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Show Friday. August 1, 1958 THE UTAH STATESMAN Pay 7 Beck's Overpass Opens Friday To Aid Defense Link The cutting of ta bright red. white and blue ribbon Friday morning, Aug. 1 at the east portal of the Bedes Springs Overpass climaxed the development of the states first Interstate project to be contracted and completed under the National Defense Highway Act of 1956. The' ceremony officially opened southbound traffic along U.S. Highway 89 and 91 onto 8th West Eventually the overpass will be linked with the north-sout- h Interstate Route 15, extending from Arizona to Idaho. Estimated total cost of the twin-un- it overpass is in the vicinity of $1.4 million. Wielding the scissors ait the ribbon cutting ceremony were Governor George Dewey Clyde, assisted by Miss Janet Secor, Salt Lake City, Miss Utah candidate for the Miss America contest An honor guard from the Utah National Guard posted the colors. Master of ceremonies was C. Taylor Buxton, Salt Lake City, chairman of the State Road Commission of Utah. Utahs portion of the nations 41,000-mil- e Na- tional Defense Highway system will be 950 miles, Director of Highways for s Stated Ellis L. Armstrong, the Road Commission. The Utah roads will be built over a period of 14 years at an approximate cost of a half billion dollars. Several major projects are already underway and being constructed around the state on the Interstate system. Among these is a stretch in Box Elder County and a $3.5 million project under contract from the County line to Anderson the Junction. Bids on the first phase for the proposed Salt Lake City freeway will bio let this 10-mi- Iron-Washingt- le on year. Mr. Burton commented on die importance of the Bedes Springs Overpass to national defense. The overpass is one of the most heavily traveled areas in the state, he emphasized. Its completion forms an important chain in the national defense highway system and is a victory for the state in its race against growth and time. The first phase of the twin overpass was the northbound unit which was begun July 13, 1953 and was completed June 16, 1955. The cost of the first unit was $677,458.07. The southbound unit, which will be dedicated' August 1, was opened for bids February 19, 1957. Construction was begun in April of last year by the W. W. Clyde Co., Springville, which also constructed the first unit. Anticipating future increases in traffic, the inside curbs and guard rails 'have been designed so that they can be removed and two additional lanes con structed in the intervening space to make a structure. The overpass carries traffic over three parallel railroads Union Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande and the Bamberger. The structure is supported by eight massive piers, ranging in height from 19 feet to 29 feet 9 inches. The spans between the piers range from 80 feet minimum to 102 feet maximum. The weight qf the structural steel used amounted to 1,457, 727 pounds (728 tons) and required a total of 3,200 cubic yards of 6-la- concrete. Resident Engineers from the State Road Commission of Utah were R. E. Dobbs, who supervised structures and Sherman Burton, in charge of road work. District Engineer is Jack H. Craven. On hand to witness the ceremony were representatives from the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads, oil companies and utilities, railroads, the Salt Lake and Davis County Commissions; the Salt Lake City Commission and the North Salt Lake Town Board. ' Following the opening, the official guests formed a oar caravan mid proceeded along the overpass to Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. (ennecott Asks Court Avoid Strike To Utah Copper Division of Copper Corporation last week asked the District Court of Salt Lake County to Interpret tiie language of a company memorandum in an effort to avoid a threatened stike by the United Stelworkers Union. Ken-neoo- ftt standing regarding the memorandum. the company has put a reduced paid relief time schedule into effect This cut in k time made possible the reduction of the crew by seven men. The company has urged The memorandum has to do with throughout the dispute that the paid relief time for some 36 em- issue be arbitrated rather than ployees at the Utah Copper Di- the Union ordering a strike. vision Refinery and the number Failure of the parties to agree on of employees on inspection crews. a method of arbitration brought The company says language in the companys request for a the memorandum gives lt the Court interpretation in an effort right to change the relief time to effect a peaceful settlement. schedule. The Union says the The language involved, under company cannot do so without which consent. Unions the company made the the change in paid relief time and the Kennecott officials say they number of men per crew, was hope the decision by the Court part of a memorandum issued will help dear up the misunder August, 1966 by the refinery superintendent saying that these items may be brought up for reconsideration and revision by either the company and Union at anytime. The memorandum Is not a part of the company's general labor agreement signed two years ago with still one year to run. Meanwhile, non-wor- v . Thanking my many friends for their support and asking them to me to the re-ele- ct office of COUNTY SURVEYOR on the Republican Ticket A. McKAY (Sponsored by Maurice Durrani) SUPPORT Howard P. Leafham (Incumbent) COUNTY ASSESSOR REPUBLICAN PARTY "My Record Speaks for Itself" : UPROAR IN MOSCOW A crowd of some 100,000 aroused Muscovites swarm near the U.S. Embassy, shoving against a line of mounted police.. The crowd, enraged by U.S. and UJC. troop landings in Lebanon and Jordan, burst through the police line and smashed hundreds of windows in the embassy. building. No one inside was hurt Utah Fish and Game Gives Weekly Report on Utah Compliments A successful waterfowl season to the advent of the storms and in Utah this fall is currently fore- cooler temputures of September cast by reports from both north- and early October. ern and local marshes, according Crane said the department had to the department of fish and game. ample antitoxin serum, air boats Marshes to the north in sister and personnel ready to hold the states and Canada are now show- loss of ducks to a Hvinirmim if the ing an average or better produc- sickness becomes serious. tion of young ducks. Utahs marshes in general show an upward trend in production of both ducks anld geese this year over last year. Department Director Harold S. Crane confirmed the present optimistic outlook but warned that continuing high tenmenature and drouth conditions may result in some losses of waterfowl through REPUBLICAN botulism, or duck sickness, on local marshes. of A Friend Ken B. Price He noted that present conditions usually forecast a heavy incidence of this plague which is already occurring In some degree on state marshes. The number of birds affected by botulism usually readies a high point just prior CANDIDATE FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY AUDITOR A CAPABLE YOUNG MAN OF INTEGRITY FOR A POSITION OF PUBLIC TRUST |