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1 . ' Ol h: o rl Meet " h? Y the candidates X 5 of the Third Ward, Page 1 2A BMBMWllIIIIIIBMBBMBmMMMaMMMMMMIIlll Fjp Parliament By ousts Callaghan BSnKd as prime minister, Page 1 2A I 7 1 si Yonr No. 16ft timnl lirniiil lts Tlmrstlnv. ltrcl$ 2M. f97V 4 Sections 44 Pages 15 Cents i . . . . , .. . . . Colombia Building Inspector Charles Scheurich, foreground, orders the building pulled down ac Furnace cause of fire at rooming house here By Clinton BaSer Mlssourian staff writer A defective furnace apparently was the cause of a Wednesday morning fire that destroyed a rooming house at 308 S. Ninth St and gutted the attached Parthenon Steak House, Columbia Fire Marshal Don Christian said. A resident of the rooming house said his landlord ignored repeated warnings that the home's furnace was defective and could result in a fire. Vinod Chandola, a 31- year-- old Uni-versity doctoral student in nuclear engineering, told reporters early Wed-nesday he had confronted his landlord, George Godas, several times in the past two months about smoke coming from a heating duct in his room. " We've been complaining to George: Something is burning. Something is burning in the heater," he said. Godas, who leases the house and restaurant from Waters Realty Co., ignored his warnings, he said. Godas, who lived in the rooming house, was away on vacation during the fire and was unavailable for comment. Howard Ponder, 34, a resident of the house, said the smell of the smoke Wed-nesday morning was different from the smoke of burned food that previously had come through his vent. He said his complaint with Godas was about the cooking odor and he thought Godas was trying to relieve the problem. As for the furnace, Ponder said it had broken down at least twice in the past and that Godas called in a service man once and fixed it himself once. Charles Scheurich, the city's building regulations supervisor, said that while the city usually goes to the property owner in response to complaints or vio-lations of the housing code, many leases transfer responsibility for compliance to the lessee. Henry J. Waters, president of Waters Realty and publisher of the Columbia Daily Tribune, said the lease for 306 S. Ninth St. makes Godas responsible for the building's interior and that Godas never told him of a possible faulty furnace." Christian said the fire department had received no complaints about the building. An explosion in the furnace ignited the blaze at about 3: 30 a. m. The house was destroyed by the fire and was later torn down. Fire Chief Girard " Toot" Wren said damage was estimated at $ 275,000, based on a replacement price of $ 60 per square foot and the building's contents. All six persons in the building escaped injury. The Columbia Fire Department put out four alarms, the city's maximum response. The fire was brought under control about dawn. BHWBWpBg! jISiMBHBBBB8BJBW8 HwRf MKBBSBMBBHHBHBBIHiSBB8CHBMBSfff3SKH Fire hoses surround the Parthenon Steak House Fireman plunges to safety By Clinton Bailer Mhsocrian staff writer For several moments Wednesday morning, Robert Shultz, a 25- year-- old Columbia firefighter, was believed dead. " It's simply a miracle. I don't know how in the world he got out of it," said Charlie Hummel, a fellow firefighter who tried to rescue Shultz and who was injured in the process. Shultz, who had been cornered by flames in the top floor of the three- stor- y, wood- fram- e rooming house connected to the rear of the Parthenon Steak House, 306 S. Ninth St.,' escaped serious injury by diving out a second- stor- y window onto a car below. According to Hummel, Shultz had climbed a ladder to the third- stor- y window to open it and allow smoke and heat to escape. Hummel said the room was hot and smoky, but no flames were visible inside. Shultz climbed through the window, apparently to open several others in the room. Hummel said, and was met by ( See FIREMAN, Page 10A) Radiation leaks at nuclear plant still not stopped HARRISBURG, Pa. ( UPI) A nuclear power station's cooling system malfunctioned Wednesday, releasing radioactive steam and radiation that could be detected at low levels 10 miles ( 16 kilometers) outside the plant's 4- f- oot ( 1.2- mete- r) walls. Power company officials said there apparently was a continuing radiation leak. There were no reports of injuries, but officials were concerned about long- ter- m effects on the hundreds of thousands of people who live near the plant. In Washington, Sen. Gary Hart, D- Col- o., said part of the plant's radiation problems had been caused by the mistake of an atomic reactor operator who apparently turned off a cooling system too soon at the plant on the Three Mile Island in the Susquehanna River 10 miles ( 16 kilometers) south-east of Harrisburg. State officials said the radiation did not reach lethal levels, inside or outside the plant, but a nuclear safety group in Washington said radiation inside the plant was apparently eight times the - lethal4eveL Officials said there were no indications that any of the plant em-ployees had been exposed to the dangerous radiation levels. " The levels that were detected were below any existing or proposed emer-gency action levels. But we are con-cerned because any increased exposure carries with it come increased health risks," Lt. Gov. William Scranton HI said at a news conference. " The full impact on public health is being evaluated as environmental samples are analyzed. We are con-cerned most about radioactive iodine, which can accumulate in the thyroid either through breathing or through drinking milk." A plant official said the source of the suspected continuing radiation leak had not been found. " What I suspect is that there is a small breach in the system that is allowing some small quantity, on a continuing basis, to be released into the atmosphere," said Richard Klinga- ma- n, an official of Metropolitan Edison Co., part owner of the power station. Klingaman, an engineer who once was superintendent of the power station, said the company would con-tinue to investigate the source of the leak, which was suspected to have occurred 16 hours after the accident. Carl Abraham, spokesman for the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said the latest readings showed radiation levels up to IS millirems per hour compared to 0.01 millerms per hour normally released by the plant. Slight increases in radiation levels were recorded 10 miles ( 16 kilometers) away in Harrisburg. Scranton said officials of Met- E- d told state experts the company had released radioactive steam from the plant after- - the accident because of potentially dangerous pressure in the reactor chamber. He said the radioactive steam was released by the company between 11 a. m. and 1: 30 p. m. Scranton said the state was " disappointed" because Met- E- d of-ficials, who had declared a general emergency after the accident, did not notify the state Department of Environ-mental Resources about the later release of radioactive steam. Lung cancer vaccine works in early test DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. UPI) A Canadian scientist Wednesday reported success in using a lung tumor vaccine to treat early lung cancer and said he hopes in a few years to try to immunize high- ris- k people against the usually fatal disease. Dr. Thomas H. M. Stewart of the Uni-versity of Ottawa said 26 people treated with ' the experimental vaccine following surgery are getting recurrent lung cancer less frequently with fewer deaths than patients treated with surgery alone. He said at an American Cancer Society symposium that it may take two to four years for a larger study just beginning to confirm the early treat-ment results. And then he said it may take seven to 10 additional years to see if the vaccine prevents the development of the most common form of lung cancer. Stewart emphasized that the vaccine, which is derived from cancer cells, appears effective as a treatment only in people who have early stages of lung cancer in which the disease has not spread to other organs. Lung cancer is usually advanced when first detected. " I think as a treatment it's always going to be depressing in that it is only applicable to a very small number of people with this disease," Stewart said. " With the majority, this disease has spread too far by the time diagnosis is made. " Only 10 percent have it diagnosed early enough. Ninety percent are doomed." The preliminary treatment results provide the first evidence that the body's defenses can be mobilized against a cancer by an agent called an antigen obtained from that specific tumor type. If the vaccine also turns out to be an effective way to prevent development of lung cancer, the ultimate objective would be to try the same technique on other types of tumors. " If one is a complete optimist, I would hope that by the turn of the century it might be possible to offer immune- prophylax- is for a certain number of solid tumors," Stewart said. Third Ward candidates differ on industrial growth By Gerard Grimaldl Mbsourian staff writer Third Ward candidates Diane Farish and Larry Taylor differ on many issues, but their most significant difference concerns the issue of industrial development in the Third Ward, which encompasses northeast Columbia. Mrs. Farish strongly opposed the Square D ' Co. development, which voters approved in June 1977. " It's not so much that I'm against in-dustry. We're just not building industry to help people within the city," Mrs. Farish says. The city's unemployment rate is so low that industry will attract job- seeke- rs only from outside the city, she says. Mrs. Farish also warns that traffic along Route B will worsen if future Industrie! growth occurs in northeast Columbto . VTbay knew Route B is a mess .... People want industry, but not next door to them." On the other band, challenger Larry Taylor says industrial development along the railroad spur in northeast Columbia is " to our ad-vantage. It's been clean industry and I think it's the only practical place for the kind of industry we want to attract .... Third Ward residents are generally supportive of clean, non- polluti- ng industries that create jobs and are a benefit to Columbia." The two candidates also disagree on how to preserve Stephens Park. " Keep as much as possible," Mrs. Farish says. She suggests the city purchase 31 acres ( 12 hectares) of the 40- ac- re ( 16- hectar- e) tract as a compromise. " Thirty years from now we might need a downtown park." Taylor leans more toward the purchase of 7 Profiles Pagel2A acres ( 2.8 hectares) of the land. He says he believes " federal dollars will dry up," and funds for any land the city might purchase will come from the city treasury. " I don't think the majority of people in my ward are supportive of spending $ 1.5 million of city money." The candidates agree that Third Ward traffic problems are more severe than those on West Broadway. " I'm concerned that if we're ad-dressing a traffic problem, their efforts are misguided," Taylor says. " Route B and Paris Road are atrocious." Mrs. Farish adds, " If they want a traffic problem, they should go to Paris Road." While both candidates oppose the West Broadway widening, only Mrs. Farish would vote against the project if the next City Council considers it " I don't want it widened," she says. " The problems are at intersections." Taylor says he would have voted against the widening if he bad served on the present council, but, " I would be reluctant to reverse the previous council's decision. There would be no progress if one council reverses everything the previous council had done." The candidates have differing views of down- zonin- g, which provides for more restrictive land use in an area. Mrs. Farish sponsored the only successful downzoning thus far when the Alumni Heights neighborhood where she lives was rezoned from duplex use to single- famil- y dwellings only. Mrs. Farish says the developers " hate me" for the successful downzoning. Taylor calls downzoning " taking away a property owner's right" He suggests that the city, if it is financially feasible, pay an owner " what you lose by having your property downzoned." Both candidates say the city may face a fiscal crisis, but both are cautious about offering solu-tions. " Built into the revenue base are some potential problems," Taylor says. He suggests a finance study similar to the one done in 1975 to analyze the problem. " In the long range, we do have a revenue crunch," Mrs. Farish says. This revenue crunch could be softened by the $ 2 million used annually for capital improvements, she says, " but I'm not in favor of cutting back capital improve-ments very much." Mrs. Farish mggwta a council retreat to analyze the dtps fiscal structure.
Object Description
Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1979-03-29 |
Description | Vol. 71ST YEAR, No. 168 |
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Item.Transcript | 1 . ' Ol h: o rl Meet " h? Y the candidates X 5 of the Third Ward, Page 1 2A BMBMWllIIIIIIBMBBMBmMMMaMMMMMMIIlll Fjp Parliament By ousts Callaghan BSnKd as prime minister, Page 1 2A I 7 1 si Yonr No. 16ft timnl lirniiil lts Tlmrstlnv. ltrcl$ 2M. f97V 4 Sections 44 Pages 15 Cents i . . . . , .. . . . Colombia Building Inspector Charles Scheurich, foreground, orders the building pulled down ac Furnace cause of fire at rooming house here By Clinton BaSer Mlssourian staff writer A defective furnace apparently was the cause of a Wednesday morning fire that destroyed a rooming house at 308 S. Ninth St and gutted the attached Parthenon Steak House, Columbia Fire Marshal Don Christian said. A resident of the rooming house said his landlord ignored repeated warnings that the home's furnace was defective and could result in a fire. Vinod Chandola, a 31- year-- old Uni-versity doctoral student in nuclear engineering, told reporters early Wed-nesday he had confronted his landlord, George Godas, several times in the past two months about smoke coming from a heating duct in his room. " We've been complaining to George: Something is burning. Something is burning in the heater," he said. Godas, who leases the house and restaurant from Waters Realty Co., ignored his warnings, he said. Godas, who lived in the rooming house, was away on vacation during the fire and was unavailable for comment. Howard Ponder, 34, a resident of the house, said the smell of the smoke Wed-nesday morning was different from the smoke of burned food that previously had come through his vent. He said his complaint with Godas was about the cooking odor and he thought Godas was trying to relieve the problem. As for the furnace, Ponder said it had broken down at least twice in the past and that Godas called in a service man once and fixed it himself once. Charles Scheurich, the city's building regulations supervisor, said that while the city usually goes to the property owner in response to complaints or vio-lations of the housing code, many leases transfer responsibility for compliance to the lessee. Henry J. Waters, president of Waters Realty and publisher of the Columbia Daily Tribune, said the lease for 306 S. Ninth St. makes Godas responsible for the building's interior and that Godas never told him of a possible faulty furnace." Christian said the fire department had received no complaints about the building. An explosion in the furnace ignited the blaze at about 3: 30 a. m. The house was destroyed by the fire and was later torn down. Fire Chief Girard " Toot" Wren said damage was estimated at $ 275,000, based on a replacement price of $ 60 per square foot and the building's contents. All six persons in the building escaped injury. The Columbia Fire Department put out four alarms, the city's maximum response. The fire was brought under control about dawn. BHWBWpBg! jISiMBHBBBB8BJBW8 HwRf MKBBSBMBBHHBHBBIHiSBB8CHBMBSfff3SKH Fire hoses surround the Parthenon Steak House Fireman plunges to safety By Clinton Bailer Mhsocrian staff writer For several moments Wednesday morning, Robert Shultz, a 25- year-- old Columbia firefighter, was believed dead. " It's simply a miracle. I don't know how in the world he got out of it," said Charlie Hummel, a fellow firefighter who tried to rescue Shultz and who was injured in the process. Shultz, who had been cornered by flames in the top floor of the three- stor- y, wood- fram- e rooming house connected to the rear of the Parthenon Steak House, 306 S. Ninth St.,' escaped serious injury by diving out a second- stor- y window onto a car below. According to Hummel, Shultz had climbed a ladder to the third- stor- y window to open it and allow smoke and heat to escape. Hummel said the room was hot and smoky, but no flames were visible inside. Shultz climbed through the window, apparently to open several others in the room. Hummel said, and was met by ( See FIREMAN, Page 10A) Radiation leaks at nuclear plant still not stopped HARRISBURG, Pa. ( UPI) A nuclear power station's cooling system malfunctioned Wednesday, releasing radioactive steam and radiation that could be detected at low levels 10 miles ( 16 kilometers) outside the plant's 4- f- oot ( 1.2- mete- r) walls. Power company officials said there apparently was a continuing radiation leak. There were no reports of injuries, but officials were concerned about long- ter- m effects on the hundreds of thousands of people who live near the plant. In Washington, Sen. Gary Hart, D- Col- o., said part of the plant's radiation problems had been caused by the mistake of an atomic reactor operator who apparently turned off a cooling system too soon at the plant on the Three Mile Island in the Susquehanna River 10 miles ( 16 kilometers) south-east of Harrisburg. State officials said the radiation did not reach lethal levels, inside or outside the plant, but a nuclear safety group in Washington said radiation inside the plant was apparently eight times the - lethal4eveL Officials said there were no indications that any of the plant em-ployees had been exposed to the dangerous radiation levels. " The levels that were detected were below any existing or proposed emer-gency action levels. But we are con-cerned because any increased exposure carries with it come increased health risks," Lt. Gov. William Scranton HI said at a news conference. " The full impact on public health is being evaluated as environmental samples are analyzed. We are con-cerned most about radioactive iodine, which can accumulate in the thyroid either through breathing or through drinking milk." A plant official said the source of the suspected continuing radiation leak had not been found. " What I suspect is that there is a small breach in the system that is allowing some small quantity, on a continuing basis, to be released into the atmosphere," said Richard Klinga- ma- n, an official of Metropolitan Edison Co., part owner of the power station. Klingaman, an engineer who once was superintendent of the power station, said the company would con-tinue to investigate the source of the leak, which was suspected to have occurred 16 hours after the accident. Carl Abraham, spokesman for the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said the latest readings showed radiation levels up to IS millirems per hour compared to 0.01 millerms per hour normally released by the plant. Slight increases in radiation levels were recorded 10 miles ( 16 kilometers) away in Harrisburg. Scranton said officials of Met- E- d told state experts the company had released radioactive steam from the plant after- - the accident because of potentially dangerous pressure in the reactor chamber. He said the radioactive steam was released by the company between 11 a. m. and 1: 30 p. m. Scranton said the state was " disappointed" because Met- E- d of-ficials, who had declared a general emergency after the accident, did not notify the state Department of Environ-mental Resources about the later release of radioactive steam. Lung cancer vaccine works in early test DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. UPI) A Canadian scientist Wednesday reported success in using a lung tumor vaccine to treat early lung cancer and said he hopes in a few years to try to immunize high- ris- k people against the usually fatal disease. Dr. Thomas H. M. Stewart of the Uni-versity of Ottawa said 26 people treated with ' the experimental vaccine following surgery are getting recurrent lung cancer less frequently with fewer deaths than patients treated with surgery alone. He said at an American Cancer Society symposium that it may take two to four years for a larger study just beginning to confirm the early treat-ment results. And then he said it may take seven to 10 additional years to see if the vaccine prevents the development of the most common form of lung cancer. Stewart emphasized that the vaccine, which is derived from cancer cells, appears effective as a treatment only in people who have early stages of lung cancer in which the disease has not spread to other organs. Lung cancer is usually advanced when first detected. " I think as a treatment it's always going to be depressing in that it is only applicable to a very small number of people with this disease," Stewart said. " With the majority, this disease has spread too far by the time diagnosis is made. " Only 10 percent have it diagnosed early enough. Ninety percent are doomed." The preliminary treatment results provide the first evidence that the body's defenses can be mobilized against a cancer by an agent called an antigen obtained from that specific tumor type. If the vaccine also turns out to be an effective way to prevent development of lung cancer, the ultimate objective would be to try the same technique on other types of tumors. " If one is a complete optimist, I would hope that by the turn of the century it might be possible to offer immune- prophylax- is for a certain number of solid tumors," Stewart said. Third Ward candidates differ on industrial growth By Gerard Grimaldl Mbsourian staff writer Third Ward candidates Diane Farish and Larry Taylor differ on many issues, but their most significant difference concerns the issue of industrial development in the Third Ward, which encompasses northeast Columbia. Mrs. Farish strongly opposed the Square D ' Co. development, which voters approved in June 1977. " It's not so much that I'm against in-dustry. We're just not building industry to help people within the city," Mrs. Farish says. The city's unemployment rate is so low that industry will attract job- seeke- rs only from outside the city, she says. Mrs. Farish also warns that traffic along Route B will worsen if future Industrie! growth occurs in northeast Columbto . VTbay knew Route B is a mess .... People want industry, but not next door to them." On the other band, challenger Larry Taylor says industrial development along the railroad spur in northeast Columbia is " to our ad-vantage. It's been clean industry and I think it's the only practical place for the kind of industry we want to attract .... Third Ward residents are generally supportive of clean, non- polluti- ng industries that create jobs and are a benefit to Columbia." The two candidates also disagree on how to preserve Stephens Park. " Keep as much as possible," Mrs. Farish says. She suggests the city purchase 31 acres ( 12 hectares) of the 40- ac- re ( 16- hectar- e) tract as a compromise. " Thirty years from now we might need a downtown park." Taylor leans more toward the purchase of 7 Profiles Pagel2A acres ( 2.8 hectares) of the land. He says he believes " federal dollars will dry up," and funds for any land the city might purchase will come from the city treasury. " I don't think the majority of people in my ward are supportive of spending $ 1.5 million of city money." The candidates agree that Third Ward traffic problems are more severe than those on West Broadway. " I'm concerned that if we're ad-dressing a traffic problem, their efforts are misguided," Taylor says. " Route B and Paris Road are atrocious." Mrs. Farish adds, " If they want a traffic problem, they should go to Paris Road." While both candidates oppose the West Broadway widening, only Mrs. Farish would vote against the project if the next City Council considers it " I don't want it widened," she says. " The problems are at intersections." Taylor says he would have voted against the widening if he bad served on the present council, but, " I would be reluctant to reverse the previous council's decision. There would be no progress if one council reverses everything the previous council had done." The candidates have differing views of down- zonin- g, which provides for more restrictive land use in an area. Mrs. Farish sponsored the only successful downzoning thus far when the Alumni Heights neighborhood where she lives was rezoned from duplex use to single- famil- y dwellings only. Mrs. Farish says the developers " hate me" for the successful downzoning. Taylor calls downzoning " taking away a property owner's right" He suggests that the city, if it is financially feasible, pay an owner " what you lose by having your property downzoned." Both candidates say the city may face a fiscal crisis, but both are cautious about offering solu-tions. " Built into the revenue base are some potential problems," Taylor says. He suggests a finance study similar to the one done in 1975 to analyze the problem. " In the long range, we do have a revenue crunch," Mrs. Farish says. This revenue crunch could be softened by the $ 2 million used annually for capital improvements, she says, " but I'm not in favor of cutting back capital improve-ments very much." Mrs. Farish mggwta a council retreat to analyze the dtps fiscal structure. |