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Show a o 0 Deseret Newt photo b Steve W. Peffcer The blanket of fog ond smoke which has spelled trouble for Salt Lake area residents all week visibly shrouds thealley in this view looking south over Ensign Peak. Litttle del Dei? DESERET NEWS SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH December Thursday, 18, 1969 Wasatch Front residents to fight their way through patches of dense fog today as weather forecasts offered only faint hope for permanent relief.' A Pacific storm which weathermen had watched with crossed fingers weakened rapidly as it moved across he Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon and brought cnly a few light showers to northern Idaho and Montana instead of the winds which could have g continued Hall Of Justice Already Too Small s 0 ' t Occupied less than two years ago, the $2 million courts section of the Metropolitan Hall of Justice is already too small, the Salt Lake Gty Commission was told today. In a letter to the mayor and commissioners, the five city judges suggested ; that the cJy permanent solution is to either build another floor on the building chased the fog from the northwestern Utah area. Travelers continued to face patchy "zero viability conditions in an area stretching from just north of Provo along the Wasatch front to the Idaho border, with the log at its peak in the Ogden-SaLake City section. Poor visibility blamed for a traffic accident which took the life of a Brigham City man early this morning south of Corinne, Box mi Elder County. (Details in story on this page). lt The fog and smoke combination continued to hamper operations at the Salt Lake International Airport Cloud seeding efforts were stepped up this morning, with two planes on the job. The effort seemed to have a slight effect and a limited number of commercial planes were able to take off and land during the daylight hours. Some planes were being diverted to Ogden, Pocatello and other airports, with buses providing transportation to and from Salt Lake City. Dim As in previous days, the fog was intermittent and patchy. A slight clearing occurred during the morning and eany afternoon, but the "pea soup condition ex perienced Wednesday night was scheduled for a repeat performance tonight The high ir Salt Lake City today was evpected to be in the range with lows ranging from 25 to 30. 'The probability of precipitation was judged near zero today and Friday. 35-4- 0 The Utah Highway Patrol continued to issue warnings for automobile travelers to use extreme caution. Motorists were reporting clear conditions west of Black Rock Beach on the Great Salt Lake this morning. As prospects for the weekend were disweathermen' were cussed, shaking their heads and mut- ' light surface tering about winds and a strong low-lev- temperature inversion." . or construct an addition to the x FOG-SHROUDE- . south end. P In the meantime, they suggested some shifts of space allocations to temporarily provide a chambers and court room for Robert C. Gibsuft, w ho will become Salt Lakes fifth city judge next month. The letter was taken under advisement by commissioners at their regular meeting today. The courts section of the Metropolitan Hall of Justice Complex, built at an overall cost of some $11 million, was occupied eariy in 19 by 10 district judges and four city judges. TLa family court division of district court remains Buildin the old UD&Q'i? sami. Hw o juMma Ala 9 fua. Jtoafcy fciough Fridojr, or writa la 6oit2S7,SakUaaC2jr,tMiS41)Ql 1 ii Did PW-MA- ; : Holiday Depression a dtizea hare to put up with this? While I was downtown, a police officer (Greeting traffic at cae of the : - Doe ; - ; - . tersections hollered at me and made me feel like crawling muihde. I had fried to obey the instructions he screamed at me. I assure yon he was 1M per cent out of line in hi behavior. What can be done about it? H. M, Salt Lake City. Into n . r City-Count- ing. REFURBISH OFFICE . - Two things. But think seriously about the second before I doing the Erst First, you can complain to the administrative ; branch of the police department TheyD investigate and if it 1 Is warranted, the office1 can be disciplined. Second, many ; people at this time of year are afflicted with a depressing Dental attitude called Christmas Reaction. To many peo-- . Mer unfortunately, tis not a season to be jolly, but one of depression. These mental allergies are induced by holiday pres- ' pures and one might not even be aware of them. Why not e fleet a bit? Meantime to everyone and we said this last year, too just try to be calm and get through the season without creating problems for anyone Including your- In tiie letter, the five judges suggested that the office now occupied by Gty Prosecutor J. Raymond Allred be refurbished for nse as Judge Gibsons chambers. This was its original purpose. . He would hold court in the police auditorium, adjacent to traffic court, using a portable bench. As a permanent solution, the judges suggested that the Traffic Violations Bureau, now bulging at the seams because of increased personnel, machinery and storage problems, be converted into a courtroom. BOLDING ADDITION The bureau would be housed in space provided by an addition to the building, as contemplated by the buildings architect, Harold Beecher. The space is available, easy to work upon and would provide added convenience to the public," the letter said. Another alternative would be to arrange with Sait Lake County to add an additional floor on the courts building and. upon its completion, move both traffic courts into this new floor and allow the Traffic Violations Bureau to expand into present space of the city prosecuting attor- self. ; Some Improvements Necessary Can yon da something about the conditions the animals are kept in at a store here ia Price? There are canaries, parrots, rats and hamsters all In the same cage. They are cramped. Some of the birds are sick. Aka there are fish tanks with dead and dying fish. If there was a Humane So- ciety here Id ask them tor help. Meantime, can yon help? Mrs. 1. J. W., Price. Our telephone call was acted on speedily by the city, in cooperation with the State Health Dept While conditions were not as bad as you feared, some improvements were necessary, and will be made, the store manager promised. You should know, too, that the one large cage has smaller cages within to separate and to protect Why not visit the store again real soon and see if conditions are better? If not caD she is working to set up a Mrs. Lucille Pace, at Humane Society Branch in your city and will be glad to undertake further investigation, we are advised. 0 Should Be On The Way Last summer I bought some stock from I frirod for STM. But I ever got the certificates. I have written aad telephoned him that we want to sell, but I never bear. At the time I was living in SX. Now my wife b going to have a B. C, St baby, aad I need the money. Cna you help? George Your salesman friend seemed surprised and said no problem, and that Iied get the stock certificates to you immediately. He said hed call us back. When he didnt we got to him and he said "Its all taken care of; the stock has been mailed. If untrue get back to Doit Man pronto. neys. - ' uowni (tatat WtW aw tar psMKatiaa wn Ml Mo wmMr I Dow Mm cat tm$ (ka wlwo H 0 bdude one column in which ter list Income and deductions Aar one spouse and a second owO Mo too.) column to list these items for the other spouse. Some married couples who have enough income by each spouse to qualify will save as much as $125 by listing their incomes and deductions separately, said R. Milton Yorga-socommission member ia charge of auditing and collecn, tions. kills brigham man Vernon Rees ColeCORINNE, Box Eider County man, 44, Brigham Gty contractor, was killed early this collision on south morning in a two-ca- r of here. According to investigating Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Leon Jensen, Colemans vehicle was traveling the wrong way on the northbound interstate in dense fog when it was struck by a truck driven by Jack Wilson Hall, 49, 403 Kensington, Salt Lake Gty. The accident occurred shortly after midnight just Jensen reported. .south of the Corinne Hall suffered minor injuries. The death raised the Utah highway death toll for 1969 to 294, compared to 279 fatalities on this date last year. off-ram-p, Mike Urged proposed that these be increased by $235,840 to mission $1,744,268. A 15.6 per cent increase in salaries for state elective officers w as recommended today to the Joint Budget-And- it Committee of the Legislature. The recommendation came from the Executive Compenwhich sation Commission, also suggested similar increases for appointed state officers not covered by the state pay plan. Salaries presently paid state elective officers are now $1,508,428 per year. The com- - 5ECTION aty. t, 3. 6, 10. 12 Regional Theater 2 Comics TV Highlights 4 Obituaries Weather Map .14.15 Action Ads Trash Maps 8 .. This hike, said the commission, headed by B. Z. Kastler Jr., is small compared with the total state budget. It is recommended that state salaries be made to correspond with salaries paid by and other 15 123 16 firm decision on the part of National Theater Productions has not been concluded as to w hether or not they will continue to lease the Valley. Music Hall building or surrender their lease back to Family Achievement Institute. A In the event the National other states employment The recommended increase would be about .057 of a percentage point of the projected fiscal 1971 budget The commission, of which Kail N. Snow Jr., former legislative analyst was acting director, estimated that state revenue for fiscal 1971 will Increase about 4.6 per cent or B Theater Productions lease is laminated, Ballard said today that Family Achievement Institute Corporation will continue to operate the a public statement today. Valley Music Hall as it has The statement was issued to done since its opening in July, 1965. halt rumors regarding the futBallard emphasized that ure of the Family Achievement Institute, which controls National Theater Productions has no connection in any way Valley Music HalL It foDows: with FamOy Achievement InRuss Ballard, president of stitute. National Theater Pro InstiFamily Achievement tute, Inc., owners of the Valley Music Hafl building, announced today that the National Theaters Production Company is operating the Valley Muxic Hall building under a lease arrangement with InstiFamily Achievement tute. State Wage By CLARENCE S. BARKER Deseret News Staff Writer To clarify the situation of Valley Music Hall and its operations in the wake of cancellation of the Ray Charles Show, the corporation issued $18.3 million. Proposed salary for the governor would be $35,196 a year, compared with the present $22,009. In addition, the commission recommended that $1,000 a year be added to See PANEL ea Page Yule Mail Peak Expected Friday The Christmas mail rush will reach its peak Friday, according to Salt Lake Postmaster David R. Trevithick. He said postal employes expect to handle 1,700,000 cards and letters Friday and 123, OGO packages. Today they handled 1,500,000 cards and letters and 120,000 packages. B-- ll an independent corporation leasing the Valley ductions is Music Hall building. BaDard pointed out the importance of this relationship since the Family Achievement Institute is a public corporathe tion and is planning expansion of its operations through the acquisition of sev- eral substantial companies, to be presented to its stockholders early in 1970. Governor Eyes School Spending . By iL DeMAR TEUSCHER Deseret News Political Editor Gov. Calvin L. Rampton said today he will recommend substantial increases for education in 1970 but warned any increase would be considerably under the requests. During a televised press conference, which can be seen (Hi KUED at 7:30 p.m. tonight, the governor said his recommended increases will take care of inflaticnai pres- sures. Rampton said his budget, which will be submitted to the Legislature in January, is now being checked by the legislative analyst. v OPPOSES HIKE If we woe to meet the full requests of education and all other areas ot state go eminent, we obviously would need a tax increase, which I do not intend to recommend, be said-Th- governor noted that welfare benefits must be raised to meet the cost of living standards already set up by the Legislature. Building needs will be substantial, as the wants of higher edu- wiD cation, he indicated. Rampton said he hopes there will be no need for a special session, but indicated be will call one if legislative leaders feel they cannot act on needed legislation during the budget session. v The governor has no power to place legislative items on a budget session agenda, but said be will make recommendations to the lawmakers including consideration of a teacher negotiation statute. BOND LAWS A must item for consideration will be changes in Utahs bond laws to conform with recent U.S. Supreme Cburt ruling. The governor said he has conferred with some retail business leaders to see if voluntary agreements may be reached to halt the spreading Sunday business opening in the state. He said that he was attempting to act as an intermediary in tliis siuaion. riticizing Stanford Chief Says State Tax Forms Ready In the next few days the State Tax Commission wiU mail 340,000 new TC-4income tax return forms which will enable certain married couples to save time, and possibly, money. . The forms for the first time CRASH D Statement Issued In Wake Of Rumors About VMH PROVO Stanford Universitys action in dropping competition with Brigham Young University was not intended as criticism of the Mormon faith, BYU or any organization. the president of the California school said. In a letter to Dr. Larry V. Knight of the BYU physics department, a Stanford alumnus and former Stanford faculty member. President Kenneth Pitzer wrote: We have received many excellent, weU reasoned letters on the subject and 1 wish I could answer all of them personally. But the volume of mail generated by an issue of such concern to many, unfor -- U tunately ruled out an individual response. Perhaps the most significant thing I can say is to assure you that Stanford's action was not intended in any way to constitute a criticism of the Mormon faith, BYU or any other organization, nor was it an attempt to force our standards upon any other group, religious or otherwise. Contrary to distorted newspaper reports, our intention has never been to bring about changes in the beliefs of others. My action in approvof ing the recommendation our faculty Human Relations intended was Commission solely to establish policy with respect to intercollegiate comby Stanford University. As I hope you win agree, Stanford has an obligation to facilities make its and programs available to all students, regardless of race, religion or political persuasion. It follows that die university has a concurrent responsibility to assure all its students that they may participate with dignity and self respect with other colleges and universi- petition ties. Black students at Stanford sincerely believe that it is degrading to them to be asked to compete against institutions which are sponsored by organizations which bold that certain blacks are by doctrine relegated to a second-clas- s position. Many correspondents have pointed out that the denial of the priesthood to blacks of certain lineage is deeply rooted in Church doctrine; that BYU itself does not practice discrimination and tiie Church and individual members have done much to advance the cause of Negroes in America. I understand that all of this is true. Yet the fact remains that the black stu-dents feel racial discrimination is present in the practices of the Church and that they cannot compete in good con science against an institution that is sponsored by it. This seems to me to be an understandable concern. Stanfords decision does not mean that religious freedom is endangered on the campus. The question remains of why Stanford announced the decision it had reached. In answering this I w ould like to point out that we first sought a disengagement with BYU for games under contract. This proposal was refused. "Because this issue is one which touches deeply held religious convictions of most of those who have written., it is unlikely that tins letter will convince you of the logic or necessity of our action. What is a matter of faith to many vet is not with many students, both black and white, for whom we have an institution- al obligation may keep a complete understanding out of reach. If this is the case. I am truly sorry. Even if you cannot accept the position which we have taken, however, I hope this letter will be helpful in explaining some of tiie reasons which led to it I also would like you to know that I appreciate your letter and the concern for Stanford, as well as for the Mormon Church, which prompted k. '' |