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GUAM. WHERE AMERICA'S DAY BEGINS HAWAII, THE SOTH STATE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, TH E GOLDEN S.TATE NORTHERN NEVADA, SILVER STA TE UTAH. HEART O F THE ROCKIES International Vice President and Business Manager, AI Clem, of Local Union No.3, International Union of Operating Engineers, announced today that members of his union had over­ Vol. 28, No. B , 'CALIFORNIA August, 1969 AFL~CIO . whelmingly ratified a new three-year contract with the Associated General Contractors in Utah that would bring a 48.1% increase in wages and fringe benefits. "We believe this is the best three-year contract ever negotiated in the heavy construction industry," said Clem, "and aie ve1y proud not only of the efforts of our negotiating team, but of the cooperative and forward looking employers in the State of Utah who are leaders in h~lping provide a healthy economic environ­ ment for the working man in an area where r ight-to-work laws have provided a climate of divisiveness and often unfair competi­ . tion for that contractor willing to pay his workers a just wage." Clem pointed out that far fr9m being inflationary, the new wage package for the construction worker only brought that area close to par with agreements in other sections of Local 3's jurisdiction: "We believe the future grow~h of the West in general and Utah in particular must rest on the broad economic base of just wages and equitable and safe working conditions and since the construc­ tion indushy is this nation's bellweather for social and economic progress, the construction worker's productivity and well-being is essential t o growth." ' - Broken down to median per­ ELECTION MATERIAL centages the gains in Utah in­ cluded 40.1% in wages, 103% in Official information govern­ ,.. • fringes and an 11% increase in sub­ ing the upcoming election of sistence as well as one additional officers of Operating Engineers holiday- July 4th. Local Union No. 3 . may be on page 3 of this issue Less spectacular ori: the .surface, found of the Engineers News. Sample but vital to membership, were ·;· ·- ballots, extracts of pertinent the improvements made in many bylaws and other material have of the administrative clauses been placed on a single page which included sh·engthening the for you_r convenience. Plea.~ e apprenticeship h'aining agree­ read rules governing the elec­ ments. tion carefully. It is the hope of -Clem praised- the · efforts of the 'your officers that you will make union negotiating committee every effort to participate in which besides himself included this vital election year. union President Paul Edgecombe, is pr.eiented /to: Inter- . comr:nended Clem for his outstanding efforts in· SENATE COMMENDATION Vice President Dale Marr and the President and Local. ·union No. 3· labor ·leadership. This commendation was . specifi~ national Vice Dishict . Representative in Utah the tough and difficult negotia­ AI Clem by Senator Alan Short c.ally · for his leadership" in establishi.ng a joint Business Manager Aster Whitaker. "Besides the fine tions a special meeting was called o . . Th is was the second time in the jou rneyman and apprentice traini ng program at at Sacrament effort on the part of the front-line at which union leadership recom­ the Ca lifornia Legislature had Rancho Murietta. • past two years that team, the business agents and mended ag(l.inst accepting an ini­ dedicated rank-and-fik gave us tial offer of the association. outstanding support," said the Rank-and-file me~bers ratified union leader. the agreement at me~ting~ held tate e ate c· mends Some 15 meetings were held last week in Salt Lake City ( 8/6), . • between the union and the con­ Provo ( 8/7) and Ogden.( 8/8) tractors b efore a final agreement A detailed breakdown of wages Clem or r I ng rogra was hammered out and early in and fringes includes: - WAGE AND FRINGE INCREASE The California Legislature in capped and is probably best Senator Short .pointed out that the business of Total regular session voted to _, commend known for his legislation (Short­ "those of us in Additional Total Total Total Increase and Doyle Act) which provides for making laws that are, equitable Wage Wage . Wage Wage Fringe Per Day International Vice Presl.dent Increase Increase Increase Increase Increase · Wages & Business Manager Al Clem of the local treatment of the men­ . and just for all of our ·citizens Per H our Per Hour Per Day Per Day Per Day Fringes 1/2/72 1/ 2/72 Local Union No. 3, International tally ill. must lean heavily on the expertise Groun 7/6/69 12/28/69 12/28/69 1/2/72 $ 6.40 $19.68 Union of Operating Engineers, Senator Milton Marks, a liberal of both labor and business states­ 1 23¢ 23¢ $ 3.68 $13.28 AFL-CIO for his leadership in Republican·, represents the Ninth man and your reputation (Ch~m's) 2 24¢ 24¢ 3.84 13.92 6.40 20.32 • ability for addressing your­ Francisco County and establishing a heavy equipment District, Sari 3 25¢ 25¢ 4.00 14.40 6.40 20.80 training program to upgrade and · and gained wide union support self, without bias and with dedica­ 26¢ 26¢ 14.88 6.40 21.28 multiply the skills of journeyman when he ran to ·succeed the late · tion, to both the problems· and 4 4.16 trainees .and apprentices at Ran­ Senator Eugene McAteer. Senator progress of California and the na­ 4A 30¢ 26¢ 4.48 15.68 6.40 22.08 ! near Sacramento Marks is Vice Chairman, Senate tion's construction industry is well cho Murietta 5 26¢ 26¢ 4.16 15.04 6.40 21.44 California. Public Health and Safety Com- known and well respected.': · 28¢ 28¢ 4.48 16.00 6.40 . 22.40 Presentation of the commenda­ . mittee; member, Senate Commit­ Rancho Mmietta is the 3,320- 6 tion by the California Senate was tees on Business and · Professions. acre residential and recreational 7 28¢ . 28¢ 4.48 16.32 6.40 22.72 the Pen­ I made by Senators Alan Short and Local Government, Natural Re­ development planned by 7A 28¢ 33¢ . 4.88 17.12 6.40 23.52 Sacramento on sources and Transportation. Mem­ sion Trust Fund of Local No. 3, Milton Marks in 30¢ 30¢ 4.80 17.28 6.40 23.68 August 8th. . ber, Joint Legislative Committee International Union of Operating 8 Senatpr Alan Short represents on Bay Area Regional Organiza­ Engineers, AFL-CIO which will SA · 30¢ 35¢ 5.20 17.68 6.40 24.08 the Sixth Senatorial District · tion and Medi-Cal · Administra- include an equipment operator's 9 30¢ 30¢ 4.80 17.28 6.40 23.68 includes all of San Joaquin . tion; California State Commission school to upgrade the skills of which 10 31¢ 31¢ 4.96· 17.76 6.40 24.16 County and the major part of Sac­ on Government Organization and See SENATE page 16 24.96 ramento County. He is Chairman Economy ("Little Hoover Com­ 11 32¢ 32¢ 5.12 18.56 6.40 • of the Senate Transportation. mission"); Compensatory Educa­ ELECTION NOTICE llA 36¢ 36¢ 5.76 20.64 6.40 27.04 all tion Commission and Commission Committee, which ·considers If you have any questions llB 37¢ 37¢ 5.92 21.44 6.40 27.84 legislation aHecting highway con­ on Manpower, Automation and regarding your L.ocal Union struction, dredging and related Technology. Election ballot for officers any job, location or project located more than fifty (50) transpo1tation matters. Legisla­ In making the presentation, and executive· board mem­ On of the Individual Employer, tion considered by this committee Senator Sh01t said that all those bers, please contact the fol­ miles from the pmmanent yard involved over a billion and a half lawmakers, both state and na­ lowing: Operating Engineers employed by an Individual Employer who dollars of highway construction iri · tional, were · proud of the out­ . Price Waterhouse & Co. . is regularly engaged in the business of renting cranes, truck California this past year. Short standing record of prbgressi:Ve i20 Montgomery Street cranes, hoisting equipment, grad-ails, truck mounted pavement was the author of legislation this unionism as represei1ted by Op­ San Francisco, Calif., 94104 breakers, or tmck mounted earth augers, on a fully operated Local . Union past session which -will provide erating Enginee1~ Phone: Area Code 415 basis, shall receive in addition tO their regular and overtime million in funds to relieve No. 3 and "we are not unaware $25 392-1032. Ask for: Mike wages a daily subsistence allowance in the ~moun t of TEN urban congestion. .. that this enviable record of state his As­ Sakkinen or one of DOLLARS ( $10.00) per day. The old rate was NINE DOLLARS Senator Short is a Democrat and national leadership has been sistants handling the Oper­ · ( $9.00) per day. who is nationally · known for his accomplished under your guid­ ating Engineers election . •• efforts on behalf of the handi- .. ance." See NEW UTAH AGC PACT page 14 , . P~g~ 2 ,'· ENG IN .E E ~ S ·N E.W S ------~------August, 1969 1· llllllll!!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllll!ll!llllll!llll!l!l!!llllllllllllllllll![ll!l!llli11111!flll!ll!llllll!lllllllll!lllllllll11111!11!1!1111!ffl1 1llll!lll!!llll!lllll!llllllilii In ur Ci!//ecfive/1 ail On The

Dear Sir: ~reakinf! I am taking this opportunity Safety to write to . you regarc:Iii1g my Disability Pension and Health & waft AI Clem Welfare benefits for myself and mywife. · Side I have been a member of Op­ erating Engineers for 22 years and there certainly By DALE MARR The month of July has been an extremely busy one, and in have been • some great improvements reviewing the activities, it is rather. difficult since VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF SAFETY to make a compre­ 1960. hensive repmt regarding the numerous ac Two hundred lives will be saved annually hievements we were I have been disabled since and 3,900 accidents able to accomplish. avoided if a multi-million dollar program designed 1964 and I am receiving my Dis­ to· eliminate trou­ ble spots from Califomia State highways The most outstanding one, however, was the consummation ability Pension, which I deep proves as successful as traffic ly engineers and computers predict. of the Utah AGC Agreement. At the outset, I would like to take appreciate, thanks to you and all Within the next this opportunity to thank the membership in the State of Utah of . the Operating Engineers who 12 months the Deparbnent of Public Works will spend an excess of $24 for the excellent manner in which they support helped build the Pension Plan million on safety improvements on highways ed the negotiating now open to traffic. committee, particularly those where it was decided that a limited and the Health and Welfare Fund for retirees. The projected savings in lives and accidents work stoppage must be brought about to further the negotiations. We think it is the are based on experience greatest. Without it we couldn't gained from similar programs conducted during the past three years There were over 15 meetings held ·before we were able to finalize . survive. In other words, we would During that period, approximately 2,000 projects were completed. an agreement which we thought we could recommend to the be "up a creek without a paddle." Recent one year "before and after" studies on a 221-project cross membership. We had one ( l) special called meeting where the Thanks again. section reveal total accidents at those locations were reduced 22.8 • negotiating committee made a progress report and where it was Sincerely yours, percent; fatal accidents (one or more persons killed) 52.8 percent; necessary to recommend against the acceptance of the Employers Mr. and Mrs. John Gaither fatalities 61.7 percent; accidents involving injuries 24.6 percent; and l initial offer. property damage only accidents 20.9 percent. The negotiating committee of Utah consisted of myself, Paul In preparation for the ·coming program, a computer was used to identify Edgecombe, President; Dale Man, Vice President; Aster Whit­ exact locations with abnormal accident records. Traffic engi­ neers then visited each site and determined aker, District Representative in Utah, and assisted by the Busi­ Dear Sir: the physical causes and Just corrective actions to be taken. ness Agents in the State of Utah. We were backed up by the staff a line to say I am enjoying my retirement and the fine pen­ Although modifications take many forms, all are inten9,ed to achieve in the San Francisco Office who over the years have worked so sion that Local # 3 provides . the same purpose-to make the thoroughfare more compatible to the diligently in preparing the conh·acts in a proper manner for You and the other officers of this driver. . presentation to the Employers. , Union have my thanks and grati­ The more common include: (1) easing or eliminating curves, ( 2) Being that the State of Utah is a right-to-work state, at this tude for both the Pension and the construction of left hm1 storage lanes, ( 3) grooving pavement to date we have some conh·actors we have not been fully able to Health· and Welfare Plan that increase skid resistance, -( 4) installation of traffic signals or highway organize and it was extremely difficult to arrive at an agreement · goes with it. lighting, ( 5) installation or modernizing of median barriers and guard whereby the progressive minded contractors can stay in business My time in constructi01i went rail, ( 6) widening narrow bridges and sh01t highway sections, ( 7) removal or repositioning without making all the work available to those contractors who back to 1922 and it was a prob­ to less .vulnerable locations such fixed objects as sign posts, light would like to live in the dark ages. lem getting it straightened out. standards, and drainage shuctures, and ( 8) instal- • District Representative, Gail lation of breakaway bases on sign posts and light standards located I can truthfully say without reservation or fear of conh·adic­ Bishop, and the Reno Office on the right of way. tion that the wage package negotiated in the State of Utah is helped me a lot with this. The increased emphasis on this type of State highway safety in one of the best wage packages negotiated in the United States i hope to see you on your next ·California is reB.ecetd in the amounts earmarked for the program . It by any engineers union. trip to Nevada. was funded with $6,739,000 in the 1965-66 fiscal year, $10,21 4,000. We were able to correct many inequities which existed in the Sincerely, in 66-67, $17,741,000 in 67-68 and approximately $22,264,000 in the pay scale in the varl.ous classifications. While we were not able Charles "Red" Melendy current fiscal period that' ends June 30. All funds were derived from to achieve parity with Nevada and California at this negotiation highway user taxes. With session, we were able to close the gap considerably. We were each increase in financing, the annual fatality rate on Cali- ~ fornia highways has decreased although forhmate in that the negotiating committee representing the the national rate has gone Dear Sir: the other direction. contractors in the State of Utah were men of integrity and while "' I would like to take this op­ The 1965 California State highway fatality rate was 4.79 deaths they are like all Employers, they were anxious to drive the best portunity to express my appre­ per 100-million vehicle miles of travel-a y ear in which these high­ bargain they could for themselves. They were broad-minded ciation of the management and ways carried 45.9-billion traveled miles. This fatali ty rate was reduced enough to consider the in equities that existed and in th~ interest bargaining of our Health and to 4.47 in 1966 when 49.1-billion miles were traveled, to 4. 36 in 1967 of upgrading their labor pool, they were willing to correct same. Welfare Plan. It has meant a when 51-billion miles were traveled, and last year to the lowest rate • In addition to the very substantial increase in wages in all great deal to me during the past in modern times-4.05-when travel on the system reached 53.9- classifications and the money package allocated to the fringe seven years. I have had major billion miles. benefits, which are shown in the other parts of this issue, we surgery twice and a long hospi­ were successful in improving the administrative clauses immeas­ talization period without surgery. All these matters urably. For example, the subsistence lines were deflned more were taken care Dear Sir: of by our Health and Welfare accurately and in keeping with the theme of the times where it Plan. I became disabled Septem­ I'm not much of a "smoke-blower" but I do believe in giving is recognized by all people in the construction industry as well ber 4, 1968, and am now on my credit where credit is due. as government agencies; the apprenticeship clause was vastly Health and Welfare pension, This My wife Avis has undergone four serious and expensive oper­ improved, so vve feel confident that in the future there will be is supplemented by Social Secur­ ations during the past five months. The surgeon who ·performed an opportunity for the younger people in the State of Utah to ity which makes it possible to the operations told me that during his 28 years of experience become associated with the labor pool and secure sufficient train­ meet my financial obligations. he has never seen a union insurance plan pay ing in order to earn a decent liv-ing for thems I would like to say thank you their bills as promptly elves and. their as our Local families. again for the excellent manage­ 3 plan has. ment I want to thank As we have reported to you before, I serve on several commit­ of this program. you and all of the officers who helped to set up Sincerely, our health and welfare plan. tees dealing with jurisdictional problems. These committees are I also would like to thank all of the • H. B. headed ·up by Executive Vice President, Webb members of Local3 and the Madison Sand and Gravel drivers who Richard Nolan, and "Pappy" Webb Frank Hanley, Assistant to the donated blood. General President, and of course, P.S. I would also like to extend under the guidance Sincerely yours, of Hunter Wharton, General President, who many thanks to Walt Talbot who is one of the most knowledgeable men regarding jurisdictional has always been available for ad­ Harry L . Syar problems in the labor movement. Numerous Vice Presidents of vice and efficient services. Fairfield, California the International also serve on the committee, namely Russ Conlon, Business Manager of Local 302 in Seattle, Washington; Tom McGuire, President and Business Manager of Local 15, Dear . New York; and Dale Burchett, Business Manager of Local 49 Sir: Having been stricken with em­ in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As many of you Brothers know, the physema a few years back and E jurisdictional problem is one of the most serious problems that having had to retire, I don't know confront the Engineers today. We all ' ~ -:-r J ' ) know that the construction how we would 'have gof,ten by work is becoming more and more mechanized and as some of witho~1t th ~ : B ~~lth anc( r)~ elf me the other 1 crafts lose membership due to this mechanization tech­ and the Pen ~iQ)

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De,·Srr. • · S·pre·adsMoveWeJI After the cessation of World War II my wife and I decided t~ · cast· our lot in Northern ·California·. About the end of 1945 and with the By.;ASTERWIDlAKER; JAY · drop-cut was trucked up to the level (elevations above sea level), blessing of Mr. Fitzgerald, I tr; nsferred ·from Local 12 into Local NEELEY, TOM·BILLS,WAYNE 5540 level, east side, and dumped and encircle an island of ore. The Union No. 3. I consider this to be one of the best moves I have ever ~A: SSITER ,. r)F;L HOYT .. traffic on this section by Decem­ 1,300,000 tons of ore from the made. )f.ayd KAY L~JSHMAN ber 1970. over the bank to the 5490 level My fist job in Local .Union No. 3 was at the Fairfield-Suisun Air­ The skyline in and around Salt from where it was relo.aded intd port . .When I came into Local 3, I entered a completely different Construction on· the Knight Di­ Lake City will soon have a differ­ rail cars by a 10-cubic-yard front­ atmosphere, as the Brothers and the supervision of the union were version Dam, the · Starvation ent appearance. Finishing touches end loader. Rail will be laid down much more congenial. I found that in Local 3 a member had much Feeder Conduit, and the Water are now being made on the $19 the channel and around the is­ • more protection on the job and received inore consideration from the Hollow Access Road and Currant million Salt Palace, Salt Lake's land. The rail operation will ex­ Business Representatives. Creek · Road improvements was new civic auditorium. Co~struc ­ pand from the island, leaving The union at this time was in a bit of a turmoil, but these differences completed during the past year. Construction on the Starvation tion will begin this summer on that material to be removed by were straightened out very quic~ly, and under the new Constitution what will be Utah's highest build­ truck or b·ain at a later date. each member had complete rights and a personal say in the manage- Dam is approximately eighty per­ ing - the 25-story administration ment ofhis union. · cent complete. The ~·elocation of The last previous drop-cu~ was building for the Church of Jesus Later, ~ Health and Welfare Plan was adopted, which was unheard Highway 40 over an arm of Star­ a 150-foot 5~million-ton excava­ Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bids of .in unions at that time, and then a Pension Plan. This Pension Plan vation Reservoir is nearing com~ tion contracted to Morr'ison-Knud­ pletion. Drilling of the Water will be opened July 16th for con­ sen Company in 1960. differed greatly from those of other unions. Our Pension Plan ~s guar­ struction of this structure. Several anteed for life. This pension is one of the greatest things that has Hollo'f Tum1el of the Strawberry blocks away, the J. C. Penney, 15- ever happened to the working man, and it has only happened in Local complex began during the past year and is now about thirty per­ story, $14 million building will go No.3. up. Demolition, work has already I often hear some of the younger Brothers complain condi­ cent complete. New Rules ~bout started on the old Darling Build­ tions in the union. This is to be expected, but if they were to read Congress authorized a con­ ing to make way for the new Pen­ the Constitution they would find that they have about the -only struction program of $11.440 ney building. A twenty-story of­ By UIAB democratic union on the West Coast. Any man who has been a mem- . million for the fiscal year 1969. • fice building will be a . portion of The Unemployment Insurance . ber of the union for one year, Oiler, Operator or stake puncher, is It now appears that the actual . .Z. C. M. I's huge building pro­ entitled to run for any offi ce that he chooses. The balloting is com­ construction work that will be Appeals Board has issued another gram, which will also include a pletely secret and is handled by a Government authorized organiza­ completed by the end of the fis­ decision in its precedent setting cal year 1969 will completely ex­ new Z.C.M.I. Department Store series. The case concerns a female tion. The union is a democratic organization. plus . a giant mall in the down­ I have watched the wages come from 87J~ cents per hour to haust all available funds. The claimant who left her work with town area. A $5 million data proc­ over $6.00 an hour over a period of 31 years. My last job for Local Bonneville unit construction : pro~ a telephone compar1y in Sherman essing building for Mountain No. 3 was running a generator for Inland Steel on the John F. Ken­ gram now under way includes Oaks, California to join her hus­ work on the Starvation Dam, the States Telephone and Telegraph band in Tacoma, Washington. nedy School!n Sacramento. is also part of the Salt Lake City relocation of U. S. Highway 40, Before leaving her job in Cali­ \Vhen I retired two years ago, I was treated with the utmost cour- . col}.struction boum. tesy by the girls in the office ·and by the supervisory personnel of the and the Water Hollow Tunnel. fornia her employer offered her a union. Mr. AI Clem, Paul Edgecombe, Tom Stapleton and the women The Bottle H ollow Dam is to be . At the University of Utah a "h·ansfer" to another telephone at the Pension Trust Fund all did their very best. constructed near historic · Fort multi-million dollar construction company in the state of Washing- · The girls at the Trust Fund forfeited their lunch period to assist Duchesne. The features are being program is under way-a Fine ton which she refused. Arts Building costing just under me in my retirement. Unbeknownst to me, they computed my pen.. constructed as a recreational res­ The California employer con­ $4 million, a Behavioral Science sion to where I received approximately nine months back payment. ervoir for the Ute Indian Tribe to tended that the claimant had vol­ building.and a $2.8 million Mines To my knm.vledge I had no back pay coming and without the assist­ mitigate fishing losses suffered by untarily left her work without and Minerals Science Building. ance and the efficiency of the Union I would have lost approximately the Indian Tribe on Rock Creek good cause because she refused • and Duchesne River as a result of Another fair-size job is the $4,- $1,500 in back pension payments. To me this is ample proof of the the transfer to work with ·the efficiency of the union un(!er the present management. the Transmountain diversion in 054,000 Cottonwood High School Washington company. The Ap­ I will never regret the day that I transferred to this organization. the Bonneville Unit. This part of in Salt Lake Cotmty. peals Board first concluded that To the members vvho are dissatisfied, I suggest that they transfer to a the Bmmeville Unit will be con­ For 25,000 years the ·Great an offer of new work and not a different local, for ii1 my opinion Operating Engineers Local No. 3 structed as a non-reimbmsable Salt Lake has laid don11 ant, used transfer was involved. feature. only by the mosquitos ar1d brine is at the top of the list. It then held that the claimant's Sincerely yours, A pre-job conference was held shrimp. Recent research and de­ velopment has shown , that the fiiilure to accept the purported R. K. Froh May 26th with Strong Company offer of work did not negate the regm:.ding_ the Ferron Creek Dam. water has significant amounts of valuable chemicals. Now that the good cause she had for leaving There has been a lot of interest her employment. from the Brothers concerning this Lake's water has been pr:oven to The Board pointed out that al­ Dear Sir: job and according to infon11ation be of enormous value, the ques­ I would like to inform the union as to the effectiveness of its we have at this time there will not tion of legal ownership has arisen. though both the California tele­ phone company and the Wash­ training camp in Sacramento. be many jobs fo r Operating Engi­ Whether it belongs to the United States Govemment or to the State ington telephone company are Although I have only participated in the h·aining for about three neers this year. It will take the of Utah. The deciding factor will members of the Bell System, they • weeks, I feel that it has been beneficial in adding to the strength best part of the year to put in the are separate corporations. He slurry cutoff and they will not get be determined by proof of of the union. also noted that the claimant was in to the dirt moving until ~the whether the Lake was and still is While in_ training under instructors Grady, Mel, Windy and spring of 1970. navigable. If it is pro~ en to be ~ . found ineligible for benefits on Angelo, I have developed a competitive skill in the operation of navigable body of water, the other grounds. L. A. Young & Sons Company State of Utah will retain owr1er­ more than one of the machines available in addition to learning . got an early start on their resur­ the practical operation of the machines. Classroom study enabled ship. If not proven navigable, the Dear Sir: facing job in Washington County: Federal Government will be legal the trainees to ac9.uire a knowledge of basic ,mathematical prob- They called back twelve Brothers I understand that I will get lems often fo und in the construction industry. . owner and will sell the Lake back that had worked for the~ pre­ to Utah. another raise in my pension and The classroom time together with the time given to actual super­ viously. Brother Hal Memmott is As an interesting sidelight, tes­ I want to take this time to write job steward and Wayne B. Burr is vised operation have almost fully completed my understanding timony for the State was given by and thank you. Project Superintendent. and skillful operation of the scraper. - several oldtimers who stated that I Rnow you want to do as In conclusion, I would just like to say that the people respon­ L. A. Young and Sons Com- the Lake was used at one time to much for the Union members sible for the operation of the training camp should be commended, . pany was low bidder at $540,951 transport livestock . and other who are still working at the not oi1ly for their efforts to help the trainees, but also for the for building-:3.09 miles of connec­ goods between the islands on the tions with I-15 at north and south trade as you can, but still you • efficientyrogress in completing the camp's basic consh1.1ction. lake and Promontory Point. In ariy haven't forgotten those of us Cedar City. event, this decision will have far­ Sincerely yours, who have already retired. It's Sal Perez Low Bidder on 6.65 miles of reaching affects on the future use I-70 from Whitehouse to Cisco, of the Great Salt Lake and its val­ through your efforts that have Grand County, was W. W. Clyde uable rriinerals. improved our living conditions· Company, Springville, at $2,- Another interesting featme is and we are ever so grateful. Dear Sir: 904,182. the activity cent~ring around An­ . You are tl1e kind of Business Nevada Rock & Sand Company I am now enjoying' my retirement with the help of my union pen­ telope Island. The northern end Manager every local needs. is busy on their Cedar Summit job of this Island was recently desig­ sion and benefits. I started operating steam shovels in 1921 and Thanks again. which is abeut 75 percent com­ nated as an official State Park. The Arthur Whitson have belonged to Local No.3 for the past 29 years. I have seen lots pleted. Allied Paving Company is road, recently constructed by L. of changes in the union,'both in personnel and conditions. The the sub-contractor on the oil and A. Young at a cost of just under first shovel operators' union wages in this area were $1.25 an hour. they sl:J.q~Jld fipish) r} a couple of one million dollars, provides the Dear Sir: There were only a few hundred in the union when I joined in weeks.:m ( ;)l1If!! ., , . only access tl1at the public has to Just a short note to thank you get an inside view of the Lake . 1940. I was the first.to join from this location and sent my money Moqi~.PJl - . K~H?~,t? i; Company for raising the pension again. down t? San Francisco when I heard there was a union for oper­ has completed their job on l-70 at As Kennecott. Copper Com­ W ith some of the problems an ating engineers. This compares witb the approximately 33,000 now Green River. This liifbekn a good pany's Bingham pit flares- out in • job fm: 'fue Brother'§ ~ ith very lit­ ever widening arcs, the bottom Operating Engineer has being in the union. Our benefits have increased alona with the member- on a pension it's. very good news ship: · b tle lost time. M9rrison .. Knudsen must be deepened systematically, will be moving soon to the Parleys too. This procedure has made tl1e to find out about getting more TI1e first pensions were $60 a month arid the top is now Canyon job. mine a marvel of symmetry and. money. $225. The unimi pension has steadily increased while Social Secur­ According to James Deaton, a classic example of open-cut mine It's your efforts, trying to im­ ity is at a standstill. It is a very good feeling to know that promptly District F o tl!' Engineer from · engineering. prove conditions for us, that's a on the first of each month the mail man will deliver my union pen­ Prige, the State Highway Depart­ This year a new drop-cut has big help and make us feel we sion check. This is a tribute to the business management of our ment has a 17 -million-dollar pro­ been . completed, adding another are not forgotten. union arid the skill of our negotiators. gram for I-70 starting the £rst ,six 50 feet to the Utah mine's depth. You're the kind of Business I have enjoyed and am proud to be a member of the Operating months of £seal year 1970. The The cut has been made by truck Manager all local unions should Engineers and of our union's, growth and success. ' money is earmarked for three oil haulage operation - one electric have-we are lucky to have y~u Sincerely, . and surfacing jobs on I-70 be­ shovel and three trucks-which tween Green River and Fremont began last November. The 100- for our Managei·. Roy 0 . Stevens Junction. They will advertise for foot-wide channel has been ex­ Fraternally, Eureka bids after Jl,lly 1969. He also cavated on a three percent rail W. N. Ellison • stated that the State plans to have grade from the 5490 to the 5440 Page 6 ENGINEERS NEWS August, 1969. Work Boom Continues In Oakland AreO By TOM CARTER and Concar Ranch Enterprises, West Contra Costa County Inc., of San Mateo for Highway construction work on Intersta BART's design committee re­ te 580 between Tassajara cently approved the preliminary Road and the Route 680 intersection. drawings for a subterranean south­ The contract calls for convert ern station located at Ashby and - ing 2.2 miles of Adeline in Berkeley. four-lane express­ way to an eight-lane This design, showing a station freeway in that area. Two additi below Berkeley's Adeline Street on al lanes will. be added at the outside and landscaping and parking of each existing roadway, two parallel spread over a gently sloping "open bridges will be built pit" is considerably revised from to span a drainage ditch, and an its original design tumed down by overpass will be constructed to carry a taxpayer suit in 1967. It at­ the freeway over the Southern tempts to incorporate some of the Pacific Railroad tracks. features of the first by sloping The contractor grounds toward a ·below street sta­ has been allowed 250 working days tion which is lined with bay win­ in which to com­ dows. plete the project. The Army Bids will be advertised in Au­ Engineer District has awarded gust for construction to start in a $3.5 million contr·act to Eugene November. Berkeley will have two Luhr and Company, West 'Sac other stations: the Civic Center ramento, for channel improve­ ment work station which is completed except for flood protection on the coastal plain for the interior finishing and the portion of Aia- • meda Creek near Fremont. North Berkeley station that is un­ The job consists der construction at this time. of construction of levees and stone bank The design committee also ap­ protec~ tion work plus excavation proved granite-chip terrazo floor­ of the stream's channel and ing instead of marble for these sta­ construction of several bridge tions. The dish·ict engineer esti­ s over it, includ­ ing one for the mates the use of the cheaper ma­ Bay Area Rapid Transit District terial would enable them to com­ (BART) system. Some 2;160',000 cubic plete the projects within the yards of ex­ target budget. cavation are involved in this por­ tion of the flood control Bechtel Corporation has started project. The total federal cost their refinery job at Union Oil in for the proj­ ect - not including Rodeo. At the present time they Livermore's Del are working on the underground Valle Dam-is $22,000,000. About 85 percent and preliminary foundation work. of the Army Engineers' part Winton Jones Construction Com- of the Alameda . pany has a large crew of engineers Creek project is completed, includ- • doing the dirt work. ing the immense Del Valle Reser­ voir. Five construction By JERRY ALLGOOD contracts totaling $700,782 for work at the Contra Costa Counties ...... Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in Southern Alameda and Southern . Liverll)Ore were awarded in May The State Department of Public and June by the Atomic Energy Works has granted a $3,489,435 Commission's San Francisco Op- ;.· · ' . . contract to L. C. Smith Company (See OAKLANO page ·12)

June 26, 1969 Mr. AI Clem Business Manager Operating Engineers Local # 3 474 Valencia Street San Francisco, California • Dear Mr. Clem : The Board of Directors of the Contra Costa Cerebral Palsy Society, the Staff, parents, and children of the We Care Day Treatment Cen­ ter all wish to say "thank you." Last weekend a miracle took place, as the site of our buildings was expertly readied for the foundation. The men of Operating Engineers Local # 3 were the ones who per­ formed the miracle. We are most grateful. IT TAKES REAL BIG-G-G-G MEN to keep the heavy Concord, California. In the top photo Brother Don Saturday, Curly Mullenaux, of Gordon Ball Co., "ran the show" construction equipment of this nation on the move Luba is busy moving dirt on the new site. Photo 2 as foi·eman, and Bob Poulsen, Harry Reeves, and Bud Graham, from and recently in Contra Costa County, California, (at left) Sob Mayfield, Norris Casey and Tom Car­ Alves Construction Co., kept the fuel and water trucks going,. as well they proved they're

. I • Hu mble· ·ir Spread_ Due Start ~-\.:: < !3y AARON §MIT!-I By GUY JONES By MiKE WOMACK The' long awaited -Humble Oil West Coast Dredging was ·low world-wide co'rporation. There will job wm start iii 'c th'e 'very near bidder on the San Rafael- Keyes be no more Utah Dredging. Fle­ • 011e of the lm:gest professional tinue to operate as Haight . & future. 'We hav~ a pre-job con­ dredging job. This will run three uor's name will now be on all engineering and land· surveying Weatherby under the dii'ection of ference set for July 15; 1969 with shifts for quite some time. West equipment. The personnel has not firms in California has been Richard Haight. Parsons Company, and have heard Coast has recently purchased a been changed as of now. The fanned by a merger of PMT As­ The merger leaves each of the a lot of different cost prices on this dredge, "Sandstorm" from Peter equipment is in repair at the Stock­ sociatiOJ1S, Inc. of Sacramento and two companies relatively autono­ job from twenty to fifty million. Kiewit This now makes two dred­ ton Yard. Haight & Weatherby, Inc. of San mous, Train said, but both will Bids for two highway pi·ojects ges for them. Hydraulic Dredging equipment is now stored at the Pittsburg yard Andreas, under the corporate be owned and supervised mana­ involving Napa and s ; lano Smith Rice with dredge "No. and no jobs are in sight at this name of TEVCO, Inc. gerially by TEVCO, Inc. Haight County were called July 1, 1969 24" has been busy with two ten­ The merger was announced re­ hour shifts. We are hoping this will writing. · \ said that the move provides an by the division of highways. One cently by Timothy S. Train, P~es­ opportunity for both companies continue for several months. Shellmaker Drec1ging has re- project concems State Route 29 , cently completed its job at Fort ident of PMT Associates, and to expand their fields of service Umpqua Dredging of Reeds­ ancl37 in Solano and Napa. Work 'Bragg. The work was done with Richard Haight, President of and their marketing areas·, and · port, Oregon is working three dredge "Explorer." Its small job in Haight & Weatherby. They said will provide more stability to the consists of constructing two nyw shifts on its. Port of Oakland job. Monterey is finished and on this that the new firin will employ employees of both finm. northbound lanes on existing The dredge is Washington Re­ route 29 from .2· miles south of a job the dredge "Gypsy" was used. more than 200 persons and will volver and they will be using a With future employment on the We are hoping they are successful provide engineering, land survey­ route 37 in Valle]b· to .9 miles seven-yard and ten-yard bucket. brighter side in the Mother Lode north of Solano-Napa County line in keeping the crews busy through­ • ing, land planning, aerial sm­ The mud barges are of the 3,000- area vve are t:unning short of to provide a four lane hiway. Bjds out the year. veys, architectural and computer yard type. This job will rui1 into "good" party chiefs and instru­ West Pacific is on its North Sac­ services. will be opened July 30, 1969 in the winter months. ment men who would like to live Sacramento. The cost of this pro­ ramento job at this time. This is The corporate headquarters of and work in the "boonies." Any­ Kiewit Dredging is busy on its TEVCO will be on Freeport ject is around seven hund!·ed and sevet'al months of work on the one interested should register at fifty thousand. . · Bethlehem Shipyarc~ job, which Boulevard, directly across from books. It looks like they will have the Job Placement Centers in will be a good, long job. The com-_ a good year. Sacramento Executive Airport. Guy F, Atkinson -got the traffic · Stockton and Modesto. pany figures on running two ten­ Healey-Tibbits was low bidder William J. · Schimandle has ac­ change made on their hiway 80 hour shifts. on the Southem Crossing Bridge cepted th~ presidency of the new freeway job from American Can­ Dutra .Dredging is busy on its jdb-core drilling. They are furn­ firm. yon overpass to Red Top Dairy Menlo Pa rk Counci l Santa Clara job with dredges "Al­ ishing barges and barge cranes and Schimandle, formerly manager with the west bound traffic on the Ap proves Sto"rm Drain new section and the east bound ameda," "Liberty" and "Califor­ Pitcher Drilling is doing the core of the space technology applica­ nia" working. Two draglines are A $5 million storm drain project traffic still on the old two lanes. drilling -for Healey-Tibbits. This . tions office at the Califomia In­ working on this job. Its dredge in the East Palo Alto and East They are ~1ow working on the new will be a six-month, three-shift job. stitute of Technology's Jet Pro­ "Sacramento" is working in the Rio Great Lakes· Dredging has a Menlo Pai'l< are~ has been ap­ east bound lanes and the job is to pulsion Laboratory, is a native Vista area, small job at Hunters Point. This Californian and a registered me­ proved by the Menlo Park City 'be completed in 1970. Due to vast . _ Utah Dredging has b~en pur­ looks lilbert L. Bishop . , , , W. H. Davidson 11 Bob Jackson .. . , , ...... B. Jacobsen and one percent of the engineers. As for women in management po­ 11 Jess Guthrie . .... , . , . . B. ·Jacobsen tion elections. 11 0. W, Lavoy ...... , , , , .B. Jacobsen sitions, the Harvard Business Review concluded after a survey that Week Ending July 4, 1969 11 Bob Stevens ...... B. Jacobsen -The high cowt ruled in April Dist. Name Agent Week Ending July 25, 1969 "the barriers are so great, there is scarcely anything to study." 1C Kenneth Medearis , , .. . Aaron Smith that the NLRB has the powet' to 1C H. W. Walling .. , ...... Aaron Smith Dist. Name Agent 6 W. Hommerbocker . . John E. Smith 3 Don Kiemele ...... , W. M. Talbot compel employers to provide 11 Maurice Darrigrand . . Bud Jacobsen 3 Jack Short , . , , ... . . , .. W. M. Talbot 11 George Skivington . : . ... Jack Evans 3 Roy Poulter . , , . . , , .. .. W. M. Talbot name-and-address lists in cases Lost Art of Cooking 11 Jim Caumiant . , . , . . .. , .Jack Evans 3 James R. Gruber , ..... W. M, Talbot where the unions do not have 11 Robert Bowser , , ..... B ud Jacobsen 4 Ivan Moulton ...... , .. , Ray Cooper The American public is eating and drinking more outside the home 4 Phil Carey· .. , ...... Eugene Lake reasonable access to employees Week Ending July .4, 1969 7 Harry Hammers .. . , .. , Lake Austin today than ever before. Restaurants and bars, which employed more 7 Bill Lampley . , . , ..... , . Lou Barnes before they vote for or against 5 Ross Stark .. . , , .. , .... Bill Releriord . 12 Keith Christianson ...... Del Hoyt than two million people in _1968, are expected to provide jobs for · 5 Robert Nichols , . . , .. Kenneth Green 12 Elmo Johnson ... , ...... Del Hoyt union representation. 5 Billy J . Wright . , .. Kenneth Green more than three million workers by 1975, according to Labor Depart~ 12 Raymond Buc!Tow ...... Del Hoyt 5 Frank J. Rice , ... . , , , . . Ralph Hurst 12 Jim Holliday , ...... , . . Del Hoyt The power erists, the justices ment forecasts , 9 . Walter Britten ... , .Harley Davidson 12 Herbert Gukheisen .. , . , . . . Del Hoyt 1 John F. Grosshans , . . . Buck Hope said in a split decision, despite Week Ending J•uly 11, 1969 lD C. E. L. Richardson .... W. K . .Lean the labor board's failure to follow Dist. Name Agent 4 Grover Bowman .. . , . , Eugene Lake 6 Arthur Felts ...... , . , .Bert Sample 4 Ralph Gaches .. . , , ... , Eugene Lake the Administrative Procedure Act JOB STEWARDS SAfETY COMMiTTEEMEN 6 Robert L, Howard . , , , .. Bert Sample 4 Leo J. Picard ...... Eugene Lake 6 R. J. McWilliams . , ... . Bert Sample 4 Virgil Williams .. , , . , , .Ray Cooper in fashioning its Excelsior rule. 8 · William T. Ralston . , . . A . V . Dalton 7 Ward Fisher .. , , . , , . , , .Lou Eames • 7 Jack Weyler . . . .. : . . .. Lake Austin The role .is named for a decision 8 Charles Scofield ... , , .A. V. Dalton 8 Robert C. Williams .. Herman Eppler 8 H. P . · Church ...... D. Carpenter 8 Gilbert Henshaw .. , .. D. Carpenter originally applied in a 1966 elec­ Week Ending July 18, 1969 12 Richard Maynard . , , , .. , .. Del Hoyt tion at the Excelsior Underwear 12 Thomas Stanley . . , , ...... Del Hoyt Dist. Name · Agent 12 · James Cologna ...... , , .. Del Hoyt Co. 5 William G. Keeney , .Bill Releriord 12 Dick V, Hancock , , , .. K. Leishman . ' The first decisions since the Supreme ·Court action were made by the 8th U.S. Circuit Comt of SAFETY COMMITTEEMEN APPOINT ED Appeals at St. Louis, and the .. Week Ending July 4, 1969 Week Ending , 1969 U.S. District Court at Wichita, Dist. Name Agent Dist. Name Agent Kan .' 5 Thomas A. Taccone . ... Walt Norris 2 Reider Scribner ... , , : Tom Carter 5 Charles Trosi . , .. , , . . . Walt Norns 2 M. L . Meeks . , .. , .... R. E. Mayfield The 8th Circuit upheld the 5 W . Kenneth Park ...... , Walt Norris 2 Bill Post .. . , ...... Don Luba 2 Al L. Busby , , .. , , .. , .. , .Don Luba NLRB regional director and re­ 'Y·~~ k Ending_Ju}Y, 4, 1969 2 William Allmon .. , . , , . . Tom Carter 3 James C. Evitt ...... , W . M. Talbot versed an order by the U.S. Dis­ Dist. _N :Wf,. ,-• '), Agent 3A Walter Coppler ...... _.Jim Gentry lC Lmwobli' Lahr ; . : . ::·:.':A'aron Smith 5 Loren K . Jessee . , , . . -Bill Relerford trict Comt for South Dakota. The Raymond Morin Bobby G. Clifton John Garlin~er l\'lark .Hammer 4 Arth}ll'c1 Ty~er . _.;.;: , . _.(.~:. .Ray Cooper 1 Ruth & Going MacKay & Somps George Nolte Wm. Black~ 11 Dean· Gustm ..... , , , .' .. . Jack Evans Week Ending August' 1; i96!) order had forbidden the &rector Assoc. 11 Rus_sel~ ;~ite ~. . ) ·;,o~J. . J. ; ~ Jack Evans D'ist. Name Agent to conduct an election among em­ 4 Nelson Randall .. . . . , .Eugene Lake Week Ending July 11, 1969 6 Royal W. Shackelford, Jr. ployes of Chickasha Mobile • Dist. Name · Agent John E. Smith 5 ken ':Davis , , ...... Bill Releriord 11 Jesse H. Raine , ...... Bud Jacobsen · Homes, Inc. 11 John Hartman ...... Bud Jacobsen Week Ending July 11, 1969 11 James Bolbos . : . , ... Bud Jacobsen The district court had based its Dist. Name Agent 11 Dennis Maniz ...... Bud Jacobsen 11 Sam Wentz . , ... , , , .. Bud Jaco):Jsen order on the· alleged illegality of 6 Wayne C. Keller . , . . . . Bert Sample 11 Bob Mongolo , , . , . ... Bud Jacobsen 6 Frank W. McKague , , . Bert Sample the Excelsior rule. The appeals Week Ending August 1, 1969 Week Ending July 18, 1069 judges said that while all the im­ Dist. Name Agent Dis.t. Name . Agent 4 Edward Rogers ..... , , ,_, . . E . Lake plication of the Supr<)me Comt 2 Paul Candler , . , , ... .'.Bob Mayfield 4 Clyde Warner .. . . . ,,,,,,,.E. Lake 5 Burt Thornton , , , . , . . . Bill Releriord 6 David· L. Haggard .. . .- , .J, E. Smith ruling are not yet apparent, it is Week Ending July 18, 1969 11 lk>bert Ellithorpe.. . , . . . B. Jacobsen "dear ... that the decision of the 11 Jim Muller · .. ·.... , .·,:·.. B. Jacobsen Dist. Name Agent Week Ending .August 1, 1969 · ' District Court must be reversed." 11 Larry Cawelti . . . .. , . , _B, Jacobsen 2 L. W. 'BY.¢.'·sc :.. . . . : ...... Tom ·carter 11 Phillip Williams . . , .. . . . B. Jacobsen 3 William Mills ·.. , . , ... , W. M. Talbot In the other case, District 11 Dave Campoell ...... B. Jacobsen 5 Eugene Davis , , . , , ... . Bill Releriord · Judge Wesley E. Brown upheld the NLRB's ·authority to require, 8 Million Workers such a list from· the Kansas Paper Jon Hagemeyer Kenneth Caudel Thomas Cartwright Dave Lyndell · Department. of Labor studies show that eight million new w·orkers .Stock Co., Wichita, prior to· an Dave Hagemeyer Peters & Verdl)go Jones- Tillson & John Mancini • .. ~ '·"'-· _. ·-. :. :· · ·'' ., Assoc: , ..:..,:. ~ , " .·!c will be needed by 1975 in the sales, clerical, and service fields~ . See NLRB ~ ULE pag'il 12 Page· 8 . ENGINEERS NEWS August, _J 969 ~~~------· unds, Standards Summer St. rms Scuttle I0 w Hi g hways ~ =~SH}D?sllCTS moL:~.ound~o}uoh da~ey h~ ~ed60?ooo REPRESENTATIV~; J~CK as, sewer and water lines and sub- yards. By ASTER WHITAKER, JAY Construction of facilities will be­ EVANS and BJJD JACOBSEN, divisi9n projects. I:Iowever, they APPRENTICESHIP PR0- NEELEY, TOM BILLS, gin late this summer and the mine ~ _13pSiNESS "<1'fu1' expect everything to go ve1y well GRAM-The Apprenticeship Pro- WAYNE LASSITER', DEL and plant are scheduled to come REPRESENTATIV~· S, the rest of the season. gram is going well in the State of HOYT & KAY LEISHMAN into production in the fall of 1971. ai1dJ~9B VICKs; '-:'~ Frontier Constmction is going Nevada. We have 22 apprentices In addition to the 33,000 tons per APPRENTICESHIP' great guns on the Meyers Job working and hope to have more • The Utah Highway Department day copper and molybdenum con­ COORDINATOR with approximately 25 operators on soon. · · officials expect Federal Fund de­ centrator and related mine facili­ Early summer storms have ·cur­ on the payroll. One of our apprentices, Daniel lays to push back completion dates ties, a dock facility is planned tailed the work in District # 11 Pestana Construction has Marilla, was buried in an accident on the Interstate system to as far as cap

.. ' ~ ·~ -... ~ · . ·August, -1969 '· ·,- . >- ·------~------~----~------~~~ Spread Rot.~;nq ...: Up-;-___ In Ma;ifi' By AL HANSEN GROUND BREAKING for the eight-tenths of a mile of viaduct • was held on June 30th in San Ra­ fael. Murphy-Pacific is the Con­ tractor. The viaduct will widen Highway 101 from four to six lanes . The work includes lighting, off and on ramps, a new drainage channel and modifications of traf­ fic signals at Second Street. The job will take about two years to complete. BRESNAN-DALECIO is busy at it-on street and road work in S_an Anselmo. ·· M.G.M. CONSTRUCTION is doing a sewer construction job (phase II) at Northgate in San Rafael. · • G!-IILOTTI BROTHERS have crews· scattered all over the county on street, road work, resurfacing, etc. · BROWN-ELY CO. is also busv with a number of crews all ove.r the area. A recent job is for re­ surfacing in .the town of Corte :Madera. MAGGIORA - GHILOTTI is busy also with engineers working in area. VARWIG is still ~ working at Pleasant Valley-Unit No. ~in ~o­ vato with a good crew of opera-, tors. • FORDE CONSTRUCTION who has taken over Bobo's opera­ tions is doii1g a job at MonticeEo & Trellis at Terra Linda. Bill Forde is head of the new company. MERZ BROS. is busy here in M.arin ... Its_ most recent job · is on FranCisco·~Bivd. at the east end of Sar1 Rafael. · 1 McGUIRE, & HESTER's Hi~h­ way job on 101 is shaping up very well. Already it is giving the area the "new look." Broaden LARRY AKSLAND is all fin­ ished on its Marin Valley Trailer language • Park job. l\OBERT MULLOY is still bar­ reling along at "Quail Hill," Terra At Airport Linda and at their San Rafael fill By BILL RANEY and job. We w1derstand they have ac­ qi.Jired another job here. DICK BELL SOILAND COMPANY has a Piombo's £II job at the south good crew of Operating Engineers Gnd of the· airport is nearing com~ and is keeping them all pretty busy pletion and the same company is vvith several jobs :· scattered over progressing well on their excava­ the county at the present time. tion and fill job on the north end of FROST & MEGLIO OF MILL the airport. This is a fill job by the VALLEY, Civil Engineers, are city to allow for expansion of re­ keeping a smvey crew busy on pair buildings by the airlinGs. Also, "Allan-Marin" project located on the existing 1'oad will be moved to the south side of Tam Valley. the outer perim~ters to reduce traf­ • GET TO KNOW PEOPLE - "Trust is the cornerstone of civic fic congestion. Piombo's Skyline order, but few of us, white or # 280 freeway is all but wrapped - black, really trust the commnnities up with just a small crew left for in which we live. Rnnning away finish work. from the challenges of the citY, we Swinerton & Walberg Co.'s have let om communal compe­ American Airlines job is rolling tence decline and our· civic trust along with all the appearance of drain away." an old-time three ring circus. The Good Old Days? People of different backgrounds can learn to respect and trust one various sub-contractors have a I another if they ma) :,r.;~eu.~u-J~ e r;g or$~',,,- . ·· 0 .. ·"Q·.' g a .e vadations bHhe English·Ianguage · ' ~' "'· "J ,-,' ~ J J .. _,_ • • • • -· --- • • • Love can pr_evail, .if we give it· . h~ard on this p' r_oJ·ecf. · · . C~N_rEJ}i\:kfJ.g,;';ijA:,IJL,.~~P-~ . nnc1e · q~f Buck Harrisi.'6il'! Tierra weightof;transformers, 128,,wheel a chance. Eaph :one of us must The .thiyd -~-' to Marysville ·were required, as . p_re_ caut~ons : • · down in-New.:¥ork6r,California. ·Jawing years ..... ··, > .. ,, ,, · -, -... _... .;was -driven.by:peorge Bynon, ·an · · from Sacramento by rail: The-totaL against ,road .and,:bridge:. dam:age: ·, Page 10 . JE N G! N E ~ R 5 i\L~ WS ~------~------~--~------August, 1969 · . High Cost Mile West's Most .New Bon d Issue Interstate 80 Coffer Beautiful West~ands ater !an DamUnique-~ExpensQve D eto~rAhea d Could Save U&Se . By RAY COOPER and oUars By DOUG FARLEY, AL ground JOb. The Brothers have to EUGENE LAKE · By CLAUDE ODOM be constructed on McKinley Ave DALTON, HERMAN EPPLER, work very closely with the private - ' " KEN GREEN nue near the Fresno Air Termina and DAN CARPENTER citizen creating a big problem l to Constructidh activity on U.S. BILL RELERFORD this year by Fresno Work is progressin cr very go developers. 0 od production. However, it has been 101 south of Eureka is rathei· lim- on the Westlands Water. Distric The hotel will contar'r1 all luxtu·y Interstate 80 interchange working out to the s atisfaction of ited when compared to former t Man- ager-C1 1ief Counsel rooms and will include dining and being constructed b y the Gordon all parties concerned. years . Ralph Brody Mercer Fraser Company is says officials of the U. S. Recla- cocktail lounge facilities, a coffe e H. Ball Company. At this time, there isn't too opl eratingF their crusher ffan d hot mation Bureau are studying the shop, meeting and banquet room This proJ·ect is three-quarters of much progress at Rancho Seco. P ant at ortuna on an o and on d ' 1 facilities accommodatr'ng g ·oups • a mile long and is being con- The Brothers istrict s p an to advance adeli- 1 employed by L. basis. tiona! funds to the United States up structed at a cost of $16,280,000, to 300 persons, a s wimming Rodini are building a raih·oad The MmTison Knudsen job on to accelerate costruction of making it the pool and health club. probably one of the most spur which will save most of the U.S. 101 beginning just south of district's expensive distribution system. Fresno High School students in freeway c omplexes in trucking of equipment and ma- Myers Flat is well beyond the half the world. . · the f all of 1971, will have a new terials. way mark . Thrs prOJect consists of The district would obtain the Th . l' complex of modern buildings com- e reas on this project is so HIGH COUNTRY - Miners s t orm d amage reparr, s rp-outs, necessary f unds through the is- · t prised of a n ew library, admin- unique is because the contractor Foundry in Nevada City was d 111· f 1 · suance of long term bonds. The ramage e c . our ocatwns . istration building, aud it ori actuall 1 advance um, y had to build a coffer cl am founded i n 1856. The original M ercer F raser C ompany w·il l b e could total as much as compl . · t d th f · academic buildings, new gyni- etely a round th e project be- brick building has been in con- movmg m 0 0 e sur acmg in $120 mir-lion over the five-year cause the g ·1 -period durin nasium, handball courts and a rade level i s 35 feet tinuous usage as a foundry for t wo or tl1 ree wee I