commission would, as it always does, turn the letter over to the County Attorney to be reviewed. Mr. Weiler was informed, before he refunded application and check for $30 to the television cameras, that the State Constitution provides that voters may initiate an action in any legal subdivision ONLY as provided by law. (Such was not the decision of the Supreme Court when Provo City could find no way to eliminateits city manager This the university brick. deliberate contrast will assert Within a few years toe Unithe importance and dignity of the library. Each building on versify of Utah will be un e campus will be within a recognizable to older alumnl.v minute walking distance pAn exciting plan is moving the heart of toe university fr om toe library. upcampus. A mall will lead to toe. g 'No one can feel this now library from toe recently ap- on stated architect Robert A. proved $9 Physi0 F owler. People see toe scat- - cal Education Sports and tered buildings and think we Special Events Center. Both are going in a strange hap- - the library and toe sports ha raid manner." complex were designed by architects Lorenso S. Young Be it But explained that under and Robert A. Fowler. y the direction of Bruce Jensen, 1 the Campus Planning Commit- -i Thus, the architects were tee has developed a master aware of toe importance of toe i plan and each building has its library and toe mass of toe 1 assigned place. Mr. Fowler sports center. Heart of toe University will related that fourteen different be toe new library, a strong schemes were considered -dominating building of white from a design for one large ,, quartz in sharp contrast with building to a design for 14 by Jeanle Kempe j I 12-milli- ' small ones. - 'It finally came down to this," said Mr. Fowler pointing to a large sketch on his office wall. m The plan calls for a Building, a Womens Physical Education and Dance Department Building, an Activities Building, a Mechanical Building, a Men's Physical Education and Administration Building, and a giant Sports Arena. The buildings form a quadrangle with the Natator-iu- m in toe center of toe quadrangle. Underground tunnels for gym shoe traffic and movement of equipment and a ground level covered walkway will connect toe buildings Nata-toriu- for multi-u- se of all facilities. were faced with a unique situation in designing the complex," Mr. Fowler We government.) The legislature, it was pointed out, has not provided for residents of a county to undertake an initiative on any question. The constitutional provision is the county attorney concluded, only to the extent that procedure in law is set out..,, ....the legislature must, in file case of counties, establish procedures as it has done for the state and for cities and towns. The county attorney concluded that the omission of rights to petition by county voters must have been the deliberate intent of the legislature....lt must have been the intent of the legislature that a county or state official mav not provide for voters, at private exthe pense, to print and distribute petitions among those who might wish to sign such petitions. A taxpayer's suit was to be filed Thursday morning in Third District Court against Salt. Lake County, members of the SaltLakeCountyCommission and members of the Salt Lake County Civic Auditorium Board of directors. The suit listing Louos H. Hoffman, 1459 Richards St., as plaintiff, seeks a temporary restraining order against construction of the Salt Lake County Civic Auditorium. The suit alleges that the ordinance creating tod auditorium board of directors and the state statute under which that ordinance was passed, are unconstitutional and invalid because they create a board of directors with powers to forever perpetuate itself without sanction of the people. The ordinance provides that all vacancies on the board shall be filled by members of the board, the suit alleges, in violation of Article VI, Section 29 of the State Constitution. The ordinance and state statute, the suit continues, are invalid and unconstitutional because they create an indebtedness in excess of the county legal debt limit in violation of Article XIV, Section 4 of the State Constitution. The auditorium ordinance, the suit alleges, authorizes creation of establishment without adequate, reasonable or legal parking facilities, contrary to Salt Lake City ordinance. Current plans of the countv and board of directors, it continues, illegally contemplates construction of a theater and music hall not authorized by the election as voted on Nov. 5, 1963, wnlchprovided only for convention complex consisting of public buildings and facilities to be used for auditorium, sports arena, stadium and convention center purposes... It is in violation of the basic purpose of government, the suit alleges, that the county and the directors contemplate use of the music hall and Salt Palace facilities in competition with private enterprise. It is invalid and unconstitutional, by state and federal constitutions, plaintiff alleges, in that the resolution of September 25, 1963 denies certain qualified voters the right to vote; said resolution limiting voting to those who had 'paid property tax" in the county In the year preceding toe election, thus (Continueaon page 2) U. of U. 3-- 12 w w ssvs. vv v V. them to you." The federal Government pays almost 95 of toe costs incurred by Utah for road construction. In order tor toe government to release this money for state use, it must accept a thoroughly documented appraisalfrom Utahs Highway Department The Bureau has actually paid Utah about 80 percent" of this money according to Dan Waff, chief engineer for toe Bureau. The money is paid on a voucher - with toe presumption that toe facts that will make toe payment stick will come later - They havent. It is entirely possible that some of that 80 percent will have to be paid back to the federal government and that part of toe remaining 20 percent might never come .into toe states coffers. This week the Board of Examiners authorized 104 hours of overtime for one state appraiser to check a 92 parcel sampling of some of toe 537 properties a task made particularly in question difficult by the fact that most of them have changed drastically since toe original purchase. There are 53? parcels of property in question prior to 1962 - toe 92 are supposed to give toe Bureau an idea of whats going on with the full bucket. 4 Problems Remain Are there still problems? An official of toe General Accounting Office in Washington D. C., Contacted by r the Review Wednesday- - seems to think so - but he says that mere are indications that corrections have been made. He did state that toe problems existing prior to 1962 also existed through 1964, . and possibly into 1965. Mr. .Watt gave as his estimate that about ten percent of toe appraisals made since 1962 are being witoeld. The Department of Highways told toe Review that of $7,413 366 worth of right-of-w- ay purchases in 1965 toat$l, 649,965 were originally held back, but that now $456,813 is still in process and $65,984 will not be paid by toe Bureau. The cause of the problem stirred a controversy Wednesday between toe Bureau and the Highway Department -each claiming toe other's practices were -- at fault Department in effect The Highway claimed that toe Bureau changed toe rules in toe middle of the game. The Bureau, cn toe other hand, claimed that the Highway Department didnt knowhow to play toe game very adroitly. According to Hairy C. Hellan Director, Utah Department of Highways, The Federal laws Which govern Federal support for highways and state laws which govern the activities of toe Utah State Department of Highways are not always compatible," C. Irvin Fox, Comptroller, Utah Highway Department, added that the 537 in question were acceptable 1962, but 'after 1962, the U.S. of Roads put in a new set of Sto rules." Why Now, Uncle? ' Mr. Fox also stated that toe new rules caused toe of toe appraisal and it was at this time, between 1962 and 1965, that deficiencies were found in toe 537 parcels. The Utah office of toe U.S. Bureau of Public Roads has a different view of the subject Dan Watt stated: Prior to 1962 (Continued on page A2) ing Facility Plans the money comes from stufestivals; lectures; musical events; He explained that the Undent fees. concerts; The interior of the sports commencements; high school iversity of Utah had done nothing to toe Physical Education arena alone is as large as an day activities; freshmen orientation; Model U.N.; N.C.A. buildings since 1905. Most entire city block. 'It makes universities throughout toe the Union Building look like - A., high school and church .a dwarf and it isnt." he atheletic tournaments. country had added building The roof with an area span added. and facilities piece meal. C 350 feet, proved toe most of The enclosed circular aroia It was toe one situation in difficult architectural probwill house 15,000 spectators the country where we could were lem. Various create one nice package. We and will have a press section considered and systems toe architects had the opportunity to do it large enough to accommodate on a wood 50 journalists. Its one of finally decidedone half the cost all at once," said Mr. Fowler. the largest in toe world," he "triax dome, of a comparable steel system. 'Its the greatest project said. One of the most interesting in a long time," the architect The circular plan is conboasted. buildings in toe complex will Its not a huge cumbersome building such as sidered toe most economical be the Natatorium containing the medical building, but ifs for a structure this large and three large pools. Its terracas large. Its probably the wJl lend itself to symmetrical ed sun and garden court on largest project toe state has soans. The building will be the south becomes an area all focal point. Its central locaever had," he said. But as used for intercollegiate tion makes it accessible to toe and for other will as it is, project special large e.ents such as assemblies; three locker and dressing cost taxpayers crly million dollars. - The rest rallies; homecoming events; rooms. bas-k'.b- figure is wrong, but he said he would not hazard a guess as to how near right it might be until "I got toe figures to read self-execut- ing Asks Vote Order stated. yv. 1 Salt Palace Suit Prep, Church Tournaments In IER August 4, 1966 i $, Our Neu 4 L- uu 4 -- 0055 SU pifbt -r 1 1 29 - ioc nr? PfNCFp 'Its an exciting building. Especially at night with toe lights on," said Mr. Fowler. The building is constructed with a lot of glass to create an airy feeling, The mens and womens Physical education buildings will facilitate general physical education and health clas- ses. Inter collegiate students as individuals or groups. These students will have access to toe building! 1 1 7:30 A.M. to 10 p.M. six! days a week. Parking areas are available near the building and toe ten- - nls courts cm toe south side of toe building will provide a screen between toe practice fields and toe parking lots, activities Outdoor areas surrounding the will usually take place in toe activities building, which will house facilities for wrestling, weight lifting, isometrics, gym activities and handball. Programming at all intramural and womens activities is possible six days a week from 7 to 10 P.M. With toe proximity to dormitories, toe university also hopes to encourage drop-i- n i i i I include playfields, tennis courts and a football practice field. 'The men actually needfour times toe facilities shown We wanted an interchange oil buildings to supply the neces-- 1 sary space. This complex has' complete flexibility Mr Fowler said. - building I I ; See pictures on Page 7 |