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Show 4 r T c c NEWS & ADS i 278-28- Vol. Circulation 66 278-28- 60 2265 East 1800 South ISo.ti X 5 4 f I f a s s Bonding now moves to the Senate, and thebigquestionis: Can the Governor win the Senate?" The key men now become the Senate Democratic floor leader, Thorpe Waddingham, and the Senate Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Ernest Mantes. Both have strong conservative streaks and neither one of them was born yesBoth will have to terday. change theii; body chemistry some, as will some other Democrats m the Senate, to support to the give all-o- Groups Await Senate Action Time takes its toll of everyso perhaps its thing else only reasonable to recognize that our cities are also subject to constant use and, soonmust be er or .later, refurbished. Thi$ year, for the first time, Utah is facing the fact ut I f I i Governors spending gram But both will have to find an alternative which satisfies them Democrats control the Senate by a narrow margin The Governor's bonding bill would provide $65 million of 15-- i 1 I. f t t, v t i I pro- 12 ready cash for buildings, against which the Building Board has said it would be possible to program expenditures of $25 million annually if the Governor wanted to move that fast At the present time, annual expenditure for buildings is $1 5 annually. The in the Republicans House voted unanimously against the Governor. Their position centered on the Bill introduced by Rep. LorinPace of Salt Lake. This Bill was passed by the 1963 legislature, and although supported by many Repbulicans, was vetoed by Governor Clyde.. The present Republican Senateiloor leader, W. Hughes was one of the Brockbank, principal architects of the 1965 Bill and he has made no public statements which would indicate he has changed his mind The Republican sponsored bill would restrict building funds to the present source of Income which is one half cent of sales tax It would, however, authorize borrowing against anticipated revenue from this fund for six years, so that building for six year s needs could be accelerated If the Senate turns down the House Bill, it will then be up to the House D?mocrats either to recede from their previous position and vote the Senate Bill, or to refuse to recede, in which case a conference committee of the two Houses would be appointed in an attempt to reach aggree that its communities require some sprucing up A bill to make this possible has been the project for several months of a statewide, blue-ribbgroup called the Utah Committee for Community Devel on s t i p ment Whether or not it happens on the bonding bill, it appears that conference committees may be the most important 9 (Continued on Page 8) N W February II, 1965 paper Southeasts Legislators Friends Pledge Favor Annual To Build Home opment Monday, theylllearnwhe-the- r the first phase of their efforts to enable local communities to participate in fed- eral urban renewal program has been successful The bill will hit the floor of the Utah Senate. John Preston Creer, spokesman for the organization, sums up the need briefly Blighted areas require more public services police, fire, than prosperous welfare areas and contribute less for them in taxes. The group he said, took on the job of explaining urban renewal to the public; then draftacceptable ing a proposal to the state legislature would enable local comto set-u- p urban munities renewal projects in coopwith the federal eration government Although the real test comes Monday, Creer reports the committee has been spectacularly successful in winning support. Every major in except one newspaper the state is backing the proposal along with chamber of commerce groups and organthe izations such as League of Women Voters and Pro-Uta- h, (Continued on Page 5) PTA Petition Response Big ear-mark- ed i ckl Community Too Little Time! Bills ILijsh Past Utah Solons Blight Fight, Democrats in the House of united on Representatives F ebruary 4, to give Governor Rampton an important win for his bonding program As House Speaker Kay Allen said when he took the floor, the bonding bill is the cornerstone of the Governors entire finance program. The tax bills the education and appropriations bills depend upon the de- cision on bonding - ICe's Southeast Salt The PTA petition drive to wipe out one form of mental retardation is gaining ground ' Response is trmemdous,' said Mrs Frank 0 Fonnesbeck, who has been speqrheading the PKU bill drive, d "i've had numerous calls it's very rewarding, she added Started last week, the campaign aim is to push a bill through the legislature to make it mandatory to administer a test to detect phenylketonuria in babies Commonly called PKU, the disease is caused by a foodstuff found in the chold's food Harmful chemicals are formed in the babies blood and , if not detected, block the grov of the brain. Testing is simple and inexpensive. The mother checks her child by placing a chemically treated stripe against a freshly wet diaper. If the stripe changes colors, she informs her doctor Immediately. The diet is changed the baby's mind is saved. The PKU bill was introduced in the Utah House of RepresentHB 175. When and if atives recently and given a number ti will hit the voting stage is uncertain Further information on PKU is available Groups and organizations can reserve a film explaining the mind --crippling disease by calling LeeMcBnde, HU As Utahs thirty-sixt- h leghalf- islative session reached time, southeast Salt Lakes Representatives and Senators were scurrying to get their work done before time runs out They voiced one major "Not enough complaint time,' they said, "to give bills proper considerations. Although the Senate killed a bill which would create annual sessions of the lawmaking body, most legislators from this area indicate they would or, favor, such a move at least, instituting an alternating budget session, as proCalvin posed by Governor L. Rampton. Frustration was the emotion expressed by Republicans and Lorin N. Democrats alike. Pace, GOP House member of District 17, and the Senate's Distric 3, both copiplained of the rush. "We tend to pass every bill that gets on the floor without giving adequate consideration to valid objections, Mr. Pace said. "It concerns me that we can't trust the committee reports. This is not because committees don't work hard they do, but 60 days just arent icy Sessions " a related area, Roland Kaiser, Republican from District accused leg16, islators of "shooting across the aisle at one another while very important business is being lost sight of." Mr. Kaiser doesn't object to an annual session and remarks, After all what does a $350 million corporation do? Commenting on the balance of the session, Mr. Kaiser In G we can settle down hopes to discuss the isssues as Utahns, bearing in mind that out failures will hurt future generations more than they will probably hurt us. We must accept the fact that in some instances we must approve the program of the Governor and, as the loyal opposition, in other cases, must suggest alternatives which we feel are more suitable " SENATE FASTER with fewer The Senate, members and generally more experience in legislative mat- -' irs, moves along somewhat taster than the House. G Douglas Taylor, Republican Senator from District 4, questions the need for annual sessions but admits "there are undoubtedly certain areas where we need them." Although decisions on many bills have split along party lines. Senate president Jenkins believes party divisions have been somewhat meaning (Continued on Page 2) The George F err on Howard family of H oil ad ay will have a new home soon. The Howards seven-roo- m frame home at 3786 Highland Drive burned to the ground last November. In a heroic rescue of a four -- year old tot, Mr. Howard suffered a shattered foot and severe head burns. Immediately after the tragedy, friends and neighbors sprang drive to rebuild the HoInto action and started a ward home. Since that time several hundred pledges of money, work and material have poured into the fund. A lot for the new home has been purchased in the 3800 block of Loretta Drive. as the weather clears, We ll start work just as soon said Eldon K. Linschoten. We hope to finish the home within a week, he added. The Howards, who watched their life-lopossessions go up in smoke, are now renting a home. Mr. Howard still must use crutches, but is back at work at the Mountain Fuel Company. Funds are still needed Contributions may be sent to the George Ferron Howard Fund, Bishop Jacques Pruhs, 1575 Brook Circle. fund-raisi- ' ng ng enough. Senator Jenkins comments, "we have a horse and boggy legislative process. The task is virtually impossible. It's amazing we do as well as we do. Both men would give more status to standing committees and would pay them for studybetween ing key legislation sessions. JUST SEMANTICS During the debate on annual sessions, the charge that professional legislators would take over helped foil the bill. This is just an exercise in Senator Jenkins semantics, We need the smartclaims le est, best informed, most men to make public pol- - Ad People Tell All read-onab- By PAT CUMMINGS When you read an ad m a al newspaper, watch a comn on television or hear one on radio, do you ever wonder on radio, do you ever wonder who was responsible for them? Do you think of advertising people as all gathered together er-ci- on Madison Avenue in New York City either entertaining beautiful clients in exotic offices or enjoying a leisurely three-holunch each ad executive in his grey flannel ur SUlP That picture may be life as ti is lived in the movies but the version is quite day-to-d- ay - Love Jobs another story. The people of advertising are not much different from you In fact, one of them may even live next door to you and you d never know unless you happened to be personally acquainted. They go to work at the same time as other people in the same kind of car In a crowd. cant pick them out by their appearance. However, there is one important difference between advertising and many other fields of work: The people of advertising immensely enjoy what they do. Advertising is fun Recognition Advertising (Continued on Page 4) you S t s I ! i Firemen quickly contained flamer at a Holladay apartment building Flames Consume Wing Of Apartment - but worked thringh the night to completely exlinguiih the Within a matter of minutes Monday night. Salt Lake County firemen had a roaring inferno at a Holladay apartment building under control but it was several hours before flames were completely extinguished The blaze shot up about 9 PM Monday in a wing of Aix La Chapelle Apartments still rs under construction, county quirkly conf.ned the fire and then toiled until the early hours of the morning stamping out stray fingers of flame and securing the premises Owner and builder Ned Jot ansen said damage could go ver $500 000 Ironically, he pointed out that wall board in the building for installation the next day would have stopped the fire from spreading so quickly Iwo volunteer firemen were injured while fighting the Ere Jack Fudd. 2C30East 39?0 fire-f,ghte- blate. South, suffered a broken shoulder when he fell from the root Lamont E Heaps, 3747 Loretta Drive ran three nails into his foot While f, remen arrived at the scene, some 100 residents of the building were moving out As crowds ga'hered, spectators rushed to help friends remove belongings from threatened apartments Hy Peterson, a resident of the building, told the Rocky Mountain Review that be was enterta.mng relatives hn he heard the Holladay station siren go off. "If any of you are volunteer f, remen you had better get moving," he commented A minute or two later, he w dlki to tte vindVw and saw fire trucks pulling up in front J ) |