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Show .pnrtment Utah of University fiorials Order City D 01112 ENTVcRSITY of utass' ' libraries 061973 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH VOLUME 17, NUMBER 221 Senator Calls Utah Supreme Court Decisions Some '60s Disc Study on Crime Calls Citizens Concern Vital WASHINGTON Pro-Dru- gs WASHINGTON (UPI - drug-oriente- New York d' drug-oriente- d. executives over screening of song lyrics. "Here we have a situation that I think the curious schizophrenia that has afflicted the industry in dealing with the very difficult problem of alleged drug lyrics, "Buckley said. reflects, He noted, too, that last June he called for an investigation of practices, but y undertook an inquiry of his own into allegations of alleged industry corruption. His inquiry produced a report called "Hie Record Industry which and the Drug Epidemic, said in part "there was a kind of 40-pa- corporate, schizophrenia con- cerning the degree of responsibility that a corporation ought to exercise when it is dealing with a product whose main consumer is the voune. See details pace borhood government to a checklist for citizens to detect signs of public corruption. 4 Drive Against Dangerous Toys Taking Hold - WASHINGTON The (UPI) head of the governments campaign against dangerous toys says merchants seem to be taking the effort more seriously than in the past, and they had better or he will "swell the jails with violators. Richard Simpson, chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, told UPI that few store owners took the program seriously last year, when it was run by the Food and Drug Administration. He said some 55 per cent of all retail stores checked last year were selling banned toys. Simpson's agency took over the program six inbnths ago. "I think this year they are taking us more seriously," Simpson said in a Washington Window interview. "Hiey really should. We mean to enforce the laws. He said the number of dangerous toys on the market will be reduced or "the jails are going to swell one or the other will happen." As to what the consumer himself should do, Simpson said, use common sense and watch for toys with sharp points and edges, small parts that might be swallowed and things that might burr.. Anyone with information or a e question can call the agency . hot line. The number is 800 except in Maryland, where Calls received its during off hours are recorded and toll-fre- 638-266- 6, answered later. Downtown Suite-Offere- d Hie Commission also called upon states and localities to adopt lough ethical standards for public officials, to develop more effective efforts to rehabilitate narcotics addicts, and to encourage the development of citizen action programs. were The recommendations contained in Hie Report on Com- - Railroads Push Compromise on Northeast Bill WASHINGTON 800-429-- 2937. He said both Robert Cole of the radio division and Richard Jencks of the broadcast group indicated in statements that content should be screened, while Olive Davis of the recording side of the firm was quoted as saying Columbia records would produce and market any recording containing lyrics that arc conducive to creativity. record-industr- issued proposals ranging from creation of a new level of neigh- Sen: has said some record companies acted irresponsibly in the late 1960s by blatantly drug-- , publishing oriented" advertising. In a speech prepared for senate delivery, November 21, the Conservative Republican also accused the Columbia Broadcasting System of "corporate schizophrenia for differing statements by executives over the screening of song lyrics possibly glorifying the use of drugs. Buckely cited a Columbia records ad Aorta Music in the Main in the Los Angeles Free Press on April 4. 1968. as "evidence of the inexcusable attempt at the seduction of American youth through the use of advertising. But he said that the record firm was not alone in using this kind of advertising policy. Also cited were ads by Cadet Concept, Elektra Records and Capitol Records that the New York Senator said were However, an industry spokesman rejected Buckleys claims. Sen. Buckleys statement "seems to assume a cause and effect relationship between rock music in the late 1960s and the incidence of drug abuse," the spokesman said. "We're not aware of any factual hasis for such assumption. The Recording Industry Association of America aide also cited Buckleys own statement mentioning that the controversy "has become somewhat academic in so far as lyrics are concerned. Approving references to drugs have virtually disappeared from popular songs." Buckley was quoted as saying. As far as CBS was concerned, Buckley cited in his statement, differing comments by three James Buckley of A d Federally-funde- Ads (ACCN)-- Commission has declared that responsible citizen involvement is the key factor in reducing crime nationally and it i TUESDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1973 (UPI)-Railr- oad management has suggested deletion of some sections of northeast railroad proposed legislation to avoid unnecessary opposition and to lessen the chances of a veto. W. Graham Claytor, Jr., Southern of the Railway president System, told the Senate commerce committee that the railroads highly favor some of these sections, but that they should be handled as separate legislation. "The bill already faces so many obstacles that the introduction of additional controversies could be fatal, Claytor said. Claytor appeared November 19, with Stephen Ailes, president of the association of railroads, and two other railroad presidents Frank Branett of Union Pacific and Alan Boyd of Illinois Central Gulf. The panel spoke for railroad management. The extraneous sections mentioned by Claytor were mainly in a working paper" prepared by the staff of the commerce committee. This paper adopted the House bill with some changes but added several major new sections. Claytor said the railroads strongly favor sections of the. working paper granting property tax equality for railroads, and setting up a $3 billion government freight car program, but that these should be handled as separate . legislation. Other added sections should be deleted or trimmed down to apply only to the Northeast, he Said. The only two sections, of the House bill mentioned by Claytor were one giving the Securities and Exchange Commission jurisdiction over railroad securities rather than the Interstate Commerce Commission, and one that would impose conditions on the hauling of explosives by rail which Claytor said would be impossible to comply with and would force dangerous truck transport of explosives. Both these sections were deleted in the Senate working paper. GIICAGO (ACCN) An unusual to "downtown approach officing" for attorneys is offered by a new enterprise in this city called Barrister Suite, under a dan whereby attorneys pay only for actual hour usage of the suite, with rates averaging $110 to $245 per month, depending on minimum hourly commitment each month. Proprietors .of the newly formed Barrister Suite are Bill and John Sullivan and Gerald Walanka, who have arranged for a furnished and decorated suite of offices occupying 4,000 square feet of space on the 22nd floor of the new LaSalle Plaza Building in downtown Chicago together with a package of services most attorneys need. LONDON (UPI) National Westminister Bank Group and International Commercial Bank, Ltd., have sued the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in Washington, and frocker National Bank of San Francisco, over $92 million in foreign claims against C. Arnholt Smiths failed U.S. National Bank of San Diego. Crocker National bought the assets of the San Diego bank. The suit is a class aciton seeking recovery on $20 million in loans made to or through U.S. National Bank by National Westminister and asks recovery on all other loans made by banks to the Smith Institution, in the same cir- National Westminister said the banks had decided to sue "after failii to win an agreement with the Bill and John Sullivan are former officers of Law Clerk, Inc., a legal clerical service for attorneys, and Walanka is currently president of Counsels Aide, Inc., a legal research firm. Present members of Barrister Suite include outlying Chicago and suburban-base- d . practitioners who need an additional base of operations in the Loop, law pracprofessors, semi-retire- d d titioners, lawyers and corporate attorneys. Barrister Suite includes 17 offices, two conference rooms, reception area, legal secretary, receptionist, hone and mail services, Xerox and dictating equipment, a small library, plus other amenities such as a coffee bar, television and parking discount. According to John Sullivan, over newly-license- $60,000 is being paid for furnishings, decorating, etc. Our intention, Walanka added, "is to develop the Barrister Suite concept in several cities throughout the country where a downtown court system draws practitioners from outlying areas. prevention It focused its attention on those areas outside the criminal justice system that appeared to have the greatest potential for reducing crime and improving the quality of on life, and concentrated and standards developing goals, recommendations directed toward reducing murder, assault, rape, robbery and burglary. "These crimes were chosen because of their effect on public fear of crime, said the Com mission. "It is this fear that so radically diminishes the quality of .life and strikes at Uie most urn damental right of American citizens the right to feel secure iipnes home and on the streets. Banks Sue Over U.S. National Loans two Chicago Lawyers community crime prevention programs, the Commission said it did not attempt to evolve a detailed theory of crime and delinquency 2 London cumstances. By-Ho- ur munity Crime Prevention, made public November 26. It is the fin'd volume of six reports on crime reduction prepared by the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals, and financed by its Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. In fashioning its report on appropriate U.S. authorities on settling the claims. At dispute is the contention by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. that it appears that the foreign loans were not directly to the San Diego bank but were made through the bank to various other Smith enterprises and hence are not eligible for rescue by the FDIC. The FDIC claims the foreign banks have not documented their claims that the real borrower was the failed bank. Hie two British banks claimed they had prepared the requested documentation but had not been given a chance to present it. Crocker Bank said it has been indemnified by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. against claims growing out of its purchase of assets of the failed bank such as those claims made by the two British banks in the lawsuit. Crocker said, November 24, it had paid a fair price for the assets and that credits of the San Diego bank had benefitted by the purchase to the extent of at least $89.5 million. Oocker said it had not had a chance to examine the British banks' complaint, so it couldnt comment fully on the suit's claim that its purchase of the San Diego banks assets violated the law. i Woman Charges False Pregnancy Diagnosis by MD CHARLESTON, W. VA. (UPI)- -A has filed a $110,000 negligence suit against a physician, care claiming she received pre-natfor seven months only to find out later she was not pregnant. The suit in U.S. District Court November 26, named Dr. Rose McClanahan of Charleston and was brought by Mrs. Harold D. Fields, also of Charleston. Mrs. Fields said she was advised by Dr. McClanahan in February, 1972, that she was pregnant and received treatment. The doctor also said the babys heart beat had been detected and that the child would be a girl, the suit contended. Mrs. Fields was placed in a hospital labor room for nearly four days, and when nothing happened, Dr. McClanahan told her the baby had died, the suit said. The patient said she then consulted another physician who advised her she "had never been pregnant in the first instance: woman al |