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Show ifn "If 'H1 s Storm Wallops Area, Slows Snowmelt, Floods Streets By btiin Bow Tnhune blaff nun i ixi V, leather over tile lntermouniam Ke shot iday was like a double-barrgiuii gun with both barrels loaded with the ' same "shot doing good in one place cajsmg trouble in another I' - Ihe storm trout which unwed ,nto the area biuuglit with it cooloi temperatures a Inch in tut n slowed down snowmelt oier tV area and at least alleviated dan-ge- t it mu flooding uvers and aheadv uvet-luti rigation dams But at the same time it bioiuht in at.d intersections Water boded down M.il Ueek bunging some flooding in the area of 3th Last and 11100 south an area hit with high watei about two weeks ago I lice v' as some damage to Inerts anti businesses m the aiea but by late aitenn.on the cieek had fallen to holme in bank tops W bile ran a II at sjj Late ( v had beer below iicunud lot May until llidtv lln inch ol ra.n vvitn inoie tailing iU in the even' g and nutu sent the tot d 'o I 14 un n Is mu h ,do i noi mal tm tin dale t ti the , n dm oise a small mud heavy suuocii thundet stoi ills vIm.Ii in sucb a' no suine lower a'tituue aicas caused Hooded bait Lake alley street and streams lhe storm hit heavilv in the suli l ..k' beginning about 4 am Friday w ith a bi ilaant display ot lmlutung ,,nu a heav v i oar ot thundei alley wiilun a 24 liotii p r od cinkcl 0 pin rain dumped a full linn ol watei at Salt Lake Cilv lnteniatioi at iipoit and lleav let amounts at lu Jut eleva lions Ihen i . I W hat caused ill Hooding ol matt' 'inri' i and wter soue on I 21) at 1'i souh which paitiaUv blocked Hie road to' a time tndav alteinoon until t loan'd nv construe tmn trews Oast itv weather wa' i'l-- lines However Mavot ernai Bromlev ol Diic'iesiu' who ha' been m the Held duelling clews and tquipmci't to 'an the watei sail the dani'i wit ws sioim hum sv-te- uties along the Wasatch Front some flooding of streets, such as whole tiatfie along State Street to one lane due to a heavv lie flooding nnlv lasted a hit s lesseiimg M.iiii pmhlem toi InnlitsiH' n flat It which noimolK ah -ol Ijs spi mg i unoil c alieadv toll tlim tui and Hu mellme snow Ini' novvheii Form Ta;k Force leal mg moving in I einperaUiics will hut mat mam hi In Satin (lav noi gm vvat nnng again sum! n with 'Olio ui tiiis m the noithwest saiv.ition tieseivoii I I river the foiecast lot lhe aiea calls ior ol ilouiiint'ss and showers bat ov ei t li.clusiie v noie the iuU".'i watei scstmi some mad' and even tin sewage disj'os.tl ponds m lu cits liavt In on tliealened In the heavv muon the to ,u hut m the e iitliei also hud at Oi cm was tut ot snowmelt thtio loweted the Duchesne Kivei and stopped the undermining ot m, O' and eitv watei pailiallv caused h wa teis Hi aiinng o uppei asph ill alias into sieets be'ow wlitsi sioim diaii" could not handle Hn J'ow C daVs he tnolei with lehel lessening ctoiumg to lhe National Weather Seiuce niii h ol the flooding m Sal! Kke lew mieived i v In & 8 55 f Law Officials Agree To Study Problems Bv T Todav uge Lofcal New: C-- 2 (omio Saturday Morning May 26. bection B Mas B Jr knudson luilges polite ollitial' u'mei' and llodions leaders ''agreeing to ague 'litbune stall Wntei 197:! wuik tovvaid mure cooiieiation and com mumcation in the lutui e SNOWBIRD owing to "drive out ol this earn on today with tangible goals the lop men in Salt Lake County's trinu nal justice system Ki Idas agieed to es tablish a task force within a month that will go to woik on mutual pioblenis Remarks Misquoted, Police Chief Claims However, live persons including two distiicl judges who attended the seminat. 'aid Chief Jones was quoted correctly statement drawn up bv Odyssey ofticials was signed by Chief Jones The chief personally delivered the statement late Friday to the cits room ot The Salt Lake Tribune House i The statement refers to remaiks ibuled to the chief in an article which appeared in Friday's Tribune on page l he chief's statement is as follows at-l- B-- Lists Quoted Statements this morning's edition ol The ball Lake Tribune, m an article on page 1, In section B. by Max B. Knudson Jr . 1 was quoted as having made the following statements critical of Odyssey House Odyssey House ot Utah is a treatment center " 1 unlic2. Odyssey House of Ltah is ensed and unquahlied to handle criminals " know of "homosexual activity, adults and juveniles fraternizing togethei and the teaching of tellalio in those plaits (treatment centers such as Odys--oHouse) 4 or us to have a place like Odyssey m the state is the biggest black eye the state has " i 1 I "We'd like to know why judges aie sending people to these places when they dun t know anything about them " Repudiates Every Statement ) hereby repudiate each and every s;.,tement listed above 1 deny having ir,. de these statements with regard to House 1 made the following Odyssey I criticisms of another drug center know of no basis for making such charges against Odyssey House. I have visited the Odyssey House in Salt Lake City and am famdiar with its t piogram. I know it to be a fine and I and treatment dive drug facility, h )ie that more relerrals can be made to Ouvsaey House in the future The real Hugedy is that Odyssey House is not able to handle more referrals. "I deeply regret that 1 was misquoted and I wish to make it clear that 1 1 support the Odyssey House program will to continue the that community hojie Od give the financial and moral support "1 . ef-i- jjs ' s undei stand d the eouits vveie made to be a dam against eit"sis and imdei standing are netes s.tiv but when vou start talking about a svste.n it means something Horn winch tlieie is no exit We should all do om ntl we jobs and let olhei s do Hit'll s (lout need to woirv about popularity, when vvc'ie doing mu mbs right we won t be populai Ci u Cuivtn L Hampton told the seminar that separation ot powers is neces-Sitrundei our lotm oi government "but that due'll t mean we have to stand at On Odyssey House bait Lake Cits Police Cluet J Lari Jones quoted during a criminal lusticc seminar Thursday as say nig that treatment centers such as Od v s'cv House arc unlicensed and unquali tied to handle cnminals Friday issued a statement "tepudiatmg" the rental ks at ti ibuled to him nh 4 ci aiilninary Note lniecting a cautionary note mto the howevei Cite ludge Mamice seminal D tones saal Im wanted no pail ol any sv'tcni that licails on tiaditional sen aialloil ol powel' .lid ailin' s no e.t lion, the judicial piutess ( The two day Criminal li.stice Woik-'ho, w sponsored by the Region 12 Enlorcemt'iU Planning Council . net the Buieau oi Community Development Lm vei'sitv ui Hull closed with most ol the Page Olio co.mil y yssey House needs to combat the epideL'nil mic ol drug addiction' (signed) swordpomt 1 Jones Delivers Speech at snowbird 'I be stiileniciits in question center around a speech Chiet Jones made Thutsday at Snowbird betoie some in top leaders in the Region 12 (Salt Lake and Tooele Counties) area attending a two-daworkshop to explore ways ol building cooperation between the various agencies m the system y Before Odyssey House otheials wenl Jones home late Friday with Ihe statement for him to sign, he was telephoned by a Tribune reporter who asked him if it were true that he denies making the statements. The call occurred about two hours befoie the clue! brought in the statement Here is his report on the conv ersation to Chief "I want to issue a retraction, shall we say," the chief said "In other words there were many questions being fired back at me and there were some institutions mentioned One woman kept bringing up Odyssey House and it could have been misconstrued that the Odyssey House was the target ol my remarks, which it was not I regret that my appears to have been so clumsy. but 1 didn't mean to refer to Odyssey House " n But several participants in the seminar contacted Friday agreed that lie hud indeed relerred to Odyssey House and said the statements attributed lo the duel were collect If No Doubt About EmuM D Stale Division Wright, director ol the ol Corrections, 'aid the chid "talked about Odyssey House no doubt about it ' I think he icalty gol oil mi the wrung loot He felt there was a need Im licensing and conti ol so the public wouldn't be lulled into a lalse sense ul lie mentioned Odyssey House security by name about tour times " W lien told that the duel claims lie was misquoted on the statements. Mi Wright replied "I make some mistakes but I have never ' hung any on the press yet Third District Judge D Frank Wilkins said "it was my understanding lie did mention Odyssey House in regard to these matters. Chief Jones went too tar and he's backing down now You're (the artidef fine, you can quote me on that " Third District Judge James S. Saw ay a said he understood that Chief Jones was expressing concern "with these unlicensed oigamzations that we judges were Column 4 See Page B-- No Downgrading' To t'uopeiale among the vaimus agencies lie added would not mean a dov.n giadmg' ot individual light' Hampton predicted that the (m tubus Cnnie and Sale Stieets Net will more tiniding lroni the tederal "But it noi " he said "we should pick it up ourselves We can t always look to the tederal government lo car i y the load ol pioper law enloi cement " Vfi Guv Public Lmploye Program which provided iunds tor lur(PEP) ing and training additional law enforcement olfieers lor local communities is discontinued the governor said, funding must be tound so that the men hired under the program may be kept on II the- "We can t let the training these men have be dropped, the state has to help them, they are vitally needed In the face ot lending problems many states have gone to "the expedient ol creating state police torees I don't bo heve in this but that doesn't mean vve can't come up with coordinated planning tor tinanung. State-widplanning, not " state-wid- e police is the answer e Court Continues Skyjacker Case 'v 4 I Westminster College graduates scurry through a showery evening in a processional for baccalaureate State Okays Ogden Project Ltah Pint L Hansen, attorney lor Coleman Downers Grove. 111. requested that Dr. Eugene I Bliss, professor and chairman ol the Department of Psychiatry. Lmversily ol tail, bo present at the sentencing The pscyihiutrist was not available Friday and Judge Ritter continued lt By DaveJonsson Tribune Stafl W The Ltah Highway Department will ground up tires mixed with load lepair asphalt, the State Road Commission decided Friday James West, maintenance engineer, asked approval trom commissioners loi using the black puwdery substance on a resui lacing project on Wall Avenue in Ogden between 33rd and 23rd stieets and 20th to 12th streets He said the old tire rubber produced in the countiy, is lo ue mi.xed with road asphalt in the proportion of about one part to three ot asphalt at only two plants the case Coleman was convicted on charges of air piracy and inter terence with flight attendants in connection with an abortive hijack attempt Dec 26. 11I71. that involved an American Airlines plane and an attempt to obtain $250,006 The Right from Chicago to' San Francisco made an unscheduled landing in Salt Lake fity where Coleman was arrested ti"ts m other sta'es show, withstands cracking better than regular asphalt, lie said The plants guild up old lues sejiaiat-mout tire colds or wires he said supplying asphalt plants with a processed finely powdered material Cost be ul 5120 000 g ihe Wall Avenue protect is to other commissioners action, learned the department has received the National Safety Council's prestigious Award of Honor" for outstanding salety In performance in 1072 Fred Montmoiency the west. Washingtons, has ever such an award The salety recoitl was compiled on both m the road mainte nance and consti uction aiea in nter Use 24 L Be Yersatile, Mix Jan Peeree Old Tires-AsphaTo Rubberize Road Tells Class The rut benzed road sui taco. convicted air pirate Sentencing Donald Lewis Coleman has been continued without a date set by Chief Judge Willis W Ritter. L' S District Court for toi program. The program featured musical numbers and comments by opera star Jan Peeree. The importance of developing v ersatii-lt- y in their lives was stressed for West-muist- College graduates Friday night Peeree, Metropolitan Opera star In bnel comments offered as a part of the college's baccalaureate program Mr Peeree told the graduates. Doing your by Jan Accident Kills 2 Motorists own thing is not enough You must be able to do your own thing and others as well " Mr Peeree will be presented an honorary doctorate of musical arts degree Saturday during commencement exercises fur the 137 Westminster graduates which will begin in the colleges Dane Hansen Memorial Stadium at 9 30 a in Fuduy night accident claimed the lives ol two persons when a car crossed the median on the 6th North overpass at Ixim Robert Jennings 19. 577 F St the driver and sole occupant ol the eastbuimd v chute, mossed the island and slammed into a westbound car m the 6.30 pin accident Mr. Jennings was dead on arrival at the Imversitv Hospital The westbound vehicle was driven by Roger George Dudis. 2). Holyoke. Mass The passenger in the Dudis vehicle. Lee. 21. Cedar City, died at 10 p m m LDS Hospital of extensive head injuries sutler ed in the accident Mi Dudis is hsted in critical condition at the same facility with head and bak Bar-bai- a injuries picsident ltah Sately Council, presented a plaque to commissioners for Howard Pyle, national president The departments sJety section was specifically named in the commendation Only one other state highway department Ltan Highway Patrol said the reason for Fowles Blent Tiooper the Jennings car crossing the median is still m doubt. The road was wet and this could have been a contributing cause" the trooper stated, but we might not ever know for sure what caused the crossover " Inv estigatuig Othei honorary degrees will be presented Dr James Bonner. California Institute of Technology professor of biolo-g- , who will deliver the commencement address and Mrs A L Beeley and Emil Ny man. both of Salt Lake City For the second consecutive year Westminster departed from traditional baccalaureate sermons and presented a musical program called by Dr Manford Shaw, college president, "a seimon in music " The program was built around preWestminister sentations students, by including the college jazz orchestia. guitarist Tim May, aliihate artist. osiii Ito. a wind ensemble, a brass chon and a quartet featuring a clarinet violin, viola and cello mung the presentations was 'The Fallen Warrior," dedicated to the memory of John F Kennedy Composed and conducted bv Ladd McIntosh Governor Rampton, McKay Survey Payson Canyon Damage ever equipment By George A Sorensen Tribune Suburban Editor Reconstruction of Payson was washed out in which Road Canyon s several places Monday night when roared through it Friday appeared to be the biggest problem facing local officials P may be needed in the that Payson will not be billed for the equipment being used. He reported that local forest service officials have to have no funds to reopen the road Rep. McKay asked the mayor to his office with all estimates and a map showing the damage lo the road and he vv ill see vv hat tan be done Hood cleanup and SON flood-vvatei- Calvin L Hampton ana Rep Gov toured part of the Gunn McKay, soggy canyon by helicopter Fiidav as tl.eir inspection trip was limited by clouds snow and ram which fell heavily over Hie reservoirs in the upper reaches Ready to Help Gov Rampton told Mayoi Howard Riley and other local officials that the National Guard and Utah Highway are ready to help with vtiit- - lur-ms- Mayor began the when they Much day covered by Riley said thiee engineers providing these moved into the canyon Friof the road will have to bo foot because of lhe washouts ptocess of Indirectly the flood claimed a victim during the afternoon when Utah County Civil Defense DireCor Fred Loveless 64 r rollover Provo was killed in a on nrut Pmvo as he was puking up one-ca- supilies area to be delivered to the Hood the State Otlice ol Spokesmen Emt'igency Services said that Mr Loveless had just picked up some additional vv s needed for th warning network and was enroute to get supplies when the accident occurred fob alkie-taiKie- Mayor Rilev said the heavy rains cause anxiety on the part ol many. Two men who were taken onto the dam site Thursday afternoon will remain another 24 hours because tl.e helicopteis vveie unable to get tlnough tlm clouds They are Brent and Paul Finch, cousins Rodents, Snow Blamed Rodents and snow with a water content of 3(10 to 300 percent above normal wore Illumed by the mayoi for lhe Dam breaking of tbe Box Reservon Monday night "We have taken as much water out ot the canyon during the past two weeks as vve would normally take out in lour years." Mayor Riley said Sincv poisoning of rodents has been prohibited, there has been a noted increase in muskrats, squirrels and badgers m lhe area and ofticials tcel those rodents were the cause of the initial hi eak The levee on McClellan Reservoir is full of indent holes and ofticials aV.' attempting to lower the water level below the levee This will require drainf of the water, he said. ing one-hal- of The levee is constructed on the side no ie ervnir to prevent waters from spilling through a tow spot in the ridge' Mayor Riley explained lie said the snow level dropped to 6.000 feet Friday afternoon. The reservoirs are at an altitude ot 8 000 feet and the snow is probably helping to reduce the flow However, the water draining down the canyon was estimated at ID second feet and is taxing the stream bed. he added Gov Rampton said he will set aside funds out ol the emergency fund 'o pay lor hatever equipment is requested v Sent to Canyon and thud bulldozer, a long back-hodrag line from the national guard were e a sent io the cany on Friday He added that ofticials reported the in many cf"iy on road was washed spots and if they were stiung togethei lo tin eequoi tors they might total of a mile long Fedeial emergency assistance to be only a remote possibility, the to be eligible governor noted, becaus for federal funds a state must spend $750 000 of its own money duimg a li'tal "and were not anyw'eie "ui year that amount now." one-ha- , City Councilman Gary s II.u.m n said that the forest service is cou)i,,-at.nfully in maintaining eomimiii.cuiioiis at the reservoirs and in the canyon "Their fire watch radio systems in Spanish Fork and Provo have been converted to flood watch on a 24 hour, basis to insure that we have instant communications throughout ihe area." 1C. 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