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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, MAY Famous Pioneer Families are Preserving Useful Records Some of Utahs best known families and inydividuals continue to benefit the entire community because they kept detailed records of life in their times and saw that those records were preserved. Jay M. Haymond, librarian at the Utah State Historical Society, called the preservation of personal records, diaries, journals, correspondence and business paper a goal every family in Utah ought to set for itself during National Historic Preservation Week. While preserving the historic buildings, districts and sites is essential, I believe we need to broaden our concept of preservation to include the whole of our culture. A well written letter or a frank diary entry often tells us more about the significance of past events than any other source. The Society began collecting historical material in 1897, the year of its founding and of the great Pioneer Semi Centennial which celebrated 50 years of Mormon settlement in Utah. By the generosity of many families our collections have expanded greatly. The potential for research in these manuscripts is virtually limitless. Among the Societys major collections are the Widtsoe family papers, consisting of 39 document cases containing materials on singer Emma Lucy Gates Bowen, her famous mother, Susa Pub,ic Hearing on Proposed Federal Air Regulations May 16 'cS'.7E"pf' In Coming Campaign Young Gates, agricultural scientist John A. Widtsoe, Anne Widtsoe, Anne Widtsoe Wallace, and John Widtsoe Wallace. Another 7 document cases complement thepapers with superb photos. Papers of important Utahns such as Anthony W. Ivins, John Henry Smith, Abraham Cannon, Hudger Clawson, Feramorz Y. Fox and others are housed at the Historical Society. The librarian encouraged interested persons to use these materials in their research. Despite the fact that enormous quantities of historical material have already been collected in Utah, archivists concede that far more remains in private hands. The Society will always welcome donations af family papers and other historical materials. However, our main concern is to see that these documents are somewhere in the state by a somewhat responsible agency, whether it be the Society, the Church Historical Department, uinversity libraries or other local archives. Many people equate historical value with age, but the diaries and letters of the 1920s and 1930s will be just as crucial to an understanding of those times as Brigham Youngs letters are to pioneer history. Obviously, no one would discard a letter written by George Washington, and we can learn to value our grandparents notes on the depression as well, he said. pre-sev- Proposed changes in federal air pollution regulations for control of particulates in the Wasatch Front air quality control Vietnam veterans are entitled heartedly support efforts and to the same honor and respect legislation to upgrade veterans' received by veterans of other programs, the sooner the better. Besides stressing the need for increasing veterans benefits by the GI Bill, he also said that the federal funds should be increase for the following porgrams offered to veterans through the Veterans Administration, Funds should be used to promote and encourage veterans to use the benefits available to them, including educational benefits and funds should also be allocated for job training programs and exposing veterans to various job opportunities. Preferential rights for veterans in job openings should continue to offset the advantage held by peers not in the armed forces in terms of getting an earlier start in their education and careers. Health benefits should be available in a meaningful way. GI loans for home purchases must be updated to counteract inflation, to be on a par with home loan benefits as available to veterans of other wars and eras. U.S. Air Force Sgt. Clifford J. Worsley, son of Mr. and Mrs. emission limits based on the number of tons of material being processed. For every ton of material processed a source is alregion (AQCR) will be the focus lowed to emit a certain number of a May 16 public hearing at the of particulates. State Auditorium in the state Additional emission and air capitol building. The hearing quality evidence developed since will begin at 9 a.m. EPAs May 1973 particulate rule John A. Green, regional ad- setting has indicated the need ministrator of the U.S. Environ- for more specific control remental Protection Agency EPA, quirements for these major said the changes would result in sources (Magna and Geneva). attainment of the national standEssentially the proposals for ards for particulate (fine air- the Geneva Works would reborne articles) in most of the place process weigh regulations AQCR by 1975. However, an with specific emission limitation additional two years would be for the open hearth furnaces and needed to bring the area near the sintering plant. Kennecotts Magna smelter into Green said EPA feels changes would clarify the operating and compliance. The Wasatch Front AQCR in- maintenance responsibilities of cludes Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele, P.S. Steel and make EPA's and enforcement activiUtah and Weber counties. more effective. Green said proposed changes tiesKennecott plans to meet both provide for control regulations national particulate and sulfur tailored specifically to various cxides standards at Magna by sources at the Magna smelter or 1977 by constructing a smelting the Geneva Works rather than process and the company has inthe more general process weight, dicated to EPA that attempts to regulation that applies to all the bring the current facility into other particulates sources. The a with process weight result, he said, will be better compliance would interefere with regulation control. the timetable for the new Process weight regulations are sur-veilan- ce ed Senate Hopeful Holbrook Says Vietnam Vets Entitled to Honors wars in our history, Don Holbrook, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, stated this week. Speaking before a group of Vietnam Era Veterans at the University of Utah, he emphasized, One of the real tragedies of our era has been the calling up of young men to fight in an unpopular war, and then downgrading them upon their return because they participated in the conflict. He continued, Honor and respect are due to all Vietnam era veterans whether they served in Southeast Asia or not. It is essential to increase public awareness of the problems of this generation of veterans. Public understanding, support and respect will ease the transitions the veterans must cope with in rejoinsome ing society after devoting armed years of their lives to the forces. As a veteran of World War II Mr. Holbrook said the benefits he received through the GI Bill when he came back to the U.S. made a fundamental impact on his life. It is only fair that you have the same chance I had, the same chance our fathers had when they came home from the military service. To help ease the problems faced by Vietnam era veterans in todays society, he stresed: "Benefits must be updated to compensate for rising costs of deliving due to inflation. This mands a close eye to budgetary planning, of cutting back money from wasteful federal programs and allocating it to areas where it is really needed, such as veterans benefits and the need to modernize the Veterans Administration so it can be responsive and efficient in meeting needs I whole of todays veterans. Page Five Daryl J. McCarty (Continued from page 1) Study the state and federal laws that govern elections and abide by them. Persons who contribute funds to the campaign should know that their donations are investments in good governments, and the contributions will bring the investors nothing more nor less than any other voter will get. If any mistakes are made in material given to the press or the public, they should be retracted or corrected as soon as they are discovered. McCarty said living by such rules will not make for a dull campaign. I expect this to be a lively contest, with plenty of hard-nose- d dialogue about legitimate issues, he said. He noted that he will welcome an audit of his campaign by Common Cause representatives, and urged other candidates to do so. We must set an example of decency, fairness and candor during this campaign. Americans are hungry for this and there is no reason we cannot provide it. Vocational Educators Receive Fellowships Three vocational educators are to be selected for acceptance into the Leader Development Program. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education and is for the school year 1974-7The candidates will be selected by the Utah State Board for Vocational Education (the Utah State Board of Education). Each candidate will receive a stipend of $4,200 plus $500 for each dependent for the 12 month fellowship. Tuition and fees are paid by the training institution. The three candidates chosen can state their preference of universities to attend as long as the uinversity has an acceptable vocational program at the graduate level. Interested persons should contact their school district or institution vocational director, or Dr. E. Charles Parker, State Board of Education, 1300 University Club Bldg., Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. Applications must be comoleted May 1, 1974. Selections will be completed by Robert L. Worsley of 2880 So. 11th East, was among personnel of the 2nd Mobile Communications Group who participated in a recent field training exercise near Manheim, Germany. Sgt. Worley is an air traffic controller at Lindsey Air Station Germany with the 2nd, one of five mobile groups in the Air Force Communications Service, and the only organization of its kind in Europe. During the four day exercise, nearly 165 men of the 2nd were deployed to set up a tactical air base and test the units readiness and ability to support communications requirements during the emergency conditions. May 6. 5. Tire Industry Says New Grading System Will Help Consumers A tire industry spokesman has said this week, We must make sure the forthcoming tire quality grading system offers the consumer more, and that it doesnt trade away quality and price competition for a theoretical uniformity. Malcolm R. Lovell, President of the Rubber Manufacturers Association, said he is confident that such a system can emerge from continued cooperation between industry and government. We believe substantive progress has been made in refining the earlier proposals. While we have some unresolved problems, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, he said. Mr. Lovell cited the governments recognition that a deadline of Sept. 1, 1974 for establishment of a grading system is no longer realistic because many technical problems have not yet been solved, including the production of the control tires. In answer to a suit brought by a consumer group, the Department of Transportation recently told the U.S. Court of Appeals it is impossible for the tire manufacturers to meet the old deadline because control tire contracts have not as yet been let, test surfaces are not available in adequate numbers and because of the need to make appropriate changes in tire molds. Mr. Lovell called for an extension in the present deadline to improve the proposed system and allow manufacturers adequate time to implement it. The law requires the establishment of a system which will be really helpful to the consumer and we support that objective, he said. The Department of Transportation has proposed a system that calls for six grades of treadwear, for grades of traction and three grades of high speed performance. The industry hes recommended four grades of treadwear and two grades of high speed, one for passenger cars and one far emergency vehicles. It maintains more study is needed to improve the DOT traction grading system because tires perform very differently on various surfaces such as wet and dry concrete and on asphalt. Lets make sure our quality grading system does not promise more than our current technology can deliver, he cautioned. He said no one should underestimate the American consumers ability to make his voice heard in the marketplace and to make final decisions as to what is in his best interest. 'Desert Bighorn Sheep' Year 2050 is Theme Perpetuation of desert bighorn shep in their natural range was the main topic at the Desert Big- horn Sheep Council technical meeting in Moab this month. The Council, which is comprised of slate and federal wildlife biologists and interested citizens had the theme around Desert Bighorn Sheep Year 2050. Many conference attendants emphasized the need for bighorn to have an environment relatively free from mans encroachment. Mark C. Jorgenson reported his studies in a California state park show an average 50 per cent reduction in sheep watering activity near a back road when vehicles were in the vicinity. He indicated free and undisturbed watering opportunities in hot summer months are especially important. Gary Ferrier, a biologist in the southern California-Arizon- a area, reported a tremendous growth in recreational use of the lower Colorado River basin and its impoundments. He said this has caused many local sheep populations to abandon historically important lambing or watering areas. Intensive sheep habitat inventory, effective water storage impoundments for summer use, the transplants into historical range and radio tracking were cited as solutions for and preventatives of declining bighorn habitat. |