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The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • 13

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Winds Lash Area Ripping Off Roofs Splintering Trees B-Section OGDEN UTAH TUESDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 13 1973 IB Panels 1 Confer Here Hope to Promote Better Lines Of Communication Says Chief Members of the Utah Board of Higher Education will meet in Ogden Wednesday with five different groups four of them on the Weber State College campus Chairman Donald Holbrook said agendas for the meetings are designed to better lines of between the board the WSC Institutional Council administration faculty students and the power poles afire grass blazes and falling trees Riverdale volunteers responded to an alarm at a burning power pole Lights were out in parts of Roy but there were no reports of fires In Ogden five alarms were turned in between 2:41 and 6:30 pm but no major damage was reported The alarms were for power poles set afire or electric lines whipping together in the wind MOBILE HOME The storm smashed a barn and other outbuildings at the Wendell Slater home at 927 Harrisville Road and a mobile home was blown off its foundation south of Farr West At the residence of Melvin Phillips of 2255 2700 Wilson Lane all trees about eight of them in the yard were splintered One limb fell on the house causing minor damage to the roof Observers said it appeared that a twister hit setting down briefly then lifting Accompanying dust cut visibility to only a short distance and flying limbs took out power lines A spokesman at Hill Air Force Base said wind velocity there reached 51 knots or approximately 5865 miles an hour The National Weather Service designates a wind of that velocity as TREE LIMBS Except for a few tree limbs downed and two light globes blown off poles no damage was done at the base The winds began blowing from a southerly direction early Monday continuing most of the day The weather service issued a wind warning during the morning stating that it would Winds of storm force exceeding 58 miles an hour slammed into Ogden and Weber County Monday shattering trees ripping roofs off buildings and creating a general power blackout Tomadic winds struck a residence in Wilson Lane splintering trees into kindling displacing farm equipment and tossing a camper about 75 feet Roofs of buildings were blown off in various sections of the area and broken tree limbs knocked out power lines and caused damage to houses and cars NOT REPORTED No personal injuries were reported Apparently further danger from wind is past for now as the forecast calls for increasing cloudiness tonight becoming mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday Temperatures will be cooler with the highs in the middle to upper 50s lows in the upper 30s Probability of rain will be 40 per cent tonight 60 per cent Wednesday Power was out at various times in Taylor Snow Basin Huntsville Liberty Eden Roy and parts of Ogden as the strong winds blew trees and other debris through lines A corrugated metal roof swept off a building on the west side of Kiesel near 22nd took out a power line and damaged motor vehicles parked on a naarby lot POWER POLES Four power poles were blown down in the Taylor area knocking out the north circuit at the substation and causing a 3V2-hour outage Some locations in Ogden Valley were without electricity until about midnight Monday more than nine hours A circuit was knocked out at BARN ROOF in the foreground was picked up by high winds Monday and slammed onto the ground at The higher board members will begin their Ogden visit with an appearance at the Rotary Club luncheon and conclude with a tour of the Weber State campus MEET GROUPS In between the board members will meet with the four college groups and state legislators of the area A spokesman said some members of the board probably make the Ogden visit although the two from Ira A Huggins and Omer Buttars are scheduled to be in attendance At the luncheon Mr Holbrook will give Ogden Rotarians a slide presentation on the Utah System of Higher Education The slides and his comments will describe the basic functions and roles of the 15-mem-ber Utah Board of Higher Edu- An Ogden area man who has of the county combined veter-( Selections by the ifine Instifutilmof higher ans choir included I learning At 2 pm the board members will meet with the Institutional Manager Council and administration in a OTHERS RECOGNIZED played a leading role in the aars Weber County veterans was honored at Ar- mistice Day ceremonies Mon- Special recognition was given to two local news media and plaques presented to Frank Bless Old 1 jg address day flagpole at the Chapel of 0 Larsen declared that freecom 0f speech has been dedicated in the honor of Len manager of KLO Radio for freedom of education to include with the council and adminis-Hooper 3945 Nordin South outstanding news coverage -Ogden general chairman of the veterans affairs in Weber County Combined County weDer sametration recent policies decisions education I of the higher board that affect He referred to a of Weber State survey U-S high school and college students in which per cent AMONG THESE Veterans Organization Earlier the efforts of Mr neidt0viipin0bSnrt Ftey00' distant Said is not vitaI to reVenUyd7ptkTnWstmenrpol-activities over many years were pastor of the AME Embry icy and internal expenditures re cited by Oty Manager Richard Chapel wh gave the i-' c0 07er gr ent who feel freedom of the press A NEIGHBOR should be he the Kefford Peek of 3927 Nordin declared Ar- a neighbor of Mr Hooper also must return to the basic spoke briefly concents of he said Special music was provided adding that we should eluding representatives of all by the Quincy Elementary i call it the establishing of a the veterans organizations in School choir directed by Mrs national morality by the county attended the Howard (Thelma) Dorious If America is destroyed he Among these are the This meeting will be held in Union Building room 338 At 3'pm Mr Holbrook and other board members will move into the Little Theater for a meeting with faculty and students A spokesman for the board said the members plan primarily to listen to of session to which area state leg- 1 islators also are being invited Mr Holbrook will discuss concern brought up by the faculty and the One of these is expected to be a draft of a new faculty tenure policy the board has circulated among the institutions for reaction The board members have asked for a tour of the campus facilities including a look at programs being conducted by iMcKain general manager of the Ogden Standard-Examiner i TrorjmT-lrl" eluded the Ben Lomond High and by Thomas singing Leavitt associated with partianship I feel that Democrats ceremonies presided over by Perry Stephens vice chairman Pioneer Station of Utah Power 1 Light Co when an uprooted tree took down the power line At 458 28th the branch of a tree fell cn a car damaging the hood and breaking the wind- A fence was flattened at 329 Goddard part of the roof was I blown off at Rainbow Gardens and trees were downed at Lorin Farr Park and Park Boulevard at Gramercy The wind picked up millions of leaves and brief but heavy rains that followed blew manhole covers off clogged drains Ogden received 31 of an inch of rain while the measurement at Pine View Dam including rain and snow was 94 of an inch HIGH WINDS The high winds scattered garbage all over the landscape at Weber disposal complex in West Ogden John Barker sanitation director said the incinerator had been shut down and was out of operation while being converted from a 220 to a 460-volt electrical system In the meantime all garbage is being delivered to the landfill Winds caught the loose garbage as it was being dumped and scattered it before bulldozers could cover it with soil Firefighters in Weber County answered five alarms between 2:53 and 7:30 pm involving TAXES ABATED The County Commission has abated $724 in property taxes levied on the American Legion Post 139 Home at 1964 5600 Roy The organization is nonprofit and declared tax-exempt by state law Must Improve Conduct Of Politics Club Told -J 'A 'y'4 4 KASTLER Boosts Symphony HE'LL ADDRESS EARLY BIRDS Members of the Greater Ogden Chamber of Commerce will hear an address Thursday on the Utah Symphony Speaking will be Kastler of Salt Lake City chairman of the national advisory board of the Utah Symphony Mr Kastler will address the Thursday at 7:30 am in the Mansion House 2350 Adams Losses in Fire Now Placed At $125000 An arson investigator for the state fire marshal said today definite points to as the cause of the fire which burned out an adult bookstore and two restaurants at 24th and Kiesel Friday night Latest damage estimates indicate the total loss may reach $125000 Steve Kennedy the state official worked with City Fire Marshal Ruel A Mortensen Monday in seeking clues to how the blaze started in the Salt and Pepper Book and Novelty Shop An investigation continues to determine if the fire started in false ceilings and the attic of the book store and then spread rapidly to other parts Wesley Neff of Salt Lake City operator of the Salt and Pepper Wholesale and Retail Co said the books and motion picture equipment valued at $40000 were lost and uninsured Building stiuctural damage totaled between $30000 and $400000 The Red Coach Inn suffered about $45000 according to its owners Cafe had heavy water damage Reverend on Job Following Leave The Rev Forrest Stinson superintendent of the Ogden Rescue Mission is returning to his duties following a five-week absence due to illness Founder of the mission in 1966 he has seen his institution grow in numbers served spiritually with material goods and employment The mission depends upon public contributions and has the support of many church congregations REVIEW PROGRAMS Trustees of the Ogden Area Community Action Agency will meet Wednesday at 6:30 pm in the headquarters at 206 24th to review current programs and activity involving delegate agencies continued will be by good Americans who recognize their toward freedom and citizenship ASKED TO STAND Asking Mr Hooper to stand the manager cited the veteran efforts in working with handicapped ex-servicemen in helping them to find jobs Hooper been told has never Lem0f missed a State Wants To Acquire TV Facility The Ogden Board of Education has a on its hands in its educational television facilities and should be willing liquidate parts of it for the best price they will bring an official of the Utah Department of ui me jiau ucudHiiiem ui Highways told board members Monday night Ray Hansen a newly appointed assistant to the director of the Utah State Highway Deoartment said the highway patrol would like to purchase transmission facilities which it is now renting on Little Mountain in western Weber County SELL TOWER He said if the board willing to sell the transmitting tower the building and about five acres of land at Little Mountain the highway department will seek to purchase land from the Air Force which is closing down its test facility at Little Mountain and build its own transmitting setup Mr Hansen said he did not see the Channel 9 as a salable product and said that in his opinion the school board obtained a when it purchased the channel and the facilities for about $170000 in 1962 The sale he said was good business for the seller Board Member Spencer KlomD said that the school facilities can handle broadcast duties for more than one user at a time and he suggested the highway department continue its use on a rental basis until the total problem of what to do with the station and its facilities has been decided Board members agreed they would have no objections to state representatives discussing the matter with Dr William Garner superintendent to see what arrangements can be worked out immediately taken as his student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia ANOTHER MASTER Up Mr retirement he continued his studies with another master-teacher Ivan Galamian In 1969 Mr Heifetz won first prize at the Merriweather Post Competition in Washington This led to his debut at York Dr Milton Heifetz The violin he plays is the Zim- Guarnerius del Gesu dated 1735 I Since then he has been touring extensively throughout the United States Europe and Central and South America Daniel Heifetz is the son of 1 Assisting where he could Mr the college to implement its naiiintr sld Mr Hooper began t)asjc assignments from the have any business calling for the practice of placing flags on hoard as he the graves of veterans and was college spokesman said the instrumental securing burial major on the tour prob- charges that have been sites for them in the Ogden City atiy wju te the technical edu-made must be investigated Cemetery i cation facilities and the front campus i These are two areas that to west-northwest sometime the afternoon and AAltIH Anth VfAlAAlfl AA A Cn ARTIST DROPS could reach velocities of 50 knots about 57 miles an hour in the Ogden area SGT STRIPES' a comic strip introduced to readers of the Ogden Standard-Examiner several months ago is being discontinued by its creator effective with edition Appearing next Monday in its place will be a new strip called a lovable humorous character with unusual insights on life and living is the creation of Jim Berry who also draws a regular feature on the Standard-Examiner editorial page tv DANIEL HEIFETZ Exciting Performer i Director Maurice Abravanel has chosen as the major work for the evening Symphony No 3 in E-Flat Major This work commonly referred to as the symphony has been called the most personal and characteristic work that Beethoven ever composed Mr Abravanel selected) the work as an appropriate piece to play at the memorial concert for President John Kennedy The first item soloist thoroughly Mr Julander said if any positive thing comes from the Watergate scandal it should be the elevation of the political standard to a higher level ceremony on Veterans Day present Joseph Bishop and the manager said Council Chairman Frank Fran- Mrs Hooper was cited for her cjs have listed as major con-support of her ac- cerns tivities and given a corsage Violinist Will Perform Mere Despite steadily deteriorating political ethics criminal acts such as the Watergate break-in cannot be considered part of the ethical standard that governs politics a former state senator said today Rod Julander a political science instructor at Weber State College challenged a recent statement by Ogden Attorney Richard Richards to the effect that certain charges leveled against President Nixon are because all politicans exhibit similar conduct Addressing the Golden Spike Empire Kiwanis Club Mr Julander explained that a of behavior has been established by public office holders that is lower than the public standard but is accepted by the electorate THIRD STANDARD However he noted that there is a third standard considerably lower than the political that is unacceptable a standard that condones immoral unethical or criminal conduct President Nixon is being judged by the political standard and criticized on that basis then it is Mr Julander noted if he is being investigated for criminal activity not part of the political standard then it is justified he added The former Democratic appointee to the Utah Legislature said he is not yet convinced that 'President Nixon is personally guilty of criminal acts and questioned the wisdom of oartisan impeachment demands by key Democrats is a very serious affair and should not be An outstanding young violinist Daniel Heifetz will make his first appearance with the Utah Symphony Orchestra in a concert Friday at 8 pm in the Weber State College Fine Arts Center auditorium Some tickets will be available at the office of the Ogden Symphony Guild 2580 Jefferson telephone 392-3571 Officers of the guild which sponsors the Ogden concert series by the symphony also urged ticket holders who know TT will unship tn me will be Prelude and City where he was hailed for tickets to call the office and FuSue in followed yhis wholly idiomatic make arrangements to have the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto performance of the them made available toiinF Minor with Mr Heifetz as Tchaikowsky Violin for the evening Philharmonic Hall in New someone else POINT OUT By so doing they point out 'began his violin studies at the many can be helped who could1 age of six and displayed a not otherwise attend additional prodigious talent at an early revenue can be raised for the age orchestra and ticket owners can receive a tax reduction Born in 1948 Mr Heifetz grew up in Beverly Hills Calif He In 1965 he auditioned for the great Efrem Zimbalist and was VETERAN AFFAIRS leader Len Hooper and his wife Mrs Bessie Hooper inspect a plaque dedicating a flagpole in his honor With them are their granddaughters Vickie and Christie Facer (left to rights A 'll iunrtl flrftji ft dim i mA tfu nj.

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