Show 7 fl I f Utah Utah Governor Democrat Gov Calvin L. L Rampton Republican- Republican Nicholas Strike r Ram Rampton ton Calvin L. L Rampton campaigning for re-election re to a third term primarily is standing on his administrative administrative administrative ad ad- record of the past eight years On major issues Gov Rampton says increase in jobs from 1964 to 1972 The State School Property Tax levy has been reduced by 52 per cent in seven years a saving of some 37 million Hopes to eliminate the tax Utah's personal income is growing faster than the national average Utahn's pay less taxes than citizens of 11 of the 13 western states Utah hasn't had a major tax increase in 3 31 2 years The Greenbelt Ammend- Ammend ment assuring taxing of farm farmlands farmlands farmlands lands on an agricultural basis was sponsored by Gov Ramp Ramp- ton In I n terms of dollars committed commit commit- ted our first priority is tion I In n terms of our social commitment commitment commitment com com- our first priority is education In terms of our commitment commitment commitment com com- to people our first p priority priority i- i is education I Supports realistic edu career cation programs for young i people to choose a trade rather than a professional degree for I greater reater satisfaction and personal income We must remove the temptation temptation temp temp- tation for people to economic economic econ econ- L survival by breaking the law i by providing them with hope rather than despair We must provide them with the he r rj tI i h C f j r a t S' S SG Si i i G r rl r r tion to find employment employment employment employ employ- ment and remove the barriers which classify them as unwanted citizens by upgrading their way of life Established Utah's first Comprehensive Comprehensive Comprehensive Com Com- Environmental Plan and has revised Utah's Water Quality Standards Supports development of a comprehensive statewide Land Use Management Program to assure assure assure as as- sure that land is wisely used The way to an improved quality of life for all is through a greater degree of independence independence independence inde inde- through the kind of assistance which reduces the in in- reliance on the State thus enabling him or her to be a participating member of our community Strike The Republican candidate to unseat Gov Rampton says that the number one issue facing Utah is unemployment The most serious aspects of this issue is that more than one- one half of the unemployment an effort to train people starting at the grade schoot level in employable skills Some of the goals set by Strike if elected are to adopt and vigorously enforce fair land air and water quality standards stimulate the growth and extension extension extension ex ex- ex- ex tension of Utah's existing home- home owned businesses reduce the illegal use of habit-forming habit drugs particularly among young people take dramatic steps to stop drug pushers reform and modernize State government administration administration administration ad ad- ministration install modern business management methods stop strop the growth of state government government government govern govern- ment give Utah needed government government government govern govern- ment services through efficient management of existing resources resources resources re re- re- re sources without constantly raising raising raising rais rais- ing taxes Seeking to to unseat Gov Rampton Strike says caretaker caretaker caretaker care taker government cant can't satisfy the States State's needs and calls fo for fresh new initiative in the governors governor's office dispelling the fear that government too long in power begins to abuse that tha power and loses its responsiveness to the people it serves Strike says I I 1 am a citizens citizen's who strongly believes in citizen participation in solving problems It is to this goal a strong alliance of citizen involvement involvement involvement involve involve- ment with a solidly managed people-oriented people administration that I am committed v.- v. |