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By JERRY BOONE Oregon Bureau Manager UMATILLA The Umatilla Toll Bridge was in today when the last car to cross it as a toll span went through the collection booths shortly before 8 am The last to pay the toll was Vicki Gordon of Hermiston Mrs Gordon is secretary for McNary Management Corp at Umatilla and was on her way to the firm's sister company Columbia Pacific Resources in Richland when she passed through the toll booth just seconds before 8 am She said her husband Jeff is an employe of Columbia River Farms in Paterson and crosses the span at least twice daily Pay-off of the bridge was marked with a bang when Umatilla County Commissioner Raymond Rees fired a shotgun to signal 8 am Crossings over the bridge for its nearly 20-year history totaled 10460248 Crossings for the first eight months of 1974 were 801855 prove the bridge was needed and a good Sturgis said no tax money was used to build or support (he bridge a fine example of private enterprise" he added Crossings over the span grew from 166622 few (he last 8Vi months of 1955 to a record 1055661 in 1973 Crossings are expected to hit well over that mark this year but the daily traffic count stopped when the toll was removed at 8 am today The bridge replaced two ferries one at Umatilla and the other 1 downstream at Paterson Construction- of the span cost 85 million about a third the price a similar span would cost today Total cost of the bridge construction land acquisition engineering maintenance and interest was 10 million And the total cost of a span today would be 830 million to include the items above triple the 810 million invested in- the Umatilla bridge to date A special 18-page section of photos and stories on the Umatilla bridge is on Page 23 to 40 in Herald Bridge Manager Gene Hiatt said a record 148811 vehicles passed through the toll booths in August the highest total to date Last figure of 144291 was the old record The bridge opened April 15 1955 amid speculation it would become a burden to county taxpayers when it was paid off and the tolls removed The Oregon and Washington Highway Departments have agreed to joint maintenance of the span Construction of the bridge was the result of efforts by former Umatilla County Judge James Sturgis Pendleton When it was opened to traffic cynics called it took 20 years to prove 1 was said the 85-ycar-old former judge to 7 die 12 in Tovko Vicki Gordon of Hermiston inset at top right was the last to pay the toll on the Umatilla Bridge shortly before 8 am today Receiving the first free ride past the toll booth was James Sturgis former Umatilla County Court judge who started the drive to have the bridge built Surrounding Sturgis 85 were from left Raymond Rees Chris Lassen (chairman) and Raymond Bevans all Umatilla County commissioners (Herald photo by Lon Martin) TOKYO (AP) An explosion believed caused by a time bomb in a business district street crowded with lunchtime strollers killed seven persons today and injured more than 125 Police said they had no clue to those responsible for the blast outside the headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy industries one of Japan's major businesses They said they were searching for the driver of a car who ignored an order to stop and sped away from the Mitsubishi building shortly before the explosion The blast left a hole the size of a football in the concrete sidewalk at the entrance to the building Two minutes before Regional Voice of the Mid-Columbia Empire COPY 15c VOL 66 NO 209 Friday August 30 1974 Pasco Kennewick Richland Washington gear faulty says AEC Wife of slain chief the explosion a caller warned a Mitsubishi telephone operator that two time bombs had been set and operator should let everyone know quickly so they could seek Mitsubishi is Japan's major defense contractor but it has not been involved in any major public controversies The street on which its headquarters is located had been closed to vehicles at noon and made into a pedestrian's mall for the lunch hour Two of the dead were passer-sby whose legs were tom off A third body was blown against the side of an old clothes truck parked at the curb Two other people died in the Mitsubishi lobby apparently revolver and killed his assailant and another man authorities reported Dandurand 38 chief and one of two members on the police force of St Anne a town of 1- Owner Tom 1 1 1 estimated damages will exceed 8200000 An estimated 50 firemen from Granger and Zillah battled the blaze for five hours The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials closed at 67859 up 2175 Details on Page 21 been recalled or repaired a spokesman said today The No 2 project is the only one actually under construction and for which parts are being received Oregon Sen Mark Hatfield released the AEC report on Westinghouse today and asked for an investigation Hatfield said he had received complaints from an engineer fired by Westinghouse Hatfield said Westinghouse was guilty of irresponsibility in its actions which involved perhaps as many as 26 faulty mo rules the withholding action reflects adversely on quality checks required of the corporation An AEC official said the report sent to Hatfield indicates some 26 motors among 369 produced were involved in the recall The report also indicated that in some instances Westinghouse asked customers or company personnel to a low when testing the faulty equipment and to avoid reporting malfunctions to the AEC tors sold to operate safety devices in nuclear plants The motors are required by power plants to operate cooling equipment in emergencies Hatfield said the company deliberately withheld information on the defects A PGE official said five or six motors intended for the Trojan plant under construction at Rainier in Columbia County have been recalled or repaired by Westinghouse He said the repairs would not delay construction further and repair costs would be borne by ST ANNE III (AP) Police Chief Rudolph Dandurand was shot to death following a tavern fight early today and his wife riding his rounds with him took her service ripped apart by half-inch-thick glass shards from the doors The walls and floor of the lobby were sprayed with blood Many persons were hurt at their desks when their windows blew in or light fixtures were blown from the ceilings The offices of the Hokkaido Development Bank across the street from Mitsubishi were a shambles One American woman was among the injured on the street She was Susan Lower wife of John Lower a cameraman for the American Broadcasting Co and son of Elmer Lower president of ABC News She was cut on the leg by flying glass kills 2 500 persons about 75 miles south of Chicago was often accompanied on his rounds by his wife Jewell 35 Mrs Dandurand also frequently took target practice with him Brulotte said several firemen escaped injury when an explosion in the electrical power house blew a steel door more than 100 yards Destroyed was all the equipment a fork truck and about 400 tons of hay Brulotte plans to replace the 120- by 120-foot wood frame building as soon as materials can be obtained He said the six-year-old building and contents were fully insured Bulletin WASHINGTON (AP) -Prices of raw farm products rose 3 per cent from Jnly 15 to Ang 15 but it wns still 13 per cent below the all-time record level set a year ago the Agriculture Department said today Westinghouse The operating schedule has already been set back twice by other problems A Westinghouse spokesman in Pittsburgh Pa said the firm did not hide any mechanical data from customers but delayed reporting It until tests could be run because no operating plants were affected The firm began recalling motors in mid-1973 he said The AEC said although Westinghouse violated no federal safety regulations or other told they are overqualified for employment this administration will not make promises it cannot he said do want to pledge one thing to you here and now: I will do everything in my power to bring education and employers together in a new climate of credibility an atmosphere in which univer Fire destroys Zillah mill Ford gets warm reception on campus ZILLAH Fire of undetermined origin followed by an explosion destroyed the Bar A pellet mill four miles cast of here shortly after midnight today Portland General Electric Co was sold faulty equipment for safety systems at the Trojan nuclear power plant according to an Atomic Energy Commission report The report said Westinghouse Corp a major supplier and designer of nuclear facilities delivered the faulty equipment to PGE and six other utilities then withheld data on the deficiencies for at least eight months No motors for the Washington Public Power Supply No 2 project at Hanford have Flight test reactions mixed HERMISTON (AP) Farmers in Washington's Douglad County had mixed reactions to a flight demonstration by the US Navy Thursday Two medium bombers flew over the area to show how noisy a bombing range could be it the bombing range near Boardman was relocated near Grand Coulee Dam State Rep Stafford Hansell R-Hermiston said today think very much of it and others think they could live with Hanseti is chairman of a special subcommittee of the Oregon Legislature researching the bombing range issue Bulletin NEW YORK (AP) The stock market pulled out of Its three-week downtrend with a strong technical rally today gflDDflBBflDDDDflflDDDflflBflflg The only signs of dissent were placards critical of the Cyprus policy held up by a handful of demonstrators outside the hall Speaking at summer commencement exercises Ford said too many college graduates find a lack of job opportunities for their skills and after further study and the acquisition of new talents are They MONROE Mich (AP) Bus drivers in Monroe Jefferson School District might have to leave the driving to the parents when schools open next week Most of the district's 25 school bus drivers flunked their driving tests Although embarrassed school officials wouldn't say exactly how many of the drivers failed drive buses COLUMBUS Ohio (AP) -President Ford got a warm welcome to biggest campus today where he told 2-500 members of a graduating class that his administration will help young people a job that makes sense as well as Ford was applauded frequently by some 10000 Ohio State seniors relatives and friends attending the graduation ceremony in the basketball fieldhouse Weather Fair and quite warm Winds light and variable Chance of rain near zero Low tonight -55-65 high Saturday in the 90s High Thursday 99 low this morning 55 High a year ago 78 low 54 Normal for Aug 30 high 86 low 57 Details on Page 8 Inside today Sections 4 Pages 44 Churches 10 Comics 14 Entertainmenl 7 Markets 12 Obituaries 8 Society 5 Sports 41-44 Tv Log 13 Weather 8 6 the newly required State School Bus Driver Competency Test they did admit it was large Under the new law all 12000 school bus drivers in the state have to take the test A bus School officials are parents to organize car for the first day of school next Wednesday in case the drivers don't pass the road skills portion of the test on their second try Nearly all the rural district's driver is prohibited from driv- 2750 students have to ride the ing this fall if he fails to pass buses to and from school each the test in two attempts day Mama Burger French Fries jj and small Root Beer sities turn scholars out and employers turn them Ford said the Labor Depart: ment soon will announce a new program of grants to state and local governments providt data on occupations available and to help channel potential employes into positions which are not only personally satisfying but financially Erwin Cooper information officer for the Department of Motor Vehicles says Rawlins is the oldest of 310 licensed drivers over 90 years old in California I'd say all 310 of them have conditional licenses that say they must wear glasses drive at night or can just drive to the Cooper says except Mr Rawlins" but maybe he cpuld iking about saving my reel I drive over 40 now" rafato who gave Rawlins his driving test thinking about saving my neck so All For STOCKTON Calif (AP) mean pro- claims 104-year-old Roy' Rawlins Proud father A Kennewick father delivered his baby Thursday morning heard you were supposed to give it a swat so it would start said William Turner 861 14th Ave I did and he started Turner said the baby came about 5 am as he was trying to get the family doctor by telephone The answering service later called an ambulance Kennewick General Hospital officials said the boy Jonathan Edwin Turner and mother Sandra were doing well Although being born six to eight weeks premature the baby was 4 pounds 11 ounces something I want to go through said the 34-year-old father for the second time is Prices Good Friday Saturday Sunday Monday -s latest Rawlins who has been driving for 65 years says feel like I was 16 years Rawlins says he has never received a speeding ticket But he almost got one a few weeks ago was doing 95 on my way to Modesto and -I got cauit They didn't give me no ticket but that policeman sure gave me he says Now he says he has learned his lesson made me start The California Department or Motor Vehicles apparently agrees because it has just renewed license despite his being caught doing 9 95 miles per hour in a 55 mile- Snicker-a-day per'hour zone- driving ability is very Remember when the saltiest good and he is physically and thing about a movie was the mentally very very alert" popcorn? says state examiner John Bur- Richland i 547-9671 Kennewick 586-6044 Extended BACK-T0-SCH00L Weekend Hours Saturday 10:00 am 9:00 pm Sunday 1 1:00 am 6:00 pm.