Color Country Spectrum (Newspaper) - August 3, 1976, Saint George, Utah Color Country Spectrum Local forecast Cedar City Partly at a chance of afternoons and upper tonight mid 50s The printed voice of Utah's booming August St George Fair through Wednesday with some after noon cloudiness upper 90- low Crews continue rescue efforts in canyon f An A-frame off its foundations by tilth flood in Big Thompson Canyon rasta In shambles on one of the few remaining bridges east of the Cedar Cove Colo today defended into the twist IK River camon to bodies of vacationers and campers bu: m mud tangled in the debris of a At least persons were the n freak h unleaded crest of water the Mountain The swept Mam had ignored v leave Larimer County Sheriff said 7s bodies were bi ought to the morgue and an additional to an Legion post at k at north end of the canyon He said to find mure The in a began Saturday night ended anci clouds lifted from the sides w 10.000 feel level m the transport in in recovery of bodies four choppers the Monday because of rain and An aide to President Ford authorities in of 20.000 during Benight and asked about four friends missing m the Colorado Stale Police said Ford vacating at ski report at Karly damage estimates million to property and Bureau of Rollover claims life of baby HURRICANE A child was killed in an accident rollover one mile north of Hurricane Monday Sao Fillippo died of a skull fracture about two hours after the accident according to Utah Highway Patrol The San family is from Salt Lake The car was southbound on 1-15 when it veered to the The apparent Linda Louise San and lost control of the was taken to the Dixie Medical Center in St. Mrs. and Sid San 37, and Laury Ann San 7, were treated for minor injuries and Reclamation equipment mile -n sleep oxen were Used in the earh 1MW- lo automobiles up then a iim trail Oov Richard Lamm scheduled J news conference to announce aid ors Lamm deactivated 150 members called out Saturday muhl arid to the area miles northwest wf some guardsmen said would and lecover bodies Nation said only a few of Uie bodies known still 10 he in the canvon were taken out Monday therein cover was blown away and the temperature was predated to rise to about bi decrees 45-50 readings The second makeshift was up Monday at Estes a town ai the headwaters of the Authorities said unidentified bodies might be placed in refrigerated at if Us morgue became filled all the remaining survivors evacuated Monday night by huge transport helicopters skimming the 60foot canyon But 135 homeowners and campers refused leave got out who Deputy Bob said today we're going in again to check the ridges and high places to see if there are some that need help The Larimer office said 701) In 800 boys staying at a camp near Park above the camon would be evacuated boys aren't or m any out their parents from back East have been worried about a dispatcher e had mam parents driving in from back East the said there had been some looting early today by people who hiked or drove in er old logging roads in fourwheel drive Volunteers and deputies set up roadblocks to stop the who pulled billfolds from clothing torn from lhv v and rummaged through the debris for jewelry and other valuables Four ground units moved into the canyon from the west and set up camp Monday night Ham and rise col liv lo s Knur imm 17 sut 1 t-i ail in tte re oui eat 1. n The aim ap I mud is i- shf .md the and up canvon walls An worker carries a small child from a rescue Colorado Air National Guard helicopter late Killer disease baffles officials Pa State health officials todav could not identify a imperious illness that has killed mam of the who attended a state American Legion ent ion m Philadelphia two w eeks Officials the death toll at would mount Throughout the evening and morning hours it became apparent from our reporting systems thai the has not leveled said state Health Secret Leonard Bachman Apparently both and the number of new of the disease have increased and are The painful which resembles pneumonia and is believed caused bv has hospitalised ai 7J their or at the convention according to Bachman He said that figure included the fatalities this time we believe the deaths and incidences of this disease are confined to those members of the state American Legion who attended the convention in Bachman said it is too early to discount the possibility of the disease spreading to those who may have had contact with those in attendance It in too early for any of conjecture All but one of the victims w ere males The ages of the victims ranged from 39 to The first death occurred July 27 three davs after the Legion members returned home from their Philadelphia meeting Bachman refused identify the 19th fatality He said the names of the victims were not Sheriff investigates massive auto theft ST GEORGE Washington County Sheriff Evan G. Whitehead says his department is continuing an extensive investigation into the theft of what may be 300 or more vehicles from the southwestern United As many as 80 of them could be in the eastern Southwestern Utah according to Sheriff He have impounded two late model pick-ups which have been found to have altered senal Both were sold by a local bonded who is not suspect in the They came from from the Nevada The people who are running this operation to be very We are not sure how broad the scope is and will continue to make the investigation a intensive one We expect to pick up at least one more vehicle he con- owner told you don't know what you are doing to this is the first time I have found a pick-up with just exactly what I wanted on Enforcement officers from a number of including the National Auto Theft Clark County Utah State Tax Commission and others are involved in the in- according to Sheriff Whitehead important to the which is more concerned the scope of the disease Bachman on ordered a statewide identify the disease and determine if it c c can see no cause for any panic of any sort at this Bachman don't know It certainly virus rather than any other Although admitted flu is a he it was too early to speculate The national Center for Control in Atlanta sent three epidemiologists doctors trained in tracking down the causes of contagious diseases and the manner in which they are transmitted Pennsylvania Tissue and blond samples from the victims were flown to Philadelphia for analy sis Bachman said it take day s to identify the v irus Health Department officials have been calling hospitals across me state for autopsy results and information nn new admissions Slate field mv also contacted families of tne determine if the disease had spread said preliminary calls indicated the had not spread Edward T Pennsylvania American he began receiving reports of deaths during ihe weekend from various district offices The one all had in common was that they went the m Hoak said The 1" who attended the com included 2 MfJ plus alternates and and Hoak said they in hotels Cal Pac granted area rate hike LAKE Cm The Public Service Commission granted an 12 per cent rate increase to California Pacific I m and Iron counties bul rejected throe other requests totaling per cent The increase took effort but hearings were scheduled m Cedar if the PSC subsequently decides against the from the increase would be refunded In power customers C VL P asked tor a through increase to June 197fi fuel cost adjustment from Utah Power a pass through increase to cover increased costs of power purchased from UP L. and an increase to cover fixed costs involved in construction of a 230 kilovolt transmission line connecting to UP L s main line The PSC approved one of the pass through increases totaling 18 62 per cent but turned down the other they were not appropriate under the fuel cost provision under which they were applied for County accepts IHC sells hospital ST. GEORGE The only bidder on the Dixie Medical Center yesterday was In- Health which came as no surprise to Washington County They only expected one and they expected that bidder to be me. After County Clerk Royden Christian made the official announcement that bids would be received for the county's David a vice president of stepped forward and offered the bid price of The single bid wast then referred to County Attorney Ron Thompson to review the hid document and the nearly 60 page accompanying proposal for the purchase of the facility Formal acceptance of the contingent upon certain conditions of the Including one calling for the approval of the Utah Office of the Com- prehensive Health came later on the motion of Commissioner G. Murray Under the terms of the IHC will deposit in escrow and execute a note for with interest to be paid at the rate of five to five and a quarter percent per The note is to paid in instalments and will mature completely in 1993. The county will be obligated to pay the bonds and the tax anticipation note issued to construct the hospital from the proceeds of the sale The agreement calls for IHC to deposit the required cash amount on August 10, 1976, and further requires that the escrow will close subsequent to Sept. prior to Dec 1, 1976. One of the conditions which had been imposed upon prospective bidders is that the bidder must agree to establish a local Hospital Governing Board composed of Washington County a physician and the hospital all of whom will aid in the administration of the Dixie Medical The commission also took under ad- a request from Don fire chief and a member of the town council of to county participate in funding improvements in and expansion of the Leeds fire Fawson asked the commissioners for county of to help Leeds The total cost of improvement of the Leeds water system to provide adequate fire protec the purchase and installation of fire the acquisition of another fire engine and the building up of an will cost approximately during the next two Fawson said Leeds expects to receive in aid from the from she Forest Service and about m locally raised Fawson Commission Chairman Truman Bowler explained the commission could his but that regardless of the county would be unable to participate until after Jan I Reagan delegates Ronald Reagan picked up three delegates in the the selection of Sen Richard of Pennsy Iv anu as potential running mate The three named bv the Reagan forces were the first positive responds to the Schweiker by has brought on delegates into President Ford's camp Reagan's campaign manager John tolci A Washington news conference the picked up a new delegates out t PI and other news organizations had been counting nine of them m his column since before the Schweiker announcement Only two of the 10 he named m Pennsylvania and one from New York were new Reagan delegates Some of those he claimed m had told shortly after the state s April primary they for and one he claimed in Virginia had been in his camp for two weeks latest tally shows Ford's strength unchanged at 1.122, Reagan with 1.031 and 106 uncommitted Ford's chief delegate hunter James said the new was m our and added that by claiming 12 new delegates ho was recounting some of his votes Sears predicted Reagan would e 1.040 delegates hen the roll is called in Kansas nty This the same number of delegates he claimed Reagan had in a news conference before Schweiker s selection Democratic presidential nominee limmy Carter was flying from his Ga to Manchester lor a rally today in the state that gave him nis first primary victory Carter w as to meet later in the dav in Washington with the National Committee and attend a reception and dinner m the capital Four states hold elections today of the interest focuses on Michigan and Missouri where there are contests for Senate seats held two powerful veterans Congressional contests highlight the ballot in Kansas and Rep James Symington is in a tough fight with another congressman Jerry for the seat held by his father Sen Stuart for the past 24 years In Democrat Richard H the secretary of was a favorite for his party s Senate while Rep Marvin L Esch was given a solid being vacated by Republican state from J Rockefeller Monday ana running mate fur New York tne group prepared a list M Rockefeller He refused TO tne predicted Ford would inen defeat farter m is ahead he will nomination and I think he will win the election ho In Ford s former campaign said Carter would win the presidential election if it were hold today but a Republican attack on Carter's could turn the tables bv November Howard Callaway also said he thought a running mate for Ford like John or Sens Howard Baker and William Brock of Tennessee would help him counter Carter m the South
