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Show Lx WX Melich Is Named To Inferior Post T.y GORDON ELIOT WHITE Deseret News Washington WASHINGTON tant for the Atlas Corp. Bureau Utah took a deep breath today and started digging out of its latest snow burial. It wasn't so bad in the val-- 1 e y s where of Salt Lake City, and was president of the Uranium Reduction Co. and secretary of the Utex Co. of Moab from 1955 to 1962. when he was associated with Charles Steen. - Interior Hiekel announced today on behalf of President Nixon the nomination of Mitchell Melich, 57, of Salt Lake City, to be solicitor of his department. The nomination must be approved by the Senate. In a brief press conference, Hiekel said Melich Secy. tame to him highly recommended. He will be my private attorney and it is important that I have someone to Hiekel guide me wisely, Secy. Walter J. much He was Republican minority leader in the Utah Senate in 1949, served as a director of the Utah Municipal League 1945-4member of the Utah Legislative Council 1949-5and member of the Utah Water and Power Board in 1947 and Colorado River Commission of Utah 1945-4- Melich will be the principal legal advisor to the secretary and chief law officer of the department. Mitchell Melich of the Universiof Utah law school in 1934, A . . . gets interior post ant Rep. Sherman P. in 1963-6Lloyd, He has served as a consul to ty graduate he is a member of the Utah State Bar and American Bar Association. He is a native of See MELICH on Page of the wet heavy melted Melich engaged in general law practice in Moab for many years and served as Grand County attorney and Moab city attorney. said. He was the Republican candidate for governor of Utah in 1964 and served in the Utah State Senate from 1943-5He also worked as a staff assist- - By MAXINE MARTZ Deseret News Staff Writer j B-- snow as it fell on s t reets and Clearing sidewalks, but mountain areas were stunned by the storm's wallop. Roads to Alta and Brighton ski resorts were closed until further notice because of slide danger and the storm choked off the road to Park City for a time Tuesday afternoon but it was open again today. Alta reported 42 inches of new snow from the storm and total depth of 150 inches. Because of the high avalanche danger all lifts were closed and guests were today requested to remain inside the lodges. Activity also was closed down at Brighton where about ing, vacant for several years, also gave way under the crushing snow. The storm halted traff.c at the Salt Lake International Airport for about six hours and nearly 100 cars were stranded on U.S. 40 through and the Daniels Canyon Strawberry Valley. It also set new snow fall records for February and for the winter at the Salt Dike Weather Bureau station. With eight inches of new snow, the February total rose to 27.6 inches, surpassing the previous record of 20 9 inches five feet of new snow brought total depth to 150 inches. The gate was closed at the mouth of the canyon today and was not expected to be opened until the road was completely plowed. Park City was virtually immobilized by the which had been falling since almost continuously Sunday. Snowbanks were 10 feet high along Main St. Only two of the town's streets were plowed open. The rest were clogged with snow. Two collapsed buildings Tuesday under the weight of snow on their roofs. The roof of a garage at Edelweiss Haus smashed down on four one of cars, demolishing them. The old McPhee Build heavy-snow- Weather Bureau figures indicated 12 to 14 inches fell on Salt Mike Citys east benches. Bountiful had 8 to 10 inches and 18 inches were recorded on the level east of Park City. The storm diminished during the night and was moving across extreme southeastern Utah this morning. Its activity seemed to lx1 decreasing. Most of the state had periods of partial clearing today, but occasional light snow persisted. Skies should be partly with tiie cloudy Thursday chance of precipitation dropping to 10 per cent. Temor-ature- s will tie colder with highs mostly in lie 30s and lows tonignt from 15 to 23. Several major highways remained todav snowpneked in 1956. Snowfall for the winter climbed to 83.3 inches, compared with the normal of only 54 inches for an entire season. DESERET NEWS B 1 Ho (mw a problem? Dial ' ' WurfTi s r. - ' , - st v- ' - You Are Now Unstuck I have a sticky dilemma. In Dec. I ordered a salesmans plan from a Waco, Texas firm. 1 sent them a check for $230. I was told I could return the program it I didnt like it. I didn't so I asked for my money back. I sent the material lark collect and the charges were $8.01. They refused It because of this. They wont answer my letters or phone calls. Finally, I told tlft-- Id pay the $8.01 but still no answer. E.L.G., Salt Lake City. v - r) f ' " V- i w You Move Too Fast For Them Yes, you did move, didnt you? Four times as a matter of fact and theyve been unable to catch up. Now theyve sent to your latest and they hope you replacement copies address. permanent Everything's Mixed Up I got two money orders both In the same amount. One was to go to one place, the other to another. By mistake I got them mixed up. One business firm returned the MO at onee, J.S., but the other place hasn't in spite of several letters. Salt Lake City. If you think you got mixed up, consider tills answer from them: regarding your MO mixup, please be advised that we have NO record of your order ever being received. Rather we are hereby instituting a $1.25 than have any ill feeling refund in cash. It seems they have returned money to you that they, apparently, never even got. No Opinion, But You're Paid Anyway Some time ago, I sent a company $5.00 as a registration fee. They were supposed to pay for opinions on products which they send. I have sent my opinion on two different products and have never heard from them. Could you get my $5 back? J.J., Logan. This company claims to be the only research organization in the world that pays a person for his opinion. In order to maintain good will they have an immediate payment no questions asked procedure. They have now sent you a check even though they never got your opinions. Of course, they ask you to return the money IF later on you get a dupli- - Utah MAN on Page 7 ... Sr 7r... -Ww o , s: ,tw Hi ; ( if.'& y 'll By CLARENCE S. BARKER Deseret News Staff Writer --- i j: ' 4 Utah has enough money left from its $76.5 million!! state bond issue of 1965 to qualify on a matching basis' for the states allotment of federal funds for the next j .H lL years. 5 i Beginning in the fiscal year 1970, however, th& state will need more building money. This ; is in explained the, Ten Year Building! Program for State Institutions and Agencies, delivered by the State Building Board today to! state legislators and the office of Governor Calvin L. Rampton.1 Two feet of water from Jordan River channel's flow covers Antelope Drive causeway, threatens washout. SPACE REPORT The report also contained the; board's space utilization report! J ie Chamber cf used in part for determining' Commerce has urged Gov. Cal-building requirements. From Jan. 1, 1965 to Jan. 1, vin L. Rampton and the Utah J 1969, some $51 million in proj- Legislature to recognize urbai t f ects have been completed using area problems of the Salt Lalt t million approximately $28.8 School District. 7 44 bond money, $6.9 million federal City 4 funds, and $2.3 million in other Specifically the Chamber sup? funds, the report said. legislative proposal As of Jan. 1, 1969, $32.6 mil- which would the StaM( I grant 4 State Highway Department men used to widen the road and possible, with the available! lion in projects are under con- Board of Education By GARY BLODGETT authority H $I in million $22.4 struction using and equipment are hauling fill raise the elevation, and the re- funds, to build and maintain Deseret News Staff Writer bond funds, $7.9 million federal grant extra funds to the will be used for hard road, he said, material to repair the gap and t More to ANTELOPE ISLAND and $2.3 million in other do whatever is necessary to surfacing, Kay explained. Great Salt Lake Authority, funds, than 200 feet of Antelope Drive, t funds. raise the road in the danger Under provisions in several $ All of this money must come earlier criticized the highway the road leading to the new area VARIOUS STAGES 4 (about one mile from the from state funds with no money school bills before the LegisGreat Salt Lake State Park, is 18 inches to prevent As of today, $13.6 million in island) by federal from aid, appropriated under two feet of water and in lature, the State Board of future flooding. bond funds, $4.4 million in fedMr. Kay said. He added that the water flow through the road, serious danger of completely Education would be given This is only the beginning of highway department wiU -- The road now is equipped eral funds, and $12.7 million of discretion to washing away, the former funds extra in funded projects are grant plan to request federal aid next year by six large adverts plus a other chairman of the Great Salt our 6 on BUILDING needif See it determined were Page they Lake Authority said Tuesday af- eventually raise the road grade placing the road under the bridge, sufficient to allow the ed. five The feet hard and surface extra would not highway! channel by secondary water from the to flow money ternoon. drive from Syra- system. be general grants, but amounts A swift flow of water from the the jinto the lake," Kay said. B allocated for specific problem?, He said the repair work on Jordan River Channel to the cuse to the state park, Kay Under criticism for delaying such as high concentrations of road improvements which has the road should not delay the lake has covered the causeway said. low income families. He said the cost will be close resulted in more than one road grand opening of the state park and is steadiiy washing the road City, Regional 1, 2. 5, 6, 16 into the lake, said William Holt, o $1 million. The Highway De- - washout, Kay said the reason is, scheduled Easter weekend, The report was prepared by a 4 TV Highlights the lack of operating though It may postpone Syracuse, the former chairman. partment has already spent 7 special committee and adopted Obituaries lend openings of the park which Weather Map Blaine J. Kay, state highway ,$400,000. he said. 8 by the chambers board of govSee ISLAND on Page B--6 Action Ads We have done everything! engineer, said Davis County and An additional $350,000 will be ernors. e I subscribed to a National Association of Social Workers magazine, but I havent gotten a copy since March. They wont answer my letters. I have moved, but I notified them ol this. D.R., Salt Lake City. T B-- St Ycu are now unstuck. They have accepted the returned material and paid the collect charges. But youll only get your $230 back less the $8.01. If the $8.01 disturbs you, maybe this saying will help: getting ahead, not even, is time well spent. DO-I- Page Fund On Plus Side ), 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, or writ to Box 1257, Salt lake City, Utah 84110. Do-- See See SNOW on Building r ?id drifting SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Wednesday, February 26, 1969 and U.S. 89 from Panguitch southward was closed until further notice. and U.S. 91 from St. George southward also were closed briefly this morning when a bridge just south of the Utah line in Arizona began sagging. U.S. 30, 40 and 50 east w ere snow packed and generally icy, ami and U.S. 89 and 91 were snow packed from Brig- ham on northward City through Logan Canyon. U.S. 50-also was snow packed from Della west. The outlook todav was for light snow, with less than' two imlies accumulating on valley routes, but possibly five or six inches piling up in the mountains. Motorists were warned to lie alert for slick toads off the main mutes and also deep' snow and some elevations. Heavy smnv and drifting sent cars spinning off the road-anstalling in Daniels Can- -, yon Tuesday. The blizzard--lik- e conditions also hampered B--7 Jordan River Channel Flow Gnaws At Island Road Link Gowglhti Up Ports - B-- state's 6'2-mil- e SECTION week-fund- s. 5 Stiaggerimg Fimcamcial Headache Dm ' i By CLARENCE S. BARKER and HAL KNIGHT Deseret News Staff Writei-- ,i4 Jt Utah is caught in one of the biggest financial headaches In the states history. On one hand, irate citizens demand an end to rising taxes. On the other, spiraling costs compel the state to seek more money just to stay even. In addition, state employes want raises, agencies are asking funds for valuable programs, schools need money, teachers demand pay hikes and health and welfare departments claim they face . crisis. $3 MILLION DEFICIT On top of all this, Utah will end this fiscal year June 30 some $3 million to $5 million in the hole, which must be made up out of next years revenues. Legislators face an almost impossible task trying to hold down taxes. Nobody is certain just how bad the problem is because everybody is using difierent sets of figures and estimates. It all depends on who is talking. If militant citizens get their way and the state holds the line on taxes, a number of problems immediately arise. How to pay off this years deficit is one of them. $181 MILLION TAB Gov. Calvin L Rampton estimates that simply to maintain present programs allowing some natural growth, but no salary increases would cost $180.93 million the next fis- t I I . IS ;l ! ! ; :! cal year. But estimated revenue from current tax sources would a shortage of $6.6 million, the produce only $174.3 million governor said. Karl N. Snow Jr., legislative analyst, believes Rampton .4 is too optimistic. He thinks the deficit would be closer to $11 million. k But deficits are only part of the on taxes h problem. Teachers have asked for pay raises and increased sup-- , See UTAH on Fatr B--6 a "hold-the-lin- e Charts show proposals being considered by Utah Legislature involving taxation to finance governmental 4t end educational operations. 1 |