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Show UNIVERSAL BOX 2603 CITY SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Special Legislative Session Looks Toward $9 Million in Tax Relief FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1973 Marcel P. Thurmond Chosen Natl Director Dr. Audrey L. Athay Launches Campaign for Commission Post a $49,000 appropriation from the states general fund to continue operation of the formerly federally funded Health Information Center in Salt Lake County and a bill authorizing construction of a building to house certain functions of the Department of Safety at the Utah State Fairgrounds. Also added to the agenda were measures appropriating funds for purchase of a new state computer system and resolutions of support for the Central Utah and Kaiparowits projects. These were items that were added to the special session agenda but the business that had been taken care of this week will win the approval of the voters. Receiving House passage was a Governor Calvin L. Hampton bill cutting the states property Macel P. Thurmond to zero tax mills effective level With the special session beginMacel P. Thurmond was elect1, 1974, and a measure ning this week Governor Calvin January a $6 per dependent ed National Director for the State L. Hampton outlined items on granting credit on the state income tax cf Utah by the Salt Lake and the special session agenda. effective on a one time basis on Ogden Chapters of The Legal During the day the Governor 1973 returns. Secretaries Association. changed his proclamation in the of Cannon T. Mrs. Thurmond is AdministraQuentin Rep. calling of the special session by Salt a bill Lake entered calling tive Assistant to Governor Caladding some four new items to vin Rampton and has been a be heard. The addition includes (Continued on page 8) legal secretary for 26 years. She was instrumental in the formation cf The Legal Secretaries Association in Salt Lake and Ogden. She has held several offices in the Salt Lake Legal Secretaries Association, including three terms as President. The 35th weekly hearing of in Room 407, City and County She served one term as Fourth the Salt Lake County Govern- Building, on Tuesday, October Vice President for the National ment Study Commission will be 23, 1973, at 7:30 p.m. Future Association and was appointed held on Tuesday, October 16, hearings will be announced Chairman of the Legal Secretary 1973, in Room 407, City and through all media. The public is of the Year Contest for the NaCounty Building, at 7:30 p.m. always welcome. Questions re- tional Association, she was chosThe public is encouraged to at- lated to the Government Study en Legal Secretary of the Year tend and contribute ideas for the Commissions activities may be by the Salt Lake Chapter in 1959 modernization of Salt Lake addressed to its offices in the and 1962. County Complex, 151 E. 2100 Mrs. Thurmond will represent County Government. 4, telephone Utah at the National Board The Salt Lake County Gov- South, Building 4 ernment Study Commission, es- No. Meeting to be held October in Casper, Wyoming. Other tablished under Senate Bill No. Members from the Salt L?I:e 184, in the general session of the Safety Program State Legislature, 1973, and by a Gets Results Chapter attending the Board Comresolution of the County Meeting are Ms. Kaye Aki mission, is engaged in a full Hunting accidents in Utah have Tonia Richards. Linda Taylor study of the nature and effec- been significantly reduced since Jean Mullen and Louise Draney. tiveness of Salt Lake County Division of Wildlife Resources government, in compliance with hunter safety program began in Highway Dept. Helps the Constitutional Amendment 1957. In 1956, shooting accidents in- With Road Closures which passed in the last general counauthorized volving hunters numbered 126, The Utah Highway Department election, which ties to adopt one (or a combina- with 23 deaths. By 1959, number has instituted a new policy detion) of 12 optional forms of of accidents had dropped to 71, signed to minimize congestion County government described by and in 1972, 23 hunting acci- caused by maintenance crews or the Legislature. Through intense dents were reported, with eight contractors working on commuter routes . research and opinions from in- deaths. ofwere there that elected and Traffic volumes during rush citizens Considering terested in afield some hunters 1972, attended 250,000 hours on major highways have ficials who have arc accidents reached such levels that closure cf the weekly public hearings, hunting shooting the Study Commission has nar- low compared to other types of of even one lane can cause serirowed the optional forms to 4. accidents, said A. Lee Robert- ous safety and congestion probThe decision of which form (or son, Hunter Safety coordinator lems. Specifications are being written to prohibit closure cf combination) will be made for the Division. out Robertson the and that research the traffic lanes during rush pointed further through acof conclusions Utahs The hours whenever possible. majority citizen opinion. hunting This new policy should help of the Study Commission will be cidents result from jack rabbit submitted to all County voters hunters who are often busier reduce the number of delays to watching for rabbits than for the motorist caused by highway for approval. be also will construction and repair. companions or others afield. The next hearing Government Study Commission Hearing Oct. 16 in County Bldg. 328-702- 8. KICR0PIIHK3 CCS?. 72 3 -- 71 84101 12-1- Dr. Audrey Lynne Athay Concerned with responsiveness of city government to community needs, Dr. Audrey Lynne Athay launched her campaign for city commissioner last week. Dr. Athay feels that before anyone, be it a city commissioner or resident can solve problems, they first must find out what the problems are. She is using a questionnaire to collect information for the residents, and to date has found that not only do residents have feelings concerning city government, but many have been frustrated in attempts to correct problems. The communication process in city government apparently makes it difficult to locate the person responsible for the particular area of concern. She states that a committment she will make if elected is to meet a minimum of once a month with community groups and residents to discuss, solve, and negotiate problems in their area. As the only woman in a field of twelve candidates, Dr. Athay states that Salt Lake families have, for generations, profitted from mother or sisters wisdom in the home. Perhaps the city commission can profit from a womans expertise in government. Concerned about housing and deterioration in Salt Lake, she feels that better housing is needed and existing programs including FACE and the Redevelopment Agency need to be expanded upon if the quality of Salt Lake is to be maintained. Dr. Athay has had experience in government and business, working for the city as a personnel analyst developing training programs and evaluating personnel policy and affirmative action. She worked in secretarial positions in industry and business including Honeywell, Inc. and W. H. Bintz while finishing her BS degree. She has been involved in budgeting, and fund raising, in addition to consultation and organizational analysis for the' Office of Economic Opportunity and Mountainlands Association of Governments. A Ph.D. graduate from the University of Utah, Dr. Athay has lived on the West side of Salt Lake, graduating from West High, growing up on State Street and North Temple, and now living in Federal Heights. She feels the experience of living in these areas will facilitate understanding of community needs. TO Fl AY f i EDITORIAL 4 Y Star to Remind Us There is absolutely no question that we have to use more intelligently and consistently the great strengths and capabilities of the U.S. economic system if we are to compete successfully with other nations for customers for customers in the worlds markets. Consider just two the multinational corporation and technology. Instead of capitalizing on these strong points we agonize over whether to use them at fill. Legislation proposed in Congress would impose restrictive regulation and taxation to virtually cripple the overseas operations of this nations largest and most productive companies. The theory is that these companies, by opening manufacturing branches abroad, are export- ( Continued on page 4) of these strengths |