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star Wyoming Bl Saturday, September 23, 1 989 Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyo Tm to. GOP wants to limit office seekers prior to primary it InrA'fiit hi '11 ll liUO CONflDFWrr, Phage I TO THF I riUhNIXSUIP i i 4 Summit signs An Armenian nationalist group came to Jackson this week to mount a protest. Many Jackson residents, meanwhile, posted signs expressing summit hopes. UW trustee committee approves budget increase Martin Luther King Equality Day also proposed at university By CANDY MOULTON Star-Tribune correspondent LARAMIE The University of Wyoming should have a $17.7 million increase in part of its budget in the second half of the current bien-nium because of unanticipated revenues, the UW Trustees Budget Committee decided Friday. The trustees' Academic Issues Committee also approved a proposal to recognize Martin Luther King Equality Day Jan.

15. That will mean spring class registration will start Jan. 16. UW's Section II budget which authorized expenditure of money UW generates itself was cut from $104 million to $98 million last legislative session, UW Vice President for Finance Dan Baccari told the trustees. The budget was reduced because UW administrators were conservative in estimating what revenue would be generated by programs in the Section II budget, he said.

cent. He told the trustees he expects sponsored research funding levels to continue increasing. A second reason for the hike is the growth of axililary enterprises such as housing and food services. "We had higher enrollment and that area is booming," Baccari said. The UW Athletic Department is also making significantly more money thanks to successful teams and an agressive promotion program, Baccari said.

"That situation has just boomed, really boomed," he said. Also Friday the trustees reviewed a recent audit of the university by the State Examiner's office. Two concerns raised by auditors were failure to inventory and adequately control use of UW supplies and need for a policy and procedure manual for dealing with UW vouchers, Baccari said. UW will begin a complete physical inventory Nov. 1 and implement ways to control the use of BuRec mulls possible dam safety study on North Platte J'' Katharine CollinsStar-1 ribune However, unexpected revenue and corresponding expenses in three main areas sponsored research, auxiliary enterprises and athletic programs means the university needs a $17.7 million increase in its $98 million authorization.

The Budget Committee approved the increase Friday. The full board will consider the request today at its regular 8:30 a.m. meeting at Old Main. The Legislature and governor have final say on all budget requests. Trustees noted the increase is needed to take into account additional revenues and corresponding spending increases.

They said the increased funding level will be used in planning next biennium's budget. Primary reasons for the increase include a 10 percent increase in funds generated by sponsored research, Baccari said. That money is obtained by university staff from various sources and had been estimated to increase by only 5 per because the dams are along the river than the losses would be without any dams, the Bureau may not need to take any corrective action to reduce potential damage, Treers said. However, the study might recommend that other measures be taken such as installation of early warning systems for downstream communities to reduce damage if flooding occurs, Treers said. The study might also conclude that the dams themselves would need to be strengthened if the Bureau decides "over-topping" will be allowed in flood conditions.

The reinforcement would be necessary so the water running over top of the dams does not erode them, Treers said. The preliminary study now underway also will determine if the Bureau must launch the much more comprehensive Safety of Dams studies. That would involve all North Platte dams, would detail any necessary repair work and could take up to six years to complete, he said. The dams on the North Platte include several earth-fill structures. Those are Guernsey built between 1925 and 1927; Alcova, built between 1935 and 1938; Glendo built between 1955 and' 1958 and Grey Reef built between 1959 and 1961.

states Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico. The report, written by the Interior Department's inspector general, predicts a substantial escalation in the cost of the 15-year, $450 million project in coming years. It also said the upper-basin states have denied the Bureau of Reclamation permits to build salinity-control projects. McDonald said Colorado objected to some of the bureau's proposals because the projects involved evaporating water rather than de-salting it. And he said only one salinity-control project has been completed in upper-basin states because "the U.S.

Congress hasn't honored the IHfc I i CHEYENNE (AP) The Republican Central Committee wants to narrow the field of GOP candidates down to one for each state office at a meeting in Casper Nov. 18 without waiting for the primary, according to party chairman Mark Hughes. With the committee backing one candidate instead of several in the primaries, the party will be united and the candidate will have a better chance of winning, Hughes said Thursday. "The reason for it is to try and keep the Republican Party from repeating the disastrous trends of the past gubernatorial campaigns where we have had five or six pie running," he said. Seven Republicans ran against Democratic Gov.

Mike Sullivan in 1986, dividing party loyalties and losing the race, Hughes noted. "If we learned anything from (U.S. Representative) Craig Thomas, it's that if we have one good candidate and can get all our volunteers to help that candidate, we certainly have a better chance at winning the election than if we have a hotly contested primary," he. said. "I'd rather have a chance to win with one or two candidates than no chance to win with five or six candidates." If candidates don't receive the favor of the central committee, they should feel their chances are slim and pull back from the race, Hughes said.

"It's just Jo apprise those candidates if they don't have any support with the central committee, they might not enjoy broad support of the public, either," Hughes said. However, the committee's disapproval of a candidate does not preclude that person from running, headded. In preparation for the November meeting, several Republicans are considering unseating Democratic Gov. Mike Sullivan, Secretary of State Kathy Karpan and Superintendent of Public Instruction Lynn Simons. Two-term state Treasurer Stan Smith, a Republican, said he will likely run for re-election and Republican state Auditor Jack Sidi announced he will not.

Deputy Auditor Tom Jones has announced his intention to succeed Sidi and has appointed Sidi his campaign chairman. For the office of governor, Republicans Hugh Duncan, a Casper lawyer, state Sen. Charles Scott of, Caspef, State Rep. Carroll Miller" of Shell and Cheyenne, rancher and former state tax commissioner Doran Lummis have announced their interest in the job. Hughes said that 1986 gubernatorial candidate Bill Budd is thinking about running as is Sweetwater County Attorney Tom Zollinger.

Hughes said a few other people have said they are interested in. Sullivan's job, but said he would not release their names for another month. The GOP chairman said Sullivan is particularly vulnerable to a Republican challenge because "in my personal opinion, Mike Sullivan has- an abysmal record in many instances." He said Sullivan has had little success in economic development efforts and had difficulties negotiating water rights with the Wind River Reservation Indians, among other things. "His record will be a focal point (in campaign strategies)," Hughes said. "We certainly are not going to be able to attack him on the basis of anything about his family or personal life." Simons, however, has been involved in several unpopular incidents lately within the education department, he said, and may well be defeated by a Republican.

Former Cheyenne Mayor Don Erickson, state Rep. Alan Stauffer of Afton and Goshen County elementary school principal Diana Ohman have all indicated they want Simons' job, Hughes said. Three Republicans are considering a bjd against the secretary of state, Hughes said, although he would not release their names until they have decided whether to run. He said Karpan has proposed several "very, very liberal" changes to the state election code and has supported 'liberal' candidates for public office. "People in Wyoming are much tfiore conservative," he said.

"It's going to be a good year for AX Katharine CollinsStar-Tribune supplies so it knows what supplies are on hand. A policy manual for handling vouchers is already being prepared and should be by January, Baccari said. The Trustee W.R. CoeCharles Chacey Kuehn Estate Committee also approved a recommendation from UW President Terry Roark that the investment firm of J. M.

Hartwell be hired to take over management of the funds from those estates. The value of endowment investments has increased 15.1 percent since Jan. 1, the trustees were told. The Academic Issues Committee also approved a proposal to hold UW commencement exercises Saturday, May 19, to allow people more travel time to attend the ceremonies. The change may also increase student attendance and participation, Roark said.

All committee actions must be ratified by the entire board today at its regular meeting. not working to the lower-basin states is allowed to flow to Mexico. The report dealt out harsh criticism when examining the salinity control efforts of the four upper-basin states. Upper-basin states and private canal operators, the report said, "do not actively support the (salinity) program because they do not directly benefit from "This lack of cooperation and support by the states and the private irrigators is the cause of the (government's) inability to develop the projects needed to control salt sources and the primary reason why so little salt reduction has been accomplished in the last 15 years," the report said. Gold mine opens near Yellowstone JARDINE, Mont.

(AP) A major gold mine has opened near the north border of Yellowstone National Park, where mining officials hope to extract $108 million worth of gold over the next eight years. Company official Dick Agar claimed Friday that the operation will not harm the environment or wildlife. The mile-square mine is surrounded on three sides by Yellowstone Park and the Absaro-ka-Beartooth Wilderness Area. Agar is president of American Copper and Nickel, a subsidiary of the Canadian Inco Ltd. ACM operates the Mineral Hill Mine at Jardine in a 50-50 joint venture with Homestake Mining of San Francisco.

About 1 million tons of proven and probable ore lie under the steep slopes surrounding this historic mining community, five miles east of Gardiner. Each ton of ore is estimated to contain 0.3 ounces of recoverable gold. It should take about eight years to recover all the known or probable ore, Agar said. Murder conspiracy suspect returned SHERIDAN (AP) A man facing a charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder has been returned to Sheridan from a federal penitentiary in Oklahoma. Dale Jones, 29 and Ray Knox, 49, had been convicted in December 1987 of the charge in state district court, but the state Supreme Court ordered retrials for both men.

The two are charged in connection with the shooting of Ray Vigil in June 1987. Vigil survived the incident. Knox and Jones are serving sentences for convictions on federal charges of conspiracy to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder-for-hire scheme. Sheridan County Sheriff Bill Johnson said officials are still working to extradite Knox. Wyo coal shipments move to Georgia CASPER In its furthest east penetration of U.S.

markets, low sulfur Wyoming coal now is being shipped to burn in Georgia power plants, according to Burlington Northern Railroad. The is hauling 80,000 tons of Powder River coal from Nerco Coal Co. for delivery to two Georgia Power plants near Atlanta, 1,900 miles away. Burlington Northern stated in a release that only "test burns" have penetrated the Atlantic seaboard. Lander socked with record rainfall LANDER (AP) Record amounts of rain fell in Lander on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

The rainfall total of 1.42 inches in Lander set a new record for Sept. 20. The ond record for the date was 1.39 inches set in 1950. Wednesday's rainfall brought the total for September to 2.19 inches and the total for the year to 13.58 inches. The 1989 Lander rainfall total is now 0.42 inches more than is normally received 13.16 inches for the entire calendar year.

Woman friend of man charged RAWLINS Kim Scott of Craig, is the girlfriend of Tony Rickerby, one of two men charged with the murder and robbery of Baggs gas station owner Thomas W. Shepard Aug. 21. Rickerby faces the charges along with Dwight Dean Handy. A Carbon County deputy sheriff referred to Scott during testimony at the two mens preliminary hearing on Thursday.

The Star-Tribune incorrectly noted her relationship with the suspects in a story about the hearing. Photographers plan to preserve one Wyo 'day' By LAMAR BRYAN Star-Tribune correspondent I WORLAND Photographers from across Wyoming will attempt to capture a slice of everyday life in the state Monday during the centennial "Day in the Life of Wyoming" project. Sixty-five photographers will shoot an estimated 20,000 frames of film in all 23 counties and in Yellowstone National Park, according to project coordinator Philip Bobrow. The photos will be narrowed down to 50 for a traveling exhibit that will start in Cheyenne in January, said Bobrow, who operates a photo gallery in Jackson and is freelance photographer. The exhibit will be shown in a dozen communities before being permanently displayed at the Wyoming State Museum.

Bobrow said he had considered organizing a statewide photography shoot for several years, but The timing didn't seem right until the start of Wyoming's centennial celebration activities. The photographers will concentrate on people shots, he said. "I would hope that people who see the exhibit get a feel for other people in the state, a feel for what other people do in their everyday lives," he said. Fuji and the Wyoming Centennial Commission have donated funds for the project and other corporations are being asked for grants, according to Bobrow. He said the photographers may put together a slide-film presentation for Wyoming schools or publish some of the photos in a book if enough funding is available.

By CANDY MOULTON Star-Tribune correspondent CASPER The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is evaluating federal dams along the North Platte River to determine if a more comprehensive "Safety of Dams" studies must be done, a BuRec official says. The evaluation is being coordinated by the agency's Denver office and should be complete by March of 1990, according to Wayne Treers, chief of the BuRec Water Operation Branch in Casper. Initial study shows that all North Platte Dams Seminoe, Kortes, Pathfinder, Alcova, Grey Reef, Glendo and Guernsey have the potential to be "over-topped" or to have water flow over them in extreme flooding, Treers said during a recent interview. None of the North Platte dams are designed to handle catastrophic flooding and all would have problems with overflowing in such an event, he said.

But water flowing over the dams during flood periods does not necessarily mean the dams themselves will need to be enlarged to prevent damage, Treers said. The study now underway will evaluate flood effects if the dams weren't located along the river. If it shows the losses would be less Report: Colorado River salinity control By The Associated Press An Interior Department report says the Colorado River salinity control program does not work and strongly recommends that the program be re-examined in light of escalating costs. The report released Thursday attributes the program's failures to the unexpected costs of a desalting plant in Yuma, and a lack of cooperation on the part of upper Colorado basin states and private canal owners. A Colorado official.

Bill McDonald, director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, strongly criticized the report. McDonald said it misrepresents the situation in the four upper-basin states' request to appropriate the amount of money it would take to get them done." The program, launched in 1974 after strong protests by Mexico that river brine was ruining crops, is aimed at controlling the river's salinity level when it reaches Mexico. One part of the program is construction of a desalinization plant near Yuma. The plant originally was projected to cost $155 million, but now is expected to cost $485 million and will not be operational until 1992. The report said that the plant may not be able to reduce salinity to the level promised under a U.S.-Mexico agreement unless 29,000 acre-feet of water allocated.