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'Southwest Micrdfilm 2-10-85 Box 2601 E. Yandell El Paso, TX. 79991 BoauL-d Ends WIPP Deaffii Probe Ohbayashi-Gumi, a construction contactor at WIPP. Byrne was killed when he fell about 1,000 feet down a six- foot in diameter borehole in the waste handling shaft. -He was one of four miners working in the shaft at the time of the accident.

An investigation board, headed by William B. Sayre of the DOE's Albuquerque Operations Office, concluded that failure to exercise three specific safety measures led to Byrne's death. The board said a protective metal framework below the work station in the shaft had not been properly inserted into the borehole. That, the board said, left the borehole partially open. The board also determined that Byrne had not attached his safety line at the work station.

The third factor, the board concluded, was that Byrne attempted to jump across "the borehole from the work station, to "an unstable pile of rubble immediately" adjacent to and above the open borehole." In addition to failure to comply with the three safety measures, the board said other factors contributing to the accident included, the absence of a shift supervisor from the shaft work, area; lack of adequate safety training and emphasis on enforcement of safety requirements; and lack of adequate inspection and maintenance of safe ty equipment. In a written statement, Randy Cooper, WIPP project manager for the DOE, said, "The DOE has conducted a thorough review on the safety programs for all below and above ground. We have substantially strengthened procedures for safety management, training and maintenance that should prevent this type uf accident in the future. Up until now, WIPP has had an excellent safety record and we intend to improve this record in the years to come." Until this accident, there had been no fatalities or serious injuries at WIPP since work began on the project in 1974. In addition to Sayre, other members of the investigate team were Kenneth E.

Elliot: of the DOE's Environment," -Safety and Health Division; Douglas R. Sankey of the WIPP project office; and R.D. Blum of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A TTDOITO 'AUDIT KB AO 'ITOBPOT N.M., Tuesday, July 3, 1984 200 Attend RUDAT Project Meeting ByDANABOWLEY City Editor The death of a miner at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in April has been attributed to failure to comply with three safety a Department of Energy investigation has determined.

Results of the investigation were released today by the DOE. The incident claimed the life of 29-year-old Gary W. Byrne who was employed by fl VOL 105 NO. 22218 PAGES INS Adds To Border Patrol SAN PEDRO, Calif. (AP) -Bolstered by a $50 million budr get increase; the Immigration and Naturalization Service is recruiting 850 new Border Patrol agents, the regional INS commissioner says.

The added agents will be used to cope with increased numbers of persons sneaking across the border. "We have an apprehension (of an illegal alien) every 73 seconds," INS Western Regional Commissioner Harold Ezell said Monday. A record 1.1 million undocumented persons were caught by the INS in 1983. About half of the new agents will be stationed in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, Ezell "It is the largest single manpower increase for a federal agency in recent history," he said. The INS has 2,261 border patrol agents working along, the border that stretches 2,000 miles from Chula Vista, a suburb of San Diego, to Brownsville, Texas.

i' Will I CURRENT-ARGUS, Carlsbad, "When looking at the Methadone populations, generally, even in patients have been in the program too long. What -we're lookingfor is a sincere detoxification plan," Castillo said. Clark said one problem with Methadone treatments is that it deals with heroin addiction and tends to ignore what she termed "poly-addiction," or a combination of addictions to drugs, alcohol and other substances. Castillo also said the state had tion from one of attended the meeting Junior High ByDANABOWLEY City Editor. Carlsbad's citizens made their voices heard Monday night as the local RUDAT committee held a town meeting to explain and discuss the project.

A crowd of over 200 people turrted out for the meeting and offered about 40 recommenda- tions for items they would like to see included in a study by a RUDAT group. RUDAT stands for RegionalUrban Design Assistance Team. The committee neld the town meeting to get.citizen input into what items should be included in the application for the study. The application must include specific areas which the com- -munity wants studied. If the application is accepted, a RUDAT group made up of experts in the specified areas will come into town to do an intensive study in those Mike Currier, Who moderated the first portion of the program, told the audience, "Nobody wih try to circumvent the activities bf the city council, county commission, Chamber of Commerce or the Department of Development." He said the study will be an assistance tool for those agencies as well as others and noted that all those agencies had endorsed the RUDAT plan.

Homer Freeman, chairman of the committee, said the study will be "specifically keyed to the needs of the community" and those needs will be identified by the community through such actions as the town meet StiI Photo Jamet Granger the more than 200 people who Monday night at the Carlsbad School auditorium. RUDAT ANSWERS Al Gorman, Moderator of the audience participation portion of, the town meeting on the RUDAT project, answers a ques- HED, Vencedor Link To Be Broken PRICE 25 CENTS ing. The committee- is trying to raise $20,000 from individuals and organizations in the commu nity to nnance me stuay. jonn Mills reported to the audience ak a nn mat as oi p.m. ivionuay percent of the goal had been reached with $14,685 having been raised.

Mike Garringer, head of the appnuauuii Limiauuee, saiu there were three elements to the application which must be satisfied. They are: A description of the community, its problems and its objectives; a financial commitment and a steering committee; and letters of stfpport from throughout "the community. He said the first item is why the town meeting was held; the financial commitment is nearly complete and a steering committee has been named; and letters of support have been obtained. Al Gorman moderated the audience participation part of the "program." Suggestions from the crowd covered a broad range of topics including improved in-town transportation, such as Jitney buses; use of retirees as a resource; expanding the police force; establishing a "think-" tank" corporation here; a complete city plan; taking out parking meters attracting industry even if it means making some compromises; encouraging more small businesses rather than large -ones; and keeping the popular' ion under ended almost two years of local reporting and broadcasting. This morning, a spokesman for Marsh Media, the owner of KAVE, said that the local cover-" age of news Was an experiment that "did not prove-to be eco-, nomically feasible." Jim McCormick, chief exec-tuive officer of Marsh Media in Amarillo," said that the KAVE transmitter, near Artesia, will still be used to transmit programs on Channel 6 from another Marsh Media station in El Paso, said.

that in addition to "two or three engineers" who will continue to maintain the KAVE tower, a re- porter will be kept in this area to report local news to VIA. According to local reports, about 20 people have been laid off as a result of KAVE being shutdown. But McCormick said that Marsh Media is making efforts to relocate, some former employees and find jobs in other media for the others. "We talked to one person by phone yesterday and we told him he could come to either El. Psor Amarillo," -said McCormick; who added, "After July 4th, I'm going to come to Carlsbad to settle up with the employees and discuss with them the possibility of any other employ ment." In April 1982, KAVE-TV General Manager Doyle Hadden had said (hat Marsh Media planned to pump $1 million into, studio equipment for a "full-fledged television station At the time, first; year sales were estimated at $.300,000.

In early September of 1932 KAVE-TV began broadcasting a "cairof local news, weather mi sports and KVIA-TV programs from El Paso, said McCormick. KAVE-TVPullingOut Carlsbad Independence Day The following is a list of Inde-' Day events in Carlsbad: At 8 a.m., a five-mile bicycle race will be held begining at. the Lake Carlsbad Beach Area. Fire Cracker Run, with a choice of either a five-mile or one-mile race, will be held at the Carlsbad beach. At 11 a.irf; the Fourth of July parade will begin at the Carlsbad Senior High School.

-From 12:30 until 2 p.m. the Kids of America competition some question about the quality of counseling being delivered by Vencedor. "We (the state) do not see much good counseling by Vencedor," she said. "We'e been a very sleepy state in terms of drug and substance abuse treatment and detoxification. We most.

of our clients are poly-addicted people, who need help in Other ways than just Methadone treatment which is just as addictive as heroin, but eliminates or blocks heroin," will be held at the band shell. At 2 p.m., the Firemen's Competition will be held at the beach. From 2 until 4 p.m., the Carlsbad High Schpol bands will perform at the band.sheJ. From 4 until 6 p.m., gospel groups will perform at the band shell. From 6 until 7 p.m., the College of Santa Fe Group will hold a melodrama.

From 6:30 until 7:30 p.m., the Optimist Club will hold a puppet show at the Junior High "But that makes the point I'm trying to make to just because it would be advantageous from an election standpoint to be able to sit down with the Sovi- Area Closings For The Fourth All city, county, state, and federal offices as well as most businesses will be closed on Wednesday in commemoration of Independence Day. The Current-Argus will hot publish on Wednesday. ByJEFFFLINN' Staff Writer The participation by Vencedor, Inc. in receiving state and public funding and offering a service through the state may be coming to an end as a result of recent proposal drawn up by state Health and Environment Department Secretary Joseph Goldberg. Following a meeting Monday between Ellen Castillo, Chief, Drug Abuse Bureau of the 'Behavioral Health Services division of the HED, Mary Clark, clinical services specialist for DAB, and members of the board of directors for Vencedor at its Carlsbad office, Goldberg of-' fered a plan that may eliminate many of the problems and troubles plaguing the state-funded clinic in the past.

Vencedor, Inc. of Carlsbad, a methadone maintenance pro- gram designed to help Heroin addicts cope with their addiction, had been told earlier by the state drug enforcement officials that it may have a tough choice to participate in -either to phase out its Methadone maintenance program, and adopt the state-favored detoxification method of heroin rehabilitation, or seek to become a private organization, offering their own services through private fund-tog- But members of the Vencedor board said they were confused by the state's demands, as a location for such a detoxification program had not yet been and the continuation of present service to clientele had not been decided. But through Goldberg's plan, released early Tuesday, Dr. Jose Castillo, a physician from the Albuquerque area now working in conjunction with the University of New Mexico Meth-. adone clinic, will be sent to1 Carlsbad to act as the practicing physician for the Carlsbad program, The program originally designed last month included a three-part, licensed system to replace the Vencedor program.

Part one included a counseling program, to be conducted through the Carlsbad Area Counseling and Resource Center, part two included the use of space at the Cavern Alcohol Treatment Unit, the Cavern for the detoxification center for a 60-day period, and part three included the licensing of a physician to administer the program there. However, several problems plagued the state's original plan, until Dr. Castillo agreed to participate in the plan. With Castillo's commitment to participate, the HED no longer -needs the existence of Vencedor ior. its source of heroin anddrug abuse treatment.

"Vencedor is out of" the picture at this time, they really vare," Ellen Castillo said today, "but they are not our main concern. We are mainly concerned thejeed ofJh.e.clients Jtobe serviced. We have established a viable alternative to the Methadone maintenance program Vencedor presently offers." Castillo met Monday with board members of Vencedor, discussing the private, non-profit organization's operations and offering what the state feels' is a viable alternative to the clinic's present Methadone maintenance program. She said the -state has shifted toward the acceptance of detoxification, eliminating and realigning operations; that currently offer Methadone pro- grams. "Public funding can no longer perpetuate Methadone treatments," Castillo said, prior to interview.

"We're offering the board of Vencedor a choice in directions. They can continue in Methadone maintenance on their own, or thev can continue to receive public funding and enter into the detoxification program and group and family counseling." Castillo and Clark said they agreed that several problems still exist in the state's and nance program, and outlined he problems. Staff Writer On Monday night with the completion of its 9 p.m. newscast, KAVE-TV, 6, Schedule School Auditorium. There will be an admission fee.

until 8:15 p.m., the Spirit of '76 will -appear in costume. rom 8 until 8:30 D.m..- a Boat and Flag Parade willJe "held on the Pecos River. More boats are needed for thjs event. Please contact the Chamber of. Commerce at 587-6516.

From 8 until 8:30 p.m., the Caveman band will perform at the band shell. At 8:45 p.m., fireworks will be displayed. Arms Talks ets looked at purely from domestic politics that would, not be good policy." he said. Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin on Friday told Secre- tary of State George P. Shultz of the Soviet offer to discuss space-weapons in September at negotiations in Vienna.

In Moscow, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko accused the United States of creating a "cult of terrorism" that threatens world peace, and claimed Washington was blocking negotiations on nuclear arms and space weapons. Speakine at a Kremlin lunch for British Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe, Gromyko re- ipeated hir government's reject ion of the VS. proposal to merge talks on space weapons. Reagan Urged To Continue WASHINGTON (AP) Despite election-year pressure to accept Moscow's offer to negotiate a ban on space weapons, presidential advisers believe "President Reagan should insist on aiding nuclear arms djs-cussjons to the agenda to avid seenling overly eager. A high-level administration official conceded that the administration realized it was risking a rebuff, by the Soviet Union by proposing resumption' of nuclear arms talks.

"You can say to me that you might have known that you were running the risk of a turndown by the Soviets. And I would say said the offi- qaf' who was interviewed only on condition tnat he not be iden-" tified..