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Show SPENSFR ?- -6 7 UNIVFRAl MICROFILM pfpmomt ave Ol525( hi f REVIEW PHONE NUMBERS Advertising, News, Office 48 Action Ads 8 8 Circulation 01 487-227- 417-181- Vol. x ' t 1 No. CITY EDITION 9 The Weekly Newspaper Serving The Salt Lake City Community March 10, 1966 Cadet Idea Gets Barker Boost by Jim Baldwin A Police Cadet Scholarship Program... .much like the Is under con one proposed last month in The Review sideration by representatives of the City Commission, Civil Service, University of Utah, City Attorney and the police department. not one to dilly Commissioner James L. Barker dally... .made assignments Friday for immediate development of various phases of the program in time to solicit from this years crop of high school graduates. The Review proposal, called for recruiting high school graduates to work in police clerical and other positions while attending the university. The cadet would be required to take certain specified courses, maintain satisfactory grades and would finish university training in four years. After university he would be immediately eligible for acceptance on the police force, even though he may be under the present minimum age of 23. Mr. Barker met with Milo Marsden, Civil Service Coordinator; Dr. Anthco S. Cannon, professor of sociology; City Attorney Homer M. Holmgren; Fred Oliver, city fiscal consultant; Police Chief Ralph C. Knudson, and a representative of The Review. Mr. Barker said that he wanted to have up to three months employment behind the first group of cadets by registration next fall. Citing encouragement from Dr. Cannon and The Review for an educational upgrading of the local police department, Mr. Barker said he may, if investigation supports his present feelings, extend the cadet program to the City Fire Department. Mr. Marsden was asked to develop a new cadet classification schedule and standards. Mr. Cannon said he will provide suggestions .for optional courses of study which might be jfleorporated into the four-ye- ar program. The police chief and Mr. Oliver were instructed to prepare a list of positions to which cadets might be and a list of openings which assigned in the program might be available through die summer months. City Commission members, Mr. Barker said, already have indicated support of the program, and Mr.Holmgren was asked to begin work on whatever ordinance might be necessary. It was agreed that qualified high school seniors, upon graduation should be employed in the department at wages near $1.75 per hour for up to 24 hours per week. The short weeL it was agreed, would avoid encroachment on scholarship efforts on campus, while providing income for cadets to finance v sufficient their university education. . ' The short-hou- rs program also would make available twice as many cadet positions as would a work program. It was presumed that eventually vacated clerical and other positions would be filled by cadets. The conferees contemplated that the cadet program will expand the opportunities in public employment for minority race groups in Salt Lake City. Mr. Barker has emphasized his desire to see the Public Safety department utilize a minority group membership at least in proportion to its population ratio in the valley. It was estimated that students might be employed annually in the police program with the prospect that in due course those remaining after the four-ye- ar cadet program will replace the departments normal turnover of personnel. A like number of cadets was visualized for the fire department, if that organization is found to lend Itself to a cadet establishment. This is the first time that the present administration of the police department showed a willingness to establish an educational base for a group of candidates, most of whom would leave the department at the mid of the four years. Mr. Barker observed that the cadets can be employed at a cost lower than clerks presently earn (on an average); a greater number of our youth can be exposed to a university education; and that number who remain with the department will add to its stature. Dr. Cannon was critical of toe incumbent police administration for its failure to encourage advanced formal education for police officers. Many of the officers who have left the department, departed when university degrees (often a masters degree) proved to be a drawback to the officers status on the department. Except for a lieutenant with special training in education and youth problems and recently assiped to training, where he has neither talent nor inclination the police department has no university graduates above the rank of sergeant. Introduced by Dr. Cannon and favorably received was the suggestion that the cadet program be left open for those intelligent young men who may find applications delayed by other factors, including service on church missions. o edi-tor- Grand Jury Call Every Two Years ? live-at-ho- 40-h- our 15-to- -25 Creek Fight Moves Closer To Showdown The Salt Lake County Commission moved Tuesday morning to take action on the flood control problem. The first major step in the countys overall flood the controversial control program 4800 South ' Storm drain line got toe official okay. We cant afford to pass up these low prices," noted the commission, in awarding toe contract to Jackson Construction Co. of Salt Lake. The action will no doubt please residents along the County's East bench area who have felt toe effects of floods increasingly over toe years: At toe same time it will displease residents along Big Cottonwood Creek who have been fighting toe line as a for toe last six weeks. Tuesday morning toe advocates of natural stream use held up a big plum before toe county commissioners - federal help. Flood director Ray P. Greenwood and County deputy attorney James - - I. McIntosh told toe commission either go toe natural stream route or no help from toe U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Steps recommended by toe two after in toe Sacrareturning from a look-s- ee mento area: 1) Approve toe use of natural stream beds in principle 2) Approve toe February 1964 "Master Storm Drainage Study" 3) Award toe 4800 South Contract. Only the last was done Tuesday. The commission is trying to find some way to placate both sides by investigating toe possibility of approving toe use of natural stream beds on toe lower part of toe streams. As Mr. Greenwood points out - approval of toe master plan would in effect be toe same as approving total use of toe stream beds. The residents along Big Cottonwood Creek are convinced that toe installation of the 4800 South line means doom -that mice toe line is started its most (Continued on page 11) The spectacle of a Salt Lake County John Preston Creer responded positiveCommissioner proposing an idea which ly. Mr. Jenson made the proposal based might take away some of his own power on his observations after a trip last week and prerogative put a new and different to Maricopa County in Arizona - where slant on recent Commission haggling Phoenix is located, and where toe county Tuesday. manager form of government exists. Marvin G. Jenson -- commission chairThe progrant -- neither advanced or opman - came up with the possibility of a posed by Commissioner Jenson - would county manager, at least he advocated still retain the commission form of govstudying it. ernment, and would not eliminate any On Wednesday he said he thought each elected offices. Mr. Jenson made it clear commissioner ought to propose two citithat it would, or at least could, mean the zens for toe committee to make the study. elimination of administrative assistants He also noted that the county might ask for each commissioner. Mr. Jenson's reasoning for instituting ; Joseph Herrick - the manager of Maricopa County, Arizona to come to Salt Lake toe system is primarily economy and to tell us how its done. efficiency in government. Commissioners William G. Larson and The proposal was similar to one adlal vanced in jr Rocky Mountain Review on March 3. Further editorial comment is on page 4 of this issue. In a Wednesday statement Mr. Jenson noted that The basic concept of toe Commission-Manag- er form of Government distinguishes toe Commission Policy making duties and responsibilities from toe County Managers responsibilities for Administrative Director. The County Manager being responsible to toe Commission and subject to control of toe Commission in all matters except the employment of personnel." Commissioner Jenson compared toe Purposes for which toe grand Jury system to a corporation where a board of 1965 was called seem to be dwindling of directors makes policy and the genmotion by motion eral manager carries it out He claimed sliced off, away two essentials for toe system 1) voter one by one. Lawyers on both sides... prosecution and defense....cant build control and 2) efficient management. up any confidence of a conviction.... Answering potential objections Mr. Jenson noted Occasionally when a voter . .....but , it need not have been a wasted hears for toe first time about toe Co- mgrand Jury. missioo-Manag- er Members of toe Criminal Law Secsystem, he jumps to toe conclusion that toe plan calls for one tion, Utah State Bar, last week received this message: man rule of toe County. Sometimes this Scores of thousands of dollars in untruth is circulated in an attempt to waste pnd negligence in government discredit toe plan. The truth is that toe can be saved. Wrong doing... .criminal manager is toe servant of toe Commisor ethical.. ..can be prohibited, if only sion, which can discharge him at will." toe State Legislature will heed warnings Mr. Jenson compared the system to toe which come from inside toe Jury room. operation of school boards and said "The most effective way for toe people to get "We must hive legislation to nuke grand juries meaningful, John K. Man-gu- m, a firm grip on toe government organizaspecial counsel for toe 1965 Grand tion is by electing a policy-maki- ng body of county Commissioners of proven abiliJury told his lawyer colleagues. Give us a list of proposals, members ty and high integrity, who will appoint a of the Bar Section told Mr. Mangum. professional administrator who has toe Well study them. If we agree, well (Continued on page li) certify resolutions to toe legislative of toe Utah committee State Bar. Third District Judge Marcellus K. Snow had an observation to make: 'I think you can feel assured....toe .L. present judges of the Third Judicial District will not let two years goby again without calling a grand jury," toe judge said. With or without legislation a grand jury every two years will be automatic, toe judge declared. The lawyers appreciated toe judicial sentiment.. ..but they said they wouldlike to receive and consider some substantial legislative proposals. The mystery of toe we around toe Mr. Mangum reviewed toe history of North mid of State Street: Who pulled! grand, juries in Salt Lake County.... a tost one with an official state docustarting with toe one in 1922.. ..another ment? in 7 years.. ..then 9 years... .another in The document, 169 pages long, with the 10 years and 11 years.. ..and toe last imposing title "Outdoor recreation for 6 one years later. Such timing when toe Utah" was ready late Tuesday. WednesStatute of Limitations runs generally for day morning radio stations and the wire only four years after which there is no services came out with it "Recreation case. subcommittee recommends liquor by toe wasnt None of them did much.. ..there drink." much they could do.. ..but all recognized It was there big as life.. but it wasnt toe weaknesses of toe grand jury system. to be. The report had been supposed Like this latest one, all recommended by the Governor. Apparently toe signed meaningful legislation. The others were Governor had missed an innocuous little studiously ignored. sentence tucked away on page 5, section Mr. Mangum deplored his position as tvo, paragraph B. The Governors press toe side GOP as for though lawyer secretary began toe process of officially rather grand juries were correcting an official error Wednesday than morning. He deplored grand juries called "under The proposals were inserted as an the gun," under pressures.. ..so that they integral part of recreation apparent must inevitably be viewed as tools of planning to be considered by the governpoliticians. ment and people of Utah and also an Juries feel that they must indict someattempt to obtain Bureau of Outdoor one.. ..to avoid being accused of failure Recreation funds for Utah. to fulfill their purpose....but when juries The final approved version of toe offenare called under adverse conditions over ding sentence: "Private investments in such widespread periods, their purpose outdoor recreation should be encouraged is defeated before they convene. through public assistance in providing He cited key witnesses who are dead access to provide recreation developbefore - a complaint is received by a ments. provision of technical services jury.. ..often toe only key witness. and other such devices." The simple matter of jury And then toe unabridged, unexpergated, oath got in toe way of what Mr. Mangum "Private investments in outdoor original: would have liked to discuss;... but his oath recreation should be encouraged through didnt get in toe way of what be thinks tax incentives, changes in Utahs liquor grand Juries could do with proper legislaws to allow sale by toe drink, public lation. " and so on. assistance A grand jury called every two years, Whodunnit? The five authors - directors of toe Travel Council, Fish and (Continued on page 11) Game, Highway Department. Park and Recreation Commission ana toe indus!! trial Promotion Commission - say "not . me." Theyre part of the Utah State Planning See The Large Selection Committee. The sentence still stands -but it has no endorsement from toe committee, toe five state agencies, or the Of Autos in the ACTION AD office of toe Governor. But somebody up there seems to like Pages of This Weeks REVIEW toe idea. COUNTY TOURNEY PLAY RAN HOT FAST... FOR STORY TURN TO PAGE , 8 LITTLE HOOVER STUDY Cal Backs Founders Day at toe University of Utah was taken as the occasion for Governor Calvin L. to shed Rampton light cm toe simple meanings of toe report of toe Little Hoover f K Commis- sion. The Commission contends. Governor Rampton declared, that the present power vested in the governor "cannot be properly because toe proper management tools, financial data and opai culpability for error are not available." The proposal does not increase the power of toe governor. It would make it easier for him to exercise his power exer-ercis- (Continued on page 7) The Governor toe pot-sh- ot at those ed Gov. Rampton who send up a smokescreen around toe Report with cries of 'violation of toe principal of checks and balances." Addressing himself to toe Alumni Association of toe University of Utah at toe annual Founders Day Banquet, Governor Rampton supported toe Commissions Report recommendations relating to institutions of higher learning in the state. evalua But he also made a five-po- int tion of toe entire report with a view to clearing away some of toe dust tossed up by opponents of toe commission proposals. It was not toe objective of toe Commission, toe governor pointed out, to study in depth each of toe 156 departments of toe state government. Rather, toe Commission provided a general picture of what toe state government organization is today, and a broad outline of change, based upon a logical system of management of a large, complex and costly organization." The report, seemingly confusing to so many, to Governor Rampton "it seems quite clear that their recommendations are based cm several simple basic ideas." He outlined' those basic ideas as follows: 1. The citizens of Utah are intelligent enough to elect toe kind of public ofOn that premise ficials they want. "there should be nothing in our system of government that hides or disguises official actions from toe public. 2. The commission proposes to "return Utah state government to control of toe people through the voting franchise. The full authority and responsibility of toe government should be assigned only to those officials whom the people elect, rather than be in toe bands of an autonomous aristocracy of almost irremovable appointees." , 3. The Commission proposes a return to toe principle of Jeffersonian Democracy: "The people select a man to run an organization and then let him run it until such time as his actionsno longer please them." THE MORNING AFTER Kids To Cops... Cool The Cussing Men It was last Thursday, March 3, 1966 at the Northwest Com 7:30 P.M.. munity Action Center, 776 West First North. nearOne youth, ...healthy, well-fe- d, adult said maybe police would treat kids with more respect if the kids would call toe man "officer instead of "cop." But this officer haS been a "cop" and these kids had taken for too long more than they felt they should from this particular "cop." It was to be a lesson in "community course action." It was to be a two-wf6r a bunch of kids in human relations and one "cop." It was a set-u- p job. It was planned.... and maybe that was wrong. These kids were fed up with ONE "cop." That one "cop" has been around so long in one place on one assignment that all toe hatreds of a thousand hungry (for comforts) kids has become personal in a in one Police single police identity Youth Bureau officer. Negotiations were undertaken some time before Thursday night. Only toe officer didnt know what was in store for him. So far as he knew, he was on a routine assignment in his regular area to answer a bunch of questions from a bunch of juvenile delinquents. This officer had put each one of them in toe State Industrial School.... or, he had picked up each one of them.. ..or, he had identified them to other officers as od sons of souls. There was hardly a pale skin amongst them. Up to a hundred of them.... Negro boys and girls who don't want (Continued on page 7) at ay no-go- Little Liquor Blooper Gets Quick Squelch an. Get Set For Spring -- |