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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1966 Page Four THE SALT LAKE TIMES Combined with The Salt Lake Mining 6 Legal Mews Published Entry Friday at Salt Labe City, Utah Entered at the poctoffice at Salt Lake Gty as second class matter August 23, 1923 under the act of March 8, 711 South West Temple Telephone Salt Lake Gty, Utah 84101 364-84- 64 University of Utah Scientist Predicts Life on Other Worlds A University of Utah scientist are this week said he believes there is intelligent life on billions of GLENN BJORNN, Publisher other worlds, not necessarily in "This publication it mot owned or controlled by any party, elan, cligne, faction our own solar system, but within the far reaches of the universe. or corporation. Dr. Elie A. Shneour, associate Volume 45 Number 39 professor of molecular and geso netic biology, told a University audience in Salt Lake City that there is a burden of good solid evidence that the Earth is not unique and that if conditions are right, life on other planets (Continued from Page One) may be inevitable. citizens is the :prime ingredient for seeking out new Dr. Shneour was a member business prospects for the state and also in establishing of a National Academy of Science panel that recently prea good business climate he believes. sented recommendations to NASA for biological exploration of There are thousands of wonderful, public-minde- d the solar system. He has citizens in the state who are continually serving charia book entitled, Life table, civic or public organizations, giving substance to Beyond the Earth, and is chaircurrently great public and community projects. Wed like every- man of a committee basic research the examining one to feel a part of this industrial program, because needed for the manned orbital anyone may be the key or the spark that results in the laboratories, part of the extendfirst important contact that can lead to a new industrial ed Appollo program to land a man on the moon. A native of prospect. Dr. Shneour has worked We have unique advantages to offer, any company, France, closely with two Nobel laureMelvin Calvin at California particularly any company that wants to serve all the ates, and Joshua Lederberg at StanWest. One of our big natural advantages is our location ford. right in the center of the 30 million people of the eleven The Utah scientist gave three western states. Nowhere is there such a strategic loca- types of evidence to substantiate his belief. He said there are at tion, with the excellent .transportation facilities leading least 10 to the 23rd power (one in all directions for fast and convenient service, he said. followed by 23 zeros) stars in the visible universe alone. Of these, 10,000,000 to 100,000,000,-000,000,00- 0 may be like our own sun, Shneour said. Assuming that each have planetary sys traffic in the will Lake area Salt terns, Shneour concludes that it County Highway show a spectacular increase when Inters tate 15 and is possible that there may be of planets like our Earth. Interstate 80 are completed, according to an estimate billions Scientific evidence suggests by the Research Division, Utah State Department of that the entire Universe has nearly the same composition, Highways. he said, 93 percent hydrogen, Basing estimates on anticipated average daily traffic six percent helium, and one pervolumes for 1980, traffic will rise to a maximum of cent of everything else (primari-- y and oxygen). carbon, 150,000 vehicles per day north of the 2400 South Inter- These are nitrogen, common elemost the is which the junction of Interstate 15 extending ments in the universe and in change, Shneour says. north and south and Interstate 80 extending east and iving Systems, are found everywhere. They west. Between 21st South and 17th South, 1980 traffic The final evidence submitted volumes are estimated at 138,000, and in the area of by Shneour in support of his 28th South, 1980 volumes are anticipated to run 110,-00- 0 belief that life exists in the uniis chemical the ease vehicles per day. The Parleys Canyon Interchange verse, which the building blocks with is anticipated to have traffic volumes ranging from 59,-00- 0 of life can be made. He cited 1879 It's Everybody's Business co-nutho- red Traffic is Increasing on the south end of the Interchange and 41,000 on the western portion of the Interchange. Blaine J. Kay, State Highway Engineer, indicated that the interchange near 6400 South will carry approximately 115,780 vehicles entering, leaving, and through traffic at th ecomplex. This is the junction of the Southeast Belt Route which is designated as the southwest Belt Route which is designated as and Interstate Highway 15. The 45th South Interwill carry 1980 daily traffic volumes change on estimated at 117,500, entering, leaving and through traffic at the complex. The interchange at the Draper Crosroads is anticipated to carry 31,000 vehicles per day. Mr. Kay emphasized tliat these traffic volumes are data secured from tlie recently completed Salt Lake Area Transportation Study. Also, the traffic volumes from this study are contingent upon the 13th East diagonal being completed by 1980. Should this not be completed by this time, traffic volumes will rise on the entire Interstate System in Salt Lake County. The traffic survey disclosed that State Street will continue to channel large volumes of traffic. North of 24th South and State Street, traffic volumes for 198C are estimated at 26,000; south of 7200 South, 18,900 and south of 90th South, 9,000 vehicles per day. Traffic west of the 64th South Interchange, designated as will average 52,450 vehicles per day in 1980. Mr. Kay anticipates that the section of from at 24th Soutl Parleys Canyon to the junction of 1-- 80 1-4- 1-2- 15, 15, 1-- 15 , 1-2- 15 1-- 80 1-- 15 the building blocks of the -- LEASED GRAPEVINE pro- tein, and other substances common to living systems. Similar experiments since then have produced small protein-lik- e material, the building blocks of DNA (the material of which genes are made), and simple i Commissioner John Creer this week said a Shneour believes the month-lon- g study has shown that evidence supporting the possi-- 1 parking facilities at the new bility of life in outer space is.- I jTctropolitan Hall of Justice are a she puts it, statistically signifadequate for persons who problem is how do we worjK or do business in the build-fin- d it? How do we communicate He said it is the result of lack worlds. He said U.S. scientists of planning in the initial phases. have already been tiding to Architect Harold K. Beecher communicate, but the said original plans included cal distances between possible parking facilities. Plans centers of intelligent life are, as adequate were drawn for surface parking stumbling blocks, on both the northeast and north-- , yej unresolved every cubic inch of matter west corners at 4th JJniverse thor are 10 to L J? on the northwest comer Power cubic inches of Lag scrubbed when the city said nothing Where do we point our it tatendea to construct another asks Shneour. transmitters? on site; How long do we keep them building pointed in one direction (it takes Greek Ambassador to the 4.3 years for sound to travel to United States Alexander A. Mat- the nearest star)? What if THEY "a J are not listening in on our fre- - 888 ,1S n the with cnneti(m quency? Shneour said listening and utah Symphony on outer in space conversation 8 visit to symphony1 forthcoming is like standing in the balcony Greece-tryinof Grand Central Station and to pick out the conversation of two people. And since I Gov. Calvin L. Hampton this they probably dont speak Eng- - week called upon Utahns to he quipped, the problem celerate their efforts to cut traf-o- f y communication I f ic accidents down to and below the national level. is fantastically difficult. Shneour, 40, says man will land on Mars within my life- A cooperative time. He said the next step in- - agreement which would ignore volves the voyager program, now city boundary lines is under delayed, in his opinion, because study by Salt Lake City and of Viet Nam. It calls for a labor- - County. The plan has the y landing on Mars to carry ing of Frank P. Jones, county out physical and chemical tests, fire chief, and A1 Thompson, city Shneour expects to find micro- - fire chief, bial life on Mars. We may just The study includes consolidat-fin- d fossils, but any find of this ing alarm systems under one sort would statistically increase microwave unit which would the possibility of life in the uni- - save $60,000 plus a $2500 yearly verse. He does not see the pos-- 1 rental for cables, sibility of any intelligent life in surs- - County J Preston body of I gth. g ac-lis- h, I inter-galax- fire-fighti- ng bless-ator- our own solar system. Appointment of C. Cash Ramp- ton, member of the Salt Lake Gerald G. GiUett, son of Mr. I rev Sendee Commission and Mrs. Warren H. GUlett of 12714 South 1700 West, has been lrst class ,n and Zoning Commission and the crucial 1953 experiment in manAGrmett!s an adminls- d f Adjustment was an. which the common gasses of week by May0 primitive planets (in the form of trative specialist at Hickam J Bracken ,Lee; , nethane, ammonia, water, and AFB, Hawaii. He is a member of a which lydrogen gas) were placed in the Pacific Air Forces, Fedcral funds wiU pay $5,000 flask and continuously sparked half Of theCOSt Of with electricity for 10 days. A fensive units in SoutncHst moving air pollution equipment brown gooey soup was formed. the Far East and Pacific. from old police station to When analyzed, it was found The Airman is a graduate of the the gaM ke city HeaUh n(JW largely to be amino acids which Center, 610 South Second East. eT.ldt Pr0ed?in I Sen. Frank E. Moss has ured th. Hous ations Committee to (D-Uta- h) will be ready for use by late fall of 1966. Also, the p5roPrl' which ends at 33rd South will supplemental appropriations bill present portion of be extended to 5600" South and be in use by late fall of now under consideration $41 1-- 15 million, for Federal, impacted- - next vear. ar eh Seventli East, which at the present time ranks as the fundappropriated to 4 most heavily traveled highway facility in Utah, will implement (impacted ald ade(iuateto .not 'YPr. continue to funnel large volumes of traffic even after the afea give each eligible school district It is estimated that ml 980, even hts full entitlement, Sen. Moss completion of with the completion of the Belt Routes, and the said. The Office of Education 13th East Freeway, 7th East will continue to channel has detejined that the present . appropriation fall about 12 vehicles 1 Inis 35,000 is approximately per day. approxi-- percent short of the need. the traffic on 7th East at the Sen. Moss said that the lack mately average daily present time. The 13tl. East Freeway, it is estimated, will channel about 95,000 vehicles per day, north of Imendous strain on school g ta Mr. Kay, a total of 535,649 vehicles istrators, since their budgets were registered during thcxTilcndar year of 1964 in the state of Utah. During 1964, a total of 4,711,051,000 to which each district is entitled, vehicular miles were estimated to have been traveled! by motorists on all highway systems in the state. This L ndareftenT Rotate is equivalent to 9,490 round trips to the moon. of the same thing. PL-87- 1-8- 0. 1-1- 5, 1-8- fhcV 0. admin-Accordin- 1 |