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Show Ord3r ft)Urt Univortjity of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 'western S A VOLUME 15, NUMBER 176 L T A L mmm MONDAY. SEPTEMBER CITY, .UTAH K E ItJb'ZJ 1 3, 1 97 1 ! ( Records Vital For Lawyers in Economy Freeze PHILADELPHIA, PA. (ACCN) -Lawyers in private practice and in corporate organizations should take certain steps now in compliance with President Nixon's executive order of Aug. 16, and in anticipation of further government actions. The alert was issued by Daniel J. Cantor, head of Daniel J. Cantor & Company of Philadelphia-Sa- n Francisco, consultants in economics and management practices to the legal profession. Cantor believes that attorneys in private practice who use hourly rates as an important basis for billing should record those upper limits of hourly rates, or rate y ranges, used during the period ending Aug. 14. 30-da- Similarly, those firms who had verbal or written policies on fees, or should was of how this record a maintain above done during the period. internal fee schedules, i While salaries are frozen by the new presidential order, profits do not appear to be regulated except insofar as they are affected by controlled fees. Therefore, partners in a law firm, whether capital or members of the firm, do not seem to be regulated in their sharing of the net profit of the non-capit- al practice. Salaried lawyers in corporations, associates' salaries and the salaries or wages paid to nonlawyers appear to be affected, even as to merit increases and promotions. However, Cantor notes that previous history with this type of control ultimately looked more kindly on those organizations who maintained a professionally acceptable salary administration plan. In his opinion, the upgrading of lawyer skills and maturity, and of improved qualification be cannot over nonlawyers, ignored too long a period in terms of compensation. Cantor notes that it would appear that salaries can be determined for new jobs such as a paralegal, an office manager, lawyers at a given level, or a position with a new combination of functions. In such cases, he advises that the responsibilities and relationships should be adequately described when a salary schedule is set for the new position. The salary should be determined on the basis of comparable jobs within the firm or, if no comparison exists, on the basis of comparable jobs in nearby firms. one of the main purposes of the executive order is to stabilize the economy by providing services at a proper cost, it is in the national interest for each legal office to take this opportunity to review the effectiveness of its organization and the efficiency of its operations. Since State Sen. Pugh To Head Judge Rejects Gam's Campaign Move to Block Warren E. Pugh, prominent Salt Lake City businessman and Utah State Senator, will serve as Chairman of E. J. Jake Gams campaign for Mayor of Salt Lake City. Senator Pugh, former President of the California Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, is a veteran Utah politician now serving in his 2nd term as a State Senator. He served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives before moving to the Upper House. Mr. Pugh is President and Owner of Cummins Intermountain Diesel Sales in Salt Lake City. Mr. Pugh said the Garn for Mayor campaign would be a positive campaign dealing with issues and not personalities. He said Mr. Gam feels that the present form of government is no longer responsive to the needs of the people and that the duplication and overlapping of services between the City and County can best be eliminated through modernization of local government. Regarding the financial crisis of the City, Senator Pugh said Commissioner Gam believes that property tax increases would only compound the problems of an overtaxed citizenry, and a sales tax increase would only be a temporary solution. Again the long term solution would be a more efficient form of government. Senator Pugh said Jake Gam, as Mayor, could work to eliminate costly duplication of services between City and County governments. Expert Says: U.S. May Be Poor Model for Farmers Abroad TOKYO (ACCN) U.S. model for - The use of a agriculture is inappropriate for many late developing countries today and may lead to crash modernization programs that sacrifice human welfare to technical efficiency, economist Bruce F. Johnston of Stanford Universitys Food Research Institute said here, Sept. 8. Prof. Johnston presented his views in a research paper to an on Conference International Economic and Agriculture Development sponsored by the Japan Economic Research Center here. His paper was prepared with the assistance of John M. Page, Jr., who received his A.B. in economics at Stanford last June, and Peter Warr, graduate student in the Food Research Institute. The five-da- y conference considered the impact of the green revolution on general so-call- ed economic development in Asisan countries. Professor Johnston was one of three participants from American universities. Instead of concentrating solely on the goal of increased food production, Johnston suggested that a of realistic understanding in role development agricultures requires a program designed to .achieve multiple objectives. These would include: 1. Contribution by agriculture to the overall economic growth and the transformation of a predominantly agrarian society. In Cantors opinion, the law office 2. Increased farm output at , should be prepared with complete minimum cost by adoption of inincome distribution and salary novations and technology suited to a program. Past experience has shown that organizations which are so prepared are in a more advantageous position to have their plans accepted if later permitted by interpretations of such executive orders. particular country and its available resources. 3. Improvement in the welfare of the rural population. 4. Speeding the process of social modernization, birthrates. including lowering Nuclear Test Economic Periscope: - (UPI) A federal has rejected a second legal judge to block plans for the attempt U.S. underground nuclear biggest conducted. It is set for this test ever fall in the Aleutians. District Court Judge George Hart Jr. held that the test would comply all relevant laws and with treaties, and that to abandon or postpone the project may cost us our liberty. d The test, Cannikin, is to prove out the nuclear warhead for the Spartan missile, the first of the WASHINGTON code-name- punch being developed for one-tw- o the nation's antiballistic missile system. Mitchell Says: U.S. Wont Make Rules on Youth Vote Residency SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (ACCN) Attorney General John N. Mitchell told the nations secretaries of state in an address here, September 1, that the Justice Department would assume no role in shaping state residency laws as applied to voters under newly-enfranchis- 21 ed years old. This position is consistent with the Federal-stat- e relationship that is a cornerstone of the American governmental system, he said, referring to his decision not to act on requests for guidelines to assist states in determining whether students should vote in their home towns or in college communities. Noting recent litigation seeking a determination of the impact of the 26th Amendment, Mitchell said it would be improper for the Attorney General to issue guidelines which would purport to settle the questions raised by these lawsuits. He also pointed out that residency was, not a subject of the 26th Amendment and that the constitutions and laws of the various states differ widely in regard to residency requirements. A legal opinion on such laws is the prerogative of the Attorney General of each state, or in the case of litigation, of the states courts, he said. If Congress addresses itself to the issue of where students should vote, he said, we would hope that it would not discriminate in favor of or against students or any other voting group. was the common understanding that the purpose of year-old- s enfranchising the treatment them was to give equal with those 21 and older for purposes of voting. It would be quite inconsistent if legislation were drafted to require that students, or any other olds, receive group of some special legislative dispensation or be the victim of some It 18-to-- 20 special disability. The Attorney General rejected contentions that the Department of Justice should issue guidelines on the 26lh Amendment on the basis that it sent out a memorandum of guidance for states last May on the Voting Rights Act of 1970. The May memorandum was an explanation of an act of Congress, he said, while guidelines on a constitutional amendment would seem to preempt the legislative role of Congress. Foreign Labor Cost Can Foil 10 Surcharge By Lee Ruwitch MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES have set up manufacturing plants in foreign countries to take advantage of the differential in labor costs, especially in labor-intensiv- e assembly work. Often the weekly Illinois Group Charges Student Voting Blocked CHICAGO (UPI) - The Com- mittee on Illinois Government (CIG) has charged that election officials in several college communities are applying illegal registration rules to thwart student voting. The CIG charged September 7 that clerks in the city of Evanston and counties of Jackson, Madison, Champaign, McLean, McDonough and Edgar demanded discriminatory qualifications for registration. We undertook a study to detervote is a mine if the reality and not just a myth," said Chicago Alderman William S. Singer. We found that clerks are ap- plying the most discriminatory standards to young people, particularly students, in order to deny them the franchise, he said. New U.S. Body To Seek World Drug Policing WASHINGTON (UPI) President Nixon has announced establishment of a cabinet-levcommittee on international narcotics control headed by secretary of state Rogers. Rogers termed the committee the most major effort yet made to wage is equivalent to one day in the U.S. Hence, the gap between domestic and foreign manufacturing costs is much greater than the 10 per cent surcharge of the value added by manufacturers abroad. Now the revaluation upwards of the yen will add more to the cost, but the advantage of cheaper foreign labor is still substantial. Japan exports about $7 billion per year to the U.S. Now the 10 per cent surcharge plus the revaluation of the yen may reduce U.S. imports by $1 billion. Price hikes are inevitable on Japanese imports. CANADA EXPORTS about $11 billion per year to the U.S. (two-thir- ds of Canada's total exports). Machinery and lumber account for $3 billion. Since the 10 per cent in- vestment credit applies only to capital equipment made in the U.S., machinery makers in Canada who depend on sales to the U.S. will suffer. for the U.S. to fight more vigorously than ever before for its interests in international trade. It is time we demand full trade reciprocity from other countries, to and to restore fair competition been reverse the tide that has going against us. THE RUSSIANS GUIDED the Arab countries into an effective cartel for bargaining with big international oil companies like Jersey Standard, Royal Dutch-ShelTexaco and B.P. As a result, the oil group wound up paying $15 billion in higher taxes over a 5 year period. The monopolistic muscle of Arab countries has stimulated the large oil companies into exploration along the coast of Africa in an effort to become less dependent on Arab Look l, crude. el control international narcotics traffic. He said his group would seek through diplomatic means to locate and stem the source of heroin and other illicit drugs. Also serving on the committee are Atty. Gen. Mitchell, Defense Secretary Laird, Treasury Secretary Connally, C.I.A. Director Helms and Ambassador George Bush, the U.S. representative at the United Nations. Rogers had particular praise for the efforts of the Turkish government to ban growth of the opium poppy which is considered to be the source of 60 per cent of the heroin entering the United States. The U.S. and Turkish governments last June 30 jointly announced a plan for buying up the opium poppy, which is grown legally in Turkey and outlawing further production of it. The United States, for its part, pledged itself to an assistance program to help the Turkish farmers change to other agricultural production. excellent Rogers reported progress" in the Turkish government's efforts to buy up this year's poppy harvest but had no specific figures on how this would relate to illicit drug shipments in the United States. Most of the Turkish poppies are processed elsewhere into heroin before being smullged into this country. To stay competitive with foreign imports, U.S. plants must run their machinery more steadily and with fewer employees. Many employees lack the drive to do an honest days work. In fact, there is often group pressure against maximum effort. to Employees are told by slow down. POOR WORK PRACTICES were allowed to creep in during boom periods. Featherbedding now is difcostly and inefficient but it is ficult to eradicate once permitted to infest an organization. Look for more factories to consult with efficiency experts with tiie and motion study techniques. Improved productivity is essential for co-work- survival. Youth oriented TV shows are best sellers for fall season. Top price tags: NBC's Flip Wilson at $86,000 a minute, ABCs "Marcus Welby" at $80,000. ORGANIZED LABOR voices its e angry opposition to the wage-pricfreeze. If disruptive strikes push up business costs, there will be pressure to raise prices. Labor has a large stake in making the present freeze work. Otherwise wage-pric- e we will be forced into mandatory controls that will crush freedom of economic forces, including labor unions. Cooperation is needed now not angry rebellion. An obstructionist lacks patriotism. Mutual Funds have suffered the 4th straight month of net redemp tions May, June, July and August. The cash position of Funds remains at a low 5.6 per cent. ! |