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Show iiMiijBttiiiyni TOfetfaftiiiifagfipm yiardira wwj By DEXTER C. ELLIS The Utah Highway Depart ment will call for bids about Aug. 15 on two construction projects intended to eliminate unexpected hazards on which have accounted for several deaths in recent months, ; " ' The two jobs, mostly guardrail installation, will extend from Bountiful to 9th North, Salt Lake City, and from there to 3400 South in Murray. This is the most heavily traveled portion of the highway. ' ' ' - ' ' ' ' 5 v - , V.. s ' ' v It'.-.- v sTg ' i& t s ' 'I . 1- , ' N ' ' - f fit IS tr it ' ' fp5pv 5' ? t "l MawWMtcwntw tS:Tm i'VlTii J lanes. tures. In places where a separation of opposing lane is possible, engineers have, thought that the chain link calile is the best barrier, sine: it has an arresting effect slowing a car and preventin' a crossover without deflectin;: It back into traffic. However, they have been disappointed in Its perform anee and in high replacemer cost when it is struck a hard blow, the highway director lti-fo- To prevent crossover accidents, a depressed median strip was provided which, it was thought, would allow cars which wandered off the highway to be brought back under control without a destructive crash. . In practice, however, median has proven too row along this the nar- segment ' of eral freeway.cars Sev have gone all the way across, precipitating accidents the worst-of-acollision. the head-oll n girl died In such a crash June 13, and last A Narrow median on portions of man September a and a young mother and her daughter were killed in an identical mishap. The acci- - dents occurred on in Salt Lake and southern Davis counties will be protected by guardrails to prevent crossover crashes. near 5 11th South and 51st South. Also, five persons have been killed this year when cars Utah's Carpenters Ready Strike Vote carpenters throughout Utah will vote tonight on whether General Contractors (AGO. Associated to strike against the If I was a betting man, Id bet thered be a walkout tomorrow, said S. Di Bella, business agent for the union. The 11 carpenter locals in Utah will meet at 8 p.m. to accept or reject the vaulted overpass bridge rail- ings and plummeted to the highway below. The remedy decided offer the latest set a strike date and ,he Lass?4, said the from shew nr. to AGC oUer Di Bella offer is little different from one which was overwhelmingly rejected last week. Authorization for a strike has already been voted, he said. Concerning the possibility of he said, This is the first time in 13 years this has happened. During this period the two sides have always been able to arrive at an Company wouldnt answer us either, but they did you, cause you told us later you got your refund. be-- - Case Of The Missing Pickets - I bought some lumber to make a fence from a Salt Lake firm. Next day when I started to build it I discovered I had been shorted 50 pickets. I called them for an explanation but they were rude. So I called the bank and stopped payment on my check. My question is now what could or couldnt be done? B. S., Salt Lake City. Deseret News Staff Writer that too many Warning newsmen are getting cozy with politicians, columnist Jack Anderson, said today the worst thing that can happen to the press is to forget it is the watchdog of these people. Laker Anderson, the who is Drew Pearsons partner in writing the Washington criticized newspapers for not doing a better job of reporting y and wrongdoing in state officialdom. I condemn the press for belonging .to the same country clubs and Chambers of Com- Better Talk To Their Lawyer Our car was broken into and a stereo stolen. We reported It to the insurance company. They fold us to go to a stereo place and the unit would be replaced. Our coverage required that we pay $50 deductible. The stereo place told us to pay it to them, which we did. However, later they found out they couldnt replace our kind of unit. So we asked lor our $50 back. They agreed but never have and we cant reach the manager. Now weve been told they are going out of Can you help? G. S. R., Salt Lake City. - -- " bus!-jV'ne- Now in process of taking out bankruptcy. Better contact tiie lawyer handling and talk to him. You have been given his r,;name. ' , (Editor-- , Note: Wro oorru Hit number of esIH on tto velum df moll make it impotiiblo to tnewor ovtry question. Plot, no medico! or legal at ontwort can envelope suojtiont. Don't tend otompt or nlv b given In tbit column. Only outtllont el gonorol JUvrett will bo Mon phono ontwored ond toloohan calls con bo oecoptod only on th Do-iwmbir m th Noun prescribed. Olvt your nom oddross ond ttlophon P-to rMkottm to1 M hot 1 v: V Jurists close watch for possible of c 0 tamination water sources was being maintained in Emigration Canyon t0(?ay after a road ruptured .. ninelinf near thl an , fPjt O 2&Iil 17 Liquor restraining order holding up enforcement of Utahs new liquor law will be put to the test this afternoon before three federal judges. The order was granted last week by U.S. District Judge Willis W. Ritter on a complaint filed by former Utah Atty. Gen. Phil L. Hansen. Acting on behalf of Kathy Smith, 2219 Belaire Dr., Hansen held that the law is unconstitutional because it was enacted by a malaporticned Legislature. U.S. Circuit Judge David T. Lewis said he, Ritter and U.S. District Judge A. Sherman ChrLstensen would hear a motion to dissolve the restraining order. The motion was filed by Robert B. Hansen, deputy attorney general. 1 Mil (ft ItotS UttUIII A Hansen also indicated he might ask for dismissal of the SU1 ' Ritter and Christensen were in Idaho over the holiday weekend, but Lewis said it was his understanding they would return in time for the hearing today. , SECTION . R Theater Comics Sports Financial Obituaries Weather Map Action Ads 24 5, 7, 14, 2 S.A 6 8-- 12, 13 15 15 13-2- 3 ' .... ppfs yon The sPilled oil estimated at 3,000 to 4,000 gallons, was confined in a big trench hurriedly dug on the west side of the hiRhway However, there was a re mote possibility that it might seep into subsurface water sources and get into the creek or into one or more of the many shallow wells through tiie length of the canyon. Charles Wilson, Salt Lake City water superintendent, termed the possibility of con- lamination very remote. He said Salt Lake City does not use water from Emigration Creek itself but does use the sPring flow from a mine shaft in the canyon. The wells are used by homeowners in tiie canyon. The pipeline was punctured by a road 8rader cutting the shoul- dfr of the rad about three fourths of a mile west of Lit- tle Mountain. The Emigration road is being widened to serve as a in Parleys Can- detour for yon which will be closed for construction this fall. When the grader blade hit h ; City. Regional 1, TV Highlights Canyon road. 'Gusher' Stiirs Water Alert B-2- D 4, Front loader (background) begins spreading dirt to blot oil from Emigration After his columns exposing two mens implication in cor- ruption years ago, both men See COLUMNIST on Page 4 rp ' '-i Anderson said he takes no delight in seeing what happens to some officials after exposing their improprieties. Some of them wont believe it, but I actually feel sorry for them, he said. Anderson made it plain he doesn t apologize for exposing corruption. It must be done, he said. But sometimes, he confessed, the aftermath can iliniiiiiiimiiiiDiiniiinnimitiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiitnii t "-V- NO DELIGHT TIL .m. U tablishment, the press is not performing its function. TONIGHT The SF agency only applies for the visas. There is no way to tell how long it might take, nor even if East German officials will do anything. They could even deny you entry. Only suggestion the agency has is that you tell them where you will be in West Germany and when the visas come through, if they do, theyll forward to you. Do-I- t Man also suggests you talk personally with the manager of the SF agency. You have been given his name and telephone number. v-- . said. BECOME SPOKESMEN He said it is too easy for reporters to become so absorbed with viewpoints of politicians they cover that the reporters become spokesmen for these people, rather than watchdogs over them. Politicians are charming he said. They are people, articulate, have quick minds and are very attractive. They hug us to their bosoms, make us privy to their deals, and too many of us start to think like them. If we let them smother us and make us part of their es- ets. About five weeks ago we applied through a travel agency In San Francisco for visas to go to East Germany to visit relatives. Weve heard nothing and we are planning to leave II. B., Salt Lake City. very soon. Can yon help us? I ' merce as corrupt politicians and then failing to report their corruption, Anderson homes. Germany m Merry-Go-Roun- It E. 'V' ex-Sa- lt Common sense at least Do-- Mans says you made a mistake by stopping payment on that check. It might make you open to action on firms part. Why not write em another and send it less the cost of the missing 50 pickets check to them. Also call them and tell them what youve done and suggest that you get together and discuss the missing pick- They Want To Visit Like California, Utah is now o studying the possibility using concrete baniers t separate opposing traffic, He! land said. By STEVE HALE oiuiiiimninmiiiinininmimiiiiiiiiiiniiiiima - will be used elsewhere, This should not only stop crossover accidents, but also prevent cars from mounting Warning agreement, he said. A spokesman for the AGC said he felt that progress was being made in negotiations with the union and expressed hope that a work stoppage would be averted. The contractors have alreached agreement ready with the iron workers and laborers, but are still negotiating with the operating engineers, teamsters and cement finishers. The carpenters are earning $4.90 an hour, plus 50 cents in fringe benefits. Carpenter demands and contractor offers have not been announced. A walkout by the carpenters would affect such construction as bridges, commercial buildings and schools, but not SHOP upon ture on tiie inside of opposing traffic lanes in places where structures are close together, Possibly a single guardrail city-count- a strike, I ordered some merchandise from a uniform company hi New York. They substituted by order. I returned it asking for a refund of $14.66. 1 got no information, clothes, or money or Mrs. J. A. Downey. answer. Would you please help me? by a safety surveillance team which made a survey last year is to extend guardrail- ings from structure to struc said. Columnist Sounds Some 2,000 union ' riers. In areas of difficult and expensive construction, such as Parleys and Weber canyon'-whera wide median is out o! the question, a double guardrail type of barrier is beiiv used between opposing traffic At present, guardrails are confined to the right side to prevent cars from rolling down the grade, and to the approaches to overpass struc- : he ends of the guardrails and over bridge rail"climbing ings. Henry Helland, state highway director, said lessons learned from experience with isting segments of interstate highway will be incorporated in construction. Where flaws develop, they will be remedied as fast as funds are available, he stated. Now under review is the relative value of various bar- I Deseret News Staff Writer e the line about three inches below the earths surface, a black geyser of heavy crude oil arched over the highway, drenching two construction trucks. It ran across the road, but was prevented from pouring down the hillside into the stream and into nearby hous es by a trench, seven feet deep, 12 feet wide and about 40 feet long quickly scooped out by a large backhoe. ;The flow of oil was turned off at 6:30 a.m., about 45 minutes after the mishap. Several hours later, a truck was sent to the scene by Chevron Oil Co., owner of the pipeline, to pump the oil out of the trench. the Meanwhile, slippery ooze was blotted from the road surface by spreading dirt over it and then removing the dirt. The road was opened to traffic before noon. The ruptured pipe and a companion line which carry See OIL on Page B--ll Driver , 79, Dies Of Injuries After Intersection Crash Richard G. Jones. 19, 2711 E. 4135 South, died Sunday at 9 p.m. in a Salt Lake hospital of severe head injuries and lacerations suffered in a accident Saturday. He was a son of Ray G. Jones, Deseret News staff and photographer, Mary Helen Gilbert Jones. The accident occurred Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at 17th South and 4th 'East when a van delivery truck, driven by Jones, and another van, driven by Terry Ward Herman-son- , 17, 1882 Lake St., collided at the intersection. Officer Dallas Adams said tire Hermanson van spun and rammed into two d cars driven bv Mrs. Hermilla S. Alba, 47. 1792-lltEast, and Axel B. Olsen, 81, 1051 Fuller Ave. They were not injured. , four-vehic- east-boun- h v f.v'V W tr f vC: i , Richard G. Jones . . . dies of injuries A passenger in the Jones van. Kenneth Earl Meads, 40, 56 Grove Ave., suffered concussion, lacerations and abrasions. He was listed in serious condition today at LDS Hospital. Damage to the four vehicles was estimated at $5,000. The Hermanson youth was treated for minor lacerations and abrasions and released to the care of a private physician. The death raised Utah's traffic toll to 144 for the year, compared with 117 at this time last year. Richard G. Jones was born Sept. 7, 1949, in Salt Lake City, a son of Ray G. and Mary Helen Gilbert Jones. .He attended LDS Business Coi- - Sw YOUTH on Page B-2- 4 |