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Show (CaDmmeriattaDiPnki Guost Editorials Federal Officials Chargod With "Gross Unconcorn ml Accepts log fowmment Gunn McKay says a Utah Congressman the Department of the Treasury was not enough in handling Customs recommendations and investigations. '7PM wasn't much while it was in effect because the Administration wouldn't let it be much. You can't catch elephants with a butterfly net and that is what Treasury was boasting it would do," says McKay. "Now we are hearing that the net even had holes in it At a time when our domestic steelmaking capacity is on the ropes, this can only be seen as a demonstration of gross unconcern." According to the report, unconfirmed study released this week by the General Accounting Office reveals "gross unconcern" by federal officials charged with enforcing the recently suspended Trigger for imported steel Price Mechanism careful products. McKay said GAO investigators found that program managers may have overlooked substantial dumping of foreign steel in U.S. markets through faulty administration. ByBiUHendrix Capital Watchdog He said the weaknesses identified in the the rhetoric rises from the two national political party conventions, there will be the differences in philosophy of the various geographical attempts made to regions of the country. Party unity requires national unity, and leaders will try to show solidarity. Don't be misled. We Westerners don't think like they do in the East A rather simple but basic example was recently published in the "Congressional Record." The essay is by Marta Molins, Clarkstown South High School, New York City. This young Easterner won honorable mention in a writing contest on the theme "The Role of Government in the Eighties." Here's what she had to say: "The Presidential election in 1980 will prove to be a turning point. The new President will have many changes to make. He will now have to answer to the people. The 1980's will be a decade of stronger government control. The government will control the decade of the 1980's because the people of the 1980's will support bigger government." This 16 year old - reflecting the thinking of her peers, teachers and environment - shows the basic Eastern philosophy of more and bigger government to control the 1980's. The results of the growing bureaucracy are very apparent to those who have had relatively less encroachment This new wave of federal manipulating is quite obnoxious to Westerners, but compared to the lifestyle in New York City, is much more tolerable. Not many Westerners agree with the thinking of Marta's essay. This is reflected in our support of political candidates who are opposed to big government Our candidates, whether Democrat or Republican, preach loud and long on the issue of government growth and expansion. Incumbents who can't display solid commitment to fewer government programs and expenditures could find themselves in jeopardy in November. The large northeastern industrial states have been at odds with the rest of the nation since before the Revolutionary War. In the past their large populations have given them the decision-makinpower in the choice of presidential candidates. Coalitions of westerners, southerners and can now overcome the power of the East It is a good coalition, too. The pioneering spirit of the West and conservatism of the hard work of the South, combine well with the All are fed-uwith higher taxation and numerous, faceless bureaucrats demanding more of their income and life. As Tom Jefferson so eloquently put it in his Declaration of Independence to King George: "He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people and eat out their substance." Now, if that doesn't sound like the Washington bureaucracy and its attack on the people, then write a simpler phrase that describes it better. Yes, the West is different Thank goodness! As g Mid-wes- t. p Day's Work For Day's Pay In Congress And Senate U.S. Customs Servive operation included initial price comparison errors, delays in recording data and insufficient inquiries of 1978-197- importers. The investigators also believe UVafo proportion of actually vote in Strong encouragement by political, church, and community leaders for citizen participation in the political process. (3) A high level of educational attainment by adult citizens. The Soviet Union has the United States to thank for its advanced technology in air defense, military ground transportation and 69.4 percent of population cast ballots for presidential electors, compared with an average of 54.4 percent thoughout the United States. Only Minnesota with 71.4 percent had a higher voting percentage. Foundation analysts point out that Utah's voting participation consistently has been better than that of the nation as a whole during the past five presidential elections. Utah actually led the entire nation in voter participation during the 1964 and 1968 presidential elections and was either second or third during the other three elections. According to the study, Utah's record of voting in nonpresidential elections also is much superior to that of most other states. In the general elections held between 1960 and 1978, Utah's participation rate was 28 percent to 55 percent better than the Utah's voting-ag- e man." Thirteen years later, in 1856, the Congress turned that thought around, passing one of the few laws which are applicable to that body. It docked Senators and Congressmen who casting ballots for U.S. Representatives during the 1960, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1972, record of multiple vehicles payments of each member or delegate the amount of his salary for each day that he has been absent from the Senate or House respectively . . ." Illness of the legislator or a member of his family is an exception to the rule. The law is still on the books but has been "forgotten." The Foundation for the Study of Presidential and Congressional Terms recently released information showing that no such deductions have been made in years and that a whopping $1,679,854 could have been withheld from the paychecks of Senators and Congressmen absent a day or more during the First Session of 95th Congress. In 1914, the House decided it was too cumbersome to take attendance every day, and they have ignored the rule ever since. The Senate hasn't said much of anything. But then, the Congress has exempted itself from Social Security, OSHA, EEOC, etc.; so what's one more rule. Come to think of it, this quote, attributed to another leader of that same century era goes, "No man's liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. . ." The question may come down to this, should the Congress be docked for showing up or staying away! independently targeted (MIRVs), charges Ralph Kinney Bennett, senior editor of Reader's Digest's Washington Bureau. Despite an embargo on items prompted by pictures of Soviet soldiers rolling into Afghanistan on trucks built with American help, thousands of items continue to flow to the U.S.S.R. - motors, office machines, machine tools, tractors among reports in the August issue of the "non-critica- tt magazine. In effect, this places . voter e failed to deliver a day's work for a day's wages. An amendment to a bill raising congressional salaries, it reads, "The Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the House respectively shall deduct from the monthly The TPM program was established by the Carter Administration in 1978 as an effort to deter foreign steelmakers intent on selling their products in the United States below their costs of production. Under the program, Japanese production costs were made the standard by which other imports were to be judged. Lower import prices were to "trigger" a Treasury Department It was July 19, 1980, and the streets were heavily lined onlookers. with People had flocked under each available tree, post, or any other sign of shade to escape the sun's heavy rays which seemed to magnify by the second. folks Old with their blankets tucked neatly under their arms, young couples with their strollers, true the derestimating Japanese production costs. added voter interest and participation. The foundation estimates that there will be over 900,000 persons of voting age residing in Utah during November, 1980. This represents an increase of more than 120,000, or 15.5 percent since the 1976 elections and a gain of 202,000 or 28.9 percent since the presidential elections of 1972. Over the past four years, the rate of population has growth in Utah's voting-agbeen fifth fastest among the 50 states. (4) A smaller proportion of resident aliens who are not eligible to vote than most other states. in- (5) A lower percentage of minority dividuals than most other states. (6) A strong system that usually results in political races in most elections. (7) Other ballot issues, such as proposed constitutional amendments, initiatives, referendums, etc., that sometimes attract two-part- d the U.S. in the difficult and costly position of being forced to compete against itself in the arms race. For the past ten years "the Kremlin, moving further away from consumer goods, devoted an astonishing 15 percent of gross national product to its military might," Bennett notes. In contrast, the U.S. spends about five percent of GNP on defense. Major breakthroughs for the Soviets were the acquisition of computer "chips" and machines cabpable of making miniature ball bearings (essential in the assembly of a missile-guidanc- e the during system) detente period of the Nixon Administration. The chips arrived in Russia by way of Poland, when the sale of a complete plant for the manufacture of integrated circuits was approved in 1974. The miniature ball bearings were harder to come by, since the pentagon opposed selling them the one machine essential to their production. But as Bennett points out, "In 1972 Secretary of State Henry Kissinger overrode opposition, and the Soviets were able to buy 168 of the machines," strengthening their MIRV program considerably. The Office of Export Administration in the Department of Commerce (0EA) Steel Days Parade An Event Dear Editor: (Department of Commerce) against specified foreign steel milk. The Administration contends that the company, in ending the moratorium on the filing of complaints, violated an antidumping unwritten understanding. Unexamined during the scope of the GAO study, said McKay, was the question of the TPM trigger price itself, which he criticized as unhas repeatedly Commission e Soviet Army Can Thanh U.S. e years ago, approximately vestigations. investigation. The program was suspended in March when U.S. Steel Corporation angered the Administration by filing major antidumping complaints with the International Trade Voter Rank Near Yp (2) population who a general election. Four voting-ag- 9 and 1976 general elections. The report attributes the high participation rate of Utah citizens in the election process to the following factors: (1) A long history and tradition of citizen ' involvement in civic affairs. past performance is any guide, approximately 620,000 Utahns will be casting ballots in the 1980 presidential elections to be held in November. This was the prediction made by Utah research the Foundation, private organization, in a study of Utah's participation durine recent elections. The report notes that November's vote is expected to be about 72,000 or 13 percent greater than the number of ballots cast in Utah presidential during the 1976 elections. Historically, Utah has ranked at or near the top among the 50 states in the If participation in U.S. held throughout elections Congressional the nation. Utah led the entire nation in the percent of its voting-agpopulation M. DeVos and Jay Van Andel It was in 1843 that Thomas Carlyle wrote, "A fair day's wages for a fair day's work: it is as just a demand as governed men ever made of governing. It is the everlasting right of By Richard price imports during the sampling period amounted to 2.4 million tons, 40 percent of total r below-trigge- covered imports. Of that amount GAO estimates that 355,700 tons were likely to be significantly below the trigger price, and that this b almost six times greater than which Customs tons the 61,800 infor recommended antidumping infant seats and enough paraphernalia to last them two weeks in the hills. There were the young folk with their balloons bobbing up and down and popsicles and men and popcorn and souvenirs selling people trading sides of the street The whole town had turned out in their red, white and blue attire for the gala celebration. In the distance we could hear the sounds of bands, sirens and loud speakers and the squeals of the people delighted young following the fire truck hoping to be one of the lucky ones to receive a sweet for their persistence. As is the tradition in our city, the parade is always preceded by a few Yankee pulling a cannon and as is the custom, they stop every 100 yards or so to apply the wadding, then the ramrod, then the match, then you'd better plug your ears. On this particular day the cannon stopped almost directly in of our front small congregation and our small son observing their actions was unaware of the jolt that, was about to occur. . BOOM!!! At that my small soldiers child gripped onto my such with pantleg quickness and fright that I him picked and, up comforting him, my mind drifted back to a July many many years previous when I, as a child, grasped tightly to my mother's skirt trying to escape the clasping and symbols pounding drums. What a deep impression was made upon me as the color guard marched by with the Stars and Stripes floating with the breeze. As it passed the people in unison rose to their feet with hand over heart, the old men removing their hats to hold them proudly heart. And as they did so, I watched and imitated. I want to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Neal Evans and all those who put their efforts into over their is with the responsibility of preventing inadvertent sale of militarily sensitive items. It was this office that approved the sale of a $6 million computer to ZiL, the largest truck plant in Russia and producer of military trucks. Bennett urges removing export control from Commerce and establishing a clear set of priorities for U.S. security interests; an evaluation of sales based on their impact on the Soviet economy rather than their U.S. value; and the establishment of a charged basic NEVER SELL list. "In the end," he concludes, "the United States can no longer ignore the fact that the Soviet Union remains a garrison state in which everything serves a military-politicpurpose. We must NOT contribute to that " trade." purpose through Remember To Dear Editor It now appears that President Carter has about as much control over the E.PJL as he does over the Komeni. This unbridled govern- ment agency is now busily occupied in systematically decimating the West. After shutting down our paper mills in the Northwest and making sure our desert remains devastated at and raising Kaparowitz sharply our electric bills through unnecessary and the costly regulations, E.PA is now toying, cat and mouse like, with the few stable industries we' have left until they are also gone and the roses that blossom here dry up and leave this place a desert. Sincerely, Berniece E. Anderson American Fork Come Join Us Aboard the Pacific Princess making the American Fork Steel Days Parade a parade to remember. 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