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ft'V 4 W'1 1 -V' m-f t- 1 A -i Ss 9 A 'J ji 1 'V -J f' 4 -c Washington 1-205 section sign and light contractor crews have been aide to complete more final touches to the 1-205 route than they expected earlier The department had been saying it might be January before the route was open The new SR 900 route is proposed to link 14 with 1-205 by a direct crosscountry route from 39th Street in Vancouver Only enough money has been received to build the SR 900 section from Andresen Road to Highway SIB at Orchards however and Morrell said the paving is not done between NE 112th Avenue and Highway 503 That means to get onto SR 900 from Highway 503 motorists initially must use Fourth Plain Road Morrell said Eventually Vancouver will be ringed with controlled-access highways if SR 900 is ever completed The Camas Highway SR 14 is controlled-access route into eastern Clark County the State Highways Department The entire distance from 1-5 to the Camas freeway is 11 miles and cost 35 million It eventually will continue across the Columbia River via a new bridge and bypass Portland on the east then link with 1-9 again south of Portland Wednesday the highways department win also open part of the new SR 500 route between NE Andreses Road and NE 112th Avenue Morrell said Opening of that 914-million section will allow motorists to get on and off 1-209 from its intersection with 500 It also will provide limited eastward movement on the new SR 900 section Morrell said The department plans no special ceremony for the opening Morrell said that celebration win be saved for the day the route's new Columbia River bridge is done That's supposed to happen by late 1981 Because of recent dir weather Morrell said Ttierc won't be any bi hoopla about it but as of next Wednesday motorists will be able to use the Interstate SOS freeway all the way from near the Columbia River to the Salmon Creek area The new freeway will link Interstate 9 in Salmon Creek with State Route 14 the Camas freeway It win provide a speedy shortcut for motorists wanting to get between 1-5 north of Vancouver and McLoughlin Heights East Vancouver or the Washoupl area for example Those motorists now must go all the way into downtown Vancouver Part of the new section from Salmon Greek to NE 13rd Street has been open for months But that 83rd Street terminus is still well short of the populous McLoughlion Heights-East Vancouver areas and State Route 14 Wednesday is the day the new section of 1-209 will be officially opened said Bub Morrell construction engineer for the Vancouver district of to be 25t5 Our 87th Year No 61 Sunday Dec 19 1976 Columbian 1976 Vancouver Washington 174 Pages 10 Sections In sports Lakers end Blazer home record i Ducks outdistance Cal State Cougars defeat Ohio State Huskies triumph over Utah State Creighton bounces Beavers Andrus gets cabinet post Soccer with mom Members of the Lourdes Pioneers of the Vancouver Junior Soccer League were having trouble getting a practice game over the holidays So their coach Karl Vockert came up with the idea of the youngsters playing their moms The kia liked the Idea and the mams consented to spend an hour or so in the fog Saturday on the field at Lincoln School The photos here show a little of the action What was the final score? Sorry the fog was too thick to see the scoreboard or even if there was one Andrus told reporters at the news conference he is dedicated to air clean water and uncluttered landscape" and to a nation we can all make a living but after we make a living have a living that is worthwhile" The Idaho governor 45 and balding has been seen by millions in a series of television commercials advertising Idaho potatoes his state's number one product He predicted that strip-mining legislation will be enacted soon adding: "There has to be legislation to give protection to the earth and to those lands being considered for strip mining" coal President Ford vetoed the most recent strip-mining bill Andrus also said nuclear energy "will be an important part of the over-all energy picture of America and the world" Carter called Andrus "a leading spokesman for the preservation of the precious aspects of field and streams" ana has sound judgment "about how to maintain proper standards of economic Brock Evans director of the Sierra Club's Washington office said "Basically we think he'll be a good secretary of the interior probably the best one we've had in eight years" Carl A Bagge president of the National Coal Association said "I'm delighted" PLAINS Ga (AP) Presidentelect Carter named Idaho Gov Cedi Andrus as his secretary of interior Saturday' then summoned two Washington insiders and a former Georgia judge all possible choices for high-level appointment for interviews In a rush of activity to fill his Cabinet before Christmas Carter told a news conference he is at work on plans to create a new department of energy and natural resources But he said he is not ready yet to name its head James Scfale singer one of those summoned to meet with the President-elect has been mentioned as a top candidate for the Job Carter praised Ids ability and background one of those that considering to serve in the administration'' Carter said Carter introduced Andrus at the news conference his third in five days to present appointments to his new administration Andrus who must be approved by the Senate drew immediate plaudits from both environmentalists and industialists Andrus joins Cyrus Vance designated secretary of state Rep Brock Adams secretary of transportation and Michael Blumenthal secretary of treasure in Carter's proposed Cabinet That leaves seven Cabinet appointments to go- Sunday morning Persistent layer of fog blamed for accidents Hawaii shaken HONOLULU (AP) An earth tremor measuring 92 on the Richter scale was reported on the Island of Hawaii early Saturday The quake at 4:01 am was centered 8 miles southeast of Kilauea in the east rift aone of the Kilauea volcano the Honolulu Observatory said Hilo police said there were no reports of damage Pilot rescued LOS ANGELES (AP) A small private plane piloted by a Seattle man crashed into the ocean off Santa Catalina Island Saturday but the pilot was rescued by a passing boat the Coast Guard said The pilot identified by the Coast Guard as Bruce McMarten radioed a mayday distress call at 2:20 pm saying he was off Catalina In a Bonana type aircraft a Coast Guard spoke anan said Five inmates die STRATFORD Canada (AP) Five male prisoners perished Saturday night in a fire at the provincial jail in downtown Stratford Ontario police reported No other inmates in the jail were seriously fojured a police spokesman said The fire broke out in the two-story brick building about 5 pm and was under control by about 8 pm Cause of the fire has not yet been determined the spokesman said The jail is a holding facility for inmates serving short sentences and for prisoners awaiting transfer to other prisons Stratford is about 100 miles east of Detroit Police Hid there were about 35 prisoners in the jail when the fire broke out Jail officials declined to comment Poet Carl Sandburg once described fog wmlng in "on little cat's But the clammy vapors have been stomping throughout the Vancouver-Clark County area the past several days leaving chaotic footprints Several auto accidents and the crash-landing of a light plane were the latest mishaps to be Mamed on the thick blanket of fog which continued to obscure the view through late Saturday The fog may lift late Sunny according to the National Weather Service In Portland but only for awhile Forecasters said Saturday the currentfoggy spell may be the worst in the past 10 years Causing the fog a weather service spokesman said are cool clear night skies unstirred by wind These factors cause moisture in the ground to be released Without wind to whisk it away the moisture stays low to the ground and does not dissipate during the day the spokesman explained Portland International Airport was closed much of Saturday but reopened about 3 pm Pearson Airpark was also closed for a time Saturday A light plane piloted by Jerry Sheldon of La Center crash-landed in dense fog northeast of Battle Ground Friday night injuring him and his Vancouver copilot Charles Ryan Both men were at Vancouver Memorial Hospital in critical condition late Saturday (Details on page 4) Fog reportedly contributed to a two-car accident at the intersection of Highway 502 and NE 92nd Ave Saturday afternoon Minor injuries were suffered by Kenneth Eldred 19 and Chris Lane 17 both of Battle Ground when their cars collided at about 1 30 pm Fog was also a factor when 20year-old Jack Cagle of Washougal lost control of his auto on NE Hathaway Road north of Camas and slammed into a power pole The accident cut off power to about 45 area residents for several hours The Washington State Patrol reported a twocar accident at the Alcoa turnoff on Lower River Road northwest of Vancouver According to the patrol one car careened into a nearby hayfiela after it sideswiped a seond car One driver blamed the fog the patrol reported Although the fog is to lift Sunday it is expected tc return to plague the area for the next few days the weather service predicted Saturday Continued dry and coal weather la predicted a continuation of what weather officials are calling a record dry spell for this time id year Inside Chuckle People who buy clothes on Installments get dressed In time People A family celebrates an old-fashioned Christmas Page 25 View An aggressive annexation policy could net Vancouver two carrots money and self-government Page 37 Straub says Santa can live in Oregon SALEM Ore (DPI) Gov Bob Straub seems to think Santa Claus runs a clean business so he can move to Oregon anytime he wants In a letter to Santa Straub said he has worked diligently durihg the past two years attract environmentally sound kukistries to our state "With this objective in mind I want to cordially invite you to move your North Pole operation to the governor wrote There is a string attached to the invitation however "I would put only one condition on your relocation: With your name familiarity and popularity you must promise not to run for governor in 1978 Business markets 21-23 Classified ads 64-72 Crossword puzzle 59 Editorial 38-39 Entertainment 34-35 Home improvement 32-33 Obituaries 24 People Section 2536 Sports Section 49-55 View Section 37-48 Vital statistics 58-59 Weather -58 Weddings 30 Weather: foggy Vancouver weather: Fog Sunday High 50 low 35 chance of rain 10 per cent through Monday Toll mounts in Los Angeles freighter explosion See details on page 11.