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Show J IV-- 4 wptlw. - .'rials Dept. U Library La3ce City, Utah 84112 J of 'it SOU T H SALT V Serving The Center Of Indus&jk FOUNDER A, Thursday, F eufaary 26, 1970 Volume II, No. 9 There is no competent evidence that there is anything in Utahs air injurious to health Allen V. Astin Addresses Commerce commented recently. Utah Engineering Council at the present time, a Salt Lake attorney and member of the board of the Chamber of Attorney Calvin Behle said, Much that is being said about air and water pollution is emotional and much of it is scaring industry. Our aim is to see that we have clean air and clean water, and that we dont permit anything injurious .to health to be dumped into the air or water, he added. Behle was especially critical of the experts who arrive in the Salt Lake City area to give dire predictions about the future of the state, and especially the Salt Lake City area. Some of the experts were also critical of Behle, the chief attorney for Kennecott Copper Corporation which has been cited as the prime suspect in the pollution issue. that it is Utterly ridiculous for a man to come here and say that all the danBehle said gerous pollution comes from the smelter. Thats irresponsible publicity. Half 'of the pollution along the Wasatch front comes from automobiles. His views on the dangers of automobile exhausts were back, ed later by Earl V. Porter, the regional air pollution control director from Denver. The automobile is the biggest single source of total tonnage of pollutants admitted to the atmosphere, he said, but this doesnt necessarily mean its a greater threat than industrial pollution. Mr, Porter is a member of a three - man evaluation team from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare making a study of air pollution control at the request of Gov. Calvin L. Rampton. "I just cant say whether automobile or industrial pollution is most' dangerous, Mr. Porter said, noting that the danger depends not only on the properties of each pollution separately but also in combination. Chamber of Commerces side, Mr. Behle insisted that, as strongly as possible, we should set our standards high and remain as free from pollution as is possible in an industrial community." Those standards from the chamber have come under strong fire former director of the National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C., who speaks Saturday, February 28 at the annual banquet of the Utah Engineering Council in the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, announced Sigurd Blomquist, chairman of Engineering Week. The banquet, at 6 :30 p.m., is being held in conjunction with Engineering Week, and exhibits sponsored by industry and education are open to the public at the Salt Palace Friday from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. These exhibits tell the story of what engineering has done to help build Utah. Dr. Astin, a former native of Salt Lake City, joined the staff of the National Bureau ' of Standards in 1932. His principal fie'ds of work included precision electrical measurements and the development of early radio telemetering techniques. He was appointed as the fifth director of the National Bureau of Standards in 1952. He retired from this position in 1969 and was then designated Director Emeritus. He has received many honors including the Gold Medal Ex- - from the organizations in the valley. Most insist that they are too low and a concession to big business. But Behle insists that the Utah Air Conservation Committee is, not dominated by big business and industry. The comittee is a on nine-memb- er Editorial Legislation By Demonstration By Ronald Shook Engineers and others from Salt Lake County are invited to hear Dr. Allen V. Astin, On the day that the now famous Chicago Eight were sentenced for crossing state lines for the purpose of inciting to riot during the Democratic National Convention, a protest meeting was held outside the Salt Lake Federal Building. Students carrying signs marched around the modern sculpture in front of the building carrying signs reading, Free the Chicago Ten, arid Mayor Daly, Youve Won for the Last Time, and references to 1984. The reference to the Chicago Ten, instead of eight is because two of the attorneys for the defense were given stiff penalties for contempt of court. We think a number of things are evident to an observer of such demonstrations. 1. Those people engaged in demonstrations have a perfect right, under our constitution, to demonstrate. A group may demonstrate to protest the treatment of moon-peopby the U.S. Of course, we have the right to smile as we walk by the demonstration, but not to stop it. 2. Those engaged in demonstrations do not have the right to use demonstrations as a club to force recognition of their views. There are constituted methods of rectifying evils. We saw in Salt Lake the use of the referendum to bring an issue to the ballot last election. But to troop around carrying demanding signs is not in the democratic process. Most demonstrations carry an or else atmosphere. The recent one at the Federal Building did not ask for or for clemency, but for the entire abolition of a the judicial process. That or else, which hangs in the air, and which has in some cases been translated into fact, is a threat to ordered society. The removal of a threat is not the same as a reward. But, if there were nobody to gawk at the demonstrations, or to write angry letters, or to shout insults, their impact would be nil. What good is a brandished club if it is ignored? It merely looks foolish. We suggest that ignoring demonstrations is probably le Dr. Allen Astin ceptional Service Award for the Department of Commerce ; honorary Doctor of Science Degrees from Lehigh University, George Washington University and New York University; the Rockefeller Public Service Award and the National Civil Service League Award. All engineers in the state are invited to hear Mr. Astin. His contributions to the engineering profession through his work at the National Bureau of Standards have been excelent and far reaching, Mr. Blomquist said. re-tri- al, the most proper attitude. Find The Right Road By Dr. P. Wendel Johnson We have recently witnessed the passing of a great prophet and leader, President David 0. McKay. Not only were his life and teachings a beacon that chartered the lives of Church members; but countless people throughout the world were in- spired to greater heights and achievements. to page 4 On the anfi-pollu-ti- u panel, three of whom represent industry. The other six are not connected with industry in any way. He then added that the State Board of Health says there is nothing in the atmosphere injurious to health. We cant turn this valley back to the bird lovers as though man has never been here. But at the same time, we must maintain the highest standards possible. R e s ul t s wont be seen overnight, he concluded. Monster Fish To most fishermen a nine pound rainbow trout is a dream which never seems to come true, but to Robert Warenski it is a reality ! and one-ha- lf Robert and his wife, Dawn, were at the Sevier River below the U.B. dam when the surprise came. Fishing with a four pound line and using an orange and black dare devil, Bob hooked the huge trout. For a minute he thought he had a whale on his line. Realizing that the fish had too much power for the light fishing line, Robert worked for about ten minutes to get it to shore and finally, with the aid of his wife, slipped off his shoes and went into the icy water, literally scooped up the fish with his hands and landed it safely on shore. Robert Warenski holds the nine and one-ha- lf pound trout he caught using a four pound line. The fish was taken from the Sevier River. |