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Show 1 MW AHDDUMt Hit? TT TO , a VnewTTDdpnimtl; What do we give thanks for on Thanksgiving? Darrin Haloman 3rd grade For the Pilgrims coming to Plymouth Rock. j Page 2 Wednesday, November 26, 1980 lEMlitdrial For Some Employees, It's Service With A Grimace If you asked a total stranger for the shirt off his back while he was walking down the street in the middle of a snowstorm, you could expect that he'd respond with a mean look. But would you think that a request for a simple ham on rye to go at a local spot would neccessitate sneers, sarcastic remarks and a bagged sandwich tossed flippantly onto the counter? There's nothing worse than smashed bread. Whatever happened to "Thanks a lot, come back again?" In some local businesses, it's gone by the wayside, and it's been replaced by an ornery attitude that is more typical of the end of the winter, I've-had-it-with-the-tourists-blues. There's supposed to be a bond between "locals" a sort of unspoken agreement to be nice to each other because, after all, we live here. But if employees can't muster it up for one of their own, what are they going to do when the visitors get here? It's ironic that business owners collectively spend millions of dollars a year getting their shops and lodges ready for the big winter season, and then hire people who give the impression that you're intruding when you walk in the door. It's equally ironic that those same rude employees seek out jobs that require them to cater to the crowds of people they so obviously dislike. I if"1 "" 1 ...y-'-s ..... by Stanley Karnow It's Time To Push Dynamic Energy Policies Washington, I). ('.America and the other industrial democracies now have a fresh opportunity to accelerate steps aimed at overcoming the energy crisis. The big question, however, is whether they can- rapidly initiate effective policies for the future. New hope lies in the fact that the worldwide demand for oil has dropped faster and further than supply. As a result, demand and supply-will be roughly in balance this year and there may even be a slight oil surplus. This means that the United States, Western Europe and Japan, the major petroleum consumers, have a bit more time to adopt conservation measures and to search for energy alternatives. Unless they act vigorously, though, they could squander a chance that may not repeat itself soon. A principal cause of the present decline in oil consumption is the global recession, which has slowed down industries in-dustries and reduced the need for energy almost everywhere. Total demand in 1980 is likely to average -19.6 million barrels daily, nearly two million barrels per day less than in 1979, and just about equal to supply. Some experts estimate that supply exceeds ex-ceeds demand by a million barrels a day. Whatever the exact figures, this phenomenon has contributed to severe tensions within the oil cartel, as evidenced eviden-ced by the fight that erupted when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries met in Algiers a couple of months ago. The hawks at the meeting, notably Iran and Algeria, sought to boost oil prices. But they were opposed by Saudi Arabia's oil minister. Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani. The outcome was a cosmetic compromise under which OPEC members can charge between $28 to $37 per barrel. Yamani assert-for assert-for the tinted States and its allies to develop energy alternatives quickly, ed, however, that Saudis would stick to the lower; price at least through the summer. In part, Yamani's restraint was motivated by his recognition of the market forces at work. Both OPEC and other producers, among them the United States, Mexico, Canada and Britain, currently are pumping a total of 49 million barrels of oil per day, some two million more barrels than are being consumed daily at present. The difference dif-ference is going into storage tanks. World oil reserves are not at record levels. On the average, the industrialized in-dustrialized countries of the West are believed to have an 80-day supply on reserve. The United States, which has stocks of 250 million barrels, lacks the facilities to store more oil. Yamani's decision on prices, therefore, was dictated dic-tated by the law of supply and demand. An unknown element in all this, though, is whether the Saudis will continue con-tinue to maintian their present output of 9.5 million barrels per day, about one-fifth one-fifth of total world production. They could cut back by three million barrels daily without affecting their economy adversely. An alternative to oil is coal, which now is poised to stage a comeback as a source of energy provided such obstacles ob-stacles as investment costs, transportation transpor-tation difficulties and the objections of environmentalists can be hurdled. The United States has the world's largest known coal reserves of nearly 175 billion tons, enough to last for centuries. cen-turies. But until a few years ago, coal was. neglected because oil was so cheap. Despite pressure from iran and other radical oil producers, Yamani said at Algiers that Saudi Arabia would not curb output. But political factors in the Middle East could persuade the Saudis to change their mind. Thus the urgency Granted, it's not easy to be polite all the time. The people who work at the shops, restaurants and lodges in town are asked an incredible number of dumb questions, and it's hard to resist the opportunity to let loose with a below-the-belt one liner. But those kinds of remarks leave a lasting negative opinion of not only that business, but the whole town. - It certainly would be nice to be able to live in a resort town and enjoy all of its amenities without having to put on a cheery face while thousands of strangers track up your favorite ski run, crowd you out of your pet restaurant, and mow you down on the sidewalk. But it isn't. It's a love-it-or-leave-it situation. It's possible that many merchants aren't aware that they've hired employees with a less than benevolent attitude. at-titude. But to be on the safe side, they might be wise to send their workers to the Chamber of Commerce's employee orientation workshop at the Memorial Building Dec. 10. , The workshop is not exactly geared toward lessons in poise and politeness. But the information might make employees em-ployees aware enough to respond to guests with a civil look instead of bared teeth. . : BBM An international study conducted under un-der the auspices of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology concluded recently that coal could supplant oil significantly if four countries the United States, Australia, South Africa and Canada expand their production capacity in a big way. Carter administration ad-ministration plans, however, anticipate relatively modest coal exports in the decades ahead. , Nor has the administration had a great deal of success in promoting energy conservation, mainly because the president's approach to legislation on the subject has been weak. His original energy package launched in 1977 as the "moral equivalent of war" was courageous. But it was presented to Congress without sufficient suf-ficient preparation, and it was cut to ribbons as a consequence. Carter made another brave attempt to discourage energy consumption when he proposed an oi! import fee designed to hike the federal tax on gasoline. Again, he was defeated because Congress was in no mood during an election year for decisions of that kind. Despite rhetorical appeals for unity on the energy issue, meanwhile, Japan and the West Europeans are scrambling scram-bling to assure their own oil shipments from the Middle East. The softening West European attitude toward the' Palestine Liberation Organization, for example, is plainly calculated to placate the Arab petroleum producers. The excess of supply over demand, then, has given the industrial nations a respite from soaring oil prices. But the relief will only have been temporary unless dynamic energy policies are pushed. That is not happening, however-and so it is hard to face the future optimistically. ( Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1980) We're giving thanks for f 'is 'I I ' Sjon Sundquist 1st grade Wmmm We're here in teepees. ( ; . . j . ) ) .lit 1 ;! '.f '. - U . A-. i M 1 1 -ill 1 ihi.r Washingtpn President-elect Ronald ', Regan will face some grim prospects on the economic front when he moves into the White House in January, It won't be : easy for him to keep his campaign promises to cut taxes, increase defense spending and balance the budget, all at the same time. Government economists have told us he could juggle the books. He could transfer some programs so they no longer appear on the budget, which would give it the appearance, on paper, of being more balanced. But the actual expenditures would be unaffected, and the federal deficit would continue to grow. We have no reason to believe Reagan intends to use sleight-of-hand to fulfill his campaign pledges, but in another two months, he'll , try to stand up against the onrushing tide. He wants to reduce the 12 percent inflation rate that is eroding the average American's purchasing power. v But Reagan also wants to abandon the voluntary wage-price guidelines. This would unleash the labor unions. It's a safe bet the unions would try to catch up with inflation by demanding wage increases, which could create an updraft effect. The inflation rate could soar like a hot-air balloon. But the cost of energy is an even bigger threat. President Carter has already ordered the decontrol of oil in phases. Each new phase gives the inflation rate another boost. We have seen some of the working papers developed by the Council on Wage and Price Stability. These papers, intended for official eyes only, predict that rising energy prices will account for 25 to 50 percent of next year's increase in the Consumer Price Index. Can Reagan stem the tide? His aides The Newspaper I 1 1 V ' ' i 1 I Subscription Rates, $6 a year in Summit County, $12 a year outside Summit County Published by Ink, Inc. USPS 378-730 ' Fublisher Jan Wilking Kd,tor . Bettina Moench Advertis.ng Sales ; Jan wilking, Bill Dickson General Manager ,f Tefry logan Business Manager Rick Lanman GraI)hlcs Becky Widenhouse Reporters ;'.,..; David Hampshire, Rick Brough Photo Editor ; .....Phyllis Rubenstein Typesetting. ........ : Kathy Deakjn Dixie Bishop Subscription & I lassifieds Anne BenneU Entered a second-class matter May 25. 1977. at the post office in Park Citv. Utah 84060, under the Act of March 3, 1897. Published every Thursday at Park City, Utah. Second-class postage paid at Park City, Utah. Unsolicited manuscripts and photographs are welcome and will be considered for publication, however The Newspaper will assume no responsibility for the return of such material. All news, advertising and photos must be received prior to the Tuesday noon deadline at our office 419 Main Street In Park City, by mail P.O. Box 738, Park City, Ut. 84060, or by calling our office (80l)fi49-0l4. Publication material must be received by Tuesday noon for Thursday publication. Danielle Beck the turkey and the Pilgrims because they made friends with the Indians. Lincoln Calder 1st grade We give thanks so we can have a celebration. Jennifer Utley - We are giving thanks for turkey and giving thanks for the Indians because they used to live Valinda Martin-Is ; ; i 1 We are thanking for the turkey, the food and the by t. . .. r Tm tell us he will sure try. Pampering Baby Doc: American television viewers recently saw the Bahamian police engage in a scene of stark brutality. They viciously clubbed defenseless refugees from Haiti, loaded them aboard a ship and sent them home -probably to a horrible fate. But that's not the worst of it. There's a story behind that blood-curdling episode. The desperate Haitians were trying to escape the repressive regime of dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier when their leaky boats gave out. In the past, the U.S. Coast Guard has plucked Haitian refugees from their pitifully small boats and delivered them safely to Miami. But this time, the Coast Guard refused to rescue them. They barely made it to a barren island in the Bahamas. Why did the Coast Guard stand by so heartlessly? We have seen a confidential confiden-tial State Department cable which may explain it. The cable reports on a meeting last month between the Haitian dictator and a high-level U.S. delegation. According to the documents, Duvalier Duva-lier accused an American firm, Gulf and Western, of encouraging the boat people to leave Haiti for higher wages. The company, Baby Doc charged, "attracts illegal migrants to work on its sugar cane plantations in the Dominican Domini-can Republic. Here, the Haitians earn enough money to be transported to Miami." Baby Doc hotly accused the U.S. Coast Guard of being "part of the process" because "the Coast Guard picks up the Haitians from small boats and helps them complete the journey to Florida." ! Evidently, someone in Washington v L ( I , ; j 1st grade lst grade for food, t grade pioneers. Jack Anderson ar r-r !)'. aiir grurigikiuq ''V... ' wanted to appease Baby'Doc. The Coast Guard was advised by the State Department that it would be incorrect" incor-rect" to enter Bahamian territory to pick up the Haitian boat people. That's why the Coast Guard stood by while those pathetic Haitians almost drowned, then were clubbed into submission, and finally shipped home to Baby Doc. Limited Benefit: Ronald Reagan has said he wants to end the so-called "earnings limitation" of the Social Security System. This is a rule which limits the amount of outside income that retired beneficiaries can earn. But according to an internal study by Social Security Administration experts, abolishing the rule won't really help too many people. The data reveals that only 6 percent of the nation's elderly now earn more outside income than the rule allows. Security Scare: The National Park Service, General Services Administration Administra-tion and the Navy are renovating the utility systems at the White House. This means that several master plans of the underground utility network at the White House are floating around. And that frankly worries those whose job it is to protect the president. Brief Obituary: The Cost Accounting Standards Board was created in 1971 to crack down on profiteering among contractors during the Vietnam War. In its short life, the board saved the taxpayers more than $360 million. Yet it cost only $20 million to operate it over that same period. Last year, the agency's budget was cut in half, and this year Congress voted to disband it a sad event for the beleaguered American taxpayer. RIP.CASP. (C),1980 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. 1 fi i . i 1 mm jew 1 1 i ' r I - J |
