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Show Sun Chronicle Thursday, May 1, 1975 Today's logic osico nsi James W. Phelps What? You dont think thats a very good idea? We only paid Russia about two cents an acre back in 1867. We practically stole it. Well, then, how about giving Louisiana back to France? The Louisiana Territory cost us less than a tenth of a cent an acre when we bought it froin by Editors Note: The following news items have been compiled from releases sent directly to us from Utah's congressmen to keep our readers informed about what is going on in Washington D C. Ozone research intensified Senator Frank E. Moss, chairman of the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, announced that at the Committees markup of the NASA authorization bill on April 24 he will propose an amendment to the NASA authorization bill authorizing NASA to develop and carry out a comprehensive program of research, technology and monitoring of the upper atmosphere. His amendment will adopt the substantive provisions of a bill he introduced in the Senate following hearings on the earths upper atmosphere this past January. Those hearings produced compelling evidence from the scientific community that there are serious questions regarding the depletion of stratospheric ozone, and that the Executive Branch, in general, and NASA, in particular, should promptly intensify efforts to resolve these questions. Ozone is a layer of oxygen modetules in the stratosphare that filters ultraviolet rays from the sun. The ozone layer of the stratosphere protects life on earth, Senator Moss said, and if we are doing anything to deplete that protection we must find out now." No national housing policy Senator Jake Gam, a member of the Senate Banking and Housing Committee, today told the National Society of Professional Engineers, that the nation has no national housing policy to deal with current housing problems. Were using a band aid approach of going from emergency to emergency, Garn said. There have e been no policy decisions made on what we , should do with housing problems. We constantly use this word emergency. That usually signals legislation that's costly, and the expenditures are usually aimed at a problem thats already passed the crisis point. Garn said legislation was introduced and hearings held on proposals that would solve some of the problems that currently plague the housing industry. He said that what has emerged is the Emergency Housing Act of 1974 : not so much a program that meets the current crisis in housing but a permanent program dependent on federal housing subsidies. Garn said the minority members of the Housing committee feel this approach merely exacerbates the problem. Garn said it is his opinion, as well as other minority members of the housing committee, that the public would best be served by a housing market which is dependent on the private sector for its existence, and not on government long-rang- . High tar cigarettes banned Senator Frank E. .Moss hailed the decision from Judge Marvin Gasch of the U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, holding that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has the authority to consider a ban on high tar cigarettes in interstate commerce. Senator Moss, a plaintiff in the petition filed in January 1974, calimed that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has the authority to classify cigarettes containing over 21 milligrams of tar as a hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substance Act. The decision enables CPS to consider banning of 27 brands which account for about 15 percent of American cigarette sales. All cigarettes are hazardous," he said, and this should not be construed as clearance of cigarettes which have tar levels below 21 milligrams but this action is directed at the most dangerous ones. The issue before the Court was not whether high tar cigarettes should be banned in interstate commerce, but whether the Consumer Product Safety Commission has jurisdiction to consider and promulgate such a rule. Im please for this decision and feel it will be another vehicle in our endeavors to protect the public health, he said ... Federal flood insurance In his first outing as assistant minority floor a major piece of legislation. Sen. Jake Garn actively supported a move to delay the effective date of implementation of mandatory federal flood insurance standards The Senate passed the controversial Emergency Housing Act of 1975, and Garn, a member of the Banking and Housing Committee, was a major proponent of an amendment to postpone for at least six months plans to make flood insurance mandatory for any area where federal officials think a flood might occur. Garn said the flood disaster protection program makes the adoption of federal land use standards mandatory for any area which the Secretary of HUD determines could suffer flood losses even once in a hundred years. He said that under the existing plan, July 1 is the date by which any designated community must agree to adopt the standards or be subject to three unreasonable and totally unnecessary sanctions. It is these dictatorial sanctions to which I am so adamantly opposed, Garn said. If these regulations go into effect, any community which does not comply will suffer the loss of all federal financial assistance for acquisition of land or for construction or repair of credit from facilities the loss of all similar federally insured or supervised banks and savings institutions and the loss of virtually all assistance under the Disaster Protection Act, even if the disaster in question is a tornado or an earthquake. The federal government is involved enough in the lives of private citizens, without providing this means for them to harass property owners. manager for ... k Napoleon in 1803. No? You think Im off my rocker? Let me try once more. purposes. They all belong to the United States of Ami nca The Canal Zone was tropical swampland wh n we bought it. We built the Canal with U s L.s payers dollars and we have run it fairly, on a nr profit basis, for all nations that want to use it Since we dont make any profit from operation of the Canal, it may not seem imx. I. t whether we keep it or not. The importance lies in the fact that the Car a! must be kept open for the benefit of all the nations of the world. We would continue to da v, but would Panama? To give the Canal to the unstable, left deanr 4 government of Panama could result in communist control in the near future. If it did, would the communists run it fa.riy as we have? If not, would they give it bark to us we were unhappy with the deal ? Not a chance. So lets not be so stupid as In g:e it away now. for submitting '.yidays about giving the Panama Canal Zone back Panama? It has only cost us about six billion dollars. I hope you disagree with this suggestion, too but how do your U.S. Senators feel about it? Preposterous as this last suggestion seems to most Americans, our State Department's been negotiating with Panama to give the Canal Zone back to them and over half of our U.S. Senators agree. Because Panama wants it back. Maybe we should check with Russia and France Why? and your building management immediately. It is important that you give them your name, address, floor AND APARTMENT NUMBER. Use your judgment whether to call front your apartment or neighbors apartment, depending on the size and location of the fire. When you do leave your apartment, close all doors on the way out, especially your front door. Do not lock them, however, since firefighters will need ready entrance. Closing the doors helps to contain the fire and prevent the toxic gases, hot air and flames from spreading to other rooms in the apartment and outside corridor areas. Once in the corridor, you are reasonably safe. Rarely, if ever, do high rise fires spread to other apartments. You are nearly as safe as you would be if you were outside the building. Alert your neighbors by pounding on doors. Take the nearest exit stairway. Close the stairway door behind you so any gases do not enter this important escape area. Proceed at your own pace to the ground floor or to refuge areas elsewhere in the building or other floors. DO NOT USE THE ELEVATORS. Firemen with heavy equipment will need them to travel up to your apartment quickly and not waste precious time weaving through escaping, excited tenants. The Big Decision Fire or smoke in the hall near your apartment has to be handled cautiously since you dont know what dangers lie outside. Tenants flinging their doors open to see what is going on outside is the lemming approach to fire survival. Temperatures in fires can get as high as In in1200 degrees F," warns Baker. the apartment discriminately opening door, you may invite in superheated gases, smoke and possibly even flames. . What is your best course of action? Call the fire department immediately giving them your name, address, floor and apartment number and explain what you have seen or smelled. Never take it for granted that someone else has phoned in the alarm. Also call your building management to let them know what is going on. Fire officials say that because most high rise units are usually compartmentalized, the fire should be contained and you should not need to leave your apartment. But human nature being what it is, if you feel you must leave your apartment, there are SOME IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN. Go to your front door. Leaving it closed, place your hand, palm down, on the top and leave it there for five or more seconds. Then put your hand on the doorknob. If no heat is felt, look around the sides of the door to make sure no smoke is seeping through. If all is clear, open the door slightly bracing your foot against it. Be ready to slam it shut if you feel pressure or heat. If it appears safe, open the door slowly and proceed out into the hall, remaining alert for hazardous cr ditions. Close your door, but take your keys along. You dont want to lock yourself out in case you cant get to the exit stairs. If you have time, slip on heavy shoes 5 letters each week will be p.m. A. I t at Mailing address, The 'urn Chronicle is published weekly i Hu, Utah, 10. Rov 53X8 S. 1900 207. Roy , I tah VV. X40G7. Telephone and photographs for Thursdays j paper must he in the news office before Mon- da;, at 5 p.m. Pictures may be included I without charge, either taken in the office or 1 ubmitted b you. I J. Howard Stahle Mrs. Ronnie Stahle dvertising Mgr. Mrs. Pat Sutter Editor I Ronnie Cantwell Editor Managing Assistant I Julie Johnion 1 Assistant Lonnie Reid I All news -- 1 Owner-Publish- er 5- I Correspondents: Roy LI)S Church and Roy I News, Virginia Wursten, Sunset 1 vws and unset LI)S Church News, Denise 825-664- Hamilton, I Marijane Adams, 825-947- and a heavy coat for protection against hot surfaces Bring along a flashlight in case the power is cut. Alert your neighbors on the way to the nearest fire exit or refuge area. NEVER TAKE THE ELEVATOR! The fires heat may signal the elevator to go directly to the fire floor or may stall it, leaving you trapped and vulnerable to fire and gases. Francis Murphy, head of Chicagos Fire Prevention Bureau, emphasizes: We dont consider an elevator as a means of egress any more than we do a window. People should use the stairwell. Its the safest. If the inside of your apartment door does indeed feel hot, do not go outside. Dont even consider it. A hot door means a wave of superheated smoke and toxic gases under considerable pressure is just outside. ( If you have an alternative exit, take the srme door precautions as you did for the' first. If free from danger, use the plan mentioned above to leave the in heat or 6; Clearfield 4; News, 825-063- 8. urn nMniiHMini 1 Gathering dust arc :,'d the Chronicle office are pictures that were news of the day many years ago. It would seem proper to share these old photos with you. any have no identification. Some peoples names have been forgotten, but you may remember them. If you have any comment we would be interested in hearing from you and it could be printed the following week. building ) Do not panic if you cannot leave your apartment. You are safer there if your door is warm to the touch. There are many lifesaving measures you can take until help arrives. Snug and Safe If you follow these steps to survival, your confidence will not be a false sense of security, but a practical, scientifically-base- d plan of action. It is not mere busy work, but your lifes work. Wet towels, blankets or other heavy fabric and use them to seal the perimeter of the door using a dull knife to insure tightness of fit without cutting through the Tie a wet rag around the materials. doorknob. This cods the locking mechanism that holds the door closed. If the mechanism fails, due to high temperatures, it could cause the door to swing open, letting in the deadly fumes and gases," Chief Murphy suggests. Chck other vents, ducts, transoms around the apartment to make sure smoke traveling from other areas of the building is not entering your apartment from these outlets If smoke is wafting from air conditioning or heating outlets, turn the outlets off if this is possible in your building Close the bathroom door in case smoke is coming up through the openings around pipes. Now that this is done, go to an area furthest from the fire with an outside ... and preferably with a phone so you can keep in touch with the fire department if necessary. Close all doors behind you and sea! them up. Remember you are buying breathing time until the firemen can move V S V . ' x L4jJ X 4 ( ' -- J Ar , e THESE YOUNG people wirt inteiested in how the Sun Chronicle was printed main years ago. They have changed some since this picture and e wm dec v hat lias happened to them. Look close and see if you recognize . .m.v.me. you out If smoke should filter into this room, get near the floor. If your complex has windows that will open, open one three inches from the top and bottom. Make sure fust that the fire is not coming up the exterior wall from floors below. This since it is allows the poisonous air to escape from the top and the lighter fresh air to come in through the bottom. If the room is getting quite smokey, soak a large blanket, sheet or rug, go to the window, tent the fabric around you, get under it and put the edge of the tent along the bottom of the window so that you can get a relatively untainted supply of fresh air. Keep in mind that the structure of most hgh rise buildings is fire resistive. The building will not fall over, melt or collapse. If you can resist panic and follow the rules of fire survival, your chances are very good you will make it out alive. Help will arrive soon. When fire departments get a high rise alarm, they respond with everything theyve got, says Chief Murphy. As a professional, veteran fireman, I can assure tenants that these and they work. rules have been tested We hope every high rise deweller will get to know these rules as well as they know their own name and address. It is every bit as important. 825- - I Experts tel! you who to do in cose o If a fire occurs in your apartment, heres what the experts say to do: If the fire is a very small one, try putting it out yourself. But dont attempt this action unless you have materials at hand to extinguish the fire, know how to use them, and you feel certain you can kill the fire in just a few seconds. Make sure there is an unblocked exit near in case you have to make a quick escape. Heat and gases in an enclosed apartment area build rapidly. Once the fire is out, call the fire department to make sure it is completely quenched. Your local firefighters would rather make this house inspection call now than be called later for a conflagration. If the fire is too big to fight, get everyone out and call the fire department at N. :e How to We encourage our readers to submit letters to the editor. Letters must be printed or typewritten and signed, Including address and phone number for verification to see if they want Alaska and Louisiana txv.k, too. We paid for Alaska. We paid for the Louisu na Territory. And we paid for the Panama Ca. a! Zone. I may have flown over the United State Capitol was given to these lad.es by Kay Ilerrog. Can name the lad'es and tell us what the picture really was about? you L-- . T1I1S FLAG HBS8KB2$XNESkHIh. |