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Wyoming town could be site of Treasury facility 9 Logan said the Treasury's Bureau of Printing and Engraving will choose a site this fall from among 13 western states, including Wyoming. Logan said the Treasury has asked various state agencies of the competing states to help screen possible sites for the plant. He said his office first was contacted earlier this month. "Right now, all of the printing and engraving is being done right there in Washington D.C.," he said. "They're considering shifting a certain portion of that, maybe about 25 percent of the manufacturing requirements, to somewhere in the western part of the United States," he said.

Logan said the Treasury is making the move west to economize the transport of currency to Federal Reserve banks in San Francisco, Kansas City and Dallas. He said his agency has only "vague ideas" about the details of the proposed facility. "They're saying 200 to 300 jobs," he said. "Those jobs are very specially skilled or highly skilled jobs, such things as plate printers, of which there are very few in this country," he said. He said the plant also would have openings for engravers, designers, illustrators and some non-skilled workers.

"There undoubtedly will have to be some local hiring," he said. Logan said Wyoming faces tough competition for the plant, but he gave the state a fair chance. But the memo advises 'communities that a build-to-suit proposal would be acceptable to the Treasury. "Their selection criteria that they've given us almost says that no area is ineligible," he said. "It's just that some areas will probably receive very low priority because of some of the services that they don't have," He said Casper's chance "is as good as anybody else's." "(Casper is) working very hard putting together a very strong package for it," he said.

"They do have probably some of the better air service as far as having a multitude of different airlines directly serving some of the better reserve bank cities," he said. The Casper Chamber of Commerce has developed a draft proposal for the plant that rates! air and ground transportation to the city as "good," and local utilities, site availability and labor pool are termed "excellent." The proposal rates Casper's support systems, such as communications, Construction and data processing, as excellent. The proposal also notes advantages of the Casper community environment, including below-average housing costs, high retail activity and numerous outdoor recreation opportunities. Logan said the Treasury Department and not the state government will decide where in.ihe chosen state to place the plant. star Gasper Area No suspects uncovered in Casper arson probe Investigator remains 'optimistic By DAN NJEGOMIR Star-Tribune staff writer CASPER -In move that could bring up to 300 jobs to a Wyoming town, the state is vying for proposed Treasury Department facility that would print U.S.

currency, a state official said Wednesday. John Logan, of the Wyoming Department of Economic Planning and Development, said a federal site search for the printing plant is still "strictly preliminary," but he said the odds are "at least even" that Wyoming could land the project. He also said Casper has as good a chance as any community in Wyoming to become the home of the new plant. Saturday, June 29, 1985 Rash rv i i Wiiim III iil it li ii V-v-L V-'-'; --y -X'1 War. I Will Its i A.n Ih.

4-. fc-MT By GREG LIVOVICH Star-Tribune staff writer MILLS The investigation into recent arson fires at three Natrona County businesses has uncovered no suspects, according to officials. But the state investigator called in Friday to assist the probe said he's "kind of about the chances of finding those responsible for the fires at the Ten-Mile Lounge, Millview Liquors, and J-Flag Arena early Monday morning. Meanwhile, a citizens' group accepting donations for a reward fund has accumulated $1,200 for anyone who supplies information that convicts the arsonist. The Crime Stoppers of Central Wyoming reward is one of two' offered in connection with the Monday fires.

Two funds have also been started for reconstruction of businesses ruined by the fires. The public response exhibited by the reward and rebuilding funds generates optimism in State Arson Investigator Dave Harrington. "An awful lot of the public seems to be willing to cooperate. I'm kind of optimistic," he said. Harrington, who was sent by the state fire marshall's office in Cheyenne at the request of Mills Police Chief Art Terry said the investigation is currently focusing on possible motives for the blazes.

According to a memorandum Logan's office has mailed around the state, the Treasury will rate potential sites by how well they meet a variety of criteria, from the time the site can be available to the quality of the community environment. Other factors include an airport within 15 miles, two or more major roads and a railroad siding to the proposed site, a labor pool that reflects nearby technical institutions and training facilities, and a large regional population and diverse industrial, commercial and service employment. The 'memorandum also states that no building in Wyoming currently meets the plant specifications, which include 250,000 to 300,000 square feet of space taken up primarily by cargo bays. Star-TribuneMike McClure always been there." A.J. Stanton of Orlando, an attorney whoowns 52.5 percent interest in Channel 20, said "undercapitalization" problems will be solved by "the first week of July," or he would file legal proceedings.

Stanton said a stock ownership dispute has been responsible for the station's money problems. But he would not reveal the names of those involved in the dispute over ownership of the station, which went on the air in November 1984. He did say the dispute was not internal. The settlement, which will reduce his interest to 5 percent interest, will allow infusion of capital into the station, Stanton said. But, he vowed, either the new majority stockholders will take "take care of the needs of the we will." "By the first week of July, it will not only be on the air, but it will rapidly grow," he said of the station, which carries about two-thirds NBC programming.

"The station has tremendous potential and the people have been phenomenal with their dedication to working in what I would consider extremely severe hardship." Stanton said because stockholders were unsure exactly who would be the beneficiary of profits, they were unwilling to invest in the station. I Lycia Marie Pisanna, 20, of Greeley, is carried to the Life Flight helicopter after her car left U.S. Highway 20-26 west of Natrona County Airport Friday morning. Pisanna, who was alone in the car, was reported in stable condition at Memorial Hospital of Natrona County. Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyo.

'A3 The three fires were started within Vi hours of each oth.er. Two were in Mills, while another was set several miles outside city limits. Harrington said investigators are still operating under the assumption that the same people set all three fires. All of the buildings hit by the arsonists housed businesses selling alchohol. Although that was -one of the original reasons investigators linked the fires, officials have not commented further on whether that potential link has been tied in to a motive in the arsons.

Harrington declined to comment on possible motives. But said that "we have more than fme potential motive. The first thing we want to do, is eliminate motives until wegetit down to one." Harrington said, "We still have a little bit to do, to be sure we're on the right track." Terry said, "We're going to work seven days a week on this thing until we can go no furtheror we get something we can follow up on." While special funds have already been announced for the J-Flag Arena, which suffered $300,000 damage in a fire that killed i six horses, a third fund was begun, this week to rebuild the Ten Mile Lounge, which was leveled in. a $150,00 fire. The Ten-Mile Lounge fund.

has been established at the downtown Norwest Bank of Casper. who requested the search and confiscation of records, said he asked DCI to collect the ledgers because policy prohibits using local fctw enforcement agencies to investigate local governments. Howard was unavailable for comment. But an employee in the treasurer's office refers callers who ask about the to County Assessor Maria Boling said Friday that Howard has been "out of touch for the last couple of weeks because of an illness in her family. "That is really top priority for Edie right now," Boling said of the family illness.

said, "I can't tell you anything about the investigation. But I can tell you that Edi Howard has been with the county for "30 years. I can tell you there nor a more honest or upstanding woman in the community." and the Rocky Mountains. Gordon praised Beck's wo.k for WOC, especially on the acid rain issue. "We're sorry to see her go" Gordon said of Beck.

"It will be a loss for us." A search for Beck's successor has already begun, Gordon said, and WOC hopes to have the new executive director hired before Beck leaves in August Or September. Probe continuing at at treasurer's office I MHNC will take over throat swab program KXWY-TV stays on air, waits for money CASPER Officials are interviewing personnel in the Natrona County treasurer's office as part of the investigation of the office's finances, Natrona County District Attorney Scott Evans said Friday. Evans declined to provide any details of the investigation. But, he said, "I don't think it will be much longer before I am able to give the public some more information" about the probe of Treasurer Edie Howard's office. Evans said personnel in Howard's office are being interviewed "by my investigator and myself, personally." Department of Criminal Investigation Agents armed with a search warrant confiscated ledgers from the treasurer's office Tuesday.

Evans said Friday that his staff is reviewing the records handed over to them by the DCI agents. Evans, of wrecks ic fever following a strep throat infection' has diminished in recent years, Jones said "there was a great deal of pressure from members of the community to continue the throat swab program." The program averages 5,000 to 6,000 cultures a month in the summer, Jones said, with more during the school year. Blue Envelope spends $35,000 to $40,000 on the program each year, he said. According to MHNC spokesman Edna Booth, the hospital will not charge Blue Envelope for the time emergency room employees spend collecting swabs or for the salary for an additional laboratory technician who will process the swabs. of septic scam Clabaugh said one resident reported being charged $447 for a tank cleaning, a figure which is about five times the usual rate in Casper.

The unnamed out-of-state firm is apparently licensed to do business in Wyoming, he said, but the health department plans to discuss the matter with the county attorney's office. In the meanwhile, local septic tank owners should be "extremely cautious" about solicitations of cleaning services and should get a second estimate from a local licensed contractor, Gabaugh said. 1 By CATHERINE WARREN Star-Tribune staff writer CASPER Despite a cutoff of telephone service and a temporary power outage, KXWY-TV will remain on the air, station manager Pete Sieler said Friday. Meanwhile, the station's majority stockholder promised that money will soon flow into the troubled station. Sieler said the station went off the air for a brief time Wednesday morning, but only because of power trouble during the snowstorm on Casper Mountain.

He said the reason the telephone bill went unpaid was because the owners were responsible for that particular bill, and they were "unable to complete" their obligation. Had he known about it, Sieler said, the station could have covered that particular bill. The phones should be reconnected by Tuesday, he said. "We have not been operating at a terrible loss," he said. "We've been paying our payroll with no difficulties." Sieler said the station is within $10,000 to $12,000 of breaking even each month.

Sieler said his 17 staff members are feeling "very positive" about the upcoming changes in ownership. "I couldn't ask for a better crew," he said. "They have CASPER The Blue Envelope Health Fund's throat swab program will be taken over July by Memorial Hospital of Natrona County, Blue Envelope President Chris Jones announced Friday. The move to MHNC ends Blue Envelope's long affiliation with the Natrona County Health Department. Blue Envelope earlier this year rejected the health department's bid to continue a scaled-down program at an annual cost of $20,000.

As in the past, swabs will be taken, processed and analyzed at no cost, Jones said. The service will be available on a 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a-week basis through MHNC's emergency room. Although the threat of rheumat County warns CASPER The Natrona County Health Department is 'warning area residents to be cautious of firms offering septic I tank cleaning services. Health department consultant Bruce Clabaugh said he has receiv- ed reports of an out-of-state firm which may be performing unneces-; sary cleaning work at higher-; than-usual prices. According to Clabaugh, the firm is telling residents their septic tanks, if full, need to be emptied.

But a septic tank must be full to operate properly, he said, and needs a routine cleaning only once 'every three years. Beck resigns her post with outdoor council CHE'YENNE-Wyoming Outdoor Council Executive Director Debra Beck will be leaving her post later this summer, the conservation group has announced. WOC Vice President Sally Gordon said Friday that Beck resigned for "personal career reasons." Beck is considering entering law school, Gordon said. Beck joined WOC nearly two years ago, and spearheaded the organization's f'ght for action on the acid rain threat to Wyoming.