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Show II Year of the Float9 Highlights Progress at Training School By Arm Shields Tribune Correspondent AMERICAN The FORK year 1982 might be called the Year of the Float, says Leonard W. Lavis, superintendent of the Utah State Training School. Mr. Lewis explained that last year the school was invited to - participate in several area parades. The appearances were so successful, members of the schools recreation staff designed a float" this special year. Built with undesignated doMr. nations from individuals, Lavis said the result was "a majestic float" which included running water for youngsters riding on it to drink Joy Worth Effort And it was worth every bit of effort because of the joy it brought to the children riding on it, and who were taken in wheelchairs in front and in back of it," Mr. Lavis declared The sight of their smiling faces was something to see Everywhere they went, they were greeted with love and warmth by parade goers, he said It's funny a little thing like a float could be a measure of progress, but I sincerely believe paradt s throughout Utah Iountv and in Salt I ake City's pa . s ut 47 paiade The supeitendent told of plug less at the schmil during, the year noting all employe s have now completed 200 hums of classroom mst ruction in earing for the handicapped We have caught up on the two year ba k log of employees completing the courses " that the mentally retarded and severely and multi handicapied are out of the closet once and fur all," Mr Lavis said ' Truly Accepted' He said he has worked with the handicapped and the retarded for many years and, "This is the first time I could say this because I have never felt it before We were truly accepted everywhere we went " People called I received letters saying how beautiful it was to see our wheelchair hand icapped able to take part in the parades It was wonderful," he said The youngsters appeared in Working on Phase II Superv isorv staff members are now embarking on Phase II of the education program, he said, and are completing a management course devised Pr Pean Jones, education hv de- - clopment director at the s bool Ml of the buildings on campus Mi meet the life safety exl av is said Mr Lavis not d the training school farm. 4 H program direr tors and Adventure and Learn mg Paik mudinators have hxked arms in developing a eiMierative program Currently they are ready mg a farm to open in the spring Over 40,000 cltiens v isited the Adventure and I warning Iaik this summer," he said where the handicapped and area n sidents gained a better under standing of each other Mr Lavis said a campus 1 bouutifu atom piogi.un is eon tinning Iteinodi img of older buildings t j meet federal stall dards has boon completed Remodeling Mnmsi Complete Iliasi Lout of tin si hoot's building program is si heduled to login in eaily spring jnd ie modeling of the five buildings undt ( n 1 PRESTON, Idaho (AP) -Gasoline fumes that reached explosive levels for more than a week earlier this month in Prestons sewer system have almost disappeared, but Fire Chief Tony Christensen says the problem is far from over. Fire crews vented sewer lines with fans to dissipate the fumes after they started leaking from the ground into city sewers in a square-- f block area from State Street to First East. Im not sure why the fumes have subsided because we still have a petroleum product in the water table and we could have a dangerous situation again at any time, Christensen said Friday. Several families voluntarily evacuated the area two weeks ago, but returned within a couple of days. No injuries have been reported. Christensen said city crews have drilled test holes to determine the size of the contaminated area. They found between one and four inches h i' neai is FREE n)) jf ihast nihei improvements dining the year have no luded moving the tampus canti en from the basement to a new ground flum area, and plans foi a comma facility ill what was funnel Iv a residential area Danger Not Over Gas Fumes Dissipate In Preston Sewers l omplete GIFT WRAPPING cf gasoline, diesel fuel or a combination of both in 14 of 18 holes drilled. WITH We decided to stop drilling because we know we have a serious situation," Christensen said. We know there are a number of sources contributing to the problem but well have to get some experts to help us decide how to handle it. SUGAR HOUSE 2101 So. 1 100 E., McIntyre Ctr. top A specialist in gasoline spill removal wiill attend a special City Council meeting Tuesday to outline what the city should do, he said. Whatever we do, it appears it will be an expensive process and will take several months to complete the job using specialized removal equipment, Christensen said. BOUNTIFUL nts Mall 00 OR MORE PURCHASE (M The source of the gasoline is not known and there are no service stations presently in the area. However, officials have speculated the source may be abandoned underground gasoline tanks left from service stations that used to be located in Preston. Violent Crime Drops; Other Kinds Steady - CHEYENNE (AP) Wyoming experienced virtually no change in reported crimes during the third quarter of the year but compared to last year there was a 30 percent overall drop in violent crime, according to a state report. The state attorney generals Uniform Crime Reporting Centstatiser released tics Friday showing an overall increase in reported crimes of just 0.1 percent for July, August and September, compared to the same three months a year ago. third-quart- er The overall drop in violent crime stemmed from a 37 percent drop in aggravated assaults. Robberies were up 17 percent and murders were up 57 percent during the period. Rapes declined by 6 percent. The center reported 14 murders during the three-mont- h period, 44 rapes, 48 robberies and 305 aggravated assaults. Of those, law enforcement agencies "cleared 71 percent of the murders, 64 percent of the rapes, 56 percent of the assaults and 27 percent of the robberies. Law enforcement officers consider a case cleared when it has been solved, whether an arrest was made or a conviction obtained. There were 1,216 burgaries reported during the period, a decline of 2 percent, and 4,803 larcenies, an increase of 7 percent. Property stolen during the third quarter was valued at nearly $4 million, compared to $4.5 million a year ago, the report said. MEN S PARKAS Shop: House Use your K0B Charge, CAMPUS polyestercotton jacket quilted with fiberfill for warmth. Unzip sleeves for sporty looking vest, Blackgray color 10 to 6 MasterCard, 10 to 9 Layaway with no Visa or Bountiful Sunday 5 12 to Stores finance charge. Both Cache Considers Divestiture Of Weed Control Efforts LOGAN (AP) Cache County commissioners are considering turning weed control operations over to private enterprise. County Weed Supervisor Alan Gardner said Friday he has been Divers to Aid In Search Special to The Tribune STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR -Wasatch County Deputy heriff John Rogers said professional divers will be searching here Saturday with sonar equipment for the body of a West Jordan man presumed drowned Tuesday. Ted Valenzuela, 35, is believed to have died when a boat in which he and two other men were fishing overturned. Encamacion Gonzales and Alex Vigil, both Salt Lake County and listed in satisfactory condition Friday at LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, swam to shore. Deputy Rogers said searchers dragged the bottom of the reservoir Thursday. No concentrated search efforts were made Friday. asked by the commission to poll local farmers to see how they would feel if the county stopped providing weed spraying service. Gardner said he will report his findings to the county Weed Control Board next week and the board later will make a recommendation to the commission. By state law, the county must control the weeds along county roadways and they must have a weed supervisor, Gardner said. Gardner said the law allows wide interpretation, but counties are supposed to cite property owners for not killing weeds on their own land. The county would still have that power if it decides to do away with its spraying service, he said. A cited farmer would have to contract with a private sprayer instead of having the county do the work. Box Elder County already has turned weed spraying over to private firms. Box Elder has the worst infestation of Dyers Woad in the state. If Cache County had not spent thousands of dollars each year to spray Dyers Woad, we would be in a similar situation, Gardner said. SURER S3SBQ SATURDAYIDOORBUSTERS! m QeeOSS) In County 0U3b0jO& Blaze Damages Apartments Firefighters were battling an apartment house fire late Friday at Gardens apartthe Shangri-Lments, 4888 S. Highland Circle (1820 a East). The fire was concentrated in No injuries were reported. The blaze was still out of control about an hour after it was reported about 0.30 pm. three apartments. j f, jK I Salt Lake County Battalion Chief Dale McMillan said the departments six trucks at the scene had a difficult time reaching the apartments, which were accessible only by narrow streets a long distance from the main road. Firefighters had not determined a cause or estimated the amount of fire late damage in the Friday, as they were battling to control the blaze. Cbblitb OiCflB Gate' i '2SR : two-alar- I 1 |