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Jul ; i 9 f "v If 'it v V V W'V'"'' V'V jO 1, 107 Common Carrier Closure, Permits Not Sensible Answers to Provo River Brownings Editor s nolo 'IneiaxS ( oimnmi (a.uer article was written bv I)r J (alvin (.Killings, professor of ehemistrv at thr Innersih of I ah lie is presuit nt of the meruan Whitewater fliliation. a national organization which ton eerns itself with river navigalulitv. ret reafion amt safetv White his views rninelde with those of most experts in the organization, the ideas in the artn le are his own lie has been running the Provo River b kavak for l" vtars and has made more than Hill havah trips on that river iews expressed in ( onininn ( arrier do not netessari reflect those of The halt lake Inbiine or the (ommon (arrier board of lav editors which works imlepc ndentlv of Iribune rt portorial and editorial poln lx n-- s Vrtides submitted o this d parlmeiit are reviewtd bv the lav hoard which either aecepts them tor publication or rejects them The public is encouraged to suomit statements to (ommon ( arrier Vrtides should be short (lour pages. double spaced) to the point, relevant, timclv, pertinent, have a central theme, promote dialogue and pertain to the politi cal, social or economic well bom" ol the Inlcrmimntain rc a Mail articles, along with home her, to (ommon (arrier, The Salt salt lake (itv, I tali, S4II0 address and plume nnm lake Irihuue, Box xi.7, es Hit general ideas prose n ten are applicable- - to nv- rs all ovc r I tah not just the 1iovn mote lives than all Dm unen force-ablsporadic closines and cumbersome permit' tti.it anyone- could ever dream of - Hist is pulihc (due, iimn and warning Most impml.iit Iv signs should be postc d at the appiopriatc places alo-river, warning of upcoming V hazards prominent sun should be displayed just be low the diversion dam above I ppc r Falls informing float rs of the rapids and naviga limial haaids ahead This it is ntul location is crucial wav down the canvon and divides lathei sharplv the moderate- rapids of tt.e upper stretch from the difficult rapids of the lower stie tell Smaller warning signs should be placed upriver fioin a low bridge and a railroad trestle on the upper stictch wheie tragedy- has so fa be avoided onlv bv exlramdinary luck Smaller signs might also be displayed some ol the prominent rapids of the stu-tclower p.ulictilailv Kudal Veil Rapids which h technically Itm most difficult on the uver , kViclil L. - Dr J Calvin (.Ridings 'lhr'o- deaths bv di owning on the Provo Rivei have light fullv upset main people-- , and regulations have been pio posed to Mem this kind ot trage dv iri the futuie Bv - safety engineering and possi blv bv a few essential rules and lc gm. dams applicable to users l.eneral closure- - at anv is p.ulic cilai l inappio pi late fm the lmvo liner 'I dm iivci is a reciealum.il to souice of the highest quality piovidmg a river running t pet u tie e unexcelled along the entile Wasatch limit It is the principal Darning ground tm tunc- case of these proposals have gone so far as to sugge.t that the Provo Itiver should oe dosed to floating at lngn water and that no floating would be allowed at other tur.es without a permit ftom the countv sheriff It would make equal sense to close anv highway for which the annual death count reached three The highway could then deepened seasonally to any dnv er who would make a long detour to seek a permit from the This sheriffs office approach is, of course, ridiculous In a severe over-reactio- the spoil of k.ivakmg whigh is giowcng xploslv -- v m I tall 'I he Piovo liivcr leaches an a lies ol quality for kavaking vvlu-the water is running high and it can be handled m relative salety al that time by kavakeis with ptopc-- tiainmg. epe i lcne e and equipment r (losuie would tmnal tiagc-d- v unenforceable to boot With nvers as with highways, accidents should be reduced by public education, by be a a and would be and incftective Instead we should focus on more constructive ways to improve river safety Here I outline three approach fret-wa- Second, all floaters should be uigc-to use proper equip ment Fust and loiciimsi is a hie pieseivei None of tic thiee victims of the Provo River was weanng a properly I have attached life followed nwr diowning ai mind this nation for over a decade and I would estimate that well ovei 'ill per cent of these accidents would not have occulted with the use of a proper hie preserver It is insane to float ;.ny part of at any the Provo River without a life preservtime er Ovet confident swimmers aie usually the violators of this rule and the principal victims 'I he use of propei equipment can be encoutaged bv punlic I education tn bv icguialum would personally that approved hfe pt vers he made mandatory for tloalii!" or swimming the Provo River or any other er in the state ot I tah This simple regulation would save anv-or- pre-se- 1 plastic products to your exact specifications. 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'ycantefo aid ANYV.riFRE out o' state or locai l No finer let c seiff-aifiisiin- -- 0 Vp A have to touch your new Sylvania GTMatic color TV except to turn it cn or change channels 466-868- 5 h ss You may never Laboratories ' di earning Us Prove It Romney Engineering o trips death Xltermtelv we can look at the r Dating Provo as a nat beautiful oral phenomenon, and ev ding, an escape from rtgimeiited conciete uibuni ..turn In the (.rand Canyon on the salmon River and all over the nation people ate seeking such escape- in rn.:s and lanids No regulation can Neither can rnv s op ttic-regulation mike river running totally and irrevocably sate At best we can remove some of the prominent hazards, educate participants duout the h.iards remaining equip them with the proper gear and wt'li them good luck and Ana most pleasant voyage ything else is unwot kable dav Birose Pro'es'ional Product Engineering exposure and shock in the cold water of the Piovo River The use of a ptoper ciaft appro-juiat- e to this rockv constricted river is also important h v e injection molded Dr J (ah in (.Ridings Don't (lose River in 'Ust a few last year hat we made tlu-rIt is moie hazardous than anv thing on the Provo New freeway and highway bridge s me r t ne Provo River with all its float traftic could increase uver accidents to such a degree that I'JTi might be looked back on as a verv uneventtul year indeed' Finally, the Piovo Rivet has been described as treacherous sinister and responsible for h.-a- D-- - lt-- r people will be float. ng the Provo i urns or not then we no ought to enhance its saf.-tIn the matter vvhnt first place a few low budges should be removed m modi fte d and no new ones conmeet strue unless thev pnper specifications Second the railroad tiestle on the a scene of inupper stretch numerable boating accidents sec- - haza.ds and trc-'tl- e Thiiei on nu list f nu-'nils (or improving safe-tis a moele-rateamount of safety cn If we accept the ginet-lintact that great numbers of i and avoid navigational it will be nearly impossible to provide aid and itsiue Tilt- - long freeway biule over the Weber Rivet In low Devi1 s Slide is a prime to example this badge several cap'Fps and nt to I his should be rebuilt would it but be costly irnght probably save a life some d ev on the lower (The stteUh is also something ol a hcZitd) Third countv crews should pc nod.cuih cut out the logs and snags that endange-Fouith me i navigation v mm spike s exist m tiie river at thiee or moie pkues ard should be removed Filth tiee-waai.ei not least a four-lanbudding he Ibnvo River should be a1 oielc-e- l at ail ce.st Present plans entail bi.dging the river in eight place' some of these budges will cover the river for tances of 1 OWI feet or mote Floaters drifting into these data te cesses will be unable e e Ldrett Uib4i 5 Expand ng socn into new facil t es l (WATCH FOB IT!) . Other equipment can i educe accidents fuitlu-helmet should be worn in the rockv lower half of the canyon wot suit oi lackt-'s also valuable to a' out t extrc-mel- Vt rit Halls Trading For Stock Stroll through our models during the premier showing today and youll n Salt Lake stock transfer biokcrage and 11 individuals have been bv a I s District fiom selling, mill ordei tiurisfeiring delivering or disposing ot Living Diamond (oip common stock agt nev, a stock see that o 1 (hut Judge Willis W Ritter the temporary iesti. linwith a ing ordei in conm-tluci'.l action that alleges vml.i-tmol the Vc unties v change Ml of l'iU Flung Di- amend is plumtitf and names merican Stock Itanster Co and Tiansaim-ncaSec unties, tmth wi'h Salt lake City offices ,md Dan Rowland John Sutnerland Craig lonnston Roheit I atlium (bland Neil son Thomas Sadlc-Mmrav Ravbmn William Saver lav I M it c honor and Miltei Duane delencl..nts oil j -d mu n 1 Provo River should not be closed to kayaking, other spmts. 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