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Show Several Homes Flooded Earthen Dam in Millard County Collapses By Mike Gorrell Tribune Staff Writer KANOSH, Millard County An earthen dam near here collapsed Friday evening, sending water rushing into the south end of town and flooding several homes, according to the Millard County Sheriff's Department About of the town was affected by the flooding after the 7 p m incident, however officials said the water had receded late Friday None of the 319 people in this farming community were evacuated, however volunteers were called out to sandbag the canal from the Corn Creek Dam and around parts two-thir- of the ficials city, according to sherift s Nearly 60 percent of Ephraim, including Snow College and the area east of Main Street where most of the city's population resides, did not have water Friday, a result of the latest in a series of mudslides which have repeatedly damaged the main water line in Ephraim Canyon, said City Recorder Arlene Deleeuw. Earlier in the day officials began to clear debris from area drainage canals in preparation for an emergency They became concerned by the large flow of water over the top of the dam. The water quickly receded into the ditches where it was running 4 to 5 feet deep late Friday, the sheriff's Elsewhere, work continued on raising US 89 in Sardine Canyon, Cache County, with a Utah Department of Transportation official stating the road should be reopened to traffic Monday morning, Salt Lake County officials announced that 900 dispatch reported. Meanwhile, persistent mudslides intensified water delivery problems Friday in Sanpete County, leaving the east side of Ephraim wilthout water and prompting Manti City of State Savings Finds Buyer For Property t fiy471i CHRISTOPHER East will be reopened Saturdav morning between 3300 and 3900 South, a close watch was being maintained on potential slide areas in Salma Canyon, and the Facer Canyon slide above Willard, Box Elder Canyon, had not moved appreciably The latest major slide in Ephraim Canyon hit the line early Thursday, cutting off all flow to the city's storage tanks from natural springs high in the canyon Reserve storage in the tanks was used up Thursday. By 10 a m Friday, residents on the east side of the town of 2,900 reported their taps were dry or producing only a trickle of water, Ms. Deleeuw said ficials to declare a local disaster situation of- 1 LsV?l By Con By Peg McEntee Tribune Staff Writer A body found in a remote area of Kane County was positively identified Friday as that of a Colorado woman believed to be the victim of Christopher Ber- nard Wilder, who shot himself in New Hampshire after a crosscountry series of abductions and murders. Psarras state-chartere- See Page B-- Column 1 of The nude body Sheryl Lynn y Bonaventura, 18, Agent Knowles of Grand Junction, was found Thursday at about 1 45 p.m. beneath a cedar tree by Kane County Sheriffs deputies and FBI agents, said Terry Knowles, special agent in charge of the FBIs Salt Lake City office. Died of Stab Wounds Mr. Knowles said an autopsy by Dr. Richard Sander of the Utah State Medical Examiners Office determined Ms. Bonaventura died of stab wounds, one of which penetrated the heart. A gunshot wound of unknown caliber also was found. FBI poster of fugitive Christopher Bernard Wilder is juxtaposed to photo of victim Sheryl Lynn Bonaventura, whose body was found in a remote, area and identified Friday. Leave Utah Out of By Jim Woolf Tribune Environmental Writer Gov. Scott M. Matheson said no" Friday to the U.S. Department of Energys proposal to build a nuclear waste disposal facility near Canyon-land- s National Park. I now unqualifiedly oppose further consideration of the Canyon-land- s site for location of a nuclear waste repository. It is in the best interests of the state and the nation to avoid waste of taxpayer dollars in further consideration of an unsuitable site, he said in a press confer- ence at the State Capitol. Tribune Staff Writer The original USS Salt Lake City, a World War II heavy cruiser, met its end at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean as a radioactive pile of steel after being used for atomic bomb target practice in 1946. So its only fitting that the new USS Salt Lake City will, in a sense, join its namesake. in the nuclear world and on the ocean floor. The new boat, as it is called in Navy parlance, is the nations newest Los Angeles-clas- s nuclear-powere- d at- tack submarine. In ceremonies next Saturday, the USS Salt Lake City will be formally commissioned at the Norfolk, Va., naval base. Like a Graduation A commissioning ceremony is much like graduation exercises from high school or college, said 3rd District Judge David B. Dee, who serves as chairman of the committee organizing the event and is a retired Navy captain. The submarine was launched and christened last October. After months of internal outfitting and testing, the Navy has decided that the boat is OK. At the commissioning, the Navy formally, "accepts" the new submarine. Part of the Reagan administrations goal of a Navy, the 600-shi- p USS Salt Lake City will mainly car- torpedoes, but will ry have the capacity to carry nuclear- - tipped Tomahawk cruise missiles, which are shot from torpedo tubes at surface targets. The contingent of Utahns making the trip includes Gov. Scott M Matheson; Mayor Ted L. Wilson and other city representatives; Judge Dee, who will represent Salt Lake County; members of the local chapter of the Navy League; a group of elementary students from Twin Peaks Elementary School, and other local digntlries. Salt Lake City will spend about $12,000 to send its delegation to Virginia. A contribution from Salt Lake County and private and personal donations will pay for the rest of the delegation. During the weekend of ceremonies, about 90 crew members of the original USS Salt Lake City will get together for a reunion, including a breakfast served by former Navy cooks. Survived Pearl Harbor The original ship, commissioned in the 1920s, was spared in the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and saw heavy war use while America was rebuilding its Pacific Fleet, said Judge Dee. After the war, in which the ship fought in four major battles, the USS Salt Lake City and other ships were towed to Truk atoll in the Pacific Ocean. There, an atomic bomb was dropped on the ships for a test of America's fledgling nuclear capacity- the ship structurally-survivethe bomb, it was too contaminated by radioactivity to be used and was sunk. Big Steel Cigar The new USS Salt Lake City, which Judge Dee described as looking "like a big steel cigar, will also eventually make its home in the Pacific Ocean. In 1985, the submarine is scheduled to be stationed in San Although Diego. an attack submarine, the boat submarine. Its mission is to patrol the seas for eneAs is an my subs. TV Features Page Fare, May 5, 1984 1 See Page B-- Column B-- 6 Saturday Morning, Snow College President Steven Benmon closed the junior college at p m because of "potential sanitary and other problems " He said the water supply began to taper off late Thursday and. after a brief resur- - Section B Page 1 4 N-Du- It is not known whether the woman was sexually assaulted, and the time of death is estimated to be "several weeks ago," he said. Ms. Bonaventura, an aspiring model, was last seen talking to an unidentified male at a shopping center in Grand Junction on March 29. She reportedly was seen later that day, possibly with Wilder, in Silver-ton- , Colo., about 110 miles south of Grand Junction. Contacted by Motorist The Kane County Sheriffs office was contacted by a motorist who was traveling with his family on U.S. 89. The man discovered the body near an abandoned roadway where he had stopped to rest, Mr. Knowles said. After the man contacted Sheriff Benny Riddle w'lth the vicinity of the bodies location, deputies and FBI agents searched for about six hours before the body was found. Mr. Knowles said he was absolutely certain that Ms. Bonaventura is one of 11 victims of Wilder, who died April 13 in a confrontation with New Hampshire state police after a y spree of murders and rapes that apparently began during February in Florida The manner of death is consistent with the other victims, he said Evidence from the scene, including duct tape of the same type found with other bodies, has been sent to the FBI crime laboratory near D C Washington, Of the 11 victims, five have been found dead, three are still missing, two escaped and one was released, Mr. Knowles said The FBI is conducting an extensive search for the three victims who still are missing. Florida authorities are investigating other murders for which Wilder may be responsible, Mr. Knowles said. Goes Back to 1983 "Were fairly certain that it goes back into 1983 and maybe before that, he said. Wilder came to the attention of law enforcement agepcies after a Tallahassee, Florida woman was abducted and taken to Bainbridge, Georgia, where she was raped and tortured before she escaped and See Page cross-countr- B-- Column 1 Plans, Matheson Tells DOE mp In his toughest action yet, the governor set strict limits on disruptive studies of the Canyonlands site and vowed to ask Congress to pass laws excluding sites near national parks and establishing more realistic time frames for finding a disposal location. Have to Draw the Line We have waited as long as we can. The erosion of the site selection process goes on and I have to draw the line somewhere, said the governor. Ted Taylor, the DOE official who deals with the state of Utah on this said the governors stance "doesn't have much impact on us one way or another. A DOE spokesman in Washington, D.C., declined to return telephone calls from The Tribune. Who the hell is surprised? said Calvin Black, chairman of the San Juan County Commission, when told about the governors action. Hes been taking this stance for a long time but hes just been dishonest about it and not told anyone. Hes finally telling the truth, he said. Commissioner Black described the governor as an environmental issue, extremist who is using the national park to kill anything that could provide jobs down here. Gov. Matheson said the possible disposal sites in Davis and Lavender canyons just east of the national park are inherently unsuitable because of their location near Canyon-landNewspaper Rock State Park, and the Colorado River. The are also conflicts with the areas rich archaeological resources and problems with transportation. Any information they DOE could develop could not solve the inherent problems of the site, he said. s, Commissioning Sub Means Citys Namesake Is Ready By Brian Wilkinson Local News g FBI Believes Recovered Body Is Murder Victim of Wilders d -- 111 BERNARD WILOER California Acreage Valued 0 er Limit Tribune Staff Writer State Savings & Loan Association said Friday it has found a buyer for 363 acres of California real estate it acquired in a controversial transaction with another firm controlled by financier J. William Oldenberg, owner of the Los Angeles Express football team. The Utah Department of Financial Institutions asked State Savings, which has branches in Utah, to divest itself of the property after it -- as discovered during a routine audit that the price of the undeveloped land near Richmond, Calif., exceeded the amount State Savings is allowed by Utah law to invest in a single venture. We have found a buyer and we expect to be disengaged from the property by the end of next week, said Ronald Swenson, State Savings vice president for marketing. State Savings acquired the property from a subsidiary of Investment Mortgage International Inc., a San Francisco-base- d mortgage banking firm controlled by the flamboyant Mr. Oldenburg, who acquired control of State Savings last fall. The property, designated for development as a commercial shopping center, was reportedly purchased by Oldenburg interests in 1977 for about $800,000. Banking officials said their examination of State Savings did not involve concerns over the price paid for the property by the local thrift, but only that the amount exceeded the savings and loans legally authorized investment limit. According to Utah Financial Institutions Commissioner Elaine B. d thrifts are not Weis, City and Sanpete County trews were assembling materials to repair the line Friday afternoon, with, the expectation that more water will be flowing into the storage tank by Saturday Still, "The city is encouraging strict conservation by those who have water and we re them to boil drinking water," she added The governor also complained about the process DOE is using to select a site, claiming it ignores Utahs concerns about environmental problems. Should Have Realized I remain convinced that had DOE pursued the responsible siting process as required by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and diligently addressed the sensitive environmental and park issues repeatedly raised by the citizens of Utah over the past three years, the results would have clearly demonstrated the inherent See Page Column 1 B-- Reporter Urges Concern On N-Test- ing Utahns should be concerned about continued testing of nuclear weapons at the Nevada Test Site, according to a noted in-- g vestigative reporter. John G. Fuller, who has written a new book on the effects of open air weapons testing in the 1950s, said theres still a threat that radioactive releases underfrom ground testing near Las Vegas, Nev., will cause a health problem from people living downwind in Utah. Only time will tell the seriousness of the problem, he said. Mr. Fuller said the budget for weapons testing has been doubled recently and the number of tests increased. This has increased the Tribune Staff Photo bv Lynn R. Johnson chance of accident. Accompanying this new surge in activity has been tightened security and less information about what is taking place. Because of the federal governMembers of Greek fraternities and soror-itie- s $2,835 for the March of Dimes, donated 89 ments history of units of blood to University Blood Donor from the University of Utah particihe said about testing, weapons lying pate in Greek Olympic events. During the program, took children from Childrens it's impossible to trust statements Center to zoo and held many other events. weeks activities the Greek system raised about the size of the blasts and amounts of radiation which have been released. Mr. Fullers new book, entitled "The Day We Bombed Utah, traces the history of weapons testing in Nein the 1950s, the mysterious vada clean-up rade such as The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and hanging Equal Rights Coalition fell into at of sheep in Cedar City and death banners. in Denver has upheld a decision by two of one the least categories. attempts to coverup government U.S. District Judge Bruce Jenkins Judge Jenkins had ruled that Upon receiving the rejection, the problems which may have been crethat the Days of '47 Inc. can deternot there was sufficient city involveapproached the mayor and ated by the fallout. mine whether a particular group or ment to term the parade as public. group to be allowed to participate asked Its the most shocking story I've organization can participate in the The appeals court agreed, noting the since the city subsidized the parade. ever worked on, said Mr. Fuller, annual parade celebrating the 24th city would provide clean-u- p and othThe mayor, however, informed the author of 20 books. of July. er services for any parade. them the parade was subsidized He said the only solution to the The appeals court ruled that The suit stemmed from a 1981 atthrough a private group. weapons testing problem is putting Judge Jenkins was correct in saying tempt by the Equal Rights Coalition Brian Barnard, the attorney repan end to the arms race between the that the parade was not run by a to enter a float in the parade. Their the Equal Rights Coaliresenting Union. Salt Lake City public entity request was rejected according to tion, said the basis of the suit hinged United States and Soviet The author said Americans are even though the city subsidizes a criteria established by the Days of on whether the parade was run by a too placid about the serious prob'47 committee, which notes that an portion of the parade. A trial before or public entity. private lems a from or Judge Jenkins showed that Salt facing the nation and must decontroversial application Lake City spends between $30,000 to a full accounting of the govmand one He of said only option appeal political group could be rejected. ernments actions. $50,(XXlon various aspects of the pa is now left. The committee deemed that the Dont Give Up the Ship 47 Inc. Can Determine Parade Entrants A |