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Colorado Springs Gazette (Newspaper) - August 2, 1979, Colorado Springs, Colorado Weather mostly fair through Friday. Isolated showers and thunderstorms possible. Details on Page 4a. Colorado Springs / i your 7 i Freedom newspaper 108th year Gazette Telegraph thursday evening august2 1979 15c daily 35c sunday a a 9 sections#80 pages Watson s slump opens pea door Page 5c Cranston sees Salt la Way but Pilot lands Here 4 Buffalo Wyo. A Western airlines Pilot Lowell Ferguson May be in not water with his employer but they love him at a Buffalo International a the s the Guy who put Buffalo on the map a said Jim Hicks editor of the weekly Buffalo bulletin. A the s a regular hero up Here Ferguson made Buffalo Airport history tuesday night by giving the 3.500-population Northern Wyoming Community its first a and presume Bably last a commercial Jet service he thought he was Landing at his scheduled destination Sheridan 35 Miles North. The Boeing 737 Jet landed safely on Buffalo s tiny 4.500-foot runway where it s nos gear sunk through the Asphalt. It took off for Sheridan wednesday minus passengers and Ferguson who was routinely sus seemed Pended pending investigation. Saying. Western officials said later the when he Landing apparently was a a Case of mistaken identity a but it did t bother most of the 94 passengers aboard flight 44 some like Theo Hirschfeld. Wanted to go to Buffalo anyway. Hirschfeld recalled thinking the 65-minute flight from Denver Shorter than usual and hey we re in Buffalo a when he saw the familiar Small Airport buildings whizzing past his window others took advantage of Western hospitality while waiting to be bused to Sheridan. The los Angeles based airline which features in flight Champagne served Post flight Champagne and cocktails and some of the passengers helped flight attendants pour a when they started coming out of the plane it was a pretty Mellow group Hicks said a the people were in the Best mood a few of those arriving from Sheridan to pick up friends and relatives were irritated he said but most caught the spirit of the night and began enjoying themselves. Too Dolly Brodock returning Home to great p alls Mont. From Denver. Said Landing in Buffalo was a a Complete Surprise to everyone but after the Shock it was a feeling of amusement really she added a i think there was Only one irate passenger would she Fly Western again0 see of Rig son Page 2 a school District 11 Ayers wants to quit it return to old Job by i i Dru Wilson t staff writer Springs school District looking for yet another i to nil the super office after current us sent Richard Ayers Light asked to be re id the Board of Educa w a Thi ejected and revised other portions. Ayers said his request was based on a a professional attitude Quot and Felt it would be difficult for anyone in the superintendent s position to be successful without the flexibility and Freedom to establish an organization within which to work even for a Short period of time. Board members said they were reluctant to make changes since a new superintendent May be selected within the next few the that person May choose to Anges. They said Ayers said he did not quarrel with some of the Board s requests in regard to his reorganization proposal except when the actions were related directly to his office As super months that Pei make other Cna layers but re the primary i abolishment of the sue was the four administrative principals positions and the establishment of an assistant superintendent and administrative assistant under the superintendent the motion passed by the Board abolished Only one of the administrative principals positions and allowed the superintendent to use the other three As he saw necessary Arvel Ricketts administrative principal supported Ayers position saying the boards action had a emasculated the office of the superintendent As Well As that of the administrative he added it would be difficult for the remaining three to provide the services they have in the past and it was the Board would consider making the recommendation it did knowing the school principals had voice Little see ers rage 2a stalled by House Hington apr the approved legislation Day night giving president standby gasoline rationing a but the Bill was in such amended form it instantly <1 a congressional deadlock a Ess ional leaders said that. House passage by a 263-159 Here now appears Little of enacting a Bill acceptable resident until after Laborie government est Abl actor fuel Reserve of Assed 229-191. Then the House Vot Cablish a similar i la what s inside classified. 1-12g comics. 6-7f crossword. 7f editorial. Ioc entertainment. 2-4d financial. 1 of a special Horoscope. 8e Rymers. It lifestyle. I be sports. 1-9c 533-187 to television. Be Iside for of states. Highway Juggler a ing tries her hand at 1 Friend Karen Pheifer recently at the Garde my Ibiza a ride i f ova dim Cut photo Hgt intr Hirv it on interstate 25 both girls Ogham Wash were trying to de to Arizona More photos on i it Mma by Overall Bill president the Powei rationing during shortage. It would president to set and conservation target House approval three months after ejected a previous s toning Bill submits Dent. Sentiment likes City a pcs Jval Home state than pre ii h finances of reaching that com Amise on thursday the last Day fore the month Long confessional recess begins a would be by difficult Quot said rep. John Nell d-mich., who managed the i on the House floor. White House officials chose to regard the missed timetable for Bing the Bill to Carters desk and dead in a statement said the it use Bill was a a Good beginning t we have a Long w a to House passage followed bitter Artisan battling on the floor and a adoption of a number of amender Many which had Little to with rationing a this is not our finest hour a said a. George Danielson a Calif. Sen. Henry m. Jackson d-wash., airman of the Senate Energy it Smittee predicted a confessional impasse saying some of e amendments tacked on by the it use would be unacceptable to the mate. Among amendments added wednesday was one by rep Thom Tauke. A Iowa. To require that leaders credited summer Gas lines growing Public awareness of Energy shortages and the presidents new Energy imitative a for the House decision to approve a rationing proposal this time. The Senate passed Carter s original rationing Bill in May then a general Energy conservation Bill the following month that is similar to the Basic Bill approved by the House wednesday. Jackson said one major House amendment in particular a repealing part of the month old program requiring thermostats to be set at 78 degrees in the summer and 65 degrees in the Winter a would a absolutely not Quot be accepted by the Senate. Although the Bill a sponsors fought off most gop sponsored amendments a number managed to draw enough democratic support to be adopted a including a those weakening the thermostat setting Law and establishing the diesel fuel set aside for Farmers. By Ralph route it it sports editor National sports festival la its six Day run wednesday amid growing sentiment w it american Amateur sports str that Colorado Springs shorn come at least the festivals semipermanent Home. That sentiment expressed by the athletes and some of the National pc governing bodies within the realm u of the . Olympic committee is based on the fact that Colorado Springs has produced the Ideal atmosphere and environment in hosting the first two festivals. Actu and in the midst of festival ii s make a rewarding Success soc officials Val Iii were hedging wednesday from pre there v Vious statements regarding future in any Host cities for the festival. A i done to think anybody on the soc executive committee has made judg ment Quot said soc executive director f. Don Miller at a wednesday press conference. A we Are open minded on that was much different from Millers tone last Friday at the outset of festival ii. In a press con Ference then Miller said he pre mor feared the festival to move around ies i to other Large cities in the future in Tage order to better acquaint the Ameri Are can people with the festival con offic cent. Fied i the last week have been the etude of facilities in town and and the air Force Academy the in Tage of training and com pet n the Altitude Here and the Lack non re for to with to trials a it from ii athletic ing Bodi it the Indi a drinks f it flying u olym the facile mitc Horne of the a Are moving he the and Bod i Van Here Tai who ask Ltd we will c to be do we does seem certain i be which will be festival ively set for los Angelin id serve As a dry run >84 summer olympic Nuch the same manner utilized its Spartak Ade the cities of Orlando practise n y., have Exen interest in hosting in 1981. The associated press reported wednesday it had Learned that Orlando would get the event in 1981 and Indianapolis in 1982. However soc officials have indicated this week the decision would not be forthcoming Fop several months at the least no deadline has been set for submitting formal bids to Host festival Iii which was the procedure used for festival ii. Although Colorado Springs had not officially indicated interest in festival Iii before this week chair Man William Tutt of the local organizing committee said several Days ago such a movement would be surfacing quickly a if soc decides it wants to move the festival around Well have to accept that Quot Tutt said a however we Are going to make an Effort to keep the festival Here i am sure the people of Colorado Springs will want to do w hat we can to bring the festival Back. A Frant ally festival ii has been successful As unofficial figures released wednesday indicate. Ticket sales have doubled from last year to $215,000 after utilizing the $500,000 sponsorship by coca cola another $500 too from Abc to for telecast rights and $25,000 from souvenir program and Concession sales the us a a expects to need no More than $60 too from the City of Colorado Springs to break even before being awarded festival ii last Winter the City of Colorado Springs and Elpaso county committed $285, to indemnify operational expenses that might not be covered by festival revenues when the City and county made those commitments representatives of the local organizing committee indicated strongly none of the $285 too would be needed Many july storms belied month s dryness so you thought july was unusually wet and Stormy that it was All part of an Odd summer weather Wise sorry. National weather service spokesmen say july was officially a Little drier than Normal. And they add that while it May have seemed thunderstorms occurred almost every Day the total for july was almost. Normal. What was unusual about the month weathermen say was the number of severe storms. Funnel Clouds were sighted in the metropolitan Colorado Springs area seven Days during the month but weathermen added dryly a some sightings were confirmed Many were not none were seen from the Airport observation site total precipitation for the month of july was 2 73 inches compared to the Normal 3.10 inches according to the weather Bureau. Officially the month was a Little drier than Normal with near Normal temperatures but weathermen concede a precipitation amounts no doubt varied greatly around the City due to the nature of the the greatest amount of rain a 1.15 inches a fell during i a 24-hour the average minimum Wias 56 9, period on july 17-18 again Only slightly off i he Normal thunderstorms rum bled across the warm St Days who the 94 a the Region on 19 of the t Nontha a 31 occurred on july la s my 13 the Days. There were Only to Clear Days coolest Days both 51 occurred last month. There were t j i j., a 15 partly on july 7 an Cloudy and six Cloudy a ays there Wen a five Days Hen the the average Maxin i urn tem thermometer l a above 90, Pesature during the Mont k Vaju a a mid 2 the Normal i Only slightly off the Normal 84 4 but cheer i in aii0ii4it the weath Ermen say is off to a a sizzling warm sunny weather has returned warm dry conditions will continue for several Days according to weathermen with Only a few thunderstorms in the Eastern part of the state it was mostly sunny wednesday in Colorado Springs with a High of 85

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