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Show A monday, lrnovember28, 1977 rui ru Won-Do- or Continued from page T.M. 1 constitutional rights have been violated by Salt Lake County depriving him the use of his land. To put it mildly. Smart wants some answers. Action against the state s 1 1 Together with his ney, Smart is exploring d o w n s hower! attorsev- eral alternatives to remedy his (UB3ES0D He's considering filing an action against Salt Lake County and the state of Utah for depriving him the use of his land. If he cant sell and he can't expand, he says he must ask for compensation or reverse condemnation. A private bill passed by the legislature to assist him in relocating is another possibility, Faber explained. In fact, the Salt Lake Board of Health has already adopted a resolution calling dilemma. linpiBliEi!D9 Qi0(fl233BlfeD0 S&gnsMggnllBg anner City-Coun- ty for state financial aid for Won-Doo- r. Maybe the state can buy or lease the property from Faber said. For how much, Faber insists it would have to be at least as Won-Doo- r, as much Won-Doo- would r agree to accept if the state Or forced condemnation. perhaps, he said, the state could match best Won-Doo- rs offer. Finally, a suit against the new Department of Energy is another alternative Smart is The Departinvestigating. ment of Energy established by the Carter administration replaces the Energy Research and Development Administration, which of course, replaced the Atomic Energy Commission which held a contract with the former Vitro Chemical Company to produce uranium from 1951 to 1964 and from whence 2 the trouble flows. tons of tailings Between those years, Vitro Chemical milled about $103 million worth of uranium Hygenic Shampoo Spray Seat & Sitz Bath Hydro-Pow- er The Sit Down Shower was With the touch of a finger designed to meet the requirements of hygenic health care. Starting with the shampooing of the hair and working downwards the cleaned areas are never recontaminated. The shampoo spray is equipped with a long flexible hose for easy cleaning of the fiberglass cabinet. the Hydro-Pow- er Seat moves forward to receive the bather, then slowly returns. Since the seat is wheelchair height, the transition never requires the assistance of more than one attendant. Separate controls activate the soap dispenser and churning action of the sitz bath providing a therapeutic and thorough cleansing. for the federal government and then converted to vanadium processing in 1965. Three years later, however, production had ceased and the plant was dismantled in 1970. e Now, covering a tract four miles southwest of downtown Salt Lake City arc two million tons of radioactive 128-acr- Liquid Soap Dispenser Finger tip controls regulate the flow of liquid soap and skin conditioner to the shampoo, shower and sitz bath. These three controls simplify an effective technique of rinsing, lathering and then rinsing again providing a speedy hygenic method of bathing. uranium and vanadium tailings, according to a Ford, Bacon & Davis study on the area. It wasn't known until just a few years ago, however, that the tailings presented a potential health hazard. And, in fact, there's still some difference of opinion on the health hazard issue itself. We've been here fifteen years," Smart said, "and when this thing heated up a couple years ago, they said it wouldn't affect us for twenty years. Now they're saying 25 years." 1255 EAST 3900 SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH SUITE 84106 1 PHONE 26M902 GORDON W. BENNETT PRESIDENT Health Director Harry L. Gibbons was adamant at a Board of Health meeting on Nov. 17, though when he Continued on page 17 |