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Show Page 4. THE LEADER-GARLAN- TIMES, October D 28, 1976 New Arrival iil Hr m M V V continued from page one gan ferrying five patients from one facility to the other about 10 a.m., completing the job in a little over an hour. Two patients at the old facility were discharged Monday. "It's gone very, very well at this point," Godfrey said. Administrative assistant, Bob Jex, was at the old hospital dispatching patients and Registered Nurse Mary Ann McArthur directed the arrival at the new facility. "We have a number of people here as back-u- p from the Logan hospital," Godfrey explained. Those people include technicians, electrical engineer and an OR supervisor. "All these people are here because it's new and some of the people here may be wondering how you work it and where you work it." The back-u- p help will be on hand for three or four days "so people here don't feel under the gun," Godfrey added. "There's a lot of new equipment to orient." Commission Opposes Recall, Budget Ceiling Act Propositions x-r- See Page 75 For Related Story. ffi-- - TREMONTON AMUBLANCE crew consisting of (clockwise from front) Arlow Erickson, Don Skaff and Lynn Iverson move Mrs. Richard Rucker into the new Bear River Valley Hospital while her husband holds the door. She was the first patient to be moved from the old hospital when it closed. Administrative assistant Bob Jex helps. Kiwanis club members Don Borup, Stanley Andersen, Otto Brockman, Harry Gephart, Steve Hales, Von Rhodes, Don Gibson and Glen Curtis also helped by moving equipment to the new hospital. For people who have to contact the new hospital, the main telephone number which is not in the present phone book, is The hospital staff began receiving emergency room patients about noon on Monday and are in full operation today. 257-549- County Commissioners have lined up in opposition to the Budgetary Procedures Act Ceiling and the Utah Recall and Advisory Recall Act-t- wo of three initiative proposals on next Tuesday's general election ballot. "The one that really frightens me is this budget ceiling deal," Chairman Don Chase said. "This would wipe out payment-in-lie- u of taxes" a federal program recently passed which would send $718,000 annually to Box Elder County to compensate them for federally-owne- d lands which cannot be taxed. Ted Burt added his concern. "I just wonder how many people who signed that petition actually understood that," he said. The Budgetary Procedures Act Ceiling would prohibit state government from spending any more money during the next five years than the $915,300,000 they appropriated for 1977- - It would also force the phase-ou- t of federal revenues by "If they put a ceiling on the mill levy, that I could buy," Burt said. But 78. 1982-8- 3. he pointed out that population will double in Utah during the next decade, while the budget would be static. The act, he added, "eliminates all chance of expansion." Commissioner Reed Nielsen added his disapproval of the measure. On the subject of recall, Burt said the initiative proposal doesn't bother him that much, although he'll vote against it. "I don't think it will be too much of an issue," he said. "I can't see much trouble for a public official if he's doing his job." Burt said his "only objection is to the expense of holding another election." Commissioner Nielsen is also not in favor of . it. He predicted the recall measure would prevent government from attracting the type Burt agreed, noting, "Really, the biggest trouble in government today is getting qualified people to run." Commissioner Chase said he isn't opposed to a recall measure but feels the present proposal doesn't require enough signatures. He also points out that the recall measure would allow voters to recall public officials "for any reason whatsoever, including political reasons." "This recall law would become more of a harassment," Chase said. Chase pointed out that laws already exist for dealing with politicians for cause. Chase said a "handful of people" could force election after election with the public paying the bill. Burt pointed out that an election in the county can cost as much as $30,000- -a big strain on a tight budget. League Opposes Measurers continued from page two decisions are made by a direct vote of the people. Let's not adopt the Budgetary Procedures Act Ceiling. There are many reasons why these acts would not be good laws, but the League finds certain provisions particularly objectionable. The state has provided you with the Official Utah Voter Information Pamphlet. Find for yourself in this booklet the statements of these un- - desirable (of to MM When Senator Moss assumed the chairmanship of the Senate Aeronautical and Space Sciences; Committee in 1973, total NASA spending in Utah was $1 .26 million. This year NASA 'expenditures in Utah will top the $47 ; provisions for making changes in our system of government. Recall and Advisory Recall Act, page 24, last three lines: "The general statement setting forth the grounds for recall may be for any reasons causing the voters dissatisfaction with that public official, notwithstanding his good faith attempts to perform the duties of his office and is solely for the information of the voters and may be for political rather than legal reasons." Procedures Budgetary Act Ceiling, page 40, number :8): "This law having been enacted by the people, no changes or additions shall be made to this law without the consent of the majority of voters of the State of Utah at a regularly scheduled general election." It should be noted that the recall act is a proposed new law in its entirety and that much of the budget act is already law. It is regretable that the sponsors of the budget act did not indicate which portions are revisions in current law. (Bills prepared for a vote of the legislature have such indications.) One can learn what is new by comparing the act to The part Utah Code quoted above is among the revisions. Voters, the ballot contains very abbreviated statements of these acts. Read the "fine print" in your information pamphlet. Especially ponder on those parts quoted above which, in effect, show dissatisfaction with basic principles established by the United States Constitution and the Utah Constitution. Members of the League of Women Voters are satisfied with our constitutionally-establisheprinciple of election and removal of public officials for political reasons at regular elections. League members are satisfied with our system of representative government and find from experience that changes in the functioning of government can be brought about through exercising our constitutionally-guarantee- d avenues of citizen participation, Join with us in voting "NO" on Initiative Proposal B, Recall and Advisory Recall Act and on Initiative Proposal C. Budgetary Procedures Act Ceiling. million mark. Millions in space spending for Utah. Thiokol is designing and developing the solid rocket motors for the reusable space shuttle. The contract to Thiokol is one of the largest single industrial contracts ever awarded in Utah. Senator Moss believes space agency spending could exceed $600 million over the next 12 years. in Utah Thank you, Senator Moss. d JAMES M. STONE JAMES J. WHITE JAY DEE HARRIS MAX L. MASON DR. D.B. GREEN REED NIELSEN DOUGLAS HOLMGREN JIM Y. TAZOI KENNETH GERMER FRANK STEVENS works for you! Paid lor and authorized Donald by the Moss lor Senate Committee, League of Women Voters of Brigham City. to B. Holbrook, Chairman of men it needs. |