Requests Release of Funds j For Impacted School Aid Sen Wallace F. F Bennett R- R I Utah this week urged the Bureau Bureau Bureau Bur Bur- BurI I eau of the Budget to Uto release at once 91 million in supplemental tal appropriations for Cor the federally federally federally fed fed- impacted school aid program program program pro pro- gram which was passed by Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress earlier this year IT IS somewhat incredible that I should have to write to urge you to do what Congress has clearly ordered done al already already already al- al ready Sen Bennett wrote to Charles J. J Director of the Bureau Sen Bennett explained Although Although Although Al though Congress in June passed the bill to give per percent percent percent cent entitlement to impacted school districts the President waited until July to sign it thus throwing the measure technically cally into fiscal year 1969 which is already in a monetary quagmire because of the 6 billion spending cuts ordered by Congress HE CONTINUED The Presidents President's Presidents President's Presidents President's Pres Pres- ident's belated action unfortunately unfortunately unfortunately gives him an excuse to play politics with this money which is so vitally needed by school districts in Utah and throughout the nation some of whose budgets consist of nearly 50 per cent impacted funds Sen Bennett who led the fight in the Senate to secure per cent entitlement of impacted impacted impacted im im- im- im aid funds said Utah's share of the supplemental money money money mon mon- ey being held up by the Bureau of the Budget is THE ADMINISTRATION had already cut by 20 percent the impacted fund entitlements which left Utah's school districts districts dis dis- dis with a total 45 million The supplemental bill does nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing more than restore the program program pro pro- program gram to its full strength IJ the Utahn pointed out School enrollments in most of the impacted districts in Utah are increasing A reduction of federal help in these areas where the tax base is severely limited by federal installations may spell economic disaster to many school districts Sen Bennett said saip The Utah Republican said The liThe Administration has for a along along along long time been working to kill the impacted aid program or emasculate it until it is no longer long long- er recognizable Now I have been informed that the Administration Administration Administration Admin Admin- is considering three alternatives regarding the supplemental appropriation bill give the program nothing give it the full 91 million or give it some part of the total i THE 1968 entitlement for Cor Utah districts follows follows' I Logan City Tooele i County Grand coun D Weber Weber County 1021 1 Kane bane County S oi 0 den City Duches County 3 B Box ox Elder Elde County Davis Count Emery County 4 I 4 1 Daggett County 17 Washington County 1 Cache County ml 1 t ALSO GRANITE Distri l Murray District 2 47 r Wayne County 20 4 Garfield County it fo fogan for r gan County Sevi County Salt Lake City Alpine Dist District ct 1 1011 I I Millard County sili Nebo District Ir I County Jordan Distri t I and Tintic Distri District V O j iF 1