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Show i 89th Year Saturday, May No. 45 Four named s h ' 14 Price, Utah 31, 1980 ' " . " , tfii jpji . 4 k &.. CIT- Y- Four local sewer projects could be funded if Congress approves an anticipated $16 million in October for Utah sewer projects, the state Bureau of Water Pollution Control director said. Director Don Ostler said Thursday the four improvements are proposed for Cleveland-Elmo, Green River, Ferron and Kenilworth. The local projects are among 26 which are been tentatively approved for funding. Projects which were not tentatively approved for funding in the Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, 1981 fiscal year were projects requested by the Price River Water Im- provement District and the Town of Scofield. The priority list can be questioned, appealed or commented on by attending a public hearing set for 10 a.m., June 18, in Health Building the Auditorium at 610 South Second East in Salt Lake City. The agencies responsible for the list, the Utah Water Pollution Committee and the Utah State Board of Health, will be at the hearing. Ostler said the improvement which has the highest priority in Emery and Carbon counties is the Castle Valley Special Service District sewer line and treatment plant in Cleveland and Elmo. The more than $1.25 million project was rated as tenth of the 26 projects in Utah that will probably City-Coun- ty get Environmental Protection Agency funding, Ostler said. The Cleveland project rated very high because we regarded it as a health hazard. Due to a septic tank and drain fields which are not operating well in the existing soil conditions, there is raw sewage surfacing and collecting in puddles. There are cases where children from a nearby school have fallen into the puddles, Ostler said. Because of these problems the committee and board want to have the system improved "as soon as possible, he added. cJ C 1 t v-fe.;- L ? t' J' I anticipated to be $850,000 for the design and construction of the unit. As with all of the EPA grant projects, local, district or county funds must provide 25 percent of the total costs of the im- provements. The Green River project is anticipated to be completed in the fall of 1981. Paying for the planning of the expansion of Ferrons present treatment plant was rated 24 on the state list. The planning work will cost $15,000. Building a sewer line from Kenilworth to the Price River Water Improvement District treatment plant was rated 25 on the state list. Ostler said a line to the Wellington plant would be cheaper than constructing a treatment plant in Kenilworth, just for the use of the 350 person town. The planning, design and construction of the line is estimated to cost $420,000, he said. The area has gotten a large (Continued on Page 9) Photo by Raveli Call Tighten up presidential certificate, patch and decal last week were: in the back row ) Brent Hansen, Marty Stout, Stephanie Dickemore and Janae Pabst. In the front row is Nancie Riche, Kim Murray, Kathy Jewkes and Camille Olson. Durrant Elementary students tighten up their tummies in hopes of getting in the 85 percentile on the President's Council of Physical Fitness team in pullups, situps, broad jump, 600 and 50 yard runs and shuttle run. Going for a (l-r- Lobby group examines coal bills ByGREIGDEEM Staff Writer An update on legislative bills, which have an effect on the coal industry, was presented Wednesday night. Director Matt Miller of the Coal Miners Political Action Committee (COMP AC) presented the contents of six bills now in Congress or up before the Senate. Terry Fry, district COMPAC representative for District 22, said the purpose of the meeting was to keep miners in the area posted on developments in Washington. The bills discussed were: Black Lung Disability Offset, Multi-Employ- er Pension Reform, Criminal Code, Mine Construction Transfer Amendment, OSHA Improvements Act and MSHA Oversight Hearings. Miller said the bill he would rate the black lung bill being the most important to be passed. Currently compensation for such d illnesses reduces Social Security income. Its offsetting at the present time, as one goes up the other goes down. But we are trying to change that with this bill, he said. COMPAC hearings were mine-relate- originally scheduled to hear testimony concerning Black Lung, The 1980 graduating class of Carbon High bid its final farewell to teachers and friends during commencement excercises held last week in the Carbon High auditorium. The ceremony centered largely around the theme, Friends as two valedictorian speeches discussed much of what it means to be a friend. The song, Thank You For Being A Friend, was also played during the program. After the welcoming address given by senior class president, Linda Kirkwood, Maria Peternel up '7M h The project could be completed advanced but they were cancelled so more testimony could be gathered, Miller explained. Within the next month or two hearings will be scheduled in various areas of the country to gather field testimony from Black Lung victims, he said. The reason we are going to the field to get testimony is becase many of the victims are not able to make the trip back to Washington, Miller added. The testimonies will then be given during a Congressional federal hearing in four or five months, he said. Bill will The of billion $10 government provide subsidy to help 60 power plants now using oil to convert to coal, Miller said. The conversion would not be complicated since the plants were all coal burning back in the 60s, but had converted to oil because it was cheaper. The reason they havent reconverted to coal is because of ut the cost of doing so. This bill will provide as much as 50 percent of the cost to make the change, Miller said. The House version also contains a prohibition against nuclear power plants receiving federal funds. bill is facing some The back-oproblems from environmentalists who believe coal plants pollute. Its in black and white that we can burn coal cleanly and safely. If the plants install scrubbers there will be no problems. The technology is there. The only thing not there is the money to Miller install the scrubbers, added. The House is expected to take action within the week on the Pension Reform said. he Bill, The bill will make multiemployers liable for pensions. At the present time they can pull out at any time. We have a guarantee that at 0 least percent of the pension ut Multi-Employ- er 75-8- Wed like to get a 100 but its far better now than percent, it was before, Miller said. If the company goes bankrupt or something else happens, the PBGC insurance company will subsidize the pensions. Miller said COMPAC is opposed to two bills and part of a third now up before Congress. Speaking of the Criminal Code introduced by Sen. Edward he said Kennedy COMPAC agreed with all of the bill except for one section. It states that violence on the picket line will be classified as a federal extortion felony punishable by five years in jail. It would also will be paid. (D.-Mass- .), reduce for penalties strikebreakers who cross state picket lines to disrupt a legal strike. That is ridiculous to place a five-yejail term on picket line violence. Whos to say what ar violence is. One rock thrown or one punch could result in im- (Continued on Page 9) Main Street Council alters parking grid her vocational valedictorian speech with a poem. The poem expressed Oliver Wendell Holmes version of friendship. Focusing on friends, parents, and teachers who have guided the graduating seniors through their schooling, Miss Peternel emphasized the appreciation felt for help from others. Looking to the future, she said the difficulties of starting out in the world on your own for the first time. Accompanying the vast amount of responsibility are the problems of energy, strife among nations, and world hunger. Our destinies revolve around finding solutions and making the world a better place for the generations that will follow. Next on the program were (Continued on Iago 9) mm 'wmarm 20 Pages as soon as the summer of 1981. Green River was the next project being rated at 16 for a new treatment plant. The EPA grant is Dinos are opened u S4 r Sewers may receive help SALT LAKE Entertainment Mogailne Brenda Marelli and Lynette Atwood congratulate each other and offers well wishes following Carbon High's graduation seniors were last week. Two hundred and twenty-twDinoville from after three spending years in its graduated hallowed halls. Changing parking from parallel to diagonal on Main Street was approved by the Price City Council Wednesday night. However, the move will not be made by the Streets and Roads Department until after the street is paved sometime in July. The change will affect Main Street between Third East and Second West. The diagonal parking will eliminate the left turn storage lanes at the Main Street intersections, Vern Jones of the Streets and Roads said. Councilmember Mike Frame, acting as the spokesman for the ad hoc committee which investigated parking options, recommended that the diagonal parking be installed. He said the parking would add eight parking spaces for each block. With more parking on the street it should be easier to shop on Main Street. Despite the changeover, the of TranUtah Department to Main restripe plans sportation Street in the old parallel parking orientation. Jones said that UDOT wanted the road restriped immediately the additional parking meters. In other action the council because of the worn down, hard - to - see difficult various city property as it could make declared stripes to drive the roadway until July. surplus. After the repaving work the city The items included a 1973 Inwill use their equipment to restripe ternational Scout, a 1952 one - ton the road in a four lane road with truck, a camper shell for a half ton diagonal parking and no left turn truck, a 1972 Chevy dump truck, a 1943 salt spreader, a 1956 road lanes. Jones said the city will also have grader, a 1957 half ton truck, to bore a series of new holes in the another salt spreader and a 1965 sidewalks of Main Street to install Chevy truck. CEU graduation One - hundred - and - twenty students will receive diplomas at College of Eastern Utahs 42nd commencement exercises at 10:30 a.m. June 6 in the Geary Theatre. Two area students will represent the 1980 graduates as valedictorian and salutatorian. Barbara Jean Bingham, a mother of one, was named valedictorian for maintaining a 3.95 grade point average. Barbara Ann Procarione, a 1978 Carbon High School graduate will the graduates as salutatorian for her 3.93 grade point average. represent V set Governor Scott Matheson will deliver the keynote address with honorary degrees presented to Blanche Grange Waterman, Gary F. Prazen, and Chris P. Jouflas. e I.arry W. Severeid, an professor at the college will be awarded the Regents Award for Excellence in Teaching by Dr. Al Trujillo. Severeid was named outstanding teacher of the year in junior colleges last fall by the Utah Board of Regents. Candidates for associate in science degrees include Randy Lee Allinson, Traci Lynn Andreini, English-Literatur- (Conlimicri on lago 9) |