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Show 1 t i inlu ffibuiu i I ' ; Tribune Staff Writer Salt Lake City water officials see a silver Lining In the clouds of drought that hung os er the Salt Lake Valley this Features Mr said that when wjtri sales fall short during a we! summer cutbacks are made in the capital improvements budget "That's our Capital Improvements relief valve, and that's one reason in making impiovenients Last summer, the city sold 47 37 1 we're " acre ft et of water. This summer, that in the s stem 52.h21 acre to feet, The assistant Water sujiei infelidrnt figure increased adding about fiOO.OOO to a projected said enough water has Imoi available annual water revenue col lei lion of $h 9 this summer to meet the increased milium Mr Hooton said demand, without having to blow the whistle of i misery at ion The city water department certain Hut the lack of rain, and the heavy !y isn't applauding the dry weather For summer What promises to be one of the driest years on record has led to greater water consumption by city customers lor parched lawns, which adds up to about $500,000 more in w ater revenue TV Toda Local News Page B-- 2 Assistant City Water Superintendent Hooton said the funds will be earmarked for capita! improvement expenditures, which have suffered of late for lack of money LeRoy Thursday Morning September 27, 1979 Section B have hand said tardy conserve He noted that in the summer of 1977. the drought year." customers used 41 nt less w a'er than this summer Water Available lie said there was no need to call for conscrvatioi this summer, since water was available in the reservoir due to an ' average water yield last winter " In contrast, customer in 1977 were faces! with a lack of water in the of an reset von in the aftermath extiernely dry winter if we don't get a gissl winter this year we're going to have to start calling for c onset vation again " he diaw on the watc r system, is beginning to show up in streams and jeservoirs, he added Reservoirs Creek is running at 30 percent City below la-- 1 year. IV ley's Creek Is 52 percent lower, and Big Cottonwood ( reek Is down by 51 percent, he said Mountain Dell Rexei voir is down from 2 1x1 acre feet hist year to 779 this year for a dec reuse in reserves of 68 erceiit Deer ( reek Reservoir is down from 46 (aw ac re leet last year to 85 11 acre feet this year, he added Mr Hooton commented that water consumers, when called umn to do so have demonstrated an abilitv to volun 11 Ik- - in deep trouble if we a dr winter But on the other PH extia reveque Is needed ' he one thing we said water use. which includes many customers outside ('ty limits,, is up by 11 pei cent over Iasi summer id City water sales eompilse about t fit percent of all culinary water sold in y alley, he said H (Kit on Mr By Hal Spencer alt f osts Water Department Revenues p JL H. colon c sail) v Page One r MX Impact r- Seen as Jobs Boom Cash Loss Tied to Job Error ' ' "v ;v , , By Brian Nutting I f j, 0. -- - $ x' " - ? V' To assure the mixup does not happen again, auditors said they would take charge of the county grants program cash flow which is expected to top $34 ' At ' ;? f?' A A,-- " , f?7 S', million this year. , ' 'i '' , V' 4 4 The countys administrative services department will continue to oversee grant applications, according to Netlson, chief deputy county auditor. through western Utah and Nevada will mean 25,000 construction jobs (or area workers over an eight year period Air Foice officials Scott M Matheson Wedtold Gov nesday r.ov Mat he sou met with top level officers at the State Capitol in what was the first. Gov really a press briefing of many such Matheson promised, briefings during which we hope to have all the tough and important questions answered r Attending the session were Maj Gen Kelly H Burke, director of operational requirements. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Research, Development and Acquisition; Dr Seymour L. Zeiberg. deputy undersecretary of defense for strategic and space systems; Brig Gen Guy L. flecker Jr . special assistant for MX matters, and Ogden Air logistics Center Commander, Maj Gen John J. MurphyGen. Hecker sad public hearings on the proposed system will begin m NovemlMT. and work is planned to scattered " Ay'i& " , , eaxte-r- rj 1977. n. 'tI. -w 'M' 0 A -- fc. Z" s yy , ' ,' 'I'?! - 4l - x a- A A. , - ' '4, 4 $ f -- y , av; 4 '' ' A AA ' ? A 'SAX v; 4 r" ,A ' . ifTi Tribune btert Photo by Lynn Johnson R - the U. of U., includes music, carnival and free food. by the Associated Students of Student Union as Openings 79 kicks off the new school year. The event, sponsored relax and lisUniversity ten to jazz music Wednesday near the Olpbi of Utah students ' sImLkw amtiaAL ks f 4Ay, 'sfr a begin m 1982 City-Coun- ty only $143,117 Service for Drivers An Oct 1, 1974. agreement with the the institute guaranteed the county up to $919,430 to run a counseling service for drinking drivers throilgh Sept. 31), 1980. y Dr. Harry L' Gibbons, health director, called for the audit J an. 2 w hen the human serv ices department transferred its alcohol and drug services program to the health department Human serv ices officials earlier said they had some concerns about the operation under their umberella but could not pinpoint those worries Why wasnt the funding agency billed'' The audit quoted an unnamed financial officer as explaining he went to classes sponsored by the institute but did not get the information he needed for the billing Dr. Gibbons said the worker was put on leave without pay Wednesday while the health department studies legal implications of further action. Disciplinary action against some of the financial officers bosses also is under consideration. Dr. Gibbons added Reason for Rejection "The county has received no reimbursement for expenditures beyond June 30. 1976, Mr. Neilson quoted from the audit He said the last billing was in 1977. It was rejected as "incomplete "The county s general fund has been carry mg this program fer the last three he continued By tying up years. general fund monies to support tins grant program, the county has suffered a loss of Investment interest . calculated . . . to be $72,700 In a written response to the audit. Dr Gibbons predicted that merging the old human services program with his departments Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services will add efficiency, economy and accountability. city-count- Dave Joiisson T ribune Staff Writer De ployment of the MX intercontinental missile system at 200 complexes , '4' 'i- j&b. ' " After months of study it appears the county will recover more than $485,000 some officials feared would be lost because an employee of the old alcohol and drug services program had not billed an alcohol treatment grant since That was the bottom line as county commissioners heard how the old alcohol and drug services program Health now part of the Department's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division spent $(529,112 from a National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism grant but was reimbursed Officials Doerihu DumtI Misi!t By Tribune Staff Writer An employee has been put on leave without pay and Salt Lake County is poorer by an estimated $72,700 because of what auditors Wednesday pictured as poor administration of a grant He said a computer in the auditors office will monitor cash flows. v p, - spellings 79 Upon becoming fully operational, the system, spread out over 10,000 square miles of western deserts, will require 14 ihki Air Force civilian and military' personnel, the general said Some 70 sites would be planned for Utah and 130 for Nevada, each site change to country, as seven blue grass featuring an assembly center and 23 bands perform horizontal silos not closer than 7,000 and country-westerbetween 10 a m and 5 pm, Mr feet one to another Stewart said A direct missile hit on one would Thursday Entertainment leave intact the other 22 shelters, any Entertainment will be provided by one of which could be hiding the actual Steve Hague and Nanette Barrutia. missile To comply with SALT proviNew Moon. James Scott, yan Smith, sions, each shed would have Inspection Legal Action. High Rustler and Cow ports on top so Soviet satellites rauJd observe the U S missile numbers and Jazz verify U S. treaty compliance. informational the day. Throughout Does the location of the missiles in booths w ill be set up around the area by organizations from both on and off the Utah and Nevada increase residents campus There also will be soft drinks peril in event of an attack? and hotdogs available for 35 cents each It does somewhat, said Gen Hecker, On Friday, the miKKl of Openings" raising Utah to the 15th most attractive will switch to rock 'n' roll, as eight rock Soviet target area nuclear groups perform on the lawn from 10 Yet. in event of an all-oam to 6 pm The music will be missile attack, "the whole country is in provided by John Clayton and John pet il from fallout, and Utah would be no Zarboch. F,d Pratt, Platinum Plus. Bill more affected than the rest of the Brown. Kraync. Jet Blue. Syndicate country. he said and Ty rant Gen Hecker said the Air Force plans Carnival F riday to plot the needs for supplies in such a A carnival will be held from 11 30 See Page B-- Column 5 am to 2 p m followed by the first annual Utah Transit Authontv bus painting contest, which will consist of students enteiing design- - for a UTA bus U . Fall at Music Food, Quarter Fun, Open By Walter Mattery Tribune Staff Writer Being a student at the University of Utah this week means ? more than pencils, books and professors' dirty looks. It also means live music, carnivals, free food and pep rallies "Openings 79." sponsored by the Associated Students of the U. of U is being held this week on the lawn near the Olpm Student Union to help students ease into the grind studies. of for the students while they with old friends, met new ones or snfiply sprawled out on the grass and ment their fall quarter chatted The three-da- y event, which opened Wednesday, features live music, organizational booths, a carnival, a steer roast, a pep rally, a blood drive and a free movie Free Breakfast The event was kicked off Wednesday-morninwith a free breakfast for students Then, from 11am to 4 p m . four jazz groups provided entertain class planned their upcoming schedules Wednesday's entertainment was pro-- v kled hv Joe Muscolmo, The Ranger. W W and Co , and City Lights. John Stewart, head of ASUU concerts. said Wednesday's events were "mellow' compared to what's planned for Thursday and Friday On Thursday, the atmosphere will Union Official Rakes Delays in Filling Job Vacancies Municipal Blue-Collfilling job vacancies delay among lower level Salt Lake City government employees is causing problems, not the least of which is a decline in morale among employees forced to shoulder the extra work. in That was the complaint Wednesday to the Salt Lake City Commission from for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a union and repaftiliated with the AFL-C10- , resenting about 900 city blue-collworkers The delay m filling vacancies is caused by a recent commission mov e to l better control payroll growth in Jnn Considine. spokesman Commissioner David C. Campbell said the problem has been evident among clerk positions in the police departmeni as well. Mr Considine asked that the hiring committee simply not get into holding " a up the filling of these vacancies request previously rejected by the committee Mr. Phillips said the committee w til take another look at the request and see if we cant woik something out with some acknowledgement from the commission. Mr. Considine said that filling vacancies in unpopular jobs is now taking three to five weeks. Ironically, we're finding that the delay actually breeds more v aeancies. because people on the job get tired of handling the work of two. he said The problem has been particularly noticeable in the sanitation department. he said, although Public Safety But low-lev- el ar city-hal- The commission formed a commit tee, directed by Finance Commissioner Jennings Phillips Jr , which meets each Tuesday to sift through hiring requests for new jobs and vacancies The idea is to insure that the number of employees remains largely frozen Light Rainfall Ends Month - Long Drv Spell light rainfall Tuesday night and Wednesday ended nearly a month-lon- g dry spell and ended the possibility that the water year which' ends Sunday will be the driest year on record Only .05 inches of precipitation was recorded at the Salt Lake International Airport, but that was enough to bring the total rainfall for the year to 8 19, 03 A early Indies moie than the prev set m 1934 mux lecoul i ut ar A n of 8 16, But that looks like all the rain for a while, as Thursday's forecast calls for generally fair conditions throughout the day, becoming partly cloudy by even ing Temperature should be warming up a little, with highs due in the upper 70s. low s in the low er 50s ' 8, Slu)ot logo The winner of the design context will receive 8300 and free bus passes, and the winning design will be painted oil a I TA bus used on the special student mute to and from the university Following the contest, a free steer roast will lie held at 6 p m The steer has been donated to the university by the Salt Lake Valley Chevy Dealers After the i oast there will tie a 6 30 p in pep rails with the university i heel lead ers the Utahnells. the university football team and football coach Wav lie How a rd Openings" activities will lie wrap ped up win an 8 p m showing of the tilm Foul Plus" at the Union Rocks Stinker, IfXcccssnr The Salt Lake City Commission Wednesday approved purchase of a rifle to be used by animal control officers to shoot skunks that take up residence beneath houses Animal Control Director Douglas Sorenson said the rifle will be used resort Most skunks tmlv as a la will continue to be trapped and lesettlcd in the moun'ains, he said His ottue receives about 3U calls a month fioni citizens complaining ol skunks (in their propel ty he said Dont Mix Heat, Exercise With High Aspirin Intake By Angelyn Nelson ' - u t - Tribune Medical Editor If you plan prolonged exercise m the heat, avoid large doses of aspirin That's the advice of a physician runner who experienced adverse reactions from therapeutic doses of aspirin n in an Dr. Herbert Fred collapsed dui ing a race in Hawaii last spring "1 could have easily killed myself with what I was doing 1 was continuing to poison myself throughout the race," said Dr. Fred, a running veteran who is m top physical condiultra-maratho- 100-mi- le S' c - I x. V ! V X i ' . Vy' . is-.- V , P7 Ek-W-- I: V.i L, '''H. LlJ Di. Herbert Fred ihysician-Runne- r -- 41 NfMi tion To Discuss Experience Dr Fred, director of medical education at St Joseph's Hospital, Houston, spoke in an interview at the University of Utah Medical Center on Wednesday. Thursday, the University of Texas professor of medicine will discuss his A of expel lence at 5 p m 111 Classroom the University of Utah Medical Center The public is invited Dr Fred piefaced his tale by em phdxizmg his warning about aspmns potential dangers is based on his personal observation not on scientific proof For one year. Dr Fred planned and trained for the Hawaiian 100 mile marathon on May 26 and 27 Miles a Week UK) 100 miles pi week, miles in his afternoon He averaged 20 week before the race he religiously began to take aspirin every four hours Dr Fred consumed 12 tablets daily He also took aspirin everv four hours A throughout the race He aimed m Hawaii prepare and lest a wet k for the eaily te lace "I did little except rest in inv an conditioned hotel room I wasn't exert ing myself, he reported very running workout The physician, a member of the The marathon began at 4 p m on May American Medical Joggers Association and American College of Sports 26 It w as 86 degrees F ahrenheit and the humidity hovered near 100 percent Medicine, was no stranger to competi-tie running misting rain fell for part of the race The normally cooling Hawaiian He has completed numerous tradewnids wete absent. marathons, which are 26 miles, and finished as high as second place and as Like Running in Jungle low as 11th place in ultra marathons of was like in the jungle " distances ranging from 50 to 62 miles Dr'ItFred said running The Hawaiian race was his first 100 mile run The course was 23 times mound a After the fust four About 10 days before the laee he four mile loop developed tendinitis, an inflammation of the tendon, in his right knee Chuckle Consultation with two orthopedic surgeons confirmed his diagnosis and The joy of mot hei hood What a gave him the approval to pioceed with woman w of to experiences when all the ihil the ms plans ithmit fear damage dren are finally in bed knee v olrnlay's miles 1), L ie i w.i' di dulled much men Mithenanv othei time m pi sweat e lous eiths '.i iie is nothing M knee hurt hul I kn'w some'hing else was w eng " the pin sii i.m s.ml Ills sei mill line ol tumble was he Hi m. lied lal ge volumes lleipiei.llv i He hod antnipated with muscle soreness miles But he didn't when he reached that he would be hit or cramps by 7S ev en feel tired anothei point phenomenon to lam At SO nules he w as He had never suddenly lavcnoux experiemed such hunger in previous u'tra marathons Dr Fred earned a ' sai k ol lookies m case of hunger 50 have could 20 cookies to lapully ate eaten SO. but was all aid Id get siek again. he said The nausea returned with a vengeame at 92 miles "It was like I'd been shot with a gun. 1 became extremely nauseated and the world began spinning around, he said Leans Against Tree He leaned against a tree, and the n lay on the ground His aides, who had witnessed another runner collapse, elevated his feet and doused him with ice cold towels Dr Fred knew something was seriously wrong However, after 13 minutes, he felt well enough to finish the tace by walking flanked by two aides "I couldn't stand the thought of giving up with only eight nules left, he said Tw out v tw o hum x alter he began. Dr Column 3 See Page 1 1 2n lu 50 miles Di led was exliemeh tlnrstv but he tou.ul he had no uaving for liquids this time "Mv aides had to fm ( e me to drink The thought was obnoxious to me, hut didn't I'd in ill tumble." he knew il said I'xu.illv aitei 1 1 1 He idleulated he drank six quarts of fluid during the race compared to a normal 20 to 25 quarts Knee Fain Disappears the 50 mile inaik his knee pain ilixappeaied It had hint with every step to that point He latei ilei uied the axpmn was concent raieil in Ins bodv by tills tune Ovci come by nausea at 60 miles he sat down on the curb Alter drinking ued bouillon he felt better and le mile pave sinned his At 1 B-- , - |
