Show "r 'fi 1 1 rwt f mm i - 4 - - t I - '- - V r U Ogden Standard-Examin- W 7A 1 Thursday May 24 1984 er Report says Canadian forces vulnerable Minister ‘Defense s and air force to carry out tasks WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Canadian armed forces are so undermanned and underequipped that they could not support an allied effort in wartime assigned to the defense of Cana- by Jean-Jacqu- Blais was distribut- es ed to the Canadian Cabinet in November and is based on a deected military spending for modfense ministry review conducted ernization between now and the last summer The papers were year 2000 falls far short of what is judged necessary to bring de- made available to United Press International Wednesday by fense needs up to par document The signed sources close to defense issues da and to the NATO alliance the document said It said proj- and would be “overly vulnerable to enemy attack” a Canadian government document says Inadequate funding has eroded the ability of the army navy six-pa- ge 6ffi FOOD STORES United Press International g Dance Com- Members of Kang pany perform Fan Dance at World’s Fair It Sun-youn- Bay Special Btyflemoriiail is one of Korea’s most colorful and artistic folk dances STOCK UP NOW Bills plague World’s Fair on million due Contractors say $14 NEW ORLEANS (UPI) — World’s Fair officials deny missing deadlines and insist no payments are overdue despite their failure to pay $14 million in construction bills submitted by contractorsArt von Roemer project manager for JA Jones Construction Co said Tuesday $4 million promised in his fair contract had not been received This was among the largest bills adding up to the $14 million total “We showed up to pick up the check Monday morning and it wasn’t there” von Roemer said “It was the first indication we had we wouldn’t be construction Six Pack crease sufficiently but predicted the exposition’s attendance and finances will boom once schools close for the summer Fair spokeswoman Jeanne Nathan said the May 20 construction payment deadline “doesn’t hold anymore” and no payments were missed “There was no such thing as a deadline on these bills” she said “You pay when it is determined work is finished and finished well We intend to make sure all these people are paid in a timely iv fashion” But von Roemer said the payments expected May 20 are for April construction Work — not fipaid” nal construction The contract specifically calls for The financial problems are the latest in a series May 20 payment of work billed on May 1 he said of difficulties plaguing the fair — heavy rains have Von Roemer said “I wouldn’t be surprised if it caused leaks in many pavilions the gondola continues to have operating problems and attendance took a month” to get paid remains low Raf Jones of Jones Concrete Co said his comFair General Manager Petr Spurney said staff pany is owed about $500000 and “I think it layoffs might be necessary if ticket sales do not in- - stinks” EPA stalls plans m for incineration of waste at sea WASHINGTON (UPI) — The government is refusing to allow even limited burning of toxic waste in the Gulf of Mexico and will await research that will delay action on the sensitive issue until after the November election At the same time the Environmental Protection Agency signaled Wednesday it will look closely at proposals that eventually could spread the commercial incineration of hazardous chemicals on ships at sea to a number of areas off the Atlantic Pacific and gulf coasts In a surprise decision that environmentalists hailed as a partial victory the EPA’s top water The EPA is considering proposals for similar incineration on ships off the coasts of New Jersey Delaware Maryland and California “It’s a surprising victory but a partial victory because they are going to continue to push incineration” said Peter Dykstra of the international environmental group Greenpeace which veat-s- hemently opposes I m (ej I ea er na 111 1 m il WASHINGTON (UPI) — American society and its econoHigh school graduates going di- my function and a set of posiwould into market the rectly job be better served by basic skills tive personal work attitudes and habits” such as reading writing and to learn is the “The arithmetic than computer hallmarkability of the successful emknow-hoa National Academy said Los Angeles school ployee” of Sciences study concluded w Schools in the Changing Workplace” did not specifically criticize high school vocational or technical courses but argued that “providing job skills cannot substitute for education in the core competencies” “Core competencies” the report said include “a functional command of the English language in its written and spoken forms the ability to reason and solve problems the ability to read and interpret written materials the ability to understand and basic basic mathematics techand science principles of nology a knowledge of how TO Jfe FLOWERING AND SHADE TREES NORWAY MAPLE $1698 REG $1698 SHADEMASTER LOCUST REG $1698 LOMBARDY POPLAR REG $1998 REG CRIMSON KING MAPLE $398 99 now 1 THUNDERCLOUD PLUM REG' $14-9IM- £: board member Rita Walters one of 20 education and business leaders who worked on the study Ms NOW 1 & H© $4 90 ALL B&B PINES AND SPRUCE GAL ASSORTED IRIS REG $198 EA NOW $1 44 BLEEDING HEART AND PEONIES SAT SUN 5 GAL i DWF 3-- 4' U-HA- NOW 1 GAL REG y EA TALL IN STOCK READY TO GO PETUNIAS GERANIUMS MARIGOLDS TOMATOES PEPPERS PLUS MUCH $1295 $009 ALSO IN STOCK READY TO GO OVER 180 PERENNIALS PRICES STARTING AT $179 IF YOU CAN'T FIND IT WE FUCHSIAS ASSORTED VEGETABLES MORE REG m m 299 $598 WEEKEND SPECIAL ONLY 8:30-6:3M0N-SA- all 0 items T limited to OPEN SUN aUAnNJITY A UU For Sell Service OGDEN (Uintah) PHONE r- - - ir j- - n WE'LL BE OPEN MON MEMORIAL 1 1 DAY H2KD 10:00-4:3- 0 A LOVELIA 6" POTTED GERANIUMS HOURS E ALYSSUM SPECIAL SHIPMENT & 0 I SEED GERANIUMS 39C EA OR 3 for MIGHT HAVE IT 6484 S 2000 iil $349 NOW$299 Walters said that this unlike other recent nastudy tional education reports was written from the “employer’s viewpoint” and focused on the 75 percent of students who will not get college degrees “Those who enter the work force after earning a high school diploma need virtually the same competencies as those going on to college” the panel said “It is precisely in the basic intellectual skills however that young employees show the greatest 1m 'AUSTRIAN AND SCOTCH GOLDEN ARBORVITA REG ONLY UL i® MON 388 ONLY m m pi NOW NON PAT 2 GAL 4 DAYS ONLY FRI Basic high school skills help students land jobs called “High $298 2187 No Hwy 89 Ogden 704 So Main Brigham City 249 No Main Brigham City 2110 S Hwy 89 Perry ocean ward with the incineration Bl program but only after it is more thoroughly understood The agency will proceed with plans to develop preliminary ocean incineration regulations by this August and final rules mid-summ- The report REG 1365 Hwy 89 E Layton 273 W 1300 No Sunset 701 40th St Ogden 867 W 24th St Ogden WEEKEND SPECIALS ZABEL HONEYSUCKLE IN BLOOM POTENTILLA GOLD DROP IN BLOOM CONCORD GRAPES MUGHO PINES DAHLIAS TAM JUNIPER 24-2- 8 321 E 200 So Clfd 7855 So Hwy 89 Ogden 3031 Harrison Blvd Ogden 4191 Riverdale Rd Ogden RfiEWIOROAL incineration Ravan’s formal decision indicated the agency will move for- quality official Jack Ravan spurned the key recommendation of a special agency report early next year he noted last month The report had sugHe also said the EPA will re‘await completion of research in gested going forward with search voyages 200 miles off the by a panel of its coast by special own Science Advisory Board as that would have burned well a a “broad examination of ships million both land and sea incineration of 33 highly toxgallons ic waste and emerging waste destruction Instead Ravan requested “the technologies” by an internal EPA task force development of a comprehenThe task force study is due in sive research plan that would consider other ports and incinerOctober which would push any ation sites the Atlantic and Pa- EPA decision — even to allow cific oceans in addition to those research burning — past the Noin the Gulf of Mexico” vember general election Texas-Louisia- Gk OFFER GOOD MAY 479-606- 8:30-4:3- 0 01 ' — A - 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