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Show Assures Group Hes Done Everything Possible Bangerter Says By Dave Jonsson Tribune Staff Writer Gov Norm Bangerter promised a citizens group Monday he is "moniprotoring closely" the recess for a national nuclear-wast- e pository and has done everything possible" to maintain the state's legal position to prevent it from coming here. Members of the Dont Waste Utah can paign, saying they are a diverse group of business, cultural, labor, religious and environmental advocates, told Gov. Bangerter they fear what will happen if any one of the top three contenders is eliminated by the Department of Energy. Utah, which earlier was under consideration for a test site, is no longer' on the list. Instead, the state ranks fourth. The coalition told Gov. Bangerter it fears Utah will go back on the list if n ffljt Hes Keeping Tabs on e six-poi- formula has changed, we make a contact. he told the group Monday morning The group asked that the governor support a concurrent resolution in the Legislature opposing any consideration of sites near Canyonlands National Park. Gov. Bangerter said he hadn't seen the resolution, and was displeased a copy hadn't been sent to him. The group asked that the governor I have done everything to maintain our legal avenues if we need to use them "Weve touched on that point that Utah could be chosen by default as well as we can." Terri Martin, spokeswoman for the coalition, said the group is concerned in part that the attractiveness of Utah as a site will be weighed by the DOE partly in relation to the opposition tactics of other states. write the secretary of energy "deof Utah, manding disqualification and Gov. Bangerter said he spoke to the secretary as recently as two weeks ago and feel, he and other state officials have "already made that quite clear to him As for court action, Gov. Bangerter said he has supported that to the ex tent possible. "I may be naive, but I personally dont think Utah will ever be selected. But ..." Local ibune fake J&alt any of the three are eliminated "Don't Waste Utah members have collected 7,500 signatures m opposition to nuclear-wastdisposal in this state, and the group outlined a request Monday for the governors consideration. He refused to go along with a couple of points, declaring "What youre asking me to do, Ive already done. Gov. Bangerter said, "Every time we hear a rumor that the site selection Search N-Du- mp Tuesday Morning January 21, 1986 Section B ' ii . i W. lip 1 Page vti County Plans Purchase Of Canyon n Option Taken on Land In Oquirrh Mountains By Jack Fenton Tribune Staff Writer Salt Lake County will buy an Oquirrh Mountain canyon lined with juniper, pine and sagebrush to help take pressure off crowded Wasatch i Front recreation areas. That was the plan Monday as commissioners announced they're taking e an option to buy the Yellow Fork Canyon near Camp Williams in the valleys southwest corner. Financing for the $519,000 purchase would be budgeted in 1987, Commissioner Mike Stewart said. He believes the county will take possession early next year saving on option payments that otherwise would continue through July. County negotiations for access should be completed by then, the commissioner predicted. And, while a creek trickles down the steep canyon, its until the county can replace that flow with well water, officials noted. Carl Fischer Jr. and Warren Kimber Jr., who are selling their option to the county, also would get 16.5 acres of county-owne- d land along the Jordan River Parkway in Salt Lake S 800-acr- to :t - t 4 u Where t: 1 s $2,987-a-mont- Or, Daman - , , -- r- ) . . - off-limi- f 9? V City. vf ; Tribune Staff Photo by Al Hortmann ; Exotic advertisements offer stark contrast to conditions Monday as winter weather re- - turned to northern Utah after a warm weekend. The precipitation is expected to create fog from i Cache to Utah valleys Tuesday morning. Anoth-Utah- s er storm is predicted to move in by Friday. man was proThe nounced dead at St. Marks Hospital shortly after the 7 p.m. accident in which his car slid off the curved road and rolled. His identity was withheld until his family could be notified, said the hospital nursing supervisor. Three other people hurt in wrecks along the same road were taken to Cottonwood Hospital Medical Center, but they did not suffer serious injuries, a nursing supervisor said. About 10 emergency vehicles lined up along 700 East to handle the accident. Further details were unavailable Monday night as Salt Lake County sheriffs deputies were tied up with accident investigations. Road crews were called Monday night to sand three areas in particular Van Winkle Boulevard (running southeast from about 4800 South and 700 East), Bengal Boulevard (about 7600 South) at 2000 East, and Highland Drive (about 1500 East) at 3900 South, dispatchers reported. Sheriffs deputies had to be extra cautious at accident scenes because passing motorists could easily have lost control on the glazed roads, dispatchers said. The Utah Highway Patrol issued a plea to Tuesday morning commuters to slow down because of the slick road conditions. Starting about 11 a m. while the snow was still falling, numerous traffic accidents were reported to Salt B-- d Column 4 Lawmakers Debate Bills to Create State Holiday Utahns Pause to Honor Martin Luther Kings Birthday By T.R. Dowell Tribune Staff Writer Utahns throughout the state Monday paused to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the first federal holiday in his honor, while state legislators paused in a moment of silence and wrestled with bills to create a state holiday in his name. Randall Robinson, director of TransAfrica, a black American organization, delivered a tribute to Dr. King at the University of Utahs Olpin Union Building during a celebration sponsored by the Salt Lake City branch of the lobby NAACP. The speech was one of several tributes to the slain civil rights leader in Utah that began with Gov. Norm Bangerter signing a proclamation before black com munity leaders noting Dr. Kings contributions. At Hill Air Force Base, a memorial service was held in the base chapel with television news re- - Related Stories , C- -l porter Charlene Brown and base Chaplain Capt. Floyd A. Walker as speakers. Following a memorial luncheon in which Alfred Fritz was presented the Salt Lake Branch at the U. Life Membership Committee Award, Mr. Robinson participated in a panel discussion of social justice with Rev. France Davis of the Calvary Baptist Church, Sister Mary Luke Tobin, The Thomas Merton Center in Denver and Rev. Wiliam K. Weigand, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, e moderated by Dr. Edwin B. of the U. of U.s College of Fir-mag- Law. In his speech, Mr. Robinson said it is important to remember the example Dr. King set when we plot the objectives of our own lives. He said growing up in Richmond, Va., he never met a white American until he was 22, and was 26 and in law school before he had See B-Column 4 KolfPs Work Called an Inspiration for Future 650 Colleagues Honor Pioneer of Artificial Organs By Anne Palmer Tribune Staff Writer "If man knows the structure and function of one of the parts of the body, he should be able to build it." Dr. Willem J. Kolff. The concept is simple. It is the application which is formidable. But Dr. Willem J. Kolff, head of the University of Utah Division of Artificial Organs and Institute for Biomedical Engineering, has been guided by a commitment to the belief for more than 40 years. Monday, 650 scientists, surgeons, experts and innovators in fields of artificial organs, biomedical engineering and transplantation gathered at the Salt Palace for an international symposium honoring the man who issued that challenge. event's opening sessions, During the four-daparticipants from throughout the world told how they had been inspired by the Dutchman whose work has helped Salt Lake City earn the title "Bionic Valley." The symposium Is being held, in part, to recognize the retirement of Dr. Kolff when he turns 75 on Feb. y soft-spoke- n 14. Affectionately referring to Dr. Kolff as Father," Papa," Godfather," and Pirn," his pro fessional acquaintances told how the artificial organs pioneer helped trace the history of artificial organs back to antiquity and mythology, then proceeded to that history in his own time. More importantly, those who came from Europe, Asia, South America, and across the United States explained in various ways how Dr. Kolff has inspired them to work for the future. While experts in bioengineering have been criticized for the social and economic implications associated with artificial organ developof ment, Dr. Eli A. Friedman, President-elec- t the International Society of Artificial Organs said Dr. Kolff, inventor of the artificial kidney, had just one thing in mind. He wanted to make patients' lives better." There are 250,000 people alive today who might otherwise have died from chronic kidney failure, said Dr. Friedman, of the State University of New York in Brooklyn. He said conventional treatment had previously led to "brave, but horrific mutilations of the body to treat uremia." Then Dr. Kolff began seeking ways to remove toxic wastes directly from the blood. His first 16 or 17 patients died, but Dr. Kolff kept working to perfect his kidney machine, Dr. Friedman explained. Typifying public reaction The field of visual neuroprosthesis involves to the experimental procedures, was a Life the implantation of tiny electrodes in the brain magazine cover story, illustrated with Humpty which can be stimulated, causing patients to see Dumpty and Alice in Wonderland. tiny dots of light. The effect is similar to that of reKolff Dr. lighting an electronic scoreboard with dots of Despite public skepticism, mained committed to his ideals. He came to the light which when resolved yield a picture. While University of Utah in 1967, where he worked on experimentalists have been pursuing the operamachine and the tion since about 1967, restoration of sight to the projects like the heart-lunblind with prosthesis is still about 15 years artificial heart. He was also one of the developballoon pump, a cardiac ers of the intra-aorti- c away, predicted Gerald E. Loeb, of the National Institute of Health's Laboratory of Neural Conassistance device which improves blood circutrol. lation. Dr. Kolff has been associated with many Other neurological prostheses can be applied more Innovations yet to be perfected, Although for the suppression of pain, to control epilepsy, and the names of Barney Clark, the Jarvik-7'- , stimulate growth, and to promote sensor-moto- r the "Utah Arm" have become rather commoncoordination, which neuroscientists and bioenplace to most Americans, many ongoing, obbelieve may restore movement of arms scure projects have been Inspired in one way or gineers or legs. another by Dr. Kolff. The picture is a far cry from that painted by For example, there is healthy optimism that artist Petqr Bruegel, who depicted Flemish sensory neuroprostheses are likely to provide to their artificial hearing and vision. Dr. William beggars hobbling with sticks attached to Dr. shown was That deformed of in painting Utah to legs. the University who came Dobelle upon his arrival In Salt Lake City more 1969, told conferees In an opening session, In than 15 years ago by Dr. Kolff, who told him the area of neuroprosthesis, Dr. Kolff operated then that artificial organs were already a part he ran Interference for In a different role of our history. other people." g e, , far cry from a million value put on the property by a fee appraiser last March, it still seems like a lot of money to County Auditor Craig Sorensen. Just two months ago commissioners told a public hearing that consumers of county services and those who pay taxes to finance them probably would find the 1986 spending plan falls short of their goals. Financially, 1987 looks even worse than conditions that forced commissioners to cut $22 million from spending requests. For example: Projections indicate revenue sharing that contributed about $9 million to Salt Lake County government in 1985 will fall to $5 million this year, then succumb to federal budget cuts. Until we re told otherwise, I'd have to say the commissions committing to cut some programs or raise taxes, Mr. Sorensen said of the canyon purchase. Commissioners hadnt talked about that part of the deal, Mr. Stewart acknowledged. But he seems ready to in the countys give it 1987 capital spending. There are other alternatives like a loan from the state, he noted. That property was purchased, not for use today but for use tomorrow when the valleys southwest quadrant is more developed, Mr. Hillam While $519,000 is a Lake City police and sheriff dispatchers, but no serious injuries were reported. During the day, canyon roads were the worst affected by the intermittent showers, and the National Weather Service reported many mountain roads were and slick. According to Bill Alder, meteorolo-Se- e snow-packe- The option will give Salt Lake County standing to apply for surplus land at Camp Williams next door, explained Acquisition Agent Roger Hil-la- $1.3 Wreck Kills Motorist as Storm Leaves Roads Slick With Ice One man was killed in a traffic rollover on 700 East near 4800 South after Mondays daytime snowstorm, followed by a clear and cold night, coated the roadway with treacherous black ice, officials said. h st 2 Utah Counties Are Named Disaster Areas Box Elder and Tooele counties have been named federal disaster areas and qualify for federal assistance following drought, frost and grasshopper damage last summer, the office of Gov. Norm Bangerter Was informed Monday. Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block wrote Gov. Bangerter that lie had reviewed Utahs application, filed last October, and decided the counties warranted a disaster desigt , nation. Six other Utah counties are named as contiguous counties where eligible farmers may qualify for emergency loan assistance, the notification said. These counties are Salt Lake, Cache, Juab, Utah and Weber; i Damage occurred between April 1 and Aug. 31, 1985. ; The designated counties will be eligible for loans from the Farmers Home Administration based on crop . loss. D$-vi- ; . , |