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Show Repairs Planned for Dam Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, August 15, 1984 6B ysptmwtMMiMf'i-tyif.- Simulated Drill Hospitals to Get Disaster APRIL ADAMS Review Staff A simulated military disaster involving local civilian hospitals will take place next month. The mock drill, conducted by Hill Air Force Base on Sept. includes flying in 200 military personnel to the Salt Lake airport, who have supposedly been wounded overseas. They will be transported to and from hospitals in Davis. Weber and Salt Lake counties, using military ambulances. There is no adequate plan for medical assistance if we are overwhelmed by a catastrophe or na12-1- 4, FRANKLIN KNOWLTON Knowlton tional Seeking Re-Electi- on LAYTON Franklin W. Knowlton is seeking to the Utah House of Representatives from District 16. n A life long resident, of the area, he was born in Layton. He is owner of Knowlton Co. building bridges for 35 years in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. He is active in church and community affairs and served four years in in China, the military-overseBurma, India, and the Pacific. ;; He is presently serving as chairman of the House Executive Appropriation Committee, the highest possible committee assignment and first ever for a Davis County representative. This gives Layton and Davis County a strong voice on all issues and budgetary considerations for our area, Knowlton said. He said he has sponsored tax measures to hold property taxes on homes and businesses from proposed increases. If bill were repealed, there would be an increase of over 75 percent in all home valuations and over 25 percent in all businesses, he said. He sponsored H.B. 3 that avoided large tax increases, as ordered by State Supreme Court decision. ' He has worked for better telee phone servie in Layton area. This issue is now before Public Service Commission again with hearings scheduled this ummer. He said he will continue the effort to keep the service we deserve. Lay-to- as Knowl-ton-sponsor- Kays-vill- said Capt. disaster, William Waters, who is involved in the project. The U.S. has been divided into regions, with each region conducting a similar drill. Since the end of the Korean War, the military has been closing base hospitals and trying to integrate civilian medical capabilities, Waters explained. If a real disaster were to occur, there would not be enough military beds available to tend all the 4 wounded. So area hospitals are being trained to handle military . casualties, said Carla Johnson, director for Humana Hospital Davis North. The object of the military exercise is to provide the capability to treat large numbers of people in a national security emergency or a peacetime catastrophe, she said. The hospitals will initiate their own internal system, Waters said. We get the simulated wounded individuals to the hospitals, and they take over from there." We will handle this like we would any other disaster. If these drills werent performed by hospitals, and if a real emergency occurs, they wouldnt know how to handle it," Johnson said. In a real emergency, large groups of patients are received at once. This drill will be handled much the same way, she said. With computer linkups, information will be received on patients who will arrive at the hospital. Most of th? simulated casualties will bypass the emergency room, and go to the different areas of the hospital equipped to handle their particular needs. Only the casualties will be sent immediately to the emergency room, though the drill will not take place in the room itself, Johnson said. In a real emergency situation, we always beef up our emergency room and different hospital secThis exercise tions, staff-wiswill be handled exactly as a real disaster would." Sept. 12 and 13 will be for preparation to receive the mock casualties. The base will simulate exercises that the Secretary of Defense will order to begin. e. On the 14th, the mock wounded will begin arriving at the Salt Lake airport. They will arrive in three different aircraft at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Davis County hospitals participating in the exercise are Humana Hospital Davis North in Layton, and Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful. Other hospitals involved in the drill are the University of Utah Medical Center, Utah Valley CottonHospital, McKay-Dewood Hospital, Pioneer Valley Hospital, the LDS Hospital and the Veterans Administration Medical Center. e, Bids will be LAYTON opened Aug. 28 for the reconstruction of the estimated $7 milDam east lion of Kamas. .The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District board of trustees say construction should begin in September to more than double the capacity of the current rcsevoir Smith-Morehou- Smith-Morehou- a license easement an cover to agreement near the Layton Canal was approved with Davis County. ' In other business, A storm drain pipe and storm drain will be placed under the canal to act as an overflow when the canal capacity is filled. The excess water will then be diverted to the pipe. ) ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED , who Outstanding opportunity for aggressive idea person Succan sell. Entry level position with growth potential. who enjoys breaking cessful applicant will oe a self-start- er new ground. Salary, bonus package, car allowance, plus excellent benefits. SEND RESUME TO LAKESIDE REVIEW CO LAMAR BOTT LAYTON UTAH 84041 2146 No. MAIN or PHONE FOR INTERVIEW 776-495- 1 Of 298-891- 6 Traffic Policy OKd For Roy High Cars SHELLEY KANCITIS Review Correspondent ROY Hopes are that a newly adopted traffic policy will restore law and order to the often chaotic Roy High School parking lot. The Weber School Board voted to have students register their cars in an attempt to ensure that unauthorized vehicles are not using school lots east and west of the building and that fire lanes are kept open. Registration enables both the school administration and Roy City police to enforce parking regulations more easily. The biggest problem has been illegal parking in the fire lanes. Its made it impossible for fire trucks to get by, said Dr. William Reese, Roy High principal. The new system requires students to buy a $1 parking sticker for each vehicle they drive to school. Students can buy the stickers during registration or when school opens. Enforcement begins the first day of classes. Fliers are being mailed to all students informing them of the new rules. Included is a map that indicates areas where no parking is allowed. Weve been working with student body officers and they feel good about the plan. We think it will make it easier for students to find parking since cars will be ticketed for things like parking at an angle and using up two or three spaces, said Reese. Parking spaces are at a premium because there are 399 stalls for 1,700 people according to Jan Parrish, Roy High assistant principal. Although many students walk or use school buses, parking is still inadequate. The plan enables school officials to ticket and charge a $10 fee for illegally parked cars. Kaysville Man Charged in Sexual Abuse LAYTON Kaysville man who voluntarily turned himself in for the abduction attempt of a girl has been charged with forcible sexual abuse, a second-degre- e felony. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug.' 29 at A 1 3:30 p.m. Leroy Ball Hamblin, 36, of 219 W. 400 S., Kaysville, turned himself in to Layton police on July 21, the day after a young girl was reportedly attacked. The girl was walking along King Street in Layton near the U.P. railroad tracks, when a man pulled up in his car and attacked the girl, police say. She managed to break free and run away. The incident occured about 7 p.m. Layton Circuit Court Judge Roger Bean will reside over the hearing. The penalty for conviction of forcible sexual abuse is one to 5 years in prison andor up to a $10,000 fine. 1 Local Man Sentenced A ClearFARMINGTON field man was sentenced up to 20 years in prison Thursday for two counts of theft. . Thomas Gordon Balman, 24, of 357 W., 300 N., pleaded guilty to the counts of theft, one a second-degre- e felony, the other a e felony in connection with the June 13 rental and pawning of video tape machines in Kaysville and Layton. He was sentenced from one to 5 years in prison for one count and from zero to five years in prison for the other count. One of the three additional counts Balman was charged with was dismissed earlier in circuit court and two others were dismissed in district court. , third-degre- Wr 1 1 1L "there are more than a million men and women serving America in the National Guard and Reserve. Theyre a vital part of our nations defense. Duty with die Guard and Reserve is demanding. It requires members to take time off from their regular jobs and takes them away from their families for military training. Therefore, I extend the thanks of the nation to those of you who support the Guard and Reserve. Without the backing of employers and families, we could not maintain these essential volunteer forces. The security of our nation depends on a strong Guard and Reserve. And, a strong Guard and Reserve depends on us. Join the President in supporting the men and women of the National Guard and Reserve. Protect their future while they protect yours. 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