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Show ' ' f , WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL. MARCH 17. 1977 Shocked By Amount Of Porno By CONGRESSMAN DAN MARRIOTT I was shocked last week to learn the embarrassing ex- tent to which children are be- ing used in producing pornography in America. THE BUSINESS of selling obscene pictures and movies of children has become a major underground industry, grossing over a billion dollars last year. In my mind, that is simply disgusting! Defenders of this degradation cry that it is their constitutional right of free expression to force these youngsters, some of them their own sons and daughters, to either simulate or perform sexual acts to be photographed, printed and sold for the gratification of other sick minds. ' I f jI I j? $ ; ; DO YOU call that freedom? dont. It robs the children of this society of their most precious possessions, their virtue and chastity. Anyone I who actually believes the Constitution of this land protects that kind of free of evil minds expression must be considered less than normal. I have a bill in the House that will make it a felony to involve children in such activity. The Child Abuse Prevention Act of 1977 will also make it illegal to transport pornographic movies and pictures involving children across state lines. the end of the 1977 regular session of the Utah Legislature Rep. Franklin Knowlton ponders that which has been At AT THE END suggested as a compromise between Salt Lake and Weber counties, but the proposal didnt make it. Rep. Douglas Sonntag sponsored the bill which would have earmarked a cigarette tax to fund the enforcement of the Clean Air Act passed by the last legislature. He was disappointed that the bill, which passed the House, did not make it out of the sifting committee in the Senate. This bill was supported by all Davis County legislators in addition to a strong lobby from the Davis County Environmental Health Department. done, and perhaps that which should have been done (or even that which was done that should not have been done). By ROSELYN KIRK After 60 days away from their professions, ten Davis County Legislators went back to their regular work last Friday. But some said their professions looked easy when compared to their legislative work. Senate by a 15 to 13 vote, but was killed in the House. Senator Bangerter, who was a member the Transportation and Public Safety Committee, said he was in the middle of that conflict. The Utah Department of Transportation has been operating on a deficit and borrowing from the general funds so more money was needed, but he did not favor increased taxation. of REP. CLIFFORD LeFevre, who returned to his position as Director of Personnel for the Weber County Schools, said REP. FRANKLIN Knowlton said he felt It is a relief to go back to a normal way the failure to enact the gasoline tax would of life. We have been under constant result in some problems in financing Without the increased pressure from lobby groups for the last 60 highways. days. We want to serve the whole state, gasoline tax, we will have fewer roads, but the pressure makes it difficult. Its an he said. abnormal way of life and Ill be glad to Legislators called the progress on the v ; d return to the normal. , ielephphe service bill and school No matter whether they were going v! finance bill legislative issues central to back to their own business as were SenaDavis county residents. Rep. J im Hansen e tors Haven Barlow of Layton and Jack telephone bill, sponsor of the Bangerter of Bountiful, or as a represensays, though the bill did not pass, tative for a larger company as was legislators plan to exert pressure through Warren Wimmer of Clearfield, all called Public Service Commission Hearings. the 42nd Legislature a positive THE PROPOSED bill would have experience. allowed Davis County residents to call MOST LEGISLATURES said the cennumbers within the county, as well as tral accomplishment of the session was in adjacent counties, balancing the budget while cutting utility Rep. Hansen said, after the bill was and inheritance taxes and enacting killed by one vote, he, Rep. Knowlton, and Senators Barlow and Bangerter filed a property tax relief. Senator Barlow called the energy conprotest with the Public Service Commisservation bill central. He said the new sion calling attention to the inferior energy code and the formation of the telephone service in Davis County. Senator Barlow said Davis County energy council, which will make recommendations on how energy is used, were Legislators will ask for the same type of both significant legislation. Rep. Warren service as provided in Salt Lake City and Wimmer said progress toward an energy Ogden. policy was significant, with the effort to use the resources available. REP. HANSEN said, if action does not result from the public hearing, legislators IN COMMENTING on the 3 per cent tax have determined to introduce the bill for e decrease on public utilities, Rep. Douglas service during the next legislative session. The Public Service CommisSonntag said taxes on gas and oil will be reduced 9 million dollars. Utility taxes sion recently ordered Mountain Bell e will remain at 1 per cent after the 3 per calling for telephone to provide cent reduction goes into effect after July Lark and Copperton residents. 1. Rep. Hansen feels Davis County situaSenator Barlow said the inheritance tax tion is similar. It will be the first matter reduction will be especially helpful to of business during the next legislature if farmers and people whose estates are in we dont get action now," he said. land. Rep. LeFevre felt the property tax BOTH SENATOR Barlow and Rep. relief, which will be provided through the circuit breaker bill, will be significant to Franklin Knowlton commented on impact Davis County residents. of school funding on Davis County schools. Davis County schools will receive 1 BOTH REPS. LeFevre and Wimmer million dollars in school building funds which is their portion of the 12 million pressed for that bill, which will provide a reduction in property taxes on a graduatfunded to help schools extend their facilied scale for individual owners or renters ties. who are 65 years of age or older and are in Rep. Knowlton said, through the efforts lower income brackets. of legislators, the school equalization bill, Those in income brackets of less than which would have taken over one million $7,000 will have some tax relief on a sliddollars in impact aid away from Davis ing scale, while property holders with an County Schools, was stalled in the income of less than $2,000, will have total legislature. This was due to a united effort of Davis County legislators, he said. property tax relief. toll-fre- toll-fre- toll-fre- toll-fre- toll-fre- SENATOR JACK Bangerter said the legislature was conservative and held the line on an increase in gasoline taxes. The PUSH to have Davis County considered as a site for a police academy didnt get off the ground. Senator Jack Bangerter said a site in Woods Cross was A one cent gasoline tax had passed the REP. . SONNTAG said an additional $120,000 in the social service appropriation, which was not earmarked by the legislature, will be used to allow one additional man from each county board to inspect and help in enforcing the act. Representatives talked about special interest bills. Rep. Lloyd Selleneit said he felt like doing cartwheels when House Bill 447, which would provide limitations on funds for abortion passed the Senate at 5:30 the last day of the session. THE BILL, which had previously passed the House, was subject to some heated discussion. Both houses also passed House Joint Resolution 28, sponsored by Rep. Selleneit, which asked Congress to institute proceedings for a constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion. Rep. Wimmer said the passage of the financial information privacy bill was important. This would require written permission or a court order for state agencies to obtain financial records of an individual from a federal institution. It will become more significant in the electronic age, he said. The passage of the bill will result in a moratorium and protect privacy in public agencies until more laws can be enacted. REP. LEFEVRE who was the chief sponsor of a bill to regulate boating, said the bill will make violations of drunken driving provisions applicable to boats. Both Senator Barlow and Rep. Knowlton are pleased that their efforts in historical preservation resulted in the Governors Mansion being moved to the location now housing the State Historical Society. A possible corollary to that bill, is one sponsored by Rep. Knowlton which would allow the state to accept the Denver because of strong citizen reaction. of property owned by tractor Rabat Jackson. Classic Construction of Ogden plans to build a multi-levapartment complex in the area, which would require the zoning to be changed from its present agricultural zone to high density. Residents in that area and other Clearfield citizens have strongly opposed the building of any apartments and banned together last fall with a petition of 1,000 signatures asking for more citizen reaction before such a rezoning could take place. rezone the controversial piece con- MR. JACKSONS property is located on the west side of East and 700 South adjacent to the freeway in 1500 Clearfield. , The past three hearings, the area was recom- 10-ac- mended for the rezone by Clearfield Planning Commission members, but each time being turned down by members of the city council MR. JACKSONS company. el MUCH OF the citizen opposition exists because of the tiny entrance road into the area, the problem of runoff water and other problems which would arise if such high density housing is allowed. Clearfield city officials argue this point, saying that such problems would be taken care of after the area is rezoned. And that no building permits would be issued if they are not. The rezoning of the property is just the first step Mr. Jackson has to go through before any building can be done, mnm KNOWLTON pushed for both historic preservation bills in the House and Senator Barlow took over the floor fight for both in the Senate. Senator Barlow said, although the bill calling for the purchase of Antelope Island failed to pass since money was tight, he is hopeful that the measure might be reconsidered in a special session of the legislature which may be called for June. If called, this session would work through monetary problems which may result from the drought. MOST DAVIS County legislators favored the passage of the Circuit Court Bill. Senator Barlow called the bill a major piece of legislation, a real breakthrough which will eliminate the revenue court. Rep. Selleneit admitted to having mixed emotions on the bill." He said he was concerned with abuses and the expense of the system. Legislators summed up their experiences. Warren Wimmer, a freshman legislator, said, It was a positive experience although I wasn't in the majority party. Rep. Sonntag, who served as chairman of the Rules Committee, called the legislature conservative. The leadership worked well together and kept most of the important business before the body. REP. HANSEN felt, There were too many bills, more than I could handle. I think it would have been a more responsible session if the important bills had been priortized. Senator Barlow, a veteran of 21 years said, There was better than average harmony. But then we didn't have a lot of controversial elements and emotional type bills. rk By ROSELYN KIRK Davis County residents in some districts will cast their ballots in 75 new booths with voting machines based on a decision by County Commissioners on Tuesday. COUNTY Clerk Rod Walker said 20 to 30 new voting districts will be created before the next election. Each new district will need about three all-met- alone. Commissioners said that the canvas booths could be purchased for about $60 each. This would mean that the metal booths would cost $77 more than the canvas type currently being used in the district. COMMISSIONER Glen Flint said the county now has 466 canvas booths. Commis- sioners questioned the possibility of buying more canvas booths and equipping them with a voting machine. Mr. Walker said the advantage of the complete units is that they are easier to handle and store. Time will be saved in buying the unit, he said. COMMISSIONER Wendell Zaugg estimated that the cost of buying the 75 booths, that the commission decided would be needed, would be nearly $19,000. Mr. Walker said the purchase of the new booths would help the county upgrade the voting system as we continue to grow." Commissioners made a final decision but will ask what reduction the company will make on the 75 booths. The price on 60 booths would have been $600 under the one unit price. IN OTHER business County Commissioners held two public hearings on zoning and decided that a tavern at 3800 South on Highway 91 in North Salt Lake would not be allowed a temporary building permit, but would have to abide by the building ordinance. Parry Boren, tavern owner, had asked for a temporary certificate to occupy the premises without meeting the building code. Commissioner Wendall Zaugg reported to the commission that he had inspected the tavern and recommended that the commission order him to abide by the code. There are some definite problems in the con struction, Obsolete Buildings To Be Sold At HAFB Seven excess and obsolete buildings at Hill AFB will be disposed of to the highest INVITATION for bid forms and inspection of buildings no. 113, 122, 124, 170, 549, 550 and 759 can be accomplished by contacting the Real Estate Management Section at Hill. or Bid forms must be completed and received in the Office of the District Engineers, Sacramento, Calif., no later than March 31. 0 2. Davis School Board will meet on Tuesday, Mar. 22 at 7:30 in the board room of the Davis County School ministration Building in Ad- Far- mington. DEPUTY Superintendent By ROSELYN KIRK Davis County Sheriffs Of- fice was authorized by county commissioners to purchase one paramedic vehicle from Olsen Chevrolet, Layton, and five patrol cars from Motors, Layton. IN BOTH cases, commis- The low bid on the patrol $34,757. Cutrubus Motors bid only on the whole police package, which includ- mine whether the proposed ed five Plymouth Grand Furies and I Fury Sports. THE CUTRUBUS bid does not include trade-in- s on the five Ford sedans presently owned by the Sheriffs Office. I think we can get more out of them by auctioning them off than bv trading them, Sheriff William Dub construction could be built on Lawrence said. the sites planned and still meet the county zoning requirements for acreage required for duplex construc- He anticipates that these cars, three of which are tion. Ethel Salisbury, 550 West Verda had requested that property in the Woodland No. 2 subdivision be changed from RI-to R3 to allow the construction of a total of three units. THE DECISION on this re- 3400 South, in Val zoning will be made after commissioners determine whether the acreage available will allow that many units. In the other zoning hearing, Commissioners were unable to make a decision on the rezoning of the Wheelwright property at 500 West and Orchard Drive, until the prospective builder Howard Bunker can determine the acreage of the property. Mr. Bunker had requested the lot be rezoned from RI-to to allow the building of two duplexes, rk R-- 2 child abuse, but apparently we do, and I will fight for its passage at the earliest possi- ble date. It is wicked minds that conceive and carry out this kind of abomination, to the detriment of all of us. Por- nography degrades society, hardens and desensitizes us, and is an embarrassment to decent humanity. IT MAKES people objects in the minds of others rather than thinking, feeling human beings. At the bottom of the scale, the pornographic abuse of children strips our dignity to the very core. If we dont stop it in it tracks, it will continue to consume us, decaying our moral standards, and leading eventually to the downfall of our society. Lawrence Welling said items to be considered will be legislation enacted by the Utah State Legislature which will affect Davis School, an evaluation of media programs and personnel assignments, rk Sheriff (Sells Vehicle Okay cars was Zaugg said. AFTER two public hearings on two zoning changes in the Val Verda area, commissioners took the two changes under advisement. In both cases they said more information was needed to deter- and deplorable School Board Meet which was $9,123. Commissioner SAD that we need laws to prevent this most immoral kind of bidders. sioners accepted the low bid. The low bid on the ton suburban-type paramedic vehicle was $8,737. Tony Price Chevrolet of Bountiful submitted the only other bid Mura includes the booth as well. The cost of the complete unit is $247.50 as compared to $110 for the voting machine April 12 has been set for the REP. Hwiy 75 Ms Will Madiiiinies machines. Commissioners were undecided about whether to buy just the voting machine or whether to buy the whole voter unit, which fourth public hearing to ITS and Rio Grande railroad station in Salt Lake City as a gift. THAT SITE is being suggested as a possible home for the Utah Historical Society. Senator Barlow and Rep. Knowlton said, The present site provides the wrong type of space for the historical society. We needa large museum area. The Rio Grande station has historical importance. Senator Barlow says the 94,000 square foot area can be brought up to standards for a little over 3 million dollars. That much is currently being paid for the rental of state agencies which could be moved into the historic site. wrecked, can be fixed up and sold for $700 to $900 dollars each. Only Olsen Chevrolet was interested in offering a trade-ion the cars. They were unable to bid on the police package since they couldnt meet the specifications on engine size. n DALE JACQUES, repre- sentative for Olsen Chevrolet, said he thought the patrol cars would bring a better price at auction. Olsen Chevrolet offered from $300 to $700 per car. Sheriff Lawrence is hopeful the office may realize at least $2,500 from the auction of the five patrol cars. By cutting back to six new vehicles for patrol, he says the purchase of the paramedic is possible without adding additional money to the sheriffs budget. THE PARAMEDIC subur ban type vehicle, with four-whedrive, will have twice the capacity of the drive vehicles that currently are being used as emergency medical vehicles. Since the vehicle must be built according to specifications, it will take 90 days for delivery, Mr. Jacques said. The paramedic unit is the same as vehicles used in a model paramedics program in Kent County, Mich. Members of the Emergency Medical Council (EMC) observed the plan in that county before setting up plans for the paramedic program in Davis four-whe- County. THE VEHICLES will ul$20,000 timately carry worth of equipment. All medical supplies and equipment will be carried inside the vehicle and protected by air conditioning and hot air heaters. Neither bidder could meet the specification for a rear window heater. SHERIFF Lawrence said Chief Jan Cun- Deputy ningham will be responsible for fixing up the patrol cars that will be auctioned off. At- tomey Rod Walker will be ul- timately responsible for the auction itself. Commissioner Glen Flint was unsure that the auction would result in a better price for the vehicles. Sheriff Lawrence said the office had worked through a new list of specifications in order to the patrol cars. The first list of specification, prepared by Sheriff Lawrence and Chief Deputy Cunningham, had called for no pollution control device. Dealers, by law, could not bid on those specificatre-bi- d ions. CHIEF DEPUTY Cunningham said the specifications included cars with a 121 inch wheel base and a larger engine. Four of the cars will be used for patrol, one for detectives and one for Sheriff Lawrence, rk I j I j j j j j |