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Show lugiist 13, 1980 Clearfield Courier new sign system ' designed to make it easier to use the bus was A I by the Utah Authority Aug. 4. in the new program, the large overhead sign on the front of the bus indicates the number and name of the route on which the bus is said UTA operating, spokesman Rod Clifford. j Transit is headed downtown. Bus stop signs are also being revised, Clifford said, and in a few weeks they should all be uniform in the information they contain, which will be the number and name of all routes served at the particular bus stop. Clifford said UTAs public route schedules are being reformatted in two colors for easier reading and that under the new system, the Beginning Monday a passenger morning, waiting for a Number 4 Fort Douglas bus, for example, boarded a bus with for the program required the manufacture of a completely new set of signs for installation on the metal 4 Fort Douglas showing public schedules, the stop signs and the overhead bus signs will all be alike on each route. Preparation rollers in the buses, Clifford said. Ordinarily that kind of job is farmed out to specialty companies, but UTA did the project itself, screenprinting hundreds of t. sections of mylar and then splicing them into 90-f-t. rolls. Mike Allegra, UTAs 15-f- manager of planning, said new signs in every bus would have cost nearly $100,000 if the company had chosen not to do thie project itself, but the production costs were only about half that much. I dont believe any transit company west of Chicago has successfully taken on this kind of sign production, Clifford said. But now that its completed, the public will find that using our system is much simpler than before. se Applications due, registration slated freshmen students who plan to enroll at Weber State College this fall should be sure their applications for admission have been filed and cleared, Milton C. Mecham, WSC dean of admissions and records, said today. He reminded also previously enrolled students that early registration lor the fall quarter is now being New conducted registrars through the office on the second floor of the Miller Administration Building from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Those hours will be changed to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. with the office closed on Fridays from Monday to Sept. 15. In the early registration process, students are able to receive advisement on their regular school programs and complete other parts of the process before the regular signup scheduled for Sept. 24, Dean Mecham said. New freshmen start the registration process Sept. 20 with a welcoming and orientation session in the WSC Union Building ballroom. shows populace not informed Salt Lake County residents D grade on a test of their knowledge of the MX missile proposal recently, but that didnt stop them from having strong opinions about the missile and its impact on Utah. earned a A graduate munications class com- from Brigham Young University-Sal- t Lake Center in- terviewed 595 Salt Lake residents in a random sample late in July and found that, on the average, only 53 percent could answer each of eight questions about the MX missile controversy. However, 79 8 percent were in general opposition to the current proposal for basing it in Utah and Nevada. The easiest question for respondents to answer asked e for a response to die statement that Current Air Force proposals call for the MX missile to be located in Utah and Nevada. The majority of the sample, 86.6 percent, chose the correct answer, true. The hardest question for them was one asking for a true-fals- e response to the statement that Based on true-fals- 1980 dollars, the MX missile is proposed by the Air Force to cost $20 to $25 billion. Only 20.2 percent answered that false correctly. statement (The Air Force estimates the cost-accor- ding to Utah newspapers at a minimum of $33.8 billion.) Overall the Salt Lake respondents averaged a score of 9.44 on an eight question test with a perfect score being 25. Questions were weighed according to difficulty. The study was done, according to class instructor Dr. Ralph D. Barney, BYU comof professor munications, to determine some factors that affect attitudes toward the missile. It was felt that the amount of information residents had available to them could have been a determining factor in whether they favored or opposed the project. It was found, however, that the knowledge level as measured by the test accounted for only 1 percent of the variability in attitudes. Education, liberals were the lowest groups on the scale, indicating the least disapproval toward the missile Among income groups, those with the most favorable attitudes toward MX are those with incomes of $50,000 a year and higher and the middle income group earning between $20,000 and d of $30,000 per year. the higher income group philosophy, and income, on the other hand, accounted together for 41.2 percent of the variability of attitudes toward the MX. Men were slightly more knowledgeable than women on the test, scoring 11.2 compared to the 8 07 score of women. Also, as the level education of the respondents increased, their knowledge of the MX missile increased. Those who noted up to a high school education averaged nine points, while college graduates and postcollege graduates averaged 10.54 to 10 85, respectively. Although all groups on the political spectrum reacted toward unfavorably One-thir- show the missile, those who viewed themselves as strongly liberal were the most opposed. The strongly co- nservative favorable feelings toward MX and 29 percent of that middle income group tend to be favorable toward MX All other income groups show a very low favorability toward MX Basically, we found that people are willing to form attitudes about a public Dr Barney said, issue, without having too much solid information to support the attitude He continued, Our best guess would be respondents ranked nearly even with the more moderate liberals in opposition to the MX. Coand those nservatives designating a position between the conservatives and that those attitudes are formed on the basis of rather hazy impressions, rather than on what could be called hard information. political Grant given to VA program at WSC Another grant of $52,904 for the 1980-8- 1 fiscal year has been received from the U.S. Department of Education to continue the veterans aid program at Weber State College. OFFICE OR STUDY ALSO FEATURED Marvin J. Peterson, assistant dean for veterans affairs at WSC, said -t-he amount is down somewhat from the $58,557 received in the 1979-8fiscal year. Part of the money is used to reach and recruit veterans with unused educational benefits, and then to counsel porch. Front wall changes them and provide special necessary to accomplish B front pictured, are indicated help when they get into school on working plans. The plan is Number 2438B, Coasiderable emphasis is It includes ,2,446. square Tfeet placed on helping the unW. D. of heated arll Air Peterson said, Farmer plans include special dereducated, construction details for en- including those whose have ergy efficiency. For further not had a high school information write W, D. education. Farmer, P.O. Box 49463, AtLast year, he said, about lanta, Ga. 30359. $10,000 of the amount 0 COUNTRY TWO STORY PLAN FEATURES BALCONY O By ' W. D. Farmer This practical two story plan begins with an extra wide entrance foyer. The open tail stair is above the stair to basement, minimizThe ing space consumed. foyer separates the formal living and dining rooms. f 13 simplifiedbus signs Rfl)( suirvey imi Salt Lake County In the past the overhead sign might have shown the number and name of the route the bus was traveling to, and that often became confusing to passengers, he said. on the overhead sign, he said. That sign will remain the same on inbound and outbound trips. A small blue card in the right front window of each Salt Lake bus now says City or Ogden if the bus Page There is a bedroom to the rear on the main floor and a central full tub bath. The kitchen will accommodate large breakfast table and the kitchen and family room are shown with false beams. The kitchen includes cabinets in abundance and built-i- n appliances. The family room is sunken one step and the fireplace covers the entire end wall with raised hearth. Access to double side entry garage and laundry area are adjacent. Access to balcony study tor game room is via circular stair shown. There are three bedrooms up, all with good closet space. The master bedroom is provided with ( private bth, " powder room and 'walk-T- n closet space. The central bath services remaining two bedrooms. The upper central hall has open rail to stair. The office or study is private to the master bedroom. 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